I am truly sorry to forget about my stories. I just had so many things to go through. School and family problems. Please, understand. But, enjoy the story please. ^_^
Chapter 1: Vision
It has been a month since of Shen's chaotic plan. Once again, Kenji, the Lightning Warrior and the Dragon Warrior, brings peace to the Valley. Though, Kenji's wound slowly heals whole, he still trains with his friends and his love, Tigress. Alongside with his trustworthy guardian, Shadow, Kenji lives his life happily and safely… until now.
Kenji wakes up with a smile on his face. He slowly sits up from his bed and looks at his lovely girlfriend, Tigress, sleeping like an angel. He comes up to her silently as he sways his tail and pets her cheek and whiskers. Suddenly, Tigress grabs his wrist and flips him on her bed. Then, Tigress gets on him and raises a fist at him with a grin.
"You are so easy to grab." Tigress laughed.
"You are easily ticklish." Kenji grinned as he reaches her ticklish spot.
Tigress starts to laugh from the tickle and Kenji switches them around with a laugh. Tigress cups Kenji's cheek and smiles.
"Good morning, Kenji." Tigress said.
"Good morning, Tigress." Kenji smiled and kisses her gently.
After their wake-up fun time, they dress up, and wait for the bell to ring. When it did, Tigress and I open the door quickly. So did the others: Crane, Monkey, Mantis, and Viper.
"Good morning, master!" They all said in unison.
For the past several weeks, Po, the Dragon Warrior, he has been oversleeping. And for that, Po is oversleeping again.
"Panda!" Shifu shouted, "PANDA!"
They all hear a roll over and the door immediately opens and seeing Po staggering to the door.
"A-ah! Good morning, master!" Po exclaimed.
"You overslept again, panda." Shifu sighed, "It's time you change that."
Shifu clears his throat and smiles at his students.
"Good morning, students. You know your routine: Train hard, and protect the Valley with your life. Understood?" Shifu announced.
"Yes, master." They all said in unison.
"Good. Off with you now." Shifu said as he walks forward.
Kenji, Tigress, and the others walk past by Shifu until,
"Kenji…?" Shifu called out.
Kenji turns around, "Yes, master?"
"I need to speak to you, both of you." Shifu said as he looks at Po and Kenji.
Kenji looks at Tigress and she nods. Kenji walks up to Shifu and bows respectfully.
"What seems to trouble you, master?" Kenji asked.
"I had a vision… it was during my meditation." Shifu said with his ears down.
"Is it gang of evil foes?" Po asked, "'Cause I can take them out no problem!"
"Po!" Kenji called out, "Let Shifu speak. Go on…"
"As I was saying, I had a vision. You were in it, Kenji." Shifu explained, "I'm not sure if you were there as well, Po. However, you two are the Dragon Warriors. So, Po must know this as well."
Kenji nods after looking at Po, "So, this vision of yours. What was it about?"
"There will be soon a threat to the Valley. He's very powerful, possibly powerful than you or your evil inside of you, Kenji." Shifu said, looking at Kenji with a grave look.
"What do you mean…?" Kenji said in confusion, "He can't be powerful than me nor Storm. No power cannot withstand lightning."
"But, the power of Darkness, possibly." Shifu bites his lip gently.
Kenji blinks a few times and gasps lightly.
"The power of Darkness?! Awesome!" Po exclaimed.
"Panda, now's not the time to be excited!" Shifu raised his voice, "This power is strong enough to destroy the Valley in just a blink of an eye."
Po changes his face, "Right. Sorry, Shifu."
"B-but, is there any way to fight against this threat. Is there anyone?" Kenji asked.
"The only people I can put my faith into are both of you. You are the Dragon Warriors who had been chosen by the Universe." Shifu said, "Therefore, you must protect the Valley at all cost. Po, you will not face this threat. Understand? Kenji must face it on his own, though you can support him in the battle."
"Y-yes, master!" Po nodded.
"Good. Now, head on with training." Shifu said, signaling him to the exit with his head.
Po heads to the exit, and so does Kenji.
"Kenji…?" Shifu called out.
Kenji turns around and bites lip, hoping there's nothing worse than the threat.
"Yes master?" Kenji replied.
