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Chapter 10 - Legend of the White Snake and Green Snake
(London Chancel – Sitting Room)
Sitting Room has the fireplace, the painting of Arcadia was on the rectangular-shaped ceiling, a couple of shelves, sofa couch, sets of high-backed chairs, and filled with wall-mounted artifacts.
Isaac was sat down on the wing chair right behind the fireplace and glanced at Taiyo, Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Geno, Utopia, and Votus who were at front of him.
"Take any seats." Isaac stated.
The group obeyed him as Taiyo, Mario, Luigi, and Yoshi sat on the sofa while Votus and Utopia are sitting down on the high-backed chairs and Geno was just standing next to the others.
"Now, let's start the basics of introduction first. Your names if I recalled." Isaac said, taking out the notepad with a pen attached to it.
"I'm Taiyo." Taiyo replied.
"Mario." Mario mentioned.
"Luigi." Luigi said nervously.
"It's Yoshi." Yoshi commented.
"Geno." Geno answered boldly.
"Name's Votus." Votus said.
"And I'm Utopia Magus, but you may call me Utopia." Utopia replied.
After the group mentioned their names, Isaac wrote them down on the notepad in only a few seconds and he closed it.
"All done. I may say that you all are not lived around here and I know some of you are not the TV and video game characters in this world but as for me, I've kept my words in secret." Isaac said.
"Yeah, your right. The viewpoint is different from the people thinking we are real-life characters." Luigi replied.
"In fact, I played the Super Mario Run on my iPhone." Isaac commented.
"Really? That sort of the new game app." Yoshi said.
"It is a bit difficult for me how to play it." Issac said.
"Okay, skip the popular reference of kinds of stuff. We have an important matter to discuss." Taiyo responded.
"Right, move it on. I am Isaac Holmes, probably you and your friends have heard of me." Isaac spoked.
"Yep, we know your name." Votus said.
"I had watched you all doing the fight against the Heartless which caught my fascinating sight." Isaac smiled.
"You knew about the Heartless? Do any of the creatures tried to mess around here?" Utopia asked.
"Yes, they are devouring any lifeforms' heart in my world where humans and monsters live." Isaac replied.
"Monsters? For real?" Votus asked.
"Yes, there are real monsters out there and they are coming to prey on your fleshes." Isaac replied said with a faked cold tone which made Luigi felt scared when his body starts to shiver, and his face turned pale.
Isaac chuckled lightly. "I'm kidding, they are just friends."
Luigi lowered his head and breathed heavily in relief, placing his hands on his chest.
"So how did you know we did not live around here? We just got there." Mario said.
"Indeed. I have a little chat from your friend, Mortu. He told me about you and your friends did a great job on Equestria, defeating the villains and saved the world from casting the darkness into it. Also, it is hard to believe that Equestria is truly existed like the other worlds but different than here." Isaac said.
"Are you sure that you were aware of the Multiverse?" Geno asked.
"I am fully aware, even the Brotherhood of Sorcery were already concerned." Isaac replied.
"What is the Brotherhood of Sorcery?" Taiyo asked.
"They are the bands of the wizard to watch over our world, preventing the mystic threats and also physical ones like the Heartless." Isaac said.
"So, you are in charge of this Chancel, right?" Mario asked.
"No, my friend Fenris was the one in charge, not mine. I am still learning in the ways of mystic arts; in fact, I was the highest rank student which surpassed their abilities." Isaac smiled proudly.
"Wow! How long do you study in here for?" Luigi asked.
"Four years, but I am catching up a lot faster than the other sorcerers. I have mastered over 300 spells." Isaac replied smugly.
Taiyo and others were surprised with their widen eyes.
"Impossible! No one can do that a lot." Utopia exclaimed.
"It is exactly impossible. Now, tell me about the fight against the snake demon." Isaac replied.
"You mean Verta? She is working alongside with Ganon." Mario uttered.
"Ganon? Not to be confused that evil Gerudo from the video game, Legend of Zelda. Is he for real?" Isaac questioned.
"Yes, we get it!" Taiyo, Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Geno, and Utopia groaned in irrigatable.
