The Nilyeh City
The vortex ripped open and out popped a cackling Wuya still holding an unconscious Raimundo in her arms. Also in her arms was her mysterious chest and she held onto it with him like it was a matter of life and death. She then put the chest in her hollow metal abdomen so she could carry Raimundo easier.
Slowly she turned her new metal body to survey where she had sent them. It was a breath stealing sight. The skies above were forever black and blue and it was below freezing with snowfall that came up to her waist with serrated cliffs. It was a most ominous and foreboding landscape.
"Ah the ends of the earth my beautiful home. Looks like Mom has been remodeling a bit. That cliff was at least ten miles taller last time I was here. This place sure brings back some memories. Still its is good to be home. Now just to get back into home is the problem."
She started to take a step forward when a moan escaped Rai's pale blue lips.
"He can't be regaining cognizant not now! How I'd fail to remember while my metal body is impervious to the cold his warm flesh is very much susceptible. Good thing that imbecile Spicer installed this heating unit. Ah there now this heat shield will protected him from the blistering cold and the sedative will keep him out till I'm in. Now lets see," she readjusts her cargo and began advancing forward all the way through the thick white mush till she hit an invisible shield.
She then gently pressed her right hand forward against the cursed chi barrier. It was at first like two magnets repelling each other but then she whispered something and her hand glowed and was able to penetrate the chi shield. An impious smirk curled up on her lips. Her fangs seemed to twinkle in the almost nonexistence moonlight.
"Ok time for the wayward daughter to return to her magnificent sovereignty. I've been away for 1500 years. I hope things haven't change too awful much. Come my son, time for us to go home. Brace yourself this is going to be nasty," she told the unconscious teenager as she hugged him tightly to her breast and walk into the shield head-on.
It felt like her whole body was on fire, that her circuitry was going to fry. Still she pressed forward with a green flame surrounding her. After what felt like an eternity she was finally able to break all the way through. She collapsed to the earth her body became lifeless. It took a few moments for everything to reboot and get all the systems to run all over again.
"Wow. Better not try that again anytime soon. Not that I will need to if everything goes according to plan, isn't that right my young apprentice?" she asked as she ran her talons through his chocolate locks.
'Such an attractive young man, I'm in no doubt Mother will simply eat you up. Ah my home Nilyeh City. It just as I remember it," she gazed upon her motherland.
It was an immense city that seemed to stretch out for miles. It was like the main city was inside the gorge and the royal palace was encrusted into the cliff side. All carved through the use of both pyrokneniss and geokiness. The land had been built around the spot that housed the source of all Heylin Evil. The long lifeless volcanoes had given the terrain a very unique landscape. The skies were blood red and crackling with lightning.
She made her way from the outer wall that protect the city to where the iron gates were. She approached at a snail's pace with her head hung low and concealing Rai from view. She approached the guards. She allowed a small smile on her face to become visible. After 1500 years of being away from her people it was nice to see people that look and thought like her once more.
The guards were two really tall red haired women with bare feet. They wore a different style of kimonos but in fact the looked a lot like Wuya. Pointy ears, fangs and all. Their tattoos were different but they were still her family, her clan, and her people.
"Halt! Who are you? What are you doing outside the gates? No one is supposed to be out of the city without permission from the Empress herself! Identify yourself!" said the older one the right. Her metal right hand was afire should the wrong response to her queries be given.
"You constantly talk tough, Ving, but you were always terrible when it came to passing a convincing bluff. Beside you have the worse aim of anyone in Nilyeh. You rely primarily on size and intimation to keep people like your deputy here in line," Wuya said smoothly at the same time as turning her nose up at the woman.
"How dare you talk to the captain of guards like that? Hiyah!" hurling a fireball at her but miss by three feet.
"You couldn't hit the inside of a volcano even if you were inside it, Ving. You know there been this wonderful little invention made in the last 1500 years. It is called glasses. You should really get a pair. You know before you burn off your other hand by accident."
"Who are you!" demanded Ving without a doubt in rage right now with this woman.
"I think this will prove who I am and that you owe me a little more respect," holding out the key from her box. It was an old gold and iron key on a braided golden chain with a symbol engraved on the center with some writing.
"That is the Heylin Key! There are only three! One is to the Empress, the other is to the High Priestess and the final one is to the Princess. They unlock the most potent magical secrets in our kingdom! Princess Wuya! Oh I heard stories that you escaped the imprisonment of our land but I never thought I live to see the day you return from your unwanted exile! Oh I'm your humble servant," exclaimed the deputy as she bowed to her and kissed her feet.
"Princess I'm so sorry I didn't recognize you. Allow me to show my admission of guilt and ask for my request for forgiveness by escorting you around the city," Ving said trying to act remorseful for insulting the queen's daughter.
"Silence, Ving! You are beyond vulgar. I'll see that the only punishment you shall see for your bad behavior to me is a reprimand. But shall you further dishonor me I will see too much worse. Understood!"
"Yes oh Princess."
"Now you what is your name, child?" addressing the child with short red hair.
"I am San, your highness. I will be willing to do anything you wish to be done. I am yours to command."
"Excellent. In that case escort me to the palace so I may be at last brought back together with my mother. Send word that someone important wants to see her. But I want it to be a surprise got it!" yelling at the poor adolescent.
"If that is thou wish thou shall be done. I will make thy heart desire come true. Come its time you came home." San said with a bow and then whistled and three other young girls materialized.
The beautiful young women got in to a configuration and began chanting in tongue. After a few moments they opened their eyes wide at the same time as they spread their hands wide and emerald power shot out and began to take shape. In a few moments an oriental carrying chair was materialized. It was made out of black gems and accent by gleaming gold. It also had ravishing red silk curtains and plush throne inside.
"Your carriage awaits, my lady."
"Thank you I want to get back home soon," she told the girls as she climbed inside and tossed her hair back. Sighing happily she whispered into Rai's ear. "Being royal defiantly has its perquisite. You will soon be in the lap of luxury. Its so much fun!" kissing his forehead tenderly.
"I only apologize that I'm forced to inhabited this metal shell and not my real flesh and bone. But it is only temporary my son. Soon all my people dreams will be come true. And at last you will realize your ultimate destiny. I forgive you for locking me in the box. You still had your human emotions and cursed heart. But I shall set you free from those things that hold you back. Before long we will both be home."
Beneath the palace in a hidden underground chamber was a set of pools. A waterfall of glowing green water poured into multiply pools spread over the chamber. The only source of light was these pale green phosphoresce crystals coating the ceiling of the chamber.
