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Hidden Weapon ~ Secret Testing Run
Okina leans forward on her throne, her hands held together to hide her cruel smirk as she watches Mai and Satono move her greatest creation into position. She slightly squints her eyes as the light reflects off the metallic miko’s deactivated eyes. “Mai, Satono… status report”
“Dragon Gem, Diamond Cut is stabilized,” Satono calmly states.
Mai jumps and leans against her fellow backup dancer, causing them to blush. “And programming is done to yamawaro standards!” She declares proudly.
The hidden goddess sits up, before standing up. With a snap of her finger, energy circles the metallic miko. “Excellent… Either of you figure out the name of this golem?” Okina frowns as both her backup dancers shake their heads. “Useless…” She mutters, before resting her head on top of the metallic miko’s head. “Well, I’ll figure the name out… before then-” Okina turns and walks away, with the eyes of the miko flashing a glowing lime. “Test your weapons golem, I’ve got matters to attend”
Glancing to each other, Mai and Satono break into a cold sweat as their master walks through a door.
The miko meanwhile stands fully up, before snapping her head to look at the duo. Her pupils glow like a fire bathed in a sickening lime hue, with the rest of the eyes a void of darkness. The artificial being looks at the dancer duo, before its eyes shift to a sanguine hue. The tops of the glowing ovals lower to form a glare right as it suddenly grabs Mai.
Acting fast, Satono summons her ginger shoot and fires danmaku at the miko, only to be knocked down by a thrown Mai.
Summoning an electrical gohei, the miko lunges while thrusting her new weapon.
Mai gasps and summons her bamboo shoot to try and block the savage swings of the miko, before yelping as Satono grabs and pulls her away. The duo exchange a glance, before both yell out, “Twin Typhoon!”
The artificial miko’s pupils narrow, before floating off the ground and crossing their arms, with two yin-yang orbs floating into each clawed hand. In a flash of photo negative light, a black electrical diamond shield surrounds the miko. The danmaku making contact with the shield fizzles out with a pop.
“WHAT?!” Satono shouts, “That’s not!-”
The robo-miko flash steps to Satono and lifts her up by her neck, with Mai hitting it’s arm in vain. It positions its free hand, prepared to gut the helpless dancer.
“Alright, stand down and line up you three!” Okina orders, a cruel yet impressed smirk painting her face.
The miko’s grip shakes and tightens, before dropping Satono, leaving her to gasp for air while Mai wipes her tears away. The miko’s pupils turn lime again before turning to face Okina, with the dancers following suit half a minute later.
Okina laughs, “Oh he HA! What a perfect test run, well done!” Okina claps, before giving a nasty glare at the miko, smirking all the while. “Make sure next time, don’t rough them up too badly. Since you passed… you’ll get the name of Ruri.” The goddess pets Ruri, before turning around again. “Get rest you three…” Okina opens up three doors, showing the Hakurei shrine, the Human Village, and deep in Former Hell. “Because tomorrow will bring about the end of an ERA!” Okina bursts out laughing, with her backup dancers looking nervous while Ruri stares blankly.
Notes:
Hey! Yeah wrote this instead of working on anything else. Go figure. Anyhow, I plan to keep this interesting compared to the last series. Mariju, out!
Chapter 2: Starburster ~ …like Looking in a Mirror
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“Aaaaaah~” Reimu sighs contently, sipping on some green tea. She hums a little tune, while watching a butterfly float through the air. Watching Aunn chase around Eternity, she lays back and sets down her cup of tea. She glares, her eyes dulling from a golden color to brown, and sits up. She locks eyes with Maribel, before raising an eyebrow. “Wait… you?”
Maribel nods, before walking up to Reimu, taking off her hat. “Yeah… me…” she says, sighing. “Sorry for dropping by unannounced, but…” Maribel mumbles the rest of her sentence, squeezing her hat.
Reimu places her hand on the top of Maribel's head, smiling with her eyes going back to gold. Watching her blush, the miko giggles, “Hehehehe… Tea time?” As Maribel nods, Reimu leads her to the porch. As her intuition screams suddenly to turn around, she widens her eyes, causing them to turn purple, and spins around while swinging with her Gohei. A glare paints her face, as she locks goheis with a mechanical miko.
Ruri’s gohei sparks, before both mikos jump back. Spinning its gohei in her hand, points the rod at Reimu.
“Mary” Reimu calmly says, “Get inside, I’ve got this”
“W-Wait! Yukari could-” Maribel jumps as Reimu turns her head to give a knowing look, before both exchange a nod. “Got it”
Once Maribel runs inside, Reimu turns to face her mechanical foe. “So, judging by the lack of monologue, not a talker?”
Ruri’s hands shake slightly, its eyes turning red.
