Jade Onyx

Chapter 1

A Green Day in the Night

The city of Townsville had seen its fair share of natural and criminal disasters. A cycle of destruction and rebuilding that for time was the norm, but over time things had changed. It all started with one man. A man of science known as Professor Utonium.

Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice. These were the ingredients chosen by Professor Utonium to create the perfect little girls but Professor Utonium accidentally added an extra ingredient… CHEMICAL X.

The explosion in the basement lab had blown him away. Slamming into at high speed was not something a scientist was used to, so it was understandable that he was more than a little bit shaken. He was sitting on the floor propped against the wall and he clutched his head in-between his hands and shook it to remove any lingering cloudiness. His head was down and staring at the floor and when the world stopped spinning he was finally able to focus. He was glad for the bright light that was bathing the lab and it reassured him that nothing electrical wise had gone wrong.

Bright light. He thought to himself. The lights were dim when he had started the experiment.

His thoughts were interrupted when he heard girlish giggling coming form across the room. Slowly lifting his head up, he was shocked to see three little girls standing on the table where he had been working.

It worked he thought to himself and he could not help the big smile that came to his face.

He jumped to his feet and rushed to the table to view his little girls. He hadn't even spoken to them but they were already his girls. It was overwhelming.

"Oh my gosh! oh my gosh! oh my gosh!" he exclaimed as he reached them. "I can't believe it worked. I had my doubts, nothing I do ever comes out right, but this is great" he spoke, all in one breath.

He took in the sight of the girls. There were three of them and what he noticed first were their distinct colors. Green, Pink and Blue.

The scientific part of his mind clearly realized that the girls were triplets yet each had been created with their own look. They had large eyes which also matched their respective colors and their hair also seemed to set them apart. The green eyed girl had short, deep black colored hair, the pink one had a mane of red hair and the blue one had bright blonde hair.

He was still taking them in when he heard one of them speak.

"Hi, what's your name?" the pink one asked, with a smile on her face.

The blue one was giggling uncontrollably at this point and his smile grew. He looked at the green one and he was surprised to see that she was not smiling. She was smiling as brightly as the others. After his brief glance at each of the girls he turned his attention to the one who had him his name.

"Hello my name is Professor Utonium" he said to them

"Hello Professor Utonium it's very nice to meet you" they all chorused.

He leaned forward and extended his hand. "it's very nice to meet you too. Ah what are your names?" He asked.

"Well you made us, shouldn't you name us?" the pink one asked in a cute yet matter of fact way.

"Uhm…OK. This is soo cool" he said to himself. Bending down so that he was eye level with them he began to tap his chin. "Well now let's see…" He looked at the pink one and said "Because of your directness and opening right up to me… I'll call you Blossom" The blue one giggled in a cute girly way and the Professor turned to her. "Well aren't you all cute and bubbly. That's it! You'll be my little Bubbles" He looked at them and said "So we have Blossom" he looked at her and he was still smiling, "Bubbles" she was jumping up and down with a grin on her face and when he faced the last one he was surprised at how happy she was. Her eyes were closed in joy and anticipation and her mouth was wide displaying a large, warm smile. She blinked rapidly eagerly awaiting her name. It was like saving the best for last, but the truth was he did not have a name for her. From the initial contact she had not said anything and her smile had not betrayed her nature and at a loss he had to quickly think of something. "Uhm and Buttercup… because it also begins with a B"

As a scientist the Professor followed clear, logical thought patterns and his personal life had been very limited so he could not know that offhand remarks, could wound.

The loss of meaning and the planting of darkness. Darkness needs few places to grow and it is nurtured by those who know no other way

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To the casual observer the scowl she adopted and the folding of her arms meant that she was displeased or angry. To someone who was concentrating on the girl he would have seen the pain plain writ in her eyes. From a bright emerald green to a somber jade. Expressive orbs that displayed the pain and confusion of a small child. New to the world yet already feeling cast out, she did not understand why. Why did she feel this? Why did her smile fall? Why couldn't she have a meaningful name?

In their creation they had all gained gifts of distinct personality and she could feel her sadness transform. She could feel the change, the shift from sadness to anger. Her pain was leading her to anger and she reveled in it.

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'The stigma of meaning ever comes afterwards'. The figure floating high in the sky on the outskirts of Townsville had heard those words before and yet now the figure could truly appreciate them. Dressed in a dark black form fitting one piece body suit, and a long hooded cloak which had an intricate gold and green symbol woven and blended on its back. The thin jade hilt of an ancient Japanese sword could be seen jutting from the figures back. The floating figures long onyx tresses were blowing in the wind, free and unhindered and some stray strands even blew in the figures eyes. The figures eyes were glowing a soft emerald green color and against the nights black sky they could be clearly seen were someone to look up and were that someone to have super human sight.

