Authors note: And now for a second story based on Princess Monomoke with the brash Stella as the titular princess of wolfs and Striker as the main hero.
Summary: Striker a cowboy serpent imp who is the heir of the last of the serpent imps arm winds up cursed after confronting Higarashi aka One for all a powerful yokai demon who was cursed by the blight and sets out to find a cure before it kills him.
On his quest he meets Princess Stella, a demon peacock raised by Yokai Foxes as he is dragged in the conflict between the forest and the leader of Iron Town Camilia who wishes to take the head of the forest spirit Jesus Christ to give to the king. Striker must work with Stella to bring peace to both sides.
Chapter 1: Striker of the Snake imps
"In ancient times the lands of hell were covered in forests where from ages long past dwelt the spirits of the god and of the collective concusnus. Back then Demon, angel, man and beast lived in harmony but as time went by most of the great forests were destroyed those that remained were guarded by the yokai and giant beasts, who all owed there allegiance to Jesus Christ the Messiah and guardian of the woods for those were the days of gods and yokai.
Female voice over: ages ago the lands were filled with great forests that dwelt the spirits from the collective concusnus of humans of earth. Creatures known as yokai and yokai sinners had once lived in harmony with the normal sinners and the hellborns of hell. But it didnt last.
Alex Bridgman voice: many parts of the forest were destroyed by sinners and the yokai and Yokai like sinners could only rely on the Messiah called Jesus
Deep in the forest something was lurking and scrawling leaving tracks that destroyed life where it steps as it moved through the night
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Running on a path was a hell horse named Bomb Proof as ridding him was a teal colored serpentined imp dressed as a cowboy with a thin mustache and yellow almost bulls eye like eyes. His name was Striker the heir of Wrath flats villiage as he leaned forward to tell his hell beast to charge as he sensed something was comings Bomb Proof slowed down for Striker to hope of as he walked quickly as he scouted the field because he can feel something was coming…something bad.
"Bomb come on boy" he spoke as he followed him as he leans close to let him get on his back "Everyone!" He called seeing several female horse and serpent like imps females running to him "Striker!" Cried out the villagers as Bomb Proof stops "Theres something strange going on, you have to hurry, Granny Smith wants everybody back to the village at once" said Striker "We just came from John smith" spoke Applebloom a half horse/half serpent imp and Strikers adopted sister "Did he see something?' He asked concerned "Yes in the forest something is wrong" she said worried "Pocahantus told me the birds left as well" said Sweetie Bell a unicorn like sinner "The same with the animals according to Fluttershy" said Scootaloo a winged serpent imp as Striker was worried "I'll go to the watch tower and check with Jhon smith, you three hurry back home and be quick about it" he ordered as he and Bomb proof ran over to the tower where John smith was on look out as he hopped off Bomb proof as he started to climb as he paused to get a view of the first as the rumbling noise caused Bomb proof to perk up and growl sensing something was coming.
"Something's there…something bad" said Striker as he continued up where John smith (Pocahantus) a serpent Imp was looking through a telescope "John do you see something?" He asked "Yes I did and its not hellborn" he replied "Granny Smith is calling everyone back to the villiage" said Striker as he looked to the village and saws the people already returning to the village "There Look! Here it comes" said John as Striker got his rifle ready to take aim as he narrowed his eyes when the brick wall was covered by a black-reddish aura as the tree behind it was dying as it was smashed by a unknown creature covered in a red-black aura that looked almost liquid like known as the blight as the creature crawled on the path leaving a path of dead grass. "Its a Demon contaminated by the blight!" John yelled in alarm.
"What?" Said Striker in shock knowing of the blight a toxic substance that can corrupt all Hellborn, sinner and angel and more turning normal hellborns into horrid creatures of destruction. He and John watched the abomination when the blight peeled back revealing a pale white dragon with red eyes to reveal it was a demon like yokai named Higarashi Midorya aka One for all as he roared loudly as the black blight covered his body as he continued to rampage "Run! Bomb Proof run!" Yelled Striker as the hell horse growled ready to fight as Striker quickly shot his riffle at the wood to scare him off as he ran as the infected yokai began to attack the tower as the two imps screamed and jumped on the trees as the tower fell as the blighted white dragon charged right towards the village.
