Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Character Creation and Discussion

[An Hero in Disguise]

Kha never watched Rozen Maiden? Now that's a surprise

BTW the idea of Dream Worlds made me think of what those of my OCs would look like And the ones of the Daemon Lords

[Erio]

Originally Posted by An Hero in Disguise

This is massive Epic amounts of references Unexpectedly, the dolls fit into Nanohaverse quite well

So that was the book shown in the previous part?

Yup, and the little girl who sealed the spirits was E*******.

Originally Posted by An Hero in Disguise

That's one powerful reaction

Anyway even Weird allows a saving throw, so if you rolled 1 it's your problem

BTW I got reminded that Level 9 wasn't always the top for magic spells *goes to find the .pdf for Chronicles of Netheril*

What the-- I havent seen those spells... where can I get this pdf?!

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

Consider yourself honored to be the second person to ever receive this reaction!

EEEEERRRRIIIIIOOOOO!!!!!!

THIS IS BLOODY DAMNED HAXX!!!What happened to good 'ol modera- Ah, wait. like I'm one to talk. But still, we have the things called limitations!

I call for a nerf! Several nerfs! This is already approaching Kluize-level HAXX!

Anyway...

Well done! And the sheer number of references made me go.

Who'll handle this case, huh? You're KILLING GODS AND DAEMONS already!
Their so damned powerful! Just give me a reason to not consider this as DBZ-esque aside from the MOE! barrier!

*Dials 1800-00-HAXX*



P.S. (I can moderate Kha. And I certainly can moderate YOU!)

LOL As expected from Aaron.

Well, you certainly did catch all the h4xxness but... what about all the nervs?! First of all, the Rozen Maidens were able to kill Gods and Daemons when they were spirits. Right now, they are bound to the material world inside these dolls, so they dont have even, what, half? of their original power? (Ask An Hero how much weaker a God or Daemon is in the material world, as opposed to their counterparts in the Immaterium.) These spirits were exiled from the "world of the Gods" (similar to the Immaterium) and their souls were sealed inside this Book, though. (That means they dont have a counterpart in the Immaterium, and thus it is possible to release their true forms.)

For them to reach "full power" (the estimates I mentioned), they need to draw energy from their Master. (Oh, BTW, "full power" is not the same as "true form" that I just mentioned above.) A human cant possibly have enough power to kill a God. And because of this power restriction, not all of the Maidens can be used at the same time at full power. (Though Emeralda can come close to this... ... only problem is... she is "dead" )

And ANOTHER thing to take into consideration is... the unbelievable bad synchronization Natalia and Emeralda have. Right now Shinku probably cant even reach 60% her full power.

But after explaining some of the nervs, I just cant help but mention something... There ARE ways for the spirits to reach full power without the help of their Master...

Originally Posted by LoweGear

ERIO!!!!! KISAMA DARO!!!!

*Whacks Erio with Hayate Harisen Mk. IV dealing 99999 Baka Damage*

Next time, ask for permission Though at least, you wrote Kay in well, so I'll forgive this travesty

*S&W and Mai are free to use without permission. Kay is a different matter though *

LOL, well, to tell you the truth, I wasnt going to use Kay, not even Yuuno. This was just supposed to be a small introduction of sorts, after all. However, when I was finishing, I just got the crazy idea of using Kay (I know, sorry for not asking for permission ) since I liked your little Rhythmic Edge story, and this one seemed to fit Kay's exploits. But, really, the ONLY reason why I used Kay is to see your reaction.

Kay and Yuuno will not be involved in the main story (though now that Yuuno has the ring, I can do some stuff with him...).

As you can see, I can just change Kay's name without problems, so just letme know if you dont like it.

And hey, I didnt know Kay was restricted for use. I guess my little plan backfired.

And talk about Bluecheesium Breaker... this is one extensive profile you have here... nice details on the Renaissance like ancient civ here, and also the lore of the Book of the Damned.

(God-killers though?

*dials 1800-00-H4XX * )

But most of all... I was wondering how you managed to attempt to introduce SEVEN new characters, and now I know why Natalia's gonna get these Rozen Maidens wholesale?!?!?!

Although giving Suigintou and Shinku Kurosaki Ichigo's and Byakuya Kuchiki's BANKAIs (respectively) is absolute WIN, if a little unusual And I wonder what Souseiseki here will think of Mai...

Haha, again, they were God-killers when they were spirits, and powered by Gullveig. They are now bound to the material world, so they cant use all the power they had back then.

And yeah, Natalia's gonna get them all. Though, well, the real Owner is still Emeralda.

Unusual, yeah, but they kinda fit. At least giving Byakuya's Senbonzakura to Shinku was a no-brainer. As for Suigintou, I was pondering what to give her, as I HAD to give her a Bankai since I gave one to Shinku... so...

About Souseiseki and Mai, in theory their illusions will not work properly on one another, as they are both experts in the field. Though considering Mai's illusions are based off Chaos Magic, she should have the advantage... what do you think?

Originally Posted by USB500

Well, Erio-kun, I really love Rozen Maiden (even though I fail to finish both seasons ), but when I see this I was angered amazed by your capability of throwing in something like them in Nanoha Universe.

Meh, I gotta go and find its DVD...

Aura stares at Erio. She mumbles something in low voice before she approaches Takeru. "Takeru-kun, what should we do about him?" she asks.

Takeru glances at his TSAB partner. He shakes his head and says: "well, let's leave him to the mercy of the God Empress."

Aura giggles and hugs Takeru's neck. "I think I'm beginning to like you even more."

"You're choking me," Takeru sighs.

Anyway, good job. I think I'm going to bookmark them for further reading. And no; I won't even tempt to call it HAXX.

EDIT:
The Gemini Sisters almost ends! Am I killing all of you by waiting in dire anticipation?

Haha, I like Rozen Maiden. I hope there is a third season.

And, thanks. Glad you liked it.

Originally Posted by Kha

Chock full of references. Good attempt at Bluecheesium!

Now that that's aside... THOSE SKILLS WERE STATED IN FANON (Codex: Daemonjaeger) TO HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO BE LEARNT BY WOMEN!!! AS SUCH, THERE ARE NO FEMALE CLERIC-KNIGHTS!!!

Time paradox problem... Wait there's a way out...

[Searching database... FOUND.]

Okay, there has never been female Cleric-knights, but in Ancient Midchilda, the equivalent of the Belka Cleric-knights are the all female Paladins. (This is briefly mentioned in Nanoka's profile in the future Lyrical Nanoka series). These blessed women belong to the "Lightbringer Magi", former long time allies with the "Licht von Belka".

I suppose Shinku must've been one of them, or at least learnt the skills from them.

The rest are impressive! They are more powerful than the Wolkies and Zestro combined! In fact, I even see Kha taking lessons from Shinku, since she's from the old orders.

Are these Ro*scratch* Maidens for our current timeline? Who is the Owner? The thing about these girls is that they are so fitting to be part of the Adeptae Belkarum, but I guess they would be more fitting to be of the Midchilda. And the Eta bloodline are of Japanese descent, and that matches the Ro*zelch* Maidens! We DO THINK ALIKE HERE!!!

I wanna see more, even though I never watched Rozen Maidens! Looks like I can finally bring the "Lightbringer Magi" into FANON!!!

MWAHAHAHAHAHHAHA...!

@Aaron: Kluize can take all of them on... Of course using a lot more brains on top of H4xx power... OR go for the weak spot: destroy the Book, which he has the RM to do so.

But then again, why bother defeating them?

*far away, in a distant closed space, a mysterious book fell out of the sky and crashed into a desert riddled with devices*

Kha: (echoing as though it is being said by thousands of himself) Come! All Your H4xx Are Belong To Us!!!



*runs from Aaron after promoting the real, but unborn Kluize to XX*

1. LOL, that last line about she having Kha's spells was more of a joke than anything, though really, she should have something similar to what Kha has. And now you even found a way to relate her to Kha.

Just one thing, though, their magic style is not either Ancient Belkan not Mid-Childan, as they come from another dimension. Shinku was also dormant inside Emeralda's soul (along with the entire Book) for hundreds of years (since Emeralda's soul was trapped inside the "Relic"). However, she could have learned from Lightbringer Magi before Emeralda's soul was sealed...

2. Yes, they are in our current timeline. If you recall the first part of this little story, Natalia was captured by the TSAB and they were inside their HQ when the TSAB was "attacked"....... Yeah, this is recent stuff.

The Owner is still Emeralda, but she cant use the Book so she is going to lend it to Natalia for now.

I guess they could join Adeptae Belkarum...

3. Who's Lightbringer Magi?

4. About your Trace, remember this Book was not made by humans, but by Gods, and it is a Book capable of storing more than SEVEN spirits, each capable of even killing Gods... At least that has to account for something! In other words, Kha probably cant trace this, at least not a copy even close to the original.

[Satty]

Originally Posted by Erio

Yay! Finally I finished this. You'll see why it took so long. There are references scattered all around the place... but they should all be easy to spot. I'm not as crazy as Kha.

Lots of Bluecheesium here, though not as much as others.

Well, hope you like it.

Oh, yeah, a small warning, there are a lot of pictures here. I wanted to include many more, but I was afraid some of you might complain.


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Part 1 can be found here.

Spoiler for Special Episode 01 - Part 3:

Special Episode 01: Maidens (Second Half) – Part 1


It was a beautiful sight, a small town with some houses made of stone, and some of wood, and a huge castle at the edge of the town.

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I was walking around the town and saw a group of mages practicing their spell casting… Well, it was not really me. Apparently, I was experiencing the memories of one of the mages of the time. Even without the use of technology they had ways of recording memories and maybe other things. And these recordings were not just visual; I was able to know what this person was thinking too. Again I have to say, this is incredible.

The mages were all equipped with staves (or wands) and books.

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The regular staves did not have anything special. In fact, they were just long wooden sticks. The more advanced staves had some kind of crystal somehow inserted at one of its tips. The crystals, while some where of different colors, were very similar to the one on this ring. These staves did not have any kind of artificial intelligence whatsoever. They were only used as a tool to focus the energy of the mages so the mages could cast spells more easily. The mages concentrated in channeling and gathering their energy, and also the energy of the surroundings, into the staves before casting a spell. It is very similar to what we do nowadays; however, we modern mages are used to have Intelligent Devices do almost all the spell casting work for us.

The staves equipped with crystals were only given to more experienced mages. These crystals naturally amplify the magical energy poured into them, resulting in much stronger spells. Speaking of which, the spells I was able to see were purely elemental in nature. Apparently, the mages were able to transform the magical energy into pure elemental energy, such as fire, ice and lightning, something not very common in our time. (( In modern Mid-Childa, as seen in canon, regular spells are not composed of 100% elemental energy—for example, Fate’s attacks, which are mostly composed of pure energy (like Nanoha) and only partially composed of lightning elemental—, and thus weather manipulation spells are needed when fighting AMF. ))

The mages back then used these crystals to amplify their power, in a way similar to how cartridges are used nowadays to temporally boost the regular magic output of a mage. However, these crystals are way more dangerous, as their usage is not limited and they can also provide a constant magic boost up effect. From the little I saw, I believe these mages were much more powerful than the average mage in our time, and some, thanks to these crystals, could have been even more powerful than the TSAB’s best.

From what I saw, the use of the crystal does not seem to harm the mages in any way, and no side effects were spotted. However, I do believe there may be side effects for the constant use of these crystals.

The staves, as mentioned above, were only used for energy gathering and spell channeling. The most important equipment for these mage was their books.

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These books were used in different ways. For one, mages were able to inscribe spells onto pages of the books so they could cast the spells faster. These books did not have any kind of artificial intelligence either, and thus the mages had to do all the work when it comes to casting a spell. Inscribing the frequently used spells into the books would greatly improve the performance of a mage in battle, where enemies will wait for no one. For this system to work there was a Quick Search spell that allowed the mage to quickly find the spell needed. From the little I saw, it worked very well.

The spell books were also used for storing magical energy. The mages used some of the unwritten pages of the book to store energy of various different types, such as fire or ice energy, for later use. This reminded me of the Book of Darkness case, where the Book’s pages had to be filled with pure magical energy drained from mages. The pages filled with magical energy surely resemble cartridges, as they allowed the mages to quickly gather the energy needed for casting spells.

While the methods used by these mages can surely be considered old and not very effective, they do work, and from what I saw, the effectiveness of these mages in battle was no worse than that of the mages of our time. In fact, the mages of our time may be too spoiled by the use of Artificial Intelligence to do most of the spell casting work for them, and may even be considered inferior to the mages of this ancient civilization. And this is not taking into consideration the use of this unknown crystal.

However, the use of Artificial Intelligence has given the opportunity to more people to become mages, and thus there are many more mages in our time than there were back then.

As evidenced by the ring I have with me, there must be other types of equipment, from jewelry to weapons and armor that make use of this crystal. However, the crystal appears to be scarce so only few select individuals possessed them, most notably the nobles. This is where the last part of the memories I was able to experience take me.

I was able to see the insides of a noble’s mansion. Needless to say, it was breathtaking.

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In one of the rooms, I saw a blonde little girl with blue eyes. She appeared to be around ten or eleven years old. She was playing tea party with a few dolls, and it was a cute sight, as the girl was really into it. However, that’s when I noticed… the dolls were alive. They talked and moved as if they were living beings. At first, I was scared. Was this the work of a manipulation spell? Even if it was, though, the power of this manipulation spell must have been enormous, as the level of realism was absolutely unbelievable. And to think that such small child was able to not only manipulate one doll to this extend, but more than five at the same time? I’m not sure if I should be scared of the living dolls or the girl herself. If there was one word to describe this girl, it must be “genius.”

The last bit of the memories I was able to see focused on a book that this child possessed. The book was clearly different from the ones used by the average mage. In fact, it did not seem to be of the same nature. The strange vibes I sensed from just looking at this book were the same as the ones I received when I first looked at the Book of Darkness. While they don’t seem to be related, as this civilization is clearly not Ancient Belka, my intuition tells me they are very similar in power. The last thing I remember was the name of this book…

The Book of the Damned.

