As Valmont and Jackie crossed swords, shifting back and forth through the battlefield, Valmont quickly noticed that Jackie's expression - as intense as it was - showed conflict. "Something bothering you, Chan?" he asked as he attempted a disarming strike, hoping to capitalize on his opponent's distraction.
Jackie readily blocked the disarming strike, shifting into a fierce counter almost without seeming to think as he sighed sadly. "What you said before, about the Demons deserving a second hearing...it made me think." As he had Valmont briefly on the defensive, he pressed forward as he mused. "They have been locked up for a long time. Legends say it was for trying to conquer the world...but humans did that back then, too. In fact, many old human cultures indulged in the same things Demons are derided for from our modern perspective. Rather hypocritical of us to not allow Demons a chance to grow, when we have as a species. So if any Demons who come out the portals just want to live on Earth and are willing to behave by the laws of the magical side of the world...maybe they should be given a chance to."
"So if Tchang Zu had come out ready to live peacefully..." Valmont began as he backflipped away from the blade before bringing his own back up to clash.
"I'd have tried to talk Uncle out of banishing him," Jackie confirmed as they each pressed forward, applying pressure through the blades.
And I've outsmarted myself, Valmont thought silently. "Still, your pursuit is necessary in its own way," Valmont observed. "If you lot weren't actively hunting them, I wouldn't be having near as much luck getting them to listen to me."
Jackie smirked. "Is that how it is?" he asked calmly as they leapt back, ready for another clash.
As Viper continued to swing her staff back and forth against her opponent's trident, the clash of metal sounded over the battlefield, overlaid only by the occasional peal of thunder. She didn't know who this woman was, but the fact that she ran to Valmont's aid when Jackie attacked him told her Viper she was more dangerous than she appeared. The fact that the trident was still holding up despite striking it with enough force to shatter stone told Viper that there was something magical going on here. The magic-reading contacts she wore confirmed that, as it showed magic flowing out of the woman to surround her and infuse the trident. "Well well, it seems you've got more tricks than I expected. You aren't just a pretty face on a criminal's arm."
The woman chuckled darkly. "And you're just full of surprises," she purred softly. "Do try and keep me entertained while Big Blue over there lays waste. I haven't had this much fun in a long time, and I live for the challenge!"
Viper grinned as she started putting the pieces together. "So you've been helping him release the Demons?" she asked curiously.
"I came here to break into movies, remember?" the blue haired woman purred back.
"Nice cover story, but a woman with as much magic as you have wouldn't need help breaking into movies," Viper countered. "Natural magic users can demand top dollar in Hollywood. Which tells me that's a cover story based on information that isn't accurate anymore. So what has Valmont offered you to get you to cooperate this much...Bai Tza?"
As Viper expected, the correct identification of her opponent caused her focus on the magic she was pumping into the trident to waver, and Viper lunged in. Her enchanted staff split the trident down the middle before sweeping up to shatter the tines. Bai Tza staggered back, but then smirked. "You are full of surprises..."
"And the level of magic in the sets here means you can't tap any underground pipes for water," Viper snapped out, leveling her staff towards the disguised demoness. "Which means you are out of water, out of weapons, and out of options."
To Viper's surprise, Bai Tza laughed. "Only one out of three...and you were doing so well." Putting her hands to her dress, the entire thing shifted as it turned into water. Two bits solidified into a jungle-style tube top and loincloth, leaving the rest as writhing masses of water in Bai Tza's hands. "Ready for Round 2?" she demanded before lashing at Viper with a water whip that gouged the pavement when the ex-thief dodged.
Tohru struggled as he fought against all three Dark Warriors at once. It was proving exceptionally difficult, despite his size advantage. While he could easily outpower any of the three in a direct confrontation, he found he was in the same situation as he had been fighting Jackie while in Valmont's employ, as the three were too slippery to stand still and take it. On top of that, they were all able to hit hard enough to do real damage to him...though he'd thankfully managed to avoid Ren's boomerang blade. At first he hoped to get aid from Uncle, but it quickly became plain that Uncle was fully engaged in a struggle with Daolong Wong, sparing attention only to try and see what happened to Scootaloo. On the other side of the battlefield, Audrey III was trying to find ways to deal with the Shadow Khan without exposing himself to their herbicide weaponry. Tohru was on his own.
