User:NekoRex/Shrine3

Ambiance<>	 A bit of a strangely-dark night.. wasn't the sky clear just moments ago? Black clouds blanket the sky, barely allowing the moon to peek out over the landscape. <>Ambiance<>	 Something darts and swerves from the nearby forest, making quite a fuss as it goes.. exactly what it is, it's hard to pick out the details. But, perhaps a few seconds after this strange entity emerges, there's a great thump against the roof.. a bit of dust falls. *	Reimu_Hakurei, having been enjoying a nice cup of tea, pauses at the sensation of something approaching. It feels somewhat familiar, but she is unable to determine exactly what it is other than some manner of youkai. At the thud, she simply sighs and stands, grabbing the things she's going to need to deal with an annoying youkai before going outside. It's very easy to tell that this is a somewhat powerful being judging from the au *	Reimu_Hakurei ra of it, and she holds her gohei at the ready. 	Alright, what's going on...? <>Ambiance<>	 A monstrosity of sorts clings to the roof, their visible form easily dwarfing a pick-up truck in size. Cloaked in dark smoke, it trembles with every huffing breath, a fury about its tens of glistening red eyes, snapping its split maws restlessly. *	Reimu_Hakurei, seemingly without even caring about this huge thing, steps back inside the shrine. She thinks she knows who that is, now, and that fact annoys her. Once inside, she goes to get her communication orb, intending on calling Marisa over to help. After all, Marisa seemed pretty eager to fight last time... 	Oi, Marisa...? Hello? <>Ambiance<>	 Lingering for a few seconds, the creature tosses its head with an ungodly scream, starting to toss about in some enraged spasm, movements almost painful to the eye-- with sharp talons, it easily rips away part of the stone rooftop, flinging away the slab, the size of a large rug, with ease. It spins harmlessly off into the forest before impacting and felling a tree. 	"Eh? What's up Reimu" Marisa asks through the orb. <>Ambiance<>	 All the while, that same airborne smoke seems to waft from the creature's body-- and a sticky black toxin leaks from its sharp-toothed jaws, slowly dripping down the roofing. 	"Ya need somethin'?" 	Yeah, I think that-- Oh come on! Does everyone have to destroy the shrine!? *	Reimu_Hakurei reaches into her sleeves, obtaining a small yin-yang orb which she fires straight up into Nue's face as it begins growing massively in size while emitting large amounts of holy power. 	Go away for a minute. Ugh. Marisa, Nue is looking for a fight over here, I think; if you feel like showing up. <>Ambiance<>	 It looks like some awful amalagamation of creatures, bearing a long and sticky tongue that lolls from its teeth, three scorpion's venomous tails, five scaly and skinny legs (the fifth which protrudes from its chest).. and three eagle's wings. Yet it shudders, one of the wings reshaping itself into an array of octopode's tentacles, which twitch and waver uncontrollably. *	null is now known as Fumei_Ganmen <>Ambiance<>	 The chimera seems quite lost in its own world, tearing and biting and ripping at the roof with some intent -- before stopping, spine-tipped ears pricking up at the sound of a voice. Huffing and hissing, it reels around, staring down at Reimu for a moment with now hundreds of eyes-- and springs into the air to doge the orb, talons twisting into cloven hooves as it does. 	"WHAT?" Marisa's yell can be heard through the orb, followed by a loud thud. "I'LL BE RIGHT THERE!" you can hear her yelling again. 	This is followed by more sounds: a door slamming, the plodding of wild footsteps, a few more bangs, Marisa yelling "ALICE I'M OFF TO FIGHT NUE!", Alice yelling "What?!?" in surprise, and another door slam before the sounds end. <>Ambiance<>	 It lands on the ground with a crash, making a deep growl like the distant rumble of thunder. ((Hey, you're not Alice, knock it off.)) <>Ambiance<>	 And then it rounds on Reimu, the toxin still dripping from its heron-billed mouth, sizzling in the snow as it does. 	Hhhhkkkhhh... kkk.. t-t.. shiver.. shiver in fear... just like you properly should, like all little humans.. <>Ambiance<>	 And so she screams, massive wings spanning out as she lunges at Reimu, serrated shark's teeth rising from the edges of her bill to snap almost mindlessly. The world around her grows ever-darker from all the smoke, foggy and difficult for any human to see all that well through. *	Fumei_Ganmen had heard some manner of commotion in the direction leading towards the shrine, but just continued on the normal path. It could soon be seen stepping up the stairs, greeted by the sight of the beast that was currently attacking it. It glances at the beast in question, watching as it goes after the shrine maiden. <>Ambiance<>	 At that moment, what can't be seen from the shrine maiden's point of view, currently unknown, blackens somewhat -- leaving the illusion of an empty wasteland settling over the nearby forest, warping and dancing with misty figures. 	