AN: I do not own Touhou Project, Sword Art Online or Madoka Magica.
Well here we are, part 2 of the Gun Gale section of the Virtual worlds arc. And safety wins out over speed. But don't worry it's not going to be boring, for our friend Shino has a story to tell. And after that the actual final battle. But I also want to ask something of my viewers, to please review and give me some form of criticism, I can't make a good story if I don't know what you think I'm doing right, or wrong.
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: Well it seems that the lack of anyone to point out the mistakes was certainly an issue.
Omega E The Reader: Yeah. When the story first came out no one pointed out the terrible choices for characters.
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: And it won't get better.
Omega E The Reader: I agree.
So without further ado!
Let the gates open!
In Sniper Et Venator.
(The Sniper and the Hunter)
(Link Start)
Team Scarlet
BGM: Fire Emblem: Fates (OST) - Sadness
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: Not the time for Fates music, yet. Honestly, it seems that music from each series is used more often when it's NOT that series's turn to be crossed over.
Sin Count: 2549
Wrong Theme Song Count: 55
Shino stared into the small fire that the girls had made just to have some light in the darkness. The team was all atop her tower as she continued to stare into the fire. But Shino wasn't the only one lost in thought as Meiling stood a few floors up at the very top of the tower, alone and considering the team's options for dealing with the rest of the raiders and gunners.
'It's a tough decision… do I got and end this quickly… or do we wait.' Meiling thought. Waiting was the more appeling choice… and the one most likely for everyone to get out of alive. But she didn't want the team to endure this… place for any longer then they had to. Looking out over the desolate landscape Meiling stared at the wasteland, tall buildings dotting them as smoke and extremely small flashes of light indicating battles going on were among the landscape.
Even if it was a virtual world, it just felt unnatural in every sense of the word. Compared to the light and warmth of Gensokyo… this place just feel like a graveyard in the middle of the night. Something creepy that would chill even the most hardened of veterans for fear of the unknown. 'I guess the decision is to be made for me… if these battles continue we'll be out of here by tomorrow.' Meiling thought as she continued to stare off at the virtual landscape.
"Something on your mind Shino?" Someone asked, drawing Shino's attention away from the fire as she looked to her left. Nitori had taken off her armor and the suit was laying against a wall as Nitori sat in her outfit, one that had changed over the years, not that Shino knew that. Nitori was wearing a blue long sleeved shirt and tight black pants, the clothes obviously designed to help her be more comfortable in her armor as she also wore black gloves and a pair of white shoes.
"Just thinking Nitori… about everything that's happened." Shino muttered as she went back to staring at the fire. "Something's wrong, I'd have to be dense not to notice it." Nitori said, scooting closer to Shino and poking her cheek with a finger. "Please don't" Shino muttered as she knocked Nitori's hand away. "I just want to know what's on your mind." Nitori said as Renko, who was leaning against a wall opened one of her purple eyes, eying the two girls by the fire. "I don't want to talk about it." Shino said as she continued to stare at the fire. "You lost someone… didn't you?" Renko said, drawing both Nitori and Shino's attention.
"I did… a long time ago, he was the reason I'm still alive today." Shino said quietly as she went back to staring into the fire. "Then why don't you talk about it… get it off your mind." Renko suggested as Sumireko yawned from her position sitting on the floor next to Renko. "It's a painful story… I don't want to talk about it." Shino said quietly as Sumireko blinked her eyes open and started paying attention to the ongoing conversation. "It is much easier to let it out instead of holding it in Shino." Someone said, the girls all turning towards Ran, who was stand straight of firm by the open hole in the wall overlooking the wasteland.
"If you want to hear it… fine. I just don't want to talk about it." Shino said as she stared into the fire, the girls all listening intently as she began her tale from two years ago. "It was about a month after people stopped respawning. At first no one, not even I thought much of it at first. At the time I ran with a PK squad that targeted player parties with bounties on their heads." Shino started as she took a deep breath
Omega E The Reader: Also this emotional moment is ruined when you realize Madoka lost everyone she knew of.
