Chapter 3: WHAT DID YOU DO
"TIRO FINALE!" Mami yells out as she fires her transformed cannon-sized pistol. The shell pierces through a pink doll, before turning into ribbons that squeezes into it. From its mouth, its true form, a giant worm-like being with a clown face, comes out. Almost immediately it went up to Mami's face, opening its mouth. Mami gasps. Madoka, who is alone, holds her breath. A second later, she cannot believe what just happened. Mami just got eaten. A few seconds later, several fireballs explode when they made contact with the Witch. Not even flinching it turns around. Kairi runs up to it, Keyblade in hand. She jumps up ready to slash through it. The Witch maneuvers around Kairi just as she slashed. The next moment, the Witch gobbles her up as well.
Madoka steps backwards. "Always fighting," Homura's voice echoes. "Always in mortal danger." The Witch turns its face to Madoka as she trembles, her face white with terror. "Remember, that is what it means to be a Magical Girl." The Witch rushes in, opening its mouth, all that Madoka can see is the empty darkness beyond those teeth.
Madoka jolts up from her bed, gasping. Her face is smitten with fear, eyes wide open. She stifles as she tries to hold back the tears. Just a nightmare, she thought to assure herself. Try as she might she cannot convince herself. To her, the dream felt real and a part of her is saying what occurred in that dream was real. She looks at her alarm clock, indicating it is now three in the morning.
Mami's Apartment (7:20am)
"Wow, this tastes real good, Mami," said Kairi after chewing a piece of a pancake on her plate on the table. Mami is sitting on the other side.
"I'm glad you enjoy it," Mami responds with a smile.
"I have to say, you're a really good cook. I can't wait to try another one of your desserts."
"How about I make some after dinner tonight?"
"Sounds good," Kairi said with a smile.
Twenty minutes have passed and the girls finished eating breakfast and are now walking on the streets of Mitakahira City. Mami is in her school uniform, while Kairi is still wearing her attire from yesterday. "By the way," Mami said, catching Kairi's attention, "Not once you changed back from your transformation?"
"What?" Kairi said blinking confused. A second later, she realizes what Mami meant, "Oh, you mean my clothes? Well, I like these clothes. They're light as a feather, and they're made from a special type of material. Not only that, I can wear this thing for a whole year, and it wouldn't get dirty."
"Wait, so those clothes are…" she says with a surprised tone
"Yep, it's what I usually wear these days."
"But, aren't you afraid?" Mami says with a worried look, "I mean, you do stand out in those clothes?" Kairi looks around a bit. They are now walking with several other students and they all have been noticing Kairi's outfit.
"I guess I do. But there could be more outlandish outfits."
"Like what?" Mami asks.
"The top on my list is walking around with armor like a knight, or someone dressed in robes like a wizard."
"Are you into cosplay?"
"Let's just say if you experienced things I have been through, you wouldn't be bothered or surprised of how people dress or how they act," Kairi's words confusing Mami. "Well, I think I'll be on my way and let you go to school." Kairi said before breaking away from her, "Oh. Tell Sayaka and Madoka I said 'hi.'" Mami nods before Kairi, waving her hand, turns down a street while Mami kept going straight.
Two hours later, Kairi is walking around the alleys of Mitakahira City. Though she may not have a Soul Gem to find Witches, she can sense them when they are active. "I don't sense anything," she says before sighing, "I'm willing to bet Riku can sense the Witches way better since he has a sixth sense for detecting darkness." Kairi continues walking around until she notices something in a small crevice between two buildings. The item in question is a blue diamond, finely cut, standing on its tip. Kairi walks towards it before reaching a hand out to it. Just as she touches it, the gem glows a bright blue.
