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Beyond the Looking Glass: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

@PlatinumSkink

Su wasn't really sure what to expect from her improvised flash bomb. She had spent most of her time since Justine's defeat grieving, and hadn't been practicing very much with her powers. This would be the first time she tested anything in a real combat situation, and was pleased to see her spell worked. In the future, she would have several effects ready before a fight broke out.

Her progress forward had be barred. Su immediately stopped when the girl burst through the wall. The metal girl was not phased by the attack, even if she appeared to have been harmed by it. The first thoughts to come to Su was that she had some abilities that would let her see without eyes. Like how psychic specialists can see minds, or how air users like herself can feel their surroundings. The girl's remark about aiming for the wrong target was curious, but Su didn't know enough about her personality to tell if her words were anything more than a taunt. There wasn't enough information to determine what to do, so Su would have to play it safe moving forward.

The Bunny girl's hand was an interesting obstacle. It was massive, and not something Su could normally avoid. Fortunately, the arm was less threatening, and she had elongated it to assist with hitting her target. That created a much easier, longer obsticle to avoid near the bunny girl's body. Despite what Su's preferred tactics were, the safest place in the room right now was close to the bunny girl. Su flew towards her opponent, keeping her body entirely horizontal. She blasted a jet of air towards the palm as she flew by, which helped push Su away from the approaching hand as it threatened to grasp her. Su had to tuck her knees against her chest to avoid having her legs flattened against the wall. As soon as the bunny girl's arm passed under her, Su raised her hand over her head and swung downward. ”Pipe down.” This sent a small whirlwind towards the bunny girl's feet which threatened to blow apart the floor under her. With any luck, she'd fall into the floor below. Su didn't need to defeat her, she just needed to get her out of the way long enough so that she could find the monster.

Wherever it was.

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Mika did her morning routine of going to the pit stop to get Su breakfast. Veronica wasn't there, but that was no reason to panic. She was aware the coin broker wasn't always available. Mika liked to think Veronica had a budding love interest somewhere, and she frequently met with them when the stress of her job became too much. It was very easy for her to picture Veronica breaking down. Sure she seemed cool, but nobody could keep up stern appearances like that forever. Her sweet heart was probably a strong, resilient woman who most saw as a scatter brain. The kind who always comes to school with a piece of toast in her mouth. She was probably comforting Veronica by just holding her in her arms, letting her cry into her chest. And then Veronica's mysterious girlfriend would say a few words of encouragement before they both embrace. And then Veronica would show her sweetheart her smile, which she shows no one else. That made the most sense to Mika.

Speaking of which, It was a little sad that the girl from before wasn't here. Mika wouldn't have minded buying her food this time around. Now that she actually made wages, she could afford to do something like that from time to time. ”Maybe next time.” Mika whispered to herself.

After collecting Su's food, she began her journey back to the Golden Trove. She didn't have to walk very far to notice the skeletons marching towards the park. ”Boy, I really wish I had a hammer space to carry around this food.” She quickly ran into a side street. A few seconds later, a massive tiger bolted out of the street and charged towards the skeletons. ”I'm so tiger-ed of all you bone heads!” There wasn't much stopping Mika. She was a six-hundred pound Bengal tiger sprinting at about forty miles per hour. The skeletons didn't even have time to react as the big cat plowed through them. The effect was comparable to a bowling ball smashing into pins. The skeletons blew apart so violently on impact that some of the flying bones took out other bony warriors. When Mika emerged from the other side of the group, her tiger form blew apart into dust. She had just enough time to turn around and place her hands on her hips, surveying the damage she caused. ”Score!” But the skeletons that were broken down didn't stay that way. They were already resembling themselves. Some of them were even seeking upgrades. One skeleton reassembled itself with a sewer drain lid, which turned it into some sort of wheel skeleton. For some reason, Mika knew that one would become a fearsome opponent. ”Uhhh...”

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@FamishedPants @Card Captor @Crusader Lord @Erode @Rune_Alchemist

The fight was going in the favor of those who opposed the horror and seemingly unaffiliated monsters. Not only was Annabelle not putting up a fight, but those who wanted to save the civilians were turning up en mass. That was when others started to creep out of the shadows.

Rina would notice that four seats near her position had unbolted themselves from the floor and were now floating in mid-air. If she cared to look off the edge of her perch, she would see Elroy grinning back at her from behind his shield.

"Sup?"

Regina's location was unknown. But anyone familiar with the Bates knew she was nearby. Or if you were Alexander (or anyone else with Third Eye) then you could probably see a magical veil concealing her presence, up in the grandstands.

"..."

The beacon buddies flew out of the gates leading into the stadium. Abigail's powerful gravity magic was able to keep the group together, and they landed squarely around Annabelle. The knightly Shona pushed Annabelle behind herself, never taking an eye off of Amaryllis. Her sword was already drawn.

“I did not expect someone with such a bold weapon to practice such tactics.” Shona spun her sword in her hands. “Overwhelming others with numbers is despicable, unless you're fighting monsters. Annabelle is nothing short of a maiden. You aren't fit to fight with such an elegant weapon.” The Knight tightened her grip on her sword. “I'll handle things here.” those words were meant for her companions, even if she didn't make eye contact.

“We got this!” Abigail took Annabelle's left shoulder while Divina took her right. They levitated off the ground and started to float towards the exit gate.

Divina looked over her shoulder at the grand stands. “I hope Elroy is okay.”

Meanwhile, Tonya had flown over to Alexander to explain the situation. “Man, you are not going to believe this, but it's going to make you sick when you hear it!” She twirled her umbrella. “Annabelle over there was just trying to clean up all of these mummies, and she decided to call on some of her weird minions. She's evacuating civilians, killing monsters...” She pointed over her shoulder, presumably at Katarina and Amaryllis. “AND THEN THOSE TWO BONE HEADS SHOW UP TO MUCK EVERYTHING UP!” Tonya then continued on a tirade that wasn't likely going to end unless Alexander (or someone else) took steps to make her shut up.

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@Majoras End @Flamelord @DarkwolfX37 @MadManMoon

Even as the battle between the witches raged on, the detective had no real interest in the squall. Her investigation was bringing her closer and closer to the cathedral.

“As I suspected!” She snapped her fingers. “In just a few moments, part of the roof will explode, revealing the perpetrator!”

As soon as projectiles started hitting the roof, Binky jumped out from behind a gargoyle.”Gah!”

The cats walking around the detectives feet were suddenly put on edge by Binky's appearance. “No need to act now!” She called out to the felines. “They might be swift, but they will undoubtedly slip and fall by the time the next volley hits.”

”I didn't do anythiiiiiing!” Binky took off running, only for a few stray projectiles to blow up adjacent to her position and knock her off the roof. The only thing Binky could do to soften their fall was create a pile of instant cook ramen underneath themselves and fall into it. It wasn't glamorous, but it saved her from breaking anything.

“Binky.” The detective approached her mark, who had a few pieces of Ramen stock to her arms and stockings. “Do you have anything to say for yourself before I bring justice down upon you?”

”You guys, Agreed, to everything!” Her lower lip was trembling.

She waved her magnifying glass at Binky. “I think we can both agree that a shady amount of details were not explained.”

”You... Agreed...”

“Save your excuses!” She turned to look in the direction of Speedwagon, and the recently teleported-in beacon girls. Even if they were not immediately visible, she would have no difficulty spotting where they arrived. “My intuition tells me others have just entered the area.”

Tonya “Mac” Murphy

Age: 24/11 | Gender: Female/Female | Illusion, Gravity
Body | Power of Friendship, Regeneration, Third Eye | Moirai
Coercion, Soul Jar, Martial Training, True Sight, Parasite, Gifted, Awareness, Mystic Artifact

Magical Overload, Paragon, Blessing, Gifted Item | Monster Form, Big Brother, Arrogance, Vendetta
Redirected Magic, Second Specialization | Non-Standard Limbs, Destroyer

STR: 05 | AGI: 04 | VIT: 05 | MAG: 03 | LCK: 03

STR: 10 | AGI: 08 | VIT: 11 | MAG: 17 | LCK: 05

Earnings this post: Zilch

Total: 2 Gold, 95 Silver, 96 Bronze

Well shit.

