CHAPTER 5: THERE'S NO REASON TO FIGHT
"It's over," Kyoko states, standing on a segment of her chained spear, sneering down at Sayaka, who is lying on the ground trying to get up.
Madoka, standing behind a barrier of red chains, looks on with horror. "Madoka," Kyubey, standing next to her feet, calls out to her. "If you want to stop this fight, then make a contract."
At the moment Madoka is actually considering it. If she becomes a Magical Girl, she can stop this senseless fight. "I…" she mutters out before a recent memory clicks on.
Do not, under any circumstances, make a contract with Kyubey...
Kairi's words echoed in Madoka's mind. Madoka made that promise in exchange of Kairi teaching her magic. The reason why Madoka hasn't done anything about this situation is because she was told to keep it a secret and the fact that she gave back the staff at Kairi's request just after the two left the scene of the accident. Then what should I do… Madoka wonders frantically.
Kyoko jumps up, her spear takes its original shape before she dives in for the kill. Just before Sayaka gets impaled, a gunshot goes off. Something hits Kyoko and in a matter of seconds gets tied up by several ribbons that leaves her hanging in the air, the ribbons suspending her from the walls. At that time, Kyoko's barrier disappears and footsteps can be heard. Madoka and Sayaka turn around. Madoka smiles as she sees Mami walking towards them, with a musket aimed at the red-head.
Mami stops next to Sayaka before helping her get up on her feet. Mami looks up at the attacker. "Hello, Kyoko," she says, still wearing her displeased smile. Kyoko makes a sound of annoyance, looking to the side. Nothing is said for a while before Mami breaks the silence, "What exactly are you doing here?"
Nothing is said for a minute as Kyoko glares down at Mami. "Fine, I'll tell you if you release me right now." Mami takes those words into consideration. After a minute, she closes her eyes, leveling her head. At that moment, the ribbons slowly disappear, allowing Kyoko to get her feet on the ground. Mami looks at Kyoko, waiting for what she has to say. "I came here because I heard from Kyubey that you almost became a snack to a Witch. Since you can't handle one Witch in your territory, who's to say you can handle any Witch here at all?"
"Hey!" Sayaka shouts back for having her friend being called weak. "Mami here is a veteran Magical Girl, and one of the best!'
Kyoko sneers "So what, so am I. And since I'm here I think I'll stick around for awhile." Kyoko turns her attention to Mami, "Just do me a favor and leave the Familiars alone. That way there will be enough Grief Seeds for later."
Mami's eyes narrow close to a glare, "Is that why you attacked Sayaka?"
"I just want to see how tough the new girl is. And I must say, I'm unimpressed."
"What!" Sayaka cries out angrily.
"I'll give you a warning, if I see you go after a Familiar again. You can rest assured that I'll teach you an even harder lesson." Kyoko uses her spear to propel herself towards the sky, bouncing off the walls and onto the rooftops.
Silence wraps around the girls. Madoka gives a deep sigh of relief before turning to Mami "Thank goodness, you got here in time." Mami looks at Madoka with a smile
"Just who was that girl, anyway?" Sayaka asks; anger evident in her voice.
"Well…" Mami starts to say before someone else calls out.
"Sayaka, Mami, Madoka!" Kairi calls out to them. The girls look forward and are surprised by the sight. Next to Kairi is the mysterious girl, Homura, wearing her usual passive gaze.
"Why is she here, Kairi?" Sayaka says in a displeased tone, narrowing her eyes.
"Let's just say we made an agreement," Kairi said with a smile. "As long as I hold up my end, Homura is willing to work with us."
"And what is it that you agreed to?" Mami asks, seeming to be on guard.
Before Kairi can say anything, Homura states, "It is nothing to concern yourself with. But rest assured, no harm will come to any of you if that is what you wish to know."
Nothing is said for a while. Kairi walks up to the others, "It's okay. If something goes wrong, then I'll take responsibility. Besides," Kairi turns her head around, looking at Homura, "I trust her." Kairi looks back at her friends, "Just give her a chance."
