Evil Eye Sigma II started to come apart, and change, bits of metal attaching to Rika, as if building a suit of armor out of the scrapof the ruined 'tank'.
The process was swift, and within moments, the child-size Rika was encased in a suit, except for her head, made of metal, putting her at about one and a half Rumias height. The arms of the mech suit in particular looked reinforced and strong.
"I had a backup plan even should your ribbon come off!" Rika said. "I said I'd kill you with my own hands Rumia!"
Reimu and Marisa moved in to attack, but Rumia formed a line of darkness in front of them, making them stop.
"I get it. You want to handle her yourself." Reimu said.
"Well, we're pretty tired from fighting that previous thing anyway..." Marisa said.
"Speak for yourself Marisa." Reimu retorted. Both were sweating.
"Besides, I'll bet Rumia's itchin' to test her gears anyway." Marisa said. "Her power feels more stable than those previous times, I think what she said about being in control was true."
"Well then Rika, if you're gonna kill me with your own hands, come and try it." Rumia said, floating just above the ground.
Rika smirked, and her suit's arms reached out, akin to Rumia's trademark pose, before she flew at Rumia, and embraced her with the arms, attempting to crush her.
"Oh my; I didn't know you felt that way~" Rumia said, teasing Rika. "Giving me a cuddle like that could give people the wrong idea about us~"
Although Rika didn't turn red, her tone of voice gave away her embarrassment. "I'm tryin' to crush you, you baka!" she roared.
"Well you're not even crushing the layer of Dark Energy I put behind me to stop you, so fat chance at crushing me." Rumia said simply, before she dropped down, gathering light inbetween her hands.
"Moonlight Barrage!" Rumia said, unleashing a shotgun of lasers similar to her 'Moonlight Ray' attack. However, this wasn't the danmaku version, this was Rumia's own magical energy, not limited by a spellcard.
Rika's mech went flying back, but Rumia forgot that the arms were wrapped behind her, and they slammed into the back of her head as they sailed over her, sending her tumbleing.
"Owie... the only time she manages to hurt me is by my own attack..." Rumia groaned, as Rika in her mech suit got back up, seemingly undamaged.
"That was calculated!" Rika protested.
"Why do I doubt that?" Rumia retorted. "Gotta say though, that suit you're wearin's pretty tough."
"Of course it is! I made it!" Rika said, before a myriad of Dark Energy spheres surrounded her, wings of Dark Energy forming behind Rumia, from the barrier she set up earlier.
"Well, let's see how you handle this." Rumia said, before she sent the spheres to crash into Rika, causing a chain of explosions as they detonated, shards of metal flying off Rika's suit as it went flying backwards towards her device, which she landed next to.
As Rika struggled up, however, lights on the device started to go wild, and Rika smiled.
"You're too late. Reinforcements are coming, the main force..." Rika said.
The ring of the device sparked, the blue rippleing as if it was water that a stone had been dropped into. Then, there was a bright flash, and two figured appeared.
The two gave off a feeling of superiority, as they stood next to each other. The attire of the pair was similar, except mirrored, and one wore a pinkish-red, while the other wore blue instead. The blue-clad woman wore a hat, with a lighter blue ribbon. Her hair was blonde, and came down to her elbows. She had a fan in one hand.
The woman clad in red wore a yellow ribbon, tieing a long ponytail of purple hair. Held by her belt was a sword, in a very decorative scabbard.
"Two people?!" Rika exclaimed. "That's all? All those rabbits from before failed, what makes you guys think two is en-"
Rika didn't finish her sentence. Faster than anyone's eyes could follow, the woman in red had rushed past Rika, and sliced her and her mech suit in two, with a single slash.
"We said we would spare the humans. You are not one." the woman said simply. "We cannot risk you, the only one who knows how to work the portal, betraying us, or losing and being made to close it." Her voice was cold, and haad a clear tone that she was talking down to Rika.
It did not escape Rumia's notice that there was no blood from the cut Rika. In fact, there seemed to be nothing but wires.
"Yorihime... should we be so quick to resort to violence?" the other one asked.
"Towards the one that would betray their own people? Yes. She is lower than even the filth of the Earth." the purple-ette replied.
"Who are they?" Marisa asked.
"Whoever they are... they just beat Rika in an instant..." Reimu said.
"Well. We should discern the location of the princess, sister." the purple-haired Lunarian said.
"Yes." the blonde replied.
"Oi! Are you just gonna ignore us?!" Rumia shouted. "You interrupted my fight!"
"Do you hear something, sister?" Yorihime asked.
"Nothing worth listening to. The protests of insects are insignificant." the blonde replied.
"Insects?! Is that all we are to you?" Rumia growled, gathering energy in her hand.
Marisa and Reimu held her back.
"Rumia, don't! You saw what they did to Rika, and how easily! You can't beat them! We need to group together and come up with a plan!" Reimu said.
"... Wriggle. I'll be back soon. I got an idea." Mystia said, before she flew off.
The one that the other had addressed as Yorihime turned around, facing Reimu.
"I can tell you are this place's equivalent to me. An avatar of Gods. As such, I shall inform you that resistance is futile. Do not attempt to protect the Princess. Interfering in our business will prove... fatal." she said.
