Hello, everyone. I figured today I'll write a more serious A/N describing some details in the story and reply to a review so here we go:
Muhammad Izzat Awwal: Wrong on two counts, there. Yukari is a friend of the family/major troll and Mima is to Reimu's mother (Sendai) as Marisa is to Reimu (Best friend/possible love interest, minus the love interest.) Hope that clarified things a bit. Godmother does not equal mother, and although Mima is now technically Reimu's guardian, she's also dead and not fit to care for a child.
As for Sendai herself, I'm treating her much as Muffin treats Sacchin, at least as far as naming goes (I DO have plans for Satsuki, though.) The name 'Sendai' is used for a MUGEN palette swap of Reimu, so I might have hijacked it for this story. She will play a role in this story, but not until Reimu gets into deed feces. Also note that she is not god-hack miko yet. As of this chapter, she's only 10.
Mind the plot holes.
Disclaimer: I own this iteration of Sendai, everything else (c) ZUN
Chapter 1 ~ Highly Responsive to (a Lack of) Prayers
It was a peaceful day in this land of illusions. The sun was shining, the birds were chirping, the odd fairy was being a pest.
And ten-year-old Reimu Hakurei was bored out of her mind.
Normally, Yukari would have visited by now to be the pest she always was, although pest was an understatement. She had, on numerous occasions, killed humans and youkai, burned down part of the Human Village, destroyed a kappa's invention, committed grand larceny, and used a parasol on a Monday. Despite all of that, no one dared to apprehend the nigh-omnipotent youkai.
They still valued their skin, you see.
Digression aside, it was a spring afternoon, so the youkai wasn't sleeping. There were no complaints, so she wasn't committing a crime. And to top it all off, there was a swarm of fairies approaching.
The miko simply groaned.
Of COURSE there would be an incident. Why else would there be a swarm of fairies approaching from right in front of her. Having resolved some minor incidents (caused by Gensokyo's resident troll, of course,) she knew the signs. Increased fairy swarms, no visit from Yukari...
...And an abrupt end to a peaceful day.
Sighing again, the young girl grabs some Ofuda, and her trusty Gohei. There was really no reason to get the Yin-Yang Orbs...
...A fact proven true two minutes, several hundred Ofuda, a few solid thwacks with the aforementioned Gohei, and thousands of dead fairies later. Well, they were more in a death-like state, really. Fairies are notorious for not dying when they are killed.
/-\-/-\
Meanwhile, a white-haired tomboy and raven-haired princess sneezed simultaneously in the middle of a fight. Their attacks connected, and they died, but don't worry about them. They aren't important yet.
Besides, they'll get better. They always get better. And if you didn't figure out who these two are, you're a bigger (9) than a certain ice fairy.
/-\-/-\
...Moving on now, Reimu noticed a plain white piece of paper with elegant, flowery handwriting.
Reimu,
You weren't left entirely alone when your mother died. In the eyes of the celestials and the Yama, I am not your rightful guardian. Your godmother still exists.
I wouldn't say that she lives, because she's an evil spirit now. You must be asking yourself why I mentioned this to you. Please allow me to answer that inquiry, my dear miko.
She is on the way to the one orchestrating this incident, another evil spirit who is awakening one of the strongest oni to ever live; the Astral Knight Konngara. You must stop this ill-conceived plot, and save Gensokyo.
With Love,
Y. Yakumo
P.S. Chen says hi.
Now, this method of exposition served to tell her what she needed to do, but Yukari did leave out one thing...
"WHERE THE HELL DO I GO?"
/-\-/-\
"You're kidding me."
"No, Reimu, I'm not"
"I literally have to go to Hell."
"Technically, it's Jigoku."
"Technically," the miko immediately rebuts "I don't give a crap."
"Watch your mouth, young miko!" The border youkai tells her charge, putting a hand on her forehead. "That," she gestures to a gap, "will take you straight to Mima, and from there, Konngara and that other evil spirit."
"You sure?"
"Positive!"
"Because I don't want a repeat of the eggplant and platypus incident." Reimu states, giving an involuntary shudder as she does.
"Don't worry," the 17(000) year old states, briefly glancing at the sk- OH CRAP!
/-\-/-\
TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES
/-\-/-\
Did she really have to drop a train on me? Did she? Okay, so MAYBE I insinuated that she was on the wrong side of 30, so what? I ought to have a word with-
Ahem. Anyways, we rejoin our heroine beating the ever-loving crap out of some fairies, when she comes across a staff in the middle of an antechamber and...
Crap, she's already at the boss? DAMNIT YUKARI!
Back to our heroine, she decides to pull the staff out, being the 10-year-old she is. As she moves closer, however, what little light in the room fades a bit more, as a teal mist forms.
"Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha!" The mist cackles, forming into the blue-clad, green-haired, well-endowed evil spirit we all know and love, "Foolish mortal, you dare enter my- Sendai! Is that you?"
"Who are you, and how do you know my mom?"
"Oh, riiiiiight. Sendai's dead. Maybe it's the spiritual decay catching up to me, but I thought I'd remember killing my best friend." The spirit sighed, a forlorn look on her face.
"Wait, you killed my mom?" Reimu asked, gripping her gohei tightly and summoning a Yin-Yang Orb.
"I'm not proud of it, not at all, buuuuut... yes."
"You..."
At these words, Reimu's face contorted in an emotion previously unknown to her. She has experienced anger, it's hard not to where Yukari is concerned. But this was different, this was an anger beyond anger.
This, my readers, was pure rage.
"I'LL KILL YOU, YOU BITCH!"
/-\-/-\
"Ran, remind me to wash Reimu's mouth out with soap later."
"Yes, Master."
/-\-/-\
"You can't kill what's already dead, but I'll humor you and give you some closure, Reimu."
With these words the spirit took her staff, and prepared to combat the miko in question.
"I am Mima. Since I am dead, I have no need for a surname. Do not hold back, child."
And with those words, the battle began...
A- And this chapter ends, folks. I'm trying to maintain some levity here, so please tell me how I'm doing.
C- Yooooou suck~ You only got one review~
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A- Good night! Review, please.
