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Here's Mononoke Island. This is mainly going to be my own mythology based on Japanese mythology. While I want to make this accurate, I also wanted to add my own things to make my story work. I'm so excited to write this (mostly because I just love the idea of Gold as a kitsune)

For a more detailed A/N go onto my tumblr (it got too long xD):

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"I'm going to the orphanage for a little bit," Crystal called out to her sister but she doubted that Lyra heard her as she was concentrated in sewing the scales over the flower pattern of a kimono, trying to make them blend together as best as she could. She smiled widely when she finished her task and Crystal found herself curious so leaned over Lyra's shoulder.

While Lyra was a very talented at making weapons and armor, Crystal knew that Lyra had little skill with actual fighting. At the moment she was working on turning a komon style kimono into subtle armour for Crystal's next mission. Lyra picked up a hakama lying beside her and held it up to Crystal, "This should let you move more freely if I make it more form fitting. When will you leave for your next mission?"

Lyra whispered her last sentence since Crystal was one of the few female ninja in their village. Lyra would always worry over her sister even though she knew her Crystal was a skilled ninja. She had earned the name Capturer among their small group due to her skill to catch demons without fail. Crystal smiled and assured her sister, "I'll be alright. If anything happen, I know we'll protect each other."

Lyra nodded but her smile was still forced. "I just wished that I could do more to help than make all these weapons. Oh that reminds me, I need to check on your ankle brace when you get home. I think I found a lighter material that is just as strong. Also, I was thinking of adding a chain to the heel instead of a blade to use as a weapon. I hope they'll help you on your mission."

"I'm sure they will," Crystal assured her sister as she left their home. Her feet made an imprint in the snow but she hardly felt the cold as she walked through the village to the orphanage. She thought to her next mission and went over everything she would need.

She stopped walking, her heart stopping when she saw that the soft snow had darkened. She caught a snowflake in her hand and realized that it was in fact ash. Her heart stopped at their hot touch and she looked up to the sky to a rainbow cross the sky. But the beautiful image was tainted by the phoenix leading the array of colours.

"Lyra!" Crystal ran back to her home, following the thickening ashes. The ashes mixed with the snow until the world was black and white before her. The only thing guiding her was the intense heat she knew was reminiscent of the phoenix's flight. Why was a phoenix attacking the village?

She stepped back when fire erupted in front of her and she held her sleeves over her nose to keep herself from breathing in the smoke. To her horror, her home was engulfed in fire. Her mind was filled with worry for her sister so she forgot her own safety as she tried to push open the paper door. She only accomplished in burning her hands as another eruption of fire pushed her back into the snow.

She looked up to see the phoenix burst through the roof, with an unconscious Lyra in its claw. She did her best to follow it but she knew that she would be too slow. Cursing her inability as a human, she quickly climbed onto the roof so she could chase it. She called out to Lyra but she had to stop when the phoenix flew over the ocean and Crystal knew its destination though she dreaded the thought of it.

Mononoke Island.


"Please allow me to travel to Mononoke Island!" Crystal begged on her knees to her shogun. She knew she was asking the man to send her to her own death and in turn avoiding her upcoming mission but at the moment Crystal didn't care. "I know the risks but I accept them so let me go rescue my sister!"

"You know we cannot let you do that," one of the advisers told her and Crystal's hands tightened into fists. "No human is permitted to go to Mononoke Island, it is simply too dangerous for a human such as us and more so for a woman like you. What you ask if impossible. You are a skilled ninja but you cannot possibly brave all the demons sealed there so our answer is no."

"My answer is yes," Another voice came and Crystal looked up to see a priestess step out from behind a paper door, flanked by two samurai. Everyone was quick to bow to her and Crystal followed suit, recognizing the woman immediately as the priestess Platina.

Everyone knew of the priestess and her powerful family legacy. She was very powerful and intelligent so none dared to oppose her. She walked with a regal grace and stopped in front of Crystal, placing her staff on her shoulder to signal for her to stand.

