Magical Girls Reloaded
[Webnovel Spirity Awards 2026 Entry]
Nine-year-old Emi Hoshino, a fourth grader living an ordinary life, has always been able to see mysterious Shadows that exist within another realm. One day, she is contacted by Lumi, a powerful Star Spirit, who offers her a magical contract. Emi learns that she is one of the rare few born with magical abilities, allowing her to perceive beings from beyond human understanding, and with that, she is given the chance to become a Magical Girl.
Nervous and unsure, Emi questions the spirit and hesitates to accept the contract, frightened by the thought of what she might awaken. But when Lumi explains that these powers can protect others from the Formless Spawn and the creeping influence of the Outer Realms, Emi accepts without hesitation. Her choice binds her to forces older than the Earth, powers that shine like hope, yet draw the attention of something vast and unknowable.
With her new magic, Emi soon discovers that being a Magical Girl carries an unbearable responsibility. She becomes a guardian standing between humanity and the encroaching Outer Gods, fighting entities that do not think or feel as humans do. Thrown into a hidden world of danger and wonder, Emi must join other Magical Girls to battle sinister beings, uncover forbidden truths buried beneath reality, and learn to fight together against horrors that cannot be fully understood.
Along the way, Emi grows from a hesitant, tearful girl into a brave and determined hero, learning that friendship, courage, and sacrifice are the only lights strong enough to endure in a universe that does not care whether humanity survives.