Shiuli Kumari didn't like Japan. She'd rather be back at her family estate outside of New Delhi. Shiuli really missed her horses. Sure there were riding clubs here in Tokyo, but Tokyo just seemed to be too busy for horse riding. Such was the fate of a diplomat's daughter. Thank Krishna that she took to languages so easily. Her Japanese was flawless, and if some Japanese looked at her strange, Shiuli would never get them the satisfaction of seeing how see felt. The limo taking her to school hit a pothole, and Shiuli was bounced a little in the back seat.

"Sorry about that miss," said her bodyguard from the front seat. Shiuli frowned at the man. She just couldn't figure out what she needed a bodyguard for, let alone two. Certainly Japan was a safe country. A few of the countries her father had been assigned to, couldn't be considered as civilized as Japan. Besides Shiuli was old enough to take care of herself. Shiuli ditched them as often as she could, regardless of the lecture her father would give her later. At least the bodyguards weren't allowed to enter the school with her. Shiuli thanked Krishna for that.

The limo came to a halt in front of the Han'ei Academy. One of her bodyguards jumped out and came back to her door and with a slight bow opened the door. Shiuli waited a moment, to check her hair, before getting out. She straightened her skirt, and had to hold it in place when an errant breeze blew. Shiuli had to marvel at the other girls in their short skirts, who just screamed and did their best to keep their skirts down. Of course all the boys had to stop and stare. Boys could be so immature. Shiuli had barely turned when two other girls ran right into her. One was Otsu Kamachi, and the other was Hiroko Ikoma. All three went flying in different directions and all landed on their derrieres. Almost in unison all three let an "Aww!" and standing up had to rub the offended part of their anatomy.

Hiroko and Otsu both were quickly on their feet apologizing profusely to Shiuli. "I'm so sorry," said Otsu and Hiroko. "We're both sorry Shiuli-sempi." Shiuli at first glared at the girls. How dare they knock her down, but then she calmed down and with a nod of her head forgave them. Both girls beamed at Shiuli. "So," said Shiuli diplomatically, "what made you pick me as a target for that." As Shiuli walked on to the academy grounds, Hiroko walked at her side, while the more demure Otsu trailed behind. At first Hiroko didn't know what to say. Hiroko and Otsu had been talking about the magical flowers that Niwashi, had given them and that little girl Chung-ae; the magical flowers that let them transform into the Knight Flowers. It was just so, so magical. It was hard for Hiroko to grasp; she wasn't smart as Otsu.

"Um," said Hiroko, "Otsu and I were deep in conversation, and we didn't see you."

Hiroko rubbed the back of her head and looked sheepishly at Shiuli. Shiuli gave Hiroko a deep look.

"Oh," said Shiuli in a teasing air, "could it have been about a certain Kamachi-chan?"

"Um, um. No," said Hiroko turning crimson. Talk about her beloved Masao-kun often brought a blush to Hiroko. However, further conversation came to a halt with the sound of the bell. All three girls had to rush to get to class. It didn't pay to be late for Mister Tanaka's class. Those who did ended up cleaning the classroom after school. Too often Hiroko ended up with that punishment.

Later that day…

The girls' locker room was a noisy place. Girls were changing into their swimsuits, and the conversations ranged from whom was seeing whom to how much bigger their breasts had grown since their last physical, the usual. Shiuli had just pulled up the strap of her swimsuit, when she heard the outside door bang. In ran a breathless Hiroko shedding clothes as she ran.

"I'm late. I'm late," she said through a mouthful of blouse. Shiuli had to smile. Hiroko always seemed to be late. Shiuli grabbed her swim cap and headed for the doors leading to the outside pool. Shiuli had just come to the line for her swim heat alongside Otsu and Hiroko, and the teacher had just blown her whistle when the pool seemed to explode. Water cascaded all over the place. Girls screamed hysterically. Shiuli, however, kept to her place until the monsters started coming out of the pool. Rahshasas armed with spears came flying from the depths of the pool, with screams of Chaos on their lips.

