Sanae clearly remembered the words that Suwako and Kanako had raised her on. Many of them were simple concepts and points to remember, and while most people would think of them as just simple statements, she took many of them to heart. The one she took most to heart was a warning that Suwako had given her when her abilities had first begun to manifest. 'Regular people will both fear and respect what they do not understand, and they will either fear or respect you if they see your power. It will all depend on how you show it.' Remembering these words, Sanae knew exactly how she was going to get what she needed, and she did not care about the consequences.
"Hello girls. How are we today?" Sanae asked as three young junior high school girls entered the clubroom to find Sanae in her full Miko garb sitting atop the rooms largest cabinet.
"Who're you?!" all three of the girls asked simultaneously.
Sanae smiled as she dropped off the cabinet and landed at the head of the clubrooms table. Without giving the girls a chance to speak Sanae took out her gohei and pointed it toward them, making a massive gust of wind that racketed the entire closed room. As the gust died down Sanae lowered her arm and smiled to the girls. "My name is Sanae Kotiya, a deified human. How do you do, girls?"
"A- a deified human? A goddess?!" one girls nearly shrieked in surprise.
"What? That's impossible!" another girl yelled.
"Oh no, I am deified. Shall I give you more proof?" Sanae asked with a smirk.
The third of the girls stepped forward and pulled a talisman out of her skirt pocket and held it between her fingers and pointed it to Sanae. "Even if I did believe you, why are you here?"
Sanae smiled as she stepped back and leaned against the windowsill. "I used to live here in Suwa, though I doubt anyone remembers. I'm here on some business, and I hear you three may be able to give me some information that helps me." Sanae explained casually.
"And what information would that be?" the talisman wielding girl asked seriously.
"I hear that you three are trying to stop the fighting between the two youkai yakuza groups. I need to know their locations."
"Why should we tell you their locations? It's our fight to try to create peace, not yours!"
Sanae scowled at the girl. "You will tell me their locations because I need to . . . relocate, both groups. And that will get them out of your hair."
All three girls looked at Sanae before the one with the talisman nodded. "Alright, let's hear what you can give us in return then."
"Tell me where they are first." Sanae stated commandingly.
" . . . . Fine, then. . . "
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"I'm surprised you did that, dear. Was it necessary?" Granite asked as Sanae walked through the now evening streets of Suwa.
"It was. I can't have them remembering. Wiping their minds was the smartest move." Sanae answered quickly.
"I see. If you think that then I shall agree. How do you plan to make the yakuza groups submit to your command?"
"The same way I make youkai stop attacking people. I'll prove my strength to them, and beat the living daylights out of them!"
"I see. Would you like a portion of my power to do so? I can guarantee that it will shock them to a significant extent."
"Alright, let's do that!"
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Mokou sighed to herself, rubbing her shoulders as she walked out of the bamboo forest, Reimu floating behind her. "Ugh, I'm glad that's over."
Reimu sighed. "You're just lucky that your regeneration is still working, otherwise you would have died if Eirin hadn't helped you out."
"I know that, Reimu. And I should've known that Kaguya would react badly."
"Yeah, you should've. Hadn't the two of you promised to die together?"
Mokou was quiet for a moment before nodding. "Yeah, yeah we had. We didn't get along very well, but we had been getting along better as of late. I thought she'd understand why I did this."
"Well it's good that Eirin was around to explain it to her then, otherwise you'd be dead right now!"
"I know that, and honestly I'm glad I didn't leave Kaguya to last, otherwise it could've been worse." Mokou admitted as she could finally see the mountains of Gensokyo. "Last is Makai, right?"
Reimu did not say anything.
"How do we get to Makai?" Mokou asked.
Reimu stayed silent.
"Reimu, how do we get to Makai?" Mokou demanded angrily.
Reimu turned her head away from Mokou. "You have to be invited normally, otherwise all of its defensive magic's will tear you apart, especially in your current strength."
"Then how do we get in?!"
Reimu finally turned her gaze back to Mokou for a second before looking away again. "You'd have to get someone from Makai to bring you there."
"Is there someone from Makai in Gensokyo?"
Reimu nodded shallowly. "Alice."
"Alright, then let's go talk to her now and,"
"NO!" Reimu suddenly screamed, causing Mokou to nearly jump in shock.
"W-why not?"
"Because I said no!" Reimu responded. "Alice has been through enough and I won't . . . . . . . . I mean I don't think it's a good idea!"
"Why not? I've spoken with her before and . . . . . . . . . . . . What are you hiding Reimu?" Mokou asked after a moment of silence.
Reimu did not look to Mokou, but she could feel that Reimu did not want to say anything. "Alice is the daughter of the leader of Makai, and is in Gensokyo against the rules of her mother."
"That is not what you don't want to tell me." Mokou said calmly.
"Alice, Alice and I where together. Right up until my death."
