Hello all Storm here with a new chapter! It's been a while since this was updated, but I'm back with a new chapter. Here we'll be seeing the aftermath of Shendu killing Jackie and Uncle, along with the three Demon Sorcerers returning to Hogwarts. So, without further ado.
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Captain Black and Tohru sat within Uncle's Antique Shop, both worried and nervous for Jackie, Uncle and Jade. Their nervousness and worry only increased the more time passed, without getting word from either Jackie or Uncle. Or in the worst case scenario, Jade contacting them to tell them that Jackie and Uncle were gone.
Given the fact that Jackie had told them that if they didn't hear anything from him or Uncle in two days, then they should assume they were both dead, and go get Jade. This showed Captain Black and Tohru that both Uncle and Jackie were fully aware that they could die
It was a strange, and even impossible, idea for the spy and former Enforcer to think about, Jackie and Uncle dying. After all the things they've been against, with Jackie even going against Shendu himself and stopping him. It seemed impossible for them to believe they couldn't stop the Dragon again.
But this time, they knew things were different. Shendu seemed to be five steps ahead of them, they didn't know where he was, what he was planning, nothing. In fact, before they left, Jackie and Uncle did find it suspicious for them to suddenly see Shendu, the Enforcers and that girl boarding an airplane. And in his experience, Captain Black knew a trap when he saw one, which was only another difference from the last time they went against Shendu.
"Tohru, you worked for Valmont, before. Do you know what Shendu was like, back then?" Captain Black asked the giant man, who looked down for a moment both in thought, and the reminder of previous affiliations.
"I didn't meet Shendu many times, only being present during a few meetings between him and Valmont. But from those few times, I was able to get a good idea of what Shendu was like, he was desperate. He wanted nothing more than to get his Talismans back and be free from being a statue. He would continuously offer promises of gold and jewels to Valmont in return for his freedom, along with threats of death if we failed. At first, the threats terrified us all, but as time passed and we kept failing to get a single Talisman, I believe we started thinking the threats weren't genuine. That Shendu was too desperate to be free to kill us, given Valmont had the resources to locate the Talismans. And if he killed us, then who knows when he'd find someone else that he could use to find them. Even after Shendu retrieved all twelve Talismans from Jackie's Yang-half, he could have killed us for our failures, but he didn't. He didn't even make sure Jackie was really dead, he just left to restore his palace and empire. I believe that with the return of his Talismans and true form, Shendu no longer considered anyone a threat to him, anymore." Tohru explained.
"Sounds like Shendu was a classic villain. Overestimating himself and underestimating those that oppose him." Stated Captain Black.
Granted, he knew Shendu was powerful with all twelve Talismans, and all the power they granted him. But one thing no one should ever do, is believe themselves to be unstoppable, as it's that kind of thinking that caused Shendu to be defeated last time.
"Yes, I suppose he was." Replied Tohru, knowing that perfectly described how Shendu was before, but now it was different.
"Except now, I believe Shendu learned from his previous failures of underestimating humans. Now he's no longer taking chances, like when he was able to steal that tome from Uncle's library, without us knowing, and destroying the temple to make sure we didn't know what exactly was being kept there. And now this, letting themselves be seen boarding a plane to Pamplona, when Shendu knows we would find out. He wanted Jackie and Uncle to come right to him." Tohru said gravely, with Captain Black nodding in agreement and knew that didn't bode well for Jackie, Uncle or Jade.
Just then the two shot up when Shendu himself, suddenly ripped open the shop, smiling wickedly.
"Correct Tohru. I wanted Jackie Chan and the Chi Wizard to come straight to me, and now they are dead!" Shendu revealed, with Tohru and Captain Black's eyes widening in horror to hear this.
Though Captain Black quickly pulled out his gun and fired at Shendu, only for the bullets to bounce off the Demon Sorcerer. Not a moment later, Captain Black and Tohru found themselves lifted into the air by the power of the Rooster.
