In this instance, Bianca was thinking about Knight's reasoning, not her methods. She also never thought the girl was right.
Anyway, here is what I just told you about:
Combatants on the field:
-Magical Girl Fallen Snow (Team 1)
-Magical Girl World Eater (Team 2)
-Magical Girl Nightmare Child (Team 2)
[Empowered by the Dead: 62 Superior Zombies in Range
Fallen Snow Health: 28,000
Fallen Snow Base Resilience: 10,500]
>Nightmare Child attacks for no damage and gets a cleaver in the face for no damage.
>Nightmare Child understands this is not a weak girl.
>Nightmare Child casts End of the Line
(End of the Line: +20000 Base Damage, +366 dice = 20,366 Total Damage
Fallen Snow: +10500 Base Resilience, +815 dice = 11,315 Total Damage Reduction
9,051 Final End Damage
Fallen Snow Health: 28,000 - 9,051 = 18,949)
>Fallen Snow loses an arm, her weapon and is bleeding heavily; this is the first time she got injured.
>Fallen Snow tries to pull back and have the zombies take over.
>Nightmare Child casts End of the Line
(End of the Line: +20000 Base Damage, +1722 dice = 21,722 Total Damage
Fallen Snow: +10500 Base Resilience, -8000 It Hurts!, +2200 dice = 4,700 Total Damage Reduction
17,022 Final End Damage
Fallen Snow Health: 18,949 - 17,022 = 1,947)
>Fallen Snow collapses from losing her legs.
>Nightmare Child lowers her weapon after neutralising the target.
>World Eater casts Prepare the Feast and attacks Fallen Snow; the blood entranced her.
(Sharpened Teeth: +3000 Base Damage, +2389 dice = 5389 Total Damage
Fallen Snow: +10500 Base Resilience, -10500 Unable to Move, +1523 dice = 1,523 Total Damage Reduction
3,866 Final End Damage
Fallen Snow Health: 1,947 - 3,866 = -1,919)
>Fallen Snow got eaten by World Eater.
>Nightmare Child casts Horror of War and summons Zombie Nightmares to mop up the Superior Zombies.
And, seeing that she is dead now... I might as well show you her whole sheet.
(Deceased) (Unaligned) Magical Girl Fallen Snow
???
Stats
Health: 3,600
Base Damage: 1,650
Base Resilience: 1,350
Magic Modifier: 2,200
The Peacemaker A pretty staff in white and pink, a little longer than your arm
(A large Butcher's Knife as long as your arm)
Level 11
Attacks Per Turn: 6
Affinities: Courage (Delusion) | Happiness (Horror)
Ability: Crush | Judgement (Armor Pierce)
Spells
Regenerate Return the life force of one who was injured.
(Heals a target, who has to feel the pain as their injuries knit themselves back together; only Fallen Snow and Superior Zombies are immune of this effect)
Level 10
Base Damage: 1,000
Magic Modifier: 1,000
Affinity: Happiness (Horror)
Ability: Heal | Rapid Recovery | (Terror)
No Evil (Evil) A beam of pure white light that throws back any enemy and also destroys their armour.
(A beam of blinding white light that destroys everything in its wake.)
Level 3
Base Damage: 12,000
Magic Modifier: 150
Affinity: Happiness (Horror)
Ability: 10-Turn Cooldown | Collateral Damage | Total Armor Destruction (Slaughter)
( Mutate Human Turns a living human into a Superior Zombie; only works on beings without magic and can be cast once every hour.
Level N/A
Base Damage: N/A
Magic Modifier: N/A
Affinity: Horror
Ability: Stat Explosion | Boost Other | Perception Overwrite
)
Abilities
( Apostle of the Dead
-Every dead body within 25m of Fallen Snow rises as a Superior Zombie after five minutes; Fallen Snow is the only one they do not attack under any circumstance
Unseeing Eyes, a Happy Dream
-Superior Zombies are perceived as regular people by Fallen Snow; they talk to her and make her life wonderful
)
Outsider Sense (Human Sense)
Level 10
-Fallen Snow can sense the presence of people not belonging to the community she protects within 2km
(-Fallen Snow can sense the presence of humans within 2km)
Aura of Protection (Aura of Carnage Undone)
Level 15
-Fallen Snow is always aware of where her charges are and they can not die for as long as they stay within 1.5km of her.
