[COMPLETE] Daiyousei Quest - Rise of the Fairies

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "I assume you felt what happened earlier today, yes? Given how the Sanzu Fairies are attuned to death, it stands to reason that you know what happened..."
>Shake our head, as if we were shaking off a bad memory. "Due to that, Sunny, Star, and Luna have gotten a lot bolder, and are trying to forcibly unite the Fairies in an effort to revive Queen Titania. But if they pull it off, who knows what will happen to Gensokyo? That's why I came to find you, so the Sanzu and Lake Fairies could team up, and beat them to the punch. They've already Beaten Cirno, who is also a Sprite."

[Raikaria]

>Nod. "I assume you felt what happened earlier today, yes? Given how the Sanzu Fairies are attuned to death, it stands to reason that you know what happened..."
>Shake our head, as if we were shaking off a bad memory. "Due to that, Sunny, Star, and Luna have gotten a lot bolder, and are trying to forcibly unite the Fairies in an effort to revive Queen Titania. But if they pull it off, who knows what will happen to Gensokyo? That's why I came to find you, so the Sanzu and Lake Fairies could team up, and beat them to the punch. They've already Beaten Cirno, who is also a Sprite."

> "Yes. I saw the Shinigami bring her soul across for judgement." Lilly Black says.

> Lilly smiles a little. "The issue is, it will be impossible for us to revive her. You are aware how gods function, are you not? Faith. They require it to maintain a material form in this world. Titania vanished because the fairies, simple minded as they are, did not give her any faith, so she wasted away. The only way to bring her back to the material plain would be a massive amount of faith, and getting fairies to pray is something I find a hilarious proposition."

> Lilly waits a few moments. "Besides, I already know who Cirno is. I was around when she decided to take on the Yama, and the Yama warned her that if she kept getting stronger she would become something 'that is not a fairy'."

[Hanzo K.]

>"So they plan to get everyone to believe in her again, huh?"
>Beat.
>"...If things go how I'm planning, am I gonna have to start wearing an outfit like Reimu's? That seems to be the typical Shrine Maiden attire.."

[Raikaria]

>"So they plan to get everyone to believe in her again, huh?"
>Beat.
>"...If things go how I'm planning, am I gonna have to start wearing an outfit like Reimu's? That seems to be the typical Shrine Maiden attire.."

> "You think Titania would want a Shrine Maiden? If they somehow *do* bring her back, in this world with far less magic and faith, she'll have thousands of nameless fairies at her beck and call." Lilly Black says.

> "Although, Titania goes under other names as well. One which the humans may know... Mother Nature." Lilly says after a few moments. "Appropriate, as she is a nature goddess, and creator of the fairies, who are like children of nature."

[Hanzo K.]

>"I guess you have a point."
>Wait, nature...? Could it be possible then that...?
>"Wait, do you think that maybe she didn't actually fade, but hid among the Fairies as a normal one somehow?"

[Raikaria]

>"I guess you have a point."
>Wait, nature...? Could it be possible then that...?
>"Wait, do you think that maybe she didn't actually fade, but hid among the Fairies as a normal one somehow?"

> "It is possible she just reduced her divine power and did something along those lines, yes. That way she would require less faith to sustain herself. She could have hidden herself as anything. Or, she could have left this world altogether." Lilly says, thinking. "Almost like a standby mode. There are also many types of faith, and ways to inspire it. Prayer is not the only way, as long as your existence and power are acknowledged... that is a form of 'faith', albeit, a twisted one that can corrupt gods if it is inspired through things such as fear. Gods take traits based on the type of faith they receive."

> "According to the Yama, the Earth Goddess of the Moriya Shrine reduced her form to that of a child to last longer before fading away, so there is a precedent for such an action."

[Hanzo K.]

>"...Do you think that someone like me could be that 'standby mode'?"
>Let's form the 'Elemental Options'. "I can do stuff like this, but I haven't found the 'Center' of my Magic Square..."

[Raikaria]

>"...Do you think that someone like me could be that 'standby mode'?"
>Let's form the 'Elemental Options'. "I can do stuff like this, but I haven't found the 'Center' of my Magic Square..."

> Lilly laughs.

> "No. You'd be far above all the other fairies even if you had a fraction of her power. Besides, she'd still have all her knowledge, at least, from the past thousand or so years, and you wouldn't need to be asking me this." Lilly says. "No... if Titania exists still, there are two things that are certain. She will be interlinked with nature, and she will be far above the power of a fairy or sprite still."

> "Anyway, I never actually met Titania, she'd faded before the cycle of nature created me. Fairies, being bound by nature, can, instead of being resurrected, be reincarnated, if the balance of nature changes. I'd still assume me and my sister are among the oldest fairies in the world still, most fairies have been cycled, due to environmental changes."

> You always wondered how fairies had different ages.

[Hanzo K.]

>"That explains why Fairies have different ages! But if they reincarnate, and Titania did actually die and be reincarnated...Who did she come back as?"

[Raikaria]

>"That explains why Fairies have different ages! But if they reincarnate, and Titania did actually die and be reincarnated...Who did she come back as?"

> "Gods don't die. They only fade from reality. If she came back, it would the exactly the same as before." Lilly says.

[Hanzo K.]

>"Hmm...Wait, if she was linked to nature, and fear-based faith can warp a god...Oooooh dear. This could be a problem..."
>Fretfairy is fretting.
>"What if...*gulp*..What if she didn't actually fade, but somehow became feared enough to completely change...?"