"I had hoped to find that annoying brat here as well, but I can't sense her presence. How unfortunate, I had such wonderful horrors to unleash on her, in particular." Shendu said sadistically, wanting to torture and kill Jade for her part in his downfall, but he can wait to find her.
Summoning several Shadowkhan, Shendu had them begin collecting all of Uncle's tomes and ingredients for spells, wanting to see just how much knowledge the old man had hidden away. The Dragon then turned his attention to Tohru and Captain Black, wearing stony expressions similar to Jackie and Uncle's own, just before their deaths. but Shendu could still see the fear in their eyes, and he relished in it.
"Oh, don't worry, I'm not going to kill you fools. With Chan and the Chi Wizard dead, you are no longer a threat to me." Shendu said, before throwing them out of the shop, and crashing into the street.
The two groaned in pain, before crying out as Shendu stomped his foot on them, his claws digging into their backs. Looking up, they saw the Demon Sorcerer glaring down at them, with flames escaping his maw.
"But make no mistake, you live, only because I will it. If you try and stand against me again, I will know, and I will return to end your miserable lives. And when you next see that child, tell her I'll be sending her to see her beloved uncles, soon." Said Shendu, before stepping off them.
The two could only watch as Shendu turned back to the Antique Shop, before unleashing a stream of fire, igniting the shop and everything within.
Afterwards, Shendu then flew into the air and vanished in a burst of speed.
*Later-Hogwarts*
"Welcome to our temporary base brother. Shendu believes it's best for us to remain here, until we've freed all of our siblings." Bai Tza said, as Dai Gui looked around Hogwarts.
"Dai Gui does not like being trapped here. My kingdom remains trapped underground, while Dai Gui is here." Dai Gui said, while glaring at Shendu for not allowing him to begin unearthing his palace.
"Rest assure Dai Gui, once our family is free, you can begin restoring your kingdom to its former glory." Shendu said, placating Dai Gui, while making sure he doesn't simply rush off and expose them.
"Very well, brother. In the meantime, Dai Gui will be there." Dai Gui said, while pointing towards the Forbidden Forest.
Without another word, Dai Gui dug his way underground, and made his way towards the Forbidden Forest.
"Girl! What creatures reside within that forest?" Bai Tza demanded, while looking at Akane, wanting to know if they should expect anything that could challenge Dai Gui, in there.
"Uh, I'm not sure about all of them. But I know centaurs live in the forest, a colony of Acromantula, and unicorns as well. I also heard rumors about werewolves, a few giants, and even trolls, but I'm not sure if those are true." Akane answered.
"Hm, then it shouldn't be anything Dai Gui can't handle, himself." Said Bai Tza, before her body turned into water and flew towards the Black Lake.
Though when she arrived, Bai Tza was mildly curious when she saw a student, a Slytherin by her uniform, standing by the shore of her domain.
"Oh, what's this? Another foolish child wanting to save the poor, suffering merpeople. And here I thought you all would have learned from the other humans that tried." Bai Tza taunted, reforming in front of the student, while coiling her tail around them, intrigued when the girl only flinched lightly from her appearance.
"No, no, I'm not here to try and free them. I know it'd only end in my death. My name is Daphne Greengrass, and I came here because I want to make a deal." Daphne said, with Bai Tza now looking at her in amusement.
"Is that so? And why, pray tell, should I make a deal with you, when you have nothing to offer me?" Questioned Bai Tza, crossing her arms, while deciding to humor Daphne.
"I do have something to offer. I offer myself to become your Familiar." Daphne replied, with Bai Tza now looking at her with interest, not expecting that.
Bai Tza now considered taking Daphne's deal, after hearing that she's offering herself as her Familiar. After learning of her brother's past defeat at the hands of Jackie Chan, along with her family's defeat and subsequent sealing at the hands of the Eight Immortals, the Water Demon was willing to admit there were those that posed a threat to them.
