Puella Magi Falsus Magica (A PMMM Quest)

You are... What are you..? You felt cold and heavy at the same time. Everything was dark, you couldn't see much of your surrounding. You had eyes, you should open them. Slowly but surely you can see a world tinged with green light. Bubbles floated around you, rising up and almost making you reach up to them.

A hand appeared in your field of vision. This was your hand. It was... Normal? Were your nails supposed to be that black? It looked nice. You held up your other hand and touched the first one. Two hands. It felt just right. You blinked once you realized that there was a mask on your face. It was cold and hard.

You reached out for the glass. It was hard too, so smooth and shiny. You could barely see what was outside of the glass. Where were you? What was this? Why were you here? You tried to comprehend every scrap of information you had. You were intelligent, you could think for yourself, that much you knew. You had no memories before this time so you were left with the desire to know.

You could feel... A person. A small person looking through the glass. Their silhouette stood before you. A hand pressed against your glass prison so you did what you thought would be nice. You placed your hand against the person's. Then it hit you.

Memories. Fire.

A monster. Two girls running.

A white creature appeared. It asked for a contract.

One of the girls, the older sister made a contract. Light. Burning light. Victory.

The glass against your palm cracked, the person stepping back as you pushed through. The glass shattered and water spilled out. You felt pain from your back as tubes inserted into your body all unlatched and were unable to hold your weight.

You fell only to have a pair of small slender arms catch you. You coughed and gasped as the girl supported your body. The person was a girl. She was warm. You held on as you found that you didn't have strength in your legs. The flowing liquid from your container was drained by the floor beneath you as you gasped, struggling to breathe in air.

A voice. You could start hearing sounds. A loud ringing filled your ears as you blinked while the girl dragged you away from the glass. She set you down as she fell on her rear to sit before you. You were unclothed as your hair hid half of your face.

"Can you hear me?" The girl asked you with concern in her voice. She looked young, thirteen at most as she wore what seemed to be a labcoat too big for her and a school uniform beneath.

A strange bauble hung on her neck by a thin chain. It seemed like there was dark fluid slowly consuming the interior. You blinked away from her and stared at the ground, your hands and legs and your hair. It was cold.

You should answer her.

"Yes. I can hear you," you replied, realizing that your voice seemed scratchy and painful to use. Your throat felt raw.

You met her gaze as she sat before you, staring at you and taking in the moment. You stared right back before you asked her this time.

"Who are you?" You asked in a quieter voice than the last one, "I... Who am I?"

The girl hesitated for a moment before reaching out for your face. She moved the strands of hair away from your eyes. Once she saw your face, a warm smile filled her lips as she met your gaze. You could see... Memories. Again you were able to see through places and things you didn't quite understand.

You saw an older girl smiling down at you. She held your hand and embraced you lovingly. Her soft voice was reminiscent of yours. She was beautiful, like a warm sun in the sky. You closed your eyes and let out a shaky breath.

"You're my sister," the girl said as she held your hand, "You're my big sister and I... I'm a Magical Girl."

Sister..? You blinked before you looked down at your body. Between your chest you could see an ugly scar. Almost as if something had been driven into you violently and ripped right out. You blinked again as you unconsciously held your neck to feel stitches.

What... Happened?

"You were killed and I made a contract to bring you back," the girl smiled as she started to weaken. You could see the bauble on her necklace grow darker and darker, "I'm glad... I got to see you before I went."

You reached out for her and touched her sho-

A memory.

WITCH.

You jerked back as you stared at the girl. She was changing. You could feel it. You... You need to fix her. Time was running out. How did you know? You weren't sure but she needs help. Help her. How do you help? How do you fix? You...

Held her hand and felt your senses open up. You let out a breath as you saw a memory. A number. Saironji Mitsuru. You didn't recognize the name but there was something else, another memory. A fight had just occurred. A wounded monster limped away as this girl just barely managed to escape. It was nearby. The monster's core will fix her, that much you could tell.

If you could get that monster core...

You looked down on the girl before you and grimaced. You need to stand up. It was either you got the monster core or you called for help. You couldn't choose and you were losing time. The girl was starting to have her bauble darkening even more, there was little color left other than black.

You looked around the room you were in. It was just a small metal room with a desk and a shelf. Your container was stuck to a generator of some sort but that didn't help. You instead looked through the girl's pockets to find a device. It was a phone.

"It seems like her experiment was a success," you heard a voice behind you.

You turned and were greeted by a small white creature with crimson eyes. Its fluffy tail swayed behind it while giving you a curious look.

