Shamitako

Haruka The darkness snapped shut behind Haruka, barely waiting for her to be put of it. Sparkles poked her head out of the black curtain to say, "Do come back later. Once Shadow's done moping I'm sure she could use a friend." The cat retreated back inside, leaving Haruka alone with Kyubey and the wall of the manga shop. The feeling of being watched returned, causing her to instinctively check her surroundings. For the most part things were unchanged, but the Greek temple had doubled in size, having consumed the area to its north. Unfortunately, while potentially threatening in its own right, that didn't tell Haruka anything about the uneasy feeling she got around this manga shop. Nova (Vs. Veronica, turn 2) Nova ignored the attack, relying on her natural resistances to brush it off. That proved to be a mistake, as the parasol smacking into her side sent her tumbling across the ground. Nova's Protection reduces the incoming damage from Veronica by 2, she takes 3 damage Nova recovered quickly, refusing to let her miscalculation slow her down. Another energy punch launched out from her towards Veronica and Rust. Nova uses Flare Cannon, outgoing damage: 8 magic Nova loses 10% Magic HP: 2/5 Dice: 4, 5, 4, 2, 3, 1 Magic: 7 (9*80%) Veronica and Rust (vs. Nova, turn 2) Rust quickly moved to follow-up her successful attack, sacrificing a defense to ensure she closed the distance. Nova's beam was not laughing matter, but even closed Veronica was able to deflect some of it out of the way. Veronica and Rust's Protection reduces the incoming damage by 3, they take 5 damage Powering through Nova's brutal energy punch, Rust swung Veronica above her head and down towards their foe. Veronica and Rust use Parasol Swing, outgoing damage: 6 Execution Veronica and Rust gain 1 Execution from Soul Resonance HP: 2/8 Dice: 3, 3, 6, 5, 6, 2 Dominion: 0/2 Soul Resonance: 2/5 (+2 Execution)

(OOC: haven't had time to get on a pc, so still no combat update, but didn't want to keep the rest waiting. Sorry Autumn) Sceleratis The fairy, helicopter girl had called her Francine, let out a snort during Folkvangr's explanation. "You put it so nicely, 'second chance.'" She said, "This is Hell, plain and simple. Whoever is pulling the strings is getting a kick out of this. Bet they'll love miss eternally cheesed off here." Francine laughed, "She can't go two minutes without taking exception to something someone said. A death game is perfect for her, because she'll gladly blow your brains out for an off handed remark." A stream of bullets flew through the air next to Francine. The helicopter girl seemed to have been angered by the fairy's blithe comments. "Quit with the warning shots." Francine replied, unfazed, "I don't want to be here. So fucking shoot me and let me out." The helicopter girl's face fell. "I'm sorry, Francine... I just-" "You couldn't help it, your temper got the better of you and you pulled the trigger without thinking. I know, because it always gets the better of you. And then when you bite off more than you can chew playing white knight for some poor idiot who didn't ask you to be insulted on their behalf, I'm stuck picking up the pieces and putting you back together." "I didn't mean-" The helicopter girl was starting to tear up. "YOU GOT US KILLED!" Francine shouted her down, "You got us killed, and you didn't even have the decency to let me stay dead!" The helicopter girl didn't respond, but she didn't break down either. Instead, her face turned cold and the signs of emotion completely vanished from it. She then turned and walked towards one of the meager fortresses that the earlier combatants had been fighting behind, taking a seat behind it herself. Haruka "Everyone always wants to talk." Shadow whined, "Even when I got a cat it wanted to talk. Why can't you all just be quiet? I want to be alone." A black arrow made of darkness materialized on the ground, pointing Haruka towards the exit Shadow had made prior. When she didn't move instantly, two more arrows appeared alongside it, aggressively reaffirming that Shadow wanted her gone.

Tai As Tai took a closer look at the moss, he felt his compulsion towards it go even stronger. It didn't look appetizing, but he wanted to eat some. Perhaps it was the cold getting to him. But that wasn't all, while he was holding the moss, something caught the corner of his eye. Not far away there was a stone building, or what remained of one. He hadn't noticed it before, he wasn't even sure it had been there before at all, but it was there now. Grima Grima didn't find much interesting about the plants, it largely seemed like a mass of green leaves to her, though if she looked into the other greenhouses on her way to the house then she might notice some vegetables she recognized. Odd for Wrath, the house seemed to be made out of wood and plaster, rather than ash bricks and stone. Whoever lived there clearly had some degree of wealth.

