Asahana reminded herself to breath and remain calm, but visions of violence and blood danced through her mind's eye. Shaking with the knowledge that the thing following her was going to devour her, Asahana led what almost looked like a Human boy away from everyone else to spare them the same fate.

It was the 3^rd day of school.

On the 3^rd day of the school Etsuiku was heading to her next class when she spotted the transfer student, Asahana, looking terrified as a boy followed her.

Frowning and brows furrowed with concern, because something was obviously wrong, Etsu decided to follow them. Inexplicably, she couldn't catch up no matter how fast she moved. By the time that Etsu did manage to close the gap they were outside and around back where it was deserted and Etsu saw a quasi-insectoid monster attacking Asahana.

Hostile detected. The words appeared in her mind again as she hid around the corner, terrified by what she was seeing, Activate War Assistance Framework?

Fear hammered at her. Would she just black out again?

The same words appeared in her mind again.

The transfer student screamed for help.

The words, again, prompted her.

She couldn't do this.

The girl sobbed and screamed at it to let her go.

Activate War Assistance Framework?

She couldn't-

Screw it; I'm helping her! Oh, crap. What was the password again?!

Silver Star. The words said, Activa-

“Silver Star.”

She could put up with the pain. Hopefully.

Instead of the expected pain it didn't hurt this time. What she felt was something like a blooming inside of her, a power emerging from her core to fill her body, coursing through her veins and suddenly she felt so... Powerful. That thing now seemed like nothing. Easy pickings. A target.

Etsu came around the corner at a run and kicked it as hard as she could.

It wasn't enough, but it was still was knocked a few metres away from the other girl.

She needed something to attack the monster with. Like a Magical Girl wand, or something. Mabe with a heart and star? Colour coordinated with her costume, of course-

The thing tackled her.

She kneed it in the chin with some surprising force, somehow jumping up high enough to do so. A palm strike to the chest(?) sent it flying back, but not before one of it's sharp limbs cut a deep gouge into her upper arm, rendering her left arm useless.

She covered the injury with her right hand – oh, that hurt! But she needed to stem the bleeding- She needed a weapon is what she needed-

The transfer student shoved a baton at her-

Where-?

Etsuiku grabbed it, her hand covered in blood and sparkling-

Initiating modifications. The words, like they were typed out on a screen-

The thing was up again, shaking itsel-

A boy – one of the other transfer students – tackled it and screamed at them to run.

“No!” They both refused.

The girl tried to bolt towards him- Etsuiku yanked her back and ran forward, charging head long at the thing.

“Up!” The boy yelled at Etsuiku and she found herself jumping to an extraordinary height.

Can she use the baton for a focused attack from above?

Modifications not sufficient for sustained-

She doesn't need sustained- Etsuiku crashed down onto the bug-thing and started pounding on it with the baton.

Thankfully, that seemed to be enough.