POV Narrator:
Saturday 17 October 2020, Doras Hills
Each day the girls were getting closer to fulfilling their mission of leaving everything ready for the witches' revolution to be a possibility, this time with the sorcerer stones in hands was an essential piece to leave the core of each of the mechas already on point, were different formats that each sorcerer stone was taking to be inside the nine machines that had already been ready, just missing a major test to see if the mechas are in full working order for the action.
POV Akko:
Today is Saturday already, I can't wait to see what Croix will have for us, she said that the mechas will be ready today and I'm already happy to see where this will go, I get up practically jumping out of bed with excitement and I see that my Diana was still to get up, what I go running to the bathroom to do my personal hygiene, looking at myself in the mirror and doing the basics, until I receive a hug from behind from my girlfriend and kiss her.
"Good morning love" Cavendish said.
"Good morning baby, it's today, it's today that we're going to see if everything is working out" I said very happy
"Who knew this day was finally here, we got the sorcerer stones and now they're in the core of each mech, we're even more powerful than what's in Luna Nova inside the mechs, this way we really stand a chance against Holbrook" and how we stand, I imagine she's going to be pissed to know we're capable of going the distance.
And with the personal hygiene done I leave the bathroom and get changed, putting on any clothes, just to spend the day, since today we are even a little free from training, my girlfriend also comes and she goes getting dressed, beautiful as always, I love this woman, together we walk to the kitchen to have breakfast and talk to my mother-in-law who as always is there waiting for us and eating.
"Good morning girls" Mrs McLaren said as I filled a bowl of cereal and also put milk in it.
"Good morning mum, and sae is today the mechas will be tested?" Diana asks and she nods in agreement.
"Aye, we are going to see all de pilots dat are going to make de formation of de new nine witches, those dat are going to stay for our history and be de pilots of de mechas of de revolution, but of course it will be necessary a lot of training afterwards, what we are going to start between de nine chosen, you four are already definitely de chosen ones, dere are only five others dat we 'ave already chosen and you will find out soon"said Laura and I already imagine that Amanda will also be one.
"Look as long as we can work well as a team, we'll be fine, but what about the last word and also the last sound of the flute?" Ask my Cavendish and that's also a good question to raise.
"Dat we'll see after we take a break for de nine o'clock training, I want you to be at peak magic control, after all it won't be an easy fight, you'll be going up against de boss and possibly Fafnir" said my mother-in-law.
I imagine it will be really tough, but hopefully I can make it to the end really well suited, it's not as if I haven't already endured previous training sessions with the McLaren lady, this is just another one to come.
I am almost done eating my bowl of cereal here, it has been my energy these days, I am so looking forward to what lies ahead, I really can't wait to drive the mecha working well with the improvements Croix has put in, just imagining it gives me chills.
A while later when the girls have finished eating, they gather in the middle of the mecha buildingroom and already know who all nine of them are going to be...
Amanda I already knew, but now Lotte, Sucy, Jasminka and Constanze too, it is the classic fomation, we just missed Hannah and Barbara, oh they appeared too, with Mirage, Brooke, Annabel, Jeanne, Semmer, Holly and Mary so it seems that we have eighteen and not nine, Croix comes to us and even waving to us to stay together, then I see Mrs. McLaren passing by us and also a table with many clothes piled up, but how strange, well, we will have a matching uniform, I think it is really cool.
"Very well girls, we 'ave reached a crucial point in our revolution, Croix 'ad already finished de mechas and in dese last two days dat we arrived with de sorcerer stones, we have to say dat we 'ave already made de nine mecha pilots well defined, it may seem strange dat 'ere dere are 18, but it's because dere are nine main pilots and nine reserves, who will be able to enter inside a mecha if de situation with de pilot is not friendly, We even thought about it, we are not going to just sleep and stop losing our main pilots, depending on de situation we will need de reserves who will train with us after de test, so each one of de nine main pilots will be called by Chariot and den we will give you de uniforms dat you will wear, since now de mechas 'ave an even greater improvement" Miss McLaren said
"Akko, Diana, Hellene, Marianne, Lotte, Sucy, Amanda, Jasminka, Constanze, you are the nine chosen ones, come here and put on your uniforms, they are clothes specially adapted to the body of each one of you, they fit perfectly, I ask you to take everything off completely before putting them on and take a shower to get clean, just go to the dressing room and we will be waiting for you" Chariot said and I even found this strange.
