User:NekoRex/Mound1

>Ambiance<:. Nothing much has changed in this place, save for the fact that the very still atmosphre has been growing in strength as time has passed, Sakura Petals continue to fly and gather at the base of the ominous cherry blossom tree, but they're arriving in a much more limited way now -- even, they'll probably be cut out in a day or two, following Reimu's doings in the Netherworld. Koishi_Komeiji sprints toward the cherry blossom tree, her sleeves fluttering in the wind as she tries to catch the petals in the air, giggling to herself as she does so. Koishi_Komeiji seems to be oblivious to the still atmosphere, seemingly more concerned about grabbing a petal for Marisa to see. Marisa_Kirisame is chasing behind, a little bit worried about the odd atmosphere and the presence of a blossoming cherry tree in the fall. Koishi_Komeiji:. "Look, look, Marisa!" Koishi cries out behind her between incessant giggles, "it's so pretty!" Marisa_Kirisame:. "Hey, wait a minute Koishi! Hold up, isn't it a bit odd that there are cherry blossoms in the fall!?" Koishi_Komeiji:. "Euueh?" Koishi freezes mid air, dropping back down onto the ground with a curious expression, "fall?' Marisa_Kirisame:.	(Oh, right, Koishi's from underground, better explain)  Marisa_Kirisame:.	"Yeah, it's autumn, the season when trees lose their leaves. That one overthere looks like it's stuck in springtime." >Ambiance<:.	As the two people approach the mound, by now standing at its feet, they begin to step into the sea of undying sakura petals. There is an eerie, yet soothing feel to them. Every time they even do a slight move and stir the sakura below them, they can feel a calm, faint pulse emanate from where they stand.  >Ambiance<:.	There is no sound here, not even wind. The only thing that they would be able to hear would be their own heartbeats and footsteps.  	Koishi_Komeiji gazes blankly at Marisa, then back to the tree. "Auu...that means it's special? Right?" Koishi bobs her head up and down, as if she is agreeing with herself. Marisa_Kirisame:.	"Yeah, it's special alright, and if it's special in Gensoukyou, then it's something we oughta be worried about."  	Marisa_Kirisame seems deep in thought, thinking she's seen something like this before.  Koishi_Komeiji:.	"Then...doesn't that mean we should investigate?" Koishi asks, poking her chin thoughtfully, "you solve incidents, right? This is an incident!" Saigyou_Ayakashi:.	(( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCOTWQexTjs ))  Saigyou_Ayakashi:.	(( Hello ambiance ))  Marisa_Kirisame:.	"Heh, yeah, yer right, might be an incident!" Marisa agrees, after dwelling on it for a moment. "And if that's the case, that means someone is behind it! Someone we get ta beat up!" Koishi_Komeiji:.	"So we should look closer!" Koishi agrees, stepping nearer to the tree. "I wonder what happens if we poke it?"  Marisa_Kirisame:.	"Well, it's a tree, so it might only be related to the problem... still, I can't help but think I've seen something similar before.."  	Koishi_Komeiji bounds over to the tree and, without warning, gives it a light prod.  Koishi_Komeiji:.	"Heeeeey, are you an incident?"  	Koishi_Komeiji calls out to the tree, as if she is talking to a real person, but nothing seems to happen. The tree was as still as it ever was.  >Ambiance<:.	