The Phoenix of the Void
Author's notes- This story I decided to make as Mokou didn't seem to have any really good stories. I am also adding a particular quirk to mokou as a way to make her seem more than a person focused on revenge. The story has ideas taken from both "Hill of Swords" and "Be Careful What You Wish For" as they have really good ideas in them. The main idea I am borrowing is that time has passed and Mokou is no longer focused on revenge as she and kaguya are eternal but rather trying to one up her rival kaguya. The characters belong not to me but their respective owners but the story is a mix of their creations. Enjoy and critique as I want to improve and criticism helps so long as it is productive.
Academy of Magic
The Tristain academy of magic was a place of learning for those who held the potential for magic and right now an important event was happening. The second year students were preparing to summon their familiars which would serve and aid them for their entire lives. The summoning was being conducted under the watchful eye of a middle aged man wearing a robe who had almost no hair. The students were preparing to summon their partners and there stood one girl who shook with both fear yet excitement. Her name was Louise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière and she was eager to prove that she could be a great mage. Then her turn came and now she gathered her thoughts to begin the ritual.
Gensokyo- Bamboo Forest of the Lost
In the forest there is a yakitori stand said to be run by a health nut but most know of the owner as a guide to those seeking Eientei or those simply lost in the massive bamboo forest. She is known as Fujiwara no Mokou and some call her the phoenix. She is six feet tall and has ankle long hair some say is silver some say violet. She wore a simple light brown shirt and red pants with her hair and pants having random charms placed for protection. She was grilling some yakitori as a way to calm down after her recent loss against her rival Kaguya Houraisan in a cooking battle. The days were they tried to murder each other had long since passed as they both realized that with both of them eternal it would be best to simply tone down the battles to mere one-upmanship. She then suddenly heard a voice that in a way reminded her of kaguya saying,
"I beg of you,"
She knew that the voice was speaking truly but never imagined to hear the word "beg" from a voice similar to kaguya.
"My servant that exists in this vast universe,"
She got annoyed as she was a servant to no one but the voice wasn't like an order but like a wish filled with hope. Similar to those she saved in the bamboo forest.
"my beautiful, sacred, and powerful spirit,"
She never considered herself sacred as some might, beauty was all in the eye of the beholder but she was confident in her looks, but powerful she was as she the embodiment of the blazing phoenix and fire was her domain. She listened on wondering what the voice would say next.
"I beg from the bottom of my heart,"
She could tell from the sincerity that she was telling the truth. She wondered if she ever met that voice what she would do. It sounded like the speaker needed all the help she could get. Mokou knew what it was like to consider oneself needing aid and she decided to help in what way she could.
"Please answer my call and appear before me!"
She then saw what appeared to be a large portal that simply appeared right in front of her stand. She left her yakitori and approached it. It wasn't like Yukari Yakumo's gaps it was a mixture of blue and green and she slowly touched it with a finger. The moment contact was made the portal wrapped itself around her arm. She tried but couldn't break free. Mokou then realized that this would bring her to the voice she heard. She then thought," Well a vacation cant really hurt and if I need to return then she would use her aura to send a message to yukari and have her pick me up. I could do with time away from Kaguya and her mocking." She simply walked closer into the portal and allowed it to consume her not afraid. She would wonder what life would bring her to.
Tristain Magic Acedemy-
An explosion that dwarfed all other then occurred and the smoke simply covered the entire courtyard. Louise coughed and tried to clear the smoke but it was too much for her. It then slowly vanished and she saw what she had summoned. It was a person wearing a light brown shirt and red pants. She had violet hair that seemed to reflect all light that hit it and she had blood red eyes that spoke with wisdom and experience. Her hair and pants had what appeared to be charms randomly placed on her hair like ribbons and placed on her pants for some reason. She was surprised to say the least and suddenly almost the entire crowd started to laugh at her and she in her pride started to react. Then Louise turned to the bald man and tried to speak but he spoke before she said a word saying in a kind yet firm voice,
"Miss Valliere you can't attempt the ritual a second time now that you have summoned a familiar. Please finish the contract or else you will face expulsion."
She turned her eyes from Professer Colbert and walked toward the person she summoned and said,
"Be grateful as no mere commoner would ever receive such a gift from a noble!"
