I don't own Touhou. It belongs to ZUN. I thought it would be cool to write a fanfic about a character who isn't actually a character. The prologue is about the character's reflection on the events leading up to the first chapter. Read ahead and enjoy my mind juice. I will update it when I feel like it.

I woke up to the sound of birds, chirping annoyingly. I instinctively reached for my hair with my hand... wait, hand? Indeed, I had a hand now; two of them, in fact. And attached to them were arms. And they were connected to the rest of my new body. My... human-like body.

From what I could see, I had a light beige skin tone, as opposed to my previous dark brown. I was rather short and skinny, being only 5'2" in height. Oddly enough, I had clothes on; how they got there, I had no clue. Despite never wearing clothing before, it felt natural for me to wear it now. I had a pair of worn-out brown pants, dark brown swirling patterns lining the edges. The legs reached my ankles, bulging out as they did. I also seemed to have an olive green short-sleeved shirt on, as well as a light brown leather vest over it.

I shook my head while massaging my eyes, thinking about what had happened up until I blacked out. The obvious questions rattled my brain. How long was I out? Why am I in this new body? Why did she do what she did? I attempted to stand, but had to use a nearby tree to stay upright. Ironically, it was a cherry blossom tree. I chuckled, realizing both that I was in a similar position as the humans in the past, and that I wouldn't want the roles reversed.

Being able to stand on my own, I walked toward a nearby river, noting my appearance. I had a different type of hair, but it still had the radiant pink color it always had. I noticed that I had red irises. I sighed, relieved that I was still a youkai. I had a young charmer's face; people could mistake me for being only in my early twenties. I greeted my reflection with a simple hello to test out my voice. It sounded unnaturally deep, to the point of sounding omniscient.

I looked up from my reflection to survey my surroundings. There was a lake in front of me, obviously. Beyond the lake, however, I spied an island. A mansion rested upon that island, a clock tower jutting from the roof. Sensing the power coming from that direction, as well as being faced with the fact that I couldn't swim, I chose to travel elsewhere. As soon as I turned around, however, a cold pain washed over my back. I turned around, reaching my hand out in an attempt to choke the one responsible, only to find a blue fairy in mid-air, being strangled by a tree root. I quickly retracted my hand, realizing I had subconsciously controlled the root, which disappeared into the earth. The fairy passed out, but was still breathing. I cared little however, as I had learned about my new-found power. I walked away, smiling and chuckling happily to myself. I was reborn.

I am Saigyou Ayakashi.