"Why do we need to do all that now?" I ask half confused.
"The clothes that you will use is connected to the mecha of you, each movement made the mecha will feel and will perform, outside that you have to be clean from head to toe, but do not worry the showers for that clean quickly" Croix said explaining us everything and with the uniforms in hand we go to the clothing and everything is with a separate cubicle for us at least.
I get in mine and I'm already taking off my clothes, then I get in the shower and it's weird, the water exits are everywhere so I get in, the door closes completely and then I'm just feeling jets of water splashing all over my body, even in places that I didn't even think I could get in the water, which then comes a steam that covers the whole shower and the door opens, it's a very peculiar experience, but it seems that I got dry at the time when I get out after and I go putting the uniform, with a reddish colour, even boots this thing has is very comfortable, it doesn't look like but it's very, what then I go up the zipper that goes to my neck and out of nowhere the whole outfit sticks to my body, I even look at myself in the mirror and wow, I looked really good in this, only my butt that looks fat in this, but okay, there's a tiara too and I put it over my head that fits right away.
"I'm ready, this is faster than I thought it would be" I say confidently and leave the changing room.
I see that the other girls also left and we walked together in group to where was near the mechas, where Croix asked us to stop and seriously I feel like I'm inside Evangelion but with several mechas here, the difference is that we are not to face an angel in an emergency, but just a mere training.
"Now that you're ready, get into the mechs, but don't forget to take off and discard the soles that are on your boots" Croix said and we nodded in agreement.
I get into my mecha, discard the sole that I didn't even know it did that, now it makes sense to have a fitting under here, it didn't even get dirty, I throw it away and start the mecha, and a liquid rises up, kind of invading the whole cockpit, and I hold my breath, which stays for a while until the liquid goes down again and I get all soaked, how strange.
"That's why we asked you to take a shower and put on these clothes, this liquid will serve to make the movements more precise, it connects the whole functioning of the mecha with your body, now you just have to do as usual, you will notice a brutal difference with what was before, and you don't need a helmet, just put your arm on and everything will connect" I can already imagine what it's going to be like, I'm already feeling the liquid through my body as if it were an extension of it.
We don't need to put a helmet anymore, that's cool when I put the thing on my arm I'm feeling a shock all over my body what I close my eyes and I'm feeling as if I was feeling a different magic power, until when I open my eyes I see that I'm in the Gran Charion's eyes, it's very different, I feel a plataorma even under my feet, I'm definitely standing up but with a comfort even, that's strange, I look down and I see that the girls were also getting the same, it's as if I was normal.
"Now let's test these little unplugged beauties, let the gates be opened" said Croix who was pulling a lever and for the first time we are leaving with the mechas and then the plugs are falling.
We see them on the HUD's and they are full, just like the magic one, showing that we have 30 minutes of electric charge left and with that we start jumping out, I can't believe it's so light to do that, I'm feeling a huge freedom to walk around, I can even do some mortals, with a huge lightness, I see the girls and they are doing the same.
"Wow, this is too light, Croix improved what was already perfect" I say happily.
"Really when it's about locks she knows what she's doing, I have tae hand it tae Meridies" Diana said, still a little stubborn, but after all this she's been getting friendlier with Croix.
"Man, this here is like no robot, I can feel the ground, the wind, it's really improved, it gives me even more control over things" said Amanda.
"Very well now I want to see how you do moving around outside, I want you to do everything you can think of, we will be watching everything, remembering that it is good to be flexible and have a trained body since this will reflect on the mecha as well" said Croix and so we began to move in different ways.
It's funny the people down there looking at us as if we were huge, they seem like little ants, but the huge people here, we are managing to move well, I honestly feel like it's me but with about 20 meters of height, that's the biggest difference, only one of these mechas is already taller than the Fafnir itself, who will say all of ours together in a bigger one, although mine is one of the biggest for being the chest part.
I'm jumping, giving mortals, punching in the air and it's incredibly fast, as I'm giving kicks, even dancing on the floor and that the people down there are loving to see us, I'm even seeing how is the maximum jump I can give and it's quite even, I can even stay floating with rockets and I see that they have a little magic to spend and keep the floatation, I go back to the floor and I'm even doing more poses to test the flexibility.
