~Hakurei Shrine~ > Kosuzu's Grand Bookstore
Of Light and Darkness (RiG 1.5)
Mima:
?So, we finally meet, Reimu. How do you do?? Mima grinned.
?We met a moment ago.? Reimu sharply replied.
Mima smirked, ?Ah, but I was in a rush then, was I not? There?s nowhere else to go now.?
Reimu continued to be on guard, ?Why are you doing this? What exactly are you doing??
?Didn?t Marisa just tell you before? Getting back what was stolen.?
Reimu?s face showed signed of puzzlement, ?Which is??
?My life! It?s simple! I just want my life back.? Mima shouted with a hint of glee.
?What the hell has that got to do with my shrine, and hiring some goons to attack me!?? Reimu shouted back.
Mima turned her back to the shrine maiden, ?That... is simple. The Hakurei bloodline, as you know watches the Hakurei border, takes care of it and whatnot, however, that border manipulation can be used, to give me my life back! In other words? I need your powers??
?So you dragged me all this way, so you hope you could kill me?!? Reimu shouted again in anger.
?That?s correct, well, I could possess you and you?d live, but? I can?t see you letting me do that.? Mima smirked, still with her back turned.
?Damn right, I?m taking you down, right here.? Reimu continued to be aggressive.
?You can?t even fly by yourself yet, can you? You need that turtle, Genjii, am I correct?? Mima continued, smugly.
?S-so what!? Reimu said, slightly desperate.
?And where is my old friend now? I notice he?s not with you.?
Reimu sounded slightly puzzled, ?He?s back down there, taking care of himself, and Marisa. How do you know about him??
?Oh nothing, we just met? a long time ago.? Mima sounded melancholic, remembering her past and the day she died.
?Still, I think it?s time we begin, time to see how well you trained!? Mima spun around, and looked at her opponent, before bursting into laughter.
?W-what?s so funny?!? Reimu suddenly shouted, bewildered.
Mima looked at Reimu again, and stifled her laughs, Reimu looked quite the same as before her fight with Marisa, only her clothes were slightly more damaged around the arms, and most noticeably, she has a large bruise around her eye. ?I? I see Marisa got past your guard.? Mima spoke as she laughed again.
?So what, it?s only because of that stupid spell of hers!? Reimu defended herself.
Mima quickly cast the spell in discussion around herself, the four orbs appearing around her, ?You mean this one??
Reimu sighed, ?Oh hell??
?Anyway, shall we?? Mima spoke calmly, as she flew backwards several metres.
Reimu jumped backwards also, and drew several talismans, ?I?ll make sure you?re banished for good!?
?Of course you will.? Mima replied sarcastically, waving her staff causing a wall of small balls of energy to fly at Reimu. ?I should warn you, I?m not quite the pushover your last opponents were.? Mima calmly spoke, as she threw wave upon wave of bullets at the maiden.
?Duplex barrier!? Shouted Reimu, as she caused an orange barrier to appear, blocking the projectiles.
?Not bad, it would have been a shame to end this so early.? Mima spoke with a grin.
?Fantasy Orb!? The shrine maiden called out, as large mist-like orbs appeared of red, green and blue and homed in on Mima.
Weaving between them, Mima carefully dodged, hitting one away with her sphere before getting hit by the final orb in the back.
Damn, that was careless?
Mima composed herself, before hovering above Reimu. ?Fine, the basic stuff can be skipped, time to play properly!?
Mima swung her staff around her causing darkness to swirl around, and fill the area in which they stood until Reimu was surrounded by a black void.
?You can?t see in the dark can you, Reimu?? The spirit?s voice called out to her.
Reimu spun around, trying to track where the voice was coming from, ?Looks like you?re struggling a little, allow me to help!?
Suddenly the darkness disappeared from around Reimu, leaving the first thing she saw as Mima swinging her staff at her side and then her head, sending her flying to the ground.
?That was? unfair?? Reimu said weakly as she picked herself off the floor, coughing up some blood.
?Life... is unfair. Learn that fact.? Mima spoke coldly. ?Ready for another go??
Darkness started to appear around Reimu again, leaving her looking around again, ?Oh Reimu, you can?t see a thing can you? Well let me-?
