Chapter I (Part 3)
Meanwhile, at noon in a shrine somewhere, a light which came out from Lafka?s body suddenly appeared from the sky and immediately hit the ground in the courtyard of the shrine. The light hit the ground so hard that it left marks like a hole in the vicinity. Dust and dirt were flying in all directions.
Not long after the flying dust and soil began to decrease, a body that was supposed to be asleep in front of a house waiting for the arrival of his friend who was going somewhere was seen at the place where the light fell. The body of a young man that was impossible to be there by itself.
Yes, that body was the body of Lafka. It was Lafka itself. Asleep in his deep slumber without injury even though his body had just hit the land so hard from the sky. It seemed that he did not realize what had just happened, or even what had just happened there had no effect on him that was still asleep in the dark.
In the distance, there was a girl who was wearing a miko outfit walked towards Lafka?s body. This girl, somehow, in a glance, she looked like the girl whom Lafka had met before at Fumon-in. But this time she had longer hair and wore the miko clothing that was a bit open at the arms, armpits, and between her waist.
Beneath the miko outfit, it seemed that she also wore a black skintight leotard that covered her body to her waist. Her breasts and her thighs could be seen from aside, through the gap between her clothes. She was not wearing a skirt, but a red hakama. She also wore a sort of extra sleeves around her elbow with a ribbon tied around the end of the sleeves near the elbow and a sort of black combat boots. Maybe people would wonder, whether this girl was a miko or not from her appearance.
After reaching the place where Lafka fell, the girl observed and tried to find out what had just fallen in the courtyard of her shrine. She then was surprised when she realized that there was a young man's body lying there. Immediately, she approached the body and tried to wake him up.
"Hey! Are you okay?"
"Hey!? Can you hear me!?"
Said the girl while shaking Lafka?s body slowly. For a moment the girl examined the body. She was trying to find whether the body had any injuries or not. However, she was actually surprised when she found there were no injuries on the body. She then observed the situation around the place of the fall. She saw the damage that was caused by the fall and wondered. With damage like this, how could this young man's body had no injuries at all?
The girl then tried to woke Lafka up again. This time she shook Lafka?s body harder, knowing that there were no injuries on Lafka?s and concluded that he had only fainted. The girl continued to do it so many times but Lafka was still unconscious.
Finally, the girl gave up and decided to bring Lafka?s body to the shrine. She then called someone.
"Genjii! Genjii ~! Please come here." cried the girl.
Then a turtle which was large enough to be climbed by two people on it flew and approached the girl from the back of the temple. It appeared that a few drops of water were dripping off from his body.
The turtle color was green-gray and had a short gray beard on his chin. His skin was getting a bit saggy and wrinkled. It seemed like this turtles had lived for over than hundreds years old, beyond the age of normal turtles in general.
"What is it, Miss?" said the turtle as he hovered near the girl.
"Take this man into the shrine."
"Understood." replied the turtle as he landed on the shrine?s courtyard.
The girl then lifted Lafka?s body and put him in the back of the turtle.
"Okay, take him now." said the girl as she glanced around once more.
"Actually .. what has just happened, Miss?" said the turtle, Genjii, to the girl as he gradually floated in the air, until he was at the same height as the girl's shoulder.
"I do not know .. suddenly, there was a loud explosion, and all of this happened." replied the girl, pointing to the scenery of chaos caused by previous events.
"And this young man?" Genjii asked again as he turned his head slightly backward, toward his back.
"It seems that it was him who caused the explosion, my guess is that he was slammed from somewhere, like a shooting star ... maybe."
"Surprisingly, he was not hurt at all." replied the girl, scratching her head.
"Hmm .." Genjii murmured thoughtfully.
"Ah well, we better take him to the shrine first, go, go, Genjii. Be careful, lest he fall." replied the girl while patting Genjii?s head softly and led him into the temple. Genjii who was flying just nodded and followed the girl into the shrine.
Inside the temple, Lafka then was laid on the futon in the living room of the shrine where it seemed that the girl mostly spent her time here. Accompanied by Genjii near the door leading to the outside of the shrine, she tried to woke Lafka up once more.
However, the result remained the same, Lafka was still unconscious. In the end, the girl decided to pause and thought about something.
"Was this person a youkai victim?" she thought.
"But .. What kind of youkai? "
"Miss, why don?t you just use soul purification ritual to wake him up?" said Genjii suddenly.
"Judging from the situation, it was unlikely that he?d just fainted and slammed to the ground just like that, there must be some sort of power that made him get involved in this or maybe .. victimized in the previous event." continued Genjii.
