17 Perfect Cherry Blossom (Part 2)
The trio continued their journey through Gensokyo, leaving the lost village behind. Chen, now unconscious, lay peacefully on the snowy ground, surrounded by the cats she had been taking care of.
As they traversed the winter landscape, the snow-covered trees and fields stretched out in all directions. The perpetual winter showed no signs of relenting, emphasizing the urgency of resolving the mysterious incident.
As the trio continued their journey through the snowy landscape, Richard's keen observation caught sight of a figure approaching in the distance. The snowfall seemed to obscure the details, but the movement was unmistakable.
Richard: "Hey do you guys see something approaching from over there?."
Reimu and Marisa, following Richard's gaze, readied their weapons, prepared for any potential threat. The approaching figure gradually became clearer as it emerged from the snowy haze.
the figure was wearing pink/white dress with a blue apron, a matching headband with a ribbon on the side, as well as white socks. She has blonde hair and gold eyes
[Image]
(The following is dialog directly from the game(the dialog was not that good before touhou mountain of faith))
Reimu: "It's really cold out tonight..."
Reimu: "And I can't see a thing."
Alice: "Is your level of spring insufficient even to push away this cold?"
Reimu: "Well, that might be true.
Alice: "Long time no see."
Reimu: "We've only just met."
Alice: "No, that's not what I meant."
Reimu: "Long time no visibility?"
Alice: "Don't you remember me? Well, either way is fine though."
Reimu: "Setting that aside, what did you mean by "level of spring"?"
Alice: "I was referring to the springtime in your head."
Reimu: "I hope mine's not too high. Still, why has this winter been so long?"
Alice: "There's someone who's gathering the spring."
Reimu: "And you have nothing to do with it?"
Alice: "Of course not."
Reimu: "Bye."
Alice: "Hey!"
Alice: "And we've only just met after so long, old friend. Have you only brought me your life as a gift?"
Reimu: "And why am I being called "old friend" by this seven-coloured magical moron?"
Alice: "In the end, shrine maidens are two colors. Your power is only twenty-eight-point-five-seven-one-four percent as powerful as mine."
With a swift motion, Alice reached into the pocket of her apron and produced a set of colorful dolls. The dolls, imbued with magical energy, began to hover around her.
Before anyone could react, Alice commanded the dolls to attack. They darted towards Reimu with surprising speed, each doll emanating its own magical energy. Caught off guard, Reimu barely managed to raise her gohei in defence as the dolls unleashed a barrage of colourful projectiles.
Richard: 'hmm, so if they are uninterrupted then they say there original dialog, and Alice somehow references the pc98 games'
Richard: 'It seems like Marisa is not doing anything so that the original Reimu dialog happens, is this some sort of fate thing?'
As the colourful chaos unfolded between Reimu and Alice, Richard, intrigued by the peculiar spectacle, approached Marisa. To his surprise, Marisa was wearing 3D glasses and munching on popcorn, seemingly enjoying the magical showdown.
Richard: 'How did she even get popcorn?'
Richard: 'eh, whatever'
Richard: 'a lot of stuff don't add up already, so it probably wont matter'
Richard goes closer to the hovering Marisa who was greedily filling her mouth with popcorn
Richard: "I heard from what they were saying, and she knows some stuff about the incident, so as I promised I will let you guys have this one, but I dibs the next guy that's strong"
Marisa, still engrossed in the spectacle, replied without taking her eyes off the fight.
Marisa: "Fine, sounds like a plan ~ze"
As the two continued to watch the intense danmaku duel, Reimu and Alice weaved through the colorful storm of projectiles and magical energy. The perpetual winter landscape became a stage for the clash of powers, and Richard couldn't help but marvel at the uniqueness of danmaku fights.
The snowflakes danced in the air, mirroring the vibrant hues of the magical danmaku. The confrontation between Reimu and Alice intensified, each unleashing their own barrage of bullets and spells.
But suddenly Richard remembered something
Richard: "I have not checked my status in a while, hey system open status"
[Understood]
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[Stats]
strength: [343 (Powerful yokai Level)]
Vitality: [342 (Powerful yokai Level)]
Agility: [343 (Powerful yokai Level)]
Mana: [300 (Marisa Kirisame Level)]
intelligence: [30.5 (average joe level)]
charisma: [76 (Toji Level)]
Skill Points: [0]
Troll Points: [56,350]
[skills]
[#£"(^] (EX)
[Six Eyes S]
[Limitless A++]
[Temporal Mastery A+]
[Mastered Cursed Technique Lapse A]
[Cursed Energy Manipulation C]
[Advanced Cleaning C+]
[Endurance E+]
[Lloyd Frontera's ugly face E+]
[Smouldering Intensity F]
[Equipment]
[Hyakkimaru's arm B+]
[Dollar] - (78,000)
[One time use Reimu spell card attack] - (3)
Book that always hits its target (A-)
BioShock Polaroid camera(A)
Neutralizer(A++)
Clown Potion(S-)
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Richard: "ehh?, a clown potion, when did i get that?"
