Remilia Quest

[Oldmansour]

>Alright then, set the chains to defense, and ramp up the shotgun and daggermaku. We'll put out such a display of daggermaku that even Sakuya will feel a twinge of envy!
>"Mind the friendly fire there girls."

>Drawing your chains in a bit closer to you for defensive purposes, you unleash more bullets of both types. It's a bit of a departure from your usual execution of this technique, but nothing you can't handle.
>As Reimu's multicolored danmaku blasts out again, a somewhat puzzled expression crosses her face. She watches yours and Mystia's danmaku pass through her bullets, reduced in intensity by the passing, but remaining solid. "That doesn't seem right. Those are supposed to cancel shots." she says aloud as she passes between a stream of your daggers and a cloud of large blue globes from Wriggle.
>"That's because you don't have complete control over Reimu's powers." Reisen declares from behind you. "Or her danmaku."
>"What do you mean, Reisen?" Youmu asks her.
>The bunnygirl points at Reimu. "I mean that's not Reimu. She's been possessed by some sort of spirit."
>Reimu cracks a grin as she takes another hit from your pellets while dodging Mystia's waves. "Smart rabbit." she admits.

>Using your chains defensively has a twofold effect. While Reimu isn't damaging you as much, your shots aren't damaging her as much, either. The addition of Wriggle's spellcard helps make up for that, though. As does Kikomi, who, taking a page out of your book, flies up and over top of Reimu after her rainbow bullets pass and unloads another swarm of blue bullets down upon her. Reimu discharges another wave of bullets, but can't dodge or weaken everything flying at her.

>Spellcard Health Status:
>Miserable Fate: 58%.  Divine Orbs: 31%. Poisonous Moth Scales: 17%.  Meteor on Earth: 51%

[Hanzo K.]

>Alright, time to end this in a glorious display of power! "Alright girls, you might want to find something to hide behind, because things are about to go into Phantasm!"
>Set EVERYTHING to attack! Go all out with the card! Double- No, Triple the chains! And do the same for the shots too if we can!

[Oldmansour]

>Alright, time to end this in a glorious display of power! "Alright girls, you might want to find something to hide behind, because things are about to go into Phantasm!"
>Set EVERYTHING to attack! Go all out with the card! Double- No, Triple the chains! And do the same for the shots too if we can!

>Offense of this type, with this spellcard at least, is possible, certainly for you.
>However, it has a rather taxing effect on the card in question. Overclocking a spellcard in this manner will render it unusable for at least a week. Patchouli theorized that it could even shatter if pushed too hard, but that theory has never been proven. And you will slowed for a short time afterwards, owing to the expenditure of energy.
>Do you wish to proceed?

[Hanzo K.]

>Would we be able to simply push it to the card's limit safely?

[Oldmansour]

>Would we be able to simply push it to the card's limit safely?

>In theory, yes. But you've never really tested your cards in this manner before, so you're not sure where that limit is. You've never actually had an opponent that required doing so, and Patchy didn't think experimenting in the field was wise.

[Hanzo K.]

>Well then, we'll just increase the number of chains, but leave the danmaku as is. That should be safe enough.

[Oldmansour]

>Alright, time to end this in a glorious display of power! "Alright girls, you might want to find something to hide behind, because things are about to go into Phantasm!"

>Well then, we'll just increase the number of chains, but leave the danmaku as is. That should be safe enough.

>Dialing up your spellcard just a touch, you send yet more chains out from you as Reimu unleashes another barrage of bullets. Kikomi makes a hasty retreat backwards, which is nearly completely successful to the kappa's credit. Mystia, however, is not so likely, as her spellcard breaks under Reimu's danmaku, her own purple danmaku fading from view.
>Despite the loss of Mystia's bullets, however, Reimu's own spellcard health is quite low, and the addition of your extra chains, and Kikomi's answering waves of blue bullets, make up for the loss of Mystia's attack. At least enough to let you land one final solid strike with your chain.

>Reimu's spellcard dissolves under you and your companions' combined assault. The possessed shrine maiden grimaces and backs off several steps.
>Miserable Fate doesn't seem to have suffered from your slight overclocking of it, but it will still be unusable for about 24 hours.

[Hanzo K.]

>Eh, we can pick up a new card when we revisit the mansion to check up on Patchy, Flan, and that gatekeeper of ours.
>Let out a sufficiently hammy and arrogant peal of laughter. "Ah...It's been quite some time since I've had a battle like this one!"
>Surely even in her possessed state, we can move faster than she can react, yes?

