[COMPLETE] Rumia Quest VI; Cont: Reaching for the Sky

[Raikaria]

>Do so.

> You unceremoniously throw Enkura into the basement, before Koakuma closes the door.

> You see a lot more magic seals now, spreading from the door to the walls around it. Sakuya appears out of thin air, and also seems to be doing something to the door, holding her pocket watch to it.

> About a minute later, Patchouli and Sakuya finish. Sakuya vanishes again, while Patchouli floats in the air with her apprentice and familiar by her sides.

> "If that could hold Flandre unless she was really determined, it should be enough to hold her." Patchouli says, in her usual tone.

> "It looks like something big happened, since you need to seal someone in there with Patchouli's help." Daiyousei comments.

> "Well, one day you should be the better one at seals. Seals are based in White Magic." Patchouli says bluntly. "Especially since as a fairy, technically, you have infinite time to get better. You don't even need to worry about being killed or illness like I do."

[Hanzo K.]

>"Well, it's not only gotta keep her in, but other things out. Here in a day or two, once all the business at Eientei's through, I plan to do the same for her that we did for Flan."
>Chuckle, then look at Dai with a slight smile. "Saving the world, getting adopted by Shinki, and a lot of other crazy stuff. All in a day's work, huh?"

[Raikaria]

>"Well, it's not only gotta keep her in, but other things out. Here in a day or two, once all the business at Eientei's through, I plan to do the same for her that we did for Flan."
>Chuckle, then look at Dai with a slight smile. "Saving the world, getting adopted by Shinki, and a lot of other crazy stuff. All in a day's work, huh?"

> Patchouli chants a bit more, and some more seals form, before she stops.

> "That explains the new look then." Daiyousei says.

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "Yep, even my wings changed too. Check it out!"
>Let's step back a bit so we don't smack anyone with our wings when we materialize them.

[Raikaria]

>Nod. "Yep, even my wings changed too. Check it out!"
>Let's step back a bit so we don't smack anyone with our wings when we materialize them.

> You materialize your wings. This time it is Koakuma who responds.

> "Hmm, looks like Shinki did do something. Those are like her markings."

[Hanzo K.]

>"Yeah, I had to expend pretty much all my energy for her to do it, but it paid off. Gave me one heck of an infusion of energy to flush out what little energy was left from the Makai Heart. I guess you could say I was reborn thanks to that."
>Now that things have slowed down, how do we feel now that the old us is finally gone?

[Darkoda]

>"But for now, we gotta try to purge the insanity out of Enkura; it's either that or Yuuka's going to get Elly to kill her; Enkura's shades killed a few of her plants and she's not happy about it."

[Raikaria]

>"Yeah, I had to expend pretty much all my energy for her to do it, but it paid off. Gave me one heck of an infusion of energy to flush out what little energy was left from the Makai Heart. I guess you could say I was reborn thanks to that."
>Now that things have slowed down, how do we feel now that the old us is finally gone?

> "Hmm. Well, how Shinki's magic works is beyond me." Patchouli comments.

> "Wait, so you're saying you're like my sister?" Koakuma says.

> You feel the same as before.

>"But for now, we gotta try to purge the insanity out of Enkura; it's either that or Yuuka's going to get Elly to kill her; Enkura's shades killed a few of her plants and she's not happy about it."

> "... I can imagine Yuka getting worked up over that." Patchouli says.

> "Yeah..." Dai agrees.

[Hanzo K.]

>Look to Koa with a slight grin, then sweep her up into one of those big old bear hugs that's sure to leave her sore for a minute. "Guess so!"
>Then disengage. "Sorry about that, I guess I got carried away there. Then again, I'm still getting used to the whole having a family thing."

[Raikaria]

>Look to Koa with a slight grin, then sweep her up into one of those big old bear hugs that's sure to leave her sore for a minute. "Guess so!"
>Then disengage. "Sorry about that, I guess I got carried away there. Then again, I'm still getting used to the whole having a family thing."

> Koakuma squeaks in surprise.

> The small devil doesn't reply, or make eye contact. She looks a little embarrassed.

[Hanzo K.]

>Grin sheepishly. "Well, at least now I actually can call Alice sis."
>Beat.
>"But, uh, which one's the big sister, and which one's the little sister? I mean, I'm probably older than her, but I was adopted pretty recently. So it's pretty confusing."

