[ To put it quite simply... magical girls had been disappearing without a single trace... not even a sign of their becoming witches, though it did seem like some witches had been popping up rather frequently after their disappearances, though there were never more than a few in each place. The easier way to figure out one thing was behind this was to realize not only had magical girls been disappearing, but... so had regular women. Sometimes married, sometimes couples, sometimes single in high school. It didn't matter the age as long as they were beautiful. Mami couldn't fail to notice this odd kiss ending up on another beautiful woman who seemed to mindlessly be wandering through the city one day. It was purple and intricate, it looked rather like a beautiful rose, actually. The men who ended up falling under it would go out and collect more victims, though the one behind it was actually quite crafty and careful, it looked like one of these girls had slipped through the cracks.
Locating that barrier was going to be difficult indeed. But wasn't Mami an expert? Surely she'd be able to find it in the end...?
And when she finally does... it is not at all the usual type of confusingly strange. In fact, the barrier appeared to be a gorgeous estate with a mansion at its center, and there were no sort of familiars yet in sight. The grounds are huge, surrounded by a beautifully tended flower garden and then a lake... such a strange place. The sky above is crystal clear, a beautiful blue. Birds can be heard, and all manner of things that seem far too normal. But of course she'll want to go past those gates and up to the grand double doors, opening them, won't she? ]
[Kyuubey had confirmed Mami's suspicions ever since they started to look into this particular witch. It was once a familiar that separated from another witch. She can only assumed it has gotten more powerful with each passing day. Puella Magi like Kyouko wouldn't go after it because it may not leave a Grief Seed once it was defeated. While others who emulated Mami's style in witch hunting have failed to killed it. And their numbers are escalating, magical girls and women alike.
She had a put a stop to this.
Sure enough she finds the barrier, taking note it was unique from the other barriers she had entered before. What made it seem off despite its perceived normalcy was that its facade looked out of place, like it belonged in a European country instead of a Japanese city. She decided not to transform yet, still wearing her school uniform while she activated the entrance with her ring. Once she was inside, the ring transforms into a Soul Gem, prompting Mami to start on her quest:
Find the witch and slay it once and for all.
She turns around a corner, the light in her gem shining brighter the farther she went into the corridor.]
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[ The inside of the mansion may as well be entirely different. Something about it projects a real sense of "you don't ever want to leave, do you?" Even Mami will find it a little hard to fight it off at first. There are all kinds of women inside in various states, lounging around in very erotic kinds of clothing.
... There's obvious remnants of this barrier as you go further inside. These people are impossible to move, any attempt to save them will be unsuccessful. She may find remnants of former magical girls deeper in, even; objects that are obviously still slightly infused with the magic only a magi could have. The mansion itself is enormous. There's a ballroom as you approach another corridor, and a hallway split...
... Yet no sign of any sort of witch?
Or any familiars. In fact, it seems like this is the most benign barrier ever, and it just projects such a cozy feeling. That "I'd love to stay here forever it's so nice what could ever go wrong?" kind of feeling. Who wouldn't want to live here, you know? ]
[The fact that the barrier was too normal (save for the scantily dressed women) made alarm bells ring in Mami's head. Usually at this point, she would have needed to fight off a few more familiars before finally facing off with the witch itself. She shook off the feeling of wanting to remain there, focusing on the task at hand. As much as she didn't want to, she could sense all of the magical energy lingering in the air, making her remember one of the hardest truths of being a Puella Magi:
Once you die in a witch's barrier, your body is lost forever.
She couldn't bring back her fallen comrades from the dead but she could still do something. The only way that she could save all who were still trapped in here was to break this witch's spell.]
[ ... Teehee. Oh that's cute--a voice (it's hard to tell where it's from, who it's from, or even who it belongs to, the gender distinction is entire garbled somehow with an odd energy, it might just be the barrier) filters into Mami's ears from somewhere.
