RISE AND FALL
Venus' View
Part 1: Mei Pieh Chi
BY: Michelle
My name is Mei Pieh Chi which means 'Beautiful Turtle of Energy', but my friends call me Venus De Milo. I was raised in China by a man named Chung I. He was my father. I was his daughter. I miss him greatly.
When Chung I was visiting a friend in New York, he found in Chinatown swimming in a drainage ditch. He thought I represented good luck and took me back to China with him.
When I was four, Chung I began teaching me to become a shaman. Chung I was the last full blooded descendent of the Shinobi's that imprisoned the Dragon Lord. He saw me as his daughter and decided to train me to take his place as a master shaman.
While growing up, I had always felt like I was being watched. Maybe, this is because Chung I was always with me, but I felt there was another being watching over me.
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A six year old Mei Pieh posed in her robe in front of the enchanted glass. She smiled and danced around. Chung I returned from the kitchen with cup of tea when he saw her. He dropped the cup and ran quickly to her.
"Mei Pieh." He fussed at her. "What have I told you about this mirror?"
She hung her in shame; she knew she did wrong. "Never to stand in front of it."
"And why."
"Because the mirror has bad spirits."
"Yes, now why were you in front of it?"
"I just...just wanted to see what I looked like in the robe you gave me." Her eyes filled with tears.
It was hard to be so angry with her now. "OK, Mei Pieh. Just don't let it happen again." She wiped a tear from her eye. He took her in his arms and hugged her. "It's alright, Mei Pieh." He put her down and she ran to her room to play.
Mei Pieh sat in her room with her dolls and began playing. She stopped and listened for a moment. She thought she heard a laugh, followed by a voice. She shrugged and thought it might have been her father. She wondered what was so evil about a mirror.
Chung I heard the laugh and looked towards the mirror. A voice spoke to him. "Children are such wonderful creatures, especially daughters."
Chung I glared at the mirror and replied, "I will not let you harm her. Never."
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My father never told me what was in the glass until the day he died.
Venus' View
Part 1: Mei Pieh Chi
BY: Michelle
My name is Mei Pieh Chi which means 'Beautiful Turtle of Energy', but my friends call me Venus De Milo. I was raised in China by a man named Chung I. He was my father. I was his daughter. I miss him greatly.
When Chung I was visiting a friend in New York, he found in Chinatown swimming in a drainage ditch. He thought I represented good luck and took me back to China with him.
When I was four, Chung I began teaching me to become a shaman. Chung I was the last full blooded descendent of the Shinobi's that imprisoned the Dragon Lord. He saw me as his daughter and decided to train me to take his place as a master shaman.
While growing up, I had always felt like I was being watched. Maybe, this is because Chung I was always with me, but I felt there was another being watching over me.
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A six year old Mei Pieh posed in her robe in front of the enchanted glass. She smiled and danced around. Chung I returned from the kitchen with cup of tea when he saw her. He dropped the cup and ran quickly to her.
"Mei Pieh." He fussed at her. "What have I told you about this mirror?"
She hung her in shame; she knew she did wrong. "Never to stand in front of it."
"And why."
"Because the mirror has bad spirits."
"Yes, now why were you in front of it?"
"I just...just wanted to see what I looked like in the robe you gave me." Her eyes filled with tears.
It was hard to be so angry with her now. "OK, Mei Pieh. Just don't let it happen again." She wiped a tear from her eye. He took her in his arms and hugged her. "It's alright, Mei Pieh." He put her down and she ran to her room to play.
Mei Pieh sat in her room with her dolls and began playing. She stopped and listened for a moment. She thought she heard a laugh, followed by a voice. She shrugged and thought it might have been her father. She wondered what was so evil about a mirror.
Chung I heard the laugh and looked towards the mirror. A voice spoke to him. "Children are such wonderful creatures, especially daughters."
Chung I glared at the mirror and replied, "I will not let you harm her. Never."
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My father never told me what was in the glass until the day he died.
