AN: I do not own Touhou Project, it belongs to Team Shanghai Alice, aka ZUN
Here we are… Bet you didn't expect this didn't you… well considering that if I didn't stuff all the battles into one chapter… well I'd be here until June. So guess what, MEGA CHAPTER, covering the rest of the preliminaries! Please leave a review if you can… no one has said a thing about the important story stuff that has been coming in.
So without further ado!
LET! THE! GATES! OPEN!
Multi Round! Preliminary closing!
(Stage Start!)
BGM: [Touhou]- Youmu's Theme: Hiroari Shoots a Strange Bird ~ 4 Remix
"Youmu Konpaku versus Nitori Kawashiro." Vaati finished, Nitori and Youmu turning to look at each other, Nitori putting her helmet on and going to the other side of the arena as the other competitors left and filtered into the stands. "This is gonna be good." Marisa said to Alice as they sat along with the others, waiting for the fight to start. "ALRIGHT! TIME TO GET THIS PARTY STARTED! ENGAGE!" Aya shouted into the mic, having stolen it back from Vaati… and breaking Patchouli and Vaati's eardrums in the process. "Not so loud." Patchouli deadpanned, holding her ears.
Nitori opened the fight by putting her palm out and a bolt of energy firing from it, the bolt flying across the arena until Youmu used her sword to deflect it. The ghost girl stayed silent as she ran across the arena towards Nitori, the armored kappa using her thrusters to get out of the way as Youmu slashed at where she was just standing, Nitori putting her arms out as small compartments opened in them, danmaku firing from them at Youmu as Nitori came to a standstill in the air.
Youmu ran around the arena, dodging Nitori's aerial bombardment before running at a wall and bouncing off of it, Nitori swerving out of the way as Youmu slashed at the air before spinning around and kicking her, Nitori getting knocked out of the sky and into the dirt as Youmu floated above her, sword drawn. "You fight without honor Kappa." Youmu said before flying down at Nitori, the armored girl rolling out of the way as Youmu implanted her sword into the ground before pulling it out as Nitori kicked Youmu's legs out from under her before kicking upwards, nailing Youmu in the back with her foot before firing her thrusters in her boot, sending Youmu flying into the air. The half ghost girl righting herself midair and landing in a crouch. Youmu didn't waste any time as she ran towards Nitori, getting in her face as she started slashing at Nitori with her sword, denting Nitori's armor as Nitori tried to block in the heavy suit.
Nitori raised her armor and blocked a strike from Youmu before putting her other hand to Youmu's stomach and firing, the danmaku blast of energy sending her flying back as she skidded to a stop, her ghost half floating around her. Youmu stared at Nitori for a moment as her ghost half started changing, becoming a copy of Youmu as Nitori faced the two halves of Youmu, her palm thrusters glowing blue. "It's really heating up! Youmu has brought in her doppelgänger, while Nitori is sitting high and dry in her armor, it's still anyone's match people!" Aya yelled into the mic before Vaati swiped it away from her and handed it to Patchouli, Aya huffing in annoyance as they turned back to watch the match.
Youmu and her double moved in tandem as Nitori started firing away, just trying to hit the two swordswomen as they closed in on her, Nitori taking off above the ground and firing a downward pulse, causing a small shockwave that tripped up Youmu as Nitori sped at the ghost half, flying into it and slamming it into a wall, embedding it in as Nitori put her foot and on double and fired, the ghost half breaking apart back into it's ghostly form and reforming next to Youmu, Nitori's attack having done nothing. Nitori didn't respond as she turned around, only for both Youmus to be right in her face.
The real one slashed low as the fake slashed high, Nitori blocking the high and getting dented by the low. After that the real one sped around Nitori as the fake pressed her attack, keeping Nitori on the defensive until Youmu got around Nitori. Both Youmu then stuck in tandem, slashing at Nitori's back and front, putting cut marks in the armor before Youmu jump kicked as the copy slid under Nitori, both of them striking her and making her go head over heels. Nitori hit the dirt hard as both Youmus stood above her, pointing their swords at Nitori's helmet. "Is that all you got? My turn." Nitori said, her voice sounding deeper because of the helmet as she active her thrusters, sliding backwards across the ground and slamming into a wall, forcing her up right and getting her into a position to stand upright as both Youmus ran at her, swords ready to slash from bother sides. Nitori then threw out her arms and opened the compartments on the gauntlets, the Youmus expected bullets to dodge, only for two steady streams of high pressure water to slam into them, pushing both back as soaking them, leaving a trail of water between them and Nitori, the Hakkero sparking as sparks flew around Nitori's gauntlet. Slamming her fist into the water trail she send a spark of electricity through it that shocked both Youmus, leaving them both sparking a bit and slightly burned as Nitori active her thrusters and flew at both of them, slamming this time into both of them and slamming them into the arena wall, indenting both the ghost half and Youmu into the wall as Nitori raised her gauntlets at both of them.
