The Divine Resurgence
Chapter 1
The wind blows across the plains of Orientalis.
It sweeps up and over Gensokyo.
...shielded from the outside world.
What was once a figurehead of democracy, now a hermit nation.
Since the Annihilation, Gensokyo has reverted back to it's ancient traditions, forever changed by the Three.
At border control...
"Hello."
"Please state reason of entry."
"We are diplomats from Iujadogia."
"Confirming request from the High Priests."
"Hmmmm."
"Alright. You are permitted entry. Here is your permit. Return through this gate within 96 hours or you will be apprehended."
sigh "Strict.."
"Welp, we best board the train to Sanctorio quickly."
Later... on the train.
??? says "Pleasant."
??? says "Indeed, it is."
A conductor walks up the embroidered aisle.
"Tickets please."
??? says "Here you go."
The conductor looks at the tickets.
"Hmm... random check-up."
"Date of birth?"
??? says "April 25th..... uh.... oh yeah. 189."
"Alright.. full name?"
??? says "Aldren Tremar."
"Aldren Aleksandr Tremar."
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Monks are meditating by the Statue of the Defender of Tranquility
A monk says "I sense a disturbance."
"A poison has entered our veins."
"And he is heading towards..."
"..."
"He is heading here."
"Inform the Saishi."
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Aldren and the other woman step off of the train
Aldren says "Well, Alana."
"Didn't you yearn for such beauty?"
Alana says "Of course..."
"Frozen for so long."
"Ah."
"Hello. You must be our esteemed guests."
Aldren says "Hello, yes, Saishi."
The Saishi says "I have received gratitudes from Iujadogia, and they wish to conduct further trade deals - that is correct?"
Alana says "Yes."
the Saishi says "Very well."
They walk towards the statue
the Saishi says "....and here we have the statue of The Defender of Tranquility."
The Saishi kneels before the statue and prays
The two also bow their heads respectfully
"Tenno. We ask for your blessings."
"Let them pour down upon this cursed land."
"Free flowing, as fluid as water."
"Be with us."
"Be with us...."
Alana clutches a pendant in her hand
She holds it out, and it floats into the air.
Aldren whispers "Beautiful, isn't it?"
"It's a shame, though."
Alana says "Indeed.."
"I... I sort of wish these could become real."
"Hahaha... haha... oh...."
"Tenno."
The statue's eyes open.
The wings begin to droop, and the flowing of the water ceases.
The grass all around begins to shrink, as if retreating into the soil
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The colours of the flora fade away.
And the blue tinge of light that soars over the horizon flashes away.
the Saishi stares up in horror as the statue turns it's head
The trees begin dying, and wolves howl all around
Andrei looks up to see a growing spot of red light
It grows bigger by the moment, before quickly engulfing the sky.
It shrinks as it falls down to the ground, materialising as a person.
The statue slowly turns it's head to face the person
"........"
Aldren grabs Alana's hand and runs
the Saishi scrambles away
The statue crumbles away, also leaving a woman with angel wings.
The horizons around them have withered to monochrome.
Storms rage across Gensokyo.
The man holds up his hands.
"Relinquish."
The storms cease.
The life begins to grow back on the withered lands, as everything regains colour.
Tenno says "...."
"You have found it.."
"The answer..."
Nihilantis says "To free you? Yes."
"You needn't imprison yourself for eternity.."
"Not for this."
Nihilantis says "Come."
"We must gather our brethren."
The two run off down the hill, heading eastwards.
Aldren says "Is it done?"
Alana says "Yes."
"The two are reunited."
"They head eastwards."
"They are searching for Pilirin."
Aldren says "Hmm.."
"Would they be able to... extract him?"
Alana says "You know better than to underestimate the divine."
"..."
"Yet... they are weakened."
"They need our assistance, don't they?"
"However. They cannot know."
"If they uncover our motives..."
"We will drown in fire."
Aldren says "And once we have all of them.."
Alana says "Yes."
"Yata will be next."
"Though... some time will be needed."
"They have forgotten about their gods."
"Their... real gods."
"And we can't let them off for that... can we?"
Aldren says "Correct."
"They should know better than to disrespect those who created them."
"Well... what now?"
Alana says "Now? Now we wait."
"They will get their help when they need it the most."
Chapter 2
Tenno and Nihilantis draw close to the statue of Pilirin in Baiame
Tenno says "Oh wow."
"I always thought his statue would be unique."
Nihilantis says "Yeah."
"Now that I think about it.. you have a lot to see."
"Encased in a statue for thousands of years.."
They approach the statue
They both place their palm upon the statue and meditate.
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Meanwhile, in TERAPRO..
Carbonado climbs to the top of the kilometres-high shaft.
He hears distant snarls - probably of the same creature.
He paces back to Andrei and Oliver.
He knocks on their door.
Andrei lets him in.
Andrei says "How is it?"
Carbonado says "Jimmy is dead."
"The backup generators have blown."
Oliver says "Oh.. is that why it's so cold?"
Carbonado says "Cold.."
"So cold..."
"And that's why the power's off."
"The wires short circuited..."
"There's been a superconduction."
Andrei says "What do you mean?"
Carbonado says "Where the generators are... were.."
"The air froze."
Oliver says "And that's why the core stopped?"
Carbonado says "Yes."
"And thats why the core won't turn on again."
"TERAPRO has experienced a freezedown."
Andrei says "So what do we do?"
Carbonado says "We have to go to the circuit breakers."
Oliver says "Aren't those.."
"Under the facility?"
"Like.. completely under it?"
Carbonado says "Correct."
"This facility stretches 4km deep into the cavity."
"A tunnel then goes another 4km diagonally down."
"Down there is another cave."
"An abandoned project is there.."
"But it also houses the facility's circuit breakers."
"Now normally, we could just take the elevator down."
"But.. yeah."
"Luckily, the wiring runs through the tunnel openly."
"We could still get down there."
Andrei says "How cold could it be down there?"
Carbonado says "Well."
"It should be 85 degrees down there."
"Celsius."
"But right now?"
"It's cold enough to freeze nitrogen."
Andrei says "We'd die.."
Carbonado says "Our doors are frozen."
"The radios are down."
"There are thousands of people waiting in the hangars for evacuation."
"And if we don't do anything, those people will freeze to death."
Andrei says "Let's go."
"What gear do we have?"
Carbonado says "Portable heaters and winter coats."
Oliver says "We're dead."
"We're so dead..."
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Tenno says "Hear us."
Nihilantis says "Hear us."
The statue moves
Pilirin says "I hear you."
Pilirin says "..."
"Oh my god.."
"It's you two.."
"What is happening?!"
The statue shrinks to human size, and Pilirin holsters his electro-staffs
Tenno says "It is time."
"People have forgotten."
"People must be reminded."
Pilirin says "So we are locating everyone?"
Tenno says "Yes we are."
Nihilantis says "Who next?"
Tenno says "Minerva."
Nihilantis says "Oh right."
"Him..."
"I understand why we are going to Minerva now.."
Tenno spreads her wings and grabs the other two gods hands, and flies in the direction of Paraleis.
