Collaborative Writing Project: TAO: Rize of the Ying-yang



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THE WORLD
This is a struggle between white and black, light and shadows, exterior and interior, justice and evil. This is the tale of a transcendental battle between a Buddhist maiden (good) and a witch (evil).

Due to certain circumstances, our young hero is dragged into the “Battle of White and Black.” Plunged into the depths, he becomes a prisoner as he is entranced by both the Buddhist maiden and witch, with whom he also falls in love.

In the course of the battle, what is the youth’s relationship with the Buddhist maiden? What sort of woman is the witch? Will the grey-colored youth be dyed in white or black, or something else entirely?

THE CHARACTERS

 * Witch. Currently nameless. She’s eccentric, but sexy and a user of various magics. She’s a woman who’s difficult to dislike, cool, and somehow manages to play innocent.
 * Buddhist maiden. She exists as seven different characters. Here, she appears as the god of wind (named Fuujichan) and god of lightning (named Raijichan). She uses the statue of Buddha as a motif.

Introduction
A single shard of light shined through the temple window as the seven forms of the Buddhist maiden encircled the statue in deep meditation. Fuujichan was the first to feel the dark presence. But just as she began to call on the power of the wind, the witch appeared in the doorway. “Seven months in the Darkness, thanks to you,” she said. “But now I’m free, and it’s your turn!” In an instant, the witch tossed what, at first, looked like a large rodent into the center of the room and vanished.

Just then, Raijichan realized it wasn’t a rat at all – she’d seen the witch’s tricks too many times before – it was a bomb enchanted with dark magic, and it was about to explode. Raijichan and each of the maiden’s other six forms appeared to fall into a trance all at once – quieting their mind, and focusing their light around the object. And just as the explosion began to flash, it was gone.

In the city, far from the chaos at the temple, a young man pulled off of the busy street and parked his scooter on the sidewalk. He walked inside the market, and emerged moments later with groceries spilling out of his backpack. He pointed his scooter towards home, but just as he was about to turn into the shortcut at the alley, he saw her standing directly in front of him. He hit the brake and nearly had to lay the bike down to avoid slamming into the beautiful, strangely dressed girl with green-tinted hair. “What’s the matter with you,” he yelled, trying to gather his things from the pavement. “I’m going to need your help,” was her reply. --Brian 18:17, September 13, 2013 (UTC)

“Help?” The young man asked, perplexed, “What do you mean?” He further studied the woman. She looked like she was dressed for Halloween, dressed as a witch. She wore a purple hat with a ridiculously large brim that was red underneath, and a tip who’s curl at the top. For some reason she had chains around her neck, wrists and ankles; she also carried what literally looked like a cross between a scythe on one end and a broom on the other! (Anonymius (talk) 17:18, September 13, 2013 (UTC))

A tall, slender being wearing a gas mask and wielding two large titantium khopeshes watched the two young people conversing. Perhaps he could learn something from them. "Killing them sounds like a fun idea, Khopesh," said a feminine, seductive voice. Khopesh looked to his left to see a beautiful, fiery witch with glowing, circular yellow eyes, but only for a moment. The man wasn't sure what she was, nor did he know whether or not she was real, but he chose not to listen to the witch. "The Legion of Swords must never find this place," said Khopesh, making his leave, "and I hope that Hope is nearby." --ScorpionTail (talk) 17:19, September 13, 2013 (UTC)

"Don't pretend you don't know about your abilities Onmyoji." "Onmyoji?" The young man, Ryusei Mibu, recalled a dream in which he encountered a large red fox who taught him a modern form of the ancient Japanese fortune telling art of Onmyodo. "Did Date send you, I should've never told him that dream." "This isn't a joke Mibu," the witch showed her scythe to Mibu's head, "Right now I'm being hunted unjustly by a vengeful maiden and I need your help." With the wave of her weapon, the Witch transported Mibu to an unknown shrine. "What are you?"--Zeromaro (talk) 17:29, September 13, 2013 (UTC)