"Its headed to the village I've got to stop it" said Striker hopping off bomb proof as he hurried to the village "Striker wait! Be careful that thing is cursed!" Yelled John smith warning him "Here Bomb proof!" He whistled to call him as he hopped on his back as Bomb Proof ran to go after the dragon Higarashi as he ran in front of the abomination through the woods "Calm your fury Lord of dragons! Whatever you maybe a Sinner or yokai leave this land!" He yelled as everyone had already ran back to the village because of the threat.
Applebloom, Sweetie bell and Scotaloo rushed down the hill as Applebloom aimed her rifle to shoot as they watched Striker and Bombproof being chased by the blighted creature but it stopped when Higarashi sawed the three and charged to them "A monster!" Yelled Sweetie bell "Come on hurry!" Yelled Applebloom as she and the others ran "Go back! Please leave this village! Stop!" Yelled Striker but was ignored as the CMC ran but Sweetie bell tripped and fell as Applebloom ran in front as she got her rifle prepped "Get up! Hurry" she yelled "Applebloom!" Yelled Striker as he felt there was no choice as he loaded his rifle as he shot Higarashi in his eye as he roared in pain as some of the blight dissolved off "Run!" Yelled Striker
"Come on hurry!" Applebloom got Sweetie bell up to her feet and ran as Striker covered him as the blight stretched to Striker and Bomb proof as it got to his arm as Striker grunted in pain as he ripped it off his arm as Higarashi chased after them as they ran to the white dragon as he was getting uncovered by the blight as Striker aimed and shot the other eye as Higarashi roared as the blight weakened.
Bomb proof slowed as Striker ripped the rest of the blight on his arm as he groaned in pain as the blight vanished on Higarashi as he fell to the ground as everyone in the village cheered seeing the whole thing and Strikers heroic move "Striker!" Yelled Applebloom as she ran to her adopted brother "Fetch Granny Smith!" Yelled Applejack a centar/imp hybrid and Applebloom and Strikers sister as she and a few rushed towards him as Bomb proof stopped walking as Striker groaned and fell off him "Striker are you ok?" Asked Applebloom.
"BLOOM DONT TOUCH ME! *Calmer* don't touch me *cluching his wounded arm which was scorched red with purple marks hissing* the wound is evil as she quickly gathered dirt and tried to put it on the wound as Big mack a muscular Imp/Horse hybrid carried a elderly mare like sinner named Granny Smith rushed towards them "You must keep away from him all of you stay back!" She yelled as Big Mac placed her down as she ran over with a jug "What can we do granny?" Asked Apple bloom "Take this and pour it on his wound slowly" said Granny Smith as Apple bloom obeyed as she slowly poured the water on Striker as he winced in pain as he felt it heal slowly.
As he was healing Granny Smith approached Higarashi as he was still laying down as he was panting and bleeding from his mouth, the great dragon was slowing dying "O nameless god of rage and hate I bow before you, a mound will be raised and funeral rites perform on this ground where you have fallen, pass on in peace and bear no hatred to us" said Granny Smith. Higarashi just deeply chuckled "Disgusting little creatures, soon you will feel my hate and suffer as I have suffered" he muttered as his eyes sunk into his bloody eye sockets as he breathed his last breath as his flesh melted off revealing his bear skeleton and the black grass around him
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In the town hall, Striker sat in front of granny smith, he and everyone gathered for a meeting from the incident as they watched the elderly mare sinner to find a answer to where the yokai demon came form as she asked the spirit smoke "I am afraid this is very bad, the smoke tells me of the yokai demon is Higarashi Midorya a powerful leader of a group of yokai who needed a home and came from the far west, he as infected with the blight driving him mad, a poisonous hatred that consumed his heart and flesh and turned him into a demon monster, Lord Striker?" Asked Granny Smith.
