Hiroko threw one of the two cards out, as the surrounding area turned into a massive, open, grassy plain, with nothing to obstruct either combatant. The wind blew the grass peacefully, as myriads of flowers, of all different colours dazzling the eye and filling the heart with a sense of relaxation. "Space Card," Hiroko said, afterwards as she turned the other card around between her index and middle finger. She then threw it to the side of her, as it materialised into a blade.
Meanwhile, within her locked room, Nuwa looked up to see the Sword of Creation, far out of her reach, disappear from where it was hung up on the wall. She smiled as she saw it disappear. "Looks like you're going all out now. Just don't make the same mistakes I did, sis."
The blade was a dazzling silver longsword, slightly shorter than Yorihime's own blade, as a blue jewel was encrusted within the blade's hilt. "Sword of Creation," she said, as the blue jewel began shining. A new arm replaced Hiroko's previously missing one, as her clothes seemed to instantly fix and become good as new. She held the blade in two hands, as Yorihime mimicked that movement and held her own blade with both her hands. Yorihime's sword sparked with intense electricity, as the two of them stared at each other from across the plains.
"Let's have a fair fight," the two of them said in sync. After about five seconds of no movement, both combatants blasted forward with their swords ready to strike the other one. They met in the middle, as they matched in speed, and both began swinging their blades at each other. They clashed about fifteen times, with sparks of electricity flying off as they clashed. The only sound to accompany both of their ears was the deafining sound of metal clashing with metal, as well as the crackles of lightning from Yorihime's sword. They both jumped back, as they shuffled around each other, each going ninety degrees in a circle from where they once clashed. Eventually, Yorihime blasted forward, before stopping short and swinging her blade at Hiroko. Hiroko swung her blade slightly lower, so they did not clash, however Hiroko's shorter sword couldn't quite reach Yorihime, as Yorihime drew first blood with a shallow incision just above Hiroko's eyes.
The blue gem within Hiroko's sword began glowing, as she leapt into the air and flew about three hundred meters away from Yorihime. She slashed her sword across the battlefield, as black spikes appeared across the ground, closing in on Yorihime. She readied her blade close to her shoulder, as she sliced down at the spikes, causing an energy wave filled with electrical power to meet with the spikes, halting their advance. Hiroko sliced across again, in the opposite direction, as the same spikes began closing in on Yorihime from behind. The Lunarian jumped up to avoid them, as the two sets of spikes met each other, causing a large pillar to appear behind Yorihime as she jumped. Yorihime swung her blade, causing another energy slash to begin to close in on Hiroko, as the gem glowed once again and an energy shield appeared in front of Hiroko. The shield didn't even crack as it dissipated the energy slash.
Yorihime raised her blade to the sky, as a lightning strike came down and struck Hiroko as she blocked the energy wave. Yorihime used the chance to close in on the Martian, as she raised her blade far above her head and struck down on Hiroko, who raised her blade to block it. However, the power from the attack caused Hiroko to fly down to the ground, her back hitting the green grass as it flattened. Yorihime summoned another lightning strike, which Hiroko managed to roll back away from. The strike hit the grass as a fire started, and Yorihime landed on the other end of the flaming grass.
The two girls let go of the sword with one of their hands, opting to use the blades one handed instead. They ran at each other once again, Hiroko through the flames as she seemed relatively unphased by the burns as she readied for an arcing swing as Yorihime brought her blade back for a stab instead. Yorihime's longer blade gave her an advantage, as she connected with Hiroko first, her blade cutting into the Martian's tendon and causing her to release her blade as it fell to the ground. Yorihime kicked Hiroko into the air afterwards, before chasing after her and swinging her blade at her from all sides, as balls of lighting appeared near her with every swing. In total, she hit her with nineteen swings, as the lightning balls turned into actual lightning and all struck the Martian at once, as she fell back down to the ground.
The fire had spread rapidly, as Hiroko landed close to the flames, rolling back away from them to avoid any serious burns. She raised her functioning left hand towards where the blade landed, as the blade came back into her left hand. The gem glowed once again, as the cut in her tendon patched up and healed. She picked herself up, stabbing the sword into the ground to assist her, as she turned to see Yorihime flying through the fire at her. The gem glowed once again, as rocket appeared and blasted at the Lunarian. Yorihime dodged the rocket, however when it made contact with the ground, the explosion caught her in it and blasted her away, once again causing more fire to appear.
