Family

Chapter 506 Concert Aftermath 2

By: Major144

Disclaimer: I don't own anything. This is just a story for fun.

Miles away from Waterfall, Spirit sat in a stone throne in her private quarts of her lair watching a crystal ball that showed her Spirit's concert. Spirit had to admit she was very impressed with what Siren was intending to accomplish. Her plan was fairly brilliant and most of the Underground would be under the spell of her voice. A huge victory for Spirit and her forces. Then things started to go wrong with the arrival of Finn's group and the Legion of Light. Spirit watched by as Siren and the defenders she had fought against the interlopers with all their might, but they were all defeated. Siren laid beaten on the ground and Spirit had been fixing to create a portal to her sister's location and get her to safety, when Luminous had shot Siren dead on the spot. Spirit was utterly stunned by the sight and she felt her sister die in that moment, along with the other living daughters of the Shadow Queen. Spirit crushed the arms of her throne in rage before she stood up and shattered the crystal ball to bits!

Siren was the fifth daughter to die. First Fay Soff, then Cinder, Cyan, Jelly-Chan, and now Siren. This was an outrage! Siren's death had been both public and cruel. It made Spirit both angry and sad. The citizens of the Underground had witnessed the Legion of Light kill Siren, which made the Legion of Light look strong and Spirit, her sisters, and her forces look weak and vulnerable. The Legion of Light as well as any other enemy faction could see this as a opportunity to throw themselves at Spirit and her remaining forces and possibly do some serious damage. Spirit needed to quickly deal with this in some way to keep her remaining sisters safe and to continue the mission of freeing her mother the Shadow Queen. She already had some plans in place to keep the Legion of Light from gaining an alliance with Hoaxe's forces and the Mantis Lords' forces, but she needed a way to really hurt them and put a stop to them. Spirit supposed she could adjust a few of her schemes a little to do just that to the Legion of Light. She also needed to deal with the Doctor's faction and strange group of human explorers and their allies as well.

Spirit turned her attention a little to other matters. She and her forces currently had three of the seven Crystal Stars in their possession. The human exporters and their allies had three Crystal Stars and the last one era currently being used as a trophy that was being offered as a prize in a tournament in the Colosseum of Fools, which Mr. Dark and a group of Spirit's minions were working on retrieving. Spirit could easily have her forces snatch the trophy as well as the three Crystal Stars in the humans' possession. And then it was only a matter of getting to the door the Shadow Queen was sealed behind in Subcon Forest, which they had Snatcher looking after. Once the Shadow Queen was freed the Legion of Light and the other opposing factions would be utterly destroyed. With that thought of accomplishing a long awaited goal, Spirit's mood became a little bit better. She would be able to avenge her fallen sisters.

Spirit then used her powers to put the shattered crystal ball back together as she began to search Hotland for one of the little puppets she was manipulating. A image of Becky in her office aboard the Sovereign appeared in the crystal ball. Spirit created a small portal behind Becky and stuck her hand into the back of Becky's head and into her mind. Using her magic Spirit gave Becky the location of the Mantis Lords' home and suggested testing the Doom Howitzer once it was fully operational on the Mantis Lord's home. Becky thought it was a brilliant plan and Spirit drew her hand away and closed the portal.

Spirit then began to search all of the Underground checking in on various residents both good and evil collecting information and seeing if any of them would make good puppets to manipulate. Her search eventually lead her to a imagine of the Gunslinger Lich, Gnarl, Y.V., Dominant Elise, Crazed Elise, the Minions, and the Stalkers were in some old ruins in Hotland working alongside Laser Wizard, Beast, Angelica, Ringo, Streak, and Koba to search the ruins for any magical weapons or objects. Spirit knew very little about the Gunslinger Lich, since he and his faction usually kept to themselves and never took any form of action against her faction or the Underground. She studied the Gunslinger Lich for a bit considering forming an alliance with his faction, but she knew almost nothing about him. The Gunslinger Lich then looked out and seemed to be aware that he was being spied on, which unnerved Spirit a little and she went back to searching.