*end of log*

???: … Could these crystals be related to Relics? And this Book… I haven’t heard of any Books similar to the Book of Darkness… What could this mean? I think I should contact Hayate…

The young man sighed as he was overwhelmed with thoughts.

???: Very interesting, as expected from Kaylin-san.
Woman: Professor Scrya! The meeting is about to start.
Yuuno: Ah, yes, thank you for reminding me. I’ll have to look into this later…

The young archeologist closed the holodisplay and inspected the package that was sent to him by Kaylin Mathis. Inside the package he found the ring…

Spoiler for Disclaimer:

(Disclaimer: K***** M***** was used without the permission of its owner. ... *runs away from L***G***)

Spoiler for Special Episode 01 - Part 4:

Special Episode 01: Maidens (Second Half) – Part 2

Codex: The Book of the Damned

“The war I remember… the first in the world

When the gods with spears… had smitten Gullveig

And in the hall… of Hár had burned her

Three times burned… and three times born

Oft and again… yet ever she lives.

Heid they named her… when she came to the house

The wide-seeing witch… in magic wise

She performed seið when she could… worked seið in a trance

To evil women… she was always a joy.”

(Hár is a common name for Odin; Heid means “gleaming”; Seið, or Seid, is a particular type of magic—sorcery or witchcraft—, often looked on pejoratively.)


The War of the Gods… a war said to have been ignited by a single woman… a single mysterious witch. It is said that, with her sorcery and witchcraft, she was able to trick the Gods into waging war against each other.

The evil woman, whose objectives were known to no one but herself, had subdued seven immensely powerful spirits. These spirits were powerful enough to even kill the Gods themselves.

Many thought the witch had signed a pact with Daemons, as her powers were anything but Divine.

After being found, the woman, known back then as Gullveig, was burned alive… three times. And even then, she lived…

Knowing that not even Lord Odin’s sacred fire could extinguish her life, the Gods opted to seal her and toss her into the human world.

And her seven spirits had the same fate. They were sealed inside a Book… a crimson Book…

Centuries later, the Book was found by humans. Unexpectedly, humans with the ability to use magic were able to break the Book’s seal, liberating the imprisoned spirits. However, unfortunate for the spirits, they were still bound to the Book.

Not surprisingly, the spirits sought revenge on the Gods and on the evil witch who had caused their eternal grief. The now rogue spirits brought chaos and destruction upon the lands whenever the Book was found and opened. The Book was known by humans as the Book of the Damned.

One of the mages responsible for once opening the Book witnessed the horrors of its demonic powers and yet somehow survived. He then took it upon himself not to let the Book be opened ever again. From then on, the Book had been passed down from generation to generation of his family, in an effort to keep the Book away from curious hands.

That is, until a little girl, at the mere age of ten, was able to purify the seven spirits after sealing each of them into seven different dolls, as she knew that the spirits were not genuinely evil.

The seven spirits, now bound to the material world as dolls, which took the appearance of the spirits themselves, swore their loyalty to this young girl… the girl who was able to ease at least some of their pain and suffering… the girl who at such young age was known as the most powerful mage…

