Malal

"Now, this isn't the way I would have handled it, Kharn, but you're the Warmaster here. What say we do this by the book for a change, eh?"

Malal
Also Known As...	Madoka Kaneda
First Appearance	Thread 43
Organization	Ninth Officio
Rank	Culexus Rank Leader
Occupation	Magical Girl
Ability	Anti-Magic Aura
Weapon	Combat Knife, Crowbar, Animus Speculum
Height	153 cm
Date of Birth

Character Summary

Malal was the Culexus Rank Leader and Equerry as well as a friend to the Warmaster of the Ninth Officio Assassinorum during Valnikov Kharns reign, serving as the reasonable balance to her superiors lazyness and bloodthirst. She was also friends with Chiaki Matsuda during her days as Murderface. Her true identity, this worlds Madoka Kaneda, is kept secret, only known to a select few individuals.

Physical Description

• Malal always wears her Culexus hard suit around others, so not much is known about her appearance.
• She has short pink hair and crimson eyes.

Personality

• Malal is your typical delinquent turned serious, putting up a professional front until provoked.
• She remains mostly calm and polite but is prone to swearing.
• According to Kharn, Malal has never been seriously angry.
• She hates wasting time. This often leads to bad cases of road rage.

Character History

Before her contract, Madoka Kaneda was a delinquent and friend and teacher to Sayaka, but never revealed her secret after becoming the Culexus Malal.

Kharn Flashback

Malal delivers the morning call to her Warmaster Kharn along with "other warmaster type stuff", politely ignoring the naked blonde in her superiors bed. The days schedule consists of meeting the Third Officios Warmaster to discuss an incident involving Girl A killing three squads of their magical girls, deciding on Girl A's fate, and informing the Fourteenth Incubator about his Warmasters whereabouts, the latter still sleeping next to Kharn. Malal decides to relay that they don't know where she is and leaves to make preparations. Somewhat distressed, she takes a short break in her room, quickly locking the door after stepping out again to prevent anyone from looking inside. She accompanies Kharn to breakfast, briefing her on her appointments. Girl A, found six months ago in a witch barrier by Mami Tomoe and Sayaka Miki, has been allowed to participate in missions with her guardian. Two days ago, she murdered 21 Eversors from the Third Officio during a joint purge mission. The Third Incubator demands her death, but Kyubey is leaving judgement to his Warmaster. When asked about her opinion, Malal replies that professionally Girl A should be executed, but the circumstances around the incident are suspicious and that she would give her another chance for doing the right thing, just the wrong way. In front of the silent room, Mami appeals to the Warmaster in name of Girl A, putting Malal off somehow. Inside, Malal keeps Kharn from getting too caught up and confirms some details regarding the mission, such as the supposedly captured magical girls from the Third never being found, supporting suspicions about a setup. Kharn demands her knife and announces Girl A's death sentence, cutting her braids and giving her a new name: Murderface. Malal tries to object, stating that she has a list of better names like Akemi, but is shot down right away. Kharn further decrees that the Third Officio will be brought down for their betrayal and leaves for Kyubeys office, her Equerry at her side stating that Murderface will probably kill her one day. After meeting Kyubey, Malal informs Kharn that they will be up against a competent magic user should they have to fight the Third Officios Warmaster, Ahriman, as Kharn is obviously planning. Driving the companies Warmaster marauder, Malal pokes fun at Kharn for Murderface telling her that she can't have Mami or herself as this is forbidden love. She mentions that Warmasters are generally a crazy sort before giving out headsets and stepping out of the car. The group enters an empty foyer, assumng the magical girls to have taken up position in the upper floors, and board the elevator bound for the CEO office to meet Ahriman. As Kharn stabs her chainsword into the floor to follow the request to hand her weapon over, Malal merely covers her head in her palms before handing over her own knife and crowbar. As Kharn moves to talk to some girl instead of heading directly to the Third Warmaster, Malal takes Murderface some distance away to teach her about drinks for occasions such as this, giving Kharn some space. After about a minute of Kharn staring at a painting, she sends Murderface to get her Warmaster. Malal tries keeping Kharn in check, but when Ahriman demands Girl A's soul gem and Mami Tomoe as compensation for her murdered Eversors, Kharn burst out laughing, the Equerry agreeing that the Thirds demands are ridiculous. As Kharn calls Kyubey to demand full mobilization, announcing to kill everyone in the builing, Malal turns a dial on her suit to release her powers and the group charges at the Third Warmaster. Pulling the crowbar that Murderface returned to her when fetching Kharns Skulltaker, Malal crushes the face of her first opponent mercilessly. She asks Kharn to go by the book this time, but cedes to her Warmasters wish to turn the office into a slaughter house, telling her to finally build her skull throne afterwards. Within a short time, the group annihilates the hundred magical girls in the hall, leaving only Ahriman and Erebus standing. Kharn offers the lives of the Third Officio in return for Ahriman surrendering her life, but Erebus tells her Warmaster to flee. Murderface tries to stop her but is suddenly tossed at Malal, knocking her back. Suppressing the pain, she tells Kharn that Murderface is unconscious before returning to her side. Turning the dial on her suit again, the Culexus prepares to act as anti magic defense while Kharn engages Ahriman and Erebus. As the Thirds Equerry is flung away by Khahrn, Malal begins charging Ahriman, the russian following a step behind her. Ahrimans spells collide with Malals barrier and are deflected, each bolt of sinister lightning tearing holes into the walls until she collapses, exhaustion affecting both her and Malal. Telling her Warmaster to take Ahriman out, she can only watch as Erebus tackles Kharn out of the building and is forced into a defensive position by the corrupted Ahriman whose twisted form keeps firing bolts of destructive energy at her. Her powers diminished, Malal shouts for Kharn to hurry, and, relieved to see her return, prepares to evacuate Murderface. She tells Kharn to get the golden staff away from Ahriman, stating that it's evil and the likely the source of her corrupted power. When Kharn begins her charge at Ahriman, Malal shoulders Murderface and moves to evacuate. But Ahriman strikes Kharn down, impaling her with fragments of her shattered chainsword and starts closing in on Malal. The Culexus procures firearms from Murderfaces shield, unloading everything onto Ahriman, and screams at Kharn to get back up before her barrier is penetrated by a bolt of lightning, breaking several of her ribs. Ahriman lifts Malal up and tears her arms from her body, sending the Culexus into a fit of tormented spasms that render her unconscious. Not long after, Kharn wakes her up with knocks on several body parts, Ahriman lying dead nearby. She realizes her arms missing, mentioning how this is going to suck and keeps joking around with her friend until the evacuation teams arrive.

