NOTES: That...took far too long. Hell, I cut out a postgame script just because I was ready to be done... Once again, for those that forgot, I'll be getting Group 2 Round 2 set up soon and those will be available in the [Gensokyo Grand Battle Main Forum] right here.

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"Miles upon miles of books line the basement of the Scarlet Devil Mansion. The Voile Library holds any information available and those welcome can be granted endless knowledge. Today, however, knowledge gives way to power as the Gensokyo Grand Battle brings its rampage to this humble library. Welcome to Group Six of the GGB, where we've got one of the most anticipated matchups of the round! And not just that, while here in the SDM, the last mansion member goes for the sweep. But even with these main events, the undercard is nothing to scoff at, either. Isn't it, Miss Hinanai?"

"It's a fantastic brain versus brawn matchup in our first match tonight. Satori Komeiji tries to get the Palace of Earth Spirits' first win against oni Yuuji Hoshiguma. With this being the Palace's last shot in the first round and after Orin and Utsuho's tough losses, only Koishi's epic tie against Reimu Hakurei has been a positive for the faction. But if Satori gets the win, the faction can go into Round Two with a much better outlook and much easier opponents."

"Letty Whiterock, Nazrin, Kogasa Tatara. Much easier looking foes than the Meiling/Reimu/Sakuya onslaught from Round One. Well the field is ready and we'll take you down there for the first match of the day. Mind-reader against oni! Satori against Yuuji!"

The two fighters met in the circle, Yuuji with a wide smile and her usual sake cup, Satori her expectant despondent style.

"Heeeeey…cheer up…" Yuuji was spinning her cup on her finger, "Such strength in this group!"

The mind-reader looked at her opponent with dead eyes, "I…really signed up by my sister and pets' request… I don't have that bloodlust or desire to fight. But…my pets were embarrassed in battle earlier this round. To make them happy…" a quick grin came from the usually gloomy girl, "You're going down."

*TWEEEEEEET*

The oni twirled her sake cup up sky high into the air, allowing the use of both her hands. She stomped the ground, causing it to crack as she dashed towards Satori. A strong punch rocketed at the mind-reader's head, who easily sidestepped the blow and wrapped her arm around the outstretched arm of the oni and attempted to flip her over. It was to no avail, however, as Satori could only strain as Yuuji would not even budge. Finally she let go and leaped backwards to avoid a counterattack.

"You're…not strong…"

Yuuji looked sad as her sake cup dropped right into her hand without a drop spilling. With a wave of her free hand, several spirits materialized and fired at the opponent. Satori was able to dodge and sent several danmaku in a cross pattern form, which was similarly dodged. Tossing her sake cup in the air again, Yuuji once again tried a physical charge. Satori smiled and mumbled to herself "feign left punch to right kick". Yuuji didn't hear the mumble and did exactly what Satori predicted, which was easily dodged and finally in the full extent of the kick, the mind-reader locked her arms around the leg and held steady.

"But you're not strong…"

"But I know how your danmaku bounces."

"…I didn't use tha-"

"I know," Satori smiled as the blast she sent earlier ricocheted off the boundary and returned to the center where the two fighters stood, "I did."

Holding steady, Satori held the oni in place as they both got hit. As the dust settled, the two remained standing until the mindreader let go of Yuuji's leg. The oni dropped to the ground with a smile on her face as her cup dropped right into a sprawled out hand, never spilling a drop.

"I guess…you are strong…after all."

*TWEEEEEEEET* "Yuuji's aura has dissipated! The winner is Satori!"

After the whistle, Satori attempted to limp out of the field, but also succumbed to the attack, falling to the ground. The fairies carried both fighters out of the field.

"David upends Goliath as frail Satori pulls off a win against the muscular Yuuji by giving the oni a taste of her own medicine to start off this round. But! I know you don't me to keep you here much longer, so let's get down to the field immediately for our highlight match of the round! Championships Favorite Marisa Kirisame! Fellow Championships Favorite Yuuka Kazami! Master Spark against Master Spark! Who will take in the inside track in the library?"

