Author Topic: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3  (Read 69656 times)

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3
« Reply #270 on: April 28, 2018, 12:30:49 AM »
>It's okay. I don't want us to have to be enemies, if we can help it.
>But, er... don't let our guard down completely, even if we don't let it show on our face.

>Take care. Kiku adds. This one seems dangerous.
>They're all dangerous. Rin says.
>I know, but there's something about this one. Something about her presence, her walk... I do not believe she is entirely stable.
>I thought getting her soul back might have fixed that. says Lily.
>Reisen says, We may have exchanged one form of instability for another. We're coming in, Lotus, Haruka says she can handle the Soulless- or rather, the former Soulless out here.

>A musical tinkle follows the Avatar as she practically skips the rest of the way over to you, the crystals dangling from her wings creating the sound. "I don't know how I can thank you for saving me. What do you want? Name it!" she gushes, the vocal distortion of her Avatar power clashing with the genuine brightness of her tone.

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3
« Reply #271 on: April 28, 2018, 02:17:32 AM »
>"I'd like it very much if we could be friends."

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3
« Reply #272 on: April 28, 2018, 02:27:02 AM »
>"I'd like it very much if we could be friends."

>The young woman blinks in surprise. Up close, her eyes don't seem quite so alien as they did when you were farther away. The brightness you see in those red eyes seems more to be a sign of spirit, a sight you've seen in the likes of Lily. "That's... Wow. Didn't see that coming. That's really all you want?"

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3
« Reply #273 on: April 28, 2018, 02:43:55 AM »
>"I didn't help you for the hope of any reward, but because but because you were in need and I wanted to see you whole and healthy again - much as I want to safeguard all those who are endangered by the aggression of others."

>Those wings that we remember from long ago. They... looked just like this, didn't they?

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3
« Reply #274 on: April 28, 2018, 02:57:38 AM »
>"I didn't help you for the hope of any reward, but because but because you were in need and I wanted to see you whole and healthy again - much as I want to safeguard all those who are endangered by the aggression of others."

>Those wings that we remember from long ago. They... looked just like this, didn't they?

>The red-eyed woman makes a noise that can best described as a joyous squeak, then throws her arms around you and hugs you tightly. Briefly. She breaks away almost immediately, looking a trifle embarrassed. "Oh, sorry! Sorry. My manager's always telling me not to do that." She smiles again. Her eyes are so beautiful. "But you... You are awesome! You sound like one of those heroes on TV."

>Yes. Wait, not exactly. The colors of the jewels are not the same, and they're not quite the same shape. In your memory, they were smaller, and seemed a lot more pointy than the ones on Flandre's wings. You also don't think there were as many of them.

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3
« Reply #275 on: April 28, 2018, 03:03:55 AM »
>"I do my best. All of us here do."
>Gesture to our allies. We're not the only ones doing all the heroism here, after all.
>"Life may be a bit more complicated than on TV, but so long as there is good I can do with this power, I consider it my calling."

>Is there anything else we can recall about that scene?

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3
« Reply #276 on: April 28, 2018, 03:40:33 AM »
>"I do my best. All of us here do."
>Gesture to our allies. We're not the only ones doing all the heroism here, after all.
>"Life may be a bit more complicated than on TV, but so long as there is good I can do with this power, I consider it my calling."

>Is there anything else we can recall about that scene?

>You point out the various friends and colleagues around you, but for some reason, you can't turn your head from Flandre's eyes. Those brilliant red eyes hold your gaze. You've never seen anything like them before.
>At least they hold your gaze until Flan turns to follow your gestures, looking around the room until she stops, very suddenly, at the smoldering form Semitur, all but forgotten with Flandre's arrival. Subala appears to have placed a barrier around the succubus, keeping her in one place until she can't be dealt with properly.
>"She's the one that hurt me." Flandre states more than asks. "Hurt a lot of people."

>Only that you felt a great sense of sympathy for the crying blonde. How she came to be there, how you came to be near her, how she came to be covered in blood... Nothing else.

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3
« Reply #277 on: April 28, 2018, 03:43:52 AM »
>"This is true. We came here to put a stop to that."

>Do we... do we think we were actually magically entranced by her eyes? Something more than the usual fascination?
>Besides that, do we think there's anything we could do for Semitur like we did for the Blackbloods? We... can't just purify the evil out of her, can we?

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3
« Reply #278 on: April 28, 2018, 03:59:53 AM »
>"This is true. We came here to put a stop to that."

>Do we... do we think we were actually magically entranced by her eyes? Something more than the usual fascination?
>Besides that, do we think there's anything we could do for Semitur like we did for the Blackbloods? We... can't just purify the evil out of her, can we?

