Author Topic: Rumia Quest 4: Living in the Shadows [Complete] (Read 36189 times)

Raikaria · « **Reply #420 on:** July 13, 2012, 07:08:14 PM »

Quote from: Hanzo K. on July 13, 2012, 03:57:57 PM

>Nod. "Well, the rabbits weren't using Danmaku. And they gave even Patchy and Sakuya a rough time of it, and even I had trouble. I probably would've been stuck fighting that rabbit all day and night if Remilia hadn't shown up."
>"So I guess the next place to check up on is Myouren, then the Palace Underground, just to be safe. Even I know to not go poking around at The Garden without a good reason, and that was before I got stronger and more mature. So there's no way Yuuka'll have trouble with them, she's way stronger."

> "I can imagine Patchouli having a hard time. She's a frail, sickly mage, that has issues reciting her spells." Reimu says.

> Reimu thinks. "I'll go check Youkai Mountain and check on Moriya. You guys check on Myouren, after all, Kogasa lives there, right?" Reimu says.

> "From there... we can regroup and look for Yukari."

Hanzo K. · « **Reply #421 on:** July 13, 2012, 07:12:10 PM »

>Nod. "Alright, let's go!"
>Let's head for Myouren Temple with the others!

Raikaria · « **Reply #422 on:** July 13, 2012, 07:23:01 PM »

Quote from: Hanzo K. on July 13, 2012, 07:12:10 PM

>Nod. "Alright, let's go!"
>Let's head for Myouren Temple with the others!

> You and the others reach Myouren Temple quickly.

> The temple has clearly been attacked in the same way Reimu's shrine was, however, it seems the fireball was stopped with minimal damage, as there are only minor burns on the roof, and small, smoldering areas around the temple.

> You do not see Kyouko at the gate like usual. She may have taken shelter inside.

Hanzo K. · « **Reply #423 on:** July 13, 2012, 07:24:57 PM »

>Let's head into the temple itself!
>"Heeeey! Anyone here!"

Raikaria · « **Reply #424 on:** July 13, 2012, 07:30:39 PM »

Quote from: Hanzo K. on July 13, 2012, 07:24:57 PM

>Let's head into the temple itself!
>"Heeeey! Anyone here!"

> You notice it's unusually dark in the temple.

> "Who goes there?" says an unfamiliar voice.

Hanzo K. · « **Reply #425 on:** July 13, 2012, 07:34:42 PM »

>Let's see what we can do about this darkness, eh?
>"S'me, Rumia!"

Raikaria · « **Reply #426 on:** July 13, 2012, 07:39:00 PM »

Quote from: Hanzo K. on July 13, 2012, 07:34:42 PM

>Let's see what we can do about this darkness, eh?
>"S'me, Rumia!"

> "Who's that?" the voice says.

> "Nuuuuue! They're my friends! Stop being so scary and making everything undefined!" you hear Kogasa say.

> Suddenly everything turns back to normal. You see Kyouko, Byakuren, Murasa, Shou, Nue, Ichirin, Unzan, Mamizou and Kogasa before you, and they look alright.

Hanzo K. · « **Reply #427 on:** July 13, 2012, 07:45:46 PM »

>"I was over at the Scarlet Devil Mansion when those rabbits attacked, and the Hakurei Shrine got totaled by a fireball around the same time too! Reimu went to go check on the Moriya Shrine, and the people on the mountain, while me and my friends came to see if you guys were alright."

Raikaria · « **Reply #428 on:** July 13, 2012, 07:48:42 PM »

Quote from: Hanzo K. on July 13, 2012, 07:45:46 PM

>"I was over at the Scarlet Devil Mansion when those rabbits attacked, and the Hakurei Shrine got totaled by a fireball around the same time too! Reimu went to go check on the Moriya Shrine, and the people on the mountain, while me and my friends came to see if you guys were alright."

> At this point you get glomped by Kogasa.

> "Rumia there were rabbitz and they were scary and they tried to beat me up and they tried to beat everyone up and they made bossy demands and Hijiri had to bind them with magic and Shou vaporised like three of them with her pagoda and Unzan beat up some and there were loads and then fireball which Hijiri stopped with a magical sheild and--"

> Kogasa starts huffing and puffing. Weird that she's out of breath when she doesn't breathe.

Hanzo K. · « **Reply #429 on:** July 13, 2012, 07:55:19 PM »

>Nod, and return her hug with a little more strength than we usually do.
>"I'm just glad you guys are okay! I had a heck of a time holding off the rabbits over at the mansion until Remilia showed up as backup."
>Grin sheepishly. "It's funny, I was the backup, but then I ended up needing backup myself. Guess I still need more training, huh?"

