Rumia Quest VI: Succession [Complete]

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod thoughtfully while returning Unified Chaos back to rest. "Pre-Border....That settles it, Patchouli's the one to ask. She had info on Titania, who far predates the Border, so she's bound to have info on this. I'll go ask her when we're done here."
>In fact, since we might encounter more of those shades, let's streamline the armor to protect our vitals, yet not get in the way with any bulkiness from protecting our body itself. Maybe something with a nice avian or bat motif.
>Come to think of it, didn't that Red-Winged Woman from long ago have a snazzy set of armor?
>Let's look to Rika. "Rika, you'd best head back to your lab and get any toys or devices you might need, especially light-based ones you might've designed to take me on. Since me and the Shades are functionally similar, what was designed to help you against me will make them much easier to take down. I suggest you make replicas to use at the Village as well. If I know how shadow-users fight, they'll probably attack at night."
>Look to Keine and Mokou. "Which means you two will need to keep an extra-close eye on the Village, not everyone can fight those things off after all. We probably only won because I had the thought to use my Dark Chains to bind it's movements."

[Raikaria]

>Nod thoughtfully while returning Unified Chaos back to rest. "Pre-Border....That settles it, Patchouli's the one to ask. She had info on Titania, who far predates the Border, so she's bound to have info on this. I'll go ask her when we're done here."
>In fact, since we might encounter more of those shades, let's streamline the armor to protect our vitals, yet not get in the way with any bulkiness from protecting our body itself. Maybe something with a nice avian or bat motif.
>Come to think of it, didn't that Red-Winged Woman from long ago have a snazzy set of armor?
>Let's look to Rika. "Rika, you'd best head back to your lab and get any toys or devices you might need, especially light-based ones you might've designed to take me on. Since me and the Shades are functionally similar, what was designed to help you against me will make them much easier to take down. I suggest you make replicas to use at the Village as well. If I know how shadow-users fight, they'll probably attack at night."
>Look to Keine and Mokou. "Which means you two will need to keep an extra-close eye on the Village, not everyone can fight those things off after all. We probably only won because I had the thought to use my Dark Chains to bind it's movements."

> "There's a lot of people who predate the border, but Patchouli would be a good place to start." Keine agrees.

> You streamline the armor into a lighter version. It's pretty much the opposite to your previous self, who had very heavy armor, that would have restricted ease of movement.

> "I guess I can use my Technomancy to make a suitable weapon." Rika says.

> Keine nods, before adding she'll tell Reimu as well. Mokou agrees on the condition she can go to the bamboo forest and kill Kaguya during the day.

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "Daytime's fine, but be sure to catch any shades you manage to see in the crossfire willya? If we knock enough of 'em down, that may just get the big cheese's attention, or maybe weaken her enough so the seal won't fully break."
>Fistpalm. "If that happens, y'think she'll end up like I was? All tiny and cute and stuff? Maybe a seal like the one I had would suffice in giving her a second shot at things. We'd need Maribel to get a dial on her powers on the double-quick for that though, Yukari was the only one who could smack down a seal like my old one after all."
>"Well, I'll catch you guys later, we'll meet back at the Village. I'll go look into this down at the Mansion. I'll warn them too while I'm at it."
>Let's make for the Mansion!

[Raikaria]

>Nod. "Daytime's fine, but be sure to catch any shades you manage to see in the crossfire willya? If we knock enough of 'em down, that may just get the big cheese's attention, or maybe weaken her enough so the seal won't fully break."
>Fistpalm. "If that happens, y'think she'll end up like I was? All tiny and cute and stuff? Maybe a seal like the one I had would suffice in giving her a second shot at things. We'd need Maribel to get a dial on her powers on the double-quick for that though, Yukari was the only one who could smack down a seal like my old one after all."
>"Well, I'll catch you guys later, we'll meet back at the Village. I'll go look into this down at the Mansion. I'll warn them too while I'm at it."
>Let's make for the Mansion!

> Everyone agrees, except Iku, who only thanks you for warning other people for her, before she flies off towards Eientei.

