Totally unexpected...

STORY RATING: PG-13/T For Teens – Contains mild language and comic mischief.

DISCLAIMER: The Toujou Project is created by ZUN of Shanghai Alice and therefore it is rightfully his property. This is a work of fan fiction that is based on his legal property.

TOUHOU PROJECT

PAGAN MYSTERY

Prologue

The End Of Days

A young woman ventures the outskirts of the Human Village. Her long dark hair were caressed by the brisk autumn wind. The soft blades of grass tickled the toes of her small feet in sandals. The temperature was cool and the woman was wise to wear a long haori over her kimono this evening. Both the moon and the sun were visible in the sky. The brilliant face of the moon was silvery blue in color and the sun was merging into the horizon, providing daylight in the Occident. A symphony of fallen grass crunched as she marched towards her destination. There were no sign of youkai anywhere. That god was right.

A youkai wouldn't roam around here anyway. None of those creatures would dare attack a human in a location so close to the village. The appointed place was ideal. Besides, the god would personally see to it that she get rid of any bold youkai that would attack the woman this evening. There was noting for her to fear. The youth smiled, reminiscing the deity's reassuring words.

'Do not worry, mortal. I'll see to it that you won't be harmed by youkai nor the various spirits roaming around as of late.'

Spirits. Ghosts. Since the eve of the new incident those phantasmal beings came in droves. The outbreak of the spirits were nigh explainable and it unnerved both human and youkai. Wisps of spirits were seen here and some were seen there. They were seen at the village. Some hovered around the Forest of Magic. There were reports of ghost sightings at the Hakurei Shine, over at Youkai Mountain, Eintei, and even at the foreboding abode of the Scarlet Devil. Ghosts were everywhere.

It could very well mean the end of the world.

Since the emergence of the ghastly kind many people began fearing the worst. The spirits were a sign. The world is struggling in a battle with a disease called overpopulation. Some say that the earth is in the rasps of it's last breath. Others say that the planet will soon rot, becoming a gigantic ball of dust and gas before dispersing into the abyss known as the universe. The end of the world was a very nightmarish concept to imagine. Maybe... the sightings of the spirits were a wonderfully peaceful prelude to the cataclysmic destruction to come? Who knows...

These were rather unsettling times.

Science didn't provide any answers for such phenomena (little of what Gensokyou had, anyway). Nor did sorcery. Although it's considerably more helpful than science when dealing with the affairs of the occult, it ultimately couldn't explain the incident in greater detail. So... what does that leave? Where can we go from here? What's next? Who can humanity and youkai-kind turn to?

It's simple, actually. Religion.

Faith.

Virtue.

Creeds.

Gods.

Gods. The ultimate answer. The highest of the hierarchy. The very beings that held dominion over youkai, humans, beast, and pretty much anything else in the known cosmos. Yes, the gods will come to their rescue – all eight million of them. By the decree of The One Above All they will certainly save the planet. At such dark times, faith was in abundance. Faith was spread like a plague. Forgotten deities made their glorious reappearance to this realm because of the incredible amount of faith. Faith was beautiful. Faith was whimsical. It was the very bloodline of the world's prolonged existence. The stuff was like an aphrodisiac to those beings. Divinity has returned.

Gods everywhere! Big gods. Little gods. Beautiful gods. Not so beautiful gods. Young gods. Old gods. Very few of them were around every since the planet's infancy. They were wise, powerful beings. Very very few of them were once youkai... and even fewer were once human. In this world there exist beings known as super youkai. A 'super' youkai are youkai that are very long-lived and utterly power. Some would go as far as calling their power incomprehensible. Such youkai are on the verge of youkai perfection and they are very... very rare. A super youkai is a beautiful creature – gentle and human-like in appearance. Yet, they exhibit very youkai-like behavior. Here's a very interesting tidbit about these oddly godlike creatures: they're all female. Never had there ever been a male super youkai.

