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Most of the characters in Abyss Soul Lotus are original and non-existent in the Touhou Project. The following six, however, officially part of the Touhou Project and are playable characters in Abyss Soul Lotus, as part of two playable teams with two shot types apiece, each with a unique team name. All other characters are original.


Playable Characters

結界/封魔 (Border/Demon-Sealing Team)

Reimu Hakurei
乐园的巫女
Shrine Maiden of Paradise

Reimu Hakurei
Playable Character

种族:人类

能力:自由飞行程度的能力

依然是惯例的,博丽神社的巫女。

冻结整个幻想乡的异变,她也是受害者。在隙间妖怪的帮助下,总算是摆
脱了全身遭到束缚的窘境。

虽然很不甘心,但是若不和隙间妖怪联手的话,自己的力量根本无法完全
发挥。为了拯救幻想乡,只好一起行动了。

Species: Human

Ability: Capable of flying in the sky

The all-too-familiar Hakurei shrine maiden.

She, too, fell victim to the incident that froze over Gensokyo.
With the help of the gap youkai, she was finally able to escape the plight of
having her body completely bound.

As reluctant as she was, she could not fully utilize her power
without joining forces with the gap youkai. In order to save Gensokyo,
the two had to work together.


Yukari Yakumo
境界的妖怪
Youkai of Boundaries

Yukari Yakumo
Playable Character

种族:妖怪

能力:操纵境界程度的能力

总是扮演黑幕的隙间妖怪。

面对幻想乡的危机,她也不得不成为揭露黑幕的角色。

她迅速集合起幻想乡所有剩余的力量,制造了“以太发生器”。没有了魔
力供应短缺这个后顾之忧,才有结束危机的可能。

随后,她拉上解决异变的专家,一起出发了。

Species: Youkai

Ability: Capable of manipulating boundaries

A gap youkai who's always playing the role of the mastermind.

With Gensokyo in peril, she must also become the one to expose the mastermind behind it.

She quickly gathered up all the remaining power in Gensokyo to
create the "Aether Generator". With no need to worry about a shortage of magical power,
the crisis could be averted.

She then brought in a specialist who worked in resolving incidents,
and together, the two departed.


四季/秘儀 (Four Seasons/Secret Ceremony Team)

Marisa Kirisame
普通的魔法使
Ordinary Magician

Marisa Kirisame
Playable Character

种族:人类

能力:使用魔法程度的能力

一直为了变强而努力钻研的魔法使。

被突如其来的寒流袭击,陷入了动弹不得的困境。这时背后的门扉突然打
开,一直纠缠不休的秘神向她提供了援助。

虽然很不情愿,但是她更讨厌逃避挑战。带上“以太发生器”,她向着异
变的中心前进了。

Species: Human

Ability: Capable of using magic

A magician who diligently studies to become stronger.

Suddenly, she was struck by a cold wave that rendered her unable to move.
At that moment, a door had flung open behind her, and the secret god that had been
pestering her offered to support her.

She disliked the idea, but she disliked running from challenges even more.
With the Aether Generator in hand, she made her way towards the heart of the incident.


Okina Matara
究极的绝对秘神
The Ultimate, Absolute Secret God

Okina Matara
Playable Character

种族:秘神

能力:在万物背上制作门扉程度的能力

支配后户之国的绝对秘神。

感受到幻想乡魔力的冻结,她马上行动起来。因为早就看中了一位人类魔
法使,让她成为自己的代行者再合适不过。

于是,她把能够供应魔力的“以太发生器”送了过去。另外,她也做好了
随时提供支援的准备。

Species: Secret god

Ability: Capable of doors on the back of things

An absolute secret god who governs the Land of the Back Door.

Having sensed that Gensokyo's magic had been frozen, she immediately took action.
She's had her eye on the human magician for some time, so it was only natural that
she'd make said magician her agent.

As such, she sent over the Aether Generator, which was capable of supplying magic
power. On top of that, she had a system in place that would allow her to provide support at any time.


佛法/天道 (Dharma/Heavenly Way Team)

Byakuren Hijiri
超越了灵长类的阿闍梨
Acharya who Surpassed the Primates

Byakuren Hijiri
Playable Character

种族:魔法使

能力:使用魔法的能力

提倡人类与妖怪和平共处的僧侣。

突如其来的异变令她措手不及。命莲寺遭到冻结,她却束手无策,只能眼
睁睁地看着妖怪们陷入动弹不得的境地。

就在这最为困窘的时刻,曾经的敌人却伸出了援手。一起行动,结束这场
异变,是最好的选择。

Species: Magician

Ability: Capable of using magic

A sangha that advocates for peaceful coexistence of humans and youkai.

She was caught off guard by the sudden incident. The Myouren Temple was frozen, yet she had no solution, and could only watch as the youkai fell into immobilized states.

It was at this most dire time, that a former enemy's outstretched hand came in support. Working together to end this incident was the best option.


Toyosatomimi no Miko
司掌宇宙的全能道士
Almighty Taoist who Controls the Cosmos

Toyosatomimi no Miko
Playable Character

种族:圣人

能力:同时听清十人讲话程度的能力

雄才大略的道士兼前政治家。

居住在独立于幻想乡之外的仙界,因此没有被异变波及。响应了隙间妖怪
的号召,为了幻想乡的存亡而行动起来。

她带着能够供应魔力的“以太发生器”前往命莲寺,救助了那里陷入冻结
状态的妖怪们,同时也找到了可靠的帮手。

Species: Saint

Ability: Capable of listening to ten people's conversations at the same time

Strategic taoist and former politician.

She was not affected by the incident due to her living in Senkai, which was independent from Gensokyo. She responded to the gap youkai's call, and took action for Gensokyo's continued existence.

She took the "Aether Generator", which was able to provide magical power, and headed to the Myouren Temple to save the frozen youkai there, as well as find a reliable partner.


Gallery

Shekle

雪珂 (xuě kē)
Shekle

ASL Shekle new.webp
The Fool Who Doesn't Know What Happened[1]
Snowflake Fairy[2]

More Character Titles

Species

Fairy

Abilities

Capable of throwing snowflakes

Music Themes

冰与雪的灵动

Shekle (雪珂) is the stage 1 midboss and boss.

Concept

Name

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Appearance

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Story

Shekle was one of the few unaffected by the freezing of Gensokyo and remained active near the Misty Lake. The protagonists run into and are challenged by her to an icy battle, in which Shekle is quickly defeated.

Spell Cards

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Official Profiles

Abyss Soul Lotus - Shekle's Profile
种族:妖精

能力:抛洒雪花程度的能力

在雾之湖上玩耍的雪花妖精

身为妖精(笨蛋)的一员,脑袋里空空如也,看到自己感兴趣的东西就会
主动凑上去,并且很喜欢对过往行人搞恶作剧。

因为偏好寒冷的天气,所以异变发生后,她反而感到十分兴奋。她想起了
童话里的情节:居住在银白色城堡里,一夜封冻了大地的女王,冰雪与寒
冷的支配者……好酷啊!