"Um, who's Ganon?" Votus asked.
"Never mind that! What else about Verta?" Isaac asked.
"Well, during the fight, Verta had touched the Observance Orb and she kinda fuzzed on her head." Luigi said.
"So, I noticed it too. To my beliefs that she cannot hold her memories back in the past." Isaac murmured.
"Her past?" Mario asked.
"You don't know her, because she is called Xiao-Qing from the Tales of Madame White Snake." Isaac said.
"Xiao-Qing?" Taiyo asked.
"Tales of Madame White Snake?" Geno asked.
"It is the Chinese legend, written during the Ming dynasty. Perhaps, you never heard of it." Isaac replied before he held out his right hand to summon the book from the shelf and went directly into his hand.
Taiyo and others are quite awed at him when Isaac showed them that book had the Chinese title known as 'Báishé chuán and Isaac snapped his finger to translate the title called the Tales of Madame White Snake.
"That is so cool." Utopia awed.
"This book contains many involves about the Snake Demons, Humans, and the Celestial Gods."
"Celestial Gods?" Taiyo asked.
"Who were they?" Votus asked.
"Let me tell this story first, then you got the answers to know." Isaac said.
Isaac opened the book as it magically transported Taiyo and others including Isaac in the background of the Chinese calligraphy paintings. It then showed that some Chinese demons and soldiers were fighting each other in the war before it shifted into the deepest dark cave filled by the Snake Demons including Blanca and the Snake Queen.
"In the story before the Madame of White Snake, the demons and humans were the enemies in China. There is the girl in a white dress named Xiao-Bai or giving her English name, Blanca. She is sent on the mission by the Snake Queen to kill the High Taoist of Greater Yin who performed in the magical dark arts and created in the ways of immortality by draining the essence of the Snake Demons."
It then showed the boats as Blanca posed as the servant before she spied on the private room where High Taoist practicing the dark arts. Taiyo and others saw Blanca was about to propel the Jade Hairpin to kill him, but it froze in the mid-air, stopping her assassination and got ambushed by the young Taoist. It showed Blanca and Little Priest were blasting their magic projectiles before she absorbed the magic blast, but it caused the shockwave to blow Blanca off the boat and fell into the river. Next, it showed a young man, Ah Xian and his hut on top of the mountain nearby the small village.
"She takes out her Jade Hairpin to kill the High Taoist to sap his magic, but she got ambushed by his young apprentice, Little Priest and then they battled each other. But Blanca had lost control of Jade Hairpin and backfired her into the river, however, she is saved by the young man named Ah Xuan who lived in the village of Snake-Catchers that the villagers captured every snake in the forest and delivered them to High Taoist to increase his powers. Blanca lost her memories because the Jade Hairpin had the side effect when she is using it and she thought she was a human. Ah Xuan was afraid of the snakes that he didn't catch them, instead, he was studying in medicinal herbs and wanted to be a physician." Isaac replied.
The background changed into the night as the Little Priest was riding on the three heads of crane with the body of the feline and searching for Blanca. Ah Xuan and Blanca were running through the woods before it showed again with the cave along Snake Queen, Verta, and Chang-Pan.
"Snake Queen knew that Blanca had failed in the assassination, she sent Xiao-Qing or better name as Verta to find her sister. After Verta left, Snake Queen secretly dispatched Chang-Pan to take Blanca's place for assassination mission and told him to dispose of her." Isaac continued.
"What would that crazy snake lady gotta do with her?" Taiyo asked.
"Be patient." Isaac firmed before he goes on the story.
Blanca and Ah Xuan were traveling on the boat in the river before they ambushed by Chang-Pan in his giant dark rattlesnake with a spiky head as Ah Xuan protected her but he's got hit by the tail of Chang-Pan and Blanca was defending him before she unleashed her half-snake demon form but Chang-Pan retaliated by spurting the venom on her and instantly freeze her. Before Chang-Pan swallowed them, a giant hand grabbed him from the river to reveal as the Celestial God known as Juling Shen. Chang-Pan was struggling from the grip of the giant as Juling Shen ignited it into the blaze to kill him and tossed him away over to the valley. Then the two Celestial Gods flew out from the sky, there was the young man in his teenage youthful form carries his Fire-tipped Spear and Red Armillary Sash along with flying wheels above his feet and an elegant man with blue dragon horns on his head and carrying his shuis.
