After a few seconds for it to get through, Aya looked to Reimu. "It took my camera" She said, the way she said it holding a taint of depression mixed with subdued anger. The normally talkative girl seemed to have grown silent, the lost of her treasured item hitting her rather hard. It actually begged the question if she even heard Reimu in the first place.
Sometimes I even amaze myself. Currently: Nice and sneaky likeWhen Aya and Reimu would look back to where that open window as, they would begin to notice that the fog was now invading into the shrine. It had seeped through where Ranma was, The door was open and loads of fog was rushing through.
The fog was thick, so thick they could not see anything through it.
The girls looked into the fog, and what looked like a light blue light began to shone from the cloud. It glowed, then the light faded and what looked like a silhouette of a human shape could be seen within the fog.
The girls then herd a soft voice speak.
"You're Next..."
And then komachi's scythe could be seen in the shade...it looked ready to attack.
edited 6th Sep '11 7:58:41 AM by Nicktendonick
Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.Outside of her little dark self absorbed world, Aya could feel the room becoming a bit colder, and rather humid that what it was before. The tengu managed to detached her forehead from her knees and looked up to find that the whole shrine was now filled to the brim with the impossibly thick fog. The theory that this was a unnatural fog resurfaced in her mind, that it could get in so well practically confirmed it. Aya rose up form her spot and hoping she could close the window before any more could get in. If she could find it. The mist was so thick one couldn't even see their own hand in front of their face.
And yet she did see something. Hidden inside the fog. A glowing blue light that was oh so commonly seen when magic was used. It glowed brighter and more intense until he finally disappeared, something taking its place. Something holding Komachi's scythe menacingly, yet it was its voice that scared her the most. You're next.
In that moment animal instinct took over again, fight or flight becoming the only options in her mind. And since hearing the death scream of the ferry-woman, the reporter didn't feel up to snuff to fight whatever it was. So she chose to flee, turning to the currently blocked. She suddenly realized that it was planning for this, waiting for them to block the door so it could teleport itself inside and effectively trapping them. This only drove the crow tengu's fear farther as she pushed the barricade down with ease, sliding the door open and running out... only to find the scythe wielding attacker in front of her.
It was a trick the whole time. It swung the shinigami tool at the tengu, preventing her from being able to fire off danmaku in defense. in that last moment, Aya covered her head with her arms and wings in some vain attempt to protect herself, closed her eyes in the hope that it would all go away, and screaming like Komachi had before her.
Nothing happened. She did not feel the pain of a blade through skin and meat. Instead she only heard one thing. Ka-snap. It was her camera, and even through her closed eyes she could see the flash. Aya peeped out between her arms, seeing the mystery person with the camera in hand and smiling. "A thousand years." It said, causing Aya to drop everything (including her jaw) in sudden recognition as a memory flooded back "Never In a thousand years would to be able to out prank me" It said, taking another picture of Aya's now dumbstruck face "35 years certainly doesn't feel like a thousand."
Aya stood there with her jaw open for a few seconds, before finally managing to say something "You?!?"
(Yes, I do have permission from Nick)
Sometimes I even amaze myself. Currently: Nice and sneaky likeUtsuho actually did have a point. Does Yasora really want to molest the gatekeeper? Teasing her was fun, but she wasn't Yasora's type. Perhaps there are more interesting things to do.
"Elle, was it right? Please tell Yuukarin I appreciate her hospitality, but I have other matters to attend to."
For example, to find Mima and to annoy her. She seems to hate us for some reason now, let's return her a favour. Yasora headed for a front door because she forgot that she can just fly out of the window.
DO NOT PURSUE LU BUSomehow—and seemingly impossibly, Yukari was still eating. The only possible explanation—with both Ran and Youmu satiated and the latter looking on in fear—was that she had silently challenged Yuyuko to an eating contest. Given that neither of them was human, it was seeming increasingly likely that they would finish enough food to keep a normal person going for a year† before either of them decided to stop. The gap youkai had certainly picked her pace up...
