[X] Fight back... Fight back!
-[X] Burn everything up.
You held up your hand and ignited it. Searing hot rainbow flames erupted from your hand to run across your body. Burning through the black tar you incinerated all traces of the foul substance from your form. You gasped and fell down your knees as you grit your teeth.
The rainbow fire danced around you and burned the black substance on the ground as you looked at their source. A girl with purple eyes met your gaze as she looked down on you. You... Didn't recognize who it was but she stood before you with a weapon and a shield.
Her form crumbled just as she twisted into a more abstract appearance. A Witch hung before you with the appearance of a two dimensional film reel. It showed you of images, scenes of magical girls in the strips that came from within it.
It showed of tragedies and hopeful meetings as girls all around you fought and struggled. You turned to the Witch and frowned as you stood before her. You could feel her presence as she attacked.
"Your name is Lachesis," you declared just as the strips of film stopped before they could plunge into you.
She hesitated as you held up your finger and touched a strip of her reel. It burned bright rainbow as you stared her form down. She thrashed and tried to put out the fire. Lashing out with her strips, you burned her with your fire as you walked towards her.
A bundle of negativity. A creature of raw human grief given form by its sheer will. Twisted by her own emotions and desires, she was forced to live her days as a monster, barely aware of anything until she was struck down.
Lachesis attacked you again but you simply burned her strips. All of scenes and images burned as you dared her to harm you. You were stronger than her, than any of them, that was why you used them. You wielded them because they were implanted in you, not by choice. Clearly the Seeds had no desire to be bound to your inferior form.
But even as they squirmed inside you, you will make them submit.
"Why are you showing me this?" You asked her as you looked around the burning images, "Why attack me?"
The Witch remained still as she sized you up. She was afraid of you as she let out a croaking noise to change the landscape of your dream. You stood on top of a building instead of the Barren wastelands that you had created. It was a high skyscraper that gave you a view of a wondrous city of glass.
You looked down and felt an eerie sense of nostalgia upon seeing the city. You felt so high as you were left breathless. You then turned back to the Witch as she crooned and lowered herself. She was obviously trying to tell you something but you just couldn't understand.
Either way, you looked at the city and were left with the feeling you should go to it. You were drawn to this brilliant city of glass. As if one flick of your hand would have it all cascading down. You jerked back your hand and clenched your fist.
"I don't know what you're doing or planning, but I will stop you if you harm me again. That goes the same for the rest of you," you snapped as you looked around you. You knew they could hear you, "This is not our body. And I will not allow you to deface it with your wills."
There was no response as you looked back at Lachesis. You gave her a parting look before you stepped off the building and fell. You fell towards the ground as the winds howled past your face. The pavement below came at you at the speed of a truck before-
It was morning when you woke up.
You felt lighter and more energetic than before. As if she huge weight had been lifted off your shoulders. You felt for your body and noticed the seeds within you shudder. They were aware to an extent. It would be problematic for you if they kept rebelling like this.
You must consult this with Yuri...
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"The Witches are... Aware?" Yuri asked you as she raised her eyebrows.
"Yes. I had trouble sleeping but when I did, one of the Witches' wills came to harm me. I defeated her and made her submit... I was merely wondering if such an occurrence is normal?" You asked right back with a look of confusion.
Yuri and Kyubey glanced at one another at that before the former cleared her throat, "That's not normal at all."
"Not only that but such an occurrence is unheard of," Kyubey agreed as it consumed some pancakes. It tried speaking with a mouthful but abandoned the effort to swallow. Once it was done it then said, "Truly this age's Magical Girl are amazing. In your terms, it could be considered heretical even were this the yesteryears."
"But if you can provide maintenance to your seeds by exerting your will upon the Witches, then all the better. If you can keep them in line, then you'll be one step to proving you're harmless!" Yuri said with an excited look.
You smiled at her then before the door to the bar opened. Sai stepped in with Kaito, her attention going straight towards you as she had a grin on her face.
"Hey kids, wanna see a dead body?" She immediately asked.
"But I am one," you replied with a dry tone.
"What's wrong, Sai?" Yuri asked with a concerned tone.
"A couple of girls from Reika's troupe were killed. I think it's our Assassin friend catching on to your survival," Sai nodded as she glanced at you.
"Killed? How and when?" You questioned her as you stood up.
"Last night. Their bodies are under a bridge now," Sai said as she crossed her arms, "You want to go?"
"Yes. We might find a clue... Or something," you said with a nod.
"Right. Yuri, stay here," Sai quickly ordered.
"But I want to help out," Yuri said with a frown.
"You're still in trouble for stealing organization Grief Seeds. Consider this house arrest. Kaito will be feeding you," Sai said as she crossed her arms. She then looked at you, "So... How good are you as a detective?"
Sleuthing
[] "Good enough, I hope."
[] "We'll see when we get there."
[] "Let us go, Watson."
[] "I was hoping you would know."
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