Sister Rescue Plan

"I see."

Xiaoyuan seemed to realize something and flinched.

Homura Akemi walked out of the Civic Center and broke through the barrier amidst the wind and rain.

Kyubey wagged its tail, and the image that should have been separated by the barrier appeared and disappeared. Madoka saw a huge shadow in the sky.

The suffocating feeling brought on by the enormous body made Xiaoyuan involuntarily take a few steps back, and the sight of the chaotic dance of the demons was terrifying.

"So, that's the Witch's Night?"

“Yes.” Kyubey climbed onto Sayaka’s head. “A witch of that level is too powerful. Homura Akemi is definitely not someone Homura Akemi can defeat. Her wish is not to fight.”

The strange familiars charged in, making Homura Akemi's body look small and delicate, as if a single impact could defeat her.

A flash of light, flames from the petrol bomb shooting into the sky, the lion-like familiars were ripped open, their fur burning in the flames.

Homura Akemi seemed to have the upper hand, but the number of her familiars appeared endless, making Madoka worried for her.

“She won’t be able to hold on any longer, Madoka.” Kyubey jumped in front of Madoka, his red eyes fixed on her. “Do you want to help her, Madoka? If it’s you, you can definitely do it.”

"I……"

Xiaoyuan glanced at Kyubey and shrank back in fear. She had been dreaming about Kyubey frequently these past few days, but they weren't good dreams. Kyubey would usually turn into a monster and bite and eat her, which made her unconsciously feel a bit repulsed by Kyubey.

“Even if Madoka becomes a magical girl, what can a novice do?” Sayaka stepped forward. Mirai Izayoi healed Kyosuke Kamijou’s hand, and now it was her turn to fulfill the contract. “She might even need Homura Akemi to take care of her. Her personality doesn’t seem like she’s good at fighting.”

Kyubey looked at the two of them and explained, "These are different. A magical girl's combat power is judged from two aspects. One is having enough Grief Seeds to use magic freely, and the other is the magical girl's aptitude. Some magical girls have such excellent aptitude that they become extremely powerful once they are transformed, and Madoka undoubtedly has such aptitude."

Kyubey then extended another invitation to Madoka: "Madoka, would you like to make a contract with me and become a magical girl? Only you can save Homura Akemi."

Da da da da!

The sudden turn of events disrupted Kyubey's abduction plan. Fire serpents danced wildly, and a figure suddenly burst in from the side, tearing apart the familiars that were trying to intercept them.

"That is--"

Homura Akemi stopped time and walked behind the newcomer. She recognized the Gatling gun in Ren Araki's hand. With such a weapon, there was no doubt that it was reinforcements from Mirai Izayoi's side.

Time resumed its flow, and Araki Ren was startled to realize that someone was behind her. When she came to her senses, she found that it was the girl who had been attacked by familiars earlier.

She stopped shooting and greeted us warmly: "My name is Araki Ren."

"Homura Akemi." Homura Akemi said, pulling a machine gun from the turntable in her left hand and firing alongside Ren Araki.

"You're the helper my master's wife was talking about, right? The one who gave me the Gatling gun." Araki Ren was very excited. The Gatling gun in his hand had been modified, and its weight and recoil had been reduced to a minimum. The slight vibration brought an extremely strong feel to it. The blue flames that spewed out tore through these strange-shaped creatures, making people's blood boil.

Shell casings flew everywhere, and the ammunition belt flowed like water. She roared in the wind so that her voice could drown out the Gatling gun: "This is a really good guy."

Although she didn't understand who the "master's wife" she was talking about was, Homura Akemi nodded. It was indeed a gift from her. At first, she couldn't understand why Yoshou Mirai wanted this. It was too bulky and she couldn't carry it for very long. But now she had no doubts. The guy next to her was really strong.

"Did they go to deal with the witch?"

Homura Akemi looked up at the sky, and it seemed that flames were exploding around the giant witch.

"What do you say?"

Homura Akemi's voice was too soft; Ren Araki could only see her lips moving, but couldn't hear what she was saying at all.

"nothing."

Homura Akemi stopped time again. After setting up napalm and white phosphorus bombs around them, she dragged Ren Araki away.

Boom—

As time began to flow again, like an erupting volcano, flames shot skyward, burning half the sky red. A piercing scream rang out from the edge of the sea of ​​fire.

They scattered and fled, the highly toxic white phosphorus corroding their flesh while the intensely hot flames scorched their bodies. The familiars in the center of the inferno didn't even have a chance to cry out before turning to ashes in an instant.

"That's so cool."

Araki Ren's eyes sparkled. Wasn't this the scene described as "the sun radiates a thousand rays of light, dispelling all darkness, its light vast and pure, without blemish"?

From the moment he picked up the Gatling gun, this reincarnated Buddhist lama began to stray wildly onto an unknowable path.

The commotion attracted the attention of the witches. This Witch's Night was not just about one witch, but rather the most powerful witch leading a group of witches.

Most of them were entangled by the familiars brought by Medea, as well as Mami and the others, while a small number of them wandered around until they were attracted by the commotion of Homura Akemi.

A long, serpentine neck stretched out, sharp teeth embedded in a mouth wide open to its limit, making it look particularly ferocious.

Several bombs were thrown in, exploding with a deafening roar, and the flames blasted their esophagus into countless holes.

After several such incidents, Araki Ren had a general idea of ​​Homura Akemi's abilities. The sudden bomb and the way she was suddenly moved to a distance must have meant that time had been frozen.

Time stop and explosives are a perfect match.

However, she didn't stop. How could she let Homura Akemi have all the fun to herself?

Araki Ren set her sights on the new witch, but the vines she was sweeping towards were blocked by her with one hand.