Mima came to a halt over the hot-springs, not having visited the area for more than a few seconds since it had become notable—it was too likely that she would be seen and reported to the interfering shrine maiden. The evil spirit was firmly against risking getting sealed away again until she had a building with enough protections and traps to force Reimu to retreat... and to keep out any nosy thieves. As such, she wasn't entirely certain what facilities had been constructed, if any. As it turned out, someone had—despite the extreme pointlessness of such a task, given how many inhabitants of Gensokyo could fly—constructed a fence to separate the bathing area into a larger (female) and smaller (male) section. Apart from the skeleton of a building and some posts for more fencing, nothing more had been constructed, though a large number of towels were neatly stacked beside the water.
"Well, no-one's here, but since we are... we may as well take advantage of it." The magician said cheerfully, gesturing at the water below and attempting to nudge the fairy atop her head awake.
"Eugh..." Mokou groaned, knocking Kaguya's hand away and using the smaller girl as leverage to climb to her feet. It would be easier to keep her balance in the air... or maybe just harder to fall to the ground, the white-haired girl wasn't entirely sure. Normally, things hit her hard enough to force unconsciousness. Dizziness wasn't a feeling that the immortal was intimately associated with, much to her pleasure.
Cirno had chosen to put her and Flan's earlier ramblings into practice and attempted to heat Elly up by 'taking away' the cold. It appeared to be working... though the fairy's ability to stop was likely lacking and the unfortunate servant would probably end up on fire.
Evidently not bothered by the fog and seeming rather glad that everyone was being quiet, Ranma had closed her eyes and was presumably now asleep. The hitodama surrounding her, however, were certainly agitated by everything that was going on... and the sheer number suggested that the human souls protecting the child could present an alarming challenge on their own.
Yuyuko's food-eating pace was nearing ridiculous levels at the moment. It certainly seemed like she was doing her best to win the eating competition, not willing to give up at all. She continued to devour everything on her plate, and then... she suddenly stopped, and stretched.
"Aaaaahhhh."
Marisa lowered herself to the ground and landed, looking the hot springs over. It did look pretty inviting, there was no doubt about that. She could almost feel the heat of the water from here. She definitely wasn't going to protest getting in, it just wasn't in her nature. It was unfortunate that their weren't any other people here, after all, that would be a perfect opportunity for theft.
"Heh, this looks pretty nice," Marisa commented.
The fairy slowing opened her eyes and yawned, before descending into another coughing fit.
And, a little ways away, something watched.
Kaguya stumbled, blinking several times. Mokou wasn't particularly heavy, but she was pushing down on Kaguya pretty hard to get up. Kaguya regained her footing, and stretched.
"You look kind of unsteady, and stuff."
"Oh, dear. The toad, the monkey, and the dog have all screwed up."The hooklike scythe shaped like a upside down U retracted, and with the cloaked figure holding Aya’s camera in its other hand.
“Yep, Me. It’s been a long time hasn’t it Aya.”
The figure then held onto the camera by its side, and handed it back to Aya.
“I told you I’d get you back for that prank you pulled on me. You should have seen the look on your face when I had my scythe aimed towards you. It’s about as good as my face was when you got me back then.” Said the cloaked figure, before having a little chuckle to itself remembering the prank it was victim to (and all the photos Aya took if it)
With that, the figure dropped its hood and revealed a face.
It was the face of a typical Japanese male, he had short black hair, and bright red eyes. He smiled as he looked at Aya. (sorry, in a haste. If I can come up with a more elaborate hair style, I may edit this)
The loyal heart Shingami, Fukakusa had finally reappeared.
“It’s good to be back in Gensokyo, It’s been far too long since I’ve been here. ” Fuka said.
edited 6th Sep '11 12:33:35 PM by Nicktendonick
Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act."WHAT?"
OOC: Insert dramatic sound effect and Super Move Portrait Attack
First Aya lost her camera, then a fog got inside the shrine throgh the window Reimu closed five seconds ago. And then mysterious figure attacked Aya... inside Hakurei shrine. That was too much.