“No talking you down is there? Course not…” Reimu flicks her wrist, a piercing needle between each finger. “Just one question, a simple yes or no. Are you willing to admit we look similar!”
Ruri’s eyes turn cyan, before tilting her head.
Reimu in turn also tilts her head, eyes turning brown. “Wait, you didn’t notice? Our outfits are the same… minus some color differences” She walks to Ruri, “Even our bows are the same… wait a minute- Can I get a closer look?”
Ruri grips her gohei, before poking it into Reimu’s belly.
“Hey- Relax, I want to check out something” Reimu moves over and inspects a symbol, one looking like a blind eye.“...Hidden Sage… Okina! Where is she!”
Ruri points her gohei to the east, eyes still a cyan color.
“...human village. Wait… Marisa and Sanae- MARY!”
Maribel runs out of the shrine, “What is it butterfly?”
“Okina, she’s doing something in the human village” Reimu turns to Ruri, “You! Wanna help us?”
Ruri stares, before nodding.
Reimu grabs Maribel, “Ready for a trip?”
Mary nods, before yelping as Reimu flies into the sky, with Ruri rocketing behind them.
***
Marisa smirks and gives a confident glare. Giving a sack a few throws to judge its weight, she winds up and chucks it hard enough to jump up a couple centimeters. Spinning around and pulling out her mini-hakkero, she fires a tiny blast to the sack, causing it to blow up in a rainbow. Flipping the device, she grabs it and stuffs it away. She bows a bit to the left and right, before grabbing her broom and rocketing away. She scans the crowd, before flipping off her broom and plopping down next to Sanae, who she suddenly hugs.
Sanae giggles and pets her witch gf, “Hehe, good performance there Mari!”
Marisa giggles and nuzzles her girlfriend, before the two jump at a nearby explosion.
Satono floats down, with Mai following suit with a smug smirk.
The two duos glare at each other. The two backup dancers summon their plant shoots, while Marisa and Sanae ready their weapons. The nearby villagers quickly run back to their homes, right as the two duos shoot up into the sky.
Marisa gives a smirk to Sanae, “HEY! Wanna test out that new spell?”
Sanae raises an eyebrow, “Sure… make sure to not hurt them too much!”
Marisa rockets to Sanae, grabbing her and setting her in front. Grabbing the Mini-Hakkero, Sanae causes the lights to turn a cyan. Marisa places her hands on top of her girlfriend’s, the lights on her weapon swirling between white and cyan. “
Moonlit rain!” The two yell, with a cyan and white laser firing at the backup dancers, with the two scrambling.
Mai yelps as the attack gets too close, while Satono pulls her out of the way.
Satono growls, before waving her ginger shoot to send a barrage of danmaku at duo, with Mai throwing around danmaku in random spreads.
Two yin-yang orbs fly down and create dual barriers to soak up the danmaku from the two duos, before a flash of metallic gray pins the backup dancers.
Satono growls, before staring into an all too familiar red eye. “W-w-wait!!!” she babbles, tears flowing from her eyes.
Mai struggles to free herself, “HANDS OFF RURI!”
Marisa and Sane land, before the witch scratches her head, “Um… this is-”
“Alright that’s good enough!” Reimu lands and sets Maribel down, “Marisa… got rope?”
Nodding, the witch takes off her oversized hat and pulls rope, grinning in an evil manner. “Always do!” Moving in, she starts to tie up the backup dancers, humming a tune.
Ruri releases the two from her grip, eyes turning blue.
Reimu and Marisa grab the dancers, dragging them away while Sanae and Maribel follow behind.
***
Pouring some tea for her guests, Reimu sighs.
“Ah come on Reimy, not the worst!” Marisa quips, before Reimu smacks her with her Gohei, “OW! Hey!”
Reimu’s eyes blaze orange, before sighing again. Pointing to Ruri, she says, “Well, I got this and those two dancers to take care of”
Marisa glaces at Ruri, then at the backup dancers being questioned by both of their girlfriends. ”Well… first off Ruri probably doesn’t require much… heh and why don’t you just stick those two in the shed?”
Reimu blinks, eyes turning brown. “...and just let Okina backdoor them away?”
“She’s been wanting to replace those two for a while. She doesn’t seem to be in a big rush to get them now does she?” Marisa leans forward and sports a grin, “Plus, who knows… mayb-”
Reimu flicks Marisa’s nose, “Yeah, you gonna give me extra food to feed them?”
“HA! Yup, if only to screw over that goddess”
Reimu giggles, eyes turning golden. “Well, you know how to bribe me… make sure to get extra food too Mar. Pinky promise on this!” Reimu extends her pinky.
Marisa rolls her eyes, before linking their pinkies together. “Alright… I pinky promise Reimy”
Reimu nods and smiles, “Now help me get everything ready. Sleepover just got started”
Marisa laughs and nods, “Alright alright, guess this is happening”
The miko and witch walk over to their girlfriends, ready to drop this news bomb on them.