[Raikaria]

>Grin sheepishly. "Well, at least now I actually can call Alice sis."
>Beat.
>"But, uh, which one's the big sister, and which one's the little sister? I mean, I'm probably older than her, but I was adopted pretty recently. So it's pretty confusing."

> "You're older. So you're the big sister." Patchouli says. "Flandre was made a vampire first, but she's younger, so she's the little sister."

> Dai is attempting to snap Koa out of her embarrassment. It's not working. They're being hush-hush, but you do hear Koa murmur 'Patchy'.

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "Makes sense, so I guess I should start being more like the older sister I am. Provide helpful advice, be there when she needs a shoulder to cry on, that sort of thing."
>Then look towards Koa, then back to Patchouli. "Not used to physical contact?" Gesture towards Koa while we make that comment.

[Raikaria]

>Nod. "Makes sense, so I guess I should start being more like the older sister I am. Provide helpful advice, be there when she needs a shoulder to cry on, that sort of thing."
>Then look towards Koa, then back to Patchouli. "Not used to physical contact?" Gesture towards Koa while we make that comment.

> "It's me. What makes you think she'd be used to physical contact at all with me involved." Patchouli says bluntly.

[Hanzo K.]

>"Good point. Shame really, kid like that should be used to both giving and getting them."
>Meander on over and sweep both Koa and Dai into a two-armed and slightly spinning hug, with one in each arm. "Hey, you guys oughta be happy you know, another Incident's been resolved for the most part! Sure, there's the after-incident cleanup, but eh, that'll come tomorrow when Reisen's free."
>Beat.
>Pause, and set the two down. "Oh yeah, I'm gonna have to get this hammered out with Satori and Koishi too aren't I? Well, I'll get to that when I can."

[Raikaria]

>"Good point. Shame really, kid like that should be used to both giving and getting them."
>Meander on over and sweep both Koa and Dai into a two-armed and slightly spinning hug, with one in each arm. "Hey, you guys oughta be happy you know, another Incident's been resolved for the most part! Sure, there's the after-incident cleanup, but eh, that'll come tomorrow when Reisen's free."
>Beat.
>Pause, and set the two down. "Oh yeah, I'm gonna have to get this hammered out with Satori and Koishi too aren't I? Well, I'll get to that when I can."

> "Why should a master show a familiar physical affection?" Patchouli asks.

> Koakuma doesn't seem to like the embrace.

> "So, you're gonna need to go underground?" Daiyousei says, before she flies closer and whispers.

> "Koa has a crush on Patchy. She kinda found it embarrassing that you hugged her in front of 'her Patchy'. Same reason she dislikes me somewhat." Daiyousei whispers.

[Hanzo K.]

>Nod. "Yeah, looks like I'll be going all over the place today. I should tell you about how it is up where the Celestials live sometime, since I got to visit there."
>Look over to Patchouli. "That person we just locked up in there is the Celestial responsible for all this trouble. Turns out that she used to be Half-Youkai, and the remnants of her Youkai-ness was conflicting with her nature as a Celestial, which ended up driving her around the bend. She was doing all this in a madness-fueled bid to take Yukari's place now that she's out of the picture."

[Raikaria]

>Nod. "Yeah, looks like I'll be going all over the place today. I should tell you about how it is up where the Celestials live sometime, since I got to visit there."
>Look over to Patchouli. "That person we just locked up in there is the Celestial responsible for all this trouble. Turns out that she used to be Half-Youkai, and the remnants of her Youkai-ness was conflicting with her nature as a Celestial, which ended up driving her around the bend. She was doing all this in a madness-fueled bid to take Yukari's place now that she's out of the picture."

> "Aren't you always going all over the place?" Daiyousei asks. "Besides, that seal will last, maybe you should take some time off to rest first or something, and as you said, you won't be able to get Reisen until tomorrow anyway."

> "Interesting. I wonder what her goals were last time she acted up then, seeing as Yukari was still alive. What are her abilities, anyway, so we know what we are dealing with in there." Patchouli says.

[Hanzo K.]

