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>This has been made darker recently too since ZUN established Ran's real body is actually closer to a parasitic downloadable AI programming and what we see is merely a shell.
First of all, you're a moron because Ran has always been a shikigami, there was no new news unless you had your head in the sand. What you see is Ran, and Ran is for all intents and purposes both a fox AND shikigami. They are inseparable, as opposed to Chen. Funny how nobody gives Chen any guff for this.
>The tragedy is Ran is self aware and Yukari's beatings are to force her back into her slave mentality because it makes Ran more powerful.
You are exaggerating the hell out of what is essentially "you fucked up, punishment time." Ran is a servant, that's her job, and how good of a servant is one who essentially says "nah fuck that?" Doubly so when that servant explicitly gains power by doing their job. You think Remilia would let it slide if Sakuya decided to just laze about?
In conclusion, quit grimderping.