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Unequally Rational And Emotional Thread; It's Negima with Everything Else Added!
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Topic Started: Apr 15 2012, 06:40 PM (11,711 Views)
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Jul 24 2012, 12:26 PM
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Oh you awful person. Sticking Mai with Mikoto AND Anthy? What'd she ever do to you?
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"Hello! I'm Rurin, the Magical Mouse! My favorite food is cheese! My favorite pastimes are tormenting cats and facilitating romance! I have the power to bind the souls of guys who mistreat women to the depths of hell and subject them to everlasting karmic suffering! Isn't that cute? Pleased to meet you!" -- Rurin, the Magical Mouse, Magical Patissiere Kosaki-chan.
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Jul 24 2012, 12:28 PM
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And yet, I got her away from Akio, Touga and Kozue, so it's a trade-up.
One of these days I've got to write the midquel of Mai's adventures as a duelist...
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Jul 24 2012, 01:27 PM
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Screwed Rules
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All she had wanted was to attract Aoki-sensei's attentions, to gain his affections. Now, she had a lot of money inherited from her late mother to toss around, but her guardian controlled most of that money. Still, she was crafty despite her age, and so she, and her even richer best friend, had gotten a hold of that really old book bought at that strange store.
She wasn't afraid of physical pain, so she used her own blood for the ceremony. Kuro winced as she saw her cutting herself as she chanted the invocation while reading it, trying to keep the pain from showing up in her trembling voice. Still, the blonde never gave up. Even when it looked like it had failed, and nothing was happening, she kept it going, until the light blinded Kuro momentarily, and then the tall woman was standing tall and proud before them, after a thunder and a slight tremor.
She looked down at them. "Which one of you is my Master?"
"I am!" the taller of the girls cried triumphantly, showing her the new markings on her hand. "Tell me, tell me, who are you?-!"
"I am The Ruler," the woman said. She had short blond hair finished in a single long and thick braid, and fair skin, with clear eyes and a marked French accent. She wore a solid dark dress, with a long skirt, armored boots and headpiece, and metal on her chest and gauntlets. There was a sword at her side, and all in all, she looked very strong and sure of herself. "I am the Servant who will oversee the rules and laws of the incoming Grail War. Your duty is assisting me on that task, making sure the War is not made public knowledge, and no other obligations imposed by the system are disobeyed."
Her Master was, as it has been said, a smart girl, and she understood immediately. "You... You mean we won't be competing for the Wish itself."
"No. We are not to obtain the Grail ourselves, but to make sure whoever obtains it is deserving of it. However, should you help me in such endeavor, you will be rewarded greatly, regardless."
Her Master hummed, consulted it with a quick glance in Kuro's direction, and once her friend shrugged, she shrugged as well. "Fine! I accept! I will be your Master! My name is Kokonoe Rin, and this is Kuro-chan!"
The Ruler nodded, taking the fact her Master was nine years old in stride.
"Now," Rin said, "Being my Servant, you will make my lunch and fix my bed every day from now on, won't you?"
"... I don't think you have quite exactly understood how this whole system works at all yet, Master..."
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Jul 24 2012, 01:48 PM
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The Secret Origin of Unequally Rational and Emotional Deadpool
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Rocketed as an infant from a doomed planet, landed at Canada, raised by a kindly couple of killers for hire who were gunned before his innocent young eyes, after which he swore revenge on nothing on particular but lack of money so he always would have a hot ride instead of walking around being an easier target. Wandered into a subway where a creepy old man in a robe offered him great power in exchange for being his servant, refused, took the old guy to the authorities, got no reward, snapped. Later had cancer, offered himself as a test subject of the eeeeeeeevil government (you can see here that took place in an alternate reality since Canada was evil) which gave him an upgraded version of Wolverine's healing factor and ability to guest star in many books a month. Escaped, became a killer for hire like Mommy wanted, considered dressing like a bat, dressing with star spangled panties, dressing in power armor and dressing like Jack Rakan before settling for a red copy of Spider-Man's outfit, but he'll never admit it. Crossed dimensions to kill Bruce Wayne at a yacht, got foiled by Superman and Batman, got stranded in this dimension, had a lot of fun, killed people and stuff.
