Chapter 1
The Mysterious Hotel In The Forest, Hotel California
June 5, 2010
Route 4 Uppsala Road - Stockholm, Sweden, Nordic Region, Europe.
On the road from Uppsala to Stockholm, as dusk was falling, a young brunette was walking wearing a pink dress with white sleeves, long white stockings and pink slippers. They may wonder why someone would be walking on the road instead of taking the bus. It turns out that her identity card and her credit card were non-existent for some unknown reason. The road was deserted, because it wasn't summer vacation yet. The wind that night was fresh that caressed her hair and she felt a smell of pine trees that the young woman felt very calm. Beside her, a small white animal, similar to a fox, kept her company.
"Kyubey... I'm tired. I can't walk anymore," the girl sighed.
"Miss Linder Aleyn, ever since you saw the Stockholm brochure, she was encouraged to make the trip. Why didn't she stay in Uppsala?" asked the little animal.
"Kyubey, it's a long story that I don't want to comment on right now... But I think this change is fine," Aleyn replied.
"Miss Linder Aleyn... You won't be far from Solna city. You only have 15 kilometers to go," Kyubey tried to cheer her up.
"Kyubey... I don't want to walk that much," Aleyn complained.
"Miss Linder Aleyn, how about you make the contract with me and save us an entire trip?" Kyubey asked.
"No... I want to get to Stockholm on my own... Walking is fun, you can see the landscapes and so on..." Aleyn said... But the truth is that she only had a few Swedish crowns that could not afford to take a transport.
So they both kept walking. After another kilometer, it was already 7 in the afternoon and storm clouds began to form in the place. As both companions sought shelter in the woods, they saw lights in the distance. When they got closer it looked like a small house for the night.
"Kyubey, what is that?" Aleyn asked.
"It seems to be a small house that serves as a hotel, Miss Linder Aleyn. Let's go ahead, Solna is not far," Kyubey said trying to encourage Aleyn.
The young woman felt that her head was very heavy, she also felt that her eyesight was beginning to fail and become blurry from fatigue, just as she could hear thunder in the distance. Something was clear, going to Solna was not an option now.
"I think we should stay here to rest... And tomorrow we'll continue our trip to Stockholm. Besides, it's going to rain and we might have a cold," Aleyn suggested, yawning a little.
Aleyn and Kyubey go to the place. Once they entered, a young girl greeted them and rang a little bell. The girl was very smiling.
"God kväll, välkommen till hotellet, I hope your stay is very amazing in this place," said the girl.
"Excuse me... But do I have to pay an advance or something?" Aleyn asked.
"No, miss. You will not be charged at all. It is the opening celebration of the hotel. We will give you everything. A roof over your head, a room for yourself and very good food. Do you want to check in?" asked the Miss, holding a black pen.
Aleyn looks undecided at the marker and if she should sign or not. She thought that although she was relieved that she found the hotel and that the lady seemed nice in not wanting to charge her anything, the hotel was so luxurious that it was ridiculous to let people stay for free. There was also no promotion for that hotel. She thought this was a miracle or something unfortunate. But seeing that Kyubey liked the place, since the little animal lay down in the comfortable armchairs and that the storm worsened, the girl had no choice. She took a firm grip on the marker and signed the guest list.
"Tack så mycket. Enjoy her stay. I'll take you to her room. But first you need something urgent to eat," smiles the girl and she leads them down the corridor to the reception. As she walks, she hears the employees sing… Where they had fake smiles.
"Welcome to the Hotel California. It's a very charming, very charming, very charming place. There is space available at the Hotel California. On any given day, you can find it."
Once the girls arrived at the reception, they reached a large room that doubled as a dance floor and a bar. Several people could be seen dancing happily, and other people drinking with gloomy looks.
"They are friends who also stopped at the hotel - explained the receptionist", points to a boy. "He's here to remember the good times with her wife before she passed away," he then points to another girl, "She's here to forget her husband cheated on her a few days ago. Come on, order whatever you want from the waiter.