In the pool directly underneath the waterfall was the shadow of a woman. She seemed at the moment content. She was submerged halfway under the water sighing contentedly. She looked up as the sound of howling came. Almost immediately the pack of elemental wolves become visible with their eyes shimmering and in their teeth innocent children out cold.
"Ah my pets you have returned with my nectar. Well let's get this over with. The energy first, pleases my pets. Hurry my powers wane even now."
Setting down the children they expelled the negative energy form inside them into their mistress. Her hair began to fly up as her green flame envelope her. "Ah that feels good now after the appetizers it time for the main course. The delicacies know as the innocence of children."
Picking up one Korean boy about six years of age she open her mouth and suck out his life. He in next to no time was not anything more then a writher husk of old skin. She repeated it eleven more times.
Looking at her hands as they became youthful once more, her fangs protruding from her blood red lips in a wicked sneer. "This is good but not good enough!"
"Excuse me my Queen but you are need in the palace a very important visitor has arrived," a beautiful strong feminine voice.
"Meribor! I've told you not to bother me in this chamber in less it was really important! You know the law. No one is to see my face in less its my daughter."
"I know my queen aside from Wuya I've been treating you and your ailment for the last 1500 years and I avowed never to tell the public of the true nature of your illness. I know that what the cursed Xiaowei did to your beauty was unforgivable and I swore as I High Priestess Meribor would find you a cure prior to the end of time and I always keep my word," said Meribor as she hand the queen her clothing as well as her hood and cape.
"I'm sorry for snapping Meribor my dear. It's just so wearisome. After 1500 years we still can't get rid of this curse that force me to go to extreme measures to maintain my beauty. The pools keep the curse from spreading to the rest of my body, in addition to the monthly treatments keep it in check, but we still need to find a cure! And quickly!"
Meribor batted her tremendously long red braid out her face and led her queen out of the pools. Like her queen her kimono showed off a lot of skin and she also had exotic earrings on her ears. In the center of her forehead she bore a diamond shape charka.
"You have always been so good to me. I thank you again for keeping my condition a secret."
"My Queen. It is nothing. I'm just doing what I was born to do. If you and Wuya hadn't rescued me as a girl I would have never lived long enough to become a woman. I do anything for the woman who helped raise me and the girl was more then just my best friend she was my older sister. In view of the fact that Wuya is about a year and half older then me."
"I know, Meribor. I have always thought you as my daughter just like Wuya. Meribor you know you can call me Mother when we are alone but you must address me as Valonia or Empress in public. You've demonstrated the greatest potential aside of Wuya. That is why you hold a Key. You and my other daughter Wuya have shown the greatest potential and that is why in my city women hold power not men."
"That for the reason that men are arrogant self-absorbed egotistical pig heads. They for out history of outside world suppressed us women. Made us out to be weak and helpless, never letting our potential be fulfilled. It been wasted for centuries by those baster! They think they are so much better then we! Ugh! It's because I was born a female my parents dispose of me and left me to rot on the streets! If you and Wuya hadn't come I would never live to realize what I was meant to be."
"I've never forgotten that day myself my bloody thorn. But you know people would get rather unmanageable if they knew you were also my daughter. That is why to the public you are just my right hand woman. Ah lets go and see who dare request an audience with me!"
They arrived in a throne room identical to the one Wuya had created for herself. It seem that she loved her home a lot. Valonia lay sideways on her throne showing off her long legs. Meribor sat on the left side of throne also showing off her skin.
'Who dares come and demand an audience with the Empress of the Heylin side? I don't like to be bothered. Speak now or you'll be silenced forever!" as she narrowed her jade cat eyes into mere silvers of chips at the young deputy.
The girls set down the carry throne. The one with short hair step forward and bowed.
"What is you name, age, and rank child?" she asked the girl as she tapped her talons in annoyance.
"I am San, 15 and a deputy security guard of the outer wall."
"I see you are still growing that your training in addition to evolution isn't complete." Valonia said to the child after noting that the girl physical features weren't as pronounced as hers or Meribor were.
"Excuse me my Empress? What do you mean? I'm not complete?"
"Child when we have reached the peck of our power and have fully realized our potential our bodies are evolved beyond normal human capacity. You ears for example aren't as pointed yet and your green eyes lack the fierce feline appearances," explained Meribor to the child.
"I understand, Priestess. At this moment in time, I like to tell you both what the good news is that I bring."
'Well spit it out, child, I don't have all eternity. Well I do but I rather not waste it on worthless insignificant things. So tell me what is it that is so important that it required my immediate attention?"
"I shall show you rather then tell you." San said as she pulled back the red silk curtains and to reveal a young woman of impeccable beauty. She was smiling most evilly and radiated a sense of power and superiority.
She was helped out of her throne and walked before them. The pair eyed the woman curiously not knowing what to expect. Then their eyes all met in a piercing stare and she smiled wickedly at them.
"Hello, Mother. I'm home."
"Wuya!" they exclaimed in surprise as the looked at her in total shock.
Smiling at them she tossed her hair back and chortle. "It is I all right? I mean who else would be so attractive? I mean beside you Mother. the most beautiful woman ever to walk this planet?"
"Oh my Dark Gem. You have at last returned to me!" as the trio hugged tightly and laughed. Turning around she face the young deputy and kissed her forehead.
"Thank you, San. I will see that you get well rewarded for this. I do see a promotion in your future. Come back here with your friends tonight and you can join us for a banquet. See you later, young lady."
Blushing so intensely it looked like her scarlet hair was rather dull in comparison.
"Thank you, my beautiful and magnificent sovereign. It is my only wish to serve you and make you happy. I will see you tonight! Come girls we must get back to work!" commanded San as she and her three friends ran out happily.
"Charming young ladies no doubt she and her friends will one day ascend to high ranking members of our wonderful society," Valonia proclaimed in an amused tone.
"Well, Mother I will say San has more manners in her then her imbecilic supervising officer Ving as much left to be desired." Wuya told her mom in an annoyed tone of voice.
"Oh forgot Ving! She was all talk and no walk! Oh Wuya is so wonderful to see you once more! You grown up and become so beautiful. Come here big sis!" Meribor declared as the sisters hugged tightly.
"Well I wouldn't say I grew up wonderful. I did fill out in all the right places but at last this beautiful body isn't my real one. Though it is a good ersatz I will admit."
"Dark Gem whatever do you mean? Not real?"
Sighing she pressed her hands against her mother's and asked her in a poignant tone. " Do you feel anything? Do you feel the warmth of my flesh or can your sensitive ears perceive sound of the trickling of the blood coursing throughout the course of my veins? Can you even perceive sound of my own heartbeat?"