"Blanca and Ah Xuan were on the quest for finding the answers of the Jade Hairpin that imprinted with the name 'Mu-Qin' as they are traveling on the river with the boat and then Chang-Pan appeared before them from the river, berating her for helping the human and attacked them. Then Blanca has transformed into the half-snake demon, only for her to whip against his left eye as Chang-Pan poisoned her with his venom to freeze her. Ah Xuan defended her after he witnessed Blanca was the snake demoness before he and Blanca were swallowed whole by the rattlesnake demon, the giant hand appeared out from the river, gripping Chang-Pan before incinerated him into flames and destroyed the snake demon. The giant emerged out from the water, revealing himself as the Celestial God named Juling Shen, the god of the Yellow River and the Mountain. At the same time, the two Celestial Gods descended from the sky. One of them was Nezha, the Third Lotus Prince, son of Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King Li and Lady Yin, and Ao Bing, the third son of Ao Guang the Dragon King of Eastern Sea." Isaac replied.
"Whoa, those gods existed." Luigi amazed.
"Yes, they represented in Chinese mythology." Isaac replied before he goes to retell the story.
It showed Ah Xuan was surprised to see the Celestial Gods as Juling Shen went back to his normal size and swam back to the boat. Ao Bing kneeled to Blanca as he placed his palm on her head, concerned that Blanca was getting cold when the boat arrived at the port and Ah Xuan carried her in his arms finding the safe place until the group finds the Buddhist pagoda. Next, it changed into the scene of Nezha making the fire out of the driftwoods to make Blanca warm, but it is not warm enough as the cold chill freezing around the area as Nezha used the Hands of Blaze to cure Blanca of Chang-Pan's freezing poison. Ah Xuan was grateful to them and bowed to them. Juling Shen, Nezha, and Ao Bing introduced themselves to Ah Xuan and explained everything but the sound is muted.
"The three Chinese gods aid Ah Xuan into the pagoda in the suburb of Yongzhou City and Nezha used his Hands of Blaze to cure Blanca from being polluted by Chang-Pan's poison. Ah Xuan was greatly pleased with the gods' presence and thanking them for saving him and Blanca. Ao Bing told him everything that some demons are good or evil just like Blanca and informed that he and his comrades were sent by the Jade Emperor to guide Ah Xuan and Blanca, also about the Snake Queen's true ambition. Juling Shen tells that Snake Queen was using her minions as her tools including Blanca and Verta, and their jobs are to save the Snake Demons when they involved with her evil ambitions." Issac replied.
Then the scene morphed into the early morning as Blanca opened her eyes and sees her skin was no longer freezing, then she saw Juling Shen, Nezha, and Ao Bing. Ah Xuan told her that they are the gods saved them both which made Blanca slowly smiled at them with a grateful expression as Ao Bing agreed with her.
"In the morning comes, Blanca awoke and sees her skin is no longer being frozen, she was cornered by the gods and Ah Xuan said, 'They are the gods from the heaven who saved our lives.' Blanca was smiled at them, giving her thanks to the gods and Ao Bing bowed to her respectfully, told her it was an honor to have met her."
The background changed with the city of Yongzhou as Ah Xuan, Blanca, Nezha, Ao Bing, and Juling Shen walking amongst the locals and they find the old small building with the title reads 'Mu-Qin's Shopkeeper of Tea as they entered the tea shop. Then, it showed the middle-aged woman who was shocked to see Blanca before embraced her and satisfied which surprised the group as they looked at each other. Blanca widens her eyes as her memory comes back and returned to hug her long-lost mother. Mu-Qin was pleased to see the Celestial Gods for bringing her daughter back and thanking Ah Xuan, rather than prejudicing the humans before explaining everything to them silently.
