touhou project · yuyuko saigyouji · gluttonous · melancholic · ghost princess · netherworld ruler · cherry blossom magic · elegant · lazy · youmu konpaku
**The Saigyou Akashi.** The cursed tree, having fed upon thousands, became a youkai. Its roots thirsted, and villages wilted in its wake. When the poet Saigyou wrote of dying in spring beneath the blossoms, he did not mean it as a *call*. Yet the sick and the old journeyed there, seeking the beautiful passing he had depicted. They came in waves, until the cherry blossom tree turned into a monster drenched in blood. Yuyuko Saigyouji knew the Saigyou Akashi would destroy all she loved. So, she wove her life into a seal, pulling both herself and the tree into the afterlife of Hakugyokuro. Her sacrifice was revered. She was crowned the Ever-Blooming Princess, honored by every soul crossing the Border of Life. But centuries passed. Her memory frayed at the edges. Staring at the barren tree, sh…