Kaida Okami – The Prophesy
Chapter Six
Discord and Chaos
Kaida sat in her cage, quietly tending to her wounds as best she could with the
limited resources around her. Being a healer, she hated seeing a wound she could not
heal. Be it on herself or on another. Slowly, Kaida found herself drifting closer to sleep.
She closed her eyes and allowed blackness to overtake her, and she drifted in the sea of
sleep....
::DREAM SEQUENCE::
The darkness of uninterrupted sleep quickly faded. In its place came an unimaginable
background. Colors ever shifting and changing, shapes appearing in and out, patterns
unrecognizable in the chaos.
-That's what it is. Chaos-
A voice rang out through the turbulence. Kaida felt her body materialize. Where before
she had been simply floating, now she felt as if she stood on solid ground. Kaida whipped
her head around and stared at where the voice had come from. It was then she realized
that this was much more than a simple dream.
-Welcome to the Realm Of Discord.-
Kaida stared face to face with what could only be a goddess. Tall and willowy with sand
brown skin and large almond shaped green eyes. Her simple hunters uniform was
practical and Kaida marveled at the perfectly crafted bow held comfortably in her hand.
Kaida bowed respectfully.
"Artemis, Dianna, Selene.*" She said.
The goddess nodded.
-You are wondering why I brought you here child.-
she said more than asked.
Kaida nodded silently.
-Though I have brought you here, this realm is not under my control. My distant
sister, Eris, holds power over all that you see here.-
Kaida waited, knowing there was more to this than a genealogy lesson.
-One would think that with an entire realm at your disposal, one would be happy
to simply rule in your jurisdiction-
the goddess continued.
-Eris, however, is never satisfied with her power, no matter how great. For
hundreds of centuries she has tried, and succeeded to spread her power from her corner of
the Divine Realms to earth itself. Using humans, who are part chaos by nature, Eris has
succeeded in taking control of more than the High Council of gods is comfortable with.
She must be stopped-
Kaida processed this quietly.
"With all due respect, goddess," she said "I don't honestly see what this has to do
with me. This is a gods problem, not a mortals."
-Ah, but this is where you are wrong, on more than one count.-
Artemis corrected.
-For one point, you are not a mortal, but a youkai. I supernatural being, and
therefore, descendent of immortals. And this affair does highly affect mortals and youkai
alike. Think, my child, of what chaos represents.-
Kaida thought, knowing it was not a rhetorical question. Finally it clicked, in a small
sense of foreboding.
"War, famine, death." Kaida said quietly.
-That is correct. To allow Eris to seize control of the Earth would causes countless
deaths and send the delicate balance of the cosmos, of good and evil it's self, into
disarray.-
"What can I do?" Kaida asked, eyes hard.
-The gods themselves are forbidden by our own laws to meddle in human, or
demon, affairs. When the situation arises, however, we will sometimes chose a vessel in
which to carry out our orders and purposes. You are the chosen vessel.-
Kaida blinked and Artemis continued.
-You must stop chaos, child. You are the only one who can, as far as we know-
"What about my friends?" Kaida asked worriedly. "How will this affect them?"
The goddess shook her head sadly.
-The gods have many powers, among them to see some of the future. However,
there comes a time in all major, or minor affairs, where the gods see crossroads. Then
they must stand back and let the children of the Earth control their own destiny . This is
one of those crossroads. I cannot say for sure who will win, lose, or die. That child, you
must decide for yourself. But look,-
the goddess said.
-The Queen of Discord approaches-
Kaida turned and looked through a little rift in the walls of chaos. She could see a tall,
lean goddess, robes poisonous green, a large contrast to her pale white face. Wild black
hair framed her unearthly face as the woman stood, motionless in her kingdom.
-What your are about to see is one possibility of what could take place, should
you chose the wrong path-
Artemis whispered to her.
Kaida stared on in amazement as the goddess began to shape a chess board out of the
chaos she controlled. Kaida looked closer at the pieces. On the white side of the board,
Kaida could see lifelike images of her friends and herself. Koenma, Botan, Hiei, Kurama,
Yusuke, Keiko, Kuwabara, herself.