The girl gave each of the spirits a name and called them Maidens… and told them that, from then on, they would not be known as evil spirits, but as the Maidens of the Golden Rose.

~~~

The Book of the Damned has immense power able to even surpass the Book of Darkness. However, the two Books are very different, and thus cannot be compared to one another, for this Book is not a Spell Book, but a Summoning Book.

The Owner of the Book will have control, though not complete, over the spirits dwelling inside. The spirits are bound to the mortal world thanks to their artificial bodies—the dolls—they were sealed in and thus they are able to interact with it.

While the spirits will be able to act on their own, for them to release their full power they need to draw energy from their Master, the Owner of the Book. However, there are other ways of releasing the spirits’ full power without the need of the Master’s intervention.

Aside from the seven spirits, there are other lesser spirits dwelling inside the Book, spirits that were attracted to the Book because of its immense spiritual energy.

There has only been one Owner of the Book of the Damned… until now…

Spoiler for Special Episode 01 - Part 5:

The Maidens of the Golden Rose

Shinku

Spoiler for Shinku:

Estimated Mage Rank: S+
Magic Specialty: Enhancement (Reinforcement) / “Senbonzakura” (Specialization)
Magical Energy Affinity: Holy / Divine
Role: Center Guard / Front Line Support / Secondary Front Line Aggressor

Shinku embodies a traditional Victorian aristocrat. She is extremely demanding and can seem unappreciative of others, even though this is often not the case. Her favorite words are “tea” and “servant”; she takes pride in lecturing, slapping, and generally abusing her servants, of which she doesn’t have any at the moment, at every opportunity. No matter how strong the emotion, Shinku rarely lets her sadness, joy, or fear show through. Shinku may seem cold, but she is highly protective of and cares deeply for her sisters and her Master. She can also be relied on for the occasional bit of parent-like wisdom. Despite her aristocratic quirks, Shinku is one the most level-headed Maidens of the bunch. Most of the other Maidens look up to her as an older sister.

In combat, Shinku is the “paladin” of the group. She specializes in Divine Enhancement Magic, which include defensive spells (barriers, shields), healing spells, and support spells (boosts, seals, and blessings). She also has a very special restorative ability in the form of time-reversing magic (she can restore broken objects, windows and the like, and even wounds).

While Shinku uses Enhancement Magic most of the time, her offensive abilities are actually one of the most powerful of the Maidens. Shinku fights with crimson rose petal-based attacks, which she calls Senbonzakura (“A Thousand Cherry Blossoms”). The rose petals are extremely versatile and can take different shapes and constitutions. Shinku can control the petals at will and can make them as sharp as blades and direct them to spread out for wide-ranging attacks, or group them together to use as a shield. Since they are numerous and small, the rose petals are very hard to evade if surrounded by them.

When at full power, Shinku can release the ultimate form of her Senbonzakura, which she calls Senbonzakura Kageyoshi (“Vibrant Display of the Thousand Cherry Blossoms”). In this release, the rose petals become so tiny that they are invisible to the naked eye, and also drastically increase in number, up to almost a million. This release of Senbonzakura also has another form, in which Shinku can gather and condense every tiny blade into a single scarlet sword, called Hakuteiken (“White Imperial Sword”), with incredible cutting power. In this form, Shinku also grows pure red wings made of spiritual power.

Shinku’s other weapon is a cane, which she skillfully wields like a sword. While the cane looks childish and fragile, she has actually reinforced it to make it as hard as metals.

Lastly, her Artificial Spirit, which is a companion entity every Maiden has, is called Hollier and it helps Shinku with various tasks, from scouting and repairing objects to attacking and controlling Senbonzakura. Artificial Spirits are of the form of a glowing speck of colored light that can fly around and assist the Maidens.

For an comprehensive list of Shinku’s spells, please check:

Spoiler for Spell List:

All of Kha's Spells! BWAHAHAHAHAHA ...

Hina Ichigo

Spoiler for Hina Ichigo:

Estimated Mage Rank: B
Magic Specialty: Manipulation
Role: Support

Hina Ichigo is the very embodiment of childishness. She spends her day drawing silly things all over the place, even over her sisters’ equipment, something that makes Suiseiseki furious. Although she can be ridiculously naïve and selfish, Hina Ichigo has nothing but the best intentions for those that she cares about. She is the weakest of all the Maidens.

In combat, Hina Ichigo employs strawberry vines to restrain opponents. She is very good at binding her opponents using her vines (and also some binding magic); however, her weak magical power does not let her restrain opponents for long. Her real usefulness comes from her ability to manipulate objects over a remarkable distance using invisible threads. She uses these objects to distract opponents and open locks, among other things. She uses these threads so well that it appears like she has telekinetic powers. Basically, she is more useful out of battle than in.

However, Hina Ichigo’s manipulation abilities go even further. She also possesses a very unusual ability in the form of her drawings. She can control a person’s emotions by painting colors upon their body. A few examples of this type of attacks are:

• Betrayal Black: This paint makes the victim not follow any orders from allies.
• Laughing Yellow: This makes the victim break into uncontrollable laughter.
• Sorrowful Blue: Makes the victim fall into utter depression.
• Bullfight Red: This color acts as an indefinite target the victim absolutely has to strike. For instance, no matter how much you want and try to punch Hina Ichigo, you’ll end up punching the red paint mark instead.
• Relaxing Green: This causes the victim to become completely care-free. The victims will want to chill out and sit down to have a picnic with some tea in the middle of the battlefield.

Her Artificial Spirit is called Berrybell.

Kanaria

Spoiler for Kanaria:

Estimated Mage Rank: AA
Magic Specialty: Emission / Lyrical Magic (Specialization)
Role: Reconnaissance / Support

Kanaria’s personality is that of an adorable but very eccentric little girl. Her bright, somewhat arrogant disposition has made her proclaim herself as the “official scout” of the group. She fancies herself as quite the stealthy prowler and loves spying on others using her binoculars. She is also the self-proclaimed “most intelligent” Maiden. Kanaria has the unusual habit of ending her sentences with “kashira” (meaning “I wonder?” or “maybe?”).

Even though self-proclaimed, Kanaria really is the best scout of the group. She specializes in Lyrical Magic, which involves the use of sound in various different ways, such as hearing things over a very long distance, detecting movement and traps, increasing movement speed, taming, calming or charming wild animals, and even causing destruction. Her Artificial Spirit, Pizzicato, is good at finding clues and inspecting areas. Her cute binoculars are also able to see through objects and walls, as well as detect life, Linker Cores, and magical reactions. Her other support spells include wide-area scan and wide-area life detection spells, making her indispensable in almost every situation. With Pizzicato’s help, she also has the ability to heal wounds to some extend.

In combat, Kanaria uses a deceptively adorable violin capable of destroying through its sound, as well as inflict various other effects, such as immobilizing opponents. Here is a list of some of her attacks:

• First Movement – The Waltz of Attack: Shoots small sound waves with incredible destructive power.
• Second Movement – The Canon of Pursuit: Used to immobilize her opponents by sending sound waves in all directions.
• Discourse: Summons various tornados that she is able to partially control.
• Counterattack Partita: Used in close range, it sends an electric shock to the attacking opponent. It can be used without the bow.
• Final Movement – Symphony of Destruction: A huge tornado surrounds Kanaria’s body, with very powerful winds that can rip through almost anything. Kanaria can move at very high speeds while she plays her violin inside the tornado.
• Prelude of the Wild Rose: Gives an ally a temporal boost in overall combat effectiveness.

Overall, Kanaria is one of the most useful Maidens both in and out of battle.

Suiseiseki

Spoiler for Suiseiseki:

Estimated Mage Rank: AAA+
Magic Specialty: Materialization / Manipulation / “Dream World” (Specialization)
Role: Auxiliary Support / Auxiliary Front Line Aggressor

Suiseiseki makes an impression with her high-pitched voice, heterochromatic eyes, and frequent use of the sentence-ending copula “desu,” and is described by Shinku as “the most timid and shy of the sisters” and even as a crybaby. She is quite easily scared of strange noises, and prefers to hide behind her sisters in the presence of strangers. With those she is acquainted however, she shows a very devious personality. Suiseiseki adores the spotlight, and her favorite activities include picking mercilessly on Hina Ichigo, and cackling maniacally. She has a wild imagination, a short temper and a fondness for telling wild lies to terrify Hina Ichigo, whom she calls either “chibi-chibi” (“tiny tiny”) or “chibi-ichigo” (“tiny strawberry”).

Suiseiseki’s abilities are similar to that of a Geomancer. Her Artificial Spirit, Sui Dream, transforms into a watering can which she uses to trigger various different effects depending on the environment and on her imagination. If used on grass, she is able to instantly materialize huge plants from the ground and manipulate them at will to attack, defend, and/or bind opponents. While manipulating plants may not seem too powerful, these plants are actually reinforced with Suiseiseki’s holy water, so making them strong as the hardest of metals is entirely possible. If she uses Sui Dream on rocks, she can have stalagmites emerge from the ground at very high speeds, or even produce earthquakes. In short, her abilities depend on the environment and on her imagination, making Suiseiseki one of the most powerful and versatile Maidens in any location and any situation.

Along with her sister Souseiseki, Suiseiseki has the unique ability of accessing a person’s Dream World. Dream Worlds are places that are mirrors of a soul, containing elements such as old memories, biggest fears and secrets, and representations of important items. Every human, and even Gods and Daemons, have them. For example, Shinku’s Dream World is a cozy Victorian house, while Suigintou’s is an abandoned snowy city. The Dream Worlds of all beings are connected via an enormous tree, which only the “Gardener Maidens,” Suiseiseki and Souseiseki, are able to access thanks to their Artificial Spirits Sui Dream and Lempicka, respectively. The more closely related two people are, the closer their “branches” are located. A person may be locked inside their dreams by these Artificial Spirits, but the Maidens never do this as it would lead to insanity.

Entering Dream Worlds can be very useful to unravel a person’s deepest secrets and to discover their biggest fears, among other things, but it can be most useful to dispel powerful curses and Genjustu (“Illusion Techniques”) that affect the person’s soul, life force, or mental stability. The latter can be achieved by tampering with a person’s Soul Tree, which is located inside their respective Dream World. The Soul Tree’s size and growth reflects a person’s life force or mental state. The growth of these Soul Trees can be assisted through the power of the Gardeners’ Artificial Spirits. Sometimes, however, it is better to let the Soul Tree recover by itself.

Souseiseki

Spoiler for Souseiseki:

Estimated Mage Rank: AAA
Magic Specialty: Illusion Magic (Specialization) / “Dream World” (Specialization)
Role: Illusionist / Infiltrator

The tomboyish Souseiseki has heterochromatic eyes like her sister Suiseiseki, but the colors are switched. Her personality is also the polar opposite of Suiseiseki; she is rational, calm, quiet and deeply devoted to her Master and to her duties. She possesses a sharpness in her speech that is similar to Shinku's, attacks ruthlessly in combat with her shears and does not tolerate sub-par actions.

Souseiseki specializes in Illusion Magic, used to tamper with a victim’s nervous system. Her most commonly used Illusion Magic involves the creation of phantasms, causing the targeted person(s) to hear, see, smell, taste and/or feel sensations that are not actually there in order to manipulate them. In other words, Illusion Magic affects the five senses, though other applications of it exist. Those under the influence of Illusion Magic either freeze in place or lose consciousness, depending on how capable they are in recognizing and defending against it.

Souseiseki’s other Illusion techniques include disguising herself and others (change of appearance), altering objects’ magic auras (used for distraction), Illusory Script (writes a script that only the intended user can read), Sight Blur, Invisibility, Mirror Image, Mirage Arcana (a hallucinatory terrain used to disorient victims), Shadow Evocation (summons an illusion of her design, such as objects, human beings, or daemons, which are up to 50% real), and Shadow Walk (enables her to step into shadows to travel rapidly). At full power, Souseiseki can use a powerful Illusion spell called Shades, a stronger version of Shadow Evocation capable of producing an illusion that is almost 80% real.

Thanks to her unique ability of accessing a person’s Dream World, Souseiseki is able to unravel the victim’s deepest secrets and discover their biggest fears and weaknesses, giving her a huge advantage when using Illusion Magic against them. This knowledge allows her to use one of her most powerful illusion techniques called Phantasmal Killer, a fearsome illusion-based attack capable of even killing the victim. It is said that Souseiseki knows an even more powerful version of Phantasmal Killer, called Weird, with which she was able to kill a God.

With her Illusion Magic, Souseiseki is a very versatile Maiden both in and out of battle. She is very good for infiltration and reconnaissance missions, making her a very valuable Maiden, much like Kanaria. In battle, aside from Illusion Magic, she also uses her shears, created by her Artificial Spirit Lempicka, as if they were swords to attack her opponents with surprisingly good swordsmanship.

Like her sister Suiseiseki, Souseiseki is a Gardener Maiden that has the power to enter the Dream World, and carries a set of pruning shears that she uses to tend Soul Trees. When a person is naturally depressed or affected by powerful curses or Genjutsu, the Soul Tree’s growth is hampered by weeds, which Souseiseki can cut using Lempicka.

Suigintou

Spoiler for Suigintou:

Estimated Mage Rank: S+
Magic Specialty: Dark Magic (Specialization) / “Kuroi Hane” (Specialization)
Magical Energy Affinity: Dark
Role: Front Line Aggressor

Sadistic, spiteful, and arrogant, Suigintou has no inhibitions when it comes to battle and will use any method possible, regardless of how brutal, to win. Her desire for revenge against the Gods and the evil witch Gullveig was, and still is, the strongest of all her sisters. However, upon meeting her Master, Suigintou's attitude and motivations began to shift; her softer side has emerged, and she now even hopes to save her Master from her terrible curse. Still, Suigintou’s desire to win is the strongest of all the Maidens, making her probably the most powerful of them all in battle. In fact, in some cases, her willpower alone is so strong that she can use her full powers independently of her Master.

If Shinku resembles a “Paladin,” Suigintou is Shinku’s opposite, a “Dark Knight.” Suigintou’s Dark Magic involves the use of dark energy, a different type of magical energy not naturally present in the material world. Due to the otherworldly nature of this energy, the spells and abilities that employ dark energy have increased effectiveness over dwellers of the material world, as they are not used to it. Taking this into account, even though her use of Dark Magic may be ranked at S+, her actual threat level surely exceeds SS.

Suigintou’s use of Dark Magic includes direct damage spells, such as Shadow Bolt and Shadowburn, draining spells (absorbs different attributes, such as strength, magic power, and speed), and hexes (reduces the victim’s effectiveness in battle in various ways). Dark Magic spells are particularly good at breaking barriers and shields, making them deadlier than regular spells. There are also few enhancement-type spells in Suigintou’s Dark Magic arsenal, such as Dark Pact (imbues the user’s weapon with dark energy), Shadow Step (allows the user to move faster in the shadows), and Shadow Form.

Along with her Artificial Spirit, Meimei, Suigintou’s main weapons are her ragged black wings. These black wings are made of Kuroi Hane (“Dark Feathers”), which she uses in different ways, much like Shinku’s Senbonzakura. With her arrow-like feathers, she can conjure up a shield, a large sword, or even twin black dragons she uses to attack opponents. She can also use the Kuroi Hane as very sharp and deadly projectiles, which appear to be unlimited.

When at full power, Suigintou can release the ultimate form of Kuroi Hane, which is actually a compression of her power, rather than a vast expansion or release of it. Her large sword actually shrinks into the form of a daito, a Japanese long sword, with a black blade. Her sword’s new form is called Tensa Zangetsu (“Heavenly Chains Moon Cutter”). This hugely compressed power enables Suigintou to move at speeds exceeding those of Flash Move and Sonic Move, and gives her matching agility and reflexes, allowing her to use her natural strength to its limits. Tensa Zangetsu’s special skill is the Getsuga Tensho (“Moon Sky-piercing Fang”), which fires concentrated dark energy blasts from the tip of the blade in the shape of a crescent moon.

As a last resort, Suigintou can also create destructive blue flames, which are powered up by dark energy, making the flames extremely lethal, even for her own self. The variety in Suigintou's abilities, particularly when combined with her savagely cunning nature, makes her probably the strongest of all Maidens.

Barasuishou

Spoiler for Barasuishou:

Estimated Mage Rank: S (Suppressed); SS (Unsuppressed)
Magic Specialty: Materialization / Manipulation / Transformation
Role: Front Line Aggressor

Barasuishou is clad entirely in lavender and wears an eye patch over her left eye, though she is revealed to not be missing an eye at all. The eye patch seems to act as a seal over her emotions, since she only shows a personality when it is removed. The eye patch is also used to absorb a bulk of her powers. Barasuishou often deliberately parrots whatever her opponents say to her in an effort to annoy them. She is unnaturally calm most of the time, apparently possessing no conscience, and thus is an extremely powerful adversary in battle.

Barasuishou has the ability to create and manipulate all sorts of crystalline elements, including glass. Her creation of crystals is considered an extreme form of materialization by the Gods, falling into the specialization category. These crystals are special in that they are stronger and better constituted than even the strongest of metals. Barasuishou can materialize these crystals anywhere she pleases, without the need to even touch the surface where the crystals will appear. She often materializes them in the form of spikes of different sizes to pierce and cut targets, which she erects from surfaces in form of stalagmites or materialize in mid air to use as projectiles, though she is able to manipulate the crystals to form any kind of object.