That's it. Really.
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Jul 26 2012, 10:20 AM
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"Basically, his body's becoming frozen at a slow but steady rate, and that's actually even worse than what would happen if all of him had been frozen at once, " Evangeline lectured while examining the young boy closely. "The freezing on itself seems to be harmless enough and should be reversed, but the way Boya's going, his neck will become ice before his head does. That will stop the flow of blood to his brain, effectively killing him."
"Don't say that!" Ayaka panicked. "That can't happen, ever!"
"I don't get it. Why didn't he get frozen all at once?" Keiichi scratched his head.
"It would seem he has a high endurance to magic, slowing the proccess the spell takes on his body, " Setsuna theorized as well. "Maybe the other Ojou-sama could save him yet, but she doesn't seem to be in the conditions for that at the moment. And I doubt he's left with enough time to be taken to another healer..."
"Oooohhhh, yess, I feel so-oooo bad right nooow... So-ooo depleted..." Maga Alba pretended, leaning against Angel GA Rd, who would have felt tempted to protest against the lie if she hadn't been too busy processing the guilty pleasure of the close contact.
"Just do freaking something before he's dead!" Chisame shrieked. "Evangeline, aren't you supposed to be the end-of-all magic users here?-! You must save him! We'll give you anything you want!-!"
"I'm a dark magic user, I don't do healings!" Evangeline growled, although apparently regreftful of the fact. She pointed at the local Konoka. "Ask her! If the other her fixed this when it happened to them, so can she!"
Konoka nodded quickly. "Of course! I'd do anything to save Negi-kun! So, what do I have to do?"
Kuro pointed down at Negi. "Have sex with him."
"What? NO!-!-!" Misa, Misora, Asuna, Ayaka, Chisame, Haruka and Hakase cried all at once. Even Negi let a strangled and weak "N..o..." out.
"Well, okay, I lied. You just have to kiss him. I simply thought accepting the actual option would be easier for you if I gave you a fake, harsher one before, " Kuro shrugged. "So, you can put that sheet back on now."
Konoka nodded and pulled the sheet back around her naked body. "Okay..."
Setsuna chose to pretend she hadn't noticed any disappointment in that agreement. Haruka just gripped her weapon's handle tighter and let one of her eyebrows quiver, while Ayaka's frown became downright surreal. Keiichi was just looking away, blushing, acting as if he hadn't just seen anything. On the other hand, at least now it felt like coming here had been worthwhile after all.
Chamo already was putting the finishing touches on a Pactio circle. "Okay, nee-sans, Shorty, bring the Bro over here! You come closer too, Konoka-neechan! We're going to see if this works!"
Keiichi pointed at his own chest with a finger. "Shorty? Is that me?"
"Well, you don't look like a NBA star to me!" the ermine replied.
"Oh, and as if you even reached up to my knee!" the young man snapped, even as he helped grab Negi's legs while Haruka helped to carry him, carefully grabbed around his shoulders.
No, leave him to die! a miniature Marller was saying, standing on his right shoulder. Then you'll become the series' male protagonist and get all the babes!
No, Keiichi-san! a miniature Belldandy argued, sitting on his left shoulder. Do the correct thing and you will be richly rewarded by life later on!
"Okay, little miss angel, " Keiichi nodded to himself, with a somewhat vacant stare. "I'll do anything you want..."
"Who are you talking to?-!" Skuld slapped him across the head. "Be careful with what you're doing or you'll hurt the child!"
"GAH!" Keiichi gasped. "Sorry, I don't know what came over to me! I guess I'm just too tired after all of this!"
