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.Then she kissed him. --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 the witch next to him, saying her 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)

"Keep the peace my friends," a voice said, which turned out to be that of the pointy-eared monk. Mibu and the witch looked at him, a little surprised. "By the way, who exactly are you and how did you stop me and the maiden earlier?" the witch asked him, which surprised Mibu; he figured since the monk knew of her that she in turn knew him. "My name is Giota, and my techniques were taught to me by my fellow brothers," the monk answered vaguely. Mibu attempted to question the boy further, but he stopped him saying, "If we are to find this Air chosen, we must continue onward." Mibu and the witch reluctantly agreed, still curious as to who this boy was and why he was helping them. The group then began to investigate the area. --Ezvil (talk) 02:43, September 14, 2013 (UTC)

"There is a prophecy regarding the elemental heroes that dates back to the beginning of our civilizations," explained Giota, "It goes "The young hero of another world, heir to the power of Aether, with the four young women of Fire, Air, Water, and Earth, will bring about peace in both the ying and the yang of the world." If you saw the mural as I have, then you will know that you, the witch, and your maiden friend who should be arriving shortly, match the physical appearance of these people to a T." And sure enough, the maiden, who was now one being again, had returned. "I found something!" said Mizuki, pointing toward a stone wall. Mibu was amazed by what he saw: a mural of himself with four young women who looked around his age, fight an army of sword-wielding soldiers. --ScorpionTail (talk) 03:02, September 14, 2013 (UTC)

Deadly Alliance: Erika and Asura
Meanwhile, Erika called forth an almighty power from The Darkness that she had once escaped from. She started casting forbidden spells and a portal from the Darkness opened, “Come forth Asura, The God of Darkness, and do as I say” she screamed at the portal of Darkness. A voice came out of the portal, “I know you, you’re Erika Marigold, the witch who was locked in my realm of darkness, why do you summon me”? Erika shouted “I will give you a blood sacrifice of thousands of humans if you do as I say”. Asura was intrigued by her announcement, “blood sacrifice? You’re Interesting, you have my full attention Erika Marigold, tell me more”! The Asura could not wait to hear her plan.(DuskNeo (talk) 03:09, September 14, 2013 (UTC))

Mibu was getting a bad vibe before asking something unrelated, "There's something that's been bugging me, and maybe it's my world culture classes coming in, but don't these elements go more towards the Greek concept; I heard that the Yin-Yang aligns with fire, wood, water, earth, and metal, it's pretty much what puts them in the Onmyodo thing." "I see you are very knowledgeable on the concept of the elements; you are correct in that the mentioned elements align with the Greek model, and that Yin and Yang aligns with the Onmyodo concept, but it would be biased if this was based on just one culture's category. The Tao means 'way to be followed' in Chinese Confucianism culture, but in Taoism it is the essential principle underlying existence, similar to the Greek concept of ether." As Mibu attempted to wrap his head around everything he noticed one of his gloves had changed, it had a four-pointed star on the back side and had an overall high-tech look to it, "What the- Wait, I've seen this glove in that dream I had with the fox; he said it was part of the new Onmyodo." Mibu focused on a rock where by causing its molecular structure to heat it up it melted into a liquid before making said liquid evaporate and ionizing the gas into plasma. "Modern Onmyodo, it doesn't just provide insight to the past, present, and future; control shikigami, or protection from wicked souls; but control over matter and its states no what form whether its rocks, wood, metal, or anything else." As Mibu finished his explanation, the vibe came back with the glove glowing bright, "Asura The God of Darkness, Erika plans to slaughter a thousand humans as a blood sacrifice to him," Mibu's new power shocked him and the others but not as much as his prophecy.--Zeromaro (talk) 05:31, September 14, 2013 (UTC)

"So you've finally started to awaken your power?" a voice said as two people were entering the room they were in. The two people were Eugene and Recon. "And if what you said about Asura is true, then we have less time than I thought." Eugene said with a serious expression on his face. "Who are you?" Mibu asked in confusion of the new arrivals. "Welcome back Eugene, Recon." Giotta said with happiness. "You see, we have been raised together in this monastery in order to be able to help you on your journey and to teach you skills to make you stronger. It has been our destiny." Forest Dragon Slayer (talk) 05:48, September 14, 2013 (UTC)