Utterly unbelievable. Super youkai are capable of altering reality (somewhat) and even wiping entire armies of sterile warriors on a whim. These women are very on their way of becoming gods themselves. However, no matter how mighty or radical their powers may be, the gods still held dominion over them... full bred gods. Unlike super youkai and their wicked reputations, gods do not bear their fangs for they are extremely capable beings. Contrary to popular beliefs, it is very difficult to sense a god's power. On the other hand, a super youkai's power can be easily detected, sending chills down the spines of humans, beasts, and lower youkai. With this contrast in mind, a wise person would be aware that a god is far more powerful than a super youkai. It's rather difficult to believe but a god's power are several leagues greater than that of a super youkai.

Super youkai. They were totally incapable of saving the world.

Only a god can save this planet. Hopefully, the youth can convince this new god into doing such a momentous task. The god instructed the youth to meet her in the small forest just outside of the Human Village. Chances of encountering youkai there were unlikely. She had nothing to fear. Right. She told me to meet her at the same location where I first met her. She should be around here somewhere.

A cool bluster of wind suddenly claimed the area, causing the youth to embrace herself for warmth. The breeze teased the slit of the slender woman's kimono and provided a slight glimpse of her broad upper thighs. If there were any wandering eyes present she would blush in embarrassment. She was rather sensitive about her legs. Her build was surprisingly lithe for someone with an impressive pair of legs. It was a little difficult for others to understand why she wants to 'put off a few pounds'. Good luck on her so-called diet.

Suddenly, a presence appeared. "Ah. You made it."

The woman gasped at the sound of the voice and turned her wide eyes at the owner. There, before her very eyes, was a magnificent looking woman who sat upon a black cloud. She was a beautiful and horrifying sight: red eyes, blackish-blue hair, and rose colored full lips on her otherworldly debonair face. The colors of the god's heavenly garbs were blue, black, and silver. The mortal girl can see a faint red glow emanating around the god's shoulders and shawls. The mysterious god was a friendly being but she was indeed intimidating. Any mortal would be shaken by the sight of a woman riding on a couch-sized thunderhead.

"Good evening," the young woman greeted with a bow. "We meet again."

"Yes. Quite," the goddess replied in kind. "That was an amazing book you've given me the other day. It was a wonderful tale."

The mortal girl's face brightened. "Really? I am honored! That was one of my best novels among my collection, Oumoko-sama!"

Oumoko giggled like a child, a suspicious sound. "Please. Just call me Oumoko."

"Right. Oumoko it is," the woman acknowledged.

"Oumoko-sama," another female voice shouted.

"Eh? Another mortal present this evening?" Oumoko intoned delightfully. "The more the merrier."

"Huh?" The woman thought as the stranger approached them. Once she got a good look at the newcomer, her eyes glistened in recognition. "Uwah! I know you. You're one of Keine's older students at the school."

The second girl made her presence known. She was a tad younger than the first believer – a schoolgirl. She was a wide eyed youth with brown eyes and auburn hair. "Oh wow! I know you. You used to be a youkai hunter," the child said, noting the noirette. "So you met Oumoko too, I see."

"Yes, less than a week ago to be precise," the fertile youkai huntress replied. "By the way... shouldn't you be at home? It's past curfew. Kotohime is going to be angry if she sees a child out wandering around at this time of night."

"Oh, Kotohime," the spunky youth scoffed. "I don't need to worry about her. She's over in the tavern right now and probably drinking herself into a coma even as we speak. She's ranting about the world coming to an end and stuff because of all the ghosts flying around."

"Still, it's not safe to wander around here by your lonesome," the leggy woman lightly chided. A few wisps of spirits emerged from deep in the forest, gliding past the mortals and the god without incident. "You see? Ghosts are showing up everywhere – even around the village."

"I dunno..." the schoolchild remarked hesitantly as she watched the spirits go about their business. "They seem pretty harmless to me. Plus, they're kinda cute."