On the other side, the black pieces where many she did not recognize. There was Eris, a
harpie, a gorgon, and several different monsters that Kaida could not name. One piece, or
person, caught Kaidas eye as she observed the scene. A dragon demoness, with glowing
green eyes and scaly skin. Kaida couldn't quite shake the feeling that she knew who this
demoness was. With a signal that Kaida could not recognize, the pieces flew at each
other. Kaida watched in fascinated horror as the pieces slashed at each other. One by one
her friends fell until she was the only one left. She, too, succumbed to the sword of the
dragon girl. When the miniature battle was over the rift in the wall closed abruptly.
Kaida turned to Artemis.
-This is only one of the possibilities-
the goddess told her, quietly.
-Now you must chose. Do you accept to be the vessel, and therefore, help alter the
horrible destiny that the fates have laid out for you? Or do you decline, at let others chose
your fate?-
Kaida stood and faced the goddess unflinchingly.
"I will stop Chaos." She said clearly. "and save the lives of my friends."
The goddess nodded in approval.
-Then child, I wish you the best of luck.-
Kaida saw Eris realm fade around her. In a swirling mist, Kaida gently drifted back to her
normal sleep pattern. In the morning, she would face her destiny. And she would change
it.
A/N: whew! That took a surprisingly long time to write....anyway, hope yall enjoyed. Sorry bout the long update time. ^_^; Im a busy girl.....anyway, if this confused you any, just wait for a while, all will be cleared up. I think I'm having more fun writing this than any of my other stories...... Ja!
* Artemis, Dianna, Selene: Patron goddess of the moon, the hunt, and all wild things. (not necessarily in that order ^_^;) I picked her for this story basically because A) Kaida's a wolf, a wild thing, which Artemis controls B) She's a hunter, also under said goddess' jurisdiction C) wolf = moon = moon goddess.
Get it? Got it? Good.
Review!!!!
Chapter Six
Discord and Chaos
Kaida sat in her cage, quietly tending to her wounds as best she could with the
limited resources around her. Being a healer, she hated seeing a wound she could not
heal. Be it on herself or on another. Slowly, Kaida found herself drifting closer to sleep.
She closed her eyes and allowed blackness to overtake her, and she drifted in the sea of
sleep....
::DREAM SEQUENCE::
The darkness of uninterrupted sleep quickly faded. In its place came an unimaginable
background. Colors ever shifting and changing, shapes appearing in and out, patterns
unrecognizable in the chaos.
-That's what it is. Chaos-
A voice rang out through the turbulence. Kaida felt her body materialize. Where before
she had been simply floating, now she felt as if she stood on solid ground. Kaida whipped
her head around and stared at where the voice had come from. It was then she realized
that this was much more than a simple dream.
-Welcome to the Realm Of Discord.-
Kaida stared face to face with what could only be a goddess. Tall and willowy with sand
brown skin and large almond shaped green eyes. Her simple hunters uniform was
practical and Kaida marveled at the perfectly crafted bow held comfortably in her hand.
Kaida bowed respectfully.
"Artemis, Dianna, Selene.*" She said.
The goddess nodded.
-You are wondering why I brought you here child.-
she said more than asked.
Kaida nodded silently.
-Though I have brought you here, this realm is not under my control. My distant
sister, Eris, holds power over all that you see here.-
Kaida waited, knowing there was more to this than a genealogy lesson.
-One would think that with an entire realm at your disposal, one would be happy
to simply rule in your jurisdiction-
the goddess continued.
-Eris, however, is never satisfied with her power, no matter how great. For
hundreds of centuries she has tried, and succeeded to spread her power from her corner of
the Divine Realms to earth itself. Using humans, who are part chaos by nature, Eris has
succeeded in taking control of more than the High Council of gods is comfortable with.
She must be stopped-
Kaida processed this quietly.
