Hey everyone! How have you all been doing? If you've been great then that's great! If not, don't worry you will be soon. Now I'm back and as I have promised I have brought with me Midoriichi: The Next Generation. This is for those who have thoroughly enjoyed Midoriichi and have been waiting for a while to read its sequel. For those who are still reading Midoriichi, you might want to finish what ever chapters you have left lol.
Summary: 20 years have passed since the defeat of Kuraiichi. Midoriichi has taken control of the Tori clan and have kept the lands of Feudal Japan peaceful. However all that changes when a new threat surfaces and endangers her family's way of living. That threat is called the Jigoku Ryoken (Hell Hound).
I do not own the Kim Possible Characters, they belong to Disney. I do However own Kuraiichi, Rida, Akai, Hori, Midoriko, Chisana-ichi, Josei, On'nanako as well as the names Buraun, Koni, Roni, Midoriichi, Hekuta, Murasaki and Kimiko.
Prologue
Twenty years ago, these lands were threatened by a terrible force thought to have been long gone. That threat was Kuraiichi Tori, former leader of the Tori Clan. She rained down destruction with every breath she took. With a wave of her hand mountains were crushed, forests were reduced to ashes, and lives were lost. She even covered the sky in darkness with her power. However one person stood up to Kuraiichi and her terrifying power. Fearing to lose all she cared for if she didn't, she challenged the fearsome demon with the last of her strength, and in doing so discovered her own true power. She then used that power to banish Kuraiichi into the deepest pits of Hell. That woman was Kuraiichi's own daughter, and my mother Midoriichi Tori...
20 later Feudal Japan 1571 A.D.
The sun rose over the lands of Feudal Japan and the birds sang their songs as they welcomed the warmth of the sun. One lone figure walked out of the cave and over to the ledge. She stretched as she has just woken from her nap, her green eyes gazed out over the land of her home. She too welcomed the suns warm embrace as hit her skin and caused her long raven spiked hair to gleam in its light. She let out a content sigh as the wind gently breezed past her, her black and orange feathers blew with the direction of the wind as did her hair, which was black with orange strands appearing here and there. She smiled as she was ready to begin her day.
"And where do you think you're going Midoriko?" A voice called from the cave.
The woman in question turned to see another young woman exit the cave. Her hair was completely orange and unlike Midoriko's wasn't spiky at all. Her hair flowed down her back and her green eyes shone as she stepped into the light. Her feathers were a slightly lighter color of orange with a hint of yellow in them.
Midoriko smiled. "Well if you must know, I was going to go hunting. Or do you not want breakfast?" Midoriko asked.
The oranged haired woman chuckled. "Well I was going to head into town with mom when she wakes up. Do a little grocery shopping you know." She replied.
"How long would that take Chisana ichi?" Midoriko teased.
"Not long." Another voiced called from the cave entrance. Both women turned to see another red head step into the light.
"Morning Mother." Chisana ichi said greeting her. Their mother was a few inches shorter than them, as they both stood about equal height to Midoriichi herself. Unlike her tow daughters she didn't have any feathers to on her body save for the two white feathers tucked behind her right ear. Her outfit consisted the priestess outfit she used to wear, only she modified her white kimono a little so it shows off her stomach, which was still in great shape and the sleeves were removed as well, showing off her shoulders and arms. She also modified her hakama, so that instead of them being pants, it was more like a skirt. Twenty years had passed and Kimiko was now in her early forties, and still looked as good and as young as ever. However she was no longer considered a priestess since having mated and given birth to two demon children. Still Kimiko used her powers to help those in need whether they appreciated it or not.
"I figured that you would have stayed in bed with Mom for at least a couple of more hours." Midoriko said.
Kimiko blushed a little at her daughters remark. "What me and your Mom do in our alone time is our business. Besides when was the last time I got to spend anytime with my beautiful twin daughters?" She asked. "Unless you have somewhere more important you want to be right now Midoriko?"
Midoriko huffed and folded her arms as she stared at her mother and younger sister. "You make it sound like it's my fault or something." Midoriko replied.
"Well you are gone all the time. Where do you go anyway?" Kimiko asked her daughter.
"Exploring and sometimes alone to train." Midoriko answered.
Kimiko sighed. "I swear you're just like your Mother. Always fighting." She said shaking her head.
