A - Dear Dragon, I missed Monday's update!

C - At least you haven't taken the update schedule of some of the other authors on the site. Eye mean, you're no Sonanoka, but you update kinda often.

Y - The fairy's right, you know. How long has it been since that one Megaman fanfic you like so much updated.

A - ...Good point. I assume you're referring to-

Y - The one with more Anime references than anything else in existence, yes. The lovechild of Megaman ZX, Guren Lagann, the Nasu-verse, and more anime/games that you aren't familiar with. One hell raven we have yet to see in this fic is also referenced.

A - We are, of course, referring to The Omega Chronicles: Rise of the Red Rebellionby DarkShiftRising. If anyone likes any of the above, give it a read. With that shout-out out of the way, let's get on with the story!

Disclaimer - The same legal crap I posted in Chapter 1


Chapter 8 ~ Second Story of the Eastern Wonderland - She's in a Temper!


It was a peaceful day on the road to the Hakurei Shrine. The birds were chirping, the youkai were on the prowl, and the fairies were being pests. Nothing eventful at all.

Well, there were odd looking ghosts...

*BOOM!*

...and the Hakurei Shrine was completely destroyed.

The thoughts that ran through Reimu's head as she made her return from the weekly grocery trip were as follows.What's with the ghosts? What was that explosion? WHERE'S MY SHRINE? WHO WILL DIE?

To say she was pissed would be an understatement. Yukari being woken from her hibernation is an example of pissed. No, she was beyond pissed!

She was furious! Outraged! Sick with anger! No, there were no rainbows in the miko's heart, not today.

Much like her predecessors, she did not take well to any part of the shrine being damaged, even less so for outright destruction. That goes quintuple for the donation box! And something is going to pay.

"Genji!" Reimu shouted, orbs at the ready, "Someone decided it would be fun to destroy the shrine! We've got some extermination to do! To the Shrine!"

"Yes, m'lady," the old turtle replied, knowing just how angry these shrine maidens get at so much as a scratch marring the shrine. He knew that, by the day's end, someone would be dead.

/-\-/-\

Five minutes of killing ghosts, fairies, and the odd tank later.

/-\-/-\

"I!" a ghost dies, "AM SICK!" as does another, "OF THESE!" a fairy this time, "MOTHER****ING GHOSTS!" a spectral conga line dies, "IN MY MOTHER****ING SHRINE!"

"First, Lady Yukari will kill you for using such language, m'lady. Secondly, you've dealt with worse. Third, you've forgotten the fairies and tanks. And finally, you didn't need to make that reference. There are no planes in Gensokyo, and snakes are uncommon."

This argument fell on deaf ears. When Reimu reached the shrine grounds, she saw a giant tank with a flower motif parked outside. In it was a short-haired, young looking brunette. She was clad in a white shirt and work pants, and was idly twirling her wrench around.

"Where is the Hakurei miko when you need her?" The woman sighed to herself, "I thought she'd be in the shrine, but no one was there when I nuked it. No matter, she has power that I want. Power that the green haired ghost said I'd get by killing her."

"So you're the one who destroyed my shrine."

"Yep, pretty clean job too, didn't even need to use the artificial ghosts. Reimu, I assume? Name's Rika. You're probably going to die soon."

"I'd like to say a few things first."

"Shoot."

"First," the miko begins, weapons at the ready, "you can't get any of my power by killing me. Another Hakurei will simply be born to fill the vacuum. Second, artificial ghosts? That seems unbelievable, but this is a land where turtles can fly. Doesn't make this any less of a stretch, though. Lastly," and with this, Reimu jumps into action and destroys the tank before Rika can react.

"I am Reimu Hakurei, you killed my shrine. Prepare to hurt."

/-\-/-\

One thorough asskicking/explanation later

/-\-/-\

"So you were told that killing me would give you power?"

"Yes, I was, I swear!" Rika cries out in a panic, "A ghost with long, green hair and a blue, star-spangled dress told me I'd get your power if I killed you."

"That's all I needed to hear. Come, Genji!"

"Yes, m'lady."

"I'm going with! There are two others besides me and the ghost. I can help you get passed the traps they've laid, and I have something more mobile for a fight!"

"You've learned your lesson, so you can come with. Just don't destroy my shrine again."

"I won't do it again. Besides, I kinda want to beat up this Mima person for giving me false info."


And so, Rika joined from out of left field! How will our heroines deal with whats to come? Find out Monday-ish on M! T! f! t! E! W!