Erika made a quick, better deal with Asura, now that she had thought things over a bit more. If she could offer the DAGGERs, the Legion of Sword's bug-like grunts, to Asura as a sacrifice, then she could get her eye back. "The Legion of Swords, you say?" asked Asura, "Why, those despicable cads are why I was trapped in the first place! I will gladly help you get rid of them, but betray me and I will wipe out humanity. Is that clear?" Erika simply nodded, and the deal was struck. --ScorpionTail (talk) 05:56, September 14, 2013 (UTC)

"For the love of everything," roars the figure when her previous attempt to contact Mibu fails. She decides to take a more drastic measure and creates a violet flame in her left hand. She then focuses on Mibu and thrusts her hand through her crystal ball, hitting the Champion of Aether in the forehead and merging the darkly colored flame with him. "Listen here, you are going to encounter a great trial in the future. During that, I want you to choose neutrality over light or darkness because it will benefit you the most," says the figure through the flames, "My time is short for now, so I'll contact you aga-" The dark woman curses as her connection is severed by her prison and mutters something about needing to tell Mibu more and the amount to time she can directly affect the world in currently. --ChaosWyvern-i (talk) 07:36, September 14, 2013 (UTC)

Erika needed her magical TAO Cards to fully open the portal of Darkness and let Asura come into the Human world, “Asura, The God of Darkness, tell me where can I find my Magic TAO cards, without them you can’t step through the portal and come into our world”, Erika declared. Asura can sense energy signatures, “I will tell you where the TAO cards are, but you won’t be so happy to learn of the location, Your sisters have it back at the Marigold witches guild mansion”. Erika was shocked to hear this. “WHAT? My sisters had my TAO cards this whole time? Viktoria Marigold (Viki, nickname) and Wendelin Marigold (Wendy, nickname), you two are going to pay for your betrayal.” (DuskNeo (talk) 09:14, September 14, 2013 (UTC))

"Are you all right?" The seven maidens asked unaminously, helping Mibu up. "Yeah, I'm fine," Replied Mibu, rubbing his head, thinking about what the woman in the vision told him, "So, I've got to ask, what's with the seven people thing?" "Oh, right, I supposed it is confusing!" Raijichan laughed, "Well, we, that is Mizuki or "Hikarichan", are the Avatar of Light, the physical embodiment of all that is good in the world. And just as there are seven colours that make up the spectrum of light, there are seven virtues that make up the spectrum of good." (Anonymius (talk) 10:12, September 14, 2013 (UTC))

A scantily-clad young woman of the same age of Erika, which was eighteen, observed youth Mibu curiously. Of course, this was without his notice, so she remained completely unknown to him. However, she checked her sword, which she unsheathed, wondering if it were best if she abide to the mural she has studied for years. But shortly after this, the wind started to pick. And sure enough, the Elemental Hero of Air, the girl with the sword, was spotted. Although, at least as a side note in Mibu's mind, Erika's outfit was extremely hot to him... --ScorpionTail (talk) 10:33, September 14, 2013 (UTC)

"Should I introduce myself," mutters an oddly clothed young woman, sitting of an ornate staff that was floating high above Mibu's group. "No? Well that defeats the purpose of this operation: to observe and help out the Champion of Aether and eventually get him to side with us." The woman continues to talk to an unseen presence and fails to notice that Giota has seen her until he calls out to her, startling her and causing her to vanish in a burst of flames. "That was most likely the Elemental Hero of Fire," notes the monk, "Should I be more concerned with her alignment or the malicious shadow that is lingering about her?" --ChaosWyvern-i (talk) 15:19, September 14, 2013 (UTC)

"Forget that Erika's right here!" The witch attempted to attack the Air hero (who almost drew her Miao Dao) but was stopped, "Wait it's not her, this glove tells me her about her times; this girl's called Tang Chin she's known about the legend her whole life. She's the Air Hero, but it was kind of forced on her by a monastery; she was trying to change her fate." Tang Chin was surprised how Mibu knew about her, noticing his glowing glove. "Force or not, she was chosen for a reason, she must come with us; if she refuses we'll have to take drastic measures." "Mizuki, knock it off; we can't force her to do something she doesn't want to do."--Zeromaro (talk) 15:50, September 14, 2013 (UTC)