Aleyn goes to the reception and sees the list of drinks. There were wines, whiskeys, tequilas, etc. But Aleyn decided to have something lighter.
"Waiter. I want some water, please," Aleyn said.
"Miss, I haven't seen a spirit like that since 1969. A pure spirit, I should say. I think someone like you has a very important destiny..." the waiter said as he handed her a glass of water.
The young woman with brown hair slowly took the water but upon hearing that the young woman had a very important destiny, she stopped.
"Important?... I'm sorry sir... But... Currently my destiny is somewhat... Uncertain", Aleyn said and the young woman leaves. Once this is done, the waiter lets out a heavy sigh.
"Today's youth," laughs the waiter.
After that, the lady takes her to the room and Aleyn and Kyubey go to sleep... But after 12:00 AM voices are heard saying.
"Welcome to the California hotel, it's a very lovely, very lovely, very lovely place. They live in the California hotel. What a surprise. Bring your suggestions."
Aleyn found this somewhat strange... Voices speaking? Then she sees a bottle of pink champagne, drinks some of it and goes back to sleep... Things got worse at 4:00 AM.
When the girl woke up. She saw mirrors on the ceiling of her room trying to remind her of her dreams, hopes, fears and memories of her. The champagne was very cold. Someone knocked on the door to which the fearful young woman opened. It was one of the guys who sat with her in the bar section. She had light blue hair, yellow eyes, fair complexion, she had a gray shirt, jacket, shoes and black pants.
"We are all prisoners here of our own fate... This place is not safe. You have to escape somehow," the boy said.
"Eh?", the boy takes her hand and leads her to the main part.
In the hall which was the ballroom that was previously used, there were people with knives in front of the hotel manager. People tried to stick the knife at the manager but they couldn't even scratch him.
"They are the victims of the hotel... Every time you are not killed until dawn, the person who is the most tired is the one the manager claims and becomes part of the hotel. You will not be made a party to this." tonight. It's for you to see the mechanics of this... Now if you'll excuse me... I have to try to defeat the administrator" the boy walks away and goes with his knives to try to defeat the administrator.
Scared by the revelation, she along with Kyubey start running through the corridor, she wanted to escape from this hotel she arrived at. She wanted to find the road again and get to Solna. But someone stops her at her entrance. She is the girl who received it.
"Where are you going?" asked the young lady.
"Outside. It was nice meeting you, but I have to go out," Aleyn replied. She tries to open the hotel, but the doors are locked. "But... why don't they open?"
"Don't worry", said the girl "We are programmed to receive. You can register whenever you want, but never leave".
June 24, 2010
Thus the days passed. The residents of the hotel were radically lowering themselves. The only ones left were Aleyn and the boy who warned her about the hotel. His name is Kalin Ahlström. He says that he came to the hotel for a betrayal. His friends blamed him for an attack on some authority and Kalin is being wanted by the police for these false accusations. Since then he doesn't trust anyone but when he arrived at the hotel, he never expected that he would have to cooperate with more people. But he had no choice but to try to support the guests to escape from the hotel.
"Kalin... Do you think we can escape tonight?" Aleyn asked.
"No idea... Now it's just the two of us left. We did our best to defeat him, but nothing worked. And if someone came today... They won't face the administrator today. But I'm sure of one thing... The two of us won't survive." at night," replied the boy.
In that, Kalin was right. Both are the only guests left in the hotel. The alliance they made would be destroyed that very night.
"Kalin…Tack så mycket . For befriending me. I've never had a true friend… Too bad one of us is going to perish today…" Aleyn said.
"Don't worry... We'll find a way to escape from this hotel together. For now we have to prepare ourselves," suggested Kalin.
The young woman goes to the room to get her things ready, like knives, and she had a hand-drawn plan of the hall for the confrontation with the manager. The young woman began to sigh sadly.