(-Fallen Snow is always aware of where her zombies are; should one be killed while within 1.5km of her, it automatically revives at full Health in the next turn)
Defender of the Weak (Empowered by the Dead)
-For every person Fallen Snow protects that is within 50m of her, she gains a temporary level in A Protector's Strength; every tenth person gives her an additional Attack per Turn up to twice her weapon's level (excess Health is shed after battle)
(-For every Superior Zombie within 50m of her, Fallen Snow gains a temporary level in Grown in Slaughter; every tenth zombie gives her an additional Attack per Turn up to twice her weapon's level (excess Health is shed after battle))
A Protector's Strength (Grown in Slaughter)
Level 8
-Increases Fallen Snow's Base Resilience and Maximum Health
Superior Zombie
(Magical Girl Fallen Snow) Superior Zombie
-
Stats
Health: 1,500
Base Damage: 250
Base Resilience: 250
Magic Modifier: N/A
Affinity: Horror
Weapon
Claws and Teeth
Level 1
Attacks Per Turn: 2
Affinities: Horror
Ability: Bleed
Abilities
The Loyal
-Superior Zombies will never attack Magical Girl Fallen Snow
The Inhumane
-Reduce Final End Damage by 75% and ignore Body Damage modifiers
The Tide
-When Superior Zombies attack in a group, add their damage together and multiply the result by the number of attacks; only up to 10 Superior Zombies can attack together
The Monsters
-Any human being that is killed by a Superior Zombie will rise as a Superior Zombie after five minutes
In case it is not as intuitive as I think it is: Everything in () is the hidden truth while the rest is what she sees.
Kinda hard to say 'genociding a species is not wrong'.
What else is there that you are referring to?
And I think you are missing the point, or it is me who doesn't make it clear enough. I didn't say they aren't killing civilians, though I have stated that specifically targeting them is where I draw the line. What I said is that there is plenty of room for misunderstanding even if the facts align with Bianca's view.
To get away from any RL analogies and the associated cans of worms, let's instead look at... say, Starcraft. The reason for enmity between the Terrans and the Protoss was the complete destruction of Chau Sara colony by the latter. The Terrans saw their side of thing, a ruthless alien aggressor declaring war by annihilating one of the planets in the core worlds. The Protoss saw a solution to the Zerg infestation that Terrans were unaware of at the time.
The example isn't particularly applicable to our case, but what it illustrates is that even something as seemingly immutable as facts can have vastly different interpretations, depending on which ones are available to the observer.
So when things don't make sense, my initial reaction is to assume that we might be missing something.
But you know that the Protoss would have exterminated all of the Terran if not people like Raynor would helped them against the Zerg. What saved most of the Terran, was the fact that the Protoss are incredible arrogant and never considered the Terran as a thread. That makes it a bit more different compared to our situation.
Besides that we should never forget that Abyss Knight is a pissed teenager. But even if you/they think that what she does is right (which depends an the side you are staying), it doesnt let too many chances to misunderstanding things. Killing civilians is a clear indicator of the genocid route. And I doubt that all survivors or civilians are up to something to kill them.
Its simple hate from Abyss Knight and the others within Yggdrasil. And maybe most of them doesnt think too much about the future and what will happen if the normal humans died. They think that they can live in peace and that is enough for them right now. Most of them are still kids.
Awww... T_T
Can you release her pink-haired picture you weren't showing us at least?
EDIT: Nevermind.
EDIT2: Actually a question. She got her nuke spell after seeing her home town carpet bombed by the UES. Was she delusional before this happened?
I never said that.
But due to you not being there to be protagonists and make decisions, some of the girls you could have met will die while others live.
For example, Ana actually befriended the first other girl she met.
I never said that.
But due to you not being their to be protagonists and make decisions, some of the girls you could have met will die while others live.
For example, Ana actually befriended the first other girl she met.
Exactly. Besides, if you had only found this after reading the Update where the girls learn about those, you would know the parentheses would be there as well if they existed.
Is what I got in a private conversation rather recently. And no, Two Minds Joined in Harmony does not count as broken because they are, as the name states, harmonious.
Is what I got in a private conversation rather recently. And no, Two Minds Joined in Harmony does not count as broken because they are, as the name states, harmonious.
Nice guess, but theirs is still Divinity, with [PEACE] connection supported by their other two affinities, Purity and Faith.
IIRC [WAR] would have Corruption and Faith, with Faith being actually a neutral affinity.
Nice guess, but theirs is still Divinity, with [PEACE] connection supported by their other two affinities, Purity and Faith.
IIRC [WAR] would have Corruption and Faith, with Faith being actually a neutral affinity.
[X] Ask...
-[X] What happened to the city?
-[X] What was that about the raid in the north?
[X] Find out your Affinities
[X] Meet more Magical Girls
"Um... yes."
