Content warning: Possession, Character death
The situation was growing worse and worse by the minute. The apocalypse didn’t happen – thank god for that – but the worst case scenario was supposed to be Jessica falling into a coma!
“Over your dead body…?” The demon inside Jessica eyed Salem as she continued to struggle. “Sounds like an idea. Get out of there Trix, she’s useless to us now.”
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2023-10-28 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostWith Actress being just a couple of chapters away from being finished (!!!), I think it's time to assess what ya'll would want me to work on next. Thus, a poll!
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Felice Hybrid - Complete rewrite
I would start writing this story anew, changing...
They stood in a formation. Frost stood in front of Jessica, Spark to the left, Bloom to the right, and Flame… behind her. She took that spot to avoid Jessica seeing her. As much as it hurt, she didn’t want Jessica getting distracted by second guessing herself and messing the dangerous ritual up.
The four of them had their weapons out and were channeling their magic in a gentle whirl around Jessica, letting her touch it and manipulate it if she needed to.
The demon lord and his...
2023-10-26 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post‘A show of force’, he called it.
Not too bad as far as excuses went.
After all, the demon lord needed to get back on the puny humans for sending a spy to infiltrate the demon army in order to destroy them from the inside. And what better way to do that then to lead an attack on Earth himself, while bringing both of his remaining generals along with him?
Obviously, in reality, they just needed to get away from the castle to perform the ritual, and whether it happ...
2023-10-24 02:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostSo this was the demon lord…
Pretty Flame couldn’t help but feel apprehensive in his presence. His armored form from head to toe, his tall frame, and most importantly, the seemingly bottomless well of magic that even Flame, the worst magical sensor in their group, could sense.
Regardless of the intimidation factor, however, all four of them stood tall, facing the man with a neutral expression. Sure, they might technically be allies, but after all the years of fighting his force...
2023-10-22 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostBaugh couldn’t help but internally sigh in exhaustion.
It had only been angry shouting and calls for execution since Tepes and her crew broke out of the castle and left everyone reeling. He was really straining himself to contain all the spirits at this point.
He really wasn’t cut out for this position.
“To let a spy be a general…”
“Our king is so incompetent…”
“Pft, she would have been a better queen than him…” 2023-10-20 02:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
“Just wake up! Please! I don’t know what to do anymore!” yelled the blond girl in desperation as tears streamed down her face.
Of course, it didn’t help. Trish just wouldn’t wake up. Whatever that accursed fifth weapon had done to her, she had no idea how to reverse it. Worse still, she couldn’t even try to analyze the offending object in the first place since it was back in the demon realm. All she could do was try to puzzle out anything she could from Trish hersel...
2023-10-16 02:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post“Ughhh…” Jessica groaned as her body shook.
“There, there… it’s over… you did well…” Flame murmured as she gently rubbed Jessica’s back.
Frost was holding her hair and the other two magical girls stood behind her outside of the toilet stall, looking at her with complicated expressions.
“I can’t believe you just talked a demon general into not just sparing you but also switching sides,” Spark grumbled.
“You’ve been dealing with a l...
2023-10-12 02:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostKyle was definitely out of his depth. Regular criminals, he could handle. But monsters who could level a building with the flick of their wrist? He very much doubted his gun would do anything, despite his hand tightening around it.
“Tepes…” Salem called out the girl’s name as she narrowed her eyes and tightened the grip on her staff.
Tepes herself seemed completely unfazed as she casually walked out of the rubble and slowly headed in Salem’s direction before stepping to ...
2023-10-08 02:00:01 +0000 UTC View PostNot being able to fly sure sucked. With the fragment of Nomed still in her, she could do a scuffed demonic transformation and sprout her tiny wings if she focused hard on it, but obviously, they were as useless as ever.
On the bright side, that meant she got to be carried by Pretty Flame on her back as they flew back to the school.
Silver linings.
“You alright…?” Spark asked, noticing her spacing out.
“Peachy,” Jessica managed to finally enunciate correctly. ...
2023-10-04 02:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostIt felt a bit ironic.
Since they no longer had the vast powers of the magical girl weapons, they had to be content with using what little magic their new demonic weapons could muster. The thing was that they had gotten them from Jessica… who at the moment was probably weaker than even them. At least from what she had said.