"Miss Linder Aleyn, we both know that her survival depends on today. Do you have your wish ready yet?" Kyubey asked.
"Um... Well... I don't know..."
The truth is that Aleyn never even thought of a wish. He was more focused on escaping from the Hotel at any cost. The young brunette sits at the window of her room, serenely looking at the landscape. There were the pines and the sun, even though it was 10 at night, the sun did not set.
"This white night is very beautiful…", said Aleyn admiring the landscape. "Kalin was nice to me... But our alliance will be broken today..."
"Too bad there aren't more people to help them. Like more Puella Magi and Puer Magi..." Kyubey blurted out.
With Kyubey's idea, the brunette came up with an idea that could work… If the odds are not zero that night.
"I have an idea in which we can all win. What if... someone else fights for us? Let them find us magical boys and girls who signed the contract previously. So, Kalin and I will leave the Hotel California and go our separate ways."
"Smart decision, Miss Linder Aleyn. You already know all you need to know about signing the contract. We talked about magical girls in great detail on our trip and hotel stay, so you are forewarned."
Kyubey makes a paper appear with the contract and its respective clauses already taken, but the wish and the signature of the young woman were missing. Those old pens where you used to write before also appeared.
"Miss Linder Aleyn, what is the wish with which your soul gem will shine?" Kyubey asked.
Aleyn grabbed the pen and was determined to write her wish, which the ink of the pen was shaped her wish:
"I want someone who really cares about me to find me. I want to do my best to help them and be the person who supports the weight of the family"
"For one last time Miss Linder Aleyn. Are you willing to take the consequences of your wish? You are 19 years old, so you are aware of what is right and what is wrong," Kyubey said.
"I'm ready... I just want to leave this Hotel", Aleyn answered and signed the contract.
"The contract is sealed. I hope the wish helps the entropy," Kyubey said.
There was an ache in Aleyn's chest. As if something was being ripped from inside. From there comes a light of celestial color. Once Aleyn grabs the light, the light reveals a new item: a snow-white egg with a star symbol on one side. Next to it was a book cover, which had a book with a white cover and white and light blue ribbons, on the cover, gold and with cursive letters it said the name of the owner: "Linder Aleyn"
"Well, your wish will come true. I've heard rumors of a team wanting to search for one more person to fight witches and I just hope they reach this place," Kyubey said.
As soon as she finished signing the contract, she had to wait for some ally to come and find them. As the minutes passed, the young woman began to lose hope, thinking that her wish was in vain. That would change at midnight. She saw about two people walking in the rain. One had blue hair, a white shirt with blue stripes, blue pants, and black shoes. Next to her was a boy with black hair and a white suit.
"Are you sure this is the place?" the blue-haired boy asked.
"Of course, Mr. Andersen Dante! I'm never wrong," Kyubey said.
"And why did the rat bring us here?" asked the black-haired boy.
"A Puella Magi is staying in here, Mr. Forsberg…"
"Don't you dare call me by that last name..." - answered the boy.
"Sorry, Andersen Victor. The puella magi is there, but it's very weak. He only made the contract a few hours ago," Kyubey replied.
"In short, a nuisance" Victor said dryly.
"Victor! He or she is just another ally. Be more respectful if we run into him or her," Dante said.
"Tsk... I might be a hindrance like the girl with the potions and flowers", Victor blurted out and the two headed to the hotel.
The young woman was talking about a possible strategy with Kalin when she looks out the window and sees the 2 boys. The young woman despairs.
"Stop! Don't come in! It's a trap!" Aleyn shouted desperately to save those people. Kalin looks out the window and sees what was going on outside.
"Even if they have come here... They won't be part of the battle against the administrator..." Kalin said with such regret.
And Kalin brought the chestnut back to her senses since, the first time she entered the hotel, she was not a participant in the fight against the administrator, so... Although, those two people could help them, little or nothing they would do in the end.
Once the boys entered, a young girl greeted them and rang a little bell. The girl was very smiling.