>"I couldn't understand why. Why she did... Everything she did to us. I knew there were bad people in the world, but..." The Fire Avatar closes her eyes. "There were KIDS on that plane...." she whispers.

>You may well be. But if it is, you're not entirely sure she's doing it on purpose. If she was, she wouldn't have taken her eyes off you. And you don't sense any specific magic localized around her eyes.
>You can't do to her what you did to them, not in the same way. That technique was tailored for being tied to the Abyssal Depths of the Blood. Someone like Semitur would require something different, if it's even possible, and you're not certain it is. You'd need more time to study her, to try and figure out if you could sanctify this particular wicked being.

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3
« Reply #279 on: April 28, 2018, 04:11:58 AM »
>Do we... know if there were any casualties?

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3
« Reply #280 on: April 28, 2018, 04:17:26 AM »
>Do we... know if there were any casualties?

>Other than the Soulless we fought? Kiku asks. Yes. She left at least two bodies on the plane.

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3
« Reply #281 on: April 28, 2018, 04:41:01 AM »
>...but at least most of them were able to make it to safety? ...right?

>"I do not truly understand why anyone would want to do harm to others like this, either. I wish we could have saved everyone. But she will leave no more victims, I promise you."

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3
« Reply #282 on: April 28, 2018, 04:58:12 AM »
>...but at least most of them were able to make it to safety? ...right?

>"I do not truly understand why anyone would want to do harm to others like this, either. I wish we could have saved everyone. But she will leave no more victims, I promise you."

>Yes, we saw many of them inside here.

>"What are you going to do to her?" Flandre asks.

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3
« Reply #283 on: April 28, 2018, 06:44:01 AM »
>What are we to do with her? I am not certain I can heal the evil in her like I did the Stuntrons and I would need more time to deduce how in any case. And she obviously cannot be left to go free.

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3
« Reply #284 on: April 28, 2018, 02:37:32 PM »
>What are we to do with her? I am not certain I can heal the evil in her like I did the Stuntrons and I would need more time to deduce how in any case. And she obviously cannot be left to go free.

>Let me deal with her. Kiku offers. Knowing the grim tiger youkai as you do, you have no doubt what she means by 'deal' with.
>We can't do that. Minoriko protests. She's already been beaten. She's helpless now.
>So were her victims on that plane. You don't want to know what she did to them. Let me finish her, Lotus. I will make it quick. she promises you.

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3
« Reply #285 on: April 28, 2018, 08:23:22 PM »
>We could imprison her in an Oubliette, but I'm... not sure what else I can do for her if she was neither corrupted nor traumatized from without, like the other people we've fought. But there are also police here and this is a public place. You would know better than I; how would the law regard you doing such a thing?

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3
« Reply #286 on: April 28, 2018, 09:01:35 PM »
>We could imprison her in an Oubliette, but I'm... not sure what else I can do for her if she was neither corrupted nor traumatized from without, like the other people we've fought. But there are also police here and this is a public place. You would know better than I; how would the law regard you doing such a thing?

>In cases like this, either the shrines or the police take custody and responsibility for the criminal. Given that she's native to this world, I believe Semitur would fall under the purview of the police. In which case, she would stand trial and be sentenced accordingly. The chances of her being found anything other than guilty are extremely remote. Considering her crimes, the lack of rehabilitation potential, and the danger she represents to the world, I suspect she would receive the death penalty. The only other option I could foresee would be life imprisonment, but that's not a practical or realistic sentence for a being that lives as long as Semitur will.

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3
« Reply #287 on: April 28, 2018, 11:16:40 PM »
>Do they even have the capability to safely confine her for trial?

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3
« Reply #288 on: April 28, 2018, 11:24:39 PM »
>Do they even have the capability to safely confine her for trial?

>If not here, then she would be transferred to a more secure location. Most likely Muenzuka.

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3
« Reply #289 on: April 29, 2018, 06:28:28 PM »
>I think... we should probably confine her in an Oubliette, rather than simply kill her here - at least follow due process, where the law itself is involved. Provided you do think they can handle her without risking her causing further havoc?

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3
« Reply #290 on: April 29, 2018, 08:13:48 PM »
>I think... we should probably confine her in an Oubliette, rather than simply kill her here - at least follow due process, where the law itself is involved. Provided you do think they can handle her without risking her causing further havoc?

