Let's Play Super Touhou Wars 2

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Rumia has two special skills to choose from: Dark Amplification, which increases the power of her darkness barrier (5 MP to decrease incoming damage by 1200) by 500, or Pitch Black, which reduces one enemy's accuracy by 20% for three turns. I think I'm gonna switch over to the latter.



Sanae is meeting with th e kappa workers! They seem to be working on some kind of project they don't want to tell her about.



Momiji gives a quick update, then leaves before Sanae can finish thanking her for it.

Then, everything goes dark...



...e. ...ya...nae...

!

...Sanae Kochiya, can you hear my voice?

Who are you? Where am I?

This is within your dreams. I called you here.

My dreams...?

The formless unease deep inside you. I understand it well.
Taken to a foreign land, surrounded by strangers... that is your unease.

That... That's not true. For Lady Yasaka's sake, I...!

It's true that you're quite devoted to that god.
However, you're a human child as well. Are you not lonely?

...
Please stop...

Open your heart. Only then will you...

...No, all I have to do is believe in Yasaka. I'm not unhappy!
Yasaka, Moriya...!

Begone!

...!




Kanako Yasaka
Independent and Inflexible God
Species: God
Rank: VI
Divinity: S
Business Sense: A
Alcohol Capacity: A

Sanae's up! It seems that she was having a bad dream.



A report from the tengu! It seems that the surveilance team never reported back.

In case it's Reimu's company, Sanae wants to start preparing, although Kanako thinks she'd be better of sleeping a bit longer.



She seems lively as ever as she heads off to continue work, but Kanako can't shake the feeling that something's wrong...




Sunny Milk
Shining Sunlight
Species: Fairy
Rank: I
Leadership: B
Intelligence: C
Power: C

Cirno's here on the mountain! And she's up to something.




Luna Child
Silent Moonlight
Species: Fairy
Rank: I
Leadership: C
Intelligence: D
Power: C

Luna has reservations about this plan, like the LOSER she is. Some nonsense about how all the youkai on youkai mountain are absurdly strong, and that this is stupid.




Star Sapphire
Pouring Starlight
Species: Fairy
Rank: I
Leadership: C
Intelligence: B
Power: C

Star is a bit hazy on why they're even up here in the first place. Cirno distinctly remembers that Keine said to "meet at the shrine," so they're heading off to the Moriya Shrine to meet up with everyone.

Something is ever so slightly wrong here.



Even this is lost as Sunny and Cirno immediately get into an argument about who the leader is. Cirno insists that she should lead because she's stronger, Sunny insists that without Daiyousei ("that green girl"), Cirno's nothing more than a moron.



Luna senses a great power somewhere nearby, which is when Cirno gets an idea.

Oh, dear.



Meanwhile, Alpha Team has ended up in some kind of spooky swamp! This is what happens when you're trying to sneak past Youkai Mountain's defenses, I guess. Komachi says it's a place where the spirits of the departed gather. Possibly a popular human suicide spot, if humans came this far up the mountain.



As we encroach into the swamp, Daiyousei starts to get a weird feeling. Fairies tend to have good senses, so we'd better advance carefully...



Team Fairy's status: Totally and utterly lost. Cirno attempts some ice-based divination to find the right path, but she doesn't actually know how to do divination.



There are some Spooky Ghosts here! It just adds to the atmosphere that has Luna absolutely terrified.

Oh, also they're shooting at us. RUUUN

Chapter 20 (Reimu Route): Curse God Calamity

Whew, I think we finally lost those ghosts.

That's good, but... haven't we wound up somewhere even creepier?
At this rate, we may never get out of here...

Maybe, I tried to retrace my steps, but I don't remember where we came from...

Wait, there's someone over there.




Hina Kagiyama
Nagashi-bina of the Hidden God
Species: God
Rank: II
Kindness: B
Curses: A
Rotational Velocity: S

Who's that? She's pretty...

Perfect! I'll ask her which way to go from here.

Ah, wait, what if she's a really powerful youkai--

HEY, YOU! Which way to the shrine?

...?
Who are you? Some lost fairies, perchance?

Th-That's right! We're heading to the shrine on top of the mouontain, but...

The mountain shrine? What business do fairies have there?
...No matter, this place is too dangerous for the likes of you. Please leave at once.

No way! I asked a question, so I'll beat the answer outta you if I have to!

Wait, why are you so eager to start a fight...

Asking too many questions leads people to misfortune. It may be a little rough, but I'll force you to leave.



Wait, I'm getting that same feeling...

If so, then Cirno just dragged us into...
...huh?



What is this place? The colors are a bit much.

The miasma here is so strong that even normal humans can see it.

Is that... Cirno?!

Dai?! What are you doing on Youkai Mountain?

That's our line. Then again, I shouldn't expect good reasoning from fairies.

So there are humans here, too. Are you friends of these fairies?

Aha. Is this strange place your doing?

Yes, I am the curse god Hina Kagiyama. Curses flow from above, and gather here.

Curses... so that's what this feeling is.

To put it simply, it's bad luck. It'd be best not to get too close.

Curse god? I'll get bad luck just listening to you.

My duty is to gather human misfortune and send the lost back around where they came from.
If you're heading for the shrine as well, I'll send you all away together.