"Hey girls let's try to strike a pose between us all" Amanda said.
"What a cliché thing tae say" Diana said.
"We are already inside a mecha, it won't be long before this becomes a tokusatsu" I say shrugging and even dancing.
"Akko you're the biggest robot of us stands in the middle and sort of strikes a pose pointing up high" I go nodding in agreement.
This is going to be ridiculous but come on I stand with one wrist down and point my finger upwards in the best Gurren Lagann style, since it's supposed to be a cliché mecha then I'll make sure to do it the best way, I'll point upwards and all the others do the same, I think they've already got the hang of it.
"Who the hell do you think we are!" We said together.
"Row Row Fight the Power!" We said it too and I can already see that Croix is going to get his hand on his forehead.
"Let's not pierce Fafnir with a Gigadrill break, please girls, but it would kind of be a good addition, besides I see that your motivation keeps the mech magic at no expense, now let's try something big, you will try to unite into one" Croix said and I'm already looking forward to it.
"To merge you just have to mentalise, you have to be in sync and everything will come together, but I don't think it will work because it's too much magic needed" April said
And now that everything is going to be interesting, I'm already feeling it, my mecha is transforming into something else, I'm even sitting in a chair, instead of standing, which is quite peculiar, my vision is the cockpit of the mecha.
Then I see the HUD and the other parts are coupling with the mecha and I see the legs, arms, head, was joining and the magic was consuming itself, when everything comes together I'm standing again, I'm having the vision of precisely the head of the mecha and now we are much larger, damn the view from up here is even more frightening and we can see far and far even, you can see the sea from here with this view, but when it comes to move we can not.
"Excellent! You managed to get together, but to move you will need a lot of coordination and synchrony, you will have to train a lot, and we will still need a lot of magic, now you can split up" said Crox, but let's try this.
We try to make at least one movement, which is to point upwards and we can't stop doing that, it's really cool the view from up here, it seems that everything is smaller, we are real titans like that, but soon the view returns to the cockpit and we separate ourselves in our smaller parts, I'm sitting down impressed with such power, we really got very far in this, I didn't expect something like that.
"That's wonderful, that's quite a progress, they synchronized at least one movement, they will need to train a lot more to perfect the control of the main mecha, but it's already quite a progress and wow, the magic that emanates from it is even bigger than the one I had in the Noir Rod, like 10 times more impressive, what we can have a huge gain in relation to the Fafnir" said Croix.
The robots were separated and the battery of the robot already showed that we had only five minutes, so we went back to the lab and we stayed together, in our place, the mecha coupled to the sockets and then we were recharging ourselves and the liquid came again, I even kept moving as if I were in the water, it's fun, staying in here, then I turned off the mecha and got out of there, I kept looking around and wow, I don't feel anything in my body, it's different from the other mecha.
"Wow, this has gone from water to wine in a spectacular way" I say impressed, looking at my hands.
"You really did it beautifully with that finger raising pose, it gave everyone hope, our 100 metre mecha will defeat Fafnir and put an end to all of this, I trust we will" Croix said.
"I dink we can go even further, dis 'ere is about 5 or 6 times de size of de Fafnir, apart from de magic power, if we manage to unlock de triskellion of Lilith and revive Yggdrasil, we will be able to 'ave in our hands de greatest magic power of de history" Said Laura.
"Enough tae control our united mecha" Diana said.
"Now you guys go back to the changing room, take off those mecha clothes and go take a shower, today the mecha part is ready" Chariot said.
And we wave to them, I really can't wait to fly this in a while, I go back to the changing room and the process is practically the same, except that now I'm putting on my clothes, I even look in the mirror and see that the mecha piloting clothes make my ass look big, but this one is not so big, anyway now it's time for the next phase.
"Wow I look really beautiful, I never stopped to notice" I say to myself through the mirror.
I am leaving the changing room and there are already bags ready, with Mrs. McLaren waiting for us, also with Chariot, I found this all strange, but let's see what will happen, we are already in position and it will not be only us, the other girls will also train with us, this is really good, I can't wait for the training, even more with teacher Chariot with us.
