The Priestess apprentice
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The demon netherworld... a deathlike silence swept through scarlet skies.
In the distance was eerie cries of other creatures. In all seemed silent if it was not for a certain
blood-curdling scream that could make any human pee themselves.
It had come from two scaly, horrifying creatures. They quarreled together like two wrestlers.
"THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT YOU DAMN CONCEITED BASTARD!.."
"DON'T YOU DARE SPEAK TO ME THAT WAY YOU WRETCHED BRAT!"
"DAMMIT I WAS SO CLOSE TO RULING THAT DAMN WORLD BUT YOU GOT YOUR BIG FAT SCALY ASS IN AND RUIN IT!"
"WHY YOU!..."
To this squabble, was between Shendu the all terrorizing and fire-breathing fire demon Dragon ,Along to his son Drago. On the side lines viewing this predicament were 7 other Demons, probably more gruesome then Shendu and his son.
"How much longer do you think this feud can last?" said the wind demon Xiao Fung as he slumped over in a humph of aggravation seeing his brother and nephew continuous bickering.
"Hard to say Brother, it's best just to sit back & enjoy the show" said The sky demon Hsi Wu
as he circled around the area of the demon's group soon propping himself on his LITERALLY Big sister Po Kong's shoulder. His blood red demon eye's gleaming in delight over the fight that was happening, also showing his all so creepy twisted smile.
The constant argument between father & son continued while the other demons argued on who was likely to win. The only remaining demons who were calmed and poised to all of this was Bai Tsa, Tchang Zu and Dai gui.
At last, the Thunder demon Couldn't take another minute of this.
"THAT IS ENOUGH!" he yelled letting out his power upon hearing the crackle thunder come in along to the surrounding area they were in erupted with the flash's of lightning come in striking between everyone including Shendu & Drago.
Everyone had gotten quiet before turning to Tchang Zu shooting glares his way.
"You know brother, after all these centuries..." Tso Lan said awaking from his meditation
"you would think your anger would be better controlled by this point" he said floating over to Tchang zu's far left.
"Watch your mouth brother Tso Lan, my patiance grows weary by those two" Tchang zu said growing in a furious frustration.
Hsi wu flew around gleaming in a sinister glee
"Now now brother, at least we have our little brother and his half-breed brat to torture for the next centuries to come" he said laughing mechanically
Bai Tsa shook her head crossing her arms over her chest
"Like father like son, disappointing isn't it" she said closing her glowing red eyes
Drago started to grow pissed with a menacing growl to his Aunts & Uncles
"DON'T COMPARE ME TO THAT ASS-HOLE, if it wasn't for him! we could have all been enslaving all humans of that forsaken world"
"Well, Well, after all These millenniums...good eve masters"
Muteness swept into the group, all heads turned to a halt of what or who had said that. An ominous aura had started to form in full view. A fairly large vortex had started to form, showing the appearance of what appeared to be a human being.
The portal had closed revealing to everyone the woman who had stepped out before them.
She had natural dark green hair tied into a feudal hairstyle bun, with light neutral skin. Matching herself with the black kimono that had golden designs of branches and a simple golden lotus on the back of it.
To all the demons they were surprised to see the women here, all were shocked but to Drago's dismay he was confused and morally pissed off.
Drago was the first to speak out of his family,
"okay I'll bite, who the heck is she"
The woman smirked casually, but her facial expression looked as if she could kill him any second. Shendu growled to his son to be silent.
"Silence boy, show respect …...it is good to see you again Priestess Taotian"
She slowly smiled but her ill-lighted somber purple eyes showed no sign of human presence. She bowed slightly to all the demons.
"Shendu-sama, I see that this must be your son how...unfortunate"
she said happily seeing Drago going Mad, Tchang zu came to her not so much joyed.
"To what do we owe the pleasure of your company, Taotian"
"i have a small...proposition for all of you" Taotian said but her voice had sounded misleading to most.
BAM!
Pieces of rumble from the rocks had started to fly everywhere, the earth demon Dai gui had busted his way right in front of the woman. Clearly out sizing her, leaning his monstrous face up and close breaking into her personal space.
"Dai gui don't trust priestess, you only here for yourself" he said with a grunt
Tso Lan floated next to his brother Dai gui, motioning his hand for him to back down & so he did...reluctantly.
"what my dear brother is trying to say is, you don't usually obey to our demands unless you get something in return" Tso lan said
Taotian smiled reluctantly to her the moon demon.
"Master Tso Lan, your saying this like you don't trust me at all...i have served you all in your times of ruling and had even tried to defeat the mortals who put you here"
The wind demon Xiao Fung stood up from his resting spot.
"You tried and failed, in the process you also got trapped away for eternity as well"
Taotian grimaced to her previous mistakes to defeat the mortals who dared imprison her demon masters along with herself.
"this is different, my proposition will result to your freedom, & rule once again"
All were silent, taking interest to what words the priestess had just said.
"...go on"
A sinister smile crossed Priestess Taotian's thin red lips. But changed to a more pleasurable expression for the demons to see.
" I remember the day I was sealed away in this god forsaken prison, my powers stripped away from me...I've been powerless at that time but not anymore, I've regained a morsel dosage of my magic back... "
Bai Tsa snarled viciously, her patience growing weary to her ramble.
"Make your point priestess, what does this have to with any..."
Taotian holded her hand up to Bai Tsa in defense.
"I'm not finished, with my remaining power left I could open the last portal door to the Mortal world..."