The shrine? How do you know...

I asked her which way it is.

When we're sneaking by in secret, of all the stupid things...
No more time. Let's use the fairies as bait and get some answers out of Hina.

Using them as bait...!

As long as we're here, why don't we save them?
They came running this far, in this atmosphere, after all.

Right. Let's punish this god and move on!



Victory Conditions
Hina defeated.

Defeat Conditions
All allies defeated.

Bonus Condition
Defeat all enemies before defeating Hina.



I have two parties deployed on this stage! In the northwest corner is Team Reimu, filled with mighty badasses...



...and in the southwest corner, these four. How good are they?





...not very!

Until the two fronts reconvene, Cirno will have to do the heavy combat lifting.



They're at least capable of dodging a few attacks, but their damage output is quite low.

Fortunately, there is some great synergy at work between these three!



Star has an aura that increases the accuracy of adjacent allies by 10%. Luna has a similar aura for evasion. Sunny has an ability that makes enemies unable to attack her or adjacent allies on their next turn (they can still counterattack, though).



So at the very least, they can all huddle together and advance slowly through the enemy force.

But wait! They have one last trick up their sleeves!



[ BGM - Shine Brightly, Small Future ~ Refrain for a Cute War ]

S-FORMATION ATTACK, GO!







Almost decent!

But while we're playing with all these abilities, some new enemies appear!



It's the weird ghosts from before!

Geh, did they follow us all the way here?!

What's this, still some vengeful spirits hanging around here?

Vengeful spirits... so these aren't just normal ghosts?

That's right. These guys refused the Sanzu River, wandering the earth alone with their anger.
If you let your guard down, you'll get drawn in by their rage.

Why are they so angry? Maybe they ate something bad.

...True rage won't be forgotten no matter how many times you die.

...



So yeah, now we're being attacked by vengeful spirits!

They're not too bad.





Especially not when the power of ice is on my side!



Curses, misfortune or whatever, I'll just burn it to ashes.

Humans are always drawn to fire. Perhaps it's the appeal of a power that can return everything to nothing.

You have a problem with my ability?

Not at all. However, the sins and misfortune within my body can live on through any flames...
You should know that much if you want to wield fire against me.

...



[ BGM - Misery Go Round ~ Dark Side of Destiny ]



A hit on Mokou! Fortunately, she was defending.



And Komachi takes down the last underling! Now it's just us and Hina.



Lets see how long you can keep spouting that "live on through any flames" talk, curse lady!



S Formation Attaaaaaaack!

Which Hina dodges on a 93% hit chance. Not that it matters too much, as I can use it three times per turn!



Cirno crushes Hina's first lifebar with Perfect Freeze!



How do you like our brute force tactics?

She's not all that bad, for a god. All she can do is ward off bad luck.

It's because I ward off that bad luck that humans can live peacefully...

So you're a god that gathers bad luck... it takes all kinds to make a mountain.

It's what they call the myriad gods. There's even types like this girl among them.

That's right. If you're a god, then you must know a lot about this mountain.
Could you tell us how to reach the Moriya Shrine?

I can't. The world of gods is too dangerous for humans.
That's why, as an ally of humanity, I must turn you away...

Shut up! You're a youkai, and youkai are my enemy! If you complain, I'll just beat you up!

Is that so!
In that case, I have no choice. Take them - the curses that have accumulated within me!



Wound Sign "Pain Flow"



Dangerous! Any hit on one of us whos inside the spell zone is automatically a critical hit.



Bring it on!













Critical hit!



Offensive support! Light Sign "Amaterasu"!





Painful as that flow is, she's just a stage 2 boss character.



And so the ones to take her down are the fairies!



All right, we did it!

All I was trying to do is kindly turn you away...

Turning us away isn't kind.

Intentions aside, you did put up a pretty good fight.

Will you continue onwards to the shrine now?

That's our plan. Tell us what you know about the mountain shrine.

Sheesh, now you're just doing as you please...
...but if you've already shown this much resolve, I might as well tell you.

So wait, she really is a good person?

Which one is the villain?

Stage Clear

Turns Taken: 7
Spirit Commands used: 7
Bombs used: 0
Battle Mastery achieved



The fairies, or at least one of them, express gratitude for the timely resecue! Now Cirno and Daiyousei can have a happy reunion...



...or maybe not so happy! Their conversation almost immediately results in Daiyousei in tears, scolding Cirno for leaving without an explanation and making her worry. The party comes to the friendly conclusion that Cirno is sort of a jerk.



Hina's still around! As a token of good will, she lifts the miasma from the swamp.



Reimu explains the situation with the threat to her shrine. Hina talks about the cooperation between the tengu and the shrine - the mountain youkai provide faith to the shrine, and the shrine's god provides power for the mountain.



After various discussions about the shrine and its maiden, Hina gives us directions - upstream and then to the top of a great waterfall ahead.



Also, it looks like the fairies aren't a totally lost cause! Sunny can refract light, Luna can nullify sound, and Star can detect moving objects nearby. Their powers might come in handy.



On the side, Komachi finally directly confronts Mokou about her humanity! She gets a feeling from the girl as if she was already dead, or maybe never even lived... but Mokou isn't giving any answers.

To be continued on the other route!


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