Chapter 163
As a Magic girl, Fate Kite doesn't want to engage in such a battle.
"Dark Feather, you said before that you wanted my Magic Wand, so what do you want to do after you get it?"
Even for her, along with Star Flower and Takanashi, dealing with several Perfect Form Monster and a Black Magical Girl at the same time would be extremely difficult; even if they were on the defensive, it would be hard to hold them off.
Fate Kite wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth and looked at the Magical Girl Dark Feather opposite her.
Dark Feather maintained the same mysterious yet dangerous smile as when they first met.
It was as if she didn't care about the battle at all.
Seeing her unwavering stance, Fate Kite felt a surge of anger. She lowered her head, a hint of gloom appearing on her face, but it was quickly swept away by the firelight.
"Then it seems the only solution is for you to say it yourself..."
After Phantom Wind appeared some time ago, she had been thinking about how to quickly become stronger.
The method I obtained from Doctor Hong Shang was to use the power of the Broken Wing to absorb large amounts of Magic Power from the Magic Crystal.
Therefore, although it was somewhat beyond her capacity, her current level of Magic Power has increased significantly compared to the previous period.
The only hidden danger is the injury I sustained in the battle with the Chameleon some time ago, which hasn't healed yet.
The battle has begun once again.
The first move was Magic Girl Star Flower's Magic Power Bomb, colorful light blooming like fireworks in front of the Monster, then turning into smoke of different colors, obscuring their vision.
As all the Monster searched for their own way, a beam of Magic Power and flames that could incinerate everything emerged from the smoke.
These attacks came from Takanashi and Fate Kite, respectively.
The beam of light quickly knocked a relatively fragile Monster off the battlefield.
Meanwhile, Fate Kite brandished her giant flaming blade and slashed at the blood-soaked giant wolf.
Just as she was about to strike, a dark purple figure suddenly flashed past her.
With a flap of its Feather Wing, it grabbed the Blood Wolf Monster and dodged the Fate Kite's attack.
Unsurprisingly, it was Dark Feather who did it.
However, this was not unexpected for Fate Kite.
Behind her, the fiery wings rapidly disintegrated, revealing countless feathered arrows trailing flames. These arrows flew like meteors towards the Blood Wolf Monster and Dark Feather in the air.
"---Whoosh."
Just as she was about to pass through the bodies of the Black Magical Girl and the Monster, Dark Feather grabbed the head of the Blood Wolf Monster and held it in front of her.
Countless hissing sounds.
The flaming arrow pierced through the Blood Wolf Monster's body, then quickly engulfed it in intense heat.
Just as the flames were about to spread to Dark Feather calmly plunged his hand into the Blood Wolf Monster's chest. After obtaining something from inside, he discarded the Monster's body as if it were trash.
Before Fate Kite could even see clearly, Dark Feather had already inserted the werewolf's Magic Crystal into the Magic Wand's Feather Wing slot.
"--A Man-Eating Wolf!"
Then, the blood-red light rapidly condensed and extended in Dark Feather's hand. Immediately afterwards, Dark Feather flapped his Feather Wing and charged towards Fate Kite.
"... What?"
Fate Kite was stunned for a moment; her mind couldn't process it before her body reacted first.
She raised her Magic Wand and held it in front of her to shield herself from the cold glint that her eyes could barely catch.
"--Sizzle!"
The sound of sharp objects colliding was enough to make your teeth ache.
What appeared on Dark Feather's arm were blood-stained wolf claws, their sharp hooks colliding with Fate Kite's Magic Wand, creating countless scattered sparks.
Meanwhile, Dark Feather raised his Magic Wand with his other hand, the mist condensing into a dark blade, ready to slash down.
Bang! Fate Kite's other hand just in time grabbed Dark Feather's arm.
The two forces clashed fiercely, but fortunately, Fate Kite's side had the upper hand.
Cracks gradually appeared on the wolf claws on Dark Feather's arm.
"Whoosh--"
With a crisp cracking sound, Fate Kite's Magic Wand shattered the wolf claw on Dark Feather's hand, then struck Dark Feather directly on the head with the Magic Wand.
This blow naturally injured the girl's head, and the blood splattered onto Fate Kite's face.
After feeling the temperature of the other person's blood, Fate Kite was stunned for a moment.
In that brief moment of stunned silence, Dark Feather, enduring the pain, raised her leg and kicked Fate Kite in the stomach.
"--Gurgle... Ugh!"
Fate Kite was kicked away, then coughed a few times and clutched her stomach in unbearable pain.
Two Magic girls, one clutching her abdomen, the other clutching a wound on her head.
But no one gave themselves a chance to catch their breath.
They quickly regained their composure and picked up similar yet completely opposite Magic Wand.
"It hurts so much... it hurts so much..."
Dark Feather was in so much pain she almost cried.
Her hands, which had just been covering her head, were now stained with blood.
Several times, the Black Magical Girl tried to condense Feather Wing back on her back, but they all collapsed immediately.
When its Feather Wing spread again, Dark Feather raised its head once more. The weak expression from before vanished, leaving only a cold expression that seemed as if it might shatter at any moment.
