Rumia Quest III: Hero of Shadow

[Raikaria]

>"Not really, but hey! looks like it disabled the little guys too!"

> Yeah, maybe when the laser blew itself up it did some damage elsewhere. The arms dropped for a few moments too..." Reimu said.

[Hanzo K.]

>"Alright then, let's give it everything we've got! Maybe that thing blocking our Danmaku went kaput too!"
>Let's barrage the nearest arm!

[Raikaria]

>"Alright then, let's give it everything we've got! Maybe that thing blocking our Danmaku went kaput too!"
>Let's barrage the nearest arm!

> The nearest arm is the one which shot fire at you before.

> You attempt to use danmaku, and it works on the arm. However, the armor seems too thick for your danamku to do anything, nonspells at least.

> Mystcia, Cirno and Wriggle decide to test the panel in front of the reactor, but this is still sheilded like before.

> "OK, I didn't mean to let it slip, but I didn't expect you idiots to take that long. Yes, only the vital stuff is anti-danmaku sheilded... because it drains a lot of power... and the armor is thick enough to be nigh-invunerable to danmaku anyway elsewhere!" Rika gloated. The siren seems to have stopped, but you still hear the ERROR chant.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>GO fire at what's left of the eye.

[Raikaria]

>GO fire at what's left of the eye.

> You switch to fireing at the cavity which was once the eye of Evil Eye Omega. The danmaku barrier is clearly busted here, because your shots actually hit the inside of the crater.

> Nothing actually happens though. It's already damaged to a degree that your danmaku won't make the situation any worse.

> There are still small explosions happening across the head, but they are slowly spreading down Evil Eye Omega, albeit, the explosions are happening less frequently now.

> The arm defending the reactor area turns towards you and the others, glowing the familar eerie blue that was the warning of the electric attack, while the arm that was floating further out glows a far darker shade of blue as it turns to face you.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Evade the lightning and get behind the other arm.

[Raikaria]

>Evade the lightning and get behind the other arm.

> You get out of the way of the lightling arc, and move behind the other arm, which releases a massive gush of water. You notice everyone else has got out of the way, and Letty freezes the water in mid-air, spreading and freezing the arm that fired it, causing it to fall to the ground. The ice shatters on impact, and the arm dosen't move again.

> "FINE! It looks like I'm left with no choice! Evil Eye Omega is too damaged... but you are still all dead!" you hear Rika's voice shout, before something launches from the chest of Evil Eye Omega, which begins to fly away at a rather fast pace. Not so fast you can't catch it, but fast enough that if it's not stopped quickly it'll be lost.

> Evil Eye Omega falls to the ground with a massive crash.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>After it!

[Raikaria]

>After it!

> You manage to catch up with the black orb before it gets very far at all. It's a bit bigger than you.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Shoot it!

[Raikaria]

>Shoot it!

> You shoot the orb, and it spirals into the nearby mountainside. You see it open up and Rika stumbles out, dragging the cage with Daiyousei in it.

[Hanzo K.]

>Quick! Bombard her with Danmaku! If Dai gets hit by any, we can apologize after we save her.

[Raikaria]

>Quick! Bombard her with Danmaku! If Dai gets hit by any, we can apologize after we save her.

> You prepare to attack Rika, when she says something.

> "You might want to worry more about the impending nuclear explosion that will vaporise all of us." the mad scientist says, pointing to the very-brightly glowing reactor of Evil Eye Omega.

[Hanzo K.]

>Let's just swoop down and grab her, then drag her over to the reactor! After all, even we're stronger than some human girl.

[Raikaria]

>Let's just swoop down and grab her, then drag her over to the reactor! After all, even we're stronger than some human girl.

> You cannot lift Rika with one hand! You're still holding Kogasa after all.

> Mystcia and Wriggle lift her up instead. She starts kicking and screaming and generally thrashing around.

> You drag her over to the reactor. You notice the mini sun is significantly less mini now... and is still growing.

[Hanzo K.]

>"So, gonna do something about this? Or are we gonna have to leave you here to break with your cool toy? Doesn't really matter y'know, since we already beat you, and saved Dai."
>Beat.
>"Oh yeah. You guys keep the crazy busy while me'n Cirno go bust Dai outta that cage."

[Raikaria]

>"So, gonna do something about this? Or are we gonna have to leave you here to break with your cool toy? Doesn't really matter y'know, since we already beat you, and saved Dai."
>Beat.
>"Oh yeah. You guys keep the crazy busy while me'n Cirno go bust Dai outta that cage."