In few short seconds, the gem is surrounded by a blue light; a holographic band of a darker blue, circles around with the word "SHOP" in yellow letters. A small light appears above the gem. "Kupo!" A projection of a strange creature cries out, appearing from the light which dispersed like fireworks. The creature has a white body, a big round nose, and small bat-like wings. Its noticeable feature is the red sphere above the creature, connected by a thin black antenna, "Hey there, little lady; how can I help you today, kupo?"
"Oh, you're a Moogle, aren't you?" Kairi said with a smile, yet she is still surprised.
"Yep, the name's Mog, kupo. How can I help you out today, kupo?"
"Let's see…" Kairi says, looking up with a finger on her chin. A few seconds later, she hums, "Do you have any Ethers by any chance?"
"Sure do! How many do you want, kupo?"
"About ten for now."
"Ten, heh. Okay then, that will be one thousand Munny, kupo!"
Nothing is said for a few seconds. "Umm… Do you accept yen, I'm actually quite low on Munny," Kairi asks with embarrassment.
"Don't worry, it's no problem at all, kupo."
"Really!" Kairi said with hopeful excitement.
Mog nods his head before muttering that he's looking something as he twists and turns for a few seconds. Mog then pulls out a calculator that's half his size, muttering about how much yen it would take for Kairi to make the exchange. "According to my calculations, all you need is…" Kairi looks at the Moogle with anticipation. A few seconds later, "one thousand yen, kupo." Kairi happily sighs before reaching out one of the bills in her wallet to Mog. Mog raises an arm towards the paper bill, and in a flash it transforms into Munny, astonishing Kairi. The Munny goes inside the gem. "Thank you for your business, kupo." He said as a pouch appears in a bright light between buyer and seller. Kairi takes her purchased goods before putting them inside her pocket. "I have to say you're my very first customer using this outlet, kupo."
"Really?"
"Yes, when I heard that girls fighting with magic here is a common thing, I opened up a shop outlet over here. However, that was about ten years ago, and not a single customer at all. I heard their fighting is actually secret and is done only in alleys and other rundown places. So I thought I set up shop in this very spot, kupo."
"But you never had a customer at all?"
"Sadly, no, kupo," it said hanging it's head low.
Kairi couldn't help but feel a little sympathetic with the Moogle, "Well, I better get going. I wish you luck."
"Oh, thank you. And be careful out there, kupo."
"Thanks, I will," she said before she continues to walk around the area; looking at the wallet in her hand. I'm glad Mami gave me some money.
Mami's Room (Flashback)
"You're really giving this to me?" Kairi asked with astonishment. In her hands is a wallet with bills ranging from one thousand yen to ten thousand yen.
Mami nods, "If you don't mind, could you buy these for me?" She hands a list to Kairi, who accepted the list after nodding her head. "After you're done with the shopping, go ahead and buy whatever you want."
Present Time
Kairi already did her errand before searching for more Witches and running into that Moogle shop. She is now walking among a crowd of people. Some of those gave her some looks, but she didn't mind standing out all that much. As she is about to pass an alley, she senses a dark presence. There's a Witch around here, she looks into the alley before walking into it. After taking several turns she comes across a narrow passage with a dumpster in the middle.
She hears someone heckling, and a shady figure appears behind the dumpster. Kairi takes a stand, the guy looks at her with an insane look, head tilted to the side. "Hey there, pretty girl," he said. The man takes a knife out of his pocket, "How about we play a game?" he asked before staggering towards her. Just as the man is about to start to run, Kairi disappears in a blur, confusing the man. The man looks around, trying to find her.
"Sleep," Kairi mutters, and the man tumbles to the ground, the knife sliding a few feet after he hit the pavement. Kairi, holding her Keyblade, walks from behind and examines him. I knew it. On the side of the man's neck is a particular sigil. The mark of a Witch; a Witch's Kiss. Kairi looks towards the wall next to the dumpster, the side where the man came from. Kairi raises her Keyblade at the spot. The Keyblade fires a beam, opening a gateway into the Witch's barrier. Kairi nods with determination before walking into the labyrinth beyond the portal.
