It was one hell of a struggle against an immortal and her little rabbit servant. After being on constant defense and trying to get out of the maze that was supposed to be a home, Kaguya had blasted me in the back with a shot of blue magic and sent me flying forward into a wall, sending me crashing through it and out into the outside. I landed face first into the dirt and stayed there for a moment to groan in pain. I then speedily got to my feet, turned to where I had been forced to exit the building and readied myself for the two girls. Tewi was the first to step out, followed by Kaguya. They both wore cocky grins. They obviously were enjoying teaming up on me. My back burned, but I was ready to endure more hardship in my desperate bid to escape Eientei with the gleaming nail.
"You're quite hardy, Isaac," Kaguya said. "You took quite the pummeling before you tried to run."
"He makes a good punching bag, I say," Tewi said with a devilish chuckle.
"You'd think you'd play fair and fight me one at a time," I said tiredly.
"Play fair? Against a thief? Oh, no no no no. I don't think so," Kaguya said.
"If you're not going to play fair then I'm going to have to join in," someone said.
I looked behind me to see Mokou running towards me. Mokou stood beside me with a hell of a grin on her. Nazrin was nowhere to be seen. She better not have bailed on us because I still need her help for the final nail, but I had this fuzzy little feeling that she had done just that.
I noticed Kaguya's grin falter at the sight of Mokou. "Oh, Mokou. Sweet, Mokou. Would you mind not interfering this time around? I'm trying to punish a thief," she said.
Mokou turned to me. "Ha! You stole something from her? Good job! I like you!" she said excitedly.
"Heh… At least I made a friend with my questionable actions," I said, relieved to have a newfound ally.
Kaguya inhaled through her nostrils before letting out a big sigh in irritation. "Our little rivalry does have its limits, you know. I am well justified to protect what is mine, just as it is the same for you. So, if you don't mind, step aside," she stated with a hardened look.
Mokou got into a fighting position, clearly not about to back down from a fight. "You know what they say… Finders, keepers," she said.
Mokou then held her hand back before thrusting it forward. To my utter surprise, a powerful explosion of fire was let loose from the palm of her hand. The blast was so big that Kaguya and Tewi were forced to fly upward in order to avoid being hit by the blaze. I was nearly sent to my rear end. The side of the building wasn't so lucky and was scorched. Once the fire blast came to an end, the other little rabbits raced to put out the fire before it could spread to more of the building.
"Holy shit!" I exclaimed.
"You like that, eh?" Mokou said then looked up to Kaguya. "Come back down here! I want to hit you!"
"Pardon my language, but you are a pain in my ass, Mokou!" Kaguya shouted from above.
Suddenly, Mokou floated above the ground before blasting off into the sky towards Kaguya. Once in range she threw a punch at Kaguya's face. Kaguya moved back to avoid her fist then punched her in the face in retaliation. She didn't even try to avoid the punch. She took it with an evil grin on her face. She then grabbed the so-called princess and threw her over her shoulder before firing off another wave of fire. Kaguya formed a blue shield in front of her in order to block the blast. I could feel the heat on my face from the fire even from the ground. It was that intense. Kaguya then threw the shield forward towards Mokou and she punched through the shield with a powerful punch. The shield exploded into pieces and had let out a strong blast, forcing me to block the blast with my arms. The battle continued on with Kaguya pulling out a spell card.
"Divine Treasure "Brilliant Dragon Bullet"!" she declared.
Kaguya unleashed a large wave of streaming danmaku and circular danmaku, all being an assortment of different, wonderful colors. I've seen waves of danmaku like this before, but still I was stunned in place by its magnificents. Again I was left to wonder just how powerful of a spell card I may one day create. Hopefully that day comes soon.
Mokou floated there as the wave of danmaku engulfed her, causing me to lose sight of her. There was no way for me to tell if she had been hit or if she was somewhere in there dodging the bullets like mad. Then it happened, from out of the wave of danmaku appeared Mokou. It looked as if she had taken a hit or two, but she was still going strong. She flew towards Kaguya at high speeds then swung her fiery leg in order to kick Kaguya out of the sky, but with another blue shield, her kick was stopped. Kaguya seemed to have detonated the shield in an explosion of blue fire, knocking Mokou back. Kaguya held both her hands out and out of the palms came a flood of blue and purple danmaku. Mokou must have been stunned by the earlier explosion and ended up taking a lot of hits. I heard her cry out in pain. But in the middle of that wave of magic, fire engulfed her form and she rushed forward, crashing into the circular danmaku and breaking them. She then collided with Kaguya, knocking her out of the sky. Hearing her scream in pain as she was burned had a nice ring to it. She nearly came crashing down to the earth, but she caught herself before hitting the ground then raced back up into the sky towards Mokou.
