Neo Gensokyo Quest - Part 5

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> "...Wait. Larva!"
> Pull Larva back out.
> "Sorry about that!"

Larva:

> Frown up at the tengu.
> "You better be! That was rude as heck!"

Aya:

> "I am, I am."
> Give Larva a wind-order to use her powers to determine what's behind the door.

Larva:

> Look like we're going to continue giving our ungrateful steed an earful when-suddenly inspiration strikes!
> Look shocked!
> "Oh! Oh wait!"
> Try sensing for life essences beyond the door.

Aya:

> You retrieve Larva and attempt to escape retribution.

Eternity:

> You check...
> Feels like Yukari is past there. No wait, not her, the other one. For sure!

> Tenshi charges for the door, only to be tackled down by Seija. Though it's more of a grab towards the wall given how the tackled girl doesn't fall down.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Larva:

> Scrunch up our face in confusion and shock.
> "What the-!"

Aya:

> Immediately give Larva a wind order to whisper what she learned to us.

Larva:

> Oh, there's a fight going on about that door now! We shouldn't get involved in that. Better to let our steed know in private like before.
> Whisper to Aya: "That other Miss Yukari is back there!"

Aya:

> Frown deeply with a little shock on our face.
> Nod.
> Give Yukari a wind whisper: "Please don't let the castle residents know we know this, but your body double is behind that door. No wonder we couldn't find her at the Shrine."

[Neovereign]

Larva:

> Scrunch up our face in confusion and shock.
> "What the-!"

Aya:

> Immediately give Larva a wind order to whisper what she learned to us.

Larva:

> Oh, there's a fight going on about that door now! We shouldn't get involved in that. Better to let our steed know in private like before.
> Whisper to Aya: "That other Miss Yukari is back there!"

Aya:

> Frown deeply with a little shock on our face.
> Nod.
> Give Yukari a wind whisper: "Please don't let the castle residents know we know this, but your body double is behind that door. No wonder we couldn't find her at the Shrine."

Aya:

> You exchange information.
> "Hm... open the door, Aya." Yukari says.
> "Raiko, keep em away!" Seija shouts, as she and Tenshi suddenly begin falling sideways through the hallway.
> "Ik-" Tenshi calls, but has her mouth covered.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> Look at Yukari.
> "Huh? Why do-"
> Stop and go silent for a moment.
> Look at Raiko with a pained expression.
> "...I'm sorry."

Iku:

> Look back and forth between Aya and Raiko with a frown.
> "...I am unsure what precisely is going on here, but this seems like a matter I should not intrude upon...please excuse me."
> Walk off in pursuit of Tenshi and her fellow combatant.

[Kilgamayan]

> Disregard previous post

Iku:

Iku:

> Look back and forth between Aya and Raiko with a frown.
> "...I am unsure what precisely is going on here, but this seems like a matter I should not intrude upon...please excuse me."
> Walk off in pursuit of Tenshi and her fellow combatant.

Aya:

> Look at Yukari.
> "Huh? Surely there's some other way to do this?"

[Neovereign]

> Disregard previous post

Iku:

Iku:

> Look back and forth between Aya and Raiko with a frown.
> "...I am unsure what precisely is going on here, but this seems like a matter I should not intrude upon...please excuse me."
> Walk off in pursuit of Tenshi and her fellow combatant.

Aya:

> Look at Yukari.
> "Huh? Surely there's some other way to do this?"

Iku:

> You start for Tenshi, without a hurry.

Aya:

> "Unless what's in there will kill a lot of people, and you have some strong evidence, I can't let you through." Raiko seems like she'll apologize.
> "We aren't going to stop you, but please don't enter uninvited..." The Tsukumo sisters request.
> "Aya..." Yukari speaks again, not as nicely.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> Look to Raiko with a carefully neutral expression.
> "...You mean you don't know what's in there?"

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> Look to Raiko with a carefully neutral expression.
> "...You mean you don't know what's in there?"

Aya:

> "Sorta. I know this is Sumireko's room, and both her and Seija have forbidden anyone from going in."
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> Frown.
> Look down at Larva.
> "Did you notice anyone else?"

Larva:

> "Uh..."
> Check for anyone's essence other than that other gap youkai in that room.

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> Frown.
> Look down at Larva.
> "Did you notice anyone else?"

Larva:

> "Uh..."
> Check for anyone's essence other than that other gap youkai in that room.

