Touhou Ankoku ~ Rise of The Eternal Dread

Bullets and Swords

Hakurei Shrine -A day after-

The Hakurei shrine maiden is up early and can be seen sweeping the area.

"Haaah~," Reimu yawned "nothing beats a good sleep after a rain," She then turned her head at the shrine and continued, "she sure is sleeping very comfortably."

"I guess I could let it slide after all it is her first day." She said as she continued sweeping.

"Hmm?" Her cleaning is interrupted as she saw a figure flying in towards her direction.

The flying figure in question is no doubt Marisa, the ordinary human witch.

"Yo! Reimu! I bet ya had a good sleep?" Marisa said as she gets off her broom and then looked around as if she is looking for something.

"Hey, where's Rain? Ya didn't kick her out while its raining did ya?" Marisa asked.

Reimu gripped her sweeping tool as this annoyed her.

"Why would I do that? I'm not that cruel you know?" Reimu replied with an annoyed tone.

Marisa recounts on her memory about Reimu being cruel to the others.

"Yeaaaah, I guess not." She said as she look away slowly.

Reimu seems to not have noticed this and asked her.

"So what made you come here so early in the morning?"

Marisa grinned at her replied. "Oh, just wanna know if you and Rain became best buds too in just a night. Just like Alice."

"What do you mean? We're already friends and didn't that include you as well? Anyways if that's only what you want then you may leave." Reimu replied ignoring the last part of Marisa's question.

"And you said ya aren't cruel." Marisa said under her breath.

"What was that?" Reimu said.

"Er, nothing just wanna say hi to Rain and maybe even invite her to my home this time!"

Reimu's eyes seemed to have dawdled from what she had said.

"Pretty sure that will be fun." Reimu said sarcastically."

"Course it is! So where is she anyway?" Marisa asked the whereabouts of Rain.

"Still sleeping, oh and starting today she temporarily lives here." Reimu smiled.

Marisa hearing this seemed pity the girl and said.

"Poor Rain, I better save some food for her then." She said as she clasped her hands together and formed a praying sign.

"Hey! What do you mean by that?! Argh, go somewhere else if you're done or else..." She said as she cracks her knuckles.

"Ahaha, I'll be back later when she's awake!" Marisa said as she quickly rode on her broom and dashed away.

"Tch, that Marisa..." Reimu griped.

She didn't tell her about what happened yesterday as she knew Marisa will be worried and annoy her about the details.

"I tried to purify the said darkness that Aunn saw but there is no reaction at all. I even made Rain touch the yin-yang orbs but no reaction either..." Reimu bit her lips and continued, "just what is that darkness that I can't even see or feel?"