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I am thou, and thou art I [open]

WHO: Homura Akemi, Madoka Kaname, and you
WHEN: June 26th, Dark Hour
WHERE: Around the city.
SUMMARY: In which Personae are awakened.
RATING: PG.
WARNINGS: None.

It was once again midnight, and once again the process of townspeople turning into coffins repeated itself. The water turned red and sticky- Homura had been staying up to see if what happened the night of her arrival would happen again.

And to her surprise it had. She remembered the last time she had been awake for this, the shadows had moved unsettlingly, almost as though they were planning to attack. It was entirely possible the shadows might do so. She wouldn’t put it past them. With that in mind she takes up her bow and some of her grenades before she leaves to explore.

Best to be prepared, after all.

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Madoka couldn't sleep, only staring out the window as the time passed. She couldn't stop thinking about the fates of Kyouko and Sayaka... Now, only her and Homura were the only ones alive. What could she do when they get back to Japan? Maybe she should become a Puella Magi and help out--

Her thoughts were interrupted by the scenery outside suddenly changing. What? Again? Something was different this time, though. Madoka heard footsteps from behind her hotel room's door. Curious, she walks up to the door's peephole, and glances out.

... Homura? On impulse, Madoka opened her door, with the intention of following the other girl.

Homura doesn't see Madoka following her just yet. She's walking out the door, with the bow at her shoulder. She really didn't want to fight the shadows, she had no idea how they fought, and no idea how they existed. But, as she stepped into the deserted streets, she realized she had no other choice.

If they attacked her she would fight with what she had to the best of her abilities.

Naturally, despite the obvious danger of going outside, Madoka was too concerned about Homura to leave her alone. So she follows the other girl outside. After all, Madoka had many questions, and she felt that Homura had many answers that she wasn't giving away.

... What she saw out the window was more horrifying up close, and she let out a startled gasp. The night sky was a sickening green, carrying the eerily bright yellow moon that glowed against clouds of black. Numerous puddles laid on the streets and sidewalks, some Madoka had noticed during the daytime as water puddles, but the substance was no longer water. In the place of that mundane clear fluid was a deep red, thicker-looking substance. It made Madoka think of blood, but it couldn't be that... could it?

Most disturbing was the black coffins that stood upright here and there with an unsettling red glow. The way they were positioned almost looked like they were pentagonal citizens enjoying night life. No way... could that mean...? Madoka didn't want to believe it, but a morbid imagination she didn't think she had began to run wild.

"Wh... What is... all this...?" Her shock completely shatters her stealth as she takes an instinctive step back. "Could this be... a witch's...?"

Despite the oddness of the hour, Homura doubted it was a witch's doing. Witches didn't affect such a large area. Even Walpurgisnacht didn't have a barrier. No, it was more likely whatever did this was something unrelated.

That voice... That was Madoka's voice. She should have known her friend would follow her out here despite the dangers of doing so.

Homura stops and turns back. "Go back to the hotel." She couldn't take it if her friend got hurt here of all places.

Go back to the hotel. Madoka had expected to be told that. She's always been a burden, but always insisted on tagging along despite that. A friend was always supposed to be at someone's side to support them all the way, right? Though there are times Madoka was put off by Homura's stoicism, she could consider the mysterious girl a friend, right...?

So, she disregards the admonishment and firmly stands her ground.

"Homura-chan, where are you going?" she asks, very concerned. "What are you going to do at such a late hour? It's dangerous for you too, you know!"

As Madoka continues to speak, she fails to notice an opaque, black, and seemingly squishy mass with arms slowly creeping up on her...

Madoka might not have noticed the shadows, but Homura definately did. There was no way she would lose her friend again, not after everything that she'd been through. So she'll push Madoka out of the way and covered in the shadowy mass herself.

There was no way that Homura would let Madoka get hurt again. The minute she touched the odd black mass, she heard a voice in her head.

I am thou and thou art I.

I am Phoenix of rebirth.

And the ghostly image of her persona shines above her for a minute before fading away. A warmth settled into her as she spoke her first spell.

"Agi!" She summoned a small flame to attack the black mass. It doesn't do very much, but it was better than nothing at all.

"Kyaa!"