Spirit then found Blockner, with his mercenaries, Gatling Gull, Gungamesh, and Buffammo working alongside Jordan, General Rabbit, Shovel Knight, Shield, Black Knight, Specter Knight, Insecto Knight, Mole Knight, Plague Knight, Tinker Knight, six fairies, and a dozen bugbears. The two groups were working on destroying the lead container prison that held the Nuclear Throne and the entity known as Pollution stood nearby with his motorcycle hobby horse. Spirit knew about Blockner and his group of mercenaries, they weren't really loyal to anyone unless they were being paid and Blockner was said to be very power hungry. Spirit made sure no one was paying too close attention to Blockner, before she made a small portal appear behind Blockner and stuck a claw into his mind getting access to his thoughts and memories. In a matter of seconds Spirit knew about the Nuclear Throne and this gave Spirit a little idea to make Blockner to go after the Doctor and his faction. She planted a idea and desire in Blockner's mind. The idea was for Blockner to want the Demon Crown to go with his new throne super weapon. Blockner immediately liked that idea and was all for it as Spirit drew her claw back and made the portal vanish.

With those little plans made Spirit focused on figuring out how to best protect her remaining sisters and freeing her mother.

Back at the Lady Lucktopus, Chi, Nyx, Kai, Ying, and Elise found themselves in a dangerous situation fighting against Ashi, Ami, Avi, Ali, Ani, Ari, and Aki. The Daughters of Aku had made themselves clear that they were here to kill Chi, so Kai and the others formed a defensive ring in front of Chi who already had her guns drawn. Elise already had her armor on and was ready to fight and provide healing support. Kai could already tell that the Daughters of Aku were extremely dangerous and skilled fighters, so she decided to use one of her other powers as she drew a short sword she kept hidden. The Princess of the Shadowkahn summoned a assortment of Shadowkahn Warriors to her aid. Most were the standard humanoid Ninja Khans, but there were a couple a few Bat Kahns and Samurai Kahns, and one enormous Sumo Khan. Both the Daughters of Aku and Kai's friends were both surprised by the appearance of the Shadowkahn.

"Nice! Looks like we have are own little army here." Said Chi.

"Yeah how do you like us now!" Said Nyx feeling confident with their situation.

"Don't celebrate just yet. This battle is far from decided! Sisters attack!" Yelled Ashi as she and her sisters charged the Shadowkahn.

"So you can just summon a variety of these shadow guys whenever you want?" Asked Elise looking at Kai.

"I can though the amount I can currently summon at one time is limited and I don't like to summon them all the time, because they report to my father's generals when they return to the Shadow Realm." Said Kai.

"You got some kind of issues with the generals?" Asked Chi.

"Some of them see me as a weak successor to my father and that I'm unfit to lead the Shadowkahn due to my mix heritage." Said Kai.

"They sound like jerks." Said Elise.

"They are, but once I free them and my father, they'll respect me." Said Kai.

"So you summoned these guys to protect me?" Asked Chi as she watched the Shadowkahn do battle with the Daughters of Aku.

"I did. I will do everything in my power to protect you." Said Kai.

"You really are a sweet girlfriend." Said Chi with a smile.

"Thanks." Said Kai with a slight blush.

The Daughters of Aku proved themselves to be incredibly strong and skilled with their weapons as they fought the Shadowkahn. Ashi and Ami swung their kusarigama taking down some Ninja Kahns with their sickles making them explode into shadows, before they used their chains to wrap around the Bat Kahns out of the air and slam them into the ground making them explode into shadows as well. Avi sliced some Ninja Kahns with her katana, before deflecting a sword swing from a Samurai Kahn. Ali came up from behind the Samurai Kahn and stabbed him in the neck with her Sais making him explode into shadows. Ani charged at the Sumo Kahn with her kanabo, the Sumo Kahn tried to smash her with his fists, but Ani dodged out of the way and swung her club into the Sumo Kahn's face knocking him down into a dazed heap. Ari swung her naginata around taking out several Ninja Kahns, before deflecting the sword blows of a Samurai Kahn and then she rammed her weapon through the Samurai Kahn's chest making him explode into shadows. Aki leaped about slicing Ninja Kahns with her two butterfly swords making them explode into shadows. The Sumo Kahn got back up only to have Ashi swing her sickle and strike him in the neck making him explode into shadows.

