in the wraith arc, homura's powers were directly tied to her feelings for madoka (a miracle granted by the promise between two girls). akuma homura's powers have the same basis, as she said herself directly.
so for homura to lose her powers in any capacity, i think she would have to be defeated from the inside: by shaking her (belief in her) feelings, or by forcefully removing them the way the wraiths did.
i believe the most interesting way this could go is without outside influence (so the first option). maybe she takes the presence of beings not within her control as a personal failure, where she thought her feelings powerful and complete enough to defeat gods, but then the equivalent of some guy slipped right beneath her nose. that is what brings her metaphorical tower down.
or maybe the crack in her self-confidence was much earlier, perhaps from the very moment she became a demon. her already-established inner conflict would be the source of every incident that came later, including her doppelgänger and the presence of the new girls. her already-existing doubts were exploited in this case. or maybe the doubts themselves materialised into antagonists...
but there's also the interpretation where a part of homura's soul is chipped off from the outside. in that case it's also a question of where it went. in the wraith arc, that piece worked in the background to come back to her. if this scenario is the case again, then the removed magic would manifest in the guise of somebody homura already knows. (the only real option so far is herself, i.e. her doppelgänger, which would make her homura's magic, her 'I')
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After reading Wraith Arc, it’s kinda surprising that the same Homura that sacrificed her own magic to protect Madoka’s world is the same one in Rebellion who sacrifices Madoka’s world for her own desire…
Like it would make sense if the part of Homura’s magic that interweaved with MadoWraith was the one that fronted for that decision bc that’s the bit that looks out for Number One and the way things were before
The duality of humans never ceases to fascinate me /^•w•^\
i may liveblog the wraith arc manga by like. editing this post every couple mins under a readmore. don't feel like clogging up the dash but i want it here somewhere
nothing new has happened yet but the art style is gorgeous + i really really appreciate the decision to stick them both in generic white dresses instead of what the show did. it was always such a baffling choice to make a plot point of them trading hair accessories on the astral plane but then making them naked otherwise like come on
I LOVE THEM SO MUUUUUUCH IM SO MAD SHES GONNA DIE BEFORE THEY GET TO BE FRIENDS SAYAKA CAN YOU PLEASE STOP BEING DOOMED BY THE NARRATIVE
most perfect baby girl
mami please. they're flirting!!
romcom ass dialogue oh my goddddd
i'm so jealous of people who can put this level of energy + cleanliness into their art at the same time
sayaka using her cape to win against kyoko for once is delightful
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that was a really wonderful chapter!!! no homura yet but i'm having so much fun with these three that i really don't want her to show up yet. it seems like most of the pieces are so close to being in place for sayaka to die (well, go to magical girl heaven) that the only thing in the way is that homura seemed to be an accepted part of the team when sayaka vanished. and i would like to keep sayaka as long as we reasonably can.
okay now on to chapter 2.
PLEASE GO SOMEWHERE WITH A LESS DISTINCTIVE FLOOR
okay mami shooting at kyoko so casually did catch me off guard lol
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Bro Madoka magica writers must really hate Homura, because like what do you mean girl is being hunted by this monster wearing Madoka's face and acting so much like her after you've been pinning after for so long only to have to deal with the constant reminder that none of this is real and she's the only one who's heard of her.