于是她在雾之湖附近,聚集了大量的冰块和雪花,搭起了“城堡”。也许
在旁人看来这只是一堆破烂,但她认为,自己是在重现童话中的那个乐园。

她并没有意识到,在这个魔力被冻结,随时可能崩溃的幻想乡,自己是妖
精中罕有的幸存者。

Species: Fairy

Ability: Capable of throwing snowflakes

A snow fairy playing over Misty Lake.

As a member of the fairy (read: idiot) race, she's an empty-headed individual
who will approach anything that interests her, and likes to play pranks on passersby.

On the contrary, she felt rather excited about the incident that occurred,
due to her preference for cold weather. It reminded her of a fairytale
about a queen living in a silver castle[3], one who froze over the earth in one night,
as the ruler of ice and cold..."So cool!"

And so, she gathered up lots of ice and snow and built a "castle" near Misty Lake.
It seemed like a pile of scrap from an outsider's perspective, but she herself believes
that she's recreating the paradise from the fairytale.

She didn't realize that she was one of the rare survivors among the fairies of Gensokyo,
a land of frozen magic that could collapse at any moment.

Gallery

Miyaka Yamika

暗华 (やみか) 美夜香 (みやか)
Miyaka Yamika

ASL Miyaka new.webp
Vanguard from Hell
More Character Titles

Species

Heavenly Yaksha

Abilities

Capable of flying at high speeds

Music Themes

暗之花,吹来夜之香

Miyaka Yamika (暗华 美夜香 Yamika Miyaka) is the stage 2 midboss and boss, and the stage 5 midboss.

Concept

Name

Her surname, Yamika (暗华), means "flower of shadow", while her given name, Miyaka (美夜香), means "beautiful night fragrance". Additionally, her two names are anagrams of each other.

Appearance

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Story

Miyaka was dispatched to Gensokyo to find and apprehend Seira, but runs into the protagonists heading the other way. She is initially prideful and confident that she can easily defeat the weakened Gensokyo natives, but is herself defeated. Later, she reappears in the Abyss as a midboss to serve as the last stand before the protagonists reach Eteru.

Spell Cards

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Official Profiles

Abyss Soul Lotus - Miyaka Yamika's Profile
种族:天夜叉

能力:快速飞行程度的能力

自由飞翔于地狱中的天夜叉。

夜叉是一种常见的食人妖怪,很久以前就遍布三界之内。天夜叉是夜叉中
身手敏捷,擅长飞行的种族。当人类不再惧怕妖怪之后,它们中大多数都
移居到了地狱,不再与人类相接触。

美夜香生活在等级森严的地狱,凭借着与生俱来的速度和力量,出色的战
斗技巧,以及执行任务时的冷酷无情,成为了抓捕罪人的地狱组织中最锋
利的尖刀。

许多像她这样的精英组成了地狱第一执行队伍,代号“杀戮尖兵”(Opri
chnina)。不仅依靠个人能力,还有更为强大的团队作战,令有罪之人闻
风丧胆。

这一次,她们受上司的命令,为了追踪某个重要目标进入了幻想乡。按计
划,在分头行动确定了罪人的位置之后,她们会召集同伴,用一场迅猛有
力的“斩首”解决问题。

然而,单独行动的美夜香遭遇了特殊情况。明明已经将整个幻想乡的魔力
流动冻结了,不知为何又遇到了抵抗力量。

需要联络同伴吗?美夜香对只能勉强维持飞行的主角们嗤之以鼻。她认为
能够自由使用魔力的自己,对付因魔力被冻结而苦苦挣扎的主角们,就像
碾死虫子一样简单。

“根本不需要支援,对付这种程度的敌人,我一人就足够!”

然而这一判断不仅放弃了团队作战,更错误地估计了对方的实力。这是她
最大的失策。

Species: Heavenly Yaksha

Ability: Capable of flying at high speeds

A heavenly Yaksha who flies freely through Hell.

The Yaksha is a type of man-eating youkai that has been prevalent in the Three Realms
since ancient times, with the Heavenly Yaksha being an agile race of Yaksha skilled in flight.
When humans no longer held fear towards youkai, most of them moved to Hell,
where they ceased making contact with humans.

Miyaka lives in a high-ranking division of Hell, and with her innate speed and strength,
excellent combat skills, and ruthlessness in carrying out her missions, she has become
among the sharpest knives in Hell's sinner-capturing organization.

Many elites like her have formed the first execution team in Hell,
codenamed "The Slaying Vanguards" (aka Oprichnina).[4]
Not only do they rely on their individual abilities, but they also have a
more powerful, group-based combat style that utterly terrifies the guilty.

This time, she was ordered by her superiors to travel into Gensokyo for the
purpose of tracking down an important target. In accordance with the plan,
after splitting up to determine the sinner's location, she'd gather her
companions and solve the issue with a swift and mighty "beheading".

However, Miyaka, who was working alone, encountered a peculiar situation.
It was clear that Gensokyo's flow of magic power had been frozen,
and that for some reason, she was met with an opposing force once again.

Would it be necessary to contact her partners?
As she looked on at our protagonists who could barely maintain their flight, Miyaka sneered.
She figured that, since she was able to fully utilize her magic power, it would be as
easy as crushing a bug to deal with those heroines, who were struggling from
having their magic power frozen over.

"I need no support at all! For an enemy of this level, I alone am strong enough!"

However, with this judgment, she not only gave up on her team-fighting strategy,
but also underestimated the strength of her opponent. And that was her biggest misstep.

Gallery

Lepus Timidys Snowy

莉帕斯 (lìpàsī) ·缇米蒂丝 (tímǐdìsī) ·白雪 (bái​xuě)
Lepus Timidys Snowy

ASL Lepus.png
Snow Hare Phantom Thief[5]
Genius Phantom Thief Rabbit[6]

More Character Titles

Species

Youkai (snow hare)

Abilities

Capable of stealing items

Music Themes

雪兔的踪迹 ~ Nowhere but Everywhere

Lepus Timidys Snowy (莉帕斯·缇米蒂丝·白雪) is the stage 3 midboss and boss, and the Extra stage midboss.

Concept

Name

"Lepus Timidys" is a corruption of Lepus timidus, the binomial name of the mountain hare. "Snowy" is written in Chinese as 白雪, literally meaning "white snow".

Appearance

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Story

Snowy is a common youkai who acts as a phantom thief, elegantly stealing others' belongings, playing with them, then discarding them at Kourindou when she tires of them. During the incident, she encounters Seira on the snowy plains and the two protagonists soon after. She attempts to steal the protagonists' items and is quickly found out and defeated.

Later, she reappears in the Extra stage while running away from Seira, conveniently running into the protagonists and marking the path onward to Seira.