"Blanca and Ah Xuan were accompanied by the Celestial Gods once they arrived in the Yongzhou City and found the old tea shop, so they meet Mu-Qin, Blanca and Verta's mother. Mu-Qin is relieved to see her daughter alive and embraced her as Blanca remembered Mu-Qin as her mother. Mu-Qin is happy to see the gods sent by the Jade Emperor. She was telling them that she was pretended to be dead so the Snake Queen and other demons thinking that she is killed. She also knew about the Snake Queen's ambitious plan as well and helped Blanca to modify the Jade Hairpin, successfully taking the side effect of memory loss away so Blanca will never lose her memory and joined them on their quest." Isaac said.
The next scene showed the forest was lurked in the night as the group walking towards through the forest until they encountered the hooded figure and it was Verta who had the strong hatred against humans and the gods, having learned from the Snake Queen's teaching as she dashed forward to kill them but Blanca blocked her attacks which Verta recognized her and Mu-Qin was shocked to see her youngest daughter. Verta was shocked and thought her mother had died before Mu-Qin told her everything while they are heading to the pagoda again.
"On their way to bring Blanca's memory back, they encountered the sinisterly hooded figure. It was Verta, the aggressive Green Snake Demon and Blanca's youngest sister. She viciously attacked Ah Xuan and the three gods." Isaac replied.
"Why would she do something like that?" Mario asked.
"Because she was taught by the Snake Queen, learning that the bad humans and the gods were threatening the demons. Blanca tried to stop her as Verta soon recognized her and shockingly finding out her mother was alive. Mu-Qin suggested her and others to the pagoda." Isaac murmured.
The scene went back to the pagoda as Mu-Qin was explaining everything to Verta, remaining the view with silent. Ao Bing sensed the dark magic presence coming from Ah Xuan before he took out the shadowy form of a bat and destroyed it with the sprayed water. Ao Bing informed that the Little Priest casts the tracking spell on Ah Xuan and leading the young Taoist and his soldiers to the tower. Juling Shen suggested that they must hide in the underground and he will be handled this.
"As Mu-Qin telling the truth to Verta including the humans and gods were care about the demons' nature in the good ways and the Snake Queen's evil ruthless goal, this made shocked Verta, realizing the error of her ways and knew that Snake Queen sent Blanca into a suicide mission. Ao Bing took out the dark essence away from Ah Xuan and obliterated it with the jet of water. He informed that the Little Priest putting the tracking spell on Ah Xuan which made the Little Priest and his soldiers are coming here to kill the demons. Juling Shen suggested that they are hiding in the underground so the enemies can't find them which Verta reluctantly agreed as Juling Shen will stay and keep on the lookout for the Little Priest and his army approaches." Isaac spoked.
The scenes cut into the hidden underground that has the big chamber and the group discovered the dungeon is a part of former Taoism temple and used for imprisoning demons. Blanca reads the inscription from the giant sword of Taoist, triggering her memory as Verta cuddled over her. Blanca was now remembered as Ah Xuan hugged her, telling her that he loved her which Blanca kissed him affectionately and surprised everyone. Nezha told Ah Xuan that the humans and demons aren't being together as a couple which breaks the laws of nature from Heaven, but Ah Xuan didn't care about this and still loved her that Mu-Qin accepted proudly. The ground shook them as they heard Juling Shen roared in agony, knowing that the God of the Yellow River was in trouble. Nezha and Ao Bing were going out to help their comrade as Blanca and Verta followed them and Ah Xuan and Mu-Qin stayed behind.
"They have found the way to the underground of pagoda tower after Nezha moved the statue on the corner. Blanca and others discovered the place that was using for imprisoned the demons, she looked at the inscription from the giant sword of Taoist. It's said: 'Both of Heaven and Mortal Realm must follow the same highest decree of the universe, everything in this world is from the same balance. We shall conquer millions of evil trails, to prove our righteous belief. Ghosts and demons shall be threatened, spirits and monsters shall be destroyed. Extinguishing both monsters and demons, devastate their bodies and shatter their souls completely.'" Isaac said.
