Omake: Food for the Soul, Sweets for the Void (semi-canon)
SolarGemX
The Crystalized Sun
- Location
- Somewhere in the Cosmos
- Pronouns
- He/Him
I am 100% certain I went Overboard. Sorry in Advanced.
Food for the Soul, Sweets for the Void
By SolarGemX
The Afternoon sun hangs high in the big blue sky, the sounds of people milling by birds flying and the occasional sounds of animals scattering about. You've never been that attentive of all the little details that compose the tapestry of Shinjuku City, which is honestly a shame. But that's not Important at the moment, todays your Birthday! Yor going to be 10! You're a Big girl, dad said so! Due to this, Mama is planning on taking the family to the park today! You always did like going out when it was sunny, not as much as [???] and [???], but at least your more animated than [???], [???] and [???]. Two of them prefer reading boring books or listening to weird music, they say you would understand when you were older, as for [???]…well she was always shy, she needs to come out of her shell if she wants to make new friends, well that's what mama says anyways. Speaking of which, mama is cooking a lot of yummy food for the trip! Mama is so smart and talented… she's a professional one-woman Kitchen, which is weird since Mama was always just Mama, but she just laughed when you said that. You always wanted to learn how to cook, just so you could be just like her. Maybe if things were a little bit different you could have learned from her… but…
Joy…family…fun.
Wonder, Excitement, Curiosity…
Confusion, Color, nervousness…
Mom's Voice, Screaming, Why is she screaming?
Colors, Confusion, [???] grabs me and tells me to run.
Fear, Panic, Explosions…pain…
Darkness, silence… what's going on?
Mama…? Why aren't you moving? Why is no one moving?
Mama? [???]? MAMA!!!
"Hmmm… ugh…well now, Haven't had that dream in a while. I hope that's not a warning of things to come, I just want a normal Saturday" – A mature voice says groggily.
The individual who speaks is a 40 something year old Woman. A tone body covered in sleepwear, fair skin, a bit of muscle defining some of her features. Metallic grey hair reaching below her shoulders, small white highlights can be seen here and there. Moving towards her face you can see a mature face, healthy looking, even for her age. A small scar lining her left cheek, almost connecting towards the base of her grey eyes.
Miyabi Otoha: Ugh… what time is it? Its only 8? *Groan* I wanted to sleep in… writing and checking student projects took all night…ugh, might as well get up, no way I'm going to sleep again. Hopefully the others are still asleep, they helped a lot with finalizing the scores of the semester. Maybe I should make something heavy for breakfast?
As the adult woman wonders her apartment, freshening herself up and dressing herself you can see a variety of things. Various stacks of papers, all of pertaining different nutritional data, papers pertaining to new exercise regiments, letters from a couple of kids towards "The Best Nutrition professor EVER! Thanks Prof. Otoha!" A couple of picture Frames,1 of a Much younger Miyabi alongside an Older Adult Male, Both smiling towards the Camera. The Second Frame had a Picture of a Young Miyabi Surrounded by her Siblings and Mother. The final Frame seemed to be the most recent one, It showed Miyabi alongside another Woman, in front of a bakery called "Shadowy Treats," Miyabi seemed to be staring at the other Woman is disbelief, as the other individual had the Biggest smuggest smile possible, looking straight at Miyabi with a sense of…rival superiority?
Miyabi: Ok…lets see… eggs, milk, cheese, batter, berry salad… Maybe I should indulge a bit? I think everyone would like a little bit of everything right now… I know I would. Maybe I should make a spread?
???: Oh Oh! It seems I'm the first awake! Oh You making breakfast Miyabi? I recommend pancakes, we got some fresh blueberries yesterday, it would be "berry" tasty!
Miyabi: *snort* That was bad, hey Miharu. Good Morning…Hmm that sounds good actually, thanks for the recommendation.
Miharu: Always here to help! So any plans for the day? The garden seems good, we could go for a walk, make it a us day with everyone!
Miyabi: I think some of the others would agree… eh, why not, it beats staying here and triple checking grades. Let me make some batter so we can eat, hopefully the others find the taste good. Once their more active, that is.
Miharu: You know we love anything anyone one of us make, so I don't think there will be any complains.
Miyabi: Hmm… yeah… Anyway… Thanks for the food!
Miharu: Thanks for the food!!!
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30 years ago…
"Her vitals are stable," everything is clear, oh the poor dear…
"Wait… is she moving? Hurry call the doctor; I think she's waking up!"
"There's definitely some activity. It's a miracle! Such rapid recovery in less than a week? She was in the epicenter of a wild Glyph!"
???: She's opening her eyes! Miss Otoha, Miss Otoha, please open your eyes, don't close them!
Miyabi: …on? What's goi- *Cough, Cough*
???: Careful Miss Otoha, easy there. Here have some water, small sips. There we go, How are you feeling?
Miyabi: It's Miyabi… and… fine, I guess? Where… where am I?
Dr. Tanaka: Your in the hospital, Miyabi. My name is Dr. Tanaka, the nurses and I have been treating you for the past few days.
Miyabi: A hospital? Why am I in a hospital?
Dr. Tanaka: …Miyabi… you are in a hospital because you were injured… you were caught in an incident and needed treatment…what… What do you remember?
Miyabi: An…incident? What…? That cant be… Mama and everyone were supposed to be in the park, we were going to eat, and play and…wait… where's mama? Where's Mama?
Dr. Tanaka: *Looking at the nurse* Please call Mister Ryoma quickly. Please calm down Miyabi, everything is going to be ok, you're safe, so please ca-
Miyabi: No! Where's mama? Why Am I here? Where's Papa!? WHATS GOING O-
Miyabi: What's…
Dr. Tanaka: Miyabi?
Miyabi: No…no…
Dr. Tanaka: Oh no… Miyabi, please listen to me, everything is going to be okay, your safe. Your Safe!
Miyabi: No…No. No… NO. NO, NO!
Dr. Tanaka: SHIT! Her pulse is increasing too rapidly, we need to put her under, NOW!
Miyabi: No. NONONONONONONO NO!!!!
And then… Darkness.
???: ?
You don't know how long you were in the darkness, but the next time you wake up you see your father standing next to you.
Miyabi: Pa…pa?
Ryoma Otoha: Miyabi! Oh thank the gods you're awake! My little one… I'm here.
Miyabi: Papa? Papa!*Hugs him trembling* What…What's going on?
Ryoma: Oh Miyabi… My sweet little child. Its going to be ok… its going to be ok.
"Papa continued to whisper those words to me, over and over again. The Hospital staff eventually came again and explained what happened. A freak Accident, A wild elemental Glyph appearing near her family…The odds, the effects, some of the words were advanced, they tried to simplify it, but I wasn't listening anymore. After being told what happened… I just… shut down. Didn't talk. Barely responded to anything. They kept me around for another week in order to make sure the Glyph haven't done any other damage, but probably to make sure I was ok. Things like PTSD and Depression were tossed here and there, but it was just white noise. After the first 3 days I was allowed to move around the hospital, mostly towards some areas with other recovering children, they hoped it would help, but I didn't interact that much… until the 3rd day, when something happened".
"Another day, the white noise continued to mount. You didn't want to do anything, you didn't want to HEAR, anything. It hurt…It hurt so much, and she didn't want to do anything… didn't want to FEEL anything. She just sat in a corner of the room and stared at nothing, waiting till the doctors came for her again.
???: This is sad… I don't like it.
"Something penetrated the haze of my mind… a voice?''
???: The doctors are trying to help… heck some of the other kids want to help, we should play with them, even for a little while, it would make them happy.
"Why should I? I don't want to be happy"
???: Wait… can you hear me? That's… wait what do you mean? Who doesn't want to be happy? That's sounds stupid.
"Stu- Stupid!? Its not! So shut up!"
???: But it is! Being miserable all the time? That's just bad… The doctor said is ok to be sad, but I don think this is healthy…right?
"Healthy…Mama always said we should value being healthy. Some people can't be healthy and that's bad."
???: Yeah… YEAH! She always said that didn't she? Especially when she cooked stuff… Right?
"…right. She always cooked stuff, making sure we were healthy, so we could play a lot. Its… why I wanted to learn how to cook, but now…"
???: ABABA, But Nothing! We can always learn to cook! We can make a lot of people happy, right? Let's do that!
Miyabi: But I don't… know how.
???: …me neither. Darn, but maybe The Doctor knows how or mister Papa! But they wont be here for a couple of hours. Maybe we can play with other kids until then?
Miyabi: But… I don't know what to do. What could we "play"?
