The Introduction of Xiao Mei
Chapter 38 introduces a brand new character into "Ai! Ai! Full Moon Birth! The Secret of the Wolf Fist" (although since we're so late in the game, she'll be somewhat of a minor character): Long's older twin sister, the beautiful and seductive Xiao Mei.
Xiao Mei is an original character belonging to my friend Belle and she is used with permission. She's Long's older and much stronger twin sister, and despite Chinese traditions that the males are the favored ones, she is favored because of her power. Because of their age, she and her brother have a very... odd relationship, constantly either battling each other or engaging in... other activities. Xiao Mei has also known Mei Li/Okamio for a very long time, having taken the Wolf-Fist under her wing as a pupil at one point in time and the two eventually became lovers.
Being Long's sister gives her amazing insight into her brother's mind and her intimate relationship with Mei Li/Okamio proves to be a vital asset in the events leading up to the battle with Long.
Warning: the excerpt does contain mentions of an incestuous relationship between Long and Xiao Mei.
Much like Okamio/Mei Li looks like the J-Pop empress Ayumi Hamasaki, Xiao Mei looks like the J-Pop Princess Koda Kum).
Okamio’s nose tingled as she awoke, tired from making love to Retsu. There was a very familiar smell in the room. It was almost like Long’s smell… but there was a definite feminine underscore to it.
She opened one golden black eye and she saw a golden mist enter the room before taking the shape of a beautiful woman, dressed in red and gold, her golden hair piled loosely on top of her head. She wore a smirk like Long’s and in some aspects even resembled the dragon-ken, but Okamio knew that it was not Long.
“Xiao Mei.” The Wolf-fist smirked as she regarded her occasional female lover and mentor. “It’s been millennia.”
“Well, well… Okamio-chan, you’re still alive?” Long’s older twin sister smiled. “My brother hasn’t killed you yet?” She then took notice of the large black cat lying in bed with Okamio. “Oh my… I didn’t know you were into…”
“Oh, no, no...” Okamio assured her. “It’s not what it looks like. He’s actually a human, trapped in the form of his chosen fist animal. Trust me, I may have had my share of sexual escapades but bestiality is not one of them.” She chuckled. “Xiao Mei, I’m almost surprised to see you. What brings you to the domain of Long?”
“I heard a little rumor that Long is attempting to raise a new hakaijin.” Xiao Mei explained. “So, I came to investigate. I have been lying low since his last attempt to kill me, but that was 2 millennia ago…” She then took notice of the choker. “What has Long done now?””
“You want the long version or the short one?” Okamio asked, not bothering to cover herself up as she sat up, nudging Retsu to move his feline body. She exhaled. “Let’s just say, to begin, that Long has been doing what he does best.”
“Fucking with people.” Xiao Mei reasoned. “So, the long form… if you don’t mind.”
Another sigh and Okamio recounted her original awakening 15 years earlier, her relationship with Gou and its disastrous ending, her second hibernation, how Long had almost dragged her back, the incidents with Ran, Long breaking the curse and splitting her in half, the Gen Jyu Ken, and her and Mei Li finally finding out Long’s true intentions. She ended the story with the recounting of Mei Li’s death at Long’s jaws and Long, slowly dying from Rageku’s venom and from madness, having captured her and trapping her in his lair until he figured out what to do with her.
“So…” Xiao Mei was silent until Okamio finished. “…My darling brother has decided that if he can’t have what he wants, he’s going to destroy everything.”
“Pretty much, but this all stems from jealousy. Mei Li left him for Rio and he fucking lost it.”
“Well, I can’t say that I blame him, but using dragon entrapment was low, even for him.” Xiao Mei smiled. “Hold still… I’ll get you out.”
“NO!” Okamio shook her head. “As much as I appreciate that, I can’t risk leaving and him unleashing his wrath on my friends. I only returned to him to try to stop him. And because we had a deal…”
“I told you selling your body to my brother for power was a bad idea.” Xiao Mei had to say it. “You let him come to ME for sexual satisfaction.”
Okamio really didn’t want to know what Xiao Mei and Long did when they were alone together and she winced slightly. Bad enough that Long occasionally called her Xiao Mei when they made love… She gave her former mentor a look. “I did not sell my body to him, he asked for it in exchange for the power to defeat my father.”
Xiao Mei smacked Okamio. “Look, do you want me to help you get out of this mess or are you just going to wait here until he destroys everyone you love the way he destroyed the lion cub?”
Okamio’s cheek stung, but she ignored it. “What are you talking about, Xiao Mei?”
