>>2627734
>You were welcomed in by them, joined their group. You fought together, ate together- You grew close to them, and were happy, for a time. But eventually, you faced a foe too powerful to overcome. You covered for your friend's retreat, becoming injured, crippled. But you covered their retreat nonetheless, the hope deep in your heart that they'd come back for you. But they didn't. They left you to die. The darkness swallowed you, whispering of revenge for their betrayal.

I dig it, QM

>>2627734
>You were welcomed in by them, joined their group. You fought together, ate together- You grew close to them, and were happy, for a time. But eventually, you faced a foe too powerful to overcome. You covered for your friend's retreat, becoming injured, crippled. But you covered their retreat nonetheless, the hope deep in your heart that they'd come back for you. But they didn't. They left you to die. The darkness swallowed you, whispering of revenge for their betrayal.

>>2627734
>>You grew jealous of her and her friends. No, it wasn't just jealousy- you had been too weak to help your brother, your father- you were too weak to help. So you asked her, begged to join them, and were denied. "It's too dangerous" they said, and many other excuses. Growing bitter, you broke away from the group, until eventually, you found him. Like the girl's companions, the source of their powers. He made you an offer... and you took it.

Darkest Route here we come!

Alright! I'll start writing now, then, since it seems Betrayal is a go!-
You'll get a couple more choices before we're done with the chargen, but it shouldn't be much.

>>2627734
>>You grew jealous of her and her friends. No, it wasn't just jealousy- you had been too weak to help your brother, your father- you were too weak to help. So you asked her, begged to join them, and were denied. "It's too dangerous" they said, and many other excuses. Growing bitter, you broke away from the group, until eventually, you found him. Like the girl's companions, the source of their powers. He made you an offer... and you took it.
Even if those hypocrites refuse to share the power to protect the things close to us, we /will/ do so regardless, at any cost.

They've shown their true colors with their shallow, self-serving excuses. Mindless monsters may threaten people like animals slaved to their instincts, but theirs is a far more calculated malignance that harms far more than the good they bring.

But we'll overcome all those evils, by whatever means necessary. Such is the nature of our justice.

The memory is still seared into your mind. Your clothes flapped in the wind, torn and scorched, as you stared down that monster, a behemoth unlike any you'd seen before. Magic had been useless. Weapons hadn't fared better, and when Ayane called for a retreat with fear in her voice, you stood your ground. Telling them to run, that you'd be fine. The tears in her eyes as she ran away... had those been a fake? Had your entire friendship been?

You can still feel the arm you lost, its absence a constant reminded of your failures. Of how weak you were, and the strenght of your enemies. But what hurts the most is their absence, the broken promises of coming back for you. Was a funeral held? How long had it been since you were dragged into the empty void?

With your right hand, you reach for something. Something that's always been at your side, something that'd never leave you. A rock to grab on to in this sea of nothing. Your weapon...

>Is a sword and shield. A symbol of the justice you fought for, of the protection you wanted to give others. You can't use the shield anymore, but that doesn't mean you're done with fighting.
>A staff, tall as you are. Magic is a powerful tool, not meant for long fights- but even as you ran low on your reserves, you managed to exhaust strenght you didn't know you had, that last battle.
>A greatsword. When the others looked at your weapon, they were impressed with your strength, praising you. But all of that meant nothing now. That awe would turn to fear, when they saw you again.


((Would you like an explantion on Magic?))

>>2627755
>>A greatsword. When the others looked at your weapon, they were impressed with your strength, praising you. But all of that meant nothing now. That awe would turn to fear, when they saw you again.

TO THE ABYSS WITH THEE!
[Pissed Off Christoff Intensifies]

>>2627755
>A greatsword. When the others looked at your weapon, they were impressed with your strength, praising you. But all of that meant nothing now. That awe would turn to fear, when they saw you again.

>>2627755
>A staff, tall as you are. Magic is a powerful tool, not meant for long fights- but even as you ran low on your reserves, you managed to exhaust strenght you didn't know you had, that last battle.

>>2627755
>A staff, tall as you are. Magic is a powerful tool, not meant for long fights- but even as you ran low on your reserves, you managed to exhaust strenght you didn't know you had, that last battle.

Why can't we use the shield?

>>2627761
Because you're missing your left arm, at the moment. And while there will be some ways to fix that, it was lost in the battle- so you'll have to find it.

>>2627755
>A greatsword
If we can wield that shit one handed, we're stronk. If we can find a way to recover the other arm, oh Boi.
I'm not sure how magic would work, with us being corrupted. Can we use magic, even without having the staff?

>>2627763
You could learn magic even if you don't pick the staff, I should've made that clearer. You just won't start good at it, and you'd know some of the kind of magic the other girls can use. I'm not going to lock you out of anything, it'll just be easier or harder to obtain.
Seems Greatsword won. Writing.

>A greatsword. When the others looked at your weapon, they were impressed with your strength, praising you. But all of that meant nothing now. That awe would turn to fear, when they saw you again.

>>2627762
I... how was this not obvious to me? I'm sorry QM. I'm a tard.

Your remaining hand grasps the handle of your blade. But it feels off, somehow. You can't quite see the blade, deprived of sight as you are, but it's rougher to the touch. Heavier. You swing the blade, feeling the momentum turn you around, spinning, until you find footing. Solid ground? The colors seem to bleed in, dark hues painting the world in cold light, your breathing regaining its normal pace as you take everything in. It's nighttime, the cloudy sky blocking the moon, but you can see without problems. Your sword has changed, you realize- it's thicker, rougher. Whatever darkness seeped into it when it was dragged along with you has changed you both.

Staring at your reflection in the river, your costume is no longer ruined. The white has been replaced with black, but the green stayed the same. The designs and decorations are sharper, the curves turning into angles, the dark green ribbons flowing in the night's breeze. You swing your sword, noting how easy it feels, even with one arm. A smile comes to your lips.

This will do.

You banish your sword, dispersing it into motes of light, and walk along the riverside. Voices scrape at the edge of your mind, the whispers of revenge you've heard before, until one grows louder and silences the rest.
"Your new power is great, isn't it? If only they could see you now" It laughs, a high pitched, childish voice.
"It's good. You've kept your end of the bargain."
"There's so much more to you now than you realize, Akane. I'm sure you'll love it even more soon~<3!"

>You sneer. This thing... it's not any better than it was when you were fighting agains it. It's a means to an end, not a friend.
>You nod. Power, after all, is what you need to take your vengeance. To protect your brother. The cost is not important.

>>2627773
>>You sneer. This thing... it's not any better than it was when you were fighting agains it. It's a means to an end, not a friend.

>>2627773
>Nod
I'm sure that nothing bad will happen. It's not like we're dealing with something that's evil personified!
Let's usurp it

>>2627773
>You nod. Power, after all, is what you need to take your vengeance. To protect your brother. The cost is not important.
Moralfags bgon

>>2627773
>You sneer. This thing... it's not any better than it was when you were fighting agains it. It's a means to an end, not a friend.

>>2627773
>You sneer. This thing... it's not any better than it was when you were fighting agains it. It's a means to an end, not a friend.

>You sneer. This thing... it's not any better than it was when you were fighting agains it. It's a means to an end, not a friend.

We are DONE being Pawns

>>2627773

>You sneer. This thing... it's not any better than it was when you were fighting against it. It's a means to an end, not a friend.

Alright, it seems there's a consensus! We aren't going to just give in to evil that easily.
>>2627776
I like the way you think, Anon

>>2627773
>You nod. Power, after all, is what you need to take your vengeance. To protect your brother. The cost is not important.

