>When I was revising this scene earlier today, it occurred to me
>apropos of nothing that if Sakuya had been there to hear that, Reimu
>would ironically have concluded that she, unlike Gryphon, was
>the vampire's thrall, because oh my goodness, it would have gotten
>ever so bladey in there.
>

Out of left field or not, that is a mental image that brings a smile to my face. Though I wouldn't envy you trying to write such a battle, in my head it comes across as the sort of scene that crashes the frame rate to single digits once Reimu gets past her unavoidable 'holy crap where did all that come from' reaction.

	-={(Astynax)}=- "This Space For Rent."