Cranberry hits Pam

Archfiend Pam grabbed Cranberry’s clenched fist within only a hairbreadth of her face. In the same instant, a tentacle-like whip extended from her black wing and wrapped around Cranberry’s arm. But Cranberry didn’t try to dodge it — there was a light smack and Archfiend Pam was blasted backward. Right hand raised, Cranberry fell faceup onto the ground.

“That’s Cranberry’s magic. Sound moves through more than just air — It can also travel through objects. By making the Archfiend touch her fist and generating a destructive sound wave, she sent a shock passing through her body.”

Fav mentally oohed. When Cranberry used her magic to attack an opponent with sound, distance and force operated inversely. The farther away she was, the weaker the damage she could incur upon the enemy, and the closer she got, the stronger it was. After all, sound travels as a wave, and its passage through air would dampen it.

So if it didn’t pass through air, then what else could it pass through? If she were to make contact with her opponent to send the wave directly to them through her own body, then its effects would be immense. They wouldn’t be able to react or defend themselves. But she had to have a firm and solid surface of contact with the opponent, and since it would hurt herself, too, this method couldn’t be used casually. But as long as it could work on the Archfiend as a one-time ace up her sleeve, that was enough.

The magical girls observing the spectacle were collectively holding their breath. Springing up from a backward arch, Archfiend Pam got back to her feet and rubbed her left arm, which was now limp all the way down to her fingertips. Her nails were dyed red, and two droplets of blood dripped from the ends of her fingers. An attack like that was powerful enough to break bone or tear muscle, but the fact that Pam got away with only minor damage was just plain annoying.

    - Magical Girl Raising Project: Episodes Φ, "Since We Want to Beat the Archfiend"