Solar Sect of Mystic Wisdom ~ Nuclear Fusion - Symphonic Metal Cover feat. TALI, Alena 7 

If okuu gave you an egg, would you accept?

If god didn't intend us to glass cities then why make atoms fissile?

Nuclear fusion, what gives us three of our favorite things, light/warmth, power/life, threat of total annihilation.

The Nuclear Bird herself, Utsuho Reiuji. I like how in a setting where nearly everyone else is using some form of magic, Utsuho just has NUKE.

So lore time: So Kanako (Goddess from the 'outside (aka our) world', big bad of the last game, and thus setter in motion the next 5 games) wants electricity for her shrine. Thus she seeks out a particular 'empty headed' hell raven named Utsuho 'Okuu' Reiuji. She tells her to fuse with the sun god 'yatagaratsu' in order to give her to power to 'fullful the wishes of both the underground and the world above. Okuu, being dumb and maybe mad with power, takes this to mean 'Burn down everything. Okuu's best friend Rin 'Orin' Kaenbyou sees this a bad thing and sets off a major geyser that alerts our Heroes. The heroes come, beat up everything in thier way, knock some sense into okuu and thus we are denied 'Fallout: Gensokyo'. In subsequent appearances Okuu seems to be more closer to Homer Simpson than a psycho pyromaniac even in fan works which usually flanderize the characters for funy.

"Now I am become death, destroyer of worlds" *Robert Oppenheimer intensifies*

Thank you so much mr string for having me sing and art 🦜

That Oppenheimer reference! Behold your Glorious Radiant Exterminatus, THE WINGED AVATAR OF SOL! I was not expecting to get this on my birthday but waking up to this is a great start to another year! The Emperor Protects!

This song is the most addicting Stringstorm song yet. I have been listening to it on repeat for the past 2 hours

“His light you can’t outrun” light is the fastest thing in existence you literally cannot outrun it. Clever

Utsuho's voice is a perfect mix of strength with a touch of elegence to it. Alena did a fantastic job. Should've explained her new powers to her better, Kanako, haha.

Utsuho is my favourite Warhammer character! Well done!

"Some people think they can outsmart me. Maybe. *sniff* Maybe. I've yet to meet one that can outsmart nuke". - Utsuho Reiuji (probably)

This song is very nice, but I particularly love Utsuho's expression in this drawing. I'm glad to see this song only 45 minutes after it was uploaded. Thank you for bringing us this new song. ❤️

Stringstorm made me start Battletch. Now, after 3-4 amazing songs, I have to learn about tohou.

Okuu is the perfect champion for chaos undivided, tzeench: bird wielding cosmic flames, khorne: mad with blind desire for destruction, nurgle: radiation poisoning and cancer, slaenesh: canonically has a third leg

Thank you for creating such an awesome song for the character that got me into Touhou, Utsuho. : ) (The rest of your work is fantastic too!)

Nice Firefly reference "Burn the land Boil the sea Even the skies I'll burn with glee~"