Sneering, you spit into the shadows. You only took this deal for a reason, and it's revenge. You will not be used, not again- much less by something you almost died fighting. It would just discard you after it's done using you- like the Magical Girls did.

The shadows coil around your spit, and you stop, calling your sword to your side. The wisps of darkness shape themselves into the form of a wolf, black as the moonless night, its eyes the only points of light on its body. You've fought these before, they're weak on their own, but strong in numbers. Shades, you called them.
"Aw, don't be like that! How about we give your newfound powers a bit of a spin so you can see for yourself?"
You don't answer, readying your sword as more shadows take form. Five... ten. Ten Shades, against one of you, missing an arm. You drag your sword across the ground, digging a line at your side as you raise it.

You can feel the power inside your body, flowing. It feels different from before, when you weren't like this. Cold, damp... refreshing, unlike the warm glow you were used to. It sharpens your focus.

Roll 1d100, please. Best of Three.
Also, pick one of the following:
>Try to engage the Shades without letting too many attack you at once, focusing on separating them.
>Take them head on.

Rolled 21 (1d100)

>>2627795
>Take them head on.
We're no pussies

Rolled 4 (1d100)

>>2627795
>>Take them head on.

VAE VICTUS!

>Take them head on

how do i roll?

Rolled 61 (1d100)

>>2627795
>Take them head on.
Can't test the limits of our powers if we play it safe. Better to learn now than later.

Rolled 18 (1d100)

>>2627795

>>2627798
It's vae victis you dumb cunt

Rolled 59 (1d100)

>>2627795
>Take them head on.

>Ishikawa Akane
I see what you did there op. Nice name for an evil meguca

>>2627799
In the options section, type Dice+1d100, replace the 1d100 with any amount dice rolled or the amount depending on the quest you're playing in.

>>2627803
I haven't had a proper breakfast. Sue Me.

>>2627805
I will. See you in court, jellybrain.

Rolled 95 (1d100)

>>2627799
In the options field, do dice+1d100.

Also, man, these are some Interesting rolls
wRITING

>>2627804
I was worried it'd come off as edgy.

>>>2627805

Now now gentlemen lets keep this civil

>>2627807
>95
Please tell me we're roll under spooder sepai

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>>2627806
K bruh. Just remember to treat me to a full on breakfast of bacon and waffles.

>>2627807
>>2627805
Ok i got it guys thanks

>>2627810
>bacon and waffles
BRUH ILY RN

REAL SHIT

>>2627810
Is it bad that i just thought of the law and order opening with Bacon & Eggs instead?

in all seriousness we should probably get back on track

>>2627814
Of course, but we must bring our little bro to a Waffle House or a IHOP so we can get some bonding time in.

Best Roll: 4- Great Success!

You tighten your grip around the handle of your greatsword, stepping forwards as the Shades leap at you, black fangs bared. Your arm is a blur as you chop downwards, cleanly bisecting one of them with a thundering sound as the weapon strikes the ground- you release your grip on the sword, dodging another shade, before kicking it and caving its chest in, moving backwards as you grab the sword once more, swinging in a wide arc as you turn around, cleaving through three more. It's barely been five seconds, and five of them are dead. You flick your wrist, bringing up the heavy blade to block a lunge, swatting aside the beast.

The cold inside your body fills your arm. It's a calming sensation, unlike the bravery inducing heat. You skewer another Shade's skull, then use the flat of the blade like a hammer and bash the next enemy into pieces. There's only two left, and they seem reluctant to attack.

>Go in and kill them as well. They're nothing but beasts.
>Put away your blade. This fight is over.

>>2627816
>>Go in and kill them as well. They're nothing but beasts.

>>2627816
>Go in and kill them as well. They're nothing but beasts.

>>2627816
>Go in and kill them as well. They're nothing but beasts.
The fact that they're beasts is irrelevant. Simply because something is a beast doesn't mean it deserves to die.

But they charged and tried to kill you. This is proportionate response.

>>2627816
Oh, lower is better. Nice.

>Go in and kill them as well. They're nothing but beasts.

>DOMINATE THEM

>Break their wills and make them OURS.

Alright, writing...

It only takes a single swing before both the cowering Shades turn to nothing. You'd never seen them do such a thing before- they always fought to the death against you.
"It felt good, didn't it? You're so much stronger now!"

Banishing your sword once more, you ignore the voice. This was just a distraction- while it's not lying, listening to it is pointless. It'll just end up with you being manipulated. You begin walking again, the sounds of the city absent,for now. You're not even sure what hour it is, or what day. How long were you in there...?
You turn to change your course. You need to see your brother, you need to make sure he's alright, that those bastards have stayed away from him. You discard your magical girl outfit, and it melts into darkness, leaving you in your school uniform. But, the arm... There's no way you can explain that to Kaito. Or your father, for that matter.

>Simply watch from afar. If you show yourself, or go back to school, the Magical Girls will see you. And you'll lose any advantage of surprise.
>Come in anyways, even if only to tell him you're alright. He's your brother, after all, and you only came so far for him. Even if it'll hurt him to see you like that. Even if he finds out what you are.

>>2627837
>Simply watch from afar. If you show yourself, or go back to school, the Magical Girls will see you. And you'll lose any advantage of surprise.
Non-sexual yandere mode engaged

>Come in anyways, even if only to tell him you're alright. He's your brother, after all, and you only came so far for him. Even if it'll hurt him to see you like that. Even if he finds out what you are

Lets turn him against the others.

>>2627837
>Simply watch from afar. If you show yourself, or go back to school, the Magical Girls will see you. And you'll lose any advantage of surprise.

>>2627837
>>Come in anyways, even if only to tell him you're alright. He's your brother, after all, and you only came so far for him. Even if it'll hurt him to see you like that. Even if he finds out what you are.
Family matters regardless of how far you've fallen.

>>2627837
>Simply watch from afar. If you show yourself, or go back to school, the Magical Girls will see you. And you'll lose any advantage of surprise.
Can we leave a letter to him in our room, and make it seem like we wrote it and hid it shortly before going missing, like a suicide note? Just close up any loose ends.

>>2627842
That too i guess

>>2627837
>Simply watch from afar. If you show yourself, or go back to school, the Magical Girls will see you. And you'll lose any advantage of surprise.

>>2627843
Yeah, you could do that. You're good enough at sneaking that it'll work out- and you won't need to roll for it. Do you guys want to leave a note if this wins, or not?

>>2627844
i-it's not like i want to make sure he's okay o-or anything B-baka!

>>2627847
Yep, supporting

>>2627847
eehh maybe lets see where the chips fall first

>>2627847
Suuuuure.

Rolled 5 (1d6)

It seems watching has won. Let's leave a note for our little brother.

>>2627854
We should probably tell him not to tell the others and how they left us to Die

You can't just reveal yourself to your family. It's not just the arm, it's... everything else you'd have to do. Your father would force you to go back to school, after trying to figure out just how you lost an arm. And... your brother would likely try to get you to stop your path of revenge.
Steeling yourself, you sneak into your house, drawing on your power. Before, calling on it when not in costume was hard, like trying to access a pool's water using only a straw, but now... it's already there, eager to be used. Weaker than when you are in full gear, and weaker than when you were in costume before, but as you stare at your remaining hand, you realize the advantages this brings. How easy it could be to catch them off guard. You shake off the thoughts, for the moment, and focus on what you're doing right now. Entering through Kaito's window, you see he's fast asleep. His room is more of a mess than usual- normally you'd force it to clean it every two days, and you cleaned it up with him the day you left to fight...
You silently open his drawer, looking at him occasionally as you take out paper and a pen. Breathing in, you tap into your power to calm yourself, focusing. It's a neat trick, that one. The letter is short and to the point, maybe more than you'd like.
"Kaito:
I'm okay. I can't come home right now, but I'm not in danger.
I'll be back some day, but there's some things I need to do now, and I can't risk staying here with you until they're done, I'm sorry.
Please don't tell anyone about this. Not even my"- You froze when writing that, digging the pen into the paper and piercing it. But you continued. "friends.
-Akane"

With that done, you sneak out, closing the window as you leave, and seek out a place to sleep.An abandoned building by the riverside will do nicely.

