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Risa sat in her specially made space within the attic. With all the junk laying about it was hard to see that the blankets were carefully tacked up in the far corner. They cut off a nice-sized square section and made sure she was hidden. She felt like a queen in her own little fortress. Soft pillows were stacked all around her and a small hand held flashlight accompanied her, making the gloomy darkness more tolerable.

A large silver key rested in her palm and Risa moved it towards the lock on the engraved chest before her. The inner working of it clicked into place easily enough, and with a steady hand she lifted open the heavy lid. There in the bottom laid a thick, leather-bound book. Adorned with symbols and markings of unknown origin. She brushed off the odd cold feeling that seeped from the ancient thing and took hold of it, setting it in her lap. A piece of her felt satisfied and happy now.

She ran a few fingers down the textured front cover, her skin traveling over the pressed metal of the upside-down pentagram. A few of her mother's warnings echoed in her head, but she didn't hesitate in opening the book. There in neatly scripted handwriting were tellings of spells. And not just any spells, but the kind that threw away nature and brought in the dark forces. It chilled her blood as much as it fascinated her, so she read on.

Doe eyes eventually fell on rituals involving the moon, chants, blood, and even sacrifice. The hair on the back of her neck stood on end as she glanced over some of the well-drawn illustrations. Never would she partake of that.

She read on, finally coming to the worse the book had to offer; curses. Of many calibers. Some didn't seem too harmful, but most looked downright horrible. Whoever wrote this book... their soul had to have been damned.

I wouldn't be bad if I just did some of the little things.

Risa wondered what she could do and not hurt her target. Doe eyes took in the pages again. It looks like I'll have to combine some of the smaller things to get something harmless enough, but for what?

She then remembered her wanting of Satoshi to be a woman. It was silly enough to be amusing, while impossible enough for the idea to be captivating. And if it could be done, then it ultimately wouldn't hurt him. It might even teach him a lesson.

The more she thought on it, the more it seemed the best thing to do. If Satoshi was dressing up like a woman, then maybe he wanted to be a woman and would even appreciate the ...spell? Curse? She didn't know which category it would fall under yet.

She giggled at the thought of Satoshi becoming one of her talkative girlfriends.

Yes, this was a very good idea.

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Risa humphed at her misfortune. Every bit of magic was complex. If one little thing was left unbalanced, the energies would rebound upon her. Depending on the attempted result, damages would be done. She hoped with what she was toying with that it could only end up turning her into a more adorable girl.

And there was another problem: In order to get enough of the smaller things to build up a custom made spell... curse... whatever, she'd need to set up for the basics, encompassing all the types of magics. And she really didn't like the rituals. But working with them seemed like the best start. The rituals mostly appeared to be about bringing forth something new. From there she could add a few spells for change, and maybe throw in a curse or two to give it some power. Although the curses really demanded a lot back for using them. Hopefully she wouldn't end up needing them.

Risa trailed a finger down a list of renewing rituals. Captions involving life caught her eyes, but they weren't pertaining to what she wanted. But finally one did.

"The New Moon is thus named for a reason. If one wants to form something new, the first step is to always invoke the power of this time. Yadda, yadda... I guess this means I have to wait until the New Moon." Risa read on, finding patterns of traits common with bringing about certain things and gathering them for her own version.

"Going naked is the best way to keep your power concentrated!" Long, brown hair shook back and forth rapidly. "No way am I doing THAT at school!" she squeaked.

What must have been hours later, Risa had pieced together the perfect ritual. And by combining a small, dreaded curse, she could perform naked under a New Moon, and retain the power given until the next few hours. She'd only need to touch her target to transfer the energies and she could do that easily at school. It would leave a noticeable symbol on their skin, but it wouldn't hurt them. She'd just have to touch them somewhere discrete. Now she just needed the proper spell to invoke the right powers...

By the time Riku found her, Risa had put the book away without anyone being any the wiser. Oh she got in serious trouble for leaving school without permission, but everything was worth it. She'd still be able to get the needed materials in time for the New Moon that was less than a week away. And Satoshi would be at her side by the next Full Moon, no longer a mystery to her and maybe even a helper in pursuing Dark. But she'd soon teach the other who was the leader of the females and who would get the prize in the end.

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