Japan - Mt. Hikami Outskirts

Its team Omega's turn as they arrived on Earth, Simon and Richter have to wear modern clothing in order not to draw any attention, and of course this is their first time set foot in the Land of Rising Sun. Simon is wearing a black T-shirt with blue jeans, and Richter wore a grey tank top and black trousers.

"So this is Japan which reside further east of the world." Commented Simon.

"I gotta say it's a nice place, nature still abounds here." Added Richter.

"That's because we're in the mountainside areas, in the big city on the other hand, there's only people and building as far as the eye can see." Replied Ken. "Trust me Tokyo is a very crowded place."

"I'm still curious anyway, I wished to see the 21st century Earth." Said Richter.

"We have time for that later, right now focus on the mission." Stated Ryu. "Besides Tokyo is far from here."

"If we gotta, so which way to go ?" Asked an unfamiliar Richter.

"I'm pretty sure is this way." Ryu then lead the way for everyone to Mt. Hikami.

Mt. Hikami - Forest

"Oh man, this forest gives me the creeps." Chelsea feeling uncomfortable walking through a dark forest despite it's not even night time.

"Beat with it, we're getting close...(I really do sense strong spiritual power in this place.)" Ryu sense strong spiritual energy the further they went, and so are Ken and the Belmonts.

Mt. Hikami - Ruins

As they reached their destination they arrive at a dilapidated ruins as if nobody has visited it in decades or even centuries, what's more there's many puddle of pitch black water nearly everywhere.

"Wow this building looks like it can fall apart anytime soon." Commented Mac.

"And what are these black water." Chelsea crouches to take a better look at the black water.

"Careful you guys there's a strong spiritual presence in this place, you might want to prepare for battle." Warned Ryu getting his guard up.

"We're always ready to fight some monsters ! Aren't we Simon ?" Richter readied his whip and looked at Simon.

"Of course, for humanity sake the Belmont clan always ready to defend them from creatures of the night !" Simon also readied his whip.

"Well our martial artists and monster hunters seems ready for a fight, guess I should be too." Little Mac also braced himself.

"Suppose no choice then, I can't sense any strange powers like you can, but guess that's all the more reason for me to brace myself too." Chelsea also bracing herself, and then she saw a person a bit far from where they all standing. "You guys look ! There's a little girl over there !"

Chelsea wants to approach her but Ryu stopped her by grabbing her arm. "Wait Chelsea ! That girl isn't human, I can sense mystical energy within her !"

"Could she be what Japanese people called Yokai ?" Asked Little Mac.

"It's highly possible, everyone we don't know if she's evil or not, but it's best to keep your guard up at all times." .

"A monster little girl huh ? I really wish we don't have to fight her." Richter felt conflicted.

"Don't be my descendant, evil can take many forms, if she's a threat you know what you must do." Simon showing no hesitation as he's ready to take down any evil no matter the form. Team Omega then approach the girl.

As they get closer Team Omega finally got a better look at the girl, she has dark purple Hari, wearing sandals, and dark blue kimono with red sash. Chelsea the first to try to talk to her.

"Hello there little girl, what are you doing in a place like this ?" Asked Chelsea nicely.

"Humans ? You can see me !? Oh wait of course you can this black water have ruined the border of physical and spiritual, it won't be long until the spiritual energy spread even further, and then magical creatures can no longer hide from humans." Said the girl looking at the pool of black water in front of her.

"So you are a Yokai, but the way you act it doesn't seemed like this black water is normal ?" Questioned Ken.

"Yes, but you don't have to fear, I may be a Yokai, but I won't harm humans needlessly, and I can tell all of you aren't bad people, allow me to introduce myself, my name is Komurasaki, I don't live around here, but I sense a foreign presence which brought me here." Answered the girl.

"Komurasaki was it ? What happened here ?" Asked Richter. "What is this black waters ?"

"These black waters or Yomi as they called, they serve as a gateway between the human world and netherworld, should Yomi overflowed from the Shadowspring the boundary between human world and netherworld will be broken, the power of Yomi is at it's peak during night time, where evil spirits emerge and spirit people away, they also can corrupt any souls of the dead into evil spirits, after the vengeful ghost was put to rest Yomi are supposed to disappear along with her, but it's thanks to that vampire who opened the box this place is filled with Yomi again." Answered Komurasaki. "And with the ever increasing spiritual power, even humans without sixth sense will become susceptible to spiritual influence.

