Room101 wrote...
Aha, but if God is all-powerful, than they might make themselves less powerful...if only for the thrill of it. Remember, Yukari does a lot of things "For teh Lulz".
And Gensokyo was not exactly created by Reimu's ancestors...well, it was in a way, but it was more of a co-operation with Yukari.
It doesn't mean it the truth though. If Maribel created Gensokyo, it might be a lie, or a myth she created herself, maybe even accidentally.
Think about it. The Hakurei family is supposedly priceless to Gensokyo, without them, the border that was put up will collapse. But why is there only Reimu? It is outright moronic considering the circumstances (and the fact Gensokyo isn't exactly safe) for Hakueri's to have only one heir...or for Reimu to not produce heir/ess by now. She isn't that stupid.
It might be that Reimu is Maribel's vision (or rather, perception) of some aspect of Renko, and the whole myth is there to keep it anchored to Gensokyo and keep Yukari company.
Truth to be told, Yukari was the one who protect it .. Yeah.
Some circumstances need to be fulfilled for produce heir/ess right ?
Shrine maidens always HAVE to be virgin. They only allowed to do 'it' in time the situation has calmed down and The shrine maiden herself can let her duty go. And as far as i see, Reimu still didn't want to let her duty go along with the intense situation which always occur a lot in Gensokyo.
As the overseer of Gensokyo, Yukari always watched over Reimu and trying to protect her (even though she is slacking most of the time).
and like Rinpe said, it was Dragon who said to be the highest-order god of Gensokyo; Do you want to say that Dragon also Merry's creation ?
Well, we can talk about it later.
See you Roommate.