Madoka let out a yelp as she felt Homura shove her aside and the impact of pavement against her body. Getting over the shock, she sits up and looks back to see Homura fighting against an unidentifiable creature. Though Madoka wasn't a Puella Magi, she could tell that it wasn't a Witch nor a Familiar. Even more strange was how Homura somehow summoned a large glowing bird to attack it. It couldn't be magic... she was still in normal clothes. What was it...?

"H-Homura-chan! What..."

Whatever the case, someone was fighting for her once again. Once again, she was being a burden to a friend. Madoka finally gets back on her feet as she watches the fight, her hands clenching tightly into fists. She hated her own weakness. Even if Homura was an experienced fighter, it just wasn't fair. If only... she could do something too...!

In the midst of her rising emotions, she felt a ringing in her head. Madoka pressed her hands over her ears and winced. What in the--- The ringing soon formed into words:

Thou art I... And I am thou...

Though through curiousity I hath brought forth darkness, within my box I still carry a single light.

I am Pandora, the all-gifted. Let us give hope together.

The figure of a young woman wearing a white dress from an ancient civilization glows above Madoka, and drops a small box before placing her hands on Madoka's shoulders. Instinctively, Madoka holds up her hands to catch it. The box opens, revealing its contents to be glowing light. For some reason... the light shining against Madoka's eyes suddenly made her able to see what that thing weak against.

"H-Homura-chan!" She called out to her friend once again, this time with more resolve thanks to this new information. "It's weak to physical attacks! Can you strike it somehow?"

That... Madoka hadn't made a contract just then. What just happened? Homura would have to ask her after this fight, because right now they were in danger- and even more distressing Madoka was in danger.

Homura takes her bow back up from where she dropped it. She was grateful she had thought ahead and brought some arrows with her. One of which she fires at the enemy before looking back at her friend.

"Madoka?" Well... other than the box of light, her friend seemed alright so far.

That arrow did it. Once that projectile pierced into the creature, it let out a shriek and shriveled into nothingness. It really was true then... Madoka could see their weaknesses. As she opened her mouth to tell Homura that she was fine, from a distance she could see yet another one of those blobby creatures, though the mask it wore seemed slightly different.

"Watch out! There's another one coming!" she points to the incoming enemy. "It's weak to fire!"

She nods in acknowledgement. Madoka was right about the other creature's weakness, so it was likely she would be right about this enemy as well.

Homura closes her eyes and focuses in on Phoenix before delivering another Agi spell at the incoming black blob.

"Are there any more?"

Were there any more? Madoka looked past Homura and ahead, left, then right. All clear. She turns her head to look over her shoulder. The only thing behind her was her serenely smiling Persona. So far, so good. It looks like they were safe.

"I... I don't see anymore..." As soon as Madoka says that, the box in her hands, as well as Pandora, faded away. She blinks, then looks back to Homura. "What did I just do...? It was almost as if... I knew how to do it all along. Do you know what's going on, Homura-chan?"

Then Homura will relax a little. Good, there wasn't anything immediately fatal around. The image of a huge fiery bird dissolved back into light.

She'll turn back to Madoka and take a few steps towards her. The closer she was, the harder it would be for anything to get close enough to Madoka to attack her.

"I'm not sure." And that in itself was bothering her. She just called up a massive bird made up of flame, but she had no idea why she had the power in the first place.

"Mmm... Could it have something to do with this place, then?" Madoka places a hand on her chin as she thinks about this. That could be possible, since she hadn't made a contract... Her thoughts were cut off once she felt the familiar grip of fatigue. Madoka frowns and rubs her forehead. How could that be...? She was perfectly fine a while ago.

"Hey... Do you suddenly feel kind of tired?"

Something to do with this place? It was possible, after all Homura didn’t have these powers before. The huge fiery bird she didn’t have back home. Was it really something about this place that made Phoenix materialize and let its power to her? She didn’t know for sure, but she notes it as possible.

Now that Madoka mentioned it, the familiar feeling of fatigue made itself known. Homura shouldered her bow. “Let’s go back.” It wouldn’t do to be ambushed when they were already tired.

"Yeah..."

Madoka nodded with compliance. She knew she'd only get in Homura's way if she was tired. Maybe it would be better for them to investigate another day after getting some good rest. She'll follow Homura once the other girl starts making her way back to the hotel.

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