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 Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2021 7:52 pm
Quote: Prompt 2 (Paint the Night Sky): Destiny City has already had its fair share of snowfall but for the past week it’s just been constant. There hasn’t been a clear sky in days, and even when it’s not snowing it’s still too cloudy to see anything. Finally, one night, the clouds have finally thinned--only to reveal something more surprising than the suddenly good weather. A glorious display of colorful light dances over Destiny City. Auroras are uncommon in this area, but it’s something unique to see. Especially because it almost seems like the colors blend like watercolors, and look like they’re deliberately weaving around each other.
The holidays were Sophie's favorite time of year. The colors, the lights, the presents... It say Sophie was a little spoiled was an understatement, but, in her defense, she was eight and an only child. That combination, coupled with her parents upper middle class status, would lead any child to being spoiled. She wasn't as about the snow as other kids - too cold and then she got wet and her hair frizzed like nobodies business - but she really did enjoy a white Christmas and a festive New Year.
(To be fair, Sophie's holiday season started with the first day of October. Because October included her birthday and the month of Halloween. No, she will not take critique about this. It is a month of Halloween and you will pry her costumes from her tiny cold dead hands.)
The last week, the city seemed to be under one heavy layer of clouds and darkness. Oh she was sure that the sun was there, somewhere, but between the snow and the angry looking clouds, she'd spent almost her entire time inside. It was winter break! How could she be stuck inside during her freedom from school!?
Today, though, the sun had come out - just as it set, of course - and Sophie had all but dragged her father out to the park to play. Yes, it was cold, yes it was covered in at least a foot of snow and she wasn't even 4 feet tall yet, so yes of course she all but was consumed by the snow in the fluffier patches. Did she care?
Not at all.
She was outside, she was playing the jungle gyms, the sky was so pretty, and she was having fun!
So what if the shadows kept moving among the snows and hunted her like prey? It added to the story she was telling, Dad! Sophie ducked into one of those large round climbing things, where the snow had created an igloo. It was open at both ends and she settled down on the cold, but snow free, ground in the middle to start building little things with the snow that came in the openings.
She did not notice the shadow that took a form and stalked her little snow hut, nor did she notice the cat also following her.
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Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2022 2:02 pm
Since losing Lenka, since bonding again to Adria, Julienne was determined to try and purge the world of all chaos. Especially since the team had lost their would be leader, the glue who held them together…Julienne well. She hadn’t known Lysithea well, but she knew what it was to lose someone to chaos. She knew that very well indeed…and tonight as she was stalking the youma who was stalking the bright shine of an unawakened starseed that rested in the chest of the child playing on the jungle gym.
That just was not acceptable.
When the child disappeared into the heart of the contraption, Julienne felt a brief moment of panic. She couldn’t see her, and that was just the perfect time for the youma to strike and…
Well. She bolted, going as fast as her paws would allow, skidding to a halt when she was inside of the play area, and climbing into the child’s lap, depositing the henshin pen that she had produced on her run. “Little one. You seem like the type who enjoys adventure…am I right?”
She hoped it was so, because the poor thing was about to have a rather large one in a moment.
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Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2022 10:28 pm
Sophie let out a squeal as there was a cat, a very fluffy cat!!! suddenly in her lap. The kitty looked a little freaked out and far too intent on her for any cat she'd ever met before and talking at her about some sort of adventure.
Wait it was talking!?
"You can talk!?" she said, purple eyes giant as she stared down at the fluffy kitty in her lap. Something clinked against the ground as she shifted and dumped the cat onto the ground with the grace of all eight years of her life. It stabbed her knee and she found a pen being dug into the frost hardened ground beneath her.
"Adventure? What are you--- EEK~!" Something slammed to the play structure, dislodging snow to fall in through the openings in the roof. Sophie stared up and pouted, indignant. "That's not funny!"
Something slammed into the structure again, and something black and clawed shoved it's arm through the roof.
Sophie screamed, clutching the pen to her chest.
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Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2022 5:54 pm
Julienne nodded. “I can talk, yes! And now I need you to trust me. We’ll both be okay, I promise you, but I need your help, this is a youma, a monster and you have the power to help me fight it.” She hissed when the claw came through and punched on it, claws extended and teeth gnawing at the youma until it retracted the arm with an angry howl.
“Take that pen, hold it tight and I need you to say Drakonia Power, Make Up!. That will unlock your magic and you and I can work together to get rid of the monster, okay?”
She moved back to the girl, nuzzling her for a brief moment and purring quite loudly as she did so, hoping to calm her down. “You and me. We’ve got this. I promise you. I won’t let you be hurt.”
