Luna I: Scarlet Moon
A Touhou Fanfiction
byDiegoMagallona
This started as a one-shot I wrote on my Tumblr for fun. I wrote a little story with Sakuya as a Nazi Paranormal Agent in World War 2, going to France and meeting Remilia(if by meeting, you mean going head to head and trying to kill each other). So, the very first form of this was a much shorter version of Luna I: Chapter 3. Of course, I got so into the story that I decided to extend it. Now it's the story of how Sakuya met Remilia(and ultimately come to server her), while Luna II and III take a leap a few decades after World War 2 and delve into Sakuya's involvement in the First Lunar War, as well as a look at the Earth's viewpoint, and to a smaller extent, the Lunarian viewpoint of the Lunar War, and how that first Lunar War ended. Hope you enjoy reading as much as I did writing! (Warning: OCs, lots of violence, lots of cursing.)
Disclaimer: Touhou Project and all its characters and other elements belong to Team Shanghai Alice.
Chapter 1: Pressing Matters
Berlin, Germany. February, 1942. While the rest of Europe was suffering under the occupation of Nazi Germany, most Berliners were enjoying a good life. Germany had conquered all of mainland Europe, save for Russia, which was expected to fall after Moscow's and Stalingrad's predicted falls.
The only major concern was the fact that the United States had joined the war and was mobilizing to help the British Empire in Africa. That threat aside, the war was basically over. Basically. For the occupational forces, things were just getting started. Partisans, 'freedom' fighters, guerrillas, and commandos were popping up everywhere in occupied territory. Some incident reports were more…interesting than others, and the SS Paranormal Division, Ahnenerbe, was busy seeing to these stranger events.
The SS isn't formally open to women, but money, brains, and talent can go a long way. There she was, walking out of her car wearing an SS officer's uniform, trench coat, and an officer's hat that hid her hair. This AhnenerbeHauptsturmfuhrer,the SS equivalent of WehrmachtHauptmann, or Captain, had all three, and she was a woman. Ironically, the real Ahnenerbe head of operations in Western Europe was also a woman, and the Hauptsturmfuhrerwas about to meet her.
"The Oberfuhrer is expecting you, Fraulein Hauptsturmfuhrer," said the guard of the Ahnenerbe headquarters as the 'Captain' walked inside. She made her way up the flights of stairs, and reached the top floor, where theOberfuhrer was waiting for her. Another officer just left the room and told her, "Hauptsturmfuhrer, please. You mustn't keep Fraulein Obenfuhrerwaiting."
She opened the door, and saluted to the Oberfuhrer. The Oberfuhrer's room was small. It only had the Oberfuhrer's desk and chair, drawers and cabinets for papers and books, as well as a few chairs for anyone she required to see. The room had no windows, and was soundproof if the door was sealed. There were two SS Guards in the room as well. The Oberfuhrer smiled, stood up, and saluted her back. The Oberfuhrer had very long silver-white hair, tied in one braid at the back. She had grey eyes, and her face was flawless; she had no scars or blemishes. She wore her SS Officer Uniform, albeit hers was cleaner and had more awards than the captain's. She told the 'Captain' to hang her trench coat and hat, before allowing the conversation to start.
"Oberfuhrer Yagokoro, you requested I return from Russia immediately?" the captain asked.
The Oberfuhrer sat back down and replied, "Yes, I did. It was useless for you to stay in there, based on your reports. Even if we could raise an army of Teutonic crusaders back to life, they'd be cut down by a single Russian machine gun. I can't believe we set out on this idiotic venture in the first place. Anyway, we have more pressing matters; take a seat."
The captain sat down on a chair next to the Oberfuhrer's desk and told the Oberfuhrer, "I think we should expect failures like this. Besides, we wouldn't be the 'SS paranormal division' if we didn't venture off to test these occult theories." The Oberfuhrer nodded.
"Indeed. Like I said, we've received something very promising here, and I need your skills on this one. I can't just send some mad scientist and soldiers for this case."