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Jul 26 2012, 10:39 AM
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"Hello! I'm Rurin, the Magical Mouse! My favorite food is cheese! My favorite pastimes are tormenting cats and facilitating romance! I have the power to bind the souls of guys who mistreat women to the depths of hell and subject them to everlasting karmic suffering! Isn't that cute? Pleased to meet you!" -- Rurin, the Magical Mouse, Magical Patissiere Kosaki-chan.
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Jul 27 2012, 09:31 AM
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"Konoka-san..." Negi managed to gargle out. "If you don't want to... no need to..."
She silenced him, placing a finger on his lips while Keiichi and Haruka placed him in the middle of the Pactio circle. "It's okay, Negi-kun. I want to. Everyone worked so hard for me tonight, including you, I'll do anything to give at least some of that back."
"Meaning you would kiss us all if you had to—" Deadpool peeked up over Ayaka's shoulder, but the blonde angrily elbowed him in the stomach before he could finish the sentence. "GLURH!"
Yuuna gave him a dry stare. "You know, shouldn't you be running away while we still can't worry about secondary enemies and stuff?"
"Ah, but I'm not your enemy anymore!" he peppily said. "At first I didn't even know I was going against you guys, then I helped you against the demons, and even protected Blondie here!" He patted Ayaka's head before receiving another elbow to the stomach. "GYUH! WHAT! WHAT!"
"Anyway, " Sora asked, "How is this supposed to help Negi-sensei?"
"The Pactio activation unleashes powers hidden the whole time inside of the Ministra, Megane-nee, " Albert told her. "If Konoka-neechan has the same healing powers our Alba-neechan has, this won't be a problem for her!"
"What if she doesn't?" asked Keiichi.
There was a very brief somber silence.
"... We retitle the series 'Mercenary Sensei Wadema'?" Deadpool suggested.
Ayaka's Elbow of Justice hit him a third time.
Konoeko bit her lower lip as her daughter knelt down next to the boy teacher. She gave her husband a helpless look and whispered, almost in a whimper, "You are enjoying this, aren't you..."
"Of course I'm not, " Eishun said stoically.
Konoeko sighed. "Of course you'd love for your daughter to marry your best friend's son, no matter how dangerous his life will be..."
Eishun squirmed in place a little. "Dear, not the time..."
Konoeko lowered her voice even more. "But since, naturally, you have anot—" then she shook her head and gave up. "Forget it. You are right."
Setsuna stood, rather pale and stiff, near Konoka as her classmate's lips approached Negi's. Angel GA Rd gave her a comforting soft squeeze on a shoulder.
Mana, silently, pulled a mini camera out and aimed it at the scene.
Kaede stared coldly at her.
"No mean of income is too low for a mercenary, " Mana said evenly. Konoka would surely pay well for a memento, after all...
"Crap, and I forgot mine..." Deadpool whined. Elbow again! "GWULP!-!"
Then Negi felt a tender warmth slowly approaching his freezing lips, and at one moment, that warmth was firmly planted on his mouth, even as he saw Konoka's eyes shutting close before his. Ah, it felt good, so very good, so relaxing, in a strange way he had not felt with any prior kiss...
"PACTIO!" he heard Chamo shouting, and then there was the light, the huge light engulfing them, in a burst of power way bigger than any of his previous Pactio's. It was a curious phenomenon, no doubt, the analytic part of his brain calmly mused even as he felt so sleepy, and he faltered down into unconsciousness for a moment...
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Jul 27 2012, 02:39 PM
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"... kun?" he heard Konoka's voice calling out. "Negi-kun?"
"Did it work? Did it work?" Chisame was asking nervously.
"I suppose we always could attempt resucitation through massive electric discharges to the neural connections, " Hakase seemed to be pondering. "We have been experimenting with brain transplants on lab mice, as well..."
A very strange foreign male voice was saying "Seriously, does 'Mercenary Sensei Wadenema' sound that ba— UNGH!-!"
"Please, God, let him live, let him live, let him live..." Misora and Nodoka prayed together.
Negi's eyes worked themselves open, and he smiled faintly. His body did not feel cold anymore, and he was resting comfortably on Konoka's soft embrace. He still felt tired, but also very safe, almost as much as he was in Nekane's arms.