"What does that mean?" Geno asked.
"It is referring that to destroy every single of the demons to restore the natural order of Heaven and proved their righteous belief." Isaac answered.
"No, that's not true. You said that Ao Bing believed the demons were good and against by the humans' judgment." Taiyo said.
"Yes, of course. But there are more important things than the concerned situation." Isaac replied before he was moving on.
"After she reads the inscription, Blanca restored her memory and truly knew who she was. Ah Xuan hugged her and admitted loving her, then they are falling in love with each other. However, Nezha told him that the humans and demons can't be together because it is the taboo from the Heaven and severed punished the mortals, but Ah Xuan didn't care about it and still loved Blanca more than anything. Mu-Qin knowing that love can change that and accepted it. Then they heard Juling Shen cried with agony and suffering, alerting them that he was in trouble. Ao Bing, Nezha, Blanca, and Verta were going out to help the God of the Yellow River, leaving Ah Xuan and Mu-Qin behind. Ah Xuan figured it out that is one way to prove his love to Blanca as Mu-Qin secretly helped him to become the demon." Isaac replied.
It changed into the next scene when Juling Shen was chained by Little Priest and the resistant talismans papers all over his body, binding him from break free. Little Priest swiftly smeared the sword between his two fingers and ready to stroke into his chest. Before he impaled the god, the ethereal large green snake snatched the sword away from Little Priest and Ao Bing bashed him with his crystalline shuis. Nezha frees Juling Shen from binding spellbound. Little Priest skidded back to a halt, he turned to Blanca, Verta, Nezha, and Ao Bing and smirked at them.
"Juling Shen was bounded by Little Priest's sealing magic, preventing himself to break free. Little Priest saw the chance of getting immortality by drinking the blood as an elixir of life but intervened in the ritual by Blanca and her team. Little Priest had no choice but to kill them all and trying to obtain their immortalities for High Taoist and the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty." Isaac replied.
Moving onwards on another scene in the fighting of the pagoda as Little Priest lost his silk veil and loosing his long hair when Verta quickly whipped against his face and smacked the hat away. Little Priest conjured the golden birds with the embroideries on his robe and attacked them with the golden strings from the birds as the two demons and three deities dodged the strings. Ao Bing then cast the ice spell on him to freeze, preventing him from conjured the Taoism spells but Little Priest managed to break free and used all his powers to trap them with a full couple of golden strings in the form of cage and constricted them. Blanca was about to use the Jade Hairpin before Little Priest snatched it from her, learning how to use it. While Little Priest distracted, Blanca managed to grab the Jade Hairpin as it began to drain the Little Priest's magic and transferring into Blanca as Verta, Nezha, Ao Bing, and Juling Shen were utterly shocked until the Jade Hairpin engulfed into white bright light, blinding the scene.
"The two Snake Demons and three deities were the greater match against Little Priest and overpowered him. Little Priest cast the golden birds which conjuring into the big round cage and bounded them. Little Priest mocked them about demons and gods joining together before he snatched the Jade Hairpin from Blanca and she tried to grab it, activating its ability to drain the Little Priest's magic and transferring into Blanca before it exploded into the bright light." Isaac replied.
"What happened to her?" Votus asked.
"It caused Blanca to transform into the giant white serpent and still retained her memories. As for the Little Priest, he was fainted and losing his memories as well." Isaac answered.
The scene moved onto another when Ah Xuan was running so fast through the halls due to the demon supernatural abilities given by Mu-Qin and arrived nearby the wreckages of the pagoda. Ah Xuan saw Juling Shen who emerged out from the debris as the others did. Then they noticed Little Priest who stuck underneath the wreckages, remain unconsciousness and completely drained of his essence. The group saw the giant white snake with feather-like horns and spikes on her ridge as they become astonished. Mu-Qin had arrived to see her daughter in her giant snake form with a shocked look. The white snake glanced around the area until she turned down at the group, especially Ah Xuan. Ah Xuan reached up his hand to touch the side of the white snake's snout and she cooed that makes the reptilian soothing sounds and looking towards Mu-Qin who felt reassurance before she nodded to the others, ready to stop High Taoist and the Snake Queen in the raging war at the suburb of Snake-catcher Village.