Raikaria · « **Reply #430 on:** July 13, 2012, 07:59:10 PM »

Quote from: Hanzo K. on July 13, 2012, 07:55:19 PM

>Nod, and return her hug with a little more strength than we usually do.
>"I'm just glad you guys are okay! I had a heck of a time holding off the rabbits over at the mansion until Remilia showed up as backup."
>Grin sheepishly. "It's funny, I was the backup, but then I ended up needing backup myself. Guess I still need more training, huh?"

> Kogasa squirms happily.

> "Well Hijiri and Shou's shiny pagoda are powerful! That and Nue made it so they couldn't identify where we were." Kogasa says happily, before adding, "I think one checked the graveyard and Yoshika ate her too!"

> "Naaah, I'm sure she only came to make sure everything was alright. You woulda won!" Kogasa says.

> Kogasa now notices Cirno. "Cirno... you're bigger than two days ago."

Hanzo K. · « **Reply #431 on:** July 13, 2012, 08:01:39 PM »

>Nod excitedly. "That's 'cuz she's an Ascended Fairy now, like Lily is! She's gotten a lot stronger too! I'm gonna have to train even harder if I'm gonna keep up!"

Raikaria · « **Reply #432 on:** July 13, 2012, 08:04:39 PM »

Quote from: Hanzo K. on July 13, 2012, 08:01:39 PM

>Nod excitedly. "That's 'cuz she's an Ascended Fairy now, like Lily is! She's gotten a lot stronger too! I'm gonna have to train even harder if I'm gonna keep up!"

> "It's impossible to keep up with da strongest!" Cirno says, taking a strong-fairy pose.

> Kogasa looks a little confused, so just nods and says "OK."

Hanzo K. · « **Reply #433 on:** July 13, 2012, 08:07:25 PM »

>Grin at Cirno. "But there's always a second-strongest y'know! And you know I won't lose that easy! We'll just have to save it for after the Incident's resolved though, no sense in having incident resolvers fighting during one y'know!"
>"So Kogasa, you wanna come with us and help out? it'll be like old times!"

Raikaria · « **Reply #434 on:** July 13, 2012, 08:10:18 PM »

Quote from: Hanzo K. on July 13, 2012, 08:07:25 PM

>Grin at Cirno. "But there's always a second-strongest y'know! And you know I won't lose that easy! We'll just have to save it for after the Incident's resolved though, no sense in having incident resolvers fighting during one y'know!"
>"So Kogasa, you wanna come with us and help out? it'll be like old times!"

> Kogasa jumps up and down happily.

> "OK! I know loads of new stuff too! From more than just Nue! I'll surprise you for sure! I'm stronger too!"

> "Wait, what are we doing?" Kogasa says, tilting her umbrella to the side like you'd tilt your head when confused or curious.

Hanzo K. · « **Reply #435 on:** July 13, 2012, 08:18:43 PM »

>Nod happily. "Okay! First we gotta regroup with Reimu and Suika. So let's try heading for the mountain!"

Raikaria · « **Reply #436 on:** July 13, 2012, 08:25:10 PM »

Quote from: Hanzo K. on July 13, 2012, 08:18:43 PM

>Nod happily. "Okay! First we gotta regroup with Reimu and Suika. So let's try heading for the mountain!"

> Only Reimu went to the Moriya Shrine.

> You start heading towards the Moriya Shrine, and see Reimu and Sanae heading towards you not too far from the Forest of Magic.

> Kogasa instantly takes a defensive pose. Why she's scared of Sanae of all people is still beyond everyone, although nowadays it's more a 'freeze up for a few moments and then I'm OK'.

Hanzo K. · « **Reply #437 on:** July 13, 2012, 08:29:58 PM »

>Wave to 'em. "Heeeey! The folks at Myouren are okay! How's things on your end?"

Raikaria · « **Reply #438 on:** July 13, 2012, 08:35:26 PM »

Quote from: Hanzo K. on July 13, 2012, 08:29:58 PM

>Wave to 'em. "Heeeey! The folks at Myouren are okay! How's things on your end?"

> Sanae waves.

Reimu Hakurei and Sanae Kochiya
The Shrine Maidens of Gensokyo

> "Oh, Kanako fought them all off effortlessly. Then this fireball came and Kanako just blew it out with wind." Sanae says.

Hanzo K. · « **Reply #439 on:** July 13, 2012, 08:39:10 PM »

>Nod. "Okay, I guess we should check on the other places, then get to tracking down Yukari, huh?"

Raikaria · « **Reply #440 on:** July 13, 2012, 08:45:10 PM »

Quote from: Hanzo K. on July 13, 2012, 08:39:10 PM

>Nod. "Okay, I guess we should check on the other places, then get to tracking down Yukari, huh?"

