#her whole thing is that she helps others by going into their mindspaces to defeat 'viruses' that cause their suicidal thoughts

[starrysharks]

magical girl ward

[ask-the-dragon-witch]

Inflamed part II

Summary: Things are going wrong in the mindscape. Logan knows history.

Warnings: mentions of war, main character dissapearance

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“Of course. Blitzkrieg.” Logan squeezed his eyes shut as he pinched the bridge of his nose. He felt Patton shift beside him. They had been in Logic’s room for a long time, way too long for normal circumstances. But the current situation was far from normal.

They had been shocked, of course, when Roman was suddenly removed from the mindspace and replaced by this.. creature from the subconscious. Logan had thought it would be easy to get rid of her. But, it turned out she had been planning this. Taking out Roman was only the first step: with the Prince in the physical world there was no skilled swordsman in the mindspace to stop her.

Logan had figured it would only take a short time to find another way to get rid of her. He’d hoped she would stay in Roman’s room. But no: this night already, she’d managed to sneak into Virgil’s room and had confronted him.

Logan of course didn’t exactly know what happened, but he guessed manipulation had played a big part in the dissapearance of Anxiety. As soon as the two remaining sides found out, they swore to each other to stay together.

“What is a.. Blits Kreeg?” Patton’s soft voice jerked Logan away from his thoughts. The sides made eye contact, and Logan couldn’t help but notice how restless and scared the moral side looked. The Dragon Witch had been bugging him every moment he appeared in the commons today. But Patton was stronger than she’d thought.

“Blitzkrieg” Logan corrected softly. “It’s a German word. A war tactic, used by the German empire in World War one.” He fitgeted a bit with his tie, a guilty feeling slowly forming in the back of his mind. Why didn’t he think of this sooner?

“It’s the element of surprise. Take over a whole continent with quick movement and knowledge of the weak spots of all enemies.” Logan didn’t even notice the crack in his voice, but Patton took his hands in their own. The moral side was shaking, Logan noticed. He squeezed softly.

Virgil had been the Belgium of this war: young, unsure and feeling like he wasn’t fully a part of the group yet, despite the others sides constant reminders. So of course the Dragon Witch had attached him first, because it would be quick.

But like France, unlike expected, Virgil’s dissapearance didn’t weaken Patton’s resistance. Logan was surprised at his strength. Patton never gave up, and he was determined to get the other two back.

And that left him as England. An island, the most difficult to conquer. Logic was Insanity’s opposite. It made sense, and Logan hated that it made sense.

“What do we do?” Morality shivered, but a glimmer of hope had returned in their eyes. Logic never would have thought he’d put his knowledge of historical war tactics to use. “We have to attack her on two fronts.” He said, determination back in his voice. “Then she can’t focus her attacks.” To defeat her, they would need help from an outside force. The America of this war. “We need to talk to Thomas again.”

“But how?” Patton said, insecure. “Her magic still prevents Thomas from summoning us.” “We’re not going to reality.” Logan leaned back over his desk, grabbing a pen and scribbeling some things down. “As part of the right brain you have control over the subconsious as well, correct?” Patton shrugged. “Well..I’d sometimes help Roman with his dreams..”

Logan nodded. “Of course, Creativity still has the most power in the subconsious. But we need to give Thomas a dream, to give him a message.” Patton shifted again. “I.. I’m not sure if I can do that.. It always takes a lot of energy out of Roman.”

“Nothing too grand or whimsical. Patton..” Logan sighed, with a slight hint of desperation. “We both know I’m not very specified in fantasies. I need you to try this. Virgil, Roman, and by extension, Thomas need you to do this.” He took off his glasses, and fitgeted with them. “And if we don’t do it now, I’m afraid we won’t get another chance.”

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Part one