"Do you want to save her?" It asked.

You stared right back at the creature. You wanted to save her...

"If you do, why not make a contract with me? It's not the first time this sort of thing happened. I'm curious as to what you would do compared to the others," the white fluffy creature hummed before scratching the back of its ears.

You stood up and looked down on the creature, "You... Contract?"

"Yes. A contract to become a powerful Magical Girl. A GriefBorne like you would no doubt be a splendid magical girl," the creature said as it smiled at you, "My name is Kyubey. What do you say?"


[] Make a contract
-[] State your Wish
[] Use the phone. Call the number from the Memory
[] Get some clothes. Drag yourself out and get that monster core.
[] Run away... Keep running and don't look back. You can't stay here.

[X] Get some clothes. Drag yourself out and get that monster core.

A heartbeat passed before you decided for yourself. You gave the creature a forlorn look before you scooped up the girl in your arms. It was too soon for you to engage in any agreements, not when you were left not even knowing which was up and which was down. You walked out of the door and found a stairway leading upwards.

It was a short ascent and you opened the next door to a backyard of sorts. It was bare with some grass and clothesline all while surrounded by others houses. Holding the girl in your arms, you looked up ahead and found the backdoor open.

The clouds were dark and the cold winds chilled your skin. You endured but you really needed clothes soon if only to keep warm. You slid open the glass doors to an empty looking house. You couldn't sense anyone inside, no noise or movements. Sniffing the air, it seemed like it hasn't been lived in for quite awhile.

You heard some light taps and found that Kyubey had followed you inside. You set down the girl by the couch before standing up. You have to find some clothes for you to wear. You were about to go when the girl grabbed you by your fingertips.

"Sister..." She breathed in her pained slumber.

You reluctantly pulled away as more memories flooded your mind. Upstairs, second room to the right. Blinking the pain away from behind your eyes, you raised your head.

"It seems like you're still adjusting to your new form. It may take a bit but don't overdo it. It'll be much easier for you if you make a contract," Kyubey said as it scratched head with its hind legs.

You ignored its words as you moved upstairs. There were picture frames hung up on the walls as you got up. Pictures of a family and a couple girls. One bore resemblance to the girl down below while the other had a bright smile on her face.

Thinking back, you recognized her from the memory. Was that you? You kept moving and eventually found the room you were looking for. Unfortunately it was locked so you couldn't get in so easily. You were left standing in the nude as you shivered.

Kyubey walked to your side and said, "You have enough strength to pull it from its hinges. Why not give it a go?"

You listened to its advice and pulled. There was the sound of crunching and snapping until you ended up pulling the door open. The doorknob was crushed beneath your grip so you dropped it and cast it aside.

Entering the bedroom, you were struck with a strange feeling of familiarity. You knew this room. Yes. Was it related to you before you lost your memories? You looked down the desk and noticed the older girl you kept seeing from before. She was wearing a school uniform while accompanied by the girl from below. They were younger in this image.

You turned and faced what looked like a closet and opened it. Clothes greeted you alongside the scent of detergent which lingered for some time. Your eyes caught the sight of a mirror as you were able to finally see what your body was like. A girl stared right back at you, one with pale skin and a deep scar snaking down from between your chest down to your stomach.

You stepped closer to inspect the faded stitches on your neck and found that it went around you like a collar of some sort. Other than that, you looked fine save for a shock of white against the lush color of brown on your hair. It was still wet from your containment but it was long enough to reach your lower back.

Once you had enough, you grabbed some clothes. Taking some underwear and a skirt. You wore a plain buttoned shirt and a tie before you found some boots. Once that was done, Kyubey hopped on to your shoulder as you ran back down the stairs and found the girl.

She was still unconscious from the pain.

Kyubey took this moment to speak, "I estimate she has 10 minutes before her Soul Gem turns completely dark. She won't be able to use magic then."

"Dark," you breathed before running to the back of the house again. You glanced at Kyubey and ordered it, "Explain."

"Dear me. If that's what you want," Kyubey huffed as it held on. You ran forward and kicked off the ground, jumping high as if you had been launched off a sling.

You ended up landed on top of another house before kicking off it. The wind howled past your ears as you opened your senses and traced the memory you took from the girl.

"You might be aware already but a soul gem turning dark is a bad sign. One way to counter such effects would be to take a grief seed and use it to cleanse the Soul Gem, taking the impurities of the Gem into the seed," Kyubey explained as you searched for the monster. It winced once you landed in a roll before running again, "Grief Seeds are cores of what you call Witches, monsters that bring harm to people by causing negative spaces that will affect them. Sometimes they kidnap people if they would so desire and consume them."