As much as Mac wanted to be there for Binky, she needed to make sure Eliza wasn't totally overwhelmed by the witches. With a grunt, she put all of her efforts into ensuring their projectiles missed their mark. Eliza's exact position wouldn't be clear, but even witches got lucky sometimes. In fact, that was what Mac was banking on.

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@Ariamis

Two school girls were both leaning up against a fence. They were wearing matching sailor uniforms and could have been twins. The only real difference was that one had long, wavy hair, and the other had short, spiked pigtails. They were waiting for their first day of school to begin, which would happen shortly. So the two had time to talk.

“So Vanessa.” The pig tailed girl grinned at her companion. “Do we look super cute or what?”

“If I'm going to be honest, Jessica...” The wavy haired girl looked herself over. “I think we look like a group of 'weabos,' and I wouldn't be surprised if we get asked to change.”

“Implying the faculty system cares about dress codes!” Jessica rolled her eyes with a giggle. “Besides, everyone else will love us!”

She shrugged her shoulders. “Fair enough.”

Jessica folded her arms, but she was still grinning. “Besides, didn't you think this was a great idea to begin with?”

“I'd like to think that because the uniforms are something we both agreed on, I'm free to say that it has some issues in hindsight.” Vanessa huffed. “I wouldn't be surprised if someone mistook these outfits for costumes.”

“Heh.” Jessica placed her hands on Vanessa's shoulders. “You really want this to go well, don't you?”

“I-I...” Vanessa averted her eyes. “I was never very good at school.”

“We were never very good at school.” Jessica ran her hands down the length of Vanessa's arms until she was holding her hands. “But that was a long time ago. In a way, this is all part of starting over. We can take all the tests we failed, and score as high as we can.” Her eyes half shut. “...And when I say score, I don't just mean on the teacher's tests...”

Vanessa nodded. “Yea.” A grin flashed across her face. “We're going to be rock stars!”

Jessica sighed and closed her eyes. “Yea, we're going to become rock stars.” She looked up at Vanessa. “And have a lot of groupies who totally adore us.”

“Love us.” Vanessa corrected. “We're going to take over the world...”

“And we start with this school!”

“No!” The wavy haired girl pointed. “We start with her!” And in front of Vanessa's finger was one Lily Hanson.

“Eyyyyy!” Jessica charged up to Lily, jumping the last few steps and landing a few inches in front of her. “Nice clothes! I really like your style.”

“And you're punctual, arriving well before everyone else. Just like us!” Vanessa was a bit more casual in her approach, choosing to walk up beside her sister. “I'm Vanessa Rockett.”

“And I'm Jessica Rockett. We're twins, in case you couldn't tell!” She leaned in towards Lily. “What's your name? Who's class are you in? It'd be so cool if we got the same teacher!”

Beyond the Looking Glass: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

Su had hoped to simply get outside and dispatch the skeletons before every magical girl on this side of Penrose entered the fray. But it seemed that the "terrible one" wasn't done with them yet. There was nothing stopping Penny from showing up again if she had determined Boteg lived here. She could even be working in leauge with this Victoria girl. The Ice girl's wild ramblings could certainly be that of a horror, which she suspected Boteg's enemy was. Leaving her alone was not an option at this point.

Su had been storing energy during Victoria's monologue. She had to be cautious. This wasn't like in Justine's lair where no one was watching her. If she moved too suddenly, Victoria would surely pick up on the aura of power she was amassing. If she had some sort of ability to detect the presence of magic, it would not be wise to store magic so rapidly for an attack. Boteg had taught Su how to perform her spells discreetly, just for situations like this. When the second girl showed up. Su furrowed her brow a bit. Penny could be with them, somewhere. That would mean they outnumbered them. Victoria had just turned around to enter the apartment. There was no time to dilly dally any longer.

”Go after Victoria! I've got this one!”

Su flew into the air and hovered level with the bunny girl leaning over the railing. If this one had to report to Victoria about the progress of the monster thawing, then it was fair to assume that the monster was somewhere in the building behind the metal-handed girl. Or at the very least, was some distance behind her. It didn't make Su happy that she was leaving all of the skeletons unattended, but she hoped to only be gone for a few seconds.

One of the new powers that came with her form was knowledge from a Tibetan book of spells, formerly held by a monk. Su could get objects to perform various effects by writing a word on them, and then saying that word when she wanted to trigger the effect. For the spell she was about to use, Su took a flat stone out of her hammer space handbag and proceeded to write a word on the stone with her thumb. Su then flew towards the bunny girl and hurled the stone at her. Shortly after the stone left her hand, she shouted ”Flash!” before averting her eyes and shielding her face with her arm. Her hope was that she could blind the girl and keep her distracted for a few seconds. While she was recovering, Su would then fly into an adjacent window and begin searching for the frozen monster. With any luck, they were talking about Penny.

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Binky was hiding behind a gargoyle. A few minutes ago She had arrived at a Gothic looking cathedral surrounded by witches. The witches did not bother her (yet), but their cats were all over the place. And some of them were a lot more powerful than they looked. It was a little too fitting that she was dressed as a virgin sacrifice. Binky didn't know why she came here, she only knew how she got here. Such was the fate of those who ran aimlessly when scared. High heels weren't even the best thing to be running in. It looked easy in all of those action video games she use to play, but in reality it was a lot harder. Fortunately there were some helpful youtube videos on the subject, but it still seemed to be a troublesome thing that Binky had yet to master.

More disconcerting than running in high heels was the other magical girl present. She looked like a detective and was walking around the cathedral. She held her magnifying glass over the ground and pacing in zig-zags towards her position. ”The criminal mastermind has to be around here somewhere! I have no doubt in this deduction!” Of course, Binky recognized the girl. She was one of the girls that offered to be part of project scarlet before the accident at the lab.

”Somebody.” Binky whispered to herself. ”Save me....” She curled herself into a ball and lightly sobbed, fully expecting her prayers to go unanswered.

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Tonya “Mac” Murphy

Age: 24/11 | Gender: Female/Female | Illusion, Gravity
Body | Power of Friendship, Regeneration, Third Eye | Moirai
Coercion, Soul Jar, Martial Training, True Sight, Parasite, Gifted, Awareness, Mystic Artifact

Magical Overload, Paragon, Blessing, Gifted Item | Monster Form, Big Brother, Arrogance, Vendetta
Redirected Magic, Second Specialization | Non-Standard Limbs, Destroyer

STR: 05 | AGI: 04 | VIT: 05 | MAG: 03 | LCK: 03

STR: 10 | AGI: 08 | VIT: 11 | MAG: 17 | LCK: 05

Earnings this post: Zilch

Total: 2 Gold, 95 Silver, 96 Bronze

Weeks earlier...

The building where Binky worked was not easy to find. Most magical entities hide themselves with powerful magic, but the presence of that magic can be picked up by those who are atune to it, and so the best way to hide magical going ons is to keep the magical parts of your organization as far below ground as possible so that the mundane part on top serves as a good cover. It was a favorite tactic of Veronicas, and she used it well. If she made one mistake, it was that she knew about its location and had personally been there a few times. As useful as Mac's spool was, it could only show her the fate of those she wanted to look at. If Veronica hadn't recently met with Binky, she wouldn't have known she was working on red coins.

These red coins were of great interest to Fate.

And Mac.

But you can't just come out and ask someone for something they have, especially if they managed to keep it a secret for several decades. The most polite way Mack could ask for it was to just walk in and steal one. But that was also a big no-no, as Veronica would find out and then she would be an enemy of the mint. No, for this, she needed to call in a wing man.

"So according to my deductions..." The tiny detective started. "If I sign up for project scarlet, I'll receive one of these dashedly coins, but then they will lock me up?"

”Pretty much, yea.” Most illusion girls would have their goose cooked if they used a magic disguise in front of someone with third eye, but Mac was the exception to the rule. ”I'd be grateful if you could get me one of the coins, however. I'm something of a magic minter, and could easily get more clues for you.”

"And with those clues, I could deduce a slew of things!" The tiny detective grinned. "I'm not exactly thrilled about being locked up for a time, but I can rely on you to call the authorities?"

”Sure, but like I said, there's gunna be a guy in there that can help you. Nuncio. I know you'll hit it off.”

"Really? Is he cute?"

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The detective made good on her promise, and Mac now held a red coin. She supposed the least she could do was stick around and make sure Binky didn't end up getting killed.

Re: Zero: The High Council

Some of the non-natives have learned how to cast spells! remember that you need to call your incantation in order to cast them.

