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Magical Girl Quest - The Fire That Burns

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Rukia said:
Jrin, everyone learns to speak English in school.
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It is taught sure but actually learn to any usable level? At that age even? Well around here I knew enough that I could make it work but out of a sample of hundreds around my age not a single one of them would manage anywhere close to that.

In Portugal due to various reasons it is a lot higher but even then only a fourth of the population speaks English so I certainly wouldn't expect three teenagers to all speak English well enough to be usable on a situation with time ticking.

Mind it is believable enough they just happen to but just contesting the idea it is normal and/or expected. Au contraire would say it speaks very well of them that they can.
 
strauss said:
In Portugal due to various reasons it is a lot higher but even then only a fourth of the population speaks English so I certainly wouldn't expect three teenagers to all speak English well enough to be usable on a situation with time ticking.
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In fairness, it was only one of them actually talking.

By the way, @Rukia, when I wrote "port town", I did not expect you to make them be in the capital city of all places.
I do not dislike it, mind, but my own thoughts rather went towards a small town with maybe a few thousand people :V
 
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I mean the UK seems to be a touch more relevant in this version of Europe anyways we coukd always just handwave it as sideeffects of that :whistle:
 
Jakobstj said:
I think he was talking about the thing about the girls speaking english.
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Ah, even then English is taught pretty much everywhere not because of the UK, but because it's the most spoken language.
Alternatively, I don't speak Portuguese, I can't write them talking in it. (Google translate is a poor substitute)
 
The moment "European City dated back to medieval times" came up, I was no longer surprised at the low width of the street. Those kinds of cities are notorious for the legacy of their age - narrow streets.

The thing that surprised me a lot more was how ridiculously close the Shika was - it's like the building is practically on the corner of the city block. I thought it was like 50-100m to it.
 
At least Sabina doesn't need spacial warping to Intercept bullets. Just means the bullets need to be aimed at her or someone right next to her.
 
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TERRAFORMING FOR BEGINNERS
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    • You shunt as much magic through your legs as you can, completely pulverising the ground as you leap backwards, stretching a hand out to the side without thought. Daiyu is already there, pulling you behind her and slamming her shield into the ground as you see the barrels begin to spin, a shimmer creeping along the entire vehicle as they do so. What is that? A harsh grunt from Sabina alerts you to her failed attack as you squint at the vehicle. OH FU-

    Abruptly, the single vehicle splits into three, two more shoving their way into existence as they squeeze onto the street, all twelve barrels now aimed at Daiyu.

    (Shika Anti-Air Barrel 1: +300 Base Damage, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku = 1050 Total Damage
    Shika Anti-Air Barrel 2: +300 Base Damage, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku = 1050 Total Damage
    Shika Anti-Air Barrel 3: +300 Base Damage, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku = 1050 Total Damage
    Shika Anti-Air Barrel 4: +300 Base Damage, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku = 1050 Total Damage

    4200 Unified Damage

    Shika Anti-Air Barrel 1: +300 Base Damage, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku = 1050 Total Damage
    Shika Anti-Air Barrel 2: +300 Base Damage, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku = 1050 Total Damage
    Shika Anti-Air Barrel 3: +300 Base Damage, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku = 1050 Total Damage
    Shika Anti-Air Barrel 4: +300 Base Damage, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku = 1050 Total Damage

    8400 Unified Damage

    Shika Anti-Air Barrel 1: +300 Base Damage, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku = 1050 Total Damage
    Shika Anti-Air Barrel 2: +300 Base Damage, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku = 1050 Total Damage
    Shika Anti-Air Barrel 3: +300 Base Damage, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku = 1050 Total Damage
    Shika Anti-Air Barrel 4: +300 Base Damage, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku, +75 Danmaku = 1050 Total Damage

    AAA: 12,600 Unified Damage, x3 Synchronization Bonus (Hail of Lead) = 37,800 Total Damage

    Heart of Steel: 75% Reduction

    9450 Total End Damage

    Ebony Knight: +7160 Base Resilience, +117 Dice, -873 Armour Pierce = 6404 Total Reduction

    Ebony Knight Health: 5400 - 3046 = 2354

    Heart of Steel)

    You hear a whine, then everything explodes into noise. Dragging your sister to you as you crouch down, you plant your sword in the ground off to the side, vibrations shaking from it to you as shrapnel slams into it harshly. You quickly look across the street, seeing almost everyone hunkered down under whatever they can find, apart from a familiar glowing figure. Asshole. Turning your eyes back to your partner, you squint as you try to look through the flashes, just about making out a shadow between you and them.

