[COMPLETE] Daiyousei Quest - Rise of the Fairies

[Raikaria]

>"That's good. Just remember that it's not just worship; thinking you're a god while being afraid of you has a similar effect."
>"The problem is that now that we've been given the idea of calling to a god, a lot of fairies are still going to want to do it. I'll have to find a way to do something about this."
>Maybe we can direct their attention to something else. It might be a good idea to find a current leader for fairies, whether it be ourself or another. If they follow us (or whoever), they won't be following Titania.

> Rumia stops chasing Aya because of the 'Yuuka standing on top of me photo sound', for long enough to chuckle. "I doubt that the fairies will ever organize enough again to achieve anything. They only managed this time because of Nue, and you'll probably find she just pranked all the head fairies or something."

{Note: This is kinda the end of the plot, Daiyousei Quest wasn't intended to be epic in scale. I will tell you that the next quest will have three, rotating, player characters, one of which is Rumia. I probobly won't start it in any massive fashion besides shenanigans until post XMas, but shenanigans are fine before that, and ofc the intro.}

[Hanzo K.]

>"According to Nue though, she initially did it to get rid of the Humans. You can see that it backfired on her though. You'd have to be crazier than Other-You to try using Yuuka as a weapon."
>Beat.
>"...Admittedly, that goes for everyone in Gensokyo who's extremely strong. But that goes without saying."
>Pause. "You know, she sounded almost like Rika for a moment. I wonder what would happen if she ended up Human, like how Rika ended up a Youkai for a while?"
>Beat.
>"As a Sprite of Knowledge, I can't help but feel compelled to know the answer!"

[Raikaria]

>"According to Nue though, she initially did it to get rid of the Humans. You can see that it backfired on her though. You'd have to be crazier than Other-You to try using Yuuka as a weapon."
>Beat.
>"...Admittedly, that goes for everyone in Gensokyo who's extremely strong. But that goes without saying."
>Pause. "You know, she sounded almost like Rika for a moment. I wonder what would happen if she ended up Human, like how Rika ended up a Youkai for a while?"
>Beat.
>"As a Sprite of Knowledge, I can't help but feel compelled to know the answer!"

> "There's slight differences. Youkai are right to see humans as a threat to them. Humans in the past sought to kill all youkai, like Rika does now. Youkai just wanted to hunt, not eliminate their food source." Byakuren says. "She is also right to feel protective over Gensokyo as the land of the Youkai. Misguided, but not incorrect. As for her intent? She probobly knew about the destruction Titania would cause before, but didn't know about Yuuka until it was too late."

> "She stated she didn't realise she could just scare the fairies to get more faith as well." Remilia reminds you.

> "Knowing Nue? She probably wouldn't even care that much, in fact, it might mellow her out. She's an old-fashioned youkai from the time before I was sealed. She's not used to the modern way of things." Byakuren explains. "She's simply stuck 1,000 years ago still."

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "I guess that's true, most Humans these days are pretty accepting of Youkai, Rika excluded. Because she isn't really a human anymore."
>Beat.
>"Wonder how she made herself like that...?"
>Shrug. "Oh well, the truth of things always comes out in the end, and as a Sprite, I'll live more than long enough to find out."
>Pause.
>"If Titania created the Fairies...And the Sprites evolved from them...Could it be said that Titania's the 'Original Sprite'? Fascinating..."

[Raikaria]

>Nod. "I guess that's true, most Humans these days are pretty accepting of Youkai, Rika excluded. Because she isn't really a human anymore."
>Beat.
>"Wonder how she made herself like that...?"
>Shrug. "Oh well, the truth of things always comes out in the end, and as a Sprite, I'll live more than long enough to find out."
>Pause.
>"If Titania created the Fairies...And the Sprites evolved from them...Could it be said that Titania's the 'Original Sprite'? Fascinating..."

> "Oh, she explained to me. She basically had robot bodies ready just in case, and turned her mind into data and uploaded it to the robots or something. Then she said she used one of the robots to kill Youkai-Rika." Rumia explains.

> "No... I think it might be more appropriate to say you're like her Shrine Maidens or something, closer to her power and divinity than normal fairies." Remilia says.

[Hanzo K.]

>"...So it's like I initially suspected. Maybe someday the old Titania will split off of Yuuka....Or maybe that's the true Center to my Magic Square..."
>Let's do the false fire backdrop, to show our enthusiasm again. "So many possibilities! So much Unknown Knowledge to discover and re-discover!"

[Raikaria]

>"...So it's like I initially suspected. Maybe someday the old Titania will split off of Yuuka....Or maybe that's the true Center to my Magic Square..."
>Let's do the false fire backdrop, to show our enthusiasm again. "So many possibilities! So much Unknown Knowledge to discover and re-discover!"

