Libra's Lament - A Magical Girl Quest
At times, a story is better left untold. At times, one that should be known to everyone will never be spoken about at all.
Amidst the chaos that was the war raging through all of reality and beyond, there were still races that did not know; young races, only a few millennia old. There were old and powerful races that never cared about this conflict as well, but those were few and far in-between.
Each time another is found, the dice of fate are rolled again. Light, or Dark? Which is the new one aligned with and will they take up arms against the enemy?
It has been like this for a long, long time. Neither side gave in no matter how hard they were pressed, wearing their opponent thin and pushing back outwards; as fast as equilibrium was reached, it broke down again.
Yet, when the spark of magic brought in a new race once more, everything changed. The heavens turned their gazes from the front lines, as did the abyssal eyes. For a short amount of time, not even a heartbeat in the life of the universe, fighting ceased over what they found.
Humans were not the first race that could potentially align with both Light and Dark; it would certainly not be the last, either. What surprised them all was that magic became convoluted in this young race; instead of evenly spreading over the populace as it always did, magical power was accumulated by young females. While there were a few regular mages as everyone was used to, these "Magical Girls", as they were called by their own race, were unprecedented in how much magic they could possess.
All of this does not really concern you, though. Neither do you know about it.
What you do know and what does concern you is the fact that the building you are in begins to shake violently.
-Select Difficulty (The character you get to play as is different for each choice)
[] She Who Transcends
You are already on top of the food chain; very few can match you and even less surpass your strength. (Easy Mode; you possess many powerful abilities and few more can be obtained, your growth will be slow)
[] Veteran
All of this is nothing new to you, as you already went through many battles. There is always room upwards, though. (Normal Difficulty; rather strong girl with okayish growth)
[] New Girl
You are as enthusiastic as you are new to this; as in, both of those traits are starting to fade away after your first few battles. (Hard Mode; weak start and good growth - if you survive, you will be legend)
[] Fresh Meat
Well well, what do we have here? Your powers have not even awakened before this begins? Too bad, the call knows where you live; try to survive, you little things. (Nightmare Difficulty; those two girls have no idea what is coming for them and are in no way prepared for it... death is looming only a single wrong decision away, always watching and waiting. Should you survive, though... heh, the girl further up might get more competition one day.)
-Select Background Setting (This includes where your story is headed and what kind of enemies you have to face)
[] Eden Awaited
Magic first emerged a decade ago and soon became the greatest blessing of humankind; Earth is taking on and solving all of its problems in record time. Even first contact with other sentient lifeforms went without a hitch. Truly, only the most pessimistic could have seen the dark emerging... or maybe those were the wise?
[] So What? It's Just Magic.
To the dismay of scientists all over the world, magic exists; while those people are constantly complaining about this not being how it works however, not much else changed in everyday life. It is the same old... and yet everyone can feel in their heart of hearts, that everything they know will eventually be overturned.
[] Human Nature
When the first flickers of magic emerged and the system changed, humankind once again asserted what it was. The Dark approached, but was thrown away when Earth was set ablaze not by any outside source, but its own people; it does not dare returning while what remains sorts through the ashes.
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Now then, here we go. This Quest was inspired by
Crystalwatcher's Magical Girl Quest; the setting and system were so interesting that I want to try my hand on it.