Hey guys it's time for a new chapter in Midoriichi Next Generation. I want to showcase some of Jodan's techniques, techniques that rivals Kimiko's. Also I would like to say I have started drawing the comic for the first Midoriichi and have the first three pages on my Deviantart account. You just have to look up Raischenzo and it'll be in my Midoriichi Folder. Also for those who have not read it, you should check out my new KiGo story, God of KiGo, I think you guys will like it. Now let's get started.
I do not own the Kim Possible Characters, they belong to Disney. I do However own Kuraiichi, Rida, Akai, Hori, Midoriko, Chisana-ichi, Josei, On'nanako as well as the names Buraun, Koni, Roni, Midoriichi, Hekuta, Murasaki and Kimiko, Moniku, Komori Bo'A, and Jodan.
Ch 12. Priestess Jodan
Kim and Jodan had enterd the cave and Kimiko immediately called out to everyone. "Look who's back." She said.
Her family walked in from the depths of the cave with Akai in the lead. Akai paused as she looked at the woman. 'Could it be?' She thought to herself.
Midoriichi walked up to Jodan and sniffed her catching a familiar scent. She smiled. "I thought as much, welcome back." Midoriichi told her.
"Yes." Akai said with a bright smile. "You need to stop by more often."
"I'll try." Jodan chuckled.
She looked around and didn't see any of Midoriichi's brothers, but she did notice Chisana-ichi. "I'm guessing your brothers are out on some sort of mission?" She asked.
Midoriichi nodded. "They are doing a joint mission with the Neko right now."
Jodan smiled. She was pleased to see that the two clans were working so well together. Then her eyes set upon Chisana-ichi.
"Hey is this who I think it is? Is this little Ichi?" Jodan asked Midoriichi and Kimiko.
The two simply nodded, which made the priestess smile. "Man, look how much she's grown. The last time I saw you, you were still just a baby. You and your sister." She commented. Jodan began looking around for Midoriko, but didn't see her anywhere.
"Where's Midoriko?"
"Gone. She ran away not too long ago actually." Midoriichi shrugged.
"What?" Kimiko, Jodan, and Chisana-ichi said in unison.
"Midoriichi why didn't you say anything to me?" Kimiko asked.
"Because she'll be back. Where could she possibly go?" She asked Kimiko.
"I know where." Jodan spoke up. "We should find her before Moniku does." She said.
Their eyes shot wide at the mention of the name. "Did you say Moniku?" Midoriichi asked.
Jodan nodded. "I have been following her trail for two years now. She has assumed various disguises, but she can't hide that scar across her left eye." Jodan said.
Midoriichi growled, she had wished she could've killed that woman, but the demon escaped. 'Next time she'll get more than just a scar across her face.' Midoriichi promised herself.
"You don't think she's after the kids again do you?" Kimiko asked.
"Most likely. I mean she put up one hell of a fight for them nineteen years ago." Akai said.
"Who's Moniku?" Chisana-ichi asked.
"Moniku is a strong demon, of unknown origin. She first showed up when I was about your age, and took Kuraiichi away. She has a strong hate for the Tori and the Neko, for again reasons unknown. She had three apprentices, a woman named Bo'A, another woman named Komori and Kuraiichi herself. She trained them and each came to become leaders of their own clan." Akai told Chisana-ichi.
"Was Bo'A and Komori with her?" Midoriichi asked Jodan.
"No, it was just her, but if I had to guess she has most likely reunited with them by now." Jodan said.
"Ok, I'm going to go look for Midoriko, you guys stay here just in case she tries something funny." Midoriichi ordered.
"I'll send On'nanako to warn Josei, so they can prepare as well." Akai said.
Midoriichi nodded and turned to leave, but stopped immediately. She started sniffing the air. "What's wrong Midoriichi?" Kimiko asked her.
"I smell blood." She said.
Not long after that, a ninja showed up at the cave's entrance. The ninja was female, and carried fresh battle scars very evident because of the state her suit was in. She propped herself against the cave. Her arms and legs were completely scarred as blood leaked from them. Her torso had bruises and her right arm had burn marks. The ninja pulled off her mask and revealed herself to be Yori.
"Yori what are you doing here? And what happened to you?" Kimiko asked.
"Midoriichi-sama…..please….help me." She begged.
Yori immediately dropped to her knees, and hands and lowered her head to the ground. Her body was trembling as she tried to hold her pose.
"My village, my home Yamanouichi is under attack by Wyverns. We tried to fight them off, but we're not strong enough. Ron-kun is injured and my people die with each minute that passes. I know it's a lot to ask, and I know you must be very busy, but I beg of you. Save my village, save my friends, save my family." She pleads to Midoriichi.