One of the demons came after Shiuli throwing its spear at her. However, before the spear could hit her, someone knocked her over. Shiuli landed on someone, and another girl landed on top of her. Shiuli looked up into the face of Yuriko Nakamura. Her face was practically within kissing distance, and for some reason Yuriko was blushing profusely. It was then that Shiuli realized that their breasts were touching. Shiuli was speechless.

Not sure what to, and Yuriko hadn’t moved her body off of Shiuli, Shiuli reached down to find out who they had landed on. She felt a leg, and that was odd because it was hairy. Shiuli felt higher, and yes it was definitely a hair leg. Shiuli and Yuriko both let out a scream. Unfortunately this seemed to have gotten the attention of the rahshasa again, and the demon reached down and threw Yuriko off of Shiuli. Yuriko continued to scream as she was thrown through the air. Her scream stopped when a blur of red leaped out of nowhere to grab her in mid-flight. However, Shiuli didn’t see that. She was too busy scrambling off of the man her and Yuriko had landed on.

The man, who was not only old, but looked like a monk, lay stunned his arms and legs akimbo; the hem of his robes pushed up over his knobby knees. A look of pleasure mixed with pain painted his features. In his hand he held the most beautiful orchid that Shiuli had ever seen. With a trembling hand the old man extended the orchid to Shiuli. Reflexively Shiuli took the orchid, just as she felt the fetid breathe of the rahshasa on her back. Shiuli felt like screaming again, but didn’t.

The words “Kishi Orchid TRANS-FORM-ATION!” came unbidden from her lips. A lavender light bloomed all around Shiuli, and she slowly rose from the ground, and in a blink of an eye her swimsuit had vanished. Shiuli was shaken to say the least. However, the transformation continued. Starting from her feet a pair of lavender boots grew up to her knees, and then at her waist a skirt of black was formed. Finally a pair of lavender gloves grew down from her fingertips to her elbows. The light faded, and Shiuli gently returned to the ground. However, not only had she transformed, but also so had the orchid. No longer was the orchid an orchid, but it had become a huge club, a club as tall as Shiuli was.

Shiuli felt great power course through her like the sweetest tea. A smile came to her face as she hefted the massive club, which she shouldn’t have been able to lift, but felt as light as a flower.

As for the rahshasa it looked dumbly at the transformed Shiuli. The monster said “Chaos” as if it was a question, and Shiuli smashed it in the face. Teeth shattered like icicles and the rashasha flew off into the sky before exploding like a firework. Laughing in delight Shiuli turned to see if there were any more monsters to fight.

Shiuli was a little disappointed as two other girls dressed similarly to her were decimating the monsters. Both looked vaguely familiar, but it only took Shiuli a moment to realize that the one in red was Hiroko, and the other in green was Otsu.

She didn’t have much time to contemplate on this because one of the rahshasa hefted his spear at her. With a speed she didn’t realize she possessed she blocked the spear and it clattered the ground. Through an agility she didn’t think she possessed, Shiuli did an acrobatic flip over to the monster and brought the immense club down on its misshapen head. The result of the blow was rather disgusting, as the rahshasa exploded into a million pieces.

That seemed to be the end of the fight. Hiroko and Otsu came bounding over to Shiuli. Again the club had become an orchid, and Shiuli too had returned to her more normal self. Shiuli shook with the excitement of the fight. She had down at least two of the monsters.

Hiroko squealed with pleasure and practically danced around Shiuli, and Otsu smiled shyly at Shiuli.

“That was incredible,” said Hiroko, “You’re one of us too, and Knight Flower.”

“A knight flower?” asked Shiuli.

“Yes a Knight Flower,” said a man coming up behind Shiuli. Shiuli quickly turned to look at the man; the same man she had been thrown on by Yuriko moments ago, and who’d given her the orchid. However, Shiuli still couldn’t understand what a man, a monk by the looks of him, would be doing at a girl’s swimming pool.

