~Touhou Project~ 11th

Subterranean Animism

Story:
One day in Gensokyo, all of a sudden, there were lots of evil spirits going around. Reimu Hakurei, a Shrine Maiden and Marisa Kirisame, a black-clothed Magician were getting suspicious. They go into the underground to ask them to stop driving them to Gensokyo's surface. Depending on who you choose, one of them goes out to investigate.
The heroine starts to head underground, but runs into a Tsuchigumo, Yamame Kurodani who tries to stop the heroine from continuing. Yamame is quickly defeated and the heroine moves on. She moved on to a bridge leading to the Ancient City but runs into the bridge guard of jealousy, Parsee Mizuhashi, who also tries to stop the heroine from proceeding. Parsee is obviously defeated, and the heroine continues to go into the Ancient City. The Ancient City is populated by Oni therefore encountering Yuugi Hoshiguma. After defeating Yuugi as a midboss, Yuugi starts following the heroine while shooting Danmaku. After, they battle and the heroine is victorious. Yuugi tells the heroine where the Palace of the Earth Spirits is. The heroine enters the Palace of the Earth Spirits and a cat is seen following the heroine. Later, the heroine meets the Master of the Palace of the Earth Spirits, Satori Komeiji. After Satori is defeated, she permits the heroine to go through to talk to her pets. The heroine proceeds to a much hotter place. She runs into a cat, Rin Kaenbyou. The cat transforms into her youkai form and is surprised to see a human make it all the way here. Rin tries to stop the heroine from proceeding to whom she describes as the most dangerous bird underground. Though, Rin is defeated. The heroine finally reaches somewhere even hotter than the place before. She makes her way but encounters Rin again. Rin states that if the heroine dies, she'll burn so hard she won't even leave any ashes. Rin attacks the heroine again, but is defeated. The heroine finally reaches Utsuho Reiuji, the most dangerous bird underground. Utsuho ate the god, Yatagarasu and claimed the nuclear powers. Utsuho states that with these powerful nuclear powers, she will take over the world above, which what made Rin Kaenbyou worried that she sent evil spirits into the world above. The heroine defeats Utsuho to stop her plan from taking over Gensokyo. After Utsuho's defeat, she states that it was Kanako Yasaka that whispered to her about swallowing Yatagarasu.
Some time after that, the heroine decides to pay a visit to the Moriya Shrine to find out more. While trying to find Kanako, she encounters Sanae Kochiya. Sanae is defeated and the heroine moves on until they suddenly found Satori Komeiji's little sister, Koishi Komeiji. Koishi asked where the goddess of the shrine is, but the heroine tells Koishi that they were actually doing the same. Koishi states that she went from all the way from the underground to up in the world above to visit this shrine. Koishi learnt that the heroine defeated her older sister, Satori. Koishi asked to fight the heroine because she was able to defeat Utsuho, so it must mean the heroine is stronger. After Koishi is defeated, on Reimu's story, Suwako Moriya, Moriya Shrine's true goddess appears. According to Suwako, Kanako is on a shopping trip. Apparently, Koishi wanted a gloomy power of love for her pets. For Marisa's story, after Koishi is defeated, Sanae Kochiya, a Shrine Maiden of the Moriya Shrine tells Koishi and Marisa that Suwako and Kanako are currently out. Stage 1 Mid-boss
Kisume:The Fearsome Well Apparition
Kisume is a rather shy youkai who usually spends her time in buckets. As a midboss with no dialogue and a rather sparse official profile, little is known about her, but she seems rather childish. She is often seen in dark places such as caves or wells.


spell cards:
Horror "Well-bucket-dropping Monster"



Stage 1 Boss: Yamame Kurodani:The Bright Net in the Dark Cave
Yamame Kurodani Yamame Kurodani is the stage 1 boss in Subterranean Animism, but unlike the previous bosses, she is quite bright and has no hatred for Humans. Her ability to manipulate illness makes many youkai and humans hate her, but she won't use it for no reason. And she is quite well known in the underground. During the events, she suspected the Heroine for a youkai above ground and attacked her, but like all previous bosses, she was defeated.


spell cards:
Trap Sign "Capture Web"
Miasma Sign "Filled Miasma"
Miasma "Unexplained Fever"
theme song:The Sealed-Away Youkai ~ Lost Place



Stage 2 Boss: Parsee Mizuhashi:The Jealousy Beneath the Earth's Crust
Parsee Mizuhashi Parsee Mizuhashi is a bridge princess, a youkai that serves as the guardian of a particular bridge - in this case, the "bridge" to the underground world. Years of jealousy for the travelers crossing over that bridge have given her the ability to control jealousy. She tries to warn away a traveler on her way underground, but when that fails, her jealousy overcomes her and she attacks (unsuccessfully).


spell cards:
Jealousy Sign "Green-Eyed Monster"
Grandfather Cherry Blossom "Jealousy against the Bright Good Man"
Tongue-Cut Sparrow "Egotistic Animosity to the Humble Rich Man"
Malice Sign "Midnight Anathema Ritual"
theme song:Green-Eyed Jealousy