"Konoka-san..." he told his closest student at the moment, who was wearing elaborate traditional white and red robes now. "Everyone..."
"Negi-kun...!" Misa bawled, tossing herself at his feet.
"Oh, Negi-sensei, my dearest!" Ayaka hugged him from behind, kissing his scalp several times. "My precious treasure! My guiding light! My reason to live!"
"Okay, that's enough for now, Iinchou, " Asuna pulled her back, then patted Negi's head and smiled at him. "Welcome back, Teach. That was a close call!"
And then Konoka was handing him over, carefully, to Chisame's arms. His roommate gave him a hug and kissed his forehead, only once, but keeping him held against herself, tightly enough but avoiding hurting him. "Moron, " she told him, wiping her eyes against his hair before anyone could notice. It didn't exactly work. "You had us all sick worried for a moment..."
"Ah, I'm..." he coughed, "So sorry about that, Chisame-san..."
"Shhh, " she hushed him, while Haruka knelt down next to them and ruffled his hair. "Don't waste your energies talking, dumbass, " Chisame continued. "You might end up like... like..."
"Chisame-sama, " another voice spoke from behind her.
Chisame turned around to face a revived Tsunetsuki, who simply stood there with a neutral but slightly melancholic expression. And then she gave Matoi a big hug as well, while Haruka and Misora took turns examining Negi's physical status.
"Thank you, Matoi, " she said, resting her chin on her sempai's shoulder.
Matoi reamined as still as a still frozen statue for a moment, before smiling and hugging back. Without a word.
"Chisame-chan is too much of a woman for a single person, isn't she?" Sakurako commented ironically for those closest to her.
Satomi smiled and nodded. "Yes. Yes, she is, " she said frankly.
Sakurako pouted. For once, that hadn't gone exactly the way she had expected...
Haruna looked around. "By the way, where are Batman-sama and the blond Magical Girl?"
Akira blinked, realizing Sailor Pluto-san had vanished. "I... I have no idea...!"
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Jul 28 2012, 02:54 PM
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The bridge before Temptress telling Ruri she was leaving and her introduction to Chisame and the others.
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Joker's Kyoto Hideout.
Temptress stopped before Ruri's keyboard and punched an extremely complicated sequence in a span so short, Ruri thought for a moment she was imagining it. She was very fast at typing herself, but this strange girl's fingers moved at truly amazing speed, introducing a chain of keystrokes so bizarre and full of intrincate patterns Ruri barely could keep up with it, even visually.
Once she was done, Temptress smirked impishly. "All done, Master. Sorry about going to have fun without you. I promise I'll make up to you later..." she purred, again making Ruri's heart flutter uncomfortably, before abruptly disappearing in a bang of light.
"... Wow, " Ruri exhaled quietly. "What a... an idiot, " she recomposed herself.
Burnt-Alive Lion whistled in admiration. "Yes. Why can't we have Kampfers like that?"
Lake Biwa:
At the same time, the same bang of light materialized itself right before Chisame, making her sceptre shine and buzz loudly, rattling in her hands. "What the—?-!" she said, already fearing another enemy attack out of the blue.
Instead, a short, strangely glamorous and ilegally sultry figure appeared before them, making Negi's eyebrows quiver for some reason, and even Ayaka to take troubled pause. Hand on her hips, swinging her waist around in circles, all but obscenely, making sure her butt thrusted high with each motion, the oddly pretty girl announced herself, "Glowing brighter than a star! Burning hotter than the sun! Wished by everyone, wanted by all, had only by the fortunate...!" as she said this, she shot Sakurako a brief salacious look. Against her own will, Shiina had to rub her legs together for a moment. Everyone around the newcomer, even the demons, seemed to have been stuck still at her sight, in a way none of them could explain. "Coming from an era of untold pleasures to satisfy a needy world in its darkest hour! Ladies! Gentlemen! Lovers! Get ready to be tempted!"