As Koishi's finger touches the tree, a massive pulse of stillness reverbrates through the entire area, possibly giving quite a shock and disorientating whoever was within its area of effect. They would feel extremely inclined to just remain still and let whatever happened happen-- as if they were being mind-controlled. The release on inhibitions. Koishi_Komeiji:. "Oooh?" Marisa_Kirisame pulls out her mini-hakkero as a precaution. The stillness was getting to be unsettling, and... Marisa_Kirisame suddenly loses her train of thought, her mind being completely blanked. In a daze, she stops completely, falling off her broom from high up. Koishi_Komeiji frowns, almost freezing up, but seconds later she shakes off the feeling, finding it uncomfortable and icky. For extra reassurance, she jumps up and down, looking almost silly contrast to the serious situation, "Marisa!" She complains, "this tree is icky!" Marisa_Kirisame:. "Eh?" Marisa says, snapping back to reality, still falling. "WHAAAAAA?" She yells, catching herself in midair a few feet from the ground. Marisa_Kirisame is hit on the head by her own broom a second later. >Ambiance<:. After the shockwave is over, quite a few of the petals that make up the "floor" of the area stir and begin to float around the duo, circling them in a fashion similar to a subdued whirlpool. Some of it strays though, and a little bit behind Marisa and Koishi, "someone" is appearing, "her" body and vibrant clothes being formed from the sakura melding together. Koishi_Komeiji:. "M-marisa! S-someone's coming!" Koishi points at the gathering petals, still hopping from her position, "i think it's tree!" Marisa_Kirisame lowers herself to the ground, picking up her broom and mini-hakkero, while thinking to herself (I need to remember I can fly without this thing more often.) and looking back to Koishi, then looking back to where she's pointing. Marisa_Kirisame:. "Gah, this ain't good, this atmosphere is tryin' ta kill me! Who the heck is behind this?" Saigyou_Ayakashi fully materializes, her gracious kimono hanging about in the air. It's so large and lowing that her limbs are hidden -- only her right hand which is holding that large fan of her can be seen; said large fan is opened and hiding most of her visage. Saigyou_Ayakashi:. "Noisy." Saigyou_Ayakashi says bluntly. She states it more as a matter of fact though than complaining... Koishi_Komeiji:. "S-see?" Koishi says, her eyes widened with curiousity, "it's tree!" Marisa_Kirisame crosses her arms and sits back on her broom, unimpressed. "So who're you, miss 'Tree'? And what's with the springtime petals?" Saigyou_Ayakashi remains silent while observing Marisa and Koishi. She's pretty certain that the green haired oddity is something she should keep an eye on, but that human... she's quite the powerful one. Blonde hair, a broom... haven't they met before? Saigyou_Ayakashi 's eyes size up Marisa before she says: Saigyou_Ayakashi:. "I am a mere youkai that searches for peace." Koishi_Komeiji:. "P-peace?" Koishi asks. Marisa_Kirisame:. "Wahaha! Peace, eh?" Marisa says with a smirk. "I like keepin' the peace too." Saigyou_Ayakashi:. "Then that is a good thing." Saigyou_Ayakashi:. "Why disturb my sleep?" Marisa_Kirisame:. "Yer peace is disturbin our peace, from the looks of it." Saigyou_Ayakashi:. "What peace of yours? Do you even live around here?" Saigyou_Ayakashi inquires. She already is gathering some details from the Sakura that had been spread all around Gensoukyou, and is able to roughly pinpoint the movements of that one witch she's speaking to. Saigyou_Ayakashi continues to speak in "her" expresionless manner. Saigyou_Ayakashi:. "You are in that Magical Forest... quite far from this place. What peace of yours do I even disturb? I am always here." Marisa_Kirisame:. "Nope, but ya look suspicious." Marisa says. Marisa_Kirisame:. "What's with the tree?" Saigyou_Ayakashi:. "That is me." Saigyou_Ayakashi replies directly. Marisa_Kirisame:. "Eh? You're the tree itself?" Marisa says, a bit confused that Koishi's name was literal now. "And what do ya call yerself, tree-san?" Marisa_Kirisame:. "And why are ya in bloom? Ain't it autumn?" Koishi_Komeiji:. "It's a youkai! So it must be a uh...cherry blossom youkai!" Koishi declares. Saigyou_Ayakashi:. "Negawaku wa, hana no motoshitanite haru shinamu, sono kisaragi no mochizuki no koro." Saigyou_Ayakashi says melancholicly. Saigyou_Ayakashi:. (( Translation: Let me die in spring, under the blossoming trees; let it be around that full moon of Kisaragi's month. )) Saigyou_Ayakashi:. (( aka: One of Saigyou Hoshi's poems. )) Saigyou_Ayakashi:. "That is what I am. This one verse of a beautiful poem." Marisa_Kirisame:. ((you know that we already speak japanese, right?)) Koishi_Komeiji:. ((It's a quote so..)) Koishi_Komeiji just stares blankly at Saigyou_Ayakashi, unsure of what those words mean. "Marisa, I think Tree is...mad," she speaks bluntly with a frown. Saigyou_Ayakashi:. (( I know that we're speaking Jap )) Saigyou_Ayakashi:. (( It's just a lot more beautiful in Japanese imo. The sounds at any rate. )) Marisa_Kirisame:. "I don't speak in poetry, tree." Marisa says, unamused. "What's with the blooming?" Saigyou_Ayakashi:. "Mad? hardly." Saigyou_Ayakashi says as she shifts her attention to Koishi. Saigyou_Ayakashi:. "Witch, the blooming is merely a natural state of what I am." Marisa_Kirisame:. "Hmmmm." Marisa says, before yawning. "This seems familiar. When's the last time I saw a tree blooming out of season, though." Marisa_Kirisame looks over to Koishi. "This peace is so dull. What do you think we should do, Koishi?" Saigyou_Ayakashi merely observes Marisa with her ever so expresionless visage. Well, one can only catch a glimpse of her eyes, since she's hiding most of her face behind her fan. Koishi_Komeiji:. "Uhh?" Koishi_Komeiji looks at marisa with a strange expression, not really sure how to answer. Koishi_Komeiji:. "We should...make it lively?" She tilts her head, as if waiting for confirmation. Marisa_Kirisame:. "Yeah, that sounds nice. I'm bored of investigatin'." Saigyou_Ayakashi was listening when she suddenly closed her fan in one swift motion, revealing her visage. she puts it down, and quickly, her hand is swallowed into the large sleeves of the kimono that she wears. Saigyou_Ayakashi:. "Troublemakers, the two of you?" Saigyou_Ayakashi:. "Annoying. And you said that you liked peace." Koishi_Komeiji:. "Oooh...but peace and liveliness are two different things..." Koishi mutters with a pout. Saigyou_Ayakashi:. "Whatever you're trying to convey... your words mask nothing more than an intention to cause a ruckus." Saigyou_Ayakashi:. "Am I not right?" Marisa_Kirisame:. "Hah! I thought I told ya that your peace is messing with our peace." Marisa_Kirisame:. "The best kinda peace is an interesting one, that's why I keep the peace." Saigyou_Ayakashi:. "Interesting? Subjective." Saigyou_Ayakashi retorts bluntly Saigyou_Ayakashi:. "And as said; there is no peace that I'm messing with." Saigyou_Ayakashi:. "You only see it with your eyes, for your very sight is filled with mess and chaos." Saigyou_Ayakashi:. "Kirisame Marisa." Saigyou_Ayakashi has gathered back the memories from that incident back in the Netherworld, and also, filtered the information brought to it by the Cherry Blossoms that travelled all over Gensoukyou. Marisa_Kirisame:. "Eh, how'd ya guess my name? I was gonna tell you I was the hakurei shrine maiden!"  thwaps Marisa_Kirisame on the shoulder, "lying is bad!" She chides. Marisa_Kirisame:. "Now I know I've seen her before!" she says, looking at Koishi. "Still hazy on how I remember it. Cherry blossoms... cherry blossoms..." Marisa_Kirisame shrugs after awhile and says "Nope, still nothing." Koishi_Komeiji:. "Maybe she stole something?" Koishi suggested, "or uh, she broke into your house! Or something..." Marisa_Kirisame:. "Stole something? Wahahaha! Maybe my time." Marisa says, finding the idea of thieving a thief to be funny. Saigyou_Ayakashi continues to merely observe the duo passively. It still shows no sign of anger, but with the cherry blossoms continuing to whirl around them, one can't really expect the next act it'll do. Marisa_Kirisame:. "Never seen anyone bother to steal from me, though. I'd just take it