Rumia Quest VI: Succession [Complete]

[Raikaria]

>"I haven't the foggiest either. Maybe it's because this body itself used to be an angel's or something? I dunno. If Yumemi was awake, she'd be able to tell me if she knows anything about all this."
>"Wait, I just thought of something. She exhausted a lot of her life force, so maybe if we hadn't used Kaguya's Cowrie Shell to regenerate what she lost, we could've done the same for her what you did for me in a way. Just by using Gensokyo's ambient magic energy instead."

>Beat.
>"I know this sort of thing's more in line with you magicians, but I can't help but wonder what it could do for folks like her.".

> "We don't know what you used to be. Yumemi, as you said, might, especially as she wanted to return magic."

> "Yumemi would have rejected the magic. Whereas we are magical beings, and the humans outside are not, Yumemi seems to actively repel magic. The Swallow's Shell isn't magical, it's spiritual, and Eirin probably did something to make her body take the magic too,l with science beforehand."

[Hanzo K.]

>"Hmm...I wonder how she managed to use her life force to use spellcards though."
>Nod. "But with all the evidence, an Angel of some kind is the most likely thing. We'll get the truth when she's up and about though. She should be able to get just enough energy to get back home afterwards methinks. I bet her little assistant will be thrilled to see her, given how she's essentially in the same position I was after our little party up on the moon."
>Grin in our usual reckless and goofy way. "Everyone though I'd cashed in my chips, but we proved that I didn't. Instead I was just chillin' in Makai for a short time. Well, to me at least."
>Beat.
>"Incidentally, bringing Yumeko and Sakuya along to handle the timespace meddling that Yumemi was pulling worked out just like I thought it would. I don't think I got a chance to give you my end of things on that did I?"

[Raikaria]

>"Hmm...I wonder how she managed to use her life force to use spellcards though."
>Nod. "But with all the evidence, an Angel of some kind is the most likely thing. We'll get the truth when she's up and about though. She should be able to get just enough energy to get back home afterwards methinks. I bet her little assistant will be thrilled to see her, given how she's essentially in the same position I was after our little party up on the moon."
>Grin in our usual reckless and goofy way. "Everyone though I'd cashed in my chips, but we proved that I didn't. Instead I was just chillin' in Makai for a short time. Well, to me at least."
>Beat.
>"Incidentally, bringing Yumeko and Sakuya along to handle the timespace meddling that Yumemi was pulling worked out just like I thought it would. I don't think I got a chance to give you my end of things on that did I?"

> "Probably she had some circuit set up in her cross or something. Or just sheer willpower." Shinki says.

> "The assistant should be pleased, yes. Timelines provided that two weeks here isn't two thousand years there."

> "You had us all worried back then. Especially when there was that explosion. Eirin had to make a fake moon again to hide that from the outside..." Alice says.

> "What do you mean, your end of things on that?" Shinki asks.

> You forgot to mention Kaguya helped too, but you're not sure how much Shinki knows about her.

[Hanzo K.]

>"How things were from my point of view. All you got was Yumeko's report, yeah?"
>"Oh yeah, that princess I was helping out, the whole reason why I was up on the moon to begin with? She helped out too. She's able to meddle with time a bit as well. Kaguya's a bit on the needy side, in that she tends to leave a lot of things to other people, but when the chips get down to it she's pretty reliable. And when you think about it, she's a princess, and a lot of princesses who never had to do much for themselves are gonna be like that."
>Grin. "She's kinda like a kid almost. Like almost everyone else past 400 in Gensokyo. It's funny, but the young folks act old, and the old folks act young. Gensokyo's damn weird like that."

[Raikaria]

>"How things were from my point of view. All you got was Yumeko's report, yeah?"
>"Oh yeah, that princess I was helping out, the whole reason why I was up on the moon to begin with? She helped out too. She's able to meddle with time a bit as well. Kaguya's a bit on the needy side, in that she tends to leave a lot of things to other people, but when the chips get down to it she's pretty reliable. And when you think about it, she's a princess, and a lot of princesses who never had to do much for themselves are gonna be like that."
>Grin. "She's kinda like a kid almost. Like almost everyone else past 400 in Gensokyo. It's funny, but the young folks act old, and the old folks act young. Gensokyo's damn weird like that."