Sayaka and Mami stare at Homura for a few seconds. "Why don't you do it?" Madoka asks encouragingly, getting Sayaka and Mami's attention. "I mean, it would be nice if everyone can work together."
Sayaka looks back at Homura. After a few seconds, she sighs, "Fine. But if you try anything," directing her voice at the mysterious girl, "I won't hold anything back." Mami nods in agreement to Sayaka's words.
"Understood." Homura answers in her usual monotone voice.
"Now that's taken care of," Kairi says optimistically, "how about we head to Mami's place?"
"I said I would cooperate with you," Homura says before walking forward. "That does not mean I have any intention of befriending any of you," she says after walking past everyone.
"Rude," Sayaka pouts after the girls no longer see the raven-haired girl.
"Just give her time," Kairi says looking in the direction Homura went, "I'm sure she'll come around eventually." Kairi walks in that same direction. Madoka nods to Kairi's statement before following her, Sayaka and Mami not far behind.
"Just who are you, Kairi?" Kyubey asks to himself with a curious tilt of the head, before following the girls.
Mami's Apartment
"Wow," Kairi says after she finished chewing a piece of her cake, "You know how to make the best desserts." She and the other girls are sitting around the table, with a piece strawberry shortcake in front of each one. Kyubey is enjoying a cake of his own in the center of the table. "You should open your own bakery in the future."
"You really think so?" Mami asks with a curious smile.
"Definitely!" Kairi said before eating another piece of her treat.
Nothing is said for the next minute. Sayaka looks at Mami, "So who was that girl anyway?" Kairi was already told of what happened while they were waiting for Mami to bake the sweet treat, her attention also falls onto Mami, curious of this new girl that attacked Sayaka earlier.
Mami was about to eat another piece of her cake, but stops as she looks at Sayaka. "Her name is Kyoko Sakura. I first met her sometime after I became a Magical Girl. It wasn't long before we decided to work together."
"Wait…" Sayaka says, processing what she just heard, "You mean that the two of you are partners?"
Mami looks down with a sad smile, "We were, but something happened to Kyoko and since then she only cared about herself, thus ending our partnership."
"I still can't believe that the two of you worked together," Sayaka says incredulously.
"Do you know why?" Kairi inquires.
"You have to ask Kyoko about that," Mami answers softly. Nothing serious is discussed after that.
The sun is shining high in the sky for another day in Mitakahira City. Kairi is jumping from one building to another, along a main street. Whenever she runs into a building far taller than the one she's on, she takes a slight detour by jumping on the rooftops of the buildings surrounding it. After about a half hour, Kairi stops on a building with a large rooftop, with a small block that she sits on. She looks up to the sky, catching sight of several birds flying over her. She gives a small smile, I wonder how Sora and Riku are doing. Knowing Sora, I'm sure he'll try to find a way to help Sayaka and the others if he was here. Though, I'm a little worried about Riku. Yen Sid hasn't heard anything from him lately. Kairi's smile grows before standing up, What am I talking about? I'm sure he's just fine.
Kairi walks forward. Before she can run to gain momentum to jump on the next building, someone calls out to her, "Where do you think you're going?"
Kairi turns around, seeing a certain red-headed girl wielding a spear. "You're Kyoko, right?" Kairi asks with slight tension.
Kyoko smirks, "Let me guess, Mami told you about me?"
"She mentioned that you and Mami were partners once."
Kyoko's smirk disappears, "And…your point is?"
"I just would like to know what happened. Of course, you don't have to say anything if you don't want to."
"You're right, I don't have to," Kyoko says with an arrogant grin before she bites into an hamburger she has in her hand. "Though, it's only fair that I know your name."
"Kairi."
Kyoko hums for a bit before biting into her hamburger. "So you're the anomaly that can use fire and ice"
"What do you mean by anomaly?" Kairi asks, her eyes tightening.
"That's what Kyubey says about you. See, it's a little strange that a Magical Girl knows two types of magic; especially if their opposite elements." Kyoko eats up the rest of her food, "But that's a minor detail. There's only one thing I'm curious about."