Thankfully, he did have one new trick of his own for just such a situation. Some deep meditation exercises had revealed that the reason he was so strong and released such devastating power when wielding the Talismans was because he had an excessive amount of Chi in his body...but it was naturally aligned perfectly with every cell. According to Uncle, Good Chi Warriors trained for years to achieve such things, and Dark Chi Warriors were created to be that way artificially. That Tohru was such naturally said he was meant for a great destiny. As such, Uncle had looked up a spell that Chi Warriors had used when pushed to their limits, one that allowed them to activate the Chi in their bodies to protect those that mattered most to them. Tohru spoke the spell now.
"Wǒ de shēntǐ shì dùnpái...Wǒ de shēntǐ shì dùnpái..."(1) As he chanted, his entire body began to glow the green of Good Chi, and he saw the Dark Chi Warriors flinching back. When Ren hurled his boomerang blade, Tohru lifted one hand and deflected the blade off his bare flesh, not even getting as much as a paper cut.
A grin crossed Tohru's face as he continued his new mantra. The tables had turned...
Scootaloo continued to tumble upwards past the clouds, surrounded in an aura of demonic lightning that prevented her from tapping her own magic and left her in pain on the verge of unconsciousness. She kept struggling to get past it, but the charge Tchang Zu had put into her was enough to keep her trapped like that well into LEO. This would prove to be the Demon of Thunder's biggest mistake, one he would never had made if he'd known any modern science.
As everyone who has studied weather or electricity knows, lightning is the result of opposite electrical charges in ground and sky being drawn violently towards each other to balance the charge. The greater the imbalance, the more intense and powerful the flash of lightning as positive and negative charges rush along the bridge between sky and ground. Magic functioned on rules similar to science, and thrived on balance. Where there was light, there was dark. Where there was good, there was evil. Where there was demonic...there was divine.
And Tchang Zu had just sent a naturally gifted wild magic creature up into the clouds super-charged with demonic electricity. It was only natural that such would draw a balancing power when it was in its own realm.
Scootaloo found herself sticking to the bottom of a cloud. Two heads - one green, one red - stuck out over the edge of the cloud, examining her curiously. When they saw the charge trapping her magic, the red face grinned widely as a rapid drumbeat began with the sound of rumbling thunder. "...I dressed up as you once..." Scootaloo murmured dazedly. The answering grin was vicious.
Scootaloo's body tensed as she felt divine lightning surge through the aura of demonic and into her body. Blue lightning patterns raced up her legs and along her feathers as the energy filled her, attuning her to the power so she could contain it. As the designs crossed her face, her eyes blazed blue, and she dove with the sound of a thunderclap, divine lightning trailing along behind her.
As she struck Tchang Zu hoof first with enough force to send him sprawling, she could only think one thing. This movie's gonna be AWESOME!
(1) "My body is a shield."
Will Scootaloo do her own version of the sonic rainboom?
Divine scootaboom?
No one can drum up a better comeback entrance for Scootaloo can they? It was practically divine in execution.
Man, Bai Tza is getting 'ripped' to shreds.
Seems the odds are now fully aligned in Tohru's favor.
oh hell yea go thunder god on his demonic arse Scoots
Lemme see...
Lights...
Camera...
Action...
All we need now is for George Lucas to show up and tell everyone they're doing it wrong and to start over!
I just hope Bai Tza doesn't get hit in the electrical crossfire...
Acknowledgement that the villain has a point, the heroine impressing the villainess (up to a point), and two characters playing to their strengths...I love it!
Though one wonders if the Demons would be content to work with the system rather than try to tear it down. Given what the Moon Demon tried to do in series...
I think this might just be my favorite crossover so far on this site. For a concept that's supposed to be mostly a silly story involving three cute mlp fillies in this serious world where demons and Chi wizards are at war, I find myself really engaged to all of these characters and interested to see the development of later ones in future.
It's great how Jackie and Valmont have a small debate about the similarities between the early nature of humans and how the demons might just deserve a second chance after all those years in prison. Heck, the fight they're in seems mostly to be a token effort with how reasonable they act. Bai Tza's use of her water dress was a pretty inspired and creative use of her powers, and watching Torhu and Scootaloo tap into more advanced uses of their internal magic is nice to see.
