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Libera Me from Hell
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Author Notes:
I'm so excited about the "Madoka you can *NOT* succeed" movie that goes out this October, and to add to the excitement Ufotable announced that they will be making another Fate project, with hopes that they'll finally animate my favorite route, Heaven's Feel, Kotomine at his best and Shirou finally not being so stupid. This is an awesome year!
I wanted to delay this as long as possible while I worked in my story "The life and hardships of Hisau Maiya" but if I wait till the plot starts this one will be left in a permanent limbo, so…lets catch from where we left off!
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Chapter 5 – It might be good.
Song: Yuki Kajiura – Umbra Nigra
A darkened alley, water pipes and shafts sprouting everywhere; a floor filled with litter that left an awful smell of rotten trash to the senses and a disturbing calm only partially interrupted by the clatter of a pair of shoes that made its way evenly as the pink haired girl walked out of what had once been a witch barrier, holding a round blackened object with a needle like tip at the bottom; a Grief Seed.
The pinkette walked calmly in full Puella Magi regalia as she heard another pair of tiny feet behind her, she didn't even turn around as she knew who it was, 'about time you appeared' thought Madoka at the Incubator's presence. "Kyubey" she said softly, almost in a whisper, trying to mask the contempt she felt towards the little white critter as she gave a very distinctive SHAFTTM head tilt, the only sign of acknowledgement towards the offending presence as her memories started telling her of how dangerous this particular individual was.
"Hello! I don't remember having Contracted you" Kyubey said stopping behind Madoka as she transformed back into civilian clothes. "Where might you be from?" asked the mascot as cheerful as ever, in the same cute voice of his as he stared at Madoka with his huge floppy head and cold red eyes, analyzing the situation. If she hadn't known how Machiavellian and dangerous the Incubator could be, Madoka would have squealed at the sight of such a cute animal, resembling more a plushy toy than a dangerous alien intelligence. She knew better than to be fooled by his cute appearance and only sighed.
"That's none of your business, Kyubey" answered back Madoka while resisting the urge to call him his true name and spilling too much information that he could use against her. Better to keep things in the dark until she had procured a strategic advantage. 'God I'm sounding more and more like Homura', Madoka couldn't avoid observing that fact, to her chagrin. "What matters is that I'm a magical girl, and I've come here to protect this city from the witches" answered Madoka calmly while staring at the red eyes of the Incubator.
"I'm afraid that won't do" said the Incubator while looking at Madoka unfazed, "as this area is already under the protection of another Magical Girl, right…Mami?" said the Incubator as he stared to a darkened alley far beyond Madoka's reach, from which a blonde girl came walking slowly, pointing a musket directly at Madoka's head.
The girl was dressed in a beautiful ranger suit, brown boots that came up to the knees with black stripped stocking covering her legs; a beautiful yellow skirt with black linings along with a white suit finished by a corset which enhanced her…attributes which was finished with long white and soft vests up to her arms.
Madoka stared at her hands covered in brown gloves with the fingers cut adorned her hands as she held the musket with a preternatural grace and a white feathered hat adorned her head.
Madoka stared in awe at her former mentor figure, as her mind started filling with memories from timelines in which they interacted; struggling to make sense to all the information which somehow pointed at Mami being a dangerous threat but she did her best to ignore it but found herself lost in a memory against her will; on it, she felt extreme sadness at the loss of Sayaka that she had been forced to strike down after she became the deadly Oktavia von Seckendorff. Clutching at her chest and letting tears flow freely from her eyes to her glasses, making more difficult to see and distracting her at the worst moment as she heard a gunshot going off and a grunt of surprise coming from Kyouko. Madoka could see from Homura's eyes as the redhead let out a grasp of surprise as her Soul Gem shattered in front of her eyes and she slumped to the ground, dead.