???: I can help with that! I got tons of ideas!
Miyabi: You do? Can… can you help me?
???: Of course, lets go play!
If anyone were to take a look towards Miyabi at that moment, they would notice a sudden shift in her posture and demeanor, those that were more magically inclined would have notice some of her hairs changing to a greenish color, or the fact that her eyes had change color as well. But as neither had occurred, the most noticeable change was…
Miyabi(?): Hello, could I play with you guys?
Was the fact that she started to engage with the other children. That was the day (Miharu) Miyabi was fully born.
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Present Time
Miharu: Hey~ Earth to Miyabi? Your foods getting cold, eat it! I'm hungry.
Miyabi: Oh sorry Miharu, just…reminiscing. I'll eat now.
Miharu: Oh… Ok! Just… be careful, ok?
Miyabi: Always, Miharu. Always.
Miyabi quickly finishes her meal, some blueberry pancakes, with a side of eggs and a glass of water. Rinses and dry the plates, and goes over the counter to grab her keys, music player, Wallet, and a necklace. The necklace was in the shape of a crossed Fork and Knife, the pommels at the end shining with an iridescent jewel. She always made sure to never leave without it, not after LAST Time (You are never Drinking one of Tsuki's Concoctions ever again, Smug little…). She needed to clear her mind, and hopefully a jog would do the trick.
Miyabi: Ok… Let's go.
Miyabi had a specific route she always used when she wanted to run or clear her mind, it usually went around some of the less crowded areas in Shinjuku and near a park that's usually clear during the day. The walk was peaceful, as she walked, she picked up her music player and headphones and decided to hear some music as she exercised.
???: Its always nice to hear some music when exercising, it helps keep the rhythm going. Hmm, I recommend a jazzy beat, or something with "movement," as much as rock or classical is good, probably not the best for now.
Miyabi: I thought you would be next. Good morning Mikoto. Also sure I got something good.
Mikoto: Heeeey Miyabi, nice to hear you. Also, Blueberry Pancakes? Good, but you could have always had something hardier, Rice and fish ARE part of a happy Japanese diet. Maybe we can have some Katsudon for lunch? We do have that new sauce we all wanted to try…
Miyabi: *Rolls eyes* Why did I know you would recommend that… But that does sound good, but I think we are out of pork cutlets, so we probably need to go to the market to buy some. We can all go after my jog, is Miharu still in there?
Mikoto: Fuck Yeah!!! Also yeah, Miharu is over in her section of the hill, I think she's going to see Miu. So expect her to wake up soon, probably will help with organizing the shopping list.
Miyabi: Noted.
As she continued to hear the music Miyabi remembered when Mikoto came to be…
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29 years ago, I year after the incident.
(Miharu) Miyabi: Ouch!!! Stop it! Why are you being so mean?
???: Told you she was freaky. She flip flops between "peppy" and being "Brooding" its like she can't keep her head straight! And she doesn't do anything about it! So ~Miharu~ you want me to stop? Make. Me.
*Sigh* Children can truly be cruel, cant they? Its been a year since the "Incident" Miyabi has been slowly…ever so slowly, getting better. She is no longer silent, and even talks from time to time. Her "Friend" Miharu has done wonders for her psyche, helping her feel more confident, happy, and energetic. But even when she went to a new school, rumors of "The Weird Girl without a Mom" circulated and the kids, and remember they ARE kids. Pounced on what they considered weird with gusto, not completely internalizing that their actions were harmful. Name calling, pushing, and even taking some of her stuff. The usual bullying you see here and there. The difference is that, while Miyabi and Miharu are a lot… lets say "calmer" they DO feel anger, even if its Jaded most of the time. And anger can sometimes lead to… interesting consequences.
Miyabi: "Why do they keep picking on us? Don't they have anything better to do?"
Miharu:" I don't know, but I don't like it! What does being mean do except hurting people?"
Miyabi: "Ugh… What can we do"?
???: Well for starter's you can stop being a pushover, and you know, Fight back?
Miyabi and Miharu: Who?
???: Ababa, quiet down and listen. These idiots are being mean because they can. They think you are an easy target, so they pick on you. What you need to do is to show them whose boss! Like in those TV shows you've seen.
Miyabi: "But Papa said that not all things that appear on the T.V are real…"
???: True… True… But didn't he also say that you shouldn't let other people hurt you? Not only that, but he Did also say that some of the lessons in The TV are useful, like standing up for yourself and defending those that can't defend themselves!
Miyabi: "…Maybe… But how do I do that?"
???: Let ME deal with that. Time to show these guys what it means to be a tough girl!
It perhaps was to be expected after this little mental exchange that something was bound to happen. The fact that It involved breaking an 11-year old's nose, body tackling another and then tumbling around on the floor for 10 minutes, maybe less so. Everyone involved got into trouble, especially the boys. But on the bright side, you were never bullied again! Bad news, people now were slightly scared of you and Papa grounded you for a week, with no Katsudon as well. If you ask (Mikoto) Miyabi, it was worth it. At least she found out that she really liked music during that period.
The sudden change in attitude WAS noticed by the Doctors and her Father, but they mostly let it slide since it seemed to be helping, they just had to make sure to keep an eye on Miyabi and see how it developed. Ryoma Otoha has kept in contact with Dr. Tanaka, and is updating him whenever something new occurs with Miyabi. After the appearance of "Mikoto," Dr. Tanaka diagnosed Miyabi with plurality, most likely a way for her brain to internalize the trauma she had suffered. Some of his associates recommended potential "medicines" that could help with the "problem," but he ignored them wholesale and recommended Ryoma a Psychologist that he knew. Saying it could help with Miyabi's condition, if she had someone to whom she could talk. With. Not only that, but the fact that Miyabi seemed to become more emotional after Mikoto appeared, made him theorize that Miyabi's jaded emotions may come back in the form of other "Alters," which could actually help her mental state in the long run. Ryoma took those recommendations to heart and continued to treat her Daughter (or I guess Daughters) as always, with love, care, and a guiding hand. He had no idea how much that choice would help in the future.
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Present Time
Mikoto: Yo! Miyabi I'm going to bounce for a bit, I need to check my section of the "Inner World." Make sure not to hit something like an anime protagonist, because you weren't looking.
Miyabi: *Rolls Eyes* Yes, yes. Don't worry, I'm nearly done anyways. Just need to head back home, take a shower and then we go to the grocery store.
Miu: Oh does that mean it's my turn? Great! I can compile a list of everything we need to buy, I notice we are running low on eggs, we might need to buy some ham and fish, The Pork Cutlets as well obviously, and I'm pretty sure we are almost out of juice. Oh Also. Good Morning Miyabi! Although it may be noon soon…
Miyabi: Oh hey Miu. Good morning to you too. Jeez, I guess we really do need to go shopping. Thanks for the heads up.
Miu: No problem! Always happy to help. A good list is a happy list!
???: Umm… I think we are low on bread as well… Although I think it's better if we make it ourselves. Or buy it from "Shadowy Treats." It might be nice to see Yorumi too.
Miyabi: Oh, good Morning Miku. Yeah, I always prefer the bread we make ourselves… But it has been a while since we saw Yorumi…But its Yorumi… Ugh. You make friends with biggest weir-, smuga-, sexy psyc-, Yorumi. You make friends with a Yorumi, and suddenly they are one of your closest confidants…even if you want to punch them in the face…repeatedly.
Miku: …At least she isn't stealing and eating peoples emotions anymore… or at least innocent people emotions. She does go occasionally after criminals or shades, but she's calmed down a lot in the years. Although it would be better if she didn't keep Shade territories, she found secret until they are about to burst. Getting a "stockpile" is important, but very dangerous.
Miyabi: On that we can ALL agree…Ugh, might as well. Need to make sure she isn't doing something weird with her powers… again.
Miu: She wasn't THAT bad…right?
Miku: Umm… didn't she punch us in the face and proceeded to use her powers to temporarily weaken you and Miyabi? And didn't she later admit that after eating the chocolate she made from it she thought it was very "Tasty"? Which ended up with her attacking us every so often?
Miu: ….Ok she WAS that bad, But she got better! And we teamed up with her a lot in the following years! Besides, It was a nice distraction from schoolwork and the occasional Shade attack.
Miku: ... I sometimes worry that the most organized of us is so optimistic…
As Miu and Miku debated the Pros and Cons of befriending a Dark (?) Magical Girl during your Teenage years, you slowly remember how THAT little introduction went. It was… 27 years ago? You were 13 at the time and were… in the 8/9th grade? If you take American school grades into the equation. You had a Massive School Project with a couple of other students, and they were NOT doing their parts. Constant excuses, breaking promises, being late…it was a hassle. Not only that, but the Shades.