((Please Roll 1d6 for me for an encounter.))

Rolled 5 (1d6)

>>2627863
Calling a 3

Rolled 3 (1d6)

>>2627863
Gimme that sweet 1!

Rolled 3 (1d6)

here ya go

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Rolled 2 (1d6)

>>2627863

Rolled 4 (1d6)

>>2627863

Rolled 6 (1d6)

>>2627863
>No "No matter what happens to me, know that I will always love you and always be watching over you."
Somewhat disappointed.

btw are we doing dark heresy rules?

>>2627869
Akane just has a sense of originality

>>2627865
>>2627866
I mean... I was kind of right?

>>2627869
Fuck
>>2627870
I've never played Dark heresy, I'm just winging this as I go.
Alright, will begin writing in a bit I'm hungry af but should have time to continue before lunch

>>2627873
it just means High is bad and low is good

The clouds part as you walk the riverside, the moonlight reflecting on the water. You know it's cold outside, but can barely feel it on your skin as the breeze brushes against it. What an odd sight you must be, a crippled schoolgirl walking alone by the river in the dead of the night. Pathetic.
"They will learn not to underestimate you."
You silently agree on that front. But you have no intention of letting anyone know what you are, nobody but the Magical Girls. You're living proof of their sins, and you intend to show them what you think about that.

"Hey little girl, are you lost?" A man's voice calls out from beneath the shadow cast by the bridge. Your night vision isn't as good when not in costume, and the moonlight shining in your eyes had prevented you from seeing him.
"It's you who should get lost." You answer, walking past him.
He grabs you by the shoulder.
"Where do you think you're going?"
The cold inside you twists, roiling with anticipation.
>Grab his hand, snap his wrist. Short, brutal, and effective. You're strong enough for that, now.
>Brush him off and keep walking. He's not worth your time.
>Call

>Call
owo what is this

>>2627875
>Brush him off and keep walking. He's not worth your time.
That we seek vengeance against a certain few does not mean we turn against all the rest as well. As long as people do not wrong us, we need not force them to suffer.

>Call
Hello there...

>>2627875
>Grab his hand, snap his wrist. Short, brutal, and effective. You're strong enough for that, now.
"Take a hike before I break BOTH of your wrists."

>>2627875
>Grab his hand, snap his wrist. Short, brutal, and effective. You're strong enough for that, now.
No need to use the darkness, but we still have to force him to fuck off.

>>2627875
>Grab his hand, snap his wrist. Short, brutal, and effective. You're strong enough for that, now.
Not quite ready to CALL, but I want to go evil for once damn it.

>>2627875
>Call
oh what a shiny button

>>2627875
>Call

OH BOI LADS

>>2627875
>Call

>>2627875
>Grab his hand, snap his wrist. Short, brutal, and effective. You're strong enough for that, now.

Oh, this is a spicy one.
Call:5
Snap:4
brush:1
This was a close one

[ S P I C Y M E M E I N C O M I N G ]

The cold bleeds off of you and into the shadows nearby as the man tries to grab you. Something scratches his leg, causing him to yelp in pain and surprise, allowing you to step back. The shadows coalesce into a familiar shape, its eyes burning a cold, unusual green.
Did you... summon a Shade? Your hand instinctively goes to your back, as if to grab your sword, but you aren't transformed. The man is panicking, and tries to run away, but the shadow wolf pounces onto him, throwing him to the ground as he screams. You can feel the beast, a fragment of your own cold power embedded into the shadows that form it. A link, directly to your mind.

You could command it.

>Stop him from killing the man. Intimidate him into silence.
>Let it have its way. The screaming would draw attention.

>>2627896
>>Stop him from killing the man. Intimidate him into silence.

>Let it have its way. The screaming would draw attention.
If we go Down This Path we have to Commit

>>2627896
>Stop it from killing.
We aren't a monster. Commanding them is a tool, but we aren't what we were fighting before.
We're not edgelords, dammit

>>2627901
i'm not saying we become an edgelord
But he Knows our Secret
HE KNOWS TOO MUCH

>>2627896
>Stop him from killing the man. Intimidate him into silence.

>>2627896
>Stop him from killing the man. Intimidate him into silence.
Intimidation sounds like more trouble though. Oh well.

Rolled 91 (1d100)

>>2627896
>Stop him from killing the man. Intimidate him into silence.
We should stay discreet. Kill if he thinks of making a ruckus.

>>2627903
Perhaps rather than intimidate him into silence, we could put up an act of trying to fight the Shade off him, and telling him to run and save himself? Terrified as he is, I imagine he'll probably do it. And then all we'll be to him will be a normal girl who sacrificed herself to save him. He probably won't even know our face, since it's so dark out.

>>2627896
>Stop him from killing the man. Intimidate him into silence.
Who'll believe this guy?

Alright, it seems we're intimidating the man-
>>2627908
Though i like this option, if you guys want to add some of this in?

I like the route you guys are going. I wonder how you'll use this power

>>2627908
Ok.... but i know this is gonna backfire

>>2627903
"Oh yeah there's a little girl who I tried to molest that can summon devils!"

The're going to throw his ass into the slammer if he says anything involving him being gropy with a little girl. Not to mention the little girl doing things that a little girl can't do.

>>2627911
>I wonder how you'll use this power
Can we use the shadow as a replacement arm?

>>2627914
Maybe :^)

>>2627911
Can we be like, kill all who wrong us and our close ones, now and before, and don't really care about much else?

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>>2627916
nice, max edge here we go

>>2627918
I wonder if we can use our darkness powers as a backscratcher. Or even summon shadow tentacles like Doc Ock from the Spider Man series.

>>2627916
Someone's been watching RWBY huehue

>>2627918
>take wounds in combat
>use shadows to temporarily staunch the bleeding
>the battle draws on for so long that our body becomes composed more of shadow than flesh
>we realize that the moment the battle is over and we dispel our magical girl form, we'll quickly bleed out and die

>>2627920
>backscratcher
Hell yeah man

>>2627921
Using magic as a limb replacement isn't unique to that.

Slowly walking towards the pinned man, you command the Shade-
"Stop. Put a paw in his mouth." The monster obediently shoves its claws into the man's mouth, grabbing his tounge with a dexterity it shouldn't have, keeping him quiet. This... control, feels unlike anything you've done before. The cold inside you is like a mist, lightly touching your mind, sharpening your thoughts. For a moment, you are the beast as well, feeling your claws on the man's tounge, the scent of his fear.

No. You're Akane. You're not a monster. Digging your nails into your palm, you kneel down next to the man, looking at him straight in the eye. He gags, trying to get the beast's paw out of his mouth, and you step on his arm, locking it down.
"Listen closely. I'll only say this once." You drag your words, talking slowly. "You are going to leave. I don't care to where. Hand yourself in to the police, or start a life in another city. But if I see you again, if you try what you tried with me with anyone else, or tell anyone about this, I'll know."