Po Kong cut her off "but the remaining doors have been sealed off by that damned chi wizard"
The priestess sighed agrivated that no one was letting her finish her sentences.
"Yes,your doors have been shut away, but you have for gotten about my door & it is still open...there's a chance that I could open it but only one of you can go through it" she said
the sky demon Hsi Wu began to fly down to Taotian, circling around her in intimidation.
"you say one of us, but your not mentioning what your getting out of this" he said
she closed her eyes solemnly, as if thinking how to put it into words.
"After my banishment, those damn mortals took away my own priestess items and hid them away somewhere around the earth...and each item has an eternal use of power in them, and if I have them back I will make a door big enough to release all of you from the demon netherworld
forever" she said
all eyes were on her, as if she had said the magic word and were about to rejoice. But of course the good news always come with a twist.
"but of course, it can only be done if I'm only on the other side of the vortex...which is of course the human world"
The demons practically anime falled hearing the last sentence she said
Tchang zu growled simulating himself from shooting thunder on her or at any case killing her.
"THEN WHY THE HELL ARE YOU GETTING US ALL RILED UP FOR, the plan is flawed!"
"I know , but I've found an alternative solution... I believe you remember my apprentice I had before?" she asked her eyes scanning around the group for someone to answer
"Hmmm... ah yes that young boy, sniveling little brat wasn't he" Shendu said remembering of the appearance, Taotian nodded her head
"the last I remember of him is that he ran off after my defeat, I had taught him from every potion to spells to curses... I have taught him well and it's finally come back to be useful to me"
Everyone was confused to what she was getting at, she saw this & the glint of humor in her eyes started to glitter.
"I believe that somewhere of each lifetime, he could have had descendents now there is a possibility that the powers that I had awarded him have been passed down throughout his family generation"
Tso Lan was the first to speak "And what you are saying is, we find this descendent then they could free us?" he asked
"exactly but like I said before, only one of you can go" Taotian said
"well who do you suppose goes on to this task" Bai Tsa hissed
the priestess took a small leap up, floating supposedly right in front of the young half-demon to face right in front of him.
"The young Drago should go of course"
"WHAT!"
everyone of the demons said especially Shendu who seemed outraged. Drago on the other hand seemed pretty surprised & fairly confused.
"wait..wait wait wait, why make me go...and why can't you just go out yourself?" Drago asked
Priestess Taotian's eyes flared in anger, but morally angry at the young demons insolence
"You fool! As you can see I am still a mortal, for some reason I have managed to stay at my true youth in this prison...
If I was to step out of this retched hell-hole I will surly perish to dust, & to answer your last question...
with the vortex being so small if one of your aunts, uncles or even your father were to go through the vortex there powers would be gone and they will be resulted to being a normal human but you Drago..."
She gently put her hand on Drago's scaly face, but he instinctively pulled away in a grimace.
"Due to you being a half demon, and you absorbing a partial your whole families Demon chi powers, when you go through the portal...you will be your old self with your fire chi but still barely unaffected... What do you say half-breed?" Drago questioned himself, did he even have a choice?
"Well, how I find the damn descendent anyway?" he asked
Taotian gave a know-it-all smirk holding out her hand, held in it was a golden coin with small Chinese inscriptions and jade around it.
Just flip this coin and say Jīn yīqǐ fēi...you'll know when you find the descendent"she said
putting the coin in Drago's gigantic sized hand, he grasped it right in his hand.
"are you ready young one?" she asked Drago who looked as if he was in thought, but finally nodded
"...yeah, let's do this" he said but sounding reluctant to his sentence.
The priestess had started to make room of an open area, she singled her hands straight out to face north of her direction. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes in full concentration to what was about to do, she began to chant.
Weifan ci bu gui lu huangdi
yige kaifang de shijie,
yidan chulai de emo zaici zou kaifang
a thin flash of light appeared soon widening extravagantly blowing up in full view. Drago stood right in front of the portal with the priestess.
He took one last look to his father, seeing him grumbling to himself. He rolled his eyes
but to a look to his aunts and uncles all looking at him in anticipation to see if he'll even go.
He sighed but turn back to them with a cocky grin "I'll see you all later when I free you from the netherworld" with those final words to his family Drago jumped in and disappeared along with the portal gone with him.
Priestess Taotian turned around to her masters
"let us all hope he succeeds" she said
"you really think he'll be victorious this time?" Tso lan asked
"as I recall he was very close to taking over if it wasn't for some...misconceptions" she said from the corner of her somber purple eyes looking at Shendu. But to her attempt of hiding it, everyone looked at Shendu in glares knowing he was the 'misconception'.
Shendu saw this crossing his arms & grumbling to himself
"if anyone is going to rule, it should be me"
(the human world)
A crisp night silently soothed San Francisco, tonight was perfectly clear enough to see the crescent moon that looked over the city. At a baseball field arena, which was obviously still under repairs from a recent 'accident' (as section 13 had cleared up).
A clear essence of light flew open on the field, through it came Drago. And like the priestess had said, he was back to his original form of state. He was disappointed but quickly shook it off.
He looked around quickly recognizing the field, he sinisterly smirked barring his sharp teeth with smoke coming out of his mouth.
"look out world I'm back..." Drago said following along to a cackling laugh filling the night sky throughout San Francisco.
(Uncles antique shop)
All the Chan's slept easily in their warm beds, beside from one certain old man. Uncle rustled in his bed uncontrollably, mumbling words in his slumber.
"uncle...have w-willies...Aieeeeyaaaaa" he mumbled yawning the last part
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