"There's… there's something else that you will need to know. It might be something more dangerous than the threat itself." Shifu explained.
"I figured you would say something like that…" Kenji sighed, "But, go on."
"You… In my vision, it's not just the Threat that would hurt the Five or Po… but you will as well." Shifu said bitterly.
"Wh…what?" Kenji said with his eyes wide, "What…? I don't... That's impossible! Why would I hurt the Five and Po, especially Tigress?"
"I know… I am concerned and aware of that." Shifu nodded, "But… your right hand."
Kenji looks at his right hand, flexes it a few times and pulls into a fist.
"What about my arm…?" Kenji asked.
"Something… demonic…" Shifu said, "Something evil corrupted your hand. I'm not sure whether you are conscious or aware of that in my vision. You didn't attack Tigress nor the Five or Po. But… your hand does not show a good sign of you."
"What does that mean…?" he asked with concern on his face.
"It would mean… I don't know." Shifu shrugs a little bit, "But my guess is… you will either aid the Threat of destroying the Valley of Peace, or aid your friends but have a deep despair."
Kenji bites his lip a bit hard and looks down.
"But for now, train until I come news." Shifu said, coming up to me and pats my head after balancing on Oogway's stick.
"Understood, master." Kenji nodded, still having his head down.
"Good. I'll see you at noon." Shifu said as he walks past Kenji to meditate.
Kenji slowly turns around and watches Shifu walk until there is no sight of him and Kenji goes to the training room along with his friends. But, during his trip to the training room, his shadow guardian, Shadow, slowly appears by him and Kenji stops walking.
"Any idea what Shifu said…?" Kenji asked.
"I'm going to have to say about this to the Council." Shadow said after thinking.
"Make it quick… Shifu didn't mention when they're attacking…" Kenji said as he starts walking again to the training room.
"As you wish, master…" Shadow nodded as he opens a portal and enters into the Council.
~Shadow's POV~
Shadow rewinds his memory of what Shifu said to Kenji.
"You… In my vision, it's not just the Threat that would hurt the Five or Po… but you will as well." Shifu said bitterly.
"Wh…what?" Kenji said with his eyes wide, "What…? I don't... That's impossible! Why would I hurt the Five and Po, especially Tigress?"
"I know… I am concerned and aware of that." Shifu nodded, "But… your right hand."
Kenji looks at his right hand, flexes it a few times and pulls into a fist.
"What about my arm…?" Kenji asked.
"Something… demonic…" Shifu said, "Something evil corrupted your hand. I'm not sure whether you are conscious or aware of that in my vision. You didn't attack Tigress nor the Five or Po. But… your hand does not show a good sign of you."
"What does that mean…?" he asked with concern on his face.
"It would mean… I don't know." Shifu shrugs a little bit, "But my guess is… you will either aid the Threat of destroying the Valley of Peace, or aid your friends but have a deep despair."
Right hand… corrupting evilly… No, it can't be…! Shadow thought after replaying the conversation.
When Shadow enters through a hallway, he comes to the center of the Council, in the spotlight, where all of the other shadows can see him.
"Your excellence…?" Shadow bowed respectfully.
"Shadow? What brings you to the Council? We haven't summoned you yet." He said.
"That's not my concern… my concern is something might be coming up. It's the Prophecy we fear the most…" Shadow said as he turns to look at each of the shadow's gazes, "The Demon we all fear most is coming."
"What…? But that's impossible! We have sealed Di—" another shadow exclaimed.
"That's what I thought as well. But, visions never lie." Shadow replied, "Pardon your cut-off."
"If you say so, Shadow, how do you know this?" The leader asked.
"His master has foretold the future. I will say it again: Visions never lie." Shadow replied, "I know for a fact of this one has a chance to break the Seal."
"This is absurd! He has been imprisoned for centuries!" a shadow from the upper level exclaimed as well as others.
"Enough!" a loud voice echoed through the Council.
Shadow looks at the person who stops the conversation. He sees him stands up and bows respectfully.
"Lord Death…" Shadow said.
"Shadow, if what you are telling us, all of us, is true, you might as well watch over your master." He said, "This is the Demon of Hatred we are facing. I know that your master has a temper when someone hurts his friends and family."
"Yes, my lord." Shadow bowed again and walks away.