@Ryofu

Endurance Increase (Lesser): Hiro's body feels a bit lighter after casting this spell. As a result, he does not tire as easily when running, and he can jump a few feet further and a few inches higher than he normally could. He is unable to cast this spell on anyone but himself.

@FamishedPants

Splash: Alistair can fire a gallon of water out of his palm.

Blind (Lesser): Alistair can point at a nearby target and blind them. This magic is too weak to work on those with a strong affinity with magic, or even a modest affinity with magic.

@Crusader Lord

Dust: Aerith can create a cloud of black dust that fires out of her palm. As the seconds tick by, it expands into a fog, which continues to thin out until it no longer obstructs vision.

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In the future (after a time skip) I will be letting players work on what type of spells they have, and I will not require them to list them. Except for the really special ones, but more on that later. But at this stage, all non-natives are rather new to magic, so their first spells won't be very impressive. It's the cost of being the main characters.

as for native spell casting, my policy is if you don't do anything too crazy, you won't get a whole lot of fuss from me.

Re: Zero: The High Council

Starting location, Priestella

Mono's head turned towards the woman monk. The mask made it impossible to gauge his reaction to her words, but he was hesitating with his response. This could have meant he was considering what she said, or it could mean he was very, very angry. ”Miss?” he took a step towards her. ”If I were to rape you, to perform sexual acts upon you that were not requested, would you pay me afterwards?” His voice acquired a growl. ”We are here on behalf of the king. I came here personally because I am trained in how to deal with these matters. Any outside influence, regardless of intentions, is just an obstacle.” He pointed at Mirt, and his voice became louder. ”I did not ask for you to risk your life, nor did I ask this man to ride a fucking devil beast towards my troops. The hardest part of this job is protecting civilian lives, which you most certainly did not play a role in.” He briefly glanced in the direction of the knights before looking at Anyon and Mirt again. ”I will not pay you a single fucking coin! I owe you nothing for aborting your assisted suicide. You should be paying me for healing him, you ungrateful bitch!” He turned to his troops. ”Escort the civilians outside immediately.”

The troops promptly moved behind the two foreigners, ready to take action, but only if necessary.

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Center road, The Golden Quarter, Priestella

After some consideration, the last of the non-natives made up their minds. Aaron decided to go with Aer to get a permit. Aerith told everyone that she wanted to get a permit, but would do so later with Irene and Vasilis, who agreed to meet up with her later. For the moment, she decided to go with Fritzi. Everyone's clothes were distributed and paid for.

"I was not expecting so many people to be willing to go..." Aer adjusted her hood. "Stay together now. We're going to find Mono shortly. I just saw him a few minutes ago." Aer continued to walk towards the south part of the city.

Fritzi eyed Alistair and Aerith in turn. ”Oh uh!” Her eyes moved back onto Hiro before putting her hands on her hips. ”For some reason I thought you were all going to go with the adventurer.” Her smile was so wide, she had to close her eyes. ”I feel kind of bad about taking away Donovan's newest helpers though.”

Donovan shook his head with a smile. ”Ain't a problem Fritzi. Just get that boy something to wear. I'm paying.”

The wolf girl nodded before looking back at her customer. ”Alright sir. After you pick something, we'll get you ready for your first day of work!”

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Chiyo didn't have to wait long for the gang, only the gang looked a little small today. But she recognized the leader. It was hard to miss Quill. She had silver hair, and wore a horn accessory at all times. She was currently wearing a performer's outfit, so she must have just gotten off of her other job. Whatever that was. Quill didn't talk about herself very much, but she was kind to Chiyo. Or at the very least she always addressed Chiyo in a way that made her feel respected. They didn't interact with each other very much, and it was rare for them to directly speak with each other. When Quill approached, she took a knee. ”It's your best friend. Seems they need some help.” She handed Chiyo an envelope. ”I'm off for the rest of the day. So if you don't mind, I'd like to tag along.”

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Main road, Hero's District, Priestella

A few guards stopped Aer when she tried to enter the hero's district, but after showing them her adventuring license, they let the group pass. "This route will be safer for you. They know me pretty well around here." The guards didn't seem too put off by everyone's appearance. But eyes were definitely upon them. "Alright, so how about you tell me exactly what happened?" She looked over her shoulder at the group. "This is going to determine everything."

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Peppin's house #1, Cham, Priestella

Alistair, Aerith, and Hiro were all standing inside a modest home. They had all been given aprons to protect their clothes from, well, their job. While it was a house in the chem, it was one of the many homes owned by a noble named Peppin, who rented them out to customers who didn't want to sleep in an inn. Peppin had several homes, and he expected Fritzi to take care of all of them.

The home had been used, and most of the furnishings needed to be cleaned, with some of them needed to be replaced. The drapes had been pulled off of the windows and thrown onto the floor. One of the chairs around the breakfast table had a broken leg, and it looked like someone tried to replace the finely crafted legs with a broom handle. You knew it was a broom handle because they left the rest of the broom on top of the table. Someone had simply sawed it in half and "repaired" the chair. ”And this is why Peppin always requires a hefty deposit for any of his homes. Animals!” She shook her head before turning to look at the trio. ”So before we get to cleaning, I think we can all agree that it's more fun to do with magic. So real quick, let me hear what element your gates are.” Of course, nobody knew what to say. Fritzi was able to quickly assess what was going on. ”I guess you don't know, huh?” She shrugged her shoulders and smiled. ”No time to learn like the present!” Her eyes shifted side to side. ”Alright, hope you guys aren't too bashful, I'll make sure this is over with as soon as possible.” Fritzi approached Hiro and put her hands together. Then she leaned forward, slowly, very slowly. Hiro could feel her breath caressing his face as she closed the distance. Then her forehead touched his, if only momentarily, before pulling away. ”Yang? Light magic is pretty uncommon. Also, you might have a fever Nohbuliro? Wait, is that how you say it?” She squinted her eyes. ”Nohbul? Noble!” She grinned. ”Noble! You might want to take it easy to start, okay?” Fritzi continued her ritual of slowly pressing her forhead against the other two, and discovered their elements. Aerith was shadow. ”Another rare one!” and Alistair was shadow AND water which was. ”Really weird... Well, let's teach you water to better round out our cleaning team.” She hopped away from everyone. ”Alright, so here's how you perform your first spell.” She folded her arms behind her back. ”Just close your eyes and try to visualize mana flowing out of your gate. It can be anything, from a waterfall filling a pond, or a kettle filling a tea cup. I know one guy who pictures a mouth filling up with plums.” Fritzi closed her eyes. ”It might also help to gently exhale, just to help create that sense of filling something with your body.” As if to demonstrate, Fritzi's chest expanded when she took a large breath. ”Then...” she said while letting go of her breath. ”Just say your incantation. For Noble it should be Jiwald, Aerith is Shamak, and Alistair is Huma. But for me it's-” Her eyes shot open. ”Fura!” Her arm shot out, and a gale of wind blew past everyone, kicking dust into the air. ”That made things a little cleaner.” she chuckled. ”Alright, your turn!”

Beyond the Looking Glass: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

Well this was unexpected. Before Eliza could ask Katelyn about the photos she took of her, another monster girl- er, boy, appeared behind the dragon girl and asked them for their wings. "Heeeey, who are you callin' Chicken Little? You don't see me screaming about the sky falling now are you?" she asked, giving Elroy an unamused expression. "Well, knock yourself out. Can't do much without it hurting anyways- Oh shit!!" before the witch could finish her sentence Katelyn had attacked the incubus with high speed, with the two of them ending up flying out the window. "Well fuck." Eliza stared over at where they disappeared, then painfully forced herself to stand up. And as things couldn't get any worse, reinforcement arrived for the monster boy, one of the girls fired apples at Eliza. She managed to dodge most of them, but one ended up hitting her on the head. "Okay, ow!!" The witch rubbed the side of her head, and looked over to the festive-looking magical girl. "Out of all the things you could attack me with, you use apples? Really?" She said with the same unamused expression as before.

”Silence!” Tonya drew her umbrella. ”I'm not leaving here until you part with that which makes you a monster!” She opened her umbrella and charged forward. ”Surrender your wings!” A flurry of acorns and leafs flew out of the umbrella. The leafs mostly just fluttered around, but the smaller, weightier acorns flew forth like small stones. ”Gaaaaaaaa!”