The wolf presses its claw a little more into the man's tongue
"And I won't stop, next time. Do you understand?"
The man gurgles, and you make the Shade take his paw out of his mouth. He doesn't speak up, just nodding. The smell of piss hangs in the air, even as the dog leaps off of him and he runs off. Disgusting.
"I was wondering how long it'd take you to learn about that little trick"
"Shut it."
"Oh, well, if you want to be like that~"

You reach for the wolf, and it eagerly sits down, awaiting orders. Feeling for the fragment of power you created him with, you...
>Dismiss it. It'll only draw unwanted attention, and you don't like it one bit.
>Send it out to gather information. You'll order it not to kill, but a tool is a tool, and not using it is a mistake.

---

On the subject of using shadows for things, you'll need to learn how to do all of that. Of course, the voice could teach you, but... Maybe you just want to learn on your own?

OP, do you have a Twitter? I kind of want to know when this goes live.

>>2627924
I know its just the first one (in recent history) i could think of.

>>2627922
>Using it to stop the bleeding
>Instead of using it as armor in the first place.

Don't get me wrong, the idea of using darkness to not die from blood loss is a smart idea.
It usually helps to make sure that the bleeding never happens in the first place.

>>2627921
>"Aura can't protect your Grimm Arm!"
>Proceeds to not hit the fucking arm despite it being within chopping distance AND not moving

GG NO RE

>>2627926
It's @spider_anon.
While I'd rather use Discord, I don't know if people would be okay with that

>Send it out to gather information. You'll order it not to kill, but a tool is a tool, and not using it is a mistake.
Can we send it to follow our So Called "Friends"?

>>2627925
>Send it out to gather information. You'll order it not to kill, but a tool is a tool, and not using it is a mistake.

>>2627928
I call Hax

>>2627925
>Send it out to gather information.
But i don't think we have the knowledge or skill necessary for more than basic commands at the moment. Learning to control it should come first. Bonding? Try to shape it as an actual dog and keep it as a "companion"?

>>2627929
Just do it.

>>2627925
>Send it out to gather information. You'll order it not to kill, but a tool is a tool, and not using it is a mistake.

>>2627930
Who knows? There's always the possibility that they can sense them before they can even see them.

>>2627934
>Just do it
Fine, https://discord.gg/fHANcZ

A tool is a tool. It's only what you use it for that matters, you tell yourself. You lay your hand on the monster's head, the creature's dark form oddly soft to the touch. Smooth. You can tell where it is, even when you're not looking at it, which is useful.
"Go. Look for information, keep an eye on my enemies. But don't let them see you- and don't kill." You stop for a second, thinking. "No injuring people non-lethally, either. If you die, you die."

The beast makes no gestures of understanding, but you know it will follow your orders to the best of its abilities. It runs off, melding into the shadows, searching.

This power... its strange. You don't think you can call on more than a Shade, not without transforming, and the fragment of power inside of it is something you cant use while its active. But maybe this merits experimenting with. At the same time, this... is is really something you should be doing, using the creatures of darkness? Something to think about later. For now, you travel to the abandoned house further along the river. A wooden thing, not destroyed only because it'd be more expensive than letting it stay there. The door practically breaks down as you force it open, but thankfully it can still close behind you. It smells of mold and dust, but it's better than sleeping out in the open.

You still have some time to kill, before going to sleep. You're not all that tired, even after the fight- but you get the feeling that's not going to last long. Maybe you should do something, before the night ends.

>Try and train with the shadowy powers without transforming.
>Experiment with the cold energy without using shadows. It allows you to think more clearly, and it seems to sharpen your reflexes.
>Just do some physical training. You need to keep in shape, stick to the basics for now.

>>2627943
>>Experiment with the cold energy without using shadows. It allows you to think more clearly, and it seems to sharpen your reflexes.

Ice Ice Baby~

>>2627943
>Just do some physical training. You need to keep in shape, stick to the basics for now.
Let's clear our head before we stick it in too deep.

>>2627943
>Experiment with the cold energy without using shadows. It allows you to think more clearly, and it seems to sharpen your reflexes.
Come to grips with the devils power.
It's going to be hard training with shadowy powers after we already sent of our scout.

>Try and train with the shadowy powers without transforming.
>Experiment with the cold energy without using shadows. It allows you to think more clearly, and it seems to sharpen your reflexes.
Mix these two and we shall Rule from a Mountain Of Black Ice

>Train with shadows
Shadows seek to be the more Evil one, the cold just seems to be a corrupted version of the powers normal Magical Girls have.

I wonder if we could call one of the Girls from a payphone, lure them to the place in private, and ambush them.

Should I just combine the two so there's no tie?

>>2627950
Sounds good, we might not be as good as a fully committed training regiment but we'll be more familiar with either one.

>>2627950
I'll change and break the tie,
>Experiment with the cold energy without using shadows. It allows you to think more clearly, and it seems to sharpen your reflexes.

Alright, then, seems like we're going to try to train the corrupted Magical Girl powers, as >>2627948
put it.
Writing!

Reaching into yourself, you grab hold of the damp cold that seems to constantly flow within you. Even when not using it, you can still feel it gently moving whenever you do, refreshing . But it is when you call on it that it becomes more, given purpose. Still, what you felt when you combined it with the Shade was not something you'd like to experience again, so you resolve to train using just the chill.

You carefully move it around your body, going through the motions you usually do in combat, slowed down. Grabbing an old, broken broom, you mimic your sword swings, experimenting with how much power you can put into just your arm, and how that affects it. It seems like you can't really focus it on a specific bodypart consciously, at least not yet, but you've gained a better understanding of how the power flows, at least.

((Please roll 1d100, best of three, to see if you gain anything else))

Rolled 26 (1d100)

>>2627955

Rolled 37 (1d100)

>>2627955
It's ok, just CHILLLLLLLLLL

Rolled 100 (1d100)

>>2627959
I was so excited. Then I remembered that it's lower is better.

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>>2627959
WEW

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>>2627959

God tier magical girl confirmed.

>>2627960
i thought we decided higher was better?

spider can you tell us which please?

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>>2627959
IT'S TIME LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! TO FUCKING DIE!

>>2627963
I mean.
You roll under.
>>2627964
On the battle post: "Best Roll: 4- Great Success!"
It's a roll under system. You crit failed.

I need to have lunch, and think about what to do here, probably going to be the last post for today before continuing tomorrow.

>>2627959
We just comited accidental sodoko

>>2627966
I-is it too late to swap it to higher?

>>2627967
It's k. See we just gotta stay COOL.

>>2627966
WHY DO I DESTROY EVERYTHING I TOUCH

>>2627966
Redemption by suicide
Our "friends" find us

>Implying a single critfail while training fucks you over, when you're not even in transformed state and with a chunk of your power inside the wolf.
Nah. I'm not that cruel, am I? you just gotta trust me.

>>2627966
THIS IS MY FAULT I ASKED FOR THE DARK HERESY RULES

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>>2627971
This is what happens when you bring RWBY into the mix!

>>2627973
Nigga just rip the damn band-aid off and get'er done.

You draw deeper into the cold, feeling invigorated. Your swings cut through the air with ease, and you can feel every small movement you make. You try to draw even deeper, and find...
Cold
It's too cold. You drop the broom, your hand aching, reddened from frostbite, clouds of condensed moisture raising off of it. Dropping to your knees, you clutch your hand as it begins to bleed, crystals of ice having cut through your skin, poking out of your palm. It hurts like hell, and you feel empty, for a moment, before the normal, pleasant cold returns. But it just makes your hand hurt worse when it reaches it.

