Gaia, entirely focused on her laid out trap, could not see nor feel the net changing - how could she ever expect such a thing? At the very first syllable spoken from Chie, The Flower Bombs scattered around the ground exploded one after the other in a firework of blooming flowers. Leaving behind a new and lively garden, doomed to die once eventually covered by the snow.
The nibble made Yui close her eyes and clench her fists together against her chest. It was the first time she was this close to danger, and - once again - her lack of experience showed. Nevertheless, she could use this. Due to proximity and Gaia's magic being intensively used her aura was stronger than normal - meaning even the Dark Girl would start feeling ever so slightly different. That is to say, the magic was not strong enough to turn someone's mind away from battle but it might get an opponent unfocused enough to allow an attack to go through.
"I..." her voice trembled "...I can feel so much darkness. Why? What happened to you all...?"
Gaia's tendril-like sashs would rise from behind them and attempt to stab at Chie. In the event that she would evade that attack and that it would hit Yui, the tendrils would stop before that happened and Gaia would attempt to take flight once more. However, in the event that Chi wouldn't see the attack... ...it would stop before hitting the dark girl. As Yui would be hesitant to lay harm upon her, despite the battle around them.
Meet Rania. She will not be interacting directly with the Detention Club, though, as she has already graduated. Her partner still needs to be revealed, though.
• Emblem: Rania bears a ring the shape of a Cobra that is the length of her left hand index finger, wrapped around it. The head of the Cobra show an open jaw, the two fangs clearly visible at the tip of her finger. She can often be seen messing with it, acting as a single 'claw' on her index.
• Devil Arm: Upon her transformation, 'Pharaoh' bears the two same symbols as the God Kings of old: The Rod and Whip.
The whip is more than the symbol it used to be. It seem short in length, but as it's bearer attack with it, the actual whip glow a deep purple and elongate to be usable as a magical weapon.
The Scepter, on the other end, is used as a catalyst to cast her magic.
• Magic: Pharaoh's magic may not have changed as drastically as other Dark Magical girls did upon their fall to the dark side, but the very essence and reason for it did.
Originally, her magic was used for the good of people all around her: to help everyday life. To better the land. To protect, and all that fluff.
Today, however... her magic is used for the sole benefit of herself. As befit the world around her, she came to realize.
Whip of the Dark Sun: Her Whip, once only a Symbol, can now lash at her enemy with magical force. Causing only minor damage or injuries, it has the power to leech magic over time. Each hit absorb a very small amount of magic, but if she manage to take a hold of someone, or something, magical, she can gradually absorb more and more magic
Sun Queen's Call: Upon her Transformation, Pharaoh can choose between two very different summons to fight. She can switch from one to the other, providing she uses stored stolen magic to do so.
Apep, Devouring Darkness: A massive Red Cobra. From the moment it is summoned, any and all quantity of Magics that it's master's whip absorb is automatically and directly transferred to Apep, allowing it to steadily grow in size and power during a fight. Through it's body, the Snake metabolizes the magic into a potent venom that, if injected into the target, causes hallucination and degradation of magical abilities. The amount of Magic absorbed in in direct correlation with the potency of the Venom, while the body of Apep can metabolize Venom only once every few hours. This means that to use it to the best effect, Rania have to wait until large quantities of Magic have been absorbed before metabolizing the Venom.
Eternal Guards, Tomb Servants: All around Pharaoh rises about a hundred Black bones skeletons, each with glowing Yellow eyes. Their 'bones' seems to be made out of shadowy fog, but are solid nonetheless. They are all adorned with faded golden ornaments, complete with bandages wrapped around their bones, flapping in the wind. Individually, each and everyone of them are weak. However, Pharaoh can keep raising them to the cap of 100 until she run out of magic. Each of them bear weapons that seem to be made of the same deep purple aura that glow around Rania's whip, and each individuals saps an ever so miniature amount of magic with their attacks. Meaning that if a foe was to let itself be overwhelmed...it was game over.
• Background: Rania's mother was an Egyptian ambassador in Japan, where she met Rania's father and both went back to her mother's country. Fast forward 17 years, the family was sent back to Japan and Rania with them.
Where, when, how and why she became a magical girl are a bit foggy in Rania's mind, but she remember the illusion of justice and good it gave her. She once fought to help those around her and make the world a better place - how futile it had been. It did not matter how many Nightmares she killed, there was always two to take it's place. Humans hearts are dark, and that darkness overwhelmed her eventually. It took only a few years and a brain to see that things were not going towards a better future. There was no reason to fight for anything else than one self. Until the end.
If there was one thing she learned after going to Japan was that it was no different. Here, she killed and fed on Nightmares a plenty. Just as much as back home, actually. Her parents, seeing her detachment as maturing, thought it a good thing - so they left her in charge of the home. Not like they had been all that present to begin with.
A new Home, a new school to be transferred to - a new playground.
Kokona, Machiko
The Maid
Age 15
Emblem: A long glove. It is black in colour except for one small orange spot on the back of the hand in the form of a lozenge. When Machiko transforms the glove becomes metallic and the lozenge glow with a bright orange light which seems to be directly linked to Machiko's other Magical Girl's equipment.