"Ah Xuan had rushed out from the underground before he arrived to see the wreckages of the tower and relieved to see the companions unscathed. At the little moment, the giant white snake appeared out of the mists and Ah Xuan briefly recognized Blanca as her fully snake appearance. The passion looks from Blanca, she felt something warm in her heart and realized she was wrong about love rather of her loyalty to the Snake Demon Clan, personal morals and the strong love for Ah Xuan. Mu-Qin admitted to the change the taboo, making rights for her demon clan to trust the mortals and the gods. Having told them, it is destined to stop the collision war between the High Taoist's army and the Snake Queen's forces and putting the end of their hatreds." Isaac said.
"Well, sounds like the human, demons, and gods are working together." Yoshi admitted.
"That's right, it is the quite fascinating fact I ever heard." Isaac said.
"Would you speak about the story at once?" Utopia asked, irritating Isaac.
The scene shifted into a raging battle between the soldiers, magical paper soldiers, paper cranes, and the Snake Demons as High Taoist managed to kill some demons and starts to fight the Snake Queen. Snake Queen was struggling as her golden demonic spiritual snake was pinned on the ground by mystical giant crane before it knocked by Giant White Snake and biting down its neck as Ah Xuan, Mu-Qin, Nezha, Verta, and Ao Bing arrived as Juling Shen approached alongside in his giant form. Ah Xuan, Nezha, and Ao Bing are going to head over to the Snake-catcher Village to protect the people and Verta and Mu-Qin are going after the High Taoist. High Taoist then summoned a couple of paper cranes and attacked them. Both Blanca and the yellow ethereal avatar demon snake were grabbed by the giant black and white crane and choked them but suddenly grabbed by Juling Shen and crushed it into pieces as High Taoist fell to the ground on top of the cliff. Verta has seen the chance as she slithered swiftly at the High Taoist's behind and stabbed him in the back with the Jade Hairpin. Then the Snake Queen activated the Jade Hairpin from a distance and drained High Taoist's magic in a short time.
"The battle has begun; High Taoist and Snake Queen's army had slaughtered each other. It would cause the undying chaos throughout the lands of China. Blanca brought her allies to quell the war before facing the mystical giant crane. After the crane extinguished by the giant form of Juling Shen, High Taoist turned weaker and Verta rushed into action by stabbing him in the back with the Jade Hairpin as the Snake Queen quickly drained his magic into the enchanted hairpin." Isaac replied.
The scene quickly shifts to the Snake Queen and Verta who bowed to her, giving the Jade Hairpin back to the leader. Snake Queen rudely tossed the Jade Hairpin, no longer use it and grabbed Verta in the throat. Snake Queen revealed her true ambition to her before draining her own pupil's magic which Verta confirmed it and shocked the Snake Queen before Mu-Qin knocked her down with her magic. Mu-Qin and the Snake Queen are pitting each other while Verta escaped and warned the other Demon Snakes about the Snake Queen's malevolent agenda. Juling Shen trapped the soldiers into the big pit which prevented them from killing the demons. Then Mu-Qin is pinned down on the ground as the Snake Queen absorbed all of her magic and completed her full power, as a result of Mu-Qin changed back into a normal snake. Blanca was utter horror to see her mother's collapse before roaring in anger at the Snake Queen who instantly transformed into the giant serpent with dark red spikes and two heads on each side.
"Verta gives the Jade Hairpin back to the Snake Queen who scoffed and no longer needed it before she choked on her throat. The Snake Queen revealed her true intention to her which Verta muttered about that she already knows and shocked her. As she got herself distracted in a short moment, Mu-Qin attacks the Snake Queen and saved Verta, fought each other as Verta get away from the fight and warned the other demons. Juling Shen managed to trap the High Taoist's soldier into the huge pit and intervened in the fight. However, the Snake Queen gains the upper hand and quickly absorbed all of Mu-Qin's magic as the result of becoming into the normal snake. This enrages Blanca as she has her revenge on her former leader of the Snake Demon Clan, so the Snake Queen gains her full power and allowed to transform into the two-headed giant snake." Isaac replied.