Spell Cards

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Official Profiles

Abyss Soul Lotus - Lepus Timidys Snowy's Profile
种族:妖怪(雪兔)

能力:盗取道具程度的能力

依靠偷盗维生的雪兔妖怪。

雪兔的耳朵天生就能侦查四周所有对自己有敌意的生物。不过,她并没有
把这项能力用在“正途”上,而是为她的偷盗事业而服务。

生性狡黠,动作轻盈,擅长伪装的她就像雪地里的魔术师,在这里消失,
又在那里出现。她从不担心暴露在人类面前,反而把前来捉拿她的人类耍
得团团转,最后只能望着她的背影唉声叹气。

她会在受害者身边留下印有梅花图案,署名“怪盗白雪”的特制卡片。受
害者发现时又气恼又无可奈何的神情,在她看来十分好笑。

每当降雪的时候,她会利用白色外衣的伪装,在雪地上袭击过路的人类;
冰雪消融的时候,她又会变装一番,到村子里继续偷盗活动。

她利用自身的能力,不断地从人类手中偷来各种各样的道具。从粮食衣物
到各种稀有收藏品,强力的魔法道具,都是她下手的目标。时间一久,她
手上也多了不少稀奇古怪的玩意儿。但是她并不了解那些道具的用途,经
常会以很低的价格转卖给远离人里的商店“香霖堂”。

因为喜欢偷盗的缘故,不仅人类会讨厌她,同时也被其他妖怪疏远。没有
朋友的她只能一个人居住在幻想乡最边缘的位置,既远离人类也远离妖怪
的地方。

结果,在那里游荡的她,直面了异变的发生。生灵和死者都销声匿迹了的
雪原,正可谓纯白无瑕的“净土”。盛开在那里的无数雪莲花,散发出远
离尘秽的气息。

为了逃离这非常识的景象,她盯上了一群闯入雪原的家伙,想要趁其不备
盗走支持她们使用魔力的“以太发生器”。有了它就能扬长而去了吧。

然而这一次,是韩子卢逮住了东郭逡。

Species: Youkai (Snow hare)

Ability: Capable of stealing items

A snow hare youkai whose livelihood depends on thievery.

A snow hare's ears are naturally capable of detecting any hostile creatures in its vicinity.
However, she did not use this ability in a "proper" way, but rather in service of her theft business.

With a cunning nature, nimble movements, and a knack for disguise, she can appear
from place to place like a magician in the snow. She's never worried about being exposed
to humans; she'll instead trick the humans who've come to capture her until they're left
with no choice but to look back at her and sigh.

Next to the victim, she'll leave a special card with a plum blossom design, signed "Phantom Thief Snowy".[7]
She felt very amused by the victim's irritated and helpless look once they noticed the card.

Whenever snow falls, she would use her white coat as a disguise to attack
passing humans in the snow, and when the snow melts, she would disguise herself again
and continue her banditry efforts in the Village.[8]

She makes use of her ability to constantly steal a variety of goods from human hands.
From food and clothing to numerous rare collectibles and powerful magic items,
all of these items are targets for her raids.
Over time, she also got her hands on lots of strange and bizarre devices.
However, she did not understand the use of those items, and often resold them
at very low prices to the store "Kourindou", located far from the Human Village.

Because of her love for stealing, not only do humans hate her,
but even her fellow youkai have alienated her. Having no friends of her own,
she ended up living alone in the most remote regions of Gensokyo, far from both humans and youkai.

As a result of wandering here and there, she came face to face with the incident.
That snowy field, from which both the living and dead have vanished,
could be described as a pearly-white "pure land".
The countless snow lotuses blooming in that area exuded an aura of
detachment from the impurities of this world.

In order to escape from this unusual sight, she set her sights on a group of
people who broke into the snow field, hoping to catch them off guard and
steal the "Aether Generator" that supported their use of magic.
It'd be possible to travel a long way with that thing, wouldn't it?

This time, however, Han Zilu had caught Dong Guo Kui.[9]

Abyss Soul Lotus - Lepus Timidys Snowy's Profile (Extra Stage)
种族:妖怪(雪兔)

能力:盗取道具程度的能力

在雪原上活动的怪盗兔,其探索欲望依旧没有得到满足。

幻想乡大部分地区的冰雪已然退去,唯独边界地带依然天寒地冻,白雪敏
锐地注意到了这一点。出于好奇心,她开始了独立调查,并注意到了这片
区域的异常之处:

幻想乡的气息在这里变得极其稀薄,而外界的气息却扑面而来,远方的神
秘高楼群灯火通明,在白雪皑皑的荒原映衬下,显得格外扎眼。

此外,白雪还发现了不少令人不安的迹象,特别是有股浓重的血腥味,证
明她并不是这片边境地带的唯一访客。她隐约记得,自己误入雪原时,就
曾遭遇过某个满身杀气的危险人物。现在依旧能感受到那股可怕的杀戮气
息,只能推测该人物还在此活动!

作为雪兔,胆小保命的本能立刻战胜了探索的欲望。这么危险的家伙,谁
有能力谁上,赶紧跑路哟~☆

回程路上,她偶然撞上了解决异变的专家们。她慌不择路而留下的梅花足
印,意外成了绝佳的指路标记,也算是为保护幻想乡出了一份力吧?

雪兔怪盗?雪兔英雄!

Species: Youkai (Snow Hare)

Ability: Capable of stealing items

Phantom Thief Hare operating on the snowy plains, her desire for adventure still unsatisfied.

In most areas of Gensokyo, the ice had already receded, only the border regions remained cold, which Snowy noticed. Out of curiosity, she started investigating independently, and noticed something strange about this region:

Gensokyo's atmosphere had become extremely thin here, yet the scents of the Outer World came in drafts. The mysteriously tall towers, all illuminated in light, were particularly grating on the eyes when contrasted with the snowy, desolate plains.

Besides that, Snowy noticed signs that made her uncomfortable, particularly a heavy scent of spilled blood. This meant she wasn't the only visitor to this area. She vaguely remembered that when she entered the snow plains by accident, she had met a dangerous character that emanated killing intent. And the fact that she could still feel that frightening killing intent, must mean that they were still active here!

As a snow hare, her survival instincts won over her desire for adventure. Whoever had the power could go fight this dangerous fellow, I'm gonna run~☆.

On the way back, she ran into the incident resolvers. The plum-shaped footprints she left behind in her frenzied retreat conveniently became the best way-markers. She too contributed towards Gensokyo's protection, in a way?

Snow Hare Phantom Thief? Snow Hare Hero!

Gallery

Yune Tobi

荼靡 (とび) 结音 (ゆね)
Yune Tobi
Yun Tobi

More Alternative Spellings

ASL Yune.webp
The Immortal-Soul-Binding White
More Character Titles

Species

Heibai Wuchang

Abilities

Capable of seizing one's immortal soul

Music Themes

空漠的黑与白 ~ Double Sickle of Death

Yune Tobi (荼靡 结音) is one of the stage 4 bosses, alongside Shogetsu Sumizakura.

Concept

Name

Her surname is a term for the flower species Rubus coronarius, part of the rose family. Her given name means "binding sound".

Appearance

Yune wears a white dress with black underskirt. Strips of black cloth are tied to her wrists and neck and connect to a large bow tied in front. The bow is black with white lace accents. The ends of the ribbon each have two coins engraved with 一見生財 "Fortune upon seeing".

Her hair is long and white and is done in two buns. The buns are tied into a white bow and are accented with black ribbon.

On her bow and and shoes, white flowers can be seen resembling the joss paper tossed and burned during traditional Chinese funerals.