Thinking about it for a moment, you do have questions. About what you heard and saw after leaving the boat. You leave the talking to Rico and watch both older girls.
"Alright then, shoot."
Shoot? Uh... that probably means to ask, right? Your sister nods and points at the window. "What happened to the city?"
Abyss Knight blinks at that before following her finger, then she looks back at you and shrugs. "No idea what exactly happened... the place was a ruin for years."
"You're pretty young so you might not know", Igni adds from where she stands. "Most of this continent was wrecked during the war and New York is no exception."
Oh... so that was already there when they moved in. This is... something, at least? You wonder what kind of things might be in these ruins... maybe you can go scavenging later?
"Okay... oh, I heard someone talk about a raid. What was that?"
Now Abyss Knight sits a little more straight and frowns a little; you did not make her mad, did you? Igni looks concerned, too.
"There were some tribes a little to the north I took care of", she finally says. It is not really what you wanted to hear, but at least she keeps going: "The order here collapsed long ago and they live together in small groups, hunting and scavenging what they can."
She scowls and shakes her head. "Little better than animals, really... doing whatever they want, not caring for consequences or what the future might bring."
"...so you kill them?"
That is what she says without saying it and you all know it. Rico nods at your words, wanting to know it just as much. Abyss Knight sighs and the frown slowly leaves her face. "Yes, I killed them all. On a guess, it was about a hundred, with Dragon taking another twenty."
She... she just admits it? And she does not sound sorry at all, more like Bianca when she talks about her work... so calm...
"You took Dragon along?"
Igni's question makes Abyss Knight turn to the other Magical Girl with a small smile. "Don't worry too much, she was with me after all. You know I wouldn't let any of my girls get hurt for no reason."
Actually... why is that? Why does she care so much about them, but not about the people without magic? You feel weird... this is not right, definitely. No one should get hurt. And from how casually they talk about it... does it really mean nothing to them? Actually...
"But... miss Knight?"
Her mean yellow eyes turn back to you after Rico called her name; she still sits straight and the sword on the ground is glowing in a black fog that flows back towards it after leaving the blade. It looks so weird... ah, focus.
"What happens when there's no humans left?"
"Hm? What do you mean?"
Her expression becomes more curious now and you wait for what Rico wants to say; you have a good idea, though. There is very little still separating you and your twin.
"Um... I mean, when there's no humans, there won't be any more Magical Girls, right? What do you do then?"
Now both older girls give both of you measuring looks; Igni seems a bit less surprised than Knight, but you probably said something weird. Rico shrinks back under the gazes and you quietly shuffle closer to her.
After some staring, Knight speaks: "Then we'll have peace."
"B-But they will all die one day..."
Your voice is quiet as you say it; you understand that no one lives forever and it hurts to admit... but what when there is no humans and no Magical Girls?
"I don't care much about what happens when we're all gone. Those girls will die after living a life in peace and that's all I want."
That's... that is the same as Kibo, right?
...
No, it is not. Kibo wants everyone to be happy. Yggdrasil only wants that for Magical Girls.
There is a heavy silence hanging in the room. Knight sips from her mug again and you reluctantly do the same; it is not as hot anymore, but still really sweet and warm. Igni looks back and forth, you can tell from keeping an eye on her.
"Anyway", Knight starts with a sigh after a minute or two passed. "Anything else?"
You both shake your heads and she nods quietly. "Thought so."
Then she leans back and sighs again. "Honestly, I was expecting you to be older than you are... can't really say the things I wanted when you're that young."
You both squirm under her gaze, even though she is just looking; there is no reason you should be sorry for how old you are. Rico is as confused as you, though... and still a little scared by what you talked about before. You get that, it is no different with you after all.
"You want us to join?"
It is hard to stay calm, but you are not supposed to be mean or rude to others. Abyss Knight nods in response before starting to tap her fingers against the armour she is wearing. "I figured I'd give it a try... but not like this. Girls that age are too young to make such a decision."
Igni keeps quiet is what Rico sees; your friend is listening and seems to think about other things. You leave her be and focus on Abyss Knight again, curious what she meant; what kind of decision is she talking about?
...
The silence grows awkward again and she goes on after a while. "Magical Girls are... loathed. Hated all around the world. If you are one and get caught, you're lucky if they just shoot you."
You knew all that already; big sister told you after all. What is she trying to tell you?
"We know? Big sis kind of told us..."
The older girl blinks at Rico, then at you while Igni's eyes narrow a little and she shifts to stand a bit more straight. "And that doesn't seem wrong to you?"