Marisa and Yuuka met in the center, shaking each other's hands while smiling at each other.

"Do you want to start off with it, ze?"

"Nah…I think the moment will present itself…"

Marisa gave a light chuckle as she gripped her broom and Hakkero. Yuuka flipped her parasol to a set position. They stared each other down, waiting for what seemed like eternity until…

*TWEEEEEEEEEEET*

Immediately Marisa leaped into the air, a long string of vines following her. Hopping on her broom, the magician air-dashed towards her opponent, vines still trailing. A flurry of stars shot from the broom towards Yuuka, who quickly sidestepped and sent another line of vines on a collision course with her opponent.

Noticing the incoming vines and knowing about the trailing ones, Marisa took off straight up with a rocket-like blast. The two vines collided and tangled each other up. Yuuka looked up at the sky-high ordinary magician, who was smiling as she looked down.

"Going down, da ze!"

Marisa clasped onto her broom and began to divebomb towards the flower spirit, shooting stars everywhere. Yuuka stood her ground, waiting for contact with a look of dedication in her face. Through the mess of stars, Marisa charged in, feet away from contact when suddenly in the heat of battle, a large tree sprouted in front of Yuuka and shot up into the ceiling, taking the black-white magician with it. Yuuka looked up as she watched Marisa fall from branch to branch until eventually she hit the ground with a thud, her broom falling nearby afterwards.

"You're not fooling me, Marisa. Get up."

"Heh, damnit…" Marisa smiled as she hopped to her feet and grabbed her broom, "I knew I was too resilient for my own good…"

"Are you asking me to find your breaking point?" Yuuka's face turned devilish as she stared down the magician, who was dusting herself.

"Well, if you can make it that long, ze!" Marisa turned the reply to an offensive as she shot a packet of stars right into Yuuka's face. A lone string of blood dropped from the flower spirit's forehead to her mouth. She licked the blood off her lips and smiled.

"Marisa?"

"Yeah?"

"NOW!"

SPELL CARD: YUUKA [MASTER SPARK]

SPELL CARD: MARISA [MASTER SPARK]

In the quick draw, Yuuka got her shot off first. Marisa barely completed her incantation in time, connecting with the incoming blast and causing them to stalemate in the crossfire. Neither fighter gave up as they both poured power into the blast. Marisa's Spark began to overtake Yuuka's, moving the crossing point closer and closer to the tip of the parasol. The flower spirit dug her feet and in a last ditch effort, split into two. The separation of power caused Marisa's Spark to overtake Yuuka's at a faster rate, but in the nick of time, the split off Yuuka added a Spark of her own, pushing the crossing point back to the middle. The crossing point grew bigger and bigger as it again reached a stalemate in the center. The books nearby that weren't lucky enough to be blown away were beginning to ignite as the force generated by the crossing point of the three total Sparks nearly matched that of Utsuho's Subterranean Sun the previous round. Finally, just like Utsuho's sun, the crossing point exploded in a blast that rang through the entire field. Both Marisa and Yuuka were rocketed into the field wall in a mess of energy, dust, and paperbacks.

As the smoked cleared, Marisa and Yuuka were both bloodied, but on their feet. Marisa was using her broom as support and Yuuka was doing the same with her parasol.

"So…Yuuka…is this a 'To be continued'?" Marisa was breathing heavily with a smile on her bloody face.

"It might…have to be…and perhaps in…the Championships…you won't…" Yuuka was nearly falling over her parasol support, but still maintained her demonic smile.

"I won't…what?"

From behind Marisa, the split off Yuuka appeared and was poised to attack. Marisa turned her head and with her body exhausted, she could not completely block the rush of vines that the split fired out from the ground. The magician took the blow dead on as she hit the floor. The split and original Yuuka smiled as the two rejoined bodies.

"You won't…forget the double."

