User:NekoRex/Makai1

Marisa_Kirisame doesn't really know why she's in Makai, other then that Alice suggested it and it seemed like a more interesting idea at the time then wandering around the woods for a magic tree. 	She's already starting to regret it a bit, in fact, since Makai's atmosphere is a bit toxic, but she doesn't make it look too obvious, being Marisa and being adventurous. 	You do have those proper spells going to keep you from not getting sick, right? 	Humans are so grossly frail and prone to getting ill here.. 	((Just to real quick confirm this so as not to risk looking dumb, does your Alice have any connection to Makai? Or is it basically like, MS Alice didn't exist or something.)) 	((I've not worked too much on it, but MS Alice was a brief point in her childhood when she initially got the Grimoire.)) 	((She has no connection to Shinki whatsoever, she wandered out into Makai on her own, stuff happened, etc. She then returned home afterwards.)) 	((Rightyo.)) 	"Eh? You never told me there were spells for that. I've only been here once before, after all." *	Marisa_Kirisame frowns, wishing she had known that before she decided this was a great idea. *	Alice_Margatroid sighs softly, thankful that she had taken a book on the matter. Rummaging through her bag for a moment, she pulls out a well-bound leather tome that reads Practical Protection on the front, and hands it over. 	... Page 184, "Uninhabitable Ecosystems". There should be a sub-section on Makai, and it will offer recommended spells that are covered earlier in the book. 	"How long will it take me to learn these? I don't really plan to fly around here for days..." Marisa says, thumbing through the book and reading a bit. 	They shouldn't be too uncommon compared to what you normally use. 	A change of scenery is always nice to have. There's only so much frozen wasteland one can manage before getting a teeeeensy bit tired of it. Which, is why Yuki has proposed to Mai the idea of just.. going out somewhere. Somewhere still in Makai, but maybe with less ice. Like... one of those crystal forests. hose are nice places to go, right? 	"Shouldn't be too hard then..." Marisa says, focused on reading the book and letting Alice lead the way. After reading the page asked of her, she quickly flips to some other pages in the book, and reads them intently. Before long, she's actually casting the spells on herself, without much work at all. *	Mai was a little hesitant at first, but she agreed with Yuki in the end. A change of scenery wouldn't be so bad, especially since she hadn't gone anywhere other than the Frozen Fields and Pandaemonium since she came back to Makai. Since it was her idea, she's following Yuki's lead for the time being, just taking in Makai's beauty while she walks. 	Yes, see, you just need to apply yourself and not worry too much. Now, with that done, we need to find some trees and see how they react to... 	...  	You know, that's the exact sort of thing you would do. <Alice_Margatroid>	"Let's find some trees and figure out how magical they are by shooting them with magic" or the like, you know? <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Hm?" Marisa looks up, not paying too much attention outside of the book. "That sounds about right, yeah." *	Marisa_Kirisame often surprises herself at how easy it is to copy spells from books, although these are pretty easy in the first place, enough she doesn't need components. <Yuki>	"Man, never really 'ppreciated how pretty Makai is, y'know?" Yuki idly comments, more to herself than to Mai as she floats along slowly, heading to one of the many crystalline forests covering Makai. "S'a nice change, isn't it, Sis?" <Alice_Margatroid>	It never fails to surprise me how predictable your train of thought is, hee hee. <Mai>	When I compare it to Gensoukyou, I just appreciate that much more. At the very least, I'd make the arguement that we have the better trees~ *	Marisa_Kirisame hands the book back to Alice, having gotten done casting what she wanted. "I feel a lot less horrid flying around here now, at least." *	Marisa_Kirisame briefly thought about pocketing the book herself, although the thought is pointless, since she's already sleeping at her house. *	Alice_Margatroid stuffs the book back in her bag, with some difficulty because she has to sort of stop flying for a moment, wavers around as she does, and darts right back after Marisa. *	Yuki chuckles at that, and nods in agreement. "Ain't that the truth. Granted, Gensoukyou's got its pluses, but it just doesn't really compare." she replies, taking a bottle from the satchel she keeps at her waist and taking a drink. S'thirsty work, flying around. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"I wonder if it really would work, heh heh. Maybe I should blast a laser at a bunch of 'em and pick out the sticks that don't get blasted." <Alice_Margatroid>	If you didn't mind disturbing the locals something fierce as you did.. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Heh, what are they gonna do, fight me?" Marisa chuckles. I nearly conquered the place once before, with Reimu around. <Alice_Margatroid>	"With Reimu around" is the key statement in that sentence, Marisa... <Marisa_Kirisame>	"I'm strong in my own right, ya' know." <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Besides, I reckon you're just as good as her, so I don't have to worry." <Alice_Margatroid>	Well, I suppose.. but if you get into trouble, I'll probably not feed you for a day or something. *	Alice_Margatroid sighs, often being the one to cook as of late because she can't trust Marisa with the mushrooms. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"I'm a great cook too. Didn't you like that meal I prepared the other day?" <Alice_Margatroid>	It was okay, but I wonder about your health with what kinds of things you probably use. <Alice_Margatroid>	... We should just focus on "shooting trees with lasers", though. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"I don't use my exotic mushrooms, that'd just be a waste." <Alice_Margatroid>	What do you deem "exotic"? <Marisa_Kirisame>	"The ordinary ones." *	Alice_Margatroid starts to lift a hand to gesture in argument, but.. she eventually just gives up before she can really start trying. It's hopeless, after all. <Alice_Margatroid>	Let's just.. shoot trees. <Alice_Margatroid>	(Isn't everything here exotic to anyone?) <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Right." Marisa says, pulling out her mini-hakkero and pulling out her 'bag-o-Sparkin'-powder' <Alice_Margatroid>	Try not to obliterate anyone in the way, though, let's only shoot trees that don't have people near them. *	Alice_Margatroid feels silly, having to say this, but.. well, it has happened before.. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"It's a good thing I made a big batch of spell powder last night." Marisa says, having enough components for week-long fight. *	Marisa_Kirisame prepares her spell, closing her eyes briefly to focus, as the hakkero glows brilliantly, increasingly large magic circles jump out around the device, glowing rainbow colors as they spin around. *	Alice_Margatroid moves back a little bit, shying away from the great amount of heat and rainbow whirls. She has no business getting caught anywhere near the radius of the laser, after all. *	Marisa_Kirisame opens her eyes, focusing her spell on a grove of larger trees, as the Hakkero glows brighter and brighter, scintilating with different colors, until it's fully charged. Grasping the mini-hakkero with both hands, she yells "MASTER SPARK!" as the thing rattles to life, a massive laser erupts from the cannon, cutting a huge swathe into the forest. <Yuki>	As Yuki wanders the forest, she thinks that, she can hear something. But, she doesn't really pay it much attention. That is, until a giant laser blasts across in front of her, completely levelling a section of the forest. The witch just... stops, stunned. "What in the name of..?" *	Mai stops in her tracks and jumps into the air as she sees the laser, only a few steps away from the blast as well. She immediately flies up a bit higher and looks around for the source of it, now in just a slightly worse mood now that some of the trees she was just appreciating are now dead. *	Mai would understandably not take very long to spot Marisa like this. At first, she grimaces, but it's slowly replaced with a small, maybe even sinister grin on her face. Hey sis...I think I see an old 'friend' over yonder. <Marisa_Kirisame>	As the laser peters out, Marisa ends the spell and begins to look towards the ground to see if any bits of tree survived. "You see anything, Alice?" *	Alice_Margatroid doesn't pay much attention to the fact that there's others nearby-- she doesn't quite notice them yet. Raising an eyebrow, she drifts down a little, looking at the remains and twigs. <Alice_Margatroid>	There's a large log there. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"One that survived the laser?" <Alice_Margatroid>	Yes, can't you see it? It's right there. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Well, it could've been something that the beam missed." Marisa retorts, "But if it's not hollow, I could use it. she says, drifting down towards it. <Yuki>	Shaking her head a little, the younger witch takes to the air alongside Mai. When the ice witch points out an 'old friend', Yuki looks over to where Mai indicates... and a look of pure, unadulterated fury crosses onto her face, her typical fiery aura forming around her body, burning brighter than normal. Without a word, she puts her hands together, forming a   <Yuki>	large fireball. And then she hurls it, aiming straight for Marisa.  <Alice_Margatroid>	How on earth could the beam even miss?  <Alice_Margatroid>	Wh-  *	Alice_Margatroid swerves out of the way when a massive fireball surges through the air-- even if it's not aimed exactly at her.  *	Marisa_Kirisame isn't so oblivious as to not see the attack coming, flying away and upwards, with a "Whoa!", doing a flip in the air as the projectile edges past her, pulling out her hakkero again. <Alice_Margatroid>	Marisa, what did you do here to warrant being shot at?! *	Marisa_Kirisame looks towards the source, not recognizing who it is but saying, "Guess the laser ticked someone off, after all." towards Alice. *	Mai chuckles as Yuki unleashes her attack, which really was more of a warning shot, if she knew Yuki. Alright, you got their attention, now if you could settle down just a little maybe we can see why she's come back...then I'll let you go all out. <Alice_Margatroid>	Yeah, apparently it did. *	Alice_Margatroid deadpans, rolling her eyes. *	Yuki is literally shaking in anger, which is pretty rare. The last time that happened was... well, she doesn't like thinking about it. For a moment, it seems as though she's going to completely ignore Mai, and just attack again. But... eventually, she relents, though by no means does she calm down. "...fine..." *	Marisa_Kirisame keeps her distance, continuing down towards the log but not taking her eyes off the pair. It's been so long since she's been at Makai, she basically doesn't remember either of them. *	Mai flies in a little closer so she wouldn't have to yell at Marisa and Alice, though her attention seems mostly fixated on Marisa. ''Well, well, what have we here? Seems that you weren't content with all that damage you caused years ago and have come back for more? Either you're really confident in your ability to get away with this, or you've really taken a turn for the stupid since we last met' <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Heh, sounds like big words for someone who I probably beat to pulp before." she taunts, before asking, "Should I remember you? It's hard to recall every big-shot schmuck that thinks they're better then the rest, especially since they never seem to live up to claim." *	Yuki quietly floats behind Mai, saying nothing for now, but if looks could kill, Marisa'd probably be six feet under by now. Again. The witch noticeably twitches at Marisa's retort, her aura sparking and spitting flame. "...I'll say it once. Get out." *	Alice_Margatroid drifts down after Marisa, nudging her sharply in the ribs with her elbow after the witch speaks. <Alice_Margatroid>	You're not helping. *	Alice_Margatroid looks to Yuki, annoyedly chewing her lip. <Alice_Margatroid>	She's not here to ruin things, we're just here to look for decent broom-making wood. <Alice_Margatroid>	I don't know what your damage is, but... <Mai>	Really now? And you had to come all the way here for that? Don't you have trees back over in Gensoukyou? And beyond that, why destroy so many when you could've taken more time to find one usable tree and not draw the attention of someone whose first reaction would be "kill on sight"? <Mai>	I'll be honest with you, my sister here hasn't been this angry in a very, VERY long time... *	Marisa_Kirisame shrugs. "I needed somethin' sturdy. How was I supposed to know I'd run into someone who can't drop a grudge?" (Then again, with as many people as I trounce, I guess it isn't new that someone didn't forget about it later) <Alice_Margatroid>	The wood is more magical here, of course. <Alice_Margatroid>	As for her idea for using the lasers, I can't say why. *	Alice_Margatroid shrugs. <Alice_Margatroid>	Does your sister just have anger issues or something? *	Yuki completely ignores Alice. Her focus is entirely on Marisa. "You honestly... HONESTLY thought, you'd be welcomed here, with open arms, after you and your group went on a massacre and ruined