Knife Knife held her tongue at the mention of a secure base. Lilith had already decided against returning with her to Nayo, it would help anything to try to push it right now. "Well, whatever you've gotten into, you're not alone. And I don't just mean me." Knife reassured, "This is the fourth proven supernatural occurrence that Nayo has been tracking. In addition to Lilith, there's longstanding evidence of a few craftsmen in Layo having magic weapons, the ghost girl that gave us Lilith's name, and the church has a girl in their care who can create an aura of flame. We've been at this a while, and while I won't deny a bit of ulterior motive, we can help." Knife didn't elaborate, instead switching gears to small talk until they reached the school. Upon parking, she grabbed a small pad of paper and jotted down two phone numbers for Arturia. "My number. I'll be in the general area, so call if you need immediate help." She pointed to the top one, "The other one is a friend of mine who's unaffiliated with the government. Call her if you just need someone to talk to about all this." Knife helped Arturia unload Lilith, but couldn't help carry the unconscious girl into the dorms, explaining, "Sorry, not supposed to let anyone know I'm here, just being in this parking lot is a bit risky." She continued to hang around until Arturia made her way inside. Afterwards heading off to check that everything was handled with Lilith's unsavory benefactor. Sharp Sharp mused on how truthful he should be. He hadn't even told Caliko the whole truth yet, so that was out of the question, but Platinum had been there for dodgeball... "I've been trying to learn more about that Lilith girl, thats the one that dislocated a shoulder with a dodgeball." He said finally, "The dodgeball was charged with electricity, and I suspect somehow her body emits electricity to supercharge her muscle tissue. Though I don't know how actually possible that is, because I was studying her and not biology. Unfortunately, she's a laylite, so I couldn't find much. Apparently her mother vanished under mysterious circumstances, but that just gives me more questions." Caliko Caliko was pretty surprised that Esyllt hadn't at least heard about the crater, since it was a pretty big deal in the news even still. But she explained anyway, "There was a huge earthquake that shook the whole camp. A crater appeared near the fields. According to the government it was some kind of space rock. That's why they cut camp short. I was on my way to check it out when I ran into you guys. Luckily my powers were able to stop that ne'er-do-well. But I never did find out the true cause of the crater and earthquake."

(Ooc: short on time, will add more later) Haruka The cat purred happily as Haruka scratched it. After a moment, however, the purring faded into words. "Oh that's good." Sparkles said, her voice that of an elderly woman, "Shadow, why can't you be this good at scratching my ears?" "Shut up." the emo girl pouted in return. "Forgive my grumpy friend." Sparkles apologized to Haruka, "She's always like this, but I think it's justified today, seeing as she just died." "Dying sucks." Shadow affirmed, burying her face in her knees.

Mika Mika's eyes lit up at the mention of her employer. "Mr. Honeydew is amazing. When I first got here nobody would give me so much as a look, but he took pity on me and gave me a job and a place to stay. He's always fair and kind to everyone and he really loves the Drowning Duck. Even July likes him." Mika looked at Winslow as a sort of father figure. He was the first person in her entire life that had given her love and affection. For someone so starved of caring as Mika was, that was even greater a gift than everything else he'd done for her.

Haruka A hole in the shadows of the realm opened up, giving Haruka a clear path to the south, towards the manga shop that made Haruka feel like someone was watching her. "There." the emo girl said, "Now please go." The tabby meowed lazily. "No, I don't want to." the girl answered it adamantly. The cat hissed angrily, causing the girl to jump. "You don't have to shout..." After moping a little longer, she finally looked up at Haruka, "Sparkles wanted me to ask if you were here to talk or fight." The cat meowed again. "Also she'd like you to scratch behind her ears so she can talk to you directly." the girl translated.

