Realistic or Modern Cosmic Crusade

[AriAriAbabwa]

Another Tremor...

SCENE:

School Day

LOCATION:

Amanogawa High School, Everywhere

PARTICIPANTS:

Cosmic Crusaders

School Day

Yamazaki-sensei answered in what sounded like confusion—it was impossible to discern her words at this point, if any. But there was no chance to learn more. Tateyuki Mitsurugi barreled forth, slamming into the older woman with so much force that she slid several meters across the floor! She screamed in presumable pain, but it was no ordinary scream. It was gargled; murky. More twisted words came out. On her back, her body began convulsing and writhing.

Then black seeped from her mouth and eyes, spilling into the air like smoke.

Another tremor struck. This one more vicious than the last.

In a second, the very building's foundations shook. Faculty and students screamed. Their voices were overtaken by collapsing walls and ceilings. Ventilation units fell through the drop tiles, clattering like percussion to the symphony. The tremors continued, leaving no room untouched.

A noise akin to a volcanic eruption bellowed far away.

Then all fell silent.

As our cast crawled out of cover, they'd have realized many things. The only ones conscious were them: the magical girls and boys "blessed" by Ritsu. The roofs over their heads were gone. And were the skies not blue and clear moments ago? When did they become so dark? Where was the sun?

As for Yamazaki-sensei? The only thing left of her was her clothes, flat on the ground.

Without a roof, the clouds of black escaped into the wild. They divided into bits and pieces, spreading onto the courtyard and across the seemingly abandoned and empty landscapes of Tokyo. Like seeds, they began to sprout. The black fumes morphed and shaped. One by one, they grew, taking color and new life. Fiends of ghoulish and ghastly features, creatures beyond science's understanding, oh my! Dorotabo, nomori, onryo and the occasional stomping oni galore! And by the sound of it (a horrendous torrent of growls, moans, and gargled yells), hundreds rose outside.

The white puffball that was Ritsu flew across the destroyed school halls. "Emergency! We're under attack!" In case nobody noticed. "A great foe is coming! Now is the time!" Ritsu sprouted two noodle-like appendages, mimicking a boxer's moves. "Beat them to second death!"

Shortly after her appearance, there was yet another dreadful sound. Like a boom, echoing from what must've been a tremendous distance away. It was continuous; a pause between each boom. Or more accurately, the thump of a footstep.


Thump.


There it was again. It was coming from one direction only. They could look out the window—what was left of it, anyway.


Thump.


It was coming closer.


Thump.


Look outside.

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