"As memory serves me, there has been one human woman that survived the dangers of Mononoke Island." Platina words were directed to the advisors but she studied Crystal's unwavering eyes as she spoke. "It was by Priestess Yellow's hands that we do not need to fear demons anymore. I do not see how being a woman makes us any less capable. On the other hand, we are all aware of the dangers Mononoke Island holds so I will not advise you going on this journey alone."

"Thank you!" Crystal wanted to hug the woman but knew that it was it was improper. She was already thinking of all the people she could ask for help. She stopped when Platina shook her head.

"I want to see your sister return safe since she is a friend and her talent for creating weapons is valuable to our village, but there is more. That phoenix has been sealed on the island for some time now and there has been no sign of the seal weakening so I am worried how it came to our village. If I allow you to go to Mononoke Island, you must promise me to investigate the seal placed on the island."

"Of course I will take on the task but I have no knowledge on seals," Crystal told the priestess.

"I know that already so I have chosen a guide for you. I will send a message to the priestess, Yellow, and ask her to help you on your journey." Platina told her. Crystal gawked at the thought of meeting the powerful priestess but Platina's steady eyes didn't leave room for argument. "We are all in agreement?"

Platina addressed her question to the men behind her, daring them to refute her decision. She smiled inwardly at their blank stares but didn't flaunt her victory. Gently tapping her staff against the polished floor, she called an end to the meeting and turned from the group with her two guards following her. She stopped at the paper door though and turned to Crystal.

"I wish you a safe voyage but not even I know if that would be enough to promise your return." Her back was to Crystal so she couldn't see Platina's expression. "Never underestimate the unknown of Mononoke Island, for nothing is as it seems in the dark. Place trust in your instincts, not your fear and never leave your friends. I know how lonely it could without them so I sympathises with worry over your sister."

The dark haired guard next to her placed his hand over hers and whispered something to her which made her smile softly. The blond guard next to her nudged the priestess into the guard and teased them. His action made the first guard blush and step away from them, apologizing to the priestess but his apology didn't seem needed as she continued to smile at him.

Crystal noted that the trio seemed extremely close but turned her thoughts to Mononoke Island. She would rescue her sister and stop whatever danger was brewing on the island.


Crystal waited at the docks for the priestess to arrive and wondered what she would be like. She knew the story of Mononoke Island's creation well for it was told often to warn children from venturing to the dangerous island. There was once a powerful Dragon Lord that threatened the village and none were able to challenge him.

None, except the Priestess Yellow. It was said that she was powerful enough to control three demons. With their help they defeated the Dragon Lord and sealed him and his followers on the island. Other demons had been capture and brought to the island when they proved to be a danger to the village. Because of the danger, the demons processed, the priestess and the three demons stayed on the island as its guardians to ensure that none escaped.

What would a woman capable of all that be like? Crystal wondered. Crystal knew that the priestess was extremely late at least and sighed heavily. She scanned the dock but there were only few people at the moment. There was a young boy fishing on the edge of the dock, though from his snoring Crystal would say that he was sleeping. A blanket covering most of his tiny body and a straw hat hid his hair. Other fishermen were there as well but they were all on boats.

Crystal watched the water ripple and crash against the dock, trying to draw her thoughts away from her sister since she knew it would only cause her to worry more. Where was the priestess? Lyra could be anywhere while she waited for the woman to arrive. The sea mirrored her darkening mood and the water turned black but it was clear that it wasn't Crystal doing.

Crystal saw the change in the water and knew that it was the work of a demon. She swore and screamed out into the sea for the fishermen to return to land but it was too late as tentacles reached out of the water. A phoenix had only attacked yesterday and now an ayakashi, a serpent demon, was attacking them? How much control had been lost on the island for such powerful demons to make it to the mainland?

Crystal's talent did not lie in throwing weapons and drawing the demon's attention to her would endanger the village. She cursed her inability to help the fishermen out at sea. Without Crystal's taunting, the ayakashi turned its gaze to her and she prepared for a battle. It didn't attack her though, turning to the sleeping fisherman instead.