"And what would that be?"
Kyoko looks at her with a straight face, "What was your wish?"
"My wish…" Kairi said closing her eyes, "is to be able to help my friends," she finishes as she opens them.
Kyoko makes a sound of amusement, "So you wish that you can help your friends? I suppose that's an okay wish."
"What do you mean?"
"Basically you made a wish to help someone else, but the focus of your wish is yourself. So I'll let you slide on that one."
Kairi's eyes narrow, having an idea of what Kyoko is implying, "Let me guess, you made a wish for yourself."
Kyoko is taken back by Kairi's response. Her surprise didn't last long as she looks down on the ground, "If only I made such a wish…" she mutters.
"What?" Kairi asks, she couldn't make out what Kyoko said.
"Nothing important," Kyoko says as she looks back up. "However," she says with an arrogant smirk. She twirls her spear around before pointing it at Kairi in a thrust ready position. "I think that there are too many Magical Girls here."
Kairi stares at Kyoko, who is waiting for Kairi to get ready. To Kyoko's surprise, Kairi turns around. "There's no reason to fight," Kairi states. "If we are done talking, then I'll take my leave." Kairi says before walking forward. Just as Kairi is about to reach the edge, red chains sprout from the edge and encircle the rooftop in a ten foot wall. "What are you doing?" Kairi asks as she looks back.
*FACE IT*
"You may not need a reason to fight," Kyoko says with a smirk, "If that's the case, you can just disappear!" Kyoko launches forward as she exclaims the last word. Kairi barely summons the Keyblade to block the attack in time. Kyoko makes a sound of amusement, "I thought you're not going to fight." Kairi grunts in response. After a few seconds, Kairi manages to push her assailant back. Kyoko hops backs two times, leaving a sizeable distance between them.
Kairi simply stares at Kyoko, "Please, let me go. A fight between us is pointless."
"If I take you out now, I'm sure I'll benefit in the long run." Kyoko charges in with a smirk. Kairi stands her ground as Kyoko draws closer. Each time Kyoko swings her spear, Kairi parries. Each time their weapons impact against one another, a shower of sparks fall into the ground. Kyoko is starting to get annoyed, so far Kairi has done nothing but defend herself. Kyoko manages to break through Kairi's guard and goes in for a thrust, but Kairi cartwheels out of harm's way. Kyoko immediately swings her spear towards Kairi after the thrust. Kairi jumps with a backflip, both avoiding the spear and putting some distance between them. "Come on! Is that all your good at, running away?"
"Like I said before, I have no reason to fight you!" Kairi pleads.
"Of course you do," Kyoko says with a smirk. With a snap of her fingers, she conjures a new barrier behind Kairi and to her sides, surprising her and preventing her from escaping. "You'll die if you don't fight." Kyoko jumps up high before diving at the Keyblade wielder.
Looks like I have no choice… Kairi thinks before pointing her Keyblade towards the sky, "Thunder!" she cries out. In response, a bolt of lightning slams into Kyoko causing her to falter and crash into the floor. The barrier surrounding Kairi disappears almost immediately.
Kyoko struggles to get up, her body paralyzed by Kairi's spell. Fire, ice, and LIGHNTNING!? Kyoko thought in frustration.
"Just let me go," Kairi asks sternly; the main barrier has not disappeared yet. "There's no reason to continue to fight."
"Shut up!" Kyoko yells back before standing up. "I'm going to finish you off right here!" Kyoko's spear breaks into multiple parts, the chains twisting and turning around Kyoko, who now stands on a segment that's thrust into the ground. The spear has a snake-like shape, the spear's tip hovering above Kyoko, aiming down at Kairi. Though she prefers not to use this technique on her current opponent, but with this she can find some protection from Kairi's spells including Thunder.
