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Darkest Before the Dawn: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

_{@The Rave}

Askefye was having fun, but once Vi-chan took the stage, she was going to set this whole world on fire!

The thrum of the synths, the scream of the guitars, the roar of the bass! Each step mesmerizing, each phrase goading, racing through her brain like a dopamine rush. She didn't even have veins any longer, but who the hell cared at this rate! It was a rocking rave, and as her sisters began to rampage, Askefye laughed, her voice sinister and innocent!

She laughed, and then she unleashed.

Blazing darkness plumed out from her, racing to every corner of the main hall. Immediately, the cages were burnt off, smashing into the ground and releasing the rampaging beasts within. Shadows abound, Vi-chan's form could no longer be seen, part of her magical efficacy ruined by the sudden cloak of shadows that blinded all equally. But it hardly mattered. The mental pollution was only the trigger, and now that every other dark or monstrous girl had been injured or wronged in some way, had their inhibitions removed and their cravings stoked, they could practically fuel themselves! The smoke stung the eyes, irritated the lungs, caused more to rage. A bar, filled with alcoholic drinks, exploded! The air vents, the wind magic of some less fun brethren, only fed the fire further, oxygen growing thinner and thinner as the temperature rose. What was a rave without some violence? What was a rave without some chaos?

Askefye continued to burn. She was the first to pull the trigger, but soon, others would join in, a cannibalistic nest of snakes, tearing each other apart for dominance and order, for pleasure and for madness.

_{@Majoras End}

There went her dance.

Had her Puchuu recommended the rave to her, knowing that it'd happen? Or was this all her and her shitty luck's fault? A wry smile crossed her features. Probably both. No crying over spilt milk, however. With a gentle twist, she broke herself free of Eliza's grasp, at the same time leaving a link of water connecting the two.

"I'll cut a pat-"

Then, darkness consumed all, and fire seared all.

Fine breathed out, allowing more of her magic to course through her veins. Fine mist formed around her and Eliza, a temporary shroud to cool the area around her. The rave had essentially been plunged into a black out, only brief flashes of fire, lightning, and other energy-based magics lighting up points, but every magical girl had ways of working around such insignificant problems. For Fine, the same mist that shielded the pair from the rising heat became her method of sensing immediate dangers. One monstrous girl stumbled backwards, and suddenly found herself being flipped into the air. Another magical girl swung out with her greatsword, only to find her arm dislocated in three different ways. It was convenient, being a stranger to Penrose. The only magical girl she knew in the area was busy being a deviant elsewhere, and the only magical girl she cared about was connected to her by a blue string of magic.

Fine was fine then. Setting a quick pace that emphasized evasion and redirection rather than focused brutalization, Fine kept her eyes closed and her mind focused on her magic, as she worked to guide her not-girlfriend-but-possible-acquaintance-with-future-benefits through the rapidly imploding rave.

Goblin Quest

Damn, Hoi and Emri shoulda crushed the slime cores and snorted them, rather than just eat them.

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Ooof. Day 3 livestock farming AND unethical livestock treatment? We got everything going now. XD

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Gonna have to assign a guard goblin to protect your flock at this rate. Can't expect the brood to be that patient.

@RC3 For days 1 and 2, what were they fed?

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Gotta make friends, obv. Solo gobos are just prey. Damn though, day 3 and we're already gonna go into livestock raising, eh?

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Woah, a crossbow? That's a whole other level of construction lmao.

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Chances are high that we'll slow down in due time. Until then, I'll just enjoy the speedy rounds.

Also, endgame Hoi.

Goblin Quest

"Decisiveness strong. Discipline strong. Easy for Emri, too."

Those would have been fine words, highlighting how Emri's own actions marked him off as an individual who was mentally strong, if not physically so, but much of the delivery was lost by the snot bubbling from Hoi's nose, as well as the tears that half-blinded him. Through a force of will uncommon for his kind, he refused to drop down and roll on the dirt in agony though, refused even to wipe his eyes. Instead, he waited for it to pass, kicking what shreds of cloth that was still wrapped around his feet off. Good decisions made. They will eat.

As the irritation slowly passed, he crouched down, picking up the strange ball that the green slime left behind. The rotund goblin waited for his smaller sibling to do the same, before raising the bead up. Decisiveness in all things. His teeth bared, a facsimile of a smile.

"We eat."

And he popped the green-ish slime core right into his mouth, crunching down on it.

Immediately, Hoi's face screwed up again, lips puckering. The core was sour! It was amazingly sour! Different from the bugs that he ate before, different from the marrow he sucked on, it was all so sour! Refreshing, and yet also nostalgic. More importantly though, it filled him up. He let out a grunt, satisfied. Strange taste, but good food. His hand slapped his stomach, making a beat almost like a drum.

"Good with hands, Emri." Hoi spoke, nodding to the thwacking-thing. "We worked, we ate. Now, we work, we drink."

They could recover as they walked; after collecting the shredded remains of the small critter and wrapping it in the shredded remains of his cloth, the bigger goblin set off again, his ears perked up in search for the gurgling sound of water. But he set off at a slower pace too. Without the keenness of hunger driving him on, Hoi was willing to show some leniency towards Emri's own speed. It gave him more time to listen, anyways.
@Versa

Goblin Quest

Cool. Hoi will be using Absorption on the Green Slime's utility skill then. The passive one.

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Also, if we used Absorption now, do we get the results in the OOC or in your next IC?