Hiroko staggered as she placed her newly healed right hand on the left side of her abdomen, where Yorihime had done the most damage with her flurry of attacks. She reached into her pocket for a card. However, when she attempted to draw one, lightning struck her card with alarming precision, causing it to crumble to ashes as it burned. Hiroko and Yorihime looked at eachother, each of them being barely within view of each other, and standing against each other's horizon. In the blink of an eye, both their blades met with each other as they dashed forward, causing a singular clash as both their blades pushed against the other blade. Yorihime's higher physical power aided her in pushing the Sword of Creation back, however as it did, the sword glowed blue once again.
A simple blade appeared behind the Martian, as it launched itself at Yorihime, causing her to give up the clash and dodge it. Hiroko used the chance to cut Yorihime's right side, before the gem glowed once again and a large pillar struck Yorihime in her abdomen, causing her to cough up blood as it struck her. Hiroko sliced up the large pillar, as it cut in half instantly as powerful, blue energy separated the left and right side of the pillar. When the energy met with Yorihime at the other end, a small incision appeared straight down the middle of Yorihime's body. She landed on the ground, one knee falling onto the grass as she did so.
'Damn,' Yorihime thought, as she got back up on two feet. Her blade became charged with more energy and electricity as a powerful wind whipped up behind her. The wind boosted her speed as she charged towards Hiroko again, who ran a lot slower than Yorihime did with her fighting against the wind. Yorihime speed allowed her to strike quicker, as she once again cut off Hiroko's arm, however this time it was her right, not the left like she had previously hit. Hiroko growled as the gem in her sword glowed again and her arm repaired. She held the blade in two hands and turned to block Yorihime's many swings. 'I knew it,' Yorihime smiled. 'Her arms are weaker now.'
'This can't be,' Hiroko thought, as she was pushed back by Yorihime strikes. She flew backwards quickly, as Yorihime raised her blade once again. A large pillar of electrical energy rose up and pierced the heavens, as she slashed down at Hiroko. The gem glowed once again as she summoned the same energy shield above her to block the attack, before rolling out of the way. The shield was cut in half, as it disappeared, causing Hiroko to gasp. 'No way… the shield was broken?' she thought as she looked up at Yorihime, who jumped.
"I'll end it with this blow!" Yorihime shouted, as she blasted down towards her at full speed, with the energy around the blade pulsating even stronger now. Hiroko quickly scrambled to grab a card, as she attempted to block the attack with her sword in one hand. When Yorihime's attack hit the sword, Hiroko felt like it was on the verge of breaking, before she threw the other card to her left.
"Spear of Erasure," she said, as a spear with a black blade atop it, as well as a red jewel encrusted just below the blade, came to her hand. She brought it up, making an X-like formation around Yorihime's sword, before she used both weapons to push her back.
"Didn't fancy you a dual wielder," Yorihime said, as she gripped her sword tightly. "A spear and sword user, no less."
Hiroko smiled as she looked at Yorihime, bringing both weapons down to her side. "Don't you get it? Sword of Creation, Spear of Erasure. I control both creation and destruction with these weapons in my hands. Not even your Dragon God can save you now."
Yorihime smiled as well, looking at the spear in her hand. "But now you can't draw any cards, can you? Which means," she said, as she closed the distance between her. The two clashed several times, this time with Hiroko using both her weapons to clash with her. 'It'll take longer for you to heal!' she thought, as she swung with all her power to knock away Hiroko's sword, before charging the blade with more energy and stabbing at her. Hiroko jumped back to avoid the stab, but the energy blasted out of the sword in a straight line, hitting her directly as she was pushed back, before the blue gem glowed once again. A metal stake appeared in front of her, as the energy and electricity went into it and discharged down into the ground.
Hiroko took a stance, readying the spear in front of her and the sword, in her other hand, behind her. "That's too bad," she said, almost as if she hadn't taken the full force of an attack. "If this keeps up, I might have to use the spear to destroy you."
'She's acting different,' Yorihime thought, as she looked at the two weapons. She readied her sword as she hovered off the ground. 'Is this like what Lady Yagokoro once told me?' "If you try to use the power of more than one thing greater than you, the risk of that power corrupting you and causing impurities sky rockets dramatically as you begin to lose control of your power. That's why, even if we have the ability, we never use the powers of two gods at the exact same time. My master once told me that. I guess she might've learned that from someone like you," She said, as she raised her blade above her. A dragon-like energy in appearance appeared behind her, as it went into her sword, causing a long, snake like dragon of pure energy to go around her sword, the tip of the sword serving as the end of its tongue. "If that's truly the case, I am no longer your opponent. I am your salvation!" She shouted, as she blasted down at her.