back." Saigyou_Ayakashi:. "A thieving peacemaker. How quaint." Saigyou_Ayakashi comments, flashing a minor smile. Koishi_Komeiji:. "A thief who steals peace!" Koishi answers gleefully. Marisa_Kirisame:. "Who says I stole anything?" Marisa calls back. "I'm just an ordinary magician. Maybe you should stop stealin my time and stop beatin' around the bush so we can figure out what to do with ya!" Saigyou_Ayakashi:. "Nothing?" Saigyou_Ayakashi:. "All I did was answer your questions." Saigyou_Ayakashi:. "The question would rather be, what should I do with you?" Saigyou_Ayakashi 's body breaks into thousands of cherry blossoms, which are then blown over to Marisa by some invisible gust. Marisa_Kirisame:. 'That's a very good question!" Marisa says with a smirk. "Just as I was wandering why I was still sittin' around here." Koishi_Komeiji:.	"Gyaaah!" Koishi gives a surprised gasp, stepping back as she watches the cherry blossoms.  	Saigyou_Ayakashi 's remains, or well, the thousands of petals, the whirlpool within the whirlpool, they all seem to have a little bit of the Tree's "voice"  Saigyou_Ayakashi:.	"What if I really gave you a little bit of 'true' peace?"  Saigyou_Ayakashi:.	"Children often need to be lead by the hand to understand the meaning of things they refuse to grasp."  Marisa_Kirisame:.	"What are ya gonna do, bore me to death? Wahahahahaha! Bring it on!" Marisa yells towards nowhere in particular. >Ambiance<:.	All of the cherry blossoms that covered the ground are now lifted up, and if someone does bother to look down... the lifeless remains of various animals, youkai, and even a few humans can be seen. There were some reports of a few villagers going missing lately, but...  Koishi_Komeiji:.	"M-marisa!" Koishi cries, beginning to jump up and down again, as she glances at the floor in horror, "she's...she's going to make us 'rest in peace'!"   >Ambiance<:.	...the people that are down here all seem to have fresh bodies. They are not decayed, nothing even smells. Heck, they all seem, from the animals and fairies to the humans, to be sleeping soundly.  	Koishi_Komeiji pauses for a moment, as if she was waiting for something to hit her, but then resumes jumping when nothing did.  	Marisa_Kirisame has her smile turns into a grimace for a few seconds as she also sees the bodies down below. "Grrr, I thought this tree was up ta no good." Saigyou_Ayakashi:. "Up to no good? They merely accepted my proposition with an open arm." Saigyou_Ayakashi says through the petals. Saigyou_Ayakashi:. "Come now child. Find the nirvana that vairocana seeks..." Marisa_Kirisame seems to figure it out as it all clicks into place. Marisa_Kirisame:. "Rest in peace? Heh heh heh... I've seen the other seen the other side of death once before..." Marisa_Kirisame:. "I've fought my way to the other side and back! Of course, you'd know that, since you were the reason I had ta do it! Isn't that right, Saigyou Ayakashi?" Marisa declares, looking as haughty as ever. Saigyou_Ayakashi:. "So you remember..." Saigyou_Ayakashi:. "... then I will have to hasten my steps in helping you find peace." Saigyou_Ayakashi:. "How annoying." >Ambiance<:. All of the whirlpool of cherry blossoms suddenly vibrate with an otherworldly pink-violet glow. The whirlpool of petals begins to concentrate itself into one massive ball, and the feminine figure of Ayakashi's Avatar re-appears. Compared to the projection that was made of but a few cherry blossoms though... this one has a disturbingly powerful aura surrounding it. Saigyou_Ayakashi:. "I was planning on having a nice rest, but you are most inclined to ruin it, judging from that expression of yours." Saigyou_Ayakashi says with a blank face. There is no trace of anger or irritation, but the pulsating power that can be felt from within her is very worrying. Marisa_Kirisame:. "Damn right I am! Ya ready for a fight, Koishi_Komeiji?"