AN: I do not own Touhou Project, it belongs to Team Shanghai Alice, aka ZUN.

I apologize for my rather cruddy writing of Danamaku combat, I know most of you reading out there must be thinking that I suck at writing it, but danamaku is something you just have to witness, so it's hard to put into words. I promise that the fight scenes in the Immaterial and Missing power arc will be much longer and focus much more on the combat, and the IaMP arc will be longer then 5 stages and the extra, and each longer then 5000 words, that and Perfect Cherry Blossom didn't give me much room to work with to make long chapters, at most expect a nice fight with Youmu and a group effort against Yuyuko, but that's about it, so I apologize for the short chapters this arc.

Without further ado, let the gates open.

Perfectus Cerasis Blossom

(Perfect Cherry Blossom)

(Part 2)

(Stage Start!)

After Marisa had split off from the group the others picked up the pace, flying towards the Hakurei Shrine. But it wasn't long before the usual happened, as the group was beset upon by a rather large group of fairies.

"This is just wonderful." Vaati snarked as he and Patchouli took cover behind Cirno, the ice fairy throwing up a shield of ice to block the opposing fairies' attacks. "Yes and the weather just makes it even better." Patchouli added, rolling her eyes as danamaku impacted the ice barrier in front of them as Cirno flew out to join the group in combat.

The sky above the lake was just chaos as fairies flew all about, randomly spewing danamaku at the group, others using lasers on occasion to attack. But it wasn't like the fairies could do much against the team of fighters, as knives, danamaku kunai, ofuda, and icicles dispatched the fairies with ease.

"This is annoying." Reimu said as the group resumed their flight towards the shrine. "Why are we heading to the shrine anyway?" Meiling asked, not understanding why they were. "The hole to the Netherworld is above the shrine, it's easier if we just fly to the shrine and then fly up." Patchouli answered.

Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: So the Scarlet Sisters aren't here, but Meiling is here?

WildMath55: ... I don't even know what to say.

Sin Count: 221

Sue Cirno Count: 35 (unchanged)

Meiling nodded as the group flew over the forest of magic, a rather… bombastic shout from Marisa being heard even from their distance. "Always one to show off." Reimu said. "She's not exactly the most quiet of magicians." Meiling said, referring to Patchouli, and by extension, Vaati, both rolling their eyes.

"Very funny, now can stop the chatter, were are almost there." Sakuya said. "Knife nut, we like to talk, and your not one to talk miss monologue." Vaati said, referring to the event that had happened during the Scarlet Mist incident. The two glared at each other for a moment before going back to a silent flight.

The flight continued for a few minutes until they had landed at the shrine, snow covering the grounds and roof of the shrine. "So then, I would ask if anyone needs anything, but we are all good right?" Reimu asked

"I'm good" "I'm fine." "Don't need anything." "Got what I need." "Wish it was warmer." Came the responses from the group, each of them waving it off differently. "Well if that's it lets move." Reimu say, rolling her eyes at her allies.

As Reimu took off the others lingered for a moment. "She's not exactly the most social or hard working, is she?" Vaati asked. "Sakuya has her powers, but doesn't learn magic, so she has to abuse them just to keep up, so she has to constantly improve her skills, same goes for me, but I know a little bit of magic." Meiling said, Vaati already knowing about how he and Cirno had to work hard to improve, Patchouli always testing new things as well.

"Out of everyone, you could say that Marisa's description of her being a prodigy could be right, but she is just to lazy to improve herself." Patchouli said. "But natural talent only takes one so far." Vaati retorted.

"It's most likely not natural, her power, the ability to float is not very… descriptive of it's limits. So as far as we know she's just 'floating' past everyone in power." Patchouli said, bringing up Reimu's ability.

Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: Say, why is Patchouli here when her health would make it really bad for her to go out?

Omega E The Reader: Not helping the matters is the cold as well. I mean do you honestly think a cold person like her would survive the winter?

Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: I don't think so. And the fact that the Scarlet Sisters think it's fine for her to go out when (as the tournament arc says) vampires are merely weakened by sunlight (which isn't the case in canon, btw) baffles me.

WildMath55: Hence why I took some liberties to include fangames with high replayability value like Sengoku Gensokyo and Touhou Soccer. That way I can explain how the Scarlets are basically daywalkers by the time my head-canon properly starts (early to mid 2017).

Sin Count: 223

Sue Cirno Count: 35 (unchanged)

"So that's just great if we get better her power just allows her to surpass us in an instant? I can see why Marisa doesn't like that." Vaati said in sarcasm as the group started following Reimu, shooting towards the clouds.

Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: That's not sarcasm. Sarcasm would either be "I can't see why Marisa doesn't like that" or "I can see why Marisa likes that".

Omega E The Reader: 1 sin you can say.

WildMath55: Like I said, just omit it altogether to prevent the confusion.

Sin Count: 224

Sue Cirno Count: 35 (unchanged)

It wasn't a long flight before they reached the hole in the sky, but there was a trio of girls flying in front of it. "Hey look it's the evil henchmen, I think we are on the right track." Vaati said jokingly referring to the girls guarding the hole hiding the gate to the netherworld.

"Despite your injuries your acting just like Marisa would." Patchouli said, Cirno laughing as Vaati sulked a bit. "If anything he is acting more like a mix of you and Marisa." Meiling joked referring to Vaati's constant deadpan joking. Cirno just kept laughing louder as Vaati sulked even more, Reimu just straight up firing at the girls guarding the gate without giving them a chance to talk.

"I'm guessing she's getting cranky?" Vaati asked, since they didn't even have time to really talk as the girls started attacking Reimu back with the combined power of hundreds of danamaku from each, everyone being forced to scatter.

"That seems to be the case." Patchouli deadpanned as she and Vaati once again took cover behind Cirno. "Guess I'm your sword and shield." Cirno quipped as she formed an ice shield for the two before shooting out in front to attack one of the girls, the black one being forced onto the defensive by her assault.

Patchouli and Vaati were forced to take cover as Meiling and Sakuya teamed up to attack the white dressed sister, the girl being forced to fly away, leaving the red one to fight Reimu alone.

The sky was lit up with danamaku as each girl preformed their own spell card in tandem. Cirno now being forced to dodge heavily as the girl fired a rather random stream of red and blue shots, along with red music notes that tracked Cirno. Cirno tried to freeze the tracking notes, but quickly few away when she found she couldn't the sound unable to be frozen.

The white one had surrounded herself white strings of danamaku, firing off lines of white strings and red homing shots at Meiling and Sakuya. But Reimu easily had the hardest time of it when the red one surrounded herself in hundreds of shots, forming a minefield shield to stop Reimu's attacks as she fired off yellow and blue strings of danamaku.

Vaati and Patchouli were condoned to watch, with the amount of danamaku being thrown they would have been easily thrown out of the sky by all that was going on around them. All they could do was watch as the massive amounts of lights in the sky flew in tandem, the chaos somehow harmonic as the girls in the sky battled with what would have been deadly force if not for the spell card rules.

"MAKE WAY! ORDINARY MAGICIAN COMING THROUGH!" Someone shouted, Vaati and Patchouli turning their heads as they saw Marisa on her broom… with a Master spark shooting out the back propelling her as she surfed on it.

The girl fighting Sakuya and Meiling didn't get a chance to dodged as Marisa slammed into her, the girl being sent flying as Marisa kept on going plowing straight through the red girl's shield and out the other side, the red girl falling from the sky as the girl fighting Cirno dodged her just barely only to be shot down by a trio of dolls that Alice had sent out.

Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: And the Prismriver Sisters not only don't get to talk, but aren't even NAMED?!

WildMath55: Considering they're part of GUF Great Band, I'm also offended by this. Moreso on my case as a music appreciator.