You somehow got recruited by what at the time looked like a chibi wolf, with a weirdly masculine voice. They gave you a basic summary of what being a Magical Girl was all about, and he was honestly surprised to see the normal Transformation sequence tm change after a while because Miharu felt weird afterwards. The fact that I was basically the equivalent of 3 Magical Girls at the time further complicated things. (I'm pretty sure Miu and Miku formed because of a combination of stress, anxiety, and a need to keep a tight schedule). Thankfully, he put a little bit extra in the transformation trinket after hearing a bit of my story… he was honestly very kind and a great listener, reminded me of my psychologist.
Sadly, he couldn't stay for long since apparently there was a MaGi Mascot shortage at the time, so he had to take care of a MaGi team that was a lot "greener." Apparently, the fact I could transform so easily, had an interesting grip on my emotions and had different options for combat, made them think I could handle myself. He was…half right. I was somewhat decent in fighting shades, and everyone pitched in when things got tough…and then I received a Jawbreaker to the face.
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27 years ago, Miyabi age 13
Miyabi: "I don't like this, I don't like this, I DON'T LIKE THIS! Why did it have to be BUGS!? Why did had to be GIANT BUGS!!!
"And the day had started so well too. Wake up, have breakfast, talk with dad, do assignments, and carry on with my day. Then suddenly a weird looking Glyph appeared while I was out on my walk, and out came a small squadron of Insect Shades." - she thought as she dodged.
Miyabi: AND STAY DOWN! Ugh…that's 2 down, 3 to go. Now where did that grasshopper go to? AHA! There you are you little…WHOA!!! What the heck?
If you are wondering why Miyabi was suddenly surprised? It's the fact that the Shade she was following got covered in a dark liquid substance out of nowhere. She observed as the liquid began to coalesce around the creature, its struggles not even registering to the viscous mass (Mikoto: Wait… Is that freaking Chocolate?). After the creature had expanded all its energy, the "chocolate" covered the shade, forming a solid sphere. From the top of it smaller spheres sprung from the main body, changing colors before dispersing skywards. As for the main body? It began shrinking until… *CRACK*, it became a miniscule marble, crushing the minor shade within. (Miku: EEP! That is NOT right!)
After that particular display Miyabi followed the trajectory of the smaller "chocolates" and that's when she saw her. First, she saw a pair of black boots, then A Black dress that seemed to incorporate a patisserie apron in the design, the edges of it looked like it was melting. Then a pair of black gloves, one was holding a long purple stuff-like object, the head looking like a Whisk, In the other hand the small spheres floated gently above it. Finally, the face. She looked young… maybe a year younger than her? She had long brown hair wrapped in a ponytail, and from the angle she was looking at she seemed to have black eyes.
Miyabi: A…magical girl? Oh my… I know Wolf said that there were more MaGi out there, but I never expected to meet one. Hello! Nice to meet you, My name is Magical Girl Nouvelle, what's yours?
The girl slowly turned to look at her… the movements slow and methodical. She slowly moved her eyes, as if she was judging her… before scoffing.
Miyabi: What the…?
Before Miyabi could internalize what she saw, The Magical Girl (?) threw the spheres into her mouth and swallowed. As the "chocolate" went down her throat, she grimaced a bit. And in a flurry of movement, she jumped towards Nouvelle, her staff raised!
Miyabi: WHAT THE HECK! What are you doing!?
???: The chocolate that shade made tasted horrible, and I'm in a bad mood. So I need some stress relief, and you just volunteered. I recommend you clench your face!
Miyabi: Clench my Wh-
And that is how you met Yorumi, or as she called herself; Shadow Chocolat. With a literal Jawbreaker Punch to the face. It took a combination of Your more offensive moves and Miu's fruit-based explosives in order to tie with her, and it was just barely.
After a while Shadow Chocolat got bored and left after using her powers on you and Miu. Apparently, she took a liking to our "Flavor" which led to future confrontations. And what followed were 3-5 years of literal food fights, smug provocation, and weirdly enough? Friendship.
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Present Day
"Hmm… Those were the days. Even after getting my Teaching Degree and Yorumi opening her bakery, we still work together on occasion." – Miyabi thought.
Miyabi: Might as well, lets go grab some bread over at the "Shadowy Treat."
Other Mi's: Yeah!
And that was that, Yorumi's place wasn't that far, but she did want to stretch her legs a bit. Besides if you had superpowers and didn't use them to basically do super parkour, are you really enjoying them? All and all it barely took 5 minutes to get near the Bakery, de-transform and enter.
Shadowy Treat's was Yorumi's brainchild that she thought of when we were…in our twenty's, I think. It had been a slow week, no shade attacks and Miku wanted to bake something, Yorumi's got interested and decided to help. She apparently really enjoyed it, since a couple of days later, she began taking baking lessons and a couple of years later, the bakery was born. Well, Bakery and candy shop. Yorumi apparently developed a fine pallet for sweets and decided to share her tastes with the rest of the World.
Cashier: Oh hello Ms. Otoha! Nice timing, the Boss was just talking about you, let me get her. Miss Ametani, your (girl) friend is here! She will be here shortly.
Miyabi: …well that's convenient. (Great that means she wants to do something). Thank you, I'll take a free seat then.
???: Nonsense Miyabi! Come towards the back, we have a lot to talk about.
Upon hearing that voice, you stop your movements, there she is, Yoromi Ametani. For a 39-year-old, she was still as spry and beautiful as ever. A black suit covered her frame, black gloves, and boots with little chocolate bars on them, and a winning smile.
Miyabi: (Huh… she's wearing purple lipstick and eye shadow today). Nice to see you Yorumi, it's been a while.
Yorumi: It truly has. How has the school year been treating you, finally rung the neck of one of those students of yours? *Moves towards the back*
Miyabi: *Rolls Eyes* Not yet. My current class is well behaved. They turn in their assignments in time, better than last year's class. *Follows*
Yorumi: Good to hear. Let's enter my office and…ok activate some sound proofing spells, and we are alone. *Turns towards Miyabi a small grin forming on her face* Now Miyabi…Dear, sweet, helpful Miyabi.
Miyabi(?): No.
Yorumi: *pouts* Oh! Hello Miki. Nice to see you again, but you didn't even let me finish.
Miki: Hello. Too much Buttering up.
Yorumi: *Sigh* Yes perhaps I was laying it a little thick there, But can you blame me, a couple of complements never hurt anyone. Besides, I would never do something to hurt all of you, not intentionally at least.
(Miki) Miyabi: …True. Are you in trouble?
Yorumi: *Giggle* Oh cold and to the point as always. No love, I am never in trouble, I cause it. Anyways… its nothing really, I found a Territory forming. I was planning on dealing with it myself, but since you are here, why don't we deal with it together? Maybe grab something to eat afterwards so we can catch up?
(Miki) Miyabi: That's sounds lovely Yorumi. Where is our target?
Yorumi: *Giggle* good to hear. Follow me.
As you followed your friend towards the last known location you slowly remember the turning point in your rivalry, you were 17 years old to Yorumi's 16. The Patisserie had gotten the idea of converting a Greater shade into a confectionary so she could eat it, while ignoring the fact that it was swelling with a malevolent feeling (Which much, much later you would find out is something called the Void). Shadow Chocolat and Nouvelle has confronted each other on multiple occasions, and you had managed to piece together Yorumi's idea from some of the things she had said in previous fights. Every single part of you had rushed in after her, since you were almost sure it was NOT going to end well. Letting Miki (Who had only appeared a week before then) take the charge, you confronted the Dark Magical Girl just as she was nearing the location of the Greater Shade. During that battle you both pulled all the stops, and you nearly lost. However, you were able to push beyond your limits, not wanting her to die and manage to pull a last-minute reversal, unleashing a potent burst of energy that let you manifest all aspects of yourself for a while, eventually beating Yorumi and The Greater Shade. It took Yorumi 2 years to admit it, but when we struck the final blow, her final thoughts were "what a beautiful sight"… and then she fell unconscious. She started to mellow out after that, even sharing her real name. And the rest is history as they say.
Yorumi: Here we go, That's our Target. Ugly thing, isn't it?
(Miki) Miyabi: Without a doubt… Let's kill it.
Just as a little bonus here if you want, Novelle's "Stat Block." I don't know how to balance stuff, so feel free to COMPLETELY ignore Bonus 1 if you want. Bonus 2 is more related to Yorumi.