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: Yet DOESN'T react to that fact even though she SHOULD.
Omega E The Reader: Shino being sad while Madoka isn't is dumb.
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: And the fic STILL forgetting what her online name is!
Omega E The Reader: I can agree.
Sin Count: 2561
BGM: SAO II OST Track 06 – Something is Strange
'It was a routine bounty, nothing that I hadn't done a hundred times before.' Shino said. Shino looked around at her party for this mission. The leader, a man in a brown trench coat with a mustache and a Stetson hat was her old accomplice Dyne, the others were just other bounty hunters she didn't know the names of. "Sinon." Dyne said, Shino looking up from her sitting position at Dyne. "You understand the plan, right?" Dyne asked. "As always, take out the largest identified threat, and provide cover fire afterwards." Shino repeated, Dyne nodding as he loaded a few more rounds into her assault rifle clip, a habit he had gotten into during the long waits between ambushes.
'Times were tough with the slowly decreasing number of players, less bounties were coming in, so that left it a free for all on who would grab what bounty. Dyne and I already knew at least three other groups of bounty hunters were ready to attack this one target, and once the shooting started, everyone was a target except those in your own party.' Shino grabbed her rifle a looked through the scope, staring out into the wasteland as she spotted a small group of people coming in.
"Get into position, they are coming." Shino relayed, Dyne nodding and get up. "Alright everyone, move your asses and get into position." Dyne ordered, grabbing his rifle and loading the clip he had been messing with into it, running down stairs of the building they had for cover to get into position for the ambush. "Sinon, alert me if any other groups try anything." Dyne said through his comms. "Roger." Shino relayed back, looking at the targets. "One machine gun, two laser rifles, one spotter, one rifleman… and wait something's wrong." Shino started as she identified the targets.
"What is it Sinon?" Dyne asked, hiding behind a wall with the rest of the group as he peeked out at the wasteland. "Is it the other hunters?" Dyne asked. "Negative… there is a large man with a white cloak, he is sticking out like a sore thumb, but I can't identify any weapons, and he is not one of the targets." Shino relayed. "Better safe then sorry Sinom, take him out." Dyne said. The month had taught him that if there was an unknown in a group, they were usually the one you wanted to get rid of first.
"Roger." Shino said, aiming up the sights of her Hecate rifle at the large man's head. The group was about five hundred meters out. A challenge for any ordinary sniper perhaps. 'But for me… if was easier then shooting those men off their motorbikes.'Shino held her breath as she pulled her trigger, a loud bang resounding as her bullet flew straight and true. The bullet pierced the head of the cloaked man, his large body shattering as his cloak, and weapon feel to the dirt.
"Unknown was a minigun fighter… eliminated, proceed with the rest of the targets." Shino relayed. "Alright men, let's move it!" Dyne said as he and his group ran out of their cover. His two lead gunners taking point and firing, taking out to two men at the front as the man with the machine gun started firing, only for a well placed bullet from Dyne and his custom rifle to pierce the man's head. "Target's eliminated." Dyne relayed as suddenly bullets started flying, the other bounty groups anger their kills had been stolen by Dyne's group. "Sinon! Cover fire!" Dyne yelled as he took cover behind a large piece of rubble.
"Roger." Shino relayed back as she looked at the battlefield, several other bounty groups having removed themselves from their cover to fire at Dyne's party and each other. "I'm hit!" One of Dyne's party called through the comms as Shino watched the corner of her vision, a player's life bar dropping from the hit as she looked through the scope of her rifle at the other hunters.
Firing she began her shot run, her bullet piercing a bounty hunter before she pulled back, bullets firing upon her position as they noticed her shot. "Dyne I'm pinned; I can't provide cover fire." Shino relayed. "Just stay alive Sinon." Dyne sent back. "GRENADE!" Someone called as a large explosion went off near the base of the tower, Sinon watching to corner of her vision as three health bars dropped to zero, blanking out and leaving her, Dyne and one other, the injured player left.
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: So she's called Sinon in flashbacks but not in the present? What the hell?
Omega E The Reader: I can agree.