"Vampire ? This vampire, is her name Carmilla ?" Asked Simon.

Komurasaki was surprised someone know the vampire. "That's right ! You know her !?"

"More than know, we're bitter enemies, Carmilla is a servant to a dark lord called Dracula, I don't know what she's up to here, but I bet her goal could have anything to do with Dracula." Explained Richter.

"You, and that whip could you be a Belmont ?" Asked Komurasaki.

"Yes, you've heard of us ? My name's Richter Belmont, and he's my ancestor Simon Belmont." Richter introduced himself and Simon to Komurasaki.

"How can we not ? Even to the far eastern country of Japan the name Belmont is legendary among mythical creatures ! I'm honored to meet you !" Exclaimed Komurasaki giddy with excitement.

"The pleasure is ours, but back to topic could this be Carmilla's goal ?" Questioned Richter.

"Could be, if what Komurasaki said is true then, the purpose of this is to break the boundary between physical and spiritual plane allowing evil spirits to easily came to our world." Explained Simon.

"And then with the spreading spiritual presence will make humans more susceptible to those spirits !" Added Richter.

"Those humans will be used as a sacrifice to bring back Dracula !" Deduced Simon.

"Komurasaki is there anyway to get rid of the Yomi !?" Asked Little Mac.

"Unfortunately the only one who can do that is the maiden chosen as pillars, and since all the shrine maidens that live here are no more it would be difficult. Not to mention the reliquary needed to contain the Yomi is destroyed. The least I can do is to put a barrier to contain the evil spirits here." Answered Komurasaki.

"Is there really no other way ?" Questioned Chelsea.

"I don't know if this helps, but by using the memories of the forest I can show you what happened before." Komurasaki begin to use her power to manifest the memories of the forest to show Team Sigma what happened before they arrived.

"So I see, this is the infamous Mt. Hikami, one of the locations where human world and underworld are connected, I suppose the black waters have been sealed, well not for long, she should be done anytime soon." The vision shows a beautiful woman dressed like an European noblewoman during the middle ages.

"That's her ! That's Carmilla !" Shouted Simon.

"So that's Carmilla, gotta say she's beautiful too bad she's an enemy." Snarked Ken.

"Be careful with the jokes Ken, you wouldn't want to get on Eliza's bad side do you ?" What Ryu said ended up scaring Ken.

"Come on you know it's just a joke." After that little banter they continue to watch.

Soon after two women appeared in the vision. "Hisoka something wrong is happening here."

"Hold on Yuri ! First a strange light showed up and now something's going on with Mt. Hikami, this can't be a coincidence, we need to be careful." Shouted Hisoka chasing after Yuri.

The two women run until they reached the ruins where Team Sigma is right now, and that's where they encounter Carmilla.

"A person ? Please you need to get out of here ! It's not safe here !" Pleaded Yuri.

"She's right this place is dangerous ! We need to leave now !" Added Hisoka.

Carmilla turned around to see the women calling out to her. " And yet despite that you still came to this place, oh well now you two aren't ordinary women are you ?"

Yuri and Hisoka starting to have a bad feeling about the lady they just met.

With a snap on her finger a wall of fire is formed behind Yuri and Hisoka, preventing escape for the both of them, while Carmilla walked closer towards them. "It sure is a waste to kill you two, perhaps I could just into a vampire instead, Lord Dracula will be pleased to ."

Before Carmilla can do anything a plant vine restrain both Carmilla's hands, saving Yuri and Hisoka in the process.

"You will not lay your hands on them !" Shouted a voice from somewhere.

Komurasaki then appeared and confront the Vampire. "My name is Komurasaki what is your purpose coming to Japan Vampire !?"

"Ah a native, well then let me introduce myself, my name is Carmilla, and let's just say this place caught my interest, I take it it's not enough reason for you my Yokai friend ?" Despite the situation Carmilla still chose to teased the angry Yokai.

"I'm sure you have more reason than just sightseeing ! And I will make you talk one way or the other ! You two get out of here !" Shouted Komurasaki to Yuri and Hisoka which the two complies and run away.