“And you are the Knight Orchid,” said the man, “I am Niwashi, the gardener. There is much I have to teach you, but then again you did magnificently. Chaos has again been thwarted.”

Shiuli looked at the man doubtfully. Not only was he a pervert, but obviously unbalanced as well.

Shiuli comes from a high caste in India, and her father is an important diplomat. So it wouldn’t be much of a surprise that often times she thinks that she’s superior to everybody else. It’s the life she was born into. Her every need has always been met. Shiuli doesn’t quite understand the commitments Hiroko and Otsu have; they both have to work. She doesn’t mean to look down on others, but it’s hard to fight her upbringing.

Shiuli learned at a young age to keep things to herself. Too often people would try to use her in someway, so Shiuli learned to put up barriers to protect herself. Rarely does Shiuli talk about herself, keeping most of her past inside. Naturally this drives the other girls at the Han’ei Academy to distraction. Everyone of them wants to know Shiuli better, but so far only Hiroko, Otsu, and Yuriko have been able to get close to Shiuli, not that this stops the other girls. Even a few of the guys have tried to get close to Shiuli. None of them have been successful to date.

Shiuli thinks that there isn’t anything anyone can’t do with a little determination. Oddly enough when others are down, it’s Shiuli who often cheers them up, or offers advice on how to get through a problem. It never occurs to Shiuli that a task or even an opponent might be too challenging. She always goes at anything at a 110%.

"Kishi Orchid TRANS-FORM-ATION!"

Shiuli has been given a magical orchid by Niwashi the Gardener. When she calls out the magical words, “Kishi Orchid TRANS-FORM-ATION!” she becomes Kishi Orchid, or the Knight Orchid. Her street clothes vanish and are replaced by her knight costume. This transformation does take a second or two to finish.

Once transformed, Shiuli gains a lot more strength, stamina, and speed, but not really to a super-human level. More on the level of a well trained martial artist. Also transforming with Shiuli is her orchid, which transforms into a massive lilac club. Shiuli generally uses her club in an offensive manner. She can deliver a blow that can knock a foe out with one blow so long as they aren’t wearing armor on their head or are surrounded by a force field. Shiuli can wind up and knock a foe a long distance away. Finally Shiuli can use the club like a shield and protect herself from most attacks. Even though the club is as large a Shiuli, can still wield it as if it were light as a feather.

Shiuli has learned some martial arts from Niwashi. Mostly, it’s defensive in nature, but Shiuli can deliver a painful kick. Also the transformation grants Shiuli the ability to run and jump further than a girl her age.

Shiuli is a beautiful Indian girl of sixteen years. She has flawless cocoa skin that is the envy of all the girls at the Han’ei Academy. Shiuli has long purple hair that she keeps in a ponytail that runs down to the middle of her back. She dresses only in the most expensive of fabrics, and generally wears a sari when she’s able to. Naturally at the Han’ei Academy she’s requires to wear the traditional school uniform.

It’s when Shiuli transforms into Kishi Orchid that she truly gleams. Her expensive clothes vanish, and are quickly replaced by a costume that is vaguely like a Japanese school uniform or Seifuku. Her boots are lavender in color and run up to her knees. Likewise her gloves (not a normal part of Japanese school uniform), run up to her elbows and are the same color as her boots. The rest of her costume consists in a short pleated black skirt, a white blouse with a sailor style attached collar, and with an orchid on the breast pocket. Tied around her neck is a lavender neckerchief. Her normal clothing returns when she transforms back.

Also her orchid, transforms into a massive club, which is tall as Shiuli is.

Physically, Shiuli doesn’t change at all during the transformation. The only change that occurs is that her eye color changes from brown to a purple. So far no one has been able to make the connection between Shiuli and Kishi Orchid.