The ex-youkai hunter's mouth flew open in a stupor. "Hah?"

"Yea," the younger mortal nodded. "I guess they're not so bad. I mean, being dead for who knows how long must really suck. I guess this is their way of taking a little vacation from death. I don't think the world is coming to an end."

"Of course not," the goddess agreed. "Everyone should go out and have fun every once in a while – even the dead. Besides, I'll see to it that the world shall not end. Believe in me and you shall have nothing to fear."

The mortal women gazed into the eyes of their deity. "Yes, we believe..."

Oumoko. Who is this mysterious deity? Is she truly a god among the eight million in the land? Since her recent appearance in Gensokyou she has already amassed a fair number of believers. That in itself was an impressive feat for an otherwise unknown god. She assures her followers that the ghosts are harmless and everything will be just fine.

But, can she truly save the world? Are the spirits really a threat to the planet's existence? The tale unfolds...

HUMAN VILLAGE ACADEMY

The Next Day

Keine had a lot on her mind today. It was becoming increasingly difficult to concentrate on the notes she was jotting on the chalkboard. A fair number of her students were absent today – something she immediately noticed since the eve of the new incident. There were even a few students contemplating on dropping out of school. The decrease of students were alarming and the gossips among the village increased. The rumors going around town were quite stupid, actually. They were saying that the world was due to expire in a matter of time. The constantly seen spirits were the harbingers of the planet's imminent destruction.

Ridiculous!

Keine broke the chalk in her hands as an irritable sigh escaped her. Only ten students were present today in her class, all teenagers. Eight of the students were female and two of them were male. They too were muttering the rumors of the end while she lectured. The history of the Suwa War was the last thing on their minds. The mild-mannered half-beast had some headbutting to do.

"I've met the new goddess in the forest again," one of the girls said.

"Really? Sounds cool," another girl giggled. "What's her name?"

"Her name's Oumoko," the girl replied. "She's a little scary but she's awesome!"

"Oh," one of the two boys perked up. "My parents met her the other day. They talk about her nonstop."

Keine cleared her throat. "Class..."

"I know, right?" The first girl prattled. "Yesterday she told me and a youkai hunter that the ghosts are harmless. I kinda had a feeling that they were, though."

"Harmless, huh? I thought so. I mean, all they're doing are floating around Gensokyou and stuff," a third girl commented.

"Class..."

"That's good to know," the boy sighed in relief. "It could have been worse, though. The other day a cute youkai girl wearing a light blue dress crept up on me from out of nowhere. She scared the living daylights out of me."

"Ooh! I know who you're talking about! She hangs out with a nue girl and they both enjoy scaring people. The nue even showed up in my nightmares the other night. Super creepy!"

"Class...!"

"I haven't see much youkai lately, though. I guess most of them were spooked off by the ghosts. Serves them right!"

"CLASS!"

The students ceased their gossip cold. Their teacher regained their attention fair and square. "Class... just what in the Moriya goddesses' names are you talking about now?" She wondered, subconsciously grinding the piece of chalk in her palm. "I hope all this talk isn't about the end of the world again. That's just downright depressing."

"No ma'am," the first girl responded. "The world's definitely not coming to an end, sensei. Oumoko-sama assures that it won't."

Keine's voice lilted in confusion. "Come again?"

"The new goddess that appeared recently," the child continued. "Oumoko – that's her name."

"Yes yes, I heard what you said," Keine sighed and sat on the teacher's desk. "And really... you have to wonder about the emergence of these so-called 'new gods' lately. I know that there are many gods in this world but-"

"Keine-sensei, Oumoko-sama's a real goddess," the student passionately intervened. "She even rides on a cloud for goodness' sake. How impressive is that?"

"Teri, please don't interrupt me while I'm talking," Keine sighed, removing her glasses. Suddenly, her student's words finally registered. "Wait a minute. Did you say that this goddess travels on a cloud?"