Carmilla then burned the vines binding her and levitate in midair, she shoot multiple fireballs from her hand to attack Komurasaki but she created a barrier to protect herself, soon Komurasaki levitate and summoned a giant man eating flowers to devour Carmilla, but she summoned a fire from the sky and burn the man eating flowers down. Komurasaki retaliate by summoning more tendrils from the ground to bind Carmilla once again, Carmilla is constricted by the tendrils, but that doesn't stop her as she shapeshift into a swarm of bats and charged towards Komurasaki. The Yokai unable to defend herself as the bats are small and hard to hit, causing her to fall to the ground. Carmilla then shoot the Yokai with another fireball, further hurting her.

"This...isn't...over !" Komurasaki tried to stand up, however the black water emerged from the ruins.

"What ! The Yomi ! But how !" Shouted Yuri still at the premises.

"Why are you still here !? I told you to leave !" Shouted Komurasaki.

"Hahaha no need to be so hard on the humans, after all I cast a magic to prevent an escape, and now the black waters are here then she must be finished inside." Said Carmilla.

"She ?" Komurasaki not knowing who Carmilla meant.

Just then another woman coming out from the ruins, she's wearing a black leotard and boots.

"Mistress, I completed the task, I apologized it took so long, there are many ghosts in the way." Said the woman. "But as instructed the reliquary is completely destryoed."

"Regardless of what haooened you've completed your task Laura, now do you mind doing another favor for me ?"

"Anything for you mistress." Obeyed Laura.

"See those two humans over there ?" Laura pointed at Yuri and Hisoka. "Take them with us, those two may prove useful."

"Yes, I can sense great power coming from them, it will be done mistress." Laura jumped towards Yuri and Hisoka, as they try to get away Laura soon catch up to them and quickly subdued the two women, rendering them unconscious.

"No !" Screamed Komurasaki.

"I don't see why you're so hysterical for a mere human, but this is the end for you." Carmilla gathered many spiritual energy and condensed it into a spherical form and blast it at Komurasaki, knowing she can't win, she vanished before the energy ball hit her.

"Looks like she made it just in time, oh well we've finished our mission, and we got extra bonus while at it, better get some rest Laura, Death finally decided that Dragon Palace is our next Target." Carmilla opened a portal as she and Laura carrying Yuri and Hisoka went inside, soon after the vision's over.

Dragon Palace ? Could she mean that Dragon Palace ? Ryu thought to himself.

"So you see, I lost, I had no idea Carmilla was that powerful, I fail to save Yuri and Hisoka as well." Lamented Komurasaki. "As Dracula's servant she is powerful, but still.."

"Whispered that other woman with Carmilla, she said her name is Laura ?" Asked Ken.

"Laura is Carmilla's servant, or well a direct subordinate, she has unflinching loyalty to her and their cause." Explained Richter.

"Those women, Yuri and Hisoka, why were those two went here in the first place ?" Asked Chelsea.

"Like what Carmilla said Yuri and Hisoka possess psychic powers, and humans with sixth sense like them are more susceptible to spiritual influence, but also a means to defend themselves, Yuri and Hisoka able to sense something wrong at Mt. Hikami so they came here, unfortunately the ones they encounter this time is out if their league." Explained Komurasaki.

"This time ?" Questioned Little Mac.

"Yuri was the one responsible for eliminating the Yomi, after she managed to calm down the ghost that haunt this place, that's the only explanation why the Yomi are contained before, I don't know much of the details myself."

"We obviously can't turned a blind eye to this, what would they do to Yuri and Hisoka ?" Asked Ken.

"I don't think we have to worry about them being killed, but it's highly possible Carmilla gonna convert those two into a vampire." Explained Simon.

"Vampire with psychic powers ? That's a nightmare came true." Joked Ken.

"You don't have to worry a thing Komurasaki, we will save them !" Exclaimed Mac.

"Normally I wouldn't want humans to get involved in matters like this, but all of you seemed to know more about what's going on, the way you talk it seems there's something much bigger happening is there ?" Komurasaki seemed to hit the jackpot.

"We don't know exactly what she's planning, but what I can tell you is our worlds are in danger, what happened before could be just a fraction of their plan." Explained Richter.

"In that case let me go with you ! I want to save Yuri and Hisoka as well !" Pleaded the Yokai.

"Why are you so hell-bent in rescuing them ?" Asked Chelsea.

