the dark fire will not avail you

Testing her own seals in uncontrolled circumstances (read: in the middle of real combat) is something Shikako reserves for really deep trouble, like when another C-rank inexplicably becomes A-rank. In the Land of Hot Springs, Shikako discovers another, deeper level of trouble wherein she's willing to test other people's seals in uncontrolled circumstances (read: while trying to prevent a god of suffering and malice from crawling its way into her universe) and damn the consequences.

Hi folks! This is all new stuff that was never posted on the Dreaming of Sunshine forum. I'm going to write up to that stuff instead of starting with posting it.This contains spoilers for, at the very least, everything up to and including the Land of Hot Springs arc of Dreaming of Sunshine by Silver Queen, which hopefully you've already read if you're reading this since this is a recursive fic!