Jade floated in the air for a few moments more as energy pulsed through the entire temple...until she finally settled down to the floor, landing lightly on her feet as her eyes closed, sealing in the glow. Her hair settled against her last of all, and when she opened her eyes she had to blow a lock away from her face before everyone could see that the glow was gone.
"Did it work?" the monk who performed the ritual asked worriedly. "I've never performed this ritual before, and my teacher never mentioned light shows."
"It worked," Hsi said softly with a wide smile, his eyes flicking from where Jade's pendant had wound up back around her neck...to where Emeraude stood on her shoulder with a wide smile and the hood of her robe pushed back. While Jade's hair went more or less wherever it wanted unless she made an effort to tame it - which she rarely did - Emeraude's was bundled into a neat bun, as she'd worn it when she was older. Hsi walked over to her. "So how does it feel to be the-"
Jade promptly punched him in the solar plexus. "That's for not telling me keeping the promise was for my own good, and for not mentioning Emeraude was your little sister!" she snapped angrily.
Sweetie Belle promptly spat the water she'd just taken into her mouth to calm herself down all over the monk who'd offered it. "She's what?" she gasped out as Apple Bloom and Scootaloo shared chortles.
Hsi coughed a few times as he used his bent over position to make his shift back to human form more natural. "Okay..." he admitted as he rubbed his sternum. "I guess I could have given a few details-" His words were cut off as he looked up by Jade's lips gently touching his own.
Jade pulled back with a soft smile. "That was for keeping it...and everything else." She idly tucked a lock of her hair behind one ear...only for it to rebelliously swing back in front of her face.
"...buh..." Hsi let out, apparently having lost his ability to process for the moment.
Jackie rubbed the back of his head thoughtfully. "So...Jade is the Chosen One...but still Jade?"
"Yeah," Jade confirmed as she shifted awkwardly in her robes. "Hsi, please tell me you brought my regular clothes up the mountain too? I really want to get changed out of these robes before we head back. As comfortable as they are, they are not me-" Green light suddenly flowed over the robes before fading, leaving behind what looked like Jade's normal attire. "...did not know they could do that," she murmured thoughtfully as she plucked at the fabric, feeling the layers even if the material was still Joromungo silk like the robes had been instead of the more mundane fabrics she was used to.
"We should probably do something about the monkeys outside, too," Emeraude indicated, gesturing to the three giant statues - near mountain sized - that Daolong Wong had brought there. "It's really not safe to leave them lying around where anyone can get at them. The seal may require all three magics to open, but someone might get the idea of physically cracking them open."
"Think Valmont could lend us his new bodyguard to move them back?" Jade asked thoughtfully. "She could probably manage it...and even if I do have the power from how much chi is stored inside me as Chosen One to do it myself, I'd be worried about damaging my body if I tried to channel it all at once like that..."
"I'll ask them, Mistress," Hsi offered quickly, drawing a circle in the air to open a communications window.
"I'm not your Mistress," Jade responded immediately, almost automatically.
"So Jade," Viper asked curiously, "how's it feel to have your boyfriend's little sister inside you?"
"GYAK!" Hsi gasped out as he tumbled forward to slam face first into the ground.
"...I hadn't thought about it until you mentioned it, but that's going to be awkward in about seven years..." Jade murmured thoughtfully. She then smirked at Hsi. "Fun in the meantime, though." She then noticed everyone staring. "What?"
"Uh...you didn't say 'he's not my boyfriend' like you usually do," Tohru pointed out thoughtfully.
Jade glanced upward for a time, then looked down at her pendant before smiling warmly at Hsi. "No...I didn't."
Daolong Wong watched calmly as Daolong Wong flew threw the air to splat against a distant mountain, bursting into a flood of tree sap. He sighed as he closed the window into the Earth Realm. "Well, plainly the Monkeys wouldn't have been that much of an advantage elsewhere...and if Uncle has that many Boon Tokens to use against me, eliminating him will need to take precedence over harvesting the fillies, as much as I'd want to make him watch it happen and be powerless to stop me. ...Gan! Retrieve the tree sap! I only have so much of the leavings of the fillies' magic, and it's potency is not to be underutilized."
Nodding, the Dark Warrior vanished. Wong then turned back to the resources he had within the Shadow Realm. In addition to his usual magical ingredients, he had a cauldron full of the tree sap left behind every time Apple Bloom and the others did big magic. While not dryadic sap, it had its own magical properties and proved very useful for a number of magics...especially the crafting of simulacra that could contain magical casting ability without being directly linked to the one they were crafted of. Using them before the sap had kept him off the radar and let him keep functioning even with the entire magical world after him, but they'd been expensive. The tree sap proved a very effective cost saver in that regard.
