Author's Note: This story is about Mami Tomoe's life pre-Homucycles, an explanation of why she does what she does in the anime. In universe, not AU, spoiler-free until later chapters.
Disclaimer: I do not own Puella Magi Madoka Magica (魔法少女まどか マギカ), its characters, its story, or any affiliated materials; they all belong to SHAFT.
~Lily~
A beautiful flower, white with golden middle.
Though once believed to heal sickness and wounds,
it was later placed on the graves of young innocents.
ooOOoo
Black.
All I see is black.
Am I blind? My vision clears up.
Then the blue, the blue sky. I gaze at the cloudy blue sky, I try to reach out and touch the clouds, but I can only stare at it. It's as if there's a heavy burden on my body, and I can't move. I look down, but all I see is red—
Pain.
It hurts so much. It hurts a lot. I hurt a lot.
There's red on me. Blood. Blood, that's bad. Warm, spills from my stomach, what-
It hurts. My whole body hurts. Pain's too much, I can't move.
Voices, but I can't understand them. Please help me.
It hurts. I need help, I'm stuck. Pain's too much, please help me.
I hear screams, but no one comes. I need help.
Save me. I don't want to die.
Something heavy falls, and now the pain's even worse. I don't want to die, please. Please help me.
Someone is there. "I can help you."
Make it stop, please help me.
"Help... wish... magic..."
Please help me.
"...care..."
Someone help me.
"...wish..."
I don't want to die.
"Wish..."
Please tie me back to life.