This chapter was kinda hard to write, mostly because of a rather distracting scene that featured Suwako and a new problem she's encountered, and it's got nothing to do with probably losing a ton of faith when she went running to Kanako with her tail between her legs. Oh, that happened off-screen I should mention; Suwako came back as goddesses generally will and went back to working with Kanako.

I dunno if this Suwako problem will become a sub-plot or not, but I doubt it severely. Alas, the Sanae arc ends here. On to the next one!

COUNTDOWN TO ARMAGEDDON. DAY THREE. 24 HOURS REMAIN.

The Moriya Shrine was fully repaired. Only it was no longer the Moriya Shrine. In front of the stone building was a large slab of rock that had the words "Kochiya Shrine" carved into it. Word was coming to her that Suwako and Kanako were under the same roof again, effectively making the Yasaka Shrine the Moriya Shrine like it used to be. This war was making a huge turn, as evidenced by the massive white snake that made its seat around Sanae's neck. Mishaguji; the scourge god.

"Morning," Kanako said to her fellow goddess. "How do you feel since being sacrificed?"

"Horrible," Suwako grouchily replied. "I was sacrificed to and by my own flesh and blood, Mishaguji abandoned me for said flesh and blood, almost all my power is gone, and I've pissed myself three times in the last twelve hours."

"…you may want to have that last one looked at by a doctor," Kanako said, doing her absolute best in a succeeding effort to not grin or laugh at that. "I'm sorry to hear about your newfound incontinence issues, but now do you get why I sealed your old personality away?"

"Yeah, yeah," Suwako said. "I've gone from a goddess with control over a deadly scourge god to what might as well be an immortal human who can't even control her own bladder. I'm going to Eientei like you said." Today was the third day. If Suwako were still in control at the other shrine, today would be the day before the apocalypse, and it would be signaled by catastrophic storms. Part of her wondered if Sanae intended to finish Suwako's doomsday prophecy. Her answer was given when the frog goddess was near-blown off her feet by the wind and drenched by the rain the instant she stepped outside. The door slammed shut with the wind, and as Suwako struggled against the wind a bit to reach ground she could get under, she held her hat tightly to avoid losing it.

"I really have to worry," Kanako said to herself. "That storm looked pretty bad; if Sanae can do that now, I might actually be outmatched." Not much later did she hear Suwako shouting "Dammit, not again!"

"She really has to have that looked at," Kanako said quietly to herself. All she could do at this point, sadly, was let Sanae do as she willed. Trying to face a goddess with the power she was born at, as well as Suwako's, multiplied, and with Mishaguji supporting her…trying to fight Sanae at this point would be paramount suicide.

Mima looked out the doors of the Hakurei Shrine. "Tragic weather we have," the ghost…no, the goddess said. "But we have to beat Sanae today or else there won't be a Gensokyo for me to conquer and terrorize."

"I know, Mima-sama," Marisa said with an unusual gloom and dread. "But there's no way we can fly in that weather, ze. Yuka's at her mansion so we can't get the message to her to help us get there, and I'm not going out there where I could lose my hat in a second. We're stuck here…or I am, at least."

Mima sat down on the floor and started thinking. "Why is it that the one time we actually need Yukari around, she's nowhere to be found?"

"Oh," a third voice chimed in. "Did somebody call me?"

Some time later; inside the Kochiya Shrine…

"It's you," Sanae said bitterly. "The lady that half-demolished my shrine." Getting up from the throne within the shrine, Sanae continued "I don't like you, or your actions. You're next on the altar; I wonder what kind of power you have inside you?"

"A shame you'll never find out." Charging up magical energy in her hands, Mima said "Let me educate you on how a true goddess does battle!"

"Well we can't just let them fight as they please," Reimu said, more than frustrated that the storm outside was keeping anybody from reaching Sanae. "With Sanae's new personality and Mima being…well, Mima, those two could destroy Gensokyo way faster than anything else can. We need to get in there, Kanako, and we can't do it unless you man the hell up and try to at least meet Sanae in power." The sky goddess still seemed to be unwilling to try. Reimu knew just how to fix that, even if her words weren't quite assuring. "Mima won't stop until Sanae's broken; physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and every other way. She'll make Sanae beg for death, and then grant her wish."

And in an instant, the sounds of the storm were dying down quickly. "Let's go. In the interest of keeping Sanae alive and well, we have to get over there and stop Mima once and for all." It was sunny again in Gensokyo, and it would be for however long it took to save the day.