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Jul 29 2012, 02:21 PM
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URAE Snippet. Preliminary; several things still subject to change depending on what SCM does. To be honest, I don't think I have too much left to write for this chapter; other than the Chigusa and Joker epilogues, which I'm reticent to show until the rest is done, and Sextum's getaway, which again depends on what SCM writes next, I'm kinda stuck until I can start the aftermath chapter. My heroic characters are pretty much done with their part here.
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Exit with Style
"Well, " Temptress smiled sweetly once the dust had settled down and a semblance of calm had finally returned, "That certainly was as much fun as you can have out of a bedroom, but I'll have to drop out and go on my own way, darlings. Hope to see you again soon."
"Not so fast, " Chisame told her, pointing at her with her scepter even as Temptress lazily toyed with a floating, ghostly looking keyboard that had just appeared before her. "You were helpful, yes, but you still have a lot of things to explain. Who sent you, why do you seem to know about us, and what's your ultimate take on this? I'm not going to—!"
Temptress put a finger on her own lips. "Chisame-chan. From one cybernetic fairy to another, don't go in there. You wouldn't like what you'd find. Besides, an element of mystery only adds to the romance, don't you agree? You of all people should know it. Not like it matters. I already finished my last sequence of the night."
"Your last sequence?" Misa asked, approaching her from behind, needles ready just in case. "For what? Are more of these monsters on the way, or—"
"No, no, no. No more monsters coming in. Rather, us monsters going out, " Temptress shot one of Misa's own traditional smiles at her, and then pressed a final button.
Joker, who was already being pressed down against the ground by Batman and struggled to break free, blinked when she saw the Dark Knight suddenly doubling back in intense pain, taking his hands to his cowled head. All around them, Negi and his companions in the immediate vicinity were going through a similar experience, all of them arching and screaming, as if rattled by an invisible force. "Oh dear, dear dear! What is this, and why I'm missing on it?"
Temptress grabbed one of her hands and helped her back up, while a confused Tsukuyomi, Hansel, Gretel, Uranus and Neptune also came closer, seemingly unaffected. A limping, battered Quartum approached as well, visibly angry, his clothes torn. She shot a look to where, further up the lake, the Evangelines, the Chachamarus and Erebus were dealing with Sextum, and said, "We don't have any time before they come here. I adjusted my pulse discharge so your particular brainwaves would be spared, but if anyone's got a problem with coming with me, just tell me and—" she began very calmly, before being interrupted by Tsukuyomi.
"Wait, Sexy, are you telling me I should drop my rematch with Oneesama and follow you to who knows here because—?-!"
"Don't be dumb, Gorgeous, " Temptress rolled her eyes. "The Hina won't help you at all against Konoe Eishun, much less Konoe Eishun, two Setsunas and that lightning boy at once. You'll have your rematch someday, believe me. Although I still have no idea why there would be two out of everyone but m—"
Joker chuckled and pointed a gun at her face. "Yeah, we'd have to be really crazy to reject your generous offer and stay here, right?-!"
An annoyed Temptress pushed the gun's barrel aside. "I'm with Ruri. Explanations later... Joker, right? What a crazy night. You coming, yes or not?"
The Kampfer Clown Princess of Crime hummed, looked back at the still incapacitated Batman, swung a foot into his stomach, pocketed the gun back, turned back to Temptress, and nodded with a huge grin. "Always happy to take a ride with a perfect stranger!"
"Lovely, " Temptress sighed, before leaning down to the aching Negi and caressing his scalp. "Good night, my dear. Something for you until we meet again, " and she kissed his mouth, licking his tongue and making his eyes bug out in complete surprise.
"That's the ickiest and hottest thing I've ever watched, " Harley admitted. "It's very confusing, actually."
Joker grunted and punched her in the back of the head.
"Can someone explain some of this to me?" Ivy asked.
Temptress licked her lips as she walked back to the others. "Still my favorite flavor ever. Well, " she said, entering on the same sequence of buttons she had activated to make her way to the Lake, "Let's all go home for some rest and relaxation, shall we?"