Eliza quickly rolled out of the way of the girl's attack, and summoned a glyph of light to use as a shield. "I would if I could hun, but corruption isn't exactly easy to get rid off. Not this way, at least." she shrugged. "I mean, if you do get my wings, I'd still be a monster, right?"

”T-that's beside the point!” The acorns bounced harmlessly off of Eliza's shield. ”You'd be less of a monster without them, and we need them!” Tonya wasn't backing down. She proceeded to ram her umbrella into Eliza's shield, over and over again. Eliza was able to hold up her guard however.

"But what for?!" Eliza asked Tonya. "You're supposed to be a part of beacon, right? So why are you helping a monster boy!?"

”W-wha?!!” For just a moment, Tonya seemed to hesitate. She backed off of her assault immediately. ”Did you just call him, a monster?” Tonya bit her lower lip. ”You think I'm going to lump someone like Elroy in with YOU!?” Her body seemed to be changing. Her flesh was starting to darken and crinkle, like the bark on an autumn tree. ”There is nothing more disgraceful than a monster who only sees other monsters around her!” Her voice was starting to strain as her transformation finished up. It seemed that Eliza would have a brief window of opportunity before Tonya's assault continued.

Again, fuck! Eliza thought as she dragged herself away from Tonya. That's it, i'm getting out of here! the witch stood back up and flew away as quickly as she could, using the glyph shield to fire a beam of light at the other girl.

The pillar of light slammed into Tonya, who was still undergoing her transformation. The bark armor softened the blow, but was still strong enough to throw her backwards, tumbling end over end. It would buy Eliza a few extra seconds, which she'd need going into the brawl outside.

She wouldn't see it, but "Mac" Let out a sigh and followed after Eliza. No need to intervene yet, but that would change.

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At least a part of Katelyn had expected the chains to restrain her as she made her assault, although she had, to some degree, prayed the speed of the attack would prevent any such moves. At the very least, it confirmed a few of the speculations she had regarding the monster boy, namely around his specialization; he was most likely a metal user. It didn't explain how he was capable of sneaking up on the two of them, but she could figure that out in time. With the chain wrapped around her leg, holding her to the shield, the momentum carried her too out the hole in the wall and into the evening chill. But she could fly - the same couldn't be said for her opponent.

The air from their surroundings circulated her body, as her tiny wings began to flutter as best they could to keep her from an untimely drop. It was poor mans flight, but flight nonetheless, and for that she was grateful. As she began to ascend once again, preparing to re-enter the building, she looked down, to watch as the monster boy fell to his death. Except he didn't die. He didn't even save himself. Rather, she watched as another girl, with large, black wings, swooped down from on high to catch him. And then another one arrived, making her way into the building to fight Eliza, followed by a third one, who seemed prepared to confront the dragon girl herself.

Katelyn wasn't entirely sure what was happening at this point. Four magical entities, tracking and hunting down presumably one of either her or Eliza? She could square it up in her head, as she rose to meet the same height as the new foe. Her laughter was grating, though not nearly as much so as the sudden, heavy increase in gravity that seemed to overtake her body following the confrontation. With the air pressing down on her isolated bubble of extreme gravity, she could breathe, or hear, and barely think. Her brain would have been a pancake if it wasn't for someone else's interference, but she was unaware of her invisible ally. Regardless, she had an idea. With her vision blurred from the pressure, she could hardly see the glass flying towards her, but she didn't need to. She could see the outline of her attacker, and that was what mattered most.

A surge of electrical energy charged its way through Katelyn's body. The pressure was too strong to actively utilize her Wings, but a strength benefit would be enough. The air that circulated her to allow her knock-off flight twisted into a directed blast around her body, and with her weight, she flipped herself end over end, swinging her leg, and by extension the shield, with her. As her leg came over, she swung it down into the air, an action reminiscent of an axe kick, and in the movement redirected the wind to the shield, using it as a fan to launch a massive gust of wind, directed entirely towards the newcomer. Similarly, the glass would find itself caught up in the blast, being dragged along towards the girl.

Abigail definitely had to shift gears a bit with the glass shards being thrown in her direction. She opened her hand and pointed her palm at the incoming shards. This released Katelyn from her hold, but caught all the incoming debris in a gravity well. It seemed that Katelyn had bought herself a brief respite from Abigail's power. ”That all you got, lizard lips?” Abigail sent the shards back at Katelyn.

By this point, Divina was circling around with Elroy again, only this time she had both of her arms folded around his chest. ”I will be your wings Elroy, please, be our shield.” She was flying slightly above Katelyn and Abigail this time, but was moving pretty fast.

"I guess I can do that." He stretched out his arms. "But I'd rather be a noose!" With a shake of his arms, the chains of his gauntlets came alive.

With the continued momentum from the swing, and her now free movement, Katelyn continued the arc, bringing her body upright once again, and forcefully dragging the shield down with her leg. It was starting to resist her now that Elroy was coming closer to it. She knew it was only a matter of time before the thing ended up completely revolting and returning to its master, but for now, she had an opportunity. The girls gravity magic had receded, leaving Katelyn with a greater range of mobility. And that was all she needed. Coupled with her lightning infused strength, she brought the shield up to a horizontal position under her, gathering the wind beneath its form as she planted both feet atop it. In the same moment, she initiated her plan. Arcs of electricity seemed to bleed from her muscles, surging and rippling its way around her body, before it built into a shining, blue-white comet of light.

With the small distance between her and Abigail, almost no time passed at all. Even with the glass shards flying towards her, few would reach their mark; the energy surrounding her deflected most and destroyed most, though a few sliced across her skin. The thundercrack would barely reach the Beacon girls ears before she saw Katelyn appear in front of her, riding Elroy's shield like a hover board. With the momentum she swung her body around, aiming to smash the shield into the side of her head before she had even a chance to react. But while Katelyn was capable of near-instantaneous movement, the same could not be said for her spells. A magical girl who was adept at reading the magic of others would be able to tell exactly where Katelyn was going to wind up.

There was one such girl in attendance.

”Abigail!” Divina's voice was shrieking. It wasn't much of a hint, but it was enough to provoke a response. Abigail instinctively reduced her altitude and lifted her arm up to her face. But Katelyn still hit Abigail's arm with a considerable amount of force. The magical girl was knocked out of the sky, roaring in pain as she fell. Shona had moved from her position and was able to catch the smaller girl before she smashed into the roof.

”Are you alright, Ma'am?” Shona lowered Abigail to the ground.

”I'll be fine, Grrrrr.” She took hold of a jewel on her belt and squeezed it, which caused her to be enveloped in a healing light.

Warning Abigail wasn't the only thing Divina intended to do however. She knew exactly where Katelyn was going to end up, and would take full advantage of this knowledge. Divina barrel rolled to her right, and one of her wings took the shape of a massive bony axe. She was able to time it so that her wing would come down on Katelyn moments after she finished attacking Abigail. ”Bastard!”

"I think you mean bitch." Elroy swung his chains at Katelyn's ankles. He was able to do little else with Divina holding him. But his shield was showing considerably more resistance now that Elroy was close.

With the momentum of the attack, Katelyn swung back around, to find herself face to face with that same winged girl as had rescued Elroy. A million ideas hit her at once, but she knew what came next; there was no time to raise the shield, or cast an acceleration spell of some kind. This would be a hit she'd have to face straight on - but she would do it on her terms. Horizontal in the air, rotating around, the wing would have struck her stomach, but her reaction time and dexterity gave her an opening. Wind surged from the board to her arm as she raised it to take the blow, the snap of a bone breaking filling the ears of those nearby. It was a heavy hit, but a necessary one; no doubt if she had let the strike go unburdened, she may have lost the arm itself. That wasn't even factoring in Mac's illusions, which made Divina think Katelyn was just a bit lower than she actually was. With the force of the strike, and a small burst of wind, Katelyn shot away some distance, before slowing herself with the wind. At distance the shield seemed less active, but she had greater concerns. The broken arm was healing steadily, but wouldn't be finished for a while.

"Five versus one? You must really want these wings." she joked, lightly, as she stood up straight atop the hoverboard, arm hung limp beside her, "So you have metal, gravity, and whatever that bone power is. Winged one has Third Eye, and you two..." her eyes shifted from Shona. "...I know nothing about." As she finished her sentence, she raised her unbroken arm into the air, letting the surroundings be filled with a low hum. Electricity crackled between her fingers, and down her body into the shield, building for a good few seconds before a brilliant blew line shot across the sky, into her hand. Now clutched in her grasp was her Magari Yari, still surging with violent, electrical energy.