Her shoes are white with black heels, and the bottoms are spiked with white-and-blue spikes.

She carries a gray lantern lit with blue flames.

Story

Yune and Shogetsu were relatively high-ranking, and served as backup to the yakshas attempting to recapture Seira. After learning that the protagonists intruded into the Abyss, they moved to attempt to block them from causing further trouble, but are defeated.

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种族:无常

能力:夺魂程度的能力 / 散魄程度的能力

地狱的黑白无常姐妹,接引亡者的鬼使。

白无常手持提灯,负责剥离灵魂;黑无常手持死镰,斩灭精魄和肉身。
她们是最先为亡者提供服务的地狱人员。

姐姐(白无常)活泼健谈,擅长与人交流,在战斗中主要负责侦查与后方
支援;妹妹(黑无常)文静机敏,做事认真专注,在战斗中主要负责近身
战斗。

被挑选成为无常的,多是生前饱尝痛苦折磨的恶魂,姐妹俩也概莫能外。
仇恨促使她们犯下了无差别咒杀的罪孽,为了复仇将人间化作了炼狱。

无法进入轮回的她们,受到了地狱鬼神长的特别照顾,被判决成为鬼神长
麾下的无常,为了偿还罪孽在八寒地狱永远地工作。

至于工作方式,她们总会毫不客气地破门而入,直接将亡者拷走了事。不
过进入现代,她们也开始尝试电话、网站、邮件等新潮的方式,夺魂散魄
于无形。

她们不像其他地狱鬼使那样严苛,如果遇到命运悲苦、遭逢相似的亡者,
她们总会乐意把死期延后少许,让他们达成最后的心愿。可爱的外表和亲
切的服务态度,让她们的组合“无常少女”在地狱获得了极高的人气。

但是,千万不能被表象迷惑!地狱仍是强者为尊,唯有不逊鬼神的实力,
才是“无常少女”能够得到追捧的根本原因。至于楚楚可怜的外表、亲切
的服务态度,都是为将亡魂带去地狱这一个目的而服务。若是对方稍有忤
逆,必定会激起她们的杀戮欲望,落得魂飞魄散的结局。

本次抓捕行动中,她们作为中间联络人,协助鬼神长下达指令。同时也作
为后援,随时准备支援作为前锋的夜叉部队。随着时间流逝,形势变得愈
发扑朔迷离。本应速战速决的前锋部队一直没能传来好消息,这让她们也
绷紧了神经。

偏偏在这时,从幻想乡来的奇怪之人出现在她们面前。一群活着的人企图
入侵地狱,她们自然不会置之不理。

不能让她们妨碍到逮捕行动,也不能给鬼神长大人增加负担,那么只能将
一切危险因素彻底抹杀掉了。

无常少女,必让罪人一窥死亡的光景。

Species: Impermanence

Ability: Capable of seizing one's immortal soul / Capable of scattering one's mortal soul

The Heibai Wuchang sisters of Hell, a pair of ghostly familiars who guide the dead.

Holding a lantern is the White Impermanence, who is responsible for stripping one's immortal soul away; Holding a death scythe
is the Black Impermanence, capable of decimating mortal soul and physical body alike.

The elder White Impermanence is lively, talkative, and great at communicating with others. During combat, she mainly handles
reconnaissance and logistical support. Her younger sister, the Black Impermanence, is quiet, tactful, and seriously dedicated,
mainly handling close combat during battle.

Those who are chosen to become Impermanents tend to be wicked souls who suffered greatly in life,
and these sisters are no exception. Their hatred drove them to commit the sin of indiscriminate killing via curses,
turning the mortal realm into an abyss of misery for the sake of vengeance.

Unable to enter the cycle of reincarnation, they were given special treatment by the kishin chiefs of Hell and sentenced to
become Impermanents under their command, to forever toil away in the Eight Cold Hells as reparation for their sins.

As for their method of work, the sisters would unceremoniously barge through the door and handcuff the deceased without hesitation.
In modern times, however, they've begun to experiment with newer, trendier methods such as phone calls, websites,
and emails which seize the spirits and scatter them away.

They're not as harsh as the other envoys of Hell, and should they encounter someone with a similar fate as them,
they'll gladly postpone that person's death for a while longer to allow them to fulfill their dying wishes. Thanks to their
cute appearances and friendly approach in their services, they've gained much popularity in Hell as the "Impermanent Maidens".

But one mustn't forget that looks can be deceiving! Hell has always been dominated by strength, and the strength
of the spirits and deities residing there is the sole reason why the Impermanent Maidens are so greatly admired. Their
delicate, charming appearances and their friendly service attitude? That's all for the sake of bringing departed souls to Hell.
If their client is even slightly disobedient, their murderous intents will undoubtedly be provoked, which will end with that soul
being scattered.

During the current arrest operation, they've been serving as intermediary contacts to assist the kishin chief in giving orders.
At the same time, they've been serving as backup, ready to support the yakshas on the front lines. Despite what should've been a swift victory,
no good news came from the vanguard, which made the sisters tense up.

At that moment, some strange individuals from Gensokyo appeared before them.
A band of living beings attempting to invade Hell? The sisters obviously couldn't turn a blind eye to that.

They couldn't let these strangers interfere with the arrest operation, nor did they wish to add to the kishin chief's burden,
so the only way was to completely eliminate any and all dangerous elements.

The Impermanent Maidens shall give these sinners a glimpse of death.

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Shogetsu Sumizakura

墨樱 (すみざくら) 初月 (しょげつ)
Shogetsu Sumizakura
Shogetsu Zumizakura

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Heibai Wuchang

Abilities

Capable of scattering one's mortal soul

Music Themes

空漠的黑与白 ~ Double Sickle of Death

Shogetsu Sumizakura (墨樱 初月) is one of the stage 4 bosses, alongside Yune Tobi.

Concept

Name

Her surname means "ink cherry blossom" while her given name means "first moon".

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Eteru Bankou

万光 (ばんこう) 绘照 (えてる)
Eteru Bankou

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Eternal Leader of the Abyss
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Species

Kishin

Abilities

Capable of manipulating the flow of aether

Music Themes

以太虚无论

Eteru Bankou (万光 绘照) is the stage 5 boss.

Concept

Name

Her surname means "ten thousand lights", while her given name is written using characters meaning "picture" and "to shine", and is phonetically similar to the word エーテル (ēteru, "aether").

Appearance

The floating diamond-shaped object she carries is likely based on the logo of Ethereum, a blockchain whose cryptocurrency is called "Ether".

Story

Eteru was originally a god that controlled Aether, the Fifth Element. After advances in science, the concept of Aether was disproved and she lost her faith and fell into hell. In Hell, she serves as the Chief Kishin, responsible for many logistical matters, as seen in her dialogue where she is shown to be dispatching "repair crews" to various parts of hell.

She was the one that froze Gensokyo by draining it of its Aether, and the protagonists quickly engage in battle with her upon learning this. However, after defeat, Eteru gladly accepts the protagonists' assistance in capturing the fugitive, as she appears to be stressed and overworked.

