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'''Limitless Vertical Perspective''' ==Outline== When golden meteors start falling from the heavens, the denizens of Gensokyo are riled to search the skies for the origin of the mysterious and valuable calamity. ===In-Depth=== The girls seek out a nearby tremor on Youkai Mountain, which occurred after a flash of light fell from heaven. However, it turns out to have been a misunderstanding - a raiju named '''Raiko''' who took the meteors as a signal to play. A real meteor falls toward the northern plateau, and the girls chase after it, meeting a youkai they believe is responsible as she is the first to arrive. The youkai, '''Mai''', was only hunting a meteor for personal use, and suggests they look up to find where the meteors are falling from. Flying up into the clouds, the girls are accosted by two representatives of "heaven," '''Venus and Akumi''', who announce that they should go back where they came from and challenge the girls' strength when they refuse. Akumi reveals the place in the skies from whence they were sent, and the girls seek out the mysterious starlight staircase. However, a youkai named '''Rin''' has been enjoying the meteor showers and doesn't want anyone taking away her entertainment. She blocks the staircase to force the issue. Defeating Rin, the girls ascent the starlight staircase into the bathhouse where the ''Junsei no Kami'' (Pure Water of the Gods) has its fountain, where they meet the mastermind behind the falling stars: '''Sachiko Amanozako''', who was born of the storm god's concentrated rage. She is furious, destructive and lonely, and hopes that if she destroys the Junsei no Kami, her father will not be able to wash away his anger and will create a sister for her. After fighting with the girls and realizing she can just go down to Gensokyo if she is lonely, Sachiko agrees to leave the fountain alone. However, the meteors aren't coming from her, but from her distant ally at the North Star, who is guiding celestial objects out of their paths to smash into the bathhouse. The girls fly high into space to find the legendary "goddess of evil," '''Haruka Kitahoshi''', who guards the North Star. Defeating Haruka, the girls bring an end to the starfall. However, several days later, Sachiko and many other deities have heard from a representative of Seiryuu-sama, who has been disturbed by the events in the heavens and seeks the one responsible. The girls go out to find the representative in order to stave off Seiryuu-sama's wrath. ==Playable Characters== ===Reimu Hakurei=== With the roof of the Hakurei Shrine now full of holes and the youkai of Gensokyo causing a disturbance, Reimu sets out once more to find out who's stirring up trouble in the skies.<br> '''Aggression of Competing Ambition Foe:''' Marisa or Sanae ====Option Types==== =====Shrine Maiden Sealing Evil===== • '''Shot:''' Homing Amulet<br> • '''Spell Card:''' Dream Sign [Evil-Sealing Circle]<br> • '''Formation:''' Close Horizontal<br> Fires homing spell tags. =====Breaking Through the Falling Sky===== • '''Shot:''' Persuasion Needle<br> • '''Spell Card:''' Spirit Sign [Fantasy Seal]<br> • '''Formation:''' Close Horizontal<br> Fires rapid, straight-forward piercing needles. ===Marisa Kirisame=== Mysterious and valuable comet fragments are being snatched up all over Gensokyo! Rather than chase after the little pieces, Marisa decides to go after their source and take the whole thing!<br> '''AoCA Foe:''' Reimu or Aya ====Option Types==== =====Curiosity Over Magical Meteors===== • '''Shot:''' Illusion Laser<br> • '''Spell Card:''' Love Sign [Master Spark]<br> • '''Formation:''' Front Horizontal<br> Fires powerful narrow lasers straight ahead. =====Witch Chasing a New Mystery===== • '''Shot:''' Magic Missile<br> • '''Spell Card:''' Magic Sign [Stardust Reverie]<br> • '''Formation:''' Medium Horizontal<br> Fires accelerating missiles. ===Sanae Kochiya=== Meteors are smashing into the Youkai Mountain and throwing Kanako's worshipers into a frenzy! Kanako sends Sanae up into the skies above the Moriya Shrine to find out who's responsible and let them know who's in charge!