These crystals can also be used defensively. Barasuishou can transform the constitution of these crystals to be able to reflect energy beams and some types of spells. The crystals themselves are extremely tough so they also act as powerful physical shields. The crystals can also be used to bind opponents. Barasuishou’s often used binding skill is called Crystal Coffin.

Barasuishou is also able to travel through any surface that has a reflection, such as water, mirrors, glass, and her own crystals. When at full power, she is able to travel through them almost instantaneously.

While her most often used attacks involve the creation of crystals, Barasuishou is often equipped with a crystal sword, made out of her own crystals, which she wields with very good swordsmanship. Due to its nature, this sword is extremely tough and sharp, and can be reproduced at any time if broken. Though she prefers swords better than other weapons, creating other weapons is entirely possible.

Lastly, Barasuishou is also able to create highly-concentrated energy crystals of different elements and compositions, which she can hand to others for use. These energy crystals function as one-time use grenades. The various effects Barasuishou is able to imbue into these crystals are up to her imagination, and some include elemental explosions, flash bombs, spell reflection fields, status-inflicting effects (such as freeze and petrify), and even healing. Almost any spell known to her or her allies can be imbued into these crystals, though she will need the assistance of her allies when imbuing spells she does not know. When combined with Shinku’s Enhancement spells, Souseiseki’s Illusion spells, and Suigintou’s Dark Magic spells, the usefulness of this unique ability is immeasurable.

Kirakishou

Estimated Mage Rank: ? (Rumored to be over SSS)
Magic Specialty: Unknown

While only seven spirits have been seen by Gods and humans alike, it is said that an eight spirit accompanied them at all times from the shadows. The first and only Master of the Book does not know about Kirakishou, and neither do the other Maidens. For this reason, Kirakishou was not sealed into a doll, and thus she does not possess a body in the material world. It is unknown whether she will ever reveal herself to her sisters or stay in the shadows watching over them. It is also unknown if she considers the Owner of the Book to be her Master, as it is unknown where her spirit really is. Suigintou is the only Maiden who claims to have seen her, though only once and briefly. This is the only bit of Kirakishou that she remembers:

Spoiler for Kirakishou:

Apologies for the use of so many pictures. I just pay a lot of attention to some details, especially presentation.

Umm.....WTF!?!

That's it....*prepares to orbital bombard Erio with several Super Star Destroyers*

Anyway...nice....

[Kha]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

...

Like they say,

"If You Can't Beat Em', Trace Em'"

*runs*

...

Originally Posted by An Hero in Disguise

Kha never watched Rozen Maiden? Now that's a surprise

BTW the idea of Dream Worlds made me think of what those of my OCs would look like And the ones of the Daemon Lords

1. Well looks I should start... It's on my watch list after all.

2. [LoweGear]Is that Tasty? [/LoweGear]

@Lowe: Empty your PM box! My PM is bouncing off of ya!



@Erio: Of course! There are ways for a spirit to reach full power other than draining their Master! Like draining the souls of other--

*Sakura Sworder Spellcard >>> Creator-san*

Oh its a TOME (A type of Libram originally scribed by divine beings)! No wonder Kha can't Trace it. But that's even better, cos that means Sophia can summon them from the Unlimited Imperium Vault (Note: NOT Infinite Spell Forge, which is Kha's), though for a much shorter period than her Sword weapons, since she doesn't specialize in books.

Now if Kha assists Sophia with the summoning like a Warlock does, as he knows how to read a Tome, I suppose a low level summoning of the Spirit form Maidens can be done.

This also means that Kluize has full access to the Book because all Tomes have been in the Unlimited Imperium Vault at least once. And he is magical enough to summon all 7 at once!!!

OMFGH4XX!!! Sorry if I'm annoying ya. This is one h4xx-relief episode.

[Erio]

Originally Posted by Satty

Umm.....WTF!?!

That's it....*prepares to orbital bombard Erio with several Super Star Destroyers*

Anyway...nice....

lol

Originally Posted by Kha

...

1. Well looks I should start... It's on my watch list after all.

2. [LoweGear]Is that Tasty? [/LoweGear]

@Lowe: Empty your PM box! My PM is bouncing off of ya!



@Erio: Of course! There are ways for a spirit to reach full power other than draining their Master! Like draining the souls of other--

*Sakura Sworder Spellcard >>> Creator-san*

Oh its a TOME (A type of Libram originally scribed by divine beings)! No wonder Kha can't Trace it. But that's even better, cos that means Sophia can summon them from the Unlimited Imperium Vault (Note: NOT Infinite Spell Forge, which is Kha's), though for a much shorter period than her Sword weapons, since she doesn't specialize in books.

This also means that Kluize has full access to the Book because all Tomes have been in the Unlimited Imperium Vault at least once.

OMFGH4XX!!! Sorry if I'm annoying ya. This is one h4xx-relief episode.

1. Rozen Maiden is a good watch. Still waiting for a third season, though.

2.

Hmm, I should have called it a "Tome", huh? I was aiming for a name similar to the Book of Darkness, so I didnt think about that.

And dont worry, you're not annoying me. It'd be interesting if Sophia can summon the spirits, though! I wonder how that would work.

As for Kluize, what does he NOT have?!


EDIT:

Originally Posted by An Hero in Disguise

Kha never watched Rozen Maiden? Now that's a surprise

BTW the idea of Dream Worlds made me think of what those of my OCs would look like And the ones of the Daemon Lords

I thought the Dream World idea would interest you. I just started to think how do the Dream Worlds of my OCs look like, too...

I'm sure Kha's Dream World is full of Fates. I better not try to get in there.

I think this is a good way to help Mai overcome her trauma... so if you need help, Lowe, you know where to find it now.

[USB500]

Finally! The moment of truth! The Gemini Sisters has been finally updated!

Part VII
Epilogue

Phew. That was quite a work. I hope you're enjoyed by the premise, and I must thank all of you for following the story up to this point.

However!

I never said it's going to end for good, right? I mean, come on! Aura has found her love interest, and Takeru is pondering whether he should perceive her as his prey. And Silberkugel needs more screen-time in her humanoid form, for God Empress' sake!

In before Second Season.

Until then, enjoy.

*jumps out of window*

[LoweGear]

Originally Posted by Erio

Yup, and the little girl who sealed the spirits was E*******.


What the-- I havent seen those spells... where can I get this pdf?!


LOL As expected from Aaron.

Well, you certainly did catch all the h4xxness but... what about all the nervs?! First of all, the Rozen Maidens were able to kill Gods and Daemons when they were spirits. Right now, they are bound to the material world inside these dolls, so they dont have even, what, half? of their original power? (Ask An Hero how much weaker a God or Daemon is in the material world, as opposed to their counterparts in the Immaterium.) These spirits were exiled from the "world of the Gods" (similar to the Immaterium) and their souls were sealed inside this Book, though. (That means they dont have a counterpart in the Immaterium, and thus it is possible to release their true forms.)

For them to reach "full power" (the estimates I mentioned), they need to draw energy from their Master. (Oh, BTW, "full power" is not the same as "true form" that I just mentioned above.) A human cant possibly have enough power to kill a God. And because of this power restriction, not all of the Maidens can be used at the same time at full power. (Though Emeralda can come close to this... ... only problem is... she is "dead" )

And ANOTHER thing to take into consideration is... the unbelievable bad synchronization Natalia and Emeralda have. Right now Shinku probably cant even reach 60% her full power.

But after explaining some of the nervs, I just cant help but mention something... There ARE ways for the spirits to reach full power without the help of their Master...

Nice Nerfs at least here, though how can they reach full power I wonder...

Originally Posted by Erio

LOL, well, to tell you the truth, I wasnt going to use Kay, not even Yuuno. This was just supposed to be a small introduction of sorts, after all. However, when I was finishing, I just got the crazy idea of using Kay (I know, sorry for not asking for permission ) since I liked your little Rhythmic Edge story, and this one seemed to fit Kay's exploits. But, really, the ONLY reason why I used Kay is to see your reaction.

Kay and Yuuno will not be involved in the main story (though now that Yuuno has the ring, I can do some stuff with him...).

As you can see, I can just change Kay's name without problems, so just letme know if you dont like it.

And hey, I didnt know Kay was restricted for use. I guess my little plan backfired.

There are better ways to get my reaction than that

Well, I do consider Kay my "main" OC (she was my first OC afterall), and I'm still developing her character as time passes... so forgive me if I'm somewhat protective But I don't see any problems with here, so this counts as another one of Kay's discoveries, ne?

Originally Posted by Erio

About Souseiseki and Mai, in theory their illusions will not work properly on one another, as they are both experts in the field. Though considering Mai's illusions are based off Chaos Magic, she should have the advantage... what do you think?

Although Mai uses Chaos Magic for her illusions, the principles of her illusion spells aren't that much different from this Boku (), although Boku does have her Phantasmal Killer (not even Mai can kill a person using just her illusions spells... unless that person experiences a heart attack, or if you consider a vegetable "dead" ).

And yep, knowing how to manipulate illusions, both of them would be pretty immune to each other's illusions, because they know the secrets to how to counter them.

Originally Posted by Kha

@Erio: Of course! There are ways for a spirit to reach full power other than draining their Master! Like draining the souls of other--

*Sakura Sworder Spellcard >>> Creator-san*

Oh its a TOME (A type of Libram originally scribed by divine beings)! No wonder Kha can't Trace it. But that's even better, cos that means Sophia can summon them from the Unlimited Imperium Vault (Note: NOT Infinite Spell Forge, which is Kha's), though for a much shorter period than her Sword weapons, since she doesn't specialize in books.

Now if Kha assists Sophia with the summoning like a Warlock does, as he knows how to read a Tome, I suppose a low level summoning of the Spirit form Maidens can be done.

This also means that Kluize has full access to the Book because all Tomes have been in the Unlimited Imperium Vault at least once. And he is magical enough to summon all 7 at once!!!

OMFGH4XX!!! Sorry if I'm annoying ya. This is one h4xx-relief episode.

So if it's not Kha, it's Sophia?

(Kluize is no surprise... he is SUPREME H4XXOR afterall )

----------------------------------------------------------------

And for ARTWORK TIME!!!!

*Chainsaw revs*

THIS is what Astaroth: GENOCIDE FORM looks like:

Spoiler for Size Comparison:

[LoweGear]

Originally Posted by Erio

I think this is a good way to help Mai overcome her trauma... so if you need help, Lowe, you know where to find it now.

Noted

Though Natalia would have to meet Mai first

Originally Posted by USB500

Finally! The moment of truth! The Gemini Sisters has been finally updated!

Part VII
Epilogue

Phew. That was quite a work. I hope you're enjoyed by the premise, and I must thank all of you for following the story up to this point.

However!

I never said it's going to end for good, right? I mean, come on! Aura has found her love interest, and Takeru is pondering whether he should perceive her as his prey. And Silberkugel needs more screen-time in her humanoid form, for God Empress' sake!

In before Second Season.

Until then, enjoy.

*jumps out of window*

And I thought i'd get some Blood

Anyways, AWESOME ENDING, as we see more rabu-rabu from Aura (nice expression from Takeru's near-death), and Silberkugel has the makings of a badass (Panzer Faust barrier break is )

AND YES, SEASON TWO PLEASE

[USB500]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

And for ARTWORK TIME!!!!

*Chainsaw revs*

THIS is what Astaroth: GENOCIDE FORM looks like:

Spoiler for Size Comparison:

OSHI--

Dude, that thing looks ULTRA WICKED!

============

Originally Posted by LoweGear

And I thought i'd get some Blood

Anyways, AWESOME ENDING, as we see more rabu-rabu from Aura (nice expression from Takeru's near-death), and Silberkugel has the makings of a badass (Panzer Faust barrier break is )

AND YES, SEASON TWO PLEASE

Nah, Senior's blood is always available for donation.

Panzer Faust barrier break wins. Period.

BTW, you do know that Silberkugel's primary weapon is the GAU-8

Just as I thought. Someone's already signing in for second season. THIS MEANS MORE RABU-RABU DERE-DERE AURA--

*Aura >>>>> USB500*

[An Hero in Disguise]

Originally Posted by Erio

What the-- I havent seen those spells... where can I get this pdf?!

I can't browse the Internet freely from my workplace, so I'll provide more information when I get home in the evening. It was downloadable from Wizards of the Coast website (www.wizards.com) somewhere in D&D section.

[Kha]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

So if it's not Kha, it's Sophia?

(Kluize is no surprise... he is SUPREME H4XXOR afterall )

----------------------------------------------------------------

And for ARTWORK TIME!!!!

*Chainsaw revs*

THIS is what Astaroth: GENOCIDE FORM looks like:

Spoiler for Size Comparison:

Sawblades?

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Noted

Though Natalia would have to meet Mai first

That's easy. Access psynet at midnight, when you are feeling very depressed... Search "Jigoku Tsunshin"...

Originally Posted by USB500

Finally! The moment of truth! The Gemini Sisters has been finally updated!

Part VII
Epilogue

Phew. That was quite a work. I hope you're enjoyed by the premise, and I must thank all of you for following the story up to this point.

However!

I never said it's going to end for good, right? I mean, come on! Aura has found her love interest, and Takeru is pondering whether he should perceive her as his prey. And Silberkugel needs more screen-time in her humanoid form, for God Empress' sake!

In before Second Season.

Until then, enjoy.

*jumps out of window*

Nice. I still don't believe that tiger survived that attack. More training for you, Erio!

And nice touches at the end. I thought the sisters killed before?

What happened to Ishida? He seemed to have disappeared.

Oh well, the Saint Guard aren't known or their toughness anyway... Other than having numbers, pride and foolhardy/hotblooded courage.

[LoweGear]

Originally Posted by USB500

OSHI--

Dude, that thing looks ULTRA WICKED!

Yup, it's supposed to be And I guess I already know who's gonna be the first victim...

Originally Posted by USB500

Nah, Senior's blood is always available for donation.

... *whistles*

Senior: Don't look at me like that?

Please?

Originally Posted by USB500

Panzer Faust barrier break wins. Period.

BTW, you do know that Silberkugel's primary weapon is the GAU-8

Just as I thought. Someone's already signing in for second season. THIS MEANS MORE RABU-RABU DERE-DERE AURA--

*Aura >>>>> USB500*

So it's really that LARGE?!?!

And of course, more Dere-Dere Rabu-Rabu please, and extra toppings of fanservice on the sid-

*Silberkugel Avenger >>> LoweGear*

Originally Posted by Kha

Sawblades?

Straight from the powers of Khorne *whistles*

Out of all people, I thought you'd get the blatant reference

Originally Posted by Kha

That's easy. Access psynet at midnight, when you are feeling very depressed... Search "Jigoku Tsunshin"...

[An Hero in Disguise]

Originally Posted by Erio

I thought the Dream World idea would interest you. I just started to think how do the Dream Worlds of my OCs look like, too...

I'm sure Kha's Dream World is full of Fates. I better not try to get in there.

You thought right Dunno if I shall reveal the Dream Worlds when I decide how they look or keep them for the future though

Lol, like Unlimited Saber Works Shirou used against Gil in one of the humor doujins

Originally Posted by USB500

Finally! The moment of truth! The Gemini Sisters has been finally updated!

Part VII
Epilogue

Phew. That was quite a work. I hope you're enjoyed by the premise, and I must thank all of you for following the story up to this point.

However!

I never said it's going to end for good, right? I mean, come on! Aura has found her love interest, and Takeru is pondering whether he should perceive her as his prey. And Silberkugel needs more screen-time in her humanoid form, for God Empress' sake!

In before Second Season.

Until then, enjoy.

*jumps out of window*

I'll read this at home then

Originally Posted by LoweGear

And for ARTWORK TIME!!!!

*Chainsaw revs*

THIS is what Astaroth: GENOCIDE FORM looks like:

Spoiler for Size Comparison:

Great Does Mai's appearance also change to that of Ascended Daemon Princess?

[LoweGear]

Originally Posted by An Hero in Disguise

Great Does Mai's appearance also change to that of Ascended Daemon Princess?

Spoiler for ...:

Yes, this will be her weapon every time she..."ascends" into Daemonhood, since this form is more like a High-Level Demon Summon rather than a device mode upgrade

[An Hero in Disguise]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Spoiler for ...:

Yes, this will be her weapon every time she..."ascends" into Daemonhood.

Awesome

Will we be able to see a picture of that I wonder

[USB500]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Yup, it's supposed to be And I guess I already know who's gonna be the first victim...

... *whistles*

Senior: Don't look at me like that?

Please?

Originally Posted by LoweGear

Spoiler for ...:

Yes, this will be her weapon every time she..."ascends" into Daemonhood, since this form is more like a High-Level Demon Summon rather than a device mode upgrade

I'd like to see Mai using it against Senior.

May your soul rest in pieces.

*hears chainsaw rev*

Now. RUN!

Originally Posted by LoweGear

So it's really that LARGE?!?!

And of course, more Dere-Dere Rabu-Rabu please, and extra toppings of fanservice on the sid-

*Silberkugel Avenger >>> LoweGear*

1: *nods* it's *stretches arms* THAT LARGE!

2: *keels over remains* woops?

[Aaron008R]

Originally Posted by Kha

@Aaron: Kluize can take all of them on... Of course using a lot more brains on top of H4xx power... OR go for the weak spot: destroy the Book, which he has the RM to do so.

Well of course! This isn't about Kluize! This is about we poor mortals would handle all that HAXX!!!

Well, that kind of HAXX doesn't really matter when-*shot by unrevealed device*

But then again, why bother defeating them?

*far away, in a distant closed space, a mysterious book fell out of the sky and crashed into a desert riddled with devices*

Kha: (echoing as though it is being said by thousands of himself) Come! All Your H4xx Are Belong To Us!!!



*runs from Aaron after promoting the real, but unborn Kluize to XX*

*shoots Kha with the unrevealed Device*

Originally Posted by LoweGear

...

Like they say,

"If You Can't Beat Em', Trace Em'"

*runs*

You're not helping! *shoots LoweGear as well with A********** *

Originally Posted by Erio

Yup, and the little girl who sealed the spirits was E*******.

Emeralda.

LOL As expected from Aaron.

