Sequel to The Dollmaker's Daughter. Sunshine's continuing adventures as she explores Gensokyo, meets new people, and generally enjoys being a kid.

Time is immutable and past sins cannot be undone. It is too late for Asuka Soryu, too late for Shinji Rokubungi, too late for Yui Ichijo. Yet hope is not entirely lost for it is not too late for Asuka Langley Shikinami, for Shinji Ikari, for Rei Ayanami, for their time is only just beginning. And into that time steps those who seek redemption from their sins by forging a new dawn.

There will be no Third Impact. There will be no Grand Revelation. There is no Apocalypse. No Armageddon. No Instrumentality. There will be rats in the ruins. There will be knives. There will be bodies. There will be little, nasty wars, and great, roiling wars. There will be humanity, and it will eat itself. And those who had defended it from the Angels will eat it's sins.

When Keitaro and Motoko lose their duel with Tsuruko, they are forced into a sham marriage that Keitaro wants to end. Unfortunately Keitaro didn't realize that for Motoko there was only one way out.

When Reimu is fatally wounded during a youkai hunt, Yukari binds her as a shikigami to save her life. The only complication: it makes Reimu a youkai in every way that counts. No longer fit to be the Hakurei shrine maiden, she has to find a new place for herself in Gensokyo, guide her headstrong successor... and deal with some unique new dietary requirements.

One of Alice's lifelong goals is fulfilled when a Shanghai doll works its way up to sentience. But how exactly does one raise a doll? And are two teenage magicians really ready for parenthood? [Update Feb. 11 2014 - added epilogue]