"The Strongest!"
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"Incident? It is definetely weird but i doubt this is an incident. She does not feel different and her behaviour has not changed at all. Plus she is just hanging out with her fairy friends, showing off her new abilities. She may look taller and more dignified, but she is still a dumb fairy inside. If she ever tries anything funny i shall put her in her place" -Reimu Hakurei, Shrine Maiden of the Hakurei Shrine
"She seems very eager to show off her new powers as much as she can. I heard that she managed to freeze the great lake and when i went to check i found a shrine built entirely of ice in the middle. Granted, from how tacky it looked, i think she has no idea what a shrine exactly looks like." -Kasen Ibara, Hermit Sage of Gensokyo
"A fairy becoming a kami? Curious, but not outside the weirdness of Gensokyo. But still, who would ever place their faith on a fairy? And out of all fairies, its Cirno!? She is definetely one of the most impulsive and reckless ones!!! Who would ever pray and celebrate that idiot to this point?" -Patchouli Knowledge, Great wandering library of Scarlet Devil mansion.
"She is so cool now! She can make snow fall around her with a snap of her finger and her ice does not melt! I never went skating or had a snowball fight in summer bef- actually, no. I did it before during an incident... But still she is now definetely cooler than before!" -Anonymous fairy.
"Sorry, the shrine is not willing to speak on the subject for the moment!" -Sanae Kochiya, shrine maiden of the Moriya Shrine.
"HOW??? I HAD TO PLAN COUNTLESS STRATEGIES IN ORDER TO GAIN A CONSISTENT FOLLOWING FOR THE SHRINE, WORKING NONSTOP TO THE POINT OF BREAKING MY BACK! AND NOW, AFTER ALL MY HARD WORK, I LEARN THAT THAT FROZEN FOOL WOKE UP TODAY TO BE A FULL DEITY??? HOW? HOW DID SHE GATHER SO MUCH FAITH IN A SINGLE DAY BY DOING NOTHING??? THIS IS AN INJUSTICE!!! THIS IS NOT FAIR!!!" -Kanako Yasaka, overheard yelling from inside the Moriya Shrine.
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In celebration of this year Cirno day, i thought i could bring back an amusing idea i had during my first days in the fandom. Cirno, but as a Kami/deity!
The idea has come from various notions i have learned, such as:
-Deities/Kami in gensokyo requiring faith or other forms of worship to exist. An example for the former is the Moriya Shrine gods and for the latter Chimata Tenkyuu, who draws power from people selling and buying things.
-Fairies are faithless nature deities/nature spirits that manifests sporadically from untamed enviroments and are often linked to elements of it, such as light, ice, flowers and more (clownpiece is a grey zone, because she might not actually be a fairy but a greek Lampad).
-the fact that, in gensokyo, perception and belief are key to your form if you are a supernatural being. Oni are weak to beans during Tetsubun because people believe that. Also being seen in a negative or positive light is what can differentiate something becoming a Kami from becoming a youkai.
-last but not least, the existance of Eternity Larva. As Okina implies, she is related or is Tokoyo-no-Kami, an insect worhipped by a cult as a god. The fact that she is a fairy in Gensokyo inspires the idea of a connection between gods and fairies, but i would not sell that as confirmed for it may be just unique to her.
Mixing all of this notions, i eventually came up with the idea of "What if a fairy became a kami/god?" which lead to several amusing ideas. Cirno is the most popular of the fairies, led me to choosing her to be the fairy-turned-deity. She also has a day all for herself, where fans worldwide celebrate the strongest of all fairies, so it makes sense that she would be the one to become a Kami, even if only for a day, using the faith and energy we give her on this date.
Happy 9/9, everyone.