> "Aya was at the Moriya Shrine making sure everyone was OK when Reimu showed up. When she heard the attacks were widespread, she flew around Gensokyo and checked all the notable locations that might have been attacked. Everyone else is alright." Sanae says.

> "The problem about tracking down Yukari is HOW. If this is her doing, for whatever reason, she won't be easy to find. Even if it isn't her doing, she's even lazier than me, so almost certainly won't want to be found and bothered. The one time I HAD to find Yukari to make her do something in the past was a nightmare, and I had to go through Ran, with Marisa and Sakuya helping, before she'd even get Yukari, and then I had to fight her too, and she wasn't serious at all." Reimu says. "If Yukari is behind this, she'll likely fight seriously, and I'm not sure if anyone can stop a serious Yukari."

Hanzo K. · « **Reply #441 on:** July 13, 2012, 08:55:01 PM »

>Sigh. "Yeah...That's gonna be the hard part...Maybe we should find Ran?"

Raikaria · « **Reply #442 on:** July 13, 2012, 08:58:51 PM »

Quote from: Hanzo K. on July 13, 2012, 08:55:01 PM

>Sigh. "Yeah...That's gonna be the hard part...Maybe we should find Ran?"

> "Ran is as elusive as Yukari. She is like Yukari's shadow. However, you start at the weakest link, which happens to be Ran's weakness." Reimu says.

> "What do you mean?" Sanae asks.

> "Oh yes, you entered Gensokyo after the Yakumos were last active greatly. Yukari's Shikigami is Ran, but Ran herself has a Shikigami she is protective of, Chen." Reimu says.

> "So, if we find Chen, we can lure out Ran?" Sanae says.

> "That's the idea, although using Chen to lure out Ran would probobly mean we need to fight Ran, and she isn probobly second only to Yukari." Reimu says.

> "Like Robin to Batman?" Sanae asks.

> "What?" Reimu asks.

> "Outside world stuff. Forgot. Sorry."

> Kogasa looks like she understands this thing Sanae is going on about for some weird reason.

Hanzo K. · « **Reply #443 on:** July 13, 2012, 09:00:37 PM »

>Fistpalm. "I got it! Why don't we find Chen, and ask her to help?"

Raikaria · « **Reply #444 on:** July 13, 2012, 09:03:56 PM »

Quote from: Hanzo K. on July 13, 2012, 09:00:37 PM

>Fistpalm. "I got it! Why don't we find Chen, and ask her to help?"

> "Chen isn't just gonna help us find Ran to find Yukari is Yukari is doing something wrong. Besides, in her own right, Chen is not easy to find. Although she's a whole lot easier than Ran and Yukari, in that we know where to find her... more or less. There is a village populated by cats and cat youkai, however, the village isn't in the same place... it moves along the boundary. It could be anywhere along the boundary at any given point." Reimu says.

Hanzo K. · « **Reply #445 on:** July 13, 2012, 09:24:05 PM »

>Grin. "You leave that to me! I've been wanting to talk to Yukari myself anyways."

Raikaria · « **Reply #446 on:** July 13, 2012, 09:26:44 PM »

Quote from: Hanzo K. on July 13, 2012, 09:24:05 PM

>Grin. "You leave that to me! I've been wanting to talk to Yukari myself anyways."

> "So, how are we gonna look about for Chen?" Sanae says.

> "Well, Chen isn't exactly known for her fighting ability. Anyone here could probobly beat her provided Ran isn't nearby. We could split up and persue our own ideas of finding Chen. We can send some signal when we do find her." Reimu says.

> "I'm sure there's an easier way of covering a lot of ground quickly..." Wriggle says.

Hanzo K. · « **Reply #447 on:** July 13, 2012, 09:35:51 PM »

>Fistpalm. "Hey Wriggle, what about using your bugs? I'm sure you can send a bunch of them all along the boundary!"

Raikaria · « **Reply #448 on:** July 13, 2012, 09:38:06 PM »

Quote from: Hanzo K. on July 13, 2012, 09:35:51 PM

>Fistpalm. "Hey Wriggle, what about using your bugs? I'm sure you can send a bunch of them all along the boundary!"

> "That might actually work... I mean, bugs aren't smart, but I think they'll notice a village!" Wriggle says, before sitting down and focusing.

> A few moments later, Wriggle's eyes open.

> "That way!" she says, indicating towards the North-East of Gensokyo, a bit further north than the Hakurei Shrine.

Hanzo K. · « **Reply #449 on:** July 13, 2012, 09:38:48 PM »

>Cheer spiritedly! "Alright! Let's go!"
>"Now remember, leave the talking to me!"