A Magical Anomaly
Chapter 13
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Choice Made:
[x][Curtana (Sword Form) Mutation ∞: (Severing _____ Part 1) (This ____ was made to sever all created. Once a legend of mercy, it now acts to free itself from its shackles. Upon the name of Mercy, I sever all that ties me down. ) (Part 1 of 3) (Unlock all 3 to gain a Unique ability) (Part 1 grants access to ____ which allows you to ____)
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Effects:
* Gained Curtana (Sword Form) Mutation ∞: (Severing _____ Part 1)
* (Four Days until the next Breach)
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POV: Azure
She had to say… she'd been expecting Interlopers when they'd arrived at the warehouse.
She'd hoped that she'd get to see that Null again, just so she could bring her down.
She had not expected to be surrounded by unconscious … criminals?
They two of them, Aya and her, had managed to get to the warehouse a little before the earlier ten minute prediction.
Mainly because they'd picked up their pace when the base had told them that a second burst of mana had been detected.
They probably could have gone in subtly, maybe through a window or something.
Aya had busted the door down.
The two metal double doors bending outwards as she slammed the full force of a kick into them.
She'd been hopping around on one foot for a few moments as she severely regretted it afterwards.
Though she said it was worth it.
Azure just huffed at that.
Aya was amazing at a lot of things.
Apparently doors continued to be her enemy though.
They'd entered the warehouse expecting to be attacked.
They had her barriers on, Aya was using a twin swords while she kept her katana at the ready.
But they only arrived to witness the destruction left behind.
Wooden crates were shattered. The concrete floor scored with deep cuts as men writhed on the ground.
Most seemed to be unconscious and bleeding from their ears, but a few were moaning in pain from broken knee caps.
A pair of men even had arms missing.
Aya moved to guard her while she activated a healing skill.
Mana dripped into her glyphs as a mass healing spell ripped half the mana from her reserves, but it was worth it to ensure no one ended up dying.
Of course… that's when a group of armor clad soldiers burst into the warehouse.
Surprisingly heavy armor actually, and they had insignia from a security company of sorts as well.
Probably one of the PMC's that lent themselves out for security purposes or so.
A man came in after them, wearing a similar looking vest as the rest as he looked around for something.
"Satsuki!" He cried out.
The men with guns looked at them, but most were smart enough to not point them at the two of them.
Being a well known Magical Girl had its perks sometimes.
A wave of her hand dispelled the healing spell, having done its work to ensure the unconscious men wouldn't die or something.
She breathed out, wiping some sweat from a brow as one of the men on the ground woke up.
He screamed upon seeing them. His only arm pointing at them as he shouted about a demon coming for him.
She would have dispelled the idea as hysterics if they weren't sure that the Null was the cause of this.
No Interloper would leave the people here alive.
She waved off Aya as she moved to put herself between the man and her, instead telling her Red to go help the PMC group with whatever they were here to do.
She gave her a look, but her cheery smile and skipping didn't leave her as she… skipped over to them and struck up an animated conversation.
She herself, kneeled down in front of the man as he blinked a few times. Having come to some sort of lucidity.
"You… You're not the demon…"
She rose an eyebrow at the man.
"I'm not no. I'm Azure Blue. We came here when we sensed a magical disturbance. Do you know anything about that?"
The man shuddered, face going pale as something flashed before his eyes.
"A… a demon… in the body of a girl. It was… She ripped through my men. A scream like that of a wailing girl. So loud, so full of raw emotion that it flung us around… She came! She came to punish us! For our Sin!"
She blinked a little as he started screaming more. Apologizing profusely to someone above for trying to kidnap someone.
The Null was probably the Demon… unless they now had to deal with the supernatural… Ruddy hadn't mentioned anything of the sort, but she hadn't heard from the racoon in a while… he'd vanished after saying something about dealing with an emergency.
A scream. A sonic weapon maybe? Intel only said she had Force based weapons… but it could probably be sonic weapons instead.
They had similar damage patterns… Maybe?