He's grandiose. He can't help himself. ]
Breaking into someone's home and accusing them of hiding? That's just rude. Haven't you any manners?
[ ... Oh, witches do not normally reply to you, do they, Mami? ]
[It'd be impossible for Mami and Kyuubey to miss it. One day, a large surge of magical energy appeared in the middle of the night, before it slowly dissipated.
But by the time they come to check, there seemed to be no one around.
However, the lingering magic in the area might be both unfamiliar and oddly familiar. Along with some scratch marks on the ground. Not only that, but a presence of a magical "girl" watching nearby.
They're looking down at Mami from high up, sitting on a metal bar near the ceiling. Because it's night time, it's almost hard to make out their features.]
[Kyuubey leaps from Mami's shoulder to get a closer look at this mysterious figure. Mami activated her Soul Gem, transforming in flash of yellow light. With a flourish of her hand, a musket appears, pointing it at at the sources of the magical presence.]
[The design might differ, but he knows that yellow flash and that musket all to well. It's enough to baffle him and rouse his suspicions.
Each magical warriors, girl or boy, have their own unique designs. Why does this girl's uniform resembles his? And wears that hat?
...Tch, is that Kyuubey? A scowl appears on his face when he recognised the Incubator.]
And why should I, missy? Did I end up in your territory?
[...Since he's not the kind of person to stay in the shadows for too long, he casually slide off the bar and falls. Landing on the ground with bent knees, cushioning his fall, he stand up and look at her. In his hand is a familiar looking spear.]
And do you always point your guns at people on your first meetings?
[Kyuubey takes a step back when the figure finally makes himself known. His ears twitch for a moment, looking at the boy before glancing back to Mami.]
"This presence..." [the Incubator said.] "It is similar to Sakura Kyoko's."
[Mami's eyes widened a bit at Kyuubey's declaration. He was right; it was similar to Kyoko, the resemblance to the redhead only strengthened when she got a good look at his face. Her gaze flickered to the spear he held in his hand before she lowered her own weapon.]
No. I apologize. That was terribly rude of me.
[With a wave of her hand, the musket disappeared.]
You can find me in the book under "Boy Wonder, Robin the." You could also make a lot of money altering clothes, judging by that display. Wouldn't that be nicer than killing people?
[ The snow was falling in light flurries around them as they walked. Snow was sticking to Sasuke's hair, he hadn't bothered with a hat, but he didn't really mind. He glanced over towards Mami and he couldn't help but smiling a little. This wasn't too bad. Actually it was really nice.
[ He reached out to take Mami's hand into his, ready to twine their fingers together as they walked. ]
[It was very, very nice, walking beside him like this. She returns the smile with one of her own, taking his hand and lacing their fingers together when his searches for hers. Mami couldn't help but giggle when she noticed all the snow that was sticking to Sasuke's hair. With her free hand, she reaches out, gently pushing the snow away.]
[So many people were going missing in this area, no one to be seen again. And that all lead to this barrier, quite a grand one. Seeming like an old warlord's castle upon a rocky hill in a barren landscape. The castle is imposing, painted a deep red as if from dried blood, and if Mami enters, she'll find it's been left rather unattended--save for the hallway leading straight to the kitchens and the dining hall.
The kitchens are where everything seems to happen, with humans who had gone missing hung on meat hooks, a fire roaring in a large fireplace for cooking, and a large pot boiling. But there is no one here--alive, that is. What will she do?]
[Immediately going with her instincts to transform. Something about this barrier made her feel uneasy but she had to go on, to prevent more people disappearing and ending this madness once and for all. With a wave of her hand, she created a portal, quickly making her way inside to find the witch.]
