Headcanon: For all the Touhou jackassery, for Yuuka to be SAD is heartbreaking not only for us, but the usually jerkass population of Gensokyo.
What happened was a relatively rare sharing of information and cooperation that led to a spell-session. Everyone was there, Yukari; Eiren, Kanako, Suwako, Patchouli, etc. Others were allowed, but these did the heavy work. Their goal, transmute "chibi-Yuuka" from sunflower into a body that would not die or replace the current Yuuka.
Some had suggestions that were ignored or vetoed. Remilia suggested turning her into a vampire; Alice suggested a doll. Finally it was decided to implant a philosopher's stone into her chest. Patchouli could make partials, but through the help of several gods and reality warpers, they were able to make a complete one.
It's too bad this can't qualify for the "Heart-Breaking" pool as a standalone image. Seeing Marisa, of all people, reduced to this sobbing wreck in Alice's arms is just...
kunangkuadrat said: Hmm, so it's a similar concept of Kadaj who become new Sephiroth using Jenova's cell?
You could not have made that comparison any less nerdier, could you?
And not exactly. Kadaj has to touch his mother to become grow up and become Sephiroth, whereas Youka just didn't have enough energy to become Yuuka in the first place.
A better comparison is trying to break out of the gravity well. If you reach that critical escape velocity, you're free, off into the wide universe. If you don't have enough energy, no matter how hard you try you'll just...fall back to earth.
For some reason, the initial uploader on Danbooru had only uploaded five out of a six part set. Then another uploader contributed two from another set. Thus I'm obligated to pool this set for proper viewing order.
For some reason, the initial uploader on Danbooru had only uploaded five out of a six part set. Then another uploader contributed two from another set. Thus I'm obligated to pool this set for proper viewing order.
And they still neglected to include that she is a minor