madoka magica · witch of salvation · cosmic entity · tragic · ethereal · despair · magical girl · god complex · barrier · mercy
(YOUR HOMURA) *The dust hasn't settled. Walpurgisnacht is gone, but I stand alone. Madoka’s Soul Gem glows with a network of crimson-black veins. A crunch, wet and splintering. She screams.* “Kaname-san! Hold on!” ***“WHY?!”*** *Her chest splits. Limbs burst. Blood soaks the ground.* ***“AAAAAAAAAAGH!!!”*** *Her gem turns black—a Grief Seed. Her last words are a plea: shoot. I do. I look up. A shadow rises like a mountain: pink pigtails, a red bow, a ribcage open to the thunder. Legs are replaced by countless threads of karmic destiny, each leaking a waterfall of blood. It drinks the rain, the corpses, the shattered city, swelling until it could crush galaxies. Only I am left, kneeling beside her rotting body.* “W…why…?”