"Yes ma'am," Teri nodded. "She looks kinda spooky with it too, but she's really friendly. She don't want much from her followers either. She is satisfied with books, child games, and idle chit-chat. Oumoko-sama says that she gathers faith that way. It's the simple things that we all take for granted."

Keine bit her rose colored lips. "Hmm... Is that a fact? This Oumoko seems a little socially depraved if you ask me. Seems to me that she only seeks company and social activity with her followers."

Teri's playful countenance became serious. "And because of that the world still turns. Our Gensokyou still remains."

Keine crossed her legs as she prodded her chin in thought. "Interesting..." The schoolteacher was suspicious. Maybe her student was misinformed. Maybe this new goddess was not a goddess. For all she knew this Oumoko was probably a very cunning ghost who uses her godlike appearance to her advantage. This goddess appears to be an opportunist as she 'promotes' herself and take advantage of the numerous spirits roaming around the land. Truth be told, she personally wanted to see this goddess herself. "I wonder... could she be the reason behind all the ghosts we're seeing? I actually would like to meet this goddess myself."

"Ooh, I'm going to meet her again today, sensei," Teri chirped. "You can come along with me if you life."

Keine gasped. "Really?"

"Yes, Oumoko-sama love meeting scholars from the village. She would be delighted to hear about your academic experience, sensei."

Keine hesitated. "I see..." She gazed at the skies beyond the classroom's window. It was a overcast day and the darkness of the wide clouds were unsettling. More so, a spirit drifted by while wandering aimlessly among the living. Maybe the world was coming to an end.

The school bell rang, signaling the end of the school day.

"Right. Class dismissed. We will continue our history lesson of Suwa on Monday," Keine informed as she hopped off the desk. The sparse class packed their books and belongings and exit the room, save for Teri. She was more than happy to introduce her teacher to her god. "As for you, I suppose that you will bring me along with you. When and where are you meeting Oumoko?"

"Ah, she's going to show up at the pond just outside the village," Teri chimed, placing a bookmark in a rather lengthy textbook. "We should head out there in another hour. Do you have anything that you would like to share, Keine-sensei?"

"Share?"

"Yea," Teri nodded. "She likes to read books and stuff. I'm willing to bet that she would love to get a hold of some of your history texts." A giggle suddenly erupted from her. "Oh, and she's also quite fond of reading romance novels. Heh-he! I do believe that Victorian romances are among her favorite. Let her borrow one and she will be your best friend."

The hanyou scholar suddenly blushed as she pursed her lips. "Do tell..."

FOREST – CAVE ENTRANCE OF OLD HELL

Utsuho Reiuji yawned as she took in the sight of the melancholy scenery before her eyes. The skies were dark with rainfall likely to occur any moment now and the forest was shrouded in a thick, gloomy fog. The current temperature was cool, which is usual for the autumnal time of year. To the hell raven the misty air was rather pleasant. It was definitely better than the sometimes stale air of Old Hell. She really needs to visit the surface word more. "This is nice," she commented, inhaling the crisp cool air.

"Okuu, look," Rin Kaenbyou alerted, pointing her left index finger at a phenomenon before her. "Do you see that?"

The raven haired nuclear goddess sauntered off to a bare tree near the cave. "That's a spirit, right? You see these things a lot, don't you?" She watched the spirit as it swirled and danced around a dead tree. Even among the thick fog she could see the spirit clearly. "It's kinda cute. Aren't you gonna try to capture it?"

"I dunno," Orin remarked with slight consternation. Four more wisps joined the lone spirit in haunting the forest. "There's... something different about them. They're surely not the same kinds of spirits that I bring into the Blazing Hell."

"Uwah!" Okuu giggled with a wide open mouth as two of the wisps encircled her suddenly. The interesting thing is that one of them hovered around the raven's breasts as if caressing them. "Oh-ho! That tickles!" The spirit seemed to ignore the large red eye in the center of her chest. "Look Orin! It likes me! Hehehe!"

