The usual outfit of the Sakuya, who has almost reached the end. Her long knives are a demon and a maid.
The Moon and Izayoi
Voice Lines
Gacha Pickup
I have finally caught up after cutting through infinite space-time with my two knives. My name is Sakuya Izayoi, and I won't back down until I reclaim my mistress.
Introduction
I'm here. I've finally reached this land of the end after slipping through infinite timelines. I am Sakuya Izayoi. I lost my mistress, my fellows, my memory, my ability, and even my home... I was but a pitiful conjurer who had lost everything. But I shall be pitied no longer. Now that I have reached this place where you reside, I can start the countdown to reclaim my mistress. With these two knives, I shall carve up the mastermind along with space and time.
Purple Heart
Those who lose everything start from an egg of darkness. Haven't you heard someone else say that?
Blue Heart
I couldn't feel anything or remember anything, and I didn't even have an ability. I couldn't do anything.
Green Heart
I was prepared to spend the rest of eternity as nothing. But then a black light... no, a different darkness shined down upon me. I remembered my mistress.
Orange Heart
I realized that there is an ever-so-faint light inside me. That was all I needed. I don't need any other light because this is all I need to create pockets of space-time. That is how my new ability manifested.
Pink Heart
I can see the path of darkness that leads to my mistress, and I can surpass the bounds of time to follow that path. That is how I managed to appear before you. I wonder who told me about that path when I was in the egg...
Summer
This season reminds me of Lady Patchouli's mold disaster. How did it get that bad...? Regaining this memory was very difficult.
Login
Swords? No, these are knives. My Extended Bewitched Sword, Silver Blade, and my Blood Sword, Vampire Fang... I just called them swords?
Enhancement
My knives have been sharpened. Now I can slice through light, darkness, time, and space.
Return
Going out to explore like this reminds me that I still have so much to learn.
Home 1
The bewitched sword I found in the garden back then still lives because it has been imbued with more magic. It's a versatile blade that can be used for anything from cooking in the wilderness to battles of bullets. But it is a bit long.
Home 2
This blood sword is the current form of the replica fang that my mistress gave me. It's a living knife that has more magic than your average youkai. But I can't use it for cooking.
Home 3
Even knives harbor memories, so it's hardly a surprise that tools become tsukumogami. I'd like my knives to start talking next. They'd be like pets. Don't you think that'd be cute?
Reaction 1
You wish to speak with me? OK, take your time.
Reaction 2
I don't hate listening to my mistress's whims.
Reaction 3
See, I'm not hiding any tricks up my sleeve.
Task
You can't just run away from your tasks. You'll never become like the mistress that way.
Task Complete
Excellent work in completing your task. I'm sure you'll complete the next one too.
Mail
Have you checked your mail? I'm sure you know what you need to do, so I'll leave you to it.
Errand Finished
Somebody has returned from an errand. I'll go thank them for their hard work... Would you like to join me?
Start of Battle
A vampire's servant doesn't need light. It's unnecessary.
Mid-Wave
Even if I can't shed my doubts, I just need to dive headfirst.
Victory
The pain and sorrow in my heart will fade eventually. I will not throw myself aside.
Defeat
The time when I had no future is a thing of the past. I shall save my sentimental dreams for later.
Spellcard 1 Chant 1
Milady presented me with
this head maid badge.
Spellcard 1 Chant 2
My world of scarlet magic
covered by the cloak of darkness.
Spellcard 1 Casted
Perfect: Lunar Clock Present
Spellcard 2 Chant 1
"You can try and take
my head whenever you wish."
Spellcard 2 Chant 2
Milady didn't take
away my knives.
Spellcard 2 Casted
Elegant: Silver Knife Gift
Last Word Chant 1
I still don't have enough
memories of my mistress.
Last Word Chant 2
I am the servant who was left in charge.
Pure scarlet heat surges through me.
Last Word Casted
Royal Deflation World
Boost 1
Dance to the moon.
Boost 2
And laugh at the night.
Boost 3
Fate shall dismantle my end.
Graze 1
Dance to the moon.
Graze 2
And wish to the night.
Graze 3
Eternity shall destroy my loneliness.
Command A
I am no longer alone.
Command B
That is what I believe.
Command C
That's the story of a not-too-distant future.
Command D
Mist of the night... REVERSE!
Skill A
Now, I shall go where the darkness shines.
Skill B
I shall return to her side once again.
Shot A
Slice them, Silver Blade!
Shot B
Pierce them, Vampire Fang!
Damage
Urk.
Heavy Damage
You've got some nerve!
Guard
It's like I'm going to fade away.
Graze Activated
Sometimes, the rain never stops.
Change to Rear
I'm going to take a break.
Change to Front
All right, it's time to clean.