> You head towards the Scarlet Mansion. Cirno is at the lake, as per usual, and Daiyousei is there too at this hour. Meiling is awake in front of the gate, and you note it looks like there was a fight there, judging by the dents in the ground. Meiling seems unharmed.

[Hanzo K.]

>Let's go see what happened at the gate. "Yo, what happened here? Wait, lemme guess, some weird shadow creature showed up and you pounded the thing?"

[Raikaria]

>Let's go see what happened at the gate. "Yo, what happened here? Wait, lemme guess, some weird shadow creature showed up and you pounded the thing?"

> "Yes." Meiling says, looking completely stumped for a moment by how you knew, then, suddenly, her demeanor changes.

> Meiling throws a punch at you.

[Hanzo K.]

>Backstep, and possibly parry. "Hey! I didn't send the damn thing, if that's what you're thinkin'! I ran into one meself while I was with Keine and Mokou, you can ask them if you confirmation."

[Raikaria]

>Backstep, and possibly parry. "Hey! I didn't send the damn thing, if that's what you're thinkin'! I ran into one meself while I was with Keine and Mokou, you can ask them if you confirmation."

> You step back out of Meiling's range, and she follows through into a kick, which you barely block. You forgot how physically strong the gatekeeper is.

> "Of course you'd say that! It's powers were just like yours. Besides, you don't even look the same as before!" Meiling says. She sounds confused and unsure, however.

[Hanzo K.]

>"That's because I underwent an energy infusion from Shinki to help suppress my dark side further, the new look's a side-effect of that. As for that creature, that was something Keine called a 'Shade'. I actually came to warn you guys, and get some info on the real source. I figured that since Patchouli had info on the Titania Incident, she might have a book that has info on someone called 'Enkura'. Keine said it was someone who predated the Border, and when I heard that, I thought of how Titania was Pre-Border."

[Raikaria]

>"That's because I underwent an energy infusion from Shinki to help suppress my dark side further, the new look's a side-effect of that. As for that creature, that was something Keine called a 'Shade'. I actually came to warn you guys, and get some info on the real source. I figured that since Patchouli had info on the Titania Incident, she might have a book that has info on someone called 'Enkura'. Keine said it was someone who predated the Border, and when I heard that, I thought of how Titania was Pre-Border."

> Meiling blinks.

> She then charges in again to attack, when Sakuya appears and stops her, oddly enough not using a knife to do so, catching Meiling's fist with both of hers.

> "Stop Hong, Patchouli researched it, she's right." Sakuya says.

> Meiling stops, and sit down, scratching her head in an embarrassed fashion. "Well... can ya blame me for doing my job?"

> "Makes a change." Sakuya snarks.

[Hanzo K.]

>Sigh with relief. "Phew...Thanks for the save there, I didn't wanna have to have a brawl with Hong right now, not when there's another Incident on the horizon."
>"So since she's already researched the Shade, I bet she probably has a lead on this 'Enkura' person. I came here to warn you guys that apparently she's coming unsealed, and that the Shades are connected to her somehow. She might have abilities just like mine for all I know, despite apparently being a Celestial."

[Raikaria]

>Sigh with relief. "Phew...Thanks for the save there, I didn't wanna have to have a brawl with Hong right now, not when there's another Incident on the horizon."
>"So since she's already researched the Shade, I bet she probably has a lead on this 'Enkura' person. I came here to warn you guys that apparently she's coming unsealed, and that the Shades are connected to her somehow. She might have abilities just like mine for all I know, despite apparently being a Celestial."

> "Actually, she hasn't found anyone by that name, she found some whisperings of the Shades being linked to a Celestial, and she's following that up." Sakuya explains. "Even Patchouli needs time to research."