Notes:
Heya, been experimenting with longer chapters. And y'know, new characterization of some of these goobers.
Chapter 3: Intermission 1: Nighttime Tea
Summary:
As Nighttime falls on Gensokyo, a calm arrives before the storm.
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Intermission 1; Act 1: Restless Lunar Gaze
Sitting atop the Hakurei Shrine, Marisa holds a cup of green tea while looking at the moon. Watching how full it is once again, she pats by her side as Yukari plops herself next to her.
“Another restless night?” The yokai asks, eyes glowing purple from the Xs she calls pupils.
Marisa nods, drinking some of her drink, “Never could sleep during full moons… Too much energy”
Yukari flicks her wrist to open a gap, before grabbing a warm up of coffee. “Mmm, well,” she begins, “Is it not a gift? I know I’ve been enjoying my new arrangements”
“The fact you share the same space as that new girl Reimu’s been dating?”
Yukari nods, taking a quick sip. “Better than the alternative of nonexistence-”
Marisa spits out her drink, “Never told me that!”
Yukari laughs, before petting Marisa. “Dear Kirisame, there’s a lot you don’t know. I have my reasons, alongside actually having no answers,” she stands up, getting her friend to stand as well. “Like… why in the gods Okina made Ruri. In fact… between you and me, she’s been off. Just last night, she asked me how old you were…”
Marisa rolls her eyes, “What is she, my parents?”
“Well, she’s about as mean as your father”
Marisia bursts out laughing, with Yukari fondly smiling while she does. Both of them look at the moon again, before sitting down to continue their gossip.
Intermission 1; Act 2: Revelation 13:13/14
Deep within former hell, sealed away from the rest of fantasy, lies a stone cage. Blue sparks emit from a seal tomb, of a soul without rest. The soul of the jailbreak king, with a forever burning grudge against the hakurei family. After getting out once, there wouldn’t be a second. The seal in place on the tomb couldn’t be broken by any yokai, nor human, nor beast in all of Gensokyo.
Okina was none of those, far above them. She needed a powerful soul for her plan, the consequences be damned!
***
Hearing a magical pulse and the seal falling, Mizuchi snaps her grey eyes open. Pulling against the chains binding her arms, a surge of flames bursts out of her eyes as the metal shatters. Fire flows around her, before igniting further around her hair. Pulling the chains around her neck, they too shatter as the fire engulfs her. Her fist winds back, before punching the door to her tomb, causing it to fall and shatter.
Floating out of the tomb, the fire fades away. Her eyes and hair, once the color of ash, reignited back to blue. The vengeful spirit grits her teeth and bursts through the tunnels surrounding the now burning tomb. Sounds of her laughter echo around her as she seeks an exit, eyes shaking and sparking. Before she could find a way out, her collar was grabbed and the spirit was pulling through a backdoor…
Throwing the spirit onto the ground and attaching a collar around her neck, Okina gives an apologetic look. “Sorry for the rough handling,” The goddess goes and sits back onto her throne, “But after the fiasco you caused, I can’t take a chance…”
“Fuck you,” Mizuchi spits back venomously, “I told you I wouldn’t need your fucking help!” The spirit tries to rip the color off, only for it to pulse deeply. A gasp escapes her lips while she clutches her throat, “F-Fuck…”
“Like the collar? It’ll prevent you from doing anything out of line… like, oh I don’t know, possessing Utsuho again!” Okina points at Mizuchi, “I’ll be needing your help in saving Gensokyo!”
“Piss off you old fuck!-”
Okina snaps her finger, “Hey! Language missy!”
“WHy would I want to save this place?! It sided with my murderers, has that damn miko’s daughter, and sealed me in a tomb!’ Mizuchi growls, teeth baring and fire starting to ignite within her eyes. The fire is quickly snuffed out as Okina suddenly grabs the spirit’s neck and lifts her up with one hand.
“You idiot!” Okina whispers dangerously, “I’m saving us all from total nonexistence! Without your help, all impure life as we know it will cease. No coming back, just poof!” The goddess lets go of her guest, watching as they drop onto the floor. “We’re going to save Gensokyo, in which beating Reimu is step 3. Now get some rest for tonight, tomorrow… well we’ll pay a visit to the village!”
Mizuchi growls, before a backdoor appears beneath her. As it opens and sucks her in, she flips Okina off with both hands. Plopping onto a bed, she growls and stares at the ceiling.
Notes:
Intermissions will be more a break/tease of future plans. Plus it'll give Mizuchi some love and time to probably raise that age rating. For real though Mizuchi needs the love.
As always, until next time! Can't wait!