"This has gone on long enough," Kairi quietly mutters. Kyoko jumps from her perch and commands her weapon to pierce through Kairi. Time seems to slow down for both combatants as Kairi raises her Keyblade to the sky. Kyoko smirks when her spear is just about to impale her target. But at that time, Kairi's Keyblade is in position. "Stop!" she cries out.
The next moment, Kyoko's eyes go wide as Kairi instantly disappears. Kyoko's spear impacts the ground before her entire weapon shatters. At that moment, Kyoko feels two strong blows; one to her stomach, and the other to her back. She crashes into the ground, the main barrier disappearing at that moment. Kyoko tries to get up, before stopping at the sight of Kairi's weapon next to the side of her face. She peeks behind her, seeing Kairi holding onto her weapon. Kyoko gives a sound of annoyance before Kairi slowly raise her weapon. Kyoko close her eyes, though she didn't want to; she has to admit of her defeat and patiently wait for the final blow.
"Heal!" Kairi calls out. At that moment Kyoko feels a strange sensation through her body. She barely stands up before turning around, only to see Kairi walking towards the edge.
"Why don't you finish it?" Kyoko says with a glare.
Kairi stops before turning her head around. To Kyoko's surprise, Kairi wears only a small smile, "Because I never wanted to fight you in the first place. I hope the next time we meet, we can become friends." Kyoko's jaw drops; she couldn't believe what Kairi just said. Before Kyoko can say anything, Kairi jumps down into an alley.
Kairi now strolls along a street, her hands behind her back. She puts a hand in her pocket. The next second later, she pulls out a white cell phone she had purchased earlier that day. Knowing that this is what the people of this world use to contact each other, Kairi thought it wouldn't be a bad idea is she had one herself so she can remain in contact with the other girls. She looks at the time indicated on the phone. Only two more hours before school's out, Kairi thought.
"Hey, did you see that weird mascot?" an older man asked another man as Kairi goes by them.
"Oh, you mean that big, fat cat?" the other man clarifies. As soon as he said that, Kairi stopped. For some reason, what the man said caught her attention.
"Yeah? Who do you think that guy was advertising for?"
"Beats me."
"Pardon me." Kairi says as she approaches the two men, who look down at her, "You wouldn't happen to know where he went?"
"Actually," the first man responds, "I saw him just past the corner down there to the left," he said looking in the direction that Kairi was heading.
"I see. Thank you," she says before slightly bowing down. After that, she heads down the road. A big, fat cat... now why does that sound familiar? she wonders.
After making the turn, Kairi walks forward. Though the mascot is nowhere in sight, there are a still a bunch of people around. Kairi asks around, some say they didn't see him, some say they only caught a glimpse of the mascot, and there are others that were able to tell Kairi which way the he went. After collecting enough information, she goes into an alley where the mascot supposedly went to. After coming across a small intersection in the alley, Kairi senses something. She turns to the right, the direction where the source is coming from, each step the feeling becomes stronger. Looks like there's another Witch around here. When the feeling is strong enough, she turns to her left towards a wall. She immediately summons the Keyblade, pointing it at the wall. Almost immediately, the Keyblade fires a beam, opening a door into the Witch's barrier.
For ten minutes, Kairi has been navigating her way through the barrier. The barrier is the most normal she has been in. The barrier is filled with hallways of a rundown mansion, several rooms contain small trees and plant life. However there is hardly any light, making the place giving off a haunted house vibe. So far she has not encountered any Familiars. She comes across a spacious room. She stops in the middle of the room, sensing a new presence; or rather a more familiar presence. She looks around, on guard, waiting for something that is lurking around to make its move. Kairi looks forward, tightening her eyes to focus on the space in front of her; the floor to be more precise. Kairi's eyes widen, taking a step back. In the space in front of her, dark shadows on the ground begin to take shape. "Heartless," she confirms.
