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01/12/2017 2:53 PM ·Spoilers

Magical Girl Noel Chapter 7 continued: "I-I" was all that she could muster. Her hands tightened on her staff, as she held it up in front of her to protect herself. The man glanced at the staff, then back up at her without a trace of fear as he said: "I'm right, aren't I, girl?" he chuckled, "You're just a poor Little Duckling who's paddled out too far into the deep water." "If you must know!"

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sighed, which didn't sound much different than any word he had spoken, “That's quite disappointing. It seems that I have been completely forgotten.” he paused, “So, Puffball, I have given you the courtesy of introducing myself to you. The least you can do is pay me back by giving me your name.” Azrath said nothing. Darris's shadow felt like it was about to eclipse them both as he sighed again,

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“Let me rephrase that...” his soft voice changed to a harsh growl. One moment Darris was in front of them, the next, he was gone, and Noel felt a hand grab her by hair, lifting her in the air. There was no pain as she rose higher and higher of the ground, the magic's shield must even be protecting even her hair from being yanked out, but she shrieked anyway as the staff fell from her hands to

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fall,with a clang to the ground. Noel flailed and kicked as hard as she could, but her arms and legs never reached her captor. Darris's voice came from behind her as he finished his sentence: “Tell me your name, Puffball, and where you came from, or we'll see just how high into the air I can throw this poor girl!” Azrath spun to face them, a look of sheer terror etched onto his tiny face. “I am

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Azrath of Eziro! Son of Azrath, forger of the sword of the Great Urzuran, a fragment of which now resides in your despicable hand! Now let the girl go!” Noel felt Darris release his grip on her hair as she fell in heap onto the concrete below. She turned to look up at Darris, who was now looking down at the fragment of blade in his hand in awe. Still on the ground, Noel backed away from him as

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fast as she could. “Urzuran...” he breathed, touching the piece with the index finger of his other hand. Something shone in his golden eyes, something almost primal. He looked at Azrath who had landed at Noel's feet, checking to see if she was alright. “I'm sorry... I'm sorry...” He repeated to her over and over again, he looked completely ashamed of himself, “I'm sorry you're involved.” “THE

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Urzuran? The great being who divided the universes and is said to be the most powerful being in all of existence?” Azrath turned to glare at Darris. “The very same!” he spat. Darris looked back down at the piece in his hand, then to the ground where the staff lay abandoned, then to Noel. He grinned as if this were all only a joke, “You're serious aren't you? This is actually a piece of Urzuran's

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magic? And this girl is the only one who can wield it?!” “I am serious!” snarled Azrath, hatred oozed from every syllable he spoke. “And what happened to you, oh great Azrath? I thought all Ezirons were these grand winged beings, who flaunted their superiority over the rest of us peasants. But all I see is a puny little puff of nothing!” “Sacrifices had to be made for me to stop you! I gave my

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magic to every piece of Urzuran's sword!” “Every piece? You mean there are more?” Darris asked, curiously. “Of course there are!” Azrath shrieked as if stating the obvious, “Are you blind as well as stupid?” Darris ignored Azrath's insult, he tilted his head in a similar way Azrath had what seemed like hours ago. He stood there for a moment in silence, trying to sense the other six pieces, and

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then nodded to himself, as if confirming something. His eyes focused on Azrath once more, he was smiling. “Yes, you're quite right,Puffball! Thank you for pointing that out to me!” Azrath sputtered, realizing his mistake. “But they can wait.” Darris said, “For now, I wish to see the extent of what Urzuran's magic can do!” Darris bent down to grab the staff. “No!” cried Noel reaching her hand

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out to the staff, willing it to come to her. Which it did, rising into the air and zooming toward her outstretched hand. But before it could move so much as a foot, Darris's hand shot forward and grabbed the staff, which hissed and smoked as his fingers closed around the handle, appearing to burn him. Darris didn't draw his hand back in pain as Noel had hoped he would, instead his grip on the

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staff tightened as he stood straight, and walked casually over to Noel. Darris kneeled down and held out his still smoking hand to give her the staff. “There's no need for that, I was going to give it to you myself,” he said politely, almost kindly. He let go of the staff to let her take it which, after a moment of hesitation, she did. She could feel the staff peel off of Darris's skin like tape

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as she pulled it out of his hand. Noel could see the shiny imprint that the staff had burned on his hand before Darris balled it into a fist and stood up. He turned his back to them and waked away towards the stacks of shipping crates. He stopped ten feet away, and turned back around to face them, spreading his arms wide. “I'm going to give you one chance, girl!” he shouted, Noel wanted

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desperately for someone to hear him, for someone to come to their rescue, even those drunken perverts, anyone, but she remembered the blood stain just out of her sight and knew that even if someone came, it was useless. “You get one chance to hit me with everything you've got! And if you manage to knock me off my feet, I will leave this world for good and never return! You have my word!” Noel

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looked to Azrath, who nodded and said: “You might as well try. I know you can do it!” She got shakily to her feet, at first she didn't think she could hold her own weight, using the staff to steady herself before glaring at Darris, who stood there, not moving a muscle. It was then that Noel noticed that the burn the staff had inflicted a minute ago was no where to be seen on Darris's open palms.

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Where did it go? She asked herself as she took the next minute to control her breathing. I can do this, I can do this! She told herself, as she breathed. She didn't need to hurt him, she only needed to knock him off his feet, that was all. She COULD do it, for Azrath, for Aunt Gillian, and for Danny! The thought of her brother, and her desire to protect him filled her with courage. She looked at

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Darris with fire in her eyes who in turn stared back at her, patiently. I will not let you harm my brother! She thought, fiercely. She pointed the staff at Darris, and summoned every last ounce of courage she could muster. Noel jumped back, twirling the staff in her hands before, pointing it at Darris, aiming for his legs. The words came to her as she shouted: “HOLY LIGHT BEAM ATTACK!” The

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erupted, firing a much bigger beam than before, straight at Darris. The last image that Noel saw before the light caused her to shut her eyes, was of Darris throwing his arms up to protect himself as he let out a cry of “NOOOOOOOO!” Then the light enveloping him completely. After a few seconds, Noel saw the light dissipate through her eyelids. She listened carefully for any sound of Darris, but

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there was nothing, so Noel opened her eyes, trying to blink away the imprint the beam had left in her vision. “D-did I get him?” she asked Azrath, shakily. “Nope.” Came a voice from behind her. It wasn't Azrath's. Noel whirled around just in time to see the back of Darris's giant hand come smashing into her face. Noel rocketed backwards, unable to process what had just happened. She felt her

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body slam into one of the steel shipping crates so hard that the metal screeched around her as she dented it. There was a moment where she hung in the wall of the damaged crate before falling forward to land, face down onto the concrete. Noel's mind reeled, somehow, miraculously, she wasn't hurt, but she lay on the ground in a daze, completely stunned. As if from far away, Noel could hear

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As if from far away, Noel could hear someone calling her name, over and over, it sounded like a child's voice, pleading for her to get up. Was it Danny? Coming to wake her up an hour before her alarm clock again? No. It wasn't Danny... Danny was at home... Where was she again? *Uh-oh, out of posts for today! Sorry! See you tomorrow!*

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