Re: Touhou CYOA - Second edition
(No Squidly vote, but carrying on still)
"This.. isn't like me at all.." Byakuren thinks, trying to pull her thoughts away from the cute girl sleeping next to her. That slim figure, the pretty face...
"Better get out before I so something drastic. Maybe the cool night air will help me calm down" the monk thinks as she slides open the door and steps out to the backyard.
As Byakuren steps to the veranda, she sits down on the edge and takes a look around her. The night is quiet, with only the chirping of the crickets audible. The nearby garden pond draws Byakuren's attention, as a big turtle with a beard crawls onto the edge of the pond. It looks at Byakuren with a calm, wise look. Byakuren ponders the if the turtle is Reimu's pet or similar as the creature gazes back at her.
"You call yourself a monk, with all these filthy thoughts rolling around in your mind?"
The sudden voice sounds like it's coming from all around her. Byakure's gaze darts around the yard, but no-one can be seen
"Reimu is loved by many here in Gensokyo." the voice calls out again. After the last word, a woman materializes before Byakuren, floating in front of her. The woman sports a blue, wizardly dress and hat, along with a staff topped with a crescent moon. She doesn't have legs, a ghostly vapor flowing in their stead. Her eyes and long hair are both green. If looks could kill, the current look on the woman's face is one of them.
"She's fought, defeated and befriended many different beings, some more powerful than others. This girl bears a great responsibility." the ghostly woman speaks to Byakuren telepathically.
"You are not going to harm her with your lusty actions. Keep your desires in check, isn't that something your kind do?" she continues
"Cause her trouble, and there will be many who'll want to get back at you, some you've met, the others you might see in the future"
Having said everything she had to say the ghost woman turns in place, looking over her shoulder
"Pay heed to these words, or your final twilight might be closer than you think..." are her final last before she disappears from sight
Now alone with the turtle again, Byakuren can't believe she was just face-to-face with the ghost of Mima, supposedly the most skilled magician in Gensokyo's history.
"No wonder the shrine is safe, with such a powerful guardian looking over it.."
With the ghost's words in her mind, Byakuren finds her inner peace again, going back inside to have her much-needed sleep.
When the morning comes, Byakuren leaves the shrine and gives another donation in the box as she does so. Walking away from the shrine, Byakuren can see Reimu staring into the box.
Starting her climb up the mountain, Byakuren advances along the steep mountain paths. As she comes to rest on an even area on the path, she can hear something land just behind her. Before she can turn to face the ambusher, she is stopped by a large blade she can see in the corner of her eye
"You, stop!" she can hear a somewhat shy voice call out from behind her
A. Stop
B. Fight the assailant off