*TWEEEEEEEEEET* "Marisa's aura has dissipated! The winner is Yuuka!"

The crowd was mostly stunned silent as Yuuka limped out of the field. The fairies began to carry Marisa out, but she quickly came to and walked out under her own power, obviously disappointed in the recent turn of events but accepting them.

"Two main characters, ZERO victories! Marisa Kirisame falls to Yuuka Kazami in her first match, and what a match it was! This really had another draw written all over it. How crazy would that be, Miss Hinanai? Both main characters getting draws?"

"Well Rinnosuke, I really didn't think the draw was gonna happen. Yuuka had that endgame planned, she was able to place the split in a blind spot during the explosion. Really, although Marisa was doing well, the rules I think bound her into uncomfortable po…si…tions…" Tenshi squirmed in her seat, eyeing Rinnosuke to continue the analysis.

"Well…uh…that is true, Marisa usually does have a multitude of spells to unleash, but the style of fight here in Pool Play coupled with who her opponent is really eliminated a lot of variables and bogged her down."

"Her own style also brought her down," Tenshi recovered and quickly took her analysis back, "as a sudden Stardust Reverie or Milky Way could easily have surprised Yuuka and turned the momentum and possibly the match. But in a move everyone expected, she went with the Spark."

"Well we're sure there will be plenty more arguing and analysis later, but for now we have a set to finish! Patchouli Knowledge is the last member of the SDM to fight and has the chance to pull off an amazing faction sweep. Suwako Moriya is the third and final member of the 1-1 Moriya Shrine to fight and beneath her child-like demeanor and amazing hat is the power of a god. Does the frog end the streak in its very home? We now take you to the field!"

Before entering the field, Patchouli pulled some books from nearby shelves and attempted to bring them inside. The books only bounced off the outer wall as Patchouli looked sadly from the other end. A ribbit from the other end brought the librarian's attention to her upcoming battle.

"Did you want to hit me with those books, gero?"

"No, I have a one registered to hit you with."

"…oh…ge-ge"

"I just felt like needing something to read while beating you…"

"Ohhhhh…you think so?"

"I do, mukyu."

"Mu…kyu!" Suwako's eyes lit up upon hearing Patchouli's tic. "I want a sound as good as that!"

"…what are you in this competition for?"

*TWEEEEEEEET* The whistle ended the small talk abruptly and put the two fighters in their fighting stances, Patchouli lifting her registered book from her robes and Suwako unveiling her iron rings.

"Water, Fire, Earth, Wood, Sun, Moon, Metal…what should I beat you with?" Patchouli thumbed quickly through her book.

"I have some earth right HERE!" Suwako took the opportunity to strike first, slamming her rings into the floor. The ground began to quake and a wave of tile and concrete flowed like water towards the witch. As the wave collapsed, a bubble began to develop in the middle before popping, spreading its force away from its intended target. Patchouli's smile emerged from the mess as she formed a fireball out of her book.

"Perhaps not a good idea to try and hit me with an element I know." The fireball split and she threw it, following the dodging frog. With a powerful hop, Suwako cleared the attacks and wound up a ring for another blow. She threw her ring down to the ground, causing the field to quake. Patchouli did her best to keep her balance, but lost track of her target. Hastily attempting to scope her out, the witch became oblivious to the large stone hands closing in.

SPELL CARD: SUWAKO [DAIDARABOTCHI'S WORHSIP]

The hands crashed together on Patchouli as the quake stopped and Suwako dropped back to the ground on her hands and knees. She eyed Lily, who was not reaching for her whistle.

"Oi, I won."

"Patchouli's aura is still active. This match isn't final yet."

"Au au, come o--AU AU! I like that one!"

"You won't like this, mukyu." Patchouli's voice brought Suwako back to reality as the stone hands began to melt.