Devil Arm: Machiko's weapons used to be feather-like blade floating around her, pushing back the tide of darkness with cold and deadly precision. Now corrupted, her graceful blades turned to Heavy Lance and Shield. Focusing far more on raw power, even her shield stand as an antithesis to her new nature.
Magic: Machiko used to prefer few, precise strikes to deal with her enemies; no more. Using her shield for defense while her Lance charges it's power, Machiko specializes in closing the gap with devastating charges that more often than not end up with earth shattering blunt force.
The shield is floating, and controlled through Machiko's gauntlet. It can absorb any physical impacts, which includes things like the blast force of an explosion, to empower her Lance attacks.
Background: At first view, Machiko was a normal child living a normal life with a normal family. At school, she was mostly like other girls her age if not only slightly more reserved than most. Growing up, she acted like people asked her to act mostly because it was what was expected of her, but something was missing inside. Going from therapist to therapist, no one could really find a reason for her apparent 'indifference' to, well, everything. Her grades began to drop and her social circle became ever smaller.
She struggled with understanding the expectations of society or finding a reason and the will to 'see it through' feeling as if most of the things she did was wasted time, in the end. She did not look forward to anything, nor could she bring herself to - which she did try.
One thing did keep her looking forward, however: her father. He was always at work and constantly tired, but he always managed to find time for his daughter. Bringing her gifts, teaching her how to draw and play music on his spare time. If he could be this strong, then she too could keep a straight face and give it her all. It was during that time that a Mascot had visited her and Machiko became a Magical Girl. Fighting off Nightmares was like fighting off her dark thoughts and the apathy that besieged her.
She did this until the day Machiko's father had commit suicide. She never was told the reason, and never sought it out neither. He had been her guiding light, and that light died off in her with him. From that day onward, her apathy turned to full blown existential nihilism, seeing life as insignificant and denied of sense or purpose.
Armed with sick and twisted logic that amuses her, she now live only in order to seek what she think is impossible to find: a meaningful death.
Inventory: A Cellphone. A drawing pad and her father's pen.
"There is nothing more I'd like than to find and access the Main Control room, but I have a feeling it might not be--"
Before Amber's sentence could be finished, Kaze's report came to them and a loud noise of something that was probably a gunshot was heard. It sounded more like a full blown explosion rather than shots, though. "... Easy." the two women watched as Cassius darted out of the room, gun ready.
"After you." said Amber to Vale, before the two of them followed their elected squad leader. Amber would leave the room and meet up with the rest even if Vale did not follow, though. Once there, she was welcomed by the same horrible sight as Cassius. One couldn't find horro of fear in her eyes, though. Rather, there was curiosity. It was the first time she laid eyes on something that looked like tangible X-virus matter. Those creates barely held their humanoid shape, looking more like whatever they were made of before mixed up into a 'blobby' body.
Some of which was splattered on the walls and crisped to a bit, thanks to their two gun friendly companions, now joined by Cassius. Amber took a quick look through her rifle lens, but thought it better to not take any shot. Even with AMY's help, the shot was risky what with three teammates in one relatively small corridor in front of her.
Instead, she closed her helmet and sent the information form her data pad to inner visor which displayed a map. She proceeded to send that info to everyone's personal navigating devices proclaiming:
"Everyone should see the info, but the Main Controls are somewhere deeper in the Bunker. From what I found, we need to find some stairs that lead down." The map zoomed on in a location that was many rooms and corridors away. No way of knowing how many hostiles were from here to there. "Those are the closest ones."
Yui was completely out of it as she watched on Luna launching herself towards her target in a show of grace and experience. The 'show' was not to last very long, though, as in the seconds following the attack the blue haired foe managed to launch yet another attack towards Bastion as Luna seemed to have disappeared - taken away by a gust of wind. Yui's first reaction would be to cover for Bastion and try to locate Luna...
...but she wasn't allowed that. Just as she was about to look away she saw projectiles coming straight at her. With a flap of her wings she tried to move out of the way, but too late: she felt her assailant shoved her towards the ground with surprising force. As soon as Yui hit the ground, however, an impressive number of plants seemed to just push out of the ground all around her. The strands of grass grew and intertwined with each other to form a thick enough layer of protection in the form of a demi-sphere between her and the new comer.
From behind this shield she spoke "What's wrong with you! Aren't we the same?" her voice was a mixture of confusion and fear, but not without determination.
She might be caught in a net, but her magic didn't require her to be fully free. From what she saw so far, most Magical Girls were quite agile so she fully expected this shield to be but a minor obstacle. She expected the new comer to either walk around or jump across it... which is why as she commanded the greens, she also scattered around on the floor a multitude of Flower Bombs fragments that would explode in a carpet of small explosions, leaving behind melted snow and newly bloomed flowers all around. If this plan succeeded in buying her more time, she would then use the sharpened strands of grass to free herself from the net and immediately reach for the skies again.
But reading through your last three posts I didnt see that info. I might have just missed it... Entirely possible. Way I saw it, Luna dashed ACROSS the lake to the other side and kicked Kanbaru straight upward.
Waiiiiiit a minute. You are ATOP the lake? I thought you were across it from us... Was it written in a post prior to your three last ones or am I just exetremely lost?
I am leaving for dinner... But Ill fix this as soon as I come back tonight.