Hiroko raised both her weapons to block the downward slash, however the dragon detached from the sword, as it plummeted into Hiroko and the ground, causing a massive explosion of electricity and causing Hiroko to lose her guard, as Yorihime's sword cut her once again, before she turned the blade around cut up her body. When she went to follow up, however, Hiroko jumped away, as she panted for breath, as she spat some blood out on the floor. Yorihime also wiped some blood from the incision that was made down her body after the pillar. She too, was beginning to lose breath. Below the both of them, the green grass was now dyed a crimson red, as the previously awe-inspiring rainbow of flowers were now flattened, and were drenched with only the colour of roses. The two combatants looked at each other.
"You stand in the way of my ideals…" Hiroko said, as she readied both her weapons again.
"Your impurity will threaten the balance of the universe itself…" Yorihime said, as she held her sword in two hands, readying to blast at full speed.
"That's why," they both said in sync. "I'll make this the last charge!"
The both blasted at each other, however halfway through the charge, Hiroko brought her hand to the very bottom of the spear, reaching it out to get a large range. This range managed to reach Yorihime first, as the spear stabbed straight through her right side, the spear reaching across Hiroko's body as she held the spear in her right. This caused Yorihime to falter, as Hiroko drove her sword through Yorihime's left side, causing her to drop her sword.
"I… win," Hiroko said, as all the energy left Yorihime's body, as well as the energy in the surroundings and from the sword, before it went straight up into the sky. Yorihime laughed, as she grabbed Hiroko's dress near the center of her chest, preventing her from escaping.
"That's funny…" Yorihime said, as she spat out a bit of blood. "My aim now was to get rid of the impurity within you caused by using both the weapons…" she said, as she raised the Martian up. The clouds overhead parted, as light began shining through. "So from my perspective, this is my winning strike."
Hiroko gasped as she looked up to see the Dragon God fly down from the sky, it's claws raised ready to attack Hiroko. The Dragon God did so, as three, deap marks for each claw appeared on Hiroko's body. Afterwards, a large lighting strike, shaped as a cylinder, struck down on the both of them, about one hundred meters in diameter. The strike caused Hiroko to drop both her weapons as it hit, as she screamed upon being hit with the attack. She looked down at Yorihime, who laughed slightly as she smiled. When the strike had disappeared, Yorihime's smile was still engraved on her face, as she collapsed and fell forward, releasing Hiroko from her grip as she passed out.
"My… salvation…?" Hiroko asked, as she lay on the ground and coughed up blood, her vision blurring from the attack. "I see now… that's what happened. In that case… you… win," she said, as she reached over to grab the spear, before taking a card out of her pocket and dropping it. "Space Card…" she said, as she teleported her, and both the spear, inside Nuwa's chamber, where she crawled up the wall to find her footing.
"Hiroko!" Nuwa shouted upon seeing her. "Are you okay!? H-hang in there i'll," she began saying, as she tried to move her arm forward, to no avail as her hand was stuck within the shackles.
"I'm fine…" Hiroko said, as she placed the spear back in place, as it was surrounded with magic. "Don't worry… i'll get this… patched up…" she said, as she staggered around and placed her hand on her head.
"A-alright…" Nuwa said, as she began resting herself again. "I trust you," she said, as Hiroko disappeared with her space card again, before coming back with the sword, placing it back in its place as it was surrounded with magic again. Hiroko reached into her pocket, throwing six heal cards, just to be sure, into the air as they sprinkled green dust over her.
"Good as new," Hiroko said, as she placed a hand on her neck and moved it around, to remove any stiffness. She walked over to her sister, as Nuwa looked up at her.
"Do you understand now? Exactly what… really happened?" she asked, as Hiroko nodded in response. "How nice of whoever fought against you… making sure you didn't make my same mistake. I'm not a bad person, I just made a mistake and used both weapons too long. Although… does doing what I did make me a bad person anyway… so I deserve to be here?"