    The flashes suddenly stop, a blissful silence taking it's place as you smile. A gust of wind blows away the smoke, your girlfriend hunched down against her shield, feet dug deeply into the ground and surrounded by debris from missed shots. You slowly make your way to your feet, orienting your spears towards the middle vehicle when you hear a sound that sends you back to your knees. Nnnnyyiiirrrrrr. You see Sabina quickly stand and swing, her sword wavering and then snapping back to her hand, crouching behind your sister with a frustrated frown.

    They fire again and you curse, the sound not even making it to your own ears. Wait. You squint, just about making out the mages huddling behind their shielded body. Fuck, too close. You look at the building behind you, dismissing it after a second. Walls wouldn't stop a single shot. You bite your lip, staring at Daiyu's back as you build up magic in your hand. Ready? You just about catch a glimpse of her head, a quick nod before she goes back to pressing against the wall of lead.

    You spare a single thought to the Magical Girls who had attacked you because you'd damaged the city, then you press your hand to the ground, baring your teeth as you let your magic flow. Get. Fucked. The magic dances along your fingers when you feel a small hand press on top of yours, your sister sporting a little smile as her magic mingles with yours. Fuuuuuu-

    (Infinite Advance: +100 Base Boost, +2 Dice = Juggernaut Wave Damage x2

    Juggernaut Wave: +80,400 Base Damage, +3014 Dice = 83,414 Total Damage

    Street Health: 199,600 - 83,414 = 116,186)

    The magic leaves your hand and the world shakes, the ground beneath you simply disappears, only a quick reaction saving your sister and Sabina from a long fall. As the spell grinds further and further into the earth, a panting Daiyu forms up next to you, the surface of her shield glowing white hot from the impacts. I can deal with that. You quickly siphon the heat off into the air, smirking a little when you feel the cloned Shika's vanish, the remaining one slamming into the bottom of the crater with a thud, several buildings crumbing on top of it after.

    A distant glow brings your eyes to the side, the familiar floating form of the Fortress staring at you from across the way, his suited companion held tightly in one hand as the spell eater rather quickly impacts the ground. Now where did those girls go. You flair your sense, finding them lying against the wall of a building, panting quickly as they stare down the edge of the crater you'd made. Ok, safe, good enough. Now that the crumbling has died down, the sounds of helicopters blades start whirring in your ears again, distant but approaching quickly. Uhh, shit please don't duplicate like that other one.

    Una slowly raises her hand, catching your eye as her spell brushes the skin of your stomach; you barely resist the urge to flinch away. "Una." She nods, but doesn't look away from her target, a tiny disruption appearing in your sense as she narrows her eyes at the dangling man. "Get him." She nods again, clenching her fist and letting the disruption spill out into the world in full... Tearing into a thoroughly battered scourge that just appears in his place.

    (Paradox: +750 Base Damage, +191 Dice = 941 Total Damage
    Scourge: +100 Base Resilience, +18 Dice = 118 Total Reduction Unstoppable

    Scourge Health: 24,011 - 941 = 23,070)

    You see him writhe, then vomit down his front, the Fortress lifting him up between the two of you as some sort of human shield, quickly dropping altitude towards the suited man who was hiding behind a large-ish roof corner of a building. You lift a hand, a ball of plasma quickly forming, grunting as you realise that your spears were dispersed by the back blast of your earlier spell. You let the spell fly forwards, keeping a careful eye on the Scourge as you do so. It should make it there before they do...

    You see him shakily point his arm towards your spell and you detonate it, letting the plasma burst in the air harmlessly, his spell passing through it and doing nothing. Knew it, probably some sort of ranged spell block. You purse your lips as they land on the ground, flicking a glance sideways as you see the helicopters enter your maximum thermal range. God dammi- You blink, suddenly resting on your sofa, Daiyu cuddled up against your side with Una lounging across the two of you.

    You hardly even falter this time, starting to get used to suddenly being teleported around. "Thank you Mother, that was..." Completely and fucking out of control.

    She nods to you, a familiar wide eyed girl sitting on her lap as she slowly strokes their hair. "You are welcome." The girl in her hands doesn't stop panicking, so mother lets her stand, watching her with a smile as she looks between the two of you quickly. "She is quite jumpy, though she has fair reason to be." She shifts her eyes to Sabina, who shuffles in the armchair a little.