Richard: "will it turn me into a clown or something?, hey system give me its bio"
--Clown Potion(S-)--
When the user consumes this potion, the user will gain full control over all bodily functions,
for example, you're heartbeat, endocrine glands even every muscle fibre in your body
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Richard: "hmm, that's pretty damn good. hey system take it out for me"
[Understood]
A small vial appeared in Richard's hand, containing a mysterious, brightly colored liquid. The label on the vial read "Clown Potion (S-)." Richard examined it with a mix of curiosity and caution.
Richard: "I guess I just take the cork off"
With a hint of curiosity and a dash of caution, Richard uncorked the vial containing the Clown Potion (S-). The vibrant liquid inside seemed to shimmer with an otherworldly glow. Richard took a moment to inspect the potion before making his decision.
Richard: "Well, here goes nothing."
Without further hesitation, Richard brought the vial to his lips and took a decisive sip. The taste was unusual, a mix of flavours that seemed to dance on his tongue. As he swallowed the potion, a surge of energy coursed through his body.
Almost immediately, Richard could feel an unprecedented level of control over his bodily functions. Every heartbeat, every muscle twitch, and even the minutest detail seemed within his command.
Richard: "This is... something else."
As the duel between Reimu and Alice continued, Richard couldn't help but experiment with the newfound control. He adjusted his heartbeat, heightened his senses, and even pushed his physical limits to see what the potion could truly offer.
Richard: "Oh that feels weird"
Richard could feel his Intercostal muscles(muscles on your ribcage) moving in a rhythmic manner that seemed to be coordinated and not just muscle spasms
Richard: "that's very strange, its pauses and then does fast movements, is it meant to be Morse code?"
Richard then try's to imagine what the movements would be like in a Morse code format
.-.. . - / -- . / --- ..- - / --- ..-. / .... . .-. . / .-.. . - / -- . / --- ..- - / --- ..-. / .... . .-. . / .. / -.-. .- -. - / ... - .- -. -.. / .. - / .. / .-- .. .-.. .-.. / -.- .. .-.. .-.. / -.-- --- ..-
Richard: "hmmm, ehh I'm probably over thinking it"
Richard then tosses the thought away while Marisa, still wearing her 3D glasses and enjoying the spectacle, turned to Richard.
Marisa: "Hey Richard, they are finishing up now ~ze"
Richard, catching Marisa's words, shifted his attention back to the ongoing danmaku duel. The colorful storm of bullets and magical energy was gradually subsiding, and Reimu and Alice floated in the aftermath, each catching their breath.
Reimu: "By "spring", were you referring to these cherry petals?"
Alice: "You were gathering them?"
Reimu: "Yes I am gathering them."
Alice: "Ok then, well I noticed that a bunch of cherry petals were coming from above the clouds"
Alice: "if your looking for who probably took spring then the culprit must be up there"
Richard: "Above the clouds, huh? That's an interesting lead. So, are we talking about some flying culprit or maybe a hidden realm up there?"
Reimu, with a serious expression, nodded in agreement.
Reimu: "If there's someone up there causing this perpetual winter by gathering spring, we need to check it out."
Marisa, taking off her 3D glasses and stowing them away, grinned.
Marisa: "Nice its about time we had a lead!"
Richard: "Sounds like a plan. Let's find out who's behind this and put an end to the winter."
The trio, now with a new lead and a shared determination, prepared to ascend beyond the clouds in pursuit of the mysterious culprit. Well... mysterious to only two of them.
The trio were now well above the clouds after flying straight up for 30 seconds
(dialog from touhou 7, not much is known about the transition between stage 3 and stage 4 so I will just copy and paste what little the game did)
Reimu: "So anyhow..."
Reimu: "Why are cherry blossoms fluttering up above the clouds?"
Reimu: "..."
Reimu: "..."
Reimu: "Doesn't some enemy usually pop out with a response
at a time like this?"
???: "Yeah, ok."
Lunasa Prismriver ENTERS [Image]
Lunasa: "See, it's that. Around here when the season changes the atmospheric pressure... lowers."
Reimu: "It looks like our excitement is about to lower as well."
Lunasa: "...
Reimu: "Hey, I have business here. I'm not going home yet.
Lunasa: "Nobody's telling you to.
Lunasa: "I just meant that there are ascending air currents, you see.
Reimu: "I mean, it just seems that my destination lies behind this gate.
???: "You're hurrying too much, sister.
Merlin Prismriver ENTERS [Image]
Lyrica Prismriver ENTERS [Image]
Merlin: "And who is that?
Lunasa: "An ascending air current.
Lyrica: "Our natural enemyー
Reimu: "Perhaps not.
Reimu: "So, what the hell are you people?"
Reimu: "And what is this place anyway?"
Merlin: "We are the Poltergeist Musical Performance Ensemble~"
Merlin: "We were called here."
Merlin: "There will be a cherry blossom viewing at the mansion."
Merlin: "We will enliven it with music."
Lunasa: "You, however, can't perform."
Reimu: "But I wanna go flower-viewing, too."
Merlin: "You have not been invited."
Reimu: "Invited by phantoms?"
Reimu: "I wouldn't like that anyway."