"No. My beautiful daughter what has happened to you in your unwanted exile?"
"Xiaowei accursed son Dashi and I pick up the battle where his father had left off. I mastered every dark art out there and few other tricks and we battled for endlessly for a decade time. I tried to make him pay for the crimes of his father."
"On the tenth anniversary of my unnecessary banishment I come to a decision it was all or nothing! I had my magic on my side but Dashi had these cursed magical trinkets he called Shen Gong Wu on his side. We battled for what seemed like an eternity and then he trapped me, in a simple puzzle box of all things!"
"Wait, wait Dashi you mean the guy with good sense in style but lazy as an obese swine trapped you, the Princess of the Heylin Side in a simple wooden puzzle box?" asked Meribor with one eyebrow cocked in skepticism.
"Yes, Meribor that yellow skinned freeloader did ensnared me for 1500 years inside that dark and cramped wooden prison!"
"Wow, good thing you're not claustrophobic. I mean if he had trapped you in green house then we would be in trouble. Especially if it was full of those one kind of flowers, what where they called again? Oh yeah hyacinths. Since they give you such a bad skin complaint and you end up sneezing for about two weeks straight!" giggled her younger sister insanely. She laughed so hard tears fell from her eyes.
"Meribor that isn't right! So Wuya is sensitive to to hyacinths. Do you wish to be forced to consume pistachios?" remarked their mom angrily.
"No Mother, I don't wish to go through that horrifying experience for a second time. Nearly becoming extinct once from eating those wretched nuts was bad enough. I didn't mean to deride my sister."
"Its all right Mom. I've missed Meribor sense of humor the new world is lacking her unique sense of humor greatly. And I myself am shocked that what come about did come to pass. An anemic boy with grand illusions of world domantion released me from my prison. He was a total and complete loser."
"What have you been up to that would force you to take up residence inside this metal shell?" asked Valonia as she offered rice wine to everyone.
"I had lost my body being trapped inside that stupid box. I was now a ghost forced to conceal my face behind a mask and it was a revolting one at that! I made an effort to get the Shen Gong Wu and use it to rule the world and then set you free. But the imbecile who freed me was beyond incompetent. Every attempt at evil was always foiled by Dashi cursed legacy the Xiaolin Dragons. Four stupid children and being a ghost I couldn't do anything constructive. I then tried to bring back to life the ancient invincible warrior Mala Mala Jong!"
"I see my reading of the ancient scrolls from the Infinite Archives came in handy. And you said spending rainy days in a filthy old underground library was a total waste of time!" said Meribor as she sneered happily at her sister.
"Ok so perhaps I wasn't that interesting in studying. But I was twelve and I was more interest in learning to manipulate and deceive the weak minded. Particularly if it were those pathetic whipping boys. It was so much fun getting them to do even the most absurd thing."
"Let's not get sidetracked again. Please Dark Gem. Continue please and no further interruptions please."
"Well those stupid monks got rid of Mala Mala Jong and Jack Spicer the idiot I was telling you about? Well he said I was obsolete! I then sought out the one dragon that had led me to the Wu. His name was Raimundo, Dragon of the Wind. I tempt him with a very appealing offer. At first he didn't take it however he almost immediately did take me up on my offer. He thwarted both Jack and the monks single handily with much style I will admit. I was extremely impressed and a boy doesn't do that to me very often."
'He stole the Serpent's tail that has the capability to make ethereal things solid. Combined with the Reversing Mirror who name is self-explanatory, I was able to become solid once more. At the same time as I set out to triumph over the world the rest of the motley crew went back in time and got from Dashi another box. Then they tried to open it but as luck would have it only Rai could do it. He gave into his pitiful human emotions and trapped me."
"I was freed shortly afterwards and return to Jack. Then the prophecy began start to fall into place. A new dragon came. A girl who wield the power of Lightning. Ironically yet again she knew that imbecile Jack Spicer they were friends! Soon I came up with a plan. I then played and manipulate Jack into retrieving my chest full of the darkest of magic. I was forced to allow him to manufacture me the metal golem or what the human now call an android. I then forced Lu the new girl into powering up the body. Then I sent Lu and Jack on a one-way trip to the Pacific with no hope of returning at all. Then I used the Golden Tiger Claws and came home."
"But how in the world did you get penetrate the chi barricade?" asked Meribor stunned. My best students and me have tried for the past 1500 years and never even made a dent in the thing! How you get in? And can you get us all out?"
"Once more irony comes into play. I have to express thanks to Dashi who fashioned all those Shen Gong Wus. The Revering Mirror is very powerful. When it was first used on me I broke it. And that would have been seven years of good luck. I took a tiny fragment no bigger then a broken fingernail. I sent to my box just in case. I had Jack mix it into the metal of the body so…"
"So since the Mirror can render null and void the effect of anything it can permit one person to get in and out of the chi barrier! Oh sister you are so smart! Beauty and Brains what a wonderful combo!"
"I'm so glad that I didn't raise fools for daughters. I'm very swollen with pride of my daughters. For each of your abilities, they are extraordinarily each and every one of them. But I know that look in your eye, Wuya. You didn't come home empty handed did you? You said the prophecy is coming true?"
"Meribor I'll never doubt your powers of perception every again. You do have the gift of the third eye. I've found the Fallen Dragon. Or should I say he found me."
"HE!"
"I give you Raimundo Pedrosa, the Chosen One that will set us free and bring forth the reckoning of evil!"
"Wuya have you lost all your senses? This is a matriarch society! Women here hold power men only dream about! How can the one preordained to sent us free so we may for full our glorious destiny be a BOY!" Valonia exclaimed as she examined the child peculiarly. She was in totally shock. This couldn't be true could it?
"Yes how can this be the fallen one? I will admit I was only 14 at what time I had that visualization and it was very indistinguishable. I saw blurry imagery at best; nevertheless the message and feelings were the same. I said the Xiaolin Dragon that willingly leaves the side of good to join the Heylin side is the One. I just can't believe our liberator is a boy! But he rugged good looks make up for that entirely." Meribor told her family at the same time as she played with the boy's hair and then began to giggle like a schoolgirl going to prom.
"Well he did join me on his own free will I didn't force him. Look you can tell clear as day that he has the potential we seek. I watched all the monks at that temple and I will tell you honestly he is the right one. One is too obnoxious, the other too angry, the other is too much of a hick. This new girl has a lot of sass and she strong and blunt. She never takes things lying down. I think she make a fine addition to our ranks after we finish with the boy."