I couldn't help but cheer. "That'a girl, Mokou!" I shouted. "Oof!"
I was suddenly hit hard straight to the manhood. My hands went between my legs as my legs beneath me shook. I groaned as the pain was unbearable. I was certainly going to return the favor to whoever did this to me. I had tears in my eyes, but once they cleared up, I was able to see who the devil was that hit me. It was that rascally rabbit, Tewi. She was the one who decked me hard in the crotch.
"Now, hand over whatever you stole or I'm gonna have to hurt ya," the small rabbit girl said.
"You already hurt me, you cunt!" I shouted angrily. "And like hell I'll return the nail. It's mine now and forever."
"Now, now, little vampire. Let's not say things we might regret," Tewi said with a slick grin.
"What can a little wench like you possibly do to a vampire like me?" I asked. At that point I was just acting tough. I could already tell this small rabbit was more powerful then she looked. I talked tough, but I was on my guard.
"Hee hee hee! You really want to know, boy?" she asked as she readied herself.
"Let's not waste time and just get straight to it," I said.
Taking the initiative, I rushed the girl and went to kick her like a football, but she bounced out of the way. She bounced backwards then bounced forward into the air, bouncing off of my face. I stumbled backwards then threw myself forward, putting all my weight into a punch at Tewi. She bounced again to evade. She held up her palm and shot a ball of blue magic at me. I took the hit to the chest as I ran forward, paying no heed to the painful sting the shot left. I jumped into the air then went to stomp on the little critter, but she quickly ran underneath me then blasted me in the back with more magic when I landed. I growled in anger as the pain fed my strength. Taking a page from Mokou's book, I inhaled a large quantity of air before unleashing it all in the form of a blast of magical blue fire. My vision was obscured from the large wave of flames, but I could hear Tewi let out a shriek. I didn't think I had hit her directly, and I was right. She had lept up over the wall of blue fire and tried to land on my face again, but this time, I grabbed hold of her leg then slammed her to the ground.
"Guh!" Tewi coughed up a bit of blood from the impact.
I didn't stop there. Still holding a strong grip on her leg, I twirled her around above my head before launching her towards the house. She sored through the air and was about to crash into the wall, but she was able to position herself midair to land on the side of the wall with her feet and bounce off of it. She came flying back at me, head-butting me in the gut and knocking the air out from my lungs. I coughed and gagged in a bid to get air back into my lungs. The girl took the opportunity to pull out a spell card.
"Rabbit Sign "Great Fortune Crest"!" she declared.
Clusters of danmaku bullets suddenly started to burst into existence all around me, leaving me nowhere to evade. I was forced to take the full blunt of the attack. A bullet clocked me in the face while another hit me in the back of the head. Another shot me in the spine and another struck the top of my hand. I was bombarded with danmaku bullets from all angles. The pain only made me angrier and my desperation greater. So I built up some of my magical power at my center then unleashed it with a blistering howl. An explosion of blue fire erupted from all around me, crushing the danmaku that plagued me into nothing. The second the fire cleared, I rushed down Tewi and performed a lariat on her, sending her to the flat of her back. I feigned a stomp, causing her to roll, but I then grabbed her by the face and lifted her off the ground. She struggled in my grip while trying to kick at me. With a new found target, I held my fist back then launched it forward, striking the girl in her cunt. I then released her and watched her squirm on the ground.
With her hands on her crotch, Tewi rolled around in pain. "I… I can't believe you actually did it. H-How could you punch a girl there?" she asked with tears in her eyes.
"Gender equality, bitch," I said mercilessly.
I gave her the chance to get up once she was able, her cocky grin no longer present on her face. We prepared to continue fighting, but I couldn't keep this up. I needed to get out of there before that bigger bunny girl, or maybe even that pharmacist, got involved. If they did, I was certain to lose the nail that I've been desperately holding onto for dear life. With the thought of escape running through my mind, that's when my ticket out of there appeared.
Coming out from the inside of the building appeared Marisa, Reisen and Eirin. Marisa was waving around two bottles in her hands. "Yo, Isaac! I got the meds! You wanna… uh… What's going on out here?" she asked as she saw the battered expressions on mine and Tewi's faces before looking up at the battle going on above us.
"Marisa!" I shouted in distress. "We need to go! Pronto!"