Food for the Soul, Sweets for the Void
By SolarGemX
The Afternoon sun hangs high in the big blue sky, the sounds of people milling by birds flying and the occasional sounds of animals scattering about. You've never been that attentive of all the little details that compose the tapestry of Shinjuku City, which is honestly a shame. But that's not Important at the moment, todays your Birthday! Yor going to be 10! You're a Big girl, dad said so! Due to this, Mama is planning on taking the family to the park today! You always did like going out when it was sunny, not as much as [???] and [???], but at least your more animated than [???], [???] and [???]. Two of them prefer reading boring books or listening to weird music, they say you would understand when you were older, as for [???]…well she was always shy, she needs to come out of her shell if she wants to make new friends, well that's what mama says anyways. Speaking of which, mama is cooking a lot of yummy food for the trip! Mama is so smart and talented… she's a professional one-woman Kitchen, which is weird since Mama was always just Mama, but she just laughed when you said that. You always wanted to learn how to cook, just so you could be just like her. Maybe if things were a little bit different you could have learned from her… but…
Joy…family…fun.
Wonder, Excitement, Curiosity…
Confusion, Color, nervousness…
Mom's Voice, Screaming, Why is she screaming?
Colors, Confusion, [???] grabs me and tells me to run.
Fear, Panic, Explosions…pain…
Darkness, silence… what's going on?
Mama…? Why aren't you moving? Why is no one moving?
Mama? [???]? MAMA!!!
"Hmmm… ugh…well now, Haven't had that dream in a while. I hope that's not a warning of things to come, I just want a normal Saturday" – A mature voice says groggily.
The individual who speaks is a 40 something year old Woman. A tone body covered in sleepwear, fair skin, a bit of muscle defining some of her features. Metallic grey hair reaching below her shoulders, small white highlights can be seen here and there. Moving towards her face you can see a mature face, healthy looking, even for her age. A small scar lining her left cheek, almost connecting towards the base of her grey eyes.
Miyabi Otoha: Ugh… what time is it? Its only 8? *Groan* I wanted to sleep in… writing and checking student projects took all night…ugh, might as well get up, no way I'm going to sleep again. Hopefully the others are still asleep, they helped a lot with finalizing the scores of the semester. Maybe I should make something heavy for breakfast?
As the adult woman wonders her apartment, freshening herself up and dressing herself you can see a variety of things. Various stacks of papers, all of pertaining different nutritional data, papers pertaining to new exercise regiments, letters from a couple of kids towards "The Best Nutrition professor EVER! Thanks Prof. Otoha!" A couple of picture Frames,1 of a Much younger Miyabi alongside an Older Adult Male, Both smiling towards the Camera. The Second Frame had a Picture of a Young Miyabi Surrounded by her Siblings and Mother. The final Frame seemed to be the most recent one, It showed Miyabi alongside another Woman, in front of a bakery called "Shadowy Treats," Miyabi seemed to be staring at the other Woman is disbelief, as the other individual had the Biggest smuggest smile possible, looking straight at Miyabi with a sense of…rival superiority?
Miyabi: Ok…lets see… eggs, milk, cheese, batter, berry salad… Maybe I should indulge a bit? I think everyone would like a little bit of everything right now… I know I would. Maybe I should make a spread?
???: Oh Oh! It seems I'm the first awake! Oh You making breakfast Miyabi? I recommend pancakes, we got some fresh blueberries yesterday, it would be "berry" tasty!
Miyabi: *snort* That was bad, hey Miharu. Good Morning…Hmm that sounds good actually, thanks for the recommendation.
Miharu: Always here to help! So any plans for the day? The garden seems good, we could go for a walk, make it a us day with everyone!
Miyabi: I think some of the others would agree… eh, why not, it beats staying here and triple checking grades. Let me make some batter so we can eat, hopefully the others find the taste good. Once their more active, that is.
Miharu: You know we love anything anyone one of us make, so I don't think there will be any complains.
Miyabi: Hmm… yeah… Anyway… Thanks for the food!
Miharu: Thanks for the food!!!
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30 years ago…
*Beep* *Beep* *beep*
Noises…a constant beeping. Why is it so noisy?'
Noises…a constant beeping. Why is it so noisy?'
"Her vitals are stable," everything is clear, oh the poor dear…
Voices? Who is talking? Why is it so dark?'
"Wait… is she moving? Hurry call the doctor; I think she's waking up!"
More talking… is someone in your room? Why is it so hard to move?
"There's definitely some activity. It's a miracle! Such rapid recovery in less than a week? She was in the epicenter of a wild Glyph!"
Ugh… more voices… let me sleep… FINE. If you are going to be noisy at least let me, see who is… AGH TOO BRIGHT!!!
???: She's opening her eyes! Miss Otoha, Miss Otoha, please open your eyes, don't close them!
I'm Trying!!! Its too bright! What's going-
Miyabi: …on? What's goi- *Cough, Cough*
???: Careful Miss Otoha, easy there. Here have some water, small sips. There we go, How are you feeling?
Miyabi: It's Miyabi… and… fine, I guess? Where… where am I?
Dr. Tanaka: Your in the hospital, Miyabi. My name is Dr. Tanaka, the nurses and I have been treating you for the past few days.
Miyabi: A hospital? Why am I in a hospital?
Dr. Tanaka: …Miyabi… you are in a hospital because you were injured… you were caught in an incident and needed treatment…what… What do you remember?
Miyabi: An…incident? What…? That cant be… Mama and everyone were supposed to be in the park, we were going to eat, and play and…wait… where's mama? Where's Mama?
Dr. Tanaka: *Looking at the nurse* Please call Mister Ryoma quickly. Please calm down Miyabi, everything is going to be ok, you're safe, so please ca-
Miyabi: No! Where's mama? Why Am I here? Where's Papa!? WHATS GOING O-
"Fun, Wonder, Curiosity"
Miyabi: What's…
Dr. Tanaka: Miyabi?
"Confusion, Color"
Miyabi: No…no…
Dr. Tanaka: Oh no… Miyabi, please listen to me, everything is going to be okay, your safe. Your Safe!
"Mom's Voice, Screaming, Colors, Confusion"
Miyabi: No…No. No… NO. NO, NO!
Fear, Panic, Explosions…pain… Darkness, silence…
*Beep!!!* *Beep!!!*
*Beep!!!* *Beep!!!*
*Beep!!!*
*Beep!!!* *Beep!!!*
*Beep!!!* *Beep!!!*
*Beep!!!*
Dr. Tanaka: SHIT! Her pulse is increasing too rapidly, we need to put her under, NOW!
Mama? MAMA!!!
Miyabi: No. NONONONONONONO NO!!!!
And then… Darkness.
???: ?
You don't know how long you were in the darkness, but the next time you wake up you see your father standing next to you.
Miyabi: Pa…pa?
Ryoma Otoha: Miyabi! Oh thank the gods you're awake! My little one… I'm here.
Miyabi: Papa? Papa!*Hugs him trembling* What…What's going on?
Ryoma: Oh Miyabi… My sweet little child. Its going to be ok… its going to be ok.
"Papa continued to whisper those words to me, over and over again. The Hospital staff eventually came again and explained what happened. A freak Accident, A wild elemental Glyph appearing near her family…The odds, the effects, some of the words were advanced, they tried to simplify it, but I wasn't listening anymore. After being told what happened… I just… shut down. Didn't talk. Barely responded to anything. They kept me around for another week in order to make sure the Glyph haven't done any other damage, but probably to make sure I was ok. Things like PTSD and Depression were tossed here and there, but it was just white noise. After the first 3 days I was allowed to move around the hospital, mostly towards some areas with other recovering children, they hoped it would help, but I didn't interact that much… until the 3rd day, when something happened".
"Another day, the white noise continued to mount. You didn't want to do anything, you didn't want to HEAR, anything. It hurt…It hurt so much, and she didn't want to do anything… didn't want to FEEL anything. She just sat in a corner of the room and stared at nothing, waiting till the doctors came for her again.
???: This is sad… I don't like it.
"Something penetrated the haze of my mind… a voice?''
???: The doctors are trying to help… heck some of the other kids want to help, we should play with them, even for a little while, it would make them happy.
"Why should I? I don't want to be happy"
???: Wait… can you hear me? That's… wait what do you mean? Who doesn't want to be happy? That's sounds stupid.
"Stu- Stupid!? Its not! So shut up!"