"Yes?" He asked "Show everyone your right arm" said Granny Smith as Striker removed the bandages on his arm to reveal the infection of the black blight as everyone gasped in shock "What does it mean elder?" Asked John smith as the elderly sinner looked solem "Young Heir are you prepared to learn what fate the smoke had foretold you?" Said Granny Smith as Striker looked down "I am, the moment I let my bullet fly" he said as Granny Smith nodded "The infection will spread through out your whole body, bone and flesh alike, it will cause great pain and then kill you" she said as Striker narrowed his eyes that the blight will kill him unless he finds a cure. There is no way we can stop it?" Asked John "The lord got that wound defending our village and saving our lives!" A serpent imp named Greg sanders added "Do we just sit here and watch him die?" Asked a Centar sinner named Cherry Jubilee "You cannot alter your fate young lord, however you can rise to meet it if you chose, look at this *Points to a small iron ball* this was founded in the yokais body, this is what hurt him so, it shattered his bones and burn its way deep inside him. This is what turned him into a blighted demonn. There is great evil at work in the lands to the far west Lord Striker, it is your fate to go there and see what you can see with eyes unclouded by hate, you may find a way to lift the curse do you understand?" Asked Granny Smith as Striker nodded.
"I understand" said Striker making his choice to leave the village…but it has a price "We are the last of the cowboy hellborn and hellborn sinners, more so the last of the serpent imps" said Toothpick a armadillo sinner spoke "It has been 500 years since the lord destroyed our village and drove the remnants of our kind to the west, some managed to survive here for all these years, but the blood of our village has grown thinner with each generation, now our last lord must leave us never to return, I ask if Lord Satan and the other princes are laughing at us and mocking us" said Big Mac solomly as everyone went silent and watches in silent as Striker stood up and took off a ring, the symbol that he was to be the next lord and mayor of the village as he placed it on the table as a symbol that he renounced he is to be the next lord and leader.
This was the heavy price for him to depart, to leave the village and never return.
"Our laws forbid us from watching you go Striker, whatever comes to pass now, you are dead to us forever Farewell" said Granny Smith as Striker leaves the building to pack whatever he needs for his journey.
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Bomb proof stood in his stable until he sees Striker wearing a cloak to cover his identity as he walked to him as he opened the gate as he walked to him as he nuzzled his master as Striker gently patted his head as he got on his back and was ready to depart with no one saying goodbye to the last blood heir of the village as he exhaled out his nose as he was ready to leave as Apple bloom quickly saw them and ran to them "Striker" she whispered surprising him "Applebloom what are you doing here? You know its forbidden does Applejack know?" Asked Stroker warning her that the law forbids her to watch him leave "AJ dosent know and do you think I care about that, I came to give you this *Holds out a crystal dagger* I came to give you this so you won't forget your little sister" she said as she hands her the dagger "Your crystal dagger…Bloom I cant accept this" said Striker "Please keep it…I want you to have it so you won't forget" said Applebloom tearing up "Applebloom…you know I could never forget you" striker assured as he placed it around his neck as Applebloom watched him and Bomb proof leave the village and head west.
This was the last time he will see his home and family…
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Bomb Proof ran pass the fields when the new day dawns as they kept moving from the hills to the grassy plains as the lands became less farmlands to more open as they took a break to feed him with some berries that are fresh and not rotten. They finished there break as they continued on crossing the river as Striker removed his heavier cloths and cloak as they won't get wet. Once on the other side Striker got dressed as they continued west to find a cure to get rid of the curse before his life is taken…
Authors note: and that is the first chapter of a new story based on Princess Mononoke as Strike is cursed by a demon dragon version of One for all, who was the leader of a yokai version of the league of villains which will be a change in the tale as there are inner conflicts with his biological son Izuku and Tomera his adopted son.
Next chapter Striker stumbles into a raid by accident and learns the power of the curse is a blessed burden as he meets a mysterious fox sage and a human like monk that both are more then they appear.