Mitakahira Middle School Rooftop
Madoka, Sayaka, and Mami are sitting on a stone block, with Kyubey sitting a few feet away from them. Sayaka gazes towards the steel fence, as Mami looks at Madoka sympathetically. Madoka gazes towards the ground. She had just finished describing her nightmare.
"That does sound scary," Mami said in a soothing tone. "The way you described your dream, it could have been a possibility and none of us would be here now. That's how dangerous being a Magical Girl is."
Madoka nods, still gazing towards the ground. "Still…" she mutters, "I still feel like we are in a different world."
"I agree…" Sayaka responds, "We're the only ones that know about Witches. I wonder how much our worlds have changed." Nothing is said for a minute. "Say, Madoka. Do you still want to be a Magical Girl?"
"Well…" she started out before looking at Mami. Though Madoka has promised that she would fight alongside Mami, she is now unsure of what to do.
Mami noticed that look before giving a sympathetic smile, "I understand. If I had a nightmare like that before I decided to become a Magical Girl, I would probably not make the contract myself. Even if you do not become a Magical Girl. Just knowing that you and Sayaka care about me, I don't feel so alone anymore."
"I'm sorry." Madoka said sadly after a few seconds, trying hard to hold back the tears.
"I'm the one that should be sorry," Kyubey said telepathically. Madoka and Sayaka look at him. "I'm sorry that I got you involved in all of this. And I can't force you to make a contract." Kyubey begins to walk away. "There are probably more girls that need me more." Kyubey turns its head towards the girls, "The time we had may have been short. But it was still fun, Madoka." Kyubey looks forward before walking away from the girls.
"I'm sorry…" Madoka says again as she looks down into the floor.
Meanwhile…
*VIM AND VIGOR*
The sky is blue and the sun is shining bright. However this is not a peaceful scene. Clotheslines litter the sky, each one filled with school girl shirts, and no ground in sight. School chairs and desks rain down from above. Kairi jumps from one clothesline to another; avoiding the falling objects. After the shower stops, Kairi looks up. She sees a headless, giant body, in school clothes. The being has four arms, each one hanging onto a clothesline and two longer arms protruding from the skirt. From under that same skirt, it releases a shower of legs with red ice skates.
Kairi raises a hand, surrounding herself in a crystal-like barrier. The barrier holds as the deadly legs simply bounce off. After the shower passes, Kairi bursts her shield, sending pieces of her shield outward. Time to try a new trick, she thinks as she raises the Keyblade, aiming it at the Witch. The scattered pieces of her shield gathered into the tip of the Keyblade, creating a white sphere. "Reflega Shot!" she cries out as she fires the sphere. After a few seconds, the sphere makes contact, creating a white explosion followed by a multitude of smaller bursts of light. The Witch however, is still intact. Need to get closer, she thought before raising her free arm across her body before swinging it. The movement took no more than a second, and Kairi's body bursts with a white light, which now surrounds her and her Keyblade.
Kairi runs forward. The Witch summons more desks and chairs onto the Keyblade wielder. Instead of jumping from one clothesline to another, she slashes through the storm. With each strike, whatever she hits, bursts with a white light. Kairi closes in on her target, which now sends a storm of desks, chairs, and bladed legs. Kairi sees several clotheslines to her right, and the clotheslines above them are the ones the Witch is clinging to. Though the jump to them seems impossible, Kairi did so without thought, barely escaping the Witch's attack. Just as she reaches the peak of her jump halfway, she bursts through the air, landing on the clothesline.