???: But it is! Being miserable all the time? That's just bad… The doctor said is ok to be sad, but I don think this is healthy…right?
"Healthy…Mama always said we should value being healthy. Some people can't be healthy and that's bad."
???: Yeah… YEAH! She always said that didn't she? Especially when she cooked stuff… Right?
"…right. She always cooked stuff, making sure we were healthy, so we could play a lot. Its… why I wanted to learn how to cook, but now…"
???: ABABA, But Nothing! We can always learn to cook! We can make a lot of people happy, right? Let's do that!
Miyabi: But I don't… know how.
???: …me neither. Darn, but maybe The Doctor knows how or mister Papa! But they wont be here for a couple of hours. Maybe we can play with other kids until then?
Miyabi: But… I don't know what to do. What could we "play"?
???: I can help with that! I got tons of ideas!
Miyabi: You do? Can… can you help me?
???: Of course, lets go play!
If anyone were to take a look towards Miyabi at that moment, they would notice a sudden shift in her posture and demeanor, those that were more magically inclined would have notice some of her hairs changing to a greenish color, or the fact that her eyes had change color as well. But as neither had occurred, the most noticeable change was…
Miyabi(?): Hello, could I play with you guys?
Was the fact that she started to engage with the other children. That was the day (Miharu) Miyabi was fully born.
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Present Time
Miharu: Hey~ Earth to Miyabi? Your foods getting cold, eat it! I'm hungry.
Miyabi: Oh sorry Miharu, just…reminiscing. I'll eat now.
Miharu: Oh… Ok! Just… be careful, ok?
Miyabi: Always, Miharu. Always.
Miyabi quickly finishes her meal, some blueberry pancakes, with a side of eggs and a glass of water. Rinses and dry the plates, and goes over the counter to grab her keys, music player, Wallet, and a necklace. The necklace was in the shape of a crossed Fork and Knife, the pommels at the end shining with an iridescent jewel. She always made sure to never leave without it, not after LAST Time (You are never Drinking one of Tsuki's Concoctions ever again, Smug little…). She needed to clear her mind, and hopefully a jog would do the trick.
Miyabi: Ok… Let's go.
Miyabi had a specific route she always used when she wanted to run or clear her mind, it usually went around some of the less crowded areas in Shinjuku and near a park that's usually clear during the day. The walk was peaceful, as she walked, she picked up her music player and headphones and decided to hear some music as she exercised.
???: Its always nice to hear some music when exercising, it helps keep the rhythm going. Hmm, I recommend a jazzy beat, or something with "movement," as much as rock or classical is good, probably not the best for now.
Miyabi: I thought you would be next. Good morning Mikoto. Also sure I got something good.
Mikoto: Heeeey Miyabi, nice to hear you. Also, Blueberry Pancakes? Good, but you could have always had something hardier, Rice and fish ARE part of a happy Japanese diet. Maybe we can have some Katsudon for lunch? We do have that new sauce we all wanted to try…
Miyabi: *Rolls eyes* Why did I know you would recommend that… But that does sound good, but I think we are out of pork cutlets, so we probably need to go to the market to buy some. We can all go after my jog, is Miharu still in there?
Mikoto: Fuck Yeah!!! Also yeah, Miharu is over in her section of the hill, I think she's going to see Miu. So expect her to wake up soon, probably will help with organizing the shopping list.
Miyabi: Noted.
As she continued to hear the music Miyabi remembered when Mikoto came to be…
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29 years ago, I year after the incident.
(Miharu) Miyabi: Ouch!!! Stop it! Why are you being so mean?
???: Told you she was freaky. She flip flops between "peppy" and being "Brooding" its like she can't keep her head straight! And she doesn't do anything about it! So ~Miharu~ you want me to stop? Make. Me.
*Sigh* Children can truly be cruel, cant they? Its been a year since the "Incident" Miyabi has been slowly…ever so slowly, getting better. She is no longer silent, and even talks from time to time. Her "Friend" Miharu has done wonders for her psyche, helping her feel more confident, happy, and energetic. But even when she went to a new school, rumors of "The Weird Girl without a Mom" circulated and the kids, and remember they ARE kids. Pounced on what they considered weird with gusto, not completely internalizing that their actions were harmful. Name calling, pushing, and even taking some of her stuff. The usual bullying you see here and there. The difference is that, while Miyabi and Miharu are a lot… lets say "calmer" they DO feel anger, even if its Jaded most of the time. And anger can sometimes lead to… interesting consequences.
Miyabi: "Why do they keep picking on us? Don't they have anything better to do?"
Miharu:" I don't know, but I don't like it! What does being mean do except hurting people?"
Miyabi: "Ugh… What can we do"?
???: Well for starter's you can stop being a pushover, and you know, Fight back?
Miyabi and Miharu: Who?
???: Ababa, quiet down and listen. These idiots are being mean because they can. They think you are an easy target, so they pick on you. What you need to do is to show them whose boss! Like in those TV shows you've seen.
Miyabi: "But Papa said that not all things that appear on the T.V are real…"
???: True… True… But didn't he also say that you shouldn't let other people hurt you? Not only that, but he Did also say that some of the lessons in The TV are useful, like standing up for yourself and defending those that can't defend themselves!
Miyabi: "…Maybe… But how do I do that?"
???: Let ME deal with that. Time to show these guys what it means to be a tough girl!
It perhaps was to be expected after this little mental exchange that something was bound to happen. The fact that It involved breaking an 11-year old's nose, body tackling another and then tumbling around on the floor for 10 minutes, maybe less so. Everyone involved got into trouble, especially the boys. But on the bright side, you were never bullied again! Bad news, people now were slightly scared of you and Papa grounded you for a week, with no Katsudon as well. If you ask (Mikoto) Miyabi, it was worth it. At least she found out that she really liked music during that period.
The sudden change in attitude WAS noticed by the Doctors and her Father, but they mostly let it slide since it seemed to be helping, they just had to make sure to keep an eye on Miyabi and see how it developed. Ryoma Otoha has kept in contact with Dr. Tanaka, and is updating him whenever something new occurs with Miyabi. After the appearance of "Mikoto," Dr. Tanaka diagnosed Miyabi with plurality, most likely a way for her brain to internalize the trauma she had suffered. Some of his associates recommended potential "medicines" that could help with the "problem," but he ignored them wholesale and recommended Ryoma a Psychologist that he knew. Saying it could help with Miyabi's condition, if she had someone to whom she could talk. With. Not only that, but the fact that Miyabi seemed to become more emotional after Mikoto appeared, made him theorize that Miyabi's jaded emotions may come back in the form of other "Alters," which could actually help her mental state in the long run. Ryoma took those recommendations to heart and continued to treat her Daughter (or I guess Daughters) as always, with love, care, and a guiding hand. He had no idea how much that choice would help in the future.
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Present Time
Mikoto: Yo! Miyabi I'm going to bounce for a bit, I need to check my section of the "Inner World." Make sure not to hit something like an anime protagonist, because you weren't looking.
Miyabi: *Rolls Eyes* Yes, yes. Don't worry, I'm nearly done anyways. Just need to head back home, take a shower and then we go to the grocery store.
Miu: Oh does that mean it's my turn? Great! I can compile a list of everything we need to buy, I notice we are running low on eggs, we might need to buy some ham and fish, The Pork Cutlets as well obviously, and I'm pretty sure we are almost out of juice. Oh Also. Good Morning Miyabi! Although it may be noon soon…
Miyabi: Oh hey Miu. Good morning to you too. Jeez, I guess we really do need to go shopping. Thanks for the heads up.
Miu: No problem! Always happy to help. A good list is a happy list!
???: Umm… I think we are low on bread as well… Although I think it's better if we make it ourselves. Or buy it from "Shadowy Treats." It might be nice to see Yorumi too.
Miyabi: Oh, good Morning Miku. Yeah, I always prefer the bread we make ourselves… But it has been a while since we saw Yorumi…But its Yorumi… Ugh. You make friends with biggest weir-, smuga-, sexy psyc-, Yorumi. You make friends with a Yorumi, and suddenly they are one of your closest confidants…even if you want to punch them in the face…repeatedly.
Miku: …At least she isn't stealing and eating peoples emotions anymore… or at least innocent people emotions. She does go occasionally after criminals or shades, but she's calmed down a lot in the years. Although it would be better if she didn't keep Shade territories, she found secret until they are about to burst. Getting a "stockpile" is important, but very dangerous.
Miyabi: On that we can ALL agree…Ugh, might as well. Need to make sure she isn't doing something weird with her powers… again.
