[Apologies for taking so long. I have had one horrid mood-rending day. This took a lot longer then expected.]
Mima didn?t need to concern herself with anything else. The shrine was already destroyed, the people around her were busy with their own problems, and Yuuka had taken her attack dead on. The orbs whizzed around; picking up traces of energy Yuuka must have been exerting. But it didn?t matter; even if the youkai survived the attack, she had to be worn out from it. As the light subsided, she realised something was wrong.
~PSHT!~
Something stabbed her back and came out through her chest.
?Ah? You really have forgotten, huh~?
Yuuka was behind her; parasol impaled through her. The one thing she forgot was Yuuka?s ability to split herself; it was part of her Duel Spark combo, but she had forgotten the youkai could use it in any situation. She was a spirit, so she didn?t have to worry about bleeding? but the pain was still there. And boy did it hurt.
?I?ll take that as a thank you.?
Mima grabbed the tip of the parasol pulled it forwards. The handle jabbed at her back, but it pulled Yuuka forward too. In one swift turn, she planted her staff into the side of Yuuka?s face; sending her hurtling towards the ground. Despite the effect it had had, Mima was sure she could still see Yuuka smiling; did this youkai never know when not to do so? She grabbed the handle of the parasol from behind and removed it from her back; ignoring the pain as she did. With this, she had the one thing Yuuka cared for; the flower that never withered.
?Let?s see you fight without this??
She pointed the parasol at Yuuka, who had managed to land on the ground on both feet, and tried to picture the spark that the flower youkai was known for. It was one thing to use it; but another to enhance it with such an item. The light began to flicker as Yuuka began to move upwards; flowers sprouting around her in the process. Mima had to move; she just wasn?t getting the energy to flow properly. Her staff emitted multi-coloured danmaku; chopping away at the flowers before they could reach her. To anyone below, she must have looked a little funny; fighting with a hole in her chest. Yuuka had positioned herself in the air once more; slowing down a little as the flowers spawned yellow danmaku towards her. No matter how evil Yuuka might be, her attacks were still such a sight to behold. Mima twirled around; her staff casting off a few huge spheres to at least block the oncoming storm. Even without the parasol, Yuuka?s strength was on the level of an oni. To think that the match would be over by removing Yuuka?s weapon was simply asking to be beaten. Mima continued to watch Yuuka float there before realizing a horrid mistake. The space she had given her gave her enough time to double again. If she didn?t close the gap, Yuuka would easily dodge another attack; or even worse, divert the attention of the attack with another double.
?Damn you, Kazami.? Mima muttered. ?You?re showing me up, aren?t you??
She floated down towards the ground; keeping a close eye on what Yuuka was doing. The youkai was moving; slowly, but moving towards her. Perhaps Yuuka knew what she was going to do; perhaps not. As Mima neared the ground, she quickly muttered an incantation; waving the staff around in an ominous fashion. The sound of flowers sprouting up from the ground caught Mima?s attention; but it didn?t distract her fully. The flowers had engulfed her by this point; but it didn?t matter. No sooner had her staff hit the floor again, a wave of energy flashed out; ripping the flowers to shreds. 5 orbs floated out around; one even going past Yuuka herself. Yuuka froze in place for a couple of seconds, frowned for a brief moment, before smiling again.
?Such a nostalgic feeling~?
?You don?t even know??
Mima pointed the staff at her again as Yuuka began to move forwards. The bullets flew out in a curvy manner; the direction it was heading in, however, was a straight line. Yuuka dived into the waves; taking each bullet on the side without a second glance. It was the first thin laser through her ankle that caught her off guard. The 5 orbs had started to shoot themselves; firing a mixture of bullets, lasers and spheres. The space to graze in was becoming too narrow for her.
Mima had her. She had her right where she wanted her! Yuuka took another laser square on; this time through the side of her chest. Unlike Mima, the blood began to show instantly; a youkai was flesh and blood after all. She waved her arm out in front of her; directing anything she could muster towards where Mima was. Any flower that sprouted, however, was destroyed instantly; and very bullet was cancelled out by Mima?s staff. For once, the smile dropped from Yuuka?s face?
?How foolish of me??
Mima felt the opening? no, more like the end. It was like Yuuka was welcoming defeat; despite the lack of screams and yells, Yuuka was not dealing with trap she had walked into. Mima pointed the parasol towards the barrage she had made and chuckled. She had started so badly, and this was her reward?
?Too bad Yuuka?? Mima smirked. ?Looks like this is the end.?
The light began to glow from the tip of the parasol; the energy finally flowing freely through it.
And then the parasol left her grip.
A stray flower flipped upwards; catching Mima?s wrist on its path. The parasol flew out of her hands and into the storm. Mima tugged on the flower and wrenched it from the ground, before turning back around and directing her staff at the show in front of her.
But she was too late.
She had been distracted for just enough time for a gap to have formed in the wave of bullets from her end. The 5 orbs were still shooting, but Yuuka had a space to breath in. And she took it, without hesitation. She could clearly see Yuuka bleeding; her legs were marked from the lasers and her clothes were steaming. She had taken a bullet or two to the head, evident from the blood trickling down.
And yet? she was smiling.
Her arm caught the falling parasol and quickly opened it. In one swift flick, she dispelled the bullets around her; causing the area to suddenly free itself from the storm she had been stuck in. The orbs still fired down at her, but it didn?t matter now; she had all the time she needed.
?Such a shame?? Yuuka said; an evil tone could easily be recognised from her words. ?I was expecting so much from you.?
Mima summoned the orbs to descend; if anything, they would at least cut her off. Worst case scenario, they would soften the impact from Yuuka?s attack. Her staff began to form a barrier as a precaution whilst the orbs continued to fire?
?It?s sad, isn?t it~?
She couldn?t have fallen for it a second time.
Sure enough, her arms were grabbed from behind and her staff clattered to the ground. The orbs were no longer descending; nor were they shooting. Yuuka, with parasol in hand, muttered the two words that Mima could no longer protect herself from.
?Master Spark!?
?MIMAAAAAAAAAAAA!?
?
The explosion of light began to die down as the blast caught most of the people by surprise. It was always said that Marisa could never truly replicate the original spark without the use of her hakkero; Yuuka knew too well why that was the case. She coughed up a little bit of blood; the spark destroyed the clone she had produced from the stray flower, which affected her more then it should have done. Perhaps it was a last ditch attempt from the spirit to actually injury her; though she had certainly received enough to be classed as ?injured.?
?Now then??
Yuuka turned around to the direction of where the scream came from; the direction of where Kenshou sat.
?What shall I do with you? <3?
