Rumia Quest III: Hero of Shadow

[Raikaria]

>"Not a shadow? But watch this!"
>Let's make it darker! "See? But about that boss rabbit, I think I'd like to meet her, maybe she'll be a new friend!"

> "Cool!" the bunny says. "I can't see anything!"

> "Uwwa... ok. But I kinda have to see to find 'er." the rabbit admits.

[Hanzo K.]

>"Oh! Right! I keep forgetting that I can see, but others can't."
>Let's drop the darkness levels enough for the rabbit to see.

[Raikaria]

>"Oh! Right! I keep forgetting that I can see, but others can't."
>Let's drop the darkness levels enough for the rabbit to see.

> "You can see in this?!" the rabbit says. It seems these rabbits are about as smart as fairies.

> You have to drop your darkness pretty much all the way, because the bunny keeps pointing out how easy it is to get lost so she needs pretty much normal vision.

> The bunny leads you, and, soon afterwards, you arrive at a large... japanse-style mansion.

> "Welcome to Eientei!" the rabbit says.

[Hanzo K.]

>"Wow....It's so big! So where's this boss rabbit then huh?"

[Raikaria]

>"Wow....It's so big! So where's this boss rabbit then huh?"

> "Somewhere inside. I won't be getting the boss's boss... she's scary. I'll get my boss!" the rabbit said, hopping towards the mansion.

> "Wait here a second." the bunny said, going inside.

> Shortly afterwards, the bunny comes back, with a slightly bigger rabbit next to her. She looked very similar to the first rabbit, but looked more confident, and had short, messy black hair.

> "Hello! I'm Tewi! Boss of the Inabas! What do you want?" the new rabbit said.

[Hanzo K.]

>"I'm Rumia, I'm looking for a Karakasa who happens to be a friend of mine! I heard she ended up somewhere in this forest, and this rabbit said that you'd probably know where!"

[Raikaria]

>"I'm Rumia, I'm looking for a Karakasa who happens to be a friend of mine! I heard she ended up somewhere in this forest, and this rabbit said that you'd probably know where!"

> "Karakasa... Karakasa... oh! I think I gotta get my boss about this!" Tewi said, running inside.

> "Uwwwaaa.... if she's getting involved, bye!" the nameless rabbit said, running inside herself.

> Moments later, Tewi and a very different looking rabbit appeared. Unlike the other rabbits, her ears stood up. She had long, violet hair, and seemed to be wearing some sort of school uniform... or maybe a formal suit. You're not a fashion nut. She had red eyes, and was significantly taller than Tewi, the same size as humans.

> "So... you're here about the karakasa." the newcomer said.

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod with a big grin. "Yep! She's a friend of mine y'know! She helped out back in that makai thingy down in the underground!"

[Raikaria]

>Nod with a big grin. "Yep! She's a friend of mine y'know! She helped out back in that makai thingy down in the underground!"

> "The karakasa is now property of my mistress. You will have to leave." the rabbit said.

[Hanzo K.]

>"What?! But she's my friend! I'm not leaving without her...Because friends stick together!"
>Ramp up the darkness to maximum!

[Raikaria]

>"What?! But she's my friend! I'm not leaving without her...Because friends stick together!"
>Ramp up the darkness to maximum!

> "Unfortunetly, it is the will of the Princess. I cannot do anything about it." the rabbit said.

> You drown the area in a bubble of darkness, which makes the lesser rabbits run out of it.

> You see the rabbit take a stance, with her hand as if she's pointing two fingers at you, before from the fingers comes a hail of... bullet shaped bullets, which all fly right past you, missing you by less than an inch.

> "Your darkness is futile against me. That was simply a warning shot." the rabbit said.

[Hanzo K.]

>"So it's the will of your boss huh? I'll just have to get past you first, and then beat her next!"
>Let's fire a barrage of lasers!

[Raikaria]

>"So it's the will of your boss huh? I'll just have to get past you first, and then beat her next!"
>Let's fire a barrage of lasers!

> "Beating the Princess is impossible." the rabbit said.

> You fire lasers, but she just dodges them easily. She can clearly see.

> "If you insist on fighting, so be it. I am Reisen Udongein Inaba, the rabbit from the moon with the eyes of Insanity. Be aware that fighting me, you put your sanity on the line." the rabbit says.

[Hanzo K.]

>"Oh? Well, you're going up against Rumia, the Sealed Darkness! ...Though right now, I'm just 'The Little Shadow'."
>"I'll warn you right now though, things might get bad if you make me go insane. There's a reason why I was sealed with this ribbon y'know."
>Point at the ribbon for emphasis, then fire off a barrage of regular shots in all directions!

[Raikaria]

>"Oh? Well, you're going up against Rumia, the Sealed Darkness! ...Though right now, I'm just 'The Little Shadow'."
>"I'll warn you right now though, things might get bad if you make me go insane. There's a reason why I was sealed with this ribbon y'know."
>Point at the ribbon for emphasis, then fire off a barrage of regular shots in all directions!

> "It does not matter what you are, Youkai. If you wish to go against the Princess, it will have to be through me." Reisen said.

> "Things always go bad when one turns insane. It's just the type of bad varies from person to person. Besides, I can do a lot more than make you lose your mind." Reisen boasted, sounding confident.

> Reisen looks at the ribbon as you point to it, before you fire off a spam-barrage of shots. The Lunar Rabbit takes her pose with both hands, before forming red orbs around her, in a rectangle, which launch a spam of the bullets she used before. Your spams cancel each other out, more or less, what remains is avoidable on both sides.

[Hanzo K.]

>Follow it up with a concentrated barrage aimed right at her!

[Raikaria]

>Follow it up with a concentrated barrage aimed right at her!

> You fires a concentrated barrage, focusing your shots towards Reisen. When you do this, you notice the red orbs fade, although they are still shooting.

> Reisen nimbly dodges your attack.

> "I'm too fast for concentrated attacks, and I can match your scattered attacks, youkai." Reisen said. "I would rather not harm you, but if you do not quit, then I shall have no option."

[Hanzo K.]

>Too bad we're probably not strong enough yet to keep ourselves in control for long when the ribbon comes off, otherwise we'd use that huh?
>"Friends never give up on friends!"
>Let's use Moonlight Ray - Lunatic-!

[Raikaria]

>Too bad we're probably not strong enough yet to keep ourselves in control for long when the ribbon comes off, otherwise we'd use that huh?
>"Friends never give up on friends!"
>Let's use Moonlight Ray - Lunatic-!

> Well, Yukari said you could probobly keep control yourself for about twenty seconds. It might be a little longer now. However, you cannot touch your ribbon, so it's impossible to remove it anyway.

> "Which is why I shall not let you challenge the will of the Princess." Reisen said.

> As you declare your spellcard, Reisen declares one in turn: Visionary Wave; Mind-Blowing.

> You feel Reisen's eyes bearing into your mind, as she unleashes two widening rings of danmaku... which vanish.

[Hanzo K.]

>So about 20 seconds huh? Should be enough for this, it's just a pain that we can't touch it.
>"Whoa....That's a neat trick!"
>Did her card cancel ours out?

[Raikaria]

>So about 20 seconds huh? Should be enough for this, it's just a pain that we can't touch it.
>"Whoa....That's a neat trick!"
>Did her card cancel ours out?

> Indeed

> Reisen does not answer

> No, the bullets for either side have not reached yet, you've both only fired the first waves, which are in transit. Reisen's bullets vanished as they were about to collide.

[Hanzo K.]

>Well, nothing for it but to ride it out for now.

[Raikaria]

>Well, nothing for it but to ride it out for now.

> You feel a little funny, before the bullets re-appear right in front of you. Another wave is also being launched, canceling out the bullets you fired that passed 'through' the vanished wave. Your lasers instantly annhilate a large amount of the bullets, but your lasers in this card are for zoneing, not direcly being pointed at the bunny.

> The wall in front of you is still rather thick, it's gonna take some careful movement to get through.

[Hanzo K.]

>Well, let's keep it up then! Our lasers can protect us since they're not direct offense.

[Raikaria]

>Well, let's keep it up then! Our lasers can protect us since they're not direct offense.

> They cannot be pointed right in front of you, leaving a 'blindspot'.

> However, you are able to move during the card, and do so, removing more of the bullets, and dodgeing the ones you can't remove.

> Suddenly, all the bullets vanish. This time, you don't feel funny. It seems Reisen's card was an immobile-type card, and your laser blasted her when you moved, dispelling it.

[Hanzo K.]

>Alright, follow it up with a mixed barrage! Both spread and concentrated!

[Raikaria]

>Alright, follow it up with a mixed barrage! Both spread and concentrated!

> You stop your spellcard, as the 'duel' between them is over, and you spam between a more focused and scattered nonspell.

> "Got you." Reisen says from behind you, as you feel her eyes in your head again. The stunned Reisen vanishes. You turn to see Reisen and her danmaku behind you!

[Hanzo K.]

>Let's counter by flying up at full speed, leaving a thick barrage as we go!

[Raikaria]

>Let's counter by flying up at full speed, leaving a thick barrage as we go!

> You ascend as quickly as you can, spamming bullets around yourself as you rise, sheltering yourself from Reisen's attack.

> Reisen's spell stops, and she instantly points towards you, fireing a stream of very fast bullets.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Quickly move to the side.
>As soon as we get a chance, break a branch off a tree, stick it through a loop in the ribbon, and use it to pull the ribbon off.