Well, you certainly did catch all the h4xxness but... what about all the nervs?! First of all, the Rozen Maidens were able to kill Gods and Daemons when they were spirits. Right now, they are bound to the material world inside these dolls, so they dont have even, what, half? of their original power? (Ask An Hero how much weaker a God or Daemon is in the material world, as opposed to their counterparts in the Immaterium.) These spirits were exiled from the "world of the Gods" (similar to the Immaterium) and their souls were sealed inside this Book, though. (That means they dont have a counterpart in the Immaterium, and thus it is possible to release their true forms.)

For them to reach "full power" (the estimates I mentioned), they need to draw energy from their Master. (Oh, BTW, "full power" is not the same as "true form" that I just mentioned above.) A human cant possibly have enough power to kill a God. And because of this power restriction, not all of the Maidens can be used at the same time at full power. (Though Emeralda can come close to this... ... only problem is... she is "dead" )

And ANOTHER thing to take into consideration is... the unbelievable bad synchronization Natalia and Emeralda have. Right now Shinku probably cant even reach 60% her full power.

I see...

But after explaining some of the nervs, I just cant help but mention something... There ARE ways for the spirits to reach full power without the help of their Master...

<sputters> Wha-?!

EEEERRRRIIIIOOOO!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Kha

Oh its a TOME (A type of Libram originally scribed by divine beings)! No wonder Kha can't Trace it. But that's even better, cos that means Sophia can summon them from the Unlimited Imperium Vault (Note: NOT Infinite Spell Forge, which is Kha's), though for a much shorter period than her Sword weapons, since she doesn't specialize in books.

Now if Kha assists Sophia with the summoning like a Warlock does, as he knows how to read a Tome, I suppose a low level summoning of the Spirit form Maidens can be done.

This also means that Kluize has full access to the Book because all Tomes have been in the Unlimited Imperium Vault at least once. And he is magical enough to summon all 7 at once!!!

OMFGH4XX!!! Sorry if I'm annoying ya. This is one h4xx-relief episode.

And to complete the package...

KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Erio

As for Kluize, what does he NOT have?!

Aurion: The only thing Kha (or for this case, Kluize) can't copy is nothing.

(Mostly anyway.)

Originally Posted by USB500

Finally! The moment of truth! The Gemini Sisters has been finally updated!

Part VII
Epilogue

Phew. That was quite a work. I hope you're enjoyed by the premise, and I must thank all of you for following the story up to this point.

However!

I never said it's going to end for good, right? I mean, come on! Aura has found her love interest, and Takeru is pondering whether he should perceive her as his prey. And Silberkugel needs more screen-time in her humanoid form, for God Empress' sake!

In before Second Season.

Until then, enjoy.

*jumps out of window*

WAAAHHHHOOOOOOOO!!!
Dere-dere-rabu-rabu-sharpshooting WIN!!!
Yes! Season 2, please!

Originally Posted by LoweGear

And for ARTWORK TIME!!!!

*Chainsaw revs*

THIS is what Astaroth: GENOCIDE FORM looks like:

Spoiler for Size Comparison:

OMG!!!
That's AWESOME!!!

Damn! This makes me want to fix tyrfing's appearance for the request faster!

[Satty]

Well...part 4 is done, it's still long, and an OC appears, although I made her sorta out-of-character in my opinion.

Spoiler for SearcherS part 4:

Thursday, May 27, MC 0075
1:03 P.M.

Betrüger and Vincent were staring down at each other, waiting for either one to strike first. Eventually, Vincent went first. “[Bohrgerät Blatt],” Shell Bullet said, and the blade turned around, spinning fast enough to tear a person apart in pieces. Vincent dashed straight through, trying to finish the fight with Betrüger’s immediate death. He sidestepped to the left, though, and cleanly avoided Vincent’s attack, countering it with a slash to his back. Vincent turned clockwise to him, and Shell Bullet took the blow, fortunately not breaking under the energy blade.

“Interesting…your new arm seems to be tougher than your previous arm.” Betrüger mused. “I wonder…if you had it, would have you been able to kill me those 5 years ago?” he added, taunting Vincent.

“SHUT UP!” he yelled, pushing the blade out and attempted several quick stabs and slices at Betrüger, which he either dodged or blocked with his own Device. Betrüger then pushed him out, trying to make him hit the pipes to get an easy kill. “Faustform!” Vincent yelled to his Device. “[Jawohl!]” he replied, and the blade turned back into a hand instantly. Managing to touch the ground with his hands, Vincent stopped himself from going into the pipes, and he got up, ready to take on Betrüger.

“Sat-chan, how long is this gonna take?” Margaret complained to her, climbing up the stairway. They had been going up for a while now, and it seemed like there was no end in sight.

“Don’t worry…we’re near there.” Satsuki said, seeing the end of the stairway. Managing to get up, they suddenly found themselves having to go through a seemingly endless line of doors, each in disrepair and looking like they were about to break at any second.

“Man….” Satsuki commented, but both of them made their way over to try to help anyone. Vincent was still fighting Betrüger toe-to-toe. “Sprinten sie Schnell!” he ordered to Shell Bullet, boosting his speed, and he tried to hit him with some clean shots. Betrüger matched him in speed, though, which surprised him, and kept on dodging Vincent’s hits. “You have to do better than that, boy!” he yelled, taunting Vincent again into making a big mistake. “[Feuer-Anstürme!]” Shell Bullet said, ejecting another 2 cartridges. Vincent dashed in an X-shaped pattern of fire, trying to get him. He still dodged Vincent’s attack, even dancing while dodging it to taunt Vincent more. “God damn him…” Vincent thought. “He’s thinking that I’m nothing to worry about. He’s gonna see.”

“Schrotflinte Faust!” he ordered, trying to take down Betrüger with a multitude of magical projectiles, hoping that he would get swamped. “DIE!” Vincent yelled, as the spell was casted, and the projectiles went towards Betrüger. He just stood there, though, and with a grin, pushed all them in the direction of Vincent himself. “[Panzershcild!]” Shell Bullet replied, and a triangular shield went in front of him, protecting him from his own attack for a while before the force of the projectiles broke it and sent Vincent flying a bit, hitting the pipes behind him.

The other projectiles went towards Satsuki, who dived down onto the floor, avoiding the shots. Smoke and debris covered the whole area around her. “Margaret?” she asked while coughing, concerned about what happened to her. After the dust cleared, Satsuki found out that the doorway between both of them was now blocked. “Sat-chan, I can’t get through!” Margaret said loudly. There was no time to move the debris out, so Satsuki said, “Margaret, go down again, and help Vince!”

“But…” she said, hesitating, “what about you?”

“I’ll be okay, just go!” Satsuki ordered back to her. “O-okay…” Margaret replied back, still hesitating.

“Now…time to help Vince…”

Thursday, May 27, MC 0075
1: 17 P.M.

“…I hope Nanoha’s okay…” Sydney said to Satoshi, worried about her.

“I hope she’s okay too…” Satoshi replied back as all of them went back to the Y-shaped corridor.

“Don’t worry….Nanoha can take it.” Vita replied. “Right!” Subaru said, agreeing with Vita. “I hope you guys are right…” Satoshi replied quietly. “Cipher….Defender Form…” he asked. “[I understand.]” Cipher replied, switching the usual cross-shaped spear to a spear that had an L-shaped point. His Barrier Jacket also changed, which surprised everyone except Sydney. “Let’s go!” he said, and all of them moved on.

Vincent tried to deliver some quick kicks to Betrüger, but he dodged them all. Trying to not get his own legs cut off, he got distracted when Betrüger made a motion directed at his legs. Vincent fell for it, and he got pushed again into the pipes for the 6th time. At this time, he was coughing up blood, his body starting to buckle under the pressure. “Kuso… I’m not gonna last that long if I keep on fighting him.” he thought, before Betrüger finally took the offensive and moved quickly to finally kill him with one vertical slash. He could only look in horror as the blade neared him, imagining his own death before him.

“Blast Lancer!” someone yelled from above, sending out a multitude of magic beams down on Betrüger, forcing him to ditch his attack on Vincent. The shots went directly on him, rushing at him. He managed to defend himself as all of the beams eventually disappeared. Out of the corner, Vincent saw someone near Nanoha, trying to see what had happened. She looked like Nanoha herself, except with red hair. Vincent then got up, and saw that Betrüger was preparing another attack, this time at her. “Maschinegewehr Faust!” he yelled, using another 2 cartridges, and his right hand suddenly spun, shooting a load of magic projectiles at him. He had to ditch his attack again, but managed to push the projectiles into the ceiling, alerting everyone about the fight.

“Looks like we’re even.” Vincent said to the red-haired girl. “This is MY fight; take her and leave.” he coldly added after that.

“No…it’s now my fight if someone hurts Nanoha.” She replied. “and it’s Keroko.” she added after that, giving a little smile towards him.

“Heh…” he said, surprised at Keroko’s response. “Then let’s go and take him down.”

Thursday, May 27, MC 0075
1:24 P.M.

“Damn it, someone found Betrüger…” Nobuyuki said quietly to everyone else as they went through the plant, their movement blocked by pipes that were deliberately cut to deny intruders a quick way to get to him.

“Nanoha…” Fate said, already fearing the worst. Nobuyuki could already tell that something bad happened, and it was coming to them soon.

Satsuki finally got to a control room, where she could easily see the battle below. “Ellis, Aim Support.”

“[Alright.]” Ellis responded, making a bipod to help Satsuki take careful aim at Betrüger. No matter how many times she aimed at him, though, she couldn’t take a shot without him always getting out of her sight. “Vince…I’m in position.” she told him telepathically.”

“Alright then, wait for my signal.” Vincent replied.

“Gotcha.” she said before being silent, waiting for his signal.

Already, both of them were fighting Betrüger, trying to take him down with each other’s help. “Stoßwelle Gewehrkugel!” Vincent yelled, having one of the spikes on his shoulder detract, and rushing at high speed towards him. He tried to push Vincent away, but Keroko followed up with her own spell. “Scatter Shot!” she yelled, aiming the sphere behind Betrüger’s feet, and launching it. The plan worked; his push didn’t work, and Vincent managed to get the first clean shot at him, which sent him back a bit.

“So…that girl can nullify my powers….” Betrüger thought, as he managed to get up, coughing up some blood. “That was a nice combination….” he told Vincent and Keroko. “but let’s see you two do it again.”

“Maybe this time, I’ll get him now….” Vincent thought, as he and Keroko nodded to each other to do the same thing. “Sprinten sie Schnell!” he yelled, sprinting towards him, ready to do a roundhouse kick on him. Meanwhile, Keroko was preparing another Scatter Shot right where Betrüger was. “Perfect, they’re taking it…” he thought, grinning, as their plan was set into motion. Vincent stopped his sprint, jumped, and started his kick. Keroko followed it up with a Scatter Shot. “Got you….”

Betrüger quickly avoided Vincent’s kick, and jumped up into the air towards Keroko. She had already launched the Scatter Shot, and it stopped Betrüger from jumping any further, but it was too late; he had already gotten within range. “Axe Form!” she said to Artherion, her Device, and immediately prepared for melee combat. “Kuso…” she thought as Betrüger avoided her initial attacks. He managed to push her away from him, and put his hand towards the direction where she was at. “What’s this?” she thought. “My body….my body’s frozen….”

“Keroko!” Vincent yelled, trying to see what was wrong. Betrüger just turned around and coldly said to him, “She’s not going to bother us anymore…” before preparing to strike her down.

“DAMN you!” he screamed, rushing him in order to block him. “No….not another one!” he thought. He wasn’t going to let anyone else die by Betrüger’s own hand. Not anymore.

He got in front of him, raising Shell Bullet out to block the slash. Vincent underestimated the power of Betrüger’s slash when he was blocking it. Shell Bullet buckled, and although it didn’t break, Betrüger managed to push Shell Bullet away far enough that he was able to make a slash that managed to make a vertical scar on his right eye. “AHH!!” he screamed, managing to push Betrüger away from Keroko in the process, putting the area of his right eye in pain.

“What the?” Satoshi said, hearing Vincent’s scream. “It couldn’t have been….”

Nobuyuki contacted Satoshi suddenly. “Did you hear that?” he asked. “Yeah, I did.”

Sydney realized the voice, and suddenly told both of them, “It’s Vince! He’s in trouble!”

“Damn it!” Satoshi thought. He told Nobuyuki, “Let’s hurry up NOW! We probably got more at stake here.”

“I agree.” Nobuyuki replied before cutting off the communication.

As they cut off, Margaret suddenly appeared in front of the group. “Margaret, what are you doing here?” Satoshi asked.

“Satsuki’s upstairs, and she told me to help Vince…” she explained.

“Then follow us and let’s go.” Satoshi replied, and off they went.

“VINCE!” Satsuki screamed, distraught on what happened to him. Her scream got the attention of both him and Betrüger. Betrüger put his hand out in Vincent’s direction, and he started floating and choking, just like what he did with Nanoha when Vincent first found him. “So, you got more people with you. Isn’t that right, boy?” he asked.

“T-that’s right…” Vincent replied, grinning. “But I’ll be the one to kill you…”

“Satsuki….take the shot now…” he said to Satsuki, and she nodded, aiming at Betrüger to incapacitate him by hitting him in his right arm.

“Is that so?” Betrüger asked, noticing what was happening. Then, he dragged Vincent around to place him in front of Satsuki, making him a shield.

Satsuki recoiled. The scope showed that she was now aiming for Vincent’s head. She would never take a shot if it involved actually taking a life, especially if it was a person that she knew personally.

“S-shoot him now!” Vincent yelled, still trying to get his breath. “SHOOT HIM!”

“I-I just…I just can’t…” Satsuki thought as she had to look in horror on what was happening.

“SHOOT HIM, god DAMN it!” Vincent yelled at her, not comprehending on why Satsuki didn’t shoot. “I thought so…” Betrüger said to him, before throwing Vincent aside like a rag doll. He then threw his Device straight at Satsuki, slicing out the supports under the room itself, intending to crush her under the debris. She barely escaped the falling room, but now was hanging on to a piece of what used to be the railing.

“My head….feels like crap….” Keroko thought as she finally snapped out of the stasis. “Looks like things have gone to hell.” She then saw Betrüger preparing for another throw. “Scatter Shot!” she yelled out, and this time, she managed to disable the throw. Now Betrüger was defenseless, and she took that chance. “Snipe Shooter!” she yelled, firing a massive amount of projectiles at Betrüger. He tried to outrun them, but Keroko followed it up with another Scatter Shot, which left him without any defense. He took some of the blows before managing to get his Device, and block the rest. By that time, Betrüger was nearly on his knees. “I’ve taken too much….” he thought. “I have to finish this now. It’s time to use it.”

“At least you’re ready to fight…” Vincent said to Keroko with a smirk on his face. “Let’s just get this guy…” she remarked, and he agreed, not wanting to waste any more time on talking. As soon as they rushed for him, he got up, put out his hands, and out came blue lightning, surprising the two of them and shocking them both. “Damn it….” Keroko thought. “I knew that he could do this, and I still fell for it…” Betrüger laughed like a madman, and both Keroko and Vincent were suffering from it, with Satsuki watching.

Then, out of the blue, Raising Heart spoke. “[Accel Shooter.]” it said, and 12 high-speed magical projectiles headed straight at Betrüger, surprising him and making him abort his attack once again. Both Vincent and Keroko looked behind them, and it was Nanoha herself. She was clutching her stomach with her right arm, holding Raising Heart with her left. Getting up, both of them immediately went to where Nanoha was.

“Nanoha-chan, arigato…” Keroko said with a bit of relief.

“Thanks, Captain…” Vincent also said, but he sounded like something bad happened. “My Device’s down for now…I can’t fight any longer…damn.”

Betrüger recovered from the attack, and tried to attack all of them when he was stopped by a bunch of bullets, fired from Ellis. Satsuki managed to get up during that time, and started to fire at Betrüger, which were blocked, but they did their job at distracting him long enough for Shell Bullet to start up again. Betrüger gripped Satsuki for firing at him, holding her out of the railing, ready for her to fall, but Vincent took action. “Scharfschütze Faust!” he yelled, shooting aimed projectiles at Betrüger, who blocked them. He let go of Satsuki, but Vincent expected this. “Shell Bullet, Leitung Form!” he ordered. “[Halten Sie Ihre Hosen auf...]” Shell Bullet replied. “…Save the remarks for later.” Vincent thought as Shell Bullet detached, and he threw the detached part to Satsuki. “Leitung Bindung!” he yelled, binding Satsuki and bringing her down to the ground safely. “Now, what was it about this bind that you said earlier?” Vincent boldly replied to Satsuki. Both Keroko and Satsuki gave him an irritated look. “Cut the chatter!” Keroko yelled after that, and they soon got focused on the task at hand.

“Damn you, boy….DAMN you!” Betrüger screamed, ready to take down Vincent by any means necessary. He spun horizontally in the air, something that Vincent noticed, coming straight at him. “[Leitung Knall.]” Shell Bullet replied, moving the detached part on his right side, hoping to either take him out, or at the very least, make him abort his attack again. He managed to shoot, but Betrüger kept on going.

“Ellis, Bayonet!” Satsuki said to her Device. “[Okay.]” it replied, and the energy blade appeared. She tried to defend Vincent against Betrüger, but her melee skills were not enough to successfully hold off Betrüger for long.

“Snipe Shooter!”

“[Accel Shooter.]”

Keroko and Nanoha followed up, attacking Betrüger with an enormous amount of projectiles. He got hit several times, and yet, he continued to fight, shrugging off the damage like it barely did anything. He stopped attacking and laughed for a while, confusing everyone. “This is what all of you could do?” he said, still laughing. “What in the world do you mean?” Keroko asked, confused and frustrated. He just laughed for a while, before his voice took another tone, this time darker and colder. “You haven’t seen what we could do yet…”

“We?” Vincent thought. There was nobody else with him right now, and he doubted that someone else was waiting in the shadows for an ambush. Betrüger raised his arm, and out came a red-orange lighting bolt that affected everyone. “I-it feels like I-I’m being drained somehow…” Vincent thought, as everyone was subjected to this. It seemed to heal nearly all of his wounds, knocking out Keroko, Nanoha, and Satsuki in the process. “Wha-what was that?” Vincent said weakly to Betrüger, down on his knees. “That was just a bit of what we can do now.” Betrüger coldly replied. He then took out his Device, and prepared to take down Vincent, once and for all.

“Take the time to remember that you failed, and this time, we won’t make the same mistake of letting anyone live again.” Betrüger said, as he started to make a cut, decapitating Vincent should it happen. He could only watch in horror. His end was surely near.

