Damien Shepard here with the 3rd chapter to this fic! This is actually a 3-part chapter, but I'll try to update each part as soon as possible. In the meantime, please R+R!
Damien Shepard Presents
The Magician of Destruction
Chapter 3: Aftermath-Part 1
Planet-Juraihelm
Location-Main Palace
Time: 10:30 PM Japan Time
Meimi was tied up in a secret passage in Ramia's room. Ramia was standing in front of her.
"Why are you doing this? What do you want with me!" Meimi asked.
"I want you to do me a favor." Ramia said. "Your talents are just what I need."
"What do you mean" Meimi asked in fear.
"I want you to use your talents to help my Magical Girl, by becoming a Magical Girl yourself!" Ramia answered
"I'll never help you!" Meimi said flatly.
"I'll fix that." Ramia said, going into her hypnotic glare again. Meimi felt strange as she was being hypnotized.
'What's happening? I feel so strange…' were the last thoughts that she would have.
Ramia's eyes turned read for a second as Meimi was consumed in a golden light. Her scream of pain could be heard throughout the castle.
Planet-Earth
Location-Seika City, Asuka's Dream
Time 6:15 PM Japan Time
Asuka walked in darkness. He was confused as to where he was. Suddenly, he heard Meimi's voice.
"Hiya!" Meimi called out to Asuka. He turned around to find her standing as if nothing had happened the night before.
"M-Meimi!" Asuka yelled, running to her. But although he was running, Meimi only seemed to get farther and farther away.
"What's up, Asuka? I'm not moving." Meimi said. Suddenly, Ramia appeared out of nowhere behind Meimi. She grabbed her by the neck and disappeared. Then a beam of light came rushing towards Asuka at full speed. Asuka woke up just before being hit, screaming.
"It looks like you're alright." came Rumiya's voice. Asuka turned to his left and saw him sitting in a chair with an ice pack over his right eye.
"How long was I out?" Asuka asked.
"Two days." Rumiya answered.
"What happened to you?"
"Your friend, Rina. That Sawatari guy is held her at bay before she could hurt me anymore."
"Serves you right. Now where is Haneoka?" Asuka asked with a hint of rage in his tone.
"My sister…" He was cut off by the sound of the door opening. Rina, Seira and Sawatari came into the room
"Ah good, you're finally up." Sawatari said.
"I'm glad you're here, you guys. Rumiya was about to talk." Asuka said.
"If I may continue, My sister took your friend to my home planet, Juraihelm." Rumiya said.
"Juraihelm? What's that?" Seira couldn't help but ask.
"Juraihelm is a planet where magic is used, and I mean REAL magic not the magic your friend uses."
"Ramia said something about Meimi not being herself the next time we saw her. What does that mean?" Sawatari asked.
"It means she will become an evil Magical Girl." Rumiya said.
"Rina and Sawatari have filled me in on everything that happened that night, and I have told them that I was in on her thefts. But what is a Magical Girl?" Seira asked.
"A Magical Girl is a female human child who can use real magic powers. As far as I know, there is currently only one evil Magical Girl, and that girl's name is Misao Amano." Rumiya said.
"The daughter of the famous pianist, Shigeki Amano?" Sawatari asked.
"Yeah. But how did you know that?"
"I'm in the school's photography club, and I'm doing a report on him." Sawatari answered.
"Anyway, her name as a Magical Girl is Pixy Misa."
"Let me stop you right there and ask you a question." Rina requested.
"What?"
"Is she doing this of her own free will?"
"Sadly, no. My sister took advantage of her sad feelings and forces ME to hypnotize her on a regular basis."
"I'm surprised that there's no news about this." Sawatari said.
"Continuing from where I left off, it all started about half a year ago. My sister, Ramia, and another candidate, Tsunami, were competing for Queen of Juraihelm. As you would have guessed, Ramia lost and Tsunami won. She wasn't happy with the result."
"If I may, where does the rivalry take place on Earth?" Sawatari asked in a concerned tone.