Midoriichi looks at the woman, she could tell that Yori is a proud warrior and woman like herself, and to do what she has just done, to swallow her pride and beg like she's doing, takes more guts than she would have herself. Midoriichi expression changes a bit when she hears Yori's next words.
"Kudasai…Kudasai….Kudasai(Please)." The ninja continued to beg. She looked up and Midoriichi could see the tears in her eyes, the flooded her cheeks. Yori was scared of what would happen to everyone if she failed to retrieve help, of what the end result would mean if she failed.
"You humans, everytime I think I have you figured out, you go and surprise me." Midoriichi said. "You didn't have to beg me. Begging is for enemies and not friends, remember that. Now just point me in the right direction and I'll take care of those overgrown lizards." She said as she punched her right fist into her left palm.
Yori pointed to the southeast and Midoriichi was ready to head out. "Wait, I'll go with you. I don't want to risk the chance that the Wyverns are a set up just lure you out by yourself. If it's true that Moniku has indeed reunited with her apprentices then they will be expecting you." Jodan told her.
Midoriichi accepted Jodan's offer to help and the two women rushed off to Yamanouichi Village. Akai went towards the back, to get On'nanako and several guards to accompany her to the Neko. Kimiko took Yori to the back as well to heal her wounds. Chisana-ichi just stood there, taking in what she had just heard.
There was a woman out there who tried to kidnap them when they were young. This woman had just returned and Midoriko was now in possible danger. A few nights before Midoriko had met a woman calling herself Utsukushi. Could Utsukushi be Moniku in disguise? Either case she couldn't risk finding out the hard way so she rushed out of the cave, following her mother and Jodan southeast.
She stopped in her tracks when a woman with blonde hair and tiger cape and fur wrapped around her waist appeared before her.
"You're a sight for sore eyes." The woman said. "How have you been? You've grown into quite the beauty. I bet you get all the guys." She finished with a smile.
"Who are you?" Chisana-ichi asked.
"The names Komori." She answered.
"Komori?" She repeated. "You're one of the women after my sister." She growled.
"It's true, my mother has her eye on Midoriko, because of Kuraiichi's gene she possesses. However my watchful eye has been on you. Mother thinks because Midoriko has the gene, her answer will be found in the power she posseses. I think it would be found in you, the one who is pure and untouched." Komori said.
"You're not taking me without a fight." Chisana-ichi told the bat demon and took a defensive fighting stance.
"Dear child, I'm not here for you. However if you wish to test your strength against me, by all means let us fight." Komori said going into a battle stance.
XX
Yamanouichi Village
Midoriichi and Jodan arrived to most of the village burning. There were corpses of villagers and ninja alike burning in the flames. The sounds of battle were everywhere, Midoriichi looked up and saw several Wyverns flying overhead.
"Damn I wasn't expecting this. You got any ideas?" Midoriichi asked as she and Jodan got back to back.
Jodan nodded. "Just one, can you gather all the Wyverns in one place?" She asked the Tori leader.
Midoriichi just smiled. "Watch me." She said as wings erupted from her back and she took flight.
Midoriichi flew straight up and made a lance with her demonic aura. She hurled it and it pierced a Wyvern in its neck. The creature roared out in pain, as Midoriichi grabbed the lanced and detonated it, blowing the creatures head off. She got the attention of a few more Wyverns and dodged their fire breath as she flew into them.
On the ground Jodan had red scroll rolled out on the ground. She had a beaded necklace with a cross on it wrapped around her left hand and she pressed her hands together and began to chant. While she was chanting several ninjas appeared on the scene, that too were bruised and injured, but that would not deter them.
They threw several chains at a Wyvern and they wrapped around its wings. They tried to pin it to the ground, but the creature was far stronger than that and took off flying with them in tow. The Wyvern was flying straight for Jodan.
She looked up when she heard the Wyvern roar. Acting quickly she pulled out her sword and leapt up to meet the Wyvern.
"Phase one: Mikadzuki: Suraisu! (Crescent Moon Slice)" Jodan said as she cut through the Wyvern in a single strike. "I need someone to cover to me while I finish the spell." Jodan said.
"How about me?" She heard a voice say. She turned to see an injured Ron walking up behind her.
"No way, you're too injured to fight." She said.
"Don't be ridiculous." He said, but winced from the pain when he tried to move his left arm.
"Your arm is broken." She told Ron.
"I only need one to wield my sword. Now finish your spell Jodan, we can talk afterward." He said, and before she could object he jumped back into the battle.
"Ganko baka. (Stubborn fool)" She said as she resumed her chanting.
Ron cut off the wing of a Wyvern that tried to go for Jodan. It crashed into some trees behind her as Midoriichi dumped two more on top of it from above.
"I've got seven so far, what about you?" She asked the blonde warrior.