*DANCE TO THE DEATH*
Two Shadow Heartless stand before her. Two more appear behind her, and the room is sealed off by crystal barriers, which turn invisible. Kairi summons her Keyblade, ready to fend off against the dark creatures. Kairi makes short work of the Heartless, only for a new squad of ten Shadows to appear. Kairi uses Thundara to stop their advance before charging in. She makes a vertical slash, following up with a horizontal slash, makes another horizontal slash in the opposite direction, and ends the combo with a spinning, jumping strike. With each strike she destroys a Heartless, with the combo ender taking out an additional two. Now only four Heartless remain, two jump at her while another melds into the ground to sneak around her. Kairi cartwheels out of the way, before destroying the attacking Heartless with Blizzara. As the melded Heartless reappears, Kairi finishes it off with one strike before turning around and takes out the remaining Heartless with Fira. After a few seconds, the barriers disappear.
Kairi dismisses the Keyblade before bringing a hand to her chin. A big, fat cat, huh… she thought. Since she just fought Heartless, she has a good idea who the 'mascot' is. She continues her way through the barrier. Every now and then, several Shadow Heartless would appear but are no match for Kairi. Kairi eventually reaches a door that looks entirely brand new. Kairi walks up to it, but the door gets sealed behind a barrier and she is surrounded by Hot Rod Heartless on the front and Aeroplanes behind her.
#VENARI STRIGAS#
The Hot Rods 'walk' towards Kairi on their back wheels while the Aeroplanes circle around. Kairi decides to bring down the aerial Heartless first. Kairi jumps up and damages one of the Aeroplanes. She immediately turns to the other, firing two Fira spells at it. Kairi lands on the ground and raises a barrier just before the Hot Rods throw punches. Both recoiled from the failed attack, and Kairi blasts them back even further with a counter blast from her shield. Kairi uses Aeroga and all the Heartless are caught in the whirlwind before the wind bursts, scattering them.
Kairi bursts with power as she enveloped by a white aura. Kairi charges at the Aeroplanes. With each strike she lands, a burst of light damages them even more. Kairi throws her Keyblade, encased with a chilling power; freezing the Heartless on impact. Kairi finishes them both off with Firaga, one for each Aeroplane, after the Keyblade returns to her hand. Kairi now focuses the power surrounding her into her Keyblade, creating a large blade of light. Kairi attacks the Heartless in a dancelike manner, the light of her blade causing significant damage.
Both Hot Rods shake for a bit before honking and the two charge ahead at racing speeds. Kairi protects herself with a barrier. When the Heartless charge again, Kairi bursts the shield, knocking the Heartless off-balance, landing upside down on the ground. Kairi raises the blade into the air before twirling it around, creating a vortex of light. One of the Heartless fell to the initial stage of Kairi's attack. Kairi focuses on the remaining Heartless before slamming the blade onto it. In a burst of light, the blade disappears as does the Heartless. On cue, the barrier disappears, and Kairi goes through the door.
"Oooh! Why do these things happen to me?!" a gruff voice echoes in a nursery-like setting with green walls, and gigantic letter blocks. A large, round, anthropomorphic cat, catches his breath, hands on his knees. "Just what does that thing think its messing with?"
"Pete!" Kairi yells out, walking behind what Sora considers more annoying than menacing.
Pete makes a sound of confusion before turning around. "Hey, do I know you from somewhere?" he says after looking at Kairi
"Why are you here?"
"That's my secret."
Kairi summons her Keyblade, "Now you'll tell me?" Kairi asks sternly, hoping the appearance of her Keyblade alone will get the information.
"What the…" Pete said with a dropped a jaw. It only took him a few seconds recognize who she is. "Now I remember! You're that Keybrat's girlfriend!" he exclaims pointing at her.
Kairi is taken back but only for a moment, "We're just friends! Got it?!" Kairi cries out with a swing of her free arm.
"Yeah,yeah, whatever."
"So are you going to tell me or not?" Kairi said, taking her battle stance.