You suck in air through your teeth, cursing the fact there's no running water in this abandoned house. The world feels a bit duller, washed out, but slowly returns to its original colors as you calm down, still clutching your bleeding hand. You'll need to be more careful with that. If you'd tried in your transformed state...

You grit your teeth. Power. It's what you wanted, and you refuse to be afraid of it. You'll master this cold, and use it to destroy those who betrayed you. Those five girls who pretended to be your friends. You breathe deeply, your hand warming up as blood flows through it. The cold, while painful, helps the healing process along. The school uniform is stained with blood, now, but that's the least of your concerns.

You spend the rest of the night drifting between sleep and wakefulness, the pain in your only hand only fading as the morning breaks.

I have to take a break for now, since it's time for lunch and I can't keep my family waiting, but I'll come back after to give you a little overview on the magical girls that were a part of your team before. You can reach me in the Discord I posted earlier, through twitter, or by yelling FAGGOT really, really loudly

How'd you guys enjoy this? Any criticism?

>>2627978
It was fun, nothing to criticize for now really.Good stuff!

The Magical Girls:
Ayane: Leader of the group, and the first one you befriended. Weapon is a musket, and dabbled in Light magic, last you saw her. Charismatic, and accompanied at most times by the being that gave them all powers.

Chouko: The youngest of the group. Weapon is a spear, she didn't know magic when you last fought together.

Machiko: Probably the one most gifted at magic of them, her weapon is a dagger. Doesn't have a specialization when it comes to Magic, but couldn't cast anything related to Ice , as far as you know.

Saki: Was the physically strongest one not counting yourself. Looked up to you. Weapon is a mace, wasn't interested in magic.

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>>2627988
That's only 4, give details on the last oneeeee because we need to prioritize properly

>>2627998
Well, dammit, I slipped up there
Kaiya: Same age as you, making her the oldest of the group that remains. Weapon is a bow, specializes in Wind based magic. Takes a lot of walks around town during the day. Probably the one you got along with the best, other than Ayane.

As a note, you should've made a recall moment, something like a dream (as would be fitting for the occasion) where we'd relive one of our past battles together. Would allow for both specifics on the characters and make it flow as part of the story, and not just a hitlist.
Also brood on how hard the betrayal hit us.
Unless you plan for a more proper recap later on.

>>2627947
Save the holidays

>>2627988
I am all for corrupting Chouko into our minion

Doesn't sound like they even betrayed us honestly. We should just go meet them and get their side of what happened.

>>2628116
When poeple you think are closest to you leave you behind, it may cause some serious breakdown in your mind.
We are out to share the pain.

>>2628130
Yeah but have we tried not being a colossal baby though

>>2628116
Could be locked behind some high DC option or something since
>>2627734
>the workings of your soul are twisted and unwound, reshaped into a new form.

I dunno, guess it's up to OP to decide where he wants to take this.

>>2628144
We just started. You want character growth in these few posts?

>>2628144
>Get dragged into the Abyss
>Spend who knows how long there being whispered to by Satan
>Lose an arm
>"Have you tried not being a baby about it"

>>2628166
Maybe the guy has some experience with situations like that and it's really not that hard.

>>2628162
I guess I wanted a better starting point. Not so much growth as a chance to calm down and rationalize.

>>2628174
Well, we'll get there. Just don't expect things to be alright and make amends anytime soon. Things will need to happen before that.
You haven't even encountered them again yet.

>>2628166
>>2628171
Can confirm. A friend stole one of my fries last time I went to mcdonalds, which is at least as bad, and I didn't try to murder them or anything.

I think maybe focusing on the Shadow part of the powers until we can make an arm out of it would be benefitial. The ice is cool and all, but it doesn't have as many practical uses I feel.

Then again, maybe if they see us with a shadow arm they'll flip the fuck out and that'll really make diplomacy impossible.

>>2628215
Maybe they'll be more understanding than we are.

So, we're basically Magical Girl Artorias.
Nice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbTI_Bzy29I

>>2628190
Was it ever stated that our chosen method of revenge is murder, though? Perhaps we just plan to subject them to a similar degree of psychological trauma as we went through.

>>2628265
You don't Have to murder them.But you might not like the alternatives.
Honestly, while I like the speculation going on (a lot), I think you should wait to pass judgement on the other girls until you've actually met them.

>>2628116
>Magical girls
>Sorting things out like adults
The tree of friendship is sprayed with the blood of our enemies.

>>2628314
At some point we'll discover the tree is dead because we overblooded it.

>>2628304
>you might not like the alternatives.
>implying I'm not a filthy deviant with a corruption fetish

>>2629145
its a good fetish

>>2629145
>>2629154
My brothers! Although in my case its part of a more general MC/Hypno thing.

>>2629154
My dick is the best one

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>>2630291

>>2628304
Corrupt/enslave them. So that they can never even think about betraying us ever again. Then we can be friends again.

>All this Corruption fetishism
Really makes me think

Thread continues in a couple of hours, just got the fuck out of bed, reporting live and pants less. Who's ready to figure out what the wolf found out?

>>2630512
Well fucj me im about to go to bed
Though il be happy to find out latter wgat guts the magic girl has found out

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>>2630517
Timezones are a bitch. Don't worry Dick Anon, I'll do my best for you.

>>2630522
Thats all i need for a good night sleep

Hope this will be evil magical girl instead of just antihero. Anons always vote to be good/!not batman.

You awake in the disheveled bed as the sun rises, the morning light shining on your eyes forcing you out of the dreamless sleep. The night had been rough, with the burning cold on your hand waking you repeatedly, and as you sat upright on the bed, you took care to not put too much weight on it. It was still reddened, though it wasn't nearly as bad as before. You couldn't afford to wait for the hand to get any better.

You are Ishikawa Akane, and you were a Magical Girl. Now, you aren't entirely sure what you are. After your friends left you to die, you made a contract with the same forces of darkness you'd been fighting all along, having been promised power to enact your revenge on those that had called themselves your friends.

The blood-stained school uniform you're wearing will be a problem, if you want to walk around in the open- and doing that is sure to end up with someone seeing your face. Odds are your father will have already contacted the police to try and find you, and missing posters will just make your life harder. Idly brushing your hair back into place, you stretch, feeling the cold inside you stir and wake with you. It looks like the weather today will be nice and pleasant.

The hour is so early that the streets will probably be empty for a while still. Perhaps you should try to fix the clothing situation while you can do so unnoticed, get some food and water... Though, oddly enough, you don't feel all that hungry or thirsty, despite not having eaten since you awakened yesterday.

>Mentally contact the Shade, calling it back. Order it to pick up some clothes for you, if it can, maybe some food. Even if you don't feel hungry yet.
>Drape yourself in the dirty blanket and go into the city yourself. Enough waiting around-you don't plan on walking among people, sticking to the rooftops might be a good idea for now.

>>2630627
>Mentally contact the Shade, calling it back. Order it to pick up some clothes for you, if it can, maybe some food. Even if you don't feel hungry yet.

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Yey it's here.

>>2630627
>Mentally contact the Shade, calling it back. Order it to pick up some clothes for you, if it can, maybe some food. Even if you don't feel hungry yet.

>>2630627
>>Mentally contact the Shade, calling it back. Order it to pick up some clothes for you, if it can, maybe some food. Even if you don't feel hungry yet.

