Re: Touhou CYOA - Second edition
The sudden flaring of tempers between the two powerful personalities caused quite a stir as expected, resulting in both panicked and interested reactions from the crowd. But once the danmaku started flying between the pair and their heated duel, everyone began to look for cover. Even the more potent souls like Suwako stayed away from the exchange, using their powers to shield the innocent onlookers instead, not fancying chances with trying to stop the two combatants from having their battle. Looks like respect or fear were holding them back.
But it looked like something was about to be done. The shrine maiden Reimu stood apart from the majority of the people, not quite sure what to do in this situation. Soon, her paper-bearing stick started to glow a faint light, a presence beginning to appear from it. A big wisp of smoke started streaming out, eventually coalescing into a humanoid form over Reimu's head. Before Byakuren could think about it too much, a quick flash blinded her for a split-second. With her vision back, the smoke was now gone, replaced by the majestic form of the one-time greatest wizard in all Gensokyo, Mima. The ghost woman looked at the ensuing scene with a contemptuous look, doing nothing for a while as she witnessed the two very different females fight over petty issues. After some time spent on looking at the chaos, she raised her staff, unimaginable torrents of magic gathering into a colossal circle behind her. This caused a panic even in the more battle-hardened, steady individuals, who ducked for cover. "Such impertinent behaviour... one would expect more from such strong beings..." the wizardess said before flicking her staff forward at the two.
It looked to Byakuren as the very world was ending when Mima released her spell. A beam of energy shot out, bigger than a whole town in size. The two brawlers were utterly consumed into the colossal blast, their fates undeterminable at this point. When the beam did die out, the whole mountain area where they had been was blasted to follow the shape of the beam, leaving a small, neat canyon behind. Lucky for the residents of the surrounding lands, Mima had the decency to not fire the spell there, instead doing a more harmless horizon blast. "Looks like they survived. Maybe this will teach them to behave." the ghost woman spoke out again, vanishing into the air as suddenly as she had appeared, leaving behind a crowd of terrified people.
Snapped out from her semi-lustful state, Komachi run out from the still-intact bush, running straight to the bottom of the new ravine. Going after her, Byakuren found two black, motionless bodies, covered in burns all over. Komachi was already picking up the smaller one, no doubt Shiki by the remains of her clothes. The shinigami hopped out from the small canyon with the yama in her arms, making way towards Eirin's tent. The mage went to pick up Yuuka's charred form, but as soon as she touched the burnt-out shred of her dress, the flower master stirred. "Well.... I'll... be... damned..." she said, doing the utterly unexpected and starting to get up on her feet. Byakuren tried to go and help her, but the elder youkai was not amused by her intentions, slapping her back. "Yuuka Kazami is not one to fall from such an attack, or ask for help. Keep yourself off from me, this is nothing." she continued, a disturbingly wide smirk forming onto her burnt face. Yuuka began to laugh afterwards, a small stream of blood tricking out from her mouth and arms as she did. But this did not seem to bother her, and the youkai lady turned to make her leave, slowly limping away from the scene, the bone-chilling laughter still audible as she went.
A. Let Yuuka go and go see how Shiki is doing
B. Try to convince Yuuka to come and seek healing for herself
C. Random other thought?