''What an... interesting... choice of attack. Perhaps none too... mmh, wise...'' The harmony of voices speak, almost to each other and fading into just that - conversations between themselves as they drift out of hearing range. *	Reimu_Hakurei flies up from the now rubble of the shrine, manifesting the Hakurei orbs around her. 	What are you even doing, huh? You're just asking to be put down, spellcard rules or not. Is that what you want?-- *	Reimu_Hakurei is cut off as Nue simply attacks. With a grumble she boosts herself upward, removing a few ofuda from her sleeves before they shine brightly and fly off after the Nue. Large, spinning, orange square shaped ofuda that seem to track and follow the movements of the target. Reimu continues, throwing all sorts of different ofuda at the youkai, appearing to be very angry. Blue area suppression, focused damage, homing attack *	Reimu_Hakurei s. Three vollys of ofuda. *	Fumei_Ganmen almost seems to sigh, simply walking forward towards the shrine, despite the commotion going on. At this point, it almost seems oblivious to the possibility of getting hit. <>Ambiance<>	 From the distance, and getting ever louder, the familiar BWAAAAAAAH! noise of of Marisa's master spark as she streaks through the air, making a beeline for the Hakurei Shrine. She's straddling her broom as the Master Spark blasts out from the end of the broom, a blindingly bright yellow shield surrounding her as she rushes into the dark cloud, charging straight at Nue as soon as she's spotted. *	Nue_Houjuu effortlessly follows up into the sky with a great wingflap, one of the bird's wings twisting into that of some great bat's. Perhaps mockingly, a great many, smaller ofuda, purple and blue and red, all spawn from the smoke, flying in every which direction-- she charges after Reimu once again, not seeming to care at all that Reimu's ofuda glance her twisted limbs and claws, bursting and stinging 	Why... why don't you just... jusssttttt... kkkccckkhh.. give up-- give up now... you-- you dis-disgrace to humanssss.. *	Nue_Houjuu gets perhaps quite directly hit by Marisa, making a screeching roar when the witch makes contact-- downright smashing one of her wings to tattered pieces. It merely dissolves into smog, the familiar blue tentacles swiftly emerging in their place.. she falls perhaps ten meters, somewhat stunned, before righting herself and attempting to grab at Marisa with the sticky appendages. *	Reimu_Hakurei sort of seems to slip away, practically vanishing from where she had been. She reappears not too awful far away, oriented above the Nue, now. She is able to see that Marisa has arrived, at least, no thanks to the smog that surrounds her. She does see an opening, now, and she takes the opportunity to throw several 'youkai buster' type ofuda at her from above. *	Fumei_Ganmen walks up to the shrine, stepping up the steps and towards the donation box where it pauses. After a few moments, taking in the sound of the sounds of the fight at hand, it removes a hand from its sleeve and drops several coins into the box. *	Fumei_Ganmen pauses for another moment before clapping together its hands and bowing, remaining that way for several moments, as if it were praying. *	Marisa_Kirisame crashes through, the collision breaking her speed down from her breakneck pace., but the shooting-star like spell not ending until she's a safer distance away, leaving a glowing, deadly laser trail in the wake of her path. The bright shield around Marisa seems to have absorbed the impact of the crash, as intended, and fading away. 	It seems any apparent injury Marisa had before was fully healed, as well. Marisa, seemingly confirming she was back to full health, yells, "I'm back in action!", turning around to smirk and prepare her next move, switching to a side-saddle position and grabbing her Mini-Hakkero from the back of her broom. *	Nue_Houjuu gurgles and hisses as she flexes out her wings again, rising back into the air with a howling cry. She only ends up being hit by a few of the youkai buster ofuda, however, throwing her dramatically off balance, enough to send her crashing back to the ground. Making another, furious scream, the twisted form of some undescript monster melts away as she tosses about, finally forming into her huma 	((*humanoid appearance, which struggles in the snow before spreading wing again. The beginnings of crackling danmaku shiver around her like little sparks before forming into massive red orbs, and she tosses her head in an aggravated, piercing cry.)) 	