The Touhou characters and settings are respectively belongs to ZUN! He's an awesome guy. Long live ZUN!
Leo, my character belongs to me.
This is a self-insert fic but hey, give me a slight chance with this, okay? Thankies.
Also, I'm trying my best to keep the originality of the canon characters to make this story a bit... Original, I guess. XD
Anyway, please enjoy the story and leave a review! Peace! :D
Chapter 12. Yey!
And yes, I finished this one yesterday but didn't upload it together with Chapter 11.
This one is rather short because this is just a battle scene between the main char and...
You'll get the idea by the title name, right?
Anyway, if there's anything catches your eye, tell me. I'll take notes.
Still, enjoy the story! :3
Chapter 12 - TRIALS OF ICE
LEO'S POV ========= I was getting tired of walking so I took a short stop near the river. The sky was dark and the full moon shines brightly in the sky. The scenery was beautiful, it makes me forget that I was caught in a loop. I need some rest, so I close my eyes and took a short rest.
I open my eyes slowly only to know that I was in the dark void again. I sighed because I knew what was waiting for me. I walk down the path only to see the other me, standing there. Waiting for me. "You're here. Good." He turns to me and gave a slight smirk. "What sin are you going to lecture to me then?" I know that question will just pissed him off but call it a hunch that he'll be lecturing me about my sins again. The other me chuckles. "You catch up quick, eh? Good. But actually that's not the reason I summon you here. I just want to ask you a question." I glared at him deeply. "What question?"
The other me snaps his fingers and the dark void went bright all the sudden as if someone flicked on the light switch. He then stood in the distant and looks at me. "Why do you want to leave so much?" I just gave a smirk at him. "Because I want too." The other me laughs and walks towards me slowly. "You know, staying here won't hurt at all. Not like the real world. Your friends wouldn't care about you. Your parents are busy that they too wouldn't care about you. You say that you like living in the real world but actually... You're lying to yourself." Those words really hits me right in the heart. It's true... No one cared about me that much and I always wander around the city like a lost soul looking for the Grim Reaper.
"In fact, in the real world, you are just a sinner." He smirks and stands right in front of me. I look down and try to hold my tears. Then, I thought of something that I could counter his statement. "Sins. Everyone make sins. Everyone, including me and you." I look up at him as my tears starts rolling down. "Sins made us human beings. Nobody is perfect! Nobody is a God!" I began holding my fists as I was about to punch the other me, but I won't because that'll be hasty.
"People made sins because sins make them human beings! Without sins, they won't know their mistakes! I know my mistakes. Yes, I have sinned. All of those seven deadly sins are inside me, I know. I'm proud of myself, I'm a pervert, I'm easily jealous, I'm lazy, I'm a bottom-feeder, I'm greedy and I'm hot-headed! But that makes me a human! I look up at him and gave a determined smile, even though my tears are running down my cheeks. I took a deep breath and ready to yell out my last answer to him. "A human who understands the nature of what is right and what is wrong!"
The other me screams, telling me to shut up. He grasp his head and began laughing maniacally. The whole place began to shake and the void began to get darker than usual. His eyes turns red as blood as he looks up to me. I could see the murderous intentions in those eyes. He began running towards me and as he gets close to me, I woke up in a panicked state. I took a look around my surroundings nervously. It was just a nightmare.
Then I heard voices of little girls. It's the same that I heard when I came here. Huh, deja vu all over again. I got up to my feet and walk towards the river water first to wash my face. After that, I began to walk towards the voices. As I arrive at their place, I saw Cirno, Dai-chan because that is what Cirno calls her before, and... Rumia? Huh, who would know these three are friends. I walk towards them all call out for Cirno. Cirno turns to me and smirks. "Well, well. It's the human again! Just in time too!" She flies towards me and looks at me closely. "Dai-chan told me that you're the one who burns some parts of the forest with your danmaku!" It seems like Dai-chan saw the fight I was in before I got carried to Eientei. "Dai-chan said that you're strong so I challenge you for a danmaku battle!" I was surprised. Is she challenging me out of sheer boredom or something? "Whoever wins is the strongest and I won't let you get that title out of my hands!" She gave me a confident smirk. I got no choice anyway, right? So, I accepted her challenge.