Eternity:

> Nope... just seems to be her. It's hard to even tell that. Is she going to leave soon?
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Larva:

> "No, just her. And I think she might be leaving."

Aya:

> Look back up at Raiko.
> "I'm sorry, Raiko."
> Put some force behind our next words, in the hopes that Raiko's somewhat wind affinity can be exploited.
> "But you need to step aside."

[Neovereign]

Larva:

> "No, just her. And I think she might be leaving."

Aya:

> Look back up at Raiko.
> "I'm sorry, Raiko."
> Put some force behind our next words, in the hopes that Raiko's somewhat wind affinity can be exploited.
> "But you need to step aside."

Aya:

> Raiko shakes her head slowly. It seems she follows Seija more. You wonder if she thinks she owes her her life. Well, if this is in favor of Sumireko's privacy or whatever at her request, then you can see how she'd respect Seija more than before.
> Yukari looks annoyed.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> "Figured as much. Well, that is the right answer."
> Blow a strong horizontal tornado aimed to pass through Raiko and blow her down a hallway. We flung Momi pretty far earlier today, surely we can move Horikawa.

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> "Figured as much. Well, that is the right answer."
> Blow a strong horizontal tornado aimed to pass through Raiko and blow her down a hallway. We flung Momi pretty far earlier today, surely we can move Horikawa.

Aya:

> You blow by more than a gust to send Raiko off.
> The Redhead simply taps one of her drums slightly, and without much effort.
> Seemingly in response, your conjured up wind dies out with a whimper.
> "We're not letting you by that easy." Raiko says.

Eternity:

> You felt something else present for a moment there. No, maybe it was nothing...
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Aya:

> "I'm under no illusions that this will be easy."
> Give Larva a wind order to mess with Raiko's life essence.
> Then blow a miniature tornado at Raiko going in the other direction.

Larva:

> Uh...try absorbing Raiko's life essence from this distance.

[Neovereign]

Aya:

> "I'm under no illusions that this will be easy."
> Give Larva a wind order to mess with Raiko's life essence.
> Then blow a miniature tornado at Raiko going in the other direction.

Larva:

> Uh...try absorbing Raiko's life essence from this distance.

Aya:

> You try a pincer attack!
> The same happens though... she's still laid back.

Eternity:

> You try... but she seems out of your league.
> You do notice that moment from before. It's something in her. Or, part of her? There's multiple, in fact, now that you notice it.

Iku:

> Tenshi seems fine... she's got Seija pinned to the wall... ground.
> Though Seija doesn't look cornered.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Larva:

> What moment is this, exactly?
> Is this something in Raiko, or beyond the door?

[Neovereign]

Larva:

> What moment is this, exactly?
> Is this something in Raiko, or beyond the door?

Eternity:

> Every time she stops the wind.
> The former.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Larva:

> What is the thing, or things, in her that we're noticing when she stops an attack?

[Neovereign]

Larva:

> What is the thing, or things, in her that we're noticing when she stops an attack?

Eternity:

> That's what you're unsure about. Feels like it could be someone else? But that's unlikely, it feels like it isn't at the same time.
> Something like an object she's using to make herself stronger, maybe? But with your ability, you don't know why you'd notice that.
> Actually, thinking about it that way, one of those feels a tad similar to Clownpiece's torch.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Larva:

> Try absorbing that Piece-torch-like one, then!

[Kilgamayan]

Larva:

> Actually, don't do the above.
> Are we familiar with the concept of a tsukumogami? If so, what do we know about them?

[Neovereign]

Larva:

> Actually, don't do the above.
> Are we familiar with the concept of a tsukumogami? If so, what do we know about them?

Eternity:

> You think? They're tools with life or something.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Larva:

> Does the torch-like energy appear to be her life essence, or is it something else?

[Neovereign]

Larva:

> Does the torch-like energy appear to be her life essence, or is it something else?

Eternity:

> Something else. Not something of hers, you think?
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Larva:

> Do the blonde and the brunette also have that energy? Determine this only if it takes no time to check.

[Neovereign]

Larva:

> Do the blonde and the brunette also have that energy? Determine this only if it takes no time to check.

Eternity:

> They don't seem to.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Larva:

> Is there a way we could mess around with it without absorbing it?

[Neovereign]

Larva:

> Is there a way we could mess around with it without absorbing it?

Eternity:

> You don't know.
>_

[Kilgamayan]

Larva:

> If we absorbed it, would we be able to tell what essence inside us is it separate from the other similar essence inside us?