Lunasa: "Unwanted noise should be drowned out."
Lyrica: "Good luck~"
Lunasa: "Any assistance will be welcome."
They immediately start playing music, creating a whimsical and eerie atmosphere above the clouds. The Prismriver sisters, Merlin, Lunasa, and Lyrica, continued their ghostly performance as the trio observed the unique scene.
As the Prismriver sisters concluded their ethereal performance, the atmosphere above the clouds began to shift. The whimsical melodies lingered in the air, but an added intensity signaled a change in the encounter. The musical tones transformed into a cascade of danmaku, vibrant and deadly, as the Prismriver sisters seamlessly integrated their supernatural abilities into the performance.
Richard: "it seems that amount of original dialog happening is linked to my interference, so if I do nothing at all they just go about doing what the game originally does"
Richard: "Well that fine anyway, so I guess me and Marisa will just follow Reimu until she gets to Youmu, then I will start doing stuff"
Richard looks over to Marisa and sees her having another bag of popcorn while using her broom as a sort of incline chair
Marisa then pulls a handful of popcorn and extends her hand towards richard
Marisa: "Want some?"
Richard: "No thanks"
Lyrica and Lunasa continued to weave patterns of bullets in harmony with the music. The combined assault created a challenging barrage for Reimu to navigate.
Marisa, taking a break from her popcorn, observed the unfolding spectacle.
Marisa: "Looks like they're not holding back. This is gonna be a fun one, ze!"
The Prismriver sisters maintained their coordinated assault, moving with elegance and precision. Reimu, determined and focused, countered each bullet with calculated movements. Her gohei moved with practiced skill, batting away projectiles while dodging the intricate patterns.
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Richard sighs in annoyance
Richard: "damn these bosses are boring"
Richard faces towards you
Richard: "ill do you a favour and skip until we arrive at Hakugyokurou"
Richard: "also change my name to AU Richard, so you can understand a little bit more"
AU Richard pulls out a tv remote and holds down the skip button skip button a couple times
Reality skips forwards in beats, progressing through the battle in short bursts
AU Richard: "Oops that's too far"
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Richard can be seen with a face full of anger and seriousness facing off against a man
???: "aGFoYWhhLCBob3cgaXMgdGhhdCBsaXR0bGUgc3lzdGVtIGhlbHBpbmcgeW91Pw=="
???: "RG9tYWluIEV4cGFuc2lvbiA6IE9sZCBUZXN0YW1lbnQ="
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AU Richard: "I hate it when the video skips too far when you hold the button down
AU Richard hold's down the reverse button
AU Richard: "ah here we go, it should be right... here!"
AU Richard: "Alright this should be just when the trio arrive at the gates"
AU Richard presses play
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As AU Richard pressed play, the scene unfolded as the trio, now above the clouds, arrived at the gates of Hakugyokurou. The towering structure loomed before them, surrounded by an otherworldly atmosphere. The snow-covered landscape and the cherry blossoms created a surreal contrast.
Reimu, Marisa, and Richard stood at the base of the staircase, facing the ascent that led to the ghostly mansion.
???: " You're a human, I see."
???: "And you brought spring with you aswell, ill take that and finish my masters plan
A Woman who has an outfit that consists of a aquamarine vest and skirt over a white undershirt with several ghost insignias along the edges of the skirt and one on the breast pocket of her vest. She wears a black bowtie and hairband with black ribbon tied off-center in her hair. She carries the Roukanken; a long katana with a large white tassel on the handle and the Hakurouken; a wakizashi (Short Japanese sword). And what looks like a cloud as large as her floating around her
[Image]
Reimu: "Who are you, and what is this place?"
Youmu: "I'm Youmu and this is the place where the used-to-be-living reside."
Richard: "The world of the dead? I see I've gone here a little too early haha"
Youmu draws here blade in a slow manner
Youmu: "Don't worry"
Youmu: "Your just on time"
The air around her seemed to shift, carrying an aura of both tranquillity and danger. The cherry blossoms gently fell around her, creating an ethereal scene.
Richard wipes a drop of sweat off his head
Richard: "haha, how scary"
Richard: "I guess that means I'm first?"
The battleground was set, Richard prepared to face Youmu in a showdown that would determine their path through Hakugyokurou.
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{A/n here, or should it be Blender? I don't know , but anyway for you may of noticed that I skipped the song yokai people, even though the vote that won told me not to do that. Now you may be wondering why?, well that because you were all concerned with quality. so I skipped it while also adding the lore that I have planned out in my head(Which includes this ark plus 3 more, and trust me its not just Richard tagging along with the main story like I do for this), I put a lot of foreshadowing all over this chapter, some obvious and some not, like the Morse code and base 64 are the obvious ones}
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{also remember to use you power stones blah blah blah}
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Vote here:
1) Make Youmu challenging for Richard
2) Make Youmu not even a challenge
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{DONATION PARAGRATH WOOOOHOOOO, been a while hasn't it?, or maybe just two chapter's}
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{undecuple thank you to kind_chara for uhh, something)}
{a thank you to 2memos2igual22 for the insane amount of power stones}
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