"So, where am I going?" the captain asked. The Oberfuhrer pointed to an area on a map of France, turned to the captain, and answered, "You will be going to the French countryside. It's come to our word that Wehrmacht forces sweeping the area for French Resistance fighters have encountered a…problem."
"What kind of problem, Oberfuhrer?"
"Well, there's this old estate out in the countryside, you see…it's called the Scarlet Devil Mansion, if I'm not mistaken; I'm not fluent in French. Rightly named; Tanks can't get in the estate, since the main road to it is mined. There are surely many resistance fighters holed up there, and a day assault without armour would be suicide with all the tight areas they've surely locked down. Artillery is out of the question on this one; high command wants that mansion intact. So, we rely on night raids and assaults. This is where the problem starts."
The Oberfuhrer paused a moment before continuing, "At night, pioneers are sent to clear the mines for tanks, and soldiers move to attack positions in small groups. Before any progress can be done, most of these men are gruesomely mutilated, all dead, except a few lucky survivors that managed to say a few things before going mad from fear; things about a winged hunter. A few of the corpses were still intact, but all their blood was sucked out from bite marks on the neck. You know what this means."
"Vampires," The captain said immediately. The Oberfuhrer smiled and replied, "Yes, Hauptsturmfuhrer. Vampires. I've already made arrangements with the Wehrmacht to give you support. You'll have the Heer's best troops at your disposal. Leutnant Richter will meet you in Paris and explain the rest. You leave tomorrow, but first, let's have a chat, without all this formal stuff" The Oberfuhrer signalled the two guards to leave the room.
"You know I was in Japan a full moon ago, right?" The Oberfuhrer asked the captain. "Yes, I was aware," she replied.
"I met a young woman on one of the battleships. Almost the same predicament as we are in: Women aren't allowed in the Navy, but she got in because she beat up 5 other sailors outside the naval base years back. The commander wasn't angry; instead he allowed her to enlist. She was a junior officer on that battleship. And now, Japan's in the war. She'll have to fight the Americans now. What was her name? Minamitsu, was it? Oh, I forget, but it's just that before I left the ship, we both stared at the full moon. It was beautiful. Sometimes I wish I could go back."
"To Japan?" The captain asked. "No. To the Moon; Luna, but I'm not going back. I'll never go back."
The captain sighed and said, "Eirin…" referring to the Oberfuhrer. "Hauptsturmfuhrer…"
"Eirin, I have a name, you know, it's.." Eirin interrupted, "I know, I know, sorry. We're getting carried away. We still have jobs to do, but have you figured out anything else about that nice pocketwatch?"
The captain reached into her pocket and pulled out a Pocket Watch that didn't have a solid cover. The time was written in Roman Numerals, engraved in white with a black border on an inner glass cover. Behind it were all the gears and cogs that could be seen moving behind the numerals, and from the centre of the clock, three hands extended: The Hour hand, the minute hand, and a third hand that wasn't moving and was stuck on the number 12. This was covered by another layer of glass in front, and the back of the watch was golden. On top of the pocket watch was the watch chain. There were three buttons on the upper right side of the clock.
"Well, this is what I've learned from Luna Dial so far: I can stop time for up to 30 seconds, then it deactivates. When I stop time, only I am affected. The numbers glow and the third hand will move when I activate it. The third hand counts down the time until it deactivates."
Eirin nodded, held the watch and examined it for a moment. "What do these other two buttons do?"
"I don't know. I can't move them. Perhaps it's to adjust the hands?"
Eirin laughed. "Oh, please! This isn't an Earth-made pocket watch; this is highly advanced technology, even for the Lunarians. I'm sure it adjusts itself. Keep the Luna Dial with you, and don't hesitate to use it. We need to learn more. I don't even know how they were able to put such power into that little pocket watch. Luckily, your mother gave it to you before the Lunar Defence Force could get their hands on it; they'd mass produce it and abuse it for sure. Brilliant mind, your mother had. It's such a shame she had to…" Eirin stopped and looked at the captain. "…Right, sorry. I think that's enough for today. Dismissed. "