> "Yes." Shinki says.

> "Especially since she's a Lunarian, so was pretty much born with a superiority complex." Alice adds.

> Marisa looks offended. "I'm young!"

[Hanzo K.]

>"Well yeah, you're only human after all. Compared to everyone else here, you're still just a kid. Incidentally, I didn't know you had red hair when you were younger."
>Grin, and then put her in a playful headlock noogie. "But hey, you got guts after all. And that's what really lets people make it in this crazy world. Youkai too."
>Then disengage and fistpalm. "I got it! I think you might be able to lend a hand with something. After all, you can riddle out how humans think a lot easier than I can."

[Raikaria]

>"Well yeah, you're only human after all. Compared to everyone else here, you're still just a kid. Incidentally, I didn't know you had red hair when you were younger."
>Grin, and then put her in a playful headlock noogie. "But hey, you got guts after all. And that's what really lets people make it in this crazy world. Youkai too."
>Then disengage and fistpalm. "I got it! I think you might be able to lend a hand with something. After all, you can riddle out how humans think a lot easier than I can."

> "Yeah, but my hair turned blonde when I finished Mima-sama's training." Marisa says.

> "Guts? Who needs guts when you have sparks?" Marisa retorts.

> "You realize that Marisa's closest friends are all youkai, and she lives isolated from other humans. Right?" Alice says.

> "Honestly, if you need something about humans, better to ask Reimu, Keine, Sanae or even Rika ~ze." Marisa says.

> "That's genius Marisa!" Alice says.

> "What?"

> "Sanae was in the outside world until only a few years ago as well! She wasn't born in Gensokyo!" Alice explains.

[Hanzo K.]

>Let's have our basic shadow aura give off an excited and happy feel, kinda like a dog. All while smiling like a fool as we're oft to do. "Brilliant! Why didn't I think of that sooner? I'll have to go grab her then. Couple folks from the outside world showed up earlier today, and one of 'em's a bit...Well, troubled, if you catch my drift. Can't quite sort out her own feelin's about her mom, who she ended up running into in here. Bein' a girl, I can connect on that angle, since Youkai Girls and Regular Girls aren't much different, but she's relatively human. Best I could manage is expressin' my feelin's through a fight, but she can't fight just yet. Sanae should be able to connect way easier. Hell, they might've even known each other if things were how I suspect."
>Nod. "Well, since everythin's in order, maybe I should go see about getting Sanae, then findin' those two kids. I left 'em in the Human Village to get this done."

[Raikaria]

>Let's have our basic shadow aura give off an excited and happy feel, kinda like a dog. All while smiling like a fool as we're oft to do. "Brilliant! Why didn't I think of that sooner? I'll have to go grab her then. Couple folks from the outside world showed up earlier today, and one of 'em's a bit...Well, troubled, if you catch my drift. Can't quite sort out her own feelin's about her mom, who she ended up running into in here. Bein' a girl, I can connect on that angle, since Youkai Girls and Regular Girls aren't much different, but she's relatively human. Best I could manage is expressin' my feelin's through a fight, but she can't fight just yet. Sanae should be able to connect way easier. Hell, they might've even known each other if things were how I suspect."
>Nod. "Well, since everythin's in order, maybe I should go see about getting Sanae, then findin' those two kids. I left 'em in the Human Village to get this done."

> "Sanae's mom isn't in Gensokyo though, I dunno what Sanae knows about mother issues." Alice says.

> "Aren't you forgetting something?" Shinki says.

[Hanzo K.]

>Fistpalm. "Oh yeah! We got the biggest mom of all sitting around here!"
>Let's pick up Mini-Shinki in another hug! "There's the sword too, but that can temporarily take a backseat until we get this resolved."

[Raikaria]

>Fistpalm. "Oh yeah! We got the biggest mom of all sitting around here!"
>Let's pick up Mini-Shinki in another hug! "There's the sword too, but that can temporarily take a backseat until we get this resolved."

> "But I gathered up everyone..." Shinki groans.

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "Alright, we'll get that out of the way first then. Let's go!"
>Let's get ready to roll. And be sure to seat Mini-Shinki on our shoulder.

