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The Deep Freeze: Day 1

There is a myth in Gensokyo, a myth on the deep freeze that occurs every 1500 years and buries the entire region in ice. It is said that when the freeze comes, many will die. Gensokyo will be left bare, devoid of life. And to stop it will be job of a strange trio. It is said that those the three would all be Youkai, an ice fairy, a hell raven, and a karakasa.

It was morning. It was a warm summer day in Gensokyo.

Reimu happily swept the shrine grounds, thinking about the upcoming feast. Suika lounged on the front porch, drinking and eating some of Reimu's favorite cookies.

"There hasn't been an incident in a while…" Reimu yawned.

"I haven't seen Sanae for a while either. I guess that we'll meet soon."

Little did the unknowing girl know that she was about to be involved in a very big incident indeed.

Two hours before the feast, the temperature dropped. Soon it was below freezing.

Reimu shivered under her kotatsu.

"Isn't it supposed to be warm at this time of the year? And our feast too…"

Unknown to her, it had begun to rain.

*BZZZZZZZTT*

Reimu shot up. Nitori' alarm clearly stated that it was half an hour before the long awaited feast (where she would host and eat everyone else's food).

Reimu, excited, swung open the door.

Everything was a mess. The entire walkway was covered in ice. Snow covered the torii by the shrine entrance. Even worse was the donation box, covered in a two inch layer of ice.

"Wh-…"

Reimu was shocked. Then a brisk breeze blew into the room. She quickly shut the door and snuggled under her kotatsu, hoping that it was all a dream.

Marisa and Alice found themselves safe in the SDM's library.

"Whatddya mean the door is frozen solid?" Marisa demanded.

"I mean that it took two Royal Flares to but the door open and when we looked out, the entire lake was covered in ice."

Alice gulped. "So we can't go home easily…"

"So can we stay here?" Marisa asked, arms behind her head.

Sakuya sighed. "It would be best, but depending on how badly it goes, you may be fed to Flan."

Marisa glared, then turned around and went back to the bookshelves.

Kanako slammed her fist onto the table.

"I can't control the weather? What's the meaning of this?"

Sanae and Suwako were freezing inside the back of the shrine with Tenshi. Apparently, the clouds had shattered and some celestials had been heavily injured.

Kanako slammed her fist again.

"Damn it!"

"I was looking forward to the feast…"

Nitori, Aya, Momiji, and Hatate were stuck in a small cabin at the base of Youkai Mountain, where the unconscious Shizuha and Minoriko lay.

"These two won't be doing so well…" Nitori said.

Shizuha's body was cold, and Aya bickered with Hatate.

"Please stop it…" Momiji desperately begged.

She was ignored.

All across Gensokyo, cold descended.

Letty stared out at the vast expanse of ice and snow.

"This is very unusual… I wonder what will happen next…"

She stared off at Hakugyokoro, where the Prismriver sisters had fled.

Yuyuko and Youmu were holed up in their mansion, freezing cold.

"Yuyuko-sama. I don't think that we can rely on Reimu to solve this problem for us."

"…Let's just wait a while and see what happens."

That error was the start of a great chain of suffering.

So how did you all like the prologue?

I'm going to focus on the three protagonists from here on out, and I'll see if that streamlines the plot. If I does, I'll begin to focus on specific teams more in the Touhou Battle Frenzy.

Anyway, feel free to rate and review.

(I used ice because well… we've had too much scarlet mist by now.)