Enjoy this third chapter. Sorry my chapters will get longer.

Shendu was trying to meditate on how to get his talismans that were just a few feet away from him. Three years of this, what more horrible torture than this. Chan probably never really meant for it, but putting the key of one's freedom just out of reach, in plain sight was a horrible way to torture his enemy. Knowing Chan, the man didn't even think about it for a second. Which was rather strange for a man known for his compassion.

The door of the vault opened, taking Shendu away from his thoughts. What other dangerous and rare artefact was Chan's niece was bringing now? It was the only distraction he had to break the monotony of his days. Aside of course from Jade Chan's daughter, who came practically every day to "borrow" some of his talismans or simply speak with Shendu. The dragon liked speaking with the little girl. She always was polite and curious about everything, she reminded him of Drago when he was the girl's age.

Jade Chan came in and walk straight towards the dragon. She seemed terrified and nervous, but not by him. This girl had seen what hell had worst to offer and still manage to keep her courage and face everything with a smile. If she was afraid of something, it had to be because of her family.

-Shendu. I need your help! My daughter… she… she's sick. Her father's dark chi is coming up and it's making her sick beyond what a normal human can handle. I'm afraid for her safety! You have a half-demon son too! Please, tell me if I can do something to help her! Plead the young lady on the edge of shedding tears.

Shendu posed for a second. He knew the girl had a strong dark chi within her, but he had no idea the girl was the daughter of a demon. He also knew Jade Chan would never come to ask him advice if she was not desperate.

-I know what is plaguing your child, my dear lady. Your daughter is hitting puberty. As her body is growing and changing, so does her dark chi, it grows and battles with the good chi, so it can take over the mind and body of its host. The sickness changes her body, but also her mind to that of a demon. You have been around your child through her childhood, suppressing her dark chi with your motherly love and good chi. However, now as she grows more and more independent by the day, your influence grows thinner and the dark chi in her grows stronger. The only way for you to save your daughter is to make sure that your daughter has an equal amount of dark chi and good chi. Your daughter needs her father around him or someone of equal power. It is the only way to save her!

-I… I can't! Sakura's father is a megalomaniac of great power! Who is to say that he will stay beside his daughter if he finds out about her? Worried Jade, her voice trembling.

-I know this is frightening, but can you afford the outcome? Your daughter needs her father and she needs him NOW. Said Shendu with authority. Every child needs their father next to them.

Jade didn't know what to say or what to do next. The last thing she wanted was to lose Sakura, but she couldn't simply let a demon loose. If only there was a way to monitor his every move and keep him from using his powers, like an electric bracelet… A light bulb light up in her head!

-Shendu! Is there a way to keep tabs on a demon? To monitor his movements and keep him from using his power? Asked Jade, nervous.

-Why yes, but the demon must be willing to bare such a thing on him. No demon would ever accept such a thing! However, I guess you could always try… said Shendu, unsure of what the young woman wanted to do. Once I heard that my beloved Morgana was pregnant with Drago, I could never bring myself to let her out of my sight. For us, Asian demon sorcerers, children are a gift! There has been so much inbreeding throughout generations, it has come impossible for us to bear children. My father was the first to seek woman outside of his family. We were not accepted very well and often ostracized for it. It never truly ended until I proved them that our mixed blood allowed us to have children. A feat they could not even dream of.

-You care about him. It was not a question, but an observation made by the young woman.

-Of course! Regardless of our differences, I still love my son. He is a part of me. I loved him ever since I first lay eyes on him… I loved him from the tip of his spiky little head to his minuscule tail. How could I not love him? He is a perfect mix of my sweetheart and I.

Jade contemplated the dragon before her. He was a monster, a demon sorcerer, a dangerous creature that tried so many times to kill her family, yet he still fell in love with a human and cared and raised the fruit of their love. He stayed by his son and wife side out of love. Maybe, Sakura's father would stay, out of love for his daughter… Oh please! If he were to know about his daughter, he would try and use her to achieve his goal. Yet… what other choice did she have?