>>2630630
That's a nice picture, and surprisingly not all that different from the design i had in mind (Obviously not frilly/magical girl enough, but saved anyways)
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>>2630628
>>2630630
>>2630631
Who's a good pupper? Not this one!
Writing...

>>2630635
>not frilly/magical girl enough
Hard to find good pictures of evil looking megucas with big swords sadly or maybe im not good enough at it

Fucking formatting I swear to Buddha

First things first. There's a chunk of you still wandering around the city, and you want it back. Mentally, you reach for that connection through the cold, feeling your vision dim slightly. Faint impressions reach back through the connection, the impact of paws against the ground as it runs, the cool morning air. You order it to return, and grab some clothes or food along the way, if it can do so undetected.

You exit the house, walking over to the river in the morning mist, staring at your reflection. The bags under your eyes are prominent, from your shoddy sleep, but you don't feel as tired as you think you should. These powers seem... very convenient, all around. You wonder where the catch is-
"Good morning~!"

Inwardly, you curse yourself for speaking so soon.
"What do you want?"
"To wish you luck today, of course! "
You grumble, splashing your face with some water. Not in the mood for dealing with a embodiment of evil this early in the morning. It at least seems to catch the message, going quiet. Good.

You feel the wolf coming closer before seeing it, turning around to face it so you won't have your back exposed, still not trusting the damm thing. In its mouth are some casual clothes, slightly too big for you. A hoodie and baggy pants- probably stolen from somewhere, but it hardly matters, considering what you've already done. It doesn't take long to change into the clean clothes, storing the uniform back in the house. The shadowy beast follows you around, though it remains outside after you order it to- not wanting it to stare at you as you change.
Some time has passed, and some people are already going to their jobs. The city is waking up.

>Dismiss the wolf, recover your shard of power. It's too dangerous to let it follow you around.
>Train with using your shadowy powers on it. Perhaps you can do something to make it less... obviously evil.
If you Dismiss the Shade, pick one of the following:
>Train with the cold powers without transforming. More carefully this time.
>Travel through the city, do a stakeout at the school. Keep an eye on your enemies, see if you can get any information from afar.
>Look around the city for any strange occurences. If the girls suspect involvement from monsters, they'll likely go there- And, even if you're not a Magical Girl anymore, maybe you could use the training...

>>2630640
>>Train with using your shadowy powers on it. Perhaps you can do something to make it less... obviously evil.

>>2630641
>Train with using your shadowy powers on it. Perhaps you can do something to make it less... obviously evil.
Yes

>>2630641
>Train with using your shadowy powers on it. Perhaps you can do something to make it less... obviously evil.

>>2630641
>Train with using your shadowy powers on it. Perhaps you can do something to make it less... obviously evil.

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I'm sorry, cat sitting on my lap as I write quests. Today is not your day.

Writing

>>2630649
I mean, clearly the only way to make it less obviously evil is to make a cat out of it.

You stare at the monster, deep in thought as it sits there, not much unlike a dog would. The only thing really giving it away is how still it is- well, that, and the whole "pitch black and glowing green eyes" thing. Uneasily, you reach your hand out to him, touching its head, patting it like one would an actual dog. Pat. Pat.

It doesn't really have a reaction, which leaves you wondering why you're petting a solidified form of negative emotions, or whatever these things are. But at least it gives you an idea- you know Benjiro, the... squirrel-ish thing (You never were quite sure what it was) that grants the Magical Girls their power can change shape into a more normal looking animal. Perhaps you can try to do something similar to this thing...

You reach for the fragment of cold inside the Shade, feeling for it blindly. It's located somewhere in its chest, it seems. You push a small trickle of power into it, trying to reshape it...

Please roll 1d100. Best of Three, Lower is better.

Rolled 70 (1d100)

>>2630652

Rolled 48 (1d100)

>>2630652
another 100

Rolled 95 (1d100)

Satan guide my hand to make one Goode boye

>>2630653
Ooh
>>2630654
Well, that's not a 100
>>2630655
That's Almost a 100.
I swear, if we'd gotten two critfails in a row I'd laugh so hard

Best Roll: 48
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5b-3-J8V3I
The cold is rigid, hard to work with, but you slowly manage to bend it, dragging the shadows along with it. It seems like it's a lot harder to modify the Shade after it's already been formed, but you keep at it, hidden behind the shadow cast by the abandoned house you've made your shelter.

It takes time before you manage to make the Shade look more or less normal- Well, it's still a big, black dog, but it doesn't look like it's made out of concentrated evil anymore. At least, for now- you're not sure how long this will last, or if it'll hold up the moment it gets into a fight. For now, though, you find yourself staring at the not-really-a-dog with satisfaction. Maybe the fact it's so imposing will prevent any incidents like what happened last night from happening again, which is a bonus.

You feel like you understand how to work with shadows a bit better.

You make the disguised Shade walk and run around the riverside, and while it looks like a dog, it doesn't really behave like a very happy one. But it's obedient, so you give it a pat on the head without really knowing why. Mentally chiding yourself for being so... well, nice to a monster, you walk along the river's edge, taking in the morning sun. Now there's definitely people going around the streets, and you feel like class is probably going to start soon.

>Your hoodie and pants should be a good enough disguise that you can spend some time around the school, watching from afar. The "dog" will likely scare away anyone who'd bother you. After all, everyone seems to think you're dead.
>Investigate around town for supernatural occurences. Staying ahead of the Girls will let you strike at the right time.
>Spend some time training with the cold powers as well. There's still plenty of time.

>>2630660
>Nintendogs theme
Aw yeah, we have a big scary pupper. 9 didn't expect you to be good at writing comfier stuff, OP.
>Investigate around town for supernatural occurrences.
If we find a girl in danger from them, maybe we can corrupt her into a Dark magical girl as well. It'd be nice to have a team to fight against the other.
also hide our face while we fight for a DRAMATIC REVEAL

>>2630660

>Spend some time training with the cold powers as well. There's still plenty of time.

>>2630660
>Your hoodie and pants should be a good enough disguise that you can spend some time around the school, watching from afar. The "dog" will likely scare away anyone who'd bother you. After all, everyone seems to think you're dead.

Might as well be a creepy stalker on our old friends!

>>2630660
>Your hoodie and pants should be a good enough disguise that you can spend some time around the school, watching from afar. The "dog" will likely scare away anyone who'd bother you. After all, everyone seems to think you're dead.

>>2630661
Kaiya dark meguca or bust

>>2630660
>Spend some time training with the cold powers as well. There's still plenty of time.

>>2630664
>Not saki, who looked up to us.
We're going to break their hearts SO BAD and it's going to be great

>>2630660
>Investigate around town for supernatural occurences. Staying ahead of the Girls will let you strike at the right time.
Maybe we can absorb lesser monsters.

>>2630660
>Spend some time training with the cold powers as well. There's still plenty of time.

Alright, vote recount
>>2630661
>>2630669
Investigate
>>2630664
>>2630663
Stalk
>>2630662
>>2630665
>>2630670
Cold.

Seems we're going on a training spree today.
Writing...

>>2630667
I'm being pragmatic here. Bow + wind magic will definitely be a pain with our kit, so she's a good choice while we have the element of surprise on our side.

Not to mention teaching the second closest friend we had the pleasures of dark shadow is gonna be fun. Then we can bully the kouhais together

Not willing to show yourself too early, you decide that since the experiment with the dog went well, you may as well spend some more time getting used to your cold powers outside of the transformation. As far as you know, you can't actually create ice or anything of the sort- at least, not willingly. Your frostbitten hand last night did show you it was a possibility, and the power isn't just cold-feeling.

