//With only one Glacier-speed quest now, I can still afford to start yet another quest, likely because said glacier-speed quest might die of stagnation soon.
//DISCLAIMER: Anyone is welcome to join in this quest at any stage, BUT be warned that there will be major spoilers for Puella Magi Madoka Magica ahead.
If you have not watched the anime and you care about spoilers, then I advise you stay away from this quest.
//DISCLAIMER 2: For the sake of this quest being fun, you are allowed to completely avert the ending of the anime with your actions. In fact, it's likely to happen given the premise of this game.
//have fun.
Eastern Interference in Salvation
Prologue
>The ?room?, for lack of a better word, was filled with the murmuring of five guests that were sitting at a table, wondering why they were brought here. The group was composed of Eirin Yagokoro, the lunarian pharmacist and healer; the Great Unmoving Library, Patchouli Knowledge; the Seven-Colored Puppeteer, Alice Margatroid; the Girl Even the Vengeful Spirits Fear, Satori Komeiji; and the Moriya Shrine Maiden, Sanae Kochiya. The only company they had were each other and the many eyes that filled the strange void.
>Not a moment passed before the subject of the conversation, Yukari Yakumo, emerged from a gap at the unoccupied end of the table. Behind her was the Kitsune, Ran Yakumo. The table went silent as Yukari opened a fan and sat on a gap. Satori frowned, as it was quite obvious that Yukari was blocking off the mind of herself and her shikigami.
>?I suppose you?re all wondering why I brought you here today.? Yukari said at last.
>?It better be important,? Patchouli frowned, ?considering you found it necessary to bring
her here.? she indicated the mind reader among them.
>Satori merely rolled her eyes and focused her attention to Yukari, ?Indeed, I think it would be in everyone?s best interests if you told us what?s going on.?
>?Allow me to show you, instead.? Yukari waved a hand and opened a gap.
>Beyond it was a devastated landscape of tall structures, Sanae recognized it as an outside world city of some kind. Suddenly, a looming silhouette began to rise above the scene, breaking the clouds as a shockwave of some kind seemed to overcome the room, surprising everyone within. And suddenly, there?s a flash, and the once ruined city is suddenly intact. Yukari closes the gap soon after.
>?W-What was that?? Sanae asked nervously.
>?The entity you just saw is known as the ?Witch of Salvation?, I do believe.? the gap youkai explained, ?It exists in a parallel universe close to our own that exhibits anomalous behavior.?
>?What do you mean by anomalous?? Alice questioned.
>?For the last eight years or so it has been looping in on itself, repeating roughly the same month and a half of time indefinitely. Originally I paid it no mind, but recently I discovered the entity I just showed you. It seems to release extreme amounts of energy whenever it?s born, getting exponentially stronger with each iteration. If this trend continues, the energy would be enough to destabilize the neighboring universes, which includes our own.?
>?A-Are you going to do something about it!?? Sanae?s eyes widened.
>?Why of course! I am more than capable of stopping it myself. But why waste any energy if I don?t have to? That being said, why do you think I brought the five of you here? My plan is to send all of you over there to put a stop to this threat. Though not all at the same time: Two to start with should be enough I?d imagine? I mean, don?t get me wrong, I do plan on getting personally involved if I absolutely have to, but only as a last resort??
>?Well that?s encouraging...? Satori sighed, ?So why us, exactly? And, like some of the others here are thinking, why not just send the Hakurei Shrine Maiden??
>Several of the others grimaced when Satori said this.
>?It?s too risky to send Reimu. Lethal magic is common there, and, gods forbid, should she fall, even if she failed her mission and revived in the next loop, it would cause chaos here. Anyway, I chose the five of you because each of you has an asset that could be very useful in the task ahead. Plus you all seem strong-willed enough, for the most part, to handle the secondary threat...?
>A gap opens up and a photograph of a white, catlike creature with ear-like appendages resembling arms, each having a golden ring around it, landed on the table. It seems to be tilting its head, regarding the photographer with curiosity. ?The magic system this other universe runs on seems to be governed by creatures such as this entity." she explained, "You are not, under any circumstances, allowed to form a contract with this creature, no matter how much it tempts you. Since you?re not native to that universe, I am unsure how your bodies will react to having your soul ripped out of them compared to those of the natives...?
>Sanae and Alice jumped in surprise. While Eirin, Satori, and Patchouli simply seemed curious.
>?So?? Eirin tapped her chin, ?I have to ask: How long until this ?Witch of Salvation? entity becomes powerful enough to affect Gensokyo??
>?Ran. The calculations, if you may.?
>?Er, yes, Lady Yukari.? the Kitsune cleared her throat, ?Judging by how much power it gains each loop, and how much loops have already passed, including the one that just ended a moment ago, and accounting for subtle differences in loop length. I?d estimate its energy will reach a critical stage after six more loops, that?s approximately nine months of our time, give or take a few days.?
>?That being said, I will only get personally involved if you reach that critical sixth loop without stopping it.? Yukari explained, ?It likely won?t end well for their world if that happens, so keep that in mind and use it as an incentive should you actually grow to care about anything or anyone over there??
>She fanned herself, ?Additionally, it would probably be more advantageous to you if you were discreet and only showed your true natures when absolutely necessary, assuming you plan to stay there for more than one loop, or fail to stop it in one loop... Speaking of loops, you will need to put a stop to whatever is causing those as well, or all your efforts will be undone.?
>She closed her fan and placed her hands together, ?Anyway, that?s enough exposition for now. Anyone want to volunteer to go first??
>The group looked to each other uneasily. They couldn?t really refuse, since Yukari is involved, so they all waited for someone to take initiative...
End Prologue
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Please select the player character:>Sanae Kochiya
>Alice Margatroid
>Eirin Yagokoro
>Patchouli Knowledge
>Satori Komeiji
>Yukari?s choice (Random selection.)
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