[Oldmansour]

>Eh, we can pick up a new card when we revisit the mansion to check up on Patchy, Flan, and that gatekeeper of ours.
>Surely even in her possessed state, we can move faster than she can react, yes?

>You make a note to adjust your spellcard capacity upon your return home.
>Difficult to say. Despite being only human, Reimu has displayed uncanny agility and reaction times in the past. Even before her closer association with that gap youkai, she quite the agile little human. She's also displayed teleportation abilites from time to time, although she hasn't so far tonight. The entity possessing her might not have access to those powers of hers, or perhaps it's merely sitting on them.
>Either way, being faster than Reimu is not something you can count on.

>Let out a sufficiently hammy and arrogant peal of laughter. "Ah...It's been quite some time since I've had a battle like this one!"

>The possessed shrine maiden takes a couple of deep breaths, then turns her grey eyes upon you again. "Don't think it's over yet, vampire. I'm not out of fight just yet."
>"Why don't you give up?" Reisen asks her. "You know you can't beat all of us."
>Reimu chuckles. "Maybe. But that doesn't mean I can't have a little fun first. Tell me something, though, vampire." she continues, turning her attention back to you. "You knew what I was before that rabbit announced it, didn't you?"

[Hanzo K.]

>Smirk. "You're one of the Seven Sins. And given your choice of host, I presume that you must be either Sloth, or Greed, no? Your insistence on relying on your host's abilities, and not your own point towards the former. Envy was a rather underwhelming foe, I have to say. She needs more confidence in herself if you ask me."
>Let's bat-a-port behind her in a flash to try to grab her by the neck from behind.

[Oldmansour]

>Smirk. "You're one of the Seven Sins. And given your choice of host, I presume that you must be either Sloth, or Greed, no? Your insistence on relying on your host's abilities, and not your own point towards the former. Envy was a rather underwhelming foe, I have to say. She needs more confidence in herself if you ask me."
>Let's bat-a-port behind her in a flash to try to grab her by the neck from behind.

>Reimu nods in agreement. "Some of us are more... primal than others."
>Employing your own 'teleportation' abilities, you maneuver yourself behind Reimu. Somewhat to your surprise, the maneuver works perfectly, and you find yourself grasping Reimu's tender neck.
>"There's a flaw in your logic." the shrine maiden says conversationally, like your hand isn't even there. "If you had access to the kind of power this girl has, why WOULDN'T you use it?"

[Hanzo K.]

>Chuckle a little. "It's a matter of personal preference dear. That, and I didn't get where I am by employing half-baked gambits like yourself. I use what I know will work, unlike you."
>Let's put on some pressure, and point her at Reisen so she can do her thing.

[Oldmansour]

>Chuckle a little. "It's a matter of personal preference dear. That, and I didn't get where I am by employing half-baked gambits like yourself. I use what I know will work, unlike you."
>Let's put on some pressure, and point her at Reisen so she can do her thing.

>Reimu chuckles in response. "There's another flaw in your logic there, 'dear'."
>Directing Reimu towards the lunar rabbit, you wait for her to do what she did to Gluttony's victim. Reisen, however, shakes her head slowly. "That won't work this time, Remilia. I've been trying while you all were fighting her. Reimu's mind is already asleep."
>"Of course she's asleep." Reimu chides you both. You can practically feel her smug smirk as she says, "I used what I knew would work."

[Hanzo K.]

>Well, we'll just use what we know works. A point-blank barrage from our free hand will loosen her up easily enough. But be sure to keep a good grip with the hand that's got her.
>But do be sure to let out some sufficiently evil and hammy laughter as we do so. "And now I'm using what I know works! Wakey-wakey~!"

[Oldmansour]

>Well, we'll just use what we know works. A point-blank barrage from our free hand will loosen her up easily enough. But be sure to keep a good grip with the hand that's got her.
>But do be sure to let out some sufficiently evil and hammy laughter as we do so. "And now I'm using what I know works! Wakey-wakey~!"

>Bursts of crimson light explode from Reimu as you bombard her body with danmaku.
>"I just endured a six on one danmaku fight, vampire. You really think a few more bullets are gonna dislodge me?" she asks around impacts.
>"By the way, I haven't been in this position for a while, so, remind me, how well do humans do with someone's hand around their throat?"

[Hanzo K.]

>Chuckle a little. "Oh, you don't need to worry about that, I know how to be careful with that."
>Let's drag her down to the ground, and hold her down with a giant arm made of our aura.
>"Alright, You're the fastest one here Youmu, I need you to bring Byakuren here while I hold her down."