Immediately, she jumps to a clothesline above her. The next one above is one of the clotheslines the Witch is clinging to. Kairi jumps up. Just as she reaches the height of her jump, now in the middle between her jumping point and destination, she jumps again in the air. The double jump is enough for her to barely land on the intended clothesline with her feet. Immediately, she grinds on it, moving at a fast pace. Just as she is about to run into the Witch she jumps up. "Light!" she cries out, the aura surrounding her now focused in her weapon as she prepares to swing it. Just as she swings, she releases ten streams of light, moving forward in random directions (Light Stream). The streams of light hit their mark, causing multiple explosions of light. Kairi dives down, cutting through the Witch. Kairi continues to fall into the empty space, as the Witch's body explodes with light. After the light dissipates, Kairi lands in the alleyway on one knee; next to the man under the Witch's power. She extends a hand out. A Grief Seed falls into before she closes it instantaneously.
Just as she stands up, the man regains consciousness as he tries to get up. "Man," he utters out, "What happened?"
Kairi walks up to him, offering her hand, "Here let me help you."
"Thanks," he said before Kairi helps him up, "I feel weird for some reason."
"How about I take you to a hospital?"
"That sounds good." On that note, Kairi puts on of the man's arms around her shoulders, and leads him out of the alley.
The city is now under the cloak of twilight. Kairi is walking towards the exit of the hospital where she first met the girls. The doctor said he's going to be fine. Kairi walks into the lobby and recognizes a girl heading to an elevator. Kairi rushes up to her, "Sayaka!" she calls out.
Sayaka stops before turning around. "Kairi, what are you doing here?" Sayaka finished asking as Kairi stops a few feet from her.
"I found someone in bad shape, so I helped him get here. What about you?"
"Oh, I'm here to see a friend of mine," she said with a smile.
"Say, is it okay if I tag along?" Kairi asks. Sayaka nods before pressing a button. The two enter as soon as the door opens. Kairi notices the bag that Sayaka is carrying, "Is that for your friend?" she asks while pointing to the bag.
Sayaka nods, "It's the only thing I could think of to help him cope."
Kairi asks about what happened to him. At first, Sayaka seemed hesitant, but she told Kairi what happened. Her friend was involved in an accident. Currently he is going through therapy, and is expected to walk again. He is also an expert violinist at such a young age. However, he has lost all feeling in his fingers in one hand. And with no proper treatment available with the current technology, he may never play a violin again. Sayaka said this last part sadly.
"I'm sorry," Kairi said sympathetically.
"It's not your fault," Sayaka says with an appreciative smile, as the elevator stops. The girls exit and walk down the hallway. After walking for a few minutes, Sayaka stops in front of a door, "Say, Kairi," Sayaka says, Kairi responds with a short hum, "Could you wait out here?" Kairi nods, before Sayaka enters the door.
After Sayaka closes it, Kairi looks at the name below the room number, "Kyosuke, huh?" Kairi said reading the name aloud. "He must be important to her," she says solemnly before turning around and leaning on the wall. Kairi gazes through the windows on the opposite wall. After about ten minutes, Kairi continues gazing through the window. "I wonder how Sora is doing?" she says softly with a sad smile.
"I don't want to hear it anymore!" a shout came from inside the room, catching Kairi's attention. Based on the voice it wasn't Sayaka, so she presumed it was the boy that is recovering who said that. Half a minute later, Kairi hears something being smashed. Though she doesn't hear any more voices, she can tell that those two are talking about something. A minute later, Sayaka exits the room. Just as she passes by Kairi, the latter notices something about her. The look in Sayaka's eyes shows a strong determination.
"Sayaka," Kairi calls out before following her. The two walk to the elevator, a word has not been spoken between them. After the two enter, Sayaka presses the roof floor button. "What is it?" Kairi asks calmly as the elevator starts to move.
"I've decided," Sayaka simply states. Kairi looks at her with a mixture of understanding and curiosity. Kairi knows what Sayaka has determined what to do. As the elevator stops and opens its doors, the girls walk forward. The rooftop is decorated with flower beds, forming a circular maze-like pattern. In the center of the flower beds is a round pedestal, with Kyubey standing on top of it. Flower petals flow with the wind as Sayaka navigates her way to the center where Kyubey is, while Kairi stands outside of the maze. Sayaka now stands in front of Kyubey, "You can really grant any wish, right?" Sayaka asks.
