History FanFic / Kage

* TheWorfEffect: When the Queen manages to temporarily take control of Jade, she very nearly defeats the Guardians and Caleb entirely by herself.

** The Queen calls herself at one point Jade's "[[Franchise/SpiderMan friendly neighborhood Queen of the Shadowkhan]]".

[...]\\
"How many weapons do you have?" Miranda asked, having spent several minutes watching the blue girl making that strange knife appear and disappear several times, and now those star shaped objects she imagined would be used by throwing.\\

** When Jade first sees W.I.T.C.H., she wonders if they somehow got demon chi, even asking if they were the "Fairy Sorcerers".

** While in Heatherfield, Jade wonders if Uncle could strip W.I.T.C.H. and Nerissa of their powers like he did to Daolon Wong.

** The Queen (grudgingly) admits to Jade that their family has always been important to her.

-->'''Jade:''' Wow, a bad guy with honor? Now I have seen everything.

---> "Seriously, how the heck does this thing work?" Jade thought as for the hundredth time a kunai slid from her sleeve directly into her palm the moment she wanted a weapon. And when she didn't want one, the kunai slid back into her sleeve and even more amazing was the fact that she didn't feel it when touching the sleeve.
--->"Where in the world does this outfit keeps its weapons?" Jade thought again as she closed her right hand and imagined a few shuriken in it. And once she opened her hand, a handful of the throwing stars were there.
---> [...]
---> "How many weapons do you have?" Miranda asked, having spent several minutes watching the blue girl making that strange knife appear and disappear several times, and now those star shaped objects she imagined would be used by throwing.
--->"As many as I want," Jade responded while still looking at the shuriken.
--->"I think," she added mentally as she closed her hand and then reopened it with the shuriken gone.

-->'''Miranda:''' You are a strange one.\\

** Miranada is also made more sympathetic by being given a tragic backstory that explains her bitterness and hatred toward Elyon and the rebellion. She also has a kind side she keeps hidden, and some of her crueler canon actions are just an act to better blend into Phobos' court, such as her rumored eating of Passlings turning out to just be a lie.

* {{Foil}}: Jade and Elyon to each other in more than one way. Their elements are [[CastingAShadow shadow]] and [[LightEmUp light]], respectively. The Light of Meridian's power rivals the power of the Heart of Kandrakar. According to ancient legends, this can also be the case with shadow magic. They also contrast each other in the way they handle their powers. At the moment, Jade has [[WeakButSkilled far less raw magical power, but uses creatively those she currently has]]. Elyon has [[UnskilledButStrong a lot of raw magical power, but only little control over them]]. However, Elyon is on the way of [[SubvertedTrope subverting]] her status with the lessons she's having from the Oracle. If N'ghala's vision is of any indication, Jade's status will also be subverted by some sort of a power source. Elyon is Meridian's ruler [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking by birthright]]. According to Yua, Jade will become a queen [[AsskickingLeadsToLeadership through thrive and trial]]. Elyon was prophesied to end her brother's tyrannical rule and [[RightfulKingReturns claim her rightful throne]]. Jade is apparently prophesied to [[TheAntichrist end Kandrakar's influence]] and [[DarkMessiah spread darkness across the Known Worlds]]. Elyon is worshiped by most of Meridian's population and Jade is [[HeroWithBadPublicity feared/hated by most of them]]. Elyon is a NaiveEverygirl and Jade is a cunning GuileHeroine. They could also be a TomboyAndGirlyGirl pair. Unlike girls of her age, Jade has a thirst for adventures and eagerness to prove herself. She also has never been much into admiring boys, finding it to be too stupid and girly. Elyon laments the loss of princess excitement of being a queen (a masked ball, Prince Charming, a castle on a cloud...).

* {{Foil}}: Jade and Elyon to each other in more than one way. Their elements are [[CastingAShadow shadow]] and [[LightEmUp light]], respectively. The Light of Meridian's power rivals the power of the Heart of Kandrakar. According to ancient legends, this can also be the case with shadow magic. They also contrast each other in the way they handle their powers. At the moment, Jade has [[WeakButSkilled far less raw magical power, but uses creatively those she currently has]]. Elyon has [[UnskilledButStrong a lot of raw magical power, but only little control over them]]. However, Elyon is on the way of [[SubvertedTrope subverting]] her status with the lessons she's having from the Oracle. If N'ghala's vision is of any indication, Jade's status will also be subverted by some sort of a power source. Elyon is Meridian's ruler [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking by birthright]]. According to Yua, Jade will become a queen [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority through thrive and trial]]. Elyon was prophesied to end her brother's tyrannical rule and [[RightfulKingReturns claim her rightful throne]]. Jade is apparently prophesied to [[TheAntichrist end Kandrakar's influence]] and [[DarkMessiah spread darkness across the Known Worlds]]. Elyon is worshiped by most of Meridian's population and Jade is [[HeroWithBadPublicity feared/hated by most of them]]. Elyon is a NaiveEverygirl and Jade is a cunning GuileHeroine. They could also be a TomboyAndGirlyGirl pair. Unlike girls of her age, Jade has a thirst for adventures and eagerness to prove herself. She also has never been much into admiring boys, finding it to be too stupid and girly. Elyon laments the loss of princess excitement of being a queen (a masked ball, Prince Charming, a castle on a cloud...).