“[Erschütterung Rand!]” something said, and Satoshi suddenly appeared, blocking Betrüger’s slash with the blade edge of his own Device. “You die if he does…” he said to Betrüger coldly, wanting to protect everyone else. Satoshi got out of the lock by pushing Betrüger’s blade out of the way. He tried to force Betrüger into giving up by disarming him, but Betrüger was a master with his weapon in close combat fighting. “He’s good, fighting like this….looks like I’ll have to go with plan B.” Satoshi thought as he broke off fighting with Betrüger. “Now!” he yelled, and his plan went into action. “[Arc Saber.]” Bardiche said, and a yellow blade of light came in, managing to hit Betrüger on the legs. “Ikuyo, Graf Eisen.” Vita said as she looked down. “[Ja.]” Graf Eisen replied, and she dived down on him. Betrüger saw her, and tried to block her, but got hit on the stomach hard, which sent him back. Signum then followed up the attack, managing to get two good hits on him. Nobuyuki and Sydney struck after that.

“Shadow Cross…” Nobuyuki said coldly, and Betrüger was struck twice.

“Shard Shoot!” Sydney yelled, firing shards from all 4 barrels of Equinox, and most of them struck Betrüger. He was now on his knees, but he still tried to take everyone down. He put his right arm and hand out, ready to do something to everyone. “Blattform!” Vincent ordered to Shell Bullet. “[Jawohl]” Shell Bullet said, and with one quick cut, sliced off Betrüger’s right hand. Betrüger finally fell to his knees, holding where his right hand used to be a moment ago. Everyone pointed their Devices at him, confident that they had finally got him.

“Taking you in now….now, you could feel the pain I had to go through.” Vincent said to Betrüger with anger and coldness. “Pain…this is what YOU call pain?” Betrüger replied, laughing like some sort of madman, startling and unsettling everybody. He then put his left arm up in the air fast, and blue lighting came out, like before. This time, it affected everybody, causing them to fall down on the ground, screaming.

He stood up slowly, still continuing until almost everyone had passed out, except Vincent, which was on purpose. He then grabbed Vincent, and spoke to him. “You have the will….” he said nonchalantly, “but you don’t have the power to kill me right now. You, on the other hand…” he threw Vincent down and put out his left arm in his direction. This time, he saw everyone, standing there, as someone with a cloak over his head with a right arm just like his killed them all without remorse or even a sound. The person then took off the cloak. It was himself, he did it…

“STOP playing mind games with me, Betrüger!” Vincent screamed out. “Mind games? Boy, this is something different.” Betrüger said. His voice only echoed where Vincent was at, he wasn’t even there. Vincent tried to escape now; he was almost to the breaking point. As he moved, he felt like he was being restrained, until he was able to see that he couldn’t move at all. His other self moved towards him, without any emotion in his eyes. As silently as he appeared, he moved to Vincent, and stabbed him in his chest 2 times. The stabs felt real, he could feel it. He screamed; this was it. Finally, he returned to reality, now down on his knees in front of Betrüger.

“That was just a taste of true pain. If I wanted to show you what pain was fully like, you would have died. But, now, you seem a person that maybe is worth something.” And with those final words, finally destroyed Shell Bullet, with Vincent screaming every time those cuts were made. He finally fell down on the ground, completely broken. “You can’t kill me…what a shame...at least there’s still hope.” Betrüger mused, before finally leaving. “D-damn y-you….” Vincent said weakly, before finally laying down on the floor, shuddering on what truly happened.

“Ugh…that wasn’t what I expected…” Satoshi groaned, having recovered from that blast. Getting up he saw Vincent on the floor. “Vince! You alright?” he said.

“Alright?...No, I’m not “alright” damnit!” Vincent yelled to him before doing something that he never wanted to show anyone: he cried. He cried, seeing pain for what it truly was. Satoshi was stunned at what happened, and just let him cry out, not knowing what to do. “What happened, Vince? What happened?” He could only think, but couldn’t say directly to him. Leaving him alone for a while, he checked the status of everyone else. “Pulses on everyone…they’re alive…” he said softly to himself, before sitting down to take in what happened.

“He got away….he got away…” Keroko muttered, knowing what happened to everyone. Satoshi noticed her getting up and tried to help by putting his arm and hand out, but Keroko swatted it away, preferring to get up by herself. “He got away, and he hurt everyone…” Satoshi hesitated at first, but finally asked, “Are you okay?”

“Okay? I’m perfectly okay, if that meant that the bastard escaped and there was something I could have done to stop it. “she sarcastically remarked, angry at Satoshi’s question.

“If I had gotten sooner,” she said, frustrated, punching a pipe out to vent out her anger, “if I had just casted a bit sooner, if I COULD HAVE-“ she continued before punching the pipe one last time and stopping.

“…Gomen, Satoshi, I didn’t mean-“ she tried to explain, before Satoshi stopped her.

“Look, Keroko, there was nothing that could have been done right now. We could just only hope for the best now…” he said, defeated. This wasn’t the first time Sky Squad had seen defeat, but this day proved to be one of the most demoralizing and crushing ones. He finally got down to business, with Keroko just sitting down, disappointed.

“Spec 0, this is Sky 1…”

Thursday, May 27, MC 0075
5: 21 P.M.

As the rest of the 216th and Riot Force 6 finished investigation what was left of the site, Satoshi was sitting around the remains of an old car abandoned here, looking at the sunset, he couldn’t help but wonder, did he do something wrong? “Maybe…” he said softly, still looking at the sunset. The Major, after finishing talks with Hayate about the situation, saw Satoshi just staring. He approached him, and spoke. “Be glad you’re alive to see this today.” he said to Satoshi. “I am….” Satoshi replied softly.

“Then why are you so down?” the Major asked, although he knew the answer in his mind.

Satoshi didn’t bother to answer it; working with the Major, Satoshi already knew that he already had the answer. “Is everyone gonna be okay?” he asked.

“Satsuki and Sydney are going to be fine. They just need a bit of rest for a while. Margaret needs to be worked on, but, otherwise, she’s also okay.”

“Then what about Vince?” he asked again, putting his head down.

“His body has suffered some blows, as well as that scar on his right eye. His Device’s kaput; we need to restore it, and that’ll take time.” the Major replied. He knew that wasn’t the answer that Satoshi was looking for.

“I don’t know how he’ll cope with his mind, though. I was actually going to pull him out of this, but you know him, he’s not gonna stay in one place.”

“Yeah…that’s true.” Satoshi chuckled, but that was short-lived.

“It’s up to time and luck to get him back to his own self as much as possible. I don’t know what Betrüger did, but I’m sure that whatever he did, Vincent’s not gonna be the same anymore…”

The Major got up, and said to him, “Once we get back, you’re dismissed. Take some time off;I guess we’ll all need it.”

“Alright then, Major.” Satoshi replied, and got on the King Raven. As he got on, he suddenly started to have another headache. This time, it was sounds he could hear.

He could hear a small girl shuddering, while the sound of a gun ready to fire was nearby. He then heard an oddly familiar sound. “Go…” it said. “go.”

“What was that voice?” he thought. “I don’t know anyone who sounds like that…but it sounds so…familiar.

Thursday, May 27, MC 0075
7:27 P.M.

Betrüger walked in the middle of a corridor, trying to see someone. He had already destroyed a dozen Gadget Drones when he went in, looking like he was trying to find someone. As he found an open door, he walked in, to the sight of a man with yellow eyes and purple hair, sitting near a desk.

“Scagletti….” he said in an annoyed manner.

“Betrüger… I presume you have something to say, since you did destroy about a dozen of my Drones outside.” he said, talking like it was normal conversation.

“Yes…about Nil….” he said, peaking Scagletti’s interest.

“Ah, Nil. I trust you found him?” he asked, this time interested.

“Yes, I have, although, he is not who he seems to be.” Betrüger said.

“It’s the TSAB.” Scagletti explained. “they always are hypocrites…”

“Well, when are we going to get him?” a voice from the shadows said.

“Sion, it is not time to strike yet.” Scagletti replied, “we have to wait until the right moment.”

“Still…I would like to see a brother of mine after these years.” Sion replied, still hiding from the shadows.

“I would also like to see how he’s doing.” Scagletti said in agreement. “but not now.”

“I see…”

“When the time comes….then he shall remember, and then, the Vessel of Saints will have its guardians…”

[Liingo]

Originally Posted by Erio

Yay! Finally I finished this. You'll see why it took so long. There are references scattered all around the place... but they should all be easy to spot. I'm not as crazy as Kha.

Lots of Bluecheesium here, though not as much as others.

Well, hope you like it.

Oh, yeah, a small warning, there are a lot of pictures here. I wanted to include many more, but I was afraid some of you might complain.


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Part 1 can be found here.

Spoiler for Special Episode 01 - Part 3:

Special Episode 01: Maidens (Second Half) – Part 1


It was a beautiful sight, a small town with some houses made of stone, and some of wood, and a huge castle at the edge of the town.

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I was walking around the town and saw a group of mages practicing their spell casting… Well, it was not really me. Apparently, I was experiencing the memories of one of the mages of the time. Even without the use of technology they had ways of recording memories and maybe other things. And these recordings were not just visual; I was able to know what this person was thinking too. Again I have to say, this is incredible.

The mages were all equipped with staves (or wands) and books.

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The regular staves did not have anything special. In fact, they were just long wooden sticks. The more advanced staves had some kind of crystal somehow inserted at one of its tips. The crystals, while some where of different colors, were very similar to the one on this ring. These staves did not have any kind of artificial intelligence whatsoever. They were only used as a tool to focus the energy of the mages so the mages could cast spells more easily. The mages concentrated in channeling and gathering their energy, and also the energy of the surroundings, into the staves before casting a spell. It is very similar to what we do nowadays; however, we modern mages are used to have Intelligent Devices do almost all the spell casting work for us.

The staves equipped with crystals were only given to more experienced mages. These crystals naturally amplify the magical energy poured into them, resulting in much stronger spells. Speaking of which, the spells I was able to see were purely elemental in nature. Apparently, the mages were able to transform the magical energy into pure elemental energy, such as fire, ice and lightning, something not very common in our time. (( In modern Mid-Childa, as seen in canon, regular spells are not composed of 100% elemental energy—for example, Fate’s attacks, which are mostly composed of pure energy (like Nanoha) and only partially composed of lightning elemental—, and thus weather manipulation spells are needed when fighting AMF. ))

The mages back then used these crystals to amplify their power, in a way similar to how cartridges are used nowadays to temporally boost the regular magic output of a mage. However, these crystals are way more dangerous, as their usage is not limited and they can also provide a constant magic boost up effect. From the little I saw, I believe these mages were much more powerful than the average mage in our time, and some, thanks to these crystals, could have been even more powerful than the TSAB’s best.

From what I saw, the use of the crystal does not seem to harm the mages in any way, and no side effects were spotted. However, I do believe there may be side effects for the constant use of these crystals.

The staves, as mentioned above, were only used for energy gathering and spell channeling. The most important equipment for these mage was their books.

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These books were used in different ways. For one, mages were able to inscribe spells onto pages of the books so they could cast the spells faster. These books did not have any kind of artificial intelligence either, and thus the mages had to do all the work when it comes to casting a spell. Inscribing the frequently used spells into the books would greatly improve the performance of a mage in battle, where enemies will wait for no one. For this system to work there was a Quick Search spell that allowed the mage to quickly find the spell needed. From the little I saw, it worked very well.

The spell books were also used for storing magical energy. The mages used some of the unwritten pages of the book to store energy of various different types, such as fire or ice energy, for later use. This reminded me of the Book of Darkness case, where the Book’s pages had to be filled with pure magical energy drained from mages. The pages filled with magical energy surely resemble cartridges, as they allowed the mages to quickly gather the energy needed for casting spells.

While the methods used by these mages can surely be considered old and not very effective, they do work, and from what I saw, the effectiveness of these mages in battle was no worse than that of the mages of our time. In fact, the mages of our time may be too spoiled by the use of Artificial Intelligence to do most of the spell casting work for them, and may even be considered inferior to the mages of this ancient civilization. And this is not taking into consideration the use of this unknown crystal.

However, the use of Artificial Intelligence has given the opportunity to more people to become mages, and thus there are many more mages in our time than there were back then.

As evidenced by the ring I have with me, there must be other types of equipment, from jewelry to weapons and armor that make use of this crystal. However, the crystal appears to be scarce so only few select individuals possessed them, most notably the nobles. This is where the last part of the memories I was able to experience take me.

I was able to see the insides of a noble’s mansion. Needless to say, it was breathtaking.

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In one of the rooms, I saw a blonde little girl with blue eyes. She appeared to be around ten or eleven years old. She was playing tea party with a few dolls, and it was a cute sight, as the girl was really into it. However, that’s when I noticed… the dolls were alive. They talked and moved as if they were living beings. At first, I was scared. Was this the work of a manipulation spell? Even if it was, though, the power of this manipulation spell must have been enormous, as the level of realism was absolutely unbelievable. And to think that such small child was able to not only manipulate one doll to this extend, but more than five at the same time? I’m not sure if I should be scared of the living dolls or the girl herself. If there was one word to describe this girl, it must be “genius.”

The last bit of the memories I was able to see focused on a book that this child possessed. The book was clearly different from the ones used by the average mage. In fact, it did not seem to be of the same nature. The strange vibes I sensed from just looking at this book were the same as the ones I received when I first looked at the Book of Darkness. While they don’t seem to be related, as this civilization is clearly not Ancient Belka, my intuition tells me they are very similar in power. The last thing I remember was the name of this book…

The Book of the Damned.

*end of log*

???: … Could these crystals be related to Relics? And this Book… I haven’t heard of any Books similar to the Book of Darkness… What could this mean? I think I should contact Hayate…

The young man sighed as he was overwhelmed with thoughts.

???: Very interesting, as expected from Kaylin-san.
Woman: Professor Scrya! The meeting is about to start.
Yuuno: Ah, yes, thank you for reminding me. I’ll have to look into this later…

The young archeologist closed the holodisplay and inspected the package that was sent to him by Kaylin Mathis. Inside the package he found the ring…

Spoiler for Disclaimer:

(Disclaimer: K***** M***** was used without the permission of its owner. ... *runs away from L***G***)

Spoiler for Special Episode 01 - Part 4:

Special Episode 01: Maidens (Second Half) – Part 2

Codex: The Book of the Damned

“The war I remember… the first in the world

When the gods with spears… had smitten Gullveig

And in the hall… of Hár had burned her

Three times burned… and three times born

Oft and again… yet ever she lives.

Heid they named her… when she came to the house

The wide-seeing witch… in magic wise

She performed seið when she could… worked seið in a trance

To evil women… she was always a joy.”

(Hár is a common name for Odin; Heid means “gleaming”; Seið, or Seid, is a particular type of magic—sorcery or witchcraft—, often looked on pejoratively.)


The War of the Gods… a war said to have been ignited by a single woman… a single mysterious witch. It is said that, with her sorcery and witchcraft, she was able to trick the Gods into waging war against each other.

The evil woman, whose objectives were known to no one but herself, had subdued seven immensely powerful spirits. These spirits were powerful enough to even kill the Gods themselves.

Many thought the witch had signed a pact with Daemons, as her powers were anything but Divine.

After being found, the woman, known back then as Gullveig, was burned alive… three times. And even then, she lived…

Knowing that not even Lord Odin’s sacred fire could extinguish her life, the Gods opted to seal her and toss her into the human world.

And her seven spirits had the same fate. They were sealed inside a Book… a crimson Book…

Centuries later, the Book was found by humans. Unexpectedly, humans with the ability to use magic were able to break the Book’s seal, liberating the imprisoned spirits. However, unfortunate for the spirits, they were still bound to the Book.

Not surprisingly, the spirits sought revenge on the Gods and on the evil witch who had caused their eternal grief. The now rogue spirits brought chaos and destruction upon the lands whenever the Book was found and opened. The Book was known by humans as the Book of the Damned.

One of the mages responsible for once opening the Book witnessed the horrors of its demonic powers and yet somehow survived. He then took it upon himself not to let the Book be opened ever again. From then on, the Book had been passed down from generation to generation of his family, in an effort to keep the Book away from curious hands.

That is, until a little girl, at the mere age of ten, was able to purify the seven spirits after sealing each of them into seven different dolls, as she knew that the spirits were not genuinely evil.

The seven spirits, now bound to the material world as dolls, which took the appearance of the spirits themselves, swore their loyalty to this young girl… the girl who was able to ease at least some of their pain and suffering… the girl who at such young age was known as the most powerful mage…

The girl gave each of the spirits a name and called them Maidens… and told them that, from then on, they would not be known as evil spirits, but as the Maidens of the Golden Rose.