The charms on the wals flashed with light. The room was blocked by barrier that prevented anyone from entering or leaving. The room was filled with danmaku: light bullets that crossed the room with great speed and yin-yang orbs that moved slowly, but bounced from the walls.
"Thank you for using Hakurei defence system." Reimu said in creepy monotone. "I must inform you that this barrier desined to stop even Yukari from escaping. I made it in case I'll need to fight Yukari, but..." Reimu switched to yelling: "No one is bullying Aya in my presence!"
edited 6th Sep '11 11:19:15 AM by KazeKoichi
DO NOT PURSUE LU BU"Noisy..." Ranma grumbled, sitting up... and getting smacked in the face by a bullet in the process. It was only one—then the hitodama seemed to weave a protective screen that would likely keep functioning unless the child moved—but it also revealed an alarming fact: the child, whoever she was, had a lot of suppressed power. It had only been revealed for a split second but that brief instant, combined with the fact that said power had briefly cleared a space around her of bullets, was enough to indicate that her power was at least equal to her 'sister's'... if not higher. It was also clear, if one was familiar with Yukari's machinations, that she had a hand in the suppression.
"... Ow."
As they were running towards the shrine, a fourth scent appeared. One that Momiji vaguely recognized. Dawning on her what was actually going on, Momiji slowed her pace and released her grip on Hatate's wrist, much to the confusion of the crow.
"Momiji, what's the matter?"
"I know who's behind this," She answered, her voice low with a tinge of anger, "I bet this is some childish prank he pulled. When I find him, I'm gonna give him a piece of my mind..."
Hatate watched in confusion as Momiji grumbled to herself while walking purposely to the shrine. Of course, both girls were forced to stop when they noticed light coming out of the shrine, "Uhm.. You're probably gonna have to wait to give whoever this guy is a piece of your mind, I think it might be safer to stay out here."
"Serves him right, he should have known better than involve the Hakurei shrine maiden in his prank," Momiji muttered crossly.
"Huh, you're leaving?" Elly asked in surprise. That seemed a bit random... but hey, less mental probing.
Now, to get these two to a room...
"... how did you guys even end up staying over anyway?" Elly asked Cirno. It was hard to believe anyone would come here voluntarily for a sleepover. Even if one didn't believe the rumours, Yuuka was still a rather... odd host.
At that moment however, an explosion sounded, startling the gate keeper. "Whoa! W-what the hell?! An intruder?! But no one can sn- oh... crap." Elly sighed as she remembered just who could sneak up on the mansion.
That was tonight?
As for Yuuka herself, she had detected Chen moving, and assumed she had woken up. "Heh, guess we'd better go get Chen before she-"
A resounding explosion rumbled through the mansion, surprising even Yuuka, although she still stood protectively in front of Flandre, glaring at the spot in front of her, where a massive hole had been ripped from the floor above.
A girl with angelic wings slowly fluttered down, smiling cheerfully at Yuuka and Flandre. "Wow, I found ya! That was easy! Hi!"
"...Yuuka, is she a friend of yours?" Flandre asked cautiously, and Yuuka sighed.
"Kind of. Maybe. No, no we are not. Not that I don't want to be, but..." A worrying thought crossed Yuuka's mind, and she glared coldly at the bright Gengetsu. "Where is Chen?"
Gengetsu only shrugged. "Who's Chen?"
"Where is she?" Yuuka repeated.
"...Oh, is that the cat girl?" Gengetsu asked. "Mu has her!"
Yuuka's glare intensified. Of all the days these two had to show up... why did it have to be the one time she had guests? Oh, they were going to pay. "Let her go."
"Can't do," Mugetsu replied, joining her sister with Chen held much like a doll. She smirked coldly at Yuuka, a smug look on her face at seeing the fury in her enemies' eyes. "We kinda need her."
Keeping her voice calm, Yuuka asked, "For what?"
"Duh, to keep you from attacking!" Mugetsu replied in a mocking manner. She lifted Chen in front of her, grinning widely. "Can you? Bet'cha can't!"
