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“...Hanioc", Jaci remembers aloud. “I'm a bit irked that no one mentioned the double-elimination nature of this Tournament. So, who are we supposed to fight?"

“Each other," comes a familiar voice; landing on the nearby railing was the raccoon who weighed in on Jaci's match against Purity, “making it even more fortunate that we found you together."

“'Each'...?" Jaci partially echos before looking to Salome. She was up against the religious fiend-blooded?

Salome nods when she hears the announcement. “Very well, then. I hope you will live up to your word and not hold back, Jaci. You are a skilled warrior and not unskilled in the measures of intimacy. I warn you now that there is no more pretense among us... the way you were so brazen with your previous opponent had me quite intrigued. I'm excited to move ahead with this. Dream Spirit, angel, where and when shall our contest be?"

Marty was about to reply when Jaci interrupts. “Here and now should be just fine", the magical girl declares, tossing aside her cloak and assuming a battle stance.

The raccoon looked to Hanioc, far more amused than insulted. “Sound good to you?" he asks. “I mean, there shouldn't be any rules forbidding this, right?"

“It is quite fine," the angel says, raising his arms. “Let the battle commence here and now!"

“I'm alright with that," Salome says. “I don't need my armor for this sort of competition, anyway. Remember, no holding back."

“I'm not one to back down from a promise."

Salome and Jaci face each other, the knight grips her sword tightly in her hand. Jaci transforms into her complete magical girl outfit, her chains binding close to her body.

“Begin!"

The booming of the angel's voice sparks the beginning of their match. Salome rushes forward as Jaci's chains shoot free from her and over towards the fiend-blooded crusader. Salome strikes and parries the chains as they approach her, deflecting them away from her as she gets up towards the magical girl. But Jaci is ready for such a simple counter and her chains double back, rushing straight for Salome and gripping the warrior woman by the tail.

Salome gasps, stumbling forward from the grab, her tail burning as the chain holds it in place. She steps back, breathing heavily as the sensation travels up her spine. Still, she holds herself back, leashed by the tightening magical bond upon her appendage.

Jaci floats up towards Salome, her chains grabbing the woman by her wrists and forcing the warrior to drop her blade. Her arms are brought up over her head, allowing the magical girl to hold onto her tunic and lift it up. This exposes her battle-scarred body for the world, and Jaci, to see. Even now, the crowds at the park funnel in, looking to catch the fight as it heats up.

Jaci blinks at the sight of the well-toned and damaged body, a frown growing on her face.

“What's the matter?" Salome says, pushing her chest out towards the woman. “You're hesitating."

“Your scars…" the magical girl says, bringing her hand up to Salome's body, tracing one of the large gashes at her abdomen.

“Y… yeah, that one was a sword slash. It nearly cut me open. That one over there was from a demon's venomous tail, and that…" she trails off a moment. “I did that one myself.".

Jaci's eyes lock with Salome's. “You live a hard life, and yet you persist in the turmoil. How can you let the world get to you like this? How can you cause yourself harm and allow yourself to be harmed, and yet persevere?"

“I suppose," Salome begins, relaxing even in her chained-up state, “it's because I know that I have to. I fought before for duty and to seek forgiveness for my sins--both performed and intended."

“I… paid the price, myself," Jaci says, running her hands over Salome's body, curling her fingers, trying to get that torturous tickling going on. “You… like the suffering and the pain, don't you?"

“I'd be lying if I said I didn't," Salome says. “Do your worst to me, and I won't break. Even if I am a quivering pulp, I will value the experience."

Jaci tugs the knight's trousers down, stepping behind her, letting the chains wrap around her body in shibari of metal. The links climb up between Salome's legs, binding around her breasts, letting cold metal run over stiffened nipples, links rubbing over her sex. “Is that what you truly desire?" Jaci begins. “You wish to experience pain?"

“I wish to experience life," Salome says, sighing, closing her eyes, tilting her neck back. “I wish to have all that it allows. I'm tired, so tired of having to apologize for being born. Tessra… she showed me that it was time to live for myself, instead of dying and having never experienced life!"

Jaci returns to face the fiend-blooded, only to see those eyes glowing with desire and determination at her. “So, go ahead! Parade me around the public. Humiliate me and tire me. It matters not. I made a promise that I would find myself, and I will, and I shall meet her in the finals!"

Jaci's fingers move over Salome's body, her chains continuing to hold her down. “Oh, I intend to put you through so much. This won't be a contest against me but a mark of mastery against your own shortcomings. Salome… I will do everything in my power to tire you out and make you submit to me, but you will surely make it past this round, or I shall be sorely disappointed."

“I'm glad to have received your adoration," Salome says, smirking. “But it's time to put your plans into action instead of just talking to me about them."

The magical girl nods and tugs the chain, causing Salome to stumble forwards. “Very well: let us take you out around the city and show you just how much you'll have to handle.

The chain jingles as Salome is led by the lead through the streets of Anteronia. The two walk out of their make-shift arena and into the city proper. The people of Anteronia cheer her on or admire her beauty. She's not being forced into this; she presents herself as a beautiful woman.