~~~

The Book of the Damned has immense power able to even surpass the Book of Darkness. However, the two Books are very different, and thus cannot be compared to one another, for this Book is not a Spell Book, but a Summoning Book.

The Owner of the Book will have control, though not complete, over the spirits dwelling inside. The spirits are bound to the mortal world thanks to their artificial bodies—the dolls—they were sealed in and thus they are able to interact with it.

While the spirits will be able to act on their own, for them to release their full power they need to draw energy from their Master, the Owner of the Book. However, there are other ways of releasing the spirits’ full power without the need of the Master’s intervention.

Aside from the seven spirits, there are other lesser spirits dwelling inside the Book, spirits that were attracted to the Book because of its immense spiritual energy.

There has only been one Owner of the Book of the Damned… until now…

Spoiler for Special Episode 01 - Part 5:

The Maidens of the Golden Rose

Shinku

Spoiler for Shinku:

Estimated Mage Rank: S+
Magic Specialty: Enhancement (Reinforcement) / “Senbonzakura” (Specialization)
Magical Energy Affinity: Holy / Divine
Role: Center Guard / Front Line Support / Secondary Front Line Aggressor

Shinku embodies a traditional Victorian aristocrat. She is extremely demanding and can seem unappreciative of others, even though this is often not the case. Her favorite words are “tea” and “servant”; she takes pride in lecturing, slapping, and generally abusing her servants, of which she doesn’t have any at the moment, at every opportunity. No matter how strong the emotion, Shinku rarely lets her sadness, joy, or fear show through. Shinku may seem cold, but she is highly protective of and cares deeply for her sisters and her Master. She can also be relied on for the occasional bit of parent-like wisdom. Despite her aristocratic quirks, Shinku is one the most level-headed Maidens of the bunch. Most of the other Maidens look up to her as an older sister.

In combat, Shinku is the “paladin” of the group. She specializes in Divine Enhancement Magic, which include defensive spells (barriers, shields), healing spells, and support spells (boosts, seals, and blessings). She also has a very special restorative ability in the form of time-reversing magic (she can restore broken objects, windows and the like, and even wounds).

While Shinku uses Enhancement Magic most of the time, her offensive abilities are actually one of the most powerful of the Maidens. Shinku fights with crimson rose petal-based attacks, which she calls Senbonzakura (“A Thousand Cherry Blossoms”). The rose petals are extremely versatile and can take different shapes and constitutions. Shinku can control the petals at will and can make them as sharp as blades and direct them to spread out for wide-ranging attacks, or group them together to use as a shield. Since they are numerous and small, the rose petals are very hard to evade if surrounded by them.

When at full power, Shinku can release the ultimate form of her Senbonzakura, which she calls Senbonzakura Kageyoshi (“Vibrant Display of the Thousand Cherry Blossoms”). In this release, the rose petals become so tiny that they are invisible to the naked eye, and also drastically increase in number, up to almost a million. This release of Senbonzakura also has another form, in which Shinku can gather and condense every tiny blade into a single scarlet sword, called Hakuteiken (“White Imperial Sword”), with incredible cutting power. In this form, Shinku also grows pure red wings made of spiritual power.

Shinku’s other weapon is a cane, which she skillfully wields like a sword. While the cane looks childish and fragile, she has actually reinforced it to make it as hard as metals.

Lastly, her Artificial Spirit, which is a companion entity every Maiden has, is called Hollier and it helps Shinku with various tasks, from scouting and repairing objects to attacking and controlling Senbonzakura. Artificial Spirits are of the form of a glowing speck of colored light that can fly around and assist the Maidens.

For an comprehensive list of Shinku’s spells, please check:

Spoiler for Spell List:

All of Kha's Spells! BWAHAHAHAHAHA ...

Hina Ichigo

Spoiler for Hina Ichigo:

Estimated Mage Rank: B
Magic Specialty: Manipulation
Role: Support

Hina Ichigo is the very embodiment of childishness. She spends her day drawing silly things all over the place, even over her sisters’ equipment, something that makes Suiseiseki furious. Although she can be ridiculously naïve and selfish, Hina Ichigo has nothing but the best intentions for those that she cares about. She is the weakest of all the Maidens.

In combat, Hina Ichigo employs strawberry vines to restrain opponents. She is very good at binding her opponents using her vines (and also some binding magic); however, her weak magical power does not let her restrain opponents for long. Her real usefulness comes from her ability to manipulate objects over a remarkable distance using invisible threads. She uses these objects to distract opponents and open locks, among other things. She uses these threads so well that it appears like she has telekinetic powers. Basically, she is more useful out of battle than in.

However, Hina Ichigo’s manipulation abilities go even further. She also possesses a very unusual ability in the form of her drawings. She can control a person’s emotions by painting colors upon their body. A few examples of this type of attacks are:

• Betrayal Black: This paint makes the victim not follow any orders from allies.
• Laughing Yellow: This makes the victim break into uncontrollable laughter.
• Sorrowful Blue: Makes the victim fall into utter depression.
• Bullfight Red: This color acts as an indefinite target the victim absolutely has to strike. For instance, no matter how much you want and try to punch Hina Ichigo, you’ll end up punching the red paint mark instead.
• Relaxing Green: This causes the victim to become completely care-free. The victims will want to chill out and sit down to have a picnic with some tea in the middle of the battlefield.

Her Artificial Spirit is called Berrybell.

Kanaria

Spoiler for Kanaria:

Estimated Mage Rank: AA
Magic Specialty: Emission / Lyrical Magic (Specialization)
Role: Reconnaissance / Support

Kanaria’s personality is that of an adorable but very eccentric little girl. Her bright, somewhat arrogant disposition has made her proclaim herself as the “official scout” of the group. She fancies herself as quite the stealthy prowler and loves spying on others using her binoculars. She is also the self-proclaimed “most intelligent” Maiden. Kanaria has the unusual habit of ending her sentences with “kashira” (meaning “I wonder?” or “maybe?”).

Even though self-proclaimed, Kanaria really is the best scout of the group. She specializes in Lyrical Magic, which involves the use of sound in various different ways, such as hearing things over a very long distance, detecting movement and traps, increasing movement speed, taming, calming or charming wild animals, and even causing destruction. Her Artificial Spirit, Pizzicato, is good at finding clues and inspecting areas. Her cute binoculars are also able to see through objects and walls, as well as detect life, Linker Cores, and magical reactions. Her other support spells include wide-area scan and wide-area life detection spells, making her indispensable in almost every situation. With Pizzicato’s help, she also has the ability to heal wounds to some extend.

In combat, Kanaria uses a deceptively adorable violin capable of destroying through its sound, as well as inflict various other effects, such as immobilizing opponents. Here is a list of some of her attacks:

• First Movement – The Waltz of Attack: Shoots small sound waves with incredible destructive power.
• Second Movement – The Canon of Pursuit: Used to immobilize her opponents by sending sound waves in all directions.
• Discourse: Summons various tornados that she is able to partially control.
• Counterattack Partita: Used in close range, it sends an electric shock to the attacking opponent. It can be used without the bow.
• Final Movement – Symphony of Destruction: A huge tornado surrounds Kanaria’s body, with very powerful winds that can rip through almost anything. Kanaria can move at very high speeds while she plays her violin inside the tornado.
• Prelude of the Wild Rose: Gives an ally a temporal boost in overall combat effectiveness.

Overall, Kanaria is one of the most useful Maidens both in and out of battle.

Suiseiseki

Spoiler for Suiseiseki:

Estimated Mage Rank: AAA+
Magic Specialty: Materialization / Manipulation / “Dream World” (Specialization)
Role: Auxiliary Support / Auxiliary Front Line Aggressor

Suiseiseki makes an impression with her high-pitched voice, heterochromatic eyes, and frequent use of the sentence-ending copula “desu,” and is described by Shinku as “the most timid and shy of the sisters” and even as a crybaby. She is quite easily scared of strange noises, and prefers to hide behind her sisters in the presence of strangers. With those she is acquainted however, she shows a very devious personality. Suiseiseki adores the spotlight, and her favorite activities include picking mercilessly on Hina Ichigo, and cackling maniacally. She has a wild imagination, a short temper and a fondness for telling wild lies to terrify Hina Ichigo, whom she calls either “chibi-chibi” (“tiny tiny”) or “chibi-ichigo” (“tiny strawberry”).

Suiseiseki’s abilities are similar to that of a Geomancer. Her Artificial Spirit, Sui Dream, transforms into a watering can which she uses to trigger various different effects depending on the environment and on her imagination. If used on grass, she is able to instantly materialize huge plants from the ground and manipulate them at will to attack, defend, and/or bind opponents. While manipulating plants may not seem too powerful, these plants are actually reinforced with Suiseiseki’s holy water, so making them strong as the hardest of metals is entirely possible. If she uses Sui Dream on rocks, she can have stalagmites emerge from the ground at very high speeds, or even produce earthquakes. In short, her abilities depend on the environment and on her imagination, making Suiseiseki one of the most powerful and versatile Maidens in any location and any situation.