"Not wrong enough to kill anyone... it never stops if we just hit back."
You can... guess where she learned that. Rico always liked going out and playing more than reading or sewing or... or anything one can do inside and that most girls do. So she had to spend lots of time with the boys, that included fighting with them. No one ever got really hurt, but you saw the bruises at times, when Rico was changing with you.
Your sister knows that people can be friends even when they hurt each other at times... but one has to stop hurting them, first. You know it too, but she gets it a lot easier. You just want everyone to be happy.
But why is Abyss Knight smiling now? She leans back against the cushions and sets her arms down at her sides. "I see, so you've still got hope. You think you can change all this and save everyone?"
Neither of you responds, but you would not even have the time to do so. The older girl already continues with a stern look. "But we don't. Every last Magical Girl in Yggdrasil has no hope of salvaging this. We will make them stop, even if this is the only way that works. I won't force anyone to fight my battles for me, all of them are here out of their own free will."
Igni stiffens and nods, her expression growing just as serious. "That's true. We all decided to follow Knight."
Oh. But then...
"Um... what if someone says no?"
Abyss Knight give you a confused look and tilts her head slightly, then she shrugs. "I just send them over to Kibo. Those girls are just like you, they're still hopeful. Anyone who decides to switch later on comes back."
She sighs and massages her temples, then gives you another stern look. "Just let me be clear about this: you want to save them and I want to end them. No matter what happens, we might end up as enemies in the future if you continue with that mindset."
She is not angry or sad or something like that, just... calm. Huh, that is probably how it is, you can see what she means. "Maybe... but you can still change your mind, too."
Rico's words actually make her giggle and the older girl hides her mouth with a hand. "Sorry, but that's not possible. I don't believe in it anymore. Maybe you do find a way... and if you do, I'll be as glad as anyone else. Just don't think I'll help you with something I'm sure won't work."
Okay, that was about what you expected to hear; it is better than you could hope for, though... right? Bad guys are usually not that nice, right? Big sister did say something about there being no plain good and evil, too...
"So... you will send us to Kibo?"
"Not right now, but yes... unless you insist, but I doubt it."
She gives you another look and sighs before taking a long gulp from her mug. "At least that saves me a lot of words I can spend better elsewhere. Think about it, though... there is no way they will stop and you will understand it one day. When you do, I'll be happy to have you."
She does not sound happy, though. You think about asking, but it is probably a bad idea. Silence comes around you again and Rico shifts awkwardly for a few seconds. You send her some calm and... ah, yes. She has been sitting around for so long, she wants to play now.
"I guess that's everything... whew, that stuff takes longer most of the time. With Iron and Mirror still weeks away, I'm stuck here for a while anyway, so I might as well show you around. Anything you feel like doing?"
Rico perks up at the question, but you stop her. There is something you have been curious about for a long time. Maybe Abyss Knight can help you find out?
"Actually... um... can you tell someone's Affinities?"
Both her and Igni turn to look at you; Igni smiles a little again and Abyss Knight seems surprised, so you quickly explain what you mean: "Big sister explained how they work, but we never found out which we have... I was just curious..."
Your voice grows weaker at the growing smile on her lips, but then Knight gets up with a calm grace and picks up her sword and puts the mask back on. "That's good to hear, spares me the explaining. I don't even really get the Affinities, so telling new girls what that's about is a bore. And yes, I know just the right person to ask."
"Truth?"
"Of course, Igni."
You slowly get up and follow her, making sure not to be anywhere close to the glowing sword. It feels bad to just look at and Rico carefully takes your hand. You want to ask who 'Truth' is, too... but they will show you in a moment.
Ludger gets up and taps over to you the moment you leave the room, yipping happily. Abyss Knight ignores him and turns to Dragon instead, who was following your dog. "You two are free to go wherever, I'll wrap this up. Come back here tomorrow morning and prepare a car."
"Alright, boss! Let's go, Igni!"
She bounces past you to pull your friend along, but Igni stops her with a slight frown. "Actually, I'm curious about something. You don't mind me knowing your Affinities, do you?"
The last part was directed at you, but you just shake your heads. It does not really matter who knows what, right? Although it would be fair if you knew her Affinities in return.
"Nope, not really. What are yours?"
Rico already said it and you all get going, Dragon pouting a little but following everyone else; Ludger happily runs along and sniffs at things as you pass by. Igni takes a moment to think, then turns to your twin. "Fire, Horror and Legend."
"The fire is pretty obvious, honestly."
Dragon giggles at the look Igni throws her way and you join the bigger girl. Igni uses lots of fire, so that makes sense. "It really is."