Either way, the more Zero thought about it, the worse their situation seemed.
Sure, she kept on pulsing the magical light from where they were hiding to...
2023-09-30 02:00:59 +0000 UTC View PostThey managed to lose the pursuers on their tail. Luckily, none of the generals followed them. The idiot had probably stalled them long enough.
Jessica still wasn’t sure how to feel about that. She had told him to do better, but this wasn’t what she had in mind! Granted, she didn’t really have anything in mind. She hadn’t been planning on ever forgiving him at all, in fact.
But for him to do a sacrificial play like that to let them all escape… Was it because of w...
2023-09-26 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostEverything was going wrong.
From the moment Cody overloaded that artifact to set off an explosion, it was one disaster after another.
When Salem immediately showed up, it took all their effort to not shout at her for dumping all the responsibilities on them and jumping ship while mumbling about the explosion and swearing that they had no idea what had happened. At least they didn’t even have to fake being upset.
Then, when the demon lord showed up, everyone thought the dis...
2023-09-22 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe demon lord, Hecate, and the dumb spirit all stared at her, aghast.
“Distract?! Kidnap?! My lord! I knew it! She’s a traitor! She must have been planning on kidnapping our princess!” the demon hissed.
Like hell!
“Tepes…? What is the meaning of this…?” Baugh asked, his voice level, uncertain. He had likely guessed her real kidnapping target. And he didn't sound happy.
Jessica racked her brains, trying to figure out how to talk herself ...
2023-09-18 02:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostWith a surge of magic, Tepes appeared in the portal room in her full glory, clad in her enchantress dress, spear in hand, and an intense aura around her.
The usual gatekeeper minion shied away from her as his eyes met her glare. “G-good day, general Tepes.”
Tepes only scoffed derisively as she turned away to leave the room. She heard the minion behind her heave a sigh of relief as she entered the corridor.
She couldn’t have been sure whether the gossip of the fight had...
2023-09-14 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostJessica never dealt well with embarrassment. She usually just ignored whatever embarrassed her, bulldozed through the matter, and distracted everyone with other topics. As long as everyone promptly forgot about the embarrassment, everything was good.
“-- which is why, if the demon lord finds out what happened here, even though he already knew I was friends with the magical girls, he might even have me killed just to appease the demonic spirits, in the worst case,” she finished her t...
2023-09-10 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostIt probably would have been smarter to run away. To leave the battlefield as soon as it started. But Rick couldn’t help himself. After all, Jessica, the actress who was supposed to be playing Tepes, had just pulled out Tepes’ actual magical spear and began using magic.
And then Erika and Devola transformed into Pretty Flame and Frost – who they were also supposed to only be playing – and began fighting by her side. Rick wasn’t sure what was boggling his mind ...
2023-09-06 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostLike an enraged bull, Tepes mused as the man formerly known as Forneus charged right through the wall behind her, completely missing her.
It had been a while since she had dealt with Forneus. Back then, she had just barely learned the basics of being a minion and using magic. A surprise pepper spray had been enough to take him out. Obviously, the same tactic wouldn’t work anymore. Not when he was utterly furious and in full combat mode already. She wasn’t sure how much of t...
2023-09-02 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostIt had been so long since they fought together. Years had passed by since the three of them had retired and they all had moved on since then, not to mention one of them had worked with different magical girls for quite a while without the others.
And yet, when finally faced with a demon again, the four of them seamlessly fell into their old formation.
It felt so natural. Like it had only been yesterday since they last repelled a demon general together.
Well, sparring w...
2023-08-29 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostWhy her?
That was all she could think as her former mother, piloted by a demon, sent a surge of dark magic in her direction. She was so stunned, she didn’t even reflexively deflect the attack as she would have normally done.
“Watch out!” Spark screamed as she talked her out of the way. The following blast completely eviscerated the bush prop behind them, throwing splinters all around.
“Gwaaah!” the demon wearing her mother’s skin roared ...
2023-08-25 02:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Come on! It’s over, Tepes! Your army is defeated, you’re out of magic, and you’re the last one left!” Flame pleaded, looking convincingly distraught.
