Rumia Quest III: Hero of Shadow

[Raikaria]

>Stare at the tadpoles! "Woooooow~! Really? That's kinda cool!"

> "Ribbit!" Dinner croaks. It looks happy. Sanae puts the frog down.

> "Rib, Ribbit!" the other frog croaks, as Dinner hops over and into the water.

> "Yep, it's amazing!" said a voice.

> "Lady Suwako?" Sanae asked, as she turned around to see one of her two gods... and her ancestor.

> You've heard of Suwako before, through the Bunbunmaru, after the incident involveing Kanako stealing faith. She's apparently a God. Not the 'I'm basically a god in a realm I made' type like Shinki, but an actual God.

[Hanzo K.]

>Turn to look at her! "Wow, so you're Suwako? I'm Rumia~! So...you're a god? Wow...But y'know, you're nothing like Shinki was."
>Smile. "For one thing, you seem a lot nicer than she did at first."

[Raikaria]

>Turn to look at her! "Wow, so you're Suwako? I'm Rumia~! So...you're a god? Wow...But y'know, you're nothing like Shinki was."
>Smile. "For one thing, you seem a lot nicer than she did at first."

> "Yeah, Shinki's annoying... but she was strong. It took a lot of power from Kanako and me to punch through her barrier... and Sanae donated a lot of power too." Suwako said.

> "That's because I'm not a megolomaniac. Although, some advice, don't annoy Kanako."

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod with a smile. "I'll have to remember that then!"

[Raikaria]

>Nod with a smile. "I'll have to remember that then!"

> "Yeah... speaking of, I'm surprised Kanako hasn't showen up yet. She dosen't like strangers here. Well... unless they're here to give her faith. Youkai almost never do, however, especially once the Myouren Temple was opened." Suwako said.

> "I'm gonna show them a map to help them find their lost freind." Sanae said.

> "Ah, if Kanako knew that, that's probobly why she's not shown up in a big flash of light and bravado." Suwako said, before a much more mature looking figure appeared behind her... and clipped her around the head.

> "You were saying..." she said. Unlike Suwako, this figure actually gives off a presence that FEELS like you are in the presence of a god. A powerful one at that. The feeling is on par with the feeling you got around Shinki.

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "Oh yeah, now this feels more like how it did around Shinki! You must be really strong then!"

[Raikaria]

>Nod. "Oh yeah, now this feels more like how it did around Shinki! You must be really strong then!"

> "Please don't compare me to that wannabe goddess. Just because she created a dimension dosen't make her a god. She came from some dimension, or somewhere in this world. I would know if there was a God called Shinki. It was obvious as soon as I broke her barrier without even being there." the lady in red said.

> "That's Lady Kanako." Sanae said.

> "You forgot I helped! The Iron rings around the Onibushia! Sanae helped too!" Suwako said.

> "You're weaker than me, remember? And Sanae, although she has potential, is weaker than both of us. About 80% of the divine energy for that came from me. Yet no-one's noticed what I did. Not one thanks for breaking the barrier so everyone could help Rumia. Not even any faith!" Kanako said, seemingly going off on a tangent.

> "Uh... Lady Kanako, the Kappa finished their Nuclear Fusion device. Remember? The whole aim of your making the crow eat Yatagarasu?" Sanae said.

> "Not now Sanae, we have visitors." Kanako said.

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "But she's got a point miss purple-hair! It was really cool! I couldn't even make any darkness near it.."

[Raikaria]

>Nod. "But she's got a point miss purple-hair! It was really cool! I couldn't even make any darkness near it.."

> "You will call me Lady Kanako, or by my title, Goddess of Wind and Rain." Kanako said, looking a little bit displeased. "Anyway, Sanae, gives this trio of Youkai and the Fairy what they came for, before the fairy ruins something."

> Cirno, who was busy looking around at all the snow, speaks up at this point. "You seen Miss Letty anywhere God people?"

> Kanako sighs at the adress, but she decides it's the best she'll get from a fairy, so holds her tounge from lashing Cirno. "No, I have not seen the Yuki-Onn-----"

> "Wait... how do you know she's a Yuki-Onna?" Sanae asked.

> "Kanako... have you been at it again? You know... plotting behind everyone's backs to get faith." Suwako asked.

> "You don't know how much bad publicity we get for your consipries, do you, Lady Kanako? The faith incident right after we arrived. The Nuclear Incident caused by you making an almighty idiot. The UFO Incident, caused by the gyser caused by the prev ious incident freeing the ship, and the Taoist Incident almost right after, caused by the Myouren Temple's formation... which wouldn't have happened if they were still trapped! Not only is it bad publicity, but you even caused the Buddists and Taoists to have large followings as a result!" Sanae said.

> Kanako is sweating, and looks put off, and nervous. "No... I'm not been plotting anything. No. Why would I do that when all of my plans backfire?"

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Quest Updated: A Frigid Freind: It appears Kanako knows something about Letty Whiterock, seeing as she was aware she was a Yuki-Onna without anyone telling her.

New Quest: Not Again Kanako...: Kanako's reaction to Sanae and Suwako reminding her about backfired conspiricies seems suspicious.

[Hanzo K.]