[Raikaria]

>Nod. "Alright, we'll get that out of the way first then. Let's go!"
>Let's get ready to roll. And be sure to seat Mini-Shinki on our shoulder.

> You pick up Mini-Shinki, who squirms on your shoulder a couple of times, almost falling off, until she gets her balance.

> You then go through the Makai Portal, and notice Yumeko, Yuki, Mai, and a figure you do not recognize. The key features you note are her closed eyes, white hat, and... suitcase.

> She opens her eyes shortly after you arrive, for a few moments, to look at you, before she closes them again. "I've not been here before. I'm honored, Shinki-sama."

[Hanzo K.]

>"Suitcase...Must be on vacation I guess. How's she factor into makin' my new sword?"
>Shrug, but be careful to not dislodge Mini-Shinki, and gesture towards Mai. "Well, glad to see you guys in a situation where you're not attacking me, being generally cold, or freaking out."

[Raikaria]

>"Suitcase...Must be on vacation I guess. How's she factor into makin' my new sword?"
>Shrug, but be careful to not dislodge Mini-Shinki, and gesture towards Mai. "Well, glad to see you guys in a situation where you're not attacking me, being generally cold, or freaking out."

> "No, I just store my possessions inside it, take them with me. That and Shinki promised I could visit Gensokyo if I helped out."

> "She is Luize. She is a very special person in Makai, as she is a half-ghost. Considering there are no ghosts in Makai, a half-ghost is very strange in Makai. Show her, if you please." Yumeko says.

> Luize gathers energy, before her hair turns dark blue, and large wisps of light blue energy, like smoke, come off her. She also takes your 'Saint was crucified' pose.

> "She's different to the half-ghosts of your world, in that she can switch between a ghost form and a human form at whim, although being in ghost form drains her of energy over time, it's stronger. If she puts her energy into the creation of your weapon, it should be effective against even ghosts."

[Hanzo K.]

>Let out a whistle. "Nice thinkin' Shinki. Could be handy in case Yuyuko or Mima or someone goes a little nutty and needs a smackdown to knock some sense into them."
>Then grin. "But Gensokyo's a great place, they've even got this restaurant in the Human Village that's pretty much the best in Gensokyo. I happen to be good friends with the owner. Knew her back when she ran it from a simple cart."

[Raikaria]

>Let out a whistle. "Nice thinkin' Shinki. Could be handy in case Yuyuko or Mima or someone goes a little nutty and needs a smackdown to knock some sense into them."
>Then grin. "But Gensokyo's a great place, they've even got this restaurant in the Human Village that's pretty much the best in Gensokyo. I happen to be good friends with the owner. Knew her back when she ran it from a simple cart."

> "Well, magic still works on ghosts, but still, it's a good safeguard." Shinki says.

> "Well, I'm a half-ghost. I don't really eat." Luize says.

[Hanzo K.]

>Grin. "I don't really need to eat either, but trust me when I say it's worth it. Besides, it's a pretty nice and welcoming spot. It's one of the must-visit spots in the Human Village really. I always make sure to swing by there at least once when I go by that place."
>Nod, then set Mini-Shinki down. "Okay, since everyone's here, I guess we can get to the work now, eh? I just gotta visualize how I want it to look."
>Let's see...Well, it's gotta vaguely resemble a cross...And it's gotta be a 2-hander, because we're used to that sort. Play to our strengths and all that.

[Raikaria]

>Grin. "I don't really need to eat either, but trust me when I say it's worth it. Besides, it's a pretty nice and welcoming spot. It's one of the must-visit spots in the Human Village really. I always make sure to swing by there at least once when I go by that place."
>Nod, then set Mini-Shinki down. "Okay, since everyone's here, I guess we can get to the work now, eh? I just gotta visualize how I want it to look."
>Let's see...Well, it's gotta vaguely resemble a cross...And it's gotta be a 2-hander, because we're used to that sort. Play to our strengths and all that.

> Luize shrugs.

> You put down the mini-Shinki, who returns to normal, probably so her power isn't divided.

> If you wield a two-handed weapon, you can't use your other hand for dark energy. Your strengths would either be a one-handed blade, or a hand and a half, capable of being wielded both ways.

