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Visionary Fairies in Shrine latest chapter discussion
Sophilia:
I also feel this is Spoiler: the fate Eiki warned Cirno about during PoFV. "Even nature itself may die." Though why dead fairies would leave the same remains as dead evil spirits is weird. As for Clownpiece being responsible, it's quite likely since she's the one with the link to hell and had been taught about life energy by Eternity. But Narumi also is suspect because this is something she specifically brings up in HSiFS.
Suspicious person:
Hm, there was an instance where the Shrine's cherry trees didn't bloom because the fairies that would normally be there left cuz they got scared off by Clownpiece ; and there was also a time where it was shown that there seems to be a compatibility kinda thing involved when it comes to fairies choosing their homes, such as Clownpiece not being able to pick plants in general or the temple being quite fairy unfriendly cuz attachment to life isn't the thing over there.
Considering all of that, regarding the latest chapter 12, Spoiler: while fairies getting crystallized seems to be an interesting possibility, personally, I find that rather bizarre : cherry stones are crystallized souls, as was mentionned in WaHH, and fairies are essentially lifeforce on two legs rather than ghosts or spirits : I find it pretty unlikely that they, whose beings are mainly lifeforce, would suddenly end up in the final state of spirits & ghosts, who aren't even alive to begin with. Besides, since the state of fairies and nature are intimately bound, it would make sense that nature itself would transform ALONG with the fairies, were they to get crystallized. Unless the following chapter introduces metaphysics that go along those lines, but that seems unlikely to me.
Spoiler: Personally, my view is that this is something that might be related to the compatibility thingy : like, maybe the fairies had some issues with the cherry stones that were obviously placed near their homes, and them leaving those places is what lead to lifeforce waning in general, just like the case with the Hakurei shrine cherry trees not blooming.
PK:
Spoiler: If fairies are alive, they probably have souls. And with their immortality becoming questionable (Narumi says she can destroy a fairy completely, and Cirno got warned twice about a fairy having more power than they can hold), if they die they might become those things. Maybe Piece used her torch to overcharge the fairies for some reason, and this made them perish or caused whatever Okina and Eiki were talking about to happen.
Lebon14:
New chapter is up! You know where to find it.
Spoiler: Press F to pay your respect to Luna Child (and eventually all other fairies)
MrNoobomnenie:
Spoiler: Another offical manga is going into the final arc. Really hope, ZUN will announce the new one this year.