"Don't worry. Your wish is entirely grantable." Kyubey responds. "So…you ready?"
"Yes. Do it." Sayaka responds.
Kyubey's ears outstretch themselves before drawing close to Sayaka's chest. Sayaka grunts in pain, before a bright light comes out of her chest. At that moment, Kairi stands completely still, making a small gasp. The light turns into a blue crystalline object as Sayaka falls backwards. "Now…Accept it," Kyubey says as the object draws closer to Sayaka who begins to reach for it. "This is your destiny," Kyubey says when Sayaka grasps her new power. In a bright flash, she is covered in light. Kairi is still standing there, mouth wide open. After the light fades away, Sayaka stands tall, now wearing a white cape, a blue and white outfit, giving her the appearance of a magical knight.
Sayaka turns around looking at Kairi, "So, what do think?"
Kairi is at a loss for words before giving a forced smile, "I think it suits you quite well."
Sayaka nods, "Well, time to get down to business," she said with confidence. After walking past Kairi, she reverts back to normal before entering the elevator, "Hey are you coming?" she asked with a confused look.
"Go ahead," Kairi responds with a smile. "I'll catch up later." Sayaka nods before pressing a button. After the door closes, Kairi immediately looks at Kyubey with a dangerous ire. "What did you do?" she says with controlled anger.
"What do you mean?" Kyubey responds while tilting its head.
"You know what I mean," Kairi said, still trying to contain her temper. "What did you take out of Sayaka?" When she saw the whole thing, she looked on with wide eyes. At the moment something came out of Sayaka, Kairi heard a cry. It was no ordinary cry. At first, Kairi didn't understood what she heard. Now she is certain. Somehow, she was able to hear Sayaka's heart.
"That was the power that has been sleeping inside of Sayaka."
"That's a lie," Kairi retorts.
"I'm not lying. It's the truth."
"The truth, huh." Kairi says before she closes her eyes in order to think. What did Kyubey took away from Sayaka? That question is lingering in her head. Kairi takes a small, yet deep breath in order to rationalize what just happened. Sayaka performed a contract with Kyubey. Kairi's mind zeros in on the word "contract." Under a contract, one person usually gives up something in order to receive something else. "Let me rephrase my question. What is the price for becoming a Magical Girl?"
Kyubey looks at Kairi, swishing its tail. Kyubey says nothing for a few seconds. "I admit. I'm surprised." Kairi's eyes narrows into a glare. "You're the first one to ask me that question. In order for me to grant her wish and transform Sayaka into a Magical Girl, I take away her soul."
Kairi's eyes widen, she cannot believe what she just heard. "Her…soul…" she says.
"That's right."
"But why?!" Kairi shouts out with a swing of her arm. Right now, she feels like punishing Kyubey severely.
"I don't really take their soul," Kyubey answers, "I merely transfer it to a more compact and manageable vessel."
Kairi gasps, "The Soul Gem…"
"Correct. The human body is quite frail. If I have not done this, Sayaka will not be able to survive a single hit from a Witch. But now that her soul has been moved, she can easily endure a Witch's attack and continue fighting without any hindrance."
Kairi clenches her fist as she looks towards the ground. "Tell me… Does Mami know that her soul was taken as well?"
"No. Mami is unaware that her soul is now inside her Soul Gem."
Kairi grits her teeth. Of course Mami doesn't know. If she did, she would not have invited Sayaka and Madoka to the life of a Magical Girl. She feels like to go on an outburst. Thankfully, she manages to take in a deep breath to expel the built up anger. She looks up, staring at Kyubey crossly. "I'm not done with you yet," she says before jumping onto a fence. After taking in the sight, Kairi jumps towards another rooftop.