Tistain Magic academy, Moukou POV-
Mokou watched as a young girl approached her and tried to reach her eye level. She couldn't understand what was being said so she decided to let her eyes and her body speak for her and she kneeled before her summoner. She was not afraid as nothing could truly end her. She then saw what appeared to be a wand being pointed at her face and she realized that she was a magician. She had dealt with Marisa, Alice, and Patchouli the mages of Gensokyo but was curious what this girl was doing. When the girl stopped speaking she placed her hands on her head and she kissed Mokou.
She was surprised and almost a full second later she jumped back saying,
"why did you do that?"
She then felt a burning sensation on her chest as a bright light appeared right over her heart. The light was bright enough it could be seen through her shirt and she clutched her chest as the felt what looked like runes being formed on her chest. She then felt the pain vanish and saw the light fade but the runes wouldn't fade as well. This meant they were in fact beneficial to her as her immortality wouldn't remove them. Then she spoke to the girl in front of her and said,
"what did you do to me? Why am I here?"
The girl appeared shocked but removed it quickly and said,
"I called for a familiar and you have appeared. Thus you are my familiar. My name Louise Françoise le Blanc de la Vallière and I am now your master."
I was surprised that I could understand what she said but I then recognized the word familiar and thought of Koakuma the familiar of Patchouli and then realized her situation. She turned to Louise and saw that the rest of the people were flying away and she was left behind walking toward the castle-like structure.
Academy of Magic, Mokou pov, night-time
Mokou followed her new master all around the academy taking in the locations and memorizing the paths and ways to respective places. If she could navigate the forest of the lost then learning her way around a castle academy was a piece of cake. She followed Louise until she reached what appeared to be a bedroom and her master Louise simply plopped down on the bed inside that was a pretty big for someone her size. She then turned to Mokou, started to remove her clothes she was wearing, and threw said clothes she were wearing and said,
"Take these clothes and wash them for me. I will talk to you tomorrow so wake me up at dawn."
The girl started to remind me of kaguya and I got annoyed but I decided to humor her and pretend to obey until we could speak in detail tomorrow. Besides gave me a chance to prank her if she didn't expect anything. I took the clothes in the hamper and left the room. I walked down the stairs and saw an interesting scene. I saw a blonde haired boy trying to woo a young girl in a brown cloak and he was mostly succeeding. He said to the girl,
"You are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen, Katie. I can't lie in front of your beauty"
I then remembered my father and his attempts to woo kaguya and hoped he would not suffer and turned to leave. The boy noticed me and said to me,
"You must be the commoner familiar that Louise the Zero summoned. I bet you are not even that useful as a familiar!"
I then stopped and said to the boy,
" I at least have more worth than a giant mole."
I smiled as I felt his reaction as I had noticed his familiar as I looked over the children when I was summoned and saw what was next to him. I then walked off to try to get these clothes out of the way and saw a girl wearing what appeared to be a maid dress. I then walked toward her and she turned and was surprised. She then calmed down and said,
"You are the familiar that Miss Valliere summoned? You're doing an errand for her?" She said that when she saw the hamper of clothes and I smiled and said to her,
"Yes I was asked to wash her clothes but I don't know how so could I ask for a favor and could you help me with it?" I watched as she smiled and took the hamper from my hands saying,
"Sure I will take care of it and I will put it in front of her room by the morning."
I then smiled that said "thank you" and left the maid as she left to do the laundry I gave her. I then walked through a door to enter the grounds. I then simply flew to the roof of the building I exited and gazed out and saw a sight that surprised me. There were 2 moons in the sky and I then knew I was in another world. I then floated in the sky gazing at the moon when I saw a figure in the sky. I then realized it was the dragon I saw earlier that day. It then flew toward me and I saw a look of surprise from the blue haired girl that was riding it. The girl then spoke a simple word that had deeper meaning than one would think,
"Human?"
I then said back to the girl,
"not anymore."
She looked surprised but she didn't dig any further and I asked,
"Would you like to fly together?"
The girl looked surprised momentarily but she then smiled and said,
"yes"
We then flew together all across the night sky watching each other's moves. The girl then landed and said,
"thanks" before heading inside the building.
I then landed on the roof and let the moons reflect their light in hair falling asleep. This world so far wasn't that bad.
