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[Its that little vampire again. She doesn't look like she's in a bad mood, just in her typical state which is of course searching for something to entertain herself with. It seems she has a particular idea in mind tonight. She wears a smile on her mouth just wide enough to reveal a hint of fang.]

Good evening. Previously I asked about the sort of beings that shared this world with me. I received some interesting responses, but tonight I am feeling less scholarly. You see, since coming to this world I have not had many chances to stretch my wings, so to speak. Some among you may prefer carnal pleasure. I am not here to judge you harshly for that, as it does not bother me in the slightest. I have little interest in such things, but that is not the same as not having my own desires. Over many years I have honed my power. Surely there are those among you that have done the same. That is my request this evening. If you have confidence in your power, and the will to show it, I would see it. You need not hold yourself back. Chances are there are none in this world that actually have what it takes to kill me.

[Her arms cross.]

Of course I could be wrong. That could be interesting in its own way.

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Sakuya gave a small nod of aknowledgement. This was the only warning Remilia would get before she vanished quite suddenly, knives appearing around the vampire in an instant. Sakuya appeared a fraction later, swinging her knife through the air and cleaving the spacetime in front of her as the knives began to close in.

[It was the sort of attack that would probably end the life of a normal person right then and there. The sort that was difficult to dodge even for someone as agile as the vampire was. It was not merely about speed, Sakuya's ability over time decreases the gap between the two in that category, but also power, and in that category, it was obvious who had the advantage.

That power didn't help Remilia evade, however. For a moment it looks like she might have just let herself be overwhelmed. Had the Scarlet Devil lost her touch, to be defeated in an instant by her own servant? The blades seem to find their target. They seem to, but instead pass right through her as if the winged girl wasn't even there. The reason is obvious a split second later as her physical form fades away into a crimson mist, reforming on Sakuya's side with a single arm outstretched. The attack Remilia unleashes is restrained, a single fist sized orb of red energy. She doesn't want to cause property damage here!]

Even if Remilia had significantly more power than her human servant, holding back too much was certainly a mistake. Not when Sakuya was clearly giving it her all. Well, mostly. The blades passed through the mist without issue. She must have been using steel weapons as opposed to her usual silver as the hunting silver would be at least somewhat painful. Even to Remilia's mist form.

The maid expected the evade, keeping her senses sharp and open for the vampire's reemergence. As such Remilia's strike found only air, the maid already high above, raining metallic death down on her mistress. Instantly she dodged to the side, throwing one last knife that bounced about off of various surfaces, passing through Remilia multiple times like a ghost. No doubt it would become solid eventually but, for now, it was a specter.

Perhaps it was a mistake, or perhaps Remilia merely enjoyed seeing her servant go all out. It was not as if her goal was to actually harm the woman, after all, it was all for entertainment. Still, if she didn't do better it wouldn't be any fun at all. It'd been so long since the two had clashed, after all. She couldn't make go TOO easy on the maid.

The attack, of course, was more a test shot then intended to bowl the woman over. If that had hit her, it would have proven to be heavily disappointing. The crimson orb flies past harmlessly, vanishing from sight with a snap of the vampire's fingers. As the blades rain down on her, Remilia spreads her wings wide, folding them in front of her. Countless knives pierce the soft skin of her leathery wings, but none of them pierce any further. With a dramatic unfurling, she flings the blades away, leaving numerous knife point sized holes in her wings which quickly begin to close.

"I suppose it would be disrespectful to not actually try and hurt you." She spreads her arms wide, crimson orbs forming in a row behind her. Four per row, and three rows, one above the other. She flicks one hand forward, and the orbs begin to move, but slowly. That is because they are merely a faint. The real projectile is Remilia herself, zooming skyward with hands outstretched, and the red danmaku following in behind her.

"It would be too easy a victory if I suspected otherwise!" Sakuya was keeping an eye on those spheres. As slow as they were they still denied her that area. Suppression was a tactic she was very familiar with.

Instead of charge after the vampire the maid hung back a ways, poised and ready to dodge. It would give her a bit more room to avoid any attacks. And she was right to do so. Remilia's barrage began moments later and Sakuya began grazing. She didn't take her eyes off of Remilia, relying as much as possible on her spacial sense and peripheral vision to keep her safe. Some of those shots came dangerously close though...

She couldn't afford to let Remilia have free reign. She retaliated with several knives of her own. At the same time the bouncing knife seemed to flash, moving at Remilia's back from behind at impossibly high speeds. It was no doubt solid this time.

That was, of course, the point of them. A distraction, to force Sakuya to think about two different places at the same time. A handful of the orbs seem to be flying at a crawl. By themselves they would not be a danger but then, they were hardly alone. The real danger was the soaring vampire herself, however, but it seems a danger that has been, at least for the moment, driven off by the newest onslaught of blades. The ones flying directly at her are evaded by some fancy aerial spins, but she seems to be unaware of the one behind her. She continues her flight forward as it steadily flies at her, ready to sink into her back.

Of course the maid's mistress was not that naive. As the blade nears her, she suddenly stops her advance entirely, twirling about with a hand outstretched and, assuming the blade is actually solid, grabs the blade out of the air by its handle, almost lazily hurling it towards Sakuya. Either way, it was enough to get her to stop her advance. She backs off, arms outstretched as the last of the red orbs fades away.

"Very good, Sakuya. Let us take things to the next level."

This is all the warning the maid gets before her mistress thrusts her hands forward.
From them she fires a dozen or so large blue balls of energy, in a spiral in front of her. Trailing behind each orb are numerous, smaller balls of red energy forming a small cloud. Compared to the half-hearted attack she started with, it was like a whole new world. It was probably also visible from distant parts of the city. She obviously did not care who she kept awake, though!

Sakuya hadn't really expected the bouncing knife to do much. Simply something to help divide a fraction of Remilia's attention. And when it was caught... well. Sakuya could no longer hide her smile.

She caught the knife as it was thrown down at her, waiting patiently as Remilia allowed her previous attack to fade away before shooting up into the air. She leveled off at the same height as the vampire, drawing knew knives. She was trembling ever so slightly, her body poised. Tense. Remilia knew better than to mistake it for fear. She was excited. And that strange joy would certainly make the maid more dangerous.

Even if they were just 'playing' danmaku.

"I will prove myself worthy of your best, Lady Remilia."

The blue spheres were not entirely new. Or, rather, attacks that trailed bullets. They were a staple of Remilia's arsenal. But even experienced as she was, she didn't want to get walled by them. And so she began to carefully dodge, throwing out waves of suppressing knives when she could, looking for an opening. An opportunity. And when that came- she flickered! Dozens of knives appearing all around in rows, trailing green energy as they began moving and curving in the air!

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