He had a great many more dark magic resources to utilize, and quite a few stolen artifacts of other forms of magic...but he only had one ally left to call on, and only then only as a last resort. The Shadow Oni were vicious, cruel, and desired the end of Light. That was why all but one was sealed away, and that one in hiding in the depths of the Shadow Realm until the time was right to free his brethren. Wong resided in only the upper layers of the Shadow Realm, which left him safe from the forces of Light. Nothing aligned with light could enter the Realm without being tainted by the Shadows, and anything that was Light would cause vast destruction just from the act of entering...and that would damage the oh-so-precious Balance.
Still, he had one more plot to play before he called on his last ally. He'd left dark traces on the Talismans when they had last been in his possession. Not enough for anyone to detect unless they were looking, but enough for him to track their locations. He would have to craft another simulacra to send first, but once it was ready he knew exactly where they were...and that the one guarding them hadn't adapted sufficiently to the new 'magic' world to know to ask for magical protections for his vault, or his base. On top of that, he'd left a channel open inside the base tied to the Wizard's homestead. While not a channel Wong could use...one door existing made it that much easier to make another.
If he could acquire the powers of the Talismans for himself, that would drastically boost his already formidable abilities. The simulacra that claimed them could match a Class 2 on an even footing. Added to his true body when he called on The Shadows and The Stars? It would take the Triumvirate to stop him.
And if he was able to complete his research? Well, then even those three would be forced to bow to him. And the fillies were the key...
Apparently, one of the previous chosen ones was named Astrid Hofferson.
If I'm right about that, then I think I know exactly what species the Noble Dragon will be...
Aiyah! Daolong Wong is silly! cannot beat fillies, nor can he call on Shadow Oni as Jade would be able to become shadow queen.
Awww... Jade is growing up. She's accepted the inevitable boyfriend situation
But again, Daolong is a brilliant villain. He's not quite where Valmont was, but he's far from a slouch. Knowing the other factors in the base setting, and considering all the extra features, I'm very eager to see how his plans turn out. The clones though? Sorry, simulacra. They are... I just always love that idea. A bit sad Uncle wasted some of his boons though.
Well drat. Wong done learned something, and Season Three looks to be on track.
I'm not saying that I didn't like Season Three, I'm just in favor of Wong getting his butt handed to him in a manner most permanent.
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Oh trust me knowing how this story is most likely headed he's setting himself up for his final defeat if not death or petrification. Daolong Wong just doesn't learn and he's managed to puke off nearly every magical being out there good and bad, especially the gods. That's not even counting Equestria if he manages to survive to pull a Ridley and stage an attack on the CMC's homeworld or Canterlot High for that matter.
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Hah, Toothless/A Night Fury as the Noble Dragon. That's a BRILLIANT idea, and I hope you're right.
Will this lead to the Animal Talisman arc or a subversion there-of?
...would be fun seeing how Bai deals with her husband turning into a child during the horse episode, though.
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Oooh, good point.
Wait, Daolong Wong is in the Shadow Realm? Somehow, I'm guessing the way to getting to him involves a certain children's card game, and a forgotten Egyptian Pharaoh. Or is that the wrong Shadow Realm? And yes, I do know the Shadow Ream I'm referring to is only part of the dub.
So now we're about to go into the Animal Talisman hunt?
So, all the Sap. All of that SAP... Right, I gotta make more popcorn. Anypony else need some?
Why do I now feel that the big three are going to become the big four once Celestia is introduced? I am also hoping Wong bites off far more then he can chew when he gets to Equestria.
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<hold up a tub of mini KitKat treats> no thanks, im good...even Dragons like chocolate...
Jade if you want to keep your boyfriend I wouldn't remind him constantly of having his sister inside, just feel lucky that it didn't excite him because that would be messed up.
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Oh, I love that idea!
A moment of silence please for the death of a running gag. It served us very well but it's time has come, and while it leaves behind it's sibling, some of us will truly miss it.
I would ask again that if Emeraude was on Jade's one shoulder... who was on her other shoulder?
Jackie... you supposed to say "Bad Day" at this moment.
Phraaaaaaaaaaaaaasing!! @_@;;
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Done deliberately on Viper's part, actually.
Oh Viper, I know you're using an in joke but at least you're keeping it in the family.
Guess Jade is serious about not monkeying around with those statues.
If only DaoLong Wong could see himself now...
Well at least Daolong Wong can still be fit into a rational actor model, just got to remember that there are expanded options for him because of magic, and clever of him to use the side effect of his battles to his advantages so he makes gains even in defeat.
He's still doomed mind you.
