<span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: Courier;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 16pt;"><strong>S T O R Y T E L L E R</strong></span></span><hr/><div class="floatleft">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/9c/f2/14/9cf214e265e1cc035c7fd00be49fb65a.jpg)</div><div class="floatright">(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/c3/f9/d4/c3f9d481c20242bdf24872f0ccb333f3.jpg)</div><strong>Dramatis Personae:</strong>Goblin Quartet<br/><strong>Wearing:</strong>As Pictured<br/><br/><strong>Time:</strong><em>10:00 AM XST</em><br/><strong>Location:</strong><em></em>Showdown! Orchard<br/><strong>Tagging | Mentioning:</strong>Crystelia Coven Members |<br/><strong>Notes:</strong>Initiative order: Melody and Mugi 13 > Fennu 12 > Goblins 10 > Alexis 8<br/><hr/>As one by one the girls accept the magic into them, and become something more, the goblins watch on in stunned, terrified silence. They were expecting an easy meal; not a fight, never mind a showdown with Wicces.<br/><br/>As they begin to cower, and look ready to flee, the Trapper speaks up: “Wah! Ch-ch-chaw! Is not girl meat, is magic meat! If goblin eat magic meat, will get magic! Then goblin get alllll meat!” This monstrously simple desire to gain the power to consume all ‘meat’ seems to be enough to rally the rapacious monsters. They forget fear, blinded by the promise of power; and meat.<br/><br/>It takes a few moments for the goblins to get their shit together, and it’s a time that the Wicces can use to their advantage–and they should use every advantage they have, lest they wish to be devoured in the most literal way possible.<br/><hr/>As Mugi goes through her transformation, she becomes acutely aware of how Mana is flowing through her wand and entwining itself with her own internal reservoirs of Mana. It’s perhaps odd, because it feels like more Mana is coming from the wand than it initially contained; but that may just be a reflection of her new sense requiring more experience to make sense.<br/><br/>As the gunsword forms in her hand, she becomes instantly and acutely aware of knowledge that she knows is coming from outside herself. She looks at the blade, and she knows it’s length and weight. She understands 72 different ways she can swing this blade, have it connect with, and sever, flesh. She has, in essence, gained three decades’ worth of muscle memory, combined with a new instinct–the Warrior’s instinct. She knows this arises, not from within her, but from within the soul, or perhaps the Mana, that she is now harmonized with.<br/><br/>In her mind’s eye, she can see, for a moment that objectively lasts a fraction of a second, but seems to last for nine; a starry sky. Seven stars above, shining brilliantly, in a pattern that makes her think of the edge of a curved sword. With Iskandar’s Instincts, and the guidance of<strong>Edge</strong>, she knows there are few foes who could stand before her might.<br/><br/>Melody can feel the thrumming pulse of energy rushing into her, making her into a new person–a stronger, more confident being. In her old world, she may have been relatively powerless; but here, in this space and time, she knows that she is capable of great things.<br/><br/>In the back of her mind, for what feels like several moments, she can see a night sky with a complicated pattern of 27 stars. Bit by bit, piece by piece, the stars begin to make sense to her: a hammer striking an anvil. A sliver of cosmic wisdom embeds itself into her being, like a jewel in the pommel of the sword that she now metaphorically is. With the guidance of<strong>Forge</strong>, and the brilliance of Utopia’s Creator, she knows–in her heart of heart, knows–that there is no problem she can not solve with enough time and effort.<br/><br/>As her hand settles onto the slingshot, knowledge comes to her. Whether she knew how to handle one before or not, she does now. It’s like she’s spent all her life using it. She is similarly blessed with instant understanding of the coins that she can use for ammunition. She knows how far they can go, how hard they will hit, and all of the other countless minutiae involved.<br/><br/>Bridgette’s transformation comes to her as quickly as the others, though in time, should the girls speak of it, she will recognize that hers comes in a different form. In her mind’s eye, she can picture a starless, moonless night. Staring into that darkness… no, darkness is the wrong word. It’s an abyss. As she stares into the Abyss that is the Sea of Subconscious Thought, the Abyss also stares back into her, and leaves her with a gift: dark knowledge, suitable for a fledgling such as herself. Under the freedom of<strong>Tumult</strong>, she knows, deep in her soul, that there is nothing to fear, for she will endure.<br/><br/>When she reaches into the void to retrieve her spear, her eyes are drawn to script that flows along the blade. As she touches it, the script flows off of the weapon, and seeps into her skin. There is no sensation; no pain, no tickling, nothing but the visual of it happening. Yet, as it happens, she knows it is no mere illusion, as, like the others, she simply understands this weapon, and how to handle it. It is an extension of her will, and she knows that anything that bleeds can perish to it.<br/><br/>The first time Fennu says the phrase, she does not fully pull at the powers of the wand; it’s more like a taste, and she gains a mere hint of what fully committing herself will lead to. And then, she says it–for real–and she can feel the heat engulfing her. Elemental fire and fury floods her veins, turns the sweat on her skin into steam; and yet it does not hurt her, for she is the flame, not the candle.<br/><br/>In the back of her mind, she sees a night time sky like the others. However, she sees nine (or is ten?) stars. A 3x3 grid of stars, with the Red Star in the center, and a tenth light slightly above the rest. It brings to mind a Lantern, with the Red Star being the lit flame. But is the Red Star actually a star? She does not know. What she does know is that with the<strong>Lantern</strong>guiding her, there is no darkness she can not drive away.<br/><br/>Her eyes glance down to the fan, and it’s sharp spines. She can see light dancing off of the meticulously, perfectly polished metal. And, in that shining, she also sees, with her mind’s eye, how best to use this tool to expurgate her foes.<br/><br/>Last, but certainly not least, there is Alexis, who has chosen to ride the lightning. As electricity surges over her, converts her old form into something new, the rest of the Crystelia Coven members catch a whiff of ozone.<em>Oooh yeah! Yes! YES! That’s the stuff, Sister! UNLEASH THE STORM! </em>The voice responds to her thoughts in manic frenzy, her mind spontaneously releasing a surge of adrenaline that amps her up more than she already is.<br/><br/>As the power surges through her, she sees, for the briefest of moments, a night sky with thirteen bright stars. Tracing lines between them, it seems like this constellation looks like a Moth. It is a fact, erroneously disputed by mages, that a storm can only be directed; never controlled. And, through the influx of cosmic energy from the celestial sign of the<strong>Moth</strong>, Alexis has gained a fragment of the unbridled nature of the eternal storm that her power ultimately comes from.<br/><br/><em>Follow my guidance, sister, and I’ll have you putting arrows into eyes at a hundred paces!</em>And it does seem to be the case; as she holds the bow in her hand, she has that voice guiding her, instructing her in real time, on a subconscious level, just how to properly utilize it.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Their epiphanies come in different forms, but one thing is true for all the magic girls: they have full knowledge of what they can do, and how to do it. They each have unlocked a tiny understanding of the cosmological forces at work in Gelegenheit, as well: the star signs in the night sky are a real source of power. They were a source of power for the beings they now draw their power from, and in time, it could be a source of power for them as well.<br/><br/>Moving forward, please post your character’s combat actions, intended targets, and relevant dice rolls. We aim to keep combat fluid, and would like to keep these posts on the shorter end of things. When everyone has posted, Yuki and I will take the monster’s turn, and post the results of the round of combat.<br/><br/>Be advised, in this battle, there is an innocent bystander who is a noncombatant. You are also in a flammable building. Your actions will have consequences, so think them through. <br/></div></div>