[Not afraid]

The stillness barrier spread from the clothes again, enveloping the witch's head. Under the effect of Medea's lightness spell, she leaped up and stood on the witch's head. The cold barrel of the gun was pressed against her head, and she pulled the trigger, causing blue flames to erupt.

"Namo Amitabha Buddha!"

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.

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I made a major modification to the final boss of Witch's Night.

Chapter Thirty-Four: That Deep Throat

Medea did not join the group that fought the witches on the night of the hard fight. Mami Tomoe and Kyoko Sakura each took a witch on a hunt, and the two of them bumped into each other from time to time. Meanwhile, Mirai Izayoi went straight for the largest witch in the sky, and they fought fiercely.

She is currently eroding the barrier. She has experimented on many witches before, so she is very familiar with witch barriers. Once the underlying structure is found, it is very easy to break through something that is purely built up by malice and curses.

She wants to claim this barrier for herself.

The structure of the barrier was continuously analyzed, the accumulated malice was extracted and transformed into her magic, which further eroded the barrier. After becoming proficient, Medea's movements actually slowed down.

It wasn't that we encountered any obstacles, but rather that the transformation was happening too fast.

It was too slow for her to transform such immense malice alone, and she was inevitably affected as well.

A sense of unease rose from the depths of her heart, and dark emotions churned within her. Whether it was Kyubey-chan, Tomoe Mami, or that apprentice named Araki Ren, the thought of other girls appearing around Izayoi Mirai filled her with an uncontrollable urge to kill.

Not right.

Medea patted her face, clearly realizing that her emotions were not quite right. This witch's malice was too excessive, not to mention there were other witches inside the barrier, and she was inevitably affected.

Should we stop temporarily?

At this moment, her magic power had accumulated to a considerable degree, enough to do many things.

Medea ascended into the sky, her intricate spell taking shape in an instant. Ripples of light spread behind her as she aimed at the bloated figure in the sky, unleashing a dense barrage of light projectiles.

She took flight, intending to rush to Izayoi Mirai's side, but a doubt arose in her heart, a suspicion born from endless malice:

If he could travel the world, was this his first time? What did he do while she was asleep? Did he... meet other girls?

Medea?

Izayoi Mirai struck the witch on the head with her spear, making her dizzy, but she still appeared to be unharmed. However, the flames attached to the spear looked like they had burned her.

He was fretting when he turned around and saw Medea. According to the original plan, Medea should have been eroding the witch's barrier. What had happened?

“Something unexpected happened.” Medea stretched out her hand, and on her originally fair and delicate palm, several black lines writhed as if alive, appearing and disappearing.

"The amount of curse here exceeds my imagination. The original plan to extract magic power to sustain the war is probably impossible to achieve."

Izayoi Mirai grasped her hand, and orange flames spread across it. Amidst a slight pain, the black mist was burned into pure magic.

Medea's brows relaxed, and all the thoughts she had had under the influence of negative emotions vanished like smoke, even giving her the thought that she could not have come up with such an absurd idea.

"My apologies, future sir."

She lowered her head in shame, wondering how she could have such thoughts.

Yosuke Mirai raised an eyebrow, completely unaware that he had somehow gotten through a hurdle. He touched Medea's pointed ears and said, "Whatever you mean, I forgive you."

The witch beneath her seemed to be enraged by the two men's arrogant attitude. She swam over angrily, her enormous body slamming down like a mountain, blotting out the sky and creating a fierce hurricane that easily blew the two insect-sized creatures away.

"This guy is really difficult to deal with."

Yosuke Mirai put her arm around Medea's waist and skillfully took her for a ride in the sky, frowning as she said, "Her skin is so thick you can't even scratch her."

Medea waved her hand, and magic bullets rained down, engulfing the witch. But when the smoke cleared, she was still unharmed.

"Perhaps I should continue to break the barrier. Once I have complete control of the barrier here and gather all the magic power together, I might be able to blow her up."

“That’s too dangerous,” Izayoi Mirai teased. “I don’t want you to be cursed. I can’t handle a corrupted Medea.”

He brandished his spear: "I'll go instead. The outside is sturdy, but the inside might not be. I'll go inside her and find her weaknesses."

Medea objected: "That's too dangerous."

"It's okay, I believe you can pull me out if there's any real danger."

Yosuke Mirai touched Medea's face. "Put a mark on me. If I haven't come out after a long time, you'll be the one to transfer in and rescue me. If you go in, I won't be able to save you."

He moved closer to Medea's face: "Of course, before that, I need to replenish my magic."

Once the marks on his body were complete, Medea could move to his location at any time. With his abundant magic, Yoru released Medea's waist and, propelled by the flight spell on his clothes, plunged headfirst into the witch's mouth.

The witch took a big bite, her teeth chattering loudly, but she didn't hurt the agile Izayoi Mirai, who was too small in comparison.

Spikes sprouted from the witch's throat, and the fine downy hairs looked like giant pillars, trembling with each breath of the witch, causing a massive upheaval. Ferocious monsters flew out from inside the witch, intending to intercept Izayoi Future.

That was also a witch; it's unclear whether she was swallowed by this witch or spawned from within her body.

Crimson flames erupted from Yosuke Mirai's body, burning away all the demons and monsters in their path. Having just replenished his mana, he was now in high spirits, recklessly expending his magical power.

He stopped flying, and the three-meter-long spear plunged into his foot, the sensation of it cutting through muscle washing over him.

Sure enough, the inside of the body is much softer.

He pushed it in further, channeling the scorching flames inside. The flames compressed within the spear shaft, causing it to heat up until they finally converged at the tip and erupted with a roar, like magma spewing out.