Tang Chin looked at Mibu inquisitively, very surprised now at his sense of compassion. Giota nodded his head in approval, but both Erika and Mizuki did not seem too happy about Mibu's decision. In fact, the two still tried to take Tang Chin by force, but they found themselves once again frozen by Giota's incantation. "Will you stop doing that?!" the two shouted simultaneously at him. "Sometimes, the best way to force one to follow you is to guilt them with compassion," Giota told Mibu whilst releasing both girls from their frozen state. Tang Chin then glided herself to the ground to discuss with Mibu and his companions about her potential decision to join them. --Ezvil (talk) 16:08, September 14, 2013 (UTC)

"I know much about the elemental weapons that each of us have," explained Tang Chin, "You see, they are all based on tarot card suits in the Minor Arcana. Surely you, being a witch, knows a lot about tarot cards, right?" Erika then responded with "Yeah, I know about them." "If I join you, I can teach you how to master your respective elemental weapons," explained Tang Chin. While Mibu was definitely appreciative of her wanting to help them, Erika and Mizuki, who were feeling a tad jealous, were a bit cautious about letting her join. --ScorpionTail (talk) 16:28, September 14, 2013 (UTC)

The Windy City
"If you're looking for the Champion of Fire," said Tang Chin, "we should go to Skylarian, specifically the Elemental Temple." Mibu was confused. "Wait, I don't know any Skylarian, and I know my cities pretty well." Mizuki laughed. "I doubt you'd know it, since it's on Mitrægaëyia, not Earth, as are we." "Wait, wha-" began Mibu, but just then a gust of wind sent them all flying through the air, towards the spires of mighty Skylarian City.

TheReturnOfTheKing - O_o I'm watching… 16:48, September 14, 2013 (UTC)

"whaaaaa", screamed Mibu as the wind send them flying and reached in an unknown island. uhh !oouch! as they fall down .Whey got up they were in front of a beautiful city of an island. "What is this place? asked mibu. "Wait i know this"replied tang chin ,"We have reached Skylarian city!".http://animanga.wikia.com/wiki/User:Karena561 20:15 september 14 ,2013

"So," Mibu started to ask Mizuki, "Just out of curiosity what virtues do each of your selves represent?" Mizuki had once again split herself into seven. "I am Raijichan," the lightning girl explained, "The Lightning Maiden of Temperance!" "I am Fuujichan," the grey haired girl with what Mibu thought to be a pillow introduced, "The Wind Maiden of kindness!" "I am Suijichan," the blue haired version introduced, "The Water Maiden of Charity!" "I am Tsuchichan," said the brown, cropped-haired girl, "the Earth Maiden of humility." (Anonymius (talk) 17:24, September 14, 2013 (UTC))

Khopesh had been searching for Hope for a long while, his travels taking him to Skylairian City. He was delighted to know that his acquaintances from before had made it, too. But this he heard a laugh in the back of his mind, as memories of Hope began flooding in like a downpour. He remembered her platinum blonde hair and green eyes, the way she would always ask questions, the way she would compliment his skills in painting, the way she always brightened up his day, and most of all, the way that she was the only person who ever loved him, even though he was physically disabled at the time. "You'll never see her again," said the Fire Witch, who appeared right behind Khopesh, only to vanish seconds later. Khopesh managed to get his act together and he went to greet his old friends, doing his best to keep his mind stable, little knowing that the Legion of Swords had sent some of their DAGGER Units to find him. --ScorpionTail (talk) 17:43, September 14, 2013 (UTC)

Meanwhile, just outside the city, Mibu was about to ask the maidens something else, when he suddenly realized where he was, and swept his gaze over the impressive skyline of Skylarian City, marveling at its beauty and sheer size; this was nothing like the towns and smaller cities he was used to. He then let his eyes rest on Erika, who was watching the city, and he thought back to when they first met, and how ever since that faithful moment, his world had been completely upturned. She was to blame for all this, and yet he couldn’t help but feel attracted to her. Her slender figure, moving gracefully, her long, green-tinted hair, glittering in the sun and… Erika was studying him, and Mibu felt himself blushing, his eyes dropping for a moment, before finding her eyes again. When she smiled at him, he felt his heart beating faster as he smiled back. Stefan (Shikai - &#34;Rust &#38; Shatter&#34;) (talk) 17:48, September 14, 2013 (UTC)