Stage 3 Boss: Parsee Mizuhashi:The Rumored Unnatural Phenomenon
Yuugi Hoshiguma is an oni. Like other oni, she's ridiculously strong and likes strong people. Also like other oni, she drinks heavily and enjoys raising a ruckus. She, along with Suika, was one of four particularly feared oni long ago. She rushes off to meet an intruder in the underground Ancient City, once part of Hell, and, impressed by their strength, agrees to lead them to the Palace of the Earth Spirits if they'll fight her.


spell cards:
Oni Sign "Mysterious Powers and Disrupting Spirits"
Mysterious Ring "Hell's Wheel of Pain"
Feat of Strength "Storm on Mt. Ooe"
Four Devas Arcanum "Knock Out In Three Steps"
theme song:A Flower-Studded Sake Dish on Mt. Ooe



Stage 4 Boss: Satori Komeiji:The Girl Even The Evil Spirits Fear
Satori Komeijiis the Mistress of the Palace of the Earth Spirits after the underground city was separated from Hell. Her ability to read "minds" makes various youkai and spirits fearful of her, while leaving her well-loved by the animals that normally can't be understood. With these animals as pets, she manages the ruins of inferno where her home stands. During the events of the Subterranean Animism, the heroine (from above ground) invaded her home. After an encounter, she permitted the Heroine passage towards the Hell of Blazing Fires to ask her pets about their supposed problem.


spell cards:
Recollection "Wind God Hidden Among Tree Leaves"
Recollection "Great Whirlwind"
Recollection "Tengu Macro Burst"
Recollection "Straw Doll Kamikaze"
theme song:Satori Maiden ~ 3rd eye



Stage 5 Boss: Rin Kaenbyou:Hell's Traffic Accident
Rin Kaenbyouor Orin is one of Satori's pets, whose job is to carry corpses to the former Hell of Blazing Fires to regulate its heat. Before the events of Subterranean Animism, Rin learned of her old friend Utsuho's newly acquired power, and of her plans to conquer the above ground. She got terrified at the thought of her friend's future, and the punishment her mistress would impart on her (even though Satori would actually never have, and it was just Rin's thinking on her side). She decided to drive the evil spirits to above ground to lure the youkai in and get them to help her, but instead a human appears before her. Upon seeing that human is unexpectedly strong, though, she asks her to help Utsuho.


spell cards:
Cat Sign "Cat's Walk"
Cat Sign "Vengeful Cat Spirit's Erratic Step"
Cursed Sprite "Zombie Fairy"
Malicious Spirit "Spleen Eater"
Atonement "Needle Mountain of a Former Hell"
Apology "The Needles of Yore and the Vengeful Spirits in Pain"
"Rekindling of Dead Ashes"
theme song:Corpse Voyage ~ Be of good cheer!



Stage 6 Boss: Utsuho Reiuji:The Divine Flame That's Troublesome to Treat
Utsuho ReiujiUtsuho Reiuji or Okuu is one of Satori's pets, a Hell Raven who has lived in the underground world since before it was separated from Hell. Her job is to regulate the flames of the Hell of Blazing Fires. Before the events of Subterranean Animism, she was told by a voice (presumably Kanako Yasaka's) that she could swallow the god, Yatagarasu, that was hidden in the flames to gain a power that would fulfill the wishes of both the worlds below and above the surface. This power was nuclear fusion. Utsuho misunderstood what the voice had told her, and decided that, using these powers, she would take over Gensokyo. Her friend, Rin Kaenbyou, became worried about Utsuho, and drove evil spirits to the surface to cause an incident among the strong youkai above ground, in hope that they would come down to do something about it and, when they got there, defeat Utsuho and bring her back to her former self. What came, however, was not a strong youkai, but a strong human.
In Undefined Fantastic Object, it is revealed that the geyser she created with her newfound powers wound up blowing Byakuren Hijiri's Palanquin Ship out from the underground and into the sky, thus starting the plot of that game.


spell cards:
Youkai "Blazing Wheel"
Atomic Fire "Nuclear Fusion"
Explosion Sign "Petit Flare"
Blazing Star "Fixed Star"
"Hell and Heaven Meltdown"
"Hell's Tokamak"
"Hell's Artificial Sun"
theme song:Solar Sect of Mystic Wisdom ~ Nuclear Fusion



the extra stage boss: Koishi Komeiji :The Closed Eyes of Love
Koishi Komeijiis Satori Komeiji's younger sister. She wanted to avoid the hate and dislike which Satori experienced due to her mindreading abilities, so she sealed away her own Third Eye. This backfired, since she gained the ability to read and manipulate people's subconscious, an even greater ability. However, she also became much more carefree as a result, and didn't mind as much.
She now spends much of her time wandering the world aimlessly. After her encounter with the heroine in Subterranean Animism's Extra Stage, however, she became curious, and wanted to start actually meeting people.
theme song:Hartmann's Youkai Girl









All Characters in Subterranean Animism