?Evil sealing circle!? The shrine maiden suddenly shouted as Mima was swinging her staff.
?What!?? Mima shouted in surprise as the darkness suddenly erupted with a blast of light, sending her flying backwards. Hitting the floor painfully, Mima grimaced before looking up and seeing the shrine maiden advance towards her.
?What the hell was that? You shouldn?t have those powers, not yet.? Mima said, still surprised.
?Who knows, maybe it?s my bloodline.? Reimu said with a grin. ?And look, it?s the end of this ?game? as you called it.?
The shrine maiden summoned several yin-yang orbs and launched them at the spirit, sending her further along the ground in agony.
Mima pulled herself up onto her knees and looked around at the spell around her, was all this for nothing, this spell she had spent so long making, setting up, if only that one fateful ingredient wasn?t so? difficult to achieve. Then she realized something, she was sat on the altar-like area, where the shrine maiden crashed to the ground earlier.
Her blood.
?Begone, evil spirit.? Reimu said mercilessly, as she pulled out several more talismans. ?Face your punishments-?
?Reincarnation!? Mima suddenly shouted, slamming her hands onto the floor.
Mima:
Reimu found herself being pushed back, as another blast of light, only more powerful than her Sealing Circle pushed her back.
Reimu picked herself up and waited for her eyes to adjust from the beams that dazzled her eyes.
?Did you think it was over?? An all too familiar voice called.
?For a minute, I did.? Reimu spoke out, blindly.
?Well, obviously, you?re incorrect.? The voice continued.
?Obviously.? Reimu repeated sarcastically.
Finally her eyes adjusted, and she saw Mima stood in front of her, fully recovered and with the addition of six purple wings.
?What? did you do?? Reimu said, puzzled.
Mima laughed, with a returned tone of insanity, ?Your blood contained your power, and I used what little of it there was to cast my spell somewhat.? Mima held her arms out wide, ?What you see now, is no spirit, I?m a soul, cast between the border of life and death!?
Reimu looked as though she was going to step back, but remained still, ?Whatever you are, I?ll wipe you out and leave the next realm to judge you.?
Mima grinned devilishly, ?I invite you to try.?
Grabbing another handful of seals, Reimu launched them at Mima, who remained still as a wall of darkness materialized and blocked them. ?You need to try harder than that.? The soul taunted.
With an uncertain look, Reimu leapt forwards at Mima and shouted, ?Evil sealing circle!? The resulting light filled the mountain once again? Only to be interrupted by laughter, ?That didn?t work did it??
As the light quickly fade, Reimu saw a cocoon-like shape of darkness dissolve around Mima. ?Damn, you?re persistent.?
Reimu jumped backwards, and summoned another yin-yang orb, firing towards Mima. ?The yin-yang orb, a strange attack that only the Hakurei bloodline can control?? Mima swung her staff out and covered the orb in darkness, and held out her hand, causing the orb to slow down and stop in front of her.
?Fascinating?? Mima spoke, examining the orb before striking it without warning at the shrine maiden.
Reimu hastily swung around to dodge, but was struck by the orb in the side, hurling her to the floor. Coughing and trying to catch her breath, Reimu struggled to pick herself up off the floor. As she looked up, she saw a flash and the next thing she knew, she was struck on the neck, and lifted off the ground.
As her eyes refocuses, Reimu saw she was being suspended off the ground, held by the head of Mima?s staff. ?Well, Reimu. Looks like you?re out of time. Final chance, surrender to me??
?You? wish?? Reimu hissed, as she ran out of breath.
Mima smiled, ?Don?t worry, I?ll make it quick, you deserve that at least.?
Suddenly there was a flash all around Mima, causing her to jump slightly. ?What the hell?? The spirit looked around at the scenery, of which there was none, nothing but darkness, which even her powers couldn?t shift.
?I?ve been here before?? Mima said quietly to herself. ?Show yourself, Murasaki!?
The age-old voice laughed around Mima, ?Alright, I see you?re so eager to go back to what you were doing.? Suddenly a figure lit up in front of Mima, with her back to her.