"Well I do sense the power we seek is undeniably within him. Well if he is the One, I guess giving him power in our society isn't a total lost. I rather like the idea of having a grandson who is this charismatic. Let us get started. If we fail to convert him by the time the Heylin Blood Sphere reaches the center of the night sky in its midnight alignment we will be forever imprisoned. Let us begin my daughters!" she narrowed her eyes into mere chips as she materialized a tanto and cut her palm wide open.
Handing the knife to Meribor she did the same and Wuya used magic to create blood. They then cut his right hand open and then dripped three blood drops each into the incision. There was a brief glow as the Heylin emblem materialized on his palm.
"Well now he is part of this family. Wuya he is your son your responibitly so to prove your claim to the boy you must mark him now," handing her the tanto again.
"I do express regret Rai for this in advance. Good thing I used a good tranquilizer on you. This is going to hurt," as she cut a symbol on his left palm.
"Now our blood flows throughout his veins. He is mine now by the ancient laws. Laws that are old as time its self and I will say aren't so easy to break. Let put him in the guest room till he awakens."
"The first Prince of the Nilyeh City. His training starts from the moment he wakes up. We each to do our part to be of assistance." Valonia said as she snapped her fingers and two grubby little boys came in.
"Please take this young one to the guest chambers runts. Make it known that he is to be treated like a prince and if anything less is done those people can look forward to serious ramifications!"
They're whimpering was enough of an answer as they took the boy to his chambers. Valonia the slowly lowered her hood and tossed back her hair. She then slumped back into her throne with a look that causes both of her daughters to become concerned.
"Mom, I know I've been absent a long time. But I must know are you alright?"
"No, Wuya I'm far from being acceptable. I still am ill with Xiaowei's curse. Meribor has tried just about everything to alleviate me of my ailment but at last its seems it can't be undone."
"Mom don't talk like that! You know that the Fallen Dragon can do anything. Even what is said to be impossible. The power that we sense within the boy is unmanageable. He can cure you and restore, Wuya to flesh. He will make our nightmares reality. Now I will go and watch over the boy and be they're when he awaken."
'Yes that does seemed to be one your talent for being just what every new arrival into the city needs. I will get things ready for him. But we can assume that those wretched monks will be attempt a rescue. What can we do about that? We need to conserve our energies. Its going take a lot to convert him along with these Wus we will need to use in the ceremony." Wuya reported as she dumped all the Wu she had on her.
"Hmm Golden Tiger Claws, very useful. Windi Chimes we'll need soon for the ritual. What are these two?" pointing to a small black and gold chest with handles with a dragon insignia on the front and a golden dragon monogram seal.
"These are the Chi Swap Box and Dragon Seal. The box can turn good chi bad and vice versa the seal if you mark someone with a black dragon means they are forever a servant of evil a red dragon and they are forever a servant of eww good. I nicked these from Dashi while he was catching z's" she replied smugly.
"Those two will prove most useful in the near future. Both of you do what needs to be done to get the boy to willingly sign away his humanity and become one of us! I will send the Elite Archangels to greet our coming guests. Soon the Xiaolin Side will ceased to exist and the world will be remade in our image. Go! I require absolute silence to call forth the Elite!"
Both women bowed respectful and kissed their mother forehead and left. Meribor whispered something into Wuya's right ear and the pair giggled like they were teenagers for a second time.
"Some things never change. Ok time to get down to business." She went to the center of the floor at the foot of the steps to her throne. A spotlight was shining down from then of the transom above onto the emblem engraved into the stone.
She then began to levitate in the center. She started to chant in primordial dialect at the same time as the twelve surrounding torches lit up one by one each with an ominous emerald blaze. Almost immediately five of the torches had cased shadows onto the lethal sovereign. From underneath the ancient stone tablet arose a brilliant green flame that fully engulfed her.
She didn't even flitch. She gradually opened her eyes wide both full of the glowing flame. She then absorbed the flame into her body and started to laugh manically. Rising up from shadows was the outline of what appeared to be women with wings and tails. They were just outlines. They had yet to reveal any details about themselves.
"Greeting Empress Valonia. What is thy bidding?" asked one of them.
"We are expect some guests in a little while. We can't have them ruin the celebration too soon. I suggest you go and play with them till its time for them to come inside to join the rest of us at the social gathering. I know you know exactly how I want this done. Do it now! I want them left alive but just barely. Go now!"
There was the sound of fire crackling and the rustling of wings and the beings vanished. Pulling her hood further over her face she left the throne in a great hurry.
"Well here we are your old room. We left it, as it was when you left. Rai is just too your right and I am on the left and Mom is on the end of the corridor in case you have forgotten the layout of the palace. I ought to go wait for Rai to wake. He could do with a friend right now so he isn't so resisted to our ways." Meribor said as she walked to a doorway with no handle.
Holding one hand out a serving dish chock-full of goodies materialized. The snapped her free hand she transformed her dress into a teenage roller-skating waitress outfit. "Well time to put my talents too good use. Ta ta!" as a custom body shape hole appeared and then she skated in.
It was in next to no time that Rai began to awaken from his dreamless slumber groaning loudly as he tried to sit up. Gripping his forehead tightly he let out another groan of pain.
"Man I feel like I just sleep a hundred years in a very cramped and cold cave. I need a massage badly. OW! And a couple of aspirins as well. Huh? Where am I? This isn't the temple, since I on a real bed and its real is comfortable too. What is this place? Hey where are my clothes? What up with these new duds?"
Looking down at himself he was dressed in a stylish black and red martial arts outfit with an emblem embroidered on the front. He also realized he didn't have any shoes on.
"What is going on?" he wondered out loud as he looked at the room. It was as if it had been prepared just for him. Huge comfy bed, plasma flat screen TV huge music system all the games he could want and even his own soccer field! Not to mention his own luxury spa and walk in closet and mini refrigerator. Standing in a spot light by the door to the spa was a specially made motorcycle.
"Maybe I died or something cause this seems a lot like heaven! Now if only a smoking hot model from the swimsuit edition came in with my favorite foods this be paradise!"
Almost as if on cue a young highly attractive woman appeared with a plate full of his favorite foods. She was so hot! She looked very young maybe about her early twenties. She walked over to him slowly and placed the food in front of him.
He looked at her and the food suspiciously not sure if he should eat the lip smacking treats. He looked at with big eyes and he began to salivate from hunger.
"Its ok, young one, its not poisoned or anything. It's just your favorite foods. Hot spicy sausage pizza with a tall glass of ice-cold diet cokes of course its caffeine free. Trust me you don't need the extra energy. Please enjoy."
