Interlude - When the Trinity Fell
- Location
- Earth
It was about to rain, Kaede noticed. That was just like the previous days, probably a little early for the middle of May. She did not mind it that much, though; the rain allowed her to stay inside and play around a bit without either of her big sisters making a face at her.
She was thirteen now and had been a Magical Girl for more than a year, member of the strongest group in the world.
Okay, her sisters had been around for three years now, but Kaede was getting there; she had lots of experience and was really, really strong.
To top it off, they had a day off today; the police ran riot control and no one attacked Japan for once. That was a wonderful thing to wake up to... but it only came a close second after her sister Miyuki's pancakes.
Speaking of, her big sisters were also there and seemed to do their homework. Or... well, Yukari was. Maybe she tried to be the responsible oldest sister again, even when neither Kaede nor Miyuki were actually diligent.
Not that it mattered much; all of them being together was enough, especially with everything going down in the rest of Asia. America was gone and Russia basically destroyed... and a lot of other countries over there, too. Kaede did not really remember all the names.
She knew that it was them that held Japan together, though. Eighty million people were under their protection.
Then the phone rung.
Three heads turned with black hair waving, and Yukari went to take the call. She talked quietly for a few moments, then put the machine down with a sigh. "Time to head out, there is trouble coming."
"What kind of trouble?"
"Code Black."
Kaede dropped her controller in surprise and Miyuki gave their oldest sister a disbelieving look. They all knew that Code Black meant only one thing. One thing that was really bad and she really did not want it to happen.
But Yukari nodded, determination written all over her face. "The bitch is coming here."
It was weird, Kaede pondered while soaring through the air in her older sister's grasp. The White Reaper had not come to Japan before and now, in 2006, the war was almost over with how all those nations were gone... so why was she coming now?
Faintly, the thirteen-year-old realised how stiff her sister's grip was at the moment; it made sense to be a little scared with how dangerous they all knew this opponent was... but all her previous enemies had not been on their level. The Transcendent Trinity was powerful enough to make the difference.
And today, that dastardly monster would fall. She would punch it to pieces if Miyuki did not blast it first!
Right now though, her older sister's brown hair fell into Kaede's face and made it difficult to see anything; the rain did not help, either. But they were almost there, almost at the coast... their opponent was coming in from China, so they would not allow them to set a single foot onto their home.
Today would be a day to remember!
When the shoreline came into view, they could already see the bright light illuminating the dark clouds in the distance; a heavy feeling settled into Kaede's stomach and she knew that the White Reaper was there.
They all stood still under the premonition, hardly daring to breathe while every movement felt as if they were in slow motion; death was coming their way...
Then Yukari... no, Transcendent Will took a deep breath and slapped her cheeks, the dark blond hair sticking to her fingers for a moment.
Kaede followed her oldest sister's example and tried to get herself into position. She was Transcendent Strength, the strongest girl in the world. No one would get past her today.
And between them stood Transcendent Heart, who already moved to make their enemy pay for her very first mistake. It should be the last one, too.
To come in over the air was just an invitation to get shot down by the pink energy that gathered around the tip of Miyuki's staff, her white combat dress fluttering in the air current produced by gathering that much destructive power.
She aimed for a moment, then smirked and let loose. "Starlight Breaker!"
The ground cracked as her power surged forward, the sphere breaking and blasting into the sky in a bright light that cast away the shadows for miles. The clouds were scattered by its pure power and the rain stopped, as there was no longer water that could fall.
(Starlight Breaker: +300000 Base Damage, no dice = 300,000 Damage
Starlight Breaker: +300000 Base Damage, no dice = 300,000 Damage
Starlight Breaker: +300000 Base Damage, no dice = 300,000 Damage
900,000 Total Damage
Equilibrium: No Damage
Scion of Magic: 1,800,000 Total Damage
Equilibrium: No Damage)
But all it did was to show them their enemy; when the light died down, the bright white figure stared down at them without a single scratch. It was as if god herself had come down upon them, Kaede realised. A merciless goddess of slaughter that took up speed in a way she could not follow.
She tried to move, to do something, but she was so slow and their enemy so fast. Before any of them could act-
(The Equaliser: +3830224 Base Damage 3830 Disciplined, +1915 Superior Discipline, +28725 Superslayer, -25000 being careful, no dice = 9,470 Total Damage
Transcendent Heart:+600 Base Resilience, +8824 dice = 9,424 Total Damage Reduction Unstoppable
Transcendent Heart Health: 6,000 - 9,470 = -3,470)
-the monster descended from the heavens and brought down her waraxe on Heart, sending the sixteen-year-old flying.
""Miyuki!""