Hmm…
This was maybe the Nulls second or third day active. She couldn't have gotten a second weapon already, she'd have to be clearing Rifts almost every hour to get close to that, and at most…
She glanced over her store page, filtering for Sonics and down the options.
Yeah… her starting weapon was probably sonic…
Maybe that's how she broke her sword?
No, Lilly had said it was an explosion that did it… Maybe the weapon could be focused?
God this Null gave her too many questions.
She shook her head, coming out of her thoughts when she saw Aya and a girl in black walking over to the suited man and his group of soldiers.
The man wrapped the girl in a hug, and she swore she could see the life leaving her from how tight the hug looked. But she didn't complain.
A few tears were shed, but it a happy reunion of sorts.
Aya stepped back to her, explaining a little of the byplay as she hummed along in thought.
A kidnapping, one that the Null had conveniently been at to prevent…
Or this was a set up…
Probably a way to gain allies, no one was that lucky. Or unlucky, to just happen to be at a kidnapping for the daughter of the town's overseer.
A newbie would struggle against all these men, even if the Leader figure was screaming hysterics, his deal had probably gone bad with the Null, and now he was missing an arm and mentally broken.
A dangerous enemy… Maybe it's time to gather information from the saved girl. She has to know something useful at least.
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POV: Filia
Your eyes open and you grown mentally a little, your body feeling stiff despite the comfortable bed.
You shifting causes more noise, and you see someone else move from the chair in the corner.
A moment of blurriness is blinked out, and you see your Mother rising up, eyes snapping to you as she smiles brightly at you.
Wow…
Your mums really pretty when she smiles…
You don't get to think much as she quickly hugs you. Laughing a little in joy.
That confuses you a little more, but you don't resist, wrapping your own arms around her.
She mumbles about how worried she was.
A tear-filled hug that makes you tear up a little yourself.
God… you've been through a lot in a few days haven't you…
The hug is warm, something you melt into as you feel days of stress melt away in an instant.
You relish the heat, etching into your memory and soul that this is what you fight for.
To never let this escape you.
Something clicks in your Cores…
And you watch the purple one appear for the slightest of seconds before it vanishes.
Your mother doesn't react. Still hugging you and patting your back softly.
You'd be happy to sit like this all day honestly… it just feels right…
But you gently push so you can see her face.
She giggles quietly as she lets you push her. A happy smile on her face… but a worry still deep within her… you think?
She's a little hard to read. But you get the sense of that.
"Sorry, Dear. I'm just, really happy that you're alright. After what happened last time, we thought something horrible had happened when we couldn't call you. And when we heard your T-Brace hadn't activated… um well… I got a little worried."
She looks surprisingly sheepish as she says that.
And you now know something else had happened before. Or at least you have confirmation now… God, you're going to need to pry stuff about your scar out carefully…
You decide to do that later.
Something still seems off about Mum… you attribute it to worry with how she continues to hover over you for most of the morning. You woke up at seven or so according to her.
It's around an hour later when the doctor comes in. Mentioning that he's doing his morning rounds and asking you a few questions on how you're feeling while he does a few tests here and there.
Your mother watches him from next to you, a rather wary gaze on her face…
But the doctor nods to you after he's done, mentioning that you're good to be discharged now before he leaves.
"Lets head home yeah? You can skip school today if you're not feeling up to it just yet. I can take the day off work if you want to just spend some time with us? Lilia's gone off to school with Alice and your Dads probably getting ready to head off… assuming he found his tie and didn't trip over his feet without me."
She giggles a bit and you shrug. Giving her another hug before you slip off the bed.
The floors… surprisingly warm… a wood based floor you notice. Maybe it's heated?
It takes maybe an hour to get discharged and home. But when you do, Elly pops into view.
Your mother doesn't react, so you assume she can't see her as she mutters into your mind.
'And more mysteries to add to the pile that is 'Filia'... your house is very well warded… incredibly well for human magic...'
You ask her what that means as you head off to your room to grab a shower, You told Mum that you'd take the day off for today. Just rest and relax to make sure you're alright.
She fretted a bit. But after a bit of paper based reassurance, she'd bought a pad of paper and three pens in case any didn't work, you'd managed to convince her that it was fine.