> "I don't know Titania is the center of your magic square..." Patchouli says, floating out of the mansion, alongside Koakuma and Meiling, who both have arms filed with unconcious fairies, who are being unceremoniously dumped outside.

[Hanzo K.]

>"Well, if it's empty, maybe somehow replacing her is the true reason for me not knowing what it is? I can really only speculate at this point. I do know that the Fairies need someone they can put their trust in, and will keep them from getting in over their heads like today."

[Raikaria]

>"Well, if it's empty, maybe somehow replacing her is the true reason for me not knowing what it is? I can really only speculate at this point. I do know that the Fairies need someone they can put their trust in, and will keep them from getting in over their heads like today."

> "I don't think there's any connection to this mess and how your four elements fit together." Patchouli says.

> "Energy. All four of them represent different states of energy. Earth is solid, water is liquid, air is gas, and fire is just heat energy, or could be interpreted as plasma, gas heated so much it's basically just a soup of atoms, like the sun." Yuuka says. "The center element would deal with pure energy itself. I presume."

[Hanzo K.]

>"...So I could use the Elements to perform a spell like your Spark...? That's kinda scary really...I don't think Gensokyo's ready for a Fairy or Sprite who can throw a Spark..."

[Raikaria]

>"...So I could use the Elements to perform a spell like your Spark...? That's kinda scary really...I don't think Gensokyo's ready for a Fairy or Sprite who can throw a Spark..."

> "I guess. Anyone can really perform a Spark, it's jst a blast of collected energy, it's the fuel for the spark that changes it and determines it's power. It also needs a focal point." Yuuka says. "For example, Marisa uses Love, and increases it's power with her device, focusing her energy there. I use multiple sources, depending on how much I want to kill something, and use my parasol."

> Yuuka looks around, and suddenly looks worried.

> "Where is it?!" she says, sounding panicked and vulnerable suddenly, as if she has no confidence without it.

[It's still at her home because she got transported by the faith]

[Hanzo K.]

>"I think it might still be where you live, because you didn't have it when you got teleported here."

[Raikaria]

>"I think it might still be where you live, because you didn't have it when you got teleported here."

> Yuuka laughs. "First you tell me the fairies were praying to me, then you tell me I got teleported here..."

> "Yuuka-sama!!!!" you hear a voice say, as an unfamiliar figure flys over the lake, holding a scythe and a parasoul.



> "Finally... found you..." she gasps, after almost crashing into Yuuka. "I was all worried when you started glowing and then vanished... and... who are this lot?"

> The newcomer looks around, and then she notices Wriggle. "Well, I recognize one of them at least." she says with a sigh.

> Yuuka takes her parasol. "This is Elly. She's my one and only underling." she says simply.

[Hanzo K.]

>Bow politely. "I'm Daiyousei, Lake Sprite of the Magic and Knowledge domains."
>Look to Yuuka. "Well, what she said is proof enough about you having been teleported here, isn't it?"

[Raikaria]

>Bow politely. "I'm Daiyousei, Lake Sprite of the Magic and Knowledge domains."
>Look to Yuuka. "Well, what she said is proof enough about you having been teleported here, isn't it?"

> Elly seems facinated.

> "You're one of those fairy things Yuuka keeps going on about?"

> "Wait, you're saying you've never seen a fairy? Where have you been living, under a rock?" Remilia asks.

> "Maybe." Yuuka says, shrugging. "I still find it weird from where I was, however."

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "Specifically, a Sprite, an Evolved Fairy. We Sprites are somewhat more mature than Fairies, and have more ability. In my case, since I was already intelligent to begin with, I got smarter, and better with magic."
>Demonstrate by making a few Elemental Options float around.
>"Cirno on the other hand.....Well, she certainly got stronger, but she didn't improve at all in the way of mental ability."
>Lower our volume a tad, just low enough that Cirno wouldn't hear easily if she's in the area, but everyone else can. "If anything, I think she might've gotten a bit worse."

[Raikaria]

>Nod. "Specifically, a Sprite, an Evolved Fairy. We Sprites are somewhat more mature than Fairies, and have more ability. In my case, since I was already intelligent to begin with, I got smarter, and better with magic."
>Demonstrate by making a few Elemental Options float around.
>"Cirno on the other hand.....Well, she certainly got stronger, but she didn't improve at all in the way of mental ability."
>Lower our volume a tad, just low enough that Cirno wouldn't hear easily if she's in the area, but everyone else can. "If anything, I think she might've gotten a bit worse."

> Elly seems even more fascinated by all of this.

> You don't think Cirno actually takes insult to being called stupid. At least by you.

> "Yeah, well, there aren't actually any fairies in the private place where me and Yuuka live, Mu..."

> Yuuka slams her parasol into Elly, like a cricket batsman would hit a ball, with enough force to send her flying away out of view.

