Maribel Hearn Quest - ACT I: Part 2

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Start through the Bamboo forest again.

>You begin walking through the forest once more.
>"Huh..." Renko says as she looks at the night sky, "I guess my powers do work here..."
>_

[Neovereign]

>"Oh, that's good. Can you tell what time it is? How long do we have before you have to be there?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Oh, that's good. Can you tell what time it is? How long do we have before you have to be there?"

>"It's about 8:05 PM, we have about 14 minutes to get to the cave the angel mentioned..."
>_

[Monarda]

>"Uh oh.... can we make it in time ? Or would we need to fly or something like that ?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Uh oh.... can we make it in time ? Or would we need to fly or something like that ?"

>"Hopefully..."
>"Hey, if you want, I can contact Ran-sama and ask her to contact Yukari-sama." Chen suggests, "Maybe she can gap us there!"
>_

[Neovereign]

>"...We're in a bit in trouble, and I don't know if Yukari would allow us to continue before taking action if she knew... Then again, Yukari could probably help if she does let us continue. I think we should Renko."

[AzyWng]

I'm in favor of telling Yukari and asking her for help.

She's bound to find out/put the pieces together soon enough. Lying would ultimately make it worse for us (although it would be better not to get caught.)

[Monarda]

Yea, have to agree with Azy, Yukari has hacks after all. Although not nearly as powerful as the parser.

[Neovereign]

//Was leaning towards it too but wondered if anyone wanted otherwise. Can't just take control of the game, heh.

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"...We're in a bit in trouble, and I don't know if Yukari would allow us to continue before taking action if she knew... Then again, Yukari could probably help if she does let us continue. I think we should Renko."

>"If you really think it will help us... Then I trust your decision, Merry." Renko replies.
>_

[Neovereign]

>"Okay... Contact her Chen."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"Okay... Contact her Chen."

>"Okay!" the catgirl exclaims, "I'll only be a second."
>She seems to stare off into space in a carefree manner for a couple of seconds.

>"Alright, Ran-sama's relaying the message now... Oh, hang on..."
>Chen stares off again for a few seconds. Before returning her attention to you.

>"Any second n-"
>A gap suddenly opens in front of the three of you, and Yukari Yakumo steps out. Her eyes narrow upon seeing Renko.
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[AzyWng]

>Hold Renko's hand.

[Neovereign]

>Hold onto Renko's hand tighter. We're not letting anything happen in which we would let go.
>"We need your help Yukari."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Hold Renko's hand.

>Hold onto Renko's hand tighter. We're not letting anything happen in which we would let go.

>You hold onto Renko's hand tightly. You're not going to lose her!

>"We need your help Yukari."

>"So I've heard..." Yukari opens a fan in front of her face and sits on a gap, "It seems you've apprehended that... friend... of yours as well... How convenient. It saves me from having to look for her myself..."
>_

[Neovereign]

>"She's not just that, and I'm not losing her again. Will you help us or not?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"She's not just that, and I'm not losing her again. Will you help us or not?"

>"Unfortunately, whether or not you lose her is not your decision to make..." Yukari frowns behind her fan, "She still threatened the entirety of Gensokyo. She needs to be taken into custody, where she will remain until her fate is decided..." she sets the fan in her lap, "However, once you hand her over, I will be happy to assist you with whatever you need."
>She gives you a slight smile.
>_

[Neovereign]

>"This wasn't even her fault. It was because of this angel. Renko wouldn't have done it if wasn't for her..."
>Hug and hold onto Renko.

[Serela]

>"Actually, Renko's creepy 'angel' is probably the one you really want to take into custody."
>Hold out the feather.
>"She's been telling Renko to do these things saying it would free Sumireko... but she's really suspicious. All I know is that she has six wings. She was able to appear to Renko in the outside world too, apparently... which IS sorta strange now that I think about it..."
>Look at Renko for confirmation.

[Monarda]

>"That false angel also seems to be trying to engulf Gensokyo in chaos, and forced Renko to shoot Miss Reimu so that she wouldn`t disrupt her plans."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"This wasn't even her fault. It was because of this angel. Renko wouldn't have done it if wasn't for her..."
>Hug and hold onto Renko.

>You embrace Renko tightly.

>"Actually, Renko's creepy 'angel' is probably the one you really want to take into custody."
>Hold out the feather.

>"She's been telling Renko to do these things saying it would free Sumireko... but she's really suspicious. All I know is that she has six wings. She was able to appear to Renko in the outside world too, apparently... which IS sorta strange now that I think about it..."
>Look at Renko for confirmation.

>Renko nods.

>"That false angel also seems to be trying to engulf Gensokyo in chaos, and forced Renko to shoot Miss Reimu so that she wouldn`t disrupt her plans."

>"And how do I know you aren't making all this up to protect her? Angels aren't very common, and that feather could've come from a bird or a bird youkai for all I know..." Yukari sighs, "However... this all does seem a bit too elaborate to be a complete lie... Therefore, I will personally conduct an investigation. Unfortunately, I still need to take Renko into custody. Regardless... Now would you please release her? It would make things a lot easier on both of us..."
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[Neovereign]

>"I'm not leaving her... "

[Monarda]

>"I cannot allow that ! We need to meet up with that angel on a cave nearby the Hakurei Shrine, or else we might never have a lead to find Sumireko again !"
>Keep our grip on Renko tight.
>"And we promised to never let ourselves be separated again, i love her and i want to protect her ! Even if you don`t like it Lady Yukari, we will find Sumireko and we`ll stop that angel ! Sumireko was spared, so why can`t Renko be too ?"