She didn't even have the time to get surprised though as she found her body strangled by a yellow ribbon that appeared from thin air and wrapped itself around her body as if it was a candy wrapper from Charlotte's labyrinth. "Tomoe?" said Madoka in Homura's body as she struggled to free herself from the ribbons and stared at the sobbing face of her loved mentor.
"If the Soul Gems turn us into witches, our only alternative is to die!" shouted Mami out of her mind while pointing a musket at Homura with trembling hands. 'No please, stop it' thought Homura while staring at the yellow Puella Magi that had lost her head from the shock as she readied the musket to fire at Homura's Soul Gem. Homura struggled in vain against the bonds, not able to grasp her buckler to buy herself time; it was over...
"Please don't!" said Homura as the blonde pressed the trigger. Everything went so fast, one moment Mami pointed the musket and pressed the trigger, and the next, a pink bolt of light flashed over Mami's head and broke her Soul Gem into thousands of yellow pieces. The blond let out a grasp of surprise as she lost her balance and fell to the side, the musket letting go its ribbon bullet several meters away from Homura. Madoka felt Homura's incredulity and horror at what had happened, but felt her drive to compose herself as she had to tend to a sobbing Madoka before she too was consumed by despair...
Madoka shook her head as she let go of such a horrible memory, barely able to believe Mami would do such a thing, and focused on the ways her 'sempai' had helped her, guided her since rescuing her from Gertrude's familiars, giving her something to believe in, a role model, up to being consumed by Charlotte's hungry maws. Madoka shoot at the memory of Mami staring in shock along with everybody as Charlotte unveiled its true form, a maddened clown with a huge maw filled with sharp rows of teeth that made its way to the stunned blonde and trapped her head between its teeth, lifting her from the ground while Madoka stared along with Sayaka as her ideal was crushed along with the horrible sound of bond snapping. She felt her blood run cold as the blonde's body separated itself from her head and fell to the ground below, where Charlotte promptly rushed over to devour her whole...
'But not this time, for now I have the chance to do something about it' thought Madoka while staring at her former mentor. To Madoka's eyes the girl was quite beautiful, her vibrant eyes shining with a light of their own although giving a distinct air of melancholy as if she had lost something precious to her; in many ways she had, and blonde hair in twin drills, giving her an air of elegance and majesty to her frame.
For a moment Madoka let herself lost in the radiance of her former mentor and the happiness of seeing her again, alive and well; her eyes widened and a her lips curved into a smile as she felt her feet moving on their own towards where Mami stood, wanting to give Mami a strong embrace and never let her go again, but quickly recoiled when Mami stiffened and pointed the musket threatening, giving her a calculating stare.
"Who are you and what are you doing here?" said Mami in the same serious tone, a tone that Madoka had never thought she would hear to the sweet and caring sister figure she had of Mami Tomoe; somehow it hurt her as she felt a pain in her chest at watching someone she had loved so dearly acting like a stranger to her, 'so this is what Homura felt', thought Madoka.
"Answer me now, this is my hunting ground, you know?" said the yellow Puella Magi as her finger tightened on the trigger of her musket, which returned Madoka to reality as she frantically thought of what to do. Her memories raced as she sought the answer to this problem, 'she can't know the secret of the Soul Gems or she'll break, and I can't go against her, she'll kill me' but I can use this…
Song: Sis Puella Magi – Soft version.
"I…I'm new here…" said Madoka sheepishly as she stared at the blonde in all innocence, "I had no idea this was your area, sorry about that, but I just recently contracted and I still can't get the hang of it" she gave out a small laugh while clutching the back of her head which helped defuse the tense blonde as she continued.
"Maybe we could hunt together, I'd really like it if we could be companions, you know?" finished Madoka giving out a huge smile and putting on her best impression of innocence. 'In another magical girl this wouldn't have worked, but by taking advantage of Tomoe Mami's feelings of loneliness we can make her cooperate with us' whispered a dark voice that was very similar to the one of Akemi Homura deep within Madoka's head, she felt guilty about playing Mami like that, but if it was what it took to protect her, then so be it; Madoka felt herself reassured and let out a breath of relief as Mami vanished the musket and approached the pinkette with more confidence.