Miu: She wasn't THAT bad…right?
Miku: Umm… didn't she punch us in the face and proceeded to use her powers to temporarily weaken you and Miyabi? And didn't she later admit that after eating the chocolate she made from it she thought it was very "Tasty"? Which ended up with her attacking us every so often?
Miu: ….Ok she WAS that bad, But she got better! And we teamed up with her a lot in the following years! Besides, It was a nice distraction from schoolwork and the occasional Shade attack.
Miku: ... I sometimes worry that the most organized of us is so optimistic…
As Miu and Miku debated the Pros and Cons of befriending a Dark (?) Magical Girl during your Teenage years, you slowly remember how THAT little introduction went. It was… 27 years ago? You were 13 at the time and were… in the 8/9th grade? If you take American school grades into the equation. You had a Massive School Project with a couple of other students, and they were NOT doing their parts. Constant excuses, breaking promises, being late…it was a hassle. Not only that, but the Shades.
You somehow got recruited by what at the time looked like a chibi wolf, with a weirdly masculine voice. They gave you a basic summary of what being a Magical Girl was all about, and he was honestly surprised to see the normal Transformation sequence tm change after a while because Miharu felt weird afterwards. The fact that I was basically the equivalent of 3 Magical Girls at the time further complicated things. (I'm pretty sure Miu and Miku formed because of a combination of stress, anxiety, and a need to keep a tight schedule). Thankfully, he put a little bit extra in the transformation trinket after hearing a bit of my story… he was honestly very kind and a great listener, reminded me of my psychologist.
Sadly, he couldn't stay for long since apparently there was a MaGi Mascot shortage at the time, so he had to take care of a MaGi team that was a lot "greener." Apparently, the fact I could transform so easily, had an interesting grip on my emotions and had different options for combat, made them think I could handle myself. He was…half right. I was somewhat decent in fighting shades, and everyone pitched in when things got tough…and then I received a Jawbreaker to the face.
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27 years ago, Miyabi age 13
Miyabi: "I don't like this, I don't like this, I DON'T LIKE THIS! Why did it have to be BUGS!? Why did had to be GIANT BUGS!!!
"And the day had started so well too. Wake up, have breakfast, talk with dad, do assignments, and carry on with my day. Then suddenly a weird looking Glyph appeared while I was out on my walk, and out came a small squadron of Insect Shades." - she thought as she dodged.
Miyabi: AND STAY DOWN! Ugh…that's 2 down, 3 to go. Now where did that grasshopper go to? AHA! There you are you little…WHOA!!! What the heck?
If you are wondering why Miyabi was suddenly surprised? It's the fact that the Shade she was following got covered in a dark liquid substance out of nowhere. She observed as the liquid began to coalesce around the creature, its struggles not even registering to the viscous mass (Mikoto: Wait… Is that freaking Chocolate?). After the creature had expanded all its energy, the "chocolate" covered the shade, forming a solid sphere. From the top of it smaller spheres sprung from the main body, changing colors before dispersing skywards. As for the main body? It began shrinking until… *CRACK*, it became a miniscule marble, crushing the minor shade within. (Miku: EEP! That is NOT right!)
After that particular display Miyabi followed the trajectory of the smaller "chocolates" and that's when she saw her. First, she saw a pair of black boots, then A Black dress that seemed to incorporate a patisserie apron in the design, the edges of it looked like it was melting. Then a pair of black gloves, one was holding a long purple stuff-like object, the head looking like a Whisk, In the other hand the small spheres floated gently above it. Finally, the face. She looked young… maybe a year younger than her? She had long brown hair wrapped in a ponytail, and from the angle she was looking at she seemed to have black eyes.
Miyabi: A…magical girl? Oh my… I know Wolf said that there were more MaGi out there, but I never expected to meet one. Hello! Nice to meet you, My name is Magical Girl Nouvelle, what's yours?
The girl slowly turned to look at her… the movements slow and methodical. She slowly moved her eyes, as if she was judging her… before scoffing.
Miyabi: What the…?
Before Miyabi could internalize what she saw, The Magical Girl (?) threw the spheres into her mouth and swallowed. As the "chocolate" went down her throat, she grimaced a bit. And in a flurry of movement, she jumped towards Nouvelle, her staff raised!
Miyabi: WHAT THE HECK! What are you doing!?
???: The chocolate that shade made tasted horrible, and I'm in a bad mood. So I need some stress relief, and you just volunteered. I recommend you clench your face!
Miyabi: Clench my Wh-
*POW*
And that is how you met Yorumi, or as she called herself; Shadow Chocolat. With a literal Jawbreaker Punch to the face. It took a combination of Your more offensive moves and Miu's fruit-based explosives in order to tie with her, and it was just barely.
After a while Shadow Chocolat got bored and left after using her powers on you and Miu. Apparently, she took a liking to our "Flavor" which led to future confrontations. And what followed were 3-5 years of literal food fights, smug provocation, and weirdly enough? Friendship.
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Present Day
"Hmm… Those were the days. Even after getting my Teaching Degree and Yorumi opening her bakery, we still work together on occasion." – Miyabi thought.
Miyabi: Might as well, lets go grab some bread over at the "Shadowy Treat."
Other Mi's: Yeah!
And that was that, Yorumi's place wasn't that far, but she did want to stretch her legs a bit. Besides if you had superpowers and didn't use them to basically do super parkour, are you really enjoying them? All and all it barely took 5 minutes to get near the Bakery, de-transform and enter.
Shadowy Treat's was Yorumi's brainchild that she thought of when we were…in our twenty's, I think. It had been a slow week, no shade attacks and Miku wanted to bake something, Yorumi's got interested and decided to help. She apparently really enjoyed it, since a couple of days later, she began taking baking lessons and a couple of years later, the bakery was born. Well, Bakery and candy shop. Yorumi apparently developed a fine pallet for sweets and decided to share her tastes with the rest of the World.
Cashier: Oh hello Ms. Otoha! Nice timing, the Boss was just talking about you, let me get her. Miss Ametani, your (girl) friend is here! She will be here shortly.
Miyabi: …well that's convenient. (Great that means she wants to do something). Thank you, I'll take a free seat then.
???: Nonsense Miyabi! Come towards the back, we have a lot to talk about.
Upon hearing that voice, you stop your movements, there she is, Yoromi Ametani. For a 39-year-old, she was still as spry and beautiful as ever. A black suit covered her frame, black gloves, and boots with little chocolate bars on them, and a winning smile.
Miyabi: (Huh… she's wearing purple lipstick and eye shadow today). Nice to see you Yorumi, it's been a while.
Yorumi: It truly has. How has the school year been treating you, finally rung the neck of one of those students of yours? *Moves towards the back*
Miyabi: *Rolls Eyes* Not yet. My current class is well behaved. They turn in their assignments in time, better than last year's class. *Follows*
Yorumi: Good to hear. Let's enter my office and…ok activate some sound proofing spells, and we are alone. *Turns towards Miyabi a small grin forming on her face* Now Miyabi…Dear, sweet, helpful Miyabi.
Miyabi(?): No.
Yorumi: *pouts* Oh! Hello Miki. Nice to see you again, but you didn't even let me finish.
Miki: Hello. Too much Buttering up.
Yorumi: *Sigh* Yes perhaps I was laying it a little thick there, But can you blame me, a couple of complements never hurt anyone. Besides, I would never do something to hurt all of you, not intentionally at least.
(Miki) Miyabi: …True. Are you in trouble?
Yorumi: *Giggle* Oh cold and to the point as always. No love, I am never in trouble, I cause it. Anyways… its nothing really, I found a Territory forming. I was planning on dealing with it myself, but since you are here, why don't we deal with it together? Maybe grab something to eat afterwards so we can catch up?
(Miki) Miyabi: That's sounds lovely Yorumi. Where is our target?
Yorumi: *Giggle* good to hear. Follow me.
As you followed your friend towards the last known location you slowly remember the turning point in your rivalry, you were 17 years old to Yorumi's 16. The Patisserie had gotten the idea of converting a Greater shade into a confectionary so she could eat it, while ignoring the fact that it was swelling with a malevolent feeling (Which much, much later you would find out is something called the Void). Shadow Chocolat and Nouvelle has confronted each other on multiple occasions, and you had managed to piece together Yorumi's idea from some of the things she had said in previous fights. Every single part of you had rushed in after her, since you were almost sure it was NOT going to end well. Letting Miki (Who had only appeared a week before then) take the charge, you confronted the Dark Magical Girl just as she was nearing the location of the Greater Shade. During that battle you both pulled all the stops, and you nearly lost. However, you were able to push beyond your limits, not wanting her to die and manage to pull a last-minute reversal, unleashing a potent burst of energy that let you manifest all aspects of yourself for a while, eventually beating Yorumi and The Greater Shade. It took Yorumi 2 years to admit it, but when we struck the final blow, her final thoughts were "what a beautiful sight"… and then she fell unconscious. She started to mellow out after that, even sharing her real name. And the rest is history as they say.
