“Get back Here!” came the shrill voice, cutting through the air.
“No way!” Kikyo barked back, she flapped her bat-like wings harder, pouring magic into them and adding thrust to her retreat.
Riho gave chase, though wingless she bore herself through the air with a combination of magic and pure vindictive intent.
Cold sweat broke out across Kikyo's brow, this was the strongest Magical Girl she'd fought yet. She didn't feel like she could win in head to head combat, so she'd taken the risk of flight, but the Magical Girl was gaining on her.
“This is soooo not my day!” she cried.
A blast of purple laced blue energy careened passed her, detonating in the air just a hairsbreadth away from singeing her.
Riho clicked her tongue, “Tch, missed.”
Kikyo looped suddenly, “Time to fight fire with fire I guess!”
She loosed an energy blast of her own, Riho took it straight to the face, a cloud of energy obscured her position, but Kikyo didn't stick around to see if it had actually done any real damage, instead diving towards the ground at breakneck speed.
The smoke cleared, revealing an unfazed Riho. She narrowed her eyes, watching Kikyo's descent.
“You just don't know when to give up!”
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Kikyo hid in some bushes, and touched a circular emblem that held her hair in side ponytail, the emblem bore a teal-blue star. Magical energy surged from it, filling her body. A single dark horn emerged from her forehead, and her eyes darkened apart from the irises.
Riho drifed down slowly, feeling the sudden elevation in magical pressure from her quarry.
“Finally decided to go all out?”
Kikyo rolled out of the bushes, fighting off the tremble in her voice, “That's right...”
She unsheathed a thin bladed sword, jostling a small pack she kept at her waist.
“Well then. Here I come!” taunted Riho, launching herself at Kikyo.
Sword met staff! Sparks flew, and magical shockwaves splintered the ground around them! They separated, Kikyo panting, Riho looking calm as ever. Kikyo looked to the side, “I knew I wouldn't stand a chance head to head...But here I am, so better give what I've got!”
Kikyo stretched out a hand, an impressive array of magic circles opened up behind her, and a barrage of energy assaulted Riho.
Riho ducked and weaved, all the while approaching Kikyo, without so much as batting an eye.
Kikyo's cold sweat turned to ice, was there no stopping this Magical Girl?
Riho lunged forwards with her staff, the orb at its tip emanated a blade of energy!
Kikyo leaned to the side, narrowly avoiding being stabbed in the ribs, but the energy blade did strike the small pouch!
Kikyo's eyes widened, “Wait-!”
Riho drew back and prepared to strike again, when a blinding flash of light exuded from within the pouch! The light swallowed both the Mazoku and Magical Girl!
Then all at once, it rescinded. Left behind was only a wooden amulet bearing a rough carving of the Overlord's face.