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: This is so inconsistent.
Omega E The Reader: I can agree.
Sin Count: 2566
BGM: Epic Music: "A Hero's Sacrifice"
"Dyne pull out!" Shino called as a loud scream was heard, the health bar of the third player disappearing as Dyne moved to better cover. "I can't do that Shino." Dyne said, Shino stopping for a moment as Dyne said her real name. "They have me surrounded… they have the tower surrounded." Dyne said as the sound of bullets hitting his cover came over the comms. "Shino… It's been an honor." Dyne said. "Wait Dyne!" Shino yelled as she watched the other health bars disappear from her screen, Dyne having disbanded the party.
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: Makes me wonder why Dyne had to be unceremoniously killed off...
Omega E The Reader: Yeah I can agree.
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: Death by flashback. Kind of annoying when it's overused. And I'd say that Dyne could've actually had some potential...
Omega E The Reader: Yes I can agree.
Sin Count: 2572
Wasted Potential Count: 10
"COME AND GET SOME YOU PRICKS!" Shino heard Dyne yelling as she peeked up from behind cover, Dyne having run out from behind his cover and back into the fray as bullets flew past him from all sides, Dyne dodging them as she had one last message come through to her inbox. Ignoring the message she watched in horror as Dyne started firing from behind cover at the other bounty hunters, taking out two of them before popping a grenade off his belt and throwing it at the other group, the explosion killing a good few of them as a bullet past through Dyne's hat, knocking it off his head as a bullet pierced Dyne's shoulder. "Shit." Dyne mouthed as he moved his cover, firing on those behind who had attacked from behind, Shino unable to see them as she heard several shatters happen. "IF I'M GOING DOWN I'M TAKING YOU ALL WITH ME!" Dyne yelled as another bullet hit his arm, ripping it off and causing him to drop his rifle as he retreated behind cover, Dyne holding his arm as red pixels bled off of it. "DYNE!" Shino yelled over the comms, opening a private chat with him. "Shino… Start running. I'm going to make sure that these bastards don't come after you, now GO!" Dyne yelled back before shutting off the comms.
"Dyne…" Shino muttered as she closed her eyes, grabbing her rifle and running downstairs, hiding behind a wall as she watched several players walk up on the injured Dyne. "Well if it isn't the infamous Dyne the Hunter, not so tough without your little sniper girlfriend now aren't you?" One of the men taunted. "If I recall I didn't need her to kick all your asses." Dyne retorted, spitting in the man's face as the remains of the three other bounty groups surrounded them.
"Fuck you, for that I'm going to enjoy doing this." The man said as he pulled his pistol off his holster and leveled it as Dyne's head. "And you should have killed me about two seconds earlier." Dyne said as he held out his other arm, a grenade clutched in it with the pin pulled out as he smirked and let go of it. Shino watched as the grenade dropped, exploding just before it hit the ground and killing all of them. "DYNE!" Shino yelled as she dropped her rifle and ran towards the spot where dyne had just died. Falling to her knees Shino looked at the crater left behind by the grenade as Dyne's brunt hat fell to the ground, the last evidence of his existence. "Dyne…" Shino muttered in shock as she picked up his hat, the hat entering her inventory as she did so. "Start running…" Dyne's words echoed to her as Shino cried, standing back up and grabbing her Hecate rifle… and she did just that. 'I ran… I don't know for how long until I reached the very edge of the world map, and this tower. For nearly two years I've been here in this tower since then…" Shino said as she finished her story.
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: This is supposed to be a T fic. No f bombs in a T fic.
Omega E The Reader: I can agree on this matter as well.
Sin Count: 2587
BGM: Fire Emblem: Fates (OST) – Sadness
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: More Fire Emblem? Seriously?