"You're asking me... why I want your Magic Wand, right?"
She was panting, then moved swiftly, and before she knew it, she was beside a hedgehog-like Monster whose body was made of bone spikes.
The girl placed her hand on the hedgehog Monster's quills and pulled out the pale, sharp, thick bone spurs.
Seemingly sensing that she was holding a murder weapon, Dark Feather hesitated for a moment, then said as if giving up:
"... Even if I told you, you wouldn't understand."
Raising her hands high, she used all her strength to throw the two bone spikes toward Fate Kite.
Her previously confident demeanor had faded somewhat.
The bone spikes, imbued with Magic Power, hurtled towards the Fate Kite, spiraling with rings of black Magic Power that seemed poised to pierce Fate Kite.
However, layers of Magic Power Barrier stood up in front of Fate Kite.
This is a Magic Power Barrier cast by the Star Flower.
The Barrier was shattered layer by layer, and the bone spikes were worn away bit by bit. Just as it was about to attack Fate Kite swung her sword and cleaved it in two.
At the very moment of shattering, a dark purple phantom appeared before Fate Kite almost simultaneously.
She still held a bone spike in her hand, which severed one of the fiery Feather Wing on the back of the Fate Kite.
Bone spikes spun into dazzling waves of fire, yet were accompanied by the girl's blood.
It's the blood from Dark Feather.
The Feather Wing weren't physical; they were merely created from Magic Power. That last attack only caused Fate Kite to lose a significant amount of Magic Power. However, very quickly, Fate Kite's fist landed on Dark Feather's face—
How am I supposed to know if you don't tell me!
The girl's voice was filled with anger.
It had been a long time since Fate Kite had spoken in such a tone during the battle.
Anger surged from her chest, filling her heart.
With the sound of a fist hitting his face, Dark Feather was sent flying.
Dark Feather crashed heavily to the ground, her body as cold and fragile as a puppet without its strings.
The Fate Kite, now with only one wing remaining, gasped for breath, struggling to turn its body as it gazed at the Dark Feather that had been knocked to the ground.
Even so, Dark Feather trembled as she got up from the ground.
Behind her were half-formed, dark purple Feather Wing that were also trembling constantly, like a fledgling bird shivering in the rain.
However, Dark Feather only growled in a broken voice:
"--This isn't something you can understand just by being told it!"
Monster, Magic girls, and Black Magical Girl fight endlessly in these ruins.
However, most of them were actually unaware of the reason for the fight.
What exactly is the reason...?
On the other side of the battlefield, the Chameleon and the Magic girl Phantom Wind were constantly fighting each other, leaving wounds on each other's bodies and destroying and maiming them.
No matter how many times the Magic girl Phantom Wind destroys the Chameleon, the monster will always rise again.
However, after a long battle, the Chameleon's recovery finally reached its limit.
Its flesh and blood were slowly writhing.
Just like the final battle a few years ago.
As if recounting the blood shed by the girls until now, the Chameleon staggered and got up from the ground once more.
Its face still bore a twisted smile.
No one knows what this monster is.
What exactly led to its creation, what were its underlying motives, and who is its true identity?
For Phantom Wind, and for all the Magic girls of the past.
This monster is nothing but a persistent nightmare.
The wind turned into sharp blades, instantly slicing the Chameleon on the ground into pieces, which continued to wriggle even after being cut into pieces.
"Can't we find its Crystal...?"
After failing to find the Magic Crystal, Phantom Wind's expression darkened slightly.
However, she then ignored the Chameleon Monster that had been chopped up and quickly leaped towards the battlefield on Fate Kite's side.
On the other side of the battlefield, the battle between the three Magic girls and Dark Feather and the Monster continued.
This time, however, Dark Feather had the upper hand.
Holding a short blade made of Monster feathers in each hand, she walked step by step toward the almost powerless Fate Kite.
Magical Girl Dark Feather is Magic girl who can fully utilize the Monster.
Even if the Perfect Form Monster is defeated, the Monster's Crystal will immediately become Dark Feather's power.
After a long battle, even Fate Kite and her companions found themselves at a disadvantage.
However, even at a disadvantage, they had already achieved their goal of holding off these Perfect Form Monster.
As soon as the Magical Girl Dark Feather raised her feather sword, she vaguely sensed a rapidly approaching aura, but she couldn't react in time. Just as she was about to turn her head, a sharp wind blade swept towards her.
She used all her remaining strength to dodge, but a large section of her long hair was cut off, and a bloody gash was also left on her face.
Dark Feather instinctively covered her face, barely managing to remain calm. Then, she tilted her head to the side and saw the figure of a Magic girl dressed in dark green slowly walking towards her.
"Magic girl... Phantom Wind."
She said in a low voice.
As far as the eye could see, the strongest Magic girl was now dragging a Monster, grotesque body in each of her hands.
Before she could even see clearly, the two Monsters who had just been beside her were instantly defeated.
Phantom Wind threw away the two Monster he was holding.
"It's over, Magical Girl Dark Feather."
A plain and simple announcement.
But it made Dark Feather's heart plummet to the lowest point in an instant.
She had no chance of winning against this strongest Magic girl.