Hiroko walked all the way over to her, before she bent down slightly and wrapped her arms around her sister. "No… of course you're not. That's why this is all happening, you know?" Hiroko said, as Nuwa tried to move her arms as well, but to no avail. She eventually gave up and lay her head on her younger sister's shoulder. "Everything'll be fine soon… I found a nice place with some nice people, one of which knows you from so long ago."
"What'll happen after?"
"Whatever happens after… we'll just have to protect each other from the gods," Hiroko said.
"It's been centuries since you put your arms around me like that… say, does this have a name yet?" she asked, as Hiroko let go of her and nodded.
"Yes, it does. It's called hugging. It's a sign of affection," Hiroko explained, still kneeling down close to her sister. "Basically, it means I care for you."
"Oh, I see…" Nuwa said, as she looked into Hiroko's eyes. "In that case, I care for you too!"
Hiroko smiled in response, as she wiped a tear from her eye. "Not long now," Hiroko said. "I'll be back sometime soon. Then, we'll get you out. You'll be able to… move again… see the outside again… see someone… other than me again…" she began listing, as tears formed in her eyes and she clenched her fists. Nuwa tried to move towards her quickly, but was violently forced back by the chains around her wrists and ankles.
"Aaah!" Nuwa screamed in pain, as she felt the restraints harder than before. The shackles had been on so long, it had cut off blood flow around her wrists and ankles, as well as her feet and hands. Due to this, when when the shackles dragged her back, she couldn't help but yelp. Hiroko shook her tears away quickly and went over to Nuwa for comfort.
"Nuwa," Hiroko said, as she went to grab her hand, before stopping. Due to their being no blood in her hands, if she touched them it would likely cause more pain. "I'm fine," she said, with a warm smile. "Don't worry about me. I was just thinking about… how happy we'll be when everything's all over."
Nuwa nodded in response, also smiling. Hiroko took a Space Card out of her pocket again, as she took one last look at Nuwa. "Bye-bye!" Nuwa said, as Hiroko smiled again.
"See you soon," she said, as she threw the space card in the air. She appeared next to Yorihime, as she placed her hand onto Yorihime's arm and used another space card, taking the Lunarian to the Lunar Capital. She took another card, as her eyes began to glow pink. "Telekinesis Card," she said, as she lifted Yorihime. She placed the Lunarian down onto a bed to allow her to recover, before preparing another space card.
Meanwhile, in Gensokyo, everyone stopped praying, however the storm continued rumbling the fear of anyone within the Human Village. A lightning strike hit a house, as a woman screamed, claiming that it was her house that was hit. A fire started in the distance where the lightning struck. Kosuzu nervously went over to Akyuu.
"W-what's going to happen?" Kosuzu asked, as Akyuu looked troubled.
"Lightning strikes land around the same place multiple times quite often, especially more often with the whole storm concentrated in Gensokyo," Akyuu said, her tone melancholy.
"So that means…" Kosuzu started, as Akyuu nodded.
"We're at a risk of dying here," Akyuu said, before looking at the sky. 'I only have five years left… but the chronicle should know of this moment in history especially. I wish we had someone who could help us.'
"And we've got nobody here to help us…" Kosuzu said, as Akyuu was thinking the same thing.
"Don't get too hasty to conclusions," a voice said, as everyone in the human village looked over. In front of them was a girl, fairly tall, with a black blazer over a buttoned up white blouse, as well as a matching black skirt over socks that went to just below her knee, giving a somewhat professional look. She also had long, brown hair and a black hat. "I'll help you."
Nobody seemed convinced by her, as Akyuu narrowed her eyes and walked over to her. "In all my memory, i've never seen anyone who looks like you," Akyuu said, stopping just short of her. The top of her head was about up to the girl's chest. "Who are you?"
"Ah, of course, my plans to stay anonymous fail," the girl said, as she took her hat off and bowed. "I'm Kaiya. Kaiya Amari."
"Never heard it," Akyuu said, as Kaiya sighed.
"Of course you haven't," Kaiya said, putting her hat back on her head. "I'm sure someone who seems as smart as you figured it out. Martian Minister of Discovery, Kaiya Amari, The Eyes of Mars. If you want my full title."
The entire crowd of humans began shouting, except Akyuu and Kosuzu. The woman whose house was struck shouted, louder than everyone else. "It's all your fault! You ruined everything I had! Do you have any idea how many people you could have, and probably have killed!?" among the shouting, some curse words were thrown at her as well. Kaiya sighed as she heard it.