From the angle Mima was at, she could see that the woman in front was wearing a long vibrant purple dress with white frills, and the parasol that was seen before was open behind her, blocking the view of much of her. Despite the obstacle she could see that she had long blonde hair, tied up in many places with various coloured ribbons.
?We meet again.? Mima said calmly. ?You just won?t leave me alone will you.?
?Of course not.? The woman giggled, ?You?re causing more dangers then you know.?
?Let me out of here, let me kill Hakurei and finish the spell, then we can talk all you want.? Mima shouted.
?Oh? but obviously that?s why I?m here.? The voice continued, ominously.
?You want to try and stop me? Try it.? Mima stretched out her six wings.
The voice gained a serious, sharp edge, ?No. I?m only here to tell you something.?
?Go on then, spit it out.? The magician demanded.
The woman suddenly disappeared, and quickly Mima sensed her right next to her, followed by a whisper in her ear, ?You?ll never get the normal life you desire.?
?I-is that a threat!? Mima shouted as she swung around to strike her, to find nothing.
The figure appeared a little distance away again, ?No, like I said, it?s a message. Think about it.? The voice continued, ?There?s two possibilities, you remain as you are, living your? afterlife out as you already are, or you kill the Hakurei Shrine Maiden and use the powers to resurrect yourself.?
?I know that, I made the plan!? Mima shouted in confusion.
The voice giggled disturbingly, ?But did you not think of the consequences??
?Consequences, such as? Being hated by villagers? Boo hoo.? Mima replied sarcastically.
?No, about the Hakurei.? The voice rose her voice slightly, ?You said earlier that the Hakurei watch over the shrine, and the border, which is correct. They take care of it; keep it stable, that kind of business.?
The figure suddenly appeared closer to Mima, ?But what happens if there?s no Hakurei to tend to it? It decays, and decays, until it breaks. And what happens then? Gensokyo will be destroyed, in at least one way, maybe just cease to exist and destroy everything.?
?So, you?re saying?? Mima said weakly.
?If you kill Reimu Hakurei, the only living member of the Hakurei bloodline for your own selfish purpose, then not only are you killing yourself, but everyone else as well, even your beloved Marisa Kirisame.?
??You?re lying.? Mima tried to argue back.
?Oh, I wish I was, however, I will not allow Gensokyo to be destroyed, and if you have any sense at all, you?ll make the right decision and face your punishment once again. Who knows? Maybe you?ll be sealed away for good this time? Reimu has a natural ability with borders.?
?I hate you.? Mima replied almost silently.
The woman laughed strangely again, ?Oh, I know that. But I blame you for the reasons why.?
?Don?t you dare blame me! If you hadn?t been such an idiot to believe those humans and kill me, none of this would have happened!? Mima screamed.
?And I didn?t kill you because of that!? The voice shouted back, surprisingly powerful. ?I killed you to save you, from suffering at their hands. I didn?t know you were weak enough to lose it and lose your control for over a thousand years!?
?You just won?t admit you made a mistake will you?? Mima growled.
?Oh, just think what you want. It makes no different, now make your choice. I?ll see you in another hundred years!? The voice laughed, slowly drifting away as the world flashed back to the previous event.
Reimu continued to lay suspended in the air by her throat, stuck in the crescent moon head of her staff.
The end is so close, yet now this happens.
What if I kill her and risk fate, she could have been lying.
Marisa would hate me for killing her, and she?d probably die early because of my actions? not to mention lose her friend.
?Lady Mima! Is it over!? Another familiar voice called.
Not at a time like this.
?Is she? dead yet?? Marisa cautiously questioned as she finished climbing to where they were. Noticing the scene, she fell silent for a moment, ?Oh? I see.? Her face filling with pain at the realisation she?d arrived at the moment her friend was about to die.
Why? why can?t I do this? After all this time? She?s spoilt everything again, damn her.
Mima suddenly lowered her staff allowing Reimu to reach the floor; who fell backwards and coughed loudly, desperately trying to catch her breath.
?It?s quite funny Shrine Maiden, you?ve won.? Mima said, with a smile, but her voice suggested otherwise.
?Lady Mima! What are you doing!?? Marisa?s panicked and puzzled shouts echoed around her.
?Doing what is? right? what is good? for once.? Mima again feigned a smile to her apprentice.