Sin Count: 2588
Wrong Theme Song Count: 56
Everyone looked at Shino as she continued to stare at the fire… tears building in her eyes from the pain of losing her only friend in Gun Gale two years ago. "He sacrificed himself so that you could live… if he was still here he would have more then earned passage into Gensokyo." Ran said in comfort as Shino's tears began to flow. "But not even magic can bring back the dead… only very specific abilities can, and it's not something to be done lightly, or even heavily." Ran said as Shino held her face in her hands. "What did that message say?" Renko asked, acting insensitive to the currently crying girl. "Renko!" Sumireko rounded on her. "I never looked at it." Shino said through the tears, Sumireko turning around at that as Renko looked on impassively.
"Well then look at it." Renko said, only to get slapped across the face by Sumireko. "When did you become such a jerk!" Sumireko rounded on her. "Went did you become such a nice girl?" Renko retorted back. "I grew up." Sumireko said, having not been idle during her two years in Gensokyo. Shino wiped her face of tears as she opened her menu, looking at her inbox that held only one new message, after two years. "You don't have to if you don't want to Shino." Nitori said quietly as Shino clicked the message with her finger.
"Shino, I want you to live, for the both of us, Dyne." Shino read, it was an extremely short message, but given who Dyne had died, not like he had time to type anything more. "Dyne… you idiot." Shino muttered, he could have just hid, but he wanted to guarantee her escape. "Hey what's that?" Nitori asked, Shino looking back at the message and seeing the little gift icon blinking, meaning Dyne had sent something along with the message. Clicking it with her finger a gun materialized in her hands… Dyne's custom rifle. "He left you his gun?" Nitori said in confusion as Shino teared up again, holstering the rifle on her back with Hecate before going back to staring at the fire with tears in her eyes. "Leave her alone." Ran said, motioning the others to leave Shino alone for a little bit as she took something else out of her inventory, Dyne's hat.
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: And now another typo. It's « how » he died, not « who » he died.
Omega E The Reader: I can agree on this too.
Sin Count: 2589
Omega E The Reader: You know this whole sad scene is ruined when you realize that Gun Gale doesn't follow SAO's respawn rules. As in the people would simply respawn.
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: Same with ALO.
Omega E The Reader: Yeah and this is dumb overall because while it made sense that people died to the creator of SAO putting in a kill command whenever someone is to die in the game...ALO and Gun Gale LACK this. They weren't given the same kill command. Besides, the whole kill command shtick would probably have existed in ALO if Sugou was still around...but YOU DELETED HIM, VAATI. So now it makes no sense for people to permanently die now since there is no admin like the admin of SAO to, well, allow for the whole permanent thing in ALO. Hell, Sugou would have used that to enforce his rule and do detestable things to the inhabitants of ALO.
Sin Count: 2639
Big Massive Plot Hole Count: 3
Wasted Potential Count: 11
BGM: Libera Me From Hell Instrumental
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: Really now?
Omega E The Reader: I guess so.
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: Wrong anime.
Omega E The Reader: That's an anime?
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: Gurren Lagann. That's where the music's from.
Omega E The Reader: No mechas here.
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: Exactly.
Wrong Theme Count: 57
Sin Count: 2640
Meiling sighed as she walked down into the room where everyone was, Ran was staring out the hole in the way as Shino held what appeared to be a old hat, and she had a second gun on her back as Kasen was still snoring away, Sayaka drooling on the floor asleep, and the others all standing silently as they watched Shino for some reason.
"Everyone, listen up." Meiling said, the girls all turning towards her as Sayaka's eyes blinked open as Kasen groaned as she stood back up and cracked her back. "What is our plan of action?" Ran asked instantly, not turning around. "There is a major battle going on down there, Ran I need the player count, everyone else, get ready, we're stealing those bikes down there and moving out. We are finishing this tonight." Meiling said as everyone save Ran stared at her. "We move out in five minutes… get ready." Meiling said as she ran right past Ran and jumped out of the tower, Ran jumping after her as everyone stared at what they had just done. "Uhh… what just happened?" Sayaka asked. "I have no idea…" Sumireko said back as they stared at the hole in the wall that Ran and Meiling had jumped out of.
"Current player count at a thousand and fifty, and dropping rapidly, all signs point to everyone being at this final battle." Ran said as she and Meiling free fall from the top of the tower. "Well then, let's do this, we all want this to be over with." Meiling said as she spun around and landing on her feet, Ran floating next to her as the dust kicked up and the ground shook slightly.