"Or I could just leave you all here to die with them!" Kaiya shouted, as the shouting died down a little. "Look, i've not killed anyone. I don't think any of us have, on purpose, at least. I don't exactly like you bystanders getting involved, and my ability is to transport anything anywhere. So i'll offer you this. Stay here and risk getting struck by lightning, or let me get you all out of here to safety. Don't worry, i'll bring you all back here after everything's over. Oh," she said as she looked at the woman whose house was struck, "and i'll pay for your house repairs and any of the things within it. As well as repairs for anyone else who needs them. So, want to come with me or not?"
Some humans still appeared annoyed with her, but most seemed to calm down. Akyuu narrowed her eyes, however, noticing something that few others seemed to. "And where are you going to take us? Clearly outside Gensokyo, or else you wouldn't offer. People in the outside world would get skeptical of people appearing out of nowhere. Do you mean to take us to Mars?"
"Oh, no, no," Kaiya shook her head. "I've got somewhere different in mind. Don't worry, it's got no population on it, and it's got a stable atmosphere. It might be a little hot, though, so I hope you packed some short sleeved clothes."
The people seemed to reluctantly walk forward. Akyuu stepped back away from her. "If you get us killed," Akyuu started, looking up to her eyes. "There are many people, much stronger than you, who will never forgive you."
"Oh, i'm quite aware," Kaiya said, as her eyes glowed red. Her, as well as everyone in the village, were transported away.
They arrived in a ruined city, as many people looked around at the remains. Everything was broken, and whoever broke it, didn't seem to bother clearing it up. One person picked something up and looked at it, deducing that it was at least hundreds of millions of years old. Kaiya looked across at the ruined city as a feeling of nostalgia overcame her. That wasn't the only feeling though, as the planet was slightly warmer than earth, causing people to start sweating. Despite the heat, patches of fresh water could be found in the city, and further out than the city appeared to be a large lake that glimmered in the red sunlight. Kaiya apologised for the heat and lack of hospitality, before Akyuu approached her.
"Where are we?" Akyuu asked, as Kaiya sighed.
"Planet we called… well, we never really gave it a name," Kaiya said, stepping forward. "Closest planet to its star, but it's still in it's habitable zone. The star itself is brighter, hotter than the Sun, so that's why it's warmer here. Civilization was destroyed a long time ago. From a historical standpoint, you stand on the planet that started the disbelief in gods and began the advancements in science. My home."
"I see," Akyuu said, as she looked at the ruins. "Why was it destroyed?"
"I have no idea," Kaiya shook her head. "But, as we began looking into science, the planet was destroyed. There's probably a correlation. I was gifted amongst these people, I could teleport things anywhere, and I was the object of some people's scientific pursuits. When the civilization began being destroyed, I teleported away, selfishly not taking anyone with me. I went to another planet, and I observed from there more planets. I continued warping, planet to planet, alone, before finally finding people who would take me in on Mars. I've lived there ever since, observing the great beyond and finding life. Of course, I found earth first, but in total I found another fifty three planets with life forms on it, in just this galaxy alone. It's become a hobby of mine."
"So… you lost everything?" Akyuu asked.
"No, no," Kaiya shook her head. "Well, yeah I suppose I did. But i've gained so much back now. A friend I see as family, another city full of people to socialise with. So I don't think of it that way. Don't worry about that," she said, as Akyuu nodded. "I like you," Kaiya said, changing the subject as she looked at Akyuu. "When this is all over, I might socialise with you some more."
Akyuu laughed, as she smiled. "I wouldn't get too attached," Akyuu said. Kaiya turned her whole body around to face her, her eyes glowing red. "You're going?"
"Yeah, i've still got some of your allies to beat up. I've got a bet with someone that i'll beat ten of you guys before she does. She's on one, i'm on three. Need to boost myself up. Don't worry, if I win, we'll retreat from Gensokyo immediately."
Akyuu smiled. "In that case, i'll be rooting for you to win on that bet. Hieda no Akyuu, by the way," she said, as Kaiya nodded. "Say, why didn't you take us to Mars?" Akyuu asked.
"Because if I let humans run around in the Martian City, our boss wouldn't be all that pleased," Kaiya said. "Well, anyway goodbye now," she said, as she teleported away.
"She wasn't so bad, was she?" Akyuu asked Kosuzu, who nodded.
"I was surprised. I thought she was going to kill us all," Kosuzu said, as Akyuu nodded.
