The following day proved to be even more dreary for all involved than the day before. Hsi Wu remained in his demonic form, standing tall and strong next to Tohru as they followed along behind Jade. Once more she walked in flowers and was fanned, her family being reduced by tradition into attendants on a destiny she didn't want but couldn't escape. Her own sorrow on the journey weighed on the others...save the monks, who seemed oblivious to her emotional state.
Uncle watched on sorrowfully. At some level, he knew that Jade's conclusions about what was to come had to be wrong. If she were right, then why did history tell of each Chosen One bringing new wisdom to the role? For that matter, if 'The Chosen One' simply overtook each new vessel, why have new vessels in the first place? Why wasn't the Chosen One simply an immortal? If the role was so important, the Jade Council - or any high ranking member - could have easily granted a past Chosen One immortality. No, logic told him that there was a reason for the reincarnation, and there had to be more to it than just adding a new life's worth of chi to the role. But he knew Jade was in no emotional position to accept logic...and he did not know for certain. All he could do...was work to protect her whilst she still needed it.
Rather than try to paste on a fake smile as the followers of the Chosen One congregated once they reached the main Temple at the top of the mountain or upset them with a frown, Jade pulled the hood of her robe further over her face. After all, the only thing any of the followers saw was the Chosen One, so what did it matter who was under the robe? She regretted that these would be some of her last thoughts as herself...and that the last conversation she'd be able to have as herself with Hsi was chasing him away...
The main Temple had a single chamber inside, with tall walls, the ceiling soaring far above and supported with crimson columns. The massive doors closed behind the group as they entered, and Tohru turned to examine them carefully.
"Do not worry, Champion," one of the monks quickly reassured him. "Good chi from all the past Chosen Ones protects the Temple. Dark forces cannot enter from outside unless invited in. We are safe here."
"That just makes me more concerned," Tohru muttered darkly. "Obviously, any dark forces that would be targeting the Chosen One before the ritual here would know that...so why haven't they attacked before?"
The monk shrugged helplessly. "Perhaps they saw the Chosen One was simply too well protected on her journey?" he suggested optimistically.
Tohru only frowned in response. That did not sound like any dark forces he was familiar with. The ones who had sold themselves to darkness rarely had a sense of self-preservation that strong, and those who were born of darkness would relish such a challenge.
Seeing his concern, Sofia, Lucia, and Ysabelle moved into position in a triangle around the area the ritual was to take place in. Each of them used a single fingernail to gently break the skin of their palm to let out a single drop of blood as they began to chant under their breath. Green light linked them focused on the drops of blood.
"Ah!" Uncle marveled excitedly as he saw it. "A Blood Link Barrier! I have read about these, but never thought I'd see one in action. Despite how magic runs in bloodlines, few families of magic train in multiple disciplines and styles, and thus it becomes difficult to find close enough relatives who practice different enough styles to combine magic like this."
Tohru relaxed somewhat. With that protection, Jade should be safer...though now he found himself worried about his girls. That disquiet grew worse as Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo moved into position to shape a second triangle, creating a modified Solomon's Seal protection around the ritual site.
In the center of the site was a massive golden couch with a rune inscribed back, describing the ritual itself. The images showed energy from the past unfolding from the present as lives were merged together into a greater whole. A much older monk - obviously the chief of the Temple - stepped forward. "Welcome, friend," he greeted Jade softly. "Are you prepared to face your destiny?"
Jade said nothing. She knew if she spoke right now, she'd say something she'd regret...or worse, something that might skew the ritual and cause her - and possibly her family - untold harm. She couldn't trust her voice just now. Instead, she turned towards her family.
There was Jackie, standing there with a worried smile with Viper next to him. Both looked on in compassion and concern, arms around each other. Jade could tell, they were worried they would lose her now...she feared being lost. Still, she knew they'd draw strength from each other if that happened.
She turned to Uncle, looking sympathetic...and yet so strong. He was concerned about her, but he seemed unafraid of what would happen here. Jade tried to draw strength from that...but only felt her heart sinking.
She turned to Tohru, standing strong and firm, endlessly watching for threats. Always the protector, apparently destined to protect her on this trip...and that protection hadn't been needed. Still, once she was the Chosen One, he wouldn't have that destiny hanging over him. He could be happy with his girls...
Jade's gaze turned to the girls protecting her, the two spells intermingled to provide strong protection that would take untold power to break. She could only find herself hoping they had spared strength to protect themselves if danger came. As her eyes swept over Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo, she felt tears bead the corners. Her friends, her cousins...her teachers. Were they proud of her? Had she failed them? ...did it even matter?