>"Same as it was this time apparently. Either that, or she was lashing out against her mom in her madness. Three guesses as to who it was based on her looks, and the first two don't count. As for her ability, she can work off the Imagination. Basically, whatever she, or anyone else, thinks of, she can give life and form to. So she could possibly make a copy of Flandre as she was before she was cured of her madness. She even managed to split the old me away from me too with that power, though Rika took care of that problem."
>Pause, as if in thought. "Something about a 'Supergravity Cannon' that has 500 times the earth's gravity or something. I know she made a big fuss about not wanting to use it in an atmosphere or something. She said it was, and I quote; 'Too crazy, even by my standards'. All that was left was this really nasty pile of...something. I could only guess that it used to be the me that I used to be before Yukari intervened."

[Raikaria]

>"Same as it was this time apparently. Either that, or she was lashing out against her mom in her madness. Three guesses as to who it was based on her looks, and the first two don't count. As for her ability, she can work off the Imagination. Basically, whatever she, or anyone else, thinks of, she can give life and form to. So she could possibly make a copy of Flandre as she was before she was cured of her madness. She even managed to split the old me away from me too with that power, though Rika took care of that problem."
>Pause, as if in thought. "Something about a 'Supergravity Cannon' that has 500 times the earth's gravity or something. I know she made a big fuss about not wanting to use it in an atmosphere or something. She said it was, and I quote; 'Too crazy, even by my standards'. All that was left was this really nasty pile of...something. I could only guess that it used to be the me that I used to be before Yukari intervened."

> Patchouli stands there, mouth agape for a few moments.

> "Well, it's not often something happens that takes me aback for understanding." she says after the pause.

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[OCC Question: Since there will not be any major events in this quest left [It's mainly just talking to people and tieing up loose ends], I am willing to start up Wriggle Quest as a concurrent if you so wish, like when I did Mystia Quest. The opening section of Wriggle Quest will not contain anything regarding Enkura anyway, which is the only real plot-relevant point not dealt with atm.

I can say we won't be moving right onto Rumia Quest VII [I just realized Guy is wrong. 6 is VI, like I did before!], right away. Not got that planned out, nor am I sure which of two plotlines I want to cover first. The Sakuya plotline will be for the side quest after Wriggle.]

[Hanzo K.]

Works for me. Gives us something to do during Rumia's downtime at least.
And on the note of the gravity thing, look at this. Looks a lot like Dark Energy he's throwing around, eh?

>"Yeah, even a former maneater like me found it gruesome. So that should tell you a lot. Remind me to not get on the bad side of anyone with gravity-related magic, would you?"
>Beat.
>"You wouldn't happen to have any books on that would you? Something like that would be a good pairing with my Dark Energy I think."

[Raikaria]

Works for me. Gives us something to do during Rumia's downtime at least.
And on the note of the gravity thing, look at this. Looks a lot like Dark Energy he's throwing around, eh?

>"Yeah, even a former maneater like me found it gruesome. So that should tell you a lot. Remind me to not get on the bad side of anyone with gravity-related magic, would you?"
>Beat.
>"You wouldn't happen to have any books on that would you? Something like that would be a good pairing with my Dark Energy I think."

[Yes, it does look like Dark energy.]

> "Ok. Don't get on Mima's bad side." Patchouli says.

> "My Grimoires are based on elemental magic, not cosmic magic. Besides, Cosmic magic is such a high level magic that it would be impossible for one who's not got an affinity to spellcasting to use." Patchouli explains.

[Hanzo K.]

>"Hmm...Well, the kid that Maribel came with already awakened her power long before coming here apparently. Mima took an interest in her because with it, she can tell the exact time and location she's in based on the stars and such. She's like some kind of living compass or something."
>Beat.
>"Wait, she'd need to have some kind of magnetism power to be a living compass, wouldn't she? All I know is that when Mima heard what she could do, she came flying over quick as a wink."

[Raikaria]

>"Hmm...Well, the kid that Maribel came with already awakened her power long before coming here apparently. Mima took an interest in her because with it, she can tell the exact time and location she's in based on the stars and such. She's like some kind of living compass or something."
>Beat.
>"Wait, she'd need to have some kind of magnetism power to be a living compass, wouldn't she? All I know is that when Mima heard what she could do, she came flying over quick as a wink."

> "We don't know how her power works. It could be because she's linked to space, it could be magnetism, it could even be things such as radiation."

[Hanzo K.]