"That's none of your business!" he said with a swing of his arm. Seconds later a Hot Rod Heartless comes behind Pete, ramming into him. Pete goes for a loop and lands on his back. Pete shakes his head with a hand on it. When he looks up, the Heartless is charging at him again. Pete makes a cowardly shout, before rolling away from the Heartless' line of charge. After getting up, Pete, looking at the direction the Heartless went, shakes a fist in front of his face, growling with frustration. "Fine!" he says as he turns around to face Kairi. "I was trying to get this watchmacallit to work for me, so me and Malefient can conquer the worlds. But all it did is send its minions at me. So I called my Heartless, to take care of them; but they turned against me and now are working for that thing!"
"So, the Witch is controlling the Heartless?"
"That's about it in a nutshell." Pete notices something before looking to his left, Kairi looks at the same direction. Two Aeroplanes, along with a Hot Rod Heartless, approach them. Pete backs away for a few seconds before noticing their attention is more on Kairi than him. Pete looks between her and the Heartless for a few seconds, "Like to stay and all, but I'm out of here, sister!" he says before running away.
*ROWDY RUMBLE*
"What?" Kairi says looking at Pete, who runs into a dark portal which opened in front of him. The portal disappears before Kairi looks back at the Heartless. "Right…" she says before swinging her Keyblade, shifting to her battle stance.
After staring down with the Heartless for a few seconds, Kairi points the Keyblade at them, firing an electrical orb. After a second, the orb makes contact with the Hot Rod and all the Heartless gets shocked. Kairi rushes towards them. The Aeroplanes start firing at her. Kairi jumps up and jumps again in the air to avoid them. After performing Air Slide, she lands behind the Heartless and charges at them with a fiery aura surrounding her, burning the Heartless. The Hot Rod is about to go into a frenzy, Kairi stops it though with Zero Gravira, causing the Hot Rod and Aeroplanes to suspend in the air helpless. She jumps up and slashes the Hot Rod several times destroying it. Kairi now glows with a white aura, she aims at the Heartless, firing another Thundaga Shot, destroying them.
Kairi stares into that space. Haggling laughter catches her attention, she turns around. She sees two Familiars, both are the same kind as the Familiar that she and Homura destroyed yesterday. They both fire several missiles. Kairi raises a barrier, protecting herself from the barrage. The Familiars turn around. After Kairi dismisses it, she notices where they are going. The Familiars now hover beside their creator; the Witch.
The Witch has blond hair, with a black hairband, the hair on the both sides look like cotton balls . It wears a red shirtdress with two pockets on the front. It wears mismatched socks: a striped one that goes up to one knee and a blue sock with stars that completely covers the other leg. The Witch is about Kairi's size, and has pale, white skin. What catches Kairi the most is its expression. Its eyes are completely black, releasing an endless stream of tears. It lets out a playful laugh as it kneels down, scribbling something on the ground. After it is done, another Familiar pops out from the spot she was scribbling on after it gets back up.
Kairi focuses on the Witch, ready to take it down. The three Familiars charge in, firing their missiles. Kairi charges ahead, the missiles impacting behind her; creating an explosive trail. Kairi keeps on running before jumping towards one of them. After performing a combo of four strikes, she fires three fireballs, one after another. The other two fire their missiles. Kairi casts Reflega in the air in response. After the barrage, the spell bursts and Kairi collects the released energy into her Keyblade before launching Reflega Shot. After the shot makes contact with one of them, the energy disperses, eliminating all the Familiars.
As soon as Kairi lands, she rushes to the Witch. After striking it several times, she follows up with Thundaga Shot and Triple Firaga. The Witch staggers after Kairi's assault. Kairi rushes in for another rush, but the Witch makes a deafening cry, forcing Kairi to jump back. The Witch continues to cry, and three Aeroplanes appear. The Aeroplanes charge in spinning. Kairi manages to avoid the first two, but gets pushed to the side by the third. Kairi looks towards the Heartless. Before she moves, she hears the Witch giggling. She looks back, and seeing it scribbling on the floor again. Kairi makes a sound of annoyance, but she decides to take out the Heartless first.