"Watch out!" Crystal called out to him but the boy didn't seem to wake. She ran to the boy's rescue just as he woke and tilted a look to the demon trying to drag him under but his panic only seem to last for a moment before his soft face became stern. Crystal called out to him, "Just wait I'll get you free-"

Crystal stopped when the boy's blanket and hat flew away and the boy was revealed to be a woman with long blonde hair, tied back from her face. She drew a bow that was placed securely over her shoulder and waved her fingers. A gentle noise caught Crystal's attention and she saw a quiver full of arrows sitting where the boy- woman sat before.

One of the arrows flew from the quiver to the woman. She took little time nocking the arrow and aiming it at the ayakashi. Crystal watched the woman's arrow found its mark in the demon's neck but death didn't seem be the woman's intent as her action only succeeded in loosening the serpent's grip. The woman went flying but not even that seem to faze her as she whistled.

The sound of trampling feet was the only warning Crystal was giving as she was almost killed under a demon's feet. She stepped aside to see a strange three headed bird leap forward to catch the woman and taking her back to the dock. The ayakashi seem to recognize her now and bowed its head to her as she placed a hand over its wound.

"You must be more careful," She whispered to the demon as she lifted her hand, revealing the ayakashi wound to be completely healed. "I know you did not mean to cause harm but this habit of become entangled with ships is dangerous. Now return to the waters around Mononoke Island before more people are harmed."

Crystal was completely shocked when the serpent nodded and returned to the water without further complaint. The woman turned to her then and Crystal knew from her clothes that she was a priestess. The woman urged the three headed demon to her and Crystal barely had any time to react before the woman took her hand, lifting her onto the creature.

After retrieving her quiver as well, the woman turned the creature to the sea and Crystal screamed for her to stop. Her words did nothing for the demon continued on its path until it jumped into the ocean and ran across its surface as if it were land. The woman pulled something from her bag and held a sketch to Crystal. "You're just as Platina described. I was told to come and help you find your sister."

"You're the priestess Yellow?" Crystal asked and the woman nodded with a wide grin saying that it had been so long since she spoke without another human. Though the woman was soft spoken, her face became serious when Crystal asked. "Was that the power you used to capture the three demons and defeat the Dragon Lord?"

"Three demons? Oh that silly legend," Yellow sighed but couldn't blame Crystal for misinterpreting since Yellow had little time to correct the misconception with her duties on the island. "I assure you that the 'demons' you speak of are my friend and I am grateful for their help in defeating Lance. They are very kind and want to protect us humans."

Crystal couldn't help but think back to all the demons she had fought and doubted Yellow's words slightly. "I just hope that they'll help us find my sister soon. I don't know your friends but I do know demons. Those demons weren't sent to Mononoke Island without a reason. They were sent there because they're dangerous and they have attacked numerous villages."

Yellow nodded in agreement at that, "You don't need to worry about your sister. In fact I already asked one of the guardians to rescue her already. From your Platina's description of the creature, we already know where she is being kept. Blue already agreed to save her and shelter her until we arrive. In fact, I'm sure she would be waiting for us when we arrive."

"That's good," Crystal placed a hand over her worried heart and assured herself that her sister was strong. The priestess would not lie either and she would only have to have faith that the demon would rescue her sister. Dear God, she was putting her faith in demons! But at the moment, she had no choice since saving her sister came first.


Lyra shivered from the cold as she raked her nails over the chains at her feet, trying to loosen the bolts enough to free herself. She had woken up in the damp cell and despite her confusion she tried to find a way to escape. From the tiny window, she was able to see that she was rather high up and even if she was free of the chains, escape was still far.

She let out a little cheer when a large nail loosened enough for her to turn it free. There were three more nails but at least this was a start and she had some kind of weapon to use as the nail was rather large. She touched the large pin in her hair but didn't want to use such a beautiful ornament as a weapon since it was a present from her sister.

Her heart panged at the thought of how worried her sister must be. She knew that Crystal would most likely come after her but refused to do nothing but wait in a tower. She might be train to fight but she considered herself smart enough to escape on her own.