"Hmm .. Are you sure?" asked the girl.
"Miss, there's no harm in trying, right?" replied Genjii.
"Hmm .." the girl mumbled and walked out of the room.
"I'll get the equipment." she said.
Not long after that, the girl had been ready with the equipment. Then she tried to wake Lafka up by using some sort of ritual. The girl put a talisman inscribed with a spell on it in three places of Lafka?s body, on his forehead, on his stomach, and on his feet.
The girl then began to recite the some spells, the talismans which had been put were shining brightly. But suddenly the girl was surprised by something. She felt a power flowing from Lafka?s body. A very powerful one. The girl immediately stopped and shocked.
"What was that?" she told herself.
She the recited the spell once again. But, the talismans suddenly were burned. The girl was surprised again. Lafka then opened his eyes suddenly. Along with that the girl felt the immense power flowed from Lafka?s body for the second time. In a trance, Lafka then woke up from his sleeping position and then looked at the girl.
The girl quickly saw Lafka?s left eye which was glowing and had already changed its color to purple. The girls realized that the power she was feeling was from Lafka?s eye. She then tried to call Lafka.
"Hey .. Can you hear me? Get a grip of yourself! "
Hearing the girl?s call, Lafka regained his consciousness and his left eye returned to normal. Lafka then found himself in front of a girl who looked like a girl he met earlier at Fumon-in.
"Ah .. you?" he said as he rubbed his eyes slowly.
"Wait ... why are you here!?" he said suddenly.
"I should be the one asking that! Who are you? And why did you appear suddenly in the courtyard of the shrine!?" replied the girl loudly.
Lafka was shocked and and became silent. He saw now that he was in an unfamiliar room.
"What is it this time? What happened?" he thought.
He looked around, seeing a far different place from where he remembered before closing his eyes waiting for Aldey to come home. He then sat silently staring at the girl.
"Where ..am I?" said Lafka.
"Eh?" said the girl.
"What happened to me? Why did I get here?" asked Lafka with great confusion.
"I do not know." replied the girl with a flat stare.
Lafka then became silent again, staring at the girl with full of confusion.
"..You suddenly fell in the courtyard of the shrine, and you were unconscious. I really do not know why it happened." continued the girl.
Lafka then realized that the girl in front of him was not the girl that he thought. He then slowly bowed and apologized.
"Forgive me, my name is Lafka. I do not know what happened to me and I am truly sorry." he said.
The girls just sighed.
"Where are you from?" asked the girl.
"Matsue." replied Lafka.
"Matsue? Where is it? "asked the girl.
"Huh?" said Lafka with a surprised look.
Then they both fell into a silence as they looked at each other in surprise.
"What are you looking at?" asked the girl.
"A-ah .. N-no!" replied Lafka abruptly.
"Genjii. Do you know where Matsue is?" asked the girl.
Genji then stepped into the room while answering question of the girl.
"Matsue .. That place is located in the outside world, the great land of the gods. I have heard many stories and legends regarding that place when I was young, long before this place exists." he said.
Lafka was surprised to see Genjii. A turtle which could talk?
"Wait .. so this guy came from the outside world!?" said the girl loudly.
"I think so. Sir, did you come from Matsue?" said Genjii to Lafka as he continued walking toward Lafka.
"Y-yes .." replied Lafka with a little nervous.
"Ahaha .. you do not need to fear me, I am just plain old turtle.. " said Genjii.
"Oh, could it be that there are no talking turtles in Matsue?" continued Genjii with a chuckle.
Lafka shook his head.
"No. .. absolutely none. Mr. Turtle, where am I actually?" asked Lafka.
"You are now in the land of illusion. Where all illusion gather." he said.
"Land of illusion, what do you mean, Mr. Turtle?" said Lafka.
"Ah, my name is Genjii. You could say that you're now in another world, a world far different from the world which you come from." said Genji.
The girl sighed again.
"Here is where all the magical power gather, all illusion, all that might not make sense to your world. And where we are, this shrine, is the boundary that separates it from your world." said the girl.
"I could feel a strange power from your body; it might be one of the reason that brings you here for whatever reason. Although lately, there are many same events occur, but only this time there is a human who can come in from the outside. But thankfully, seeing your reaction, you seem fine although you still seem confused." replied the girl, leaning against the wall near Lafka.
"I am Hakurei Miko, and you're now in Gensokyo. Welcome." she said flatly.
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(Sorry if there are mistakes in the grammar and words)