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "Glad to see we're on the same page though, She might try looking for someone called 'the Distant Darkness'. I can tell you right away that it definitely ain't me though, I'd know if it were."
>Chuckle. "Though the girl does give me an idea or two. Gotta figure out how she made those things. Could come in handy, picking up a trick like that. I already borrowed one from Marisa, and one from Yumemi, So adding another trick to my repertoire might not be half-bad. Besides, they're weak to Light, and Light Magic, just like my own shadows. Learned that from fighting Yorihime and Toyohime up on the moon y'know."
>Grin. "That was a fun one, turns out the two new kids from the outside world saw the aftermath of that little brawl. Left this huge crater on the moon they see."

[Raikaria]

>Nod. "Glad to see we're on the same page though, She might try looking for someone called 'the Distant Darkness'. I can tell you right away that it definitely ain't me though, I'd know if it were."
>Chuckle. "Though the girl does give me an idea or two. Gotta figure out how she made those things. Could come in handy, picking up a trick like that. I already borrowed one from Marisa, and one from Yumemi, So adding another trick to my repertoire might not be half-bad. Besides, they're weak to Light, and Light Magic, just like my own shadows. Learned that from fighting Yorihime and Toyohime up on the moon y'know."
>Grin. "That was a fun one, turns out the two new kids from the outside world saw the aftermath of that little brawl. Left this huge crater on the moon they see."

> "Hmm, well, Patchouli is working in a different space-time zone as well, thanks to me, so she might have progressed a lot since I left." Sakuya says.

> Sakuya looks curious. "I wouldn't think the Lunarians would let the humans see a new crater. Or maybe because those humans are apparently special, they can see anyway..."

[Hanzo K.]

>Shrug. "Either that, or they get to see the moon they live on, and just the capitol itself is hidden. The big fight itself did happen outside that place after all, so presumably, folks could see it."
>Nod. "Alright, could you go inquire with her for me? I'll talk with Remilia and Flan about all this, if a Celestial's involved, we might need their immense power to knock her down. Not even the Shinigami could kill this Enkura person apparently."

[Raikaria]

>Shrug. "Either that, or they get to see the moon they live on, and just the capitol itself is hidden. The big fight itself did happen outside that place after all, so presumably, folks could see it."
>Nod. "Alright, could you go inquire with her for me? I'll talk with Remilia and Flan about all this, if a Celestial's involved, we might need their immense power to knock her down. Not even the Shinigami could kill this Enkura person apparently."

> "A Celestial cannot be killed by a vampire, they cannot be beaten by anything but a Shinigami. In fact, m'lady is powerless to fight on their grounds, because they are high in the sky, high enough that even the sunlight reflected from the moon is dangerous to her." Sakuya says. "The air does not filter out the reflected rays enough for her at those altitudes."

[Hanzo K.]

>"Hmm...Well, at the very least, they'll be helpful in taking out the Shades that spawn down here. I've fought on the moon before, so I should be alright up there. Especially since Keine said that the Shades are essentially the same sort of thing as I am."
>Smirk. "Maybe only a Shinigami can kill them, but I've got two weapons that can kill even a God. One of which I really don't want to have to use if I can't help it. The other one..."
>Let's manifest Unified Chaos again. "Say hello to my new 'partner-in-crime', 'Unified Chaos'."

[Raikaria]

>"Hmm...Well, at the very least, they'll be helpful in taking out the Shades that spawn down here. I've fought on the moon before, so I should be alright up there. Especially since Keine said that the Shades are essentially the same sort of thing as I am."
>Smirk. "Maybe only a Shinigami can kill them, but I've got two weapons that can kill even a God. One of which I really don't want to have to use if I can't help it. The other one..."
>Let's manifest Unified Chaos again. "Say hello to my new 'partner-in-crime', 'Unified Chaos'."

> "Shades are apparently a form of demon. Demons are immortal to anything except their weaknesses, which differ from species to species. Vampires are a type of demon, Shades are another. Shades are weak to light, silver, and things linked with divinity, and can be overpowered with magic as well. They can also be stunned by extremes of heat, and seem vulnerable to Chi as well, although the book made no mention of it. I have plenty of silver of my own accord, Meiling has Chi, Remilia and Flandre have their weapons, and Patchouli has powerful enough fire magic to hold them if need be." Sakuya explains, as you reveal your blade.