"So… how do you think I did?" Nitori asked cockily, her voice still distorted and deep as both Youmus looked at each other before smirking. Inside the helmet Nitori was wondering what the smirk was about when something collided with her side, sending her skidding backwards as she looked up, her glowing blue helmet eyes seeing what stood before her. Youmu, her ghost half and a third Youmu stood side by side, each of them holding their swords out in front of them, waiting for Nitori to make a move as she stood tall. "Is this even legal?" Vaati asked Patchouli, who looked at the set of rules given to them by Remilia. "I highly doubt she accounted for someone cloning themselves during this." Aya snarked, Patchouli putting down the paper and launching a quick fireball at Aya's face, sending her sprawling out of the chair with her face charred. "She'll be fine in a few minutes." Patchouli said before turning back to watch the match. "Wish it was a bit longer then that…" Vaati added before turning back to the match herself.
"This is so not fair…" Nitori complained to herself as she put her arms out in front of her, hands open to fire off rapid fire bolts. The three Youmus had started circling her, Nitori turning just to try and keep an eye on all of them, leaving her back open to an attack from one of them as she heard the sound of rushing footsteps behind her, Nitori spinning around and firing off a pulse that slammed into the Copy Youmu, only for Ghost Youmu to rush her now turned back and start slashing. Nitori spun around, dents in her armor becoming apparent from the prolonged battle as the two fake Youmus started attacking her in tandem, Nitori putting her arms out to her sides and spraying them with with high pressure water before covering her gauntlets with sparks and slamming to the sides of her, the trails of water being used to conduct the electricity and shock both fakes, causing them to stutter as the compartments on Nitori's gauntlets changed, Nitori firing off rapid barrages of danmaku to both her sides, the bullets hitting the stunned fakes, dispelling the copy and causing the ghost to revert back to normal. Confident she had dealt with both copies Nitori quickly found Youmu in front of her, with her back facing Nitori, her sword outstretched in a slashing positon.
Her left gauntlet fell off, revealing her normal arm… which currently wasn't protected by the 'Kappa arm'. "So you can be broken… now it's just a matter of tearing you apart." Youmu said quietly as she disappeared again, Nitori's helmet being knocked off and sent flying as Nitori reeled back, Youmu waiting behind her with her sword ready. "This is my sword Roukanken… the things that can not be cut by it… ARE NEXT TO NONE!" Youmu yelled as she sped past Nitori, Nitori standing behind her as Youmu spun her katana around before putting it in her sheath, clicking it into place as all the pieces of Nitori's armor fell off, leaving Nitori unarmed. "Are you ready to surrendered Kappa?" Youmu said without turning to Nitori, who had quickly grabbed one of the armor legs that had fallen off of her, Nitori sneakily opening a compartment in the leg and pulling out several small balls, placing one between each of her fingers. "Well it isn't over until it's over, and I intend to go down fighting!" Nitori shouted as Youmu turned around, only for and explosive ball to slam into her, blowing up in her face as Nitori ran at her, not weighed down by the heavy armor or her normal backpack and throwing the balls she had in one hand at Youmu, stunning until Youmu recovered, Nitori throwing another ball only for Youmu to slice it in half, the two halves going past her and exploding. "You are going to have to try harder then that." Youmu gested as Nitori only had three explosives left. "Yeah… might as well make it count." Nitori muttered as she tossed one of the balls and ran at Youmu, the gardener casually deflecting the ball as she ran to meet Nitori, already slashing as Nitori shoved both balls out in front of her, one in each hand before crushing them in her palms as she and Youmu got within inches of each other, two loud bangs ringing out as Nitori and Youmu flew out f the explosion, Nitori's hands slightly burnt from the danmaku explosion, along with her torn clothing and being knocked out as she landed in the dirt. Youmu wasn't much better, also being knocked out and slammed into a wall, her sword laying beside her and her clothing torn and bruises forming on her from the blasts.
"Uhhh… what just happened?" Aya asked, having recovered from Patchouli's spite ball. "I think this would be a double knockout, I guess." Vaati said, the three girls nodding to each other as Aya picked up the mic. "Umm… I guess this means the match is a DOUBLE KNOCKOUT!" Aya shouted, neither side really cheering as they sat in shock. Obviously that had expected the battle to go one way or another, but not a double knockout. "Uh… can we ask everyone please leave the arena while we clean up… at least it will only take like five minutes to fix this time…" Vaati said, adding the last bit to just Patchouli. People and Youkai started flocking out the arena, the remaining competitors hopping down into the arena instead of leaving, along with Kaguya… and Komachi.
"So… does this really mean that both of them are out of the tournament?" Cirno asked as Patchouli and Vaati floated down into the arena to start repairs. "Yes Cirno, they are both out of the running." Vaati replied, placing her hand on Cirno's head and rubbing her hair affectionately as Cirno giggled. "Patchouli… if you don't mind can we borrow Vaati for a moment." Kaguya asked. "Just bring her back, we need her." Patchouli said as the other few competitors started leaving to get something quick before the next match, Kaguya, Alice, Sakuya, Mokou, Cirno bringing Vaati with them to a secluded corner of the arena, Komachi faking going through the gate to leave only to stand behind the wall and listen in.