But if she were to gain a Familiar like Shendu, then Bai Tza would no longer after to worry of being permanently sealed away, again. Not to mention, after everything Shendu has managed to accomplish since getting his own Familiar. Bai Tza was willing to get her own as well.
"And what exactly would you want in return, girl?" Bai Tza said, knowing Daphne wanted something in return for her service as her Familiar.
"I ask that in return, you give your protection to my family." Answered Daphne.
While Daphne didn't like the idea of serving a demon, she's also starting to realize that this is the new order. It soon wouldn't matter if you were pureblood, half-blood, muggleborn, a magical creature, or even a muggle. All that would matter is whether you decide to serve the demons and live or try fighting them and die in agony.
Daphne would rather serve and live, than die. And given Akane has the protection of Shendu, she's hoping to get protection for her family when the time comes for the demons to make their move. Now she just had to hope that this demon considered her valuable enough as a Familiar to accept her offer.
Unfortunately, Daphne's hope began fading when Bai Tza hissed and got in her face.
"I refuse! While Shendu may be lenient with his own Familiar, and allows her to do what she wishes, I am not! But if you are to be my Familiar, to show I am a kind master, I will allow you to choose one human to receive my protection, and only one." Bai Tza offered, willingly to offer her protection to a person of Daphne's choice, as a show of good faith.
"My sister, Astoria." Daphne immediately said, knowing if she can't ensure her entire family's protection, then she'll at least make sure that Astoria is safe.
Though she felt a shiver go up her spine, when Bai Tza smirked wickedly at her. She then heard Bai Tza muttered something in what sounded like Chinese, before suddenly Daphne saw she was surrounded by an icy white aura that stretched out and connected to the aqua blue aura surrounding Bai Tza.
"There, the bond is made, you are now my Familiar, and your sister is granted my protection." Said Bai Tza, with Daphne bowing to her new master.
"Thank you, My Lady." Said Daphne, only to shiver when Bai Tza chuckled darkly and moved behind her, her head moving close to Daphne's ear.
"Think nothing of it, my little Familiar. I am nothing, if not a kind master." Bai Tza cooed, before Daphne tensed at feeling her tail wrap around her throat.
"But make no mistake, I am not as kind as my brother! If you even think of plotting against my siblings and I, you will watch as I feed your precious sister to the sharks, before I fill your lungs with water and watch as you drown!" Bai Tza hissed, with Daphne shaking as Bai Tza created a water image of Astoria being ripped apart by sharks.
"Ye-Yes, My L-Lady." Daphne replied, having not even considered the idea of betraying Bai Tza, but now she definitely won't think of it.
Not only for her sake, but her sister's as well.
"Good. You may return to the castle; I will call on you, should the need arise." Bai Tza said, before diving into the lake.
Shuddering, Daphne made her way back to the castle, before noticing a glow under her shirt. Lifting it up, Daphne saw that the image of Bai Tza was now tattooed onto her left hip.
'I really hope this gets better.' Daphne thought, while lowering her shirt and walking back to the castle.
Maybe she should talk to Akane again about this.
*Timeskip*
Shendu smirked on his throne, as he looked upon the entire student body, at least those that managed to survive the year, along with the Professors.
Today was the last day of the school year, which traditionally meant the End-of-Term Feast and awarding the House Cup to whoever had the most points. And the Demon Sorcerer decided to "honor" that tradition, along with giving a reminder to the students to not tell anyone of what transpired here.
Given Shendu couldn't just force them to all remain in the castle over the summer, as it'd cause too many questions and problems. So, he's simply making sure they all act like nothing is out of the ordinary.
"Well, here we are at the end of another year here at Hogwarts. A year I'm sure you'll all remember for all the wonderful events that transpired." Shendu said, while seeing most of the students shiver or turn green at thinking of the "wonderful events".
