>You are Remilia Scarlet, Mistress of the Scarlet Devil Mansion, vampire extraordinaire, and the most charismatic and elegant person in Gensokyo. You are also Flandre Scarlet's big sister, a title that, privately of course, you hold more dear than all the others. And right now, you are
mad.>Fed up with Sakuya's prolonged and unexplained absence from the Mansion, you took matters into your fangs and set out to track her down. In the process, though, you encountered a fledgling vampire named Rei Oumi, a Gensokyoan human who had been turned only weeks ago. Impressed by her skills and attitude, you took her under your wing and continued your search for Sakuya. To this end, the rabbit of Eientei, Reisen Udongien, also pledged her assistance, while Wriggle tagged along to keep an eye on Rei. Youmu Konpaku took off on her own, determined to resolve the incident of this new vampire.
>Your search led to the Myoren Temple, but what you found there was not Sakuya, but rather, a kappa that had been possessed by a being claiming to be the incarnation of Envy, one of the seven deadly sins of catholic myth. From her, you learned that Sakuya had encountered the incarnation of Pride, and that the Sins were in league with the new vampire in Gensokyo, a woman called the Cobalt Countess. Although Envy assured you Sakuya was still human, you concluded that Pride and the Countess were holding her. And you want her back.
>After Envy sealed herself in a jeweled form, you met up with Reisen, who told you of her encounter, and defeat of, the Gluttony incarnation. Together with her, as well as Wriggle, Mystia and the possessec kappa's friend Kikomi, you traveled to the Hakurei shrine, and found a possessed Reimu doing battle with Youmu and Kogasa. You got involved in the battle, and eventually forced the incarnation of Sloth from Reimu's body.
>Anticipating a fierce battle with the Countess and her minions, and concerned for your sister, you returned home to gear yourself, with Reimu and Kogasa in tow. Youmu and the kappa had set off on their own. Finding Flandre fine, or at least as fine as she ever gets, and asking Patchouli to ward the mansion against the remaining Sins, you charged Wriggle with taking care of a termite problem in the mansion, and allowed Mystia to explore the mansion, this being her first time there. With Reimu and Kogasa gone, you and Reisen took off to track down the castle of the Cobalt Countess.
>A friendly Oracle and an unfriendly kappa pointed you in the right direction, which led to you and Reisen splitting up to investigate a branching river. Your path led you to a bridge, where you had a brief brawl with a wild youkai and befriended a young man with mixed blood named Koryu Daidouji, who promised to help any youkai in need of help, including you. You sensed a great deal of potential in him, and resolved to introduce him to Patchouli, after you settle your business with the Countess. Between her and Rei, Sakuya's fist act may need to be preparing rooms for them. After she whips the fairy maids back in line.
>Currently, you, Koryu, and a youkai bear who joined you after meeting the Guardian of a Warded Grove, are standing in a small Kappa village, where you hoped to learn the location of the Countesses' castle. However, the three of you, and perhaps the whole village, seem to have come under the influence of the Spirit of Wrath. You are presently trying to keep your growing anger under control, long enough to find the Spirit and put a stop to its machinations.
>Nod. "Alright. Here's hoping this works."
>By 'seal away', I meant the possibility of temporarily disabling it.
>Wait...Let's try the Smellingsalts we got from Reisen, another, stronger scent may be able to purge the effects.
>You fish the
real bottle of youkai-strength smelling salts out of your pocket, prompting a curious look from Koryu. "What's that?"
>Identifying the contents for him, you bravely open the lid and wave the bottle under your nose. The scent was very, very strong at a distance. At point blank range, you gag despite yourself. Forgoing any pretense of charisma, you scrunch up your nose, drop the offending bottle as though it contained holy water, and press your hands to your nose, trying not to topple over. You vision swims as the smell pinballs through your system, and for a moment, you feel like your head is going to pop open from the smell.