Chapter 4: Makai’s Finality ~ Shattered Square’s Remains
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The soft crunch of leaves fills the ears of Alice, with a cool autumn wind blowing. Looking up, she sighs and smirks while her eyes turn yellow. She sees Shanghai and Hourai bicker on who gets what color of umbrella. With a flick of her wrist, the umbrellas fold and return to her basket. “Come on girls, we’ve got a report… I’ll make custom colors later!”
With a nod, Shanghai and Hourai float next to Alice, observing the leaves and the colors they shine with.
“Thank Shizuha for the colors,” Alice says to her dolls softly, “She paints them all before kicking the trees… After our visit with Reimu I’ll visit her…”
Shanghai nods quickly, while Hourai nods slowly. Hourai glares behind her creator, drawing twin daggers. Shanghai nudges Alice while drawing a crossbow and shield.
Alice turns around, before gasping as a laser cuts clean through her right arm. She grits her teeth as pink blood stains the ground. “Lucky shot witch!” Alice yells while holding her bleeding stump, eyes red.
Marisa glares and adjusts her aim, “Thought I told you to never come into my sight against, cunt”
Shanghai and Hourai charge forward, before stopping as Alice holds out her hand. “Girls, get Reimu… I’ll deal with her myself” The two dolls fly up and over the trees, leaving behind their creator and her enemy. Alice picks up her arm, before magenta strings shoot out of the stump. The strings smoke while fusing her arm back on.
“Heads up Alice” Marisa coldly states, “I ain’t gonna hold back this time!”
Alice’s eye twitches, her eyes slowly turning magenta. “Oh?” She walks forward, with strings grabbing the witch’s mini-hakkero with enough force to break the skin. “Guess I shouldn’t hold back either, to make this fair!”
“W-Whoa now…” Marisa yelps as she trips on a strand of magenta string.
Alice forcefully grabs Marisa’s collar, causing the witch to gag, “What? All bark no bite?” The dollmaker burts high above the forest, dangling Marisa by a few fingers. She drops Marisa, watching her fall, and listening to the branches snap and the soft thud. Slowly landing, she waves her hand at her, before staring at her hand. She shakes her head, before walking up to Marisa and tying her up. She looks away, eyes a dark blue.
Marisa coughs, before yelping as Alice feels her back, ‘HEY! Hands off!”
“...no growth…” Alice steps away from Marisa, before sitting down. “Alright, you stay there until an adult gets here!”
“HEY! I am an adult!”
“...yeah right, Rumia is more of an adult”
Marisa struggles to break the strings, shaking, “WHY YOU FUCKING-”
Alice tunes out Marisa’s rage fueled rant, instead focusing on her thoughts. Thoughts of the day it fell apart, of the day she regrets. When it all fell apart, because of her pride. Alice closes her eyes.
***
“C’mon Ali…” Marisa reaches out to Alice, “I made it! That bird was easy… y’know for a god!”
Alice spins while batting away Marisa’s hand, eyes red. “You’re still smoking from that fight!”
Marisa shakes her hand, “Ow- HEY! I won! Who cares about a few burns… I can heal!”
“Oh yeah, because that’s an excuse-”
“You’re not my mom Alice! I can take care of myself!” Marisa pushes Alice out of the way.
Alice grabs Marisa’s arm and tugs her back, “Well clearly I need to be!”
Marisa pulls away from Alice, “Hey! Hands off Alice!”
“No!” Alice grips Marisa’s arm tightly, “I have to worry about you, since you’re so reckless!”
“Right because you’d know how to not be reckless! Who taught you, the mother that destroyed your entire world?!” Marisa covers her mouth with her free hand, with her face glitching out. She speaks but nothing comes out, before in a flash a fist flies into her eye.
***
Alice’s eyes snap open as she hears Reimu land, followed by Sanae carrying Maribel. “Finally,” She softly says while standing up and watching her dolls fly to her side.
Reimu grits her teeth, eyes orange and slightly glowing. “Explain”
Alice’s eyes turn green as she rolls them, “Your witch threw the first punch, took my arm clean off. Dropped her a few… meters”
“Bullshit you dropped me at least 10!” Marisa shouts, with Sanae trying to untie her.
“Sanae,” Alice remarks, holding back laughter, eyes yellow. “Dear, leave Marisa like that, she loves getting tied up”
Reimu blinks twice and looks at Marisa, Maribel tilts her head while gazing at the witch, and Sanae’s pupils turn into stars.
“N-No! You lying bitch!”
Alice laughs and walks away, “I’ll be at the shrine once you’re done with the bondage scene” Alice quickly runs to the shrine, laughing her ass off as Marisa starts yelling.
Notes:
Last chapter before the action picks up! Cause I wanna eventually write at least 3 more stories in this universe.
To those wishing I'd give the echo verse some more love... wait.
Mariju out!
Jeiar on Chapter 4 Tue 27 May 2025 11:27PM UTC
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