"God kväll, välkommen till hotellet, I hope that her stay will be very amazing in this place," said the girl.
"Enough of the cordialities, witch. You have people held captive here," Dante said dryly.
"They are prisoners of their own decisions, sir. So are you. Remember. They can check in whenever they want but they will never leave," the receptionist said.
"We don't give a shit about that. We just came to destroy this Uwasa," Victor explained.
"Guts of steel... Well... Anyway, you guys won't fight today. Our 2 remaining guests will. In the meantime, rest at the hotel. The duel is at 4:00 AM," the receptionist said.
Once they entered the hotel, the boys saw the hotel and the Hall in detail. It was a spacious place with many chandeliers. The floor was slippery in nature and had a few candles in case the chandelier fell over. Once they walked through the rooms, they entered room 6, where they felt the strongest magical energies. As the door opened, Kalin lunged forward and pinned the 2 boys.
"Hey! We're allies!" Victor shouted in annoyance, to which Kalin noticed and stood up, releasing both boys.
"Sorry. I was a little eager…" Kalin apologized.
"Are you the Puer Magi? The one who signed the contract?" Dante asked. Kalin only had a confused look, as for the black-haired man, he only focused on the girl's finger, which had a gray ring with details, apparently Nordic runes, realizing that the girl they were looking for was in the same room.
"Well… I think the girl and we should talk in private", Victor replied assertively.
"No way do I want to leave the lady alone with a couple of strangers!" Kalin said. So Victor gave him an intimidating look. "Well, if you want, do what you want, as long as you don't scare her anymore"
The long-haired boy, without understanding the situation, stood up and left the room, leaving the brunette, the black-haired and the blue-haired alone.
"Tsk… She signed the contract. We're screwed," Victor said, upsetting and scaring Aleyn.
"Victor! You recently signed the contract too," Dante said.
"Tsk…" Victor blurted out, giving Aleyn a flippant look, startling the brunette.
"That stubborn boy won't apologize," Dante said, pulling the shy girl closer. "We introduce ourselves. Jag heter Dante, och han är min partner, han heter Victor.
"Trevligt att träffas…" The girl twiddles her fingers a little shyly "Jag heter Linder Aleyn och min vän som kom ut heter Ahlström Kalin… I'm scared. Get me out of here" the girl started to whimper, causing Victor to get irritated, before For the boy to say something more direct, the older brother approaches and wipes the girl's tears, giving her a warm look.
"Easy, but for now we just have to make a plan to defeat this Uwasa," Dante commented.
"Uwasa? What is an Uwasa?" Aleyn asked.
"It's something I'll tell you for later, Miss Linder Aleyn," Kyubey said.
"Okay... We have to wait for you two to defeat the famous administrator. If you or the tramp fails... We'll take care of this tomorrow," Victor said.
"We've already analyzed the room. Now Aleyn. You, along with Kalin, will do as we tell you," Victor said.
"Okay... But... Can't we just drop candlesticks?" Aleyn asked.
"Did you use that strategy before?" Victor asked.
"Well... Yes," replied the girl.
"Impossible. The administrator will know what you plan and will try to prevent it. What are your powers?" Victor asked.
"I don't know yet...", answered the girl.
"Wow?! DAMN RAT! Why didn't you tell her she could transform?!" Victor asked.
"Because she didn't ask me. She already knows me, Mr. Andersen Victor, she asks, I answer," Kyubey apologized.
"We have to find out the administrator's weak point to prevent him from hurting more people. He tries to find it and destroy it," said Victor.
"But we don't have a plan yet to execute it. What do you suggest we do?" Aleyn asked.
"Leave it to us. Trust that you'll be out of here very soon," Dante replied and they were putting together a plan for later tonight.
It was already 4:00 AM. Victor and Dante would watch their friends battle against the administrator.
"Kalin...I'm nervous...what if we lose?" Aleyn asked.