Along with her sister Souseiseki, Suiseiseki has the unique ability of accessing a person’s Dream World. Dream Worlds are places that are mirrors of a soul, containing elements such as old memories, biggest fears and secrets, and representations of important items. Every human, and even Gods and Daemons, have them. For example, Shinku’s Dream World is a cozy Victorian house, while Suigintou’s is an abandoned snowy city. The Dream Worlds of all beings are connected via an enormous tree, which only the “Gardener Maidens,” Suiseiseki and Souseiseki, are able to access thanks to their Artificial Spirits Sui Dream and Lempicka, respectively. The more closely related two people are, the closer their “branches” are located. A person may be locked inside their dreams by these Artificial Spirits, but the Maidens never do this as it would lead to insanity.

Entering Dream Worlds can be very useful to unravel a person’s deepest secrets and to discover their biggest fears, among other things, but it can be most useful to dispel powerful curses and Genjustu (“Illusion Techniques”) that affect the person’s soul, life force, or mental stability. The latter can be achieved by tampering with a person’s Soul Tree, which is located inside their respective Dream World. The Soul Tree’s size and growth reflects a person’s life force or mental state. The growth of these Soul Trees can be assisted through the power of the Gardeners’ Artificial Spirits. Sometimes, however, it is better to let the Soul Tree recover by itself.

Souseiseki

Spoiler for Souseiseki:

Estimated Mage Rank: AAA
Magic Specialty: Illusion Magic (Specialization) / “Dream World” (Specialization)
Role: Illusionist / Infiltrator

The tomboyish Souseiseki has heterochromatic eyes like her sister Suiseiseki, but the colors are switched. Her personality is also the polar opposite of Suiseiseki; she is rational, calm, quiet and deeply devoted to her Master and to her duties. She possesses a sharpness in her speech that is similar to Shinku's, attacks ruthlessly in combat with her shears and does not tolerate sub-par actions.

Souseiseki specializes in Illusion Magic, used to tamper with a victim’s nervous system. Her most commonly used Illusion Magic involves the creation of phantasms, causing the targeted person(s) to hear, see, smell, taste and/or feel sensations that are not actually there in order to manipulate them. In other words, Illusion Magic affects the five senses, though other applications of it exist. Those under the influence of Illusion Magic either freeze in place or lose consciousness, depending on how capable they are in recognizing and defending against it.

Souseiseki’s other Illusion techniques include disguising herself and others (change of appearance), altering objects’ magic auras (used for distraction), Illusory Script (writes a script that only the intended user can read), Sight Blur, Invisibility, Mirror Image, Mirage Arcana (a hallucinatory terrain used to disorient victims), Shadow Evocation (summons an illusion of her design, such as objects, human beings, or daemons, which are up to 50% real), and Shadow Walk (enables her to step into shadows to travel rapidly). At full power, Souseiseki can use a powerful Illusion spell called Shades, a stronger version of Shadow Evocation capable of producing an illusion that is almost 80% real.

Thanks to her unique ability of accessing a person’s Dream World, Souseiseki is able to unravel the victim’s deepest secrets and discover their biggest fears and weaknesses, giving her a huge advantage when using Illusion Magic against them. This knowledge allows her to use one of her most powerful illusion techniques called Phantasmal Killer, a fearsome illusion-based attack capable of even killing the victim. It is said that Souseiseki knows an even more powerful version of Phantasmal Killer, called Weird, with which she was able to kill a God.

With her Illusion Magic, Souseiseki is a very versatile Maiden both in and out of battle. She is very good for infiltration and reconnaissance missions, making her a very valuable Maiden, much like Kanaria. In battle, aside from Illusion Magic, she also uses her shears, created by her Artificial Spirit Lempicka, as if they were swords to attack her opponents with surprisingly good swordsmanship.

Like her sister Suiseiseki, Souseiseki is a Gardener Maiden that has the power to enter the Dream World, and carries a set of pruning shears that she uses to tend Soul Trees. When a person is naturally depressed or affected by powerful curses or Genjutsu, the Soul Tree’s growth is hampered by weeds, which Souseiseki can cut using Lempicka.

Suigintou

Spoiler for Suigintou:

Estimated Mage Rank: S+
Magic Specialty: Dark Magic (Specialization) / “Kuroi Hane” (Specialization)
Magical Energy Affinity: Dark
Role: Front Line Aggressor

Sadistic, spiteful, and arrogant, Suigintou has no inhibitions when it comes to battle and will use any method possible, regardless of how brutal, to win. Her desire for revenge against the Gods and the evil witch Gullveig was, and still is, the strongest of all her sisters. However, upon meeting her Master, Suigintou's attitude and motivations began to shift; her softer side has emerged, and she now even hopes to save her Master from her terrible curse. Still, Suigintou’s desire to win is the strongest of all the Maidens, making her probably the most powerful of them all in battle. In fact, in some cases, her willpower alone is so strong that she can use her full powers independently of her Master.

If Shinku resembles a “Paladin,” Suigintou is Shinku’s opposite, a “Dark Knight.” Suigintou’s Dark Magic involves the use of dark energy, a different type of magical energy not naturally present in the material world. Due to the otherworldly nature of this energy, the spells and abilities that employ dark energy have increased effectiveness over dwellers of the material world, as they are not used to it. Taking this into account, even though her use of Dark Magic may be ranked at S+, her actual threat level surely exceeds SS.

Suigintou’s use of Dark Magic includes direct damage spells, such as Shadow Bolt and Shadowburn, draining spells (absorbs different attributes, such as strength, magic power, and speed), and hexes (reduces the victim’s effectiveness in battle in various ways). Dark Magic spells are particularly good at breaking barriers and shields, making them deadlier than regular spells. There are also few enhancement-type spells in Suigintou’s Dark Magic arsenal, such as Dark Pact (imbues the user’s weapon with dark energy), Shadow Step (allows the user to move faster in the shadows), and Shadow Form.

Along with her Artificial Spirit, Meimei, Suigintou’s main weapons are her ragged black wings. These black wings are made of Kuroi Hane (“Dark Feathers”), which she uses in different ways, much like Shinku’s Senbonzakura. With her arrow-like feathers, she can conjure up a shield, a large sword, or even twin black dragons she uses to attack opponents. She can also use the Kuroi Hane as very sharp and deadly projectiles, which appear to be unlimited.

When at full power, Suigintou can release the ultimate form of Kuroi Hane, which is actually a compression of her power, rather than a vast expansion or release of it. Her large sword actually shrinks into the form of a daito, a Japanese long sword, with a black blade. Her sword’s new form is called Tensa Zangetsu (“Heavenly Chains Moon Cutter”). This hugely compressed power enables Suigintou to move at speeds exceeding those of Flash Move and Sonic Move, and gives her matching agility and reflexes, allowing her to use her natural strength to its limits. Tensa Zangetsu’s special skill is the Getsuga Tensho (“Moon Sky-piercing Fang”), which fires concentrated dark energy blasts from the tip of the blade in the shape of a crescent moon.

As a last resort, Suigintou can also create destructive blue flames, which are powered up by dark energy, making the flames extremely lethal, even for her own self. The variety in Suigintou's abilities, particularly when combined with her savagely cunning nature, makes her probably the strongest of all Maidens.

Barasuishou

Spoiler for Barasuishou:

Estimated Mage Rank: S (Suppressed); SS (Unsuppressed)
Magic Specialty: Materialization / Manipulation / Transformation
Role: Front Line Aggressor

Barasuishou is clad entirely in lavender and wears an eye patch over her left eye, though she is revealed to not be missing an eye at all. The eye patch seems to act as a seal over her emotions, since she only shows a personality when it is removed. The eye patch is also used to absorb a bulk of her powers. Barasuishou often deliberately parrots whatever her opponents say to her in an effort to annoy them. She is unnaturally calm most of the time, apparently possessing no conscience, and thus is an extremely powerful adversary in battle.

Barasuishou has the ability to create and manipulate all sorts of crystalline elements, including glass. Her creation of crystals is considered an extreme form of materialization by the Gods, falling into the specialization category. These crystals are special in that they are stronger and better constituted than even the strongest of metals. Barasuishou can materialize these crystals anywhere she pleases, without the need to even touch the surface where the crystals will appear. She often materializes them in the form of spikes of different sizes to pierce and cut targets, which she erects from surfaces in form of stalagmites or materialize in mid air to use as projectiles, though she is able to manipulate the crystals to form any kind of object.

These crystals can also be used defensively. Barasuishou can transform the constitution of these crystals to be able to reflect energy beams and some types of spells. The crystals themselves are extremely tough so they also act as powerful physical shields. The crystals can also be used to bind opponents. Barasuishou’s often used binding skill is called Crystal Coffin.

Barasuishou is also able to travel through any surface that has a reflection, such as water, mirrors, glass, and her own crystals. When at full power, she is able to travel through them almost instantaneously.

While her most often used attacks involve the creation of crystals, Barasuishou is often equipped with a crystal sword, made out of her own crystals, which she wields with very good swordsmanship. Due to its nature, this sword is extremely tough and sharp, and can be reproduced at any time if broken. Though she prefers swords better than other weapons, creating other weapons is entirely possible.

Lastly, Barasuishou is also able to create highly-concentrated energy crystals of different elements and compositions, which she can hand to others for use. These energy crystals function as one-time use grenades. The various effects Barasuishou is able to imbue into these crystals are up to her imagination, and some include elemental explosions, flash bombs, spell reflection fields, status-inflicting effects (such as freeze and petrify), and even healing. Almost any spell known to her or her allies can be imbued into these crystals, though she will need the assistance of her allies when imbuing spells she does not know. When combined with Shinku’s Enhancement spells, Souseiseki’s Illusion spells, and Suigintou’s Dark Magic spells, the usefulness of this unique ability is immeasurable.

Kirakishou

Estimated Mage Rank: ? (Rumored to be over SSS)
Magic Specialty: Unknown

While only seven spirits have been seen by Gods and humans alike, it is said that an eight spirit accompanied them at all times from the shadows. The first and only Master of the Book does not know about Kirakishou, and neither do the other Maidens. For this reason, Kirakishou was not sealed into a doll, and thus she does not possess a body in the material world. It is unknown whether she will ever reveal herself to her sisters or stay in the shadows watching over them. It is also unknown if she considers the Owner of the Book to be her Master, as it is unknown where her spirit really is. Suigintou is the only Maiden who claims to have seen her, though only once and briefly. This is the only bit of Kirakishou that she remembers:

Spoiler for Kirakishou:

Apologies for the use of so many pictures. I just pay a lot of attention to some details, especially presentation.

ROZEN MAIDEN?? *Puts it down on the to watch list*

I'm not familiar with the series but the characters look good I only skimmed it so no comments on power or haxx...

Originally Posted by LoweGear

USB, did you just give out MASSIVE SPOILERS on Aura?

And more rabu-rabu I see... you two should get a room already...

*runs from Takeru/Aura*

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Now for some ARTWORK!!!

I'm planning to give Mai something more powerful than her Eviscerator Form, since that's just Mode 2

Here's a preview of Astaroth's Full Drive Form...

Spoiler for Nanda sore wa?:

And if USB doesn't finish soon he'll be the first to taste this form's power...

BLOOD!!!!! BLOOOOD!!!!!

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!!
*gets smashed in by Akilae*

Originally Posted by USB500

Finally! The moment of truth! The Gemini Sisters has been finally updated!

Part VII
Epilogue

Phew. That was quite a work. I hope you're enjoyed by the premise, and I must thank all of you for following the story up to this point.

However!

I never said it's going to end for good, right? I mean, come on! Aura has found her love interest, and Takeru is pondering whether he should perceive her as his prey. And Silberkugel needs more screen-time in her humanoid form, for God Empress' sake!

In before Second Season.

Until then, enjoy.

*jumps out of window*

Places vote for second season with more RABU-RABU! Aura x Takeru
Great stuff

Originally Posted by LoweGear

And for ARTWORK TIME!!!!

*Chainsaw revs*

THIS is what Astaroth: GENOCIDE FORM looks like:

Spoiler for Size Comparison:

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD! SKULLS FOR HIS THRONE!

All we need is Mai screaming this as she goes into battle with this form and all will be good *fanboy squeellllll* Just hope that Akilae isn't around when she does...

Originally Posted by Satty

Well...part 4 is done, it's still long, and an OC appears, although I made her sorta out-of-character in my opinion.

Spoiler for SearcherS part 4:

Thursday, May 27, MC 0075
1:03 P.M.

Betrüger and Vincent were staring down at each other, waiting for either one to strike first. Eventually, Vincent went first. “[Bohrgerät Blatt],” Shell Bullet said, and the blade turned around, spinning fast enough to tear a person apart in pieces. Vincent dashed straight through, trying to finish the fight with Betrüger’s immediate death. He sidestepped to the left, though, and cleanly avoided Vincent’s attack, countering it with a slash to his back. Vincent turned clockwise to him, and Shell Bullet took the blow, fortunately not breaking under the energy blade.
*snip*

nice tie in at the end to the current canon proceedings Looking GOOD

[FlameSparkZ]

Originally Posted by LoweGear

And for ARTWORK TIME!!!!

*Chainsaw revs*

THIS is what Astaroth: GENOCIDE FORM looks like:

Spoiler for Size Comparison:

Looks...extremly dangerous


waaah......I'm still thinking what to do about the next chapter of BreakerS

Located in episode 19, Koji, Maren and Yui join the RF6 aboard the Arthra...but Koji is still learning to control his new powers, so they spent most of the episode training
And it feels kinda boring to talk about the training (there isn't much to talk about either....)

Oh, and currently drawing Treize in full Numbers gear...I 'upgraded' her a bit too...like her hair, when out of the Life Pod
Changed her magic color...to the same color as Reinforce I, giving it an eeeeeeevil look
And in terms of personality...she's pretty close to Lutecia, only emptier...