I won't become a witch.
I'll fight them every night.
I've got no choice.
But I won't become a witch.
***
It all started when I found this gray door.
Luckily, Kris and Noelle weren't there.
It opened and pulled me into this other world.
The Magical Girls’ world.
I met this fluffy white creature.
He told me about making a contract with him to become a Magical Girl.
I wasn't fooled, so I asked Kyubey for more details about Magical Girls.
That idiot told me everything I needed to know.
Magical Girls have their souls encased in Souls Gems.
The Souls Gems become tainted when the Magical Girls use their powers against the Witches.
The only way to reduce the Soul Gem’s darkening is to use a Grief Seed, left by a Witch when she dies.
If the Souls Gems turn completely black, the Magical Girls are transformed into the monster they were meant to fight.
Well, he didn't tell me everything, but I could guess.
Only a fool would accept a contract like that.
I wanted to piss Kyubey off, but he's given me some very good arguments for becoming a Magical Girl.
He tells me I'm a monster and that this world is populated only by humans.
I was going to be killed in my normal guise, but by becoming a Magical Girl, I could create the illusion of being human.
Also, and Kyubey has a point, I don't know where is the gray door to get back to my world. I might have to stay here a long time.
In the end, I must be the biggest idiot of all, because I accept a contract with Kyubey.
I become a Magical Girl.
I have a purple Soul Gem.
Now I can pass myself off as a human with an illusion.
***
I stayed a week in the Magical Girls’ world.
Just long enough to find the gray door.
I met other Magical Girls and fought two Witches with them.
They're all nice.
Mami is polite and wise. When she invited me to her place for tea, I couldn't say no.
Kyoko is cheerful. I wonder why she eats so often.
Sayaka is always with her friend Madoka. They're always smiling and full of life.
Then there's Homura.
Homura, who could see my true form, despite my magic and illusions.
Even when I was transformed into a Magical Girl, other people still saw me as a human.
Homura, who knew I wasn't from this world.
Homura, who called me a fool for making the contract with Kyubey.
"What were you thinking? That by returning to your world the Magical Girl curse would disappear?"
That's what she said.
She knew the truth about Magical Girls, unlike the other girls.
Worst of all, Homura was right.
***
As soon as I'd found the gray door, I returned to the Light World.
My Soul Gem was still there.
I restrained myself from screaming.
Then I calmed down and told myself I was safe, because our world has no Witches.
Oh, how wrong I was.
***
Since my return, every night in the Light World, a Witch appears and threatens its inhabitants.
I won't become a Witch.
I'll fight them every night.
I've got no choice.
But I won't become a Witch.
***
I haven't told Kris and Noelle.
But they suspect something.
The only person who knows about my cursed Magical Girl status is Ralsei.
I visited the Dark World to tell him about it, to warn him, and to force him to make a promise.
"If my Soul Gem is almost black, shatter it!"
Ralsei cried when he promised me.
***
10 days have passed.
The Grief Seeds worked well at first, but now they're not purifying my Soul Gem enough.
At this rate, I'll be a witch in 72 hours.
I don't want to!
Kris, Ralsei, Noelle.
I don't want to give you this burden!
My friends... having to kill me...
Can they, anyway?
According to that damn Kyubey, only Magical Girls can fight Witches.
***
70 hours later, I meet Ralsei in the Dark World.
My face is hidden by a hood.
"Susie? Is that you? I'm glad to see you!"
His smile and shining eyes turn terrified when I show him my Soul Gem. It's very tainted and almost black.
"Su...sie... no..."
"Ralsei. Do it."
I hold out my Soul Gem to him. Ralsei pulls back.
"NO!" He shouts, crying.
"You promised me."
"I..."
"RALSEI! I don't have much time left! It has to be done, NOW!"
"But..."
"Hopefully, the Witches will stop coming to the Light World. After all, they only exist because of Magical Girls' despair."
Ralsei cries harder.
"This is too... cruel. Susie. This other world... is cruel."
"I know."
I wanted to hug him, but I knew it would hurt him even more.
Ralsei, hands trembling, takes my Soul Gem.
I close my eyes.
I wasn't ready to die, but...
***
Suddenly, I hear Ralsei singing.
♫ Wither o despair ♫
I open my eyes.
♫ End her suffering ♫
His body levitates and he absorbs my Soul Gem’s darkness.
♫ Break the curse and spare ♫
I yell for him to stop, but Ralsei continues.
♫ And set Susie’s soul free ♫
My Soul Gem is completely purified.
Ralsei looks at me, smiling.
His eyes are black and empty.
♫ Set Susie free ♫
Ralsei drops my Soul Gem and I grab it.
His black eyes drip a strange liquid, like ink.
He starts screaming and, before my terrified eyes, transforms into a monstrosity I know all too well.
A Witch.
Or should I say "Wizard"?
"RALSEEEEEEEEEEEEEI!" I scream while transforming into a Magical Girl.
I've got no choice.
I must fight him.
I have to finish him off.
***
Suddenly, Kris and Noelle arrive.
"!!!" Does Kris.
"What is this horror?" Noelle asks.
"It is... It was Ralsei."
"What? What are you saying?" Noelle asks. "It can't be!"
"Kris. You know I'm not lying."
"…"
"Kris. Noelle. If you want to help me, fight alongside me, but I'm going to ACT on my own, alright?"
Kris nods. Noelle does the same, even though she's terrified.
"Ralsei! Oh, Ralsei, what happened to you?" Noelle asks the Wizard.
"Ralsei" simply growls and shrieks.
We get into position and one of the most painful fights of our lives begins.