Crystalwatcher
(Verified GM)
- Location
- Limbo
More like the fact I'm over two days late writing the update.
We got the Amp.
Crystalwatcher's Magical Girl Quest!
- Thread starter Crystalwatcher
- Start date
- Original
Level Up 4
Crystalwatcher
(Verified GM)
- Location
- Limbo
Our Core is some kind of exotic deadly radiation source, and our HP is literally how strong the containment for it is, so yeah.
When we go, it'd be with a BANG
ReaperofInterest
Herald of Disaster
Well I'm certainly glad we wound up getting the core amp. We really need to work on our health rating.
OverReactionGuy
Verified Sanity
Art is a bang, ya.
- Location
- The Beach
If we ever run into a situation where we know we're getting a badend, I'd love for us to go out in a blaze of glory
Not durable enough for that. At the current point, if we badend it'd be a mere instant from full health.
Nearest thing is fighting with Core Purge on at present. Maybe if we level that up a bit(since it scales with our health).
- Location
- The Beach
True, but I kinda meant later on. When we are most probably going to be dealing with serious bullshit opponents like the Goddesses and we make a bad choice somewhere.
Crystalwatcher
(Verified GM)
- Location
- Limbo
GEAR CRASH
Crystalwatcher
(Verified GM)
- Location
- Limbo
"Like shit... My stomach hurts really, really bad." A part of you wants to try and sit up, but the other part that was cataloging how much your stomach hurt beat it down with enthusiastic brutality. "How's the fight? Did we win?" Now that you know your alive, you needed to figure out what happened. Priorities.
"Hm. The fighting is over. After you killed the Hell Beast the rest of Team GEAR and I stayed with you while the Counter Force cleared the city of any stragglers." Jessica turns away from you, grabbing a jug of water from your bedside table to fill a cup with. Once the cup is filled, she passes it to you. "Carnage took out the gates, and we set up a triage center towards the northernmost barricade. We brought all the wounded here to recover enough to move back to base... You're lucky you know?"
You blink, "Lucky? How so?" The water feels heavenly against your throat.
Jessica is smiling now. "There are three known types of Magical Girl transformations. The most common is when the Magical Girl's power infuses their body directly, causing changes and allowing them to reach super-human ability. Almost all Magical Girls have this kind of transformation. The problem is that any damage they take in this form carries over to their regular human body." She downs her own glass of water, before propping her feet onto your bed, "The second most common type, and until recently thought to be the only other type, is when the Magical Girl creates a spare body to use for the transformation made out of their magic. They'd store their human body somewhere and use the magical body to fight."
You open your mouth... then close it. "So... what's the third type?"
Her grin is vicious. "The third type is when the Magical Girl apparently replaces her Human body with a magical construct as well as using a spare magical body for combat."
And for a moment you find yourself staring at her with incomprehension. When it dawns on you, you actually drop your cup.
"As far as the lab coat can tell, you no longer have an actual human body."
The wet sensation from your spilled cup slowly spreading across your lower legs leads to your brain resetting.
"I'M NO LONGER HUMAN?!"
A nurse across the tent jumps at your shout, and her clipboard goes flying out the 'window' to brain a trooper smoking a cigarette.
-/LINE BREAK IDENTIFIED\-
A while later, after Jessica had managed to calm you down with a lot of pudding and hugs, your curled up on your bed as your teammate dumps the small collection of pudding cups into the trash. "So... how's the team? I kinda went out in the middle of the fight and... well, you're the only one here right now. So..."
"Don't worry. Save for you, we all got through that without a scratch. Though... your move did give us all quite the scare. We've agreed to let Rei do the scolding after we meet up with her next, but Richard is a bit miffed right now so he's off moping in the mess. James is giving his report, Michael is... I'm actually not sure. Samael is moping with his magic books." She returns to her chair, propping her feet up again, "Over all we're good, but worried about you. I already sent a message to them to let them know your ok. Nothing bad."
You grin, and scratch at the back of your head at that, "Sorry. It... it just seemed like a good idea at the time and... Part of me felt that if Carnage's dragon died then she would... and I... kind of panicked."
Jessica's eyebrow raises. "How did you know about that little tidbit?" The tone of her voice is wary, but the curiosity is there.