[ the barrier appeared in the instance that Madoka Kaname ceased to be.
there was no warning, but really... there was never a warning to give. how could the girl know that witches were born from magical girls? born from the very wishes they were granted (so much like their own) and then turned against them until nothing remained but a curse. even for the sweetest, most selfless girls- this was all that remained of them in the end. now all that is left belongs to her mentor: a lifeless corpse, a terrible revelation and the realization that the newborn witches' barrier has trapped Mami as it spilled out.
there is no exit to be found and it seems the only way left is forward.
the barrier itself is beautiful. very straight forward and no familiars to be seen, the walls are the deepest of blacks but every so often there is a twinkle that lights everything up like a star. it's seem like quite the trip before the center of the barrier is reached, a large room that expands upwards much farther than any of them can see with the same stars twinkling. the room is filled with chairs both on the ground and in the center of it is something very much like Madoka's soul gem.
but, perhaps the oddest sight is the young girl that looks so very much like the Madoka that died not even an hour before sitting near the large gem. it is her eyes, so dull and lifeless compared, that give the first warning that this is not the same girl. ]
[Mami froze, her hold on Madoka's body tightened as the barrier overtook them. She just couldn't believe it. Everything she knew, everything she fought for and believed in was a sham. This was the ultimate fate for a magical girl.
To become the witches they hunt.
When Mami blinked, her tears start to fall, ignoring the other girl in the barrier as she mourned for her fallen friend.]
K-Kaname... [She hiccups, feeling her entire body go cold as she held the corpse tighter.] Kaname-san! Don't leave...
Please don't leave me alone...
Don't... go... please...
[She promised to never leave her side. She promised to be there for Mami always.
it's the crying that earns Gretchen's attention, her dull eyes focuses on the wisps of gold hair and then to the cold body she held so tightly. but why, the witch thinks. of course, she doesn't wonder why she holds so tightly to the corpse... no, she wonders why this girl is crying. shouldn't she be happy?
the barrier seems to react to the witch's confusion, the stares shining and flickering more brilliantly. the witch herself pushing off from where she sat, gracefully falling to the ground below with barely a noise to alert the magical girl.
she approaches, just enough to she the two. her face does not register any sort of familiarity or kindness, just a vague look of confusion. ]
Why are you crying? [ the confusion warps, the edges of her lips curling into the smallest of smiles. ] She's quite lucky, you know. She's in a much better place now.
[ Ah... hm. It must be stange, to hear tales of a witch living underwater. But magic is versatile. The odd thing about it, though, once she gets to the beach near that sea--all that's there is a girl wearing a lot of red. Sure, she reads as strongly magical, but she's not quite a witch in the sense Mami may have believed. No barrier. Just a girl gazing out into the ocean, which seems oddly red during this blood-like full moon... almost... polluted. ]
Mm...
[ She will look back to her 'guest'. ]
... Strong magic, there. Elegant, even! But why would you come here?
[ She can't be much older than Mami herself. Even if her magic feels slightly off--dark, somehow--she still shows no sign of either a soul gem or any of the things that would constitute her as a Magical Girl OR a Witch, in the sense Mami knows them. How strange. ]
Well... the moon is very lovely tonight, so it's a good night for a walk.
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HELLO MAMI LET US TANGO?
Locating that barrier was going to be difficult indeed. But wasn't Mami an expert? Surely she'd be able to find it in the end...?
And when she finally does... it is not at all the usual type of confusingly strange. In fact, the barrier appeared to be a gorgeous estate with a mansion at its center, and there were no sort of familiars yet in sight. The grounds are huge, surrounded by a beautifully tended flower garden and then a lake... such a strange place. The sky above is crystal clear, a beautiful blue. Birds can be heard, and all manner of things that seem far too normal. But of course she'll want to go past those gates and up to the grand double doors, opening them, won't she? ]
I have a better idea. /TIRO FINALE'D
She had a put a stop to this.
Sure enough she finds the barrier, taking note it was unique from the other barriers she had entered before. What made it seem off despite its perceived normalcy was that its facade looked out of place, like it belonged in a European country instead of a Japanese city. She decided not to transform yet, still wearing her school uniform while she activated the entrance with her ring. Once she was inside, the ring transforms into a Soul Gem, prompting Mami to start on her quest:
Find the witch and slay it once and for all.
