text; un: akemi (Locked away from Mami and Sayaka, just in case)

[alljustforher]

I'm not sure how necessary this warning ends up being, but it's better to be safe than sorry.

If you ever see a small, white creature, going by the name Incubator or Kyubey, I advice you all not to listen to a word they say. Anything they have to offer is a not worth it and all you would do is fall into their trap.

Especially do not, under any circumstances, accept the contract they offer.

Here is a picture drawn by my friend to show what the creature looks like.

Thank you for your time.

Comments

[angerintomiracles]

[The Golden Witch Beatrice was Kyuubey all along, and Eva's Old Man Kinzo is secretly a Magical Girl.]

So it doesn't twist the wishes to it's own interpretation, that's something...

But maybe you're right, if Kyubey is granting that power to start with, that would make it a Witch. So Magical Girls can never reach that same power of a Witch themselves?

[...If only Eva had any idea.]

[alljustforher]

[...

Well, she's not going to outright admit what happens to magical girls in the end, so time to be vague.]

They can, but it's not without a price. Nothing comes without a price.

[angerintomiracles]

That sounds about what I expected. If it were that straightforward everyone would be able to just run circles around that Kyubey thing.

[What would she do, if Kyubey approached her? Sure, she could wish for her Father to acknowledge her, or to guarantee her place as future Head of the Family- but no, she wanted to achieve that on her own merits, using her own magic and willpower. Not rely on the blessings of a Witch.

...But hadn't relying on the blessings of a Witch been how her Father revived the family in the first place? If you believed the stories.]

If it were be I'd want to achieve my wishes without relying on a weird little rat like that. I don't want to accept that what I want is so impossible I need to call on a miracle from someone or something else.

Guessing you can't just get rid of that thing either?

[alljustforher]

Most wishes are made at a moment of desperation, without thinking about the consequences.

Unfortunately no. It has multiple copies of itself, so when one dies another takes its place.

tw sadism

[angerintomiracles]

I'd guess so, if someone'd make a shady deal like that.

Copies? Really?

Well, even if it didn't, things with that sort of power never really go away. Even if you can't see them, what's to say they're not lurking out there in the dark?

[The horror stories her Father had told her and her brothers about the witch in the forest came to her mind once again.]

Either way, I appreciate the warning. I'll let you know if I see that thing. Maybe pin it's tail down somewhere remote and leave it there. It won't get a copy if it doesn't actually die right?

[alljustforher]

I'm pretty sure just pinning its tail won't stop it from getting out of a situation, but you're welcome to try it. But I would definitely appreciate the heads up if you see it.

tw more Kyubey abuse

[angerintomiracles]

Good point, it might just chew it's own tail off right? What a pain. Could it break out a cage if we shoved it in one?

["Helping"]

What does this thing even get out of these shady deals anyway? Is it like a Faustian thing where it grants wishes in exchange for someone's eternal soul after they die?

[alljustforher]

I'm pretty sure no cage could hold it. Unless it was a very special one.

They claim it's to save the universe. Destroy one world, save the whole universe, that sort of a thing.