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种族:鬼神长

能力:操纵以太流动程度的能力

八寒地狱的鬼神长之一。

遥远的过去,人类认为世界由数种“元素”组成。在基本的“四大元素”
火、水、土、风之外,贤人们还注意到一种叫做“以太”的元素存在。
它被认为是光之本源,也被用作魔力传导的基础,被奉为“永恒而完美的
元素”。

作为掌管以太的神明,她因此得到人们的崇拜和信仰。在最辉煌的时期,
她掌握着星辰、天光与生命之火,担当着神之国度的守护者。

但随着时间的流逝,人类开始对于“以太”的存在产生怀疑。他们为寻找
以太而设计了精巧的实验,但最终一无所得。因此,人类开始将“以太”
视作谵妄与传说。

进入新时代,贤人们对于光之本源做出了全新的解释,彻底瓦解了信仰的
根基。失去信的她不可避免地走向了衰败。在众神之战中落败后,她失去
了神明世界中最后的立足之地,被无情地抛进了深渊。

所幸,地狱是实力至上主义的世界。她凭借残存的力量和某位统治地狱的
女神的帮助,得以在这混沌无序的世界立足。

在地狱的管理组织试图建立秩序时,原本就在神明世界中维持秩序的她非
常乐于提供助力。于是她化身为八寒地狱的鬼神长,负责维持新地狱的新
秩序。

她平时的工作就已经很繁重了,而这次又遇到了紧急突发情况:一名大莲
华地狱的危险重犯,竟然粉碎了重重阻碍,冲出了八寒地狱。

她深知此逃犯的危险性,一旦放任其逃走,不仅是地狱,整个三界的秩序
都可能被颠覆!

于是她立刻向上级进行汇报,并采取紧急行动。由上级冰封逃犯去往的幻
想乡,锁死一切生机;她配合使用操纵以太的能力,阻断幻想乡中的魔力
流动,让所有人寸步难行。

她派出了麾下的精锐部队前往幻想乡捉拿逃犯,但并没有好消息传来。而
与此同时,残破不堪一片混乱的地狱里,各种事务又宛如巨大的冰山,压
得她喘不过气。她一度怀疑,八寒地狱里是不是只有自己一个管理者,其
他人都哪里去了?

就在这时,一群来自幻想乡的奇怪的访客,以保护幻想乡的名义找上门来
了。可能别人觉得这是雪上加霜,但她却从中嗅到了一丝机遇。

既然想要维护幻想乡的秩序,就必须处理掉危险的逃犯。那么,何不利用
这些颇有实力之人,来帮忙抓捕逃犯呢?即使她们失败了,对于地狱而言
也没有任何损失,这可真是雪中送炭。

于是,她稍做战斗后便让开了道路,向对方提出了自己的计划。和预料的
一样,幻想乡的异变解决者们在她的指引下,奔向了大莲华地狱。

为了维护地狱的秩序(也为了给自己减负),这一切都是值得的。

Species: Kishin chief

Ability: Capable of manipulating the flow of aether

One of the kishin chiefs of the Eight Cold Hells.

In the distant past, humans believed that the world was composed of several "elements".
In addition to the fundamental "four elements" of fire, water, earth and wind, the sages also
noticed the existence of an element called "aether". Thought to be the origin of light, it was also used
as the basis of conducting magic, and was regarded an an "everlasting, immaculate element".

As the deity in charge of aether, she was thereby worshipped and given faith. At the height of her glory,
she mastered the stars, the light of heaven, and the flame of life, as she served as guardian of the gods' kingdom.

But time passed, and mankind began to doubt the existence of "aether". They devised elaborate experiments to find the aether,
which ultimately turned up empty-handed. For this reason, mankind began to regard "aether" as fantasy and legend.

Come the modern era, and the sages had come up with a new explanation as to the origin of light, completely eroding the foundations of her worship.
Without faith, she inevitably went into a state of decline. After her defeat in a battle between gods, she lost her last anchorage in the
divine realm and was mercilessly thrown into the Abyss.

Fortunately, Hell is a place where strength trumps all. With her remaining power and the help of a certain goddess ruling over Hell,
she was able to gain a foothold in this chaotic and disorderly world. As the governing bodies of Hell tried to establish order,
she was more than happy to provide assistance, having already maintained order in the world of gods. Thus,
she became the kishin chief of the Eight Cold Hells, and took to preserving new order in the newer Hell.

Her usual workload was already heavy, but this time there was an urgent emergency: a dangerous felon from
the Hell of Great Lotuses had surpassed every last barrier and escaped from the Eight Cold Hells.

She was well aware of how dangerous this fugitive was. If she were allowed to escape, it was possible that the
balance of not only Hell, but the entirety of the Three Realms could be turned on its head!

As such, she immediately reported to her superiors and took emergency action. Her superiors froze over Gensokyo--to which the fugitive
had fled--deadlocking every vestige of life. Eteru contributed by using her aether manipulation abilities to halt Gensokyo's flow of magic,
making it difficult for everyone within to move.

She sent her elite troops to Gensokyo to apprehend the escapee, but no good had come of it. Meanwhile, in the chaos of the tattered Hell,
various matters piled up like a huge iceberg, weighing her down as she struggled to breathe. She began to question whether she was the only
one managing the Eight Cold Hells, and where everyone else had gone.

Just then, a group of strange visitors had arrived from Gensokyo in the name of protecting it.
While others would considered it adding insult to injury, she caught a glimmer of opportunity within it.

If these girls wish to maintain order in Gensokyo, it's imperative that the fugitive be dealt with.
So, why not use these fairly powerful individuals to help capture the fugitive? Even if they were to fail,
Hell would suffer no losses from it, which would make this a true blessing in disguise.

So, after a short battle, she stepped out of the way and presented her plan to the other party.
As expected, the incident resolvers of Gensokyo ran towards the Hell of Great Lotuses under her guidance.

If it meant maintaining order in Hell (and lightening her workload), then it'd all be worth it.

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Setsuka Myougenguu

妙严宫 (みょうげんぐう) 雪华 (せつか)
Setsuka Myougenguu
Setsuka Myogenguu

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Deity (Ten Kings)

Abilities

Capable of freezing the world

Music Themes

不死之花 ~ Immortal Lotus
绽放在世界终焉

Setsuka Myougenguu (妙严宫 雪华) is the stage 6 boss.

Concept

Despite her surname's Japanese reading, it is derived from a legendary location in Chinese Taoism, the Miaoyan (i.e. Myougen) Palace of the Far East (东极妙严宫).

The full, formal name of the location is "Eternal Paradise of Qinghua, Miaoyan Palace of the Far East" (青华长乐界,东极妙严宫). Setsuka invokes this formal name in her Stage 6 dialogue when appearing to the player characters.

In legend, this palace is home to the Great Qinghua Emperor of the Far East (东极青华大帝), known in Taoism as a figure of salvation. He guides suffering souls to the afterlife, and accepts people who have done good deeds in their lives into heaven as celestials. He also has innumerable forms, most important of which are the Ten Directional Deities of Salvation (十方救苦天尊). There is a deity for each cardinal and ordinal direction, plus upwards and downwards.[10] Setsuka's profile states that she is the "northern" portion of a deity that split itself into ten parts, which draws upon the legend of the Ten Directional Deities of Salvation. In legend, the Northern Deity of Salvation is responsible for the coldest of the hells, similar to Setsuka, and is born on the 28th day of the 2nd month of the Chinese lunisolar calendar.