She turns around a corner, the light in her gem shining brighter the farther she went into the corridor.]
RUDE
... There's obvious remnants of this barrier as you go further inside. These people are impossible to move, any attempt to save them will be unsuccessful. She may find remnants of former magical girls deeper in, even; objects that are obviously still slightly infused with the magic only a magi could have. The mansion itself is enormous. There's a ballroom as you approach another corridor, and a hallway split...
... Yet no sign of any sort of witch?
Or any familiars. In fact, it seems like this is the most benign barrier ever, and it just projects such a cozy feeling. That "I'd love to stay here forever it's so nice what could ever go wrong?" kind of feeling. Who wouldn't want to live here, you know? ]
CAN'T BE TAMED
Once you die in a witch's barrier, your body is lost forever.
She couldn't bring back her fallen comrades from the dead but she could still do something. The only way that she could save all who were still trapped in here was to break this witch's spell.]
Where are you hiding?
HE BEGS TO DIFFER. YOU CAN BE VERY TAMED. 8)
He's grandiose. He can't help himself. ]
Breaking into someone's home and accusing them of hiding? That's just rude. Haven't you any manners?
[ ... Oh, witches do not normally reply to you, do they, Mami? ]
SHE'D LIKE TO SEE HIM TRY.
... IS THAT AN INVITE? /eyebrow waggle ( õωõ)
DON'T TWIST HER WORDS.
I CAN TWIST MORE THAN YOUR WORDS, MAMI :)
How crude 8|
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Dun dun duuuunn
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/busts out all her crying!mami icons
Maaaamiiii ;w;
;AAAA; 1/2
This... shouldn't be cute. XDDDD
but it is
SOB
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HELLO, RIVAL-SENPAI
But by the time they come to check, there seemed to be no one around.
However, the lingering magic in the area might be both unfamiliar and oddly familiar. Along with some scratch marks on the ground. Not only that, but a presence of a magical "girl" watching nearby.
They're looking down at Mami from high up, sitting on a metal bar near the ceiling. Because it's night time, it's almost hard to make out their features.]
HELLO TSUN-KOUHAI 8")
Identify yourself.
HEY HE'S NOT TSUN
Each magical warriors, girl or boy, have their own unique designs. Why does this girl's uniform resembles his? And wears that hat?
...Tch, is that Kyuubey? A scowl appears on his face when he recognised the Incubator.]
And why should I, missy? Did I end up in your territory?
[...Since he's not the kind of person to stay in the shadows for too long, he casually slide off the bar and falls. Landing on the ground with bent knees, cushioning his fall, he stand up and look at her. In his hand is a familiar looking spear.]
And do you always point your guns at people on your first meetings?
I REST MY CASE
[Kyuubey takes a step back when the figure finally makes himself known. His ears twitch for a moment, looking at the boy before glancing back to Mami.]
"This presence..." [the Incubator said.] "It is similar to Sakura Kyoko's."
[Mami's eyes widened a bit at Kyuubey's declaration. He was right; it was similar to Kyoko, the resemblance to the redhead only strengthened when she got a good look at his face. Her gaze flickered to the spear he held in his hand before she lowered her own weapon.]
No. I apologize. That was terribly rude of me.
[With a wave of her hand, the musket disappeared.]
My name is Tomoe Mami.
And you are--?
"A Puer Magus!" [Kyuubey interjected.]
... Is that what you are called?
NO YOU DON'T
Yeah, that's what I am. Sakura Kyousuke, just some Puer Magus dropping by.
[Albeit literally, in his case. He still don't know how the hell he get here, where ever this place was.]
Tomoe Mami...interesting name you have there.
KEEP TELLING YOURSELF THAT
JUST STATING THE TRUTH
W/E W/E
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Perched on a nearby lamp post, tracing back the trajectory, Robin's cape billows ominously.]