"Some city called Umi no Hoshi town." Rumiya answered.
Sawatari looked like he was afraid of something, but only said, "Go on."
"Tsunami had to create her own Magical Girl to equalize something on Juraihelm we call the Balance of Gemini. For some reason, it tells how much chaos is going on in this planet."
"Why couldn't Tsunami have picked someone in America? It's pretty much the epicenter of chaos nowadays." Rina asked.
"Tsunami really isn't very bright, if you know what I mean. Probably the only thing she's got on her mind is flowers. She considers Ramia her friend, but, as you've guessed, Ramia doesn't share these feelings."
"And it all came to a head after that election?" Seira asked.
"Yup. She even takes it out on ME!" Rumiya yelled.
"Please continue." Sawatari said in an uncharacteristically angered tone. Rumiya decided to go along with his "request."
"Anyway, Tsunami picked…"
Suddenly, there came a knock on the door. A nurse came into the room and asked a question.
"Excuse me, is there a Manato Sawatari in this room?" the nurse asked.
"I'm him." Sawatari answered.
"You're needed on the phone. Someone who says he's your father."
"Thanks. I'll head down there now." Sawatari said leaving the room. He made his way to the Hospital's white courtesy phone. He got on the line with his father.
"What's the matter, Dad?" Sawatari said.
"Manato, your Aunt Honoka has contacted me. Your cousin Sasami is in the hospital!" Sawatari's father yelled through the phone.
"What! Why!" Sawatari yelled.
"She wouldn't say. She just wants us to come over."
"Let me do a couple of things and then I'll head home." Sawatari said in a calm but angered tone. He ran back to Asuka's room. He barged in and tackled Rumiya.
"What was the name of Tsunami's Magical Girl!" Sawatari yelled.
"Why should you know?"
"JUST TELL ME!" Sawatari acted like a completely different person now.
"Tsunami's Magical Girl is Pretty Sammy."
"HER REAL NAME, NOW!"
"H-Her real name is Sasami Kawaii!" Rumiya sad in fear. It was obvious that Sawatari was bordering on insanity.
"That's my cousin!" Sawatari yelled, throwing Rumiya across the room. "I just got a call from my dad. She's in the hospital!"
"Then take us with you. The nurse also told us that Asuka was cleared to leave." Rina said.
"Then let's go!" Sawatari said. They ran for the door, but they almost ran into Asuka's dad.
"Mr. Asuka! What are you doing here!" Rina asked.
"I see my son has recovered." Detective Asuka said.
"Yes sir. We were just leaving." Sawatari said.
"No. My son is coming with me." Detective Asuka objected.
"But…" Sawatari said before Asuka cut him off.
"It's okay, Sawatari. I'll go. You just go see your cousin." Asuka said.
"Are you sure?" Rina asked.
"Yeah." Asuka said as he walked towards his dad. They left the hospital together, his father looking like a tragedy just happened, which this probably was.
"No time to worry about Asuka. We'll have to worry about him later." Sawatari said. The others agreed with him.
When they got out of the hospital, a man was waiting. The others assumed him to be Sawatari's father, though he looks nothing like him.
"Manato, who are these?" his father asked.
"They're my school mates. They want to come too."
"Your mother has already taken the other car. We'll have to take the van."
"Fine, let's just go!"
"Alright, everybody in!" Sawatari's dad said.
"You guys go." Seira said. "I still have my Nun's duties here."
"Don't worry, Seira. We'll get to the bottom of this." Sawatari said. With that, everyone except Seira got into the van and went to Umi no Hoshi town.
Next Time: While Asuka is forced to go to Meimi's house for a brief "history lesson," the gang heads to Umi no Hoshi town to find that Sawatari's cousin, Sasami, had severe slashes. Rumiya reveals more about Juraihelm, and Rina and Sawatari investigate why Sasami is in the hospital. Next Chapter-Aftermath, Part 2
PLEASE R+R