The Rise and Fall of Kai
Chapter 4
A/N: Seems like a few people read my third chapter and liked it which makes me feel great that I'm getting such feedback.
LTspade – Well more Po/Tigress will be on the way. I'd say two more chapters and then the real action will start but it won't be nice ;)
FrankiePhish – Thanks for reading the story. That LTspade is a great person for endorsing people's stories. :D There will be more action to come however I only have one action scene planned without the Five and the others have the Five kicking ass in it. :)
ComradeGoonie – Gratz on making your account finally. I wouldn't give Kai too much love you may regret it one day :P Good luck on your story mate hope you do well and I'll make sure to drop in a comment when I've got time.
Yazzi – Yeah I decided to keep Tigress an integral part of this story as she becomes more important later on as does Po.
Mind Assassin – Thanks for the great review, I'm surprised about this being the only story that has grabbed your attention but I'm extremely flattered you consider this a gem of a story thank you.
As for the other people who read this story drop a review or PM me I'll respond as fast as I can anyway on with the story –Cobra.
Pain that was the first feeling Kai felt as he opened his eyes a surge of light made him squint. Kai felt awful, his muscles screamed in pain as he tried to move. After a few movements Kai gave up trying to move as he felt nausea setting in. Kai's irises eventually adjusted to light in the room as he looked around the room he noticed his katana next to his bed covered with dried blood. The memory of what happened flashed before him and the danger to his parents. Jerking up right with strength that came out of nowhere the white feline hissed in pain.
"You're not supposed to be moving you Idiot." Kai recognized that commanding yet condescending tone.
"My...parents...are they..." Kai heard a growl before footsteps approaching him.
"Will you for once stop caring about your parents and worry about yourself! You've been out for three days. Now lay back down unless you want to be out for another couple of days." Kai turned his head and met the scarlet orbs of the striped feline. The look in her eye was unfaltering a clear warning that she will make good of her threat.
Groaning the white feline lay back before clutching his abdomen. "Viper said you lost a lot of blood and that it would be a good few weeks before you're in any fighting capacity." Kai tried to laugh but ended up coughing.
Kai heard a sigh come from Tigress as she sat in the chair next to the bed and grabbed his katana examining it. "What happened all we saw...was you pounding and clawing a wolf's face off then you collapsed."
Kai tried to remember the events of the fight but felt his head throbbing as the details slowly came back. "I-I remember a sword being stabbed through my abdomen then...then the taunts of what they were going to do next...I-I felt powerless to stop them and then..." Kai winced as he moved to sit up right
"Then what?" Kai looked at Tigress before looking down at the sword she was holding.
"I lost it...I felt a red haze descend on me and for those moments I had no control over my body...It just reacted...I watched as my paws smashed into that wolf's face..." Tigress tightened her grip on the sword.
"I'm sorry...no one should have to feel that..."
Kai looked at her in the eye.
"Sorry? I'm not... It-It felt good, I stopped them from harming the ones I love. I would do anything I mean ANYTHING to save them... If I become a monster then so be it, I would endure the exile. Anything to protect them." Tigress' eyes widened at the confession.
"Kai you don't know what you are saying..." Kai laughed this time.
"I know exactly what I'm saying...Tigress I want you to do something for me just this one request."
"What request?"
Kai grabbed her paw before looking her in the eye.
"This was the first assassination attempt and it won't be the last when trouble comes take my parents far away along with the other villagers. Guard my parents with your life...please Tigress."
The striped feline stared for awhile at the white Bengal tiger before slowly nodding.
"Thank you Tigress." Kai let go of Tigress paw before resting back in his bed.
"I better let you get some rest...Don't forget Kai once your better you owe me." Kai looked at Tigress a bit shocked.
"Did you just try to crack a joke?" Tigress' eyebrow raised in confusion. Kai chuckled while shaking his head.
"Should've known you were serious...Have fun with your loveable panda." Kai snickered at the last part which earned a hiss from Tigress.
"Not so loud you idiot! The others are in their rooms about to wake up." The white feline backpedalled in his mind.
"Wake up? How long have I been out?" Tigress took a while to reply.
"Has it really been that long? Or are you just dumb?" Tigress narrowed her eyes at the Bengal tiger.
"Five days...Oh and keep insulting me your only going to make it worse for yourself." Kai looked confused. Tigress noticed the confusion and grinned sadistically.
"You suffered from brain damage as well? As I recall not only do you have to be my 'slave' for a week but whenever I want to spar you will have to be my partner." Kai cursed under his breath as he remembered the arrangement.
Tigress spun on her heels making the way to the door. "Heal up fast Kai, I can't wait to get started." With that Tigress slipped out of sight.
Groaning to himself at the situation Kai turned over to get some sleep as the pain and the nausea was draining him.
"I SEND THEM OUT TO KILL ONE STUPID FELINE AND THEY CAN'T EVEN DO THAT! ...PREPARE THE MEN. TRAIN THEM TO FIGHT A SKILLED SWORDSMAN... THAT FELINE WILL DIE. NO ONE MAKES A FOOL OUT OF MY FAMILY!" The brown timber wolf was pacing up and down in front of his commanders who were visibly shivering.
"Lord Wu maybe we should send scouts out to gather information that could be used against this 'Kai'" The brown timber wolf stopped pacing before stepping up to the midnight black wolf in ceremonial armour.
"That is a good suggestion commander... Why are you dressed in your ceremonial armour may I ask commander?" The commander looked into the bloodshot red eyes of Lord Wu before gulping.