Yuuka's hands were trembling. Almost completely undetected, but they were. "And hear I was thinking you had the tiniest amount of decency, Mugetsu. Who knew you were such a coward as to take an innocent child hostage?"
"Innocent? Yeah, as if a friend of yours could ever be innocent!" Mugetsu scoffed. "And I wouldn't resort to this if you'd just give it back!"
Flandre looked on in confusion. Who were these people? They had to be bad if they had Chen hostage and were making Yuuka angry. And Flandre was getting angry too.
"She's pretty cute, I think." Gengetsu suddenly said, referring to Flandre. She seemed oblivious to the extreme amounts of animosity in the air.
The fog began to fade into nothingness as Fuka's game finally came to it's end.
Fuka stretched his arms after giving Aya back her camera. "I should have taken Komachi's advice and done this years ago. Feels great to cut loose for once." Fuka spoke. "Anyway, I hear there's there's two new Shrine Maidens since I've been gone. It's time I drop this charade and finally introduce myself to them the proper way-."
Fuka looked, and noticed the shrine glowing from the charms on the shrine.
He expected this not to happen this fast. He thought he had at least a few hours before something attempted to pounded him into the dirt. All Fuka could do was sigh before the coming Danmaku barrage hit him.
Pounded with enough danmaku to drop a Lunatic-difficulty phantasm boss in one go, the normal-difficulty stage 3 boss was blasted right clear out of the shrine.
Fukakusa was sent rocketing out the front door and outside the shrine, wammed right into the upper-arch that acted as the entrance of the shrine, snapping his back. His body then slid off, flipping upside down and landing right next to the far steps of the shrine backfirst in one big "OMPH".
"...ow" He said, the wind all gone from his lungs.
Fuka just laid there. His one chance to make a "fun yet badass" impression gone.
Again.
"...."
Fuka sighed.
"Nothing's changed."
"Nothing's changed at all. "
Fuka made a note to himself as his body began to mend itself.
NEVER, NEVER, NEVER DO THIS AGAIN.
edited 6th Sep '11 1:48:54 PM by Nicktendonick
Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.Noticing the person responsible for her bad mood fly out the shrine building and land near the steps. She left a still clearly confused Hatate behind as she headed over to him, "Fukakusa, give me two reasons why I shouldn't beat you up more than the shrine maiden already has." She said as she stood over the recovering shinigami. Her voice made clear that she was not amused at all by what he put them through.
Yasora was stopped on her way by the sound of explosion. I was wrong, there is still something interesting here. she thought and hurried to the sourse of sound.
This was a bit hard since she didn't know the layout of Yuuka's mansion, but eventially while running through some corridor she notice back of two unfamiliar girls who was holding Yukari's shikigami's shikigami.
"All right, who are these two clowns are?" Yasora asked loudly, ruining any chance of ambush she ever had.
Talismans on the wall have lost their light. This barrier was working by spellcard rules and once enough time has passed, it disappeared. Reimu hurried to check on Aya and was relieved that she was not wounded. Reimu wanted to ask her if she was alright, but it could sound a bit arkward, so instead she asked:
"Is your camera all right?"
Reimu knew that for Aya her camera was as much important as donation box for Reimu herself. I wanted to take this camera from this bastard's cold hands and return it to you myself. I wasn't able to, but I hope it still makes us even.
edited 6th Sep '11 2:23:34 PM by KazeKoichi
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I finally opened my eyes from landing hard on my back. At least my organs are back where they're suppose to be now. At least the damage wasn't th-
I saw the glimmer of the familiar wolf tengu's sword...
My mind knew exactly who's blade that was.
Looking up, I saw its owner. Momiji Inubashiri. And she was not amused.
Stupid! You stupid idiot Fuka. What were you thinking?! I should have seen this crap coming to ruin what I had planned...Damnit, why didn't I just do the normal thing like most sane people instead of listening to Komachi.
My eyes watched Momiji's blade as she looked ready to dice me up and kill me even more then I have already today. My strength still hadn't returned to me as I watched Momiji threaten me.