"I'll take those odds."

Eliza sighed in relief when her attack managed to distract Tonya long enough to flee. She wasn't exactly in the best shape to fight, but the only thing that mattered was to complete her mission. So the witch was going to land and revert back into her disguised form...but the fight outside made her hesitant to do so. What if the other beacon girls saw her? Would they try to kill her too? Conjuring up a corporeal clone with her illusion magic, Eliza decided to try and help out one of the opponents, but who? "I'm gonna regret this." She sighed, aiming her rifle at Divina. "Hmmm..." Eliza hummed in thought as she charged her shot with light magic, then fired at the winged girl.

Divina was pretty good at knowing her surroundings, but with so much going on it was even difficult for her to keep an eye out for Eliza's movements. She did notice in time to get her body out of the way, but the bullet ripped through her wing, causing Elroy and Divina to fall together.

"Woo! Bullseye!" Eliza grinned as her shot made it's mark.

Shona would not be able to catch them, but Elroy was able to land on his feet cradling Divina in his arms.

"Aw man..." The witch facepalmed after seeing the monster boy catch Divina in his arms.

”This is why I love you Elroy!” Divina's voice shuttered as she hugged him.

"And I love you, Beacon Buddies!" Elroy dropped Divina on the ground unceremoniously and folded his arms.

Regina was still observing the battle from afar. "I find this dragon..." Her eye twitched. "...And how she parades in front of my friends..." She balled her hand into a fist. "...Who insist on disobeying my orders..." Scales popped out along her neck and jawline. "...Absolutely..." Regina fret her brow. "...Disgusting." Regina was surrounded by two dozen black mortars. They were so large and so numerous, that they didn't all fit inside her cloaking spell. They would be difficult to notice in the darkness, if not for their eerie blue hue. "I'm not putting up with this any longer!"

Regina and Elroy simultaneously activated their auras, covering the area in flickering red mist. More noticeable than the faint red lights was the haunting tune playing in everyone's head. For Eliza and Katelyn, this was perhaps a bit unsettling. Otherwise it had no real effect other than for the Bates to demonstrate their massive power. But The Bates and their buddies reacted positively by being smothered in the twins auras. They were being empowered. Even Abigail, who had almost been taken out of the fight, was able to rise to her feet. Their auras blanketed the entire area, and possibly even adjacent areas.

That was when Regina's black fireballs flew through the air. They all detonated in the sky, surrounding Katelyn in dark zones. None of them detonated on top of her, but that hardly mattered. The zones blocked all light. With twenty four of those expanding in the sky, almost all light had been removed from the area. Regina picked up her rifle and pointed it at Katelyn. "I've got you in my sights!" With the entire area shroud in shadow, Regina was free to shadow step to nearly any location she wanted. She fired at Katelyn from her current position, then fired from the hole in the side of the building, Regina was even brave enough to fire while falling from a shadow in mid air. It was impossible to tell where her bullets would come from next, and she was relentless in her attack.

The black orbs had unsettled her, but she hadn't quite anticipated their effect. Even with the oppressive, and expansive, aura, that seemed to suffocate the surroundings, Katelyn didn't let her senses dull. The tune was a distraction, and that was it. She just had to block it out. But as the mortar shots detonated above her head, creating a sea of pure darkness, she felt her train of though slip. Or rather, she became distracted. That was all it took for one, then two bullets to strike her, the shots firing straight through one side and out the other in her shoulder and leg respectively. The moment they hit, she could feel their cursed effects; each bullet eroded her remaining mana. As the adrenaline dulled the pain, she cursed herself for dropping her guard. It was clear what this was intended to be, and she wanted little part of it.

There was little time between each shot, but from the angles the first two were fired at, the attacker was constantly switching positions. Katelyn didn't have much experience with the darkness specialization, but she could make a guess at the kind of technique was being used. She wouldn't have a choice but to go on the defensive and wait for an opening. The moment the explosive echo of the rifle hit her ears, a propulsion of wind spun her in its direction. Her senses weren't as finely tuned as some other girls, but the mix of adrenaline from the pain and surges of electricity were enough to adjust her vision. Not to mention someone was aiding her senses with illusion magic, as normally no one would be able to dodge a projectile like a bullet. The bullet wouldn't even have a chance to get close before a flash of lightning obliterated the projectile. She would keep up like that, similar to a sentry gun, destroying bullets, and with small bursts of wind, she would herself moving - attempting both to make herself a harder to hit target, while also hoping to catch opening in her opponent by altering their distance.

Eliza tried to tune out the haunting melody, letting her weapon shift into it's new melee form, a war scythe. Was gonna wait on using this upgrade, but this is ridiculous. she thought, using her magic to use the scythe's blade as a flashlight subsitute. "Here we go. Now to go help-"

"I'll eat your sweat meats!" Before Eliza could do anything else, Elroy had discovered her in the dark. Eliza yelped in surprise as Elroy tackled Eliza to the ground. He placed his foot between her shoulder blades. "Alright chicken little! Say goodbye to those wings!" And then with a sharp tug, Elroy yanked out two fist full of feathers. "Hah!" He looked between both of his hands. "Victory!"

Of course, Elroy thought he had pulled off her wings wholesale, but this was Mac's doing as well. Elroy wouldn't realize he was holding feathers untill a bit later.

Katelyn's magical reserves were put under quite the strain. She had a broken arm and a few bullet holes her regeneration was tending to, she was trying to stay afloat with wind magic, blowing apart Regina's projectiles with lightning magic, using teleportation at great frequency all while Regina's curses ebbed away at her mana. It was a harrowing situation for any magical girl, but Katelyn was too proud to try and flee. She opted to weather the storm, as she was the howling winds and cracking thunder that dwell in the clouds. It was simply a game of what was going to last longer, Katelyn's tricks or Regina's trap. Regina's dark zones only persisted for about ten seconds, but that was a long time for a battered, hurting magical girl. Even if she was a monster.

The beacon buddies were trying to find their way in the dark. Until Divina spoke up. “Oh no!” she cried. “There's a third girl approaching! I can sense it, it's a dark magical girl!”

It was impossible for anyone to see Shona, but she looked towards Divina. “Do you think they are all allied? It's not impossible for this to be a trap.”

“A counter trap for our trap?!” Abigail snapped her fingers. “Why does everybody pick on Beacon?”

"Ladies, relax!" Elroy shadow stepped among them. "I got chicken little's wings. We can leave with our head held high." He held up the feathers in his clenched fists. Not that anyone but Regina could actually see.

Tonya had approached the group in the dark. Hearing Elroy's voice calmed her down. ”Well I'm glad you got that one's wings. She said some nasty things about you.”

"I should probably take my shield back now." With a wave of his hand, Elroy banished his shield. This happened just as the dark zones faded out of existence. After which, Katelyn would find herself falling. Though it was because of a force far stronger than earth's gravity. Rather than attempting to crush Katelyn, Abigail was using her magic to sling her opponent to the streets below.

“Okay guys.” Abigail turned to the rest of her friends. “I'm almost out of juice.” She wasn't, but you know, illusion magic.

Regina shadow stepped her way over to the group. It was dark enough out that such a thing was possible. "Elroy, girls." She folded her arms. "We are going to have a very long discussion about tonight." She raised her staff into the air. "Now get us out of here!" When she slammed her staff into the ground, the entire group was encompassed by a large, black dome. There was nothing different about it from the outside, but once it faded, the bates and converted beacon girls were nowhere to be seen.

Eliza sighed in relief as she noticed that the twins and their minions had disappeared. Standing up, she assessed the damage that was dealt to her wings. Other than the missing feathers Elroy stole, they appeared okay. "Expected worse, but I'll take it..." she said. Yet she was still badly injured, and now she was tired, so the witch decided to meet up with her patron, and hunt Shion down once she recovered.

With the darkness above them dissipated, and the combatants fleeing, Katelyn stood herself up from the street. With some adjustments to the wind, she had prevented herself from being completely thrown against the asphalt, but it was far from enough to keep herself from falling. As she stood, she twisted her arm, feeling the since repaired flesh and bone click back into their proper places. The group was strong, and there were six of them... something she'd have to keep in mind in the future, no doubt. She couldn't help herself wondering on why they needed to obtain the wings of a monster. but there were more pressing issues. Namely, the remaining, Ebon Mint girl.