I've.. I've had.. had enoughofff... enough of being faulted by humans.. you two'll be the.. thhheeeee... the last ones... *	Nue_Houjuu shudders, sharp-edged wings beating strongly to keep her aloft-- before a sudden whirlwind of danmaku whips up out of nowhere. Thousands of diamond-shaped danmaku burst out of the black clouds in every direction, many of them exploding up into the sky before falling. *	Nue_Houjuu makes a cackling, howling laugh, letting this storm of danmaku fly every which way, many of them bursting off of her wings and tentacles every other second. With sharp claws quite at the ready, she charges after Reimu, an overly-toxic adrenaline being perhaps her only motivation. *	Fumei_Ganmen rises from its bowing position, turning on its heel and walking away from the shrine. As it steps down the steps, several stray danmaku tear through its robes, it only moving to the side to avoid a few directed towards its head. After a brief survey of its robes, it continues onward and away from the shrine. 	What are you talking about? You just showed up here and wrecked my shrine! Do you even have some sort of half-baked excuse? -- Guess not. *	Reimu_Hakurei weaves and dodges around the danmaku as they fly towards her, quickly catching view of Nue charging at her. Oddly enough, she doesn't go anywhere, waiting until the Nue gets close enough before a bright, paralyzing column of light surrounds both Reimu and Nue, surrounded by large barrier ofuda. It's pretty much impossible to move as chains of talismans surround Nue, draining her strength and locking her in place while *	Reimu_Hakurei Reimu flashes a spellcard. <>Ambiance<>	 the column pulses violently as it begins the act of sealing. It feels almost like your body has suddenly stopped responding to your commands... Clearly, the shrine maiden wasn't fooling around if she was using such a powerful card. <Reimu_Hakurei>	Divine Arts "Omnidirectional Dragon-Slaying Circle"! *	Fumei_Ganmen is now known as nullasleep *	Nue_Houjuu finds very little fault in the strategy of just diving and charging, ready to turn and weave about on a dime if there's danmaku thrown her way-- but her speed isn't enough for her to catch Reimu before she can react. The moment that she's caught in the light, she starts thrashing violently against the slow drain of energy from her body, screaming agonizingly the whole time-- the danmaku (c) <Nue_Houjuu>	((the danmaku all around her, under her rather uncoordinated and frenetic spell, just seem to grow wilder as she struggles and tries to fight back, swarming towards Reimu's position while they still last.)) <Nue_Houjuu>	Eeeiiiaa... eiiieaaaahhhhhhhh-- I'll... I... hhhh... sssssssskkk.. *	Nue_Houjuu, snapping her teeth furiously between ragged panting, still struggles, tossing and turning to try and get out of the seal, wings flailing at unnatural angles. Wild-eyed as she stares back at Reimu, she shudders, a ripple running across the surface of her body as if it was water as she tries to transform again-- or, rather, just shed this form, too. *	Marisa_Kirisame starts up a new spell as soon as the new one ends, not taking any chances, quickly showing off her dodging skills by weaving up, down, and around to avoid danmaku. Some make a few close calls, but nothing damaging yet. *	Marisa_Kirisame calls upon her spellcard, "Magic Bullet "Starlight Vulcans"!", conjuring two small circles of magic next to her broom, which begin spinning rapidly as they seem to charge up and glow brighter. She holds out her hakkero and that begins to charge as well. *	Marisa_Kirisame refrains from firing as soon as she sees Reimu put up a barrier, guessing anything she does will be pointless, knowing what Reimu is capable of, but she moves into a more advantageous position incase Reimu somehow fails to contain her. <>Ambiance<>	 the danmaku caught inside the circle doesn't last long at all, quickly being absorbed by the seal around them. The talismans form chains that begin winding themselves around the beast, becoming more and more powerful as the target's power fuels them. *	Reimu_Hakurei, who has been glaring at Nue this whole time simply sighs at this display. It really seemed like she had caught an animal rather than a youkai. <Reimu_Hakurei>	Well?! Are you happy now, Nue? Is this what you wanted from me? It's supposed to be that if you behave, nothing has to happen, but you go and wreck my shrine and attack me for no reason. Is that the sort of youkai I want running around Gensoukyou?! <>Ambiance<>	 More and more chains of ofuda begin wrapping around her, as though mummifying