Doubts
Daiyousei landed me down on the ground above the caves, right near a small campfire.
"Must be made by one of the soldiers who weren't able to go home." I said as I froze the campfire.
The both of us sat down, resting.
"You know, Cirno-Chan."
"Hmm?"
"I think this whole journey is pointless, don't you think?"
"What makes you think of that, Dai?"
"We're here looking for Reimu. And if we fail, then what? It's pointless. The world beyond this city is dying, and here we are sitting beside a frozen campfire."
"We'll find her. Then we'll settle things back at Gensokyo."
"But to what end? We still haven't found her in this maze of a city."
"...Maybe you're right. But I need to see how my journey ends."
"Looks like there's no stopping you, always hard headed like a rock."
"You've said that to me millions of times even before the incident."
"This is no exception, Cirno-Chan! We don't even know how this will end. I had the worst sense of worry right now... If only you hadn't taken the Soul of Nature inside you."
"I get it. I was selfish, and now I'm reaping what I sow, possibly seeing an empty world after it ends."
"But I'm still with you... Even though it would be pointless, I think I should follow you, to the very end."
"Yeah, you're right."
I stood up, and so does she.
"Let's go, we didn't come all this way just to go home again, empty handed."
We walked out from the city square, and headed towards the towering building which seems to be the tallest in the city.
Along the way, more soldiers patrolled the streets, whom I defeated with ease. I also recreated my armor, and we continued our journey, not stopping until we stop in front of the gate to the tower.
"It reads Pandemonium... Maybe this is like, the Royal Palace or something?"
"It looked more like a fortress. But where are the guards...?"
"It seems strange that the soldiers and guards were all patrolling the streets, but not the place where maybe their leader lived."
"Now you're scaring me, Cirno-Chan."
It was then when we feel a presence behind us. When we turned around, there's nobody there.
It repeated, and we turned around to the fortress again, only to see nobody.
"Cirno-Chan! On your left!"
I took a step back, as a small sword flies right through my sight, and attaches itself to one of the walls.
I looked at the source to see the perpetrator.
"Forsaken Elemental, thou art not allowed passage into Lady Shinki's Domain. Thou art now facing Yumeko, Last Maid-Knight of Makai."
A woman, in a maid uniform holding a longsword. She has blonde hair, amber eyes, and she has multiple swords floating around her. Behind her is a star sigil, like those that the soldiers have.
"Thine path and journey ends here, Forsaken Elemental."
- To Be Continued