"I once have a human friend when he visit his grandfather during vacation, and it thanks to him the village where my home is close to realized the importance of nature, as for Yuri the way her kindness calmed the ghost that reside here then maybe it's possible for humans and yokais to live side by side with each other !"

"But won't you have to guard this place ?" Asked Ryu.

"There's no need for that ? I can take over for her until then." A female voice can be heard somewhere. She revealed herself to be a beautiful woman wearing a white veil and kimono almost like a wedding dress.

"You ! Ouse Kurosawa !"

"Who ?" Asked Ken.

"My name is Ouse Kurosawa I was once a shrine maidens here, and thanks to my strong spiritual power I was chosen as a pillar to contain the Yomi, but things didn't exactly goes as planned and I become a vengeful ghost that haunt this place, that is until Yuri saved me." Explained the woman.

"But you don't look like a ghost." Commented Little Mac.

"I can't explain it, but somehow I'm back to life, at the very least my power is much stronger than before, rather than walk to an unknown world I chose to stay here to prevent the Yomi from spreading further." Answered Ouse.

"But that's... !" Shouted Chelsea.

"If it will save Yuri I'm willing to do this, so please go." Begged Ouse.

"Very well, but at least there's something you need to know, what Carmilla did here maybe just a small fraction of their overall goal." Said Richter.

Little Mac begin explaining about what happened behind the scenes.

"World of Trophy ? And this Neo Subspace Army is the organization Carmilla belongs to ?" Asked a confused Komurasaki.

"That's correct, it won't be just Japan or Earth, but the entire universe are in danger !" Exclaimed Ken.

"All the more reason I must go with you, we can't let this Galeem destroy our world !" Insisted Komurasaki.

"Very well, Komurasaki you can come with us, but Ouse we will come back for you, sooner or later they will noticed why the spiritual presence from Yomi isn't spreading." Answered Ryu.

"We will reunite you and Yuri again, so wait for us !" Exclaimed Chelsea.

"I'd really want to know your history, but that just have to wait for now, we must return to thebship." Said Little Mac.

"Glad to have you on board Komurasaki, wait till you see what the otherworlders looks like." Smiled Richter.

"A monster that wished to coexist with humans ? Will such a thing work ?" Commented Simon.

"Before you leave I have something for you." Ouse conjure a camera like device in front of her and hold it in her hands. "This is called a Camera Obscura it has the power to stun and harm spirits, this should be prove useful on your quest, also this item belongs to Yuri, make sure you give it back to her once you save her."

"Okay, we'll do." Mac get a hold of the Camera Obscura and accidentally pressed the button, but contrary to what Ouse said Chelsea and the others got stunned by the device much to Little Mac shock. "What happened !"

"This can't be ! How is someone still alive are affected by the Camera Obscura !" Ouse herself is surprised as well.

"The World of Trophy light must've empowered this device further. Affecting not only ghosts but live ng beings as well, either way it will be a great weapon for us." Said Little Mac as the others struggling to get up.

"Oh man, my head's getting dizzy, I'll try not to stand in front of cameras too often from now on." Joked Ken.

"Sorry everyone this is an accident." Apologized Little Mac.

"Alright Mac we get it, it's not like we know this would happen either, so I guess it's time to go back." Said Chelsea.

Little Mac used his golden plate and teleported the team back to the ship, along with Komurasaki with them, while Ouse stayed behind to contain the Yomi

And the end for this chapter, this chapter marks the first where non Smash Nintendo franchise to join forces with our heroes in combating the Neo Subspace Army.

And so obviously I watch the Smash direct yesterday and honestly I'm surprised Byleth is the last one in, Fire Emblem characters now reaching 8 people, almost rivaling characters from Mario franchise, but there's no point in complaining just because the character you want isn't there, besides there's still dlc volume 2 anyway. Obviously I am planning to include Three Houses in this fic anyway so no need for me to add even more characters, at least until the first of volume 2 is revealed.

Yomi is the Japanese name of the black water in Fatal Frame V.

So to be honest I never played Hajimari no Mori, nor do I understand Japanese, but what I know is Hajimari no Mori has nature as it's theme, so I decided to give Komurasaki a plant based power assuming she's a nature Yokai in her home game.

Character debut : Carmilla, Laura, Komurasaki, Ouse Kurosawa.

Boss battle : Carmilla