(a/n: hello and welcome. enjoy and review. i don't own Jackie Chan adventures or Legend of Korra. and for those who are asking this is set in the Avatar universe and i messed around with some timelines and characters. this takes place after season 1, after Amon's defeat.)
Ch. 1: Demon Days
Long ago, before the nations of the world went to war, before the death of the air nomads there was once a time where the nations of the world were one.
They were united under the iron-fisted rule of seven demon sorcerers, who followed the leadership of their sibling the eighth demon, named Shendu.
He and his siblings ruled most of the world, unchecked and unchallenged. Anyone who opposed their rule ended up dead, or worse. They crushed all forms of resistance, outlawed knowledge and slaughtered all benders. There was no hope for humanity.
Till one day hope came in the form of nine powerful humans.
Eight of them were the legendary Immortals and the ninth was a sacred warrior named Lo Pei, who was also the Avatar.
Together they each fought the eight demon sorcerers and defeated them by casting them into the Netherworld through eight portals and sealed them up with eight items. The demon's now reside in the Netherworld, where they stay trapped for all eternity.
Or so they thought.
The usually tranquil air of the Netherworld was filled with a cry of frustration emanating from a massive green demon.
She had messy hair, blood red eyes, rocky growths all over her green flesh and unkempt toenails.
Her name was Po Kong, one of the eight demon sorcerers who once ruled the world and was the sorceress of the mountains.
"I'm bored" cried the demon sorceress
"So are we" grumbled her brother who drifted by. He was a tall, humanoid demon with four arms, black hair and grey skin and he wore red and blue robes.
He is Tso Lan the demon sorcerer of the moon "We are bored also sister, but you don't hear us complaining"
"Indeed" agreed Dai Gui, the demon sorcerer of the Earth.
Po Kong frowned "I miss the days where we were waited on hand and foot by servants and had everything we ever wanted"
"Me too" said Hsi Wu. The sorcerer of the sky sighed and his large black wing's fluttered as he sat on Po Kong's shoulder.
"And we all know who to thank for that" grunted Xiao Fung, the demon sorcerer of the wind.
"Shendu" hissed Bai Tza, the sorceress of Water, she and her other siblings glared at their brother with extreme hatred.
The demon dragon lowered his head in shame saying meekly "I'm sorry, brothers and sisters but I fail to see how our imprisonment is my fault"
"What!" roared Tchang Zu, the sorcerer of thunder "It is entirely you're fault!"
"You failed to find the Avatar and you ignored the threat of the Immortals for so long" hissed Bai Tza, her tentacle like hair thrashed about in anger.
Hsi Wu's eyes narrowed and he then said "I've got an idea!" his siblings glanced at him "I say we punish Shendu!"
"Good idea brother" said Tso Lan, the other's nodded in agreement and Shendu's eyes widened with fear.
He started scrambling away as his siblings but Tso Lan's hands glowed and Shendu's body froze and he began to drift back towards them
"No! Please brother" cried Shendu "Please listen to me"
"Listen to you?" sneered Bai Tza "We have had enough, we had warned you about the Avatar but did you listen"
"No" admitted Shendu "But-"
"No, you didn't!" growled Tchang Zu "Instead of doing something about him, you just sat back on you're throne and laughed, all the while our kingdoms fell to ruin due to rebellions staged by that upstart human!"
"all of this is your fault!" snarled Hsi Wu
"Enough talk!" Dai Gui boomed, "Let the eternal torment begin!" "Indeed" Po Kong agreed.
Tchang Zu grinned, sparks crackled and danced along his arms "With pleasure!" he raised his arm and aimed at Shendu and a massive bolt of lightning shot out of his hand and struck the dragon demon square in the chest, sending waves of pain through out the demon's body.
Shendu howled in pain, after the pain had finally subsided Shendu begged "I promise, I did all I could, I did not know that you're kingdoms had fallen!"
"Excuses!" yelled Tchang Zu "You desired to rule the earth for yourself and you had plotted to betray us, weather the Avatar succeeded or not!" he shot another bolt of lightning at Shendu, this time hitting him in the shoulder.
Waves of pain washed through Shendu's body, as he writhed in pain, held to the ground by Tso Lan's power Hsi Wu hovered above him saying, "Shame he never learned how to share, or to play well with others, we might not be in this mess".
After pain died down again Tchang Zu readied another bolt of lightening but Shendu cringed and screamed, "Wait! I have a plan to fix this mess!"
