Damien Shepard presents
The Magician of Destruction
Chapter 2: The Setup
Planet-Earth
Location-Seika City, Local Church
Time-4: 00 PM Japan Time.
Seira was doing her usual rounds as a nun-in-training. At the moment, she was in the process of having a lost lamb confess to his problems. The problem: this lost lamb was Rumiya!
She was looking at a picture of a well-crafted necklace and said, "Your mother had great taste. This is a very beautiful pendant."
"Yes." Rumiya said, using his usual alias of Ru. "It was the last memoir of my mother before she died. I've held it dear ever since, but the woman in the other picture stole it from me when I wasn't at home. I really want it back."
"Don't worry." Seira said. "I'm sure the lord will help you with your plight."
Later…
Location-Seika City, Pond outside Church.
Time-4: 25 PM
Seira and Meimi were sitting near the pond, talking about the lost lamb.
"I see." Meimi said. "So that necklace is the last item Ru has to remember his mother.
"Yes. Apparently, this Ramia has it and has it in her house near the Mayor's house.
"Then I might have to expect Rina to appear."
"Be careful, Meimi. I have a bad feeling about this."
"Don't worry, Seira. Saint Tail is on the case!"
However, little did they know, Rumiya, in his bird form, was watching from a nearby tree. He immediately contacted his sister through a special cell phone.
"Sis. Your plan is working. She'll be there tonight." Rumiya said.
"Excellent. Soon I'll have a new soldier!" Ramia boasted.
"Umm. You will bring her and Misao back once this is all over, won't you?" Rumiya asked.
"Are you kidding! If Misa and my new soldier succeed in finally beating Sammy, they'll become my PERMANENT personal guard when I become queen!" Ramia then started laughing maniacally.
This left a void of doubt within Rumiya's heart.
That evening…
Location-Seika City, near Mayor's residence.
Time-8: 15 PM Japan Time.
Asuka was walking to his home when he heard a scream. Asuka ran to the location only to find Rina beating up Sawatari again.
"NOW APOLOGIZE OR ELSE!" Rina screamed.
"Alright! Alright! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Sawatari screamed.
"Man! What happened THIS time!" Asuka asked.
Rina was about to answer when a pink balloon floated down to the ground.
"I-Is this…" was all Asuka could say before the balloon popped, spraying confetti in all places and scaring the heck out of the three. When the dust subsided, they were covered with confetti. But a piece of paper with a ribbon tied to one of its corners would definitely peak Asuka's curiosity.
Tonight, I'll go to the house down the block from the Mayor's residence to steal a necklace.
St. Tail
"I-It's from Saint Tail!" Asuka yelled.
"What!" Rina yelled.
Meanwhile…
Location-Seika City, Local Church
Time- 8: 20 PM Japan Time
Meimi had just transformed into Saint Tail, and had was leaving the church.
"Be careful, Meimi. I have a bad feeling about this."
"Don't worry Seira. I'll be fine."
After saying their prayers for this theft, Saint Tail left the church for the house while Seira watched her off.
"Please be careful, Meimi." Seira said.
Soon After…
Location-Seika City, House near Mayor's residence.
Asuka, Rina, and Sawatari were inside the living room with a bunch of guards. Ramia was also with them.
"Alright, I want a full guarding of the house. Every nook and cranny must be guarded." Asuka commanded.
"Yes sir!" One of the guards said as they all ran out of the room.
Asuka then turned to Ramia and said, "Don't worry ma'am, we'll protect your necklace from Saint Tail."
"I sure hope so. I don't want my darling necklace to get stolen!" Ramia said in a rather convincing tone.
Asuka then turned to Sawatari and said, "Don't get in my way this time, or else!"
"Just calm down. All I want is that perfect picture of her." Sawatari said.
"Let's just hope she gets caught quickly!" Ramia said.
"Don't worry about a thing." Rina said.
"We're waiting for you. Come get caught, Saint Tail!" Asuka declared out loud.
Ramia had a evil glare on her face. "Yes. Come, Saint Tail. Come and become my new servant!" Ramia said silently.
Soon, Saint Tail had come. She was outside the house. It was obvious that guards were around the whole area, so Saint Tail had to make a little "distraction."
"It's Show Time!" Saint Tail yelled her signature words and, using her illusion staff, produced a barrage of multi-colored balloons at the house.
Inside the house, the balloons caught the policemen off-guard, and they, except for Asuka, Rina, Sawatari and Ramia were now stuck inside the floating balloons.
"What's going on?" Rina asked.
"She's here!" Sawatari said gleefully.
'Perfect. Soon, my plan will come to action!' Ramia thought.
"Miss." Asuka called out to Ramia. "You must find a good hiding place.
"Alright." Ramia said as she ran into the last room in the hallway, or so she made them think. Then, the lights went out.
"That's definitely a sign that Saint Tail has arrived." Rina said.
"You're right!" came a voice from all around.
"Saint Tail! Come out!" Asuka yelled.
"You can't hide forever!" Rina yelled.
Suddenly, a television set came on to reveal Saint Tail somewhere on the roof.
"Saint Tail! She's on the roof!" Asuka yelled. They then ran to the top of the house. Little did they know that Ramia and Rumiya, who was in his bird form, were following them.
"Sis." Rumiya asked. "Don't you think this is a little crazy?"
"So what? It's not like I'll care what will happen to her family and friends!" Ramia said. But while Ramia was laughing her head off at the brilliance of her plan, the void of doubt within Rumiya's heart towards his sister began to get bigger and bigger.
Meanwhile, on the roof…
Asuka, Rina and Sawatari were running on the roof of the house, trying to catch Saint Tail. She was up on the roof and about to do one of her trademark tricks.