"Dis is de last day dat you will 'ave off, since for de next two months you will go with us to de arctic of Arcturus, dat's right practically in winter, you will train, It will be two months without rest in de extremes dat your bodies will put themselves, I want to increase your stamina, strength and group work to de maximum, without video games, without television, from now on you will train to become de most skilled mecha pilots and also to perfect your own magic in a probable attack" said Mrs. McLaren.
"This is only for the first two months, where we will have a small break for Christmas and New Year, but we will go back to training, but not in the arctic, you will go to the hot desert of Arcturus, which at this time of the year is summer as it is located in the southern hemisphere of the planet and I say that the temperatures there will be extremely hot, you will be put in extremes getting ready for anything and you will be able to reach the top of what is the quality of a witch, never before such a hard training was put in practice in a witch in the recent history besides what Laura did with her friends in 1999, but this was on earth and it was in a more relaxed way, here the focus will be total in the gains, it will be 24 hours a day without rest" Said Chariot and woah.
"Chariot and I will guide you through de various steps, we 'ave prepared de perfect corner for you to train in, dis 'as been a long time coming, since before you came 'ere, forget dat comfortable chalet in de arctic, you will go to de middle of it in an even more frozen place and almost in visibility, where you will 'ave to turn to not freeze, Still having to deal with a training dat will wear your body out, but don't worry you will always 'ave potions in excess too, we leave dat so you can heal several times until you adapt, de goal is to 'ave to use few to no potions to endure de whole training" Said my mother in law.
"Are you sure such training works?" Amanda asks.
"Dis one is me before de training in 1999, dis one is me 2 months later in a similar training, look if dere are no results" said Ms Mclaren showing her photo and wow the gain in the bodies are quite evident, she was almost at the same level of muscles of Hellene.
"Are you sure this isn't Hellene? If it wasn't for the two arms I'd swear it was her" Marianne said.
"Now enjoy, we will leave 'ere very early in de morning, from now on you will not be de same and do not dink it will be easy, de training is heavy even for me, even for Hellene's standards it will be heavy, I only say, you will also use these special tunics, put dem on and you will see de magic" said my mother-in-law.
I took it and I didn't see anything too much, it is a simple cloth, I put it on and when I put it on completely I feel my body getting heavy, not only that but my movements become more limited, it is as if I blocked part of my body, it is strange, not even my neck I can move right, what a weird thing, I am dying just to move, to walk, even Hellene I see suffering to do that.
I even try to give some punches, but nothing, it simply doesn't work, I go just giving weak blows, as if it doesn't have any effect, I feel as if it was a heavy block on top, I go trying to use my magic to help, but it doesn't come nor anything.
"What? What do you mean it doesn't work?" I say shocked.
"You are with de weight increased and de mobility reduced, dese tunics are historical, used by Diana Cavendish I and 'er friends to train and to get to be witches strong enough to defeat De Council, outside dat dey used purposely to keep de magic low and undetectable so dat dey dedn't find dem, but even so dey improved so much using dat dey had to use with bigger and bigger suppressors to not be in de radar of any witch hunter, What today seems easy to do to hide de magical presence, for de witches at dat time was not and de girls of dat group took a long time to learn, arriving until dis version of de tunic and even with dis kind of clothes dey still could use magic" Laura said and I was getting impressed, I didn't expect something like that.
"They used it as a way to train, so they could expand the maximum potential of the magic, they were one of the strongest witches of their time, but I also tell you that you are now in a level still behind of what Akko was when she entered in Luna Nova, even Hellene that is the strongest, just to have the notion of how is a heavy training, now you can take it off, the tunic, from now on this will be what you will use and there are even higher levels, Laura has already arrived in the last level and she was a machine in 2000, I believe that the only witch able to beat her was Holbrook herself, apart from that nobody beat Laura in that epoch, she was in the peak of her magic power" Wow, I am really impressed.
When I take off the tunic it feels like a relief, I feel even lighter, what a torturous thing, I don't know how witches at the time called this training or hiding, I don't know how, this here only makes it worse, I took it off and even felt an improvement in my movements at the time, but maybe it's just the relief of using these things, anyway I hope I can get far with this here.
"So girls, how do you think this training is going to be? Is it going to be hard, are you going to give up now or go deep?" Chariot asks and we all answer positively.
"We want the witches' revolution!" We said together.