Lyra heard the heavy door creak open and quickly hide the nail in the folds of her kimono. She tried to put a brave face over her fear but failed when she saw a masked demon enter the room. She had never stepped outside her village before, let alone faced a demon but she could sense the power and hatred emitting from him. He raised a hand and she flinched in fear but nothing came.

She opened her eyes and saw that he had threw an assortment of random objects in front of her. She was confused at them and the demon explained. "Word of your talent has travelled far, such that it reached Mononoke Island. I want you to make a weapon for me powerful enough to capture time itself."

"You can't just threw objects at me and expect me to make you a weapon in seconds. I don't even have my tools." Lyra argued but the man tilted an angry glare at her, as if he hadn't expected her to argue. She screamed when ice spiked through the ground, almost stabbing her.

Silver watched the little human from his hiding place in the rafters. She argued with the masked demon despite her body quivering like a leaf in the wind. His sister had given him the duty of rescuing the woman but Silver didn't see why he was a better fit than her. The only explanation he could come up with was that he, as a tengu, could fly.

If anyone other than his sister had ordered him to do so, he would've ignored them. He didn't want to return to this cell but this was a favour for his sister so he would put up with protecting a human. He looked back to her as she turned her head, the light catching her just the right way, and he fell in love.

He fell in love with her hairpin.

It was the largest, silliest thing he ever seen but he loved it. When the light caught it, thousands of colours reflected off its coloured jewels such that it held the tengu in him entranced. He wanted nothing more than to take it and store it away but he knew that if he moved, the masked demon would sense him.

It felt like an eternity, waiting for the man to leave. Silver was able to keep his impatient from clouding his judgement as he watched the pair argue below. Once the man left, Silver dropped from the rafters and landed before her, feathers drifting around her as he did so. He saw the fear in her large brown eyes and covered her mouth before she could scream.

"I am not going to hurt you." He knew his yokai form was most likely the cause of her fear so transformed back to his human form even though he knew he wouldn't be able to use his full power. At least in his human form, he wouldn't scare her. "I'm here to rescue you as requested by your sister, Crystal. Now don't scream or that demon will come back and I'm not powerful enough to defeat him."

Lyra's heart leapt when he mentioned her sister name. Surely he would help her and she trusted him despite his strange features. His face was an angry red colour in contrast to his black wings. His beak was so long that it threatened to take out her eye. He placed a hand over her ankle and ice grew over the chains, weakening them to the point he could break them without much effort.

"I expect payment," He told her as he lifted her into his arms and her heart dropped. What could that man mean? He didn't answer her question and ice engulfed the wall until it shattered, allowing them to escape. She tried to hold in a scream as he jumped from the tower and started to fly though the sky. She buried her face in his shoulder and the only comfort she had was when he pressed a hand over hers.

"I promised my sister that I will protect you and take you to safety." He told her, hoping to keep her from falling into hysterics. He placed a hand over her pin but found that it drifted down to the strand of hair keeping it in place. He was distracted by the diamonds he didn't sense another ice demon following them.

"Look out!" The woman screamed into his ear and he swore at the ringing it caused. He tried to dodge the bird's attack but it nicked his wing, sending them crashing to the ground.


"We're here," Yellow pulled the strange bird to a stop and dismounted easily. Crystal did so as well but noted that demons were watching them with interest. Her hands tightened on the knife hidden in her sleeve but Yellow didn't seem as concerned as she waved to one of the demons stepping forward. Crystal had to stare up at the large dinosaur made of leaves but Yellow didn't seem to fear it.

"Red, this is Crystal." She introduced and Crystal noted that she wasn't afraid of the demon. In fact she seemed rather at ease with the demon as she pet its head. Yellow sneaked a glance at one of the leaves that moved slightly and gave it a shy smile.

Red closed the leaf he hid behind. He knew he would have to wait for the woman to leave if he wanted to speak with Yellow in his human form. Yellow was the only human he ever showed his true form to since he and his people had distrusted humans ever since one broke their age old tradition.

He had long ago developed the habit of creating a structure from leaves and vine that resembled a demon. It was to hide the fact that he was a koro-pok-guru while still being able to fight along humans. While he trusted Yellow and didn't want to see any human hurt, he couldn't forget the past and their betrayal.