Not a fan of guns.
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It is a necessary instrument in what I need to do.
[beat]
And who might you be? This part of the city is dangerous.
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[With a wave of her hand, the musket disappears in another flash of yellow light.]
I fear it only works on my clothes. And I don't kill people. I protect them from what I do kill.
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[Maybe it's a magic thing.]
Care to elaborate on that? You know, you have resources... there's a lot of people in the game.
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Going with a walking in the snow/date combo! Because it sounds cute and hey why not XD
[ He reached out to take Mami's hand into his, ready to twine their fingers together as they walked. ]
cuties ouo <3333
Goodness! It's all over, Sasuke-kun.
lol yes~
It's snowing kind of hard.
[ As if that would help explain why so much of it was in his hair. ]
/chinhands
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Mamiiii, ready for another Sinful witch?
The kitchens are where everything seems to happen, with humans who had gone missing hung on meat hooks, a fire roaring in a large fireplace for cooking, and a large pot boiling. But there is no one here--alive, that is. What will she do?]
Finally getting to this
god this is awful and i'm sorry
there was no warning, but really... there was never a warning to give. how could the girl know that witches were born from magical girls? born from the very wishes they were granted (so much like their own) and then turned against them until nothing remained but a curse. even for the sweetest, most selfless girls- this was all that remained of them in the end. now all that is left belongs to her mentor: a lifeless corpse, a terrible revelation and the realization that the newborn witches' barrier has trapped Mami as it spilled out.
there is no exit to be found and it seems the only way left is forward.
the barrier itself is beautiful. very straight forward and no familiars to be seen, the walls are the deepest of blacks but every so often there is a twinkle that lights everything up like a star. it's seem like quite the trip before the center of the barrier is reached, a large room that expands upwards much farther than any of them can see with the same stars twinkling. the room is filled with chairs both on the ground and in the center of it is something very much like Madoka's soul gem.
but, perhaps the oddest sight is the young girl that looks so very much like the Madoka that died not even an hour before sitting near the large gem. it is her eyes, so dull and lifeless compared, that give the first warning that this is not the same girl. ]
you should feel awful 8(
To become the witches they hunt.
When Mami blinked, her tears start to fall, ignoring the other girl in the barrier as she mourned for her fallen friend.]
K-Kaname... [She hiccups, feeling her entire body go cold as she held the corpse tighter.] Kaname-san! Don't leave...
Please don't leave me alone...
Don't... go... please...
[She promised to never leave her side. She promised to be there for Mami always.
She promised.
She promised.
She promised.
Promises were meant to be broken.]
OH GOD THIS IS LATE AND EVEN MORE AWFUL
it's the crying that earns Gretchen's attention, her dull eyes focuses on the wisps of gold hair and then to the cold body she held so tightly. but why, the witch thinks. of course, she doesn't wonder why she holds so tightly to the corpse... no, she wonders why this girl is crying. shouldn't she be happy?
the barrier seems to react to the witch's confusion, the stares shining and flickering more brilliantly. the witch herself pushing off from where she sat, gracefully falling to the ground below with barely a noise to alert the magical girl.
she approaches, just enough to she the two. her face does not register any sort of familiarity or kindness, just a vague look of confusion. ]
Why are you crying? [ the confusion warps, the edges of her lips curling into the smallest of smiles. ] She's quite lucky, you know. She's in a much better place now.
Which witch is a Witch
Mm...
[ She will look back to her 'guest'. ]
... Strong magic, there. Elegant, even! But why would you come here?
[ She can't be much older than Mami herself. Even if her magic feels slightly off--dark, somehow--she still shows no sign of either a soul gem or any of the things that would constitute her as a Magical Girl OR a Witch, in the sense Mami knows them. How strange. ]
Well... the moon is very lovely tonight, so it's a good night for a walk.