This is the sequel to my story The Legend of Fa Kai. Like its prequel, this story is based on a rp I did with Samstar1990. You can find the first story on my profile.
I do not own the characters in this story apart from my OCs Eliza and Lily. I have Samstar1990's permission to use her OC Sam in this story.
Enjoy!
A month had passed since the battle against Boris and the Hun army. In the Fa family shrine, smoke billowed through the room in many different shapes. "Oh saviour of China, you have ennobled the house of Fa. In gratitude, we honour you..." the voice of Ancestor Kenny began.
"Say my name!" another voice called.
"Brooklyn..." Kenny shuddered.
"Now that's what I'm talking about!" Brooklyn grinned, appearing on a couch. Kenny groaned in exasperation. "Take me to my pedestal!" Brooklyn demanded.
"Let's get this over with..." another spirit sighed to some others. They grumbled to themselves as they made a stairway for the small dragon.
"Ceremonial robe!" Brooklyn exclaimed which Kenny put on for him. "If Kai could see me now!" he chuckled and started to walk up the stairway.
"Kai saves China one time...and he thinks he's Emperor." Kenny sighed to himself, observing Brooklyn's boastful behaviour.
"I'm on the stairway to heaven!" Brooklyn exclaimed, making his way to the top. "Alright, top floor! Pedestal perks! Ceremonial bath!" he whooped, arriving at the top floor. At that, a bath appeared and Brooklyn dived in happily. "You may wanna take a deep breath, because I'm not leaving this pedestal for at least 1000 years!" he grinned to the spirits, who groaned in despair. "Commence the whirlpool!" he commanded. The spirits conjured up straws and started to blow into the bath. "Oh yeah..." Brooklyn smiled blissfully.
Meanwhile, Grandpa Fa was looking at some charts. "The charts say I have to put the coins...here" he muttered to himself. He looked up and saw his son-in-law Susumu pacing the room, looking nervous. "Relax, child! The spirits say that Hilary will arrive to propose to Kai before the sun sets! There's still time to get in the pool!" he grinned.
"Father!" Susumu cried. His daughter Eliza, the head of the Fa family, froze as she was about to drink from her tea.
"Gambling's like playing with blank maijong tiles; nobody wins." Eliza added. She and her father bowed to each other. As soon as Susumu had walked off, Eliza quickly turned to her grandfather and showed him coins, smirking.
"I'm enriched by your presence, my dear." Grandpa smiled, taking the coins.
Susumu looked at Eliza suspiciously. "I...think I'll go and pray!" Eliza exclaimed, taking her stick and limped away.
There was a knock at the door. Susumu went to answer it and saw a young boy with a stick that had two buckets attached. "Why hello, Kevin." he beamed.
Kevin bowed. "Is Fa Kai here?" he asked.
"I believe he is in the cornfield." Susumu replied.
"Yeah, doing his chores!" Grandpa added, grinning.
"I'll go help him!" Kevin exclaimed, running off before coming back. "Thank you!" he added, bowing and then running off again.
Susumu closed the door behind him and smiled. "The children love Kai..." he sighed.
"Why not? He's strong, he's brave, he's handsome!" Grandpa agreed. "He's a chip of the old block!" he laughed, throwing the stick he was holding into the air.
At the same time, Kai, who was now well known in his village as a hero, was in the cornfield. He was using a rake to practise the martial arts he'd been trained in during the time he'd disguised himself as a girl to take Eliza's place in the army. The tiny cricket Cri-Kee and Kai's dog Little Brother watched him and tried to copy him. Kevin spotted him and took off the buckets from the stick and ran to see him. Unseen by Kai, boys from the village watched him practise.
"Hiiiyah!" Kai yelled, finishing his moves.
"Hiiiyah!" some voices repeated.
Kai turned to see the boys standing behind him in fighting poses. "Um, hi." he blinked. Little Brother barked wildly. "It's ok, Little Brother." Kai smiled, stroking the dog on the head. "What's up?" he asked.
"We wanna be like you, Fa Kai!" Kevin announced and then started to perform some martial arts moves, but fell over. The other boys started to laugh.