"And from your uniform I presume you're from Mitakihara, are you in second grade?" said Mami still slightly wary of Madoka as she got within talking distance of her, a hand outstretched and ready to summon a binding ribbon in case the pinkette proved hostile; she had faced her own share of battles over the territory in her Puella Magi venture and this wouldn't be the first nor last time she would be backstabbed.
"Yes, I'm in second grade of Mitakihara, class 1A" said Madoka with honesty trying to gain Mami's trust a second time. "I recently moved here alone as my mom is…well…" said Madoka as her features darkened and she did her best to keep from bursting into tears; it was all Mami needed to finally drop her reluctance; she knew what it was like to be alone and unloved.
"It's okay, you don't have to tell." said Mami reassuringly trying to console Madoka. "Actually I…" she stopped herself and instead changed the topic, "I haven't had a companion in a long time…" said Mami, her features taking on a nostalgic tone as she talked, "it…it might be good…by the way, my name's Mami Tomoe, what might be yours?" she asked, with no little hope in her voice as she tried her best to sound the older of the two.
"Madoka Kaname, nice to meet you Mami!" said Madoka in an honest cheerful voice as she raised her hand to greet the blonde girl in front of her, quickly recovering from the painful memories.
Madoka's enthusiasm was contagious and soon the blonde girl found herself smiling despite her attempts at being serious.
"It seems I'll enjoy working with you Madoka Kaname" said Mami as she shook the pinkette's hand with hers, feeling the warmth of human contact she hadn't allowed herself in a long time…
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Homura came home that night after having taken a big walk through the city. Watching the sunset and then feeling the fresh night wind in her skin had certainly done wonders to her mind as she felt relaxed and ready to eat dinner, take a bath and go to sleep.
'I guess I'll just ask Kaname to accompany us to hang out afterschool' thought Homura happy after having thought for some time what she wanted to do about the new transfer student. She had been a transfer student once after all, and she knew how lonely it felt when coming to a new school, meeting new people…even if she was weird and sometimes made Homura feel distaste, something she still couldn't understand, but Homura had the idea that with time and companionship they might become good friends. And so she marched forwards while breathing the fresh night air but her smile turned into a slight frown as she saw the lights to her house turned off.
Song: Yuki Kajiura - Cor Destructum
'Weird, mom usually doesn't leave the lights off except when…'the frown in Homura's face deepened as she picked up the pace and made her way to the door. Quickly she took out her keys and opened the door with a slight creak as she made her way inside.
The house was built many years ago before they moved in, an old European style building located at the northwestern part of Mitakihara City; close to the train station and the commercial sector of the city, which made it an ideal location to live in. It was rumored that the house once belonged to a group of European aristocrats that had once been the contractors of Homura's father and that had used the building as a minor base of sorts for whatever it was they were looking for, leaving it abandoned after it lost its usefulness. Homura couldn't believe someone would abandon such a magnificent residence, but certainly they were very rich and powerful to not even consider reclaiming such a property, and weird, they were rumored to have been practitioners of magecraft, not that she believed in such things. What were their names again? Einz…Einzberg? Not that it mattered, something was certainly wrong here.
The corridor was so dark that Homura couldn't make out anything in the oppressive darkness that covered everything. Cautiously but quickly, she made her way inside, closing the door with an ominous feeling.
Her steps echoed within the house as the old wood in the floor creaked after every step she took; she made her way to the main hall calling out for her mother but no answer came. Suddenly, the sound of glass rolling on the floor caught her attention making her stiffen.
"Mom? Is that you?" asked Homura cautious to the direction where the sound had come from, the kitchen. Approaching carefully and without making any sound, she entered the room and put her hand on the light switch, turning the lights on. 'No, not again…' was the only thing that registered in her mind as she felt a knot forming in her chest.