Buff/Heal
Thanks.
Knocked Out
This is merely another moonlit illusion. I will get up and fight as many times as it takes.
Voice Sets
Time-Manipulating Maid
VA: Fujita Saki
Scarlet Devil's Servant
VA: Watabe Sayumi
Maid of Mysterious Origins
VA: Takeda Hana
Character Information
Temperament: Amagumori
Amagumori (a Touhou LW original) refers to a cloudy sky that threatens rain at any moment.
"Milady hates the rain... so I must hurry."
Sakuya's temperament has been overwritten by the temperaments of dreams (Star Essence) and visions (Moon Essence). Or perhaps it was altered by Sakuya's precious memories with her mistress, who lamented that she could only see the moon and stars in the sky.
The diverse and uncooperative Star Essence resists the cooperative and indecisive Moon Essence, but it is weak to the charming and arrogant Sun Essence.
The cooperative and indecisive Moon Essence resists the alluring and arrogant Sun Essence, but it is weak to the diverse and uncooperative Star Essence.
The combination of Star Essence and Moon Essence cancels out any resistance or weakness to Sun Essence.
Ability/Backstory: Capable of manipulating time (Lost)
The ability of Sakuya Izayoi, who has almost reached the end. Sakuya completely lost this ability due to a Lost Word. She is currently regaining it little by little, though not through restoring or replicating her old ability, but with a newly constructed original ability that formed a core to build upon. She has continued to travel through worlds to try and end the Lost Word Incident. This Sakuya once lost everything to a Lost Word, which makes her one of the Restored.
What is time? Time is everywhere, so why does it only move forward and never backward? Haven't you ever asked this question when you dropped an expensive teacup? Or when you realized there are physical phenomena with time-reversal symmetry? Or perhaps... when you lost a dear friend for all eternity.
A number of truths were discovered because time doesn't reverse. Namely, objects cannot travel faster than the speed of light, entropy increases, the universe is expanding but will start contracting when specific conditions are met, and parallel worlds infinitely diverge. Sakuya Izayoi may or may not be aware of these principles. Regardless, she still uses them in her Spell Cards and Skills. Before Sakuya arrived at the Scarlet Devil Mansion, she could have easily become an angel or a devil herself. But she calls herself a human. This is backed up by the fact that the amount of magic in her body is comparable to most humans, which is much less than any youkai.
When Sakuya Izayoi was forced into a shell that contained the darkness of complete and utter loss, she also lost the fate imposed on her name. In other words, she might have regained her original nature and memories from before Remilia Scarlet rewrote her fate... No records of Sakuya's past currently exist, so the events have not been observed. But regardless of what exactly happened in her past, regaining it shouldn't have given her the means to escape the perfect darkness.
Eirin Yagokoro was shocked to see Sakuya Izayoi during the incident she caused. But only Eirin knows why. Eirin also knew that Sakuya and Remilia possessed a power that stopped the night... the ability to manipulate time. And according to Kaguya Houraisan, all magic originated from the moon, and the madness cast by the true full moon transforms humans into monsters or youkai. But Sakuya didn't suffer any effects from the true full moon at that time. The moon also determines the date and time, even if the sun now fulfills that role in the outside world. Can Sakuya Izayoi truly be just a normal human when so much of her identity is based on the moon?
The following is mere speculation, not based on any solid evidence.
The girl extended her hand on a whim and touched a different "moon." Twin moons, in fact. Flowers are the fervent fantasies of plants. The girl wavered and blossomed in the night once again.
Extended Bewitched Sword: Silver Blade: This is the silver blade that fell into Sakuya's hands during a certain incident. The blade willingly changed its form to help Sakuya. It was a bewitched weapon during the incident, but its magic faded once the incident was resolved, becoming more or less a regular long silver knife. The blade can temporarily regain almost all of its bewitched weapon qualities if Remilia or Patchouli imbues it with their magic, so it has probably retained its internal bewitched weapon magical network. However, imbuing it with magic in this way would be like reanimating the bones of a deceased animal to use them as a tool, so the blade would not retain the original sliver blade's personality. The blade couldn't possibly transform all by itself. This is where one of the twin moons comes in, the self-proclaimed little sister, the "Moon of Dreams." She extended the silver blade by combining it with a magically transcribed Satellite that is identical to herself. (Apparently, all facets of existence can be extended by fulfilling specific conditions called "points" or something... Whatever that means. Incidentally, the blade's length has also been extended in addition to its existence.) According to the Moon of Dreams, she did this because she wanted to help out a fellow maid. But is she truly a maid...?
