🌸🌸 The Order of Cetrion: The Protectors of Life and Virtue 🌸🌸
I was thinking. It is a bit sad that we know nothing about Harumi's clan.
BUT, as Harumi is my main girl and making AUs and Headcanons for her has become a second nature, I thought, "Oh, well! Why not create a clan for her myself? :D"
And thus came: The Order of Cetrion!
Hear me out!
It is canon that Harumi has connections with the Umgadi, so two possibilities came to mind:
The Shirai family came from Outworld.
Their matriarch was a Umgadi who was unsatisfied with their chastity rules and fled to Earthrealm to build something of her own.
She married an Earthrealmer, and so came the first generations of Shirai in Earthrealm.
But I like this one better:
The Shirai are originally from Earthrealm, and for generations, the Grandmistresses, the matriarchs of the Shrai family, have led their clan in defence of Earthrealm (though in a smaller scale in comparison to the Lin Kuei).
They were requested by Lord Liu Kang to participate in the Mortal Kombat on behalf of Earthrealm.
The current Grandmistress herself volunteered as champion and won the tournament!
Her skills did not pass unnoticed by the leader of the Umgadi, who, with the permission of her Queen, Sindel, invited her to stay longer and exchange skills.
Every generation of Grandmistress-to-be was invited to visit Outworld and train with the Umgadi before they could take on their role as head of their clan.
The latest Grandmistress to be invited by the Queen was Harumi Shirai. She was trained by the Umgadi leader at the time, Li Mei.
Harumi trained along two Outworlders named Tanya and Jade and a fellow Earthrealmer named Suchin. They became good friends!
Now, you must be wondering, "Why the Order of Cetrion?"
I imagine Liu was initially taken aback by the idea of bringing Cetrion back, given her corruption and deception. However, Liu considered that if there's one thing that can corrupt, it is fear.
Cetrion feared her mother and the consequences of going against her designs.
But now. Now Kronica was gone, and Cetrion had nothing to fear! There were no secret designs and no sacrifices to be made.
The Goddess of Virtue was free. Free to be virtuous and free to fight for life!
She became a much more active goddess, making actual efforts to protect Earthrealm. She felt joy like never before!
The Shirai were not the first to worship her. But were the first to offer to build a clan of warriors in her name and aid her in her mission to defend Earthrealm.
In exchange for their services, Cetrion gifted them with the most prosperous lands, one their could grow any sort of plant (even the outworldly ones) at any time of the year, so the Shirai could develop and spread their herbalist skills!
The Shirai Gardens are well known for being guarded by magical (poisonous, hallucinogenic) plants!
Another good question you may have is: "Are only women allowed?"
Yes. Much like the Umgadi, only women are allowed to become warriors of Cetrion.
However, men are allowed into the clan if they are to marry one of the warriors!
When a man wishes to marry one of Cetrion's warriors, he must first prove himself worthy of her!
He must go through a trial by combat and face the Grandmistress herself. It is not expected that the man defeats her, just that he fights and persists. Only then, it is proved how willing he is to become hers.
Kuai Liang was named honorary Cetrion warrior when he was merely a boy, perks of being Harumi's best friend. However, it did not free him from the trials!
Kuai Liang fought the Grandmistress Harumi Shirai, and through every flaming punch, he made clear how much he wanted to be hers!
2 years later, another warrior fought for her hand, the first Shirai Ryu Initiate, Hanzo Hasashi!
The warriors were allowed to have as many partners as they desired as well as date among themselves. The Grandmistress performed the trials as well as the weddings!
Only someone above the Grandmistress could perform her wedding, so Harumi invited her former teacher, Li Mei, to perform the ceremony.
Her brother-in-law Tomas walked her down the aisle.
Due to... family issues, Bi-Han did not participate her and Kuai's first wedding.
But by the time of their second wedding, he was in a much better place and agreed to walk both her and Kuai down the aisle.
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Hey! You made it to the end!! So, thoughts? Questions? Suggestions?
Please, invite me to talk more about my girl!👀👀🩷
Tagging the gang for more brainstorming: @mikka-minns @thedragonholder @dinainsun @gwenthefirecracker
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