Midori & Miracle Midori

In Siberia, Chiaki tries to interrogate Mirai Wakaba, but the Tenth Incubator forces his agent to witch out, trapping Chiaki in a barrier. Inside, Malal somehow still exists and encounters Mirai. Being mysteriously well informed as she always is, Malal explains the situation and convinces her to help in trying to find the fragments of Chiaki's psyche. They wander the place and arrive at the reflection of the Hanegawa ramen restaurant. Scouting outside they fight a fragment of Chiaki, but can't reach out to her in the rain and decide to try again later. When they return to the restaurant, they find Midori and two other fragments. After talking to Mirai for a while, Midori asks Malal who she is and how she knows so much. The fragments cut into the conversations and explain that she is indeed Malal and indeed dead. The Culexus confirms this and decides not to explain how she ended up inside this barrier, leading the conversation back to gathering the fragments. She admits that they would ideally want all four, but could make Chiaki work well enough with only three to avoid the danger of having the insane fourth fragment kill the others. Midori requests more information, but Malal states that they have told her everything she needs to know and anything more will not help their cause. The green haired girl then makes a call with her wristwatch and reports the current situation. Malal identifies Souji's voice and cuts into the conversation. He told Midori to forget about Kharn and focus on Chiaki's fragments, but the Culexus refuses to leave her former partner. She promised them a happy ending while she was still alive and wants to use the current chance to make it happen. She then requests more detailed information about the readings he mentioned to Midori and learns that a powerful signal is approaching them, carrying the original teleporter beacon Chiaki had before. She thanks him and explains Midori that the angry fragment they encountered before is approaching and that their group will have better odds now that Midori and the two other fragments are present. She asks if they should wait for the fragment to pass or face it head-on, and the green haired Callidus decides to take a chance at facing it. She asks Malal why she tried facing the fragment earlier despite being outmatched, and the Culexus replies that somebody had to try and only the rain, which maks the fragment go berserk due to traumatic memories, caused them to fail. Malal explains that they are going to fight to subdue and then bring the two fragments in to have something happen. Midori asks how Malal can be sure that anything will happen at all, but the Culexus replies that this is a secret. Just then a bestial roar from outside shatters the windows, hurling glass shards all over the place. Chiaki and Homura tackle Midori to the ground to take cover while Malal and Mirai jump outside and engage the angry fragment. A feral looking form of Chiaki, it's hands and legs turned into jagged metal even more monstrous than Kharn, heavy plate armor covering her upper body, face covered in scars, wielding a jagged sword as big as herself. Mirai is easily thrown aside by the impact of the jagged weapon crashing into her own broadsword and is only saved by Malal throttling the armored fragment with her crowbar. The two other fragments cling to it's arms, trying to remove the sword, and Midori hugs the spiked form. Their opponent roars and shakes them off, but loses it's weapon in the process. Malal tells Midori to stand back while the others try to restrain the armored fragment again to focus all her attention on convincing the angry monstrosity. They burst forward but are easily beaten down one after another within a few heartbeats. Midori manages to reach out to the armored fragments mind, but right after they hug each other in peace, Kharn shows up behind them, bearing her golden chainaxes. Midori and Malal try to dissuade her from starting a fight but the former Warmaster tells her aide's ghost to be quiet, insisting that the Blessed Lady wants this fight to happen. Malal screams at Kharn to remember a promise she made to her, but the Betrayer refuses to listen to what she considers a barrier born phantasm, calls upon the golden weapons power and sets the Culexus ablaze for a moment, leaving her smoldering and unconscious on the ground. The infuriated Midori manages to drive Kharn off with a heated speech and the Homura and Chiaki fragments help Malal get back on her feet. She wants to press onward right away, but Midori fell unconscious from exhaustion and Homura is seriously injured, so the group takes shelter in the restaurant once again to heal up and rest until the rain stops. Malal tries to fix the worst damages on her suit with heavy tape while talking to Kyubey. After a while Midori approaches her and asks about Kharns soul gem in case they have to fight her for real. She wonders why the three fragments are not uniting if they are supposed to be enough and Malal replies that they probably don't want to do it yet. Malal could convince them , although getting the dangerous fourth fragment as well would be ideal for restoring Chiaki in full. Malal picks up the hat Kharn lost earlier and tells Midori that she made it as a copy of the original one her Warmaster lost during a hard fight before asking wether they will go with three or four fragments. Midori asks if Malal's powers can affect the fourth fragment, but the Culexus is uncertain whether she can weaken the owner of this barrier or