Galiah Galiah ignored the alien's protests. If ALICE said it was an alien, then it was an alien. She put her helmet back on and keyed in her WARP to transport her behind the alien. It seemed like the alien's territory allowed it to float around freely. Galiah was used to fighting in zero gravity, so that was actually beneficial. She vanished into a portal, just as she had when she first jumped down from her perch, and reappeared behind the alien. She pulled the trigger on her BEAM, firing a blast of purple Beam Energy at the alien's back. Galiah uses Beam Energy Arc Melter on Zeta, outgoing damage: 4 Magic HP: 10/10 Dice: 6, 2, 3, 1, 3, 4 Haruka "I'm fine. Go away." The girl in the box answered. She didn't even look up to see who was asking, just kept staring at her knees and looking miserable. The cat stretched and yawned, but still seemed disinterested in the situation. The dark and bleak world around and the emo girl at its center were clearly not interested in interacting with Haruka in any meaningful way. Haven Rust snickered. "You've already made an enemy." She pointed to her eyes, "I can see souls, Goldie is not the angel she appears to be. Not even close. Then again, I don't think anyone here is what they appear on the surface." She shrugged, "Words don't really mean much, but I can say pretty confidently that I'm pretty much exactly what I appear on the surface. Veronica has trouble being honest with her feelings though." Rust looked over towards the candy shop, perhaps worried about her partner. Her face was pretty inscrutable, it was hard to tell what she was thinking. Her eyes narrowed and she said, "Speaking of Veronica, looks like she's found some action." The front of the bakery exploded outward and a blue haired girl in a purple dress flew out of it into the air. Her arm had been turned into a parasol, and she raised it above herself, allowing her to float gently down to the ground next to Rust and Haven. A girl with wild bright red hair and an aura of energy around her appeared in the demolished remains of the storefront, laughing heartily. "This is gonna be fun, right?" she shouted cheerfully, "You'll make this fun for me, won't you? I'm the best, so give me the best fight." "Well, at least you didn't make her mad." Rust commented. "Honestly, I think that might have been better. Her name is Nova, and she lives up to it." The parasol girl replied, "What about you? Who is she?" "This is Haven. Haven, this is Veronica." Rust introduced them to one another. "Nice to meet you, Haven." Veronica said politely, "You may wish to stand back for a bit, this could get messy. I do apologize for the commotion, it can't be helped. We'll deal with the rabble swiftly and then proper introductions can be made." She looked to her partner, "Rust?" "Ready when you are." Rust replied with a confident smirk. Veronica glowed white and turned into a stream of energy that jumped into Rust's hand, solidifying again as a parasol. Rust took up a combat stance, holding Veronica out in front of her like a sword. Although they didn't look nearly as special as the red haired girl, Haven could sense a lot of energy emanating from them. Nova Nova laughed with glee as Veronica went flying. She took fighting very seriously, but that didn't mean she couldn't enjoy it. Fighting was what she lived for, she'd been so glad when Parsley-sensei said it was okay to fight Veronica after all. Veronica was tough too, Nova's punch didn't seem to have done anything. Though she hadn't entered Super Nova yet, so it was far from her strongest punch. She transformed into her more powerful form and stepped out into the light to see Veronica floating to the ground nearby two other girls and a... thing. One of the girls, her skin a reddish tone, seemed familiar with Veronica. Nova assumed they were friends or partners. Nova marched out into Veronica's territory, it was a boring, empty place without any sweets. Some annoying music was playing, but Nova found it easy to ignore. When Veronica turned into a parasol, she was a little surprised, but she didn't mind fighting two people. That just meant it would be more fun. The reddish girl took up a combat stance, and Nova could sense that their power level was close to her own. That just wouldn't do. She clenched her fists and started screaming, turning her willpower itself into energy she could use to fight. Her aura grew even larger, easily dwarfing her opponents' now. Content that her power was greater, Nova dashed forward and launched a punch towards her foes. She was nowhere near close enough for the punch to actually land, but that wasn't the intent. As her fist moved, it gathered energy from her aura, coalescing into an orb in front of it. The orb burst at the apex of her punch, launching into a beam of red and white energy targeted right at the reddish girl and the parasol. Nova uses Flare Cannon, outgoing damage: 9 magic Nova loses 10% Magic HP: 5/5 Dice: 4, 5, 4, 2, 3, 1 Magic: 8 (9*90%) Veronica and Rust Rust raised Veronica up to guard, deploying her canopy as a shield against Nova's explosive attack. The music in the air altered its tune, changing to a much more battle-appropriate theme that seemed to permeate the air and strengthen their defense. Veronica and Rust use Parasol Shield with 2 Dominion, blocking 5 Magic damage. Their [Prt] blocks a further 3 damage, reducing their total damage taken to 1 Once the attack had petered out, Rust collapsed Veronica again and lunged forward into melee range. Rust swung Veronica like a bat, attempting to smack her into Nova's side. Rust could see that Nova's soul was absolutely massive, so much so that it projected into an aura around her, but that didn't deter Rust. They'd fought others with overwhelming souls like this before. Hell, they even came close to winning one time. Veronica and Rust use Parasol Swing, outgoing damage: 5 Execution Veronica and Rust gain 1 Execution from Soul Resonance HP: 7/8 Dice: 3, 3, 6, 5, 6, 2 Dominion: 0/2 Soul Resonance: 1/5 (+1 Execution) Sceleratis The helicopter girl kept her weapons trained on Sceleratis, but looked to the mechanic fairy for her opinion first. "She did, she helped me wake you up." the fairy agreed emphatically, adding meekly, "Please don't get yourself into a fight." "Alright. If Francine says you helped, I believe her." the girl said, though she still seemed suspicious. The helicopter girl retracted her weapons and landed. She looked around, finally taking in the whole of her surroundings. "Where are we?" she asked, sounding totally bewildered.