"So, where do we start…" Kaguya said, Mokou shaking her head. "How about the abbreviated version, we need Vaati's help to keep an eye on a group of girls to make sure they don't get murdered, while the rest of us have a different job to do." Mokou said, shrugging. Komachi continued to listen in, slightly intrigued. "What's so important about a bunch of girls from where?" Vaati asked. "The outside world, Moon lady said that it was some sort of timeloop and she wants us to fix it!" Cirno said, Vaati sighing as Komachi peeked out of her hiding place. "So this timeloop, why should I care?" Vaati asked… she was going to say yes anyway, Cirno was not going to the outside without her along for the ride. "It's the only reason that the human race isn't extinct yet… and to be honest it's a sort of cruel mercy to stop that timeloop before something majorly bad happens." Kaguya said, Komachi peeking around the corner gawking as Sakuya spotted her, disappearing for a moment before Komachi found herself face first with the dirt in the middle of the group.
"Care to explain yourself Shimigami?" Sakuya asked, the group looking at Komachi with indifferent expressions. "What can I say, you've peaked my interest… Mind if I tag along?" Komachi asked… anything to get out of her day job. "An extra set of eyes would be good." Kaguya reasoned before Mokou spoke up. "Then have her watch the spear girl, she wants to be out of the way, so be it." Mokou said before shaking her head, it was better she remain on the sidelines anyway. "You just don't want to watch them don't you?" Kaguya said, Mokou shrugging. "There are five girls aren't there? We need an extra set of eyes, I'll watch the pink pony tails girl." Mokou said… more like she was just going to shadow the girl and keep her alive.
"Fine… I'm game, so when does this happen?" Komachi asked, the longer a break she got form work the better. "The mission itself will most likely take a month, and begins right after the tournament." Kaguya said as Aya's voice came over the loudspeakers again. "Everyone, we are ready again! Report to the arena!" Aya shouted. "So are we otherwise set?" Vaati asked, the other girls nodding. "Alright then, we got a job to do after the tournament, so break a leg out there." Komachi said as she jumped up into the stands to watch the next fight, the rest of the remaining competitors remaining in the arena as Vaati flew back up to the announcer's box.
BGM: Street Fighter 5 – Ken's Theme
"Alright folks time for the next match! And our next match is going to be between…" Aya said as Vaati and Patchouli handed her the slips of paper. "Suwako Moriya versus Kasen Ibaraki! The second goddess of the Moriya shrine… despite being the name of the place and the resident hermit… who everyone knows her secret!" Aya said over the loud speaker. "What secret!" Kasen shouted back up. "We all know it Kasen, give it up." Suika said poking Kasen before flying into the stands with the rest of the competitors, Suwako also in the arena with Kasen.
"This should be interesting…" Kanako said as Sanae sat on the edge of her seat. "I hope she wins." Sanae said, rooting for Suwako. "We don't know much of anything about this girl… and if those misfits could beat Suwako, what's to say she can't…" Kanako said, referring to Alice, Vaati, and Cirno. She was still irritated that they had beaten her… of course after finding out just what the purpose of the Hakurei 'shrine' was she gave up on it… what was the point of a shrine that didn't gather faith… other then being the keystone on Gensokyo's barrier.
"Alright ladies, Let's get this party started! SO ENTER THE HEAT OF BATTLE!" Aya shouted, Kasen getting into her crane stance as Suwako brought up a rock from the ground, turning it into a katana and holding it above her head with her arm out, both girls waiting for Aya to call the match start. "ENGAGE!" Aya shouted, and the two girls were off.
BGM: Kasen's Theme: Rumble Temple
Kasen and Suwako sped at each other, Suwako swinging at Kasen as she spun around, avoiding the sword swing and batting Suwako away with her good hand, the diminutive goddess bringing up a wall of stone behind her, landing in a crouch on the wall and making a web like crack in the stone before bouncing off it at Kasen, swinging her sword at her as Kasen ducked under the flying goddess, using her false arm to grab Suwako and fling her into the dirt, bouncing her off the ground before jabbing her mid air, following by a overhead kick and causing Suwako the bounce again, before bringing her good fist back and straight up striking Suwako, causing her to be sent flying, her hat flying off her head and landing in the dirt.
"Sorry little goddess, but I've been practicing for a long time." Kasen taunted, Suwako getting up and planting her katana in the ground. "Then how about we make things more interesting." Suwako said. "We've just started and you want to do that?" Kasen asked, fingering her cuff as the crowd, and announcers watched on, waiting for what would happen. "Yeah… you said it yourself, you've been practicing." Suwako said, Kasen nodding as she took off the cuff, the spiked metal bad falling to the dirt and making a small impact crater as Suwako brought up several stones being her, raising her hand above her head before making a fist, the stones erupting into clouds of dust, and when the dust settled pure metal weapons floated behind Suwako, tow hammers, four broadswords and two scythes, along with a shortsword that Suwako grabbed in her other hand, brining her katana out of the ground and holding it above her head, along with her short sword out in front, her entourage of weapons floating behind her.
"It seems both our fighters are taking the kiddy gloves off! And right out of the gate too! SO THIS GOING TO BE A MATCH TO REMEMBER!" Aya shouted, the crowd cheering as Patchouli and Vaati held their ears, a small rock floating up behind Aya and knocking her on the back of the head, courtesy of Vaati.
BGM: xi-on – Nostalgic Blood of the East ~ Old World
Kasen and Suwako shot at each other again, Suwako having one of her floating hammer attack Kasen ahead of her, Kasen punching the solid iron weapon, shattering it with her sheer strength as Suwako closed on her.