"So did I," Akyuu said, before looking at the red light on the ground from the red star that the planet orbited. "It's the first time I ever left Gensokyo. I want to go explore a bit," Akyuu said, as she began walking around, with Kosuzu walking with her. "I wonder what happened to Keine…" she muttered, as she looked around.
Kaiya reappeared in the centre of the human village, looking around the place. She was about to sigh in relief of not seeing anyone, before a hint of gold caught her eye and three people turned a corner. "My, my, my," the tallest one of the group, standing between the short, white haired one and the one without legs. "One minute they're all here, the next minute they're all gone. If I didn't have better hearing, i'd have half a mind to say you brutally slaughtered them all and hid the evidence."
"Who's to say I didn't?" Kaiya asked, as the person smiled.
"Because what would you gain, girl?" she asked. "I observed your actions. You're definitely not the homicidal type, so my mind is at ease knowing they're all alive, somewhere. You contributions to helping the humans demand praise."
"Why thank you," Kaiya said, bowing as if she were going along with a game.
"Usually, i'd be praising you now, at least, that's what one side is saying," she said, before her face became slightly more serious and she raised her shaku. "However, as I am a resident of Gensokyo, I must see your defeat. I, Toyosatomimi no Miko, along with Mononobe no Futo and Soga no Tojiko, will defeat you here!"
Kaiya smiled, as she closed her eyes and tipped her hat slightly. "Great, I get to double my count in one fell swoop," she said, as she opened her eyes and readied for battle. "I'm Kaiya Amari, Martian Minister of Discovery. I will gracefully accept your offer to lose to me," she said, as Miko and Kaiya both smiled at each other, Futo also smiling along with Miko, whereas Tojiko seemed more serious about the ordeal.
Near the Youkai Mountain, Sanae separated her hands and smiled as she took her gohei, with white paper at the end of it, and pointed it to Yorimi. "Sea Opening, Moses' Miracle," Sanae said, as she seemed to split into two, hazy figures before disappearing. Yorimi's eyes widened as she disappeared, before she was struck from above, two waves of water appearing as Sanae hit the ground, causing Yorimi to be blasted back. Sanae then threw five energy bullets in front of her in a star pattern, as energy lasers connected them all together to make a star. She fired the red star at Yorimi, who managed to find her footing just before being hit, allowing her to react to the attack and leap through a gap in the centre of the star.
Yorimi raised her hand, as the water from the previous spell began to rise and circle around Sanae, before encompassing around her. The water then solidified into ice, trapping the shrine maiden inside. Yorimi smiled as she looked at the iced over figure. "Six down," she said, as she walked past the shrine maiden.
"I'm not invisible, am I?" Rumia asked as Yorimi walked past her, ignoring the youkai. She heard ice cracking as she walked away, causing her eyes to widen as she span around to see Sanae thawing out.
"You've got to be kidding me," Yorimi said, as Sanae was completely freed. A lightning strike echoed in the distance as she thawed out, and the shrine maiden turned around to look at the Martian. "Just when I was proud of myself for taking down more than Kasumi. How did you do that, anyway?"
"My ability is causing miracles to happen," Sanae said, smiling. "Perhaps that has something to do with it?" she asked, as she raised her gohei. When she brought it back down, a serpent materialised and flew down to Yorimi, who jumped into the air to dodge it. Sanae raised her gohei to her upper right, as small, white, star like bullets began flying at Yorimi from the sky. The bullets hit her down onto the ground, where the serpent slithered towards her as she was trying to stand. Yorimi quickly went down to one knee, as red pulsed around her hand when she touched the ground. An iron wall appeared from beneath the ground in front of her, which the snake ran into and knocked itself out. The wall then disappeared.
"Miracle, Midday Supernova," Sanae said as a white ball appeared above Yorimi, which began raining down bullets onto her. Yorimi tried to run out from under the ball, however as she was trying to escape some of the bullets made direct contact with her, causing her to stumble. As she stumbled, Sanae ran up next to her, as she arched her leg around and kicked Yorimi away, who began rolling across the ground. As Yorimi stumbled to gain ground, a lightning strike from the storm above came down and struck her directly, likely influenced by Sanae's ability. The lightning strike caused Yorimi to be knocked out from the strong, electrical shock backed up by the storm being caused by the Dragon God's power.
