Chapter 7: The Road to Hell

Utena dropped her panties, held her skirt out of the way, sat down, and did her best to aim the stream of urine down into the toilet. It was... more challenging, with only the stump of where her dick had been.

Too forceful of a stream could escape the bowl and make a mess. But too weak risked dribbling down her balls. She could avoid the issues by peeing transformed, but that wasn't usually practical.

Thankfully, the genitals she got from transforming didn't appear affected. And the untransformed ones still seemed to... work, in their own ways. They were just... smaller, and much better at concealing arousal.

Utena finished her task, wiping away the excess drips in the process, then washed her hands, because even as a villain she had some standards. Then it was time to return to class.

She hadn't seen Haruka in a few days, or the pair of girls who were always with her. Hopefully they were okay.

The day passed without event. It had been over a week since she'd met Venalita, and she'd recovered as much from the encounter with Lord Enorme as she ever would. Soon, they'd call her to fight again, and...

If she defeated Lord Enorme, it would justify whatever she had to do in the meantime. Right? She'd seen how many trophies Lord Enorme had collected, and if no one stopped her, she'd keep taking more.

But getting those trophies had taken power. And trying to face her... the idea didn't feel as exciting as taking on the magical girls. Lord Enorme was no warrior of justice.

In any case, she wasn't likely to see Lord Enorme again until after her next clash with Tres Magia. And when that happened, she'd have to put on a good show.

The way she'd handled Magia Azure was all wrong. Magical girls were never at their best when their foes held back. She needed to give it everything she had, and trust that they'd find a way to surpass it.

As she made her way home from school, a familiar figure floated into view.

"Hey, Utena! I've got all the stuff you wanted. Looks like we're good to go!"

Utena swallowed. "Ah... Thanks, Vena. What about the others...?"

"Loco Musica is going to hold a concert in half an hour," Venalita explained. "The three of you will use that to draw in the magical girls, then take 'em down."

That soon... "O-Okay. I'll be on my way."

Utena dropped off her supplies at home, then transformed and flew to the destination. Somehow, a crowd was already gathering. How had Loco managed to gather this kind of audience?

Their expressions were uniform, almost vacant, and they paid no attention to the arrival of Magia Baiser. Were they hypnotized? She'd heard of villains that could control people with music, but there wasn't any music yet. But off to the side...

Leberblume sat in the stage's shadow, her eyes on the video game in her hands. But her magical signature wasn't concealed like usual. She was doing something - and Baiser could guess what.

Venalita floated out of a portal, carrying a length of rope. It tossed it to Baiser, and she caught it.

"That's the one you wanted, right?" Vena asked.

"Y-Yes." Using the same one she'd practiced with should ensure the same results. "Let's... do this."

It didn't take long for Loco to take the stage. Baiser braced herself, and did her best to stay alert for any incoming magic. The music started, and Loco began to sing.

Loco is the best

The idol you all love

Everyone wants a piece of her

But Loco can't be shared

As always, her singing was completely off-key. Despite how many recordings she had of herself, she seemed fully unaware that anything was wrong.

People always offer Loco their heart

But Loco can't accept it

Loco has to be everyone's Loco

The beautiful Loco Musica! ♡

Three familiar magical signatures began moving towards them. Baiser looked over at Leberblume, who stowed her game, rose to her feet, and grinned back.

"Sorry, everyone!" Loco announced. "It looks like we'll be having a tiny little interruption. Before my next song, I hope you'll enjoy watching the defeat of Tres Magia!"

The trio flew into view. Magia Sulfur had her usual spot in the lead, now wearing an eyepatch and a furious expression. Magia Azure and Magia Magenta followed, weapons at the ready.

Baiser tossed the rope forward, then struck it. Its strands split apart, each blossoming into rope thicker than the original, then coiling into a towering figure. The monster opened its mouth and roared.

"SHI-BA-RIIIIIIIIII!!!"

"Don't even THINK about it!" Sulfur bellowed.