The figure spread out its hands and flexed its fingers. The figures hands were covered in black gloves that matched the body suit and they had the same design as that on the figures cloak.

Energy was the basis of all life. For a chosen few energy could go beyond life and enter into the realm of death. Channeled into any form the wielder wished and with it they could spread devastation or provide protection. It all depended on the person. Justice, purity and all those others emotions did not count. Anyone with the power could do anything they wanted. The figure had learned that a long time ago and that had set her on her path… Memories...

All of a sudden the sky erupted in color. A green light bathed the night and turned away the darkness. The green light emanated from the figure and just as suddenly as it manifested it began to die down. The figure was slowly drawing the light until it became a blazing green aura surrounding its form. The figures arms were still spread out and at the ends green balls of energy began to form. The energy balls glowed brighter than the figures aura and slowly the figure brought them together.

"It's Time" the figure said in a distinctly feminine voice.

When she brought her hands together and the energy balls combined and their intensity increased. Something encroached on her sense and she did not clearly recognize it but that didn't matter. She balanced her internal energy to compensate for the large shock of her attack and concentrating she aim at the city below.

"Jade wave attack" she whispered and she released her energy attack on the city below.

A smile crept on her face when she sensed the figures approaching. The first one was gone now but that didn't matter. The others were coming and she would see what she wanted to see.

They might fail. She thought to herself, well too bad.

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An unknown power on the edge of the city. He had felt it long before the others and he had acted immediately. He was glad he had acted first because this enemy was not playing around. The attack unleashed on the city was no laughing matter and he knew that if he hadn't moved when he did then no body would be able to stop the attack. He was dressed in a dark green fighting Gi with a Kanji symbol on its back. He had black spiky hair with a single thick bang that fell below his eyes and an onyx hilted Katana jutting from his back. His eyes also glowed green but his was not as bright as the other figures. His eyes glowed a measured emerald that whispered of a steady mature nature.

He felt the energy attack come closer and he braced himself. Flaring his own green aura around himself he waited for the ball to come into contact. When it did the figure became indistinct but one thing that was unmissable was the halting of the energy balls forward movement. A brief strain and a sudden increase in the figures aura and the ball began to move in an opposite direction. With one final heave the enormous energy ball was sent into the sky and before it could leave the Earth's atmosphere the figure that had repelled it lifted his hand and a shot a concentrated beam of energy which struck the ball and light the night sky a second time. This time it was brighter and stronger and the city of Townsville experienced a light akin to the sun at 22:00 in the evening.

He had noted the enemies tracking of the energy ball and he had seen the enemy follow the balls movement after he had countered it and now he smirked as he saw the enemy slowly turn to him and face him.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Glowing jade eyes met glowing emerald eyes. Onyx hair snapping in the wind and an ebony bang shifting fitfully waving. They took each other in and cold and calculating. Green aura's surrounded both of them and they could sense their respective inner power. The male figure slowly began to ascend and finally reaching the same altitude as the female figure and he waited. The female figure then moved her hands to the back of her neck and lifting them up she gathered her hair and deftly fastened it in a traditional samurai ponytail. An impressive feat for such a long mane of hair.

When she had finished she slowly raised her energy and her cloak began to shrink until it wrapped around the sheath of the blade on her back.

They both sensed the other figures approaching but they knew that they would not join the coming battle.

The male figure slowly reached to the sword at his back and he saw the female mirror his movement. His hand gripped the onyx hilt and he felt answering pulse of his destined sword. His kindred weapon.

When she touched the hilt of her sword she felt the answering vibration of its inner core. It was her companion, the one thing she could always count on.

The unsheathing of both weapons was simultaneous and the sounds seemed to complement each other. A deadly song that touched a cord in both figures. The female figures sword was Jade hilted and onyx bladed. The male figures sword was onyx hilted and jade bladed. Intricate Dragons were carved on one side of each blade and could they have each studied the others blade they would have marveled at the similarity of the dragons and the way in which they seemed destined for each other. What was about to start did not invite a detailed study of an enemies weapon.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The four figures watched the two floating in the sky, they was them draw their swords in perfect unison as if they had practiced it together their whole lives. After they had drawn their swords the two seemed to study each other. Their green auras were fitfully glowing around both figures and they seemed to be too similar to be enemies but that was exactly what they were.

They repelling of the attackers large energy ball had given them a huge sense of relief because they had been slow to react and that might have caused the city dearly

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IKUZO

The battle had started when their eyes locked and they had gone thorough the entire fight in a few seconds. Moves and counter moves in a mental battle that could only be achieved by true sword masters. They could not come to a conclusion in that phantom realm and for the first time they were both going to enter a fight were the outcome was not clearly visible.

The figures charged at each other both screaming out their war cries.

"Jaden" the male screamed.

"Onyxen"1 the female shouted

When their words clashed the sky itself became an intense green fire.

The battle had begun…

1- pronounced Onizen