"And I look forward to seeing every single one of you back here, at the end of the summer. My Shadowkhan will of course be there to "protect and guide" you all, should you get lost, and so you don't forget. After all, we wouldn't want to lose any of you, now would we." Said Shendu in a mock caring tone, while the message was loud and clear.
Try anything, and you'll face the fire.
"So, until we see you all in three months, have a lovely summer." Shendu said, before waving his hand, dismissing them, with all the students being more than eager to get away from the Dragon, and away from Hogwarts.
Of course, they all knew they'd simply be forced back at the end of summer, and couldn't say anything, unless they wanted to watch more people be burned at the stake. Even the Seventh Years, who didn't have to return, knew they couldn't say anything with the Shadowkhan monitoring them.
"Well, that was about as subtle as a sledgehammer." Akane said, while looking up at Shendu from her spot beside his throne.
"As long as they understand the consequences of what will happen, should they try anything foolish, I could care less for subtlety." Stated Shendu, only caring that the message was received, and the fear was implanted.
"Right. So, what exactly will we be doing over the summer?" Akane asked, given she'll be staying here, rather than returning to the orphanage, with Shendu having already had the Shadowkhan collect her stuff from there.
"You will be working on solving the Pan'ku Box and locating the portals for the rest of my siblings. I will be looking over the tomes that Chi Wizard had collected, along with locating the rest of the Oni Masks." Shendu said.
"Oni Masks?" Akane asked, not knowing what those were.
"Nine magical masks created by good chi wizards to contain nine Oni Generals, each one having command over a different tribe of Shadowkhan. I already have one in my possession, the Ninja Tribe Mask, and I wish to have the other eight in my possession, as well." Shendu said, knowing it never hurts to have access to more subordinates, with Akane frowning in thought, before her eyes widened.
"The mask that you have. Does it have red eyes, green hair, and yellow horns?" Akane asked, with Shendu raising a brow at how she knew of the Oni Masks description.
"It does. How do you know this?" Questioned Shendu, with narrowed eyes.
"I read a story once, when I was little. About a Japanese Warlord that was said to be able to summon demons with the help of an ancient mask." Akane replied, with Shendu intrigued to hear that a human was in possession of the Oni Mask he now owns, and possibly knowledgeable in magic as well, if they didn't wear the mask.
"Really? Does this Warlord have a name?" Shendu asked, since this might serve as a clue to locating the other masks, with Akane shaking her head.
"No, it was said his name had been struck from history for the cruelty and evil he unleashed, during his reign. They only referred to him by his title." Akane answered.
"And what was his title?" Shendu asked, with Akane reached into her expanded bag and pulled out the book that had the story in it, and handed it to Shendu, who opened it and gazed upon the image of the Warlord.
Dressed in dark black/grey samurai-esque armor, along with wearing a red, torn cape, while also having a unique three pronged crest on his helmet. The most eye catching parts were his demonic red eyes, similar to his and his siblings, as well as the two blades that extended from his left gauntlet.
"The Shredder."
So, what did you think, good. Yep Shendu has now collected Uncle's collection of magic tomes and ingredients and given a warning to Tohru and Captain Black of what awaits them should they interfere in his plans. We then see Shendu, Bai Tza, Akane, the Enforcers, and Dai Gui return to Hogwarts with the Earth Demon taking up residency in the Forbidden Forest. Then we see Daphne has approached Bai Tza with the offer to become her Familiar on the condition she gives her family protection, unfortunately for Daphne Bai Tza isn't as "kind" as Shendu. But she does let Daphne choose one person, with it being her sister Astoria, with Bai Tza then making Daphne her Familiar and giving the heiress, her own warning. Finally we go straight to the end of the year, with Shendu reinforcing the fear the students and teachers have of him, before he tells Akane of their plans for the summer, but not before he get an interesting reveal of one of the baddest villains around with their own connection to Shendu's plans, the Shredder! So, review if you liked go away if you didn't.
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