Love Magic = Curse Magic
"What do I have that Reimu doesn't have?"
"I decided to use love magic"
From the start Marisa was obsessed with Reimu. Reimu was the bar for which Marisa obsessively yearned to surpass. Unfortunately Reimu paid her no mind. Marisa cast love magic to grab Reimu's attention.
"In your case I don't have to worry, right, Marisa?"
Time passes. Reimu ended up developing feelings for Marisa. This could be due to either Reimu not having to worry about Marisa becoming a something non-human and having to kill her (thus allowing herself to become closer to Marisa) or the love magic Marisa cast.
"Surely, Reimu won't ever love again."
"An unrequited love my whole life."
Marisa's rejection Reimu's feelings of love can be considered a curse in a way. She stole Reimu's love. The toll was, of course, an unrequited love on her own part.
"She won't come to like me, either."
"I don't need even the slightest whimsical affection."
"And someday I will defeat her."
In the end, Reimu is much more conscious of Marisa and the two of them are tied by their emotions toward each other. With Reimu's feelings out of the way there is nothing stopping Marisa on her unbending path to surpassing Reimu.
I decided, that is (very twisted) love.
last edited at Jul 25, 2017 10:00PM