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Synopsis: ? ? ?
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'Thoughts'
"Speaking"
"Spell Cards"
*Actions*
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Third Person POV
BGM: [東方] The Last Judgement (Remastered/ UFO Style)
Makai, a dimension known for its toxic miasma that will poison any living thing it comes across. It's landscape is mostly rough red terrain, filled with areas where there were large amounts of dark energy. There was also storm clouds floating about with lightning flashing within them.
And yet life prevails here. There are plants that thrive there yet are made out of crystals rather than organic matter found on earth. The inhabitants of Makai managed to prosper there and the miasma also enhances the magical capabilities of those who are used to it.
There is a thriving city inside the realm of Makai known simply as the Capital, where most of the residents/daemons live. Floating above the city is a fortress made out of black material with a mix of stone and metal, known as Pandemonium.
On the balcony overlooking Makai is a matured woman wearing a red segmented dress with various black and white hemlines. Her hair was white, and a long side-ponytail was formed by tying it using two cherry-like orbs alongside her flowing hair. Her blue eyes were currently watching the realm, and the inhabitants that she has created. For she is Shinki, the god of Makai, and creator as well.
"*exhale* what lovely today it is today." Shinki murmured to herself in silence. "Well as lovely as it can be in this place that is."
Shinki suddenly sensed something very anomalous in the realm of Makai. The Makai goddess can sense what doesn't fit in her realm, including all of her creations in her dimension.
"I wonder what, or who would come to Makai of all places?" Shinki said to herself before summoning a portal, and entering it.
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Shinki arrived at the source of the anomaly, which is in an uninhabited zone where none of her creations wanted to live, she called Hokkai. The Makai goddess didn't know why they didn't want to live there but she simply didn't bother to get answers.
After flying over Hokkai for about seven seconds, Shinki finally encountered the anomaly. The Makai goddess found out this mysterious anomaly was a matured woman.
The woman was revealed to be wearing a white dress that had a black overdress that zigzagged across her chest area and upper stomach. She also appeared to be wearing a red cape as well. Her sleeves as well as her boots were a black color in a similar vein to her black overdress but had white strips of fabric wrapped in patterns crossing them. The flowing, wavy hair of said woman was gradient light brown and purple complimenting each other. Her eye color is hazel and mauve looking.
But the most defining feature that Shinki could tell from this person was she was emitting an aura of holiness. It felt like the Makai goddess was currently in the presence of a true Christian saint right now…
"Excuse me, stranger, but why would you want to come to Makai of all places?" Shinki asked the woman.
"I didn't come here out of my volition." The stranger said to the Makai goddess. "I was sealed here."
'Why would they seal this woman here in Makai?' Shinki thought to herself. 'In fact she doesn't even seem like the type who is evil to begin with!'
"Well, what were you sealed for, exactly?"
"I wanted to help bring peace to both humanity and youkai. I myself am I youkai, but hid my true form so as to ruin my goal." The stranger answered with a solemn look. "However,
'Well that confirms that this stranger here is innocent.' Shinki mentally talked to herself. ' This also means she's a youkai herself...well a kind one to be more exact.'
"Thank you for answering my questions truthfully." Shinki said to the stranger.
"You're welcome." The stranger replied. "I hoped that my answers were valid enough that I wouldn't be a threat to you."
"Don't worry you passed."
There was a brief silence between the stranger and Makai goddess for several seconds. Shinki decided to break this moment of silence by saying something that she should have done in the first place.
"By the way I haven't introduced myself, and you haven't as well." The Makai goddess said to the stranger. "I am Shinki, the goddess of Makai, and its creator, and you are?"
"I am Byakuren Hijiri." The stranger responded. "A Buddhist nun,, youkai magician, and the head priest of the Myouren Temple."
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Timeskip: Around 1000 years later…
BGM: UFO Stage 5 Theme; Provincial Makai City Esoteria
After their first meeting with each other, Shinki and Byakuren quickly became friends with one another. Over the centuries the Makai goddess would on occasion visit the Buddhist nun so as to give her some advice, and generally see how she was doing.
Shinki also built Byakuren, a small Buddhist temple in Hokkai, seeing as though she would be here for a long time. The Makai goddess offered the Buddhist nun, at numerous points in time, to free her from the seal, but she always turned it down, because the youkai believed that her followers were going to rescue her from Makai.