"Where are the others?" Yellow asked him and he told her that they were busy with some demons rebelling at the moment. He reminded her that their friends were strong so she shouldn't worry. Even with his assurance, she climbed onto the dinosaur. "I don't know why the demons are suddenly becoming so agitated lately. We must go and help them. Come Crystal, you can help us fight."

Red saw how reluctant Crystal was to climb onto the demon like structure so maneuvered a vine to lift her onto a leaf. He kept a vine around Yellow's waist so she wouldn't fall as he moved the vines and leaves, creating the illusion of a grass demon running.

"Will you be able to fight?" Red asked Crystal as he studied her strange clothing. The long sleeves of her kimono would obstruct her ability to throw weapons and fight. Crystal could read his thoughts, echoed by many people before him.

"I don't fight the same as other ninjas but I assure you that I am a skilled fighter," Crystal told him. She brushed her hand over her ankle brace, specially made by Lyra after Crystal had broken both of her arms on a mission. Lyra stated that Crystal should still be able to fight with her kicks and made the brace for her. After months of training with the heavy weapon, she became more accustomed to with it.

"Even if you are strong, we'll protect you and your sister." Yellow spoke for both her and Red who was still concerned about the increasing number of demons rebelling. He didn't speak his worry to Yellow though, concentrating of moving to where he could sense his friends battling.

Yellow could sense a battle as well and stood on a leaf. She nocked an arrow and aimed into the dense forest. She concentrated her spiritual energy before letting the arrow fly, her power taking out most of the forest to clear a path for Red. He in turn moved faster to follow closely after the arrow, healing the forest as he ran.

Crystal was amazed at how the arrow moved and how it turned slightly until they reached a clearing that was in complete chaos. Yellow's arrow found its mark in a demon's back but it didn't kill him, putting him to sleep instead. Yellow jumped forward, pulling the arrow from the demon and used it as a weapon against the advancing demons. She ducked under its arm and nicked him with the arrow head.

"It's about time you arrived!" One of the demons screamed to them and Crystal could only guess that he was a guardian of the island as well. To her horror, he was a raging dragon, fire erupting from his claws as he brought it down on another demon. He tilted a disinterested look to Crystal, "You brought a human? I don't need the help of a human to defeat these demons."

"A human?" One of the demons turned its gaze to Crystal and she got into a fighting stance. It rushed at her but Crystal didn't flinch as she stepped out of its deadly path. She brought her feet down on the demon, the weight of her ankle brace adding power to her kick. She didn't miss a beat as she turned her body, kicking him away.

"It's because of you that we are trapped here!" Another demon screamed and the rest followed his anger. A variety of elements rushed towards her but none was able to touch her as she dodged them effortlessly. She jumped into the air to dodge a pillar of earth but that left her open for another attack. A whip of ice caught her feet and she couldn't escape its grasp.

She expected the demon to slam her to the ground and braced herself for the impact. Instead, she felt a soft fire engulfed her, freeing her from the ice at the same time she felt someone catch her. He skidded to a stop and pulled out his katana in one fluid motion. He placed her on the ground gently as he turned his crooked grin to the demons advancing them.

Crystal pushed herself to her feet and knew instinctively that the man was actually a kitsune. He gave her a smile over his shoulder, his amber eyes flashing with laughter despite the battle around them. "Welcome to our island, my name's Gold."


Cliffhanger xD sort of… well I'm excited to get this out so soon. Who has two thumbs and love to turn tropes on their heads? Me! But seriously I hate the "love at first sight, let's get married" trope. I can understand admiration or if they were a little kid.

I'm just going to list who everyone is (the other pokedex owners will appear but the ones listed above are the prominent ones):

Gold~ a kitsune (a fox demon) who can manipulate fire
Crystal~ a ninja
Silver~ a tengu (a crow demon) that can manipulate ice
Lyra~ a weapon master
Blue~ an ame-onna (a rain woman) that can manipulate water
Green~ a fire dragon
Yellow~ a priestess
Red~ a koro-pok-guru (tiny people that lives below butterbur) who can manipulate grass