He approached the food with extreme caution still eyeing her. She seemed amused by him for some reason. He then snatched a large slice of pizza and gulped it down in one bite. For a moment he was just smacking his lips then his face turn to bright red. Steam came out his ears as his eyes water and he jugged down the soda and sighed happily.
Laughing at the site the woman still eyed him funny as if she was waiting for something. She then roller-skated around him and did a few fancy tricks and then said to him. "If you are going to finish that pizza I think you shouldn't eat so fast. You don't have chock on your snack."
'Sorry I'm just so hungry. I feel so disoriented. Where am I? Who you and why are my hand warped in bandages?"
"I see you like to get straight to the point of things. Nice quality I will admit. But I want to set your mind at rest you are perfectly out of harm's way. No harm shall happen to you. You have my honored word and the word of the remaining two women of power."
She then sat him down on the bed gently and played with his hair. "I know you feel confused right now. But let me start off by answering any questions you might have. Then we can take part in a few games. I can tell your dying to play the up-to-the-minute Devil Diamond Wild Snowboarding Ride. You can teach me to play soccer as well."
He knew he should be on his guard that there was something evil afoot. This woman bore a strong resemblance to Wuya and he should be looking for a way out. But he didn't feel like he was in any danger. He felt safe and sound. Like how Wuya had made him feel at first when he had restored her to flesh. Like there was someone who really apprenticed him and cared about him.
"Ok who are you? Where am I and why are my hands bandaged?"
"In order I'm High Priestess Meribor and this the Nilyeh City and your hands are bandaged for the reason that you were injured a bit coming here."
"Oh ok exactly why was I brought here? And where is my friend?"
"You are the most honored guest in this city. And your friends are safe."
"You are really attractive you reminded me of someone I know. Can you tell me a little more about this place?"
"Certainly young one. Beauty is a quality my people hold most high especially in my own family. My mother the sovereign of this magnificent land and my sister the princess and I are recognized as the greatest beauties of all time."
"My role in this society is to be third in command. I am the master of magic and the ways of our culture I carry out the ancient traditions of our kind. I teach others and I play hostess to newcomers. So lets us have some fun shall we? I love to learn to play soccer! Especially with such a handsome young boy," she told him with seductive eyes.
For the next two hours he had the time of his life. Meribor was so enthusiastic to gain knowledge of everything and she was just like a teenager. She even had a great sense of humor and love to hear his stories.
"Ok game point fans here at the world champion air hockey game. Xiaolin Wind Dragon Rai, five-time world air hockey champions against the newcomer Meribor the mistress of Heylin Magic! The score is tied six to six. Next puck in wins the all shebang! The crowd falls deathly silent, as the ref gets ready to drop the puck. The tension is so thick you need the Sword of the Storm to cut it!"
"Rai! Shut your yap and get your game face on and lets me kick you cute butt at this thrilling game!" yelled Meribor across the table.
"Ok! Ok! Gezze don't get your panties in knot! Gee what fun would it be without some commentary?" Raimundo said sheepish to the redhead goddess.
"Raimundo Pedrosa I don't wear panties! Now lets finish this!"
The puck dropped and they began their little battle to end all battles unaware someone was watching from the door with an amused smile. The person waited for the right moment when Meribor was about to win the game and spoke loudly.
"Oh little sister!"
"Huh?" she involuntary turned her head and the puck went in the slot winning the game for Rai. "Oh yeah baby I won! In your pretty little face! Your mad I'm glad you just been had! Oh yeah!" he said as he started to do a victory dance and start to rap in Brazilian tongue.
"No fair! There was interference!" she pouted and stomped her pretty dainty feet on the cold hard ground.
"We can have a rematch if you want I still smoke you!"
"I'm afraid my sister has other duties to attend to young one. Your students are getting restless my sister and you need to see to them. I will watch the boy. Can't let you have all the fun can I? What kinda of big sister would I be if I let that happen?" said the voice from the shadows.
"I'm sorry Rai, she is right. I've got some other things that need to be done. I'll catch you at dinner. I've got to go. But first here a little something to thank you for all the fun you gave me today," she said as she leaned in and kissed him on the cheek.
He turned as red as her hair and keeled over with little hearts in his green eyes and a goofy smile plastered to his face.
"I guess his hormones couldn't handle it. Still you always had better people skills then me. So what did your powers reveal about him?" asked Wuya as she stepped into the light.
"Well my empathic powers reveal several things. One he loves to have fun, which you can see, is quite apparent. He is afraid of not being good enough but he is more afraid to admit that he misses the Heylin side. He felt more like himself. There are strong feelings toward the monks. But they are mixed at best. He cares about them but he also harbors a deep hatred towards them. Also I think you will find this one amusing," she said to her sister with a sly grin.
"What? What so funny?"
'Um how do I say this tactfully? Um he finds you very um attractive. He has some rather romantically feelings for you. He feels safe and feels like you care about him. He is a little bit regretful about locking you away. I think its safe to say he a little head over heels in love by you."
"Well I guess that makes my job a little easier." Wuya finally muttered.
"Oh my gosh! You don't know how to deal with a crush?" exclaimed Meribor laughing.
"Meribor how can you be surprised?"
"Well you're the one whom been out there, I would have thought you would have picked up a thing or two. Point is we can use his feelings against him. But be forewarned his affections for you are complicated by feelings for the girl known as Lu. I suggest strongly you keep his mind focused on what is importance! Oh and be nice. See you later," she said as she disappeared in a green flame.
"Well better get my son ready for a tour of his future kingdom. He is so handsome. Scared Flame of Heylin power help me on this difficult journey to obtain what is most desired."
Flouting him over to the bed she kissed him gently on his forehead. She had a strange look etch across her face. She snapped her fingers and two-choclatle milkshake appeared.
"Oh Rai, sweet little wind dragon. Time to wake you been asleep long enough." Wuya cooed into his ear at the same time as she massaged his sore back.
"Wow, please tell me that wasn't a dream. A super model kissed me! It was so perfect…Ahh! Wuya!" he yelled as he jumped ten feet in the air and hovered.
Chuckling amused by his actions she tossed her hair back and smiled at him. "I see your powers are progressing along quite nicely. You are capable of greater power you know."
Ignoring the complement he demanded angrily, "How you get a body? What the hell is going on?"
"This isn't my body it just a stunning piece of technology that imbecile Spicer cooked up. And to answer you're other inquiry you are here to put it bluntly because you have fulfilled part of a prophecy my sister made when we where teenagers. I was around your age and she was just minding her own business and then out of nowhere she starts talk really weird and wonderful."