[Oldmansour]

>Chuckle a little. "Oh, you don't need to worry about that, I know how to be careful with that."
>Let's drag her down to the ground, and hold her down with a giant arm made of our aura.
>"Alright, You're the fastest one here Youmu, I need you to bring Byakuren here while I hold her down."

>"That shall not be necessary." the young samurai declares boldly, striding forward and drawing one of her katanas. "I'll slash her out."

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>...
>"As long as you can do so without harming Reimu."

[Oldmansour]

>...
>"As long as you can do so without harming Reimu."

>At this point, Reimu finally starts to show some discomfort. "Hold on a second here, you're just gonna let her slice me open?"

[Hanzo K.]

>..Let's look at her eyes to see if they're how they should be.

[Oldmansour]

>..Let's look at her eyes to see if they're how they should be.

>Her eyes are still the wrong color; grey, instead of brown.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"She seems to be saying that she can cut you out of Reimu's body without harming Reimu. And if she can, then I see no reason not to let her do it."

[Oldmansour]

>"She seems to be saying that she can cut you out of Reimu's body without harming Reimu. And if she can, then I see no reason not to let her do it."

>"Isn't that a bit much?" she asks, obviously on edge now. "I mean, I haven't done no harm here. Just had a bit of fun. I mean, you said youself we had a nice little duel there. Well, maybe not 'duel', but you know what I mean."

[Hanzo K.]

>Chuckle. "Oh, don't worry, we can still fight after she's gotten you out. It's just a matter of incident resolution protocol. You and your comrades are going around causing quite the fuss you know."
>Smirk. "No hard feelings, as you're one of the few mostly respectful sins I've encountered. Envy was somewhat respectful, if a bit stubborn and recalcitrant, and I didn't personally fight gluttony, but he seemed to be a rather uncouth fellow."

[capt. h]

>"Isn't that a bit much?" she asks, obviously on edge now. "I mean, I haven't done no harm here. Just had a bit of fun. I mean, you said youself we had a nice little duel there. Well, maybe not 'duel', but you know what I mean."

> "You have a better idea?"

[Oldmansour]

>Chuckle. "Oh, don't worry, we can still fight after she's gotten you out. It's just a matter of incident resolution protocol. You and your comrades are going around causing quite the fuss you know."
>Smirk. "No hard feelings, as you're one of the few mostly respectful sins I've encountered. Envy was somewhat respectful, if a bit stubborn and recalcitrant, and I didn't personally fight gluttony, but he seemed to be a rather uncouth fellow."

>"Well, you can't blame us, can you? We've been cooped up for centuries, after all. Keeper's good company, but, a girl needs to get out now and then, even me."

> "You have a better idea?"

>"As a matter of fact I do. I call it 'NOT slashing me with a katana'!"

[Hanzo K.]

>Sigh. "Oh do calm down. It's like cutting a puppet's strings really. Reimu is the puppet, and you are the puppeteer.If Sakuya were here, you'd be filled with knives by now. This is unarguably a more merciful thing."
>"And another thing, there's so much more fun to be had by finding less harmful methods than possessing people at random. In fact, you could cause your own incident, under your own power. It's much more satisfying than stealing another's power to do so."

[Oldmansour]

>Sigh. "Oh do calm down. It's like cutting a puppet's strings really. Reimu is the puppet, and you are the puppeteer.If Sakuya were here, you'd be filled with knives by now. This is unarguably a more merciful thing."
>"And another thing, there's so much more fun to be had by finding less harmful methods than possessing people at random. In fact, you could cause your own incident, under your own power. It's much more satisfying than stealing another's power to do so."

>"Don't encourage them!" Youmu and Reisen say in unison.

[Hanzo K.]

>Chuckle. "It's better than them going around possessing people, no?"
>"At any rate Youmu, go ahead and cut the strings, if you would? We can discuss things easier with our little friend that way. I daresay Reimu will thank us later."

[Oldmansour]

>Chuckle. "It's better than them going around possessing people, no?"
>"At any rate Youmu, go ahead and cut the strings, if you would? We can discuss things easier with our little friend that way. I daresay Reimu will thank us later."

>"The hell with that." Reimu declares as Youmu advances on her, but this time her voice is not her own. It's a much lower register. "Pride might let himself get cut by some half-baked samurai, but not me."
>A ghostly form drifts out of Reimu's body. A young woman, with short messy brown hair capped by a red and purple nightcap. She wears a pale purple buttoned pajama top, with a dull grey dress underneath. There is an anklet around her left leg above her bare foot, a jeweled snail, pink.
>Mystia lets out a yelp, while Kikomi snarls at her.