everything? So not only are you a pathetic, talentless excuse for a witch, but you're a complete idiot too. GET. OUT." <Marisa_Kirisame>	"I don't even remember who you are." Marisa says with a shrug. "It's been ages since me an' Reimu sent you lot packin'. Surprised the entrance is still here, really." <Mai>	...Well, you could say she's always had a bit of a temper, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't share her sentiment at least somewhat. We've had an encounter in the past, in which she and a few other people plowed through us in order to get closer to the ruler and goddess of this realm...and I wouldn't say we remember that ordeal very fondly. <Mai>	Considering how much damage the ensuing battle did to Makai as a whole... <Marisa_Kirisame>	The insults fly right over Marisa's head, of course. She grins at them, as if getting a compliment. <Alice_Margatroid>	... Marisa.. you'd better not get us in trouble.. *	Alice_Margatroid gives Mai a bit of a hesitant smile. <Alice_Margatroid>	Yeah.. that's sort of a thing that everyone gets used to. I fought her awhile back, myself. I forgave her, things happen. You two don't seem like you've forgotten the past yet, though. <Mai>	Oh, I've moved past it, for the most part. I just think it would be nice if my sister could get the chance to do so herself...seems like it would be a healthy experience, and I'm always looking out for her well being~ <Alice_Margatroid>	... "Sister". I don't see much family resemblence.. <Mai>	Well, if you want to be technical about such a thing when we might be one wrong word away from a forest fire... <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Forest fire, huh..." Marisa says, giving them a strange look. "That sounds a bit... too familiar..." <Alice_Margatroid>	... A little bit. *	Alice_Margatroid looks over at Marisa, frowning-- it's a little difficult not to have thoughts spring back at her now. <Yuki>	"Sorry, didn't mean to bring up bad memories." Yuki spits, her tone dripping venom. "But, what I'm most curious about, is WHY YOU ARE STILL HERE. I'd hoped at least one of you would be bright enough to work out that YOU ARE NOT WELCOME." <Marisa_Kirisame>	"I'm not welcome in a lotta places, hasn't stopped me much before." Marisa retorts, with a grin. <Alice_Margatroid>	... Maybe you wouldn't have been dead if you didn't wander into a certain place too often. *	Alice_Margatroid sighs. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Eh? What do you mean?" <Alice_Margatroid>	Exactly what I said, Marisa. <Yuki>	Yuki... stops. And blinks a few times. (...dead? So... she died. The fake witch actually went and got herself killed.) she thinks to herself. Snrk. "...pfft." It starts as just a snicker, then.. "AHAHAHAHA!" A hearty laugh, Yuki almost doubling over. This is probably the only time she'll ever smile with Marisa around. She just finds the idea of Marisa's death <Yuki>	 /hilarious/. It's a shame she's alive again, sure. But knowing that she actually did die makes her feel a whole lot better. <Alice_Margatroid>	... It's not terribly nice to laugh over people dying in tragic accidents. <Alice_Margatroid>	Now, would you kindly just return to whatever you were doing? We don't mean you any harm, honestly. <Mai>	(Tragic or not, it sounds like she brought it on herself anyway.) Oh we could, but how can we know you won't blast down more of the forest? *	Alice_Margatroid glances over at Marisa. <Alice_Margatroid>	I'll try to keep her on a leash. *	Marisa_Kirisame rolls her eyes. "I guess I'll just take my log and leave." <Mai>	Hmm...well, Yuki? She seems level-headed enough to keep the former corpse from any more destruction for now. And you look like you're satisfied for now~ *	Yuki takes literally about a minute to compose herself, breathing heavily as she slowly stops laughing, wiping a tear from her eye. It's worth noting her aura has dimmed significantly. Sure, it's still a raging inferno, but not nearly as much as it was before. "Right, right... fine. Keep that leash damn short." <Alice_Margatroid>	What, should I make such a thing and then send you and your sister a spare to help keep you in check too? *	Alice_Margatroid smirks with a bit of a twinkle in her eye, finding it hard not to joke about that. <Mai>	You're on fairly thin ice, you know. I'm in favor of keeping a fight from breaking out but you're dangerously close to having me change my mind~ *	Mai lets out a small chuckle, admittedly mostly at her own comment. (Thin ice, heh...) <Marisa_Kirisame>	"I take it I beat you up