"But-"
"Now I said!" I screamed.
"You're the boss!" Marisa said as a grin appeared on her face.
She hopped onto her broom and blasted off. She scooped me up as she flew by and off we went into the night sky. Exhausted, I rested my head on Marisa's back, sighing in relief. Not only was I able to get the meds for Sakuya, but I had gotten a hold of the second glowing nail. Now it was only a matter of getting back home. I looked behind me and could see that Reisen was in hot pursuit, but she was struggling to keep up with Marisa's speed. I was anxious to get back home and instructed Marisa to head towards the mansion.
Reisen was still tailing us by the time we got to the Forest of Magic so I had leapt off the broom down into the forest while Marisa decided to take on Reisen. I was free. Free with the nail in hand. I leaned back against a random tree and pulled out the nail from my pocket, inspecting it. It glowed white just as the other one did. It had a strange, loving warmth to it. With a nod of approval, I stuffed the nail back into my pocket and headed off to the Scarlet Mansion. It had been one hell of a night.
By the time I had exited the forest, the sun was peeking out from beyond the horizon, blanketing the land with its morning warmth. I had sighed in relief when I came to the Misty Lake, knowing that my destination was close. I immediately got a move on as I longed for my bed. The travel was a longer one than it normally would be, given how tired I was. I felt encouraged that nothing could stop me at that point though. All my concerns were behind me. I even felt that the third nail was already close to being mine even though I had just gotten a hold of the second. Tired I may be, I was feeling great that morning. And it would have been a wonderful morning if only I had not run into those two…
Standing before me was a little girl who stood proudly with hands placed on her hips. She was wearing a blue dress and possessed aqua-colored eyes. Her light blue hair reached to top of her shoulders and in her hair was a blue bow. Behind her was a pair of fairy wings that looked like icicles. The smile on this girl's face was an arrogant one.
And just to add salt to injury, beside this arrogant-looking fairy was yet another fairy. This one sported infuriating short green hair with a yellow bow in it. She wore a blue dress with white sleeves. Behind her was a pair of golden fairy wings. This girl is the one that had my angered attention and she did not like it. She seemed to quiver in fear. She was the first to speak up.
"Um… Cirno? I know you don't like to listen to me, but this is not a fight you want to get into. So let's just calmly leave this guy alone and play elsewhere," she said.
"Don't be such a child, Daiyousei," the girl, apparently named Cirno, said, her arrogant smile never faltering despite the dreadful aura I was giving off. "I totally got this guy. Look how worn out he looks! I'll beat him up and become the first fairy to have ever defeated a vampire!"
"You both are dead," I snarled.
The green-haired girl named Dai… whatever shrieked and backed away while the blue-haired one simply laughed out loud.
"Boldly stated, vampire, but do you really think you got what it takes to defeat I? The great Cirno?" the girl said. I walked up to the dumb girl, stared down at her then delivered a swift kick right up between her legs. She dropped like a log. "Well executed…" she said breathlessly.
With the annoying one out of the way, I then turned my attention towards the even more annoying one. I was going to pull her hair out and leave her bald. Maybe I'd pull her wings off as well, but I'm not that cruel… Or am I? The girl was sweating bullets as I slowly approached her.
The girl took a step back as I drew close. "C-Cirno. I really, really hate you right now," she said with a shaky voice.
"Avenge me, Daiyousei," the other girl said as she tried to push herself back up to her feet, but failing to do so.
"Like hell I will!" the green-haired girl shouted.
"Close your eyes and grit your teeth," I said as I pulled back my fist, ready to strike. "You'll wake up with a massive headache later."
"Noooo!" the girl wailed as she covered her head in fright.
Suddenly, my legs and waist went numbingly cold. I looked down to find myself incased in ice. What the hell just happened? I struggled to move, but to no avail. My legs quickly started to hurt from the coldness of the ice. I turned my attention to what looked to be a trail of ice along the ground that led from me and to the blue-haired girl. Ice seemed to have sprung out from her palm.
I gritted my teeth as I shivered. "Why you little…"
"Gotcha, bitch," the blue fairy said with a snarky grin on her face.
"Wrong!" I yelled as I aimed my fist at my frozen body and punched it with all my might, shattering the ice and setting myself free. I felt unbearably cold, but my anger burned in my veins, counteracting the cold.
Once freed, I turned all my fury to the ice fairy. I rushed towards her, only to stop when I noticed a spell card in her hand. I stood on the defensive.
