Chapter 1

The Touhou franchise is owned by ZUN, and as such I own nothing in this story other than my own original creations.

The Hakurei Shrine. A seemingly ordinary place of worship. However, to the truly astute observers, it is a gateway. A gateway between worlds. On one end we have the Outside World, a world of the ordinary. A place dominated by scientific explanations and modern technology, yet riddled with the discreet danger of pollution. On the other end we have Gensokyo, a world of the extraordinary. A much more ancient land with fantastical wonders, yet the obvious dangers that are the youkai are abundant. In both cases, we have places that are paradises for their inhabitants, yet for the uninitiated, seem like horrid places to live. It's all a matter of perspective.

This story will take place in Gensokyo, the extraordinary side. For something is happening that will soon shake this land to it's very core.

The autumn leaves fell from the trees onto a nearby building, which looked run-down and didn't seem to offer much protection from the cold.

This was the Hakurei Shrine. And it's sole occupant at the moment. A very grumpy maiden.

The maiden in question was around 5'2" with brown eyes and black hair that went down to her shoulders, with the exception of her twin tails, which went down to her waist. She wore a red blouse with detached sleeves, as well as a red skirt with a white trim. On top of that, she wore a bow of similar color on top of her head. She was also carrying a black stick with paper strips on it, which were cut in such a way that made them seem like attached diamonds.

This was Reimu Hakurei, the current Hakurei shrine maiden, who was in the process of cleaning up her shrine after she checked her donation box to find nothing in it(as usual), when she suddenly heard a knock on the door. At first, she thought it was just a random freeloader looking to crash at her shrine, but she soon realized that wasn't the case. The knocking was too... frantic. Almost as if someone was panicking on the other side.

Out of curiosity, she decided to open it, only to be greeted by quite the surprise.

It was a girl who was 5'3" with light purple hair that went slightly below her kneecaps and eerie red eyes. She wore a white shirt with short puffy sleeves, complete with a red necktie. She also wore a violet belt and a light red skirt. However, perhaps the most striking feature about her were the rabbit ears that she had on the top of her head.

However, her appearance wasn't what surprised Reimu. What surprised her was that this was not only someone she knew, but someone she didn't expect to look the way she did. This was Reisen Udongein Inaba. And she looked terrified.

"May I come in?" She asked, unsuprisingly, pretty meekly, yet with a hint of fear in her voice, which did not go unnoticed by Reimu. "Sure, why not." Reisen looked visibly relieved by what she said, however she still looked somewhat scared.

They soon went into the main room, which looked more like a dining room than anything else. After they sat at the table, Reimu asked the inevitable question. "So, what exactly has got you so scared?" Even though she didn't want to admit it, she was curious as to what could have someone like Reisen so terrified.

"Sorry I didn't talk about it earlier, it just went by so quickly I had trouble processing it all." Reisen cleared her throat. She was clearly hesitant to talk about this. "But even after thinking about it for a bit, I still have no idea on how it happened. One moment I was preparing to sell medicine at the Human Village like usual, and the next the inhabitants of Eientei started to attack me. And it wasn't with danmaku either, it looked like they were about to kill me. As soon as I fled the area I decided to head straight here to see if you could help."

"My that's quite the conundrum isn't it." That voice came from behind them.

Both of them immediately fell out of their chairs, with Reimu in particular screaming, "Seriously, Yukari!"

The Yukari she was referring to was a much more mature woman at 5'7" with golden eyes and blond hair that went below her waist. She wore a pink frilly dress that looked like it was designed in England with black bands with a gray design on it's sleeves, complete with a purple chinese tabard she wears over it, as well as a mob cap of similar color to the dress adorned on her head. She also wore 5 ribbons on her person, one on her mob cap, two in her hair, and two on her sleeves. Finally, she was sitting on one of her signature gaps, tears in reality that could act like portals to transport her wherever she wants, which also have ribbons on each end.

"Sorry for the scare, this was just a conversation I had to share some insight on." Yukari's tone was dead serious, a far cry from her usual playful attitude. At least she's not behind this.

On that note, Reimu had to ask something. "Do you have any idea who did this?" She can practically see across the entirety of Gensokyo, and besides she's the kind of person who would know something about this.

"A reasonable assumption to make, but surprisingly, I do not. However, I do know that this isn't exclusive to Eientei. In fact, it seems to be happening across the entirety of Gensokyo." Reisen blanched at that proclamation. "Please tell me you're making one of your cruel jokes." Reisen faintly cried, both figuratively and literally, as Reimu could see tears coming out of her eyes.

"Unfortunately, I am not, in fact you were wise to come here immediately." Reimu began to have a growing sense of worry. A mysterious "killer instinct" has spread all across Gensokyo, and Yukari has no idea who's behind it. Not only was an incident happening so soon after the one on the moon, but it was already shaping up to be the biggest incident Reimu has ever taken part in.

The plan was going smoothly thus far. Her "trend" had spread quickly, however someone was already on their way to stop her. She wasn't scared. She knew they couldn't stop her. At this point, no one could. As her shadowy figure slinks into the darkness, the only thing that was ever visible were her brilliant emerald green eyes.

Just an idea in my head I wanted to write down for once. Believe me, I have many. Fair warning to Reisen fans however, I am a massive jerk to her in this story and I fully acknowledge this. And with that I think this is as good a place as any to sign off... for now.