But the witch wasn't listening she was pacing back and forth, muttering strange words under her breath. Mibu frowned, who was this "Fuujichan" who the girl was muttering about? What did this strange girl want him for? He backed away slowly, carefully placing his steps so the girl wouldn't hear them. He was a few feet away from the shrine now but he tripped over backwards and fell into a road where a blinding light was rushing towards his head. The witch dived for Mibu and crashed into him, throwing him into the bush on the other side of the road where they both landed. Their faces were inches apart, her body against his as she placed one hand over his mouth. "Quiet... Its them." Rainbow Shifter 17:50, September 13, 2013 (UTC)

An Arrival
With that, through the brush, Mibu spotted a strange, colorful stagecoach emanating light. The stagecoach was drawn by a pair of magical creatures -- bears with raccoon eyes and long ears, covered in coats that seemed to change color with the light -- but seemed to float above the ground all the same. The magical stagecoach came to a halt, parallel to the bush, and Mibu, perplexed, began to make a fuss before being muffled by the witch's hand. The doors of the stagecoach flew open in a flash, and a voice -- a soft, calm, resonating thing that rang in Mibu's head like a tiny bell -- called out from the depths of the dark cabin: "I know you're here, little. There's no use in hiding, my dear."

Mhadick (talk) 18:09, September 13, 2013 (UTC)

Out of the corner of his eye, Mibu could see a strange, gas masked man observing them. He looked toward Khopesh, who in turn teleported away to a new location the moment he was seen. "What are ya lookin' at, twinkle toes?" asked the witch's hat suddenly, startling Mibu. "Oh, don't mind Toppa," said the witch, "You get used to him after awhile." --ScorpionTail (talk) 18:19, September 13, 2013 (UTC)

Mibu's brain didn't have time to take in a talking hat before he felt the wind suddenly growing very fierce, followed by the sound of drums and a young girl’s voice crying out “Shining Strike of Divine Judgement!” “WAIT WHAT-?” Mibu had less time to take in what was being said before the witch girl threw him out of the bush. As he flew across the ground he heard what sounded like a missile striking the ground. He looked up to see the bush they had been hiding in was on fire. The Witch Girl had leapt into the air beore gracefully coming back to Earth. (Anonymius (talk) 18:26, September 13, 2013 (UTC))

Mibu ran as far away from the stagecoach and the witch as possible. What is going on?! He thought and another voice, from the depths of his head whispered to him, giving him directions and moving his body to follow those directions. Before the exhausted boy knew it he found himself stood in front of the girl who had emerged from the stagecoach. Rainbow Shifter 18:30, September 13, 2013 (UTC)

"Yasunori," said the girl teary eyed, "I have waited ages for this." "Who now?" "As a result of reincarnation, you may not remember me; but you promised me that when reunited you an I shall be together and rid the world of suffering." "Don't listen to her, Mibu!" The witch used a type of magic that repelled Mibu and the maiden away from each other. "It seems I should do more than just take your name," The maiden assumed the form of Raijichan with Mibu losing more of his mind.--Zeromaro (talk) 18:49, September 13, 2013 (UTC)

A dark figure watches the unfolding events and narrows her eyes upon seeing Mibu. "That boy will be a nuisance in the grand scheme of things... If he couldn't be used as a pawn. I'll let the cards decide." The woman summons a deck of cards and draws and ace and a joker. She smiles darkly as she forces the cards into the ball and watches the outcome of her action. --ChaosWyvern-i (talk) 18:50, September 13, 2013 (UTC)

“I should have known that you would survive that rat bomb!” The Witch snarled, “Where are your other selves?” “They’re around,” Raijuchan replied, “but I don’t need them to take you down!” The Witch let out a high pitched cackle, before raising her arms. “Shadow Witch Snare!” She cried, as nearby shadows took on lives of their own, tentacles shooting at the lightning girl, who suddenly blazed with electricity, driving away the tentacles. Mibu's mouth was open as he watched this spectacle. (Anonymius (talk) 19:15, September 13, 2013 (UTC))