>Hold our arms out like we usually do. "Something kinda smells like fish~"
>Beat.
>"....I like fish."

[Raikaria]

>Hold our arms out like we usually do. "Something kinda smells like fish~"
>Beat.
>"....I like fish."

> "No-nononono. Nothing is wrong!" Kanako said.

> A small fish jumps out of the water in the lake as you say this.

> Ironically, Cirno hasn't figured out Kanako might know something about Letty. She's just playing with the snow now. She attempts to freeze some of the water in the lake as well, but it dosen't work.

> "I use my power to help keep that lake the perfect habitat for the wildlife there, using minerals in the earth, which dissolve and heat the water up." Suwako said. "It won't freeze, and it's why the frogs spawned even in late Autmum, because it's perfect conditions for them."

[Hanzo K.]

>Let's float around while sniffing the air! "Hmm...That fish smell wasn't from the fish that just jumped...I wonder what it was~?"
>Clueless-seeming headtilt.

[Raikaria]

>Let's float around while sniffing the air! "Hmm...That fish smell wasn't from the fish that just jumped...I wonder what it was~?"
>Clueless-seeming headtilt.

> "Uh... Rumia... remember what I said about not annoying Kanako... it might be an idea to stop bothering her about this... hint hint. Me and Suwako can get away with teaseing her about it, not sure about you." Sanae said.

> You notice Kanako is starting to look irritated.

> "Maybe we should ask about Letty, Lady Kanako? Have you seen the Yuki-Onna?" Mystcia said.

> "She came by while Sanae was gone. She was humming as she went, and it snowed some more as she went past. Quite a chill too... we didn't talk or anything." the god said.

> "Wait... something seems wrong... but I can't put my finger on it..." Wriggle said.

[Hanzo K.]

>Clueless headtilt. "Who's teasing? I'm just wondering what that other fish smell is!"

[Raikaria]

>Clueless headtilt. "Who's teasing? I'm just wondering what that other fish smell is!"

> "There's more than one fish in that lake." Suwako said.

[Hanzo K.]

>Look of realization. "Ohhhh....I get it!"

[Raikaria]

>Look of realization. "Ohhhh....I get it!"

> "What do you get? Have you figured out what's wrong that Kanako said?" Mystcia asked.

> Are you testing them or something Lady Kanako? It's not like you to get this flustered... Sanae thinks.

[Hanzo K.]

>Turn to Mystia with a big ol' smile. "There's a lot of fish here, maybe even lampreys~!"

[Raikaria]

>Turn to Mystia with a big ol' smile. "There's a lot of fish here, maybe even lampreys~!"

> "Why would we keep Lampreys in a lake? They live in rivers. Maybe you'll find some around the Kappa Village, but not here." Sanae said.

> "Well, if there's nothing else to attend to, I'll be going..." Kanako said.

[Hanzo K.]

>Headtilt. "Aww....Well, I guess we can always go fishing some other time!"

[Raikaria]

>Headtilt. "Aww....Well, I guess we can always go fishing some other time!"

> "You're not going fishing in the lake." Suwako says.

> A breeze blows, and Kanako vanishes.

> "Well... I guess it's time for me to show you that map." Sanae said.

[Hanzo K.]

>"Well, guess there's always the rivers and ponds. But yeah, map time!"

[Raikaria]

>"Well, guess there's always the rivers and ponds. But yeah, map time!"

> Sanae walks inside for a moment, and then comes back out, with what seems to be a very badly drawn map, with several scribbles all over it, where Sanae's marked things.



[Excuse me for artistic incompetance, I only have Paint. The less... stotic text is Sanae's writing on the map]

[Hanzo K.]

>Look to Mystia. "Hey Wriggle, this map doesn't have that place where Yuuka is. We should add that!"

[Raikaria]

>Look to Mystia. "Hey Wriggle, this map doesn't have that place where Yuuka is. We should add that!"

> "She's kinda beyond that Lake, there's a load of flowers, then her mansion." Wriggle said. Sanae runs back in, grabs a pen, and scirbbles down a note.

[Hanzo K.]

>"Well....looks like.....We just have to head past the Human Village huh? Even i know where that's at!"

[Raikaria]

>"Well....looks like.....We just have to head past the Human Village huh? Even i know where that's at!"

> "But the humans don't like us Rumia! We could go around through the forest... but finding the point to leave might be hard..." Mystcia said.

> "If we're quick and sneaky we might be able to fly over without Miss-Headbutt finding us!" Wriggle added.

> "I wanna find Letty already..." Cirno said.

[Hanzo K.]

>Shake our head. "I don't think we need to go through or over it, we should be fine if we go past the outskirts right?"
>"Of course, we could just fly really high? Maybe if we're high enough, we'll look like birds to them!"

[Raikaria]

>Shake our head. "I don't think we need to go through or over it, we should be fine if we go past the outskirts right?"
>"Of course, we could just fly really high? Maybe if we're high enough, we'll look like birds to them!"

> "Long as we on't get too close." Wriggle said.

> Mystcia giggled. "I AM a bird."

[Hanzo K.]

>Let's giggle too. "Well yeah!"
>"So...Are we decided on what we're gonna do then?"