Rin stared at the peculiar scene flatly. "It's molesting you, Okuu," she deadpanned.

The spirit suddenly flicked it's tail and the hell raven's luscious bosom bounced enticingly. "Unyuu," asked the confused birdbrain. "What are you talking about?"

Orin planted her hands on her hips while surveying the hovering spirit in disgust. "That thing is playing with your titties, Okuu."

Pink invaded Okuu's cheeks as a blissful smile claimed her face. "And it feels so good~!"

"Argh," Orin face-palmed. She grabbed a handle of her wheelbarrow. "Step aside. This naughty spirit has earned it stay in hell."

"No!" Okuu cried, defending the spirit. "I won't let you take it, Orin!"

"Get outta my way, Okuu!" Orin spat. "It's my job anyway!"

"No no no!" Okuu nodded her head fervently. "It was just having a little fun! It doesn't deserve to get thrown into the pit!"

"Besides," a soft and lilting voice spoke, "you not able to capture it anyway, Orin."

"Satori-sama!" Okuu yelped.

"What do you mean by that, Satori-sama?" Orin wondered with complexity. "I know that there's something a bit different about these spirits but I still should be able to bring them to the Blazing Hell."

"Its not as easy as it seems, Orin," the beautiful sovereign of the deserted hell informed. "You see... the spirits that you see before you aren't ordinary one. These beings are not the ones that you are accustomed to dealing with. They're divine spirits."

"Divine spirits..." the hellcat echoed.

"Yes, while I'm not particularly familiar with such spirits, I do know that they are rather different from the ones you collect for hell's conflagrations," Satori explained. True to her status as hell's ruler, the telepathic girl had her pink locks done in a short hime-styled bob. "I'm afraid that these spirits do not belong in our hell."

"Eh? Satori-sama, what are you doing up here above the surface?" Okuu wondered as the molesting spirit flitted away. "I thought you weren't fond of this place."

"On the contrary, the upper world is a beautiful place, Okuu." Satori replied as she suddenly looked sad for a moment. "It's just the humans and youkai here that I'm not terribly fond of. Ahem – anyway, I've heard the commotion about the spirits among the people of Chireden. I couldn't help but read their frantic thoughts. The oni has among the most interesting of thoughts, though. They tell me... that the world is coming to an end."

"Unyuu!"

"That's ridiculous!" Orin yelped. "What do those musclebound drifters know?"

"Oni don't lie, Orin. Their fears are indeed real and nothing scares an oni more than the end of days," Satori relayed sagely. "Its odd, really. People have been predicting the end of the world even long before my ancestors were born. I'm very curious about the emergence of the divine spirits. Maybe they are the harbingers of the end."

"That's horrible," Orin trembled.

Okuu looked particularly frightened. She didn't say anything.

"Yes, its scary, but that's how it is," Satori continued. "My father once told me that death is the ultimate fairness. Everyone and everything will eventually disappear. Youths, elders, the wealthy, the poor... beasts, humans, youkai, and perhaps gods. My children, even planets and stars die."

Okuu hung her head. Depressed. "Unyuu..."

"Sister," a chirpy voice suddenly dispelled the blue mood. "There you are!"

"Koishi!" Satori and her pets choruses in surprise.

The whimsical youkai hugged her elder sister and group-hugged Okuu and Orin. "What's up? Its really pretty out here today! It's all gloomy and stuff!"

Satori was caught completely off guard because of her sister's sudden appearance. The usual. She'd be lying if she said that she wasn't glad to see Koishi. "Koishi, what a surprise. Where have you been?" Satori noticed that her sister's silver hair was now long and wavy and she has grown taller than both Orin and herself.

"I was among the human village earlier," Koishi giggled. "They're creep out by the ghosts as well, guys. They think it's the end of the world but I met a girl at the school that knows about a new god."

"What?" Orin wondered.

"A new god?" Satori murmured, her eyes shifting towards Okuu. "Could it be that the girl is talking about you, Okuu?"