"One! Two! Three!" Saint Tail yelled as she made shingles from the roof fly up and distract Asuka and the others, then, she used her illusion staff to create a ribbon to grab the false necklace. After that, she made a set of balloons from her silk hat and started to float away.
"She's getting away!" Asuka yelled.
Little did they realize, Ramia had followed them up to the roof. She came up from behind them and said, "No she won't. Just watch."
With that, Ramia had Rumiya fly up and got to Saint Tail's balloon. She noticed the bird flying up to the large balloon in the bunch.
"Uh-Oh You aren't thinking…" Saint Tail could speak before Rumiya popped the balloon. Saint Tail then yelled, "You were!", as she plummeted back onto the roof of the house.
"I've got you now, Saint Tail!" Asuka said just as he started running for Saint Tail. But his running was stopped cold, because Ramia turned on him and bound him with her Magical Cast technique.
"R-Ramia. What is this!" Asuka yelled.
"I'm surprised a detective failed to figure out what my plans were." Ramia said.
"Stop this now!" Rina yelled as she lunged towards Ramia. Ramia grabbed her by the collar and threw her at Sawatari. They were both knocked down hard.
Ramia then walked up to Saint Tail. She was happy that her plan was about to come together.
"I've been waiting to get my chance at you, Saint Tail. No, rather Meimi Haneoka!" Ramia said. Asuka, Rina and Sawatari were shocked by this revelation.
"M-Meimi!" Sawatari said.
"You're kidding!" Rina said shockingly.
"You mean, I've been chasing Haneoka all this time! How can this be true!" Asuka yelled.
Ramia chucked then said, "I'll leave you to figure that out on your own. But now, It's time to make my new soldier!"
She used her magic to change Saint Tail back into Meimi. She then started to stare at her face.
"It's time for a new Magical Girl to be born! Magical Eyes!" With that, Ramia made a hypnotising glare at Meimi. But Rumiya decided that he won't take Ramia's orders anymore.
"NO!" Rumiya yelled before shifting into his humanoid form. The others were just plain shocked when this happened. Rumiya then ran and jump-kicked Ramia in the head, causing her to lose her control of the hypnotising. Meimi drooped down onto the ground. Rumiya picked her up and ran to Asuka. He unbound him from the Magical Cast and told them to run for the hills. So they did. They ran to Rina's house. Her uncle, the Mayor, was out conducting business with a neighboring city, so Rina had the house to herself.
They set Meimi on Rina's bed and started to "interrogate" Rumiya.
"Alright. Who are you?" Asuka asked.
Rumiya decided that it was best to answer each question as best as he could, which was surprising to the others.
"My name is Rumiya. That woman, Ramia is my sister." He answered calmly.
"What were you trying to do with Meimi?" Rina asked.
"It's not what I want with her. It's what Ramia wants with her."
After Rumiya answered the question, Meimi started to regain consciousness. Asuka walked up to her.
"Meimi, are you alright?" Asuka asked.
"I-I think so." Meimi said. Her voice sounded like it had more of an accent now. She looked up at Asuka. Asuka was startled to see a change in her facial features. Apparently, the coloring of her left eye had been changed from her usual shade of blue, to a dark violet color.
"M-Meimi! Your eye!" Asuka yelled. Everyone quieted him, but they noticed the change as well. Asuka took her to the nearest bathroom to look in the mirror. She was surprised to see this change.
Asuka ran to Rumiya and yelled, "WHAT DID YOU TO HER!"
After everyone quieted him again, Rumiya answered with, "I'm not the one who did that. That was my sister. Didn't you hear her yell that spell!"
Everyone stared at him blankly. He retaliated with, "You humans. If you don't know what REAL magic is, you might as well run into a brick wall. Alright. Remember her yelling Magical Eyes?"
Everyone nodded their heads in response.
"Well that technique is a magic spell." Rumiya continued.
"You mean like Meimi's magic?" Sawatari asked.
"PLEASE! Her magic pales in comparison to the magic made by people like me. Remember when I shifted from my bird form into this form."
Everyone nodded again.
"That's just a fraction of the real magic people from my realm can use. Your friend's magic is the lowest form of magic. You humans are apparently incapable of using the true powers of magic without our help."
"Where are you from?" Rina asked.
"It's a long story." Rumiya answered.
Asuka was too busy caring for Meimi.
"How are you feeling, Meimi?" Asuka asked.
"I feel a little strange. It must be what she did." Meimi answered.
"Why didn't you tell me you were Saint Tail?" Asuka asked in a concerned tone.
"I wanted to tell you, but I felt that you must be kept in the dark. If you knew who I was, you could barge into my home unannounced and arrest me." Meimi answered. Asuka immediately understood.
"I'm sorry. I should have figured that out." Asuka said.
"No, I'm the one who should be sorry. I should have told you anyway." Meimi said.
"You did what you thought was right. There's no shame in that." Asuka said, trying to comfort her.
"Asuka, there's something I want to tell you." Meimi said.
"What is it."
"Asuka, I…" She never got to finish the sentence. Because Ramia had tracked them down and appeared right in front of them.
"Oh no, Ramia!" Rumiya yelled. Ramia then knocked everyone back except for Meimi, who Ramia grabbed.
"I see that I can't let you get in my way. So I'll just leave and let you lick your wounds. As for your friend, well, next time you see her, let's just say she won't be herself." Ramia then teleported out of the room, holding Meimi as her laughter faded.
Basically, Asuka, Rina and Sawatari were devastated to see their friend disappear like that. Especially Asuka, who secretly had a crush on Meimi. Overwhelmed with what's just happened, he fainted.
Next Time: After waking up in the hospital, Asuka, along with the others, learn of the dark plan that Ramia has. And what's this? Ramia's enemy's Magical Girl is Sawatari's Cousin! Next Chapter: Aftermath.
PLEASE R+R