Time to try to save my skin.
"I'm sorry" I managed to speak out. "I wasn't trying to scare anyone else...I thought...it'd be funny when it was over..."
That's all I could come up with...
Out of nowhere, I noticed a pale ghostly girl hopping right out of the entrance for the shrine and heading right towards me. There was nothing I could do
The tiny ghostly little girl hit me perfectly in the chest, punching right through my chest, punching a bloody yet perfect hole in me. The sheer physical force of the punch stopped my heart and I felt my entire body give out the moment I felt impact of the punch vertebrate through me.
I only had three seconds left before my brain kicked it too.
Well shit. I'm dead.
Again.
edited 6th Sep '11 6:49:57 PM by Nicktendonick
Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.As soon as the barrier was down, Ranma ran through the door—which, fortunately, seemed to have either been opened or already destroyed—and after Fuka... whoever he was. The end result would likely be that anyone in the way was knocked aside—whether by the surprisingly strong child or the ghosts that surrounded her—and the shinigami would find a hole in his chest, temporarily filled by a small girl's fist. Why? She still had a grudge for things that the shinigami had attempted to do a long, long time ago.
"..." Momiji was silent for a moment, taking Fuka's apology into consideration. It really did seem like he regretted his actions. And it would kinda be overkill to beat him up again so soon after getting a beating from Reimu. With a sigh, Momiji sheathed her blade, "Fine, I'll just give you a warning this time, just don't ever do it agai-"
Before Momiji could finish her statement, a ghost girl run past her and punch Fuka right into the chest. The wolf blinked a few times trying to process what just happened. Who was this girl? And did Fuka really deserve that punch? Well, he actually did.
Meanwhile, after the loli ghost ran out, Hatate went into the shrine looking for someone to explain things to her confused brain, "Aya, you okay in there? Can you explain what's going on and why Momiji's so angry?"
"Maybe you guys should stay back here..." Elly muttered to Cirno as she set the librarian against a nearby wall. "Things're going to get pretty ugly. Might not like the sight."
Dutifully, Elly sped off to where she was sure the explosion originated. Unfortunately, she lacked her scythe at the moment, having left it propped in the kitchen. Oh well, not like it would help against those stupid twins...
"Yatsuho, allow me to introduce Gengetsu," Yuuka waved at the girl with the angelic wings, who turned to curtsy Yasora politely. "...And Conniving Cowardly Weakling Mc Ihateher."
"'Mugetsu' will do," The person in question grunted. "Or should I start referring to you as 'Lolicon Mc Paedoface'?"
"Call me what you will, at least my insult is grounded in fact," Yuuka retorted. "Now, let her go."
Mugetsu snorted and roughly lifted the cat girl slightly higher. "Give me want I want, then!"
Yuuka continued to glare at Mugetsu with loathing. IT was such a shame she was Gengetsu's sister, at least that one didn't seem too bad. Discounting her lack of preventing Mugetsu from being the most hated entity in Yuuka's eyes. And it really, really sucked that there happened to be a lot more fire power in her home than normal, yet she was powerless to do anything.
At that moment however, Elly had reappeared. Seeing the twins, Elly had decided to simply take them by surprise and charge, a spell card already glowing in her hand. "Elly!" Yuuka barked as she charged past. Damn, her responses were slowed...
Elly immediately braked upon her master's command, which ended up being a bad move. Gengetsu immediately whirled around, grabbing Elly's arm and immediately forcing the girl into a lock. Now both twins had a hostage.
Yuuka's tranquil rage doubled in intensity. Any amount of respect Yuuka had for Gengetsu was gone now.
"Awesome," Mugetsu complimented her sister. "So... any of you guys willing to blast us now? Don't care if you do, 'cause I'll kick your asses anyway, but you'll probably mess these two up."
The two invaders seemed to have forgotten two things. Firstly, picking someone up tended to wake them up. Secondly, cats scratch. And danmaku was a very nasty way of dealing with itches. Fortunately, Chen was both sleepy and not really attentive enough to remember that she could call on Ran's power.