her. <Reimu_Hakurei>	....Marisa! What do you think? *	Reimu_Hakurei yells over the hum of the seal working its magic. <>Ambiance<>	 The countless danmaku of Grudge Bow The Bow of Genzami Yorimasu start to spark and fizzle, moving even more erratically and starting to die out by the dozens. They seem to heat up, becoming that more dangerous for even a scratch, yet.. *	Nue_Houjuu finally seems to have lost much of her physical energy to fight back against the seal, scythe-curved wings drooping slightly, blue tentacles twisting together-- she lifts her arms and starts to claw at the talismans that start to surround her, her whole body writhing and heaving as she tries to muster up the energy to tear herself out of this identity. Her screams grow agonized, perhaps <Nue_Houjuu>	((*perhaps even terrified for once, and the smoke incircling the area seems to grow even stronger, thicker.)) <Nue_Houjuu>	Aaaiiiihh... y-yuh.. yukh.. eeeehhaaaa... <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Heh! Teach her a lesson, yeah!" Marisa calls back in agreement. "She's too wild, even for youkai! If she's gonna wreck everything, she's got no buisness messing with the best!" *	Nue_Houjuu can't even thrash about in pain as this body feels like it's about to splinter apart-- yet, in that crazed desire, she realizes something. It's not even a shattering of her physical body, is it? It's simply a further suffocation of her powers, isn't it? *	Marisa_Kirisame has a wide grin at the sight of Nue seemingly getting weakened. Not real payback by her own hand at what she's gained dealing with Nue, but payback's a bitch nonetheless. She just wish she could shoot through that barrier to add salt to the wound. <>Ambiance<>	 The second stage of the seal begins, locking the Nue inside a sort of cube. This cube is a barrier, similar to the one used in a few of her space warping cards. The barrier themselves are like smaller, weaker versions of the Hakurei barrier, reinforcing the seal of the talismans. <Reimu_Hakurei>	Listen, I won't exorcise you yet. But I AM taking you to Yukari so she can decide what to do with you. This has gone on long enough. *	Reimu_Hakurei then begins to use the seal the force the Nue into her base state, already wrapping the cube with more talismans for extra strength. <Reimu_Hakurei>	Begone, at least for now. *	Nue_Houjuu almost seems to.. cackle, despite her current state. She seems to know exactly what's happening-- this body being ripped apart, leaving only that twisting unknown behind. With that last burst of energy, she howls with laughter.. <>Ambiance<>	 The cube shudders once before starting to shake frantically. What sounds like countless voices, whispering and screaming and howling, humans and youkai and monsters and all these identities being sent astray. <>Ambiance<>	 There's a flicker of something -- some image.. some stare of glowering red eyes and.. something. That incomprehensible glitter is as gone as soon as it flickers through the minds of the two humans here. <>Ambiance<>	 The cube's faintest shaking goes perfectly still. *	Marisa_Kirisame frowns, jumping back a second as she thought the box might break somehow, keeping her spellcard at the ready, but gives a "Hmph." as soon as the cube stops thrashing about. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"That seemed almost too easy. I didn't even get a fight out of that." <>Ambiance<>	 Finally, the sealing is complete, completely shutting the Nue out of anything outside of the seal. *	Reimu_Hakurei drifts over to the resulting ofuda covered cube, picking it up. <Reimu_Hakurei>	...How annoying. *	Reimu_Hakurei turns to Marisa, looking her over to make sure she isn't going to die or anything. She nods at the mention of it being too easy... <Reimu_Hakurei>	It was. She shouldn't have rushed me like that, that's why she lost. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Damn thing still tried to spook me, even as she struggled in that cube." Marisa remarks, notably sounding bothered. *	Reimu_Hakurei was far too angry to even think about being unnerved, simply looking at the seal in disgust. <Reimu_Hakurei>	I should have exorcised her. Bah...I'll deal with her later, she's not getting out of that anytime soon. *	Marisa_Kirisame lands back on the ground, dispelling her magic, and walks over to Reimu. "Ya still can, ya know. What do you think Yukari will do with her? Ya think she'll settle down at all?" *	Nue_Houjuu, still being awake at that time, had almost started to freak out.. almost started to lapse back into that ungodly panicking state, which, perhaps, wouldn't be as bad as it would with the freedom of movement-- yet, left powerless, she quickly loses any anger left to fight, and