Rumia Quest VI: Succession [Complete]

[Hanzo K.]

>Raise an eyebrow.
>This WAS our destination, right?

[Raikaria]

>Raise an eyebrow.
>This WAS our destination, right?

> It is indeed. You presume Turn-Down day was the day Kaguya refused Mokou's father, if this day is the day that Mokou took the Elixir.

> "Anyway, I'm gonna have to ask you to leave, like that Oarfish youkai earlier..."

[Hanzo K.]

>"You did pass along the warning though, right? There's big trouble brewing, some Sealed Celestial's coming undone, and is sending out these Shade things to cause trouble."

[Raikaria]

>"You did pass along the warning though, right? There's big trouble brewing, some Sealed Celestial's coming undone, and is sending out these Shade things to cause trouble."

> "Oh no, I don't have time, we're on the lookout for Mokou. She's already sent some strange guys clad totally in black, but Reisen and Eirin took care of those. I scared the oarfish away when she kept saying she wouldn't leave until she passed the message." Tewi says.

> "Be careful of this rabbit, Rumia, she's tricky." Sakuya mentions.

[Hanzo K.]

>Let's turn away from the little bunny, and slip Sakuya a sly look afterwards. "Well, she's bein' a stubborn one, so we'll have to pass on this avenue then. Let's make for the next stop."
>Let's head off back down the path until the group's out of the rabbit's sight.
>Once we are; "I got a plan, it's a bit sneaky, but it should work. You know the old saying, 'To catch a fox, you have to think like one'. And I'm a pretty sneaky bastard when I gotta be."
>Let's fade slightly into a nearby shadow to emphasize the point.

[Raikaria]

>Let's turn away from the little bunny, and slip Sakuya a sly look afterwards. "Well, she's bein' a stubborn one, so we'll have to pass on this avenue then. Let's make for the next stop."
>Let's head off back down the path until the group's out of the rabbit's sight.
>Once we are; "I got a plan, it's a bit sneaky, but it should work. You know the old saying, 'To catch a fox, you have to think like one'. And I'm a pretty sneaky bastard when I gotta be."
>Let's fade slightly into a nearby shadow to emphasize the point.

> You whisper to Sakuya, and head off.

> "Except you are not sneaky enough." Tewi says after you fade into the bambo shadows, appearing in front of you, and tapping her ears.

> "Out of sight, out of mind? Not such for a rabbit. These ears are not just for show, you know? Besides, I'm the trickster around these parts."

> As Tewi taps her ears, about six more rabbits come out of the bamboo.

> "We can do this the hard way if we have to, you know. Even if you get past me, Reisen won't let you in at all."

[Hanzo K.]

>"Chuckle. "You really think it's a good idea to tangle with someone who's hopped up on Makai Energy straight from Shinki herself?"
>Let's make another omnidirectional net of Dark Chains to tangle up the rabbits she just called as backup. With how criss-cross-y Bamboo is, there's loads more oddly-angled shadows to work with!

[Raikaria]

>"Chuckle. "You really think it's a good idea to tangle with someone who's hopped up on Makai Energy straight from Shinki herself?"
>Let's make another omnidirectional net of Dark Chains to tangle up the rabbits she just called as backup. With how criss-cross-y Bamboo is, there's loads more oddly-angled shadows to work with!

> You tangle up the six rabbits, but Tewi still looks confident.

> "We're rabbits, this is our home turf, we've been here hundreds, even over a thousand, years." Tewi says, before she does something unexpected, she jumps off each piece of bamboo, flexing it, and snapping the chains that way, by moving the shadow they cast.

> More rabbits show up, there are now ten instead of six.

> "Besides, I'd really rather not do this the hard way... I prefer guile and wit."

> Sakuya is starting to look irritated, and as a frequent of the Mansion, you know that usually results in multiple knife wounds.

[Hanzo K.]

>Chuckle slightly. "Tell me, how dark d'you think this place gets? Buuuut~ I'd be careful if I were you though, Sakuya here's getting mad. You wouldn't like her when she's mad."
>Let's make another omnidirectional net, this time incorporating their own shadows into the mix so they can't escape as easily.

[Raikaria]

>Chuckle slightly. "Tell me, how dark d'you think this place gets? Buuuut~ I'd be careful if I were you though, Sakuya here's getting mad. You wouldn't like her when she's mad."
>Let's make another omnidirectional net, this time incorporating their own shadows into the mix so they can't escape as easily.