Transcendent Heart was thrown through the air with a crunch and before either of them could do anything... right in front of Kaede's disbelieving eyes, her big sister's transformation dissolved. Yukari was far faster than her, already blinking forward to catch the falling body.
But Kaede already knew... she could feel it deep in her heart.
Her big sister was gone.
Her vision blurred and the girl's knees gave in, feeling weaker than they ever did. The large gauntlets that were her arms and hands crushed the ground as she sat and stared.
"Miyuki? Miyuki?! Wake up, please!"
That was Yukari, holding onto their sister and calling out to her...
But then she looked up and her eyes widened. "Kaede!"
Huh?
Looking up, she found the Reaper standing above her, weapon raised and then hands on-
(The Equaliser: +3830224 Base Damage 17350 Disciplined, +8675 Superior Discipline, +130125 Superslayer, no dice = 148,150 Total Damage
Transcendent Will:+1500 Base Resilience, +3484 dice = 4,984 Total Damage Reduction Unstoppable
148,150 Total End Damage
Carry On (50%): 74,075 Total End Damage
74,075 Final End Damage
Transcendent Will Health: 11,500 - 74,075 = -62,575)
-her back that pushed her aside before the weapon connected, a sickly crunch followed by a splatter of gore over her back and side already telling her of what happened.
When Kaede managed to bring herself to look, Yukari was sprawled onto the ground a few metres away from her. Untransformed. Unmoving. And everything below her waist was gone.
Something within her broke.
And tears began to flow.
Her sisters were all she had... without them... without Yukari and Miyuki, what was there to live for?
Kaede turned when she heard a quiet splash, only to find herself face to face with the White Reaper again. This time, there was no one to save her... but she did not even want to.
It was not fair... first her parents, now her sisters... she had nothing now...
Transcendent Strength did not stand. She waited for the monster to raise that axe of hers, tears spilling from her eyes but never once obscuring her vision anymore. She would not sob; that one thing she would not give her, this person that took everything from her.
And then the Reaper stopped, her red eyes focussed on Kaede.
There was no warmth in them... but something else.
The hammer was a moment away from its strike, but that never came. Her courage began to waver as time passed and the rain started anew.
"W-What are you waiting for? K-Kill me!"
Her words had the other one narrow her eyes and Kaede got up to her knees, trying desperately not to break down. "Just do it, I don't want this life anymore! Let me be with my sisters again!"
Living without them... would be worthless.
But something in the monster's eyes changed. She lowered her weapon, never once breaking contact with Kaede's own gaze.
Then the White Reaper turned around, crouched and took off at high speed, leaving behind nothing but two corpses and a broken girl.
Kaede collapsed to the ground and screamed, her heart almost giving out as the adrenaline stopped pulsing through her veins.
She had lost everything.
And the sight of her assailant would be forever burnt into her memory.
She was thirteen now and had been a Magical Girl for more than a year, member of the strongest group in the world.
Okay, her sisters had been around for three years now, but Kaede was getting there; she had lots of experience and was really, really strong.
To top it off, they had a day off today; the police ran riot control and no one attacked Japan for once. That was a wonderful thing to wake up to... but it only came a close second after her sister Miyuki's pancakes.
Speaking of, her big sisters were also there and seemed to do their homework. Or... well, Yukari was. Maybe she tried to be the responsible oldest sister again, even when neither Kaede nor Miyuki were actually diligent.
Not that it mattered much; all of them being together was enough, especially with everything going down in the rest of Asia. America was gone and Russia basically destroyed... and a lot of other countries over there, too. Kaede did not really remember all the names.
She knew that it was them that held Japan together, though. Eighty million people were under their protection.
Then the phone rung.
Three heads turned with black hair waving, and Yukari went to take the call. She talked quietly for a few moments, then put the machine down with a sigh. "Time to head out, there is trouble coming."
"What kind of trouble?"
"Code Black."
Kaede dropped her controller in surprise and Miyuki gave their oldest sister a disbelieving look. They all knew that Code Black meant only one thing. One thing that was really bad and she really did not want it to happen.
But Yukari nodded, determination written all over her face. "The bitch is coming here."
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Line Break Recognised
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It was weird, Kaede pondered while soaring through the air in her older sister's grasp. The White Reaper had not come to Japan before and now, in 2006, the war was almost over with how all those nations were gone... so why was she coming now?
Faintly, the thirteen-year-old realised how stiff her sister's grip was at the moment; it made sense to be a little scared with how dangerous they all knew this opponent was... but all her previous enemies had not been on their level. The Transcendent Trinity was powerful enough to make the difference.
And today, that dastardly monster would fall. She would punch it to pieces if Miyuki did not blast it first!
Right now though, her older sister's brown hair fell into Kaede's face and made it difficult to see anything; the rain did not help, either. But they were almost there, almost at the coast... their opponent was coming in from China, so they would not allow them to set a single foot onto their home.