> "I can't do anything about it. If I could I would have fixed it and kept fighting instead of running away! Let's put it this way, unless you guys are fast enough to get out of this entire mountain range in... the next fourty or so seconds, or that Nuclear Hell Crow shows up... you're all gonna die." Rika says.

> It sounds like you'll have to deal with this mini-sun now. You can't get out of the mountain range that fast. Looking at Reimu's face, even she can't get out in that time period, and she's the fastest amoung you.

[Hanzo K.]

>"....That doesn't sound good."
>Ribbon time now?

[Raikaria]

>"....That doesn't sound good."
>Ribbon time now?

> "No, because I'll die too. But it'll take all of you with me." Rika said.

> You feel your head tingle a bit, and have a flashback; back to when you tried to use your darkness inside the Kappatech Reactor.

> You instinctivly reach towards the ribbon. Your hand is not pushed away.

> You black out for a few moments, before feeling the familar surge of power. Within moments, your true power and form are returned to you.

> "Twenty seconds, remember Rumia... I'm not here to help hold it back this time, it's only your own power doing that..." you hear Yukari's voice say as you transformed. Weird... maybe it's some automatic message or something Yukari put in it, because everyone knows Yukari sleeps all winter, no-matter what.

[Hanzo K.]

>"...Okay, let's finish this problem."
>Let's start by encasing the mini-sun in so much darkness that even the night itself pales in comparison! "This darkness can blot out even the night itself..!
>Then, crush the darkness, and with it, the mini-sun, into a speck. "...And with this...it is ended."
>Once the time comes close to running out, re-equip the ribbon.

[Raikaria]

>"...Okay, let's finish this problem."
>Let's start by encasing the mini-sun in so much darkness that even the night itself pales in comparison! "This darkness can blot out even the night itself..!
>Then, crush the darkness, and with it, the mini-sun, into a speck. "...And with this...it is ended."
>Once the time comes close to running out, re-equip the ribbon.

> You use your absolute command of darkness, using it against the light itself, to try and encapsulate the expanding ball of nuclear fire, and turn the light into darkness.

> This is not working, even with your full power, the natural light is simply ripping through the darkness you create. You can form areas of darkness, but you just cannot surround the whole thing.

> You hear a voice in your head... like your own, but not quite. "Darkness itself is a lack of light. You don't even know the basics of my power, do you? You cannot blot out the freaking sun with mere darkness!"

[Hanzo K.]

Well GYMO? how do suggest we handle this?

[Raikaria]

Would you like to know the powers of EX-Rumia again? She has more abilities other than just command over darkness, after all.

[Hanzo K.]

Ah yes, maybe that will help. Though I was also asking GYMO for his input on things too.
But hey, this works too.

[Raikaria]

Yes, I know you were asking GYMO, but a reminder of EX-Rumia's abiltities could help both of you with your decisions:

Absolute control over darkness - You can basically manipulate or create darkness freely; this has already been shown to be ineffective against a source of light like the miniature sun, at least to envelop it anyway.
Ability to use/create/control Dark Energy - Dark Energy generally takes the form of a crackleing black mass, with arcs of dark blue electricity throughout it. You can shape it as you please, although by it's nature, it's unstable.
Greatly enhanced spellcards
Greatly enhanced strength and endurance
Enhanced Intelligence
Enhanced speed and flight capabilities
The ability to regenerate rapidly if you are shrouded in shadow

[Hanzo K.]

>Let's try encasing it in Dark Energy then!

[Raikaria]

>Let's try encasing it in Dark Energy then!

> You collect and generate a massive amount of dark energy, and use it to surround the expanding miniature sun. This energy is not ripped apart like the darkness was before, but you can feel that it will not hold for long. Not that your sanity will hold for long enough for the energy to be lost.

[Hanzo K.]

>Now...let's crush the mini-sun out of existence!

[Raikaria]

>Now...let's crush the mini-sun out of existence!

> You slowly push inwards with the dark energy, forceing the nuclear fires back, until...

> There is a massive explosion of dark energy and fire. A shockwave knocks everyone back, and the miniature sun is gone, extinguised.

> Even in this form, the act has left you feeling drained. Taking on a sun, the source of light, is kinda like fighting your exact opposite. You can confirm now that you certainly would not be able to blot out the real thing.

[Hanzo K.]

>Quick, get that ribbon back on!
>"Ugh....I think we're all gonna be feeling that in the morning."