Jokers Wild
"Yeesh all the fighting is chaos ain't it?" said a voice from behind Mibu. Standing behind was a boy in his mid to late teens with a shaved head wearing brown robes, but the strangest part of this boy's appearance was his long, pointed ears. Mibu simply stood there, mouth gate, causing the boy to laugh. "The girl with the lightning is a goddess of sorts and the girl in black over there's a witch," he continued, but Mibu still seemed confused by the boy's appearance, which caused the boy to say, "Hang on I'll see if I can get their attention to help explain things." The boy placed his hands together, bowed his head, and spoke some strange words, which in turn caused the mysterious man viewing to pause and look as both Raijuchan and the Witch appeared to be frozen in their tracks as though they were bound by a spell. The mysterious boy then rose his head and spoke bluntly, "Could you two please be kind enough to stop your fighting and give me and this man here an explanation on what truly is going on?" --Ezvil (talk) 20:05, September 13, 2013 (UTC)

Khopesh looked onward, fixated on the witch, who he could get a good view of now that he teleported to a safer location, where no one could see him. "It looks like that witch is at it again," said Khopesh, wondering if he should intervene, "The Legion of Swords are already seeking the Elemental Chosen Ones. It appears that I need to lend a hand in saving these youths." --ScorpionTail (talk) 20:15, September 13, 2013 (UTC)

In the dimension of the Elementals the Sage of the the Elemental Demon Gods sat on his throne, "Infernace, no good will come of your actions. The Witch of Shadows has set your mind to follow the path of madness, nothing will occur as you have planned. I command you as the Sage of the Elemental Demon Gods to cease your actions immediately, and continue with the plan of exterminating the witch and that Maiden. In the dimension of mortals, or Earth, Fujiwarra Akisame felt like he was in a dream. He had been kidnapped by a mud colored giant called Behometh, then he had been transported to another place where a guy in what looked to be an armor made of water had freed him and given him a pure blue sword called Kisara, "You have been chosen as the next Elemental Champion of Water," said the guy in the armor of water. Finally, he had been pushed through a purple and white hole which had taken him back to the steps of his house, where a fight between a witch and a lightning cloud had been taking place. User: Sunami King

The Witch looked at the boy, then Mibu, and shuddered, asking "You want me to explain?" She was struggling to move, like chains were holding her in place. "There is nothing to explain, nothing! How can I explain being trapped in a void for what seemed like an eternity?" The Witch's words were soaked with anger. Mibu didn't know much about magic, but he'd had his fair share of frustrations in life. "Don't act like you didn't deserve it," Raijuchan muttered. "You and your kind have plagued this world for generations. You bring calamity and death wherever you go." --Sawreese (talk) 20:20, September 13, 2013 (UTC)

The Witch felt strangely torn, as she weighed her options, never taking her eyes off the deity she had failed to eliminate earlier. She knew the vast powers her enemy possessed, their previous confrontation having resulted in the Witch’s imprisonment, and she never wanted to experience that again. On the other hand she needed Mibu to do something for her, she couldn’t afford to leave him behind, and the sudden arrival of that strange boy made things complicated. She felt the familiar presence of her magical hat, as it spoke irritably to her. “Are you running away again, girl, or do you plan to use my powers for once?” She tried to ignore the taunts, as she stood with a firm grip on her scythe, ready to make a gamble. Stefan (Shikai - &#34;Rust &#38; Shatter&#34;) (talk) 20:35, September 13, 2013 (UTC)

"Sister!" Cried a series of voices. Out of nowhere six girls wearing similar scathily clad outfits as the girl with the lighting. Mibu had never met septuplets before, yet this must bee what they are. All seven girls looked exactly alike, the only main thing that distinguished them was the colour and style of their hairs: yellow, grey, brown, red, blue, white, even one that was multi-coloured! The grey haired girl's was long and in pig-tails; the brown haired girl’s was short and cropped; the redhead’s was big and wavy; the blue haired girl’s was so long that it seemed to cover her back, whereas the white haired girl's fell beside her shoulders. They also bore different objects; what looked like a large pillow, a sword, a biwa, a hammer, a bow and arrow, a mirror as well as the lightning girl's drums and drum sticks. "Ah good," the pointed ear monk said cheefully, "The whole party's here now, perfect!" (Anonymius (talk) 20:48, September 13, 2013 (UTC))