A kiss on the forehead, a hug and a worried glance later, she was out the door.
'What I meant, is that your house is magically warded. Protected against scrying and other forms of location detection magic…. Its a rather rudimentary protection, probably about the best a non magical girl could perform, but still very interesting… I was planning on warding your abode if it was not already warded… but I will need to add my own set here either way it seems.'
You ask her if that fact your house was warded before is a good thing. And she just shrugs in answer.
She then vanishes from sight and you shake your head.
A warm shower does wonders, soothing the aches and pains you didn't know you were feeling as the water rushes over you.
You slip into a comfy pair of baggy pants and a top. Just a random selection from your wardrobe as you lounge around for a few hours.
You also make sure to send Satsuki a text as Purple with your upgraded phone. Just a quick message to tell her you're safe and ask her if she is.
She doesn't answer for an hour or two. Which makes you worry a little until you remember that its a school day. She's probably in it.
The reply is clean, proper, and suitably fitting for a rich girl like her you think. A simple message explaining that she's safe, and that she met with two other Magical's. Argent Red and Azure Blue….
Huh. You were right about the word then colour theme. Hurrah!
She goes on to explain that they'd asked some questions about you, but that she'd kept the answers vague, not knowing if you wanted to share anything or not.
You thank her for that, reading the massive paragraph of text she'd sent you again to make sure you haven't missed anything…
She mentions that Azure doesn't seem to like you, asking a question of why.
You tell her you broke her sword and she gives you what you think is a confused Ah in reply.
You send a shrugging emoji and she mentions having to go as her break is up.
A glance at the clock says it's been a half hour or so since she messaged you.
You realise that you haven't seen of [Curtana] changed or not with the mutation, so you pull the blade into existence… and it looks completely unchanged… ah no wait.
The purple on its design has shifted, looking far more blue then it was before, and surprisingly brighter as well. But that's the only real change you notice oddly. Huh.
You spend a bit more time lazing around, watching tv, and just relaxing away from all the action of the past few days… then you look back at the clock.
Huh… it's 11:30…
You didn't even notice the time passing….
And now you're bored without anything to do…
Hmmm…
A/N: Now I get to introduce days to you guys woot~ Normally days are divided into Morning, Afternoon, and Night periods on weekends, with weekdays having only Afternoon and Night periods. Morning for today was you recovering and chatting. Basically a rest period. So you get to decide what you do during the afternoon and night.
Afternoon:
[x] Snoop around the house a little, no ones home, so maybe you can dig up some information
You might be reading a pirated copy. Look for the official release to support the author.
[]Looking for something specific (What?)
[]Just looking around (Random information, may or may not be useful)
[x] Research someone? (Who) (Gives information on a person.)
[x] Practice with your cores. Not available as your cores are still recovering.
[x] Go out and practice with one of your weapons (10% Chance to gain a new ability).
[]Gae Bolg
[]Curtana (Sonic Blaster form)
[]Curtana (Sword Form)
[]Grendel's Arm
[x] Something else? (Write in)
Night, After dinner:
[x] Chat with your parents. Maybe ask them some questions.
(What do you ask?)
[x] Chat with Lillia. (About what?)
[x] Chat with someone else (Can be multiple people)
[] Alice (About what?)
[] Satsuki (About what?)
[] Elly (About what?)
[x] Research someone? (Who) (Gives information on a person.)
[x] Practice with your cores. Not available as your cores are still recovering.
[x] Go out and practice with one of your weapons (10% Chance to gain a new ability).
[]Gae Bolg
[]Curtana (Sonic Blaster form)
[]Curtana (Sword Form)
[]Grendel's Arm
[x] Go out and try to attract the Magical girls to you. Not available as your cores are currently disabled, and Elly tells you its stupid to try this as a Null without your cores.
[x] Call Number 20 and buy something? (What?) (All items are 50+ Shards) (Can get you anything you want~, within reason)
[x] Go out an hunt a rift.
[] Tier 1 (2 Available)
[] Tier 2 (2 Available)
[]Tier 3 (1 Available)
[x] Something else?