<br> '''AoCA:''' Reimu or Ichirin ====Option Types==== =====Priestess of Yasaka===== • '''Shot:''' Sky Serpent<br> • '''Spell Card:''' Great Miracle [Yasaka's Divine Wind]<br> • '''Formation:''' Close Horizontal<br> Fires snakes straight forward that divert horizontally if they cross the axis of an enemy. =====Custodian of Moriya===== • '''Shot:''' Cobalt Shot<br> • '''Spell Card:''' Sea Opening [The Day the Sea Split]<br> • '''Formation:''' Close Behind<br> Fires a spread of frogs that do splash damage on impact. ===Aya Shameimaru=== Though the elder tengu are keeping silent over the meteor shower, Aya knows a scoop when she sees one! Sneaking off the mountain, she sets off to be the first to discover the secret behind the starfall.<br> '''AoCA:''' Marisa or Iku ====Option Types==== =====Reporting Rain or Shine!===== • '''Shot:''' Rain Deep in the Mountains<br> • '''Spell Card:''' Whirlwind [Torii Hurricane]<br> • '''Formation:''' Selected Rotational Position<br> Fires arrows of rain along the axis, occasionally fires additional off-center spurts. =====On-Scene for a Breaking Scoop!===== • '''Shot:''' Tengu-Fanned Wind<br> • '''Spell Card:''' Crossroad Sign [Saruta Cross]<br> • '''Formation:''' Box<br> Fires a medium-range spread that aggregates damage the longer an enemy is within. ===Ichirin Kumoi & Unzan=== When the stars fall through the clouds above Byakuren's village and Unzan grows tired from deflecting so many meteors, Ichirin decides she can best help her mistress by going to seal off the source of the starfall.<br> '''AoCA:''' Sanae or Iku ====Option Types==== =====Guardian Wheel Girl===== • '''Shot:''' Samsara Ring<br> • '''Spell Card:''' Lightning [Electrified Nyuudo]<br> • '''Formation:''' Close Front Shell<br> Fires spreads of rings that return when they hit an enemy. =====Old Man Takes the Lead===== • '''Shot:''' Storm Fist<br> • '''Spell Card:''' Fist [Falling Sky Hammer]<br> • '''Formation:''' Wide Horizontal Spread<br> Fires a heavy, slow-moving fist that pierces foes. ===Iku Nagae=== Iku's atmospheric readings are all in disarray - someone is interfering with the mood of the atmosphere! When she discovers the meteors, Iku determines them to be the source of her failures and sets out to deal with those responsible.<br> '''AoCA:''' Aya or Ichirin ====Option Types==== =====Ocean's Scarlet Dream===== • '''Shot:''' Seafoam Pearl<br> • '''Spell Card:''' Fish Sign [Dragonfish Drill]<br> • '''Formation:''' Diamond<br> Fires shots that burst on contact, then home. =====Reading the Atmosphere Through a Scarf===== • '''Shot:''' Electric Stream<br> • '''Spell Card:''' Thunder Sign [Residence of the Thunder God]<br> • '''Formation:''' Horizontal Follow Chain<br> Fires a continuous bolt of lightning at a target, deals greater damage the closer the target is to the scarf. ==Levels== ===Stage 1: Tremors in the Earth!=== '''Great Youkai Mountain'''<br> The shaking of the ground nearby provides a lead for the girls to follow, but it turns out to be just a youkai at play. ====Midboss: Kuromi Karasu, Dutiful Stormcrow==== '''Species:''' Crow tengu<br> '''Spell Cards:''' Feather Path<br> Kuromi is one of the mountain tengu who has decided to impede the girls for whatever reason. ====Boss: Raiko Kibakomu, Cheerful Jumping Storm==== '''Species:''' Raiju<br> '''Spell Cards:''' Thunder Sign; Thunder God; Lightning Sign<br> Raiko saw all the stars falling and knew she should be out playing. Leaping to earth as a bolt of lightning, she caused a small tremor and a loud noise that drew the girls to her location. ===Stage 2: Following the Path of the Fallen Star!=== '''Frozen Plateau'''<br> The girls saw the comet's trail as it plunged toward the plateau! They hoped to find a youkai to blame at the end of the trail, but after fighting they realized it was just another treasure hunter. ====Midboss: Otoha Shishiodoshi, Lonely Word-Stealing Poet==== '''Species:''' Yobuko<br> '''Spell Cards:''' Noise<br> Otoha is the echo spirit of Gensokyo who is quite happy to have someone to play with! ====Boss: Mai Koushinetsu, Girl with Three Silver Blades==== '''Species:''' Kamaitachi<br> '''Spell Cards:''' Razor Wind; Sickle Sign<br> Mai chased the falling meteor, searching for a valuable metal to temper her blades with. She moves so fast the girls didn't even see her ahead of them on the trail! ===Stage 3: A Tunnel Through the Clouds? Trace the Meteor!