This fanfic is based on the gameplay of Touhou. Therefore, the focus of this fanfic will be on that, which will mean that it will play out in a similar way. Of course, this means that each chapter will be individual stages in them and this fanfic will have a lot of OCs as well as including Touhou characters. Hmm, I would prefer it if I did this in a scripted, even scripted-narrative, format.
Prologue
In Gensoukyou there is a castle situated at Youkai Mountain. Underneath the mountain, a large sealed cave. Sealed? For several years, centuries even. Hidden within the cave are Happyaku Hachi and her household of tanuki brethren in their imposed slumber. However, despite all that, Happyaku was able to wake up from it, but weakened. Weakened from the fact that her other tanuki were kept to survive on her own energy, draining away both it and her own life force after being placed under a seal that had also forced the cave to become disconnected from the fantasy world itself. But now, Happyaku is weakened to such a degree she can barely do anything, thus needing to restore herself.
Happyaku Hachi, awake, is walking around the cave interior, wondering on the happenings and struggling, "... How long has it been since I was asleep? For how much longer must I suffer in this god-forsaken cave?" After walking around for so long, she comes to a stop. "Curse you, Gishiki! It is your fault that us tanuki have to endure such fate!" she says with such anger. Anger that had been derived from something from long ago. But what did happen? What could have caused Happyaku to feel like this? Well, the poor Inugami Gyoubu bakedanuki had been sealed away by this very same person.
Happyaku Hachi suddenly collapsed from exhaustion. She did not have much time left herself as she was extremely weak from the drainage. Beginning to bring herself up, she says, "This, I grow weary. This… This…" She coughs before continuing, struggling to bring herself up and keeping herself on her feet by the support of her staff and the overall circumstance made her grimace. She sighs effortlessly as she then continued with her talk, "Only help can save us all." With what she had left, she began to talk to someone, or rather something. She needed some form of salvation from her forgotten and secluded chamber. "Raijin! Come forth and hear my cry! Let it be known that thy wisdom and strength is forever needed, even in the most strenuous situations. Let it be known that I, Happyaku Hachi, need thou to free these poor, defenceless tanuki. For I, who have been trapped in this tomb for what appears to be an eternity, am in need of your assistance. I SUMMON THEE, RAIJIN!"
After her attempts at trying to call forth the thunder god Raijin, there was, coincidentally, a sound of thunder as the clouds, which she could not see as she was within her own tomb, could be heard from just outside as there would be a clash of thunder, which had happened right at the part of the cave which had been sealed up, This happening, which had destroyed both that part of the cave and another and causing both areas to now be opened, caused tremors throughout Gensoukyou. Reimu had sensed this and wondered what was happening. To her, it felt like an earthquake. The tremors were active for several seconds before coming to a stop. Back at the cave, the tanuki were beginning to wake up as Happyaku Hachi's calling of the gods caused something else to happen, freeing the other tanuki from their slumber. "The gods heard my cry. I am... forever thankful. Perhaps now I can…" before she could finish speaking, her stability weakened yet again, causing her to lose her balance. She kept her balance after holding onto her staff, keeping it upright and panting. "It appears… as I… am meeting my end. I can only hope that… my tanuki… can..." she says ever so weakly, losing her strength as it had depleted even further, closing her eyes shortly after and does not finish her sentence.
Meanwhile, over at the Hakurei shrine, Reimu was baffled by what had just occurred as she was tending to her usual duties. "Wh-what was that just now?" she questioned, "An earthquake?" She walks forwards a little bit, continuing to think until she came to a pause. She had thought about a possibility. "Wait a minute… If it came from the underground, I recall that time when the geyser… Yes, when that geyser erupted." She clicked her fingers and continued, "I'm guessing there's trouble afoot. That has to be it. Whatever caused that earthquake would have come from underground." she prepares herself after pondering as she then ascends to the sky. "Since I'm not doing much anyway, I think I'll just go and investigate. I can't let what happened back then happen again." she then begins to move to the Underworld after saying such words, hoping to find the culprit behind this.Prologue
In Gensoukyou there is a castle situated at Youkai Mountain. Underneath the mountain, a large sealed cave. Sealed? For several years, centuries even. Hidden within the cave are Happyaku Hachi and her household of tanuki brethren in their imposed slumber. However, despite all that, Happyaku was able to wake up from it, but weakened. Weakened from the fact that her other tanuki were kept to survive on her own energy, draining away both it and her own life force after being placed under a seal that had also forced the cave to become disconnected from the fantasy world itself. But now, Happyaku is weakened to such a degree she can barely do anything, thus needing to restore herself.
Happyaku Hachi, awake, is walking around the cave interior, wondering on the happenings and struggling, "... How long has it been since I was asleep? For how much longer must I suffer in this god-forsaken cave?" After walking around for so long, she comes to a stop. "Curse you, Gishiki! It is your fault that us tanuki have to endure such fate!" she says with such anger. Anger that had been derived from something from long ago. But what did happen? What could have caused Happyaku to feel like this? Well, the poor Inugami Gyoubu bakedanuki had been sealed away by this very same person.
Happyaku Hachi suddenly collapsed from exhaustion. She did not have much time left herself as she was extremely weak from the drainage. Beginning to bring herself up, she says, "This, I grow weary. This… This…" She coughs before continuing, struggling to bring herself up and keeping herself on her feet by the support of her staff and the overall circumstance made her grimace. She sighs effortlessly as she then continued with her talk, "Only help can save us all." With what she had left, she began to talk to someone, or rather something. She needed some form of salvation from her forgotten and secluded chamber. "Raijin! Come forth and hear my cry! Let it be known that thy wisdom and strength is forever needed, even in the most strenuous situations. Let it be known that I, Happyaku Hachi, need thou to free these poor, defenceless tanuki. For I, who have been trapped in this tomb for what appears to be an eternity, am in need of your assistance. I SUMMON THEE, RAIJIN!"
After her attempts at trying to call forth the thunder god Raijin, there was, coincidentally, a sound of thunder as the clouds, of which she could not see as she was within her own tomb, could be heard from just outside as a there would be a clash of thunder, which had happened right at the part of the cave which had been sealed up, This happening, which had destroyed both that part of the cave and another and causing both areas to now be opened, caused tremors throughout Gensoukyou. Reimu had sensed this and wondered what was happening. To her, it felt like an earthquake. The tremors were active for several seconds before coming to a stop. Back at the cave, the tanuki were beginning to wake up as Happyaku Hachi's calling of the gods caused something else to happen, freeing the other tanuki from their slumber. "The gods heard my cry. I am... forever thankful. Perhaps now I can…" before she could finish speaking, her stability weakened yet again, causing her to lose her balance. She kept her balance after holding onto her staff, keeping it upright and panting. "It appears… as I… am meeting my end. I can only hope that… my tanuki… can..." she says ever so weakly, losing her strength as it had depleted even further, closing her eyes shortly after and does not finish her sentence.
Meanwhile, over at the Hakurei shrine, Reimu was baffled by what had just occurred as she was tending to her usual duties. "Wh-what was that just now?" she questioned, "An earthquake?" She walks forwards a little bit, continuing to think until she came to a pause. She had thought about a possibility. "Wait a minute… If it came from the underground, I recall that time when the geyser… Yes, when that geyser erupted." She clicked her fingers and continued, "I'm guessing there's trouble afoot. That has to be it. Whatever caused that earthquake would have come from underground." she prepares herself after pondering as she then ascends to the sky. "Since I'm not doing much anyway, I think i'll just go and investigate. I can't let what happened back then happen again." she then begins to move to the Underworld after saying such words, hoping to find the culprit behind this.