> "Bad enough you left your post. Don't go babbling on about things that are no concern to others." Yuuka says angrily.

[Hanzo K.]

>Stare in the direction Elly just got launched. "I think you just made her a twinkle in the sky."
>Wait for it....there it is.

[Raikaria]

>Stare in the direction Elly just got launched. "I think you just made her a twinkle in the sky."
>Wait for it....there it is.

> You wait.

> There's a twinkle eventually. Yuuka pumps her hand in a victory thing for a moment, and you swear you hear her say 'home-run'.

[Hanzo K.]

>And to think, she was once Titania. People sure do change over thousands of years, huh?
>"That was....Wow."
>Look to Rumia. "Hey Rumia, try that on Rika sometime?"

[Raikaria]

>And to think, she was once Titania. People sure do change over thousands of years, huh?
>"That was....Wow."
>Look to Rumia. "Hey Rumia, try that on Rika sometime?"

> "It's nothing special. I just punted her back to her post." Yuuka says.

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> Elly falls face-first into the lake of blood, causing Kurumi to break into a fit of laughter
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> "I'm not Yuuka. Nor is Rika made of flesh like Elly... I think I'd like break my own arm or something." Rumia says, sweatdropping.

> "Just use Kogasa!" Mystia says.

> "Yeah... waaaaait..." Kogasa says, "Umbrellas are not weapons!"

> Yuuka picks up Kogasa and smiles sweetly. "I beg to differ."

> "Everyone get back she has a karakasa!" Hatate jokes, before Yuuka actually fires a spark from Kogasa's umbrella into the air, before letting the karakasa go.

> Kogasa's avatar is out cold, and looks like she touched some electrical kappa device.

[Hanzo K.]

>Poke at the Kogasavatar. Poke. poke-poke. Pooooke.
>Hmm...Well, it's not SCIENCE! But magical progress is magical progress!
>"I wonder what it feels like to be used as a spark-firing tool...? Wait, if she uses a spark...does she always get that sort of feel afterwards?"
>Pause.
>"No...It's probably the power put into it..?"

[Raikaria]

>Poke at the Kogasavatar. Poke. poke-poke. Pooooke.
>Hmm...Well, it's not SCIENCE! But magical progress is magical progress!
>"I wonder what it feels like to be used as a spark-firing tool...? Wait, if she uses a spark...does she always get that sort of feel afterwards?"
>Pause.
>"No...It's probably the power put into it..?"

> "There a huge difference between focusing your own power, already within you, and being used as a focus for someone else's energy and having that pumped through you. Especially when it's someone like Yuuka. Imagine having your insides pushed to the side of your body for a torrent of water to pass through you." Patchouli says. "Frankly, if she wasn't the type of youkai she is, an object come to life, she'd have probably exploded."

> "It;s how I destroy things." Flandre says. "I pump my energy into their most vulnerable point."

[Hanzo K.]

>"....Good point."
>Hmm...Maybe we should use something as a focus. Since Yuuka was once Titania, and she was firing the sparks barehanded as Titania then maybe...
>Let's try focusing our energy, and try to fire a small spark upward!

[Raikaria]

>"....Good point."
>Hmm...Maybe we should use something as a focus. Since Yuuka was once Titania, and she was firing the sparks barehanded as Titania then maybe...
>Let's try focusing our energy, and try to fire a small spark upward!

> Nothing happens.

[Hanzo K.]

>"...Nothing. Not even a fizzle."
>Sigh. "Guess I need to practice or something. Or get something to use as a focus. But what..?"

[Raikaria]

>"...Nothing. Not even a fizzle."
>Sigh. "Guess I need to practice or something. Or get something to use as a focus. But what..?"

> "You're just a fairy. The only reason even Marisa can use a Spark is because her power is magnified by the Hakkero, and magical mushrooms and other herbs." Patchouli says.

[Hanzo K.]

>"Hmm....Since the center is likely pure energy, as Yuuka said...Aha! I have to use the other four elements as amplifiers! With each element supporting the next, creating a Loop!"

[Raikaria]

>"Hmm....Since the center is likely pure energy, as Yuuka said...Aha! I have to use the other four elements as amplifiers! With each element supporting the next, creating a Loop!"

> "Energy is also something that's not easy to learn the use of. It'll probably take you quite a while to get to grips with it." Yuuka says. "I also might be completely wrong~"

> "Seiga claimed it took her the best part of 1,000 years to get to where she was with dark energy before I taught her." Rumia says. "I don't think energy as has hard as Dark Energy, and you have Patchouli helping you, but it won't come overnight."

> "It took me a good 150 years to learn my Sun and Moon elementals." Patchouli adds. "The center elements of a magic circle are the hardest to master."

[Hanzo K.]

>"Well, looks like I found my next project! I don't have quite as many elements to my Square, so it should go a bit easier for me, right?"