not. She tells the green haired girl that she only needs to get the fused Chiaki and herself out while Malal will try to do something about Kharn before collapsing the barrier from inside, taking herself and Mirai with it as they have no place in the real world anymore. Malal then asks Midori to decide whether to take three or four fragments, who declares that only a full restoration will be any good. Malal then explains that she knows where the fourth fragment is and that the armored one will be the key to surviving the expected blood bath. When asked if the two of them met before, Malal explains that she went to the Hanegawa ramen restaurant with Kharn and Murderface where Midori helped her father, but that they didn't talk and that people tend to forget about meeting a Culexus. Midori then leaves Malal to take a rest herself. When the rain stops, the group departs towards the outskirts, the still sleeping Midori carried on Chiakis back until she wakes to save time. While the sky darkens, they arrive at a graveyard where Malal states that the final fragment is close. At that moment they hear Kharns chainaxes buzzing nearby, and both Malal and the armored fragment want to claim her as an opponent. Midori calls Souji and requests that he pilots Tiny Pete to talk Kharn down and get her out. The scientist agrees and Malal mentions that he will be usefull in removing one thing to worry about with teleporting Kharn out. Following the path they arrive at a clearing and find twenty numbered grave stones with shades carrying golden weapons in front of them. The fourth fragment, bearing blinding golden wings and a shield of the same material, her hair tied with a crimson ribbon, stands in the middle. Kharn lies in a pool of her own blood, one arm torn from her shoulder. The fourth fragment mentions that she will still live for a short time and thanks Midori for bringing the other fragments to her. Midori shouts an offense at the fragment, who turns to walk away while the shades start moving in with the order to kill everyone. As the fight breaks out, Malal unleashes her power, the Animus Speculum's lines glowing red, yet unable to prevent a shade from kiling Midori on her way towards the winged fragment. During the chaotic encounter Malal defeats the shade of the golden scythe wielder and shouts orders at Tiny Pete who breaks through a group of enemies to pick up Midori's broken corpse. Still outnumbered, she acquires the golden broadsword and uses it to fight off any approaching enemy while suporting the injured Mirai with her other arm, working together in an efficient block and stab combination. Nearby Tiny Pete, now dual wielding the golden hammer taken from a shade and his own weapon has teamed up with Kharn, who regained consciousness and wields the combined form of Blood God in her remaining arm. When Malal notices that the winged fragment is defeated by the one closely resembling the current Chiaki, who keeps shashing the golden shield into her fallen opponents face while laughing manically, she screams at her to stop. She notices the glowing form of Midori appearing behind the fragment and is stunned at the impossible feat, checking to find the green haired girl's body still held by Tiny Pete. Midori stops Chiaki from smashing the shield into the corpse and talks to her before reuniting her soul gem and disappearing again. With the battle over, Mirai insists on giving her soul gem to Malal so she can exchange it for Midori's life. As the barrier collapses, the Culexus uses her powers to chase after Midori and finds her talking to the Blessed Lady who tells the green haired girl that her soul gem is burned out. Malal interferes by throwing Mirai's soul gem at the goddess, demanding Midori's revival in exchange for Mirai's life. Midori refuses to use her friends life like this, but Malal doesn't intend to ask for her permission and tells her to make Chiaki stop drinking and abusing pain killers. Midori suggests using Kharn's soul gem instead, but Malal laughs her off, stating that while tempting, living with her sins is a better punishment for the Betrayer. She shouts at the Blessed Lady to hurry up and tells Midori she is glad Chiaki is in good hands. Midori asks if there is any way to save Malal or Mirai, but the Culexus tells her that some things just can't be fixed and that she's just trying to make things less horrible than they should be. Midori then asks her to take off the helmet before they have to part and Malal agrees to show her face since her powers are unleashed completely to force herself into this place anyway. She removes the pressure seals and reveals a splitting image of the Blessed Lady, only with pink eyes and short hair. She explains to the utterly confused Midori that the two of them are the same person but at the same time not due to strange timeline mechanics. Her inside knowledge comes from dreams she had ever since she was a child that even told her how to form her contract the right way. She tells Midori that she left a package for Chiaki with Kharn that will explain a lot of things she doesn't have time to do herself. The Blessed Lady calls them and hands Midori her restored soul gem. Malal suggests not crying when she thanks Mirai and the Blessed Lady explains that her body will be healed enough to sustain life, albeit still injured. She asks for any last words and Midori hugs both of them before thanking them and promising to take care of Chiaki before being enveloped by light and disappearing, leaving Malal and the Blessed Lady behind.