The monk looked over to his left. Khopesh was standing there, as he was too late to actually do anything. "You're that "Khopesh" fellow I encountered earlier!" said the monk. "You're also that strange masked man I kept seeing," said Mibu, who was completely fixated on this strange new acquaintance. Khopesh looked toward Mibu, giving him a sense of emptiness and loneliness when Mibu looked into Khopesh's mask's eye coverings. Everyone stopped fighting to focus on Khopesh, whose presence was clearly intimidating. Finally, the witch spoke. --ScorpionTail (talk) 20:52, September 13, 2013 (UTC)

"Hey new guy who appeared out of no where, make yourself useful and tackle that guy in the gas mask will you? He's part of the Legion of Swords which serves as a part of the DAGGER division which is part of Isis's research facility which is part of the Elemental Demon Gods's group." The Witch calmly said all this as she was slowly getting out of her paralysis. "No way, I know you! You're Julia Arlstrom, the girl who was supposed to have died in that freak accident at school 2 years ago! I don't know what's happening, but I've been kidnapped and given swords and called an Elemental Champion of Water and been pushed through a portal. I have no idea what's happening but I'm leaving..." Fujiwarra slowly took a few steps backwards before turning around and going at a full sprint, but Julia (the Witch) was faster, "Hold up kid, I don't know who you are, but if you're an elemental champion, then I can use you too. --User: Sunami King

Meanwhile, Beyond the Monastery...
His eyes opened again, for the first time in millennia. From that old, forgotten tomb, the king with no kingdom stood and left. He looked up at the sun, and it was bright, so bright. He looked at the world, green, so green. And he hated it, for going on without him. And so the last fairy, Lord Hoth Arboriusson II of the Shadow Throne, roared with anger, ready to kill it, all of it, and start again with a new army and a new plan.

TheReturnOfTheKing - O_o I'm watching… 22:03, September 13, 2013 (UTC)

"This is becoming too complicated," said Khopesh, rushing toward Mibu, Julia, and the maidens, "and now you all need to stop!" Khopesh's assault left the youths unable to react, and then they stopped fighting out of exhaustion. "Take these," said Khopesh, giving Mibu and company three elemental items. Mibu was given gloves, Julia was given a bag of coins, and the maiden was given a platinum chalice. "While there are pretenders out there, you three are among the five Chosen Elemental Heroes", said Khopesh, "and so, to you, young man, I give you the Gloves of Aether, to your witch friend I give to her the Coins of Earth, and to you, maiden, I give you the Chalice of Water. With these, you must find the other two Elemental Heroes, for you are the only ones standing in the way of the Legion of Swords, and their destructive plans. I must leave you now, for I have a woman to find." --ScorpionTail (talk) 22:25, September 13, 2013 (UTC)

The Quest Begins
"Before I go, I must warn you," said Khopesh ominously, "dark forces are stirring, forces beyond even the threat posed by Erika. The Elemental Champions alone can stop history from repeating itself." And with that, he was gone, leaving everyone very confused. "What is going on?" Mibu yelled, confused and frightened. "Shut up, child," said the maidens in unison, which was… really creepy, "you three have a quest. Now go find the other two - the champions of Fire and Sky."

TheReturnOfTheKing - O_o I'm watching… 23:20, September 13, 2013 (UTC)

"Everybody stop what your doing and explain to me in the clearest of terms what the heck is going on? I just went to get groceries only to be picked up by a witch who can't remember her past and tells me I'm some kind of wizard because of a dream I had, then some girl who can turn into seven other girls shows up, a monk who made 'em stop, and now some weirdo gives me something cuz I'm some kind hero. Did a convention with a Dynamic Productions and Toei lead just throw up over reality?" When people tried to answer, "One being at time, I'm looking at you seven-girls just one of you answers!" "Now, you're actually starting to sound cool," the witch spoke, Zeromaro (talk) 23:31, September 13, 2013 (UTC)