"Aw, love, such a sweet thing," the Maiden interrupted sarcastically, which suddenly caused both Mibu and Erika to look away from one another and grow bright red in the face. Infuriated, Erika began shouting at her, until once again Giota intervened and encouraged them all to keep moving. As they walked towards the city, Giota inquired quietly to Mibu, "I've always wondered what it's like to love a woman." Mibu was about to deny the implication, but he then replied in curiosity, "Wait, you've never dated or even loved a woman before?" "I'm a monk, it was always forbidden for me and my brothers to have any sort of intimate relationship," Giota replied. He then quickly added whilst turning to look at the Maiden, "But just because one is fasting does not mean one cannot enjoy looking at the menu from time to time." --Ezvil (talk) 18:39, September 14, 2013 (UTC)

Mibu quickly turned his head away from the monk and walked up to the Maiden. "You know, you never finished explaining to me what virtues your other selves were," He told her. "Oh, the redhead's Hochan, the Fire Maiden of Fortitude, the white haired one's Yukichan, the Ice Maiden of Chastity, and the multi-coloured one who looks like a rock star is Otochan, the Sound Maiden of Patience." "Wait that's it? Just a quick explanation?  No dazling spectacle of all of your separate selves announcing who they are?" (Anonymius (talk) 18:58, September 14, 2013 (UTC))

A group of bug-like infantrymen began to storm the plaza. Khopesh quickly noticed a young man with a claymore in his hands wearing a knight helmet who was seemingly ordering the infantrymen to search for something. "It's Claymore of the Legion of Swords," said Khopesh, "Now my efforts will be hindered. I'll have to warn those youths of this development before I resume my search." --ScorpionTail (talk) 19:07, September 14, 2013 (UTC)

Fujiwarra Akisame stood in front of a large pool of lava. After being kidnapped by the mud coloured giant Behemoth, the Sage of the Elemental Demon Gods had tricked him into thinking HE was the next Elemental Champion of Water - and that Mizuki was just an imposter. He wanted to reclaim his rightful place next to his ex-classmate, Mibu. His accursed blue blade, Kisara, thirsted for the flesh of Mizuki's neck. His body covered itself in water armor, and he jumped into the lava - and in a burst of steam, he was gone. --Zombomb (talk) 20:30, September 14, 2013 (UTC)

Mibu got another vibe coming on. "We've got company, the bad kind," Mibu readied his Onmyo Glove. Infantrymen came towards the group, only to have their weapons rusted and some of the scalded by a concentrated steam. Some of the infantry were cut with pressurized water. Mibu asked Mizuki, "Did Sujichan do that?" "No I did," Akisame revealed himself after transforming back from the water.--Zeromaro (talk) 23:08, September 14, 2013 (UTC)

"AKISAME?" Mibu gaped, "Is that you? What are you doing here?  NO WAIT STOP!" He threw himself between Mizuki and his raging former class mate Fujiwarra Akisame, who had swung his sword at her, catching the blade in his glove hand. "What are you doing?" he demanded. (Anonymius (talk) 23:16, September 14, 2013 (UTC))

Mizuki was lost in thought. It was a brave thing for Mibu to try and save her the way he did. It was quite attractive to her. She liked brave men a lot. This was also something that Erika greatly admired. As Mibu and his classmate fought, it occurred to both girls that they were starting to develop feelings for Mibu. --ScorpionTail (talk) 23:21, September 14, 2013 (UTC)

"Getting rid of that impostor," yells Akisame, pulling himself away from his classmate's grip. "I'm the real Hero of Water!" Mizuki and the others become confused by Akisame's statement, allowing him to take a swing at her. Mibu once again defends his ally and feels a mixture of anger, confusion and empathy for Akisame. "I can't let you hurt her," states Mibu, filled with determination, "I won't let you hurt her or anyone else, so stop Akisame!"--ChaosWyvern-i (talk) 23:37, September 14, 2013 (UTC)

"Ha, you make me laugh, Mibu...These girls would never protect you if you yourself were to be in their exact situation." Akisame takes his weapon is his other hand, and tosses it at Mizuki. Just as the sword nearly sliced her, the appearance of a small child vanquished the presence of Akisame, and both he and his weapon vanished in a puff of dark smoke. "Mizuki, Erika, Mubi...I have been watching you for a time now, but I figured it was time that I let myself in on this little game of yours." He walked from out of the shadows, and revealed his full childlike appearance, " I am Nemoru Kirasaki, and I was sent here to help aid in forever ending this prophetic fight." --VictoriousBeckFan (talk) 01:11, 15 September 2013 (UTC)