Haruka Octavia waved Haruka off and then retreated back into her forest. Though their partnership was uneasy, it was at least one fight Haruka wouldn't have to worry about yet. As she approached the land opposite, in the northeast, she felt an uneasiness come over her from the land due east, causing her to veer slightly towards the northern land as she made her way towards the blackness. This turned out to be a mistake, as crossing over the temple ground caused her to immediately feel sickened and weak as her vision turned bloody red. Disoriented, she stumbled into the shadowed land, rapidly becoming encased in whirling emptiness that seemed to have no end. She couldn't see where she was going, but eventually managed to find a reprieve in the eye of the storm. Even at the center, the land was still dimly lit, and it took Haruka a moment to take stock of her surroundings. She wasn't alone, another girl dressed in all black was sitting at the center of the land. She was inside a cardboard box and was hugging her knees, a dedicated rain cloud floating above her head to ensure she was drenched in her own misery. A tabby cat was laying beside her as she moaned to herself. "Death sucks." the emo girl complaimed, "I didn't want an afterlife, I don't deserve a second chance. I'm a bad person, dying should be the end of it." She was too self-absorbed to notice Haruka's arrival. And though the cat seemed to have picked up on the newcomer, it gave no indication that it planned on informing the girl in any way. Haven "Goodbye. And good luck to you." Goldie smiled and waved as Haven and Rust left. Rust seemed confused by Haven's departure, but tagged along without making a scene. The musical land that Rust inhabited tried its best to force Haven to join in the dance, but once she resisted it for a little while, it quickly faded to background noise and she felt she could speak to Rust normally. Octavia "You know, she's going to hate us when she finds out the truth." Beta said as he and Octavia retreated back into the forest, "If there's anyone you'll have to fight, it's her. Wouldn't it be best to get it out of the way now?" "No." Octavia said adamantly, "I don't care what she thinks of me, I won't kill another magical girl." "Even if that means dying again? Is Octavia Dune not also a magical girl?" Beta asked. Octavia didn't answer. Beta knew as well as she did that she wasn't a magical girl.