"Ten before you showed up, and that guy makes eleven." Ron looked to his right to see another Wyvern coming up, and he jumped into the air and threw his sword into the creature, stabbing it in the head. He then kicked the blade through its head killing it.
"Make that twelve." He said with a smirk.
Midoriichi grumbled. "Showoff." Before flying back into battle.
When Jodan was done chanting her prayer, she placed her hands on to the scroll and white light irradiated from it.
"Shirusuperu: Choeki! (Sealing Spell: Imprisonment)" Jodan said as chains emerged from the scroll and wrapped around the necks of the Wyverns. When all the Wyverns had been caught, the chains began to drag them into the sealing scroll.
They roared out as they tried to free themselves, but the power of the scroll was greater and they found themselves imprisoned forever in the form of ink drawings. Jodan placed a seal on the scroll then closed it and placed it back on her side again.
Midoriichi then transformed into a giant raven and blew the fire out from the village, when the survivors were evacuated. When the fire was put out, she returned to her normal state and joined the others.
"Sorry we couldn't get here quicker." Jodan said to Ron.
"I'm just glad you guys came when you did. It meant that Yori made it safely to you. Is she ok?" He asked.
"She's going to be fine. Kimiko is healing her up right now." Midoriichi reassured him. "Come on, I'll have my mother take a look at your arm." Midoriichi told him.
Ron nodded and they began to head back towards the Tori caverns, when a roar was heard. They turned to see jet black wings emerge from the forest as a black Wyvern emerged. It lunged quickly it jaws opening around Midoriichi.
'Not enough time to dodge!' She thought to herself as the beast prepared to snap her up.
That's when a foot collided with the Wyvern's face, knocking it back. Midoriichi was stunned at the sight. The person before her had black feathers, and black hair with orange streaks in it. Her life had been saved by her eldest daughter Midoriko.
The Wyvern growled as it laid its eyes upon the intruder. Midoriko met its gaze, and the creature remembered her from before. The woman that had killed his mate. Staring into her eyes the beast could feel something dark stirring within her.
'You lay even so much as a scale on my mother, and you're dead!" She threatened the creature. Her eyes growing colder with each passing second.
The Wyvern then decided to take flight and leave the area. Midoriko watched it until it could no longer be seen. She then turned to see that her mother was unharmed and smiled on the inside.
"Midoriko." Midoriichi said to her, but before she could say anything more, Midoriko had embraced her mother and wrapped her up in a hug.
"I'm sorry mother, I didn't mean the things I said, I was just so angry. I realize now, that you were just trying to protect me. I didn't mean what I said about you and Kuraiichi either." Midoriko told her.
Midoriichi looked at her stunned, something must have happened to make Midoriko like this. Whatever it was or whoever it was she was glad that she had her daughter back. Midoriichi wrapped her arms around her daughter and hugged her back. "Come on Midoriko, we're heading home." She told her eldest.
XX
The border between the Tori and Neko
On'nanako hit the ground hard as she was knocked back. She looked around to see her escorts dead on the ground. She wiped the blood that leaked from her lip away as a figure stepped in her way.
The woman was Bo'A she reached down and picked up On'nanako. "Ready to give up?" She asked. "I was hoping that Midoriichi would send either Kimiko or Akai. I really wanted to pay them back for last time." She said.
The snake that was wrapped around her, reached out and bit On'nanako on the side of her neck. Bo'A released her afterward.
"That's highly toxic venom, you've just been injected with. There's no cure for it either. So eventually you'd hallucinate and die, but I'm a generous person. I'll put you out of your misery. Besides I can't have you warning Josei about us, before we're ready." Bo'A said.
The next thing On'nanako could make out was Bo'A transforming into a giant snake, and being swallowed whole.
XX
Chisana-ichi rolled across the ground and hit a tree. She looked up into the smiling face of Komori.
"Please tell me you give up?" She asked.
"No not while my sister is still out there somewhere. You wont take her." She said getting up.
"Oh you don't have to worry about that, she'll come to us." Komori said.
"Yeah? What makes you so sure?" Chisana-ichi countered.
"She desires power, and we can give her that. However I personally want to see how strong you could get if you received the same power." Komori told her.
"I'm not interested in anything you have to say." She answered.
"Oh no?" She said as she approached the young demon. "There will come a time when you realize, that you're going to need more than what you possess to stop Midoriko. When you do, come find me. I'll be waiting." Komori said to her. She smiled and then disappeared into the forest, leaving Chisana-ichi to her thoughts.
Well todays chapter comes to a suspenseful close. Ok well maybe not suspenseful, but it should get you thinking. Does Komori know something that we don't and if she does what would the outcome be? You'll have to keep reading to find out. Until next time. Later everybody!