Your eyes wander to Dragon and her scaly tail, which she seems to notice pretty quickly. "I'm Dragon, End and Tale. Yes, my Dragon-Affinity is pretty obvious, too."
She swishes her tail a few times and then frowns before stopping. You... rather not ask, whatever it was does not seem like a happy memory. And she definitely saw you looking at her tail before. Aww, now you want to pet her tail but it would be rude to ask...
"And you, miss Knight?"
At least Rico is there to talk over the bad silence. Abyss Knight switches her sword into the left hand before shrugging slightly; the doors slide open in front of you and your group turns left. "Horror, Ruin and Myth."
Uh... you are happy she does not look at you right now; those were as expected as Dragon's and Igni's. Although she has Horror, too.
"Huh... You and Igni have the same Affinity."
They both shrug at this and you notice a big staircase coming up. Dragon looks more calm now, too... and Knight's answer tells you why: "Most girls these days have Horror as an Affinity."
Oh.
You do not really know what to say to that; is this because of what big sister told you about Magical Girls being weird for a few years now?
Whatever it is, no one speaks until you reach the end of the stairs and it gets pretty dark, except for a few lamps here and there. There is a big steel door in front of you, but Knight just pushes it open and you enter... huh.
It is a big room with lots of pillars here and there; you count a lot of doors on all sides, but some are more curtains than wood or metal. There are couches and lots of tables and a lot of doodles all over the walls.
"Welcome to our dorm", Dragon starts chattering the moment you enter. "There's usually three to four girls bunking together so we have enough space and there's a kitchen area right through the big door over there."
She points at the large door opposite to the entrance and you follow her finger, then turn back to all the other places. "There are that many Magical Girls here?"
Oh, maybe you can meet a few when you are done?
Sadly, Knight crushes your hopes for meeting lots of people with a weak chuckle and pats your head... the iron glove is a little heavy. "Not even half of the rooms are used, but I like having spares, so we built it big."
""Aww...""
Rico joins your deep sigh and you make your way over to one of the actual doors, where Knight knocks sharply and then waits until it opens.
Looking back at you is... why does she have three eyes? People aren't supposed to have an eye on their foreheads!
"What is it, Knight? Now's not a good time."
Rico shakes off the confusion first and looks at the pink blouse and skirt, then at her long, brown hair. She is pretty, even though that third red eye is really weird. And she looks like she needs new clothes, her breasts are almost spilling out of what she wears...
Wait, what is that blue thing behind her?
"I thought you fed your slime just yesterday."
The new girl raises all three eyebrows at Knight before rolling only the topmost eye and shaking her head. "You're right, but I have a headache and looking at you only makes it worse."
Then her gaze falls on you and she narrows her eyes. "Oh, I can guess it now. Come on in, I'm not getting around this..."
She is weird... but she lets you in and into a... very pink room. The little couch is pink, the carpet is pink and her bedsheets are pink, too. There is only one bed, though.
"Primordial Sun, Primordial Moon... meet Eye of Truth, one of my first allies. She can see your affinities and powers when looking at you."
You try your best to smile at the older girl, even though the third eye is still confusing; Ludger is sniffing the weird blob -slime?- that sits next to her, but it does not react at all. Eye of Truth gives a curt nod before sighing and smiling. "Sorry, girls... you caught me on a bad day, so I'd rather keep this short. You have to transform before I can see anything, though."
She looks at Igni, Dragon and then Knight for a few moments, then back at you. "Do you want them to know?"
Rico nods slowly while you take a step away from everyone else, hands entwined. "It's okay, we don't mind."
"Fine with me. Just go ahead, I have to get some..."
She continues mumbling while you transform, picking through a drawer before holding up a pen and paper. "There it is."
Abyss Knight took her mask off again and looks at you with narrowed eyes, though; you did not do anything this time, so why is she... no, not angry. Confused?
"Knight?"
"...Iron said they are Tales at best... I guess she was wrong."
Huh?
Before you can ask what she means, Igni gives you a curious stare before shaking her head. "They are. Their spells have been growing in strong bursts, but there's really nothing remarkable about them."
You look back and forth between them, but a giggle makes you turn back to Eye of Truth. Her upper eye is still directed at you while the other two are on the paper in front of her, supported on her leg. "Tehe, you're both wrong. Oh, this is going to be good... okay... wait, what?!"
She blinks a few times and all of her eyes turn back to Rico... the older girl stares at your sister for a while before wiping some sweat off of her forehead. "Okay... sure."