The others ran out of the tower as Meiling jumped on one of the bikes, Ran floating next to her as Sayaka and Shino each grabbed a bike, the other girls electing to fly. "Why don't you just fly Meiling?" Kasen asked. "Not my style… I'd rather run, but it's far away, Now let's move people!" Meiling yelled as she revved the bike, the dust kicking up behind it as she started driving it across the dirt of the wasteland, The girls behind her as Meiling held the bike surprisingly steady. "I question how the hell your driving that bike Meiling?" Ran asked. "It's easy enough, just don't crash." Meiling replied as the group tore across the wasteland towards the final battle.
Omega E The Reader: Meiling isn't even supposed to be LEADING A CHARGE!
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: Or lead ANYTHING, for that matter.
Omega E The Reader: Stop saying it's not my style Meiling, when it's to uproot the REAL leader of the SDM.
Sin Count: 2656
BGM: Nero – Doomsday
"INCOMING!" Someone yelled before getting blown up by an RPG, bullets flying left and right as the Gunners and Raiders engaged in their final battle. Players fell by the dozens as grenades, bullets and all manner of explosive ordinance was exchanged on the battlefield. The leaders of both sides watching for the back lines as their armies fought for their supremacy.
Near by, about five hundred meters from the battle the warriors from Gensokyo all were posted in a building as Shino looked over the battle field with her rifle, eying the two leaders who were watching from the very backs of their armies. "Cowards." Kasen scoffed, a really leader would be out their with their men, fighting. "It doesn't matter, just survive and kick their asses." Sayaka said as she formed her cutlass and cape. "Shino… start shooting. The rest of us… move in." Meiling commanded as she took a running leap from the building, Sayaka creating a platform of ice and skating across the sky with it as the others started flying towards the battle field.
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: And so it begins...
Omega E The Reader: Yes I can agree.
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: Brace yourselves...
BGM: Embodiment of Scarlet Devil – Shanghai Teahouse ~ S.S.H Arrange (Extended)
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: The music makes it clear who the author is biased towards.
Omega E the Reader: Ah yes, Meiling's theme song. I like it but I don't LIKE it being used JUST for Meiling alone.
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: What about the rest of the team?
Omega E The Reader: Yeah, what about Kasen, Sayaka, and the others?
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: Kasen has more experience in leadership.
Omega E The Reader: She is formerly a member of the Devas and a hermit. She will have a lot of experience in wisdom and leadership.
Sin Count: 2675
Meiling Sue Count: 4
Meiling impacted the middle of the battlefield, making a small crater as the fighting around her stopped for a moment, Meiling standing up as she looked at the players surrounding her all of them pointing their guns at her as she breathed in and out for a moment. "Alright boys… let's dance." Meiling said as suddenly her fist impacted the face of a raider close to her, causing him to shatter immediately as the gunners and raiders started firing on her, Meiling jumping high and allowing their bullets to kill each other as she landed on a gunner, shattering him with a kick as she spun around and slammed her fist into another gunner.
Nitori landed near Meiling, using her suit to fire small bursts of magic energy, shattering the players they impacted as bullet's bounced off her armor, Sumireko landing behind her and causing all the bullets around her and Nitori to stop in midair, only to be redirected at those who fired them, shattering them as Sumireko gave Nitori a thumbs up, Nitori nodding from inside her armor as she shot a player behind Sumireko with a beam.
Kasen straight up charged through a line of gunners, making a beeline for their leader as gunners went flying, shattering as bullets flew past her, some hitting her and just bouncing off her skin as she jumped, the gunner leader only having a second to register the pink haired girl coming at him before taking a punch so hard to the face, those around him fell to the ground as he shattered, Kasen picking up one of the fallen and breaking their neck as she stomped another's head in. "I'm sorry I had to do this." Kasen apologized as bullets kept bouncing off her. Kasen making her false hand grow and using it to grab a group of gunners… and using them as a bludgeon to smash the others around them before shattering them with a squeeze of her hand.
