Othinus was knocked out right after the fight, maybe shock, maybe damage. Hakurei Reimu had made her defeat easy, she made her look weak. She didn't know if the purple haired girl was stronger or weaker than her target but one thing was certain, she would have lost both fights. More reason than enough to take care of Kazami Yuuka for good, what was her weakness? –Attack her during winter, preferably in around 110 years from now –Why? Who is this? –Because the cycle of life goes around every 60 years a season. She is at her peak during summer, which was the last one facing her right now would be foolish. –So in 110 years the winter cycle will come, and she will be at her weakest –Yes but you would need a plan… It is still foolish to face her head on –Who are you? Why do you know this?
–Doremy Sweet –Who? –The baku who guards the dream world. –Am I dead? –Didn't you hear? You are asleep. Hecatia Lapizlazuli was the mysterious contact who told you what to do –Befriend the Kobito? Change reality with my power so the Lucky Mallet didn't have a negative effect? –Yes all her plan –Why do you help me? –I am not… I'm telling you something everyone should know. Kazami Yuuka is not a threat, she is the reason the gods haven't killed humans yet –Hecatia is who I think it is? –Indeed, she wanted you to think that. She fooled you, because her kind wants to destroy humanity… at least part of it –Weren't they our guardians? –That is what Amaterasu decided but some others don't want that, they want to bring back the times of yore where they fed from human blood and hearts.
–Doremy can I see you? –Open your eyes silly. I am right in front of you –She did so. Dark blue eyes and hair, a tail which showed she was indeed a baku –Why did you contact me? –Because Kazami and I are allies –How did you met? –I should rather show you. Then you will understand –Doremy took her hand and pulled her off from her dream, she was in a void located in the stratosphere of earth –Is this the dream world? –Yes, but as any world the roots of Yggdrasil pass under it and connect it to another worlds, one of which is Gensokyo.
–Can I see the border Miss Sweet? –Of course –they floated around for a while, every dream was a closed pink bubble floating over the earth –Doremy pointed at a wooden path that headed to a lake filled with blood –You said it headed to Gensokyo –Yes, Gensokyo has tried to invade the moon many times, one of the capital of the gods. However the guardian of the border makes sure any of them invade each other through the dream world. –What does any of this have to look with Kazami Yuuka? –She lives there, sculpted Mugenkan manor out of one of Yggdrasil's roots. The blood is another story –So she wants to keep peace between humans, youkai and gods? –Exactly! She is not born from order but she indeed tries to keep it –Order? –Yes the protective personality of the universe silly girl. Yuuka is not born from there, she was born from chaos. One of the reasons why she does poorly at helping others, in the end she does what she wanted but her methods are those of the Rudra –A rudra you say… What if I don't want her alive anyway? –The gods will revolt to Amaterasu and destroy the universe. Remember it was supposed to end nearly a century ago –So she is making sure Ragnarok is postponed? –Until humans can defend, then the world will end, though humanity will not. –You make her sound as a hero –She is not, far from it, she just loves flowers and humans.
–From the mansion far in the lake of blood a red clad figure got closer to them. A tall lady with yellow hair and eyes, she wore a hat and held a scythe –Doremy I said no guests –Don't worry Elly. I'm just saving Yuuka some trouble –Another of Tezcatlipoca's fools? –Hecatia's –Same thing –the girl smiled, there was an accent to her speech –Excuse me. Who are you? –Elly, humans called me Ankou –Othinus gulped, Ankou was one of the most feared demons, a rogue reaper, the servant who reveled to Yama.
Another figure came from afar, a little girl still in red clothes. Maybe they were imitating their master's tastes –Elly is everything alright? –Yes Kurumi, wait who is this? –Othinus… –she stood proudly –What can you do? –I can change reality and fate at will and my powers are grea… –Elly interrupted with a laugh –Sorry sorry missy! It's like Doremy said, Remilia on steroids –Kurumi was not laughing –So much for making fun of vampires… Apologize my friend here, she was never very polite you know french people –Kurumi had a different accent herself, English?
–I'm not offended… I know the Scarlet Devil's legend, she indeed had powers of the likes of mine –Doremy patted her on the back –Well you can do whatever you want, Yuuka will deny everything I say, maybe even lie saying she wants to destroy this world. But let her actions speak for themselves, I tried to take her down as well. –I believe you… By the servants she has I can tell Yuuka hasn't destroyed the world along with the other gods mainly because she doesn't want to –Elly smiled and bowed –I see you understand now missy. Don't tell this to anyone or I will come to get you –It would be a joke, Othinus was weak compared to Yuuka but not to Elly.