Xiao Mei sighed and folded her arms. “Rio is, as we speak, on his way here, to battle Long and attempt, and I do mean ATTEMPT to defeat him. He’s so consumed by his heartbreak and pain that he’s lost his mind. He is completely unaware… at least I hope he is, that if he takes on my brother, he is going to die. And since the lizard and your ex aren’t going to get to the lion in time, it is up to you to stop him before he commits suicide by Jyu ken.”
“Rio’s on his way here?!” Okamio’s jaw dropped open.
Xiao Mei nodded. “I knew my brother was up to no good the nanosecond he set his sights on you. Why do you think I came out of hiding? You were once my student and my lover and despite all that has happened between you, my brother, and me I still care for you and for Mei Li. I was too late to save her. Don’t make me regret coming out by being stupid and allowing yourself to be killed. I’d like to know that betraying Long would actually benefit SOMEONE.”
“You mean besides yourself?”
Xiao Mei allowed herself a laugh. “Yes, besides me. You know how much I love upstaging him.” She bit her lip. “I must know something… if you have the answer.”
“What sort of something?”
“Well… I have never seen anyone as consumed by his own heartbreak as the lion cub. What kind of relationship did he and Mei Li have?”
Okamio sighed. “I don’t know much because the mind link between Mei Li and myself was never intact for long, but I know that it began as a competition to take down my father, then as a marriage arranged by Mother… and eventually… they fell very deeply in love. She believed Rio was her soulmate.”
Well, I wasn’t expecting to hear THAT. Xiao Mei thought. No wonder Long lost his marbles. He thought Mei Li was HIS soulmate… refusing to believe that title belongs to me. The female dragon sighed. Leave it to her brother to fuck up EVERYTHING.
“Look, Okamio, I know you feel bad for introducing my brother into a lot of people’s lives and you probably blame yourself for all that’s happened, but believe me, Long has been planning this. He’s been planning this FOR YEARS.”
“Was it because he was bored?” Okamio’s voice was laced with sarcasm.
“Uh, well…” Xiao Mei looked uncomfortable. “That’s what happens when you’re a god. You’re easily bored.”
Okamio sounded disgusted. “So to him, this is all a sick joke?”
“Now you see why I just stick to seducing people.” Xiao Mei said. “Because, yeah… that would be it.” She gave her student a look. “Hold still. Only Long or myself can break the Dragon Entrapment and it is up to you to stop Rio.”
“But what about…” Okamio didn’t have a chance to finish before Xiao Mei focused her Gengi energy and blasted the choker off her neck.
“I will handle Long. Now go!”
Xiao Mei is an original character belonging to my friend Belle and she is used with permission. She's Long's older and much stronger twin sister, and despite Chinese traditions that the males are the favored ones, she is favored because of her power. Because of their age, she and her brother have a very... odd relationship, constantly either battling each other or engaging in... other activities. Xiao Mei has also known Mei Li/Okamio for a very long time, having taken the Wolf-Fist under her wing as a pupil at one point in time and the two eventually became lovers.
Being Long's sister gives her amazing insight into her brother's mind and her intimate relationship with Mei Li/Okamio proves to be a vital asset in the events leading up to the battle with Long.
Warning: the excerpt does contain mentions of an incestuous relationship between Long and Xiao Mei.
Much like Okamio/Mei Li looks like the J-Pop empress Ayumi Hamasaki, Xiao Mei looks like the J-Pop Princess Koda Kum).
Okamio’s nose tingled as she awoke, tired from making love to Retsu. There was a very familiar smell in the room. It was almost like Long’s smell… but there was a definite feminine underscore to it.
She opened one golden black eye and she saw a golden mist enter the room before taking the shape of a beautiful woman, dressed in red and gold, her golden hair piled loosely on top of her head. She wore a smirk like Long’s and in some aspects even resembled the dragon-ken, but Okamio knew that it was not Long.
“Xiao Mei.” The Wolf-fist smirked as she regarded her occasional female lover and mentor. “It’s been millennia.”
“Well, well… Okamio-chan, you’re still alive?” Long’s older twin sister smiled. “My brother hasn’t killed you yet?” She then took notice of the large black cat lying in bed with Okamio. “Oh my… I didn’t know you were into…”
“Oh, no, no...” Okamio assured her. “It’s not what it looks like. He’s actually a human, trapped in the form of his chosen fist animal. Trust me, I may have had my share of sexual escapades but bestiality is not one of them.” She chuckled. “Xiao Mei, I’m almost surprised to see you. What brings you to the domain of Long?”
“I heard a little rumor that Long is attempting to raise a new hakaijin.” Xiao Mei explained. “So, I came to investigate. I have been lying low since his last attempt to kill me, but that was 2 millennia ago…” She then took notice of the choker. “What has Long done now?””