The other hammer hit Kasen from behind, knocking her into Suwako, who kicked low to knock Kasen off her feet before sliding under her and slashing upwards, her floating swords slashing from above as Kasen twisted to avoid getting cut, grabbing on of the swords and using her strength to smash it against another, shattering both as she landed in the dirt, only for a pillar of stone to shoot out from under her, launching her again into the air.
Kasen righted herself midair as Suwako brought more rocks up behind her and crushed them into iron weapons, most of them large warhammers. Kasen glared down at Suwako as she floated in the air. 'So this is the power of a goddess… impressive, but not good enough.' Kasen thought before speeding at Suwako, the small girl bringing up a wall of stone in front of her to block Kasen, only for Kasen to punch straight through the stone walls and slam her fist into Suwako's midsection, sending her flying back before bringing up a wall behind her, once again landing on it before bouncing off. "Sorry but time to end this, it was fun." Suwako said, she could see she wasn't gong to win a drawn out fight, so she needed to end it now. Bouncing off the wall of stone Suwako sped at Kasen, her swords at the ready as her weapons floated behind her, Kasen standing still as she closed her fist.
Time seemed to slow as Suwako neared Kasen at high speeds, Kasen bringing her good arm back, glowing with power before thrusting it forward so fast a loud bang was heard, everyone in the arena except Suwako having to cover their ears as Kasen's fist broke the sound barrier, the shockwave shattering Suwako's entourage of weaponry and knocking Suwako herself back as Kasen shook her hand, which was slightly bruised from the sudden breaking of the sound barrier. "Yeah… time to finish this." Kasen said before disappearing as Suwako got up, only for Kasen to appear behind her and kick her in the back, traveling with Suwako as Kasen slammed Suwako into a wall before backflipping off Suwako's back as she laid in the wall indent she had made, Suwako pulling herself out. "Alright… that's it." Suwako muttered before slamming her foot into the ground, two pillars of stone shooting up beneath her and Kasen, lifting them into the air. "First one to fall off forfeits." Suwako gested, Kasen smirking and making the 'bring it on' gesture before resuming her stance.
"Nobody blink, this is going to be a speedy one, I can tell!" Aya said into the mic as everyone's eyes were trained on Kasen and Suwako, both of them standing on pillars of stone with the wind making their clothes move slightly in the wind. On an unspoken countdown Kasen and Suwako shot at each other, colliding in midair, Suwako's fist meeting Kasen's as Suwako tried to hold on, but Kasen's strength was proving to much for her. A loud snap was heard as Suwako cringed before Kasen's fist pushed past her own, slamming Suwako into the ground. Kasen landing in front of Suwako and holding her arm out to help her up. "Alright… I lost." Suwako said, admitting defeat as she let herself be pulled up before cradling her arm. She had broken it after that last clash.
"THE WINNER! KASEN IBARAKI!" Aya shouted into the microphone, Youkai and humans alike cheering as Kasen waved. "Great… how are we going to fix this mess…" Vaati complained slamming her head on the table as Patchouli surveyed the damage from the fight, pillars of stone and bits of metal littered everywhere, along with several raised stone walls. Suwako turned around and looked at the mess she and Kasen had made, snapping her fingers as the earth reversed itself to it's previous undamaged state, the metal and stone pillars sinking into the ground as Suwako picked up her hat and put it on her head. "That works." Patchouli muttered as Vaati looked up. "I am getting tired of having to fix this place after every match." Vaati complained. "That's what happens when you pit two powerful forces against each other." Aya said.
BGM: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil ~ Boss Themes Rock Arrangement
"No intermission this time folks, let's get right into the action!" Aya said before Patchouli grabbed the mic, Aya and Vaati randomly picking pieces of paper to hand to her. "And the next match is between… Cirno and Meiling." Patchouli said in a very bored voice, Aya grabbing the mic again to start her own commentary, only for Vaati to grab it from her. "It's a battle of the ages, the Gate Guardian of the Mansion versus the Hourai of Ice, two close friends against each other… both of you do well out there." Vaati said over the mic as Cirno and Meiling jumped down into the arena.
Taking their places Cirno and Meiling stood relaxed for a moment before Meiling spoke. "May the best fighter win?" Meiling asked, smiling. "Yeah, let's do this." Cirno said calmly, a far cry from her normal excited self, but Meiling was someone she knew she couldn't mess around against. "Are both combatants ready? Because ready or not YOU NEED TO TRIUMPH OR FALL! ENGAGE!" Aya shouted over the mic, Cirno and Meiling running at each other.
Cirno formed her sword of ice and swung at Meiling, the gate guardian ducking under the sword and kicking Cirno's arm, causing her to drop the sword and allowing Meiling to get in close. Slamming one fist into Cirno's stomach had her recoiling before being slammed over the head with Meiling's fist, planting her face first in the ground before quickly pulling herself up and grabbing Meiling's leg, ice forming on it before tossing Meiling behind her, the martial artist landing in a crouch before using her fist to shatter the ice as Cirno formed a hammer of ice, spinning around with it and throwing it at Meiling. Meiling closed her eyes and held her fist down before thrusting it up, her fist impacting the frozen hammer and letting out a shockwave of red energy that shattered the hammer before Cirno swung at her with a new hammer, Meiling flipping backwards as Cirno flew at her and tackled her, slamming Meiling into a wall, only to get kicked in response, Meiling jumping up and slamming her foot down hard into Cirno's stomach, the fairy not even flinching as she grabbed Meiling's leg and flash frozen it before throwing Meiling behind her.