Though Shinki decided to teach Byakuren new magical spells from Makai as a way for the Buddhist nun to pass the time, but also for her to learn some new moves from the Makai Goddess.
Speaking of which, today in Makai, Shinki is gonna visit Byakuren, and she brought someone who would like to meet her…
In the Buddhist temple in Hokkai, Byakuren was busy meditating while reciting a mantra in the lotus position. She usually does so, because doing so will help her soothe the mind and help the Buddhist nun relax.
Suddenly Byakuren stopped reciting her prayers as she heard a portal opening outside of her temporary home. The nun got up from her lotus position to go greet the one who came to visit her.
'Hmmmmm, it looks like she is coming to visit me right now.' Byakuren thought to herself as she went to the front sliding doors of the temple.
The Buddhist nun then slid the doors to reveal Shinki, standing there with a calm smile on her face. "Hello, Byakuren."
"Hello, Shinki." The nun replied to the goddess. "What brings you here to Hokkai?"
"Well, I came here, because I wanted you to meet someone who would like to see you." Shinki said to her friend.
"Oh, and who would that be?" Byakuren said with a raised eyebrow.
"Come now Alice it's time for you to meet, Byakuren."
The person that Shinki wanted Byakuren to meet was revealed to be a little girl, and she was actually behind the Makai goddess while the two of them were talking. The girl was wearing a pink/white dress with a blue apron, a matching headband with a ribbon on the side, as well as white socks. She also has blue eyes and blonde hair.
"Byakuren, meet my adopted daughter, Alice." Shinki said introducing the nun to the person she wanted to meet, as the youkai magician inspected the little girl.
"What brings you here to Hokkai of all places, Alice?" Byakuren asked the little girl.
"Um, can you pwease show me magic, Byakuren-san." Alice replied to the Buddhist nun's question.
"If you came here to just so you can learn magic from me." Byakuren started to say before continuing. "Then you came to the right place, because I'll gladly give you a demonstration."
"*gasp* Really!" Alice shouted in excitement and a childish glint in her eyes.
"Yes, but do you know the basics about magic, Alice?"
"Uhhhhh, yes I do!" Alice responded. "My mommy taught me magic, and all sorts of things! Isn't that right mom?"
"Yes, I did teach my daughter the things she needs to know on how to cast magic." Shinki said to Byakuren. "I even gave my daughter her own grimoire. Why don't you show her the book, Alice?"
"Okay, mom!" Alice then pulled out a brown book from somewhere. Byakuren could sense the vast amounts of power from the grimoire, but noticed that the book had latches that kept it shut.
"Shinki, why is your daughter's grimoire closed?" Byakuren commented to the Makai goddess.
"Well to be it simply, my friend. The grimoire was intentionally sealed shut, because it was very unstable, due to the enormous amounts of magic within it." Shinki answered. "Also because my daughter, Alice isn't powerful enough to control it yet."
"Enough of this!" Alice yelled out a bit impatiently. "Can we pwease get to the magic now Byakuren-san."
"Calm down, Alice." Byakuren said reassuringly to the little girl. "I'm gonna go do that right now."
Byakuren then walked by Alice and Shinki, and then flew a bit over to the barren lands of Hokkai. Both the mother and daughter duo turned to see the magical display done by the Buddhist nun.
But before any of that can happen, Byakuren pulled out a sutra scroll from her hip. Now unlike the other sutras she has this one was unique to the Buddhist. For it was created during her time in Makai.
BGM: UFO Stage 6 Boss - Byakuren Hijiri's Theme - Emotional Skyscraper ~ Cosmic Mind
The scroll then unfolded itself into two pieces, and between which is a hologram of rainbow symbols. Alice was mesmerized by the colorful look of the scroll, while Shinki seemed to be very familiar with it.
"Why does your grimoire look so pretty Byakuren-san?" Alice said charmed at its look.
"It isn't really called a grimoire, but more or less a scroll." Byakuren responded to Alice's question. "But it still can provide me magic just like your grimoire, Alice.
The scroll's hologram then started to flash a bright rainbow-like color, as did Byakuren. Suddenly a big transparent yellow lotus flower and four smaller ones appeared behind her. All five of which appeared to be stretched in a butterfly position. The huge lotus butterfly seemed to radiate a tranquil feeling, yet peaceful presence as well.