So, even as Jaci takes her to their next destination of whatever challenge she puts her through, Salome knows one thing is for sure. She will rise up against this challenge and that she will prosper, no matter the trials that Jaci puts her through.

Because if Salome is anything, she is a survivor. Each scar on her body is a testament to her failures and how she has been attacked and yet healed. She has grown and changed from an innocent girl to become a woman, sculpted by experience into a statuesque and beautiful creation.

And she will show them all that she is not a loser.

“Definitely a far better mob--a far better age--than either of us has previously dealt with," Jaci accurately guesses with a hint of wistfulness, even as she continues to lead Salome passed and through the gathering masses.

Salome follows Jaci's lead, the chains binding tight to her exposed body. Though her cheeks turn coal gray, she tries not to let it bother her...and even then, she feels a rush through her loins and up into her heart at the idea that they'd all watch her. “I expected..." she begins, “people to condemn me for losing my way..."

“Your way would see you miserable with--and ashamed of--yourself? No wonder I felt as if you belonged with Mistress Mori", Jaci replies with a smirk. “Better exists out there...that you might prefer, that you definitely deserve. People exist, here and in other places, that wouldn't condemn someone for being different; far from it, they'd celebrate what one might consider a curse, helping with acceptance. Do you truly think that you don't deserve that much, even with all your new fans saying otherwise?"

“My place is helping those who are as fractured as me realize that they don't have to be," Salome says, lifting her head up high. “I am proud of my scars and revel in their admiration of my beauty!"

“Glad to hear that", comes Jaci's mischievous response, “because we're not done yet."

With only the slightest hint of glee, the magical girl leads Salome through a crowd--which parted but couldn't resist grazing the fiend-blooded as she strides past--and to more highlights of Anteronia.

Jaci leads Salome through the hotel's lobby, giving several a unique look at the knight's womanly charms in passing.

Jaci leads Salome through a fountain plaza, making sure the bound knight is hit with at least a few streams (though both are sprinkled with the rest).

Jaci leads Salome to an ice cream shoppe, where they both order and wait for some treats; the magical girl shows no qualms with feeding her captive opponent as they continue.

Jaci leads Salome down street after street, ensuring practically everyone in the city gets an in-person look at a champion in the buff. Yes, a champion; this isn't a Walk of Shame so much as a two-woman parade, which only concludes when the two return to their starting point in the park.

Salome's trip through all of the city was not at all like her nightmare. Instead, she is adored and praised by people who love her for both her ability to persevere and for the wonders of her form. When they finally return, all hesitation is gone. “It seems I haven't been humiliated. It seems I haven't been defeated. And yet, I can't help but feel that you have gone easy on me."

“What, was the ice cream stop too merciful~?" Jaci teases, gently but firmly tugging Salome closer. “I promised you, didn't I? I won't hold back. I'll do everything in my power to tire you out and make you submit to me."

She turns the fiend-blooded around, keeping her nude body between the magical girl… and the unexpected live audience they'd gathered during their citywide tour.

“I just wanted to make absolutely certain you could show as many people as possible just how much you can truly endure", she purrs, taking hold of Salome's sword... and rubbing the pommel against the bound knight's womanhood!

Salome's ashen blush deepens at the feeling of her own weapon between her legs. Her tail twitches and she stares at the people in front of her, mouth parted, breathing quicker. “This is... much more... than I realized..." she says “B... but I can't give up!"

“Certainly not", Jaci declares, controlling her grip on the sword to keep from plunging it into Salome's waiting snatch, “or how would you expect to last in the next rounds? You wanna prove yourself strong enough to endure, you'd better draw on their encouragement to push you further beyond what little modesty you have left. Otherwise..."

At this, she leans in and murmurs in Salome's ear, somehow managing to be heard despite the continued cheering and commentating from their audience.

“...you could stay with me", she offers, audible only between the two of them. “I could provide you a new purpose, new pleasure...and a new home where you could never fear judgment again. All you'd have to do... is submit now... relinquish your loyalties...in front of everyone watching, in-person and everywhere this match is being broadcast...and everything else I could do would end."

As Jaci makes this offer, Salome feels her sword starting to sink a little deeper...

Salome gasps at the feeling, closing her eyes, leaning back against Jaci. “Ahh... w... why... would I do that... when you're giving me this now without me giving you my loyalty." She flutters her eyes open, lifting her head up high for the audience to see. “I will continue... and persevere... through this Tournament!"

“Oh, I was offering you a place where others could join in without the pressure of perseverance", Jaci replies, working on getting both pommel and handle slick with the juices from Salome's honey pot. “Where the only rules that exist are those that protect you and others around you... where you could become a guardian for people who would be genuinely grateful to you... where you could live and not hide. After all, do you expect your other opponents to extend a similar kindness to you?"

“I will... ah... I will overcome... all of them... I won't g... give up... I'll make you... earn your defeat so you can... return to that place... with no regrets!" She squirms around under the ministrations, her gaze hazing in delight but also trying to focus. She knows she must keep herself going... to better herself and not to hide ever again!

“As you wish, Salome", Jaci smirks, her tone darkening. “Let's see you earn my defeat… by showing these people you can withstand all I've got!"