"It's a battle of force and finesse folks, who's going to come out on top, but both seem to be evenly matched." Aya said before Vaati grabbed the mic. "Common misconception, both of them use force and finesse, Cirno just uses force a bit more while Meiling is more finesse." Vaati said into the mic, Aya pouting at being shot down.
Cirno formed her swords made of Ice as Meiling's fists glowed with power. The two girls running at each other before passing each other, Meiling's palm extended as Cirno had slashed sideways. A rainbow light coming from Cirno as the brilliance palm exploded, the cut on Meiling's side bleeding as she ran up towards the now stunning in the air Cirno and slammed her elbow into her gut, sending Cirno down to the ground and bouncing her up as Meiling landed, slamming first her shoulder in Cirno, then using her empowered fist, the shockwave of red energy exploding across the Arena as Cirno was shot up into the sky, coming back down at an extremely fast rate… of her own volition as she had recovered midair and formed a platform of ice under her, slamming down into it to cause a sort of meteor style impact. Meiling rolled out of the way as the ice shattered and Cirno jumped off, forming a new sword, this one a double edged blade that she held in one hand while forming a shield made of ice in the other.
Meiling and Cirno circled each other for a few moments before Cirno ran at Meiling, her sword raised above her head as Meiling readied to block high, only for Cirno to slide underneath her and trip her up before knocking her shield into Meiling's back, sending her flying back a few feet before righting herself in midair, flying at Cirno with her palm glowing. Cirno raised her shield but dodged to the side as Meiling tired to go for a low strike, only for Meiling to switch her momentum and aim her other fist at Cirno's face, Cirno barely bringing the shield up in time to block it, the ice shield shattering as the force pushed Cirno back. Meiling capitalizing on the broken shield to sweep Cirno's legs out from under her, the smaller girl getting knocked off her feet as Meiling kicked her away, Cirno righting herself midair and tossing her current sword at Meiling, the martial artist deflecting it with her palm as Cirno formed a rapier, trying for a different approach.
Meiling and Cirno sped at each other once more, Cirno using her smaller size, being only half as tall as Meiling to get around her swings with constantly poking at Meiling with her ice rapier, Meiling herself dodging the pokes and stabs before slamming her hand down, snapping Cirno's rapier in half before spinning around and kicking Cirno in the face, sending her flying backwards and holding her face for a moment before recovering, throwing down her broken sword and forming a pair of ice gauntlets on her arms.
BGM: FFXIII Battle Theme Remix (Trance)
Meiling and Cirno sped at each other once more, fist meeting ice as they slammed their fists into each other, Cirno from above and Meiling from below, both of the girls using their strength to keep from buckling. Cirno then suddenly smirked, the ice gauntlet extending and going over Meiling's arm as Cirno pulled her own arm out and slammed the other gauntlet into Meiling's chest, slipping her arm out as the ice formed over Meiling as she formed a new giant sword. Meiling trying to break the ice only to get slammed in the side with the ice blade, being sent sprawling as Cirno sped after her. Meiling then got up as Cirno swung down, using her unfrozen hand to shatter the blade of ice, Cirno smirking as the ice frozen in midair, before flying at Meiling as cutting her like a flurry of hail, bruises and cuts forming over her body as the Ice sped at and past her.
"Don't take this personally Meiling, BUT I'M GOING TO PROVE I'M THE STRONGEST ONE HERE!" Cirno shouted as she grabbed Meiling by the shoulders, flash freezing her into a block of Ice before throwing the block up and forming an array of eight swords around it, a blue glow surrounding Cirno. "After all, I HAVE LIMITS TO BREAK!" Cirno shouted before forming a new sword in her hands and speeding up and slashing through the ice, leaving a doppelganger holding the first sword behind as Cirno started speeding with each sword, each having a doppelganger holding it as the Ice shattered with Meiling covered in cuts but still conscious, but not for much longer as Cirno grabbed the first sword a second time and slammed it down into Meiling, slamming her down to the ground in a crater. "Good… going… you… win." Meiling said smiling before succumbing to unconsciousness as Cirno floated down and planted her sword in the ground next to her, the sword Twice as tall as she was as the other eight fell around her.
"THE WINNER! CIRNO!" Aya shouted over the mic as the crowd went crazy, Cirno turning towards the announcer's booth and smiling before falling over an embracing unconsciousness, falling forward into the dirt. Vaati quickly leaving the booth and going down to Cirno and Meiling. "So… is this a double knock out?" Aya asked Patchouli. "She held on long enough to get declared the winner, so she still won." Patchouli said, Aya nodding her head as Vaati looked Cirno over in concern, sighing as she looked over at Meiling, Sakuya appearing and grabbing the unconscious Meiling and sitting her in a seat that had appeared next to Remilia, who was smiling as Sakuya stood next to her.
Suwako sat in the stands, still cradling her arm as Kanako looked on with a crazy look. "She's… improved." Suwako said. "Slightly…" Kanako muttered, unsure of that own statement herself. "Suwako if you don't mind, can you fix the arena please? We want to make sure everything proceeds smoothly." Vaati asked over the loudspeaker, Suwako sighing as the arena started to fix itself. "Thank you."