Sanae walked over to her, being careful as she went to check she was definitely out. Sanae nodded to herself as she was pleased with the result. The electricity surrounding Yorimi seemed to disappear randomly into the Earth, as Suwako popped out of the ground with a splash of water. "Well done, Sanae!" Suwako complimented as she went over to Yorimi as well.
"Ah, Lady Suwako," Sanae nodded, as she showed the proper respect.
"Kanako said she wanted this one as well, to bring the amount of knocked out Martian's in the Moriya Shrine to two," Suwako said, as she knelt down next to Yorimi's body. "Something about claiming we beat both and raising the amount of faith we have because of it. C'mon, Sanae, help me bring her up the mountain."
Sanae nodded, as she knelt down with Suwako. "Yes, Lady Suwako," she said, as she helped pick her up and take her up the mountain.
Meanwhile, on the other end of the Youkai Mountain, Mamizou Futatsuiwa stopped running as she saw the fighting outside the Youkai Mountain. She smiled as she saw it, holding onto her hat as one hundred racoons appeared around her. "Good thing I got away from the ship when I did," Mamizou thought out loud. "That sword user was nothing but trouble. But now it looks like we found a party elsewhere. Come on, friends, we ally with the tengu."
In the middle of the battle, Momiji growled as she found herself surrounded on all sides. "Tsk," she said, as she used her sword to cut through some of them and step away from attacks from behind. "This isn't looking good…" she muttered, as she blocked an attack with her shield before striking back with her sword. Despite her best efforts, however, in the centre of the battlefield Momiji found herself getting overwhelmed from all sides. She tried to use her tengu speed to run through the enemies, succeeding for a very brief while, however she suffered a laser attack from her side that stopped her in her tracks. Eventually, the martians around her focused on her and knocked her out with a combination of physical and magical attacks.
"Damn it," Aya said, as she quickly went down to where Momiji was defeated, before raising her fan and using 'Tornado, Guidepost for the Advent of the Divine Grandson' which causing a tornado around her, protecting her and Momiji. As the tornado surrounded them, Aya picked up the white wolf tengu and flew up to the tengu village, going into a house that presumably belonged to Aya and placed her down on a bed. "That's what happens when you try to play a hero in battle," Aya said, as she went out the house quickly.
While Aya was gone, even if it was for a few seconds at most, racoons had ran over to the fighting area, jumping onto the martian's faces and blinding them temporarily. Mamizou herself was firing danmaku shaped like dogs, which ran along the ground and charged into the fray, birds, which dive bombed into the area, as well as frog danmaku that hopped around and exploded near the Martians. Aya flew over to the source of all the danmaku.
"Thanks for the back up, starting to need it," Aya said, as she looked over to the battlefield. Mamizou smiled.
"Don't you worry, tengu girl," Mamizou said, as she walked forward towards the battlefield. "You can withdraw all the tengu now. I got this."
"Are you serious?" Aya asked, as Mamizou turned around with a smug look on her face. Aya narrowed her eyes slightly. "You are, aren't you?"
"Speed like yours and the other tengu should be needed elsewhere. Go fight the green haired little girl, if she gets back," Mamizou said, turning back around to look at the fighting. "Are you doubting the abilities of me and my animal friends?"
"Of course not," Aya said, fanning herself as she smiled. "I just think the tengu could do it quicker."
"That's been working well so far," Mamizou said, as Aya seemed to get more serious.
"Fine," Aya said, as she flew into the air. "There's people I need to bring through here. You better make this quick. In this storm, it might not end well for the humans."
"Got it," Mamizou nodded, as Aya flew over to the tengu to have as many of them as possible retreat back up the mountain. When all the conscious tengu had fled back up the mountain, all the squirrels ran back to Mamizou as the danmaku stopped.
Mamizou lowered her head, holding her hat in her hand as she smiled menacingly, which was made even more menacing by the lightning strike that landed close behind her, causing the shadows of her and the animals to cast onto their enemies. "Apologies for the disappointment those tengu brought you," Mamizou said. "I promise, I aim never to disappoint as much as them. I hope you can provide entertainment for all these animals, and especially, for myself. If not, this will be over quicker than you want it to be," Mamizou threatened, as she raised her head and used 'Transformation, Pseudo-Exorcism of a Stupid Shrine Maiden' to transform into a Reimu-looking figure. She went into the air and began flying around, as homing amulets and more exploding frogs appeared. Several animal danmaku and squirrels also began attacking the Martians.