?You mean that?s it, you?re giving up?!?
?Yes. It?s for the best.? Mima?s voice continued to fill with sorrow. ?Reimu Hakurei, this is the part where you seal me away with your Sealing Boundary.?
?? What are you talking about? I?ve never heard of that.? Reimu said, equally as confused as Marisa.
?Check your pockets; she?ll have placed it somewhere.? Mima replied.
?She? Who do you mean?? Reimu asked, as she quickly searched, and found a deep purple card. ?Sealing Boundary? I?ve never seen this before.?
?Use it and I?m gone for another hundred years?? Mima found it disorientating how she was explaining her own loss. ?I?ll be better next time, I mean, I won?t do anything wrong.?
The expression of cluelessness never left the girl?s face for a second. ?Why are you doing this??
?Yeah! Why are you doing this!?? The voice of Marisa screeched into Mima?s ear. ?You?re quitting, and now you?re just going to leave me!?
Mima gave a lacklustre smile, ?Don?t worry too much, you can have the house, I won?t need it.? Mima turned around, ?Now hurry up, and claim your victory or whatever... Banish this evil soul once and for all.?
?Sealing??
Mima closed her eyes and awaited her fate, ignoring Marisa.
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?Nah, forget it.?
Mima?s eyes sprung open to see two halves of the mysterious spell card hit the ground, ?What??
?I?m too? worn out to cast the spell.? Reimu smiled. Quietly, she added, ?You say casting the spell would be getting rid of evil, but I think it would be more evil to leave her alone, she obviously has some respect for you.? Reimu slightly motioned towards Marisa.
Marisa suddenly jumped in the conversation and stood beside Mima, ?Thanks, Reimu!?
?No problem, now I?m going. I need some sleep.? Reimu grinned as she turned around and shouted, ?Genjii!?
?Lazing on the job again I see. You?re meant to be exterminating beings like me, not letting them free.? Mima taunted.
?Watch what you say, I could still change my mind.? Reimu mocked.
?Not while that card?s on the floor in pieces!? Marisa shouted back.
Soon enough, the green turtle from earlier rose from over the hill, ?Have you finished her off, Reimu??
The turtle then noticed Mima and Marisa standing there, ?Oh, I see not.?
?Let?s just go, I?m finished her.? Reimu quickly explained.
?Whatever you say, I trust you in your actions.? The turtle calmly replied.
Reimu sat upon the turtle as it floated off, past Marisa and Mima towards the shrine. As they passed, the turtle spoke, ?It?s been a long time, Mima.?
?That it is. What are you going to do, try and bite me?? Mima replied bemused.
?I think? I?m a little too old for that now. Farewell.? Soon the turtle and shrine maiden combination had descended out of sight.
?Well, I must admit Marisa. I honestly didn?t think this conclusion was possible, I always thought of it that one of us must lose. The girl?s wise for her age.?
Marisa merely replied with a yawn, ?Can we go now? I?m tired.?
Mima looked down at her apprentice, ?Sure, let?s go.? Mima promptly rose into the air, and Marisa jumped onto her broomstick and they both travelled away, back towards the forest.
Mima:
From that moment on, Mima and Marisa were regularly sighted at the shrine grounds, to the point where if they weren?t sleeping or doing magic-related business, then they?d be at the shrine.
Reimu didn?t seem to care much at all about the magicians staying around the shrine, despite Mima being what she was. Time passed by, and Mima finally began to enjoy her life, or her equivalent of it.
The following year, there was supposedly a large event take place in Gensokyo, if the stories are to be believed then there was a large tournament held, and the winner was granted a wish. However this is considered very unlikely, since the masterminds behind the tournament were supposedly humans from the outside world, which should be impossible.
It was also mostly reported that the evil spirit Mima took part, losing the Reimu Hakurei in the finals, Reimu then went on to defeat the masterminds, but once again, there has been no sign of her prize, so it should be considered a large rumour.
The following year from that, another incident occurred, youkai swarmed the lands for reasons unknown, and once again it was up to the shrine maiden Reimu Hakurei to see to the situation, also for unknown reasons, Marisa Kirisame, the apprentice of Mima went along, and both ended up facing the youkai, Yuka Kazami, and brought the incident to a close.