But... the question brings you up short. "What tidbit? I was acting off instinct or something."
"Carnage's relation to her Dragon is... Complicated." Jessica's feet drops, and she leans in close to you, "It's not a very well known fact, and those of us that know try to keep it under wraps but... Carnage and the White Dragon have their lives linked. Totally and Completely. One dies, the other does as well. It allows them to synchronize their attacks like no-one's business, but it's also a major weakness, since the Dragon is actually easier to kill then Carnage is in a way. So..."
"If the Darkness found out, then Carnage would be far easier to kill."
It made a lot of sense actually. Each Magical Girl had a weakness. The trick was finding out what that weakness was. It also tended to be the cause of fifty percent of all deaths in Magical Girls.
Then... what was your Weakness?
Putting that thought aide, you decide to lead the conversation into the next topic. "So... how is Carnage doing anyway? Last I saw her she was rushing the Gates."
"Oh, she's fine. She's with Truth right now in the intensive care unit actual- I shouldn't have said that."
You're up, out of your bed, and out of the infirmary tent before the pain from your gut even registers that you had moved and starts screaming obscenities at you with great enthusiasm.
-/LINE BREAK IDENTIFIED\-
"What happened to her?" You're leaning heavily against the makeshift crutch that Jessica had given you. Your stomach really didn't agree with the sprint from the infirmary. But it, and everything else around you takes a back seat to Truth, who lay in the bed, unconscious and in her human form. (You note that she's kinda cute.)
The reason she was in the intensive care unit though was obvious: an entire arm was torn off, shoulder and all. The bandages around her torso are red from blood, and with her legs in casts whatever peace it could have given the image is lost. Carnage is asleep against the bed, head propped up by one hand as she snores softly. A blanket is draped around her shoulders, drooping slightly.
"There was a Class Three demon at the last barricade. She barely managed to hold it off before the Tanks got there. Passed out right after the reinforcements killed it, had to carry her back here to get treatment. She survived, but no one's sure how she managed to."
You limp slowly over to the empty seat next to Truth's bed. The weight of your decision to rush to Carnage's aid suddenly hits you. You had left Truth to run alone to the last barricade without help. And that had almost gotten her killed. Sure you had managed to save Carnage but... You feel tears well up behind your eyes. Truth's injuries were a direct result from your choice. "I'm sorry... Truth."
You sob silently as Jessica places a hand on your shoulder. Her comfort is warm, but lacking against the guilt. It is there you remain until Carnage wakes up, and finds the two of you sitting vigil with her.
"Hey, when did you two get here?"
"Just a bit ago. Nepgear here has been beating herself up over her decision since we got here."
You barely register their voices in the background, the pain of your own injuries ignored.
"Have either of you eaten yet?"
"No. Nep woke up not even ten minutes before she found out Truth was here. I was thinking of going for some food, but I don't know if I should leave her here alone."
"I'll keep an eye on her. Just remember to pick me up something as well, ok?"
"Alright. I should be back soon."
There's a noise of boots on the ground as Jessica leaves. As the tent closes, you hear Carnage rise from her seat and drag it with her around Truth's bed to where your sitting. The feeling of warm flesh pressing up against you, and a blanket falling around your shoulders raises you from the drowning guilt as Carnage pulls you into a hug.
"I lost my first teammate to a choice like this. Save one or the other. His name was William. Got pinned down by a pair of Crystal Horrors. The problem was another teammate was on the run from a pack of foot soldiers. I only had the time to save one of them or risk my entire team dying. So... I went for the easier of the two. Saved Blake and made a break for the portal. Last thing William ever told me was how he didn't blame me fore the choice, and to kill a few more demons for him. Then I got through the portal and the artillery strike wiped the Unified Darkness base off the map. Never really forgave my self for that."
You curl up into a ball and lean into Carnage's hug. You say nothing, and she continues.
"The rest of my first team died the following engagement. A bunch of Horrors nuked our part of the line with some kind of area-of-effect super spell that I survived because I was trying to reach something I had dropped. Got a second team not long after. We never got around to choosing a team name before our first engagement where we were cut off from the main Angel forces and overrun. It was where I learned that so long as I had enemies to fight I couldn't die. My third team died off slowly, one or two after every third engagement. After them... I just couldn't bring my self to accept a new team. So I've been fighting alone since.
