And so we enter the final stretch. I've left this sitting for far too long. Time to give everyone closure, and maybe a happy ending? I apologize for the hiatus. I haven't been doing too well. Still not doing well, but sometimes you just gotta soldier through.
[x] Remember
You almost prepare to go to Madoka's place. You promised to be her friend, after all, and after being alone for so long...
A friend would be nice.
But as you grab your coat, you pause at the thought. Has it really been so long since you had a friend? Yes, you've been a loner for years, but...
...
Has it really been years?
The answer comes to you in a rush, a cascade of images and voices, a torrent of memories.
No. No it hasn't.
You've been... changed.
Madoka changed you. Made you forget.
But you remember now.
Your power comes rushing back, shattering your constraints as you spread your wings once more, transcending the mortal shell Madoka forced you into.
You're back.
The question, though, is she?
Did she sense your revelation? Does she know that you are no longer under her sway?
....
No. Perhaps not. Has she constrained herself as well? Perhaps she has. Madoka was always too kind-hearted. Maybe she just wanted to put herself on the same footing as you.
Foolish. It nearly got her killed.
You thought you could trust her to take better care of herself, to value her own life more so than she used to all those years ago.
But... Madoka is Madoka. She always has been, always will be. You might have been wrong to trust her to this extent. Maybe she still needs someone to look after her? To protect her? Because it seems like the biggest threat to her well being is herself.
As an Awakened Goddess, you presumably have the drop on... whatever Madoka has turned herself into. What should you do? You'd talk with her again, ideally, but she's a stubborn girl. She might not listen to what you have to say. You could always force her back into that gilded cage you once made of her world. That would ensure her safety for a time. At least... until she overthrew you again.
Well, you'd just have to be sure that such a thing never came to pass.
And what happened to the others? Mami? Kyouko? Sayaka? Amy? Did Madoka put them in similarly perilous circumstances?
More specifically, you know that Madoka would never endanger her friends, but unlike your pink-haired friend you've actually read One Punch Man. She just skimmed it for the humor. You're not too sure that she realized just how dangerous this world is.
And not just from the monsters either.
You're not entirely sure that Mami hasn't turned into a friend-hoarding cake monster yet.
Or Kyouko into some kind of ravenous DDR machine.
Or Sayaka into... a mermaid or something?
Either way, you're pretty sure that Amy is a cat. Why wouldn't she be?
... And as far as passing thoughts go, humoring Madoka and playing dumb might not be too bad. You won't be in any real danger at this point, and you can always lecture her later. So long as you ensure that you're never rendered so helpless again.
[] Find Madoka. Talk. This has gone on long enough.
[] Become the Devil again. It's all for love~
[] Check on the others. Make sure that they're okay.
[] Continue pretending to be a normal girl. You're a bit curious as to Madoka's endgame.
[] Write in...