Then she looks at you and starts writing again, her third eye staying fixated on you for almost a full minute. She stops after one or two lines of text, but you can not read what it is from where you stand.
"..."
Eye of Truth looks back down at her notes and shakes her head. "Heh, you're in for a surprise. Sun, your Affinities are Determination and Sun. Moon, yours are Love and Moon."
Dragon snorts and snickers while the other girls wait for what comes next. Eye of Truth is looking at the two of you again and sighs. "As for your growth... I have no idea how strong it is. It's none of the five known Affinities at least. It's Balance."
It is quiet for a few seconds and you tilt your head at the older girl. "Balance?"
"Yes, Balance. My eyes were never wrong before and I doubt they're starting to trick me now. Your growth is Balance, whatever that means."
Uh... okay. But what does that mean? Turning to the other girls gives you more clueless looks, so... ugh, maybe big sister knows? But she never mentioned a sixth growth Affinity, so probably not.
"Anyway, that's it. I'll keep those written down just in case; it's interesting to count how many of what I met so far. Off you go, I want to sleep... oh, not you, Sun."
Your sister stops while the others look back and forth between her and Eye of Truth, who rubs her forehead before giving Rico another glance. "There's a few things I want to tell you about your abilities, and that's not for anyone else to hear."
Rico looks your way and the older girl shakes her head before she can ask. "No, not even your sister. You can tell her later if you want to, but I'm trying to be confidential here."
Aww... you will hear it anyway, so it does not really matter. Being connected is really useful like that.
When you and the other three plus Ludger left the room and turned back towards the big lounge, Knight looks at a clock on the wall before shrugging. "It's a little late for lunch... let's wait outside for Sun."
But as you walk, you can still see Eye of Truth and almost stumble when you hear her words: "I know you're listening, Moon. I saw everything about you two."
Oh.
OH!
Was that why she was so surprised for a moment there? Maybe so; you quickly apologise to Dragon after stumbling into her side, but she just shrugs and pats your head. Rico says something about how she did it, but Truth rolls her third eye and leans back, the slime wiggling around now.
"It's what I do... don't worry, you're not in trouble. I just don't want them to know, not with you girls that young. It's not fair for anyone besides you and those you trust to know what you can do. Your abilities are... interesting and a little creepy, but this isn't about them. You should know well enough what you can do, but... there is one thing you can't really find out by yourself."
Truth exhales while you get to sit on the sidewalk; it is a little cold, but you are still transformed, so it does not matter much. Ludger sits next to you.
"Your minds are joined together and you can't get them separate again, but you probably knew that already. Be careful with that, both of you. When this happened, your lifes were also linked; when one of you dies, the other is dead, too."
Rico's surprise is there, but it is not as big as normally with such things; it... does not really matter much, does it? Death... someone being gone forever... you really do not want to be without your sister, anyway. She pokes you with warmth and you poke back.
"I don't mind; that just means I'm never without Moon and she never has to be without me."
Truth smiles a little brighter over Rico's response and pets her slime without even looking. "I like how well you handle it. Good luck, you two."
She waves Rico to leave, so this was it. Huh... so your lifes are connected just like your minds?
"But really... what kind of Affinity is Balance supposed to be? I mean, how do you measure it to begin with?"
Dragon is looking to the ground with her arms crossed; Knight stands by her side and has her eyes on you again. "I don't know for sure, but it's probably a strong Affinity."
Igni just stays quiet, but you can see that she is tense. Then Rico comes running up the stairs with a bright smile and you get going.
. . .
Line Break Recognised . . .
Dragon and Igni left you after this, though; you waved your friend goodbye while her maybe-girlfriend dragged her off to somewhere else.
You did not stay alone with Knight for long, though; she brought you back to the large open space Igni said was for training... and there are three girls there now, one watching while two of them are... fighting?
At least it looks like it. The girl watching wears heavy armour like Knight, but the other two have cute dresses, one in red and black, the other in dark blue with black and white.
Red has a really big polearm with an axe at the end and Blue just dances around her swings; the sword she holds is tiny in comparison... and her black wings are really pretty.
"What's that, you wimp? You can't even hit me!"
A haughty laugh comes out of the smallest of the three girls while she continues to just sidestep everything thrown at her, making a few flicks this way and that... her opponent looks pretty angry and grunts at her before continuing.
Knight does nothing to stop them, so you just stand there and watch with her; at some point, the winged girl kicks her opponent's weapon aside and hits her in a flurry of steel.