"When you found me at the base I... All I saw was just another little girl in over her head, and probably wasn't going to last past her first week. Your offer of friendship wasn't what I was expecting and... I'm still not sure how to take it. Truth is the only person that ever actually came to me for friendship after my last team died. Now she's here and..."
She's trying to keep talking. You can here the force behind each words she grinds out through the choking grief. You can see your sister. Both at the height of happiness during your birthday as well as the remains of her body beneath her truck. The grief is there. Mingling with the guilt...
You unwrap yourself from your ball and instead wrap your arms around Carnage. Her arms wrap around your shoulders as you bury your face in her chest, tears falling in thick streams from you both.
"I'm tired of all the bloodshed."
-/LINE BREAK IDENTIFIED\-
The cleanup of Manhattan Island goes smoothly. Civilians are released from bunkers throughout the city and the Military sets up a forward post just in case the portals are re-opened and need to be closed again. All the wounded are loaded up in long-range helicopters to be taken to a different facility with better medical equipment while those still operational are loaded up to return to their respective bases.
Truth never wakes up before everyone leaves, going with the wounded to the hospitals while you and Carnage ride with Team GEAR back to your base.
The ride is quiet and somber. Any thoughts on the battle are quietly shelved, and any other conversation is killed by the atmosphere before it even starts.
It remains this way until a sword suddenly tears through the top of the helicopter and embeds itself in your seat between your legs.
"What?"
A shout and everything goes to hell.
The world dissolves. You jump, and someone tackles you. Gravity falls out from under you. Red light starts to flash. Sirens going off. Spinning. Impacts against the walls. The sound of metal tearing through metal. Blood flies. Pain from your injuries. Your screaming. Fire everywhere.
The helicopter slams into the ground and everything goes black.
You come around with something on top of you, and blood flowing down your face. The sky is dark, flames crawling across the ground as several burning buildings swim into focus around you.
A chill as you realize it's Richard laying limp across you. "Richard?"
You twist carefully, feeling the edges of something sharp slice your arm. Biting back a whimper, you grab his shoulder and shake.
He slides off you, the blades impaling his back clanking with a note of finality as you realize he's dead. You stare insensate at the sky as you realize the blood drenching you is from him.
"Nepgear!"
Your nickname pierces the rising horror. You sit up swiftly, "Jessica?" You see her, propped up against a piece of the helicopter, sans helmet. "Jessica!" You scramble to your feet, ignoring the splashing puddle of blood you had been laying in. "Jessica! It's Richard! He's-"
"I know kid." Then you realize what your seeing. Jessica isn't propped up against a piece of the Helicopter: she's nailed to it, and her legs are missing. "I know... James and Carnage went to try and figure out what's happening. Sam and Mike are keeping an eye out. We thought you were dead as well." Considering the position you were in and the blood? Not surprising. "Would have checked on you but as you can see I'm kind of in need of a leg up."
You choke out a laughing sob at the attempt of a joke. The flow from her legs is sluggish, and you know she doesn't have much time left. "What happened?"
"The helicopters were all shot out of the sky. Not sure what else besides that. And it's kind of obvious."
You nod but... "I remember a sword. It plowed right through the top of the helicopter before..." You also tactfully refrain from pointing out the dozen of swords littering the ground around you, and the ten or so sticking out of Richard.
And the one speared through Jessica's chest.
In hindsight it's kind of obvious what exactly happened.
"What should I do Jess?"
"Well... Considering I'm on a timer here, sticking around would probably be pointless. You should go help everyone else and let them know you're still alive."
You look down at the sword stuck through her.
[]Stick with Jessica. No one deserves to die alone.
-[]End Jess' suffering, quick and clean.
[]Leave Jess and find Sam and Mike.
-[]End Jess' suffering, quick and clean.
[]Leave Jess and find James and Carnage.
-[]End Jess' suffering, quick and clean.
+5xp Heart to heart with Carnage!
+5 Total EXP = 104 Current EXP!
[]EXP Spending Plan
[]Don't spend any.
(Richard Deceased.
Character Profile Unlocked! Magical Girl Carnage (Max)
Shop Item Unlocked!)
