The fruits of the fertility stone/ Chapter 39: The strange staff
- Ann!
Says the girls.
- If it's gonna stop all this violence, I'm gonna turn myself in, I'm the reason for all this suffering.
Says Ann.
- Now I don't care anymore, so get out of my way and I'll end these damn things.
Says Margareth.
Margareth pushes Ann with everything, fills her chest and pulls up her sleeves walking slowly towards the girls.
- There are eight of us against you, Margareth. How do you intend to beat us like this?
Says Akko.
- I don't care if is 8 or even 16 of you, I'm gonna beat all of easily.
Says Margareth.
Margareth steps hard on the ground causing a strong current of air to emanate around her, and the aura of Mako Kagari appears, Marianne and Charlotte freezes as they identify who she was.
- She's...
Says Marianne terrified.
- So that spirit went to Margareth, but what the hell.
Says Charlotte.
Margareth breathes in and out with her eyes closed and as she opens her eyes she goes all over the girls who try to defend themselves, but they are all scattered by Margareth.
- We're not gonna make it this way.
Says Diana.
They try to work together, but still Margareth kept attacking them with ease.
- We have to believe in ourselves.
Says Akko.
- That's Akko.
Says Chariot.
They hold hands, but Margareth, gives no time for them to touch.
- But no way.
Says Margareth.
- Margareth will never let you.
Says Diana.
- Hey, ugly witch, why you're not coming to get me, so you're only guaranteed with the young ones.
Says Laura waving her arms.
- Mom!
Says Diana.
- Since you wish to die first, it will be a pleasure.
Says Margareth.
Laura blinks to Diana and Margareth takes her broom going to fly towards Laura, the girls start together to concentrate a magic, when arriving Laura, Margareth realizes that it was an illusion and is furious.
- I guess you're not so great.
Says Laura.
Margareth looks back and realizes it was Laura, she goes back to her and realizes it was an illusion.
- You made another mistake.
Says Laura.
- That's it, Grandma!
Says Ann.
- Don't celebrate so much, you fat little dwarf.
Says Margareth.
Laura gets angry and casts a magic on Margareth, she feels nothing and goes to where the magic was cast and was again an illusion.
- Fat little dwarf is your ass...
Says Laura.
Margareth finds Laura and holds her by the neck.
- I would. You're pretty smart to try to play with me.
Says Margareth.
Laura keeps debating herself trying to get rid of Margareth, but she squeezes harder, until she is hit with everything by a magic, which makes Margareth let Laura go, Ann goes to Laura and pulls her, then the magic explodes with everything on Margareth's back.
- Thank you, Ann.
Says Laura coughing a little.
- Are you okay, Grandma?
Says Ann.
- Yeah, that damn thing almost kill me.
Says Laura.
Margareth makes all the smoke go away with air magic and looks furious at the girls.
- You're not weak at all my congratulations, but I still...
Says Margareth.
They release one more magic that makes Margareth stunned and soon after they release another, but Margareth defends by making the girls throw them all back to one side, in this Margareth releases a magic that makes a rope that ties the eight.
- You made me bleed, now I won't have any kindness, I'll kill you all together.
Says Margareth.
Margareth takes her wand and aims a magic towards the girls.
- You'll see how easy it'll be to take everyone's life.
Says Margareth.
Margareth casts the magic and they all close their eyes, the magic reaches them and causes a huge explosion.
- Diana! Mary!
Says Laura crying.
- My friends...
Says Ann.
- Now come on Ann, you don't want that little redheaded dwarf to die.
Says Margareth.
Laura stands in front of Ann and still crying she tries to go over Margareth who holds her by the top of her head with only one finger, then Laura's pupils disappear and she faints.
- She's not dead yet, now come Ann.
Says Margareth.
Ann goes towards Margareth, but she gets hit by magic on her back.
- Adeleine!
Says Margareth.
- I haven't tried anything yet.
Says Adeleine.
The smoke cleared and they were all still amazed to be conscious and in front of the girls Marianne was panting and a little wounded holding a staff.
- But you were supposed to die.
Says Margareth.
- And you think I know what happened now Margareth? That staff appeared in my hand when I tried to cast one last magic to defend myself.
Says Marianne.
- Whatever, what you did was just prolong the suffering of all of you.
Says Margareth.
- Grandma!
Says Marianne looking at Laura.
- She's not dead yet, at least not yet.
Says Margareth.
- You bastard.
Says Marianne.
Marianne makes the staff turn a bow and throws a magic arrow so strong that the impact makes her fall with everything backwards, Margareth dodges, but Marianne manages to make it goes in another route by hitting Margareth with everything making the spirit of Mako leave Margareth.
- Did I get it?
Says Marianne standing up.
Margareth can pull the spirit of Mako back into her body.
- It's not gonna be that easy to beat me.
Says Margareth.
- But I'll do my best now that I've got that strange staff.
Says Marianne.
- I guess I'm gonna have to go serious against you.
Says Margareth.
Margareth keeps both hands focused, Chariot, Croix, Diana and Akko aim the wand at Marianne's staff.
- Huh?
Says Marianne.
- You are our future Marianne, you were chosen child.
Says Diana.
- But that staff is not the same as Mama Akko and Miss Chariot had.
Says Marianne.
Wendoline, Gabriella and Charlotte also aim the wand by transferring magic to Marianne's staff.
- You'll get it, our friend.
Says Wendoline.
- I trust you, my love.
Says Charlotte.
- Beat that damn thing, revenge me.
Says Gabriella.
- But I'm not going to kill Margareth.
Says Marianne.
- You don't have to kill her, just leave her hurt enough for us to immobilize her.
Says Diana.
The girls finish sending magic to Marianne's staff, who feels a huge magic emanating from her and Margareth opens her eyes casting a magic with everything towards them, but Marianne fights her with the staff.
- I can see that you're stronger, but this will only prolong your suffering.
Says Margareth.
- The only one here you will face is me, Margareth Ford.
Says Marianne.
[c]See you, chosen witches...