Trivia

• As this worlds Madoka, her character design is based on Madoka Kaname from Puella Magi Madoka Magica.
• She always carries a tablet pc with her.
• Kharn had Malal install a kill counter in her helmet to keep track of her Warmasters records, but had it removed again as her own count was always higher, causing arguments between them.

NECO Profile

Rookie

NAME: Malal
	"This isn’t a place for nosy kids. Go home before you get hurt.”
OFFICIO: Ninth, in Mitakihara City
RANK: Rank Leader Malal
BIO: A superpowered Callidus that joined the Ninth Officio recently. The circumstances surrounding her arrival are kind of sketchy, and nobody really seems to know where she came from. I heard she started pushing her own agenda from the moment she showed up, though…but maybe it’s for the best? Agendas don’t always have to be creepy and evil, right?
ABILITY: Standard Culexus ability – anti-magic – although Malal is super strong, even for a Culexus.
WEAPONRY: A crowbar and a special suit.
	STRENGTH	 C
	SPEED		 B+
	MELEE 		 A+(?)
	RANGED		 A(?)
	MAGIC 		 SS(?)
	TACTICS		 S+
	CHARM		 D(?)

TRIVIA
-To be honest I have a lot of questions about this one. It’s hard to catch her in action, though.

-It’s really suspicious, the way she swings that crowbar around. She’s pretty much some kind of gangster, right?

-She designed that special suit herself…So she’s a science officer, too? Where did she come from? The moon?

"...huh, there's a pretty big typo in this. can't remember if this was an accident or i didn't know the difference..." -NECO

Outdated

NAME: Malal
	"This isn't a recorded interview, is it?"
OFFICIO: Ninth, in Mitakihara City
RANK: Equerry of the Ninth, Rank Leader Malal
BIO: An enigmatic magical girl that seemed to appear out of nowhere about three years ago. She’s become a guiding force for the Ninth, with her tactical mind, technical expertise, and snappy wit. One could argue she’s the REAL leader of the Ninth, with Valnikov Kharn acting as a figurehead.
ABILITY: Standard Culexus ability – anti-magic – although Malal is extremely powerful, even for a Culexus.
WEAPONRY: A crowbar…and a tablet.
	STRENGTH	 C
	SPEED		 A
	MELEE 		 S
	RANGED		 S
	MAGIC 		 SSS(?)
	TACTICS		 SS
	CHARM		 D(?)

TRIVIA
- No one has ever seen her eat or drink, but food disappears around her when people aren't looking!

- Every other Culexus takes the name Alpharius or Omegon. 'Malal' is actually indicative of rank, as opposed to a name.

- Rank Leader Malal's tears can cure cancer. unfortunately, she's never cried.

Gallery

Artwork by Nicehatguy

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