"Please come down. Have a milkshake. I like to take you on a tour of my home. Yours was so wonderful I thought it only be fair. Come on I promise you can leave anytime you wish. I just want to be a good host. Come."
"Ok but keep your hands to yourself, witch! And I hope you know this is kidnapping!" he said as he slowly descend to the ground and walked out with her. She gave him his milkshake and he smiled.
"Rai I'm not holding you for ransom nor am I holding you against your will as I said you can leave anytime you please. But I figure you want to stay a bit. Beside I think you should stay for a while at least. Ah here is our ride Rai!" as four young beautiful girls appeared with the carry throne.
"Wow! This is style! And you don't have to constantly put up with Dojo bizarre and usually sickening reactions to the Wu. This I like. So when do I get to try out that sweet ride back in my room?" he asked happily. His green eyes seemed eager for more.
"Hmm he began to remember how sweet this power taste. I shall have to give him a little more." Wuya thought as she rested her hand on his shoulder as the throne began its tour.
"This land was a long time ago inhospitable as well as unlivable. It was literally the ends of the earth. My mother Valonia came here after wandering around for weeks and collapsed from sheer starvation and dehydrations, she was exhaustion. My mother had been banished from her home because of her beliefs and not committing to the typical ways that women were supposed to be."
"Wow and I thought be grounded was bad. I mean when I mess up I end up doing icky chores two weeks straight and have no fun. You must have to be really bad to be banished." Raimundo said as they passed what appeared to be a marketplace.
"She quickly realized that it was more then mere chance that had brought her here to this remote land. It was destiny. She found a power greater then you can possible image. She soon mastered it and built this city and named Nilyeh City. She want to called it Heylin City but thought it be better to hide its true name so she spelled it backwards. In next to no time more people who fail to fit into the outside world came and made her their queen. But she had an enemy that refused to leave her and people in peace."
"Who? I mean some may not consider this beautiful but this place is very cool. I have notice that there are more girls then guys. But this place I can feel is very much alive and you guys have fun! No bare bones lifestyle here!"
"His name was Grandmaster Xiaowei and he was a major thorn in my mom backside. They were constantly fighting the same fight you and the Xiaolin warriors still fight to this very day. Xiaowei and my mom had a mutual respect for one another but he did something that can't be forgiven ever!"
"What he did he do?"
"He cursed my mother to live forever without her beauty. It is a fate worse then death for a queen. To live forever and look so ugly. It was shortly after this curse was laid upon her she found me and raised me. We found my sister a few years later and we became a tight little family."
"This is a side I never thought I see of you. You actually seem to be well human."
"Let me tell you something many outside this prison don't know. My real parents left me for dead. I have never known any other life then the one my mother gave to me. I hated Dashi more then just trapping me in that damn puzzle box. I hate him because I lost all I cared about because his father trapped my family and people inside their own city."
"Wow, I can't image a worse fate. I mean this place is cool and all but I think you want to leave and see the world once and while. Still how is it possible you not been trapped here?" asked Rai as he gazed upon a cascade of molten rock. "Gee I wonder I could go lave surfing!"
"I image you could. You can do pretty much anything you want here. Free of the outside world rules and limitations. To answer your other question during a battle when I was your age Dashi and his father were overpowering my family and me. My family and people battled a long time. At that moment that cursed man played a trick that cost our freedom and happiness."
"He allowed himself to die and in doing so he unleashed the chi barrier that now surrounds my home. My mom threw me clear from the barrier and I was trapped outside forever cut off from the only life I had ever known. Gone forever by those cursed yellow skin bald monks!" as angry tears streamed down her face.
"Wow no wonder you don't like Dashi. This great and all but I think I should be going."
"You are free to leave at what ever time you wish but I think you should stay at least a few days. Please stay. I know you may be a little worried but you are fine. At least meet my mom. She just wants to express her gratitude for all you did for me."
Sighing he nodded his head. "May I confess something?" he asked her with a little tension in his voice.
"You are free to say anything you wish. Come tell me Raimundo what troubles your mind and I shall put it at ease." Wuya said as she soothingly stroked him with affection.
He put his hands in his face and ran his hands through his hair. Sighing he admit to her. "I like being the Dragon of the Wind. But I feel like that I'm not in the right place. Back home I had a huge family and I always felt alone. At the temple I always felt second best to the others. That whole thing with you and all it left me in a very confused state."
"Meribor said you felt some what confused. Talk to me. It will help," she said as he leaned against her breast and she continued to fondle him.
"I felt alive for the first time on your side like you cared about me. The only one who makes me feel like that lately is Lu. But I'm afraid if she knew I felt this way. She wouldn't love me. I'm sorry I shouldn't be saying this to you."
"It is ok. I shouldn't have tried to harm those you "care" about. Still if you feel like they won't understand."
"Oh perfect Omi won't understand anything! I'm so sick of dealing with his ego! And Kimiko? I'm so tired of her anger problems and Clay just is so much of a dud!"
"I see. My family and I have had are ups and downs. I want to try a few things with you. If you will allow me to be of assistance," she cooed into his ear.
"What exactly to you have in mind?"
"I can give you powers that would make you show everyone that you are greatest Dragon of all time. And you can show those monks who is second-rate and who is a god. But it only happen if you let me help. So what do you say Rai?" holding her hand out and looking at him.
He was hesitant for a moment then his hand tightens into a fist. "Sure you got a deal! When do we start?"
"After dinner. Which is in five minutes. Come on I know you are going to love it." And she was right. Dinner was so awesome. The food was the best he ever had and he loved the attention he was receiving. He was having a swell time sitting next to Wuya and Meribor when all fell silent.
He turned and looked as a woman in a black dress with a hood and cloak as she flouted gracefully to her sit at the head of the table. She pointed a single finger at the table and all the contents of dinner vanished and dessert was served.
"Wow! This is incredibly! How are you ladies able to do all this?" he asked as he at clobber.
"Well young dragon. We don't limit ourselves like your teacher does. Tell me how is it that a non-apperentice is more powerful then ranking ones hmm? I mean from what my eldest daughter told me you were more then ready to be an apprentice. Why with your abilities you could without doubt develop into a Wudi Warrior or even Shoku the leader. You have more potential then anyone male I have ever seen." Valonia said as she sipped her wine.