Today would be a day to remember!
When the shoreline came into view, they could already see the bright light illuminating the dark clouds in the distance; a heavy feeling settled into Kaede's stomach and she knew that the White Reaper was there.
They all stood still under the premonition, hardly daring to breathe while every movement felt as if they were in slow motion; death was coming their way...
Then Yukari... no, Transcendent Will took a deep breath and slapped her cheeks, the dark blond hair sticking to her fingers for a moment.
Kaede followed her oldest sister's example and tried to get herself into position. She was Transcendent Strength, the strongest girl in the world. No one would get past her today.
And between them stood Transcendent Heart, who already moved to make their enemy pay for her very first mistake. It should be the last one, too.
To come in over the air was just an invitation to get shot down by the pink energy that gathered around the tip of Miyuki's staff, her white combat dress fluttering in the air current produced by gathering that much destructive power.
She aimed for a moment, then smirked and let loose. "Starlight Breaker!"
The ground cracked as her power surged forward, the sphere breaking and blasting into the sky in a bright light that cast away the shadows for miles. The clouds were scattered by its pure power and the rain stopped, as there was no longer water that could fall.
(Starlight Breaker: +300000 Base Damage, no dice = 300,000 Damage
Starlight Breaker: +300000 Base Damage, no dice = 300,000 Damage
Starlight Breaker: +300000 Base Damage, no dice = 300,000 Damage
900,000 Total Damage
Scion of Magic: 1,800,000 Total Damage
Equilibrium: No Damage)
But all it did was to show them their enemy; when the light died down, the bright white figure stared down at them without a single scratch. It was as if god herself had come down upon them, Kaede realised. A merciless goddess of slaughter that took up speed in a way she could not follow.
She tried to move, to do something, but she was so slow and their enemy so fast. Before any of them could act-
(The Equaliser: +
Transcendent Heart:
Transcendent Heart Health: 6,000 - 9,470 = -3,470)
-the monster descended from the heavens and brought down her waraxe on Heart, sending the sixteen-year-old flying.
""Miyuki!""
Transcendent Heart was thrown through the air with a crunch and before either of them could do anything... right in front of Kaede's disbelieving eyes, her big sister's transformation dissolved. Yukari was far faster than her, already blinking forward to catch the falling body.
But Kaede already knew... she could feel it deep in her heart.
Her big sister was gone.
Her vision blurred and the girl's knees gave in, feeling weaker than they ever did. The large gauntlets that were her arms and hands crushed the ground as she sat and stared.
"Miyuki? Miyuki?! Wake up, please!"
That was Yukari, holding onto their sister and calling out to her...
But then she looked up and her eyes widened. "Kaede!"
Huh?
Looking up, she found the Reaper standing above her, weapon raised and then hands on-
(The Equaliser: +
Transcendent Will:
148,150 Total End Damage
Carry On (50%): 74,075 Total End Damage
74,075 Final End Damage
Transcendent Will Health: 11,500 - 74,075 = -62,575)
-her back that pushed her aside before the weapon connected, a sickly crunch followed by a splatter of gore over her back and side already telling her of what happened.
When Kaede managed to bring herself to look, Yukari was sprawled onto the ground a few metres away from her. Untransformed. Unmoving. And everything below her waist was gone.
Something within her broke.
And tears began to flow.
Her sisters were all she had... without them... without Yukari and Miyuki, what was there to live for?
Kaede turned when she heard a quiet splash, only to find herself face to face with the White Reaper again. This time, there was no one to save her... but she did not even want to.
It was not fair... first her parents, now her sisters... she had nothing now...
Transcendent Strength did not stand. She waited for the monster to raise that axe of hers, tears spilling from her eyes but never once obscuring her vision anymore. She would not sob; that one thing she would not give her, this person that took everything from her.
And then the Reaper stopped, her red eyes focussed on Kaede.
There was no warmth in them... but something else.
The hammer was a moment away from its strike, but that never came. Her courage began to waver as time passed and the rain started anew.
"W-What are you waiting for? K-Kill me!"
Her words had the other one narrow her eyes and Kaede got up to her knees, trying desperately not to break down. "Just do it, I don't want this life anymore! Let me be with my sisters again!"
Living without them... would be worthless.
But something in the monster's eyes changed. She lowered her weapon, never once breaking contact with Kaede's own gaze.
Then the White Reaper turned around, crouched and took off at high speed, leaving behind nothing but two corpses and a broken girl.
Kaede collapsed to the ground and screamed, her heart almost giving out as the adrenaline stopped pulsing through her veins.
She had lost everything.
And the sight of her assailant would be forever burnt into her memory.
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