Yorumi: Here we go, That's our Target. Ugly thing, isn't it?
(Miki) Miyabi: Without a doubt… Let's kill it.
Time to prepare a feast! Magical Girl Nouvelle, Reporting For Duty!
Hah! May all Sweets fill the Void! Magical Girl Shadow Chocolat is here to Devour!
Hah! May all Sweets fill the Void! Magical Girl Shadow Chocolat is here to Devour!
Authors Note: There we go… Hopefully this looks good. Here is my combo of a Magical Girl, Dark Magical Girl combo (These two are totally a married couple, even if both wont admit it). Magical Girl Nouvelle and Dark Magical Girl Shadow Chocolat have entered the kitchen! I had this idea for a while ngl. Hopefully, it sticks the landing.
Just as a little bonus here if you want, Novelle's "Stat Block." I don't know how to balance stuff, so feel free to COMPLETELY ignore Bonus 1 if you want. Bonus 2 is more related to Yorumi.
Bonus:
Miyabi Otoha- A 40-year-old College Professor that's Specializes in Nutrition. Has a rare mental condition called Plurality/Multiplicity, or Multiple Personality disorder (Not really a disorder in her opinion), due to Trauma that occurred in her youth. Thanks to this she developed 5 additional Alters, which ended up influencing her Magic once she became a Magical Girl. Miyabi is capable of switching with her alters during combat, changing her entire loadout, move set and weaknesses. These are:
1. Magical Girl Nouvelle (Miyabi)
Weakness: None
Resistances: None
Damage Types: Slashing, Piercing, Crushing/Blunt
Passives:
[I Need a new Ingredient, STAT!] - Miyabi can Switch with one of her Alters once during Combat without spending Awakening. (Usable by all Alters)
[Preferred Enemy: Ingredients] - If an opponent could be reasonably classified as a Fruit, Vegetable or Animal, Miyabi can deal additional damage towards those targets. (Humans don't Count)
[The Right Tool for the Job] Dealing Damage increases the Awakening meter, permitting access to more abilities. Bonus damage if it hits a weakness.
Moves:
Cutlery Barrage: Launch a wave of Knife and Fork Based Projectiles, dealing either Slashing or Piercing Damage towards their enemies.
The Pan of DOOM- Manifest a (Non-Stick Coating) extra durable Pan and hit your opponent with it and Dealing Crushing/Blunt Damage. On a Successful DC, the opponent is disoriented lowering their rolls.
Appealing Peeler- Manifest a Peeler and deal Slashing damage towards your opponent. If the target is armored, it will lower their defenses.
The Right Chef for the Job- Use 10/15 awakening to switch to have Miyabi switch to one of her Alters. Once the switch occurs, Miyabi cannot switch to the previous immediately, she will need to pick another Alter Before the one she used Previously can be used again. (In other words, if you go from Miyabi to Mikoto, you need to switch to another Alter like Miu, before Miyabi can be used again. (Usable by all Alters)
[Ultimate Move] Summon all Chefs!!!
Requires the use of 50 Awakening and that Miyabi uses 3 Unique alters during combat.
Summon a Body made out of Magic for Every Single Alter Including Miyabi. These Summons can use all of their Moves and Function as Allies till the end of the battle or their HP Reaches 0.
[Ultimate Move] Steel Kitchen!
Can only be used after Summon All the Chefs!!!
Manifest a Ginormous Pot of Boiling Water and throw your opponents in it, hitting them for a mix of water and Fire damage. If this move is used after Summon all the Chefs has been activated, all the Alters will add a 1D6 Dice of their respective elemental damage to the ending result.
2. Magical Girl Nouvelle (Miharu)
Weakness: Fire
Resistances: Wind
Damage Types: Piercing, Wind
Moves:
Pea-Gatling! – Summon a Gatling Gun That shoots Wind infused Peas at their opponents. Dealing a Combination of Piercing and Wind Damage.
Heavy Carrot Jousting- Manifest a very Large and Very Sharp Carrot and thrust it towards your opponents. Dealing Piercing damage.
Potato Mines!- Throw a bunch of Potatoes that burrow into the Ground. If an opponent wanders near them, they explode, creating a gust of wind that launches foes skywards, dealing wind damage as they fall.
3. Magical Girl Nouvelle (Mikoto)
Weakness: Wind
Resistances: Electricity
Damage Type: Slashing, Electricity
Moves:
Fish Bone Guitar: Strum a guitar made out of Fish Bones in order to launch sound-based attacks that leave cutting gashes on their opponents.
Sound Tenderizing: Strum a Heavy Wave of sound To bash your opponents, Weakening the foes muscles and making their Physical attacks weaker.
Jellyfish Sonata: Strum your Guitar and generate a wave of Electricity in order to damage your foes.
4. Magical Girl Nouvelle (Miu)
Weakness: Water
Resistance's: Fire
Damage Type: Fire/Explosions
Moves:
Cherry Bomb Blast: Launch a pair of Cherries that explode when coming into contact with their foes, dealing Fire damage to those caught in the blast Radius.
Don't Slip!- Throw a Bunch of banana peels into the field, enemies that fail the DC will end up slipping, lowering their combat related rolls.
Frag Grape-nade!- Launch a Bushel of grapes that explodes into smaller fragments dealing Potent Fire Damage in an AOE.
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5. Magical Girl Nouvelle (Miku)
Weakness: Wind
Resistance's: Earth, Fire
Damage Type: Crushing/ Earth
Moves:
Bread Shield UP! – Form a massive loaf of bread in order to defend yourself and your allies from incoming damage.
Bread Counter! – When receiving Physical damage, Roll a 1D20 and deal counter damage equal to that roll.
Rice Ball Shower! – Launch A massive Rice ball that explodes into smaller chinks, dealing Earth Based Damage to all enemies caught in the blast Radius.
Muffing Button! – Bake a Muffin and eat it. Healing 1D20 damage. (Can only be used once per battle).
6. Magical Girl Nouvelle (Miki)
Weakness: Electricity
Resistances: Water, Ice
Damage Types: Crushing/ Ice
Passive:
[Your Pain is My Gain] -Dealing damage in this form fills up a Milk Drink Counter, which permits the usage of some moves.
Moves:
Milk Bottle Hammer- Hit your Opponent HARD with a Massive War hammer. The head of the Hammer is shaped like a Milk Bottle and every time damage is dealt the head is filled with a magical substance, dubbed Milk Drink.
Ice Scream Ball- Form a giant ball of Ice cream and launch it towards your foes in high speed. Dealing Ice damage to the Target.
Churn The Butter- Trap your opponent's inside of an ice structure which rapidly spins around. Dealing Crushing and Ice Damage as they are spun.
Milk Drink: Use the accumulated "Milk" in order to heal you and your allies by that amount. Can only be used once per battle and only if Nouvelle (Miki) is in control.
Miyabi Otoha- A 40-year-old College Professor that's Specializes in Nutrition. Has a rare mental condition called Plurality/Multiplicity, or Multiple Personality disorder (Not really a disorder in her opinion), due to Trauma that occurred in her youth. Thanks to this she developed 5 additional Alters, which ended up influencing her Magic once she became a Magical Girl. Miyabi is capable of switching with her alters during combat, changing her entire loadout, move set and weaknesses. These are:
1. Magical Girl Nouvelle (Miyabi)
Weakness: None
Resistances: None
Damage Types: Slashing, Piercing, Crushing/Blunt
Passives:
[I Need a new Ingredient, STAT!] - Miyabi can Switch with one of her Alters once during Combat without spending Awakening. (Usable by all Alters)
[Preferred Enemy: Ingredients] - If an opponent could be reasonably classified as a Fruit, Vegetable or Animal, Miyabi can deal additional damage towards those targets. (Humans don't Count)
[The Right Tool for the Job] Dealing Damage increases the Awakening meter, permitting access to more abilities. Bonus damage if it hits a weakness.
Moves:
Cutlery Barrage: Launch a wave of Knife and Fork Based Projectiles, dealing either Slashing or Piercing Damage towards their enemies.
