Dark Cutie Flexibility

Dark Cutie probably had flexible joints — the sort of flexibility where she could reverse the index finger of her right hand all the way to touch the back of the same hand with her fingertip, all without using her left hand. She would tangle up her hands and hold them up to the light of the sun to make shadow puppets. Her scissors made from shadow had severed an iron pillar, and her wolf made from shadow had crunched into concrete.

The beasts were the problem. The weapon-type of shadows weren’t as bad. Since Snow White could hear the voice of Dark Cutie’s heart, Snow White could deal with any weapons she wielded, but the beasts created from shadow had no inner voice. They didn’t feel or think anything, attacking Snow White as automatically operated battle machines.

Dark Cutie was clearly superior to Snow White when it came to physical abilities and battle technique. Even though the shadow beast wasn’t as strong as her, Snow White couldn’t hear their thoughts. Dark Cutie had kept out of Snow White’s range, making use of her reach with repeated slices, while she left the main offensive role to the beast. If she was fighting like this, then she knew all about Snow White’s magic. Snow White blocked the shadow scissors, avoided the beast’s fangs, blocked a kick, and dodged the beast’s claws, never with the space to attack. Dark Cutie was fighting in a way that would steadily wear her down.

    - Magical Girl Raising Project: ACES, Chapter 3