The train sped onward, and Akemi Homura finally confessed her past to Fang Zheng.
Once, she had been nothing more than an ordinary girl. But after meeting the Magical Girls, Akemi Homura's life underwent unimaginable changes. Back then, she had always followed Mami Tomoe and Madoka, watching them fight, until at last—when they faced the Night of the Witches.
Then Mami Tomoe died in battle, and Madoka perished alongside the Witch to protect Akemi Homura.
After weeping bitterly while holding Madoka's body, Akemi Homura made a decision. She made a wish to QB: "I want to meet Madoka again—not to be protected by her, but to protect her!"
Because of that wish, Akemi Homura returned to one month earlier, to the day she was discharged from the hospital.
And so began her endless cycle of repetition.
Akemi Homura's original idea had been simple. As long as she became a Magical Girl and fought alongside Mami Tomoe and Madoka, they could destroy the Night of the Witches. She successfully joined Mami Tomoe and Madoka, and the three of them hunted Witches together before confronting the Night of the Witches.
Then... they defeated the Night of the Witches. Yet Akemi Homura personally witnessed Madoka transform into a Witch afterward.
At that moment, Akemi Homura finally realized that they had all been deceived by QB.
She returned to the past once again and tried to tell the others the truth. However, because she had no idea why QB was doing this and lacked sufficient proof to support her claims, no one was willing to believe her.
Not until one of their companions became so twisted that she transformed into a Witch before their very eyes.
In the end, Akemi Homura had no choice but to kill that companion, who had transformed into a