falls away into unconsciousness. *	Nue_Houjuu would, if her thoughts were still clinging to awareness, be quite happy to be just that way right now. Perhaps just a long sleep... *	Reimu_Hakurei sighs, seriously considering just doing away with the Nue in a permanent fashion. However, she restrains herself, perhaps giving her much more leeway than she deserves. <Reimu_Hakurei>	...No...it's not really like me to do away with something like that, even if they deserve it. Only problem is... *	Reimu_Hakurei glances over at the shrine, <Reimu_Hakurei>	My shrine is destroyed, AGAIN. *	Marisa_Kirisame seems to stifle a chortle at the predicament, finding it coincidentally funny. "Pfff, looks like we're in the same boat, then." <Reimu_Hakurei>	I-it's not funny, Marisa. It's freezing! If it were summer, that'd be okay, but it's not. Uuuuuuuuugh. *	Reimu_Hakurei practically face palms at her situation, trying to think of any other places she could stay. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"I can at least help with the heat." Marisa offers, snapping her fingers and conjuring another heat spell in the surrounding air. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"There's always my hot spring too, although that won't help rebuild your house." Marisa pans. "I could help, if ya wanted." <Reimu_Hakurei>	That's nice and all, but it doesn't last forever...What places can you think of that I could stay for a while until the shrine can be torn down and rebuilt? *	Marisa_Kirisame shrugs. The village, obviously. I don't think Alice would be too fond of another guest, even if it's you. I'd offer, if I had a house." <Reimu_Hakurei>	Yeah, but...I'd be so busy...! There'd be so many things to do, people to protect from feral youkai...Can you think of anywhere else?  *	Nue_Houjuu is now known as Nue|zzz  <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Beat up a youkai or two and get them to help ya out. Honestly, I doubt anyone could refuse helping Reimu Hakurei." Marisa deadpans. "The Chireiden folks were pretty welcoming last time I got down there, but that's a bit of a flight." <Reimu_Hakurei>	Yeesh...not only is it far, but I'd be oblivious to anything happening top-side. This is annoying.  <Marisa_Kirisame>	'Could always ask your 'friends' on Youkai Mountain, heh heh.  <Reimu_Hakurei>	Ehhhh...I don't know, I'll think of something...Eventually.  *	Reimu_Hakurei sighs, going through a mental list of anyone she can coerce into letting her live with them. Even if she has to rough them up a little.  <Marisa_Kirisame>	"I'd suggest the Scarlet Devil but that seems like a bad idea."  <Reimu_Hakurei>	A very, very bad idea.  *	Marisa_Kirisame points at the mostly untouched shed. "What about that?"  <Reimu_Hakurei>	The shed? it's nearly full of stuff, though...Not to mention that it has no sort of insulation, so it's basically a miniature freeze-box. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"If ya want a go at Alice, I won't stop ya... as long as ya don't hurt her, course." <Marisa_Kirisame>	"She won't be happy with two guests, though." <Reimu_Hakurei>	No, no, I don't want to ah...bother you two. I'm sure you're both very busy. *	Reimu_Hakurei chuckles to herself, perhaps trying to lighten the mood slightly from the somewhat heavy situation. <Marisa_Kirisame>	The comment seems to fly over her head, or Marisa ignored the crude remark, as she shrugs and says "Whatever you say. Only other real big place is that floating castle, or maybe one of those hermit's places if you can find 'em, but I'm about out of ideas save the village." <Reimu_Hakurei>	-- Ah! Senkai! Yes, I think that might work, assuming that I'm not intruding too much there....Hmm. Well, I'll check it out and see what happens. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Do you even know where Senkai is?" Marisa asks, raising an eyebrow and giving a look of disbelief. <Reimu_Hakurei>	Yeah, Miko-san showed me how to get there a while back, but I've only visited once. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Oh, really? That's interesting. You'll have to show me, then." <Marisa_Kirisame>	"I thought it jumped around like a gap or something." <Reimu_Hakurei>	It sort of does, really. It's not set to one specific location. At least, that's what I was told. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Hermits always have weird places to live, I guess. How can you have directions if it's never at one place, then?" <Reimu_Hakurei>	Well, the way there is supposed to be a secret, you know... <Marisa_Kirisame>	"What's secrets among friends? Cmon, we can check it out together. Not like I wasn't planning to stick around awhile anyway, with Nue being a doozy to deal with and all."