And with the same old trick of light flashes, they disappeared from sight.
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Jul 30 2012, 09:47 AM
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Post Kyoto Snippet.
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Temptress: Maximum Efficiency
A hideout somewhere else in Japan:
"I can't believe it, " she let out a playfully hissing sound, grinning widely and resting between a spent, sweaty and nude Quinzeel and Isley. "A single session with you recharged me better than four replenishing rituals. Truly, sex with Sailor Senshi is a wonderful thing."
"Technically, " Isley said, wondering in her daze why the girl hadn't even contracted a scratch, much less and signs of heavy poisoning (if anything, she indeed seemed more energetic than when they began), "it wasn't actually sex with Sailor Senshi. We had not transformed, after all."
Temptress perked up even more. "That's right! I only was tapping on your latent reserves of power and mana! Let's try again, now with the full juice on!"
"B-But, what will Puddin' say if he—!" Harley whined, but then Temptress was btting her eyelashes at her, and she couldn't resist, "— I mean, Uranus Power Make Up...!"
"Bwa ha ha ha! Yes! Oh, this skimpy skirt rips this easily, or it's just I'm that powerful now? Hee hee hee hee!"
In the room next door, Ruri shuddered and pressed a pillow on her own head. "Loud idiots."
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Dickery Ball Z
Somewhere out in, well, outer space, at the same time:
"Soldier Zarbon, Soldier Dodoria!" Prince Frieza called out with truly maniacal glee, clapping his hands at the sight of the exploding planet below them (or as below as things truly can be in space, since there's really no ups or down there... but we are overthinking things now). "Come here to see the fireworks! Aren't they the most beautiful thing you have ever seen?"
The towering, green haired Zarbon nodded, although a tiny part of him wondered quietly if their beloved leader had not finally gone too far and snapped. That part was quickly put on martial court and summarily executed by the rest of him.
Then Zarbon just had to blink. "Your Majesty, are you really going to...?"
Frieza nodded as he ripped his bag of Devilukean weiners open, stabbed a few of them with a long spike, and put them to roast in the intense heat and rain of fiery fragments emanating from the dead homeworld. "Don't worry, there's enough for all three of us. Don't tell the boys inside, though."
The obese Dodoria looked down at the royal spaceship they were standing on, looked at the vacuum of space around them, and asked, "By the way, I know I flunked physics, My Lord, but there shouldn't be some truth to that 'In space, no one can hear you scream' tagline? I mean, not like we're actually screaming, mind, but—"
"We are just that damn good, silly, " Frieza explained. "Now go bring me some sauce, will you? Ohhh! Random floating chunk of Saiyan meat! Dibs!"
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Aug 1 2012, 02:39 PM
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Preview of this chapter's conclusion.
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Epilogue: Sora
"Sora, let's go already," a tired Chisame called out, seeing how her big sister was staying behind, apparently looking into the distance with a dumbed down expression. "Everything's over at last, and I really need a good long sleep. Don't tell me you don't need it either."
The older Hasegawa seemed to snap back to reality. "Oh! Oh, sorry, Chiu-chan. It's just... it's just I was thinking..."
"We'll understand if you're uneasy about the contract with Negi-sensei, but I think you can get it undone. That's why they call it 'Provisional', you know..." she dryly quipped.
"N-No!" Sora protested, surprisingly vehement for Chisame's experience. "I, I mean, it's fine this way! What is done is done, and maybe this is a signal from above. At last, I have something I can use to help my little sister, and Negi-sensei too. It isn't that..."
"Then what is it?" Chisame began to show her annoyance.
"I don't know. That strange little girl who called herself Temptress... Don't you think there was something... familiar about her?"
"No, I can't say so. Luckily."
Sora shook her head. "Forgive me. I thought it was as if I had seen her before, somewhere, but... you're right again. It couldn't be."
"Of course it couldn't. Now come here, will you?"