Sayaka skated across the sky as several RPGs past her in the air, Sayaka jumping down and killing a raider by stabbing her cutlass into his head, pulling it out and encasing herself in ice as bullets started flying at her, Sayaka letting the bullets impact her encasing of ice before shattering it, sending lethal shards of ice, and bullets back at those who attacked her, the raiders around her shattering as she threw her current cutlass at a raider, shattering him as it landed in his head before making five more that floated around her, Sayaka using her magic to command the cutlasses to slash at her enemies like a deadly fan knives, snapping her fingers as those around her still alive froze solid, before shattering.
"When those from Gensokyo want to kill someone… it's very efficient." Ran recited as Renko floated next to her, the two Shikigami throwing balls of magic at both sides as their allies fought blow, cutting through the ranks of gunners and raiders with ease. "It's like one of those conversion of ninjutsu things I saw on tv, the more there are, the easier it is to win." Renko said. "They are fighting people who can reflect their bullets back at them, flying, magic and other things that make this battle unfair in every way, look at Meiling, she's having them shoot each other with simple acrobatics, the others are defending themselves and countering back, and Sumireko is just stopping the bullets herself and throwing them back, like anything could touch them. It's not that this is easy, it's that we have the necessary skills counter it." Ran stated truthfully. "And here I thought tropes from television were true." Renko complained. "This is real life Renko, there are no tropes." Ran said, rolling her eyes. "Still… having a hard time believing that." Renko muttered as a bullet nailed her in the shoulder. Clutching her arm Ran casted a shield to protect them as Renko grunted before pulling the bullet out, which shattered into light. "There is also the fact this is a virtual world… so not like the guns can hurt us for real." Ran said. "Sure felt real…" Renko complained as she held her stinging arm, which wasn't bleeding.
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: It's "very efficient". Would be easier to believe if Gensokyo hadn't been full of COWARDS up until now!
Omega E The Reader: Yeah! Like not murdering the crap out of Yuugi, and Yuuka.
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: Talk about hypocrisy.
Sin Count: 2700
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: And because being fine with killing NOW when they were NOT fine with killing before makes no sense...
Big Massive Plot Hole Count: 4
Up in the tower Shino was straight up rapid firing as fast as she could at as many targets she could. Reloading her Hecate rifle she heard something behind her as she holstered her rifle and pulled Dyne's off her back, checking the clip and making sure it was loaded as she took cover behind a small bit of rubble as a group of men came up the stairs. "FIND THAT SNIPER!" The leader shouted as the men looked around for a moment as Shino held Dyne's rifle and glared.
Jumping out from behind her cover she fired the weapon on it's automatic setting, the bullets spraying down the group of men as they shattered into pixels, Shino reloading Dyne's rifle as she went back to sniping. On the ground Meiling had caught a grenade and threw it back at the group of raiders, blowing up a large number of them as she used a raider as a bullet shield for a moment before jumping high again and grabbing an RPG from mid air and tossing it back at the RPG lines.
Kasen was holding a guy by the neck before he shattered into sparks, an large explosion going off behind her as the large amounts of ordinance were blown up my Meiling's returned RPG. The numbers of both Raiders and Gunners having thinned considerably as she grabbed a guy who tried to attack her by using his gun as a bludgeon, grabbing the gun out of his hand and using it to slam into the side of his face, shattering him as she threw the gun down.
Sumireko almost casually walked through the waves of gunfire as bullets floated around her, stopped by her psychic prowess as she sent them all back, a bullet for each man and then some as the numbers continued dropping. Nitori overclocking her Hakkero Reactor as a large beam fired from where it was implanted in her armor's chest piece as Sumireko walked up next to her. "You seem to be faring rather well." Nitori said. "I'm probably going to go relatively nuts after this after the adrenaline wears off… so please knock me out after this." Sumireko said. "I'll make sure we don't try to kill ourselves." Nitori said quietly as the gunners started running away, only to get obliterated by Ran and Renko.
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: Of all these Touhou girls, Sumireko is the only who has a gun. And she doesn't use it.