"Hm. The fighting is over. After you killed the Hell Beast the rest of Team GEAR and I stayed with you while the Counter Force cleared the city of any stragglers." Jessica turns away from you, grabbing a jug of water from your bedside table to fill a cup with. Once the cup is filled, she passes it to you. "Carnage took out the gates, and we set up a triage center towards the northernmost barricade. We brought all the wounded here to recover enough to move back to base... You're lucky you know?"
You blink, "Lucky? How so?" The water feels heavenly against your throat.
Jessica is smiling now. "There are three known types of Magical Girl transformations. The most common is when the Magical Girl's power infuses their body directly, causing changes and allowing them to reach super-human ability. Almost all Magical Girls have this kind of transformation. The problem is that any damage they take in this form carries over to their regular human body." She downs her own glass of water, before propping her feet onto your bed, "The second most common type, and until recently thought to be the only other type, is when the Magical Girl creates a spare body to use for the transformation made out of their magic. They'd store their human body somewhere and use the magical body to fight."
You open your mouth... then close it. "So... what's the third type?"
Her grin is vicious. "The third type is when the Magical Girl apparently replaces her Human body with a magical construct as well as using a spare magical body for combat."
And for a moment you find yourself staring at her with incomprehension. When it dawns on you, you actually drop your cup.
"As far as the lab coat can tell, you no longer have an actual human body."
The wet sensation from your spilled cup slowly spreading across your lower legs leads to your brain resetting.
"I'M NO LONGER HUMAN?!"
A nurse across the tent jumps at your shout, and her clipboard goes flying out the 'window' to brain a trooper smoking a cigarette.
-/LINE BREAK IDENTIFIED\-
A while later, after Jessica had managed to calm you down with a lot of pudding and hugs, your curled up on your bed as your teammate dumps the small collection of pudding cups into the trash. "So... how's the team? I kinda went out in the middle of the fight and... well, you're the only one here right now. So..."
"Don't worry. Save for you, we all got through that without a scratch. Though... your move did give us all quite the scare. We've agreed to let Rei do the scolding after we meet up with her next, but Richard is a bit miffed right now so he's off moping in the mess. James is giving his report, Michael is... I'm actually not sure. Samael is moping with his magic books." She returns to her chair, propping her feet up again, "Over all we're good, but worried about you. I already sent a message to them to let them know your ok. Nothing bad."
You grin, and scratch at the back of your head at that, "Sorry. It... it just seemed like a good idea at the time and... Part of me felt that if Carnage's dragon died then she would... and I... kind of panicked."
Jessica's eyebrow raises. "How did you know about that little tidbit?" The tone of her voice is wary, but the curiosity is there.
But... the question brings you up short. "What tidbit? I was acting off instinct or something."
"Carnage's relation to her Dragon is... Complicated." Jessica's feet drops, and she leans in close to you, "It's not a very well known fact, and those of us that know try to keep it under wraps but... Carnage and the White Dragon have their lives linked. Totally and Completely. One dies, the other does as well. It allows them to synchronize their attacks like no-one's business, but it's also a major weakness, since the Dragon is actually easier to kill then Carnage is in a way. So..."
"If the Darkness found out, then Carnage would be far easier to kill."
It made a lot of sense actually. Each Magical Girl had a weakness. The trick was finding out what that weakness was. It also tended to be the cause of fifty percent of all deaths in Magical Girls.
Then... what was your Weakness?
Putting that thought aide, you decide to lead the conversation into the next topic. "So... how is Carnage doing anyway? Last I saw her she was rushing the Gates."
"Oh, she's fine. She's with Truth right now in the intensive care unit actual- I shouldn't have said that."
You're up, out of your bed, and out of the infirmary tent before the pain from your gut even registers that you had moved and starts screaming obscenities at you with great enthusiasm.
-/LINE BREAK IDENTIFIED\-
"What happened to her?" You're leaning heavily against the makeshift crutch that Jessica had given you. Your stomach really didn't agree with the sprint from the infirmary. But it, and everything else around you takes a back seat to Truth, who lay in the bed, unconscious and in her human form. (You note that she's kinda cute.)