Blood Sword: Vampire Fang: This is a finely-crafted replica of Remilia's fang that she gave to her servant. The fang willingly changed its form to help Sakuya. Why did Remilia give Sakuya such a thing? Even if it is an imitation, the fang of a living vampire, or unliving as the case may be, is an extremely potent magic item. If you get up close and stab someone with this fang, you will cause tremendous damage regardless of the battle of bullet rules, and if the tooth punctures a living being's flesh, it could turn them into a vampire. But if you never use it, it is no different from a lucky charm. This is where one of the twin moons comes in, the self-proclaimed elder sister, the "Moon of Visions." She changed the vampire fang into a blade that harbors a vampire's will by combining it with a magically transcribed Satellite that is identical to herself. This highly irregular magic spell only worked because it was cast on (a finely-crafted replica of) a part of a vampire, and vampires symbolize inverted lifeforce. According to the Moon of Visions, she did this because she heard that the mistress Sakuya serves is not just a simple vampire but a devil. She also mentioned that this was a simple spell for someone of her skill.
Attacks
Extended Bewitched Sword: Silver Blade
The Spread Shot of Sakuya Izayoi, who has almost reached the end (a Touhou LW original). She attacks with a sentient silver blade. This is the altered form of the bewitched weapon that Sakuya found in the garden during a certain incident. It is still incapable of speech, but Sakuya can somehow sense its thoughts. Apparently, it has a pretty cute personality.
Bullets
Scarlet Devil Mansion Dream Blade
Meiling Dream Blade
Koakuma Dream Blade
Patchouli Dream Blade
Flandre Dream Blade
Remilia Dream Blade
Blood Sword: Vampire Fang
The Focus Shot of Sakuya Izayoi, who has almost reached the end (a Touhou LW original). She attacks with a sentient fang of blood. This is the altered form of the vampire fang that Remilia entrusted to Sakuya... or, more precisely, the altered form of this fang's magical replica. It seems that this fang is considered to be Remilia's servant, like Sakuya, rather than a part of Remilia's body. This blade is ill-suited to cooking since it is literally made out of blood unless, of course, you are cooking for vampires.
Bullets
Scarlet Devil Mansion Vision Blade
Meiling Vision Blade
Koakuma Vision Blade
Patchouli Vision Blade
Flandre Vision Blade
Remilia Vision Blade
Perfect: Lunar Clock Present
A Spell Card of Sakuya Izayoi, who has almost reached the end (a Touhou LW original). She attacks with a special pocket watch that was a present from Remilia when she appointed Sakuya her head maid. Sakuya owns several pocket watches, but this one is imbued with memories especially dear to her. It took an inordinate amount of time to restore the watch to its present condition. The memories in the watch have restructured the bullet patterns in this attack to resemble her mistress's Red Magic Spell Card. Incidentally, the words "Red Magic" were also embroidered onto the sleeve of one of Sakuya's maid uniforms.
Bullets
Red Magic Blade
Crimson Magic Blade
Vermilion Magic Blade
Scarlet Magic Blade
Carmine Magic Blade
Deep Scarlet Magic Blade
Elegant: Silver Knife Gift
A Spell Card of Sakuya Izayoi, who has almost reached the end (a Touhou LW original). She attacks with the special silver knife that was a gift from Remilia when she gave Sakuya her name. Sakuya has many silver knives, but this one is imbued with a precious memory―one of the first memories that Sakuya reclaimed. Sakuya doesn't currently need any memories from before she was given her name. The bullet patterns of this Spell Card were restructured to resemble the attack of her mistress when she throws Gungnir.
Bullets
Red Divine Spear Blade
Crimson Divine Spear Blade
Vermilion Divine Spear Blade
Scarlet Divine Spear Blade
Carmine Divine Spear Blade
Deep Scarlet Divine Spear Blade
Royal Deflation World
The Last Word of Sakuya Izayoi, who has almost reached the end (a Touhou LW original). The world compresses in this attack, imitating her mistress's scarlet fate. Sakuya is practically incapable of turning back time with her ability. Presumably, she can only return objects to their original positions by manually moving them while time is stopped. Thus, she cannot return spilled tea to a broken cup she cannot fix. And she cannot bring back someone she has lost. However, Sakuya has never lamented this. She doesn't need an ability that would return her to the past. She will keep striving forward and reclaim what was lost in the future.
Bullets
Red Blade of Fate
Crimson Blade of Fate
Vermilion Blade of Fate
Scarlet Blade of Fate
Carmine Blade of Fate
Deep Scarlet Blade of Fate
Skills
Skill: Elegant Maid
There is no maid more elegant. She does not possess any vampire-hunting past.
Skill: Perfect Maid
There couldn't be a more perfect maid. She does not possess any past that relates to the moon.
Skill: Devil's Maid
The devil's loyal servant. She will stay by the devil's side for as long as she lives.