You sit down in the shade, letting the monster dog roam around and keep watch, and close your eyes, breathing deeply. Reaching for that energy inside you, taking care not to take in too much or too quickly like last time, you slowly but steadily push it around your body, visualizing it. It still aches slightly when it flows through your right hand, but you continue nevertheless. You don't quite get to do anything too interesting with it, at least not yet, but at least you made sure you could call on it without getting too over your head, and got a better grasp on the fundamentals of moving it around your body. It's sure to help in your transformed state as well.

With that out of the way, you decide you've spent too much time sitting around for today. There's things to do, and if you keep pushing them away for later, you'll probably miss opportunities.

>Investigate around the school. It'll probably be harder to get there without drawing attention to yourself, at this hour, and you're not sure you'll be able to do so without being questioned by the police about why you aren't in class.
>Investigate around town. It should be around break time at the school, so the girls might have sneaked out to fight. Or not- maybe it's a quiet day.

>>2630675
>Investigate around town. It should be around break time at the school, so the girls might have sneaked out to fight. Or not- maybe it's a quiet day.

>>2630675
>Investigate around town. It should be around break time at the school, so the girls might have sneaked out to fight. Or not- maybe it's a quiet day.

>>2630675
>Investigate around town. It should be around break time at the school, so the girls might have sneaked out to fight. Or not- maybe it's a quiet day.

Oh boy. Let's go!

>>2630675
>Investigate around town. It should be around break time at the school, so the girls might have sneaked out to fight. Or not- maybe it's a quiet day.

>>2630675
>Investigate around town. It should be around break time at the school, so the girls might have sneaked out to fight. Or not- maybe it's a quiet day.

>>2630674
She'll be a pain, but she also knows us the best. I think we really need to at least be able to do some ice/dark magic before we consider fighting anyone with magic, though. >>2630675
>Investigate town
Wonder who we'll run into.

Oh golly. Seems we'll be investigating around town, then.
Please roll me a 1d6 for encounters.

Rolled 6 (1d6)

>>2630684
Better be best girl.

Rolled 2 (1d6)

>>2630682
I agree on the magic part at least

>>2630684
Here we go

>>2630687
Silly anon, we are best girl. The others are all garbage traitors.
Nice roll
Writing...

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>>2630687
>6

You command the Shade-dog to follow you as you make your way into the city, your remaining hand shoved deep in the gray hoodie's pocket. You doubt anyone could really tell who you are while wearing this oversized clothing, and the hood does a good job of hiding your face. The Shade obediently follows at your side, scaring away some people who give you odd or concerned looks. You smile- They probably think you're a criminal or a thug, out at this hour with such an imposing animal. It's not like they're wrong to be afraid.

The Shade seems to pick up a scent after around a half hour of wandering around, and you order it to lead you to whatever it is. Perhaps more Shades? Something bigger? Or... has it just smelled a good feast for itself? You follow it, running, your empty left sleeve trailing behind you until you tuck it into the pocket and hold it with your hand.

Arriving at an alley, you see...
...

Your hand curls into a fist inside your hoodie as you stare at the unstransformed Chouko, in casual clothes, carrying a bag at her side. She seems to be lost, or maybe looking for something. You stop the Shade from growling or getting closer.
It would be so easy... But should you reveal yourself so early? What should you even-
You draw on the icy cold inside, calming your thoughts. You need to make a decision- but perhaps you can use this to gain more information. You've been away for a while.
>Talk to her without revealing who you are. You know you can probably use your power to hide your voice a bit better, judging by how it felt when you intimidated that man. You want information, it's more valuable than just getting her out of the way- and if she transforms and runs away, the others might appear. You don't know if they're close by.
>Reveal yourself, pin her to the wall. Tell her just how much you hate them for what they did. Show her what they made you into. You can practically smell her fear and guilt already.

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>>2630695
>Talk to her without revealing who you are. You know you can probably use your power to hide your voice a bit better, judging by how it felt when you intimidated that man. You want information, it's more valuable than just getting her out of the way- and if she transforms and runs away, the others might appear. You don't know if they're close by.

>>2630695
>>Talk to her without revealing who you are. You know you can probably use your power to hide your voice a bit better, judging by how it felt when you intimidated that man. You want information, it's more valuable than just getting her out of the way- and if she transforms and runs away, the others might appear. You don't know if they're close by.

>>2630695
>Talk to her without revealing who you are.
There's no way this could possibly go wrong nope.

>>2630695
Oh its speargrill. I don't think we should tackle one of the five yet, they're not going to be pushovers, we're still missing an arm, and Shades are Mook tier, so ours won't help much. And if she gets away and tells the others about a person who can control monsters, they'll be looking for us. Hell, if we reveal everything, they'll probably immediately try to either kill us or take us back.

And I like the idea of being all mysterious right now.
So >Talk
It is

>>2630695
>Talk to her without revealing who you are. You know you can probably use your power to hide your voice a bit better, judging by how it felt when you intimidated that man. You want information, it's more valuable than just getting her out of the way- and if she transforms and runs away, the others might appear. You don't know if they're close by.

>>2630695
>Talk to her without revealing who you are. You know you can probably use your power to hide your voice a bit better, judging by how it felt when you intimidated that man. You want information, it's more valuable than just getting her out of the way- and if she transforms and runs away, the others might appear. You don't know if they're close by.

It seems we're being all mysterious!
>>2630700
Yeah, Shades are mook tier. She wouldn't be able to fight it off without transforming, but a skilled enough normal human who worked out could come out on top on a fight against one. At least, the shades you've been fighting.

Roll a 1d100, best of Three No crits on this roll. It's for something else

Rolled 64 (1d100)

>>2630705

Rolled 84 (1d100)

>>2630705
rolling

Rolled 75 (1d100)

>>2630705

Rolled 45 (1d100)

>>2630705

Rolled 83 (1d100)

>>2630705

Rolled 26 (1d100)

Inb4 1

Ah well, you didn't roll too good. Best is a 64.
If this was a roll over quest, you'd do super well.

Best roll is a 64. Result: ???

You step forwards, the disguised Shade doing so with you. Chouko turns around, and steps back, wary.
"Uh, hello?" You haven't even said anything yet, but she's already afraid. Good.
Letting the cold run through your throat, you speak, your voice coming out deeper. There's still some of your normal voice left, but not something a scared girl would pick up on. "Hello, Chouko."
She takes another step back, closer to the wall. " D-do I know you?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VreyMNUveM

The Shade growls, but you point down and it quiets. "What is a girl like you doing out of school at this hour? You didn't even go today."
She grips her bag tighter, trying to keep her eyes on both you and the dog.
" I-I could ask you the same!"
The cold inside you boils, eager, waiting for you to call on it. She's weak, scared. It won't be hard to just-
You grit your teeth. You're just going to get information, for now.
"Brave, are we? So much for that. Tell me, does Ayane still try to teach you magic, or has she given up on that?"
" You- how-?" Another step back. She's cornered against a wall. You take a step forwards.
"Has she? What a bad leader she is. Maybe she doesn't really care about you that much, huh? Then again, does anyone?"
She grows quiet. You know she's always had some self steem issues, and it's hit her deep.
"Maybe you should ask yourself if they really have what's best for you at heart, Chouko."
" S-shut up! They're my friends!"
Turning around, you begin to walk out of the alley slowly.
"Are they?"
You don't wait to hear her answer, picking up the pace as you get away from the alley, letting out a breath you didn't know you were holding. It was hard to hold back, to not simply take her out now, but you had planted some doubt in her. It'd pay off, in time.
"Good job! Very, very good job Akane! Those feelings of hers will be just perfect for us to track her down later!"