The lack of intervention from Mima should be considered suspect, considering her and Marisa were noted to always be together, not to mention Mima?s presence at the shrine was growing ever more?
Mima rolled over and stretched, ?Marisa! You there?? The spirit shouted dozily as she opened her eyes to see the shrine grounds in front of her. ?Marisa??
?Reimu!? She shouted afterwards, but again, there was no response.
?Now where the hell could they have got to?? Mima said puzzled, as she climbed up, and hovered to look in the shrine itself. ?No-one.?
At that moment, Mima woke up enough to notice the shrine grounds, which looked disturbed and broken in places. ?There?s been a battle here? I must have slept through it.? Mima considered whether to begin looking for the two but decided against it, ?I?m sure they?ll be fine, I?ll just wait here.?
Wondering into the shrine, Mima quickly prepared herself some tea, and sat dozily on top of the shrine, looking for signs of anyone. ?I wonder what they?re up to?? She said aloud to herself.
?Hunting the source of the large number of youkai that stormed the shrine earlier.? A voice said from behind.
Jumping from shock and nearly spilling her tea, Mima spun around, ?Don?t sneak up on me like- Oh, it?s you.? She said, with a displeased tone, having found herself back-to-back with her nemesis.
?Oh, a shame, you?re never pleased to see me.? The voice regained its ominous tone.
?I wonder why, Murasaki? I wonder why?? Mima spoke quietly, ?Oh wait, could it be because you?re always messing things up for me, and tried to get me sealed again? I bet you?re gutted I didn?t get sent away again, aren?t you!? Mima suddenly snapped.
?I'll admit I was quite surprised. But that doesn?t matter now.? The voice suddenly cut the conversation.
?Anyway, you?ve taken quite a liking to the shrine again, missing the old times?? The voice jeered.
?The times before you backstabbed me? Nah, it?s much better now than it was back then, Murasaki.?
?Please, call me Yukari, Yukari Yakumo. I don?t really want any Hakureis knowing.? The voice actually sounded honest for once.
?Yukari... But why?? Mima said semi-confused.
?Just think about it. What kind of example would it be, if the Hakurei bloodline found out, that one of their most respected members, was actually still alive after all this time, and now a youkai, the things they swear to defeat?? Yukari spoke out.
?True, but I doubt Reimu would be bothered enough to care.? Mima laughed.
?Regardless, I don?t want her to know, I want you to keep it secret? regardless of what I have done.?
?Whatever.? Mima said, uncaring, if she was going to get Murasaki back, it?d be more then tarnishing her reputation.
?You know, any human who came here would think you?re the goddess of this shrine.? Yukari added out of the blue.
Mima laughed slightly, ?Nothing wrong with that.?
?If you like it so much, why don?t you actually become the deity of the shrine then?? The voice giggled ominously.
?But now do I do? that?? Mima turned around in interest to find Murasaki had disappeared.
?Damn it!? Mima quickly scanned the area, but saw no sign of her. ?Who does she think she is, bothering me all the time?? Mima snapped.
Leaning back against the roof, Mima spoke out to herself again, ?She had one point though, how can I become a god??
Mima:
Mima opened an eye, followed by the other and noted she was in her own house in the forest. Slowly her mind started to work and she recalled the events last night, a night of magical testing turned into live-fire practice when Mima and Marisa found a group of seemingly timid youkai, but didn?t want to take the risk and used them for target practice.
?Marisa! You still here?? Mima yelled.
There was no reply. ?She?s already at the shrine at this time?? Mima dozily looked at the clock which showed 12:30. ?How the hell did I sleep? I?m going to be late!? As Mima quickly straightened her robes and collected her hat, she thought that there wasn?t anything to be late for, but continued to rush anyway.
Drifting above the trees of the forest to wake her up, Mima soon arrived at the shrine which once again looked like a warzone with damage everywhere, and oddly enough, what looked like a pile of clothes heaped by the shrine. Reimu and Marisa stood in the centre, the former looking unhappy.
?So, what fun?s gone off here? Had a fight between you?? Mima laughed as she dropped down from the sky.
The shrine maiden replied, ?Don?t tell me you didn?t notice all the youkai running around lately!?