The Pan of DOOM- Manifest a (Non-Stick Coating) extra durable Pan and hit your opponent with it and Dealing Crushing/Blunt Damage. On a Successful DC, the opponent is disoriented lowering their rolls.
Appealing Peeler- Manifest a Peeler and deal Slashing damage towards your opponent. If the target is armored, it will lower their defenses.
The Right Chef for the Job- Use 10/15 awakening to switch to have Miyabi switch to one of her Alters. Once the switch occurs, Miyabi cannot switch to the previous immediately, she will need to pick another Alter Before the one she used Previously can be used again. (In other words, if you go from Miyabi to Mikoto, you need to switch to another Alter like Miu, before Miyabi can be used again. (Usable by all Alters)
[Ultimate Move] Summon all Chefs!!!
Requires the use of 50 Awakening and that Miyabi uses 3 Unique alters during combat.
Summon a Body made out of Magic for Every Single Alter Including Miyabi. These Summons can use all of their Moves and Function as Allies till the end of the battle or their HP Reaches 0.
[Ultimate Move] Steel Kitchen!
Can only be used after Summon All the Chefs!!!
Manifest a Ginormous Pot of Boiling Water and throw your opponents in it, hitting them for a mix of water and Fire damage. If this move is used after Summon all the Chefs has been activated, all the Alters will add a 1D6 Dice of their respective elemental damage to the ending result.
2. Magical Girl Nouvelle (Miharu)
Weakness: Fire
Resistances: Wind
Damage Types: Piercing, Wind
Moves:
Pea-Gatling! – Summon a Gatling Gun That shoots Wind infused Peas at their opponents. Dealing a Combination of Piercing and Wind Damage.
Heavy Carrot Jousting- Manifest a very Large and Very Sharp Carrot and thrust it towards your opponents. Dealing Piercing damage.
Potato Mines!- Throw a bunch of Potatoes that burrow into the Ground. If an opponent wanders near them, they explode, creating a gust of wind that launches foes skywards, dealing wind damage as they fall.
3. Magical Girl Nouvelle (Mikoto)
Weakness: Wind
Resistances: Electricity
Damage Type: Slashing, Electricity
Moves:
Fish Bone Guitar: Strum a guitar made out of Fish Bones in order to launch sound-based attacks that leave cutting gashes on their opponents.
Sound Tenderizing: Strum a Heavy Wave of sound To bash your opponents, Weakening the foes muscles and making their Physical attacks weaker.
Jellyfish Sonata: Strum your Guitar and generate a wave of Electricity in order to damage your foes.
4. Magical Girl Nouvelle (Miu)
Weakness: Water
Resistance's: Fire
Damage Type: Fire/Explosions
Moves:
Cherry Bomb Blast: Launch a pair of Cherries that explode when coming into contact with their foes, dealing Fire damage to those caught in the blast Radius.
Don't Slip!- Throw a Bunch of banana peels into the field, enemies that fail the DC will end up slipping, lowering their combat related rolls.
Frag Grape-nade!- Launch a Bushel of grapes that explodes into smaller fragments dealing Potent Fire Damage in an AOE.
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5. Magical Girl Nouvelle (Miku)
Weakness: Wind
Resistance's: Earth, Fire
Damage Type: Crushing/ Earth
Moves:
Bread Shield UP! – Form a massive loaf of bread in order to defend yourself and your allies from incoming damage.
Bread Counter! – When receiving Physical damage, Roll a 1D20 and deal counter damage equal to that roll.
Rice Ball Shower! – Launch A massive Rice ball that explodes into smaller chinks, dealing Earth Based Damage to all enemies caught in the blast Radius.
Muffing Button! – Bake a Muffin and eat it. Healing 1D20 damage. (Can only be used once per battle).
6. Magical Girl Nouvelle (Miki)
Weakness: Electricity
Resistances: Water, Ice
Damage Types: Crushing/ Ice
Passive:
[Your Pain is My Gain] -Dealing damage in this form fills up a Milk Drink Counter, which permits the usage of some moves.
Moves:
Milk Bottle Hammer- Hit your Opponent HARD with a Massive War hammer. The head of the Hammer is shaped like a Milk Bottle and every time damage is dealt the head is filled with a magical substance, dubbed Milk Drink.
Ice Scream Ball- Form a giant ball of Ice cream and launch it towards your foes in high speed. Dealing Ice damage to the Target.
Churn The Butter- Trap your opponent's inside of an ice structure which rapidly spins around. Dealing Crushing and Ice Damage as they are spun.
Milk Drink: Use the accumulated "Milk" in order to heal you and your allies by that amount. Can only be used once per battle and only if Nouvelle (Miki) is in control.
Bonus 2:
Yorumi Ametani (Dark MaGi Shadow Chocolat) – Currently 39 years old and owner of the Shadowy Treat's Bakery and Sweet shop. Yorumi Became a Dark Magical Girl after making a wish when she was young. That wish? "I wish to never go Hungry Again." Yorumi's Home life wasn't exactly the greatest. Born to a divorced Couple and Stuck living with an extremely Busy Mother, it was not rare for Yorumi to go hungry. She would have probably starved to death if it weren't for the help of a kindly Elderly couple that lived a couple of doors from her apartment. They taught Yorumi how to cook, clean, deal with money and more. Yorumi's preferred treat was the chocolates they made in occasion. Everything was going well until an incident occurred. A Criminal broke into the elderly seniors home and ended up hurting them badly. The elderly couple survived, but had to move since they could not pay for the damages caused by the criminal, leaving Yorumi alone once more. This event combined with the fact that she would need to find a way to provide for herself led to a… "creature" offering a wish and a contract, which she took. As a Dark Magical Girl, Yorumi's first action was to track the criminal that hurt the elderly couple and killed him. Using her Magic to create candy made out of his fears, despair, and other negative emotions, before eating them.
Yorumi's Magic involves the Creation of candy, chocolate, and other desserts in order to hurt her opponents. Melted Chocolate that could be manipulated in different ways, Jawbreaker Knuckle's in order to beat her enemies to submission and much, much more. Her deadliest power was her ability to convert her targets emotions, and even personality traits into candies or chocolates in order to empower herself. Targets would temporarily lose those traits/emotions and eventually recover them after a while. Yorumi took advantage of this to hit pretty much everyone she wanted, be it civilian, shade or Hero. After a while She was beaten by Miyabi and turned for the better. She reduced her scope of targets towards Shades or Unredeemable Criminals (Just Without the Killing) and she eventually created a Bakery where she now sells all kinds of confection's (Including bread) and even donates some of her stock towards local Orphanages and even give free Baking lessons on occasion.
Yorumi Ametani (Dark MaGi Shadow Chocolat) – Currently 39 years old and owner of the Shadowy Treat's Bakery and Sweet shop. Yorumi Became a Dark Magical Girl after making a wish when she was young. That wish? "I wish to never go Hungry Again." Yorumi's Home life wasn't exactly the greatest. Born to a divorced Couple and Stuck living with an extremely Busy Mother, it was not rare for Yorumi to go hungry. She would have probably starved to death if it weren't for the help of a kindly Elderly couple that lived a couple of doors from her apartment. They taught Yorumi how to cook, clean, deal with money and more. Yorumi's preferred treat was the chocolates they made in occasion. Everything was going well until an incident occurred. A Criminal broke into the elderly seniors home and ended up hurting them badly. The elderly couple survived, but had to move since they could not pay for the damages caused by the criminal, leaving Yorumi alone once more. This event combined with the fact that she would need to find a way to provide for herself led to a… "creature" offering a wish and a contract, which she took. As a Dark Magical Girl, Yorumi's first action was to track the criminal that hurt the elderly couple and killed him. Using her Magic to create candy made out of his fears, despair, and other negative emotions, before eating them.
Yorumi's Magic involves the Creation of candy, chocolate, and other desserts in order to hurt her opponents. Melted Chocolate that could be manipulated in different ways, Jawbreaker Knuckle's in order to beat her enemies to submission and much, much more. Her deadliest power was her ability to convert her targets emotions, and even personality traits into candies or chocolates in order to empower herself. Targets would temporarily lose those traits/emotions and eventually recover them after a while. Yorumi took advantage of this to hit pretty much everyone she wanted, be it civilian, shade or Hero. After a while She was beaten by Miyabi and turned for the better. She reduced her scope of targets towards Shades or Unredeemable Criminals (Just Without the Killing) and she eventually created a Bakery where she now sells all kinds of confection's (Including bread) and even donates some of her stock towards local Orphanages and even give free Baking lessons on occasion.
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