Okuu, clueless as ever, said "Unyuu? Beats me."

"Not her, Big Sister," Koishi chided with a cute pout. "It's a new god. One that even rides on a cloud. The girl even said that the god will save the earth. Isn't that great!"

The queen of hell subconsciously parroted someone from earlier. "Do tell. Do tell..."

Koishi giggled innocently.

"Stop that," Satori pouted, noticing the effect of her sister's odd power.

"Ugh," Orin suddenly lashed at something that flew out of the cave in annoyance. "Damn bats. Since when did when have them around here?"

An odd gleam marked Koishi's silver eyes. "Bats?" She slowly directed her gaze at Orin. "Orin... did you say... bats?"

The ghastly youkai's gaze was unnerving to Orin. "Uh, yea. Bats. There's been a few of them showing up in Chireiden lately. Which is odd because we never had bats around before."

Koishi Komeiji looked noticeably pale now. "Bats... oh no..."

Even though Satori could no longer read Koishi's heart she didn't have to be telepathic to know that her little sister was visibly scared. "Koishi? Is something the matter?"

"I may not be the smartest girl in the world but I think Koishi-sama's scared of bats," Okuu chimed the obvious. "That's kinda weird, though. I think bats are cute!"

"Bats. Okuu, have you seen them?" Koishi shuddered, gripping the much taller girl's shoulder. "They're hideous! Super creepy! Lifeless beady eyes, clawed feet, huge grotesque wings..." what Koishi did next totally shocked her sister and pets. Her face took on a disarranged look and she began flapping her arms like a terrifying, demented winged creature. "WHOALOALOLOLOLOALALALOLA!"

It was scary, but Koishi's bat impersonation nearly made Okuu laughed. To the raven, she sounded more like a scared turkey than a screeching bat.

"Kill them!" Koishi shrieked. "If you see a bat you must kill it! End it's life! Kill them all!"

"Koishi! Calm down!" Satori commanded, fearing that her baby sister is going off the deep end again. Deep down, she too wanted to laugh at Koishi's 'adorable' fear of bats along with Okuu. "Compose yourself! Bats aren't as bad as they look!"

"Go ahead and laugh," Koishi barked. "I can sense it boiling down deep in your subconscious!"

Okuu snorted.

"Okuu!" Satori sang in disbelief.

"Unyuu! Sorry."

Speak of the devil. Sure enough, another flying rodent emerged from the cave with it's irritating screeches. "Oh damn. There's another one," Orin pointed out.

Rivulets of tears erupted from Koishi's eyes as she took off into the forest like a bullet. "WAAAAAHH!"

PICCHUN!

"Girls! After her!" Satori cried. "She's heading towards the human village through the fog! We can't risk her being scared witless among humans! They will mistake her for a rampaging youkai and attack her mercilessly!"

"Right." Orin obeyed and transformed into an ordinary cat before taking off into the shrouded forest.

"Hmm!" Okuu nodded and followed suit, taking it to the skies.

After her pets departed on their search for Koishi, the ruler of hell fell on her rear and sighed pitifully. "Oh Koishi... please don't have me worrying about your safety again."

FOREST – OUTSKIRTS OF THE HUMAN VILLAGE

Keine Kamishirasawa couldn't believe her eyes (and that's saying a lot considering she's a native of Gensokyou). Right before her very being is a dark haired goddess of the land that she was totally unfamiliar with. The goddess, Oumoko was her name, sat proudly on a small thunderhead as if she was a haughty queen. She was honestly surprised that there were a fair number of people from the village that even gathered around for this meeting. Even Kotohime was present.

"It's an interesting tale that was written decades ago," the royal police officer said, handing an old comic book to the goddess. "The protagonist's name is Steven Strange. His monikers are 'Master of the Mystic Arts' and 'Sorcerer Supreme'. Those are not self-proclaimed, mind you. For he is a mortal that is so highly versed in arcane lore that he prevailed over eldritch abominations and even greater demons."