She destroys one of the Heartless after attacking it for ten seconds. Before the other two can do anything, Kairi activates Aeroga, forcing the Heartless back. Haggling laughter catches her attention, she turns towards the sound's direction. There are two Familiars heading towards her, but instead of flying on planes, they are on boats that are skimming through the ground. Kairi runs towards the Heartless, while she is chased by the Familiars. The Familiars fire their missiles, Kairi stops next to the Heartless. The Heartless charge in with a spinning attack, but Kairi stops them with Reflega, which also blocks the incoming missiles. This time she allows the spell to takes its course and destroys the Heartless by a multitude of lights.
Kairi focuses the power around her into the Keyblade, creating a massive blade of light. Kairi rushes towards the Familiars and dispatched them easily. She turns around, but the Witch is nowhere in sight. After looking for a few seconds, she notices it through a 'window' in a pile of blocks. Kairi fires a large shard of ice, penetrating through the blocks and hits the Witch. The Witch jumps at and Kairi is all over it. Before she can deliver the finishing blow, the Witch cries again, this time summoning three Hot Rod Heartless.
Kairi makes the Heartless a priority first. She dances with Keyblade in hand, hitting the Heartless from a distance. She follows up by casting Thundaga Shot and Triple Firaga at two of the Heartless. The third gets close and punches Kairi towards another Heartless. Before it can attack Kairi, she raises a barrier, blocking the attack. After bursting the shield, knocking back the Heartless, she charges towards the Witch, who is now accompanied by two Familiars, this time in cars. The Familiars speed their way towards Kairi who cartwheels out of the way. The Hot Rods are now performing the same strategy and Kairi finds herself cartwheeling and rolling out of everyone's way.
Though she gets hit once every few passes of the wild cars, she manages to close the gap between her and the Witch. Kairi throws the Keyblade with a chilly aura. The Keyblade hits its target, freezing the Witch and freezes it even more when the Keyblade comes back to Kairi's hand. Kairi stands a short distance away from the Witch. Looking back, she sees both Heartless and Familiars are on a collision course at her. Kairi raises the Keyblade, creating a large, black sphere with several lights orbiting it. The sphere draws in all the mad cars, trapping them in its pull. Kairi raises the Keyblade before spinning it. After destroying the remaining Heartless and Familiars, she focuses her attention at the still frozen Witch. Kairi leaps into the air before slamming the light sword onto it. The Witch gives off a different type of cry as the ice shatters. The Witch sways side to side before falling on its knees. The Witch lies down on the ground face flat before fading away in a cloud of black smoke.
After the smoke clears, the Witch's barrier stretches and contorts before disappearing. After Kairi finds herself back in the alley, she walks towards the Grief Seed on the ground. After picking it up, she puts it away in her pocket. She takes out her cell phone. Kairi's eyes widen as sees the time, "Oops, better head back!" she says before going into a sprint. Kairi runs back into the main street and follows it. I just hope those were the only Heartless in this world… she thought as runs towards Madoka's school.
Riku's Log 4
I have already traveled to several cities already, eliminating the Witches and Familiars that reside within them. During one of my encounters with the Witches at this time, I came across a Magical Girl. Or rather what was left of her. Her body was severely lacerated next to the Witch she must have been fighting. Mortified of the sight, I fought against the creature to avenge her. I successfully defeated the Witch and retrieved its Grief Seed. However the girl's body is nowhere to be seen. It was as if she never existed.
It was be the next day that I heard news of a missing girl. After seeing a picture of the missing girl, I knew it was the Magical Girl that was killed by that Witch. At the time, I realized finding her remains is a lost cause. Her body had vanished along with the Witch's maze, never to be seen again. I decided that I would ease her parents' worries through a letter. Though it won't be the news they wanted to hear, I believe it's for the best. The letter I wrote is anonymous and I stated it as follows:
"I am sorry to inform you, but your daughter is dead. Her body has been reduced to nothing, so there is no evidence to trace her. I know this isn't what you wanted to hear, but it is the truth. My only regret is that I could not rescue her in time."
Author's Note: Sorry for the delay, I have been busy with school. Hope all of you enjoyed this chapter. Don't know when I'll post the next chapter, I have a lot of work for school.