Name

Her surname name literally means "Strange Strict Palace" or "Miaoyan Palace", while her given name means "snow flower".


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Setsuka is the master of the Eight Cold Hells and a deity of salvation. She was the jailer of Seira when the latter was cut in two and cast down from the heavens, constructing an ice cage that would slowly drain her spirit until nothing was left.

Setsuka's profile and Reimu's ending heavily imply that Setsuka intentionally released Seira, so that she could be "rehabilitated" in Gensokyo, and Setsuka would pick her up and take her back to the Eight Cold Hells later.

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种族:天尊(十王)

能力:冰封世界程度的能力

八寒地狱的统领者。

她的本尊是崇高的天神,为了在混沌中确立秩序,将自己一分为十,各自
统领一方地狱。她作为镇坐“北方”的化身,掌握了冰雪的权能。

她在八寒地狱建立了自己的管理机构,把那些琐碎具体工作统统交给审判
长和鬼神长来处理,自己则亲自坐镇于八寒地狱最深处——大莲华地狱。

这座地狱是她的得意之作,冻结万物的强大力量,将血池化作了净土。在
超低温下凝结的空气,与被碾碎的罪业一起,汇成了地狱深处的海洋。罪
人的灵魂在其中结晶,生出朵朵水晶莲花,飘散在无边无际的虚空之中。

在罪海深处,存在着一个特殊的犯人。她名为星罗,是被镇压在大莲华地
狱的“最后一个非天”。

非天一族曾与天神一族抗争,拒绝接受天神构建的秩序,是极端危险的敌
人。在那场神话中的大战之后,几乎所有非天都被从历史中彻底抹除了。
某种意义上,大莲华地狱是专门为非天设计的牢笼,他们的灵魂被彻底碾
碎,不复存在。

唯有星罗无法被摧毁,即使被斩为两段,她的灵魂依然顽强地坚持着,不
愿向天神的秩序屈服。“既然这样,就让时间来慢慢毁灭你的意志吧。”

雪华把星罗的残躯冰封起来,等待着她的灵魂彻底消亡的那一刻,不曾想
就这样,度过了千百万年的光阴。

千百万年太久,天变地异足以改变一切。即使星罗的意志也敌不过时间。
最初被关押时,她每时每刻都在宣泄着愤怒和恨意,试图破坏一切出逃。
而关押她的牢笼,雪华每天都要重新冰封加固。

但随着时间流逝,她变得越来越沉默寡言,时常深思着什么。她没有大肆
破坏的时候,反而更让人奇怪。那些咒骂天神的话语,不知从何时起再也
没听到过了。

到了现在,星罗已经数十年没有任何反抗了,冰牢也不知从何时起再也没
有重新加固过。雪华还是每天都会来看看,看着她的怒火和意志一点点被
时间消磨殆尽。不用多久她就会彻底消失,就如同没有存在过一般。

这样就好。

非天一族的宿命,就要随着她的消失而迎来终点。雪华望着被她关押了千
百万年的重犯若有所思。即使是星罗这般充斥着无尽怒火,甚至一度让她
十分头疼的灵魂,最终也化作了时间长河中的一粒沙。有那么一段时间,
她甚至认为星罗将被永远地关押在此处,而现在她正处在消失的边缘,就
连意识都很薄弱。

那一瞬间,雪华如同坚冰的内心,出现了一丝连她都难以察觉的裂缝,有
什么情感在她的内心深处萌生了。如果说千百万年海枯石烂,足以毁灭星
罗的灵魂,那么对于雪华也是一样。

就这样让她消失,真的好吗?

曾经的非天界早已是一片废墟,雪华听取了鬼神长的汇报,得知了一个名
为幻想乡的乐园。而经由“地狱轮值”,此时幻想乡正好处在八寒地狱的
对接范围内。但是,星罗即使再虚弱,她也是曾经对抗天神的存在。世间
还能有容纳她的去处吗?

或许使用冰封之力来削弱星罗的实力,这样可行。

雪华心念一动,做出了不一样的选择。历史的车轮翻开了崭新的一页。

Species: Deity (Ten Kings)

Ability: Freezing the world

The ruler of the Eight Cold Hells.

Originally a noble heavenly god, she divided herself into ten in order to establish order among the chaos,
each of them ruling over one part of Hell. As the embodiment of the "north", she holds power over the ice and snow.

She established her own governing body in the Eight Cold Hells, leaving all the trivial and specific tasks
to the judges and kishin chiefs, while she herself sat in the deepest part of the Eight Cold Hells: the Hell of Great Lotuses.

This Hell is her masterpiece, a powerful force that freezes everything in its midst and turns pools of blood into a pure land.
Condensed air at ultra-low temperatures, combined with ground-up sins, mix together to form a sea in the very depths of Hell.
The souls of sinners are crystallized within it, giving birth to crystal lotuses that drift about in the infinite void.

Deep within this Sea of Sin exists a very special prisoner. Her name is Seira, and she was imprisoned in
the Hell of Great Lotuses as "the last Heavenless[11]".

The Heavenless were once a dangerous race who fought against the gods, having refused to accept the order that they'd built.
Following that mythical battle, almost all the Heavenless were eliminated from human history. In a sense, the Hell of Great Lotuses
is a prison designed specifically for those Heavenless, whose souls were completely crushed and erased from existence.

Seira was the only one who couldn't be destroyed, and although she was sliced in two,
her soul continued to cling tenaciously, unwilling to submit to the gods' order.
"In that case, I'll let time slowly eat at your willpower."

Setsuka sealed the remnants of Seira's body in ice and waited for the moment when her
soul would completely perish, unaware that millions of years would pass by in that way.

Thousands of millions of years is too long, and changes in heaven and earth are enough to change everything.
Even Seira's will didn't stand a chance against time. When she was first imprisoned, she spent every moment
venting her anger and hatred, trying to destroy everything in an effort to escape. And every day, Setsuka had to
re-freeze and reinforce the cage she'd been held in.

But as time passed, she became more and more withdrawn, often deeply thinking about something.
When she wasn't wreaking havoc, she seemed even more strange. The venomous words Seira threw at
the gods, Setsuka couldn't recall the moment she stopped hearing them.

By this point, Seira hadn't rebelled against anything for decades, and her icy prison hadn't been reinforced since who-knows-when.
Nevertheless, Setsuka continued to check on her regularly, and watch as time gradually drained away her anger and willpower.
It wouldn't be long before she would disappear completely, just as though she never existed.

And that was all that mattered.

The fates of the Heavenless race would soon come to an end with her demise. Setsuka looked at the felon
she'd been holding for millions of years and reflected. Even a soul like Seira, filled with bottomless rage
and even causing a major headache at one point, eventually turned into a grain of sand in the long river of time.
There was a time when she even thought that Seira would be imprisoned forever, and now here she was on the verge
of disappearing, right down to her waning consciousness.