"Well stupid Master Fung doesn't know anything worth shit. I mean the guy has spent his life at a temple in the middle of nowhere of China. He so like living in the past! He and that cheese ball Omi have no idea about the real world at all!" Rai exclaimed bitterly not noticing that a semi transparent flame had begun to surround him.
"I see you have a lot of anger inside. I too even after fifteen hundred years still harbor hatred towards Xiaowei and his family for forcing us apart. I like to see what you are capable of young dragon. Please demonstrate your powers against one of our own. San get in here!" demanded the Heylin sovereign.
Rai looked at his adversary and he had to stifle his snicker a bit. She was about his age and was like the rest of the people here very attractive. On the other hand she was very tiny. She couldn't have been more then four feet tall and 88 pounds. She didn't look like she posed a threat.
"You seem surprised male to see me. I guarantee you why I don't have my full powers yet I'm the top of my division. I never lost a sparring match and I shall not lose to a boy. Not even if he is a charming as you are."
"Well I warn you I won't go easy. Let dance, San!"
A gong was sounded and the match begun. She just stood there with her eyes closed in a neutral position. He struck first with Typhoon Boom. Just seconds before it hit her she opened her eyes and threw up a green energy shield.
"Huh?" he watched stunned as the shield absorbed his assault and went into her palm where she shot it back at him sending him flying.
"Wow! Ok so she is packing. She must really be good at this. Ok need to think."
"Please act again. Be a like all other men and show off your bronzes but in battle women will always win cause we think with our brains not our muscle. I fail to see how you could possible be the Fallen Dragon. Your just some brainless punk." San told him as she used a shock wave to attack him.
"Oh really? I'm just getting warmed up. See if you can hit what you can't see!" he said as he become invisible.
'Huh where is he? How he do that?" she asked as she materialized a tanto to defend against any attack. When out of nowhere the air around began to manically attacking her. It shredded her outfit in seconds and cut her up like meat in a deli slicer. She almost immediately fell to the stone floor in a blood-spattered mess.
Soon he appeared hovering above her with a wicked look etched onto his face. He then pressed his hands together then sent a wave of green energy at her and finished the job.
"You are finished but you didn't a good job. Maybe you can teach me a few tricks later," he said as he helped her up.
"How did you do that? I've been training to use the Heylin Flame power since I was a small child. You have only been here for six hours and you have already tapped a great deal of its power. How?" San asked him as she let him help her up.
"Why are you acting like this is a surprise. I worked for Wuya on one occasion and I showed I had more talent then those pathetic excuses for friends. I'm a great warrior! I am the best!"
"It's surprise for the reason that this a matriarch society. Never before in all the time our great city as been in exists. Still seeing you already being able to tap our power does bring the question to mind," explained San as Rai wrapped a blanket he created around her. He took his seat next to Wuya who was actually smiling proudly at him.
There was a faint clapping heard form the head of the table. He looked and saw that Valonia was clapping. "I'm very impressed, Raimundo. Never before has anyone other then my daughters display such prodigy like abilities. I would say in a few days you could well be one of the youngest master ever,"
He went red in the face intensely at the comment. He looked at his hands and could feel the tingling of energy flowing through them. "I have never been able to do those things before. Like become the wind itself. I must admit I like feeling this way. This is way more fun then its back at the Xiaolin Temple. That place doesn't even got cable! Its so middle ages back there!"
"I am delighted that you're happy here. Meribor would please so kind as to take San here to go to the sanatorium. Wuya take the boy back to his chambers. It's late and we all need to rest. I have things to do. I shall see you in the morning." Valonia told her children. She got up to leave but Rai using his new powers got in front of her.
"If it not too much of a problem I like to see your face, Empress Valonia?" he asked curiously. He even took her hand in a pleading attempt to get her to listen to him.
"Huh?" she felt a strange surge of energy pass through coming from the boy. It felt even more revitalizing then her nectar. Her skin began to become youthful without the aid of the innocent of children or negative emotions. She pressed her hands to her face in disbelief.
"My child I think you do deserve the rare honor of seeing my face. Close your eyes and don't sneak a quick look." Valonia instructed the boy who did as he was told. She very slowly lowered her hood and shook her hair out. Strange auras surround her and she looked like a glittering goddess. "Ok you may look."
He opened his spicy green eyes little by little and revealed they had already started to take a catlike appearance to them. "Wow you are a really a babe! I mean is it just me or all you ladies smoking hot?" he asked as he kissed her hand gently.
Once again his touch emitted a kind of energy that seem to be more potent anything they ever seen or experience perversely. "I like that you feel that way. I think I might just change my attitude on males. So tomorrow we can step up your training, that if you wish to stay. If not after breakfast tomorrow I shall send homeward if that really what you want."
"I don't want to go back to the temple not yet. I got to learn some of your guys mad skills if I'm ever gonna shut Omi trap up for good! Plus I like it here. Girls, fun, and a real bed. I actually feel like I am in the right place."
"Let me take you back to your room. It is rather late. We have much too do." Wuya said to him as she escort her ward to his chamber.
Valonia just hide from view a small smile as she pulled up her hood again. Sighing she turned to leave when Meribor said. "Its nice to have the family back together. Isn't it?"
"What I think is nice my bloody thorn is Wuya is actually feeling some genuine affection towards the boy. Rai is the one. I can tell. Like I could tell with you and your sister that your two destines was to rule by my side. I know that our plan will come to happen as expected. He is already begun to turn. By this time after tomorrow he will be begging for us to take away his humanity and be reborn as one of us." Valonia at the same time as she began to guffaw sinisterly into the dark night. The weather outside seemed to match her mood as it began to mimic her feelings.
In his room Raimundo was getting ready for bed. He spent about half an hour in that luxury bathroom. He was even making muscle at himself as he looked in the mirror.
"Oh yeah! That right! Raimundo Pedrosa is smoking hot! I'm the meaning of fine baby! Oh yeah! This is the perfect presentation of hunk yeah," he said to his reflection as he leaned in and kissed his own-mirrored lips.
"I never took you for one to be a narcissist, Rai. You didn't strike me as that vain. I thought was the cheese ball, annoying trait. You are a much better person then he." Wuya said as she leaned against the door with her arms crossed.
"Oops. Didn't know anyone was watching. He He ah how long have you been standing there?"
"Long enough. Come it's late and you should be having a lie-down. Training here is very hard. But it's a lot more fun then at the Temple. I was very impress with your level of skills tonight. I was wondering," she said as he got into bed and she sat on edge "Why do you hold yourself back so much?"
He sat up and looked away. He seemed to be afraid to tell the truth.
