Magi-Borne (A Touhou Project Fanfiction)

End 2 - Refusal

I shook my head, and I said "No." To Master.

"Pardon me?"

"I refuse to let myself being slain."

And for a good reason, I can't allow Master to remain here in this nightmare, and get corrupted by Patchy's will.

"My, Oh my... Was it the blood? The journey? Or is your friend's will causing this?"

Master chuckled, before she stood up slowly from her chair.

"It is indeed up for the First Magus to slay those who ended up being trapped in this nightmare...."

She then took her golden staff, which ends in a sharp golden crescent.

"Tonight, Mima joins the Ritual..."

I readied myself, unsheathing my katana from it's scabbard as Master swung her staff once to test her strength.

She started first, by dashing over to me and swinging her crescent moon tipped staff twice, which I dodged by simply back stepping.

And afterwards she fired a few lasers, which hit me, but the coat deflected them.

"That coat... Your friend made it?"

"What about it?"

"That is the Coat of Magus. An incredibly valuable coat for magicians to wear. That coat increases the wearer's durability to magical spells and danmaku, but it offers no resistance against physical attacks."

We continued in swinging our weapons, their blades colliding with each other in each swing, until Master made the mistake of striking it down when I dodged. I used the opportunity to step on the tip, burying it a little bit into the ground, before I attempt to thrust my katana into her.

She just bent her body backwards, to dodge the thrust, and when I pulled back she raised her staff, and fired out a huge blast of danmaku, in point blank range to my head.

I was knocked back for a few yards until I hit a tree. Both the pain from the attack and the impact to the tree stunned me, making me unable to move for a bit.

I looked to see Master floating slowly towards me, her staff pointing at me.

"Please, Marisa. Let me end this."

"No, Master. I can't bear with the fact that you will be trapped in here, for good."

She shook.

"This is how loyal you are to me... I never expected it."

"Because you were there for me after I ran away from my Father's home, Master."

"But then again, a disciple must not be outlived by her own mentor."

The crescent moon tip of her staff began to glow.

"Goodbye, my one and only disciple."

Adrenaline surged through my system, as I then quickly pulled out the blood vial, and injected it into my hip. Feeling the strength coming back to me I stood up, and kicked the staff, so that it points upwards and she missed her shot.

"I can't always let you decide my path, Master. I'm sorry but I can't let you suffer here!"

"Stubborn as always... But you've sure have grown Marisa. Choosing your own paths, even though it will lead to your ruin."

"I don't care what happens to me, ze!"

With one swing, I slashed at Master's body, but she dodged backwards, and used her staff to thrust me.

I wasn't able to recover from my last attempt to attack, and in a flash I felt my stomach tingling.

I looked down to see that the crescent moon tip of Master's staff has plunged it's way into my body.

I looked back up, tears running from Master's eyes.

"I am sorry, Marisa."

She then twists the staff, making the tingle turn into agony, as I gritted my teeth to hold it in.

Seeing as there is no other way, I just walked forward, letting the staff to go through me even more, until I reached close enough to swing my blade at her midsection.

The blade stuck itself onto her body, and she just pulled it out like it was nothing.

But I had another one, I quickly took my broom on the ground next to me, uncovered the tip of the broomstick to reveal the blade underneath, and I aimed at Master's midsection again.

This time, my weapon pierced through her ethereal body. She looked down in shock before looking back to me.

"You can't do this, Marisa... You'll be trapped! Please, listen to your master!"

I shook my head slowly, before I twisted the broom, and dragged it along her midsection, eviscerating her until it came off.

No blood was spilled from a vengeful spirit like Master, but instead a black light glows from it.

And for the finishing touches, I readied my mini-hakkero and pointed it at Master.

"What are you doing...? No... Don't do this!"

She became even more desperate, something that I've never seen happening to her.

I just smiled, as the Mini-hakkero charges it's attack.

"Final spark."

"No..."

And when it fires, The last thing I hear from Master is her screaming out my name as she dissipated into thin air.

"Goodbye... Master."

Her staff, which is still piercing my stomach slowly fades away, following it's owner.

I knelt down, holding in the pain until I see the gray slime beginning to heal the damage.

And at this time, I hear Patchy's voices telling me to give in after I see what happened to the wound. I put my hands on the sides of my head, begging for her to get out from my head.

But then it became too much, until I feel nothing... My mind... Empty.

Because I am now Patchouli Knowledge, in mind... And in the body of Kirisame Marisa.

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The blonde haired magician stood up, with a smile which looked sweet yet atrocious at the same time. Her eyes glow red, instead of her normal amber. Slowly, she walked off to the direction of the house in the middle of the forest, her hands casting a fire spell.

I looked into her background. Found it. Didn't like it. Wish to hell I could forget it. Kirisame Marisa... This land suffered for her mistakes, for what she did at The Great Unmoving Library. And whoever she was - that's a part of me. Cause when I close my eyes, I see the memories of dozens of dead people that We once call friends, screaming as I take their lives. Moments I'll relive forever. What have I become? Something less than human. But also something more...

A Greater One...

Magi-Borne
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