Kai giggled but quickly composed himself. "I'm still learning myself!" he confessed.
"Pleeease?" Kevin pleaded.
The other boys started to join in, saying things like "Yes please, Fa Kai, please, please!"
Kai smiled in a defeated way. "I guess I could teach you a few moves." he replied. The boys cheered.
"Kai's gonna teach us how to kick butt!" Kevin grinned.
"Yeah!" the boys yelled and started to do some moves of their own.
Kai laughed and told them to calm down. "That's lesson number two." he replied. "The first and most important lesson is to be gentle, but at the same time, we're being tough!" he continued.
"How can you be tough and gentle?" a boy asked.
"Yeah, I wanna be tough!" Kevin grinned, doing some punches. The boys cheered.
"I know it does sound kinda confusing, but everything has an opposite, and so do you. If you want to be a good warrior, you need to bring it all together." Kai explained. The boys looked dumbstruck. "Hmm...Let's see if this helps." he suggested, kneeling down to them. "Earth, sky. Day, night. Sound and silence. Dark and light." he began, giving examples of opposites.
One alone is not enough
You need both together
Winter, summer, moon and sun...
Lesson number one!
Like a rock, *hah hah*, you must be hard! *hah, hah hah*
Like an oak, *mmah*, you must stand firm! *hah hah*
Cut quick! Like my blade!
Think fast! *hah hah* Unafraid.
Like a rock, *hah hah*, I must be hard! *hah, hah hah*
Like an oak, *mmah*, I must stand firm! *hah hah*
Cut quick! Like my blade!
Think fast! *hah hah* Unafraid.
"OK, Kai! I'm ready!" Kevin exclaimed.
"Uh-huh, but you're still out of balance." Kai grinned, gently tipping him over with one finger. "You're only halfway there." he explained.
Like a cloud, you are soft...
Like bamboo, you bend in the wind...
Creeping slow, you're at peace because you know...
It's OK to be afraid.
Like a cloud, I am soft...
Like bamboo, I bend in the wind...
Creeping slow, I'm at peace because I know...
It's OK to be afraid.
One alone is not enough
You need both together
Winter, summer, moon and sun...
Lesson number one!
Like a rock, *hah hah*, I must be hard! *hah, hah hah*
(Like a cloud, I am soft...)
Like an oak, *mmah*, I must stand firm! *hah hah*
(Like bamboo, I bend in the wind...)
You can fly!
Cut quick! Like my blade!
(Creeping slow, I'm at peace because I know...)
Think fast! *hah hah* Unafraid.
(It's OK to be afraid.)
You have begun-!
Lesson number one!
Lesson number one!
Lesson
Number
One!
Suddenly a horse neighed at the top of the hill. The person who rode it was someone they all knew. "It's General Hilary!" Kevin exclaimed.
"General Hilary!" the boys cried and started to run over to the young woman. Kai grinned as he watched them.
Hilary climbed off her horse and took off her helmet. "Why hello there, little warriors." she smiled and walked over to Kai.
"The new uniform suits you, General." Kai smiled.
"Right, the uniform..." Hilary replied, brushing the helmet's feather out of the way. "Now I just have to live up to it..." she added. She'd been promoted from the rank of captain to general during the month after Boris's defeat.
"Of course you will. You're very brave." Kai beamed.
"Oh, right...yes, brave." She nodded, clearing her throat. "Kai...when a woman l-" she began, and looked at the boys. Kevin blinked innocently. "When a woman is in l..." she began, trying to stay calm. The boys started laughing. "Is there somewhere more private?" she asked quietly.
"We can go back to my house!" Kevin suggested. The boys laughed again.
Kai laughed as well. "OK, boys. Time to be like a river and flow home." he announced. The boys all groaned and left, except for Kevin.
Hilary smiled and knelt down to him. "Would you look after this for me?" she asked, handing Kevin her helmet. Kevin squealed with excitement and ran home.
Kai took her hand. "You know you're never gonna get that back." he smiled. Hilary laughed as the two made their way back to Kai's house.