Jessica growled at her, making sure to exaggerate her staggering motion as she leaned on her fake plastic spear.
“It’s not too late yet… Just put down the mask. Leave the demon life behind. You don’t need to sacrifice your life for–”
“Shut up!” she barked out, silencing the other girl. “Shut up! Shu...
2023-08-21 02:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostShe took a deep breath and then exhaled as she looked at the stage from behind the backstage. “I can’t believe… it’s already happening tomorrow.”
“Hmm? You nervous?” Jessica teased.
“Well… yeah. Kinda,” she admitted. “It’s one thing coming out to all of you, but to actually play a role in front of an audience…?”
Erika gently patted her shoulder in assurance while giving her an empathetic smile.
“What are you talking about? You already do t...
2023-08-17 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostJessica strolled through the streets, a contemplative frown etched on her face.
They had managed to more or less eliminate the worst case scenario from their fifth weapon transfer plan. But in doing so, they’d also lowered the chances of true success. Now, if they went through with it, chances were that they would just be transferring the magical coma to someone else.
But again, nothing was truly certain. Something unexpected might happen, and they might set off another apocalyp...
2023-08-13 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“I return, my loyal subjects! Back and stronger than ever!” the wannabe director said while posing dramatically in the doorway.
Jessica couldn’t help but scoff. “Your loyal subjects? Hmph! You mean my loyal subjects! I’m the demon general here! You’re just fodder! An insignificant background character who dies off-screen!”
“Worry not! The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated. The show must go on, therefore I am back!”
Jessica sat on a chair next to Baugh, staring at the comatose Trish. Sally and Hecate stood nearby, also looking at the ticking time bomb. The atmosphere was tense. Neither Hecate nor Jessica were joking around or even cracking a grin.
“And…” Baugh broke the silence, hesitated for a moment, and then continued. “What would be the chances of success?”
Jessica pursed her lips, trying to work out the rough math in her head. “It depends… I’m guessing something like twen...
2023-08-05 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“So, anyone know what this is about?” Jessica asked.
“I have an idea… but we’ll have to see,” Cody replied.
“I think it’s pretty damn obvious, actually,” Sarah added.
“Oh yeah? Then spill.”
“Nope!” The damn blonde grinned. “You’ll just have to wait.”
Jessica scoffed while tossing her hair. “I’ll ferret out your secrets, magical girl! You can’t hide anything from me!”
“Sure, sure.”
As the two ribbed ...
2023-08-01 02:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostShe let out a little satisfied sigh as she entered the living room, towel wrapped around her damp hair. With how busy everything had been lately, it was the little things that brought her joy.
Snacks, hot baths with lots of bubbles, and of course, flirting with Erika.
All a requirement for a balanced life.
“Hmm?”
As she was about to open the fridge to search for something to snack on, she noticed a notification on her phone. A missed call from her sister.
Jes...
2023-07-28 02:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“I’m… still not really sure about this,” Max admitted.
“Then do you want to go back?” Nicole asked.
Max tightened their jaw and looked at the mall with apprehension before steeling their resolve and shaking their head.
“No. I… I’m not backing off now.”
With a nod, the two entered the dangerous dungeon known as the mall. With their escort, the powerful magical girl Pretty Bloom in disguise, Max waded through the flood of bodies, keeping up their vigi...
2023-07-24 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“It still feels a bit surreal… Are you sure it’s safe?” Nicole asked.
“It’s fine, the teleport location is far away from the castle and Cody promised to be on the lookout just in case,” Max assured her.
Nicole nodded but didn’t relax completely just yet.
The four squeezed through the hole in the fence and then approached the old abandoned factory. Max flicked their fingers while putting a bit of magic into it and tapped the old rusty door. The door creaked op...
2023-07-20 02:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“So…” Tepes started. “I have info that the second generation Pretty Frost has finally retired.”
“Is that true?” the demon lord asked, alarm only faintly coloring in his voice.
“Yup. She’s out of the picture.” Tepes nodded before scowling. “The bad news is that they had already found a successor and from what I’ve heard, that successor is a magic genius.”
“I see…” The demon lord relaxed. “That’s terrible news. We will need to increase the p...
2023-07-18 02:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post