She flies up to the sky and starts shooting without giving me a signal. I began side-stepping and ran as fast as I can around her. If only I could fly, but then again I'll vomit even before getting to the sky. I took a stop and flail my arms crazily, making my bullets flying towards her without making a certain pattern. She dodges them easily through the gaps of my bullet patterns. I began running in circles again as she starts shooting. I stopped again and looks up before flailing my arms randomly. Then, I began curling my hands into fists and flail them. To my surprise, my bullets look different. I now understand how to shoot back different bullets and patterns. Jeez, sure took sweet time for me to understand the rules of this sport.
I began flailing my fists at her as my bullets flies off towards her. Cirno manage to graze through and fires out more icicle bullets at me. Some of the bullets hits my shoulder but I manage to hold through the pain. I flail my left arm at her, throwing a pattern of bullets to her. She dodges them but accidently ran towards some of the bullets, making the bullet hits her right in the torso. She flew back a bit and looks at me. "You're good. My turn!' She pulls out what seems to be card. I think I know where this is going. "Freeze Sign! Perfect Freeze!"
She began shooting normal bullets in the air. I thought that this will be my chance so I aim my finger at her in a gun stance, hoping for a one shot. I was over-confident with my idea would be bringing me victory. But then, her normal bullets began to froze. I was surprised by this. What just happened? Cirno gave a slight smirk.
The frozen bullets began to slide and falls on the ground with a huge impact. I began running and dodging them at the same time. I thought I could dodge them until one of the frozen bullets hits me in the back. I fell down on the ground, and was paralyzed for a few seconds.
3rd POV ======= Cirno cheers for herself and flies down to him. "It seems like I just got you! I AM the strongest!" She smirks happily and looks at him. "Wanna go for another round?" Leo tries to get up and shook his head. "Once is enough. In fact, you win and you ARE the strongest." Leo chuckles and tries to stable his footing. "Really? Aw, thanks! Hey, maybe you and I could spar again sometimes!" Cirno winks at him and helps him up. Leo nodded and smiles. "One day, Cirno. One day." He felt a bit dissapointed as he knows that this 'one day' wouldn't come. But he gave a smile at her because he doesn't want to let her down.
After he manage to stand up straight, Leo asks Cirno and the others about the path to the Myouren Temple as the battle makes him forget which path he should take. Dai-chan shows the way to Leo by telling him which path to take. Leo nodded and thanked them. He said his farewell to them before moving on into the forest.
LEO'S POV ========= After about an hour walking non-stop, I stumble across the pathway to the temple. Without hesitation, I kept on moving until I saw the temple's gate. The temple was huge and well-designed. I took my first step into the temple's grounds. It seems quiet. Too quiet. I kept my guard up and walk on slowly. As I kept walking, a trident fell right next to me as if someone wants to throw that directly at me. I began to look around until I saw a girl on top of the temple's roof. "Missed. I was so close." She jumped down and walk towards me. I slowly back away from her for my safety. She pulls the trident out of the ground. "Who are you and what is your reason to be here today? We didn't expect any visitors at this hour." I slowly look around and introduced myself. "The name's Leo Johnny. An outsider. I need answers, that's why I'm here."
She scans me from top to bottom before she holds her trident right in front of my face. "What kind of answers?" I started to stutter a bit before another voice comes in. "Nue-san, give him a break. He is just a visitor." We both look towards the temple's front porch. A woman with a long light brown hair with a purple gradient stood there, looking back at us with a calm smile. "Ah, Hijiri-sama." The girl lowers her trident and moves back. The woman walks close to us and turns to me. "It seems like I was right. I was expecting you to arrive anyway."
I was surprised. Was she expecting me to come to the Myoren Temple? It seems like I was right, there are answers here. Finally, a lead I could follow.