"Nope no suspicious activates here" mantis said eager to go back.
"We still need to check the village square" tigress said clearly annoyed with the bugs impatient nature.
"But we been walking for hours and.."was all the bug said before tigress hit him with her famous "death glare"
"Ok ok I was just joking" mantis said while squirming under the pressure of tigress stare.
"Good now we see eye to eye" tigress declared with a smirk.
The five warriors continued there way through the village. A cold gust of wind blew by,making crane cover himself with he's wings,shielding the avian from the cold chill of the night.
"Crane got the right idea" monkey said crossing his arms across his chest.
A couple of minutes later the five finally made it to the village square tigress scanned the surrounding huts for any threats.
Monkey noticed an over turned dumpling cart in the middle of the square and walked towards it.
"Were are we going?" Asked mantis.
"Were going to get a bit to eat" replied monkey with a wink.
"Ooh I see,can't search on a empty" mantis said
"Hey were you two think your going" tigress said emerging from a hut
"Grabbing a bite to eat" said mantis pushing his...(thingies) to gather nervously.
Before tigress could object a wolf in all black emerged from behind the cart with a crossbow aimed at monkey.
Tigress thinking fast spotted a bow staff on the ground.
Kicking it up she grabbed it and ran towards the archer.
"Ok calm down" monkey said trying to reason with the archer.
The wolf growled.. " you shouldn't have come the master will be upset.."
The wolf stopped in mid-sentence as he watched a bow staff seemingly planting it self straight up.. a few yards ahead of him.
"What the" the wolf said looking at monkey for some sort of explanation.
"Look up" monkey said pointing up with a smile.
As the wolf looked up he was greeted with an skyward axe kick from tigress. Knocking the wolf out cold.
"That was close monkey said wiping the sweat from his brow.
"Yeah be more careful" tigress said her face void of any emotion.
Soon after the five found themselves surrounded by about a dozen wolfs dressed in black.
The five warriors stood in a mini circle covering each others blind spots.
Just then a tall ,broad shouldered figure wearing a similar outfit as the wolfs but wearing a mask emerge from the darkness.
"Well well look what we have here" said the mysterious figure,circling the five from the outside of the wolfs circle.
"Who are you" said crane getting into fighting stance.
The figured stopped in his tracks,putting his arms behind his back he replied... "that is of no importance "
"Well I guess we have to wipe the floor with you and then ask questions later" said a determined tigress lowering into her fighting stance followed by the rest of the five.
"Ill make you rue the day you band of fools crossed me" the figure said lowering into his fighting stance "Is This is all? This should be easy" said Mantis full of confidence.
"Is this to easy for you? Let me make it more of a challenge" said the dark figure, rising his hand and snapping his fingers.
As if on cue about a dozen wolfs appeared on the nearby roofs,wielding crossbows and aiming at the five warriors.
"I stand corrected" Mantis said antennas flattening themselves on his head.
"Thanks a lot Mantis, now we really going to break a sweat" said Crane.
"Its no way we getting past this" said a very discouraged Monkey.
Meanwhile Tigress was thinking to herself,that she was dragon warrior and had the secrets of the universe she could take them all by herself.
At the same time the mysterious foe couldn't help but notice how helpless they looked. His forces had them right were he wanted them,but it would be to easy...
"How about this,ill take the five of you on single handedly"
"A bold statement, but I can l can handle you on my own"
Said a very deter mind feline. Earning her some surprised looks from the other four warriors.
"Amusing,but I won't to fight all of you at once"he said
Snapping his fingers, all wolfs surrounding backed away into the shadows.
"He's all alone,let's kick some butt" Mantis said while hopping towards the figure.
"HERE COMES THE PAIN" said Mantis jumping towards his face with a side kick.
The figure simply back handed him out of sight.
"Mantis!" Viper yelled,seeing the bug on the ground not moving.
Viper lunged at him herself around one of his arms.
Just as he reached out with his other hand to grab her,she ducked his hand and wrapped herself around that one as well.
Seeing both of his arms constricted in front of him,he tried to use brute force and pull her apart.
Viper feeling the tension in her body,decided that it would be best to release him.
Slithering back,Viper lunged at him again this time,for his neck.
The figure threw a back fist in hope of stopping her,but Viper again wrapped herself around his arm,but this time re-wrapping her and the arm around a nearby flag-post.
"Get him" Monkey yelled as him and Crane jumped into action.
The figure tried to yank his arm free but Viper held on to the pole for dear life.
Crane figuring this was the perfect time to strike,flew towards him and lashed out with his talons
The figure seeing this,starts do dodge various strikes from his claws.
Ducking one of Crane's strikes,he reached out and grabbed crane by the beak and using it to but in between the pole and viper,freeing his arm in the process.
With both of his arms free and Viper and Crane in his clutches,he tied Viper into a knot pinning Crane against the pole as well.
Satisfied with his work,he turned his attention to Monkey and Tigress.
"three down,two to go" the figure said.
"I see you can count" Monkey said with a smirk
"Ill make you eat those words primate" he said with venom in his voice.
He lunged at monkey,punching him in the jaw,followed by a round house kick to the gut.
A a punch to the face and a kick to the head later,Monkey was down for the count.
Tigress unfolding her arms sprinted on all fours towards him.
Her heart beating like a drum do to the adrenaline,she threw the hardest punch that her body could muster.
The figure remained motionless as the punch found its mark,cracking the mask,and sending him flying .
Crashing against the ground with a loud(thud) the figure remain motionless.
Just then Monkey woke up,followed by Mantis.
"Is it over" said Monkey holding his head.
"It looks that way to me" added Mantis,still a little dizzy.
"I told you I could handle him by myself" Tigress said with a smirk.
"You would never have if it wasn't for me softening him up for ya" Mantis said.
"Sure if taking a blow and slipping in and out of unconsciousness is your idea of "softening him up" Tigress replied.
"Mmh hmm mmh" Crane said,unable to speak do to his beak being tied to the flag post by Vipers knot.
Before anybody could untie them the heard a bone chilling laugh.
The five warriors turned to see the hooded figure being engulfed in black aura,it lifting him back to his feet.
"Hahaha you really thought that would finish me? Asked the evil figure.
I,safferen shall rule china with an iron fist!"he said taking a step towards the three warriors.
"Now ill show you true terror!" His masked giving revealing a black and red eye lion.
"Were in some serious trouble" Monkey said taking a step back with fear in his voice
"Ya dude,I wouldn't mind being Crane right now" Mantis added half joking and half serious.
Safferen stopped,a wicked smile creeping across his face.
"Ill make this as painful as possible" he said while lunging towards them...