SPELL CARD: PATCHOULI [MUDDY UNDINE]

Patchouli emerged from the muddy pile that remained from the hands and began to charge with a trail of dirt and mud. Suwako used her rings to hurl dirtballs at her opponent, but every ball was quickly and effortlessly added to the trail. In a whip like motion, Patchouli used the trail to strike the frog, taking her to the field wall. Without allowing any recovery time, the trail was rocketed into her against the wall. Suwako dropped to her knees as Patchouli turned the trail into one massive stone boulder and wound up for the knockout pitch.

*koff…koff…KOFFKOFFFKOFFFKOFF!*

In the worst possible time imaginable, the witch's frailty caught up to her. She dropped the boulder and began to cough uncontrollably. The spectators fell silent and most that knew Patchouli knew what was happening. She continued to cough, beating her chest in an attempt to clear her airways. Everyone was so focused on Patchouli that they forgot about one important factor in the fight, who was charging in at a record pace.

"Au AUUU!"

*smack*

The hit could be heard all around the mansion. Suwako took no sympathy to Patchouli's asthma attack and punched the coughing girl right in the face at full strength. Patchouli was sent straight to the ground as gasps were followed by venomous boos.

*TWEEEEET* "Patchouli's aura has dissipated! The winner is Suwako!"

"PATCHY!" The SDM's other fighters rushed into the field to help up their friend as Suwako non-chalantly exited the field and disappeared from sight. None of the fairies went after her, knowing they didn't stand a chance.

"Tomorrow may be sunny for the SDM, but today it most definitely is not. Patchouli Knowledge ends up being the only Mansion member to lose her first round match. But that's not all…that hit…wow…that final hit will be discussed for quite a while."

"More than a while, Rinnosuke. I don't think anyone thought this battle between two petite magicians was going to end with a physical blow. In addition to that, poor Patchouli was in the middle of a coughing fit! If that's not all, it was in HER VERY OWN HOME! This is…wow, Rinnosuke…wow…"

"It'll be hard to top, but be sure to join us in the Bamboo Forest of the Lost for Group 7 next time! Tournament Favorite Yukari Yakumo gets her first shot against the fiery Fujiwara no Mokou! Plus wild card Aya Shameimaru throws her fan in the ring. Who will take the group? For Miss Tenshi Hinanai, this is Rinnosuke Morichika! Be sure to join us next time!"

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"Patchy…Wake up, Patchy…" Remilia did her best to get her friend to come to while Meiling, Sakuya, Flandre, and Koakuma looked on. The librarian slowly came to, seeing her faction looking on.

"Reby…" Patchouli's nose was still stuffed and bloody from Suwako's punch, "I'b sorry…"

"You don't have to worry, Patchy. It's just one fight and--"

"I'LL KICK HER ASS! Wait, no, her priestess is in my group! I'll kick HER as-"

"Meiling, please…" Sakuya covered up the gatekeeper's mouth as Remilia finally got Patchouli to her feet, providing support. The two went to the nearest table for her to at least sit down.

"Well, Patchy, we can stay if you want or you can be by yourself and look up some frog recipes."

Patchouli giggled and gave off a rare smile before answering, "I dink I'b good by byhelf. Danks…"

The faction smiled at each other before exiting the library. Meiling turned towards the librarian and gave a scheming look.

"I'm still gonna kick that priestess's ass."

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STANDINGS

Satori Komeiji 1-0

Yuuka Kazami 1-0

Suwako Moriya 1-0

Yuuji Hoshiguma 0-1

Marisa Kirisame 0-1

Patchouli Knowledge 0-1

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POSTSCRIPT: Up until mid-writing of the Satori/Yuuji fight, I was planning for Marisa/Yuuka to finish in a draw. I checked the poll one last time to see Yuuka having a 1 vote lead compared to the tie I closed the poll under. And rather than have more than 1 tiebreaker madness to worry about, I gave the winner the win. I have basic choreography set for the Group Seven battles, but I'm fighting against midterms as well. Hopefully the gap will be a lot shorter next time. Plus I'll have the next FTI ready out the gate after Group Eight finishes up.