Re: Touhou CYOA - Second edition
Despite their initial hostile attitude and attempt at raping her, Byakuren couldn't help but feel thankful towards these three. The youkai had helped her this far by carrying her across the stony underground in her injured state after all. Standing in front of the trio, she looked down at them with a curious smile. "Sure, you can go back to your homes. Just don't attempt to rape innocent women after this. By the way, you happen to know who was dealing with that big eye moster back where we met?" the mage told them. "Sorry, we've never seen anyone intentionally deal with that thing and not get destroyed." the leader of the trio said as they rose up on their feet. Once the half-oni got up, she kissed each of them on the cheek before sending them off. Waving at them as they went, she eventually saw the retreating youkai fade from sight into the depths of the caves where they lived. Now out from that place, the former monk turned back and started going upwards the remaining path towards the light, and possibly open skies.
After walking a few minutes, the pain in her leg started to intesify once more, growing more significant with each step. "Oww... better not try and push it..." Byakuren thought, going for another approach in moving about. With a minor cantrip, she now floated a few inches off the ground, and thus had no trouble going forward with a steady slide through the air. Soon enough, she reached the top.
"Hmmm, strange surroundings.." There was nothing familiar nearby, and Byakuren thought she should take a quick look around to see if there was a place she could recognise to help pinpoint her location. It had been a long and disorienting walk through the depths after all. Floating across the forested areas, she eventually found a temple that looked like it was still recently abandoned. "Maybe I can find some piece of mind there. Can't focus enough to fly yet..." she thought, entering the temple grounds.
After a walk through the slightly overgrown garden, Byakuren entered the main temple. Inside the hall was a statue of Bishamonten, a fierce-looking man in armor, bearing a tri-pointed spear in one hand and a miniature pagoda in the other. Seeing the god she once dedicated her faith to, the mage immidiately took up a prayer posture and offered a prayer to the divine entity. Afterwards, she sat down in a meditative pose, hoping to find that focus again in this holy place.
While she meditated, Byakuren could hear a shuffling coming from outside. It wasn't a normal human's walk, more like someone who had difficulty walking properly.
A. Face the entity if it is indeed coming this way
B. Hide behind the statue and see what is coming
C. Flee through the back door
D. Something else like?