In only a matter of minutes most of the Shadowkahn were defeated. Kai tensed up at this. She had sent the Shadowkahn to try to defeat the Daughters of Aku and to gage their strength and skills and what she saw wasn't good. The Daughters of Aku were incredibly powerful and dangerous and Chi was their target. Kai was unsure she and the others could take them on and protect Chi from harm.

"Nyx. I need you and Ying to get Chi out of here and faraway. Me and Elise will stay behind and fight these Daughters of Aku creeps." Said Kai.

"No way! I'm not letting you fight these crazies by yourself! They want me, so this is my fight and I'm not going to run away!" Declared Chi before pointing her guns at Ashi and began firing at her.

Ashi heard Chi's words and was already in motion as Chi fired at her. The assassin dodged the bullets as she cleared some distance between herself and Chi, before swinging her sickle by the chain at her. Kai tackled Chi out of the way of the swinging blade and quickly scrambled to her feet to face Ashi as she charged forward gripping the sickle with her hands as she swung it. Kai blocked the blow with her sword as she and Ashi locked blades and pressed against each other.

"Step aside and your life will be spared!" Growled Ashi.

"I will not do that! Ashi is someone dear to me and I will not let you harm her!" Declared Kai.

"Then you shall die alongside her!" Yelled Ashi as she pushed Kai back and they separated.

The two fighters circled each other and then they charged and began to exchange blows with their weapons. Kai managed to block Ashi's attacks, but just barely. She realized that Ashi was stronger and more skilled to her, when it came to weapons combat and she needed to use her other powers if she wanted to win and protect Chi. Kai summoned a small Shadowkahn known as a Mini Khan. The Mini Khan was only a few inches tall and though it wasn't as strong as the other Shadowkahns it had the ability to eat people's shadows to grow bigger and knock people out. The plan was to use this very ability to takeout Ashi and the rest of the Daughters of Aku. Kai just simply had to keep Ashi distracted for the Mini Kahn to sneak up on her and do it's work. Ashi seemed focused on beating Kai as the Mini Kahn snuck up on her and prepared to go for her shadow, but just when it was about to go to work Ashi spun around and kicked the tiny Shadowkahn sending it flying and smashing into a wall!

"Nice try, but our senses are too fine honed for tricks like that." Said Ashi before she did a spinning kick and sent Kai tumbling and rolling across the ground.

Kai groaned in pain as she got up and Elise quickly came to her side and healed her. The Shadowkahn Princess thanked her and turned her attention to the battlefield. Only a handful of Shadowkahn remained and things weren't looking good. Chi looked both frustrated and a bit frightened by how things were going, but she refused to run.

"Taste the might of the true Daughter of Aku!" Yelled Chi before she fired her eye beams at Ashi and her sisters.

The powerful beams scorched the ground and ripped up shelves and boxes forcing both the Daughters of Aku and the Shadowkahn to leap out of the way to avoid getting hit. Chi then turned into a large rhino and charged forward colliding with both Avi and Ali knocking them into the air before she charged at Ani intending to impale her with her horn. Ani dropped her kanabo and dodged Chi's horn before wrapping her arms around the rhino's head as she was pushed back by the creature. Chi pushed Ani back several feet looking like she was going to win, but then Ani twisted Chi's head and slammed her to the ground on her side!