In that moment, Setsuka's icy heart showed a crack that even she could hardly notice, and some emotions sprang up
deep inside her. If millions of years was enough to break Seira's spirit, then the same would be true for Setsuka.

Would it really be alright to just let her disappear like this?

The old Heavenless Realm was already in ruins, and Setsuka was briefed by the chief kishin about a paradise called Gensokyo.
And via the "Hell rotation cycle", Gensokyo was just within the docking area of the Eight Cold Hells.
Even if Seira was weak, however, she's still an entity that once fought against the gods.
Does the world still have a place for her?

Perhaps it'd be feasible to weaken Seira using the power of ice.

Setsuka's mind moved to make a different choice. The wheel of history turned a brand new chapter.

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Seira Shokushin

蚀神 (しょくしん) 星罗 (せいら)
Seira Shokushin

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The Dark Star that Hides the Sun and Moon
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Species

Asurendra

Abilities

Capable of overturning social order

Music Themes

不灭之魂 ~ Everlasting Volition

Seira Shokushin (蚀神 星罗) is the Extra stage boss.

Concept

Name

Her given name is written with characters meaning "star" and "gauze". The "gauze" character (罗) is commonly used to represent the Sanskrit syllable "ra" in Chinese, and is present in the transliteration of the term "Asura" (阿修罗 Ā​xiū​luó). Therefore, her given name can be taken to mean "Star Asura".

Her surname is composed of the character 蚀, meaning "to erode" (the character is also used in the phrase 月蚀, meaning "lunar eclipse"), and the character 神, meaning god. Taken together, her surname means "The one who eclipses the gods" or "The one who erodes the gods".

Appearance

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Story

Seira was an asura that was locked in the Eight Cold Hells. After eons, she won the consideration of the high gods and received a blessing that allowed her to be invincible in "both fantasy or reality". Thus, she broke out of her prison and made for the Outside World, keen on taking revenge with the gods that had cast her down to hell. The game's events all center around the escape of Seira and attempts to recapture her.

The path to the Outside World took her through the Great Hakurei Barrier, and it was in this space between fantasy and reality she was defeated via the fatal flaw of her blessing.

After her defeat, she decides to settle down in Gensokyo.

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Official Profiles

Abyss Soul Lotus - Seira Shokushin's Profile
种族:阿修罗王

能力:颠覆秩序程度的能力

从大莲华地狱逃出的阿修罗,世上最后的非天。

曾几何时,阿修罗是纵横三界、战无不胜的强者,她们的力量远比天神一
族强大,渺小的人类只能在他们脚下瑟瑟发抖。凭借着力量,阿修罗王们
在非天界构建了自己的世界,成为了混沌无序的支配者。

星罗就是其中之一。她治下的世界不需要规则和秩序,一切生灵都无所拘
束,生命在弱肉强食中历经生存战争,强者能够主宰一切、而弱者自然被
淘汰毁灭。她认为这就是世界该有的样子。

当天神们决定在世界上建立秩序的时候,所有阿修罗王一致反对。崇尚力
量和无序的阿修罗,绝不愿被他人支配。星罗与诸阿修罗王一起向天神开
战,决心夺取三界的支配权。

这场上古神战旷日持久。阿修罗一族虽然勇猛过人,一度统治了三界,但
天神们利用计谋,并且至高神赐予他们“不死甘露”,令他们法力大增,
最终战争局势倒向了天神一边。

星罗秘密潜入天神当中,试图获得“不死甘露”来扭转局势,但结果是悲
剧性的。她的伪装没有逃过日神与月神的慧眼,身体被斩为两截,堕入了
无间地狱。

在她失败后不久,阿修罗一族就在最后的大战中彻底覆灭。无数阿修罗神
魂俱碎,囚禁在严寒肆虐的大莲华地狱,直到灵魂都化作尘埃。

不幸中的万幸,由于被至高神斩落地狱,星罗意外地保有了完整的灵魂,
并没有和其他同族一样在神战中被毁灭,而是被八寒地狱之主雪华冰封在
罪海深处,要永久服刑直到灵魂消亡。

或许非天会被击败,但绝不会屈服。她每时每刻都在思考如何逃离地狱,
向自己的敌人复仇。当她发现单凭力量无法破坏雪华的冰牢后,便尝试了
一切可以想到的其他办法——甚至花费了数千年尝试与雪华构筑起朋友关
系,为了让她放松对自己的警惕。但是面对心如坚冰的雪华,这些方法全
都失败了。

与此同时,她把漫长的地狱酷刑当作修行,通过收集散落在罪海中的灵魂
结晶,汲取过往诸阿修罗王的力量,一点一点重铸了自己的躯体。就这样
熬过了千百万年的岁月之后,她终于赢得了至高神的青睐,可以获得一项
“赐福”。这是阿修罗得到力量的特殊途径,一旦至高神允诺,其效力便
是绝对无法颠覆的真理。

然而有一点星罗始终不明白,她所做的一切应该都被雪华看在眼里,她为
何没有阻止自己?是疏忽大意?还是她觉得无论是什么样的赐福,都无法
突破冰封?

“未免也太小看我了吧,区区冰牢而已,根本不需要赐福就能打破!”
但是当星罗准备使用武力打破冰牢时,她犹豫了。

因为最大的阻碍早已不是冰牢本身,而是站在她面前的雪华。

阿修罗一族不擅长说谎,她不想欺骗自己来否认一个事实——在经过了千
百万年天地变迁之后,她早已把雪华当做了自己的朋友。虽然不知道雪华
的想法,但那一瞬间,星罗感觉复仇的意志动摇了许多,她最终也没有使
用赐福的机会。

星罗终于意识到,原来冰牢不仅仅是在封印自己的行动,同时它也在逐渐
蚕食自己的灵魂。从未向天神屈服的高傲的阿修罗之魂,竟然会败给这区
区冰牢,这可真是讽刺啊。

或许就此消失在罪海之中,才是自己的归宿吧。

然而又不知过了多少年,当她再次睁开眼时,冰牢已经消失不见了。

是雪华做的吗?为什么?

已经没必要思考这个问题了,星罗启动了越狱计划,她许愿道:
“无论是现实的世界,还是虚幻的世界,都没有任何存在能伤到我!”

只要在这个赐福加持下,她就是现实与虚幻中绝对无敌的存在。星罗轻易
打垮了八寒地狱,冲入了地上。她盘算着复仇大业:我要进入现世,熄灭
太阳、遮蔽月亮,把天神中最强大的两柱除去,剥夺这世上的一切光芒,
颠覆万物的秩序!

不过她很快发现,这个名为幻想乡的世界,与外界之间横亘着一道结界,
阻挡了自己的复仇计划。来自地狱的追击如影随形,严寒将万物封锁,以
太也被剥夺,力量在不断衰减。对于星罗来说,自己只剩下一个选项了:
她要亲自动手,令结界瓦解。

就在这时,幻想乡的守护者出现在星罗的面前。

本来,将地狱视作手下败将的星罗是不太在乎幻想乡所谓的“强者”的,
但在真正交手后,她才猛然意识到自己的失策。横亘在现实与虚幻之间的
大结界,是一个既非现实,也非虚幻的场所,这恰恰是赐福的盲点所在。

惊讶于自己的疏忽,星罗只能无奈地苦笑。难道自己的复仇之路要失败了
吗?难道这一切都在雪华的算计之中吗?但是她为何要放自己逃走,而不
是让她消亡于罪海之中?星罗不明白。

至少在最后,让面前这些不知天高地厚的人类,尝尝阿修罗的怒火吧!