“I am atomic.” - a bird 🎩 🐍 no step on Snek! 🇭🇰🇺🇸

Hi, this is me analyzing and explaining the lyrics for those who do not know the character story of Reiuji "Okuu" Utsuho. She's one of Satori Komeiji's pets and 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. All of what I write is taken from the official Touhou english wiki, as well as a bit of fan material since much Touhou popularity is generated from fan content, thus character interpretations tend to fluctuate wildly depending on where you look. A voice in the dark whispers Promises I yearn Devouring great powers I need not to discern This tells how Utsuho met the god of wind and rain, Yasaka Kanako. A previous character in the series who was responsible for events of the last incident prior to the one caused by Utsuho herself. Kanako desires to be worshiped by the people of Gensokyo as it is what sustains her, to that end she devised a plan to bring electricity to the people by way of nuclear power and transform herself into a "god of technology". Finding Utsuho, she played to her desires in exchange for her assistance. Kanako gave Utsuho her power by letting her eat the corpse of the god of the sun, Yatagarasu, the three-legged crow. As the duller the holder of its power, the better the holder can use it, making Utsuho the perfect host. None shall deny me of All that I deserve Now I am become death Destroyer of worlds Upon her transformation, Utsuho immediately went mad with power. She misunderstood Kanako intentions of bringing prosperity to both the underworld and the surface and made it her mission to take over Gensokyo by burning it all with literal nuclear hellfire. How crazy she went depends on how you view it, either very little because it was all because of the misunderstanding that led to over eagerness, or she literally went laughing madly. Considering the reference J. Robert Oppenheimer famous quote, it's very much obvious that the song interprets the events as going genocidal. Starlight Burns bright tonight Ignite And turn to white Singing sight Even gods tremble in fright From my everlasting SUNSHINE BURN BURN Let everything BLAZE FLARE AND BURN Burn the land, boil the sea Even the skies, I'll burn with glee EVERYTHING BURNS! EVREYTHING BURNS! Hydrogen and helium churns If the world can't be mine I'll make it see it's last SUNRISE Now that she has the power of a sun god coursing through her, Utsuho can use powerful fire attacks, shoot giant beams of plasma from her arm cannon/control rod, and even create entire mini suns to throw at her enemies, going so far as to create a gravitational pull with them. While the claim of gods trembling at her might just be a boisterous talk for someone who just gone mad, she did just turn into one of the most powerful beings in Gensokyo overnight, and is most definitely a major threat where she to go on a rampage. which she almost did had Reimu and Marisa not stopped her in time. Though I live in ignorance Power's in my grasp The atoms split themselves The moment I command And while I may never be Able to understand It matters not in the end They'll give in to my demand Saying Utsuho is very not smart is a vast understatement, she is horribly naïve and can be easily manipulated, how dumb she is tends to fluctuate but most fans tend to say "very". That said, being a "smrt grrl" hardly matters when you can blow away anyone you don't like into smoldering ash pile. Also, she manages a nuclear reactor in the pits of hell (the same place where you fight her), which would require extensive knowledge on nuclear science for it to run so she's not as dumb as one would think. Foolish is it to oppose The dream of the sun Let his brightness engulf you And let his will be done Through fusion and fission His light you can't outrun feel his warmth though your skin and bones The end has just begun The person Utsuho is referring to is likely Yatagarasu, as she praises him for the power she gained from his corpse in the game before you fight her. Technically speaking, her own body has become a living shrine devoted to worshiping Yatagarasu, with the big eye on her chest serving as proof of his power, along with his three legs. The right leg of fusion being the Chernobyl elephant's foot, the left leg of fission represented as electrons, and the "third" leg being the control rod on her right arm (note that she can take these off whenever she wants to, so she not stuck with a slab of molten concrete as a shoe forever). *repeat chorus BURN BURN To dark matter Everything returns Let me show you a wonderous sight THE AWSOME SPLENDOR OF LIGHT EVERYTHING BURNS! EVERYTHING BURNS! NUCLEAR FUSION You've incurred COSMIC WRATH Made manifest THE BLACK SUN Shan't be transgressed The powers she is able to manifest can rival that of the actual sun's heat, so she comparing herself to that of a "black sun" is no exaggeration. To put is simply, if you decide fight Reiuji Utsuho , Scorching, Troublesome Divine Flame, you are quite literally pitting yourself against the power of the sun shaped like a human girl, wings caped in the splendor of the cosmos itself. It's too bad she had to fight Reimu, who absolutely does not give a shit about who you are.

I love how all Nuclear Fusion vocal remixes have “burn” in it.

From this song she seems like a really sane and collected person. Would love to get closer to her.

The sheer power mad joy of this song is great. Definitely my favorite of the touhou songs you’ve done

I feel like Horus may have listened to this song a few too many times.

Stringstorm just wakes up and decides to write pure fire for bars

Who else was getting major Imperium level exterminatus vibes from this song?

In each touhou song, stringstorm reminds us that, behind each cute Fumo doll, there may be a being capable of erasing life from the planet. Luckily, we have the poorest priestess and the kleptomaniacal witch to stop them.

Wait I just realized this is the first time two characters Tali has voiced have met each other. Congratulations Tali, this song is officially your first Matt Mercer moment!

"now i am become death Destroyer of worlds'' Didnt expected this sentence despite it fitting Utsuho so well That was enough for this to become my fav lyrics version of the song

“Now I am become death, destroyer of worlds” The Oppenheimer anime looks great

I love the direction taken with this song. Compared to Kobito of The Shining Needle and Shinmyoumaru, which was an emphasis on an almost poetic tragedy of a princess meaning good being dragged through not-so-repubatle methods of returning what was once her people's, Solar Sect of Mystic Wisdom is, by all means, a song for a BBEG. It has all the pieces for a powerful opponent who means no good, with it's deep and hard hitting opening notes descending downwards, and the various pieces accompanying it that I am not at all qualified to talk about (I'm just here to explain why the lyrics fit the song). Basically, Okuu is accepting every aspect of being the typical villain for this: she wants to absolutely seer the world, turn it all to ash, and use her nuclear fusion powers to their limit. This is, admittedly, due to some manipulation from a rather pushy Goddess from a certain rival shrine, but the ultimate goal was to, indeed, have Okuu make use of her powers, but not to this degree. Overall, amazing song and delivery, keep up the good work, can't wait for PCB or even a song like Faith is For The Transient People, I think that song would be a bit of fun for y'all to make lyrics for and to express Sanae's character.