You freeze in place. Of course, the monsters fed on those feelings, but they had no... respect for their target's families, either. They would attack her at any time. Do you really care about that...?

>Them being hurt will only make her suffer more. All the better.
>They're not the targets of your revenge. You'll get it yourself, with your own hands- otherwise, it's not good enough. If anyone kills them, it needs to be you.

>>2630726
>They're not the targets of your revenge. You'll get it yourself, with your own hands- otherwise, it's not good enough. If anyone kills them, it needs to be you.

We need to have SOME good in us.

>They're not the targets of your revenge
I want to choke the shit out of Ayane myself, it'd be anticlimactic otherwise. We can still be evil fucks, just not "family murdering to get at them". We have family we want to protect

Man, that update took a long time to write, sorry. Dialogue is my weakness and i got interrupted by Amazon delivery

>>2630726
>Them being hurt will only make her suffer more. All the better.
Why wouldn't you use their greatest weakness?

>>2630735
Probably because slippery slope and karma will end with our little bro dead and us having no chance to corrupt the others.
If we killed their family, they will want to kill us, not join us.

>>2630726
>They're not the targets of your revenge.

It seems we're not that far down into the hole yet.
Note that this doesn't neccesarily mean you'll end up being an anti hero, only that you draw the line at just murdering people's families to get at them. At least for now.

Consider Chouko thoroughly spooked and probably going to cry herself to sleep. Maybe you should look into that.

You don't need to worry about them immediately recognizing you in Magical Girl form, by the way. Even your sword looks different enough that they'd assume you either stole it off Akane's body, or its a different thing altogether. But if they get a good look at you during daytime, they'll probably piece it together.
Maybe a bit of Shadow magic can help with that

>>2630739
Wouldn't the missing arm be a very big clue on our identity though? Or did we lose it only after the other girls have already escaped?

You think back to your brother, waiting at home for you to come back, wondering how he'd have taken the letter you wrote for him. Would he be alright on his own...? After all, the entire reason you became a Magical Girl...
No. Their families are not at fault for what they did. It'd hurt them, yes, but to do that would be to give in to what the voice wants. To become a monster just as bad as any of them, another tool in his arsenal. A pawn.
You realize you were gripping a telephone pole a little bit too tightly, leaving a dent on the metal. Thankfully, nobody seemed to notice, too busy trying to not look at the scary black dog.

Making your way back home, you think about the group in your mind.
Ayane. The one that befriended you first, the leader. She'd always been charismatic, popular- You wondered why she'd take any interest in you. Of course, that only made it easier for you to trust her, once you got past your initial doubts. All the easier for her to use you as a weapon, made you eager to help her. She promised to come back for you, but didn't. None of them did. She's dangerous, probably the most out of any of them- her long ranged weapon and her light magic would be a pain.
The others... Machiko was an odd one, always buried deep in her books. You only talked a couple of times, but neither of you minded spending time together without talking, each reading something different. Talented at magic, but useless in close combat. She'd probably be in the library now, wouldn't she...
Saki you almost feel bad for. You had to force her to flee, in that fight. Out of all of them, she's probably the one you hate the least- Ayane took her away at your request, and probably prevented her from coming to rescue you, that bitch. Perhaps you could reach out to her... but then again, she didn't make any extra effort to come. She could've gone against Ayane's wishes.
As for Kaiya... You don't really want to think much about her. She's a threat, and you'd do well to put aside your feelings if you have to face her. No matter how close she was, she still...

Shaking your head, you snap back to reality. You're burning daylight. You should probably...
>Keep an eye on Chouko's family, just in case the monsters decide to attack them.
>Return to your shelter, before any other girls show up around the place. With Chouko scared, she might call them.
>Find a place where you can train in your transformed state without being bothered.

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>>2630749
They didn't see you lose the arm, yeah. You held on for a pretty long time after they left, given you were the sturdiest.

>>2630752
>Saki you almost feel bad for
>Had to force her to leave.
Confirmed best girl and potential recruit. Likely to be feeling extra guilty about the whole thing.

>Keep an eye on her family.
I bet the red voice will try to attack them with something big. And the others will be asleep, if it's at night.
Besides, mysterious stranger who hates your boss saves your family is probably going to put even more doubt into Chouko. Just need to hide our face.

>>2630752
>>Keep an eye on Chouko's family, just in case the monsters decide to attack them.

>>2630752

>Find a place where you can train in your transformed state without being bothered.

I think we should stay out of a fight if it happens, though. Unless she's actually going to fucking die, we shouldnt get involved--we get to see if she's improved at fighting.
Let's be pragmatic, not goodie two shoes.

>>2630752
>Keep an eye on Chouko's family, just in case the monsters decide to attack them.
Also this >>2630756

>>2630752
>Find a place where you can train in your transformed state without being bothered.

>>2630754
>>2630753
Are we helping the enemy now, what is wrong with you?

>>2630762
>Helping
We're seeing if she can fight any better than before. I think if we give in too early, we're going to get fucked-it seems drawing on the cold too much or the shadows makes us more like the monsters and that isn't our goal.
Also, because if not only their supposedly dead friend shows up, but their living ones turn on them, we basically have a guaranteed win.
We're manipulating them, not helping them.

>>2630752
>Keep an eye on Chouko.
The monsters will be attracted to her, not her family. If they attack them, it'll be when she's around. And by keeping an eye on her, we can be forewarned about the other girls being called in.

>>2630753
>>2630754
>>2630759
>>2630766

Keep an eye out
>>2630762
>>2630755
Training
Seems we're going to only keep an eye on them in case they get close to stealing our kill, and taking note of how strong she is now.

That girl, with her stupid issues, is going to get her family killed, isn't she? Well, you pushed her along into it. This is a good opportunity to see if she handles herself any better than before you "died", and you'll take it. Not like you intend to help her.

As preparation, you make a quick trip back to your shelter, grabbing the gray blanket you slept on from the bed, wrapping it around yourself. If you need to enter your transformed state and fend off monsters, this will be better than nothing for keeping your identity hidden. The Shade follows behind you, never straying too far as it sheds its disguise, even as you climb up onto the rooftops, aided by the ever-present chill inside you. It's not as simple as leaping up when in your transformed state, but you don't need to risk calling attention to yourself by going into it now. Making your way towards Chouko's house, you reach for the fragment of power inside the Shade, recovering it as it vanishes into wisps of shadow, feeling the power return to you. You'll be stealthier without a big black dog around.

Night falls upon the city, and the moonlight pierces through the gaps in the clouds, painting the world above the yellow streets in blue and silver. You can feel it, at the edge of your mind- your power waits in anticipation for what's to come. As you sit down on a rooftop near your enemy's home, you take out a bottle of water you pilfered from a store on the way, taking a sip and re-adjusting the blanket. It may be a bit of a long night...

Roll 1d100, Best of Three

Rolled 17 (1d100)

>>2630774
Hopefully she will be able to handle it on her own. Don't want to reveal ourselves if we don't have to.

Rolled 64 (1d100)

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>>2630775
>17
I'm not sure you quite realize the implications- if she's good enough to handle something herself, fighting against her will be harder, won't it? Shouldn't you want her to be weak? To desire the same strenght you have?

Rolled 24 (1d100)

>>2630774

Rolled 5 (1d100)

>>2630774

Rolled 53 (1d100)

>All these good rolls all of a sudden
INTERESTING And I had just the thing for a crit fail here too.