The state of her wings suggested she was injured, and distracted. It was a prime and perfect opportunity to finish the job she started, but leaving her alive had merits. If the Mint knew about the group through her inevitable report, they might choose to seek them out and deal with them. It was a long shot in the greater scheme of things, but there was a chance it could work. A chance... giving the Mint a chance, how funny. With the adrenaline wearing off, Katelyn was beginning to feel sore, and with the addition of her still waning mana supply. she likely couldn't sustain a fight for too long. Her movements were slower than before, but empowered by wind and lightning, they were still much faster than most other girls. So she half lept, and half flew towards the retreating Mint Operative, aiming for a strike at her head with the pommel end of her spear.

The witch had forgotten about her original opponent for a moment after the fight. But before she could look over to see if Katelyn was still standing, Eliza was knocked down by a swift spear to the head. "You gotta be kidding me..." she facepalmed, then blasted a beam of light back at the dragon girl.

The counter-attack by the witch girl may have been nigh instantaneous, but by the time Katelyn had struck Eliza over the head, she was already transitioning into the second stage. As quickly as the pommel connected, she flipped the spear a hundred and eighty degrees, pointing the head at the girl. People usually acted the same if they stayed up from a harsh blow to the head; they took the initiative between their opponents strike to capitalise on the opening. So all she had to do was account for that. A surge of violent electricity ran through the hollow spear, building up considerable electromagnetic force in less than a second.

In the time it took Eliza to recover from the shock of the hit, and fire off her own attack, it was met with the explosive force, and speed, of a railgun, as the head of the spear exploded from the shaft, traveling at several times the speed of sound in a near instant. It would meet the beam of light, and no doubt shear clean through it.

Eliza cursed under her breath, and flew out of the line of fire. "Just get away from me!!" She yelled, swinging her scythe at Katelyn.

As powerful as her Railgun was, it was equally as inaccurate. Some slight adjustment on Eliza's part allowed the projectile to skim right past her, careering off on its trajectory into a nearby building. But it didn't stop - rather, it kept going, cleaving through the walls of the bottom two floors, and scattering dust and debris across the field. The same, perhaps, too, could be said for Eliza's scythe - though it was powerful, it had an equally long windup time to attack, as with any heavy weapon on its calibre. It would only take a small movement on Katelyn's part to escape the swing, and yet she hesitated. Just for a second, though that was all the time she needed to miss the window of opportunity.

In the next second the scythe was upon her, forcing her to raise the shaft of the spear to defend. It would clash against the handle of the scythe, impeding its progress, and a mere moment after, Katelyn forced a gust of wind between them - shooting her back out of melee range, but kicking up the dust from the nearby destroyed structures. She could feel herself weaking - the curse of the bullets had sapped more of her strength than she had originally anticipated.
"Tell them I said hi." she called out across the street to her foe, before banishing her weapon, "Follow me and I'll kill you, Eliza." was the last thing she said, before leaping off into a nearby building.

"...How did she know my name?" Eliza thought out loud, after seeing Katelyn leave. Either way, I'm glad that's over. sitting down by one of the buildings, the witch rested her head in her arms, trying to fight the urge to pass out from fatigue.

Tonya “Mac” Murphy

Age: 24/11 | Gender: Female/Female | Illusion, Gravity
Body | Power of Friendship, Regeneration, Third Eye | Moirai
Coercion, Soul Jar, Martial Training, True Sight, Parasite, Gifted, Awareness, Mystic Artifact

Magical Overload, Paragon, Blessing, Gifted Item | Monster Form, Big Brother, Arrogance, Vendetta
Redirected Magic, Second Specialization | Non-Standard Limbs, Destroyer

STR: 05 | AGI: 04 | VIT: 05 | MAG: 03 | LCK: 03

STR: 10 | AGI: 08 | VIT: 11 | MAG: 17 | LCK: 05

Earnings this post: Managed to force four beacon buddies and three monster girls to retreat. 10 Silver 14 Bronze

Total: 2 Gold, 95 Silver, 96 Bronze

Mac had spent more of her time helping Katelyn than Eliza, but the desired effect was achieved. Regardless, she didn't think she was going to finish that shower today. She sighed and walked back to her apartment, where she would rest up and finish her shower tomorrow. There was no rest for the wicked, after all.

A Guild Adventure: An RP with Monster Girls! (ENDED)

@PaulHaynek Why are YOU tagging me!?!?!

Beyond the Looking Glass: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

Binky's lair was something most magical girls would admire. It was a foreclosed office complex in the busy part of the city. It was a former business start up for a videogame company called “raptor guts.” Their backers decided to put their money elsewhere and the company was unable to keep making payments. The busy location kept squatters and thieves from moving in, and Veronica secretly owning it kept people from buying it up. Binky's duplicates were careful workers, and never did anything that might alert the outside world. They were forbidden from leaving, but that didn't mean they couldn't unwind. When it was time to have fun, they had Binky's indestructible laptop to play with, as well as various games set up in the basement, like a Foosball table, dart board, and even a game system.

If only Binky herself got to enjoy any of that.

While Binky's clones were enjoying some down time, Binky was still hard at work. She didn't mind the work, but there were some downsides to her current living conditions. Her body itched all over. The clothes she was wearing were almost a week old. She had turned her underwear inside out to try to make them last a few extra days. She was on her last roll of toilet paper, and she ran out of hand soap about a week ago. Shampoo was something she had been without for a month now, and she had no sheers to cut her hair with. The only thing Binky had to eat was the fast food she could make with her magic. Her duplicates were just magical constructs, so they only really needed to feed off of her mana, and didn't realty sweat or do any of that gross real people stuff. She could have tried to contact Veronica earlier, but Binky did not like to do so when she hadn't made any headway with her research. That was what made this breakthrough so advantageous to Binky.

Binky was not able to keep working much longer though. She was struggling to stay away, but her only recourse was to fall forward onto her desk. ”I need to shower so bad!” she groaned to herself. And that was the last thing she said before drifting off to sleep.

…

“Excuse me?”

When Binky opened her eyes again, Veronica was standing over her. ”Hey Veronica.” Laying half asleep in front of the coin broker was typically something that would make Binky anxious, but putting up with her current living conditions made Binky surrender to the idea of death.

“You now have laundry detergent, hand soap, shampoo, conditioner, toilet paper, paper towels, and some extra wash cloths and mop heads.” She waved her hand in front of her face.“I also picked up some antiperspirant and some disinfectant. You should use both of those.”

”Toilet paper?” A tear rolled down Binky's cheek. ”And what about the trash?”

“It's all gone now. In the future, I would appreciate it if you called me before it starts flowing out of the garbage cans. I only willingly serve as your house maid because of how secret this operation is.” She turned her back to Binky. “So the coins worked?”

”Far better than expected!” Binky pushed herself upright. ”The red coins allow a magical girl to partially or completely reshuffle her magic! It rebuilds the magical girl. Everything from her weapon to her body is malleable.” She held up one of the coins for Veronica to see. ”With it, even I could become a powerful magical girl.” Binky blushed. ”...Or even a boy again.”

“What about magical corruption?”

Binky rubbed the back of her head. ”It seems like corruption can be shuffled by the coin, but not removed or added. Dark magical girls remain dark magical girls, and monster girls remain monster girls. The red coin does not remove the effects of a patron's magic, or the black coin.”

Veronica looked over her shoulder at Binky. “You said something about mutations you 'had never seen before.' What was that about?”

”It's exactly what it sounds like!” Binky pushed herself away from the table. ”Some of the test subjects have developed powers unlike anything we've seen before!”

“I'll need a demonstration later then.” Veronica turned around to face Binky. “Any side effects?”

”Well, I've only just recently been able to make the coins.” Binky folded her fingers together. ”There do not seem to be any adverse effects if you use just one coin, not in the short term. But if you use too many...” Binky trailed off. ”I can't say for sure if it is unsafe to use more than one, or if reshuffling your magic too often has side effects. I'll need more time to research it, but it's not something I'd suggest doing. Only one subject volunteered to try it, but she's not the same.”

“Oh?” Veronica leaned closer to Binky. “Can I see her?”