> "And people don't like me when I get smart." Tewi says.

> You form a net, using the rabbit's own shadows, to which Tewi commands the rabbits to fall on their own shadows.

> This works, as suddenly there is no actual shadow, or specifically, room for the chains to actually form. Of course, the rabbits are all on their sides now.

> Two rabbits jump onto your back, feet first, and knock you down. The same seems to happen to Sakuya, judgeing by the face she to is eating dirt, and has two rabbits on her back.

> "Who said I fight fair?" Tewi says with a smirk, looking down on you.

[Hanzo K.]

>Chuckle. "Heh, I like this, you got guts!"
>Slip into her shadow.

[Raikaria]

>Chuckle. "Heh, I like this, you got guts!"
>Slip into her shadow.

> Tewi has been careful, her shadow is not in contact with yours, nor is there a clear shadow path to hers.

[Hanzo K.]

>Chuckle, and force ourselves upright. "Y'know what they say, 'when guile and wit fails, the only thing left is a strong arm.' You might have the field advantage, but tell me..."
>Let's ramp up to full power! To the point that just being close to us can cause folks to go off-balance!
>"Can you handle this?"

[Raikaria]

>Chuckle, and force ourselves upright. "Y'know what they say, 'when guile and wit fails, the only thing left is a strong arm.' You might have the field advantage, but tell me..."
>Let's ramp up to full power! To the point that just being close to us can cause folks to go off-balance!
>"Can you handle this?"

> You can't force yourself up, until you power up. In fact, you need to push the rabbits off your back with your wings.

> The other rabbits, who were on their sides, jump on you, but you force them off now you're not pinned to the ground.

> Oddly, Tewi seems unbothered.

> "You know youkai get stronger as they age, right?" she says.

[Hanzo K.]

>Chuckle. "True. But I do enjoy a good brawl every now and again. I didn't really wanna knock you around, but I'm determined to pass things along since you're too set on keeping the place safe to even consider sending one of those rabbits of yours to deliver the message for you."
>Ah, let's see about getting the bunnies off Sakuya too. Perhaps with a set of arms coming out of the shadows.

[Raikaria]

>Chuckle. "True. But I do enjoy a good brawl every now and again. I didn't really wanna knock you around, but I'm determined to pass things along since you're too set on keeping the place safe to even consider sending one of those rabbits of yours to deliver the message for you."
>Ah, let's see about getting the bunnies off Sakuya too. Perhaps with a set of arms coming out of the shadows.

> "Well, shall I tell you how old I am?" Tewi says, as you brush the rabbits off Sakuya. "I am over 1,300 years old." she says, adding, "One of the most ancient youkai in Gensokyo. While a rabbit youkai normally is one of the weakest youkai, give one 1,300 years to grow in power, and you actually get something pretty strong. I mean, Byakuren is only just over 1,000."

> Sakuya dosen't seem to care, and throws a knife at Tewi, who hops to the side.

> "I'll say again, you can come back tomorrow even. I don't wanna have to beat you guys up. It's Kaguya's orders, no-one goes in, and we're not to bother her."

> "You're bluffing. Reisen's stronger than you are, yet I can beat her without much trouble." Sakuya says.

> "Am I bluffing?" Tewi says, raising an eyebrow.

[Hanzo K.]

>Laugh it up. "So you're sayin' that you've been holdin' back all these years? If that was an attempt to scare me off, it did the opposite. Sakuya? You might wanna mind your head, don't wanna lose it~!"
>Let's pull out Unified Chaos and start putting a lot of energy into it. "See this? This sword can cut down even a God. Care to see what it'll do to someone who isn't one?"

[Raikaria]

>Laugh it up. "So you're sayin' that you've been holdin' back all these years? If that was an attempt to scare me off, it did the opposite. Sakuya? You might wanna mind your head, don't wanna lose it~!"
>Let's pull out Unified Chaos and start putting a lot of energy into it. "See this? This sword can cut down even a God. Care to see what it'll do to someone who isn't one?"

> "No. I'm saying I'm not as weak as people think. Besides, have you ever seen me and Reisen fight? There's a reason why I always get away with pranking her, ya know." Tewi says.

> "You're forgetting something~" Tewi says as you threaten her. "If you kill me, or harm me, what do you think Kaguya will do to you? Or Reisen? Or Eirin? Rumia would be Eirin's new test subject for the next few thousand years~"

[Hanzo K.]

