Tales of the Monkey Princess

Embrace your Destiny III: Time To Be Warriors

—Years Ago—

Running frantically through the palace as massive walls of ice shot up from the ground outside, The emperor of the kingdom chanted 'no' repeatedly underneath his breath.

"This can't be happening!" The Emperor told himself
as he throws open the doors of the palace and could only stare inn horror at the destruction of his kingdom.

Large storm clouds roared in the sky, lighting struck the ground as giant spikes of ice broke through the earth, destroying anything in its wake.

Sensing something behind him, the emperor whipped around and his fearful expression turned angry at the woman, "YOU!! Ivory Lady! What is this madness?!"

"I've mearly done as you've instructed," The Ivory Lady gave a sinister smile. "While you were preoccupied with leisurely activities...I attended to business."

"Wha--business?! This is an uprising!!" The Emperor roared, angered by her words. Then he heard footsteps approach from behind him and he turns to see his chief of war. "Old friend! Seize this traitor! Now!" The Emperor ordered, It didn't take much for the emperor to realize that he did not do as commanded.

"I'm afraid your Chief of War takes his directive from me now." The Lady Bone Demon cooed mockingly.

"Y-you...you've been planning this from the beginning haven't you?! To work your way to the top, to overthrow me!" The Emperor yelled, glaring at the Lady Bone Demon before looking over at his 'chief'. "And you, you helped her? Traitors! Deceivers!"

"I did not deceive you," Lady Bone Demon hissed angrily. "When I came into your service, my intent was to aid in perfecting this world. But you and your advisors have shown me how little you care for the interests of mortals."

"M-Mortals?" The Emperor said in confusion. Wasn't she a mortal as well?

The Lady Bone Demon began floating in the air. "I've seen it countless times before your meager existence. I've witnessed cities rise and fall," The woman's form shimmered and changed into that of an old man's. "I've seen the world suffer from famine, disease, war and countless turmoil. An eternity of needless pain."

The old man's form changed again, this time into an old lady. "I thought, if I helped someone with real power, guided you to be better. I could make a true difference in the world," The witch took on a third form of a little girl. "But I now see, the only true way to create a perfect world..."

A blue mist covered the area blocking the view of the little girl, before retreating back to show the 'Ivory Lady's' true form. "Is to start with a clean slate."

The Emperor falls back as the mist surrounds them. "No no, no, no, no! Please, I beg of you! I-I'll make you my chief advisor! Riches beyond your wildest dreams, all you could ever desire, you'll work for nothing!" The Emperor begged.

Another gust of white mist, and the woman's form changed back into that of the Ivory Lady. "Ugh. My words are lost on you, so disappointing, I'm afraid that your usefulness has reached It's end." the Lady Bone Demon said before turning to the chief.