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Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2022 5:28 pm
Sophie had to be dreaming because there was no possible way that this cat was talking, telling her to activate her magic, and fight the monster. No possible way. Except the cat was very solid against her side and purring, and the youma was clawing through the hole again.
If this was all a dream, and she woke up and she didn't have magical powers, she was going to revolt though.
"Dra-Drakonia Power! MAKE UP!" she said with a high pitched scream of defiance. Never say that Drakonia wasn't dramatic when necessary. The pen flared with light, that swallowed her up. Energy flooded her limbs, replacing her winter coat and pants with a skort and boots and tunic. A fat belt curled around her middle, ending with a bow in the back. Little claws pierced the ends of the boots and a tiara with teeth settled on her forehead.
SHE WAS A MAGICAL GIRL. SHE WAS AN ACTUAL MAGICAL GIRL.
"In the name of Drakonia, I'll eat you up!" she said, very much like the magical girl anime she watched before school and bared her teeth at the youma clawing through the hole. The youma roared and pushed through, landing in front of her and the cat.
Oh no, now what? "Ahhh run kitty run!!!" she squealed, back peddling and scrambling out of the play structure with a speed she wasn't used to.
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Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2022 2:21 pm
“Now? Now we fight it until it turns to dust. That’s the best part about monsters like these, if you can manage to get a few solid hits in, either with magic, or if you’re lucky and can find a stick on the ground or something…”
Or lightsabers. Stupid plastic lightsabers…no. Now was not the time to think about Lenka. Not when she had Drakonia to protect.
Julienne followed the newly awakened senshi out of the structure and fired off a beam from her forehead star right at the things face, hopefully buying them a little time. Or at least enough that she could help the girl find a stick and explain how
to use her magic.
“All right, we’re going to have to get closer, but that was a very good idea, getting out of such close range. We always want to have the upper hand in fights like this, but when you see the creature come out again, I want you to focus as best you can and call ‘Drakonia's Hiss’. That’s what you’ll say in order to activate your magic!”
The worst part about using that forehead laser of hers was the fact it left her utterly exhausted every time she did so…as it did now.
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2022 1:59 pm
The kitty beam did as intended, and the youma crashed back into the play structure with a roar and shake of snow. The kitty seemed to lag a little. Oh no, that must have been tiring! Drakonia really had no idea what was going, but that was fine. She was a magical girl, she had magic, the cat could talk. She'd literally become a magical girl anime (complete with the main character hair she already had) and the monster clawing its way out of the snow and dirt needed to be returned to dust.
"Stay behind me, kitty!" she said, stepping around the cat to face the youma. Concentrate really hard.... Drakonia held her hands up in little claws, baring her teeth. It just... felt right to do. Power welled up in her... mouth?
The youma stalked closer, until it was maybe within five feet of her. The magic in her mouth swelled and she couldn't have stopped herself from calling the name of her attack if she tried.
"Drakonia's Hiss!" she shouted. She finished the 'hiss' with an actual hiss, and a giant spectral forked tonque lashed out from her mouth and slammed into the youma. The monster howled in pain, its skin sizzling with some sort of burn.
A few seconds later, the youma exploded into dust.
"I... did it? I did it!"
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Posted: Thu Jun 09, 2022 2:22 pm
Julienne began to purr loudly, moving to rub against the newly awakened senshi’s legs with obvious affection. “I’m so proud of you, Drakonia. You did so very well, to go back to your normal self is easy, all you have to do is think about who you are and you’ll change back…now, please know that this power must be kept secret in order to keep you safe! But, you’re smart enough that I already know you understand!”
The world seemed just that much brighter now. The awakening of a new senshi, even if it was a young one was always cause for joy…there were so many senshi who were gone now. Either to their own lives or blotted out by the darkness that chaos brought.
Julienne closed her eyes for a moment, shoving back the cries that still always seemed to want to rip out of her chest but.
This was fine. This was the best way to honor Lenka. Bringing in the new generation.
“Shall we go and see your parents? I would be happy to stay with you if that would be permissible. I would love to help instruct you as much as I can.” If she wasn't wanted...then Julienne would help as much as she could anyway. It was her duty, after all.
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Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2022 7:01 pm
Drakonia thought really hard about who she was, and then she was in her heavy coat and mittens again. Sophie put the henshin pen in her pocket and crouched down to Julienne.
"I'm sure daddy will let you stay with us! Let's go talk to him right now!" she said, picking up the very fluffy cat in probably a very awkward and unnecessary way. She giggled and squeezed the kitty before skipping through the snow.
She was a magical girl! This was amazing!
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