Song: Yuki Kajiura - Confessio
Her mother was on the floor, a bottle of whisky in one hand while she stared at the ceiling covering her eyes with her other hand to block the light from her vision and mumbling nonsense to no one in particular. Homura quickly got besides her and tried to lift her from the ground, making a big effort to ignore the stench of liquor she was giving off. "Mom, stand up. Can you hear me?" said Homura while struggling to lift her mother from the ground.
"It's useless, he won't return… all lost" said her mother, eyes closed from the pain of the light in her eyes, she continued without paying attention to anything in particular as she got a hold of Homura's back with her hand while clutching the almost empty bottle in her other hand. "The war…leaving me…for that damned cup!" she said with rage registering in her voice while Homura felt more and more worried about her mother's wellbeing.
It wasn't a common occurrence, but one of the reasons they had moved away from Fuyuki was to prevent her mother from remembering, because whenever she remembered, she drank, and when she drank…tears started forming in Homura's eyes. Her mother had sworn she would leave it and start anew, a new life…that was the promise. Homura took the bottle with a hand while struggling with her mother's weight, Maiya tried to take back the bottle but the drunkenness was taking full effect and couldn't keep up with Homura's swift movements, who proceeded to empty the contents in the sink.
"Come mom, let's go to bed" Homura said softly to her mother while urging her to walk towards the stairs, being careful to not drop her as she wobbled to the sides due to the effects of the beverage. 'She promised…' was all Homura could think of.
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After struggling towards the stairs Homura was finally able to put her mother in bed and covered her with a blanket while she stared directly in her mother's eyes, which had dried tears as she kept mumbling about this 'war', this 'holy Grail' and how everything had been lost.
"Mom…you need to stop drinking" said Homura decisively trying to convince her mother figure, "it won't do you any good, and the past…I…I know it's painful, but you need to let it go" she said with more confidence in her voice. After all, obsessing over the past was as useless as trying to revive the dead, wasn't it?
"But I can't!" replied Maiya in her bed, having recovered some of her reason after her 'breakdown', "he…he's gone…my reason to fight…all gone…" she said while more tears came from her eyes as she stared at her daughter in between sobs.
"That's not true mom! You have me, and I'll always stay by your side" answered Homura with tears in her own eyes at looking at her ideal in such a broke state, "forever and always, please, if you can't do it for you, then do it for me, can you?" she said tenderly.
Her mother seemed to be in deep conflict for a moment before she finally answered: "I…I'll try…"
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After her mother finally fell asleep Homura made her way to her bedroom; all energy and cheer she had felt the moment before gone as she made her way to her bed. It must have been past 12 she recognized, as she got into her purple pajamas and left her glasses by her bedside while plopping into bed. 'She promised' was the only thing she could think of; over and over.
Song: Yuki Kajiura – Sis Puella Magi
'If you want her to stop drinking there's something you can do!' spoke a cheerful voice in her head which put Homura on edge, the voice felt soothing and strangely familiar but at the same time left her with a feeling of unease, as if she was dealing with something not meant for humans to deal with.
"And what could that be?" said Homura to no one in particular, almost in a whisper. If there was something she could do, anything, to make her mother feel better, she would do it.
'Just make a Contract with me! And…', the voice was abruptly cut off, which left Homura awaiting for the answer to her problems. It never came, she felt annoyed but at the same time relieved. It would do no good if she suddenly started losing her mind and listening to imaginary voices in her head after all.
Taking off the blankets over her, Homura made her way to her computer and started writing, a sudden bout of inspiration striking her as she prepared to release her stress and frustration in her stories. "A Contract, that might be a good story…" whispered Homura as she started typing away, losing herself in her story.
'Not like I would have been able to sleep anyway' she thought grimly as she typed away.
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Song: Yuki Kajiura – Anima Mala
The white floppy head feel down on the pavement, rolling as it stopped at the feet of Madoka, the girl clad in her Puella Magi uniform, from which she quickly detransformed. She felt weak, her legs trembling from the strain of keeping up with Mami as she made her way through the city patrolling.
