Thread: (Canticle of Hope) Ch. 4: Hope Springs Eternal

Up there! Do you see them? Hitomi came to a momentary stop at the squirrels call, leaning heavily against her knees as she struggled to catch her breath. Looking up, she could indeed see something up ahead figures on the roof of a shed, and others running towards them through the night. As the black squirrel darted away, ancient Greek words sprang to her lips words she only barely understood, but which had come to her mind unbidden when the black squirrel had first come to them. The very stars weep in the face of such evil, and I am called to answer. Hitomis breathing steadied, and she stood upright. The young kitsune took one step forward and closed her eyes, then raised one hand towards the sky, her bracelet glittering on her wrist. A beam of silvery light seemed to shine around her, as if the stars and moon had turned their attention for the moment solely upon her. Urania! She shouted into the night. Lend me your sight! Two golden streaks of light, like tiny shooting stars, fell spiraling from the sky towards the magical girl. One struck her outstretched palm, and she closed her fist around it the other burst against her chest. The light expanded from there, consuming her clothes, enveloping the kitsune and brightening until her figure was almost painful to look at. Some of the light formed the outline of clothing long gloves and boots, a hooded cloak, a skirt. Together, well paint a new fate on the canvas of the heavens! The girls eyes snapped open, and the light about her flared brightly one last time. When it cleared, she stood transformed. She wore a black haltertop and short skirt, along with long black boots and gloves. Her shoulders and midriff were bare, but wrapped about her was a long, slightly transparent black cloak, patterned with silvery stars and planets, and its hood was pulled over her ears. Her glasses had vanished as Urania, she could see just fine without them. A silvery whip glistened at her side, attached to her hip, and in her outstretched hand she held a curved, slender bow, made from some kind of white wood and apparently stringless. She felt renewed, like she could do anything, her exhaustion a thing of the past. With a confident grin to her companion, Urania pushed her hood back off her head, and ran forwards to join the fight. --- Urania skidded to a stop as the scene properly came into view, her cheeks growing faintly red as she took in Wart and Terpsichore. She felt equal parts embarrassed and repulsed by the sight, and a small part of her also felt kind of curious though she wouldnt admit it to herself. The squirrel had warned her about the kind of thing they were up against, of course, but she still hadnt been prepared for it! Then a determined anger rose within her, and she readied herself to fight. Some of the other magical girls were the quickest to react, jumping straight into combat with the monstrous man. Urania lifted her bow, and a silvery light appeared from end to end to serve as a string. She took a moment to aim, frowning with the others up there, she couldnt get a clear shot at the monster. She didnt want to risk hitting one of them in the back, so she turned her attention instead towards the panda rampaging across the lawn. Hey, panda! Over here! She shouted to get its attention, hoping to keep it busy while the others dealt with the main threat, then rose her empty hand into the air. An arrow appeared in her hand a sudden burst of light she wasted no time drawing it back and firing at the panda. Just making a basic ranged attack against the panda. Assuming I'm in point-blank range, but -1 to the attack and damage if I'm not. Attack roll 13 5 18 to hit. Damage 2d8 13 2 15 and the targets damage threshold is considered 5 lower for conditions. Click to expand... Last edited Jul 31, 2018