Zeta "If that's the way to Diana, then I have some war to wage." Bellona said, "You girls have been bearable, so I'll give you a brief reprieve, but don't expect me to go easy on you when your time comes." She stormed off towards the north, transforming back into her oversized combat form as she went. "Well, that's unfortunate." Kanae shook her head, "Unfortunately, it's true that we have been directed to fight. This is nothing new to me, but I'm disheartened to see it occurring here as well after what happened to me and my friends." "ALICE, have you figured out a way out of this place with WARP?" Galiah asked, "External voice output please." A robotic feminine voice echoed from the ring around her neck that had been her helmet. "Negative." it said, "WARP is fully functional, but I have not detected any way to access anything outside of this space." Galiah bit her lip. "Alright, thanks anyways, ALICE." She looked to both Zeta and Kanae, "I'm going to follow Bellona's lead, but I don't plan to attack other humans without a good reason, maybe we can work together." "Actually, Galiah, Zeta is not human. She is quite alien. A crystalline race of some kind, perhaps even energy based. Considering her apparent mimicry skills, contamination level 2." ALICE chimed in,her tone almost cheerful. "Oh." Galiah's blaster was suddenly pointed at Zeta. "That's different then." "Wait!" Kanae tried to stop her, "Why does it matter if she's not human? She's a magical girl just like us." "All aliens are a threat to the purity of humanity." Galiah answered, her response almost as robotic as her AI partner, "All Aliens must be exterminated. Purity. Glory. Humanity." Sceleratis The fairy let put a yelp of surprise when Sceleratis suddenly appeared,but didn't stop Sceleratis from helping. Even with the hefty tug she gave, Sceleratis was surprised by how heavy the girl on the ground was, easily five and a half tons (5k kilograms). There was no way the fairy had ever had any chance of successfully overturning her. The heavy girl rolled onto her stomach with a thud and some mechanical clanking. "Thanks." The fairy said once the sound had died down. She then flew over and opened a panel on the back of the girl's neck, revealing an electronic control panel of some kind. After fiddling with the controls for a bit, the fairy managed to cause a whirring sound to start up, which she followed by closing the panel. She flew a little ways a way, and indicated for Sceleratis to back up as well. A large helicopter rotor sprouted from a panel in the girl's back and began spinning. She rose into the air slowly, apparently still unconscious. This didn't last for long however, as her eyes snapped open and she immediately took stock of the situation. Weapon pods sprouted from her arms and legs, the two soldiers were immediately annihilated. The girl trained her weapons at Sceleratis. "What are you?" she asked. "I already regret turning her on." the fairy muttered to herself, face-palming. Haven "Stanza is not my master." Goldie said firmly, "He's the bird, for some reason he seems to have been granted general information about this place."A lthough Goldie was trying to be polite, it was increasingly apparent that she didn't really appreciate the visitors in her domain. She seemed to be hiding something, but wasn't any good at keeping her emotions in check. Haruka "I think we should start by exploring the areas around us, get an idea of who we're not going to have a choice about fighting, deal with them first before they get stronger." Octavia answers d Haruka's question, "I'm not interested in teamwork, but I'm open to sharing information. It's entirely up to you though, I'm content with just having one person I definitely don't need to fight." Octavia was surprisingly composed. For someone who didn't like fighting, it seemed like she was used to it. There was a sadness to her that said she'd been through this all before.

Haruka Octavia looked saddened when Haruka mentioned her not being a witch. She seemed confused by Haruka's question. "I don't like fighting anyone." she answered, "Especially not other magical girls. We're all victims, we shouldn't fight one another." Haven "Don't worry about it, according to the info it shoved in my head, this world forces all magical girls to introduce themselves like that." Rust shrugged off Haven's introduction, "What about you, goldie?" The angelic woman shrugged, "'Goldie' is as good a name as any I could give." Rust narrowed her eyes with suspicion, "Uh-huh... Well, if that's what you want, 'Goldie', I won't push it."

Haven "I don't think there's any point to guessing at the motives of our captor." the angelic woman said, "Not yet at least. Survival should be a priority." "Can't argue with that." the interruption came from the direction of the musical realm, it seemed the girl with the reddish skin had ecided to join them. The friend she'd been arguing with seemed to have gone elsewhere. "I'm Rust, who're you guys?" Haruka "I am an individual, although the one with you would call me a criminal." Beta answered. "We're different, the details aren't important right now." Octavia said, a hint of suspicion still present in her voice, "Any idea where we are? This place doesn't seem like a normal labyrinth." "I've been trying to tell you what's going on since we got here." Beta chastised, "Please stay put and listen this time." "Oh sorry." Octavia apologized sheepishly, "What do you know?" "Whatever force brought us here wants us to fight. Your strength is connected to the gem you started with, and it can only be grown by defeating other magical girls and taking theirs." Beta explained, "If you don't fight, then the other girls around you will grow too strong and eventually defeat you." "Well, I'm used to fighting others, but..." Octavia looked at Haruka, "Can we call a truce until we absolutely have to fight? I don't like fighting when I don't have to." Sceleratis The vine girl tried to protest as Sceleratis ran off, but didn't follow outside of her own territory. As Sceleratis approached the unconscious girl, a few stray bullets flew her way, but they simply ricocheted off of her harmlessly. The two combatants didn't even seem to realize she was there. "Stupid hunk of junk." the frustrated fairy kicked the girl in the side of the head with a metallic thunk. She didn't seem to have noticed Sceleratis's presence either. Veronica Veronica stormed off in a huff. Rust could be so infuriating sometimes! But by the time she got to the bakery, which didn't take very long, she was fiddling with her ring anxiously. She wasn't ready to apologize, but she was already trying to figure out what to say when she was. A bell jingled as Veronica entered the bakery, causing the teenage girl and elderly man inside to turn their attention in her direction. "Evildoer! Have you come to challenge me?" the girl shouted, pointing dramatically in Veronica's direction. "Evil? What? No, I'm just your neighbor." Veronica protested. She was taken aback by the sudden outburst, but quickly regained her composure. "Even if that is the case, you have invaded my land, I cannot let that stand... Unless you brought chocolate." This girl's rambunctious attitude made Veronica ppreciate how much progreds she and Rust had made all the more. "Listen." She tried to explain. "There will be no listening without chocolate!" the girl insisted. "Calm down Nova, perhaps we should hear her out?" the old man chimed in, "This is a strange place, but that doesn't mean you can demand gifts from anyone who walks in the door." "Oh...alright..." the girl pouted, "What do you want, Miss Neighbor?" Veronica sighed in relief, at least someone was reasonable. "I was just trying to learn about my surroundings and neighbors, since I know almost nothing about where we are." "Well, I'm Magical Girl Super☆Nova, it's nice to meet you." Something about the way Nova said her name reminded Veronica of someone really annoying, but she decided to let it slide. "Demon Weapon Sunshine☆Veronica, nice to meet you as well." Veronica winced at hearing her own name said the same way, and wasn't sure why that was the case, but she was trying to make a good impression, and thus didn't dwell on it for long. "'Demon Weapon', what kind of magical girl is that?" Nova asked. "I'm not magical girl." Veronica answered adamantly. "Sure you are, everyone here is. If you're not a magical girl then how are you here?" "You make a good point, I guess I must be." Veronica wasn't sure how to answer that, so she decided to just play along. She wasn't into that sort of childish thing (anymore), and she was definitely not a magical in any way, but arguing over it was a waste of time. Whatever her magical girl status, Veronica was certain that her conversation with Nova would continue to be eventful.