[Hanzo K.]

>Hmm..Yeah, hand-and-a-half sounds about right. A good median point between the two.
>"Alright, think I've got a dial on it. Should I make a Dark Energy Template for you guys to use, or what? Gotta know exactly how we're gonna do this so it comes out how it should."

[Raikaria]

>Hmm..Yeah, hand-and-a-half sounds about right. A good median point between the two.
>"Alright, think I've got a dial on it. Should I make a Dark Energy Template for you guys to use, or what? Gotta know exactly how we're gonna do this so it comes out how it should."

> "If you can make some kind of outline, or maybe a shadow, for me to use as a template, that would be useful." Shinki says.

> Mai looks at you curiously.

> "Something looks different about her. Yuki? You know?" she says quietly.

> "I think.... her eyes are different. Aren't they supposed to be red?" Yuki says.

[Hanzo K.]

>Blink a few times. "Eh? They changed colors? Shinki, you got a mirror?"

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Must've gotten changed when Shinki did her thing.
>"Huh. What color are they now?"

[Raikaria]

>Blink a few times. "Eh? They changed colors? Shinki, you got a mirror?"

> Shinki conjures up a mirror like thing.

>Must've gotten changed when Shinki did her thing.
>"Huh. What color are they now?"

> "Orange." Mai says.

> They are indeed a reddish-orange.

[Hanzo K.]

>Grin a bit. "Not bad."
>Let's see what else changed about us.

[Darkoda]

>Break out the wings and everything. Gotta get a full looksee at all our changes.
>If we look more angelic now it would tick off that demon half of ours even more and that's always good.

[Raikaria]

>Grin a bit. "Not bad."
>Let's see what else changed about us.

> You're a little taller, and the very tips of you hair seem to have silvery-purple highlights, the same shade as Shinki's own.

>Break out the wings and everything. Gotta get a full looksee at all our changes.
>If we look more angelic now it would tick off that demon half of ours even more and that's always good.

> Your Dark Energy wings are drastically different. There are now four, instead of two, and they now sport blue and white markings, not unlike the markings on Shinki's wings in their purple form. They look less bird-like and more bat-like, again, like Shinki's own wings, although their appearance is somewhere between bird and bat.

[Hanzo K.]

>Let's put on the widest grin we can! "Man. I look even awesomer than before!"
>Let's do up the Dark Energy Qi Armor too, to see how it changed!
>Maybe now we're a match for the Fake Yuuka even?

[Raikaria]

>Let's put on the widest grin we can! "Man. I look even awesomer than before!"
>Let's do up the Dark Energy Qi Armor too, to see how it changed!
>Maybe now we're a match for the Fake Yuuka even?

> You try to summon up the armor, but it doesn't seem to work. You try again, and it flickers, looking more or less the same, before it vanishes. Upon trying a third time, it stabilizes, basically looking the same, but with a blue-white trim around the edges. You guess it was because you were not quite used to your higher amount of power that it was a little hard to form.

> You would be surprised if you couldn't. You were not losing that badly to Elly, who claimed she's about twice as strong as the fake Yuuka. You know Byakuren is fast enough to land a hit on her too, although you don't know the damage it caused, if any. The only one of the group you really felt was far beyond you was Yukari, although you felt inferior to Remilia too, you are aware to some extent that might be how you know Remilia.

> On the other hand, you doubt you could pick a fight with someone ten times stronger than the Yuuka copy, or five times stronger than Elly.

[Hanzo K.]

>"Awww yeah. Bet I could fight even Elly on even ground now. And with the new sword I'll be getting, I bet even her impeccable defenses would get cleaved."
>Beat.
>"...I'm gonna need to get used to this powerup, don't wanna have an incident where I accidentally squash something important."
>Shrug. "Well, that comes later, sword first!"
>Let's see about making the three-dimensional shadow of a large-ish hand-and-a-half sword with a sorta-squarish, yet still angled, tip. And the blade seems to go past the hilt on the front edge to form a sort of bladed guard for the hands. "Something like this I'm thinking. I was originally thinking it'd look cross-ish, but I can make a Dark Energy Weapon that'll look like that, so I wanted this sword to be something a bit different. It's exactly to scale too."