Mima paused, ?No, not really, I haven?t been looking; it?s not my job to hunt for them.? She replied with a sly grin.
Before Reimu could reply abusively, Marisa cut in, ?Hey, well, you?re just in time Lady Mima!?
?For what?? Mima asked curiously.
?Our journey to stop them, of course! You slept through the last one!? Marisa continued enthusiastically.
?Oh, yes. That time.? Mima recalled her encounter with Murasaki.
?Well, shall we go then?? Mima questioned.
Reimu shook her head, ?We?re doing things a little differently this time.?
?What?? Mima said, puzzled.
?We don?t know where they?re coming from specifically, so we decided we?d go in pairs, that way we can search twice the amount!?
Mima looked sceptical with an eyebrow raised, ?A pair means two, and don?t get me if I?m wrong, but there?s only three of us, four if you count the turtle, but little miss shrine maiden?s not good enough to by herself.? Mima evilly grinned.
Once again, Marisa cut in before Reimu, ?Yea-yeah?? Marisa looked around, ?Hey Reimu, there is only three of us.?
?There?s one more.? Reimu spoke, before pointing towards the shrine, ?You?re with her, now come on Marisa.?
As Marisa was being pulled away she shouted, ?Race you there Lady Mima, bet we beat them before you do!?
Mima slowly floated over to the shrine, looking for whoever Reimu pointed out.
There?s no-one here. Nothing but this broken statue, shrine wall and? this pile of clothes.
Suddenly it hit Mima, it wasn?t a pile of Reimu?s red and white clothes, it was someone curled up asleep.
Bemused by the situation, Mima used her staff to poke the sleeper, causing muffled speech, ?Mrf, leave me alone? I?m trying to sleep??
Grinning, Mima continued to poke the girl until she started to stir. ?Go away? what do you want...??
Eventually, the girl sat up, causing a cascade of long green hair to flow in the wind slightly, before she yawned, ?Who? who are you?? She spoke, quietly, and barely awake.
Mima stood in a formal position and spoke in a boastful voice, ?I?m Mima, and I?m the deity of this shrine.?
?Really...? Didn?t think there was a god here?? The girl yawned again.
?Yes, well there is, standing in front of you.? Mima spoke impatiently.
?Okay??
There was an awkward pause, where Mima stood as the girl yawned once more. ?So? what do you want then?? The girl mumbled.
?I was told by Reimu that we were meant to be going together to fight some youkai, and stop the source of them all.? Mima explained impatiently.
?Fighting? you say? Sounds fun.? The girl suddenly picked up at that sentence.
?Yes, now are you coming along or are you going to fall back asleep?? Mima complained.
?Of course I?m coming!? Suddenly in a burst of energy, the girl jumped off the floor, grabbed an object nearby, which turned out to be a parasol and stood ready. ?Yuka Kazami.?
Mima was half-surprised at her sudden burst of energy, ?Okay then? I guess we should leave now, Reimu and Marisa have already had a head start.?
?Of course we should, we?re missing out on the fun.? Yuka spoke excitedly as she took to the air and floated down towards where the pair previously left.
Mima paused to wonder how she knew the way, but then realized it was clear from the trail of destruction, shrugging slightly she hovered to catch up with the rushing youkai.
?Kazami, perchance are you the youkai that was beaten last year by those two?? Mima questioned.
?I hardly call it ?beaten? when they storm into my house and beat me up while I?m asleep.?
Looking at her when she first woke up, I?d hardly call it that either.
?It seems the shrine is becoming a home to youkai lately, there?s been more and more youkai hanging around there.? Mima commented.
Yuka looked back, ?What?s the problem with that??
Mima laughed slightly, ?Oh nothing, just a sign of how lazy Miss Hakurei is.?
Yuka didn?t reply and instead opened her parasol, using it to block the sunlight.
A few moments later, Mima noticed that they?d come face to face with a familiar site, the mountain from the events a few years ago.
Never thought I?d be here again so soon.
Although the track lead them to the other side, where eventually an entrance could be seen in the side of the mountain.
?I?d say this has to be it.? Mima stated.
Yuka replied sarcastically, ?You think? Just look at the pattern around the entrance, that doesn?t occur by itself.?