"Oh, and Shadow?" Death called out.
Shadow turns around with a hum.
"Take care." Death smiled.
Shadow smiles back and nods and continues to walk.
~Kenji's POV~
It's already sunset. Kenji duals with Monkey on the upside down turtle stone with one hand and his legs as the others train on their own courses.
Monkey uses his tail to trip Kenji, but uses his hand to balance on the edge and the turtle stone tips from Kenji's weight. He pulls himself up and reverses the attack at Monkey. At the same time, Kenji lands on his feet at the edge of the turtle stone and Monkey lands on his face first until he gets up quickly.
"You're quick on your feet, Kenji." Monkey smiled, "I'm impressed. I hadn't been knocked down since Oogway did."
"Well, let's just say you had an open spot." Kenji smiled back before jumping off the turtle stone.
Kenji watches Tigress training on the wavy floors and smiles. Tigress destroys one of the spikes with her paws and a piece of a spike comes at Kenji until he catches it quickly enough.
"Not just quick on my feet, but have quick reflexes." Kenji said as he shows Monkey the piece.
"Show off." Monkey pouted.
Kenji laughs and comes up to Po, which he is training with the dummy.
"Still going with that, Po?" Kenji asked as he crossed his arms and lean on the pillars.
"Why not?" Po asked as he keeps fighting with it.
"Well, you are the Dragon Warrior. I just thought you would take advantage to your training." Kenji explained as he sways his silver tail, "But, I guess I was wrong."
"I uh… I took advantage training." Po said when stopping.
"Really, Po. I wonder what kind of training." Kenji smirked.
"Well uh, you know… stuff." Po said as he takes a punch.
"What kind of 'stuff'?" Kenji smirked wider.
"Uh…" Po trailed his eyes away from Kenji and sees Shifu, "Look! There's Shifu!"
Kenji turns to see Shifu walking with Oogway's staff. He clears his throat and watches his students train. Kenji assumes that Shifu has something to say. So, he comes up to Shifu and bows.
"What brings you here, master?" Kenji asked.
"I'm just here to look at your progress of training." Shifu said while smiling.
"So um… master, there's something I need to ask." Kenji stated.
"What is it you need, Kenji?" Shifu asked.
"It's about the vision." Kenji said, "I… I don't know if it's true… I mean, I'm not saying your vision is false, but I… probably had the same 'dream'."
"What do you mean…?" Shifu asked.
Kenji sighed, "It wasn't too long ago. Just by… I don't know, two days ago? Anyways, I had the same dream, or vision, about my having a demonic hand or something. Was it blue color…?"
Shifu nods curiously. When he did, Kenji looks down and closes eyes.
"Kenji, I understand of your concern about this vision. Sometimes, visions can be false alarms." Shifu explained.
"Since when your visions were false…?" Kenji asked.
Shifu bites his lip and sighs.
"That's what I thought…" Kenji said and looks down, "Forgive me for my behavior."
"It's okay, Kenji. I understand. I really do." Shifu said as he pats Kenji's shoulder after standing on Oogway's staff.
Kenji nods and sighs.
"Go to your room and rest. You deserve it…" Shifu said with a smile.
Tigress hops out of the wavy floor and looks at Kenji and Shifu. She sees Kenji nod and leaves the training room.
"Master? What's wrong with Kenji? Is he okay?" Tigress asked, walking up to Shifu.
"He's okay. He just needs some rest." Shifu said.
"May I stay with him, master?" she asked.
"Of course. Make sure he's okay. I don't want him to suffer on his own…" Shifu said as he walks past by Tigress.
Tigress nods and walks to Kenji's room. She comes in quietly and sees Kenji sleeping soundly. She smiles as she thinks something happy, yet kind of dirty. She slowly takes off her vest and lies down by Kenji.
"I love you, Kenji… I'll never leave your side." Tigress whispered as she falls asleep.
I kinda thought this chapter feels quite boring. The reason why I say is because it just shows of how they are doing. This is the beginning only. Beginnings are sometimes crappy. But, when I get to the middle, it should get interesting. Hope you like this chapter! ;)
P.S. I forgot to mention about Cao. Hehe. He found his mate and went to go marry her and they both lived happily after out of the Valley Of Peace.