Afterwards while on patrol, Madoka's stomach had revolted against the lack of food and they had ended in Mami's apartment to eat cake and tea, Madoka felt truly wonderful at having another chance to taste Mami's excellent recipes one more time. 'And more to come' she reassured herself. She wouldn't let the blonde girl die this time.
Now she was going solo and decided to visit Homura's apartment to make sure her friend was alright but to her horror she spotted the Incubator staring directly across Homura's window in the second floor, obviously communicating something and tempting with his promises of wishes. But not for long as Madoka quickly made her way to where the Incubator was sitting and promptly separated his head from his body. She felt slightly appalled at what she had just done and tried to remember that 'it' had neither feelings nor sensation of pain.
Madoka quickly hid as she saw Homura standing from her bed and going towards her computer to type something in there. At first she had been afraid the black haired girl had spotted her as she didn't want to risk being seen as a weirdo or stalker, leaving an even worse impression on her friend than she had already. 'Then again, what I'm doing right now could be considered stalking…' thought Madoka about her current action, but what else could be done about it against such an ever present being as the Incubator?
'My my, I thought we were in the same team' said a cheerful voice in her mind as she stared directly at the shadow another of Kyubey's bodies left in the window. The little ferret quickly made its way with swift grace towards where his discarded body laid and started cannibalizing the old one as he made eating sounds, 'gross' was all Madoka could think before she replied to the Incubator.
'We are, but I'm afraid I cannot let you make more Contracts in this city, Mami and me are going to take care of it after all' answered Madoka telepathically to the Incubator while trying to keep her calm façade.
'Maybe but more company never hurts, does it?' replied the Incubator while trying to get a reaction out of Madoka, with a hint of satisfaction at the frown that started forming in Madoka's face, 'or it might be that you're afraid of more competition…?' he finished. His ways were indirect, but the result was obvious, 'tell me what you know…'
'That won't be necessary' was Madoka's simple reply while her lips curved into a smile, in nostalgia. 'We two are more than enough to take care of the witches so I suggest you leave this girl alone'
'Well I believe it's up to her to decide, don't you think?' insisted Kyubey, 'that girl has an enormous amount of potential, maybe as much as yours, Madoka' said the Incubator without flinching a bit, Madoka felt nervous staring at those dead eyes, she didn't remember he could be so creepy.
'I'm sorry but I cannot let you do that' was Madoka's only reply.
'So that's how it will be, you keep trying to prevent these Contracts, let's see if you can keep up' answered Kyubey, almost challenging Madoka and then started walking away before vanishing from sight.
Madoka breathed in relief as she got her back against a column in Homura's window, having attained a small victory against the Incubator but unsure of how long she would be able to do it.
"This will be a long night…" said Madoka as she started her guard.
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It had been a calm night for Kyouko Sakura as she made her way through Kasamino; she had spent the day strolling around in her favorite arcade playing Dog Drug Reinforcement to her hearts contempt after having 'borrowed' a passenger's wallet.
Afterwards she had gone witch hunting and had procured four brand new Grief Seeds from the witch population, which she considered weird given the fact that this city, unlike Mitakihara was usually low in witches due to the amount of magical girls that fought in the territory. Also unlike Mitakihara, the territories were less defined and constant as magical girls usurped other's territories and the older and most powerful were disposed of by tense alliances that ended up cutting each other's throats after the threat was over. Such constant infighting kept giving new blood and prevented one girl or group from holding power for too long, 'just like in the animal kingdom' thought Kyouko, she preferred it that way…
She was used to fighting them and kicking their asses for Kyouko Sakura was a survivor, but she had seen less and less of them lately, along with an increase in the witch population. It was a strange phenomenon that nonetheless gave her ample opportunity to stack on Grief Seeds and gave some excitement to her life.
