Magical Girl Quest - The Fire That Burns

Cerys POV

You barely keep your transformation from flickering into view when Karen just fucking hops out of the ground like Mary fucking Poppins. She doesn't give you a chance to say something as she marches closer, a stony look on her face as she stares over your shoulder at the thing behind you. She looks at your sister, cradled closely in your arms and the swathes of normal people her Enforcers are somehow just funnelling away from the place. She gives a taller man, a prominent scar running across his chin and through his beard, a nod and turns back to you.

"Follow me, we'll get her looked over right now." She spins on the spot, moving back to the spot she had appeared from, swiping her foot across the brick. It ripples and parts like water, a staircase shimmering into existence. You don't give it a second thought, nearly stepping on her heels in your haste to follow her. She leads you through a short corridor, walls made of stone that bear scratches and carvings. You don't notice a thing, your attention entirely on your sister.

You exit into Karen's office, where you quickly depart for the medical centre kept on base, ignoring the screeching of her various trinkets as your magic tears a storm in your wake. People nearly dive out of your way as you move at not quite a jog, your sister remaining silent in your arms, tiny little rivulets of blood dripping from her arm as she twitches slightly. Karen barges into the hospital with a rough shove of her shoulder, the door slamming against a padded brace as she leads you towards a certain door.

A hand pulls it open from the inside a second before you arrive, several white covered people almost jumping out of the way to make room as a short man practically shoves his way towards you. When you reach him he glances at your sister, quickly spinning on the spot and leading you towards a bed. "Set her down there, you." He turns to another man who was halfway out of his seat, knocking over a half used chessboard in his haste to stand. "Get the fuck out, we'll finish our conversation later." He nearly runs from the room as you gently set your sister on the bed, carefully resting her head against the pillows.

The man quickly walks to her side after grabbing a box sitting on the side, clearing the bedside cabinet with a quick sweep of his hand before setting it down. He leaves the box as he kneels by the bed, leaning over your sister and checking her pulse. You step forwards to do something, but Karen sets a hand on your arm and gently tugs you. You nearly snarl at her, magic whirling before Daiyu grabs you by the shoulders. You look down at her, her eyes slightly wide but her hands steady. "Sister, you must give space." You reach up to throw her hands off when she clenches them tightly.

"Let go." Your words tear themselves from your throat, sounding more like a growl than something a human could produce, your magic burning hot as you barely leash it.

She bites her lip, her hands twitching slightly as they loosen, before she sets her face and they clamp down. "No. Must give doctor space." Her words are firm, but her eyes are tight, looking like they pain her somewhat to make. You grit your teeth, clamping your hands down on her wrists. You hear your sister let out a loud breath, immediately forgetting everything else as you turn your wild gaze to her.

She's looking up at you with glowing blue eyes, staring at your face with a sort of fascination, seemingly ignorant of the blood leaking out of the side of her mouth. The sight of your sister, bleeding, is enough to reignite that burning rage inside you. You clamp down on your magic again, memories of what it could do when left to run wild fresh in your memory.

Daiyu takes the opportunity to pull you back a step, enough room for the doctor to move around the bed freely. Once you shift, she moves her grip, sliding her arms around your neck as she hugs you from behind. You ignore her completely, staring down at your sister with wide eyes as the doctor gently tilts her head from side to side, checking something. You watch him like a hawk, hand twitching when he pulls out something magical and moves it closer to your sister.

Daiyu just tightens her grip, but she is watching him with just as sharp eyes, you can feel her transformation bubbling away just beneath the surface. When the man eventually steps back, his hands are stained with blood, face drained from whatever magic he worked. He looks to you and gives you a small smile, the flex of muscles and skin conveying more than words ever could in that moment. You resist the urge to fall to your knees in relief, instead stepping forwards to your sister, kneeling by the side of the bed. The doctor hands you a small cloth and you start wiping away some of the blood from your sisters face and arms, you'll get the rest later.

You feel the doctor shift behind you, your sense telling you he is waiting for you to turn around. You ignore him until your sisters face is clean, her now dim eyes staring back at you sleepily. "Shhh, sleep now, it's fine." Her eyelids flutter, straining to look up at you as you fix a relaxed smile onto your face. When she settles, your face drops, turning to the doctor just slowly enough not to wake your sister. He waves to the desk, a few metres from the bed, miming finger in front of his mouth and looking over your shoulder.

You frown, looking down at your sister and the four metres between the chair and her. I can make that in time to stop an attacker. You slowly step away, dropping into the seat quietly as the doctor leans towards you, Karen standing next to you and Daiyu on the other side. "First." He starts. "Your sister is perfectly alright." He continues before you can say anything. "The blood was just a reaction to interacting so closely with whatever spirit it was that did this." He takes a slow breath. "The glowing eyes was residual magic flowing through her." You grit your teeth. "You don't need to worry about that though, it was your magic."

You stop, mouth half open as you stare a him. He nods, rubbing his scruffy chin as he speaks. "She has traces of some foreign magic, but primarily she was almost overflowing with your magic. Am I correct in assuming that she has been in very close contact with you whilst you have been using an extensive amount of magic?" You see his eyes look to the path you had taken through the room, the floor laced with tiny cracks where you had passed. When you nod he lets out a long hum, before nodding back to you.

"Physically she should be fine, make sure she sleeps and eats a lot. Otherwise, she should heal fine on her own."

You narrow your eyes at his wording. "And not physically?"

Karen's eyes stare down at his, her gaze conveying her thoughts. He closes his eyes before meeting yours. "Magically, its likely there will be some effect from this. It is very unlikely that her magic will return to exactly the same as before." Your grip on the chair tightens. "There are no malignant or malicious effects that are immediately apparent, but I'm not an expert on this in the slightest."

Karen interjects quickly. "I will have someone I trust here within the day, tell me everything I need to know."

He nods. "Bedrest, food and sleep for physical recovery. No use of magic, light secondary exposure will be fine, so long as it is her sisters magic there will be no complications, but keep her away from foreign magic use." Karen nods as she writes down his words. Snapping the notebook closed and sliding it into a pocket.

She taps you on the shoulder, waiting for you to look up. "I will be going to collect a trusted expert on this right now, I should be back within several hours." You nod at her and she quickly leaves, reaching for something deep inside her pocket as she walks away, a heavy frown on her face.


Fate did not exist, not so long as she had any say in things. But she was not beyond guiding things to go as she wanted them to.

[Curiosity]

A slip, a mind wandering deeper than she should with only the lightest of nudges.

[Rage][Worry]

Her Knight, soul burning brightly, to the rescue.

[Anticipation]

What will you do.

FAKER

POV...
[] Cerys
[] Daiyu
[] Karen
[] Una?