"I don't suppose you know where the Fire Hero," Asked Mibu. "You actually met her earlier at your last stop," replied Kirasaki, :and she wants to help you Mibu, unfortunately she's being used." "You mean that girl who shot a flame at my head, didn't exactly look threatening anyway?" "She is not the only one you need to help, this young lady's name has taken form." "You know about that;" Erika was surprised, "it's courtesy of Miss Multi-face by the way." "Details please Mr. Kirasaki."--Zeromaro (talk) 01:45, September 15, 2013 (UTC)

"Well, maybe we should get running," said Erika, "if we're going to get away from those thugs. The temple's up on that ridge." She pointed at an old, Oriental looking stone temple, at odds with the beautiful, very new-looking city. "One of the oldest structures in Mitrægaëyia. It'll be nice to visit it again." They ran down the back alleys to escape the DAGGER warriors.

TheReturnOfTheKing - O_o I'm watching… 01:47, September 15, 2013 (UTC)

Fighting in the Streets
Khopesh appeared behind Mibu, Mizuki and Erika. "I will bide you some time," said Khopesh as a mysterious man with a claymore in his hand appeared to battle Khopesh, "but I need you to focus on getting away safely!" Inside of the temple were two portals, one leading to a light location and another leading to a dark one. Promising themselves that they'd remember the claymore-wielding villain, Mibu, Erika and Mizuki entered the light portal, landing on a street in the middle of an enchanted city, and Tang Chin and the Elemental Fire Hero, a young twenty-year-old woman with a flaming wand, went into the dark portal, which Khopesh managed to enter as well. Just as the portals closed, however, DAGGER warriors entered the portal with Mibu and his lady friends. The fight wasn't over yet. --ScorpionTail (talk) 01:54, September 15, 2013 (UTC)

Mibu began to panic when he saw the DAGGER warriors, but his fear quickly changed into tranquility as he deflected the first few stabs made at him by the bug-like warriors. He managed to grab the weapon of one of the warriors and ionize it, but quickly realized that he and the others were severely out numbered. "Concentrate on blocking off the path," says the dark woman in Mibu's head, identifying herself as Hane, "The ace will handle the rest." Mibu's lapse in concentration allowed one of the DAGGER warriors to graze him, but he quickly focused his power and mind on blocking off his opponent's route to them. His gloved hand began to glow grey and white before a bright flash erupted from his hand, engulfing some of the warriors and part of the street --ChaosWyvern-i (talk) 02:23, September 15, 2013 (UTC)

Mizuki and Erika were fighting off warriors with their own magic, blasting and zapping away anything that got in their path. However, one particular DAGGER warrior managed to catch Erika off guard, cutting her left arm heavily. In the background, Giota noticed Erika's cry of distress, but he was unable to aid her; his numerous jabs and pressure points against his armored opponents took too long to take down enemies, as once he took out one, another replaced him. Mibu, however, let out a roar of anger and plowed his way through the crowd to successfully blast the soldier who injured Erika. The Maiden managed to hold off her enemies pretty well, until she too became overwhelmed; it wasn't long until the same thing happened to Giota. These soldiers, despite looking normal, just overwhelmed the four, or so it seemed, as Mibu's glove began flashing again and sent the remaining soldiers flying but at the cost of making Mibu fall to the ground in exhaustion. --Ezvil (talk) 05:00, September 15, 2013 (UTC) "Are.... you.... all right,Mibu?"asked Erika whose left arm was bleeding heavily ."yeah,i think so",replied mibu."great from now on we will make sure to be aware of our enemies",said mizuki and continued their journey .-12:45 15 sep,2013 .http://animanga.wikia.com/wiki/User:Karena561(UTC)

"Now THAT is a lot of blood, toots!" said a shocked Toppa. "Gee, you think?" asked Erika sarcastically. Mizuki accidentally tripped as she ran toward her former enemy to help her, dropping the Chalice of Water and spilling the water on Erika's injury, healing it completely. Erika, Toppa, Mibu and Mizuki were all equally amazed by what they saw, making them know full well that they needed to start training with their elemental powers. Mizuki and Erika began thinking of ways that they could woo Mibu during this time now that they had time to get to know him. Conveniently, it seemed that they ended up outside an abandoned dojo... --ScorpionTail (talk) 07:29, September 15, 2013 (UTC)