Omega E The Reader: I can agree. Everyone else doesn't even use a gun.
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: What a waste...
Omega E The Reader: Yes I can agree.
Sin Count: 2715
Wasted Potential Count: 12
Meiling stood above the leader of the raiders as he lay on the floor, Meiling unceremoniously smashing his face in with her foot as he shattered. "Ran give a headcount." Meiling said as Ran flew down towards her. "Player count… one. And that one is Shino." Ran said solemnly as Meiling sighed. "This went rather well." Meiling noted. "You think it would not?" Ran asked, Meiling shaking her head. "Just don't want this to go to anyone's heads." Meiling said quietly. "I've already contacted Lady Yukari, she'll be pulling us out shortly." Ran said quietly as the others flew up, save Shino and Sayaka who ran up, Shino holding Dyne's hat as she did so. "It's over." Meiling said as she turned around. "And now it's time for us to get out of this hellhole." Meiling said again as she put her hand on Shino's shoulder. "Agreed… I won't die right?" Shino asked. "Lady Yukari already plans to manipulate the border of virtual and reality to." Ran started before Renko cut her off. "What Ran is trying to say is that Yukari is going to turn you from a virtual girl to a flesh and blood one, just don't ask how it works." Renko said. "Sounds like a miracle." Shino muttered. "No that's just Yukari for you." Meiling Kasen said, rolling her eyes as a gap opened up before them. "Let's go home now." Meiling said as she led Shino through the portal with her, and the others follow before the Gap closed… leaving behind the hell hole known as Gun Gale.
Omega E The Reader: And just like that, this whole arc is ended...how f****** disappointing. A spotlight stealer, this being Meiling, steals the light from a more worthy leader, this being Remilia Scarlet, while completely doing things that a STAGE 3 BOSS can't do. Or rather a weak stage 3 boss. I know people may argue and say, "but Yuugi was a stage 3 boss" well she was HOLDING BACK and well Meiling was going all out when she shows up in EoSD and she shouldn't be doing any of these. Leadership skills is something she lacks, her only skills are guarding the SDM and also doing martial arts. This whole leading shtick is something she is completely out of her depths and realistically if she were to lead everyone would have been being ambushed left right and center.
(Stage Clear!)
AN: And that's that for the GGO part of the Virtual World Arc, Virtual guns to not work well on real people… or Youkai… or a girl with psychic powers… or a lot of things actually. But yeah, Dyne died by saving Shino from being found, he shall be missed. Next up is the final part of the SAO part of the Arc, followed by the Alfhiem finisher, and then one final part of the Virtual world arc, the aftermath. Please leave a review… honestly please do I want to know what you all think about this. Please?
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: So no one was reviewing?
Omega E The Reader: I believe they did. But those reviewers must be blind to see the faults.
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: Maybe I should've reviewed to point out the flaws...
Omega E The Reader: Yeah, you should have. Others don't have the balls or just don't notice the flaws.
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: It's kind of my fault.
Omega E The Reader: I find this arc stupid. The Gun Gale arc showcases the Touhou characters willing to murder the entire server of gun gale…yet can't do s*** when dealing with Yuugi & Yuuka!
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: This is so inconsistent.
Omega E The Reader: Yeah, they're willing to kill other humans but not youkais?
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: Or psychotic villagers? Or outsiders of flesh?
Omega E The Reader: Yet they also kill witches…
Lunatic-Over'9000'Lord: Their morality is all over the place.
Omega E The Reader: It's either we must kill these people, or not kill these people. Make up you're mind. Are you a pacifist or a killer?
Sin Count: 2722
Current Counts:
Sin Count: 2722
Sue Cirno Count: 15 (unchanged)
Marisue Count: 1 (unchanged)
Meiling Sue Count: 4
Momiji Sue Count: 50 (unchanged)
Wasted Potential Count: 12
Wrong Theme Song Count: 56
Stupid Power Level Count: 1 (unchanged)
Big Massive Plot Hole Count: 4
Unforgivable Sin Count: 2 (unchanged)