"At least those two guys came," Kalin said.
"Sorry, for not being helpful. You always fought for me... And I didn't do anything," Aleyn said.
"Don't apologize. Now it's time to defeat the administrator," Kalin said and took a stand.
"Hello guests from room 6 and 10. I'm the administrator. And you know how the rules go. Leaving that aside, according to the records I have more people came to this hotel... Now... Try to beat me," he said the administrator.
"Alright… Tonight we will defeat you!" Aleyn said taking the soul gem from her, then a white colored glow radiated out.
The girl kneels on the ground while the snow is covering her, the girl slowly gets up and turns around, revealing her snow-white dress with light blue ribbons and white wristbands with light blue ribbons. She taps the ground a couple of times and her legs are covered in ice, once she breaks it reveals her light blue shoes and white stockings with snowflake details. With some snow in her hands, she forms a stick just like a snowflake falls. Aleyn nines the rod in the direction of the snowflake, which the snowflake is inserted with the rod. She waves the wand in her hair, releasing snowflakes that embed themselves in her hair, where a slight breeze causes her pink elastics to turn light blue and light blue winter earmuffs appear. white pom poms In the front part of her dress a light blue ribbon is added, which in the center was the soul gem, which was a light blue rectangle.
"It seems that the guest in room 6 has hidden tricks. But would a new outfit and a toy wand be enough to scare me?" the manager asked confidently.
The young woman dropped the different types of drinks on the floor around the room. From whiskeys and beers, to plain juices and water.
"White Night Ice Link!" Aleyn said.
Immediately a spark appeared from her wand and the water on the ground began to freeze.
"White Night Snow!" Aleyn yelled.
A small light appeared from the wand and little by little some piles of snow were forming.
"A little water and snow won't do. You're running out of ideas, room 6 guest," said the administrator approaching the girl, but he felt that the friction was reducing with each step he took, so the administrator he slipped and fell awkwardly.
"What a smartass," said the manager.
Aleyn clumsily walked towards the manager, trying not to slip on the makeshift ice rink, and with some effort she lunged at the manager.
"And now... White Night..."
The young woman could not carry out the spell, since the administrator pushed the girl towards the wall, making her cough and hurting her back a little. Even though Kyubey's contract was done, as it was her first match, she was practically weak. She caught a glimpse of Kalin hiding in a small mountain of snow, since that was the purpose of the previously used spell. Then Aleyn had an idea. The young woman makes snowballs and throws them at the administrator to try to distract the man who kept her captive. The young woman ran around the hall to focus her attention on her and to reach the rope of the chandelier.
"Now Kalin!" Aleyn yelled, dropping the candlestick.
The administrator ended up trapped by the chandelier at the same time that Kalin jumped off the small snow mountain he was on and stabbed the administrator to see if any damage was done. The administrator quickly let go of the boy, making him fall into a pile of snow and threw the candlestick at the young man, hearing a slight "crack" followed by a slight groan from Kalin. Aleyn glanced sideways and managed to see a type of scroll on her chest before she regenerated.
"That's…" Aleyn looked at the paper and remembered something Victor said to her before going out on the battlefield.
"What if that scroll... Is it the Uwasa's weakness?" Aleyn asked. She saw a knife within reach of her and the young woman took it.
"My, my... Your pathetic attempts to defeat me again," said the administrator.
"Administrator... I already know where your weak point is. Now, Kalin!" Aleyn yelled.
Kalin pressed down on the device Dante had previously given him before the battle, unleashing waves that immobilized and stunned the enemy. For which Aleyn jumps and tries to stab the administrator. When he stabbed enough, the scroll became visible and Aleyn took it from him.
"You won't bother anyone anymore. White Night Dust!" Aleyn yelled.
From the scroll, a bit of snow appeared and covered the scroll, completely covering it and freezing. After a few seconds, the scroll breaks and turns to dust, at the same time that the administrator dissolved.