If I had to make criticisms of this story as a whole, I would list just three things: chapters can be a bit short and seem to end a bit abruptly at times (mostly a personal thing), sometimes the reactions of characters require suspending disbelief (Valmont does seem to accept Shendu possessing him pretty darn fast) and the pacing can seem a bit erratic in a few areas. Other than that, this story does just about everything right for me. Can't wait for next update!
8108102 actually I think it is closer to the buccaneer blaze with the way the electricity is used.
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The short chapters and abrupt endings are a personal thing of mine. I enjoy shorter chapters for reading long stories because it makes it easier to schedule time to read them, and cliffhangers help build tension.
suggestion:
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Nice alt-script.
Not something I can use, but very nice alt-script.
The brothers Raijin and Fujin!
8108136 Don't forget Micheal Bay shoehorning in product placement and a crazy off-the wall twist Shyamalan.
Sounds like the beginning of an Aria to me.
Now I can't get this out of my head:
Blue streak speeds by
Scootaloo the filly
Too fast for the naked eye
Scootaloo the filly!
Scoots
She can really move
Scoots
She's got an attitude
Scoots
She's the fastest thing alive!
And so it goes, but yeah. Stuck in my head.
8108178 and thank goodness you do it that way, because it helps you get more content out, and all of us want that.
And with a word, she calls down the lightning.
SHAZAM!
Action indeed.
10 ot of 10 will say that Tchang Zu done bucked up big time... also wondering how many more will NOT be homicidal idiots upon release
8108194 Thank you.
Awesome Scootaloo move, now that needs art. Assuming there isn't already art somewhere that inspired it, that is.
Why didn't these actions happen in the actual show? It would guarantee to be even more popular than it was.
Scarheart has a point. If the director is stupid enough to yell "Cut" & try to get take 2.... A new member is inducted into the "Too Stupid to Live" club. Pray that at least one of the cameramen is dedicated/suicidal enough to keep filming, is my advice to him.
To the cameramen "In emergencies one thing trumps presence of mind -Absence of body."
Jackie better watch himself! The higher-ups in charge of the good side DO NOT LIKE IT when their enforcers start thinking outside of sanctioned channels! EVER!
Though, fun fact: Cloud-to-ground lightning comes from the sky down, but the part you see comes from the ground up. A typical cloud-to-ground flash lowers a path of negative electricity (that we can't see) towards the ground in a series of spurts.
Objects on the ground generally have a positive charge. Since opposites attract, an upward streamer is sent out from the object about to be struck. When these two paths meet, a return stroke zips back up to the sky. It is the return stroke that produces the visible flash, but it all happens so fast - in about one-millionth of a second - that the human eye doesn't see the actual formation of the stroke.
This ought to be good.
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Wait, aren't the girls naturally gifted good magic creatures? I'm not trying to poke holes in this or anything in regards to balance, there was more demonic energy than good energy so it would naturally want to balance out. Just curious about this situation.
Well, looks like quite a few people were right about Bai Tza getting his ass kicked by Scootaloo via a Sonic Thunderboom. I suppose he pretty much had that coming, and I think Uncle will hand a demon's ass to him or her yet. After all, nobody messes with Uncle Chan.
I love casual banter during an epic battle. Makes things hilarious I, too, imagine humans and demons living peacefully. Kinda like that one extra map on Warriors Orochi 3.
I also think of the iteration of Thunder and Lightning on Teen Titans.
Since Lights, Camera, and Action have been covered, all that's left is 'Cut'
Raiden giving Scootaloo some help was awesome! I also liked the banter between Valmont and Jackie and the possibility for some demons to come over peacefully plus Viper figuring out Bai Tza's identity. Still want to see the two of them go shopping together on a day off just for grins and so Bai Tza can get some girl time, all that testoterone around her can't be good for her. I can't wait to see Tchang Zu's reaction to Raiden having helped Scootaloo... though I think "Whimper" might be a good one.
8108136 And then get hit by EVERYONE. HAN SHOT FIRST!!!!!
8108232 I loved that show growing up, to bad they stopped right after an awesome season with so much potential for the next one.
