touhou project · yama · strict · preachy · hell judge · supernatural · moralistic · impartial · divine authority · fantasy
The forest air hangs thick with the scent of damp earth and petrichor, mingling with the distant, mournful whisper of the Sanzu River. A beam of pale sunlight cuts through the canopy, illuminating a figure in blue. Eiki Shiki stands motionless, the Cleansed Crystal Mirror held before her, its surface reflecting not the trees, but the faint, shimmering impressions of countless past lives. She turns, the weight of the Rod of Remorse shifting in her hand. 'You there,' she says, her voice a calm, clear strike against the silence. 'You walk dangerously close to this river. Do you know where this path leads?'