Her arms blazed gold, and this time they completed their transformation. Yellow energy radiated out between bands of black, and each arm was now about as large as the entire rest of her body.

She rocketed down towards the rope monster. Was there a way to stop her? If she was able to hit it, with something like that...

"VOIX FORTE!"

A sonic boom erupted out from Loco Musica. The force of her voice slammed into Magia Sulfur - or at least, into the arms shielding her. It was enough to blast her off course.

The other two magical girls flew to join her. Were they trying to stick together? No wonder, after how Magia Azure had fared on her own.

Speaking of Azure... she appeared to still have two feet beneath her. How interesting.

"My, my, Magia Azure," Magia Baiser called out. "Are you trying to hide your missing foot? Too ashamed of your loss to admit it?"

"I have nothing to be ashamed of!" Magia Azure declared.

Baiser grinned. "Let's see about that!"

The rope monster raised an arm towards the trio, and it split into dozens of ropes reaching towards them. Sulfur obliterated half of them with a scorching punch, and Azure and Magenta slashed at the others. But from the shadow of one rope emerged Leberblume.

Shouts emerged from the crowd below, as the people there began to regain control and flee. Above, Leberblume melted back into shadow, and slithered across Magia Azure.

Azure's body went rigid, and her right foot disappeared. An illusion, with nothing beneath it. Then she grinned, and swung her blade towards Magia Sulfur.

The golden arms crumbled in an instant. Sulfur raised a normal-sized hand between them and conjured a shield into Azure's path. Azure's ice sword crashed into it and shattered.

Another shockwave exploded from Loco Musica. It struck Sulfur from behind, hurling her into her barrier, and it in turn into Magia Azure. Leberblume emerged from Azure's body and groaned.

"Fuckin' hell, Loco! What was that for?"

"Don't get in my way, Leber!"

The important thing was that two of the magical girls were busy. Magia Baiser directed the monster's attention to the third.

Before Sulfur or Azure could regain their bearings, a pair of ropes coiled around Magia Magenta's ankles and tore her out of the sky. She raised her spear to strike, but more ropes went to her hands, seizing her wrists and peeling the weapon away. The monster pulled her down, into itself, into the mass of ropes at the center of its body.

"Let me go!" Magenta shouted.

Rage spread across Sulfur's face. Her arms blazed gold once more, and she dove down towards the monster.

Trying to get more of them probably wasn't practical. But that was fine. One magical girl was enough.

Baiser opened a portal behind the monster, as large as she could make it, and commanded it to flee. As it began to wind itself through the portal, she flew into Sulfur's path herself and raised her riding crop.

An enormous fist crashed into her, bones snapping beneath it as the impact flung her aside. But she'd bought enough time. The monster was through the portal, and neither Sulfur nor Azure had followed.

"GIVE HER BACK!" Sulfur roared.

"Aha... You know I can't do that." Baiser flew back, left hand gripping her side as she waved the right to create a portal. "But make sure you don't miss our stream!"

Before Sulfur could respond, she flew through the portal.

She was back outside Nacht Base. The monster stood next to her, Magenta still buried in its coils.

Baiser swore she could hear something - a faint noise. Tap-tap-tap. Was it coming from the monster?

The third portal interrupted her thoughts. Loco and Leber tumbled out, glaring at each other as they stood.

"Well, it worked," Leberblume remarked. "Let's do this."

Magenta's shaky reply was barely audible. "D-Do what?"

"I'm sure you've figured it out by now," Baiser purred. "You've run out of ways to fight back, haven't you?"

"A-A magical girl always has a way to win!" Magenta insisted.

Baiser leaned in, and her face spread in a grin. "Do you, now? Well, if you're not about to show us, we may as well get moving."

The group entered the building - a slower process for the monster, just like before. Inside floated Venalita.

"Well done, Magia Baiser!" Venalita inspected the mass of ropes. "Magia Magenta, right? Looks like we're about to complete the set!"

"Yes," Baiser confirmed. "Vena, would you lead the way?"

Vena took them to the room it had prepared. As promised, everything else they needed was there.