"Kalin! Mår du bra?" Aleyn asked trying to get closer to his friend, who was unconscious. His leg was oozing crimson blood that couldn't be seen clearly through the young man's dark-colored pants.
Soon the doors opened, letting Victor in and see the young woman with the boy.
"Hey! Leave the nuisance and let's get out of here", Victor said very seriously.
"But… Kalin…" Aleyn tried to say.
"With that leg broken and he's passed out, the boy won't get that far. Drop him and run," Victor said.
"No...", the young woman makes the young man grab his neck. "We promised that we would leave this Hotel together... And that is what we are going to do."
"That nuisance will slow you down, drop it," Victor said.
The hotel began to fall apart and all the things began to disappear.
"Get out quick! This thing is going to collapse," Dante yelled trying to get out of the corridor.
Aleyn watches the hotel slowly fall apart, she trips and falls. It was impossible to run trying to carry Kalin and the young woman resigned herself to her fate. But one hand takes from her the other hand from her, it was Kalin who woke up.
"Aleyn. I'm sorry to say this... but... I already told you. Our alliance ends here. You were brilliant in today's battle... But... Get out of the hotel," Kalin said weakly.
"No... We promised to go out together," Aleyn said desperately, "You're my best friend."
"Aleyn, jag älskar dig. You are the best friend I could have in this lonely hotel. With dreams and hopes... I stopped caring about everything a long time ago. And that is why I have to let you go. You can help more people outside," Kalin said.
"But I... I don't want to leave you..." Aleyn said.
"At least... I saved the only friend I made in this place...
The boy looks at the two boys, where for the first time he saw nobility in their eyes, then he looks at Aleyn and finally smiles. While Kalin didn't want to leave Aleyn with strangers, she felt that everything would be fine for her friend from now on.
"Heh... Jag är säker på att... Du kommer att vara i goda händer" Kalin said and let go of her, falling to the ground.
"Kalin!" the young woman tries to grab her partner, but Victor grabs her by the arm and takes her away, "KALIIIIIIIIIIIN!" the girl cried with tears. The last thing the girl saw was her friend on the ground, with a small smile.
Once they got out of the hotel, they saw the atmosphere of the road. The road and the plants were wet from the torrential rain of the night and the sun was giving its first rays of the sun, so that the 3 people saw the sunrise. Turning around, the hotel vanished. In the wind, a harmonica is heard in the wind... that melody in which the young Kalin played to calm the young girl.
"Kalin..." Aleyn said hearing that melody for the last time.
"Well, we already rescued her. It was a waste of time," Victor said.
"Victor! In case you didn't notice, what we discovered was an Uwasa. It could have been worse!" Dante claimed.
"Tsk…" Victor blurted out annoyed.
"I'm sorry Aleyn, Victor was always like that... And where are you going to go?" Dante asked.
"To Stockholm," Aleyn said.
"We live there... I have a great idea. We came to look for one more ally, and apparently, you don't have anyone in Stockholm. What if... Do you live with us?" Dante offered. .
"Vad?! Dante, you're crazy! We just met her!" Victor demanded.
"She doesn't seem like a bad person. She also has no place to go and she's a Puella Magi," Dante assured.
"But what about them?" asked Victor.
"They'll understand the situation and let her stay, I'll take care of it. Okay, Aleyn, would you like to live with us?" Dante asked.
"Of course... Yes, well if Victor agrees" smiles the young woman.
"Great, one more hindrance", said Victor, very annoyed.
"Mr. Andersen Victor, cheer up. With Miss Linder Aleyn, hunting witches will become easier," Kyubey said as everyone present looked at the young man waiting for his approval.
"Fine! She can stay if and only if she doesn't bother me," Victor said irritably.
"Dante… Victor… Tack så mycket", Aleyn said, close to tears.
Thus, the 3 friends were on their way to Stockholm. What new adventures will they face there? How do these so-called Uwasas arise? Only fate will tell what will happen to them.