Night has settled. Kairi continues to jump from one rooftop to another. How could he… Kairi thought. Though Kyubey gave his reason for taking away a girl's soul in order to transform that girl into a Magical Girl, Kairi does not approve of it. I wonder…Does Homura know? If so, then that must be her reason of not having Madoka or Sayka form a contract. After landing on a rooftop, she senses a Witch nearby. Kairi looks towards the direction where it came from. By her estimate, it is coming from the alley two buildings away from her. After jumping on the rooftop above her destination, Kairi no longer senses it. Kairi looks down into the alley. She sees Sayaka, in her transformation and Madoka. Seconds later, Mami arrives and based the look on her face, Kairi deduces that she is surprised that Sayaka make the contract. Kairi stays on top of the building, listening in to the girls' conversation. They suddenly stop and look towards the deep end of the alley. Kairi looks in that same direction, and there she sees Homura. Kairi can tell that Homura looks displeased. After Sayaka said something to Homura, nothing is said for a while before Homura walks away.
Kairi jumps down into a different alley. After a few turns in the backstreets, she stands in front of Homura's path. Homura did not notice until she could see Kairi's face a few feet away. "Tell me," Kairi says in a calm, yet stern tone, "Do you know that a girl must give up her soul in order for her wish to be granted and become Magical Girls?"
Homura's eyes widen, but only for a second, "Yes," she answers.
"Why didn't you tell them that there is such a price?"
"They wouldn't believe me," she says before looking to the side and Kairi's eyes widen, noticing for the first time that Homura has a hint of sadness in her eyes. "No one ever believed me, so why bother?"
"Shouldn't we tell them about this?" Kairi says with a slight frown.
"It is best that they do not know. If they do, things will never be the same," she says before walking past Kairi.
Kairi turns around looking at Homura's silhouette before it disappears, "Homura…" she says with a sympathetic tone.
Several minutes later, Kairi is walking alone on a street, heading back to Mami's place. She looks towards the ground, trying to figure out what to do next. "Maybe… I should…" Kairi begins to say to herself softly.
"Hey, Kairi!" Sayaka's voice calls from behind, Kairi turns around as Mami, now in civilian clothes, Sayaka, and Madoka catch up with her.
"How's it going, guys?" Kairi said with optimism, hiding the fact that she is actually not feeling too well.
"Oh, I just happen to take down my first Witch," Sayaka said proudly.
"Wow, that's good for you," Kairi said with a smile.
"By the way," Sayaka says with a curious look, leaning forward, "where were you?"
"Oh, well I had something important to take care of. Sorry, I couldn't come."
"It's okay," Mami said, "Though I arrived late myself, Sayaka did a good job."
"Please, you're embarrassing me," Sayaka says with a sheepish smile while rubbing the back of her head before pointing to Madoka. "Actually, the real hero tonight is Madoka,"
"I didn't do that much," Madoka said with small smile, looking towards the side.
"Are you kidding?" Sayaka responds while patting Madoka's back. "You saved Hitomi and everyone else in there from getting killed by mixing those chemicals."
"Well, I just remembered what my Mom told me about them."
"Either way," Kairi begins, "Sayaka's right. You did save a lot of people. On top of that, you're not even a Magical Girl, so that really does earn you some big points."
"You really think so?" Madoka says with a smile.
"Definitely. Sometimes you don't need to rely on magic, you just need to rely on your own strength," Kairi said with a smile. The girls continue to converse for another fifteen minutes before they all head home.
Mami's Apartment
As soon as Kairi and Mami go through the entrance, Kairi stretches out. "I'm a bit tired, so I think I'll just go to sleep." Kairi walks to the sofa, taking the Dreamsphere.
As soon as Mami sees it, she remembers something. "Kairi," she calls out, catching Kairi's attention. "What's that jewel your holding?"
"Oh, this?" Kairi said, lifting the Dreamsphere, "It's a little charm to help me sleep better."