Together, they walked back to the group, in silence, Sora clumsily wrapping an arm around Chisame's shoulders.
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Aug 2 2012, 09:07 AM
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More previewing of the chapter's finale. Set before Sora's epilogue.
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Epilogue: Misora
As Negi was being helped back up by Chisame, Ayaka and Haruka, he devoted Misora a very bright and happy (at least, as sincerely happy a smile Negi could make) smile. "And thanks to you too, Misora-san. You were very, very brave today."
The magical nun in training fought a brief blush down before laughing loudly in her usual manner. "Ah ha ha ha, don't mention it! That's the daily duty of an Angel of Justice!" She looked eagerly at Takahata. "This will go as good word about me to Sister Shakti, right?"
The older teacher nodded quietly as he smoked a cigarette. "I'll make sure she learns of your heroism, Kasuga-kun."
"Awesome!" she pumped a fist up. "Near death was worth it after all!"
Setsuna fell to a knee before her. "You have my eternal gratitude for your service to Ojou-sama. Ash whatever you wish from me, and I'll do my best to meet your demands."
"Boy, on the list of all things to say you end up regretting forever,that's gotta score a spot in the Top Four," Asuna droned. Chisame, Misa, Matoi and Yuuna all nodded.
Misora chuckled nervously, pondering how much credit she should give her own ears. "W-Wow, that's sure nice, Setchan, but..."
"Please don't call me 'Setchan'," Setsuna requested softly.
"But you said..."
"U-Unless that is your will," Setsuna clenched her teeth humbly, head already lower.
"That's great. Well, I'm not a woman of many needs. I'll be glad if you just put more of a good report for me in the church..."
"While I'm unsure how much weight my testimony may hold there, I'll be pleased to."
"And perhaps some help with my homework..."
"My grades are lower than yours," Setsuna reminded her.
"True. Scratch that off then. You know, I'd be happy if someone fulfilled my childhood dreams of always being called 'Fantastic and Wise Empress Misora-sama'..."
"Misora-san..." Negi said.
"... That was only a joke, Negi-kun!" the sister quickly ammended. "Say, Setsuna, do you know anything about shoulder massages?"
Konoka giggled and tapped her newly gained folded Pactio fans on Misora's head, just a wee bit too hard. "That's enough teasing, Misora-chan. You know Setchan takes everything at face value...!"
"Actually, in that part, I wasn't--" Then she fully assimilated the incredibly fearsome quality of the saintly smile Konoka was giving her, and gulped. Even Chizuru would have been unsettled. "Actually, you don't owe me anything, Setsuna, okay...?"
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Aug 3 2012, 02:37 PM
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Takane and Mei watched how the sailors pulled the person they had found in the water up into the boat. It was a girl around Mei's age, much to everyone's surprise. She was short and wiry, with spiky hair finished in two very thin and long braids. The weirdest thing about her, however, was how she was clutching to a gigantic sword almost bigger than herself (on second thought, Takane scratched the 'almost' from her mind upon a better look), despite the fact she was unconscious. She wore a Tomobiki Academy junior high uniform, and her skin had the tanned tone left by a life of intense activity under the sun.
Chit-chatting abounded amongst those closest to Magistra and Ministra.
"My God, she's so young..."
"A tragic waste of a life..."
"Actually, I don't think she's dead...?"
"Weird crap all around lately..."
Class 3-F had also gathered as close to her as they could.
"A sacrifice to the gods of the sea, no doubt!" the blond and blue eyed Kimura Kaere was saying. "In my country, we toss a maiden to the ocean twice a year to guarantee succesful sailings!"
"Once, captain of big ship we in tossed Maria to the sea!" reminisced Maria Seikutsu, the immigrant student of dubious legality. Far too happily for what she was saying. "And whole family of Maria too! We no seen cousin Haroldo ever since!"
Itoshiki-sensei shook his head with heavy sadness. "I had thought of drowning myself at this spot, but if even a little girl like this unfortunate soul could not finish her existence here, then it is hopeless for me to even try..."