"Eh, that sounds like quite a hero," Oumoko replied, taking the worn out booklet from the outside world kindly. "I'll be sure to give it a read. Thank you."

"Oumoko-sama!" Teri happily yelled, gaining the goddess' attention.

The goddess' red eyes scanned the young mortal. "Yes?"

"My teacher wants to meet you," the schoolchild exclaimed as she indicated Keine.

"Teri-chan, what are you doing?" Keine whispered, unnerved for being put in the spotlight.

"Is that right?" Oumoko wondered, her curiosity piqued.

"Yes. She's a historian," Teri tattled as she grabbed Keine's arm. "She's a very interesting person and she has a lot of books that you may like to read."

Men, women, and children gazed at the schoolteacher in wonder. To be honest, this was almost too much for her to bear. "Ah... yes, I-I am the scholar and p-protector of the village," Keine stammered in vast intimidation. "But really, I-"

"Come forth," the goddess on the cloud beckoned.

Keine silently approached Oumoko with a rapidly beating heart.

"The half-youkai scholar..." the female youkai hunter from yesterday noted. The way she said it may have been with an air of disapproval.

Kotohime smirked. "This should be interesting. Relax, Akemi."

"Not really," Keine remarked, sweating bullets.

"Ah, but it is interesting," a dulcet voice sang. "For you are meeting a goddess. One of my kin."

The villagers crowed in awe at the sudden appearance of a fellow goddess. The deity emerged seemingly from the fog with a divine spirit hovering above her. "Hina Kagiyama..." Keine uttered.

A curious expression marked Oumoko's youthful face. "So? The wild woman of misfortunes has appeared. It's an honor."

"Hmm..." Hina's bedroom eyes stared at the baby-faced goddess atop of a storm cloud curiously. "Perhaps I may be wrong. I've never seen you before. Are you from the continent by any chance?" Hina's mature face was soft but her inquiry was serious.

"There's eight million of us, remember?" Oumoko commented.

"Yes, many of them are of my flesh and blood. I'm aware of that," Hina remarked cautiously. "Maybe I've miscounted during my countless years of my existence?" She held out her hands and the spirit hovered between them. The curse goddess smiled warmly at the lost soul. She gazed at the moment of it's birth, the victories and setbacks of it's life, and it's untimely death. "Oh dear. You poor thing. This little guy died of sickness many centuries ago. He was a follower of the Taoist faith. How interesting. I was ancient even back then."

Something about Hina put Keine on alert. "Kagiyama-sama, your hair," said Keine.

"Oh this?" Hina responded, grabbing a lock of her fore ponytail. It was now a gradient green-black color. "It's nothing to worry about, really. My hair turns dark when there's a vast amount of misfortune present... I presume" the curse goddess' eyes suddenly widened. "Oh dear. I hope it's not what I think it is."

There was an all-knowing smirk on Oumoko's face. "The wild woman of misfortune is about to emerge. The true face of Hina Kagiyama."

"Oh my!" Hina gasped, releasing the spirit. "How unfortunate."

Keine sighed helplessly. If they legend of Hina's dark side were true, then that means bad news for everyone. With Reimu, Marisa, Sanae, and Youmu away in order to solve the current incident, this was truly an unfortunate development. "That's what I'm afraid of..."

END OF PROLOGUE

A/N: What an unfortunate development this is. Will Kuma-Hina make an appearance in order to bring terror Gensokyou? If so, can Oumoko stop her? First of all, is she really a goddess? Here's a hint:

She's not an OC.

Yep. Pretty much poured gasoline on a raging flame, no? Plus, will Koishi overcome her silly fear of bats? Maybe, maybe not. It's hilarious.

And where's Kero-chan? Don't worry. She's up next chapter.

Comment if you like, and feel free to catch any mistakes I may haven't noticed. Koishi is stalking me...

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