Seeing Touhou and Stringstorm automatically makes me think "Feels weird being a fan of 40K and Touhou simultaneously"

I like how the Oppenheimer reference was thrown in there. This song is literal fire!

Normally, Utsuho Reiuji wouldn't be out of place in a Lovecraftian story. Devours the corpse of a dead god, sprouts an extra body part and "deformity" (the eye, the symbolic "third leg", and the Elephant's Foot), goes nuts and nearly causes a whole lot of death and destruction. In Touhou, she's waifu.

"Now I am become death. I forgot the next line."

You know funny enough, there's a mechanicus forge world that also matches the title

Touhou fans, who is this bat wielding nuke girl?

I think I found my next listen on repeat for the next few days

Kaldor Draigo: "NO SUN!... Have you ever eaten a tangerine?"

Hey guys, I think she likes Nuclear Physics.

Lyrics: (Please correct if I missed anything) A voice in the dark whispers Promises, I yearn Devouring great powers I need not to discern None shall deny me of all that I deserve Now I am become death, destroyer of worlds! Starlight, burns bright tonight Ignite and turn to white Singeing sight even gods tremble in fright from my everlasting sunshine! Burn, Burn Let everything blaze, flare and burn Burn the land, boil the sea Even the skies I'll burn with glee! Everything burns, everything burns Hydrogen and Helium churns If the world can't be mine I'll make it see its last sunrise! STAR LIGHT!! BURN BRIGHT!! Though I live in ignorance Power's in my grasp The atoms split themselves the moment I command! And while I may never be able to understand It matters not, in the end They'll give into my demand! Foolish is it to oppose The dream of the Sun! Let His brightness engulf you And let His will be done! Through Fusion and Fission His Light you can't outrun Feel His warmth through your skin and bones, The end has just begun! Starlight, burns bright tonight Ignite and turn to white Singeing sight even gods tremble in fright from my everlasting sunshine! Burn, burn To dark matter everything returns Let me show you a wonderous sight The awesome splendor of Light! Everything burns, everything burns Nuclear fusion you've incurred Cosmic wrath made manifest The Black Sun shan't be transgressed! (Tasteful Avian Laughter) BURN BURN BURN BURN!!!!

This song instantly became 1 of my top 3 fave songs you've done, wp String

We are THE DEFENDERS OF SOL AND HER DOMAIN

This is how I fell like some days as a Nuclear Engineer.

Oh hey, this seems like it could be a pretty cool song. *hears the alarm* These Sith must be the advanced boarding party. For the Republic! *spams rapid shot*

Awesomeness as always Stringstorm!

She sounds like she's having lots of fun!

Dang that was awesome! “Time to taste sunlight”!

Go outside. No. Why? The sun is a deadly laser!

I love her voice, the music, the lyrics, and the song overall.

I absolutely loved this! As a fan of 40k and Touhou, you earned a sub!!!!

Just noticed this song earlier today after revisiting your "Scarlet Sky" song. Glad to have done so, as I've been listening to it repeatedly throughout the day. Another neat Utsuho cover to add to my play list. I also like how the lyrics reference the Manhattan Project with quote of "now I've become death, destroyer of worlds." Really cool line in the a vocal cover for Utsuho's theme, one which I looking back, I'm kind of surprised I haven't heard that used in a vocal cover until now.

holy cow this goes crazy. found you through this in my recommendex

All the power of a dying sun... and half the intelligence of a normal raven. Caw. Caw. Caw.

That oppenheimer line was rad

i like the passion of this battle sister

You could leave most of the song in and it would fit a Sororitas, no one would notice. On the thought how Okuu would react to Sororitas and the other way around. Interesting would be a crossover fanfic of this.

Sheesh. Somehow, I get vibes of the female Horus screaming "let the Galaxy BURN" from the song.

Starting to hum along to this while out grocery shopping was sure an interesting experience. Would hazard a guess that reciting some lyrics would have probably raised a few eyebrows, at the very least, when I'd have gotten to the "Now I am become death, destroyer of worlds" part. Then again, it would certainly add a bit of dramatic flare to the trip, which I am always quick to approve. Need to stir people a bit, so they don't get too stuck in whatever they get up to on the sides of the cauldron pot.

The black Sun, Komus, The Tyrant star. It would seem like the Inquisition is needed here.