"A charm?" Mami asks with a curious tilt of her head.
Kairi nods, "Yeah, it's actually quite useful. Well, good night." Kairi lays down on the sofa, places the Dreamsphere on her chest, under her hands.
Dreamscape…
*MAGICAL MYSTERY*
Kairi stands in the cloud-filled space, as Yen-Sid's image appears before her. Before Yen-Sid says anything, he can already see that Kairi is troubled. The sorcerer strokes his beard, "Is something troubling you Kairi?"
"Yeah…" she responds, gazing towards her the space below. After taking a deep breath she looks up with a serious look, a feature Yen-Sid takes in, "I just found out something regarding to Magical Girls. There's a being in this world called Kyubey. He has the power to change girls into Magical Girls by forming a contract."
"A contract?" Yen Sid asks with a curious tone.
Kairi nods, "I already knew about the contract, it requires the girl to make a wish and in return she accepts a life of fighting against Witches."
"But that's not all is it." Yen-Sid responds, having an idea that there is more to it than that.
"Your right, I just found out, that in order to transform the girl into a Magical Girl, Kyubey takes the girl's soul and places it inside the Soul Gem. Kyubey claims this is a means to help them fight off Witches."
Yen-Sid eyes widen for a few seconds before closing them. "If that is the case…" Yen-Sid mutters seconds later. Kairi focuses her attention, hoping that Yen-Sid can tell her on what to do about this entire situation. After a few seconds, the master opens his eyes, "In order to solve our mystery; it is best to consider that there is a relationship between Kyubey and the Witches."
Kairi narrows her eyes, "Kyubey and the Witches are related?"
Yen-Sid nods, "This is a riddle that you must answer for yourself. If you can solve this riddle, perhaps you may find a way to save them."
"You mean," Kairi says with a hopeful voice, "get their souls back."
The sorcerer nods. "It is best that you be cautious; especially around Kyubey."
"Right," Kairi says with a nod before Yen-Sid's image fades away and Kairi is engulfed in a white light.
Riku's Log 2
I am surprised that Kairi is in this world. She is also sent here to investigate and has already found some information regarding to this world. From what she told Yen Sid, the apparitions that have been haunting this world are known as Witches, and these Witches create weaker versions known as Familiars. Eventually, one of the Familiars will drift on its own. And if left unchecked, it will eventually evolve into another version of the original Witch it deviated from.
The only ones before Kairi and I arrived in this world that can stop these Witches are called Magical Girls. I know it sounds weird but if that is how this world works, so be it. These Magical Girls use something called a Soul Gem, which houses their magical power. They use this power to hunt down Witches and destroy them before they can kill any innocent bystanders.
Apparently the Witches kill people by making them commit murder or suicide. By killing the innocent in this manner, it is no wonder that not many people are aware of their existence. If this is the case, then finding them could become easier. If I can track down incidents that have unusual circumstances, perhaps I might find at least a Familiar, if not a Witch.
Already there is a connection between Witches and Magical Girls. The bizarre items I have been picking up after defeating a Witch are known as Grief Seeds. Magical Girls use these to purify their Soul Gems that become tainted by using their magic. It seems their survival is based on fighting these Witches. Therefore, I will collect as many Grief Seeds as possible and distribute them to any Magical Girls I will encounter. Only seems fair, because I have no need for them.
Yet there is something still troubling me about this whole situation. According to Kairi, Magical Girls are born of wishes, while Witches are born out of curses. So does that mean when one person curses another, a Witch is born? If that is the case, then wouldn't this phenomenon exist in all worlds, rather than just this one? There is something here that doesn't belong. But for now, I will continue my investigations outside of Mitakihara City, while Kairi continues her investigation within its limits.
Author's Note: So ends another chapter. I will be starting my final semester in college, and I expect a lot of papers for me to write. So the next chapter will be up in several weeks at the latest.
I hope all of you are enjoying this.