Entry 24: Why is this happening?
Stella's cool and serious expression didn't change after she heared from Kaen that Asuna's dead. She already had the feeling that will happen since Asuna was pretty unstable. She bit her lip, but tears runned down her cheeks. Tommorow will be Asuna's funeral and they invited her to come, despite the fact she wasn't really close to Asuna. She sat, bowing her head down and holding it with her hands. She shook it.
"Why is this happening?" she asked.
She knew she'd end up similary to Asuna and Yumi if she dosen't do something, but what? There was nothing Stella could think off, except gathering Grief Seeds.
I, Miku, Sayo, Yuri and Stella were watching how they placed Asuna's coffin into the ground and then threw the earth back on it. Asuna's parents and her sister, Sachi, were crying.
"No, don't do this! I want Asuna back!" she yelled. I sighed.
Once she became a Magical Girl, nothing could bring her back.
Sherrie and Yukio weren't here. I don't know about Sherrie, but Yukio didn't like the feeling he had around the graveyard.
Once the funeral was over, we departed, everyone going their own way. Sayo and Miku were still mourning.
'Asuna was right. We'll all end up dead or like Witches.' I heared Sayo's thoughts. She didn't care if the other Magical Girls heared her. Yuri, I and Stella had a blank expression. I couldn't cry anymore. Yuri was still upset over Yumi's death and Stella...well, she was Stella. She quietly cried inside.
Once she bid goodbye to the others, Stella felt a Witch barrier nearby. She knew this wasn't the right moment, but she needed the Grief Seed.
She rushed over to the park, from where the signal came and saw Sherrie waiting for her.
"Catch." Sherrie threw her an apple. Stella looked at the apple and then at Sherrie.
"Let's go now." said Sherrie and opened the portal.
"Why have you bothered giving me an apple?" asked Stella.
"As an apology." Sherrie replied. Stella blinked in surprise but returned to her calm and collected state.
The Familiars they fought looked like shadow magical girls, much to their surprise.
"Wonder what she had wished?" said Sherrie with a sick smile on her face.
Stella twirled, extending her foot and kicked away the Familiars. Sherrie cut their heads down.
Suddenly, the Familiars started to attack with black-purple beams of energy. Both girls bowed to escape the attack.
"Now I have enough!" hissed Sherrie and turned to the Familiars. She rushed over to them, dodging their blasts and hit one Familiar with her bare hands. The Familiar fliew backwards and hit the wall behind. Sherrie cut the other 4 down.
Finnaly they arrived at the final lair. In front of them was a huge brain placed in a sort of cloud like barrier. Tentackles were beneath it and sucked out whatever from the ground. Stella assumed it were informations. Also there was a giant screen above the Witch. Stella and Sherrie were surprised when they saw that it was the information of the Witch.
'Itzli. The witch of oblivion, with a vengeful nature. A witch who is said to have originally been a magical girl who came from the end of the galaxy. She has shown herself now in order to forget about all the magical girls from this universe.'
"She's an alien? How sick is that?" asked Sherrie.
Then the screen showed informations about the two Puella Magis, including their wishes. Stella was surprised when she read Sherrie wished for confidence. No wonder why she acted now like this.
"YOU'LL DIE. I'LL ERASE ALL MAGICAL GIRLS." said the last sentence on the screen.
"No you won't!" Sherrie yelled and jumped at the Witch. However, she was distrupted by the Familiars, leaving to Stella to erase the Witch.
Stella jumped at her, but as she touched it, she was electrocutted. She yelled in pain and fell down.
"Stella!" Sherrie yelled and turned angrily to Itzli. She remembered that Kyubey told her once she could shut down her pain and tame her emotions. She didn't want to use it since it would be zombie like, but what choice did she have left.
"Take this!" Sherrie jumped at Itzli and slashed with her swords at her. Itzli tried to electrocut her, but she didn't feel anything. Sherrie laughed madly. "He was right! If I don't want it to, it doesn't hurt at all"
Stella managed to get up, and gulped as she saw Sherrie madly slashing at Itzli. Finnaly, Sherrie derived the final blow by firing an orange beam of light at the Witch, killing her. Itzli then launched into the sky like a rocket and exploded.
Stella sighed as she looked at Sherrie picking up the Grief Seed. She cleaned partially her Soul Gem and threw it to Stella.
"There. So you won't end up like our little friend." said Sherrie as she walked away. Stella looked at the Grief Seed, feeling Kyubey's presence.
'Why is this happening?' she asked.
'Since this country calls women who are still growing up shoujo (girls), for girls who on the way of becoming majo (witches), it's logical to call them mahou shoujo (magical girls).' was the reply.
Stella didn't comment it.