Proving one's status starting with magical girls

The stars are dazzling.

Passing through the sacred palace and over the sage's tower, the young fairy looked up with excitement at the towering, beautiful tree.

That is the origin of all magical girls.

Hope is a big tree.

The miracles of the magical world are known to all.

The fairy predecessors plucked the seed of miracle there, then went to the material world, made a contract with a kind-hearted human girl, and embarked on a great adventure.

One year, two years, three years.

For thousands of star-studded days, brave fairies and miraculous magical girls fought side by side, constantly thwarting the evil plots of the demon angels.

Until the human girl grows up, the primordial magic of miracles will no longer occur.

At that time, the fairies will return to their homeland, rebury the miracle seed under the big tree, and bring their great adventure to a close.

These fairies who returned to their homeland were granted the title of heroes, adorned in white robes, and showered with glory.

From the moment the young fairy was born in the Elemental Sanctuary, she dreamed of becoming a hero.

At the time of baptism in the church, at the time of audience with the king in the palace, at the time of ensemble performance in the square.

It had fantasized about it more than once.

adventure.

What kind of adventure would that be?

Will it be an exciting adventure?

Will it forge unforgettable memories with its contractor?

After the death of the Lord of the Dark Realm, a crimson demonic shadow and a gray dragon, which blotted out the sky, were born.

Can it defeat them and become the legendary hero who ends all evil?

Filled with excitement, the young fairy arrived at the foot of the magnificent Tree of Hope.

There, the beautiful and holy White Realm Lord spreads her white wings and sleeps as always.

Three great sages, cloaked and floating in the air, were surrounded by a dozen or so fairies, all equally excited and with halos above their heads.

One of the fairies' eyes lit up when it saw it arrive.

"Angie, come here quickly, we're just waiting for you!"

The speaker was the young fairy's companion, along with other fairies in the area. They were all fairies from the ancient sanctuary, and thus knew each other well, like brothers.

With the last fairy present, the great sages exchanged glances, and the great sage on the far right slowly floated out.

"Behold, it is the Great Sage Hayden of our ancient sanctuary!"

"Shh, keep your voice down."

The great sage, draped in a golden cloak and resembling an adorable golden ram, had his eyes and mouth closed, but even though he didn't speak, his gentle voice still resonated in the hearts of every fairy.

"My children, from this day forward, you will bear the destiny of both worlds."

"That evil Lord of the Dark Realm has plunged our king into a deep slumber."

"Those abominable demonic angels will continue to stir up conflict in the material world."

"My children, when you go to the material world, you will become like the White Realm Lord."

"Form a contract with those who possess the utmost sincerity and goodness, and embark on your courageous adventure!"

The Great Sage's golden magic, like a gentle breeze, softly plucked a seed from the tree of hope.

Distant thoughts stirred within the seed, and a purifying magic shone, dispelling the longing within.

Under the great sage's magic, seeds flew one after another to each fairy.

The young fairy held the crystal seed carefully, her furry little face full of caution.

It is said that the number of seeds on the Hope Tree was very small, with only three seeds initially.

These three seeds later came to the material world and signed contracts with three human girls, becoming the three second-generation magical girls after Magic Aurora.

However, the great fairy who possessed one of the seeds refused to return to the magical world after the magical girl he had a contract with came of age, so only two of the three seeds remained.

Even now, after generations of fairy adventures, the number of seeds on the Tree of Hope has never exceeded one hundred.

"My children, angels born from ancient magic."

The great sage chanted, his golden cloak fluttering in the wind.

The fairies below all kept their eyes tightly closed.

"Following the covenant of ancient primordial magic, we transform origin into origin, miracle into miracle, and journey to the ocean of matter, the origin of miracles."

A golden magic emanated from the tree, bathing it in a golden glow.

The Great Sage Hayden cast his ancient primordial magic, and a golden portal slowly opened before the fairies.

"Fight against evil and embark on your courageous adventure!"

As the gentle voice faded, the fairies gracefully flew into the portal.

The young fairy took a deep breath and then flew into the golden portal.

It knew that its own adventure was about to begin.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

There is a void space separating the magical world from the material world.

The angels called it a magical space.

This magical space is ethereal and dark, with no sense of up or down, and no direction.

The young fairy swiftly traversed this magical space under the Great Sage's spatial magic.

After an unknown amount of time, a glimmer of light appeared in the black void.

The young fairy knew it was nearing its destination.

Passing through the magical space, it arrived in another world, which was equally vast and boundless, but with more twists and turns and more paths.

This is the inner space of the material world, where the great sage's magic has vanished.

"Next, I will enter the human material world to find a human girl and form a contract with her!"

The fairy was so excited that she immediately prepared to travel through the inner space to begin her own great adventure.

Its small body flickered slightly, and then it appeared back in the same spot.

"..."

It flickered slightly again.

"...?"

It flickered slightly, and it kept flickering!

But no matter how much it flashed, it never managed to reach the material world.

"???"

The young fairy was completely bewildered, unaware that a figure had appeared behind her.

The figure was like a dream, with flowing robes and a bright celestial light between its brows illuminating the surrounding dim void.

"Impossible! How could this be? The Great Sage clearly said that all we needed to do was reach the inner space. How could this be?"

"Could it be the Seed of Hope? Is it because I brought the Seed of Hope that I can't get in?"

"But without a seed of hope, how is Angie supposed to contract a magical girl?! How is he supposed to embark on an adventure?!"

The longing for adventure and the anxiety of being unable to enter the material world made this newly born fairy extremely anxious.

Just then, a pleasant voice rang in its ears.

"...A seed of hope?"

The fairy's anxious figure stopped, and then she stiffly raised her head.

Just a foot away, a celestial figure, shimmering with blue and white light, tilted its head, its long, snow-white hair cascading down, and its clear, jewel-like red eyes gazing at it quietly, seemingly with a hint of interest.