So, they going to hurt this shiki if we blink, am I right? Great, just great. Yasora was laughing inside, but tried to fake anger.
"Allow me to introduce myself properly, then. Utsuho Reiuji, a nuclear raven. She lifted her arm cannon and pointed it at Mugetsu's face. "And if you harm a single hair on this child, you know how much time you'll live after that. I mean how much seconds. Want to try me? They say, fools only make mistake once."
DO NOT PURSUE LU BU"Oh no! The scary birdy's going to shoot us!" Mugetsu called mockingly. "Seriously, is that the best weapon you've got? I've seen worse in - OH YOU SON OF A FRIGGIN' B-"
"Problem, Mu?" Gengetsu asked, looking more amused than concerned at the sight of her sister being attacked by her hostage.
With a grunt, Mugetsu shoved at the nekomata, her hands glowing. Those scratches hurt!
"Chen, over here!" Yuuka barked, stepping forward. Mugetsu, regaining her composure, wagged a finger at Yuuka. "Uh uh uh! We've still got your little toy!"
"What toy?" Yuuka sounded genuinely confused, and Mugetsu waved at her sister. "Uh, Elly?"
"What about me?" Elly asked, safely by Yuuka's side, looking pissed. Blinking, Mugetsu turned to Gengetsu, who was no longer holding the gatekeeper. "And by the way, I'm not master's toy, thank you very much!"
Ignoring her, the disbelieving girl in a maid uniform demanded to know what the hell Gengetsu was doing, to which she just smiled and said, "Well, you let the other one go."
"... Gen... Why? Why do you do this to me?" Mugetsu sighed. It was hard to tell if Gengetsu was stupid or deliberately screwed with Mugetsu, even at the worst times.
"Fine, we lost the easy way to getting our land back," Mugetsu sighed, facing Yuuka and her entourage. "Just means we'll get it back the hard way. Gen, go fight Birdo over there and do not screw up again."
"'Kay," Gengetsu to Yasora, smiling pleasantly. "Guess we're fighting. Oh, and to respond to your earlier comment, I believe we have approximately infinite more seconds to live. Mostly because I don't think you can kill either of us. Feel free to try, though."
edited 6th Sep '11 3:33:40 PM by TroperRoxas
"Fine, I roll for initiative. I had 19! Explosion sign: Mega Flare!
Yasora fired a beam almost matching the width of a corridor. It could hit both sisters, if they don't move outa the way.
"What shoud I roll for next? For hit? For damage? Help a girl out, will you?"
DO NOT PURSUE LU BU(warning, Dano NSFW Links warning. Last one actually is NSFW/Ecchi)
Koa began to think about the hot springs more and more.
"Hey, maybe we could just relax here." Koa said. She was about to say maybe we should take a dip, until she fully thought about that thought.
And who would be going.
Mima...
Mima would be in the hot spring.
Mima would be in a swimsuit
...or....or...
Blood began to shoot out of Koa's nose. she arched back, moving like she was just K Oed in a videogame. On the ground, her face was nothing but red, red and with a smile on her face as she twitched.
Suwako looked at Koa's knockout by nosebleed in all of its glory.
"ummmmm"
She was speechless...
"aaaa...." Suwako said again to herself..."That's new."
She really, really didn't know what to say to that sight.
Suwako'd enjoy getting in the hot springs. It feels very nice just to relax in there and gently "cook" in the water. Granted, some instincts will force her to jump out if it got too hot, but that wouldn't happen.
Suwako's attention-jumping mind then wondered if there was anyone else in the hotsprings.
She did fell the presense of something else, but cast it aside until it revealed itself. Hopefully it was someone cute, and not a threat.
edited 6th Sep '11 7:35:35 PM by Nicktendonick
Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.

Reimu closed the window that Komachi opened earlier and tried to move a cabinet to it, but it was too heavy for her alone.
"Hey, Aya! Help me to move this cabinet to the window. Hey, what's wrong with you? Anything happened?"
edited 5th Sep '11 2:43:10 PM by KazeKoichi
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