"Rai, I've watch each of you and even Jack and been accessing your levels of performance. I will admit you each posses some good quality but I notice that you seem to be the best better then even Omi. Why do you continuously hold back?"
"I am afraid. That I'm not good enough. Its like this whole monk thing comes easier to everyone else but me. I seem to get more trouble then yet I know I'm better but ever since you know I been even more reluctant to strut my stuff."
"Rai,"
"I only feel like I can be the real me around Lu. I was going to tell her the truth. Even if she despises me I think she should know the truth. I like to go to bed if ok," he said as a tear fell from his face. He rolled over to sleep but couldn't something was missing.
"I think this little one needs the company of his best friend." Wuya said as she placed something in Rai's arms. His eyes lit up happily at the same time as he smiled "Ninja Fred! Oh I missed you, buddy! Where you get him? Omi hid him weeks ago! Just because I put gummy worms and pudding in his shoes!"
"You can do a lot of things here that can't be done on the Xiaolin side. I know you great promise. Was it lonely back in Brazil?"
"Yeah it was, being in a big family and being the oldest you kinda get overlooked a lot. I feel like I'm special and important here. Like you and your family do care about me. I like it."
She looked away for a moment as if she was considering something. Then asked him " Would you like to know something I've never told anyone?" she asked with a query look on her face.
"Alright. What is it?"
"Don't laugh. Here," she said as she took out a small blue oni doll.
"What is that!"
"He is an Oni a Japanese Demon. His name is Koh and he been my bedtime buddy since I was a small child. Believe it or not I was once very afraid of the dark and very insecure of things myself. My mom is like any parent. I've been punished too but she been there and help through and through."
"You know something. Your not the evil witch you been made out to be. I can't wait till tomorrow. See you in the morning," yawning as he rolled over an in a minuet was sound asleep.
Tucking him in she smiled affectingly at him and kissed him on his brow. As she pulled back a loose strand of hair out of his face. "You are going to do great things, my son. Good night. I love you," she whispered almost silently to him.
She then used her magic to lower the level of light from the crystals above and started to walk out when she ran into her sister. "Meribor!"
"Getting a bit attached aren't we?"
"No! I'm merely going to be his master. He is already weakening. After tomorrow training he will be craving nothing short of the power of the Flame."
"Wuya all our lives you never opened yourself to anyone. I mean we always had a good relationship and Mother been good to both of us. But when it came down to material instincts you basically disregarded it. You always want power and cared for no one outside the family. Yet it seems you do care for the boy as if he was your own flesh and blood."
"You are imaging things."
"Do you forget that I'm an empathy? You may have a metal body but your emotions are still inside you and you are feeling protective of the boy. You do love him. I like to see how you will react when he faces some real dangers tomorrow. We aren't going easy on him. Come lets have a girl night shall we?"
"Alright! But I think your powers are dead wrong." Though she didn't say it with much convincing.
The next day Raimundo was push to his limits and beyond. The tests he face test everything about him. His body mind and spirit. Yet he did surprise them again and again. As the day worn on he as seem to be changing not just his behavior but in addition to his body. His chocolate hair had a red sheen and his ears were going pointy and his canines were gradually becoming fangs.
Wuya did seem to care a lot about his welfare particularly as soon as he was in a rematch with San and she sucker punched him. But despite her dirty tactics he still won the match.
"Well how do you feel Raimundo? This was just the first day of training and you vanquished all our evolved female warriors! I never have seen such strength and willpower from a human being, much less a boy before. I am very impressed with your talents." Valonia told him that night at dinner as she passed him some steak.
"Thanks, Val, it is so nice to hear some appreciation from someone. Still I want more then I can have."
"Hmm" all the women looked at each other knowing this was what they were waiting for.
"Do explain what you mean dear, Rai? What do you want exactly?" asked Wuya eyeing the boy like a wolf ready to kill.
"I want the same powers you have, I mean I can tap a little bit but I know I can do more! Its way more fun here then at the temple and I think I found where I belong. Still I don't want my alleged friends to be hurt. Especially Lu. Is there a way I can have what you have but they won't be harmed?"
"Well if you join us we can make them the same offer and if they refuse then they can be dealt with afterwards. But if you become part of this family you would hold a lot of power and your words would become law. So if we have you reborn nothing would happen against your wishes," Meribor told him as she played with her long braid.
"Then I want all of them to be in the dungeon but Lu. Then we can offer them the same power if they refuse its their loss."
"Are saying what I think your saying?" asked Wuya as all eyes turned to Raimundo.
"Why not? I would like to be the Heylin Prince. I want to be one of you. I want you to evolve me. I swear my entirely loyal to you forever."
"Excellent, Come my new grandson. Lets us go and have you reborn! But I'm afraid you will have to wait three days. We can only to it when the Blood Sphere is in the midnight aliment."
"I can wait. It will give me more of a chance to develop my new powers."
In next to no time the night had arrived. They went to the throne room and he stood on the center of the stone Heylin insignia. The others took the three Wu, which had been tainted by the Heylin Flame. They got ready to start the ceremony. But of course they had to ask one question before hand.
"Are you sure this is what you want Rai, we can teleport you back to the Xiaolin Temple. You do realize that you are about to surrender your humanity and become what is considering evil. Are you positive this is what you wish to happen?" asked Valonia to the boy.
"Yes I am sure this is what I want now lets do it dudes!"
"Alright let us begin!" The skylight above them open wide to reveal a large blood red moon. Its red gaze enveloped the young boy and he flout in midair. They women began chanting in ancient tongues and held up each of three Wu. He began to spin in all directions as the ritual continues. It became very dark and cold as the wind began to howl around them. Lighting clashed loudly outside.
"Windi Chimes!" yelled Wuya hold the wind chimes up high in air as they spellbinding melody played. "I command you to forget all your memories of your former life! May only the ones needed be remembered."
A thin silver stream leaked out of his right ear and became a sphere in hand containing all of his memories. She nodded to her sister who active the Chi Swap Chest. The Chest took his good chi and in return filled him up with negative chi. now there was only one thing left to do.
Taking the dragon seal Valonia imprinted the black dragon on his soul thus forever swearing him to the side of evil. Then the stone tablet open up and the Heylin Flame flared up and mixed with the red moonlight. He became trapped with in a cocoon of red and green energies. After a few moments the cocoon burst opened and he fell to the ground.
They held their breaths for a few moments as the tablet and skylight closed. Finally he stirred and Wuya rushed over to him.
"Rai?"
"Yes, Mother?"
"You ok my little oni?"
He chuckled, "Never better lets do some evil!" As everyone joined in a family maniacal chortle.