The three women walked down the mountain path and into the forest towards the village. Kimiko was glad to have Midoriko and Chisana ichi with her. She missed having a family to call her own and when they were all together there was no greater feeling. They shared a couple of laughs as they talked about past events, and it wasn't long before they entered the village. They could see that some of the villagers were already beginning their morning tasks. Midoriko always hated coming here ever since she was a child. She hated how the villagers stared at her and her sister. Like they both were monsters or something. But what she hated more was how they stared at Kimiko. She couldn't understand how her mother could just walk by and let their looks go unnoticed.
She knew her mother could see the looks people were giving them, just as well as Midoriko and Chisana ichi could hear them. They could hear the whispers of the villagers, talking of how Kimiko fell from grace when she mated with Midoriichi. They even said it was even worse that she gave birth to her two daughters. Midoriko looked over to Chisana ichi, and could tell she too was bothered by their words. Midoriko clenched her fists as she tried to calm herself down and focus her thoughts elsewhere. She and Chisana ichi watched as her mother walked up to an elderly man who was selling various fruits and vegetables.
"Morning, Mr. Rojin." Kimiko said with a smile.
The old man smiled back. "Well if it isn't my favorite customer. Priestess Kimiko, what can I do for you today?" He asked.
"Just the usual, fruits and vegetables please." Kimiko said politely.
Both of Kimiko's daughters felt their earlier tension go away. Mr. Rojin was one of the few humans they actually liked as he made them feel welcome and normal. Mr. Rojin looked up and saw the two girls standing a little further back and smiled.
"Say, they wouldn't be who I think they are, would they?" He asked.
Kimiko looked back to her twin daughters and then back to Mr. Rojin and smiled. "Yes, those are my daughters. They had just gotten back from their five year training with Akai." Kimiko responded.
"I'd tell ya, time sure does fly. And with the passage of time they only seem to grow more beautiful, I bet you and Midoriichi must be proud?" Mr. Rojin asked.
Kimiko chuckled. "Yes we are. It has been awhile since I've had a family to call my own, so I'm glad whenever we can all sit down and spend some time together." She said.
"Well you deserve priestess." He responded.
Kimiko waved him off. "Mr. Rojin, you know I'm not a priestess anymore."
"Now just because those other people disagree with your choices doesn't make you any lesser than them. You have done many great things for the people of this land in the past twenty years. I'm not the only one here who appreciates what you have done either, so to us you're still the same priestess who came to our aid when we needed it twenty years ago." He told Kimiko.
She smiled, she needed to hear that. It meant alot knowing that she was still appreciated by the few of the masses of people she strove to protect. She handed Mr. Rojin the money to pay for the fruits and vegetables and put them in her basket. She turned to tell her daughters that they were heading back home when a small ball rolled up and nudged Chisana ichi's foot.
She looked down and picked it up. She looked in the direction the ball had traveled and saw three young children staring at her. She smiled as she walked over to the children and the two younger ones hid behind the boy in the middle. They were all scared of the demon and grew more scared as she grew closer to them.
"Now, now don't be afraid children. I'm not here to hurt you. I just want to give this back to you." Chisana ichi said as she handed the ball to the boy with a smile on her face.
The boy looked at her smiling face for a bit, before he hesitantly reached out for the ball. When he was sure that she meant him no harm he took the ball. "Thank you." He said timidly.
"You're welcome. Just play safe and be careful ok?" She said.
The boy smiled and nodded and Chisana ichi patted him on the head. Just then the boys mother came running out of the house shouting. "Get your hands off of my child!" She said as she snatched the boy away from the demon.
"Hey, back off!" Midoriko said. "She was only returning the ball!" Midoriko stepped in front to defend her little sister.
"What seems to be the problem?" Kimiko asked as she walked over to the area.
"The problem is that you need to keep these monsters you call children on a leash, and away from my children!" She told Kimiko.
"Monsters! Oh I'll show you a monster!" Midoriko snapped and let her hands came to life with black energy.
The crowd that was watching jumped back in fear of Midoriko. Some of them even ran back inside of their houses. However Kimiko was not going to let this matter escalate any further.
"Midoriko! That's enough. We're going home." Kimiko said.
"But mother." Midoriko was about to protest.
"We're going home." She said sternly.
