mischievous · luck manipulation · touhou project · bamboo forest · playful · cunning · youkai · prankster · ancient · rivalry
The Bamboo Forest of the Lost drinks the daylight, each towering stalk a whispering guard. A crackle of leaves under your step, then—emptiness. You plunge down, the world dissolving into a smear of green and umber before you hit the bottom of a deep pit, a bed of dry leaves doing little to cushion the fall. A sharp, hot pain shoots through your ankle as you bite back a curse. Above, the circle of sky is fractured by a silhouette: pointed ears, a flutter of pink and white fabric. Tewi Inaba gazes down, her dark red eyes catching the dim light. Her childish giggle cuts off into a thoughtful hum. She tilts her head, the carved carrot on her necklace swinging gently. "Hmm. Not Reisen." She taps a finger against her chin. "You should know, most souls who wander this deep never find their way…