(Soulsword: +2000 Base Damage, +209 dice, +2000 Ray, +2000 Ray, +2000 Ray = 8,209 Total Damage
Ruin Red: +1000 Base Resilience, +1312 dice = 2,312 Total Damage Reduction
5,897 Final End Damage
Ruin Red Health: 5,000 - 5,897 = -897
Ruin Red KO'd)
You can barely see how fast the little weapon hits, but when it stops and the winged girl steps back, her opponent lets go of her axe and drops to the ground with a pained grunt.
She keeps lying there, breathing heavily, while the other girl crouches next to her. She giggles a little and pokes the other one a few times. "Heh, that went a lot better already, Red."
Then she notices the three of you standing nearby and waves. "Oh, hey!"
Rico waves back and you both smile, but Knight does not really react; it is hard to tell what she thinks with that mask on her face. "I didn't expect you to be here right now, Soul."
The smaller girl shrugs and gets up while the girl that was watching the fight helps up the red one. "Red wanted some extra training, probably thought she can get me now. Guess what, she didn't. Who do you have there?"
She slowly walks over with her sword swinging in one hand; the two of you hover forward to meet her and Rico answers: "I'm Primordial Sun and this is my sister Moon"
The red girl is staggering over to you while you talk, but no one else seems to mind her; the winged girl gives you both a friendly nod. "Nice to meet you, I'm Soul Queller, just call me Soul."
Then there is a loud slap and Soul eeps into the air before diving behind Knight; Red stands right in front of you now, a big smirk on her face. The other girl is right behind her, a lot taller than her and Soul. "Nice meeting you, too. I'm Ruin Red and that's my sis, Ruin Purple."
"Half sister, anyway. Nice to meet you two."
The bigger one, Purple, reaches out a hand for a moment, but retracts it pretty quickly; you act as if Rico did not notice while saying hello to those girls, too. But one thing does bother you about this.
"Why did you slap Soul's butt?"
"Hm?"
Red turns to you while your sister notices the evil glare coming from behind Knight. "Because it's fun."
"Don't just do that to people, girls", Purple tells you the moment her sister closes her mouth; there is a slight scowl around her lips. "It's-"
She stops because she gets a slap on her butt, too, then sighs and rolls her eyes. "Just... don't."
So... is this another of those things you do with friends or people you like? Probably, even though Soul does not seem to be happy at all. She is still glaring and hiding behind Knight.
Huh, looking at her... she is not much bigger than big sister, is she?
"You know you like it."
"..."
"Naw, nothing to say?"
"Keep it down around the children."
You pay no mind to Red and Purple; they are just good friends, so it is alright. They even have similar names, after all.
"We should get going... and quick", Knight notes; Soul finally comes out of hiding and folds her wings angrily. "Yeah, you get going before the kids lose their innocence... I need to cut some respect into Red anyway."
Um... okay, you have no idea what this is about. Knight just motions for you to follow her and Soul, uh, Soul jumps and kicks Red right in the chest and back to where her axe is lying. "If you've got enough steam left to be lewd, buy some fighting spirit with it!"
. . .
Line Break Recognised . . .
The rest of the afternoon was pretty... boring. No, not really boring, but not as interesting. Knight showed you around and told you which streets were important. At least you can not get lost; you can always just fly up and go back to the big training area.
But otherwise, the city is empty; you are allowed to go scavenging and use all the things... but she also told you that there would be some things for you to do.
Dinner was interesting, too; everyone sat together in the big lounge and there were lots of different Magical Girls; a few were pretty creepy looking, but no one was mean. Everyone gets along pretty well.
After you ate, Dragon helped you wash Ludger and yourselves; she is a really nice person, even though you never saw her detransform.
And Knight told you to decide how long you want to stay; she can have you sent over to Kibo first thing tomorrow morning if you want. But... Iron and Mirror will come through here, maybe you could wait for them? Knight says that would take another three weeks at least, but... huh...
On top of that, your mind goes back to what Knight said in the beginning. That she has no hope to change the world anymore. Does that mean she was hoping before and... more importantly, should you still have hope when so many strong girls don't?
What are your thoughts? (String as many statements together as you see fit, but make them one block)
[] [Thoughts] It is never wrong to have hope
[] [Thoughts] No one deserves to be hurt
[] [Thoughts] We should wait and see
[] [Thoughts] There are people that violence is okay to use on
[] [Thoughts] There is no hope left
[] [Thoughts] Innocence is a lie
[] [Thoughts] Write-in
How long do you want to stay?
[] [Stay] Leave as soon as possible (no time spent)
[] [Stay] Stay for a week
[] [Stay] Stay for 2 weeks
[] [Stay] Wait for Iron and Mirror (at least three weeks)
[] [Stay] You do not want to leave (Express interest in joining Yggdrasil?)