Her gaze turned to Hsi at last, and the tears flowed freely. Ever since the incident with the Book of Ages, her sleeping mind had followed more and more along the lines of how Queen acted, speculating in dreams of what could be someday. As the dreams had become more and more vivid, she'd even begun to speculate on the...less salacious aspect of such future dreams, thinking about how...nice it could be. How fun. And now...now it would be all gone, and she had thrown away what had been left.
Hsi Wu met her gaze firmly...and brought his fingertips to the half-coin he still wore. It was all Jade could do not to gasp when he smiled after that, her own hands clenching tightly around hers, still held.
With that reassurance, that hope, that a future might still await her...she turned to the head monk and nodded.
"Then let us begin the awakening ritual," the monk intoned, guiding her to lay on her back on the couch. He placed his hands to either side of her forehead. "When you awaken from this trance, your chi will awaken as well...and you will remember your thousand lifetimes, and lead us once again." Noticing Jade swallowing convulsively at that, he chuckled. "Nothing to worry about. No Chosen One has died from this yet."
"Yet?" Jade yelped out awkwardly.
"Just my little joke," the monk promised, though he quailed from the concerted glare that earned him from everyone else. Leaning back, he began to chant. As other monks joined the chant, Jade's eyes slipped closed.
As soon as Jade's eyes closed, one of the monks who had been standing by an incense burner dumped a handful of herbs into the burner, turning it's white smoke dark blue and purple. Before anyone else could make a move, he'd thrown back his robe...revealing Dao Long Wong. "And now it is all mine!" he proclaimed as he unleashed a bolt of magic upward, blasting the roof off as shadows choked the sky and his Dark Warriors descended.
Should have seen that coming
Excellent chapter
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"Aiyah!"
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Seriously, why do people even still do this crap? It's just annoying to everyone, and a waste of space.
Welp time for the episode's bullshit has begun (never liked this episode always seemed to be both cliche in the worst parts yet have its own unique mistakes.)
Clever, if he pretends to be one of the monk who already inside the temple, all the wards and barriers are practically useless.
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Less the author says stop, no.
"Dao Long Wong!? But how did you get invited in?!"
"FACEBOOK SCAM!"
And once again we have Dao Long Wong attempting to compensate for all the pats on the back he never got with sheer suicidal maliciousness, as if trying to literally eat Christmas wasn't bad enough.
Emotions and Logic are other banes of each other. Right now Jade's lost in emtions and... I'm really hoping this doesn't turn out too bad for anyone. Dao long Wong remains ever clever. Still, with the amount of protective powerhouses gathered, I'm interested to see what precautions he's taken. This is the wizard that has summoned giants before.
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Sorry to burst your bubble but you third.
Cant wait to see how this goes boom.
Good number of words for the chapter. Sums up the story thus far.
A Dao Long Wong, I think this was his second last appearance before becoming a somehow less interesting "big bad" in season 3.
turning it's white smoke dark blue and purple
1. Its.
Wonderful, guess the Chan clan will know where they'll be DaoLong up the pain.
Normally I'd say that Wong has no chance of getting at Jade directly but for some reason I feel his confidence is a barrier of bad news.
Evil is nothing if not predictable.
What if this was some ruse? Like DaoLong Wong unwittingly unlocked full powers of the Chosen One, bringing true balance to magic light and dark.
True Chosen One Jade wakes up, “Counter Suprise, Beach!” And drains Wong of all of his magic.
Final Boss Battle ensues with the other Chans just watching the show. Then Jade splits in two with the original Jade lost until Jackie can reunite the two halves. Dark Jade is absorbed into Good Jade with her wardrobe reflecting the fusion of light, dark, and neutral magic with a Jade Chan spin.
True Chosen One Jade opens a portal to Equestria, ending the story.
Dao Long Wong clearly needs to see a therapist wit these death seeking tendencies of his.
Mother******!!!!
Dao Long Wong just keeps digging a deeper hole for himself.
He's pissed off Valmont... He's pissed off Hendersanta... and now he's going to piss off 1000 lives worth of good chi along side everyone else on side of good chi, and quite possibly a large amount on the dark side as well... you'd think he'd learn by now that things are going to go very poorly for him... ah well, CUE THE CARNAGE
The key phrase
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Waaaay too early for them to be heading to Equestria now, especially as it wouldn't leave much time for Jade or anyone to really get used to whatever happens here.
I KNEW it was too easy!
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Actually, the episode that inspired this arc was his very first appearance in the show. This time around, however, I suspect it will be his final appearance in this story.
But that's just speculation on my part.