“You want the long version or the short one?” Okamio asked, not bothering to cover herself up as she sat up, nudging Retsu to move his feline body. She exhaled. “Let’s just say, to begin, that Long has been doing what he does best.”
“Fucking with people.” Xiao Mei reasoned. “So, the long form… if you don’t mind.”
Another sigh and Okamio recounted her original awakening 15 years earlier, her relationship with Gou and its disastrous ending, her second hibernation, how Long had almost dragged her back, the incidents with Ran, Long breaking the curse and splitting her in half, the Gen Jyu Ken, and her and Mei Li finally finding out Long’s true intentions. She ended the story with the recounting of Mei Li’s death at Long’s jaws and Long, slowly dying from Rageku’s venom and from madness, having captured her and trapping her in his lair until he figured out what to do with her.
“So…” Xiao Mei was silent until Okamio finished. “…My darling brother has decided that if he can’t have what he wants, he’s going to destroy everything.”
“Pretty much, but this all stems from jealousy. Mei Li left him for Rio and he fucking lost it.”
“Well, I can’t say that I blame him, but using dragon entrapment was low, even for him.” Xiao Mei smiled. “Hold still… I’ll get you out.”
“NO!” Okamio shook her head. “As much as I appreciate that, I can’t risk leaving and him unleashing his wrath on my friends. I only returned to him to try to stop him. And because we had a deal…”
“I told you selling your body to my brother for power was a bad idea.” Xiao Mei had to say it. “You let him come to ME for sexual satisfaction.”
Okamio really didn’t want to know what Xiao Mei and Long did when they were alone together and she winced slightly. Bad enough that Long occasionally called her Xiao Mei when they made love… She gave her former mentor a look. “I did not sell my body to him, he asked for it in exchange for the power to defeat my father.”
Xiao Mei smacked Okamio. “Look, do you want me to help you get out of this mess or are you just going to wait here until he destroys everyone you love the way he destroyed the lion cub?”
Okamio’s cheek stung, but she ignored it. “What are you talking about, Xiao Mei?”
Xiao Mei sighed and folded her arms. “Rio is, as we speak, on his way here, to battle Long and attempt, and I do mean ATTEMPT to defeat him. He’s so consumed by his heartbreak and pain that he’s lost his mind. He is completely unaware… at least I hope he is, that if he takes on my brother, he is going to die. And since the lizard and your ex aren’t going to get to the lion in time, it is up to you to stop him before he commits suicide by Jyu ken.”
“Rio’s on his way here?!” Okamio’s jaw dropped open.
Xiao Mei nodded. “I knew my brother was up to no good the nanosecond he set his sights on you. Why do you think I came out of hiding? You were once my student and my lover and despite all that has happened between you, my brother, and me I still care for you and for Mei Li. I was too late to save her. Don’t make me regret coming out by being stupid and allowing yourself to be killed. I’d like to know that betraying Long would actually benefit SOMEONE.”
“You mean besides yourself?”
Xiao Mei allowed herself a laugh. “Yes, besides me. You know how much I love upstaging him.” She bit her lip. “I must know something… if you have the answer.”
“What sort of something?”
“Well… I have never seen anyone as consumed by his own heartbreak as the lion cub. What kind of relationship did he and Mei Li have?”
Okamio sighed. “I don’t know much because the mind link between Mei Li and myself was never intact for long, but I know that it began as a competition to take down my father, then as a marriage arranged by Mother… and eventually… they fell very deeply in love. She believed Rio was her soulmate.”
Well, I wasn’t expecting to hear THAT. Xiao Mei thought. No wonder Long lost his marbles. He thought Mei Li was HIS soulmate… refusing to believe that title belongs to me. The female dragon sighed. Leave it to her brother to fuck up EVERYTHING.
“Look, Okamio, I know you feel bad for introducing my brother into a lot of people’s lives and you probably blame yourself for all that’s happened, but believe me, Long has been planning this. He’s been planning this FOR YEARS.”
“Was it because he was bored?” Okamio’s voice was laced with sarcasm.
“Uh, well…” Xiao Mei looked uncomfortable. “That’s what happens when you’re a god. You’re easily bored.”
Okamio sounded disgusted. “So to him, this is all a sick joke?”
“Now you see why I just stick to seducing people.” Xiao Mei said. “Because, yeah… that would be it.” She gave her student a look. “Hold still. Only Long or myself can break the Dragon Entrapment and it is up to you to stop Rio.”
“But what about…” Okamio didn’t have a chance to finish before Xiao Mei focused her Gengi energy and blasted the choker off her neck.
“I will handle Long. Now go!”