>The Mayoiga police have handled dangerous creatures such as Semitur before. Most recently, a tiefling warlock started some trouble here in town, and the police were able to bring him down and keep him in custody until he could be transported to a more long-term facility.
>What's a tiefling? Lily asks.
>Someone with demonic blood, I'll explain later. Semitur is at her most dangerous when she is an unknown, acting from hiding, through her puppets. Thanks to us, she can no longer hide, and is in no condition to menace either we mikos or the police that will be responsible for her incarceration. It is true, she is more dangerous than the average rogue wizard or stray demon they deal with, but I do not believe she is beyond their ability to hold. Our ability, really, since the police and the Shrines often cooperate in cases like this.
>What do you intend to do with her? Reisen asks. Do you really think you can... do to her the same sort of thing you did to the Stuntrons? She isn't Blood.

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3
« Reply #291 on: April 29, 2018, 08:28:50 PM »
>I don't know. I'd like to consider the possibility. But if not, then I still think it better for her to be brought to justice through official channels than for one of us to kill her ourselves. Maybe some day we will have no choice, but where we do... The public is watching and I do not want them to think we are executioners.

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3
« Reply #292 on: April 29, 2018, 09:06:12 PM »
>I don't know. I'd like to consider the possibility. But if not, then I still think it better for her to be brought to justice through official channels than for one of us to kill her ourselves. Maybe some day we will have no choice, but where we do... The public is watching and I do not want them to think we are executioners.

>Even I would not argue that point. says Kiku. However justified it may be.
>There's something else to consider, too. Reisen points out. Kiku, how would the police take it if we did put Semitur in one of those Oubliettes? My experience tells me that not every cop likes it when vigilantes- which we are- spirit off a criminal under their noses. Under the chief's nose, no less.
>That's a good point. the tiger concurs. Chief Toyotosami is a rather rigid individual. She may not be pleased to see us take custody of someone like Semitur, as we did Motormaster. In fact, now that I think about, she may not be entirely happy about THAT, either. Perhaps, if Haruka-sama gave her blessing, that might make a difference. She doesn't sound entirely certain of that.

>"You okay?" Flandre asks, interrupting your conference call.

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3
« Reply #293 on: April 29, 2018, 09:17:07 PM »
>"Er, my apologies. I was just considering your question."
>Glance around. Does the chief seem to be back on her feet yet?

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3
« Reply #294 on: April 29, 2018, 09:25:21 PM »
>"Er, my apologies. I was just considering your question."
>Glance around. Does the chief seem to be back on her feet yet?

>"Yeah, you looked like you were pretty deep thinking there. Like you weren't sure yet."
>She is indeed. She and the officer that had been blown backwards with her by Semitur's attack are now back on their feet. And they've been reinforced as well. Two more officers, both of them Oni, have joined the chief. You wouldn't be surprised if there were more on the way, now that Semitur's been dealt with.

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3
« Reply #295 on: April 29, 2018, 09:40:51 PM »
>"It's true. Obviously she cannot be permitted to bring harm to anyone else - that is our foremost concern - but how and where and under whose authority she be confined until justice is served is yet to be settled."
>Does the chief seem to be approaching us or is everyone still keeping a safe distance?

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3
« Reply #296 on: April 29, 2018, 10:16:50 PM »
>"It's true. Obviously she cannot be permitted to bring harm to anyone else - that is our foremost concern - but how and where and under whose authority she be confined until justice is served is yet to be settled."
>Does the chief seem to be approaching us or is everyone still keeping a safe distance?

>"Oh. I guess I thought you were working with the cops here, that they were the law." The Avatar giggles. "Well I mean, they are the law, but you know what I mean."
>Not yet. She seems to be observing the situation. More specifically, Flandre. Or perhaps she's waiting for either the capture specialist or more guns to arrive before taking custody of Semitur.

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3
« Reply #297 on: April 29, 2018, 10:26:09 PM »
>"We came here with similar objectives, but we've never really worked side by side before, and Semitur is different than many of the dangers we've faced."
>Call out to the chief: "Chief Toyosatomimi, may I have a moment of your time?"

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3
« Reply #298 on: April 29, 2018, 10:45:03 PM »
>"We came here with similar objectives, but we've never really worked side by side before, and Semitur is different than many of the dangers we've faced."
>Call out to the chief: "Chief Toyosatomimi, may I have a moment of your time?"

>"Well, I'll settle things for you." Despite the relatively casual tone of her voice, a feeling of dread starts your stomach churning. As you start to say something to stop whatever Flandre's about to do, the Avatar raises her hand and fires a bullet of crimson energy at the succubus.

Re: Magical Lotus - Mahou Shoujou Byakuren - Episode 5, Part 3
« Reply #299 on: April 29, 2018, 10:51:27 PM »
>Aren't there still allies of ours right next to Semitur?
>Or anyone else potentially in the line of fire?