Some time passes…

A bright green glow emanated from the inside of the inside of the shrine, with brilliant flashes of other colors as well. Two goddesses were battling inside, to the death, and the fight was becoming more and more intense. The structure of the shrine itself was beginning to crumble from the sheer amounts of power being unleashed. If this kept up, Reimu feared, Gensokyo would be destroyed not by Mima and Sanae, but simply by the ungodly amounts of power they were using to combat each other. This was why Reimu sealed away the evil spirit's full power, but that damn star amulet of hers lifted those seals. Going in there would be suicide, but… "Kanako, get back here!"

"I have to make sure Sanae's alright!"

"She'll kill you," Reimu shouted. At some point, somebody had to say it, and the task now fell to Reimu. "Even though they look the same, the girl in that shrine is not the Sanae Kochiya you love like a daughter; that girl will murder you in cold blood if she sees you, and don't think for a second that I'm making this up!"

"…"

"All we can do is wait here for the fight to either end or destroy the shrine. If the latter happens, we'll knock Sanae out and try to get her back to normal."

"I guess it's all we can do," Kanako said, sitting down on the ground in front of the shrine. "I hope she's okay…"

Mima's hands and Sanae's were locked to each other in an effort to see who could overpower their opponent first. "Don't bother trying to win this," Sanae said, gaining an advantage while Mishaguji still sat coiled around the throne above them. "If you strike me down, I'll become more powerful than you could possibly imagine!"

"I have quite an imagination. And who ever said I wanted to strike you down?" Summoning an ethereal hand of a familiar, Mima had it reach for her amulet. "I am the superior goddess, Sanae, and I'll prove that right now." The amulet shattered in green sparks, and Mima with it. Where once the evil goddess of the Hakurei Shrine stood, there was now a floating mass of green light.

"Ha! What kind of parlor trick is…wait, what are you doing?"

"I think the fight's over," Reimu said. "The light died down, and-"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! MAKE IT STOP!"

"Guess not."

"Sanae!" Kanako leapt up to her feet and kicked down the door to the shrine, not willing to be bothered with the short time spent to open it. "Sanae, what's wrong?" Now that she saw Sanae, there was no need to ask what the matter was. A bright green light was covering her body, arcing out at some points, but apparently trying to get in her body. "Sanae!"

The evil miko fell to her knees. Not only was this trick very painful, but Sanae could feel herself losing consciousness. But there was…something else. Was this what demonic possession felt like? Was Mima trying to control her? Too many questions to be asked. She had to pay attention to this green light that was crawling into her body by any means possible. Eye sockets, ears, mouth, nose, every possible entry for this light was being taken, and Sanae was going crazier than usual.

"Sanae, speak to me," Kanako said, sitting down next to the evil miko and holding her tightly. "Are you alright?"
"N-No," Sanae said. "I'm bad. I'm not a good girl. I've been bad, Kanako, really bad. I…-gulp-…I killed Suwako just to become more powerful. I'm so sorry, Kanako! I'm-AAAAAAAAAH!"

"Sanae!"

"No…get out of my head!" Sanae stumbled up to her feet, making a very uncoordinated path to the knife rack next to the altar. If Mima wouldn't get out of her head, Sanae would force her out. And if she killed herself in the process, she'd rest peacefully to know that she took Mima with her! Grabbing hold of one of the knives; a task exacerbated by blurring vision, Sanae took aim. She knew exactly where Mima was. In her head.

"Don't do it," Kanako shouted, gripping the miko's arm tightly. "Reimu," she called. "Get in here!"

"Too late," Sanae said, her voice dark again. With just a flick of her arm, Kanako's grip failed and she was sent through the stone walls of the shrine. "The switch has been flipped!" It was time to take what was hers. Walking back to the center of the shrine, she picked up the moon-tipped staff Mima carried with her at all times, and with a snap of her fingers, a blue cape appeared over her shoulders that materialized from characteristic green sparks.

"The last Moriya miko is no more," the miko said, the voices of Sanae and Mima speaking in unison from this one body. "Now, we are one!"

ARMAGEDDON: AVERTED.

MIMA'S FULL RESURRECTION: COMPLETE.

I've always wanted to do that :D

Lemme paraphrase a YouTube comment I've read some time ago so you get it, in case you already don't.

"Green hair, blue and white clothes, star-shaped attacks. Yep, Sanae truly is Mima reincarnated."

Well, the good news is that Sanae's not a threat anymore. The BAD (or good, depending on your perspective) news is that Mima's a much bigger threat than she was before. For one to become an extremely powerful witch, die, and then resurrect in the body of a living goddess...

Dunno about you, but I smell trouble ;)