Tchang Zu stopped and glanced to his siblings then to Shendu, they all fixed him a gaze of distrust
"Do not toy with us" snarled Bai Tza "the doors can be opened on the other side" "The human side" added Dai Gui
"Exactly" said Shendu.
The demon sorcerers looked at each other in confusion then Tso Lan asked "How?"
"I am but a humble demon, I could cross over to the mortal world and use a human to open the gateways back to earth" explained Shendu
"Impossible" said Bai Tza "the gateways have to be opened on the other side, even if they opened we cannot pass" "The gates prevent us from crossing unless you have the symbols of the immortals then maybe we can cross" added Tchang Zu
"True but not unless I have the Pan Ku box" said Shendu.
All the demon sorcerers looked at Shendu with interest "You know where it is?" said Po Kong, suspiciously Shendu nodded
"How?" said Xiao Fung
"We may be imprisoned here but we can still glimpse into the mortal world from here and I managed to peek at where it rests" said Shendu.
Shendu watched as his siblings gathered together and speak in hushed voices.
After a few minutes of talking they all turned and Tso Lan spoke "How do you propose on returning to the human world?"
"By becoming a spirit" said Shendu "As I spirit I can cross the worlds and take a human as a host, then I can free you all"
his siblings all nodded "That sounds good" said Po Kong "Yeah" said Hsi Wu
"I trust that you would agree that my plan has granted us a way back to glory, my brothers and sisters" said Shendu.
His siblings were all silent for a moment, giving Shendu hard looks.
He glanced around saying hopefully "Shall I proceed then?" All of his siblings nodded then Tso Lan shot a burst of red energy at Shendu. Shendu's body convulsed and went stiff.
A translucent serpent like dragon rose out of the lifeless body "Ah much better" said Shendu.
Suddenly all the demon sorcerers shot beams of energy at Shendu's spirit, bathing him in green light, the dragon struggled to move but he couldn't "What are you doing?"
"You have proven crafty brother" said Hsi Wu "So we require a safety measure"
"Our spell will keep you bound to the human of your choosing" said Bai Tza "Until you release us"
"A precaution so that we may know exactly where to find you" said Xiao Fung "In the event we deem it necessary to resume your eternal torment" hissed Tso Lan.
The demon sorcerers grinned wickedly and Shendu's eyes burned with a mixture of hate and fear
"I accept you're terms" hissed Shendu "I will choose my vessel well, to better serve you and I know just the right human to choose for this task".
The peaceful morning was interrupted by the screams of alarms.
There was a boom and a crash, four men rushed out of a jewelry store, carrying burlap bags filled with money and jewels.
All four wore brown trench coats, fedoras, gloves and scarves, which covered their faces.
The leader, a tall, slim man, glanced around the street looking for their ride "Oh come on where is he?" grumbled the man
"He should be here boss" said one of the men.
"Ratso's probably slacking off" said another.
"Or maybe not" said the leader he pointed down the street.
The group saw a beat up looking car skid around a corner and it zoomed towards them. The car skidded to a halt in front of them, a man wearing similar clothing poked his head out of the window "Sorry I'm late Big V, I got held up in traffic"
"Typical" muttered one of the men
"Hey at least I got here on time" said the driver named Ratso "And I didn't spend a few hours checking myself out in the mirror, Finn"
"What?" cried Finn "I don't spend hours in front of mirrors" he glanced to his friends "Do I, Chow, Hak Foo?"
"You do" grunted Hak Foo
"you kind of do" mumbled Chow scratching the back of his head.
Finn frowned "Huh, I really should stop doing that"
"Oh just get in the car already!" growled their boss.
Finn, Chow and Hak Foo nodded "You got it boss" said Finn and the three henchmen piled into the backseat and their boss hopped into the front seat. They heard the sounds of approaching police officers vehicles.
The boss screamed, "Step on it!"
"You got it!" said Ratso, his foot slammed on the gas pedal and the car peeled out and zoomed away.
The car weaved through traffic and went down backstreets, loosing the police that had followed.
The car peeled around a corner and continued on down a street behind a row of warehouses till they reached a warehouse that was up against a condemned building. Finn and Chow got out and opened the doors, the car drove inside and the two men closed the doors behind them.
Ratso cut the engine and the rest of the gang got out of the car.
The boss took off his hat exposing his head of platinum blond hair "I'll say that was a successful job, wouldn't you say gentlemen?"
"Big time" said Finn
"Our best job yet" said Chow.