The reason she was in the intensive care unit though was obvious: an entire arm was torn off, shoulder and all. The bandages around her torso are red from blood, and with her legs in casts whatever peace it could have given the image is lost. Carnage is asleep against the bed, head propped up by one hand as she snores softly. A blanket is draped around her shoulders, drooping slightly.
"There was a Class Three demon at the last barricade. She barely managed to hold it off before the Tanks got there. Passed out right after the reinforcements killed it, had to carry her back here to get treatment. She survived, but no one's sure how she managed to."
You limp slowly over to the empty seat next to Truth's bed. The weight of your decision to rush to Carnage's aid suddenly hits you. You had left Truth to run alone to the last barricade without help. And that had almost gotten her killed. Sure you had managed to save Carnage but... You feel tears well up behind your eyes. Truth's injuries were a direct result from your choice. "I'm sorry... Truth."
You sob silently as Jessica places a hand on your shoulder. Her comfort is warm, but lacking against the guilt. It is there you remain until Carnage wakes up, and finds the two of you sitting vigil with her.
"Hey, when did you two get here?"
"Just a bit ago. Nepgear here has been beating herself up over her decision since we got here."
You barely register their voices in the background, the pain of your own injuries ignored.
"Have either of you eaten yet?"
"No. Nep woke up not even ten minutes before she found out Truth was here. I was thinking of going for some food, but I don't know if I should leave her here alone."
"I'll keep an eye on her. Just remember to pick me up something as well, ok?"
"Alright. I should be back soon."
There's a noise of boots on the ground as Jessica leaves. As the tent closes, you hear Carnage rise from her seat and drag it with her around Truth's bed to where your sitting. The feeling of warm flesh pressing up against you, and a blanket falling around your shoulders raises you from the drowning guilt as Carnage pulls you into a hug.
"I lost my first teammate to a choice like this. Save one or the other. His name was William. Got pinned down by a pair of Crystal Horrors. The problem was another teammate was on the run from a pack of foot soldiers. I only had the time to save one of them or risk my entire team dying. So... I went for the easier of the two. Saved Blake and made a break for the portal. Last thing William ever told me was how he didn't blame me fore the choice, and to kill a few more demons for him. Then I got through the portal and the artillery strike wiped the Unified Darkness base off the map. Never really forgave my self for that."
You curl up into a ball and lean into Carnage's hug. You say nothing, and she continues.
"The rest of my first team died the following engagement. A bunch of Horrors nuked our part of the line with some kind of area-of-effect super spell that I survived because I was trying to reach something I had dropped. Got a second team not long after. We never got around to choosing a team name before our first engagement where we were cut off from the main Angel forces and overrun. It was where I learned that so long as I had enemies to fight I couldn't die. My third team died off slowly, one or two after every third engagement. After them... I just couldn't bring my self to accept a new team. So I've been fighting alone since.
"When you found me at the base I... All I saw was just another little girl in over her head, and probably wasn't going to last past her first week. Your offer of friendship wasn't what I was expecting and... I'm still not sure how to take it. Truth is the only person that ever actually came to me for friendship after my last team died. Now she's here and..."
She's trying to keep talking. You can here the force behind each words she grinds out through the choking grief. You can see your sister. Both at the height of happiness during your birthday as well as the remains of her body beneath her truck. The grief is there. Mingling with the guilt...
You unwrap yourself from your ball and instead wrap your arms around Carnage. Her arms wrap around your shoulders as you bury your face in her chest, tears falling in thick streams from you both.
"I'm tired of all the bloodshed."
-/LINE BREAK IDENTIFIED\-
The cleanup of Manhattan Island goes smoothly. Civilians are released from bunkers throughout the city and the Military sets up a forward post just in case the portals are re-opened and need to be closed again. All the wounded are loaded up in long-range helicopters to be taken to a different facility with better medical equipment while those still operational are loaded up to return to their respective bases.
Truth never wakes up before everyone leaves, going with the wounded to the hospitals while you and Carnage ride with Team GEAR back to your base.
The ride is quiet and somber. Any thoughts on the battle are quietly shelved, and any other conversation is killed by the atmosphere before it even starts.
It remains this way until a sword suddenly tears through the top of the helicopter and embeds itself in your seat between your legs.
"What?"
A shout and everything goes to hell.