Moving past a block, you came upon a few buildings. You were close so you used your speed to find the location of where the monster was. That girl... She was a magical girl, she said that much at least. She must have fought the Witch around these parts and got hurt.

Kyubey held on to your head as it hummed, "And that's the monster you're hunting. You're getting close now. I can feel the presence of a Labyrinth."

You stopped and looked around. Heavy. A heavy, cold and sad feeling hung around the area you were in. You could feel your body react to the sensation as you held your arm with your right hand. You stood before an alleyway before walking into it.

The darkness seemed to immediately reach out for you as you stepped into it. The foul feeling became more evident as you looked around you. You weren't in the alley anymore once you raised your head. You appeared to be in what was a water reservoir lit by gloomy fluorescent lights.

Catwalks crisscrossed between one another as while a large pool of water waited beneath you. You were standing on one of the many catwalks before you felt it shake. Metal bent before twisting violently as you looked around. The connecting catwalks all broke apart and started floating in the air while you held on to keep yourself from falling.

You held on a piece of metal just as the catwalk you were on slanted. Kyubey stood on your head as you looked down in the pool below. You could see a dark shape within.

"Normally, these Labyrinths will be guarded by familiars however this one in particular is barren. It would seem that your Miss Uchida had cleared them out before fighting the Witch. How fortunate for you!" Kyubey said as it clung to your shoulder. The water below bubbled before something jumped out of it.

It was a frog. Opening its mouth however revealed hundreds of hands reaching out. You moved and jumped from where you were just as the Witch crushed the spot you were on. You jumped off the next platform until you reached the open space before the pool of water.

Landing in a crouch you turned as the Witch crashed back down the water. A monster... So that's what a Witch looked like. The Frog crawled up to land and open its mouth to unleash hands towards you. You reacted and dodged by rolling to the ground.

"Magical girls would deal with these sorts of witches quite easily. A normal human couldn't hope to defeat it," Kyubey said as it hopped off you and got to safety.

The hands scraped up the ground as you ran up a wall and flipped over it. A deafening crash erupted as the Witch withdrew its hands before its body convulsed. You could see a large cut on its thick hide refusing to heal. That must be where your... Sister hit it.

The Witch twitched and convulsed before glowing bright. Pillars of water rose from behind it and turned into watery young girls. They held musical instruments as the Witch croaked out loud.

"But you. You who are neither Magical Girl nor Human..." Kyubey hummed as it stared at you.

The Witch charged you with renewed vigor as you clenched your fist. It kicked off the ground and jumped, flying high before crashing down to you.

You dodged, avoiding the crushing attack the last second.

"It would be interesting just how you would fare," Kyubey finished as you pushed the Witch with all your might. Tackling it from the side, you had it slide and crash into a wall.

Kyubey walked up to your side as you looked down your leg. The creature sat beside you as you both watched the Witch rise up and turn towards you.

"The GriefBorne are a contradiction. Corpses brought back through what could be considered Taboo Experiments," Kyubey said as it glanced at you. You looked down your hand as you felt pain flare within your body.

"There many methods to creating GriefBorne. But the sole base of the idea is that they require Witch materials. A group of Magical Girls once created a Homonculus from materials gathered from Witches. The information of their work leaked out and spread through Japan," Kyubey continued as it scratched its face, "It's been hot topic among Magical Girl circles these past few weeks."

You gasped as the Witch turned towards you and lunged.

"In your case, the Seeds of different Witches are implanted in your body," Kyubey pointed out before advising you, "Use them wisely."

You reached out your hand and summoned a Cog. A metal gear fell down and got between you and the Witch. Jumping high, you landed on top of the Cog and moved down. Your hands blazed with rainbow fire as you punched down on the Witch's wound. It screamed. The deafening howl threatened to burst your eardrums just as you saw pillars of water smack you aside.

You crashed and hit the ground as you gasped for air. You forgot to breathe for a moment before you slowly got up.

You looked down on your body to see that there were objects implanted within your flesh. You got up as you narrowed your gaze at the Witch before you. You didn't understand much... But you didn't have time to idle around.

Killing that thing was your top priority.

[] Crush it with more Gears. Create more, bigger and don't stop until you've pulverized it into paste. You won't be satisfied until you do.
[] Burn it with your fire. Even if it hides in its pool, you'll just boil it alive. You won't let it escape.
[] Kill it methodically. You don't have to waste anymore energy than you need. This thing is just an animal. You can kill it with your bare hands.