[] [Stay] Write-in
What do you do tomorrow? Choose two:
(This vote is void if you decide to leave at once)
[] Work on new magic
-[] By yourself
-[] Ask someone for help
--[] Write-in who
[] Go scavenging/exploring
[] Maybe you can do something with your Affinities? Big Sister does this thing where she sits around for an hour and does nothing... meditating, maybe?
[] Spend time with someone
-[] Write-in who
[] Maybe someone here wants to train with you?
-[] Someone in particular? Write-in
[] Explore why Rico gets brighter by day and you at night
[] Learn more about history
[] Write-in
[] EXP-Plan
-[] Write-in what to buy
-[] Save it
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+10xp Learned About the Girls of Yggdrasil
+15xp Met Magical Girl Eye of Truth
+10xp You Know What You Are: Special
+5xp Surprised Eye of Truth
+15xp Met Magical Girl Soul Queller
+20xp Met Magical Girl Ruin Red
+20xp Met Magical Girl Ruin Purple
EXP Gained: 95 + 95 = 190 Total EXP: 380
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(Unlocked Level 0 Character Sheet: Magical Girl Eye of Truth)
(Unlocked Level 0 Character Sheet: Magical Girl Soul Queller)
(Unlocked Level 0 Character Sheet: Magical Girl Ruin Red)
(Unlocked Level 0 Character Sheet: Magical Girl Ruin Purple)
(Main Character Sheets Adjusted)
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Well... Truth has seen a lot of strange stuff during her time with Abyss Knight, but there was nothing quite like Eva and Rico before. You are not yet bullshit enough to give her an aneurysm, though.
Additionally, for those interested in working on new magic: while you can ask anyone for help, some girls are busy and do not have the time to help you... or do not want to. If you choose one of those, you will loose the slot due to the time spent finding them plus talking plus being shot down plus moping.
[X] [Thoughts] There are people that violence is okay to use on
I like this option. A little towards the dark side, but it's a good self-defense mind-set. I might try another step darker if we could remember our dreams of our sister really, but oh well.
I'm not sure what working on Magic is supposed to even do though? I mean, unless we can get some Ability out of it that I don't know? Or maybe Omni/Multi-Caster levels for purchase?
I'm not sure what working on Magic is supposed to even do though? I mean, unless we can get some Ability out of it that I don't know? Or maybe Omni/Multi-Caster levels for purchase?
[X] [Thoughts] It is never wrong to have hope
-[X] [Thoughts] No one deserves to be hurt
-[X] [Thoughts] There are people that violence is okay to use on
--[X] [Thoughts] You will defend those you care for. Preferably nonlethal, but if need be...
[] [Stay] Stay for a week
[X] [Stay] Wait for Iron and Mirror (at least three weeks)
While i would love to meet them, staying three weeks will likely overstay our welcome. Especially if we train hard. We made it pretty clear that we do not want to join.
Edit: staying that long likely won't cause problems.
[] Work on new magic
-[] By yourself
This will probably grant us new spells.
[] Maybe you can do something with your Affinities? Big Sister does this thing where she sits around for an hour and does nothing... meditating, maybe?
[X] Explore why Rico gets brighter by day and you at night
[] Go scavenging/exploring
[] Spend time with someone
-[] Dragon Maid
Pester her for Ignis favourite food? Moon still hasn't managed to get that answer.
[X] Maybe someone here wants to train with you?
-[X] Soul Queller
I want to see what Naron made out of my suggestion
[X] EXP-Plan all is equal
-[X] All is Equal
-[X] 130 EXP left
Saving up for radiance next.
[X] [Stay] Leave as soon as possible (no time spent)
I lol'ed at the fact that Abyss Knight is essencially MagicalGirl-Hittler, but not enough to want to be around the MagicalGirl version of SS
[X] [Thoughts] It is never wrong to have hope
-[X] [Thoughts] No one deserves to be hurt
-[X] [Thoughts] There are people that violence is okay to use on
--[X] [Thoughts] You will defend those you care for. Preferably nonlethal, but if need be...
[X] Explore why Rico gets brighter by day and you at night
[X] Learn more about history
[X] EXP-Plan all is equal
-[X] All is Equal
-[X] 130 EXP left
[X] [Thoughts] It is never wrong to have hope
[X] [Thoughts] There are people that violence is okay to use on
-[X] [Thoughts] You will defend those you care for. Preferably nonlethal, but if need be...