BGM: [Touhou]- Rumia's Theme: Apparitions Stalk the Night ~ Remix
Vaati sighed as she held the mic, looking at the two pieces of paper in front of her that would announce the next match. "She's going to get killed." Vaati muttered out of concern as she read the paper. "For our next match, Rumia versus Sakuya Izayoi." Vaati said, a loud cheer coming from the stands as Rumia jumped out of them and landed on her butt in the arena as Sakuya gracefully jumped off of the platform where she was standing with Remilia, scoffing at who she had to fight.
"Please don't kill her… But without further ado, let the match begin." Vaati said as Rumia floated up to infront of Sakuya, covered in a ball of darkness and tried ramming into her, only for Sakuya to sigh and disappear, repapering a few feet to the left as Rumia slammed into the wall behind her, breaking her ball of darkness. "No fair!" Rumia called, getting back up and huffing before flying at Sakuya, trying to headbutt her, Sakuya casually stepping to the side and grabbing Rumia by her shirt, holding the small girl up to her face, Rumia not happy as Sakuya sighed before putting her fingers to a pressure point on Rumia's neck, the little girl seizing up for a moment before falling unconscious.
"The winner, Sakuya Izayoi." Patchouli said as Sakuya sighed and carried Rumia up to the stands, putting her back in her seat before flipping back to Remilia, standing next to her again. "That was just embarrassing." Aya said, only to get smacked upside the head by Vaati, she's a little girl, don't blame her." Vaati chided, Aya huffing as she and Vaati pulled out the pieces of paper showing the next two contestants.
BGM: [Touhou]- Reimu's Theme: Maiden's Capriccio- Dream Battle ~ 4Remix
"For our next battle we have Reimu… why is her last name not on here?" Patchouli asked. "IGNORE IT!" Reimu shouted from the stands, downing the cup of sake she had in her hands. "Ok… Reimu versus Tenshi Hinanawi." Patchouli said, Reimu and Tenshi jumping down into the arena.
"Alright, Finally some action!" Tenshi said, stretching a bit. "I could do without that." Reimu complained as she cracked her neck and her knuckles. "Alright MAY THE BEST GIRL WIN! FIGHT!" Aya shouted over the microphone, Tenshi and Reimu shooting at each other, Reimu's fist colliding with a sealing rock that Tenshi had appear out of nowhere, shattering the rock, only to get kicked by Tenshi, who followed up by pulling out a small metal rod, pouring how own power into it and activating the red blade and slamming it into the ground, causing a small localized earthquake in the arena, tripping up Reimu as she got up, Tenshi keeping on the offensive as she launched an array of lasers at Reimu, stunning her and allowing Tenshi to get up close and slash at her with her sword, Finally ending her offensive by batting Reimu into a wall, leaving an indent in the wall as Reimu pulled herself out, only for Tenshi to throw have a sealing rock hit Reimu in the stomach, pinning her to the wall as Tenshi walked up smiling, pointing her sword at Reimu's chin. "Surrender." Tenshi said.
"How about… no." Reimu said, flicking her wrist and getting one of her cuffs to fall off, only to grab it and toss it at Tenshi, the heavy metal and high speed knocking her across the arena as Reimu shattered the rock keeping her pinned before unlocking the other cuff and holding it in her hand, casually spinning it as Tenshi struggled to get the fifty ton cuff off of her… which was crushing her stomach at the moment. "Reimu walking up and smirking as she placed her foot on Tenshi's stomach, Tenshi gasping in pain from the weight. "Surrender." Reimu said, reiterating what Tenshi had said. "No." Tenshi whined, before lifting her arm up to try and blast Reimu, only for a barrier to appear in front of her. "I'm no long some holy maiden, doesn't mean I can't use a few old tricks." Reimu said as she dropped the second cuff onto Tenshi, the celestial gasping in pain with the added fifty tons. "You… are… boring…" Tenshi said before passing out from the pain and weight, Reimu grabbing the cuffs off of her and putting them back on. "Boring, but practical. That and you pissed me off." Reimu said rather rudely. In the stands Iku facepalmed, Tenshi had wanted to fight and look where it had gotten her, one flashy display and then getting beaten in one attack.
"That was boring… but anyway THE WINNER! REIMU!" Aya shouted over the mic as Reimu floated back into the stands, sitting next to Kasen and Suika. "I honestly didn't expect you to use the cuffs that way." Suika muttered. "You said anyone who wasn't an oni would find themselves face first with the ground if they tried to lift it… makes it a good thing to keep someone down." Reimu said. "She's right, it's boring, but it's practical." Kasen pointed out. "I would have preferred an epic fight." Suika groaned. "Do that in your own battle then." Kasen said, taking a drink from her box.
BGM: [HD] Mystical Chain ~Alice's Battle Theme
"Alright… after that happened, we have our next contestants!" Aya said over the microphone, Patchouli then grabbed the mic away from Aya. "Not only that, it's a grudge match. Alice, Reisen, you are up." Patchouli said before handing the mic to Vaati.
Reisen flipped out of the stands as Alice floated down and landed, Reisen armed with several different guns, Alice having a pair of Muskets prepared on her back. "Are the combatants ready, because the battle starts now." Vaati said over the mic, and instantly it all went to hell.