”You did want a demonstration.” Binky swallowed. ”Just follow me.”

It was a relatively short walk down to the holding cells. The office space might have had “cubicles,” but few of them were set up to hold test subjects. So large, stone cells with runes etched into them were erected for this purpose. All of the test subjects were willing magical girls who gave their consent to be part of this project. Few girls could pass up the opportunity to become stronger. None of them would remember being here, and most were released just a few days after they signed up for it. But other subjects were held a bit longer. Like the ones displaying these strange abilities. Binky approached one of the stone boxes and slid the peephole open.

”Ga!” Binky shut the peephole and spun around. ”She got out!”

“Don't panic Binky, It's unsightly.” Veronica walked over to the stairs. “I can hear a commotion downstairs, she's still in the building.” She started to utter her incantation as she walked towards the sound.

Binky wordlessly followed the coin broker down stairs, all the way to the basement. This wasn't a place where Binky liked to go, since her clones were usually in here. They didn't really like her for some reason. She was able to recall the time they locked her in a storage closet. It was only because Veronica happened to visit that day that she got out. But what Binky saw when she arrived in the basement shocked her.

There standing in the middle of the room was the subject Binky wanted to show Veronica. A girl in a neon colored school outfit, armed to the teeth. She had three sheathes on her back, all varying in length. The girl flicked a dagger over her shoulder and it impaled the last clone, causing it to vanish into dust. With that done, she turned towards Veronica and Binky. Everything about her body language said she was calm and ready. But not her face. Her face was that of a bewildered dog. The sort of face you'd expect to receive after they chew their favorite toy to pieces, or even your pillow. That look that says “I'm not sure how things turned out this way, but I'd understand if you're a little upset.” If the woman had a tail, Binky wondered if it would be wagging, or tucked between her legs.

”W-w-what are you doing!?” Binky was terrified, both of the girl and what Veronica would think of him. Letting a test subject like this walk free was quite a blunder.

”I'm killing them.” The school girl lifted a finger to her lip. ”Or removing them I guess? They're just duplicates, so it's not like they have souls or anything. ”

”B-but why!?” Binky was on the verge of crying. ”What did I do!?”

The girl's brow flicked up ”Wha?” She lowered her shoulders and looked between Veronica and Binky. ”There seems to be a misunderstanding. I only destroyed these duplicates because they don't respect you. ”

”I don't understand why you- wait really?”

The school girl nodded. ”You've given me plenty of time to rest, you listen to me when I complain, when I'm scared you reassure me, you feed me, you smell funny, but you always make sure I can shower in piece.” She closed her eyes. ”I couldn't listen to them talk about you like that, so I removed them.”

Binky could only Blush in response, but Veronica had a much harder face. “What is your name?”

”Betty Barton. But my magical girl name is Betty Biohazard!” She giggled and placed a hand over her mouth. ”I kind of look radioactive don't I? And with all of these katanas, why not go with a nuclear motif for my name?”

Veronica folded her arms.“You are aware a bio-hazard and radioactive contamination aren't the same thing, right?”

Betty averted her eyes. ”You're not wrong.” She looked back at Veronica. ”But I guess I'm technically a bio-hazard, given that I'm a living, breathing thing. That and 'Betty radioactive contamination' doesn't have the same ring.”

Veronica approached her. “How did you escape your prison?”

”That was sort of luck.” Betty showed no sign of fear as Veronica approached. ”I was yelling at Binkie's clones, and one of them opened the peephole to yell back, but slammed it shut hard enough that it popped open again. ”

Veronica stopped in her tracks. “You were able to escape through such a small opening?”

”Oh yea, it wasn't really that hard once I could see the other side.”

“I see.” The coin broker folded her arms behind her back. “And what did you plan on doing after slaying all of Binky's duplicates?”

”Uh, wow, that's sort of embarrassing, but okay.” She sighed, but made sure to keep eye contact with Veronica the whole time. ”Binky said they missed being able to play videogames, so I was going to grab her and play something after we ate some pizza.”

“Really now?” Veronica raised an eyebrow. “Interesting, because your contract with us states that your mind will be wiped of this experiment once we're done with you. You won't remember any of this in a few days.”

”I-” She bit her lip. ”I forgot about that.” She placed her hands over her chest. ”I guess I was so powerless when this all started I didn't care at first. I'd have been okay throwing some of my memories away. But I didn't expect you to be such a wonderful person, Binky.”

”Wha!?” Betty seemed to teleport up to Binky before grabbing her shoulders.

“I don't want to forget you!” her voice was cracking. “I have my new identity because of you! I have my name because of you! I'm strong because of you! Why do I need to forget you Binky!?” Binky could barely handle the shaking, but all it took was Veronica' touch to make the girl stop. Betty wiped her eyes on her sleeve.

“I am willing to write up a new contract for you.” Veronica smiled. “You wouldn't be a test subject anymore. You'd be part of our organization. There would be some other conditions, but you'd get to keep your memories. You might want to take a look too, Binky.” Veronica presented Betty with a rolled up parchment. “Give it a look over, those are my terms. You can ask me about anything but I won't alter a single letter.”

Betty and Binky looked over the contract together. ”Veronica, are you serious?” Binky hopped backwards. ”I know some patrons are pretty nosy, but this-”

“I'll do it!” Betty looked at Veronica with determined eyes. “If I get to keep my memories, I'll do it!”

”I mean...” Binky folded her hands behind her head. ”I guess it beats a lot of other alternatives, even if the implications are kind of creepy.”

“I expected my top researcher to join, but I'm glad our test subject has agreed to becoming my bodyguard. ” Veronica continued to grin.

Binky sighed. ”This is going to put a target on us though.”

Veronica's grin only widened. “We were always going to be discovered, Binky. When it finally happens, I'd like to have our organization established. In chess, it is unwise to just let your opponent expand to your side of the board.” She extended a hand towards Betty. “You've proven that your project is more than you can handle. You can barely comprehend what your subjects are capable of, and you need assistance that I can no longer provide you. Recruiting more people to our side will help with all of that. You should be humbled by my generosity.” She folded her arms behind her back. “Tonight, Crimson Cradle has become a real organization. I will begin recruiting tomorrow. I already know who I'm going to ask to join.”

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@Shifter_Master

It was difficult to find the surveillance system on the hotel's network. There was a network, and nearly every computer in the hotel was hooked up to it, from the hotel's own business computers to that of guests. It would take some time to explore all of these networks and sub networks. A possibility that Penny would be forced to consider is that all of the surveillance was analog. That is to say it was an older system that recorded to tapes. That, or the surveillance system was digital, but otherwise didn't interact with the internet. But she had all night to search, provided Mika didn't do anything weird.

”Squire! Thou art before thy mark, whom hath bewitched thy home! I doth recognize the terrible one's magic. Rend thee bed biter of sleeping men to tasty trips!”

Mika giggled. ”I've got her in my sights. Don't worry Boteg!” At the mention of the beast girl, Mika's eyes brightened. ”Oh yea, she was a feisty one. Nearly killed me. Had more tails than were necessary right? ” Mika put her arms behind her back. ”She didn't seem too interested in talking about stuff though. Chased me into a few buildings. She gave up when I came across another group of magical girls.” Mika started to walk towards Penny's left. ”Someone from the independent contacted me about her too. I think her name was Olympia? Apparently she's been trying to track her down. She said I was one of the few people who survived. It's funny though.” When Mika was confident she was “mostly” in Penny's blind spot, she whipped around and pounced on her. All of Mika's limbs turned into snakes, which attempted to coil around the cyborg's various limbs and bite into her wrists and ankles. ”'Cus Someone's hunting you too!” When Mika opened her mouth, the inside was white like that of a cottonmouth snake. In the next moment, she would attempt to bite down on Penny's neck. None of Mika's venom was designed to kill, and she'd be hard pressed to bring down the mighty cyborg. But Mika had five heads, and all of them were trying to bite into her prey.

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”Sky scare! Thy squire has initiated a fight with the terrible one's champion!”

