Maribel Hearn Quest: ACT II - Part 3

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

//Okay, we have to make sure we don't go too into detail and make Sariel look bad. Else Matenshi might get stuck with something...
>Put the phone away.

>You do so.

>"Not like i could use a flash or some other light source without being caught... anyways, Sumireko was capture by a man that wanted to return this world back the start, where the winged woman that Renko was helping wanted to stop that and leave the world to follow the course it is supposed to take, the plan didn't work sadly so we had to confront him face on, and in the process we rescued Sumireko, however..."
>Gesture to Sumitenshi.
>"Turns out Sumireko's body was merged with someone else's, now they are two minds and souls stuck in a single body, the second person is called Matenshi, an archangel."

>"Actually, she says she's an archangel-to-be..." Sumireko corrects.

>Look back to them.
>"Now we have to find a way to separate those two into their own bodies, but we have no idea where to start, so it might take days or weeks, and until then they have to learn how to live together as roommates, well, bodymates i guess in this case."
>Take a breath of resting.
>"Any questions ? I will see if i can answer them."

>"Have you considered trying to separate them yourself using your abilities?" Yukari asks,
>_

[Serela]

>Blink. "Can... can I do that? I actually already sort of tried... after we saved Sumireko and she'd gone crazy and escaped from Eientei, she ended up getting possessed by Yuugenmagan, too... I tried to split Yuugen out of her, but I couldn't figure it out. Thankfully Sumireko and Matenshi managed to fight back enough that we all stopped her."
>Shake our head. "I'm not sure whether today or my first day in Gensokyo have been crazier... in any case, I don't have any idea where to start with trying to split them apart."

[Neovereign]

//I think we might need to mention why Renko had to shoot Reimu too, since that's part of explaining things. We might be able to go around it somehow and still convince Yukari, but I don't have the time right now.

[Serela]

We might, but Yukari seems more interested in having teaching time with our powers to fix Sumireko/Matenshi first (which is also pretty important), so we'll see how it goes.

[Neovereign]

>"I don't want to hurt them accidentally or something worse... I'm not even sure if their bodies are together or just their souls or minds to start with."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Blink. "Can... can I do that? I actually already sort of tried... after we saved Sumireko and she'd gone crazy and escaped from Eientei, she ended up getting possessed by Yuugenmagan, too... I tried to split Yuugen out of her, but I couldn't figure it out. Thankfully Sumireko and Matenshi managed to fight back enough that we all stopped her."
>Shake our head. "I'm not sure whether today or my first day in Gensokyo have been crazier... in any case, I don't have any idea where to start with trying to split them apart."

>"I don't want to hurt them accidentally or something worse... I'm not even sure if their bodies are together or just their souls or minds to start with."

>"Ah yes, I forgot that even though your powers develop faster here, manipulating boundaries beyond physical and spatial boundaries would still be difficult for you at your current level of power..." Yukari opens a fan in front of her face, "My mistake. Perhaps I should take a look at it myself then... And... Who might this 'YuugenMagan' be?"
>_

[Neovereign]

>Frown and look to the side.
>"A traitorous, manipulative being who used me while I was still feeling down."
>Adopt an upset face.
>"Things almost went horribly..."

[Serela]

>"Yuugenmagan approached me after you sent me outside Gensokyo, and convinced me to come back and find Sumireko because she knew how to help her... but then she just possessed her herself, and tried to absorb the power of the archangels to remake the world..."
>Shudder. "She got terrifyingly close to doing it, too, and... she killed Matenshi's mother and the other remaining archangel, Sariel and Uriel."
>Look a little down.

[Neovereign]

>We probably shouldn't mention coming back to Gensokyo. Well, going to Makai.
>Describe YgMg's appearance to Yukari as well.

[Serela]

>Well, we obviously went back to Gensokyo. But we can try not to bring up Makai... probably won't need to, unless she asks where we got the clothes. We could lie about getting them in the outside world, but...

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Frown and look to the side.
>"A traitorous, manipulative being who used me while I was still feeling down."
>Adopt an upset face.
>"Things almost went horribly..."

>"Yuugenmagan approached me after you sent me outside Gensokyo, and convinced me to come back and find Sumireko because she knew how to help her... but then she just possessed her herself, and tried to absorb the power of the archangels to remake the world..."
>Shudder. "She got terrifyingly close to doing it, too, and... she killed Matenshi's mother and the other remaining archangel, Sariel and Uriel."
>Look a little down.

>"So she's a youkai from outside?" Yukari asks, "That's... improbable..."

>Describe YgMg's appearance to Yukari as well.

>"Hmm... I do not know of any youkai that matches that description..."
>_

[Monarda]

>Turn to Sumitenshi.
>"Um, you two, did you notice something about her that might help identifying her ?"

[Serela]

>"And, she's not from outside... she said she followed through the gap. I had seen her earlier today, when I was walking through Gensokyo in a kind of... dream state, without actually going in. She wasn't really physical... Sakuya from the Scarlet Devil Mansion wasn't able to touch her."
>Shake our head. "In any case, err... I think I sort of... killed her..."
>Look a little guilty. "E-err, that sounds really bad, but she was possessing Sumireko and trying to destroy the universe... I didn't have a choice!"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Turn to Sumitenshi.
>"Um, you two, did you notice something about her that might help identifying her ?"

