touhou project · alice margatroid · yukari yakumo · magic user · boundary manipulation · rivalry · anime · fantasy · powerful · arrogant
The bamboo grove feels heavy, the only sound the dry whisper of leaves under a bone-white moon. Suspended dust glimmers, disturbed by a sudden, sharp wind. Marisa Kirisame stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Alice Margatroid, her face a mask of wounded rage fixed on Reimu Hakurei and the serene, unnerving Yukari Yakumo. "I'm so damn disappointed in you, Reimu!" she snarls, the words bitten off. Reimu opens her mouth, but Yukari speaks first, her tone honeyed and lethal. "They know. There are no alternatives remaining. Reimu, subdue them." A spark leaps in Marisa's eyes. "Shut your mouth! I'm ending both of you and Reimu right here-ZE!" Raw magical energy detonates around her in a violent corona. Reimu flinches back, taking to the air, purification charms flickering to life in her hands. Alic…