"Where do we start"? Said kopesh, "and do you think we can get Erika to work with us as well? Maybe I should go back to the Marigold guild mansion and talk to Erika, she and her Witches guild might prove to be powerful allies against this new threat”. “Thats a good idea” replied the maiden, so now, go find Erika The Witch and bring her to her senses, if she helps us, we stand a better chance to fight this new threat”. Kopesh left immediately and jumped on his scooter to drive to the Marigold witches guild mansion.(DuskNeo (talk) 23:33, September 13, 2013 (UTC))

All seven maidens eventually merged together to become one woman, a nineteen-year-old with dark red hair to be specific. Mibu was impressed. All seven of those girls were actually one person, but could seemingly split into seven smaller versions of herself. "My name is Mizuki," said the maiden, introducing herself to Mibu while examining the Chalice of Water. "I'm Mibu," said Mibu to Mizuki. Mizuki and the witch looked at each other, each one holding the elemental weapons that were given to them. Mibu needed to break this upcoming fight up fast before things got intense. --ScorpionTail (talk) 23:47, September 13, 2013 (UTC)

The dark figure continues to watch Mibu and the others, growing pleased with the situation at hand. "It seems like that boy may have more uses than it seems," she says pacing around her dark prison. "If I can get him and his companions to free me, I can finally fulfill my goal: destroying the Chaos that grips this world." She summons a gnarled staff and chants a spell before smirking. "Forsaking the light does indeed have its benefits." She gazes at her crystal ball and begins calling out to Mibu, using the spell she cast to ensure that she is heard by him. --ChaosWyvern-i (talk) 23:58, September 13, 2013 (UTC)

After mibu went convince Erika the witch to join them, the maiden used the wind magic to fly into the clouds and contemplate on what was happening. " These people are really weak at the moment" she thought to herself, "they really need my help more than ever now and I hope Erika can see past our rivalry and join together with me to fight the new threat" The maiden liked the idea of Erika joining forces with her! (OmegaHideki (talk) 00:03, September 14, 2013 (UTC))

"This is going to be interesting." A young man with guns at his side said watching the boy run off "Isn't it, Eugene?" he said with a smirk to the person next to him with a katana at his waist. "It seems to be, Recon." Eugene replied with a serious tone on his face. Forest Dragon Slayer (talk) 00:38, September 14, 2013 (UTC)

"So basically, you want me to cooperate with the woman who just tried to off me??" asked Erika to Mibu, "Are you out of you mind?!?!" Mikuzi descended with a satisfied look on her face, for she made up her mind about siding with her former rival, saying "Mibu, I have decided to apologize to Erika for attacking her earlier." Mikuzi the maiden approached Erika and offered her a handshake, which, after awhile.........Erika reluctantly accepted. "Well that changed rather quickly," thought Mibu, who was both happy and delightfully surprised that everything seemingly got better so fast. --ScorpionTail (talk) 00:50, September 14, 2013 (UTC)

"As cheerful as all this is," said Erika, "it's time to go. We have to find the champions of Air and Fire." Everyone could agree with this, but of course the 64-million dollar question was - where to start? "Not to worry," said Mikuzi, "I think I know who the Champion of Air is. We need to go to a place very different from the Earth." Before Mibu could ask what she meant, she turned back into her "seven maidens" form and surrounded the rest of the group, then linked hands and began chanting, and before the poor, confused boy could try and run everything was spinning and he fell unconscious.

TheReturnOfTheKing - O_o I'm watching… 02:20, September 14, 2013 (UTC)

A Brave New World
Mibu woke up in a different area with a high altitude and said the witches name, "Don't say my name I can't hear it. Before you ask, let me explain: Mizuki here used some kind of divine spell that took my name away, whenever someone tries to say or show it to me I can't sense it, she pretty much censored my name away." "Only because you and your kind have done terrible things to the world." "I never did anything wrong you stripper goddess!" "How dare you?!"--Zeromaro (talk) 02:22, September 14, 2013 (UTC)