The Beginning

Pheonix & Mochi

Hello everyone. It's Koyuki here. These 2 are NOT a couple here. They're friends. They were just in the same selection test

Tsugu's bedroom Tomoe POV

I was at the cafe with Tsugu. We were both playing Magical Girl Raising Project. A fun game where you're a magical girl. My character is Phoenix. Tsugu named her character Mochi.

We were having fun playing when it happened. Fav, the mascot character, popped out of our phones

"Tsugumi Hazawa, Tomoe Udagawa congratulations pon! You were both chosen to be magical girls pon!"

We turned into our characters. We were told we would be mentored by 7753 (pronounced "Nanako-San" but don't ask me how. Also please Google her)

The girl appeared in front of us. She mentored us. She taught us the basics. Who to stay away from, how to fight, how to use our powers.

In the death game Tomoe POV

The test was a death game. 100 magical girls in here.

I approached Fav and Cranberry. (Fav autocorected to gay. That was great lol)

"Fav. Cranberry. I would like to talk"

"Go ahead Phoenix. Speak to us" Cranberry said to me

"Is there a way for Mochi to survive this game with me?"

"I see you care about her a lot.  How about I compose a deal to you Pheonix"

"What kind of deal exactly?" I can feel my hair flaming up.

As a magical girl who controls fire and can set things ablaze it made sense for my own fire to not hurt or burn me. At most it felt like a warm blanket

"You both can survive if you eliminate all other competition. Kill them off basically" she said that so calmly but she wore a smirk on her face. "So Phoenix. What do you say? Would you do it to protect your precious Mochi?"

"I..." I stumbled and faltered on my words. She wants me to become a murderer to save Tsugumi. I felt no choice but to do it though.

"You'll what Phoenix? Cat got your tongue?"

"I'll do it!" I shouted unexpectedly. I had to protect Tsugumi even if it meant I would become a murderer by taking others lives away from them. Man I'm scared.

"Excellent. This will spice things up quite a bit. I love that"

I gulpped. I was nervous. What did I just get myself into?

After the test

We passed. We won.

Right after winning I realized what I've done. Ive become a murderer to save Tsugumi. Another part of this is that the next selection test Ako will be in.

Everyone I had murdered came into my mind. The deaths I gave them. Thoughts of my own sister possibly being brutally murdered as well.

I lived a nightmare. I lived a horror movie as the killer. I'm scared. Im scared of myself. I'm terrified actually. Terrified on who I'm becoming.

I felt weakness. I felt sick. I wanted to vomit. I was a murderer. I felt light headed and dizzy.

Then everything went black

Tomoe's room Tomoe's POV

I woke up in my room on my bed. Ako was beside me.

"Onee-Chan are you okay? Tsugumi brought you here. She said something happened and it made you physically sick. Are you okay?" She put her hand on my forehead. The test must have stressed me to the point of getting a fever. (Anxiety actually does this to me. Also it's clearly obvious that Poor Tomoe threw up. She just doesn't remember that happening)

"You feel like you're back to normal now sis!"

At least I had Ako. And I would help her survive her death game. I will help her.

Tsugumi POV

Tomoe. She became a murderer to save me. Even if I can turn into any object I want to, I still would probably have died. It's a scary thought

A shiver ran up my spine. The entire test was intense. Blood, murder, suicide, sacrifice. Despite Tomoe hating scary things, she seemed to handle this situation strongly. She chose to murder people in order to save me. I mean I did kind of help. I occasionally became the weapon she used. That's when she needed one but didn't have hers anymore or her fire wasn't doing the job.

After we won the test poor Tomoe broke down. She threw up and then passed out. I took her home and helped Ako take care of her. Tomoe was in human form. And despite me being in magical girl form Ako still knew it was me helping her sister.

You see, Ako is also a magical girl. She recently became one. I'm worried about her. If Tomoe lost her little sister we dont know how torn apart she would be

I hope Ako passes her test.

Present day Tsugumi POV

I can't remember anything about the test that happened 5 years ago. Tomoe and I both heard that the 98 people that were in it with us somehow got caught in a volcano eruption while on vacation to different islands. That's a terrible way to die.

The test did bring us closer together as friends but I'm still scared. Just as scared as I was back then.

Another death game was coming. At least nobody would actually die this time. We would just lose our memories and be human again.

I'm probably gonna be human again. Im not very useful. Nobody ever notices me. Though I'm sure not being seen would be a good thing in a death game. I'll do my best to survive. I'll work harder by training myself in fighting. It's either fight or lose the right to be a magical girl.

And I'm not useful. Tomoe can control fire, Ran can upgrade any weapon she's possessing, Himari can control nonliving humanoids. Himari can use her power to trick people to make them fall into her trap. Moca can enter people's dreams. She can encourage people and save them from nightmares. What can I do? I can turn into useless objects.

I can't be what I need to be and I'm sorry.

I promise I'll do my best to be useful.

I will prove myself!

I will prove my use!

I hope you enjoyed :)