* AdaptationalSympathy: Raythor is made far more sympathetic over the fact that he was framed and how callous the Guardians and Rebellion are over his fate.

* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Caleb is shown as having this, bordering on BlackAndWhiteInsanity. Especially when he claims he will have any village who sided with Phobos from the mayor to the villagers punished, and not caring about their reasoning.

* ContinuityNod: Many events from both series are referred to.

* TheCynic: Miranda believes that [[LifeIsntFair life is cruel]] and that the concepts of friendship, good, and evil are false. She also says that [[MightMakesRight what's right or wrong is decided by those who are strong enough to enforce their beliefs]].

* GhostMemory: The Queen reveals that when Jade wore one of the two halves of the Crab Khan Oni Mask, the General mixed his mind with Jade's to take control of her body, sharing memories and subconscious traits as a side-effect. Only the Queen remembers this because Jade subconsciously blocked this out, but the former is able to share them with the latter when Jade complies.

* GoodIsNotNice: The Guardians, Elyon, and the rebels, at least towards Jade. And it seems that [[FullCircleRevolution the rebels are slowly extending this to the common people]].

--> "Seriously, how the heck does this thing work?" Jade thought as for the hundredth time a kunai slid from her sleeve directly into her palm the moment she wanted a weapon. And when she didn't want one, the kunai slid back into her sleeve and even more amazing was the fact that she didn't feel it when touching the sleeve.
-->"Where in the world does this outfit keeps its weapons?" Jade thought again as she closed her right hand and imagined a few shuriken in it. And once she opened her hand, a handful of the throwing stars were there.
--> [...]
--> "How many weapons do you have?" Miranda asked, having spent several minutes watching the blue girl making that strange knife appear and disappear several times, and now those star shaped objects she imagined would be used by throwing.
-->"As many as I want," Jade responded while still looking at the shuriken.
-->"I think," she added mentally as she closed her hand and then reopened it with the shuriken gone.

* HenchmenRace: Meridian didn't have any shapeshifters -- except for the Mogriffs -- until one millennium ago. By the time Prince Kronos stole the throne, he had his sorcerers to study the Mogriffs' shapeshifter abilities and instill them into members of Meridian's other races. The first created shapeshifters helped the prince to rule with an iron fist until his downfall. Those not imprisoned scattered amidst Meridian's population, with most of them living as recluses these days.

* HypocriticalHumor: Miranda calls Jade strange when discussing her {{Hammerspace}} abilities, despite being [[VoluntaryShapeshifting a shapeshifter with the ability to become a giant spider-like creature]].
-->'''Miranda:''' You are a strange one.
-->'''Jade:''' *in her thoughts* [[LampshadeHanging So says the girl that can turn into a spider like creature]].

--> This guy was really pushing Jade's buttons. Either he was a hero of this... place or thought himself to be one; either way, she never had encountered someone so shortsighted. Maybe Jackie followed a very strict code of morals and tried to drill that into her, but at least he was not that intolerant to others that didn't follow his beliefs. Even with Viper, he was at most annoyed by her "lifestyle" than truly condemning her, not to mention he and Uncle gave Tohru a chance when others, even Jade herself at the time, were not that forgiving. And of course, there was Jackie's infinite patience when dealing with her "misdeeds".
--> But this guy resembled one of those comic book heroes with a much too narrowed view that only saw black and white, with no grey in the middle. And to think, she thought that was cool once.

-->'''Miranda''': The only justice that I know is the one that people create and enforce. Everyone has their own definition of right and wrong, but [[MightMakesRight only strength determines which set of rights and wrongs prevails]].
-->'''Jade''': I don't believe in that. There is right, and there is wrong. As much as there is good and evil. It's how the world works.
-->'''Miranda''': Then you are as naïve as Elyon is. Or the Guardians and the Rebels, for that matter. There is no evil, just as there is no good. Life is cruel and ruthless, not wrong. Or right. It simply is.