> "Wait, so I did something that Patchouli's library didn't have?" Meiling says, her eyes lighting up.

> "Well, maybe. At least Patchouli hadn't seen it when I was last there." Sakuya says.

[Darkoda]

>No wonder they kept dodging Unified Chaos
>"I found out from Iku that Yukari's the one who sealed Enkaru but with her not around anymore....."

[Raikaria]

>No wonder they kept dodging Unified Chaos
>"I found out from Iku that Yukari's the one who sealed Enkaru but with her not around anymore....."

> Figures they were evading something that could actually kill them.

> "Iku? Interesting. Last I saw her was the Scarlet Weather incident." Sakuya says. "It's not surprising Yukari was involved. She had a lot of secrets."

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "I figured Unified Chaos here could do the job, seein' as it pasted the one I ended up fighting. Since it was Forged mostly by Shinki, divinity in her own right."
>Then grin in an embarrassed way. "Word to the wise, don't mess with the shadows when a Shade's around. I, uh, learned that one the hard way. E-hehe."
>Nod. "Yeah, apparently it'll be another calamity if Enkura's fully unsealed again."

[Raikaria]

>Nod. "I figured Unified Chaos here could do the job, seein' as it pasted the one I ended up fighting. Since it was Forged mostly by Shinki, divinity in her own right."
>Then grin in an embarrassed way. "Word to the wise, don't mess with the shadows when a Shade's around. I, uh, learned that one the hard way. E-hehe."
>Nod. "Yeah, apparently it'll be another calamity if Enkura's fully unsealed again."

> "I don't think Patchouli uses shadow magic, so there's nothing to worry about in that regard." Sakuya says.

> "I don't doubt it, if the oarfish came down."

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "Well, if she hasn't dug anything new up, let her know what I told you about this person. Odds are likely that it'll put her on the right track. I'll keep an eye on Cirno and Dai, and advise them to not mess with Shadows either. I'm mostly okay because I have my combat and Dark Energy to fall back on. As well as my sword."

[Raikaria]

>Nod. "Well, if she hasn't dug anything new up, let her know what I told you about this person. Odds are likely that it'll put her on the right track. I'll keep an eye on Cirno and Dai, and advise them to not mess with Shadows either. I'm mostly okay because I have my combat and Dark Energy to fall back on. As well as my sword."

> "Very well." Sakuya says, before she dashes off.

> You're not sure if you should wait for Sakuya or go see Cirno and Dai first.

[Hanzo K.]

>We can use our voice through Shadows, right?

[Raikaria]

>We can use our voice through Shadows, right?

> No, you have to physically shadow-travel. Shadows do not have a physical form, and thus cannot carry sound. A shadow is silent.

[Hanzo K.]

>We can poke our head through a shadow and have it come out of another one then, right? Or do we have to go completely?

[Raikaria]

>We can poke our head through a shadow and have it come out of another one then, right? Or do we have to go completely?

> You have to merge completely and actually travel through the shadow, although you can stick part of yourself out of said shadow.

[Hanzo K.]

>"I'll be right back, gonna get Cirno and Dai to come here for safety's sake. Even if they're Sprites, I still want to protect 'em."
>Let's slip through a nearby shadow, and work our way to Dai's shadow, then poke our head out without looking up. "Hey, down here. S'me, Rumia. I need you and Cirno to get to the Gate as soon as possible. Trouble's brewin', and I wanted to make sure you guys were safe."

[Raikaria]

>"I'll be right back, gonna get Cirno and Dai to come here for safety's sake. Even if they're Sprites, I still want to protect 'em."
>Let's slip through a nearby shadow, and work our way to Dai's shadow, then poke our head out without looking up. "Hey, down here. S'me, Rumia. I need you and Cirno to get to the Gate as soon as possible. Trouble's brewin', and I wanted to make sure you guys were safe."

> "Heeeey Rumia~" Cirno says.

> "I guess Meiling beat the thing that showed up then? Meiling told me to get to the lake." Daiyousei says.