Mima glanced at the formation and saw a strange foreign pattern, with more structured marks at the top, possibly even another language?
As the duo studied the strange pattern a voice called out, ?More intruders, what?s with them today??
Mima looked at the entrance of the cave, where a pink haired girl emerged wearing a simple red dress with a white shirt beneath it. Her eyes matched the colour of her shoulder length hair. ?What do you want?? The girl questioned.
Mima grinned, ?You wouldn?t have seen a witch and a shrine maiden around here would you? We?ve? lost them and we need to find them.?
The girl looked pained for a moment, ?Yeah, I?ve seen them; they caught me off-guard and got past me? But I can?t let you do the same! I?m meant to be guarding this place!?
?Interesting, we?ll be going now.? Yuka spoke uninterested and tried to walk by, before the pink haired guard held out her arm and blocked the way.
?I said no.?
?And I said we?ll be going!? Yuka shouted, with a hint of anger as she delivered a kick to the guard?s side.
Even half-asleep, she?s terribly violent.
Flying backwards, Sara caught herself on the wall and threw herself back at Yuka swinging her arms as she flew causing rows of bright orbs to fly along with her. With a bemused look, Yuka stood still as the bullets approached, and they miraculously all flew by her. ?Your aim is a little off.?
Growling, Sara jumped into the air, summoning more and more rows of bullets, hurling them at the youkai who just smiled back, almost waltzing between the bullets. ?Ready to fight yet?? Yuka gloated.
?Stop?? The guard spoke, diving at Yuka, ?Taunting me!? Sara suddenly fired a large amount of bullets right at Yuka as she approached her. However Yuka?s expression didn?t change as she quickly leapt to the side as the barrage struck the floor, sending up a cloud of dust.
Laughing again, Yuka watched as Sara was landing on the ground, ?Take this!? The guard suddenly shouted as she hit the ground and immediately pounced at Yuka in a flash, ?Try dodging this! You?? Sara cut off as Yuka leant back almost horizontally as Sara flew over her, noticing the devilish grin in Yuka?s face, Sara braced herself but immediately felt a strong pain in her stomach as well as her motion stopping.
?Wha? what?? Sara spoke quietly as she looked down, to see Yuka?s parasol stuck in her, holding her in the air.
?I think you lost.? Yuka whispered into her ear before swinging her parasol sideways, putting her foot against Sara and kicked her off the parasol, into a wall.
?Come on, Miss Hakurei Deity, let?s go.? Yuka sung as she walked away, further into the cave.
Slightly shocked what just happened, Mima stepped forward, ?You know, that really was overkill you know, she wasn?t that powerful?? She mentioned slightly.
Yuka merely laughed for a moment, ?It?s all for fun, why not do it??
Mima paused for a moment, when two lasers appeared, surrounding Yuka. ?You won?t enter Makai!? The voice of the guard called, from the source of the lasers.
Suddenly, hordes of bullets began to fire between the two lasers heading towards Yuka, who continued to smile. ?Still fighting? Maybe this was, worth my time.?
Weaving between the bullets Yuka effortless dodged until she got near the end of the laser wall, and leapt into the air above Sara, opened her parasol and firing a multitude of thin lasers at her, promptly causing the bullets and beam-wall to disappear and then as though nothing had happened, Yuka her arm out towards where Sara was guard, ?Shall we head on??
As the two walked down the tunnel, Yuka was humming a slow tune to herself when Mima spoke, ?You have some power there.?
?Of course, what did you expect?? She spoke quickly, before returning to her humming.
Mima just looked puzzled for a moment, before continuing on down the passage, until eventually, the tunnel came to a stop. ?Oh, a teleport of some kind.? Mima spoke.
?What?? Yuka spoke out, as though she was daydreaming.
?There?s a teleport spell that on this altar, this must be the way in.? Mima explained.
?Well then, let?s go!? Yuka shouted as she leapt onto the altar, and promptly disappeared.
Mima sighed, ?She?s almost as much as a handful as Marisa. That could well have been trapped.?
Without saying anything else, Mima hovered up onto the stone altar and touched the rune, causing the scenery around her to change.
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And we're done. To be continued in RiG2. Will post a link when it is posted.