Yo this song is straight fire.NUCLEAR FIRE! Very worthy of the sun eating raven herself

Last time I was this early utsuho hasn’t consumed the sun god

Well shit someone got the heaviest flamer.

Not even into this universe but a song about obliteration is good for playlist for gaming

Ayo!!!!!!!!!!!! HELL YEAH... Well this makes a third symphonic metal cover of nuclear fusion. This time with lyrics!!! The lyrics perfectly explain why utsuho best girl. She has very similar thoughts to mine. (Murder)

Her last 2 spell cards broke my back and pelvis

>Burn the land, boil the sea, even the skies I'll burn with glee! Don't think I missed what you did there! Of course she actually could pull off what she is bragging about. Girl is scary.

Nice

Thank you for another great song Stringstorm.

Merciless blow with nuclear hammer ! Awesome song as always +

The greatest Magic of them all - Nuke

I don't know anything at all about Touhou but this girl is definitely speaking my language, there's no problem that can't be fixed with the proper application of fire and/or nukes. (the proper application being "large quantities")

Very good, i have heard it 7 times already. Good dopamine

Blood Crazy (meaning violent) Wears a Red eye on their chest Has two feathered wings Uses a long weapon that atomises things Blond Could destroy a planet Dedicated to a Golden deity, depicted as "the light" Disses the other gods Strong connection to densely radioactive place Loved by the fanbase, yet is a genocidal maniac quite a bit of the time prone to losing their mind... Sanguinius? Of course. It's just an AU where Sanguinius fused with a C'tan instead of Ferrus Manus.

This is why i like okuu 1:birb🙀🙀🙀 2:sun🤤🤤🤤🤤🤤 3:TOTAL ANNIHILATION 4:burning is funni 5:very good music

The eye on her chest, is like Horus was banned to the anime relm

we have found best bird

Another great song! Keep up the work guys and I look forward to more awesome songs.

Salamander: Is this love?

Luv me some Okuu, I am a simple man I see Okuu and I hit like

I never knew anything about Touhou, but this make me want to play it. also it taught me Singeing process in textile industry. Thank you too for that nugget of knowledge.

I love how absolutely unhinged she sounds when she starts screaming BURN and laughing at the end

I wish I could Like this more than once. I dont even know anything about Touhou but just the vocals sold it to me.

Nuke Birb is here! And new StringStorm Song as well

holy crap I might have a new favourite song

Utsuho: You don't need to tell me I'm not a smart person. I know that better than anyone. But it's just because of this... That I know to never let a smarter person get the advantage on me! Satsuki Rin: You are saying that while you're about to destroy the world just because some mysterious voice told you to. How is that not letting them take advantage of you? Utsuho: That's what Orin told you? I'm not following anyone's orders. What that person told me is the exact opposite! Kanako (Flashback): I have given you the power of the sun, and it will allow you to restore light and life back to the world that sorely needs them. Thanks to you, Gensokyo will once again flourish as it did in the golden ages... Utsuho: ...And what did the people of Gensokyo ever do to earn it? Kanako: . . . Utsuho: What did they ever do to me that I would want to bind myself to their service? Nothing! All they have given me or Satori-Sama is pain and anguish! It's because of these hateful humans and Youkai that we were cast into the fires of hell. They don't deserve your rewards, they deserve judgement! Kanako: Then I have no use for you. Relinquish your power and I'll find someone better-suited for using it, you lunatic! Utsuho: I am no lunatic. I am DEATH, the destroyer of this world! I won't let your gifts be used for the benefit of Gensokyo's tyrannical Youkai! I will put them to good use doing to them what they've done to us, and make their lives a living hell!! Utsuho (Present): A God who receives worship and offerings from humans would never understand how cruel and unfair the world of humans is. All that's left for this world is to be burned to ashes... And when it's done, the selfish Gods that created and maintained its cruelty are next!!!

effing vibed with this so much. epic musical content. super glad I came across your channel! 😵

This is a banger of a song I least expected

What a goofy silly little fella

Here comes the sun

Thanks for the music.

I can’t believe this fantastic song started from a random joke.

Ok this is awesome now to go look into this battletech you speak of

Good stuff, nuke birb is here

ITS' FUCKING HERE LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

The preview of this song should have been 2:51 to 2:57

I do not know what I just watch but it sounded great so keep up the amazing work (I wanted to add more but I am still so confused over what I just watch to be at able to add more)

Awesome!

Wonderful all around! The cover, the lyrics, the vocals, everything! Here's to more Touhou songs in the future

This song plays in my head whenever I pick up the fusion cannon in Descent-charge it up and let er' rip!