And so, Kyouko made her way through the city in her green jacket and blue shorts, brown boots as she confidently walked through the drug and crime infested streets, her arms over her head and a stick of pocky in her mouth.
Suddenly she felt a spark of magical power, 'a magical girl, huh' she thought as she approached the source; she felt in the mood of a good fight and nothing would be better than to kick another newbie's ass and teach her a lesson about not intruding in 'her territory'.
"Hey you!" shouted Kyouko as she quickly ran towards where the girl had gone.
Upon noticing her, the girl shrieked and ran as fast as she could in the opposite direction, towards the darkest parts of the alley. She was obviously a Puella Magi, dressed in an ornate frilled blue dress that flung up to her toes and that covered her arms up to her hands, along with an oval shaped gem that hung over her neck and that gave out a beautiful dark blue spark, like those found at the depth of the ocean. Still, she might had seen battle as her dress was torn on the side and blood flowed endlessly from her left leg where vicious red marks had been left; her hair disordered and a face of terror in her as she ran past Kyouko as fast as she could.
Kyouko wondered what she had fought that had left her that scared, 'probably a witch', she thought resolving to beating the living daylights out of her and THEN beating the information on this witch's location out of her, in that order, Kyouko gave out a malicious smile as she let herself be lost in the joys of hunting. She loved the thrill and the risks that came with hunting, whether it was witches or humans alike. She was the apex predator after all…
The girl cried as Kyouko started gaining advantage over her, trying to zigzag across the alleys in order to try to lose her pursuer, but Kyouko was smarter and she knew these places like the palm of her hand. So she quickly gained ground over the girl, 'now she will turn towards this alley thinking it's another street when it's a dead end, such a fool', Kyouko smirked at finally having caught up to her prey and preparing to teach this newbie a lesson or two about messing with another Puella Magi's territory.
And the girl fell right for it as she turned exactly in the direction Kyouko had planned, the redhead slowing her pace to enjoy the moment. Her plans where cut short though when she heard an inhuman cry of pain and the sound of ripping of flesh with the snapping of bones exactly from where the girl had gone.
Kyouko's eyes widened at it and she approached carefully, taking a turn and materializing a spear to use against this foe, whatever it was. The girl she had pursued was there alright, or at least Kyouko could spot her head among the scattered flesh and ripped dress that laid in a pool of blood at her feet.
In front of the redhead, another girl, giving off an air of malice as she licked the huge vicious claws in her hand stared directly at the redhead while in her other hand she grasped a shiny blue Soul Gem covered in blood that was quickly losing its light. The girl was sporting a black gothic suit with the neck upwards, giving her a vampiric aura, black boots and white stockings covered in the other Puella Magi's blood while one of her eyes was covered with a black patch, a vicious grin that never left her as she raised the blue Soul Gem and licked the blood out of it in delight.
"Another prey, huh, looks like it's my lucky day!" spoke the Puella Magi in Kyouko's direction with a childish tone, as if she had just found another toy to play with.
"Oh you have no idea what you got yourself into" replied Kyouko not in the least intimidated by the other girl's actions, she had faced untold horrors and abominations before, she wouldn't let herself be intimidated by another Puella Magi. Kyouko raised her spear and pointed it directly at the other girl while adopting a battle stance.
Song: Yuji Kajiura - Agmen Clientum
"We'll see if you keep that smile when I bring lady Oriko your severed head" said the other girl pocketing the blue Soul Gem in her suit and readying her claws to her sides.
"Bring it!" said Kyouko as the other Puella Magi ran towards her.
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CHAPTER END
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End Notes / Rant:
Saw pictures of Kirika's Puella Magi suit and it is one of the coolest things I've seen in a while, wish Homura had something like that, heheh.
Tried to drop the chan and san from the names as I felt it was beginning to annoy me. As someone posted previously grammar is important; I'll also be glad if you spot glaring orthography or grammar errors as English is not my main language but I'm trying to improve it.