"Magic: Mystic Fragrance of a Makai Butterfly!" Byakuren shouted as a ton of blue smaller butterfly shaped danmaku . They all then started to dance and weave as several lasers materialized from the central big lotus flower in perfect harmony despite the chaos ensuing.
Alice was enchanted by watching the large amounts of blue butterflies danced in sync sort of like when she controls her dolls. Shinki was impressed with Byakuren's spell, because it shows that the Buddhist has indeed improved from her lessons over the centuries.
After about 3 minutes the butterflies dematerialized, and so did the lotus butterfly from behind Byakuren. "So what did you think about my demonstration, Alice?"
"It was amazing!" Alice shouted in excitement and glee. "Those butterflies were weally pretty, and they looked so cute dancing."
"Well, I'm glad that you enjoyed it." Byakuren said with a small smile on her face from hearing the praise from the little girl.
"Can you show me more pwease." Alice begged to the nun with the puppy eyes look.
'So cute!' Byakuren thought to herself. "Alright Alice, I'll show you more."
"Yayyyyyyyyyyyyy!" Alice shouted in glee after hearing this statement from the Buddhist.
The lotus butterfly appeared once again behind Byakuren as it started to radiate a new move from her.
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Timeskip: About 30 minutes later…
BGM: 東方 [Piano] Emotional Skyscraper ~ Cosmic Mind
After showing about three more of her other magical spells Byakuren decided to stop showing more, because it proved a point to Alice. Speaking of the little girl, she decided to go back to Pandemonium, because it was time for her to go home with Shinki, but before Alice's mother can come with her. The Buddhist has to talk with the Makai goddess for a bit.
"So Byakuren, why did you want to talk to me right now?" Shinki asked the Buddhist.
"Well I heard about the fact that you just opened a tourist agency in Makai. Is this true?"
"Yes that is quite so." Shinki answered. "My subjects for a while wanted to go see Gensokyo, and so I decided that it is time for them to go see it for themselves."
"Shinki, that is a horrible idea coming from you." Byakuren then facepalmed from this statement.
"Well what makes you say that?"
"For starters, I discovered that Makai's miasma is very toxic to everything alive and living. I myself discovered it when I first came here."
"Well then how are you still alive then?" Shinki asked the Buddhist with a worried look on her face.
"This is because of my magical resistance to the miasma." Byakuren answered. "And secondly I detected that most of the inhabitants of Makai have the miasma within them, which means they would poison anyone that comes close to them."
"Okay maybe I should have thought this through better." Shinki said anxiously. "I'm going to back to Pandemonium and shut down that tourist agency-"
BGM: Re; MS Final Stage Theme; End of the World ~ World's End [Jynx's Remaster]
"Lady Shinki! I have urgent news to tell you!" Both Shinki and Byakuren turned their heads to the speaker. The speaker was revealed to be a woman wearing a red and white maid outfit along with having yellow eyes and wavy hair.
"What news do you bring to me, Yumeko." Shinki asked her maid.
"Makai has been invaded by four individuals!" Yumeko said with a serious look on her face.
"Who would dare to invade upon my realm!" Shinki said with anger in voice from hearing this statement from her maid.
"The reports from the defenders say it is a green haired youkai, an evil spirit, a purple witch, and the Hakurei shrine maiden, Lady Shinki."
'I think I know the reason why these people invaded. It could be because of the tourist agency isn't it?' Shinki thought to herself calming herself down. "Thanks for telling me the news, Yumeko. I'll go and deal with this right now."
"I'll return to Pandemonium to help you assist with repealing the invaders Shinki-sama." The maid said as she used her manipulation of space to travel back to the fortress.
"Shinki how will you deal with these people?" Byakuren said worried for her friend.
"Eh, don't worry about me, I'll go tell those people that I will shut down Makai's tourist agency, and that will hopefully stop them from invading my realm." Shinki said while shrugging her shoulders.
"But what if they don't?"
"Well then they're gonna provide something good entertainment for me." The Makai goddess answered Byakuren's question.
"Then I pray for your safety and the rest of the inhabitants as well." Byakuren said with a calm look on her face.
"Don't worry about me and my subjects are gonna be fine." Shinki said as she used a portal to go to Pandemonium to assess the situation right now.
"I hope so." The Buddhist said with apprehension.
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Timeskip: About 10 years later…
BGM: UFO Final Stage Theme; Fires of Hokkai
Shinki did manage to repel the four people invading Makai, but during the fight, she ends up bringing Makai to ruin (sort of). Luckily Makai's residents managed to take shelter or evacuated safely from the place where the final battle took place. Afterwards, Makai's inhabitants and the Makai goddess started to rebuild everything that was destroyed.