=== '''Clouds over Gensokyo'''<br> The girls followed the holes in the clouds that the meteor made when it fell, high up into the sky. The youkai they found there weren't the source of the problem, but didn't want to be part of the solution, either. ====Midboss: Naoko Shogai, Frustratingly Officious Guardian==== '''Species:''' Nurikabe<br> '''Spell Cards:''' Wall Sign; Barrier<br> Naoko was put in place in the clouds to stop investigators from rushing into the skies, and she does her job to a degree of dreadfully obnoxious perfection. ====Boss: Venus Messenger, the Radiant Heavenly Secretary and Akami, Living Curse of Misery==== '''Species:''' Tennyo and living Jubaku<br> '''Spell Cards:''' Temperament; Virtue Sign (Venus); Curse (Akami)<br> Venus was sent from the Junsui no Kami by the goddess living there to demand of anyone flying up after the meteors that they return to the ground. Akami was cast and awakened to make sure Venus did her job, and also to test the strength of any who approached. ===Stage 4: Twilight in Heaven! At Dusk the Unseen Stairs Appear=== '''High Heaven's Plain'''<br> Akami pointed the girls toward a secret stairway in the skies. They crossed the deepening dusk into twilight, but ran into a youkai with conflicting goals. ====Midboss: ??? (Rin)==== '''Species:''' ???<br> A blinding, fiery light crossed the girls' path and attempted to stop them - but it left when more stars began to fall. ====Boss: Rin Satsuki, Auspicious Giver of Heaven's Blessings==== '''Species:''' Kirin<br> '''Spell Cards:''' Fortune; Light Sign; Sky Sign<br> Rin lives high in the heavens at the base of the secret stair of the gods. She is enjoying the fireworks of the starfall and doesn't want the girls interfering with the show. After all, she's been making sure nothing has landed on anyone, so what's the harm? ===Stage 5: The Pure Spring of the Gods! High Atop Heaven=== '''Stairway to the Junsui no Kami'''<br> Up the secret stairs at twilight the girls flew, to find the pure spring where the gods wash away their anger and the entity behind the falling stars. ====Midboss: Akumi==== The living curse appears a second time to challenge the girls' right to see the fountain of the Junsui no Kami. She seems worried about the girls' strength this time... ====Boss: Sachiko Amanozako, Lonely Nemesis of Heaven==== '''Species:''' Ama-no-zako, deity<br> '''Spell Cards:''' Wounded Divinity; Shattered Heaven; Fury Sign<br> Sachiko is the destructive lonely child of the storm god's pent-up rage. She plotted to destroy the sacred Junsui no Kami so that her father could not cleanse himself of his anger and would create a new sister for her. However, it has resisted all her efforts thus far. ===Stage 6: Above Heaven and Earth - Leaving the World Behind=== '''Cloudy Nebula'''<br> Sachiko Amanozako revealed the whereabouts of her collaborator, who continues to throw comets and asteroids at the Junsui no Kami, but the mysterious being lives far beyond the heavens in the darkness between stars! ====Midboss: Tenshi Hinanai==== In a timeout on the border between the sky and deep space, Tenshi sees people coming and decides to toy with them out of boredom. ====Boss: Haruka Kitahoshi, Demon Queen of the Guiding Star==== '''Species:''' Demon, deity<br> '''Spell Cards:''' Pole Star; Procession; Deep Space Sign<br> Haruka Kitahoshi is the fabled goddess of evil who lives at the pole star, who has been using her powers to guide celestial objects toward the Junsui no Kami. The sacred site's barrier has caused them all to bounce off towards Gensokyo, but Haruka persists due to her friendship with Sachiko and her perception of the barrier as a challenge to her personal power. '''create.swf DNA:''' 3.39:HARUKA:100:164:176:333:83:118:4:1:0:95:29:000044 ===Extra Stage: Seiryuu-Sama Knows All! The Sky is His Domain=== '''Snowstorm Cloud Cover'''<br> A representative of the great sky dragon Seiryuu-Sama has warned the gods in Gensokyo that He has been disturbed by the falling stars and the commotion from the groundlings. The girls go off to appease the mysterious representative. ====Midboss: Kanako Yasada==== Kanako appears to warn off the girls, saying that Seiryuu-sama is above even deities and his representative does not recognize Gensokyo's ways. ====Boss: Chiyoko Ryuhime, All-Powerful Voice of the Blue Sky==== '''Species:''' Lesser avatar '''Spell Cards:''' Deepest Blue; Dragon Sign; Thousand Years<br> Chiyoko is the implacable and humorless delegate of Seiryuu-sama who was sent to notify the gods of Gensokyo regarding His displeasure at being disturbed by their nonsense. She demands a forfeit to satisfy Seiryuu-sama, but poses a legitimate threat as she is unaware of the Spell Card system. She deigns to participate and is satisfied in combat.

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