Midoriko deactivated her demonic powers and dropped her shoulders and head in defeat. Kimiko watched as Midoriko made her way back to their mountain home. "Chisana ichi." Kimiko called out.
"Coming mother." She answered. She walked forward and looked back at the mother and her three children. The mother was glaring at her while the boy was waving a silent good-bye. Chisana ichi waved back and turned to follow after her sister and mother.
When they reached the top of the mountain Midoriichi was already there waiting for them. She had a bright smile on her face, but her expression changed when she heard the topic of their conversation.
"All I'm saying is I'm tired of them treating us like crap. You don't deserve that mother, or did they forget what happened twenty years ago?" Midoriko asked.
Kimiko said nothing as she walked past Midoriichi who watched her past by before returning her gaze back to her daughters. "What happened?" Midoriichi asked her daughters.
"The same thing that always happens when we go into the village!" Midoriko said throwing her hands into the air. She turned and marched out of the cave. Midoriichi watched her daughter leave before turning her attention back to Chisana ichi.
"All I did was return the ball back to the boy." She said.
Midoriichi put her hand on her youngest daughter's shoulder. "You had your heart in the right place. It just going to take a while for the villagers to get used us." Midoriichi told her.
"How many centuries will that take?" The red head asked her mother.
Midoriichi didn't have an answer for that one. "Why don't you go help your mother prepare the food, while I go get your sister." Midoriichi told her. Chisana ichi nodded and went to find her mother.
Midoriichi walked out of the cave to see Midoriko sitting on the ledge and looking out over the forest. She gave Midoriko a gentle nudge with her foot. "Midoriko." She called out to her eldest.
"I hate the people of that village." Midoriko said. "We did nothing wrong to them. I don't know how you and Mom do it, but I can't just brush their cruel words away. Why do they hate us so much. What did we do to them?" Midoriko asked.
Midoriichi sighed, she knew there was no getting around it, and telling her children to ignore the words of the ill-spoken was no longer going to work. "It is because you are half-demon." Midoriichi said.
Midoriko turned to look at her mother. "Half-demon?" she repeated.
Midoriichi nodded. "As you know, I am a full blooded demon because both of my parents were full blooded demons as well. But the case is different with you and your sister. Because your mother is human. We live in a world where the joining of human and demon is looked down upon, that is why they look down upon your mother, you, and your sister."
"Well that's not fair! Nobody is at fault, so why should we have to suffer? Mother they know full well it was you who saved them from Kuraiichi right? Shouldn't they show more gratitude? Couldn't you make them stop being so hateful?" She asked her mother.
"You're right Midoriko. No one is at fault, but that's how people are. That also extends to demons as well. Many demons look down upon half-demons and in many ways are more cruel than humans can be. Plus if I was to force them to stop, that wouldn't make me any better than they are. Violence is not always the answer you know." Midoriichi said.
"It sure would make me feel better." Midoriko said.
"Midoriko you have great power flowing through your veins. You have to learn to use that power responsibly. What I'm trying to say is the time will come when the people of the village will begin to recognize you for you who are. Your actions up to then will be the deciding factor of that moment." Midoriichi said scratching her head. "Look I'll explain it more later, this is something both you and your sister need to understand. Until then let's go back inside, Kimiko is preparing a delicious meal I'm sure." She said as she sniffed the air.
"Yeah ok." Midoriko said. "I'll be in shortly."
Midoriichi nodded and stared at her daughter for a few seconds before she went back inside the cave. Midoriko continued to stare out into the forest. Specifically the village, glaring at the very people that called it home.
And now we have a mini tack list to go with the chapter.
Prologue Opening (In Your Belief-Asura's Wrath)
Rising of the sun (Morning- Naruto OST)
Mr. Rojin (Naruto Main theme-Slow Version- Naruto Unreleased OST)
The Incident (Memories- Naruto Unreleased OST)
Midoriichi's talk with Midoriko (The Juin- Naruto Unreleased OST)
I hope you guys enjoyed the prologue, and I hope you all will like the twins Midoriko and Chisana-ichi. It took me a while to come up with some feasible names, but this will do. Since Kim and Shego always seem to somehow have kids I thought it would be my turn to create my universes version, anyway hope you enjoyed it and don't forget to leave a comment with your thoughts.