Fucking Wong needs to bite the dust already. He's become a plot device to stall out for the next villain now. Also, yay jade finally acknowledged hsi is her boyfriend! Wonder how long it will take for the mistress one to fall now.
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Oh, yeah. He's still screwed. Still, well played.
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Or in jade's case, keeping the family in her.
I imagine that Valmont will go ape over that.
And i thought that Wong was kind of a sap before.
Awesome, I was hoping for this outcome.
Hahaha!
Oh my god.
Nice.
So... Did Wong just forget that one of the people hunting him is a light demon, or...?
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It was stated that one who is Light can't enter the Shadow Realm without causing massive damage, and thus breaking the Balance. And further motives to not on Valmont's part will become clear soon.
Interesting. We're entering the Talisman Avatar arcs, which means a certain demon-sorcerer is return in a while, if it follows at least. Also, I'm curious to see how long Daolong Wong will hold the title of main antagonist. He's certainly been more effective than in canon. Not Valmont effective, but still.
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Wouldn't he be an exception though, since he's both Light and Dark?
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I believe Jade as shadow queen has been rather thoroughly averted in this timeline.
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Nope. He's a demon of Light. His Element is key there.
Just like not all Gods are Good, not all Demons are Dark or Evil.
Yeah, that was the outcome I was hoping for. Given all the extra support Jade has in this Alt-U, it really only makes sense she would accept the role. When we got to DLW watching himself, for a second I thought that the whole thing hadn't happened because it was a simulation that Wong was looking at to see if the attack would work, and I was about to flip my lid. I honestly don't really remember how that worked, so I'm just going to leave it be and be happy it happened. Now I'm just going to sit back and wait for the next arc.
Chapter One Hundred Seventy-Six
"Bad Day"
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"He's Not My Boyfriend!"
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Total Count: 50 (Even though it wasn't Jade that said it, I'm counting it because it will likely be the last one. We end on an even 50)
"I'm not his Mistress!"
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Chapter Count: 1
Total Count: 8 (Let's hope this one continues)
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He'll be the main antagonist until Valmont decides he's gotten too annoying to leave running around. Then he'll get squashed in very short order one way or another.
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If she hadn’t already become Queen of the Shadow Khan, has said queen on her shoulder, and at least has some idea of how to make that transformation possible and safe for her because she experienced and remembers the timeline where the Demon Sorcerers ruled the world you would have a point here.
However since all of that did happen, the possibility of Jade becoming Queen of the Shadow Khan again is still very much possible. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if it ends up happening during the Oni Mask Arc. The only question is whether or not the transformation is permanent or not.
And now we have a couple more stand alone episodes left in season 3 before we get to the noble animals arc. Hopefully Tats will combine the vampire episode with the cult in Stonehenge arc to give a nice little story involving a police girl, a former assassin turned butler, the 26 year old head of an intelligence organization, and the vampire known as Alucard.
Mortal Kombat references? Or actually realms that were mentioned in the show?
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Well by both D&D and White Wolf lore, the Plane of Shadows/Umbra respectively are both infinite expenses that connect to 'other realms'. So in theory, go deep enough and you really could find people playing children's card games...
D'aww!
Jade has learned the clothes beam. Piccolo has some competition.
Viper is best aunt.
That's a relief. I was hoping you'd draw out these arcs as long as possible before getting to the Oni, since that's kinda where I stopped watching.
It would be awesome on their next world trip if they encountered the rest of the Veil Guardians. Also, as a reminder... Lucoa. She needs to smother someone. I'm not picky who, since there's comedic potential all around, but she definitely needs to smother the Chan clan.
A smile-inducing chapter from start to finish.
Chapter One Hundred Seventy Six
"Aiyah!"
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"One More Thing!"
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(looks at the bet jar) ya know what.. (tosses it behind & lets it shatter) forget the bets!!!
Well shit. That didn't go NEARLY as bad for him as I thought it would T_T
Then again it just means he is doing his job as the New Big Bad.
Is this a typo?
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Read further.
A simulacra is a magically created copy designed to act as a decoy or the real person.
Actually, since "American Dragon Jake Long" is a part of this universe, there might be enough dragons in this universe to not need HTTYD in this story.
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When Jake Long was introduced, Jake referred to Shendu as "the last pure-blood dragon native to this plane of existence". That was significant.
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I thought so too, for a moment. I thought the Chans hit him so hard, he had an out of body experience.
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I had thought he was using Time travel somehow. Considering it is, in fact, possible in the show, I was sure of it.
Then the tree sap happened.
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I think they meant The Deadly Nadder.
Oh. That means Shendu will still come back because he's a noble, "pure-blooded" dragon, not a noble "mud-blooded" dragon.