"Well, revenge doesn't even help at all. She is very fierce Snake Demon." Mario said.
"And heroic spirit as well." Geno added.
The scene changed where the Demon Snakes who were convinced by Verta along with Ah Xuan, Nezha, Ao Bing, and Juling Shen were fighting the Snake Queen. Nezha and Ao Bing were combining their fire and water elements to create the huge mist around the Snake Queen that makes her unable to see the grounds as the Snake Demons were starting to bite on the scales but the second snakehead knocked them away not until Juling Shen slammed it down with his fists. Ao Bing grabbed Verta as he tossed her, and she lunged towards to the first head of the Snake Queen before blinding the eyes when she casts the mystic green snakes to bite them. The evil giant serpent roared in pain before Juling Shen plummeted the evil leader withholding the mountain. Ah Xuan conjured the blade and sliced the sides of her body before Blanca took a bite on her, finished by Verta who used the Jade Hairpin to drain her magic powers and the Snake Queen loses her giant snake form before she dropped on the ground.
"Having the Demon Snakes convinced by Verta, helping Ah Xuan, Nezha, Ao Bing, and Juling Shen to defeat the Snake Queen and their strengths combined into one to end of her reign." Isaac replied.
The next scene goes on as Snake Queen was weakly getting up but forced herself back down as the other Snake Demons hissed at her for committing the treacherous crime against their clan. Verta picked up her mother who still in her normal snake form before looking towards at Ah Xuan, Nezha, Ao Bing, and Juling Shen who shrinks back into his human size, no longer holding her grudge at them. Blanca lifted down to Verta and Mu-Qin's snake before she transferred her magic into her mother and Mu-Qin changed her back the way she is. Blanca transformed back into her human form before she dropped to the ground as Ah Xuan holding her and hugging. High Taoist was grunted before he silently conjured the mystical barrier around the group and causing the blizzard storm to freeze them, especially Snake Queen who instantly frozen before breaking apart and her soul has been extinguished. Juling Shen transformed the giant form again as he used his pair of axes to cleave against the barrier and penetrated the shell as Verta, Nezha, Ao Bing, Ah Xuan, Blanca, and other Demon Snakes had their chance to get out. After everyone escaped through the barrier as Juling Shen jumped out of it before turned back into his normal size but High Taoist weakly transferred his magic into the barrier, closing the opening part and became impenetrable before he died in the last breath and trapping Ah Xuan and Blanca. Ax Xuan carried Blanca to find a way to get out of the trap before his body is slowly freezing and instantly frozen before his frozen body breaks into pieces and sucked into the void as well as his soul. Blanca was going to use the Jade Hairpin to send his soul into the Cycle of Samsara before she braced herself as the light shone down at the barrier, forcefully to destroy the whole barrier completely and saving Blanca from her near death. The villagers soon walked out of the village and finding out what was going on.
"Having the Snake Queen defeated, muttering about the humans, demons, and gods are working together which causing the calamity upon the world. Blanca used her magic to restore her mother back into the original form and she turned herself back into the human. Nevertheless, High Taoist applied his last resort by conjured the barrier which surrounded the entire group and summoned the snowstorm by freezing everyone as the Snake Queen has met her end. Juling Shen used his strength to break through the barrier, letting the allies freed but not before Ah Xuan and Blanca escaped, High Taoist used his remaining magic into the mystic shell veil, restoring it and trapped both of them again and he died. Ah Xuan held Blanca in his arms, looking for a way out and his body started to freeze slowly from head to toe. He has crumbled away into the abyss as Blanca was trying to save him, but she didn't make it. Instead, Blanca used the power of the Jade Hairpin to send Ah Xuan's soul into the Cycle of Reincarnation. Then after it happens, the light shone down onto the barrier and dispersed into the dust of light before becoming nothingness." Isaac remarked.
"Is she okay?" Luigi asked.