Alice and Reisen got pulled out a musket and pistol respectively, firing at the same time, both focusing as the danmaku shots collided midair, Alice sending out a few dolls to distract Reisen as she started firing away with her pistol, trying to hit the dolls, which had shields. Alice followed up by pulling out five musket dolls, having them get into a firing line behind the shield dolls, accompanied by her own musket fire. Reisen just kept dodging shots left and right as she returned fire, pulling the rocket launcher off her back and lining up her shot, firing.
The rocket didn't make contact as the dolls opened a hole in their formation to let the rocket pass through, it exploding on the wall behind them, Alice not turning to look at the explosion as her dress was blown slightly by the hear coming from the blast, Alice just having her dolls return fire ten fold.
"Alice has already won this." Patchouli said, Aya looking at her as Vaati nodded. "She's prepared for anything, alone she's rather vulnerable, but if she gets set up, nothing can stop her." Vaati said from experience, having seen Alice in action several times before.
Reisen was already tiring from her constant dodging, and having wasted her one shot she had resorted to using her rifle to try and do something, anything, but Alice's shields had been improved, so that they wouldn't shatter nearly as easily, Reisen herself was starting to take hits and Alice wasn't even scratched. "Forfeit now Reisen… you aren't winning." Alice called out. "I will fight to my last shot!" Reisen yelled back. "Then so be it." Alice muttered as she brought out an array of six dolls, having them float in a circle in front of her, the wall of dolls parting to allow Alice a clear shot at Reisen. "Now you face my own design, the DOLL SPARK!" Alice called out, the six dolls firing different colored lasers all at once, the beams mixing to form one larger laser heading straight for Reisen, who rolled out of the way only for the laser to follow, slamming into her and pushing her back into the wall, bombarding her into unconsciousness as Alice cut the beam off. "Don't mess with your betters, bunny." Alice taunted, her dolls lining up and saluting behind her. "THE WINNER, ALICE MARGATROID!" Aya called out, Alice bowing as a set of dolls carried Reisen back to the stands, unceremoniously dumping her in front of Kaguya. Alice herself floating back to the other side of the stands and joining Marisa.
"Alright, who's next?" Aya asked. "Wriggle and Marisa." Patchouli replied, showing the papers. "Alright, will Wriggle and Marisa get in the arena." Aya called out, Marisa laughing as she jumped down into the arena, Wriggle shaking her head. "I… I can't… Marisa is to good… I don't want to get hurt." Wriggle cried, holding her antenna down as Alice patted her back.
"Uh… Marisa wins by default then…" Vaati said over the mic, Marisa pouting above now getting to fight and hopping back into the stands. "I am to powerful for you all." Marisa said cockily, only for a rock to hit her in the back of the head, Marisa spinning around to see who did it, not finding who had tossed the rock.
BGM: ULiL Mokou's Theme: Reach for the Moon, Immortal Smoke.
"Alright then, will Mokou Fujiwara and Yuugi get into the arena… please beat the crap out of her Mokou." Vaati said, her voice going deadly serious at the mention of the one who had nearly killed her. "With pleasure, I've been getting bored." Mokou muttered to herself as she jumped down into the Arena, Yuugi dropping down herself, dressed in only her shorts, shirt and her cuffs were off.
"I just want to get this over with Immortal chick, so bring it!" Yuugi said, taunting Mokou. "Yeah… I've been around longer then you have." Mokou said back, putting her hands in her pockets as Yuugi settled into her pose, her hands in a boxing position. "May the best fighter win, and we both know who that is, kick her ass Mokou." Vaati said over the mic, Patchouli not bothering to shut her up as Aya pouted, why did she get shut down and not Vaati.
Mokou and Yuugi shot at each other, Yuugi swinging her fist in an underhand blow, Mokou coming from the top with an overhead with her fist covered in fire, the two colliding in midair, neither backing down as a sickening crunch resounded from Mokou's arm, Yuugi smirking at the sound of the broken bones. Only to get kicked in the gut and pushed back a few feet back Mokou, who put her now broken hand in her pocket, holding her good arm out in front of her. Yuugi didn't care as she rushed at Mokou, swinging her fist to try and hit Mokou, who dodged backwards before slamming her good fist into Yuugi's face actually leaving a bruise before kicking Yuugi in the stomach, pushing her back a bit.
"You can dodge all you want, a single hit from me is going to break any bone in your body." Yuugi said, smirking as she swung her fist. "Yeah… but can you even hit me before I beat you?" Mokou asked, not even fazed about having a broken arm. 'Don't tell me she handicapped herself to insult me!' Yuugi thought with a scowl as she swung quicky to try and hit Mokou, the immortal dodging with ease.
To everyone else what they saw was two blurs going at it, to the fighters they saw everything but themselves in slowmotion. "Can someone tell me who is winning?" Vaati asked, hoping Mokou was. "I can't tell who's winning, but I know they are going at it." Aya said, watching with her enhanced sight. "Birds eye view… almost like a bad joke." Vaati said, Patchouli rolling her eyes "that is because it is a bad joke." Patchouli said shaking her head.
Yuugi was getting frustrated as Mokou slowly wore her down, he swings getting dodged as Mokou delivered several clean hits on her. Swinging he fist in an underhanded strike Mokou suddenly pulled her bad arm out of her pocket, opening her hand before floating away from Yuugi, Yuugi having only a spilt second to react as the explosive tags detonated, Yuugi withstanding the barrage of explosions as Mokou came down from above, her foot extended outwards and covered in flames. Yuugi looked up and swung her fist, the intent to break Mokou's leg real intense.