"Wonderful, now enjoy dis wonderful day, oh and I forgot, your diet will also change a lot, you will also eat food aimed at gaining strength and magic and I can tell you it won't be de most delicious meal in de world, since many of dese things don't 'ave a very good consistency, but don't worry, we will also eat so you won't feel so discouraged" said Mrs. McLaren and then we turned around.
Now it's going to be hard, but I trust that I can reach beyond what I've ever been, I imagine Mako Kagari will be proud of me, or at least I'll get close to what she once was, that witch must have been scary powerful. We went back to the kitchen and enjoyed the food, now we'll have to enjoy it, because I can't even imagine the nastiness that will come, everything still made to intensify our magical power.
"We have to have a party amongst ourselves, let's celebrate the last day before what's coming, let's get the good food and prepare it" said Amanda.
"You don't need all dat, I 'ave already guaranteed it to you girls, my daughter has been telling you everything for weeks, leave it to us and we will make you some good food and 'ave fun out dere, do what you want, be free, 'ere we will take care of everything, you will be our heroines" said Mrs. McLaren, Diana's grandmother and now this is going to get better.
"Wow everyone knows then" I say all curious.
"Aye, my daughter told everything to some people 'ere in de village, now 'ave fun in dis last day dat I tell you it will be hard in de future, Laura did a similar training, but in de land, she still dedn't know Arcturus as well as
she knows today, but even so she told me that she never got to such a high level as before, it was even harder dan when my grandmother used to train 'er, she also used to get hard, it is not for nothing dat Laura is so strong today" Joanne said and I am getting amazed.
"HeyAkko, let's go out here, the lady Maria White is inside a rolling tyre, it's very good that" Amanda said and I soon go out of there, but I see that Diana's grandmother even looks at me with a gleam in her eyes, as if she saw a huge potential in me.
I don't know, it must be something just weird I'm feeling, well anyway I hope I can go far in all this training, I trust I can become a greater witch, who knows even become as great as Chariot was, she is so strong too.
Far away from there in Luna Nova, came the visits Miranda Holbrook so longed for...
POV Miranda:
The only one that had people was the Meridies and even so they don't accept Croix as one of them, well I guess I must have done their daughter a favor since I killed both of them afterwards, but anyway, I hope I can have some chance to come back to the action.
The general brings me a group of witches to my room and finally they arrived, for the delay at least there were many, I had no idea it would be all this.
"It seems that the minister has brought a lot of witches for us" The general said and that is very good.
"Welcome to Luna Nova, I am the owner here, from now on you will do as I say and don't think to question" I tell them very clearly.
"We know that Mrs Holbrook, we have already been instructed by Dorlin, she has told us that she needs us for a bigger plan" said one of the girls.
"Exactly, please general, you can leave, I have to solve this matter with them" I say warning the general that I will leave the room and I will make a spell to inhibit the sound and not allow anyone to hear me.
"And why did you bring us here?" asks another.
"Well you will soon find out about my plan and I want you to agree and know that you will do the right thing, if you fulfil everything without complaining I will make you queens" I tell them.
After telling everything...
I see the shock on their faces, they would not react well at all with the reaction that they will be responsible for the apocalypse that is coming on earth, but I prefer to call it purification, after all they will have enormous power in their hands, they will be able to rule the world, magic will be something big.
"We can't do that, it's genocide" said one of them.
"You have gone out of your mind humanity is going to die because of you, billions of people could die because of this, it's not something a good witch would do" Said another.
"And you will be well rewarded, if you don't want to do it, you will have no choice, I will kill you one by one, and you will die a slow and painful death that will make you wish you were dead" I'm very intimidating to them.
"We are several witches, you are only one " said another.
"You chose pain, so pain you will have" I tell them.
Damn, I'll have to torture all of them until they agree to work with me on my project, this way I'll have to do everything by myself, I face them walking slowly and one of them comes with a spell casting in my direction which I just stand in the corner, I think I'll have to immobilize them, I won't kill any of these witches.
POV Narrator:
The mechas are fully ready, but it is still a long road ahead, with the nine witches defined to pilot the machines, Akko, Diana, Hellene, Marianne, Constanze, Sucy, Lotte, Amanda and Jasminka, and the other nine reserves that will stay to give support in case things get complicated for the main one, but not only that
but they will also start a heavy training to go far, to become once and for all powerful witches to beat the boss.
See you, mecha witches...