”I'm getting reinforcements! I'll be right there!” This was starting to turn into an even less fortunate circumstance. Su never knew how much of what Boteg said should be taken seriously, but the fact that Mika was in a fight presented some real dangers. Her cover could get blown, and Mika was likely well out of her element picking a fight like that. Su noticed Helga introducing her to “Charlie's angels” just as she was finishing up with Boteg. So she looked visibly annoyed. With a cough, Su attempted to explain it away. ”Y-yes. It is as she says, I was attacked. I can't believe with everything going on that people still try to jump unsuspecting young girls like myself in the dark! Isn't Penrose dangerous enough without all that?” Su placed a hand on her hip. ”At least we have superheroes running around. I'm assuming that's why you guys dress up like that.” Su stepped around to the other side of Helga. ”I'm not sure what you guys plan on doing for the rest of the night, but I manage a hotel not far from here. If you guys wanted, I could treat you all to something out of the vending machine. I'm sure the night crew wouldn't mind seeing you either.” If Su's plan worked, she could lure them over to the hotel. Then Mika would have some extra reinforcements.

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@Vocab@Majoras End

Elroy was not especially swift, not when it came to his reflexes. He couldn't keep up with near instantaneous movement. But Katelyn had done half of Elroy's job by moving in so close. The Chains on the shield coiled around her body, and the two flew out the window together. This was where Katelyn fared a bit better.

Elroy never kept his arm in his shield strap. There was a lot more versatility in having your shield held in front of you via magic. In situations like this, it was useful to allow the electrified shield float away from his exposed arm. Even though Katelyn had a chain wrapped around her leg, she could still float around with her wings. Elroy, as he mentioned earlier, did not have any wings to fly with. Elroy was not doomed to fall to his death however. He had two gauntlets, each with a length of chain holding them together. He could simply force them to wrap around each other and use one gauntlet as a grappling hook. He would slam painfully into the side of the building, but he'd live, and the fight would go on.

But not everyone could read Elroy's mind, and they felt it was time to take action.

”He need us!” The converted beacon girls said in unison before taking off.

Regina yelled at them as they ran from her side. "Hey! He has it all under controll! Stop, sto-"

A girl in a white dress and raven wings decended from the heavens. As fast as Elroy was falling, she was able to dive even faster. "Don't worry Elroy, I'll never leave you!" She was able to swoop through the air and catch him. "Please say my name Elroy, just once!" She continued to carry him bridal style.

Elroy folded his arms."Fine, I'll call you Divina, but just this once. Then it's back to horny bird." Divina appeared to be looping around to join the fight again.

At the same time, a well endowed girl with a large hair tie floated into the air. "Hey Salamander!" The girl called to katelyn. "Pick on someone who can fly your own altitude, ahahaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!" The girl closed her hand into a fist, and gravity seemed to condense around Katelyn. It almost felt like the air around her was solidifying and trying to crush her from every angle. And that wasn't the last of it. The windows on the side of the building were shattering, and the shards were flying straight for Katelyn. "My name's Abigail by the way. I hope you could hear that with all the blood running to your head, ghahahahAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Tonya immediately flew into the hole in the side of the building. "Well!" said the festive looking girl. "Are we even really Beacon if we don't try to exterminate all the monsters?" She pointed her palm at Eliza. "And apple a day keeps the monsters at bay!" She said before a barrage of apples flew out of her hammer space and towards the angelic woman.

The last of the beacon girls stepped out. A nightly woman with silver hair made her presence known. Unlike the other three, she did not seem to have the ability to fly, nor did she seem as eager to throw herself at her opponents. "It would be dishonorable to gang up on a single monster." She raised a hand to her chin. "Yet monsters by their very nature are despicable, cowardly creatures." With a nod, she turned to look towards the sky. "The code of chivalry was designed to protect honor. Creatures like this who have relinquished their humanity have also relinquished their right to fair combat." Her eyes wandered over Katelyn for a bit, and stopped on her spear. This caused the knight to place a hand over her chest and look away. "No." She told herself with a sigh. "She died a long time ago." The knight drew her sword. "Shona moffett, Reborn as a knight of Beacon, champion of the pure, lives on!" She looked over her shoulder at Regina. "I will remain to protect you, my queen."

Regina grit her teeth. "Fine."

Tonya “Mac” Murphy

Age: 24/11 | Gender: Female/Female | Illusion, Gravity
Body | Power of Friendship, Regeneration, Third Eye | Moirai
Coercion, Soul Jar, Martial Training, True Sight, Parasite, Gifted, Awareness, Mystic Artifact

Magical Overload, Paragon, Blessing, Gifted Item | Monster Form, Big Brother, Arrogance, Vendetta
Redirected Magic, Second Specialization | Non-Standard Limbs, Destroyer

STR: 05 | AGI: 04 | VIT: 05 | MAG: 03 | LCK: 03

STR: 10 | AGI: 08 | VIT: 11 | MAG: 17 | LCK: 05

Earnings this post: Zilch

Total: 2 Gold, 85 Silver, 82 Bronze

Another girl named Tonya?

It was fortunate that this Tonya, wolf-cop Tonya, was known as Mac. But she did always dislike it when other people shared her name. "Tonya" was part of her identity, and since she shared her name with someone else in her immidiate vicinity, it felt like they were stealing part of her identity. But that was more the fault of their parents and the fact that it was hard to give everyone on earth a unique name. Still, what were the odds?

It didn't matter, really. She was former Beacon and also not part of fate's larger plans. "Mac" decided that she would continue to reffer to herself as her monicere untill this Beacon twerp was dealt with. And if her spool said anything, it was that she would be dealt with soon.

For the time being, she would do everything in her power to keep Eliza safe. This would net her more good will with Veronica, and she'd get to feel like a hero in the proccess. Mac wasn't a romantic or anything like that, but you had to be crazy to deny Eliza's inherant cuteness. Even now she just wanted to pinch the little witch's cheak.

Re: Zero: The High Council

Starting location, Priestella

The knights that Mono was talking to hesitated to respond. They did not seem to be scared, more bewildered than anything. ”This development is pissing me off.” He looked back at the soldiers behind himself. ”Make sure there aren't any pups around. I want every last square inch of this place checked.” After the soldiers departed, Mono folded his arms behind his back and turned to the two foreigners. ”It is relieving to have someone who can recall what the hell is going on here.” He briefly glanced in the direction of the knights before looking at Anyon and Mirt. ”Unless you saw them attack the beast with the shard, I'd be willing to wager they were cultists using it as a catalyst. There are rumors of cultists summoning people and beasts into the city, and this might just confirm our suspicions.” Mono nodded at Anyon. ”We have the situation under control now. Unless you noticed anything else, it would be best for you to get out of here.”

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Center road, The Golden Quarter, Priestella

"I suspected as much." Aer nodded to Yuuki before approaching the second and third group of non-natives. "It has come to my attention that you have all been kidnapped and deposited in the city." She folded her arms. "It is very dangerous to walk around without citizenship or a permit. You could be killed on sight for not possessing one or the other."

Fritzi locked eyes with the adventurer. ”Why do you think we're trying to make them look the part? If the guards have no reason to ask for a permit, they won't!” She smiled. ”Clothes are as good as a passport!”

"Not always." Aer folded her arms. "The situation has been escalating for some time now. Itwon't be long before the guards begin checking everyone. Reinforcements won't be here for another two months. That's a long time to rely on a single change of clothes." She scanned the non-natives present. "If you want to get a job, stay at an inn, or interact with any establishment that provides higher level services, you'll need some form of identification."

Doctor Donovan stood up, towering over everyone. ”Ya actin' like gettin' a permit ain't no big thing. Lotta folks would get killed just tryin' to acquire one.”

"That's why I will be present, and so will Wisp." She pointed at the feline demi-human with her thumb. "Between the word of a licensed adventurer and a member of the compass, we should be able to get them passports relatively easily."

Fritzi scowled. ”Mono just walked though here, he seemed like he was really interested in killing something.”

Donovan's smile vanished. ”I should voice that I don't like that plan at all. The kids can work in my clinic until things blow over. Ya might as well be tryin' to kill em.”

Fritzi gave a single nod ”And if a clinic isn't your thing, I work a second and third job cleaning houses.” She winked. ”You guys could help me with that if you wanted.”

"I don't have time for this." Aer continued to walk away. "You are free to follow me, or you may stay here. I don't think any of you are harmful, so I won't force you to get a permit if it doesn't make you comfortable. Just make sure that when you make your choice, it isn't something you'll regret later."

It seemed like the non-natives were being presented with some options. Get a permit, work at a clinic, or work as house cleaners. Of course, they didn't necessarily have to pick any of these options. This is just what was being immediately offered to them.