8108283 After Bai Tza and Valmont propose a new course of action, probably quite a few.
8108494 Tchang Zu you mean. Bai Tza is the water demon and fighting Viper.
8108485 Good CHI, not good magic. Wild magic with respect to the fact that it is neither divine nor demonic, although I could be mistaken on the origin of that term that our author is using.
Personally I wouldn't use the term 'wild magic' without defining it due to the fact that it can mean different things from different perspectives based upon previous experience. With my D&D background Wild Magic means something FAR different from what I think our author intends. That said, this has inspired me with a new spell.
Curse of the Crusader
(Work in progress, still mentally hashing out casting details)
The targets are cursed so that a 1 showing up on any dice rolls results in a spectacular failure of some kind. Crafting supplies burst into flames, cooking renders inedible results like toast becoming liquified or juice burning. This applies to DAMAGE rolls as well, with results that seem to violate the laws of physics and magic at the same time. If within fifty feet of a tree, often results in everyone around those so afflicted becoming covered in sap regardless of the triggering activity. Results should be funny or embarrassing, never inherently fatal.
Affects 1d6 entities of any type other than Deity.
Be sure to get your snacks ready as we break for the intermission of our epic hit masterpiece, "Jackie Chan: The War Of Darkness And Light."
i think someone should point out also that wild magic cannot absorb or be empowered by old magic.
I've got one thing to say
SHAUNG TOU LONG!
8108603 Sorry, there are so many demons in this show I get them mixed up at times.
8108782 True.
Chapter One Hundred Seven
"Aiyah!"
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"One More Thing!"
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so now scootaloo is kicking the demon around like a ball. nice. RD would be so proud of her.
8108362 Then it's a good thing the Chans are more third party contractors than direct subordinates.
Wait a minute.
Is Bai Tza an exhibitionist?
She was skinny dipping in mid air right?
Talk about calling down the thunder! Wreck his face, Scoots!
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Yes.
And yes.
There are big differences between a Tyrant Demon & a Tyrant Human.
With humans the will eventually die. After that, their empires can easily crumble, like what happened with Gengis Khan's Empire. With the immortality of demons, this is NOT the case
Furthermore, being immortal, at least to a great degree, demons are not very vulnerable to being assassinated, as has happened in the past.
Basically there's a lot of bigger problems that are unique to having the Immortality and level of Power that the Demon Sorcerers have, that humans can't compare with. As such, they are on an order of magnitude of threat greater to humanity than any human could ever be, with the only exception being nukes.
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And in a world where historically magic was the norm, both those differences are nullified.
Well this fight is electrifying. Keep going.
8109275 Hmmmm....in a world where lots of people had Magic, there is a certain amount of Truth to that. Though some of that stuff still remains in that Demon Sorcers are quite a bit more dangerous, because while Humans became more dangerous, humans still don't have Immortality as far as I can tell.
Unless they ascend to become a Supernatural Creature, but even then that still seems like something reserved for a small handful at best.
I can never understand why people think that there's supposed to be a "balance" between good and evil... If "balance" is supposed to be "good", that's like trying to balance, well, balance and imbalance. And if "balance" is supposed to be "status quo"... well, that forfeits any chance of improving the future, doesn't it? Heck, I wouldn't be surprised if that "balance" idea was a lie made to trick do-gooders into ensuring there'd always be some evil...
Now, if the balance is supposed to be between good and evil ENERGIES, then we have a completely different mistake occurring: neither of those technically exist. All things are either capable of being BOTH good or evil (sentient/sapient beings), incapable of BOTH (everything else in nature), or God (no evil potential there). Energy, by not being sapient, is automatically disqualified from being good or evil, though it CAN theoretically come in forms that are easier to channel by good/evil PEOPLE respectively. The "holiest" of energies could be used to perform unspeakable atrocities, and the most "evil" of energies could be used to save countless lives.
Do not think that means I find the concept of "balance" being involved like this to be breaking immersion though, that's an error I could EASILY see the "wise mages" making in this setting.
Look's like a certain Thunder Demon needs to learn to think more before acting.
I wonder how the other demons will react to the offer of living on Earth again if they follow the modern laws.