Fuura Kafuka laughed. "What are you saying, Sensei? It's impossible for someone to try and commit suicide by drowning, being so young, in such a beautiful and sunny day! No doubt she only was practicing the noble sport of Face-Down Swimming with Cutting Instrument!"
Tokiha Mai stared with faint horror and complete disbelief at the class of weirdos and their cadaveric teacher in the hakama and sandals. Some of them were wearing Mahora uniforms, but surely, they had to be anomalies, right? Most likely, most Mahora students were as normal and agreeable as she had been told...
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Aug 4 2012, 02:54 PM
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After finally making it back to the Inn, everyone only had a couple of hours to grab some sleep before their paper copies exhausted themselves. Negi and most of the girls were tired enough to go straight for their futons, but not Setsuna. As the others slept, she quickly readied a small bundle with some of her belongings and sneaked quietly out the back door.
She kept on staring at the photo of Konoka in her hand as she walked on. Now no one was looking at her, she let her tears flow out freely, while a sharp pang of pain drilled through her heart. But she had to do it, she had been a complete failure on all levels, and not only that, but she had stood before Konoka as the hideous monster she was...
"A bit early to go catch the train, Sakurazaki," a dryly sarcastic voice said from behind her.
Damn it. She was so absorbed into her misery, she didn't feel them coming. Yet another failure to add to her ever growing list. With a humorless expression, she turned around to face Chisame, Chamo, Negi, and Angel GARd, all of whom stood there, visibly exhausted but firmly on their feet.
"Don't try to stop me," Setsuna said. "And don't misinterpret me. I'm not abandoning my vigilance duties like a coward; I'll keep on watching over Ojou-sama, but now from a distance, as it should be. I have decided on this, and there is no other way for one who has fallen in such a low disgrace as me."
"Which disgrace?" an annoyed Chisame snarled. "That we saw you have wings? Look, I know I'm always the first one to complain about how our class is full of weirdos, but what do you care about what people like me thinks?"
"Yes, Setsuna-san," Negi nodded. "If even Chisame-san can accept you for what you are, everyone will!"
"Hey, are you saying I'm some kind of bigot? Ungrateful brat, who was the one who kept you in her home right after learning you were a magic using, clothes blowing freak!"
"Ehhhh! I, I thought that was what you were intending to mean, Chisame-san!"
"Th-This isn't about you!" Setsuna snapped. "I couldn't look at Ojou-sama's face anymore, knowing that not only I hid my true nature from her for years, not only I helped to keep her from realizing her own gifts for all of her life, but I even failed to protect her properly! Kasuga-san had to rescue her for me!"
"You did an excellent work defending her against the demons later on," her counterpart recalled.
"That was a group effort! I'll never be like you. Unlike yours, my blood is doubly tainted. Not only I am a crow demon, but our father's wicked blood, the same that runs through Tsukuyomi, pumps through my veins as well. I know you'll try convincing me of how your Ojou-sama accepts you regardless of your condition, but mine is far worse!"
"Nonsense!" Sakurazaki barked. "That's your excuse? That you are the same as Tsukuyomi? Can't you think of anything better?"
"And besides, you still can prove yourself, Setsuna-neechan!" Chamo said, with a glint in an eye. "Last night you just lacked firepower, that's all! And do you know why? Because you haven't made a Pactio with the Bro, unlike GAR-chan here!"
"C-Chamo!" Negi gulped.
Chisame sighed. "Of course we'd get to this..."
"I'm GARd, not GAR," Sakurazaki lamely pointed out.
"Same thing!" the ermine cried. "Setsuna-nee, to get all the feats GARd-nee ever achieved, you're going to need a Pactio! Well, two, actually, but we'll go one step at a time. So why not to go to the point and kiss the Bro already? Unless, of course, you'd prefer going with Konoka-nee first, but I wouldn't advice it until she's gained more control over her power..."
Setsuna broke into a violent fit of coughing.
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