I can't believe I didn't think to see that coming. Of course now is when DLW decides to rear his ugly head. I have a feeling he's going to be beaten to a pulp, though.
Chapter One Hundred Seventy-Three
"Bad Day"
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"He's Not My Boyfriend!"/"I'm not his Mistress!"
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Waiting for this Linkin Park ass episode to be over like yesterday >:|
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He showed up during the episode this arc is based on too.
Also, he is a dead man walking considering which family he just attacked.
Welp.... someone's about to become Dao Long Boned.
Daaamn
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this now makes me wonder if he will somehow survive until the end of the arc with the talismen animals for sake of continuity
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Given that it's Tatsurou writing this, anything's possible.
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Personally I hope he survives till the end and try's to pull his shtick in Equestria and tries to ally with Tirek but get turned into a statue by the Rainbow Power. I wonder how he will take being trapped in stone for 1000 years?
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Why do you think I'm wondering right now, I was sure DLW was deader then dead after the christmas shinnanigans
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...I can see the appeal of that...
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At this point I think the only thing he won't survive given his stupidity in puking off everyone good and bad from Valmont to Santa, is somehow angering a God of Destruction who appreciates life and goes after planets without life to destroy to keep the balance. Like say a mellowed out Lord Beerus or a certain Water God of Chaos and Destruction that's normally peaceful. Given how this story is massive in a multiverse way with all the series that's been references or cameoed I wouldn't put it past Tats if those 2 existed in the story as well and simply haven't been mentioned yet cause no one had a reason to yet.
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well since you brought up one god of destruction Tats already one upped that with a simple phrase with the cat, "Pecking Order"
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...I don't recognize that second one.
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I think he's talking about Tiamat. At least that's who showed up on a google search for Water God of Chaos and Destruction.
I'm surprised no one's made a "leet" joke yet
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"DaoLong up the pain"? That's a stretch, even for you
Really? he thinks he can get away with stealing Jade's Chi???? Maybe in the original timeline, but there are more people willing to kick his ass this time around and Jade has defenses. Dao Long Wong is proof dark magic makes you stupid.
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That is why it makes such good middle management.
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Like Mr. "Mid-Boss" from Disgaea?
Felt kinda bad for that guy.
I have a feeling the next chapter is going to be from Jade’s point of view as she awakens to her previous live’s memories. There will be a little stinger at end where she wakes up, spots DLW in a painful pretzel posture in a corner, and immediately groans that she missed out on a good fight once again.
Though that would be before Hsi states it was a rout, and DLW went down in 10 seconds flat.
8733848 rout
noun
1
a disorderly retreat of defeated troops.
"the retreat degenerated into a rout"
synonyms:retreat,flight
"the army's ignominious rout"
2.
LAWdated
an assembly of people who have made a move toward committing an illegal act that would constitute an offense of riot.
verb
1.
defeat and cause to retreat in disorder.
"in a matter of minutes the attackers were routed"
synonyms:put to flight,drive off,scatter;
Looks like someone made the Wong decision about how to best gain power...
"Everyone (not including the monks) is far too stressed to deal with your sh#! right now Dao Long Wong! Get the f@#$ out of here!"
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Or a certain Rainbow Mained Daedric Prince(ss) from the core timeline…?
With all this "It's for your own good" shit Jade's had to put up with what with this "Chosen One crap, Dao ain't gonna have a Wong much Longer is lucky Jade's going to be indisposed for a while. Though if Jade still ends up bathing in the blood of asshole monks, who am I but someone to cheer her on.
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I was actually referring to the water god that turns into a giant dragon made of water when the 7 chaos are united in anger instead of harmony, Chaos the Water God of Chaos and Destruction, the Chao that touched the 7 Chaos Emeralds, who is normally very peaceful but underwent a state of unrelenting anger for 4000 years over the death of his friends at the hand of his best friend/possible lover's father and his tribe.
Was not aware Tiamat was also a Water Dragon Destroyer Goddess.
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Ah but is Mr. Popo Abridged more powerful than Beerus or Grand Zeno?
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That could work too. Or maybe all of them gathering together to beat Dao Wong Long senseless before erasing him from existence.
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With regards to Mr. Popo, the Pecking Order already answers that question.
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Ah but it never mentions them as far as I'm aware. Especially being literal gods way up there above the others unlike Kami who was just a Namekian who took on the role of Earth's guardian and I suppose God from the translation of his name. Especially since Piccolo Jr. and his father weren't stated to be gods either. Not sure if a Namekian God has even been named yet as interesting as that would be like the first SSJG was awhile back.