Baiser directed the monster to release Magenta's left wrist, then shackled it to the wall. Then the right wrist, then one ankle, then the other.

With Magenta fully restrained, Baiser released her hold on the monster, allowing it to collapse back into ordinary rope. She took the rope, and secured the final shackle around Magenta's neck.

"Venalita? Would you start recording?"

"Hey, Baiser?" Leberblume asked. "Are you sure streaming this is a good idea?"

"Of course!" Baiser insisted. "Once people see this, it'll break the will of every magical girl in the country!"

Not that they were actually in Japan right now - or on Earth at all. According to Venalita, Nacht Base was in a small sub-dimension only Enormita's portals could access. Which meant no matter how long they took, the rest of Tres Magia wouldn't interfere.

"We... we'll never give up!" Magia Magenta shouted.

Loco ignored her. "It's a great idea! Vena, go for it!"

"I concur." Venalita raised its phone. "We'll be live in in three... two... one... now."

Baiser steeled her nerves. A villain had no need for stage fright. After all, the whole purpose was to make everyone hate her.

"Welcome, viewers!" she announced. "Live from Enormita's stronghold, our villainous organization has just captured one of the most beloved magical girls around. Say hi, Magia Magenta!"

"I-I..." Magenta swallowed. "No matter what you see, don't give up! Any of you!"

"How brave," Baiser remarked. "Let's see how well your resolve holds up!"

She seized Magenta's dress and tore it away, followed by each layer beneath. Magenta reddened as she became more and more exposed, and tried unsuccessfully to move enough to cover herself up.

"I-It doesn't matter!" Magenta insisted. "A magical girl is strong enough to handle anything!"

Baiser turned back to the camera. "You hear that, everyone? Everything that's about to happen, Magia Magenta thinks a magical girl can handle it. Let's see if you agree!"

A bench held the last two items she'd requested. Baiser picked up one of them - a bright purple vibrating dildo. She returned to Magia Magenta, inserted it into the hole between her legs, and turned it on.

"Ghk-!" Magenta sputtered.

"It feels good, doesn't it?" Baiser asked. "But such an unsightly display, for anyone to see... it's not very befitting of a magical girl. Right?"

"We just passed two thousand viewers," Venalita reported. "And it's climbing fast!"

"I-I told you!" Magenta insisted. "I can handle whatever happens!"

"So much conviction. But now it's time for something that won't feel so good."

Magia Baiser picked up the last item. A chainsaw.

"If you have any way to get out of here in one piece, I do believe this is your last chance."

She couldn't outright encourage a magical girl. What she could do was taunt them, and hope they'd rise to the challenge.

"I..." Magenta's eyes frantically darted around, then flinched at the vibrator's buzzing. "I..."

Did she have an idea? All Baiser could do was believe in her.

"You hold your wand in your right hand, don't you? Let's start there."

Baiser raised the chainsaw, above Magenta's right shoulder.

"N-No!" Magenta pleaded. "Please!"

"Now, now. That's no way for a magical girl to talk, is it?"

She couldn't hesitate any longer. She turned on the chainsaw, then lowered it into Magenta's flesh.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!!!!!"

The whirling teeth cut past skin and muscle and bit deep into bone. This was... it was so wrong, but the feeling of inflicting this much pain...

And she had to, right? She had to protect herself, to stay in a position to take down Lord Enorme. And she had to show the other magical girls something so awful that they would join forces against Enormita.

So, if she enjoyed it a bit too much... that was fine, right?

The arm fell away, dangling only by its shackle. Blood poured down, from both the arm and Magenta's shoulder - which retained barely a stump of the limb.

"Now, it would be inconvenient for you to die of blood loss, wouldn't it? So let's take a moment to tidy things up."

Leberblume handed her a roll of bandages. Baiser dressed the wound, and Magenta flinched from her touch as she worked.

"There we go. You're feeling better, aren't you?"

Magenta whimpered.

"Good. Then let's continue."

Magia Baiser raised the chainsaw a second time, set it over Magenta's left shoulder, and turned it on.