>"Wonder if Byakuren can help with that? I mean, she's a White Mage like Dai's in training to be, right? She might have a spell to help figure that out. No sense in helping the kid learn if we don't know the root of what she can do after all. And she's gonna need it even with how things are these days, A girl's gotta be able to protect herself after all."
>Then look to Dai with a slight smile. "Think I will take a bit of a break. Have a little downtime, tell the kids about all the escapades I've gotten up to since I became an Incident Resolver."
>Fistpalm. "You should meet them Dai, you'd probably like talking to them. Especially Renko, the one I was just talking about. She's really interested in everything this world has to offer you know, I bet you could even help her and Maribel learn to at least fly."

[Raikaria]

>"Wonder if Byakuren can help with that? I mean, she's a White Mage like Dai's in training to be, right? She might have a spell to help figure that out. No sense in helping the kid learn if we don't know the root of what she can do after all. And she's gonna need it even with how things are these days, A girl's gotta be able to protect herself after all."
>Then look to Dai with a slight smile. "Think I will take a bit of a break. Have a little downtime, tell the kids about all the escapades I've gotten up to since I became an Incident Resolver."
>Fistpalm. "You should meet them Dai, you'd probably like talking to them. Especially Renko, the one I was just talking about. She's really interested in everything this world has to offer you know, I bet you could even help her and Maribel learn to at least fly."

> "Well, it's late, the kids probobly need to sleep. I mean, it's what, 2am?" Daiyousei says. "As for flying, it's just natural for fairies. We don't even learn how, we figure it out when we're young so we can't teach others. It's like humans can't teach other humans how to walk. Not well anyway."

> "I think them being able to protect themselves is good. Or at least have some ability to use danmaku. After all, if both have magical abilities, they should be able to use spellcards." Patchouli says. "As for Hijiri, I'm not sure if she can analyze others powers."

[Hanzo K.]

>"Good point, one's only half-youkai after all. And the real kicker, that celestial? Turns out that's her older sister. Well, half-sister actually. But now you can see why I'm determined to fix her crazy too."
>Sigh. "Man, Yukari sure left one heck of a mess to clean up, eh? Should've been a bit more open about things if you ask me. With how things are, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if there's another kid of hers somewhere in the multiverse. Even though Enkura said there's only two, we can't exactly take her at face value can we? Not since she's still battier than this mansion is, if you'll pardon the little joke there."

[GuyYouMetOnline]

[I just realized Guy is wrong. 6 is VI, like I did before!],

Wait, how was I wrong? You had this thread as IV, not VI as is correct.

[Raikaria]

>"Good point, one's only half-youkai after all. And the real kicker, that celestial? Turns out that's her older sister. Well, half-sister actually. But now you can see why I'm determined to fix her crazy too."
>Sigh. "Man, Yukari sure left one heck of a mess to clean up, eh? Should've been a bit more open about things if you ask me. With how things are, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if there's another kid of hers somewhere in the multiverse. Even though Enkura said there's only two, we can't exactly take her at face value can we? Not since she's still battier than this mansion is, if you'll pardon the little joke there."

> "Well, Yukari was at least 1,000 years old. It wouldn't surprise me if she had more kids. Now, if any of them are still alive is another story." Patchouli says.

> "Yukari had a reason for everything she did... and didn't, do." Patchouli explains. "That's one thing I learnt for sure."

> "I liked that joke~" a voice says from behind you. It's Flandre, who snuck up behind you.

Wait, how was I wrong? You had this thread as IV, not VI as is correct.

*Looks back at title on posts*

Wait... so when I fixed it... I put in the same error when I replaced it and tried to fix it?!

HERP DERP.  :V

[Hanzo K.]

>Let's turn around, and make sure to not bop her with our Wings. "Hey, glad you did. Bet you had fun with all those Shades, huh? I heard Remi had to use Gungnir a lot to take them all down, but I bet your power made short work of them, huh?"
>Grin a bit. "Oh yeah, I have a new weapon now too, thanks to Shinki's help. It might not be on par with yours, and I haven't made any spellcards for it yet, but I think it's pretty cool."
>Let's pull out Unified Chaos and rest it point-down on the ground. "You like it? I took a few hints on using it from how I saw you use Laevatein against Titania. Enkura tried throwing this little star-thing at me early-on in the fight, but I just batted it right back with this little treasure here! Hole-In-One!"
>Beat.
>Look to Patchouli. "Uh, am I using the right sports terms?"