Hokkai is the only place in Makai unaffected by the fight between Shinki, and the four invaders from Gensokyo. However Shinki's visits to Byakuren happened less often, because she was busy helping with the rebuilding of Makai for the next 10 years.
Today is the day that Makai is fully rebuilt this time, but it is also an important day for Byakuren as well…
Byakuren was currently practicing using her spell cards in the open deserted land of Hokkai. Not too long after the Makai Incident, which was the event that involved the four incident resolvers invading Makai, the Spell Card rules were placed in effect so as to make fights between individuals not as violent and without the deaths of the people fighting against each other.
"Magic: Omen of Purple Clouds!" A plethora of pink spheres and small bullets were unleashed around the Buddhist, which hit the rough terrain of Makai right now. After a while the spell card ended and the nun floated down onto the ground.
"Well it seems you're getting quickly used for the spell card rules then are you?" Byakuren turned her head to see Shinki standing there with a smile on her face. "I also came here to tell you something concerning."
"And what pray tell is that?" Byakuren asked her longtime friend a question.
"Well my daughter Alice told me that she saw a giant floating ship that seemed vaguely familiar to the one you told me about." Shinki said, trying to see if the nun would react.
After hearing this statement, Byakuren was shocked from hearing this. "It can't be! Is it?"
"Yes I think that your followers/friends are coming to free you right now, Byakuren." Shinki said already knowing that this day was coming.
"That's good." Byakuren said, breathing a sigh of relief. "But wait didn't you no one couldn't enter Makai without your permission-"
"Don't worry, Byakuren. In this case just for you I'll allow them to enter Makai." Shinki said.
"Thank you!" Byakuren said, thanking the Makai goddess. "But wait what about the one guarding the entrance to Makai."
"Not to worry I dealt with her and it went a little something like this…"
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Flashback...
In a huge cave in a mountain in Gensokyo rests the entrance of Makai. The entrance is defined as a pair of humongous doors. It is these doors that Shinki is currently at right now.
"Yuugenmagan I call you here right now!" Shinki called out for seemingly no reason.
Suddenly five strange-looking disks appeared revolving around in a circle. Red, bloodshot eyes opened up on each of the disks taking up most of the space on their respective disks. Lightning was cracking around the disks as the eyes looked down upon Shinki. The disks then became connected by lines of lightning that were all coming from a figure in the middle of all of this. The figure herself was wearing a pink top and detached sleeves similar to that of a miko's. Her blonde hair was tied in a blond ponytail, and her own eyes were red. She also wore red pants as well.
"Who dares call upon Yuugenmagan!" The figure speaks as though it was a puppet to the floating eyes. "Oh, it is you Lady Shinki. What can we do for you?"
"If for whatever reason see a flying ship come here, I want you to not attack it and its crew." Shinki ordered.
"Fear not Lady Shinki, we will do as you tell us." Yuugenmagan saluted the Makai goddess.
"Excellent, and while you're at it I want you to open the doors for them as well."
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Flashback over...
"So you told the gatekeeper to allow my followers to enter Makai." Byakuren said.
"That is correct."
Byakuren and Shinki then heard a large creaking sound. Both of them turned their heads and saw that a giant flying ship had flown through Makai's entrance.
"It would seem your freedom is coming near, old friend." Shinki said to the Buddhist. "While I would like to meet your followers in person there are some mattersI have to attend to."
"And what would that be?" Byakuren said to the Maki goddess.
"I have to tell my subjects to not attack the ship and its crew, and also make sure the miasma doesn't harm them as well." Shinki said as she created a portal to travel to tell everyone.
"Promise to me that you will visit me in the future." Byakuren stated to the Makai goddess.
"Oh don't worry I always keep a promise." Shinki then entered the portal as Byakuren turned to the ship to get ready to be reunited with her followers.
A/n: If you're mad I didn't put in a fight scene between Pc-98 Reimu, Marisa, Mima, and Yuuka, and Shinki then no worries! I might make a Mystic Square arc later on when I feel like it. I also didn't put in all of Byakuren's attacks, because I want them to be revealed later on in this story.
I also had problems depicting Byakuren in a right way, and I hoped the one here feels like the one everyone knows about.