"With all due respect, goddess," she said "I don't honestly see what this has to do
with me. This is a gods problem, not a mortals."
-Ah, but this is where you are wrong, on more than one count.-
Artemis corrected.
-For one point, you are not a mortal, but a youkai. I supernatural being, and
therefore, descendent of immortals. And this affair does highly affect mortals and youkai
alike. Think, my child, of what chaos represents.-
Kaida thought, knowing it was not a rhetorical question. Finally it clicked, in a small
sense of foreboding.
"War, famine, death." Kaida said quietly.
-That is correct. To allow Eris to seize control of the Earth would causes countless
deaths and send the delicate balance of the cosmos, of good and evil it's self, into
disarray.-
"What can I do?" Kaida asked, eyes hard.
-The gods themselves are forbidden by our own laws to meddle in human, or
demon, affairs. When the situation arises, however, we will sometimes chose a vessel in
which to carry out our orders and purposes. You are the chosen vessel.-
Kaida blinked and Artemis continued.
-You must stop chaos, child. You are the only one who can, as far as we know-
"What about my friends?" Kaida asked worriedly. "How will this affect them?"
The goddess shook her head sadly.
-The gods have many powers, among them to see some of the future. However,
there comes a time in all major, or minor affairs, where the gods see crossroads. Then
they must stand back and let the children of the Earth control their own destiny . This is
one of those crossroads. I cannot say for sure who will win, lose, or die. That child, you
must decide for yourself. But look,-
the goddess said.
-The Queen of Discord approaches-
Kaida turned and looked through a little rift in the walls of chaos. She could see a tall,
lean goddess, robes poisonous green, a large contrast to her pale white face. Wild black
hair framed her unearthly face as the woman stood, motionless in her kingdom.
-What your are about to see is one possibility of what could take place, should
you chose the wrong path-
Artemis whispered to her.
Kaida stared on in amazement as the goddess began to shape a chess board out of the
chaos she controlled. Kaida looked closer at the pieces. On the white side of the board,
Kaida could see lifelike images of her friends and herself. Koenma, Botan, Hiei, Kurama,
Yusuke, Keiko, Kuwabara, herself.
On the other side, the black pieces where many she did not recognize. There was Eris, a
harpie, a gorgon, and several different monsters that Kaida could not name. One piece, or
person, caught Kaidas eye as she observed the scene. A dragon demoness, with glowing
green eyes and scaly skin. Kaida couldn't quite shake the feeling that she knew who this
demoness was. With a signal that Kaida could not recognize, the pieces flew at each
other. Kaida watched in fascinated horror as the pieces slashed at each other. One by one
her friends fell until she was the only one left. She, too, succumbed to the sword of the
dragon girl. When the miniature battle was over the rift in the wall closed abruptly.
Kaida turned to Artemis.
-This is only one of the possibilities-
the goddess told her, quietly.
-Now you must chose. Do you accept to be the vessel, and therefore, help alter the
horrible destiny that the fates have laid out for you? Or do you decline, at let others chose
your fate?-
Kaida stood and faced the goddess unflinchingly.
"I will stop Chaos." She said clearly. "and save the lives of my friends."
The goddess nodded in approval.
-Then child, I wish you the best of luck.-
Kaida saw Eris realm fade around her. In a swirling mist, Kaida gently drifted back to her
normal sleep pattern. In the morning, she would face her destiny. And she would change
it.
A/N: whew! That took a surprisingly long time to write....anyway, hope yall enjoyed. Sorry bout the long update time. ^_^; Im a busy girl.....anyway, if this confused you any, just wait for a while, all will be cleared up. I think I'm having more fun writing this than any of my other stories...... Ja!
* Artemis, Dianna, Selene: Patron goddess of the moon, the hunt, and all wild things. (not necessarily in that order ^_^;) I picked her for this story basically because A) Kaida's a wolf, a wild thing, which Artemis controls B) She's a hunter, also under said goddess' jurisdiction C) wolf = moon = moon goddess.
Get it? Got it? Good.
Review!!!!