"Snow Sign "Diamond Blizzard"!" she declared and what appeared to be nothing but icicles exploded into existence.
A horrendous, freezing wind accompanied the icy danmaku, blowing me off my feet and sending me backwards. I was flipped around a few times in the air before I was able to catch myself midair and land back on my feet, but I was pelted by the icy danmaku one after another once I had landed. I was so close to being home yet I had to deal with this shit? Not for long!
With my rage building and numbing the pain from the blows I received, I used my arms as a shield and charged through the wall of danmaku. It hurt, yes, but I was too angry and frustrated to care. My goal was to run down the little fairy, but by the time I broke out of the blizzard, she was nowhere to be found. I looked everywhere for her, finally spotting her high above me. She held her hand above her head with a large ice-like spear floating in her palm.
I sneered at the little wretch. "Get back down here so I can kick you again!" I shouted to her.
"I'm going to skewer your balls with this here spear as payback!" the girl shouted in turn.
"Try it you little tramp!"
Clearly annoyed by my insult, she threw her icy spear at me. With no intentions to move, I channeled my magical energy into the palms of my hands. Once I gathered enough power, I unleashed a wave of my own danmaku. Medium sized blue spheres burst into being from my palms, washing my entire vision. The icy spear was struck by several of my danmaku, smashing it to pieces before it could reach me. My true target started to dodge and weave in the sky as to avoid being hit by my attack. My attack wasn't the power of a true spell card, but it got the job done. If only I was able to fly… I would be pummeling the stupid girl right about now.
With fatigue hitting me, I ended my attack. The fairy dodged the last of the blue spheres and stopped to take a breather. It looks like I never hit her, but I did wind her some. The inability to fly was becoming such a problem the longer I lived in Gensokyo. I'm going to need to make it a top priority to learn the second I get the chance to. Patchouli said she'd have Meiling teach me once I was able to control my magical power and that I have. So, learning to fly was now the logical next step. But it may have proven too late.
"Daiyousei! Now's your chance! Get him!" the ice fairy yelled.
With most of my attention still on the fairy in the sky, I looked out of the corner of my eye to see if the green-haired girl would actually try something, but she didn't. It appeared that she was too busy looking at something in her hands. Plus she just didn't seem like the type that wants to fight anyways. But she still needed to be dealt with. Having green hair made her an obvious target for elimination.
My full attention was about to go back to the ice fairy, but a sudden shine caught my eye. It was whatever it was that the other fairy was holding. I turned to get a better look only to find that what she was holding was something that was supposed to be in my pocket. Panic ensued.
"The nail!" I shouted. It must have fallen out of my pocket when I was blown away by that ice fairy's spell card. I must get it back!
Suddenly being shouted at made the girl jump in fright, nearly dropping the nail. Without hesitation, I rushed for the girl in order to get back what was rightfully mine. I reached for the nail as I ran, but a sudden spear of ice pierced the ground in front of me, forcing me to stop.
"Fly, Daiyousei, fly!" the ice fairy cried out.
I smashed the icy spear then reached to snatch the glowing nail from the girl's grasp, but she hastily flew straight up into the sky. I growled loudly in intense fury as the nail was pulled further and further away from my grasp.
"Give that back!" I yelled. I yelled so loud that my voice cracked.
The green-haired fairy was now floating next to the blue-haired one. She handed over the glowing nail to the ice fairy. The ice fairy studied the nail before looking down at me with the most aggravating grin.
"This is neat! I think we'll keep this!" she yelled to me.
"Oh, no you don't!"
I whipped out my revolver and took aim at the fairy. I pulled the trigger immediately upon having her in my sights. Purple fire burst out from the barrel of the gun as the bullet left it. The bullet left a purple trail as it went through the sky. I thought it would hit the fairy, but my aim was off. That's three bullets I've used. Only three left. Knowing this made me hesitate to fire again.
The fairies, startled by the sudden gun fire, made a run for it and flew off further into the sky.
"Thanks for the gift, dickhead!" the ice fairy shouted.
"Sorry about this, Mister!" the green-haired fairy yelled.
Those were their final goodbyes as they took off with the second nail that I fought so hard to obtain. I fell to my knees as I watched the two fairies disappear into the clouds. My body was shaking horribly. I could feel my heart about to explode within my chest. A tear of blood fell from one of my eyes and my teeth were ready to break from me grinding them together so hard. Unable to contain my rage, I slammed my fists into the ground, causing the world around me to quake.
"NOOOOO!" My voice echoed throughout Gensokyo.