Sin Count: 227

Sue Cirno Count: 35 (unchanged)

"And where have you been?" Cirno shot at Marisa, who had slowed down and stopped next to her after her ramming attack. "Getting an old friend." Marisa said as Alice floated over next to her. "Hello everyone… and Reimu" Alice said. "Hey!" Reimu yelled as Marisa started laughing at Alice's quip.

"Well that was a thing." Vaati said as he poked his head out from behind the ice shield, floating over to Marisa and Alice as the others did as well, except for Reimu who started flying towards the hole in the sky.

"All business with her, might as well follow her." Sakuya said quickly as she flew off after Reimu. "Wait… if she can't use magic? How is she flying?" Vaati asked, remembering what Meiling had said.

"Is now really the time to bring that up?" Meiling asked him. "Might as well, I'm just curious." Vaati replied. "Her power extend to space, along with time, it's simple science that space and time or connected, as such she can manipulate both, figure it out from there." Patchouli said without missing a beat, Vaati nodding his head as he thought about it.

"Ookkk while those two have their magic convention, what are we going to do." Meiling said rolling her eyes as Patchouli and Vaati descended into a conversation about Sakuya's abilities.

"Well I'm going after those two, who is with me!" Marisa shouted. "I'm coming, you when through the trouble to get me, might as well come along." Alice said. "I'm coming to!" Cirno shouted, posing with her sword. "What you think I'm leaving?" Meiling said, shaking her head.

Patchouli and Vaati traded a look before shaking their heads. "I can't I'm still learning and this is just plain out of my league." Vaati said, referring to the three girls that had been guarding the gate. "I can't do either, this weather is affecting my health badly, and I can't cast spells like this." Patchouli said before giving a slight cough.

"Fine then I guess we'll see you later." Marisa said as she started to lead the others after Reimu and Sakuya. "Don't worry I'll make sure we succeed, and I'll make you proud!" Cirno said giving a thumbs up to Vaati as she flew after the others.

"For a fairy she is quite honest, normally they would play pranks or do something stupid, yet she's so nice." Patchouli said as she and Vaati started to fly back down, and towards the mansion.

"Yeah… she's got such an honest soul, and an honest goal, nothing more then to be the strongest she can be." Vaati said as they flew. "Seeking power for powers sake is not honest." Patchouli pointed out. "But it's her intentions for doing so, to make everyone around her happy, so that she can protect those she cares about." Vaati pointed out, knowing the little fairy far better then Patchouli.

Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: If Cirno is more honest and well-meaning than other fairies, then why haven't we met other fairies to SHOW that comparison? Because all we have to go with is the words of the others. SHOW, don't TELL! And the worst part? There ARE characters who could be introduced who could demonstrate that difference: The Three Fairies of Light. Yet they're no-shows for the whole fic. One sin for each fairy who should've shown up but didn't.

WildMath55: I can add more fairies to the count, but they're fan characters, so the count is invalid. Speaking about which, I don't think those three will lodge near Hakurei Shrine in my head-canon, since Vaati's presence already changed the timeline. Plus 1 on the Sue Count.

Sin Count: 230

Sue Cirno Count: 36

As they flew silently to the mansion Patchouli suddenly stopped as they past over Misty lake, Vaati stopping with her. "What is it? Something wrong?" he asked slightly worried. Patchouli looked down at Vaati's gloved hands, and then closed her eyes.

"Remilia told me… about what's happening to you." Patchouli said as she pulled off the glove on one of his hands, his fingers blue. Vaati looked shameful for a moment, before taking the glove back from Patchouli and putting it on.

"I promised that I would teach her, and help her. And if that's what will end me, so be it. Better to go down an honest man, then a black hearted lair!" Vaati said, snarling the last bit. "Your former family? Those related to you?" Patchouli asked, referring to the times he had slipped up over the months, as Vaati looked down.

Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: Well dying would make you a black hearted liar, but more on that later.

WildMath55: Backstory change for the win, plus making H-Vaati British.

Sin Count: 232

Sue Cirno Count: 36 (unchanged)

"They are not my family, not anymore. Look at me, I'm the honest elder of five brothers, one is a complete loony liar, one is worse then youkai which are supposed to be 'evil' one follows the evil to the letter, I can't see why I would associate with them any more." Vaati ranted.

"And yet you can't escape them entirely. There are still the bonds of blood, which is one of the strongest bonds of all." Patchouli said. "And it would be the one bond I wish to sever with them. For it is the only one I have holding me to them. To their evil."

Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: Well there's always the option of murder, I'd say.

WildMath55: If that's your opinion, OverLord, I just want to ask a question. Is Kira your Author Avatar?

"And yet they are younger then you, and yet capable of much malice, despite being children?" Patchouli asked. "The world has gone to heck Patchouli, soon enough there won't be a human race left at the rate they are going, they'd be given a Darwin award in stupidity. Destroying everything, look around us patchouli, even in this winter snow there is still life, still hope, if anything Gensokyo is one of the few places left that holds nature, that holds life, not concrete walls and electronic devices that people stick their lives on." Vaati ranted on, before stopping in a coughing fit. Patchouli moved to support him, or at least bring him down gently to the frozen lake.

Breathing heavily after his fit, he continued. "Even so, if I go down an honest man, it'd be a lot better then going down as an idiot in history, in a world where the weak and cunning rule the strong. And I don't want to be weak, nor strong. I want to stand by friends, but I've never had any. And no one would care if I was gone."

"You're wrong. Cirno would care, she would do anything to help you, and would probably try to do anything she could to bring you back. And if it's worth anything, I care, you got me out of the library, your showing me the world, even in Gensokyo's confines, and out of everyone I know, you and Remilia are the ones I am willing to call good friends." Patchouli said in response to the end of his rant, letting him calm down.

"Although, you say that Sakuya is one to monologue, that was quite the rant." Patchouli said as Vaati recovered. "I want to lay down now… my back is killing me." Vaati said, in a complete shift from his rant.

"Your slowly freezing to death and yet you still complain about your back. Come on, let's go my apprentice." Patchouli said, grabbing his cold hand as they flew towards the mansion, the moon illuminating their way as a certain Vampire stood on the roof of the mansion.

'And now the sixth bond has entered… it is ironic that the apprentice of Mima would be allied with the daughter of Skinki." Remilia thought as she breathed in the cold night air. "Any yet you seem determined to accept your fate… or do you expect her to grow from experience Vaati. But I know she will not stand idle if you fell. And here you are falling not from grace, but to it. Just what will happen to you is a mystery even to me, I can only hope that Gensokyo survives the seven of you." Remilia said to herself as she walked back into the clock tower. 'Perhaps a conversation is in order.'

Omega E The Reader: Now here is the sixth...why hasn't Remilia just used her powers to make it so that she becomes on of those bonds?

Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: Pretty sure she can't. Not in this fic.

Omega E The Reader: If Remilia can do so in canon why can't she even do so anyways?

WildMath55: I'll just go with Flandre's canon opinion about Remilia's power (completely made-up), and make the latter a tough adversary by her own merit due to her vampiric status. At the very least, that will explain why Sakuya is so loyal to her.

Sin Count: 233

Sue Cirno Count: 36 (unchanged)

(STAGE CLEAR!)

AN: I know it's short but pay attention to the top. I'm not going on Hiatus, as I intend to see this story through, and I swear to all of you who read this message and this story, that I WILL make it worth the read, and the wait.

Omega E The Reader's Notes: Now I have a special request to all of those reading this fic. I desire to have the rest of the series of Fugere Ilusion as in Book 3 & 4 both the Fire Emblem and Rwby want. That would be very lovely to me and if you do so I will be sure to give a shout out for all of your troubles.