>Smirk. "Who said anything about killing though? I'm sure she can re-attach a few limbs or two~!"
>Beat.
>"...I just sounded like Yuuka there for a second, didn't I?"

[Raikaria]

>Smirk. "Who said anything about killing though? I'm sure she can re-attach a few limbs or two~!"
>Beat.
>"...I just sounded like Yuuka there for a second, didn't I?"

> Tewi blinks. "I thought you weren't an idiot anymore. I said kill or harm. I'm sure Eirin would be thrilled about you lopping off my limbs."

> She looks at Sakuya. "Same applies to you, by the way."

> You note Sakuya has put her knifes away. "We'll just have to take care of her without cutting her up. Eirin can't protest if she's just beat..." she starts, before Tewi fires some sort of... pink ring at Sakuya, with some emblem in it. Sakuya evades it.

> "Not seen a danmaku like that one before." she comments.

[Hanzo K.]

>Grin. "True. Guess we'll use Danmaku for this. Sorry to wake you up again partner. Sakuya, be careful of tricks, you warned me about her being a tricky one after all."
>Let's put Unified Chaos away again after pulling back the energy we charged into it. Then of course, we'll dispel the armor completely until after this has been resolved.
>Let's set out a field of Dark Energy Mine Danmaku, and set up a barrage of lasers that cover the gaps between them!

[Raikaria]

>Grin. "True. Guess we'll use Danmaku for this. Sorry to wake you up again partner. Sakuya, be careful of tricks, you warned me about her being a tricky one after all."
>Let's put Unified Chaos away again after pulling back the energy we charged into it. Then of course, we'll dispel the armor completely until after this has been resolved.
>Let's set out a field of Dark Energy Mine Danmaku, and set up a barrage of lasers that cover the gaps between them!

> You put your sword away, you never actually manifested the armor, however.

> Tewi waits, and when you set up the minefield, she flings another of her pink crests at one of them.

> The crest bounces off each mine, setting them off, and speeding up with each explosion, before heading for you. Tewi evades the lasers by simply entering where the mines used to be.

[Hanzo K.]

>Grin, and weave out of the way!
>Then return fire with a Dark Version of the shot she fired, but with the kanji for 'Shadow' inside it instead of the crest she has!

[Raikaria]

>Grin, and weave out of the way!
>Then return fire with a Dark Version of the shot she fired, but with the kanji for 'Shadow' inside it instead of the crest she has!

> Tewi evades your crest without any real issue, and then points behind you.

> Her crest is coming back at you, having bounced off the bamboo.

[Hanzo K.]

>Fire another crest off at it to deflect it!
>Then point behind her like she did.
>"You're fighting a shadow dear, anything you can do, I can too."

[Raikaria]

>Fire another crest off at it to deflect it!
>Then point behind her like she did.
>"You're fighting a shadow dear, anything you can do, I can too."

> You fire off another imitation, which destroys hers.

> Tewi doesn't look, because she knows there is nothing.

> "You may be able to imitate the crest, but not it's reflective properties, that comes from my luck! They're call Great Fortune Crests after all."

[Hanzo K.]

>We can make our shots come out of shadows too, right?
>Grin. "Maybe, but I'm sure I can get even the reflecting down after enough practice. 'Where there's a will, there's a way'. As they say."

[Raikaria]

>We can make our shots come out of shadows too, right?
>Grin. "Maybe, but I'm sure I can get even the reflecting down after enough practice. 'Where there's a will, there's a way'. As they say."

> You presume so. Danmaku comes out of nothing in most cases...

> "Yes, but you don't have time!" Tewi says, hurling two crests at different angles, before unleashing some forward-fire danmaku.

[Hanzo K.]

>Grin, and fade into a shadow to dodge! "I'll practice after all this is over, I got the time afterwards."
>Let's make a swarm of crest shots flood out of the area's shadows.

[Raikaria]

>Grin, and fade into a shadow to dodge! "I'll practice after all this is over, I got the time afterwards."
>Let's make a swarm of crest shots flood out of the area's shadows.

> You fade into the shadow to evade, although, since it's a danmaku fight, if where you are is hit, you're still hit.

> You fire several crests, and Tewi stops shooting and seems to focus, before a red trail and a blue trail spin around her, overlapping, and the crests vanish on contact.