    "How was I supposed to know she would just blow up the entire fucking street? Your girl was safe where she was." Said girl is backed up against the kitchen table, looking between the arguing pair with an open mouth.

    Gaia tuts. "I said 'Not a scratch', you tried to knock her out." Sabina shrugs, looking a little like a sad puppy as she sinks back into her chair. "On that matter, don't try to knock people out by hitting them in the head, it is more likely to give them brain damage." Gaia pauses, glancing at the girl. "More brain damage."

    Said girl lifts an arm in an offended motion. "Hey-" She stops when you look at her, shrinking back against the table.

    "Why is she here?" Mother tilts her head, letting you continue even though you know that she knows that you know she knows. "Don't you have a jail somwhere you can stick prisoners, not our living room."

    Mother hums, looking at the girl with a hungry gaze. "Oh, certainly. But with all the knowledge her mind has so kindly yielded to me..." She girl freezes, eyes wide. "How could I not thank her in person?" You turn your eyes to her yourself, humming when Daiyu shifts so that your head is resting on her shoulder. And what would you know that Mother wants? Mother, being the type of villain to explain her plans, helpfully answers your thought, but not before poking you for the other thought. "Why dear, she is a denizen from an alternate earth who was summoned here by the mages at the Clocktower Base, with the goal of 'Summon that which has the knowledge to defeat you'."

    You tilt your head, looking at the girl who was desperately trying her best to put up a brave front. "Obviously, as you can see, knowledge and ability are not the same thing." She sinks back against the table a little further. "However, it is what exactly she knows that is so very, very interesting to me." As the words keep coming the girl slumps further and further, like she has given up completely. "She has read a story that is oh so similar to our reality. Obviously a lot of things are different, but enough is that same that I couldn't ignore it." She smiles gently up at the girl, who whimpers slightly. "So come now dear, tell Gaia all about what you know. After all, it could be the difference between us joining your Unified Light or the Unified Darkness."

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    [] Gaia
    [] Cerys
    [] The Girl

    +5xp Not Your Best Plan
    +10xp Destroyed 1 Shika Anti-Air
     
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    (Clocktower) The Scourge of Magic

    The Scourge of Magic
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    Stats

    Health: 400
    Base Damage: ???
    Base Resilience: 100
    Magic Modifier: 900


    Affinity: ???
    Weapon

    Spell Surge
    Level ???
    Attacks Per Turn: 2-3?
    Affinities: ???
    Ability: Mana Steal
    Spells

    Consume
    -Devour your opponents spells
    Level 23
    Base Damage: N/A
    Magic Modifier: N/A
    Affinity: Consume
    Ability: Intercept | Spell Cancel
    Abilities

    Unending Hunger
    -Any spell that contacts you or your magic is negated, then the combined Damage and Magic Modifier is added to health.

    ???
    -???


    (Clocktower) Sir Neverthere

    Sir Neverthere
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    Health: ???
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    Base Resilience: ???
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    Affinity: Distance
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    Desert Eagle
    Level 1
    Attacks Per Turn: 1
    Affinities: Distance
    Ability: Heavy Calibre | ???
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    Level 20
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    Base Damage: N/A
    Magic Modifier: 1 (2)
    Affinity: Distance
    Ability: Total Charge | Channel | ???
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    Personal Space
    -Any effect that manipulates distances has a 80% chance to fail within 20 metres of Sir Neverthere.

    Sir Neverthere
    -Can swap himself with an ally as a free action once per turn.
     
    (Not Yet) Dawn of the 8th Day

    Forward steps one who is nothing, yet desires to be more.
    Two in their love believe to be heaven sent,
    While three rise ever greater to any occasion for.
    Yet one other on destructive lead is bent.

    The heavens roar during the moment when,
    They step forward, destined to a greater cause.
    Yet in the end, all shall become dust again,
    ...what was I talking about?​
     
    I really want the Gaia PoV...
    But I really want the new girl too...
     
    I'd like to take this point to note the MISSION FAILURE! That just happened. Namely...We would have been cooked if Gaia hadn't saved our butts, on top of which Cerys defaulted, I think, to Juggernaut Waving the street. Fuuuuun.
     
    Darkfire said:
    The girl is obviously an eldritch abomination in disguise. Either that or a SI. Probably a SI since she is obviously not used to these kind of situation and has an OOC (somehow, the door is out of range from an ability able to destroy reality) ability.
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    I was right!

    And holy shit! The amount of assumptions made in the plan that won. You'd think it would have been called out.

    Anyway, reading this was really embarrassing. I'm going to ignore it ever happened.
     
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