* MadeOfIron[=/=]SuperToughness: One of Jade's new abilities.

-->'''Irma''': She can fly?
-->'''Hay Lin''': I think it's gliding, not real flight.
-->'''Irma''': Same difference.

** When Jade notices how many of the rebels are holding onto their old bitterness towards [[MookFaceTurn the Guard]], she thinks about the irony of how that makes them not that different from the other Knights. She also expresses the belief that if the Meridianites could, they would wait for centuries to have their revenge, like [[SinsOfOurFathers Shendu]] did for 900 years.

-->'''Caleb''': YOU WON'T GET AWAY WITH THIS!
-->'''Jade''': No, you are the ones who won't get away with pursuing me, insulting me, and humiliating me.

* PayEvilUntoEvil: Jade agrees to go along with Miranda's FrameUp plan to make the Guardians go through the same pain as Raythor when they framed him as a traitor.
* PetTheDog: Raythor's kindness towards Jade, especially when compared to the treatment she has received from the Guardians and the rebels.

* PunctuatedForEmphasis: Jade does this when Miranda first questions her identity.
-->'''Jade''': Do I have to repeat what I said to those hardheads? I! Don't! Work! For! This! Phobos! Guy!

-->'''The Queen''': Read my lips. I! Didn't! Do! It!

* TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: The Rebellion has been made [[CerebusRetcon more ruthless than it was shown to be in canon]].

* SeenItAll: When Jade sees the Knights of Vengeance all together in one place, she notes to herself that she's seen weirder.
** She makes a similar comment when Raythor proves to be a NobleDemon.

--> "Unfortunately greatness is neutral in itself. It can serve the greater good or bring a great evil instead. It all depends of the person in question."

--> '''Caleb:''' "[[LampshadeHanging I had to jinx it]]."

* TeethClenchedTeamwork: The dynamic between Jade and Miranda, though Miranda says that, if it wasn't for Raythor, the entire group would be at each other's throat.
** Jade lampshades this in Chapter 9 when Miranda and Frost argue.

* WeAreStrugglingTogether: There's a lot of tension between the rebels and Phobos' former Guards, while even among the rebels themselves there is a lot of disagreement and arguing.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: Long ago, a disciple of Kandrakar, Althair the Mad Sage, led a crusade across the Known Worlds, killing thousands (especially children) in order to prevent Oracle N'ghala's vision of the "Incoming Darkness" from coming to pass.

* YouCantFightFate: In Chapter 8, Himerish and Tibor briefly [[DiscussedTrope discuss if this trope is valid]]. Himerish is willing to give Jade the benefit of the doubt before judging her, remembering how he could only foresee the outcome of the tragedy between [[FallenHeroine Nerissa]] and Cassidy, not the events leading to it. He admits that perhaps [[SelfFulfillingProphecy his attempts to prevent the tragedy led Nerissa onto her path]] and is open to the possibility that maybe the outcome could have been avoided by a different approach. Tibor thinks that the tragedy [[BecauseDestinySaysSo could have happened regardless of anyone's interference]].

* ImmortalityBeginsAtTwenty: This happens almost literally with shapeshifters, who age normally for the first part of their lives, then stop aging entirely at about 18-20 years old, and can live for four to five centuries.

* SoreLoser: [[EvilIsPetty Drago]]. It's even ''[[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by the [[UpToEleven chapter title]]''!

''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8856727/1/%E5%BD%B1-Kage Kage]]'' is a ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' and ''{{WesternAnimation/WITCH}}'' crossover fanfiction by [[http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2079476/chaotic9 chaotic9]], and a part of FanFic/ProjectDarkJade. The author has another project story called ''Fanfic/AFrogInArkhamAsylum''

* {{Hammerspace}}: Jade can summon a seemingly limitless number of [[KnifeNut kunai and shuriken]] out of her sleeves. Both she and Miranda lampshade this:

* KnifeNut: Jade has gained the ability to conjure kunai and shuriken [[{{Hammerspace}} out of nowhere]] whenever she wants.

** When Jade tells Miranda that she can teach her everything about the Earth, she calls the other girl "[[Series/KungFu little grasshopper]]".

* FullCircleRevolution: The Rebellion is starting to show signs of this, with the somewhat extreme measures they're taking to hunt down the Knights of Vengeance and any other of Phobos' remaining loyalists. These methods include wanted posters, high bounties, reinforced patrols and nightly curfew on the streets, but Caleb also announces that anyone helping the Knights or refusing to assist the New Royal Guard will be arrested on sight. Frost, spying on one of Caleb's public announcements, even comments [[NotSoDifferent how similar to Cedric]] he seemed for a moment.

* NotSoDifferent: