Elly Quest - Reaper in Red

[Raikaria]

>Alright, let's move carefully, and swing Malus rapidly to try to clear out shot clusters that get too close.
>When she slows down, barrage!

> You carefully evade Reimu's danmaku, and, when she pauses, fire again.

> However, due to the distance, she starts moving before your bullets actually reach her.

[SirChaotick]

>Start shooting next to us just after the second pass. Attempt to emulate Reimu's previous position.
>Unless that keeps us from dodging.

[Raikaria]

>Start shooting next to us just after the second pass. Attempt to emulate Reimu's previous position.
>Unless that keeps us from dodging.

> You wait for the second wave of manulets to fire, before you blind-fire around yourself.

> To your surprise, some of your shots hit something flying past... although there is a shower of large orb danmaku fired at you as it zooms past, you evade that, as it's basically just streaming.

> Reimu stops moving, and there is some smoke coming off her side from were there were impacts with danmaku.

[Hanzo K.]

>Grin. "Not a bad trick there Reimu, you almost had me there~"
>Let's keep on guard, and if she goes back into the speedy-stuff, we'll do the same as before!

[Raikaria]

>Grin. "Not a bad trick there Reimu, you almost had me there~"
>Let's keep on guard, and if she goes back into the speedy-stuff, we'll do the same as before!

> "How can you read my movements when I'm using Fantasy Seal -Blink-? That's not possible. It musta been a fluke." Reimu says, before going back into zooming around the area.

> You repeat your shot at the right time, this time it breaks Reimu's spell. She almost falls to the ground, but stops right before.

> "I don't get it..." she mumbles.

[Hanzo K.]

>Chuckle. "It's simple really, I just waited for a few passes, and timed them. That's all. You've got a short window of time where I can tag you with shots, and I struck mere moments before that window actually came up, thus giving the shots time to actually hit the mark."
>Grin. "Of course, firing indiscriminately and hoping you smack into a few shots helps in the interim between windows."

[Raikaria]

>Chuckle. "It's simple really, I just waited for a few passes, and timed them. That's all. You've got a short window of time where I can tag you with shots, and I struck mere moments before that window actually came up, thus giving the shots time to actually hit the mark."
>Grin. "Of course, firing indiscriminately and hoping you smack into a few shots helps in the interim between windows."

> "Well, I don't know how much longer I can keep going in my condition, so I'll just have to bring out the big guns..." Reimu says. The look on her face almost reminds you of Yuuka, as she glows with a red aura.

> "Paradise Sign: Unsealed Hakurei Might" Reimu announces, before she vanishes.

> "Never seen this one before." you hear Remilia comment.

[Hanzo K.]

>"Well, don't I feel honored? Just came up with this one yourself, didn't you?"
>Let's keep on guard for anything, and keep our Cards on hand just in case.

[Raikaria]

>"Well, don't I feel honored? Just came up with this one yourself, didn't you?"
>Let's keep on guard for anything, and keep our Cards on hand just in case.

> "No, I've had this card for ages, in fact, you've faced it before, well, the non-spellcard version anyway. This spellcard is based on the bombs of my old days, where I would unleash the power of the Hakurei Orbs and basically vaporize everything around me." Reimu says. "I just haven't had to use the full power of the Hakurei Orbs since the spellcard rules came into force."

> You see four Hakurei Ying-Yang orbs materialize around Reimu, and start spinning, pulsing red and white.

> "Of course, the spellcard rules prevent this from being an all-consuming flash of light that can't be escaped. Instead, it channels the full power of the Hakurei Orbs another way." Reimu states, the red aura still around her.

> Reimu vanishes.

[Hanzo K.]

>Alright now, let's focus, and clear our mind. When the time is right....We strike with everything we've got!

[Raikaria]

>Alright now, let's focus, and clear our mind. When the time is right....We strike with everything we've got!

> You focus, and ready yourself, when you see the Hakurei Orbs appear again, far from each other, circling around the area, like they are orbiting around you.

> They suddenly all unleash a massive amount of talisman danmaku, seemingly spammed randomly, no pattern, yet the amount is massive.

> You are starting to figure this might be a survival spell, as there is no sign of Reimu.

[Hanzo K.]

>Grin. "I'll have to go through my cards next then."
>Let's carefully maneuver to let the shots slip past, and scythe-cancel any shots that stray too close.

[Raikaria]

>Grin. "I'll have to go through my cards next then."
>Let's carefully maneuver to let the shots slip past, and scythe-cancel any shots that stray too close.

> There is no response.

> You maneuver the amulets, which, while thick, move slowly, giving you plenty of time to cancel them when they start to overwhelm you.

> The amulet danmaku vanish, and the orbs start spinning faster, collecting energy in a manner that almost reminds you of the Master Spark.

[Hanzo K.]

>Focus, and when the time's right....Dodge like mad!

[Raikaria]

>Focus, and when the time's right....Dodge like mad!

> You see each Ying-Yang orb fire a laser, opposite orbs fireing red and white, with the four lasers meeting in the centre of the feild, as the orbs spin around, making almost a windmill of lasers.

> Small red and white danmaku emanate from where the lasers collide. These are not as thick as the amulet danmaku previously, but are far faster.

Also I shoulda posted this at the start of the fight, but whatever: Boss Theme... from Reimu's point of veiw seeing as you're the 'villain' here

[Hanzo K.]

>Alright, let's rotate with the lasers, and just slash like mad to cancel the incoming bullets!

[Raikaria]

>Alright, let's rotate with the lasers, and just slash like mad to cancel the incoming bullets!

> You have to quickly swirl around to evade the lasers that are swiftly sweeping the area, while you dodge, slash, and get hit by, the red and white bullets. Some are just too fast to slash or dodge, but they are small and weak.

> The orbs are spinning faster and faster, if this keeps up you will not be able to keep up.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>Fly over the lasers.

Think in three dimensions, people.

[Raikaria]

>Fly over the lasers.

Think in three dimensions, people.

> You attempt to fly over the lasers, but doing so has your head hit some massive barrier.

> It appears Reimu has made this a 2D fight.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>That's hardly fair.
>Get close to the center, where the lasers meet. That way we don't have to move as fast in order to keep up with them.

[Raikaria]

>That's hardly fair.
>Get close to the center, where the lasers meet. That way we don't have to move as fast in order to keep up with them.

> Getting closer to the center means the fast moving bullets are much more dense, and would be impossible to dodge.

[Hanzo K.]

>Could we use Malus to break open a path in the lasers then?

[GuyYouMetOnline]

>If not: we don't have to dodge all the shots; we can cut through what we can't avoid. Get as close to the center as we can without even that combo being overwhelmed.

[Raikaria]

>Could we use Malus to break open a path in the lasers then?

> Lasers are a continuous stream, a small cut will not mean anything.

>If not: we don't have to dodge all the shots; we can cut through what we can't avoid. Get as close to the center as we can without even that combo being overwhelmed.

> You get closer to the center of the laser spiral, however, you quickly find you can't fly as quickly when you're madly swinging Malus.

[Hint: Think in two dimensions, there's a way out. There is also an alternate solution, which Hanzo was close to.

Of course there are other solutions probably too, I just won't have 'Go Up' as a simple solution to a danmaku pattern.]

[Hanzo K.]

I think I got an idea.

>Two people on opposite sides of a fight can have a spellcard active at once, right?

[Raikaria]

I think I got an idea.

>Two people on opposite sides of a fight can have a spellcard active at once, right?

> You can activate a spellcard, but there is no Reimu to attack. Still, the danmaku can be used to protect yourself, canceling enemy danmaku.

[Hanzo K.]

>What's the status of our spellcards?

[Raikaria]

>What's the status of our spellcards?

> All four are available. So far you have only use nonspell danmaku.

[Hanzo K.]

>Would we be able to bust through the lasers with any of our cards involving Malus?

[Raikaria]

>Would we be able to bust through the lasers with any of our cards involving Malus?

> You wouldn't be able to break thought them, however, you do have your own survival spell, Malus Sign; Boomerang Scythe; which makes you invulnerable during it. In this case, it would become a battle of timers.