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"I'm not leaving her... "

>"I cannot allow that ! We need to meet up with that angel on a cave nearby the Hakurei Shrine, or else we might never have a lead to find Sumireko again !"
>Keep our grip on Renko tight.

>You continue to hold on to Renko.

>"And we promised to never let ourselves be separated again, i love her and i want to protect her ! Even if you don`t like it Lady Yukari, we will find Sumireko and we`ll stop that angel ! Sumireko was spared, so why can`t Renko be too ?"

>"It is not my decision to spare her. Like I said, there will be a meeting to determine that... And how can you still be so trustworthy of her, knowing what she has done? She's a threat that must be contained. And if you can't see that, then for your own good I will have no choice but to separate you by force if necessary... Now stand aside, Maribel."
>Chen is frowning slightly, and looking between the three of you. However, she does not speak.
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[Neovereign]

>"You have the weapon and she can't even defend herself against any of the creatures here. What more could she do to still be considered a threat? Things are already bad enough for us. Why are you allowing them to keep getting worse?"

[Monarda]

>"I won`t, i heard her talking to that angel, i heard she defending me when that angel said i was a mere tool to get her here, i want to be with her.... this is true love, Lady Yukari, something i never truly received from my mother since she abandoned me and my father."
>Protect Renko with our own body.
>"And how can she be such a threat ? She doesn`t have her gun anymore, she doesn`t know how to fire danmaku unlike me, she can`t fly either... and i have this ability that`s has as much potential as your own, if anyone is a threat, it`s me."

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>"And how can she be such a threat ? She doesn`t have her gun anymore, she doesn`t know how to fire danmaku unlike me, she can`t fly either... and i have this ability that`s has as much potential as your own, if anyone is a threat, it`s me."

>"You have the weapon and she can't even defend herself against any of the creatures here. What more could she do to still be considered a threat? Things are already bad enough for us. Why are you allowing them to keep getting worse?"

>"Isn't what she's already done enough?! If she purposefully jeopardized the integrity of the barrier, what's to say she can't procure another weapon and attempt something else? Now stop making things difficult and stand aside."

>"I won`t, i heard her talking to that angel, i heard she defending me when that angel said i was a mere tool to get her here, i want to be with her.... this is true love, Lady Yukari, something i never truly received from my mother since she abandoned me and my father."

>You swear for a moment that a peculiar look flashes over Yukari's face as you finish saying this. She quickly opens her fan in front of her face once more, closing her eyes.
>"Oh... I see..." she says in a more negative tone.

>Protect Renko with our own body.

>Yukari sighs, "Fine then... If you truly love her. Then so be it... I will hold off on taking her into custody for now... And I will take you to where you need to go..." she opens her eyes, you think you see hints of anger behind them, "But after that... Never contact me again. The next time we meet, I will apprehend your friend so her fate can be decided, and you will have no say in the matter. And Chen..."
>"Yes, Yukari-sama?"
>"I trust that you will let neither one of them out of your sight until then?"
>"Y-Yes, of course!"
>"Good."

>A gap opens up near you. Followed by silence.
>"Go on..." Yukari urges.
>_

[Neovereign]

>Enter the gap and make sure to investigate and examine it, once were inside as well.
>Keep hold of Renko.

[Monarda]

Okay, i think i got a ^_bit into character while writing this, what do you think ?

>Look at her, then start to step into the portal, examine like Miniking-Maribel said.
>"I don`t know where my mother is, nor why she left me or if she was forced to, i don`t know if she loved me or not, i want to find her, i want to understand, but right now i must protect the people that are with me and the people they love, i`m sorry if this made you annoyed, i never wanted this to end badly, but we can`t lose the only lead in finding Sumireko, and i have a feeling that, by finding Renko`s relative i`ll find my relative."
>Look down and enter the gap.
>^{_{"Mother, please, once i find you... please tell me why.... why all these years...."}}

[Evil_Nazgul0616]

>Look at her, then start to step into the portal, examine like Miniking-Maribel said.

>Enter the gap and make sure to investigate and examine it, once were inside as well.
>Keep hold of Renko.

>The gap is a purple, eye-filled void. You don't know what's on the other side.
>You put your arm through it, nothing bad seems to happen.

>You look at Yukari.

>"I don`t know where my mother is, nor why she left me or if she was forced to, i don`t know if she loved me or not, i want to find her, i want to understand, but right now i must protect the people that are with me and the people they love, i`m sorry if this made you annoyed, i never wanted this to end badly, but we can`t lose the only lead in finding Sumireko, and i have a feeling that, by finding Renko`s relative i`ll find my relative."
>Look down and enter the gap.
>_{^{"Mother, please, once i find you... please tell me why.... why all these years...."}}

>Yukari remains silent as you enter the gap.

>You find yourself outside the Hakurei Shrine. Chen comes through the gap shortly, and it closes behind her.

>"I think you made Yukari-sama mad..." She says.
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