"So, you're, like, a Miko?" Reimu asked. "Well, I guess as an avatar of gods Sanae would be a better one for you to talk to."
Yorihime chuckled.
"I am far beyond what you would call a Miko, let me show you just a fraction of what I am... sister, you go and scout, it'll be faster if we split up anyway, and it's not as if either of us are in danger down here." Yorihime said.
The blonde sighed.
"Fine Yori. Just don't get carried away, will ya? We don't want them getting too much of an idea of your powers."
The blonde flew off.
"Awfully overconfident, aren't you?" Rumia said.
"It's three against one!" Marisa said.
"Yes! It's me, Rumia and Marisa!" Cirno said.
"No, Marisa was leaving you out, Cirno." Reimu said.
"It would not change if it was 100 against 1. All this is, is a warning of my powers, and what you interfere with if you stand against us!" Yorihime said, before she raised one of her hands to the sky, glowing.
"I call upon you, Lord Honoikazuchi! Grant me your divine lightling!" she said, before her hand started to spark and crackle with electricity, and an aura of a dragon, wrapped around seven pillars, formed behind her.
"I am aware that the Dragon is somewhat of a scared being to you people. Right now, I am channeling the divine power of the seven-pillared dragon-god of Lightling himself!" Yorihime said.
"That's just an illusion to intimidate us!" Reimu said, as the skies suddenly went dark with thunderclouds, without warning, the rumble of thunder and flashes of lighting visible.
"You still doubt?" Yorihime asked."Very well then."
"Reimu! Yukari warned me and Remilia that she can channel the power of gods, if this is who I think!" Rumia said. "She's not bluffing!"
"What?!" Reimu said, shocked.
"It dosen't matter what she's doing, one good Spark will leave her breathless!" Marisa said, pointing the Hakkero towards Yorihime, charging a spark.
Reimu started to form seven orbs of different colors, charging up her Fantasy Seal, while Rumia formed a myriad of Dark Energy orbs, and Cirno started making everything around her cold, as she gathered energy which she cupped between her hands.
"You should have listened to the warning of the Dark One. Now, for your choice of resistance, you shall vanish." Yorihime said, before she unleashed a massive blast of lighting from her hand, complete with thunderclap, as the aura of the dragon roared.
"Master Spark!"
"Fantasy Seal!"
"Mightnight Barrage!"
"Ultimate Freezer Blast!"
The four attacks rushed towards Yorihime's, but the two never reached each other. Five gaps opened. One intercepted each attack, and another set redirected them to the sky. From the fifth, Yukari emerged.
"RUN!" she shouted to Reimu and the others. "You don't stand a chance! Get in! Even I can't defeat her!"
Reimu didn't even hesitate when she heard Yukari say she couldn't win. "Do what the gap hag says!" she shouted, and everyone rushed for the gap.
Yorihime just watched, the aura vanishing, and the sky returning to normal. After everyone entered the gap, she looked at Yukari, and smiled.
"I'll be expecting that drink back."
"Not on my life~. I already drank it." Yukari responded, entering the gap.
"I hate this place... gives me the creeps." Mystia said.
"It gives everyone the creeps." Reimu said.
Yukari appeared behind Rumia, and smashed her over the head with her umbrella.
"You colossal idiot! I told you not to get involved!" Yukari shouted.
"I did what you told me to! I found Kogasa! She was at Eientei! Then Eirin figured out Rika was behind it and I can't just sit by while Rika causes more trouble after I spared her!" Rumia responded.
Yukari gritted her teeth, but after a moment, sighed.
"I guess you have a point there." she said, before she opened another gap, and the two halves of Rika fell in.
"By the way, she'll be fine. She turned herself into a machine rather than live as a youkai. She can literally put herself back together once her system recovers." Yukari said.
"Explains why she felt so hard when I punched her then, if she's a robot too..." Rumia said.
"Anyway, we have bigger concerns than Rika right now. The Watatsuki Sisters are on Earth, and frankly, I'm not sure even if we gathered everyone in Gensokyo together, that we could win. The thing is, that's exactly what Remilia has been arranging... despite what I told her to do. She's been gathering allies, and they're all going to meet outside the Bamboo Forest, tonight. If there is one thing common to the youkai of Gensokyo, it is hatred of the Lunarians." Yukari said.
"Then... what's the plan?" Rumia asked.
"We pray Eirin, Reisen or Kaguya knows how to stop them." Yukari said. "Eirin was once their teacher, Reisen was their pet, and Kaguya is also a Lunarian."
"Failing that?" Reimu asked.
"We pray for a miracle." Yukari replied.
"Who knows, maybe Sanae can grant one." Marisa joked.
"Fine. We pray for the draqon himself to come down and stop them." Yukari amended, adding, "Either way, Remilia is right... the only option is to make a stand. If they get Kaguya, they'll just kill us all anyway. The Lunarians hate the impurity of Earth, and those who live there. They will gladly purge the impurity from existence."
Yukari thought.
"I'll drop you off where the others are gathering. I have matters that still need attending, and I think it would be best if I showed up when the fighting actually happens, for maximum effect and surprise."
"Wait, you're actually gonna fight? You didn;t even fight when Shinki came." Reimu said.
"Against those two? I'd have to." Yukari said.