The world dissolves. You jump, and someone tackles you. Gravity falls out from under you. Red light starts to flash. Sirens going off. Spinning. Impacts against the walls. The sound of metal tearing through metal. Blood flies. Pain from your injuries. Your screaming. Fire everywhere.
The helicopter slams into the ground and everything goes black.
You come around with something on top of you, and blood flowing down your face. The sky is dark, flames crawling across the ground as several burning buildings swim into focus around you.
A chill as you realize it's Richard laying limp across you. "Richard?"
You twist carefully, feeling the edges of something sharp slice your arm. Biting back a whimper, you grab his shoulder and shake.
He slides off you, the blades impaling his back clanking with a note of finality as you realize he's dead. You stare insensate at the sky as you realize the blood drenching you is from him.
"Nepgear!"
Your nickname pierces the rising horror. You sit up swiftly, "Jessica?" You see her, propped up against a piece of the helicopter, sans helmet. "Jessica!" You scramble to your feet, ignoring the splashing puddle of blood you had been laying in. "Jessica! It's Richard! He's-"
"I know kid." Then you realize what your seeing. Jessica isn't propped up against a piece of the Helicopter: she's nailed to it, and her legs are missing. "I know... James and Carnage went to try and figure out what's happening. Sam and Mike are keeping an eye out. We thought you were dead as well." Considering the position you were in and the blood? Not surprising. "Would have checked on you but as you can see I'm kind of in need of a leg up."
You choke out a laughing sob at the attempt of a joke. The flow from her legs is sluggish, and you know she doesn't have much time left. "What happened?"
"The helicopters were all shot out of the sky. Not sure what else besides that. And it's kind of obvious."
You nod but... "I remember a sword. It plowed right through the top of the helicopter before..." You also tactfully refrain from pointing out the dozen of swords littering the ground around you, and the ten or so sticking out of Richard.
And the one speared through Jessica's chest.
In hindsight it's kind of obvious what exactly happened.
"What should I do Jess?"
"Well... Considering I'm on a timer here, sticking around would probably be pointless. You should go help everyone else and let them know you're still alive."
You look down at the sword stuck through her.
[]Stick with Jessica. No one deserves to die alone.
-[]End Jess' suffering, quick and clean.
[]Leave Jess and find Sam and Mike.
-[]End Jess' suffering, quick and clean.
[]Leave Jess and find James and Carnage.
-[]End Jess' suffering, quick and clean.
+5xp Heart to heart with Carnage!
+5 Total EXP = 104 Current EXP!
[]EXP Spending Plan
[]Don't spend any.
(Richard Deceased.
Character Profile Unlocked! Magical Girl Carnage (Max)
Shop Item Unlocked!)
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ReaperofInterest
Herald of Disaster
Near as I can tell, this is the only new addition to the shop this turn. Unfortunately, we can't buy anything from the shop just yet, but we can upgrade a few stats.I'm not sure what we should upgrade though. Until someone comes up with a good plan, I'll just vote for:
[X] Don't spend any
Lordsservent
Servant of the one true God and SV
- Location
- The centre of the Multiverse
[X]Stick with Jessica. No one deserves to die alone.
[X] Don't spend any.
I'm so sorry Truth, please forgive us.
[X] Don't spend any.
I'm so sorry Truth, please forgive us.
Crystalwatcher
(Verified GM)
- Location
- Limbo
Updated Carnage's profile with the last information.
Also marked Richard as dead as a doornail.
Also marked Richard as dead as a doornail.
Nix's Warden
Welcome to Hades
- Location
- United States
[X] Stick with Jessica. No one deserves to die alone.
-[X] End Jess' suffering, quick and clean.
SHIT. Jess shouldn't suffer. Or Die Alone. Everyone else will be fine. We're the only one Jessica has at the moment.
-[X] End Jess' suffering, quick and clean.
SHIT. Jess shouldn't suffer. Or Die Alone. Everyone else will be fine. We're the only one Jessica has at the moment.
... Ouch. Upgrade Celestial Severance? Doubles every upgrade so buying the two we can gets us 800 damage per.
- Location
- va
[X]Leave Jess and find James and Carnage.
chocolote12
A Penguin Flailing Against The Keyboard Of Life.
Well, if the forces of Darkness decide to little-sister us...