[Raikaria]

>"Hmm...Wait, if she was linked to nature, and fear-based faith can warp a god...Oooooh dear. This could be a problem..."
>Fretfairy is fretting.
>"What if...*gulp*..What if she didn't actually fade, but somehow became feared enough to completely change...?"

> "Being sustained by fear does not change a god's form... it changes them inside. Instead of being virtuous, they become twisted... corrupt... vengeful... and sometimes they fall far enough they are considered demons." Lilly Black says. "Why is this of interest?"

[Hanzo K.]

>We know a lot about Yuuka, right? (Who doesn't?)

[Raikaria]

>We know a lot about Yuuka, right? (Who doesn't?)

> You know a bit about Yuuka from Wriggle. You know she is an ancient youkai, with power over plants, and is horribly sadistic.

[Hanzo K.]

>"How long ago did Titania supposedly fade away? Because if she didn't fade, then I have a suspicion as to who she might've become...And the suspect isn't a nice one at all..."

[Raikaria]

>"How long ago did Titania supposedly fade away? Because if she didn't fade, then I have a suspicion as to who she might've become..."

> "I don't know the exact time, but it was tens of thousands of years ago, which is why most consider her little more than a legend, and there's almost nothing recorded about her."

[Hanzo K.]

>Put on an exceedingly worried expression. "...You know about Yuuka, right? What if...What if Titania didn't fade, but got feared enough to become a Demon instead..?"
>Try not to have a nervous breakdown over the prospect. Because, y'know, Yuuka's damn scary.

[Raikaria]

>Put on an exceedingly worried expression. "...You know about Yuuka, right? What if...What if Titania didn't fade, but got feared enough to become a Demon instead..?"
>Try not to have a nervous breakdown over the prospect. Because, y'know, Yuuka's damn scary.

> "Yuuka Kanzami? She met the Yama once too... she was told she had lived too long." Lilly Black says. "She didn't care, and even laughed it off. Aside from that encounter, I do not know anything about her."

[Hanzo K.]

>"...This only means that to confirm my theory, I'd have to inquire in person or something..."
>Sigh in a worried way. "At least Fairies and Sprites can just revive..."

[Raikaria]

>"...This only means that to confirm my theory, I'd have to inquire in person or something..."
>Sigh in a worried way. "At least Fairies and Sprites can just revive..."

> "Except even the immortal forget over time. Take the Ghost Princess. The whole winter incident was due to her forgetting she sealed the cherry tree with herself. If this Yuuka is indeed Titania... she may have forgotten it over the thousands of years."

[Hanzo K.]

>"...Maybe by mentioning a few things, they'll trigger the old memories?"

[Raikaria]

>"...Maybe by mentioning a few things, they'll trigger the old memories?"

> "That's something I don't know. However... I'm not too sure if that woman is truly Titania, that you'd want her remember... because if so, she would surely have corrupted herself with all of the evils she has committed since... likely driven to do so subconsciously by a need to sustain herself with fear. Of course, assuming she is Mother Nature at all."

[Hanzo K.]

>"If she is, then it would definitely put the ambitions that Sunny, Luna, and Star have on ice. Since from what I understand, their whole plan revolves around bringing back Titania. So if Titania's already around to begin with, then their plans pretty much fall apart like a house of cards."
>Beat.
>"Those are really hard to do if you're not cautious enough.."

[Raikaria]

>"If she is, then it would definitely put the ambitions that Sunny, Luna, and Star have on ice. Since from what I understand, their whole plan revolves around bringing back Titania. So if Titania's already around to begin with, then their plans pretty much fall apart like a house of cards."
>Beat.
>"Those are really hard to do if you're not cautious enough.."

> "Except if Yuuka is Titania, she's certainly suppressing her power due to lack of faith. Now, she's overwhelmingly powerful enough to put up a fight against the Yamaxandu herself, albeit, when the Yama is not fighting seriously. Imagine if she has enough faith to unleash her full power." Lilly says. "They'd achieve something... that's for sure, enabling her full power. Even then, Yuuka might not be Titania."

> Suddenly, one of the other fairies you brought with you, who was listening in, flies up to you.

> "Daiii, I think I remembered something!" she says, tugging your dress.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"Oh? What is it?"

[Raikaria]

>"Oh? What is it?"

> She waves a sunflower around.

> "Fairies carry sunflowers out of all flowers! I remembered why! They were Titania's favorite, that story said!" she says.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>"...That's not a good sign."
>Look to Lily Black.
>"Sunflowers are kind of Yuuka's thing."

[Hanzo K.]

>"So if she really is Titania...Then her getting even more power is definitely not a good thing. Now, if she could be reverted to her original state with enough proper faith, then it'd be a different matter. But with the info we have right now, it points in a very bad direction."

[Raikaria]

>"...That's not a good sign."
>Look to Lily Black.
>"Sunflowers are kind of Yuuka's thing."

> "Well, it does seem to be possible then. She seems to fit everything..." Lilly says, before she sighs. "As much as I would like to assist you further, I cannot go past the bank of the Sanzu River. Once one crosses the river, unless they are a guest of the Yama or Shinigami, you cannot return. That is how we became what we are. We are fairies who crossed the Sanzu out of curiosity, unaware that we would become bound afterwards. It is as close as a fairy gets to true death."

>"So if she really is Titania...Then her getting even more power is definitely not a good thing. Now, if she could be reverted to her original state with enough proper faith, then it'd be a different matter. But with the info we have right now, it points in a very bad direction."

> "It depends what sort of faith she gets from the fairies... and how long she's been getting corrupted faith such as fear. To revert her, she would need more 'good' faith than 'bad' faith."

[Hanzo K.]

>"...Think we've got enough fairies?"