Haven The angelic woman shook her head with a frown. "Stanza says that your familiar should know just as much as he." she explained, "Although..." she hesitated, uncertainty momentarily flashing on her beautiful and pristine face, "I have my own speculation that this is a sort of purgatory. The variety of people here... I believe this place judges us across multiple realities. It encourages us to fight one another, but I suspect that's only a superficial goal, that this is some form of test."

Haruka The other magical girl relaxed and lowered her arm when Kyubey walked away. A black creature that looked extremely similar to Kyubey appeared out of the trees. "Thank you." the voice in her head said again, "I'm going to explain what's going on to Octavia now, you're welcome to stay if you like." "Oh, there you are, Beta." the other girl said to the black Kyubey, "There's another Incubator here, you should be careful." "Were safe, it's powerless in this place." the voice answered, still allowing Haruka to hear even though it wasn't speaking directly to her, "I do appreciate your concern." Both the girl and the black Kyubey turned their attention back to Haruka, and the girl introduced them. "I'm Puella Magica Octavia☆Acuta, and this is Beta. It's nice to meet you. And I'm sorry for overreacting." Her I teoduction and apology were accompanied by a deep bow. Haven As Haven crossed the concrete land with the dancing mannequins, she heard a moment of a beautiful symphony that made her want to join them, though it didn't last long as she quickly entered the land with the firewood. The woman who inhabited it noticed her approach and moved to intercept her. "Hello there." the woman said. Her voice matched her angelic appearance, deep and soothing, "This is quite the strange place, isn't it?" Zeta The girl in the bodysuit and helmet hopped down from her perch, though instead of landing on the ground beneath her, she pressed something on her wrist and vanished in a flash of purple energy. Another flash appeared beside Kanae and Bellona, and the girl appeared out of it, landing lightly on the grass. She pressed something on her wrist again and her helmet retracted, revealing the face of a young girl with emerald eyes. Her hair was green with purple highlights, and though short, was still long enough to suffer from helmet hair. She shook her head to straighten her hair out and then introduced herself, "I'm Magical Raider Universal☆Galiah." "It's nice to meet you, Zeta, Galiah." Kanae said. Standing next to a young girl and a girl in a wheelchair made Bellona's extreme height seem even more out of place, and she seemed to agree, as she was engulfed in a white glow that shrank her down to a much more normal looking blonde woman. She still towered over the other two, but not to as ridiculous a degree as before. "Good, introductions are over." She said, "Since you can't help me find Diana, I don't suppose one of you knows the way out of here?" Bellona's high pitched voice was oddly dissonant with her attitude, especially after the deep, resounding shouts she'd entered with.