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Leo, my character belongs to me.
This is a self-insert fic but hey, give me a slight chance with this, okay? Thankies.
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Chapter 15. Yey.
Sorry I didn't update the story a few days ago.
Something unexpected happened. :(
But hey, I'm here now and still updating it. And no, this isn't a dead fic yet! So, enjoy the story and as usual, something catches your eye, tell me. I'll keep them in notes. Thank you! :D
Chapter 15 - BOUNTY
MARISA'S POV ============ Man, this mist... Such a pain. I could smell a mile away that this is a youkai's doing. But there's a feeling inside of me that tells me there's more to this. I wonder what. I look down and slowly descent to get a clear viewing of the grounds below. Who knows, maybe Alice could be walking around. Her help could be useful at this time.
As I descent down, something shocked me. It couldn t be. Is that Leo? Didn t he get gapped out by Yukari a few days ago? How did he manage to get back here?!
I need to know for sure. I quickly fly down and call out for him. He turns to me and shows a surprised expression on his face. Marisa? I m glad to see you here. He gave a slight smile. I asked him how he gets here and his answers shook me. The gap that Yukari opens led me back here. I got nowhere to go right now except up there. He pointed up to the giant floating rock in the sky. That s where Reimu s heading.
I look at him and had this feeling of mistrust against him. I got a feeling that he s the one who made this incident. This mist is the reason how he got here in the first place so this mist must be associated with him! I quickly pull and aim my mini-hakkero at him. You re the one who starts this mess, aren t you!?
LEO'S POV ========= I was surprised by her accusation and quickly back away. What are you saying?! I didn t do anything! I told her that this isn t my doings and I could prove it too. But all that effort to tell her is just a waste. She wouldn t believe me at all.
After I m done with you, all of this will be over! Now stand still so I could end this incident once and for all! Marisa charges up her weapon. I knew this could end badly but I won t go down that easily. I won t go down without a fight. I need to know more about this mist. I ran towards her and lift her arm up, making her missed her shot. She looks at me with a grin. You still wanted to fight back, eh? You re so persistent.
I quickly got up and ran away from her. As I continue to run, I look back and saw her still chasing me down with that weapon of hers aimed at me. This won t hurt much! Sorry! She began shooting down at me. Some of the bullets hit the trees but none of them hits me so I guess its beginner s luck. Now s my chance! I stopped running and began flailing my arms, shooting my bullets at her but to my surprise, she could easily dodge them. No wonder that my patterns have huge gaps between them. I continue to run after I slowed her down her bit.
As I ran, I stopped to catch my breath. I know that s a bad idea to stop but I needed to stop or else I might faint from this asthma. There you are! Now stay there! I look up and saw Marisa, grinning at me while aiming that weapon of hers towards me. I don t want to go down now. There s only one way to escape this battle but I know this is going to hurt so badly. I aimed my finger at her in a gun stance and took a deep breath. As she began to shoot down at me, I nodded at myself in confidence and fire out a huge beam of energy at her. Marisa was caught off guard by this and got hit by the beam.
I manage to slow down the chase but my arm felt like it was burnt all over. I hold my pain and try to run to somewhere safe where she couldn t find me. I stopped under a tree and sat there. I know she ll be back. I took a deep sigh and think how am I suppose to slow her down and talk this through with her.
But then, I felt as if my heart just stopped. I couldn t breathe nor move at that moment. Is it because of the asthma? I guess I ll never find my answers. Within seconds, I blacked out.
MARISA'S POV ============ Darn it! I can t believe I just let my guard down. I forgot that this guy knows a little bit about danmaku. But he doesn t know about spell card attacks so that makes it easy to get him. I quickly flew up and search for him again.
As I continue flying, I saw him again, sitting under a tree. Heh, he thought that he s safe. Not for long. My mini-hakkero is now charged up and ready to blow this joint! I aimed my mini-hakkero at him as he slowly looks up towards me. His eyes . They re empty? It s like his soul wasn t there at all. I knew it. It was him who made this mist and started this incident. I whispered out my apologies to him and yelled out my attack. Master Spark!
The huge beam fires out from my mini-hakkero and hits the ground where he s at. The radius of the blow was so massive that almost a quarter of the forest was blown off. I gave a smirk at how powerful I am. Who would know my mini-hakkero could fire a Master Spark this powerful.
I flew down and landed slowly on the ground. I walk towards where he was at but something was wrong. As the smoke clears up in the area, he wasn t there. Where could he be? I turn around to see him standing creepily in the distance. His eyes are filled with nothingness and the way he looks at me I couldn t describe that weird feeling of fear running down. I aimed my mini-hakkero and starts shooting him without thinking twice.
He manages to run through my bullets and fires out one single beam at me. He shot me right in the chest. That shot wasn t lethal but it was painful. I fell down to my knees, holding this burning pain. I look up to see him walking slowly towards me. He gave me an empty look. Leo s mine. And he ll be the only medium I have to reach the outside world.
He s voice was distorted. A medium? That means Leo was just used for going to the outside world. I knew it. It was a youkai s doing! Leo slowly walks away and left me alone, holding this pain. As he disappears over the horizon, I try to stand up and gave myself a moment to connect these pieces together.
I need to find Reimu and tell her about this. Not only is the fate of Leo s life at stake, but also the fate of the whole Gensokyo too.
LEO'S POV ========= I woke up and found myself right next to a river. What happened? Did I just die? I slowly place my palm on my chest and found out my heart is still beating. That s weird. What happened to me earlier? I look around only to realize that the mist is getting thicker than usual.
It s not safe here anymore. I could feel that almost everyone wants my head on a silver platter. It s like a bounty has been put on me. I need to finish this as soon as possible. I walk back into the forest and try to evade making contact with anyone or anything at all. As I continue walking, I look up to see the giant floating rock in the distance. I got no choice but to fly there I guess.
My answers are waiting up there. And I know there ll be consequences for finding out. I m scared but I m curious at the same time but without thinking twice, I move forth deeper into the forest.