once in a fight, right? I bet I could do it again, anyway." Marisa says with smug pride. <Mai>	And I think I'm hearing cracks... <Yuki>	"If you count hiding behind your friends and whimpering like a sick little puppy 'beating', then I guess you did, fake-witch." Yuki replies in a surprisingly calm tone. "Do let me know if you plan on dying again, would ya? I'd love t'see it." <Yuki>	"Might even share a drink with t'one who did ya in, who knows." <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Gosh, how strong was I back then, Alice? How long was it ago? Could I even do the Master Spark?" *	Yuki rolls her eyes. "If that big laser's the only new trick you have, then I think you'd be gettin' in touch with yer ghost again a lot sooner than you'd like. Try not t'get eaten on the way back home. Or, if y'do, at least let me know first." <Alice_Margatroid>	"Back then"? You mean here? ... <Alice_Margatroid>	Yes, I think you still could. *	Yuki rolls her eyes. "If that big laser's the only new trick you have, then I think you'd be gettin' in touch with yer ghost again a lot sooner than you'd like. Try not t'get eaten on the way back home. Or, if y'do, at least let me know first." <Alice_Margatroid>	I'm not necessarily sure.. <Alice_Margatroid>	Ugh, it was awhile ago. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Well, whatever." Marisa says, floating over to her log and standing on it. "These chumps are probably all bark anyway." *	Marisa_Kirisame starts to raise the log under her feet, like a massive and convulted broom. <Alice_Margatroid>	... Are you just going to ride that home or something? <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Sure I am. What else would I do, carry it?" <Alice_Margatroid>	... I suppose. *	Alice_Margatroid looks back to Yuki and Mai now, honestly wondering if they're actually going to attack or not. <Alice_Margatroid>	Well? What are you two still doing bothering around with us, hm? *	Yuki chuckles to herself... and as a parting gift of sorts, she nonchalantly causes a roaring pillar of flame to burst from the ground a mere few inches away from Marisa. Flames break off from the main pillar... though, it seems to only be aimed for the log the witch is currently standing on. The pillar soon vanishes. Whether she actually managed to ignite the <Yuki>	log or not, she doesn't care. "Nothing, nothing~. Take care, now. Or don't, I don't care." And off she goes. *	Mai was going to start flying off after another word, but take a moment to pause and watch when she sees Yuki's parting gift delivered. <Mai>	...Well, I suppose I might have to take your earlier offer of that leash someday. <Alice_Margatroid>	Ehe.. *	Marisa_Kirisame saw it coming, and jerked away from it before it could even get close, flying the log unharmed up into the air. She smirks, saying "Maybe next time I visit I'll have to watch where I aim too - and not miss." *	Alice_Margatroid chortles softly with the fact that Marisa's flying around on a log now, and soon moves over to sit down behind the witch. It's not the most comfortable seat, but she'll manage. <Alice_Margatroid>	We should probably be getting home before you get us into even hotter water. <Mai>	...Feel free to take one of the crystals with you on your way out, by the way. They've got a little magic in each of them as well...especially ones from the thicker trees. *	Mai with that, waves toward the two and flies after Yuki. *	Yuki gets a fair distance away before stopping and waiting for Mai. Once close enough, she says; "Oh c'mon. Don't act like you didn't want t'do something like that." <Marisa_Kirisame>	"I think I'll ignore that advice." she mutters to Alice, continuing to fly her log towards the distance entrance to Gensoukyou from Makai. <Marisa_Kirisame>	"Maybe ya shouldn't announce to the world that I died, ya know." <Mai>	Actually, I really wouldn't have. Not that it mattered, she dodged out of the way. <Alice_Margatroid>	.. I'll keep that in mind. My apologies. *	Yuki rolls her eyes. "Wasn't even aiming t'hit her, y'know. If I really wanted to, she'd be leavin' in a jar, not on a stick." <Mai>	Either way, I guess I didn't keep my promise on letting you go wild on her, but you know, I think this is good enough. For now~ <Yuki>	"Yeah, I guess... hearin' that she kicked it's enough t'keep me happy, for now." *	Mai starts hovering off back toward the Frozen Fields. Come on, let's get back home~ I think that was a fulfilling enough excursion. *	Yuki nods in agreement, lazily floating along behind Mai. "Sure, Sis."