>"When she was controlling our body, we saw her as a blonde woman with five orbs attached to a belt." says Sumireko, "She seemed to be wearing a Shrine Maiden's outfit..."

>"Hmm... I do remember that there was one youkai with that description around the time that the barrier was proposed who thought the idea of a barrier maintained by a human bloodline was a joke, even more so than most of the opposition at the time... So she murdered one of Reimu's ancestors, and proceeded to wear her clothes as a way to mock the Hakurei family. Thankfully, the maiden that was murdered already had a child, so the Hakurei bloodline was still linked to the barrier. Anyway, from what I recall that youkai was destroyed by a group of experienced youkai hunters and powerful youkai, and what remained of her was banished to Makai, never to return. And considering you couldn't have possibly been to Makai, I doubt this 'YuugenMagan' was that youkai."

>"And, she's not from outside... she said she followed through the gap. I had seen her earlier today, when I was walking through Gensokyo in a kind of... dream state, without actually going in. She wasn't really physical... Sakuya from the Scarlet Devil Mansion wasn't able to touch her."
>Shake our head. "In any case, err... I think I sort of... killed her..."
>Look a little guilty. "E-err, that sounds really bad, but she was possessing Sumireko and trying to destroy the universe... I didn't have a choice!"

>"Well, since you do have evidence to back up your stories, I believe you. You did the right thing, Maribel."
>_

[Neovereign]

>"Do you...understand why what happened, happened, now?"

[Monarda]

>"And i didn't do all of it right, if i had done so then nobody would have died, and Matenshi would still have her mother....."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Do you...understand why what happened, happened, now?"

>Yukari nods, "I do... However, the judgement must still occur, regardless..."

>"And i didn't do all of it right, if i had done so then nobody would have died, and Matenshi would still have her mother....."

>"Well, you can't win every single battle Maribel... Life does not work that way..." Yukari turns to Sumireko, "You have my condolences..."
>_

[Monarda]

>Nod slowly.
>"I suppose.... now.... should we tell them all about that other part ? The one about myself ?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Nod slowly.
>"I suppose.... now.... should we tell them all about that other part ? The one about myself ?"

>Yukari slowly nods.
>_

[Monarda]

>Take a breath.
>"So.... you know how i told you that i am actually a half-youkai half-human ?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Take a breath.
>"So.... you know how i told you that i am actually a half-youkai half-human ?"

>"What!?" Renko looks mildly surprised, "No, you never told us..."
>"Renko is right." says Sumireko, "You didn't mention that at all..."
>_

[Neovereign]

>"Well, I only found out recently..."

[Monarda]

>"Um, i said it at that time i came out of the gap, but i guess you must have missed it...."
>Sigh.
>"Anyways... this on itself is already something that will affect my life from now on, however the most important part is..."
>Take a deep breath.
>".....Lady Yukari is my mother...."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Well, I only found out recently..."

>"Um, i said it at that time i came out of the gap, but i guess you must have missed it...."
>Sigh.

//You actually did not say it. Miniking had the action countermanded, remember?

>"No... I definitely would've remembered if you did..." Renko frowns.

>"Anyways... this on itself is already something that will affect my life from now on, however the most important part is..."
>Take a deep breath.
>".....Lady Yukari is my mother...."

>"She is!?!" Renko looks between the two of you, "W-Well... I guess it kinda makes sense.... You do look a lot alike and have similar powers..."
>"Now, I trust that all of you will keep this information a secret..." Yukari frowns, "I do not wish to make the existence of my child a well-known fact, at least not yet... In fact, until today, only Yuyuko and myself knew of this..."
>_

[the old guy]

>What do we remember of our father?

[Monarda]

//Oh. Welp Mini, that explains some stuff. u.u

>Nod.
>"Now another thing, and what has trouble mother and is the reason why she doesn't want me here, is that if i stay around here, i might become a full youkai."
>Turn to Lady Yukari.
>"Should i tell them about that other part ? The one about you in the past ?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>What do we remember of our father?

>There is nothing much to say. You recall he seemed to dislike it whenever you asked about your mother.
>Even though he raised you, and you loved each other as family, the two of you were never really close, to be honest...

>Nod.
>"Now another thing, and what has trouble mother and is the reason why she doesn't want me here, is that if i stay around here, i might become a full youkai."

>"Maribel, I asked you last time we spoke to not refer to me as 'Mother'..." Yukari frowns.
>"Oh, come now, Yukari. What's so wrong with her acknowledging your relation?" Yuyuko asks, "I mean, yes, I know about the whole secrecy thing, but what's so wrong with doing it in private like this?"
>"It's... complicated..."

>Turn to Lady Yukari.
>"Should i tell them about that other part ? The one about you in the past ?"

>"Go ahead." Yukari replies.
>_

[Monarda]

>"I'm sorry... um...."
>Fidget a bit.
>"Lady Yukari actually wasn't a youkai her entire life, in fact she was born a human with her powers, much like i was, however it seems that with time she somehow became a youkai unwillingly."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"I'm sorry... um...."
>Fidget a bit.
>"Lady Yukari actually wasn't a youkai her entire life, in fact she was born a human with her powers, much like i was, however it seems that with time she somehow became a youkai unwillingly."

>"So... You think the same might happen to you?" Renko asks.
>_

[Monarda]

>"It is very possible yes, that is why Lady Yukari was trying to keep me away from here, so that i could choose if i wanted to become one or not, since she didn't have that choice...."