"She is alright now." Isaac ensured.
The scene showed the older man in his golden robe with white patterns, jade beads necklace, mianguan, and wore his golden and yellow shoes along with another man cladded in his full plate golden armor with the other sets of his outfit. They revealed their names as Jade Emperor and Erlang Shen to the group. Blanca bowed down to them along with Verta, Mu-Qin, Nezha, Ao Bing, Juling Shen, other Snake Demons and the villagers. Jade Emperor was fully aware of the world order that he was curious about the love was created from Ah Xuan and Blanca, summoning the scroll of the highest decree and changed the rules. Nezha mourned for Ah Xuan as Ao Bing placed his hands on his friend's shoulder which Erlang Shen agrees to the point. Blanca took out the Jade Hairpin and gave it to Jade Emperor who bestowed the powers to turn the other Demon Snakes into their fully human forms. Nezha, Ao Bing, and Juling Shen were about to depart to Heaven before farewell to Blanca, Verta, Mu-Qin, villagers, and other Snake Demons. Erlang Shen talks to Blanca that she will see him again for 500 years in his new life as a scholar as the Celestial Gods were leaving for their home realm.
"The two beings descended from the clouds, they are also the Celestial Gods, it is the Jade Emperor and general Erlang Shen. Everyone was bowing to them in their presences as Jade Emperor knew the natural order but he is intrigued the rare feeling between the human and the demon like Ah Xuan and Blanca did which caused him to change of heart by changing the rules of the highest decree, letting the humans and demons lived together in secrets. Jade Emperor takes the Jade Hairpin from Blanca, bestowed the powers to turn the other Snake Demons into their full physical forms of humans. Nezha, Ao Bing, and Juling Shen are farewell to everyone as Erlang Shen told Blanca to wait patiently and trained for 500 years until she will meet Ah Xuan again in his next life as as a scholar. The Celestial Gods had left the mortal realm and departed to Heaven." Isaac said before the background fades into white.
Everything back into reality as Taiyo and his companions were a bit startled.
"And that's how the original story of the Legend of the White Snake came to be." Isaac stated.
"I never imagined those gods are reals. I never encountered them." Mario replied.
"What about after that?" Utopia asked.
"Blanca, Verta, and their mother Mu-Qin had met Xu Xuan after 500 years had passed until he died eventually. Such tragedy tales." Isaac replied.
"What are you saying that story was true; did you believed that the Snake Demons existed?" Taiyo questioned.
"Of course, they are. In the 21st century, they are joined in the Brotherhood of Sorcery and worked at the Hong Kong Chancel which is strongly influenced by the Chinese ones." Isaac admitted.
"Which means Blanca, Verta, and Mu-Qin are still alive." Votus asked.
"Based on my knowledge, I am certain they are alive. Don't forget about Verta you all already met her." Isaac replied.
"And then why Ganon raised Verta as his daughter like that? To embarrass right in front of everyone else?" Yoshi asked.
"She may be forgotten; however, her mind is coming back at the time. Once she remembered, she knows exactly who she really is." Isaac replied.
"In that case, I will use the Observance Orb to restore her memories back." Geno finished.
"If you want to find Verta, I can allow myself to help." Isaac said.
The doors swung open as Wong the Jiangshi alerted to Isaac.
"Issac Holmes, my sorcerer fellows had spotted the Heartless raided in Hong Kong." Wong replied before turning to Taiyo and others.
"Are these the new guests?"
"Yeah, they are skillful for fighting the Heartless. Permit them to help me fight the dark creatures." Isaac remarked.
"Alright, I left the rest up to you." Wong said before he left the room.
"Let's head off to Hong Kong." Taiyo determined.
Author Notes: Isaac is telling the story to Taiyo and his friends about the Tales of Madame White Snake with the involvements of the Celestial Gods based on the Chinese Mythological Gods. After finished reading, Isaac will aid the group to bring Verta back who she was. Wong alerted him about the Heartless raided on Hong Kong which caused Taiyo and his companions are going to defeat the Heartless. Don't forget to review after reading this!