几乎被历史抹杀的阿修罗还会有未来吗?

Species: Asurendra[12]

Ability: Capable of overturning social order

An Asura that escaped from the Hell of Great Lotuses, the last heavenless one in the world.

In the past, the Asura were undefeatable and walked the Three Realms as they pleased. They were stronger than even the gods,
and the lowly humans could only tremble at their feet. With their power, the Asurendras constructed their own world in the Heavenless Realm,
and became the hegemons of chaos.

Seira was one of them. The world she ruled needed no rules or order, all spirits were unrestrained,
and life was one of warfare in this strong-eats-weak world. The strong ruled over all, and the weak were eliminated and destroyed.
Her opinion was that the world should be like this.

Once the gods decided that the world should have order, all the asurendras unanimously dissented. Asuras valued strength and lack of order,
and would never be willing to be ruled by others. Seira and the other asurendras declared war on the gods, with the ambition of taking the right to rule the Three Realms.

This primordial war was long-lasting. Although the asura were ferocious, and for a time controlled the Three Realms, the gods made use of strategy, and bestowed upon the higher-ranking gods the "Amrita of Undying", greatly increasing their magical power. In the end, the war shifted in favor of the gods.

Seira infiltrated into the gods' ranks, attempting to obtain the Amrita of Undying to turn the tide, but the result was tragic.
Her disguise was unable to get past the wise eyes of the sun and moon gods, and her body was sliced into two and thrown into Avici.

After her failure, the asura were annihilated in the last battle. Countless asura spirits were shattered and
imprisoned in the bitterly cold Hell of Great Lotuses, until even their souls fell to dust.

In a stroke of fortune in this misfortunate ordeal, Seira maintained a whole spirit as a result of being cast into hell by the high gods,
and did not perish in the gods' war along with her comrades. Instead, she was sealed deep in the Sea of Sin by the leader of the Eight Cold Hells,
Setsuka, serving her sentence until her spirit disappeared.

Although the Heavenless could be defeated, they would not bow their heads. She spent every minute and second thinking of how she could escape hell, and take revenge on her enemy. After she discovered that raw strength could not destroy Setsuka's prison of ice, she tried all other methods she could think of--even spending thousands of years trying to build a friendship with Setsuka, in order to get her to lower her guard. But in the face of Setsuka, whose heart was still as ice, these plans all failed.

At the same time, she treated her long and agonizing sentence as a form of spiritual development. Through collecting crystals of spirits scattered in the Sea of Sin and absorbing the power of those asurendras of the past, she slowly reconstructed a physical body. After many moons, years, and eons, she finally won the favor of the high gods, who granted a "blessing". This was a unique way that asuras could gain power. As long as a high god permitted it, its power would be undeniable truth.

But Seira didn't understand one thing. Setsuka should have seen everything she was doing, but why didn't she stop her? Was it a miscalculation? Or did she think that no matter what blessing, the seal of ice still could not be broken?

"Don't look down on me! It's just an ice cage, I can break that without any blessing!"
But once Seira prepared to use force to break the ice cage, she hesitated.

Because the greatest obstacle to her escape had long not been the ice prison itself, but rather Setsuka, standing in front of her.

Asura as a species are not good at telling lies. She didn't want to lie to herself to deny the truth--after eons of time, she had long ago considered Setsuka as her actual friend. Although she didn't know how Setsuka felt, but at that moment, Seira's motivation for revenge wavered. In the end, she had no chance to use the blessing's powers.

Seira finally noticed that not only had the ice prison been confining her movements, it had also been gradually been eroding her spirit.
A proud asura spirit, never bowing down to the gods, had lost to a simple ice cage. How ironic.

Perhaps it was her fate to disappear in this Sea of Sin.

But after many years, when she again opened her eyes, the ice prison had disappeared.

Did Setsuka do this? Why?

There was no more need to think about that question. Seira put into action her prison escape plan.
She made a wish: "No existence, whether in the World of Reality, or the World of Fantasy, shall ever be able to hurt me!"

As long as she was under the protection of this blessing, she was an invincible existence in the worlds of reality and fantasy. Seira easily destroyed the Eight Cold Hells, and rushed to the surface. She plotted her great revenge: I will enter the world, extinguish the sun,
and eclipse the moon. This will eliminate the two strongest pillars of the gods' strength, stripping this world of its light, and upheaving the order of all things!

But she quickly realized, this world named Gensokyo, was enveloped and separated from the Outer World with a border, obstructing her plan of revenge.
Her pursuers from hell were with her at every step, the harsh winter had sealed away all things, the aether had been stripped away, and power was endlessly draining away.
For Seira, she only had one option left: She had to act herself, and dismantle this border.

At that moment, the protectors of Gensokyo appeared in front of Seira.

Originally, Seira, who had handily defeated those in hell, had not given much consideration to Gensokyo's so-called "strong members".
But after exchanging blows, her miscalculation hit her. The Great Barrier separating reality and fantasy existed in a place that was not reality,
nor was it fantasy. This was exactly the blind spot in her blessing.

Alarmed by her carelessness, Seira could only smile bitterly. Was this the end of her plan of revenge?
Was this all within Setsuka's prediction? But why would she let her go instead of allowing her to disappear into the Sea of Sin? Seira didn't understand.

At least in the end, she could let these haughty humans taste the rage of an asura!

Will the asura, nearly wiped away by history, have a future?

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Notes

  1. Stage 1
  2. Histories
  3. The fairytale in question is likely "The Snow Queen", by Hans Christian Anderson.
  4. The first name is a reference to "Slay the Spire" (杀戮尖, "The Slaying Spire"), with one letter of its Chinese name having been replaced (杀戮尖). "Oprichnina", meanwhile, is a bodyguard corps established by Tsar Ivan the Terrible, which is known for its brutality.
  5. Stage 3
  6. Extra Stage
  7. Referring to the "phantom thief" trope where a thief leaves behind a note pertaining to their crime.
  8. Mountain hares are the only known species of hare that's able to change the color of its pelage depending on the season. In the summer, they turn tan, while in the winter, they turn white.
  9. A reference to a story featured in "Strategies of Qi 3" of "Strategies of the Warring States". Han Zilu and Dong Guo Kui are the world's fastest hound and rabbit, respectively. Han Zilu had chased Dong Guo Kui five times around three mountains, leading to both of them become exhausted and neither of them benefiting from the chase. In this case, the protagonist is Han Zilu and Lepus is Don Guo Kui, except the hound had won over the hare in battle.
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  11. The sanskrit word "Asura" can be translated as "without heaven", meaning someone with the gifts of heaven but without moral integrity
  12. Meaning "King of the Asura"