Mokou suddenly canceled her move, Yuugi still mid swing as Mokou disappeared, Yuugi turning around and swinging behind her, only to get hit from behind herself by Mokou, who slammed into her at extreme speed and slammed Yuugi into the wall. "Now… I end it." Mokou said quietly as Yuugi pulled herself out of the wall and lunged at Mokou, anger having taken over in rage of being played with. Mokou casually dodged the lunge and grabbing Yuugi by the neck, holding her up as Yuugi put her hands up and started rushing Mokou's hand, the sound of bones being crushed and the pain nearly unbearable but Mokou withstood it. "Boom."
With that one simple word Mokou exploded, engulfing Yuugi in what was basically a volcanic eruption in front of her face, leaving her knocked up as Mokou reformed just above the explosion, which died down with Yuugi laying back first in the new crater, knocked out and covered in cuts and bursies. "You lose." Mokou said as she landed, the crowd cheering as Vaati grabbed the mic. "THE WINNER, MOKOU!" Vaati yelled only to start coughing up a storm, aya chuckling as Patchouli shot her a glare, Vaati eventually calming down from her coughing fit as Yuugi was removed from the battle field.
BGM: SWR: Suika's theme: Broken Moon
"And now we come to our last match of the preliminaries folks, and by default it is SUIKA IBUKI VERSUS IKU NAGAE!" Aya shouted into the mic, the crowd going wild as Iku entered the arena, observing Suika. "I'm going to lose… aren't I?" Iku asked, Suika nodded. "Should I just forfeit…" Iku asked. "If you don't want to break anything." Suika said, she wasn't cruel, and she knew that Iku didn't have much of a chance, after all Reimu had taken out Tenshi, the other Celestial with one move after waiting for the right time to strike. "Then how about just one attack, to close this round… bring your strongest!" Suika yelled as she readied her fist.
"Very well then." Iku said. "ARE THE FIGHTERS READY, NOW IS TIME TO DETRIME THE FINAL MATCH OF THE PRELIMINARIES, SO FIGHT!" Aya shouted into the mic. Suika and Kasen standing across from each other, not moving. "Where you attack from is meaningless… so for this match, let's compare raw power!" Suika called out, Iku nodding as she pulled her scarf off, spinning it around her arm.
BGM: Suppression by Celestial OST – Iku Nagae's Theme
The scarf grew, and grew turning into a spiral as it started spinning, electricity covering it as it was as big as Iku herself. "Then you shall face my drill of the heavens." Iku said calmly, the drill speeding up and covered in electricity. "THEN BRING IT!" Suika yelled as Iku flew at her, Suika running at Iku.
In the middle of the arena, just as they were about to collide Suika jumped, bringing her fist to bear as Iku put the drill out in front of her, the scarf drill spinning at a high speed as Suika's fist impacted the tip of the electrified scarf. A shock wave rang out as Iku's drill and Suika's fist battled for dominance. "COME ON, YOU HAVE GOT MORE THEN THAT IN YOU?" Suika yelled, the ground beneath them obliterated , the two floating above a ten foot deep crater. "Then you shall face my MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE!" Iku called out, the drill spinning faster as Suika started to visibly struggle, the drill expanding until it was twice as tall as Iku, and covered in pure electricity. "You are pretty good… BUT NOT GOOD ENOUGH!" Suika yelled as all her cuffs fell off, including the one around her waste as she started yelling, pushing back against the drill as the electricity flowed over her, not even bothering Suika as Iku stated struggling, the battle causing the crater under them to expand and deepen until it was the size on the arena, just reaching the walls. "I AM SUIKA IBUKI! ONI DEVA OF THE MOUNTAIN! AND I! WILL! WIN!" Suika yelled, hamming it up as she broke through the drill, the electricity dying away as the scarf stopped spinning and shrunk, turning back into a normal sized scarf as Iku received a full blown punch from Suika, sending her flying into the wall of the arena, Suika having held back just enough to keep from breaking anything in her body.
Suika was cracking her knuckles, the audience and the girls in the announcer's box all peaked up at Suika, who was flying over the crater and laughing heartily. "The winner… Suika." Vaati said simply as she grabbed the mic. There was going to be hell to pay to fix this for the next set of matches. Remilia however was just sitting in her chair, smirking. "I think we should do this again next year." Remilia said, Sakuya bowing to her mistress's word. "Enjoy your month in the human world by the way, after it's over we might just have some new staff… and a nice bit of land to take over." Remilia said smirking, the evils of humanity would be cleansed form the Earth, leaving only Gensokyo and those who inhabited it. Humans we no longer at the top of the food chain.
AN: WOOOOO! Yeah, most people would have just skipped all the matchs, but I bring you realistic outcomes! From the shy Wriggle not wanted to get blasted to Mokou fighting with a BROKEN ARM, and Suika fighting a normal giga drill break on electric steroids for the last 'match.' WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT! O yeah how about 5 more matches in the semi finals, followed by the final bout, an all out brawl between the winners of the semi finals, IS YOUR BODY READY! Tell me what you think in a review below pls.