Chi was stunned by the blow and Ari charged at the down rhino intending to ram her naginata through Chi's belly and kill her! Just when it looked like that was going to happen Elise leaped in and whipped Ari with her tail knocking her away and stole her naginata and tossed it away. Elise threw some Kunia at a charging Ami forcing her back as she deflected the thrown blades. Aki leaped at Elise swinging her swords, but Elise managed to block them with the armor on her wrist, before she used her heal ability on Aki. The heal ability didn't injure Aki, but the good feeling that went through her body did momentarily distract her and allowed Elise to knock her back with a punch and a tail swing.

As all that happened Chi recovered and turned herself into a large electric eel surprising Ani before she delivered a electrical shock to the assailants making her scream in surprise and let go. Chi quickly slithered away and turned back into her human form as Ani recovered and was joined by Avi and Ali. The three Daughters of Aku closed in on Chi who drew her guns and tried to shoot them, but Ali threw her Sais and knocked the guns out of her hands, before pulling out another pair of Sais. Things weren't looking good for Chi. Ying then flew by overhead and dropped what appeared to be some large multicolored marbles on the ground near the group and they exploded into large colorful clouds of smoke blanketing the area. Both enemy and friend were confused by this and then Nyx started firing fireworks about causing even more confusion.

"Hide or escape, while you can Chi!" Yelled Nyx.

Chi stumbled through the smoke and shelves trying to find a good place to hide herself. She heard the sounds of fighting through the smoke as she moved. Chi bumped into a large box that looked big enough to hide in, when Avi suddenly appeared swinging her sword at her and just barely missed stabbing the princess. Chi fell onto her rear as she began backpedaling away from Avi who advanced towards her. The princess was too scared to thing about using her eye beams at such a close range or change into any animal as she desperately picked up random junk and threw them at Avi, only to have the assassin knock the objects away with ease. Chi's fear grew even worse as her back hit a wall and she found herself cornered.

"Now the disgrace to Aku's name will finally be eliminated!" Declared Avi before swinging her katana at Chi.

Chi finally managed to come a little bit to her senses and managed to shape her arms into tools to defend herself. Her right arm transformed into a shield blocking and deflecting Avi's attack and her left arm extended and became a long scythe at the end that slice through Avi's throat! Avi let out a startled gasp as blood squirted from her throat hitting Chi in the face. She dropped her sword and fell to the ground on her side making her mask fall off and exposing her face as she laid on the ground dying. Chi sat on the ground stunned and staring at the dying Avi in shock about what just happened and that her assassin was human and dying in front of her because of what she just did!

For a few more seconds nothing happened as Chi just stared and Avi continued to bleed and die. Chi finally got over her shock and scrambled over to Avi and put her hands on the bleeding wound desperate to stop it and prevent the woman from dying as she screamed and cried with tears in her eyes.

"OH MY GOD! WHAT HAVE I DONE?! I'M SO SORRY! I DIDN'T MEAN FOR THIS TO HAPPEN! PLEASE DON'T DIE! ELISE I NEED YOUR HEALING! PLEASE SOMEONE COME HELP!"

Avi just stared up at Chi as she tried to save stunned by her actions and words. The smoke began to clear and everyone saw Chi and Avi. Chi hoped that maybe the assassin's life could still be saved as she turned and called for Elise, but when she turned to Avi she saw the assassin was now dead.

"No...!" Said Chi as she removed her hands away from Avi's neck and backpedaled away from her in shock.

The remaining Daughters of Aku looked at Avi's body in shock. The fact that one of their own had been killed by Chi was something they had not expected at all. Before anything else could be said or done a elevator arrived on the scene and Samantha, Alcor, the Gravity Falls gang, and the Eliminator came out of it and arrived on the scene. Ashi realized the odds were not in her sisters' favor and gave a command.

"Get Avi and retreat!"

The Daughters of Aku threw smoke bombs that blinded everyone and when the smoke clear the Daughters of Aku including the body of Avi were gone, only leaving Avi's mask behind.

"You may have been lucky this time Chi, but we will be back and we will avenge our sister and end you!" Called Ashi's voice from the shadows.

Chi who now had Avi's blood on her face and hands went into the fetal position and began crying as her friends all ran to her side and tried their best to comfort the traumatized princess.

To be continued.