The group gathered around a table and emptied their bags onto it.
All five of them stared in awe at the large pile of jewels on the table till Ratso spoke up "Uh Valmont, what are we doing robbing triad run stores?"
Valmont smiled a little "Simple my fine friend, we are trying to start a little war between the different gangs of Republic City, when they do, they'll come to us to provide them with tech and weapons. It's a simple business strategy, if there is a demand then we must supply"
Ratso nodded, finally understanding what the grand plan was.
Valmont carried on "And with the police trying to recover from the recent battle with the Equilists, we will be free to do whatever we want" "Because they took a major hit in the fight" said Chow
"Right" said Valmont.
To Republic City, Valmont was the head of one of the cities largest corporations but he's secretly the leader of a massive shadowy criminal organization known only as The Dark Hand.
During the rise of the Equilist movement, Valmont had been secretly supporting it with money and resources.
He would even occasionally attend a few rallies and met with their leader Amon. But with the recent defeat of Amon and his supporters, Valmont had lost a fortune in money and equipment.
So he cut off all ties that could lead the police straight to him and he began playing the part of a wealthy humanitarian, who was doing all he can to help rebuild Republic city and care for those who have been affected by the Equilists recent attack on the city.
Valmont and the Dark Hand were now slowly rebuilding its lost fortune with some robbery's and black market deals but lately Valmont had come up with a new strategy.
He, his henchmen and other members of his organization start robbing from triad run stores and businesses, while planting false evidence that implicate other gangs, thus causing some tension and with the rising tension, a war would eventually rear its head.
With a war on, the Dark Hand could sell off some stolen Equilist equipment and some of their own weapons to both sides, thus effectively making a fortune from it.
Finn stared at the jewels "Uh there is something I don't get, what do we do with the jewels?"
Valmont smiled "We keep a small percentage and we sell the rest to the Triple Threat Triads, which will implicate that they stole it from the Red Monsoon Triads"
"Slick" said Finn, nodding with approval.
They scooped up a small percentage of jewels and placed it in a small box then they poured the rest of the jewels in burlap bags. They then tossed the bags in the trunk of the car, ready to sell the jewels later that day.
Valmont picked up a small emerald he held it up to his eye muttering "Like clock work" suddenly he felt a cold sensation come over him and suddenly he began to convulse.
Finn, Chow, Ratso and Hak Foo watched as Valmont convulse and twitch "Uh Big V are you ok?" asked Chow.
Valmont twitched and he flew back, crashing into the table then onto the floor.
The four henchmen gathered around their boss, his eyes were shut and he laid still on the ruined pieces of the table
"Big V?" said Finn, sounding a little concerned.
Valmont's eyes snapped open, they began glowing scarlet.
The four men stumbled back "Wow!" exclaimed Ratso, Valmont rose to his feet without any assistance.
Valmont analyzed his surroundings with interest, he slowly rose off the ground and he began to float around the warehouse muttering to himself. His henchmen watched him looking surprised and scared
"Wow Big V" said Finn "Didn't know you could do that"
Valmont glanced back at the four men "Ah, some human servants" he said, his voice sounded like it sandpaper "you don't look like much but you will do" he floated over to the group and he landed on the floor
"My name is Shendu" he introduced himself "And I require you're services"
the four shot each other questioning looks then Finn asked "Uh who?"
"What?" said Chow
"Why?" said Hak Foo.
The being calling himself Shendu frowned "Do you know who I am? I am Shendu, Ruler of this earthly realm, Lord of Dragons, master of fire and darkness!"
"Nope not ringing any bells" said Ratso scratching his head.
Shendu snarled, "maybe this will clear things up" he opened his mouth and a massive jet of scarlet flames erupted forth.
The four yelped in surprise and they ducked for cover behind their car, Shendu let out a monstrous roar that shook the warehouse and a burst of energy shot out of his eyes and scorched the wall on the far side of the warehouse.
The four henchmen got out from their hiding place and stared at Shendu in shock "Wow" breathed Ratso
"That's wicked" said Finn
"Amazing" said Hak Foo
"Now do you believe me?" hissed Shendu, crossing his arms.
The four nodded quickly, anyone would have dismissed it as bending but they all knew that Valmont was a non-bender and he came from a family of non-benders so the display of power was a surprise for all of them.
Shendu smiled "Good, now any questions?"
"uh nope" the four henchmen said at the same time, shaking their heads.
Shendu's smile grew even wider "Good, now lets get to work".
End of chapter
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