"M-My pack was on protection detail for a convoy for the...emperor." the commander could see Lord Wu's pupils dilate and his eyes narrow.
"What was that old fool having transported?" The voice was dripping with resentment.
"We weren't told mi-lord." The brown timber wolf scoffed
"Soon that old fool will be dead. Then the stupid fox's son will have the throne. Bunch of ignorant fools... That filthy line of foxes doesn't deserve to be royalty. Soon commander my family will rule these lands. It will do you well to remember that commander." The brown timber wolf meandered over towards his seat in the hall. Once he reached his seat which was more like a personal throne he sat down and gazed upon the three commanders standing to attention.
The first commander was a midnight black timber wolf that was loyal only to Lord Wu himself. The ceremonial armour was a deep silver colour on the plate armour with a golden dragon etched into the armour.
The second commander was a typical gray wolf. Very easy to anger and un-trusting of strangers this wolf however was huge standing at 6ft 5". The muscles on this wolf were abnormally big but his brain wasn't the best tool he had. This commander typically wore leather armour that was a tight fit to show off his muscles.
The third commander was a scrawny white wolf. The trait that made this wolf stand out from the crowd was his brilliant white fur coat that was perfect. The reason for him being a commander was not his appearance but his brains. Out of Lord Wu's entire army at his disposal this commander was the most Intelligent. The white robe he wore matched his fur perfectly along with a majestic black sash to keep the robe in place.
The first commander step forward and got on one knee in front of the small throne. "Mi-lord, should I send my best scout to find this Kai's weakness?"
Lord Wu glanced down towards the commander on his knee and smiled. "Déshèng send your top men to scout that feline. I want every vulnerability pointed out."
Déshèng nodded and walked back in line with the other commanders.
"Once your scouts are back I want them to meet with you Gao, so you can formulate how to hurt this 'Kai' the most."
The third commander bowed gracefully. "The plan will perfect as usual mi-lord."
"Once the plan is done Kailì you will take your men to the Valley of peace and execute perfectly with no deviations this time! Am I understood?"
The second wolf punched his palm and cracked his knuckles. "Loud and clear mi-lord."
"Oh and Kailì take Tai with you, I want him to do the deed." Lord Wu smiled at the thought of his son getting revenge.
Kailì grumbled before a thought hit him "What of the village people?"
Lord Wu shrugged "As for obvious reasons you won't be a part of my pack when you do this deed for... political reasons. If that old fool of an emperor found out I was killing his favourite guardians I would lose my place on the council. We can't have that. So you can do as you wish with the villagers."
Gao stepped forward "Mi-lord considering this it would be best to replicate a bandit attack." Gao looked at Kailì before sniggering "So even your simple mind will be able make it look legitimate."
Kailì growled at the insult. "So all I have to do is rob, burn and kill a few people and that would work?" Gao nodded at the question. The large gray wolf cackled before cracking his neck in anticipation.
"Either way commanders I want that feline making a red stain on the floor...now make it happen."
The three commanders bowed and hastily left the room. Lord Wu chuckled at the fear had instilled into people 'Granted I may have ordered massacre's to prove my point's and the Valley of Peace will be no different.'
Kai's Dream
A howling wind pierced through the white Bengal tiger that was crawling out of the village with blood being smeared as the feline dragged it's battered and bruised body with each pull on his body the Bengal tiger winced as the pain he was putting himself through.
His mind screamed to stop and pray of someone finding him but his body acted on its own pulling his weight further and further from the village. How he hadn't passed out from the blood loss is a mystery like a force was driven the white feline.
Eventually the white came to halt in a lush green field but behind the lush green grass was stained red with his scarlet fluid. As the white feline looked forward he felt his stomach lurch at the sight. A darkened path leading into the thick wood. As the feline looked at the path he had a feeling that it lead to the snowy mountain that towered above everything.
The feline's mind was in turmoil should he go back and face the problem, maybe he should stay here and hope or should he venture forth. The Bengal tiger's body made his decision for him as it slowly crawled to the darkened path. As the white feline crawled into the shadow he felt the warmth leave his body as a blood freezing wind passed through him. Eventually the shadow swallowed the white feline into darkness.
Nothing... No wind, sound or emotion just a void.
"Kai..." A hollow voice echoes through the darkness
"Kai..." This voice sounded with emotion but too many to hear
"Kai!" The next thing the feline knew was pain as he bolted upright in his bed clutching his abdomen.
Kai looked around and noticed a green mantis on his nightstand with an orange striped feline standing over the insect.
"Dude? You okay?" Mantis looked at sweaty white feline with a bit of concern.
"Yeah...I'm fine." Mantis hopped onto his shoulder prodding and poking with his 'thingies'
"You sure looked like it when you were asleep...you were thrashing around and groaning...so what's up?" Mantis struck a nerve literally as Kai jerked a bit.
"I don't want to talk about it." Kai looked to the orange feline who stood there un-amused.
"Parents." Whether it was a questions or not Tigress had the look on her face that she wasn't going to leave until this was sorted out.
"No it wasn't. As I said Tigress I'm not going to discuss it...EVER. Okay?" Tigress narrowed her eyes and cleared her throat.
Kai didn't bother to look at Tigress however he felt the small green insect hop off his shoulders and quickly leave the room.
Moments passed of complete silence between the two. Tigress tried to read the white feline's face but every time she got a good look he would move again. Slowly getting impatient she sat on his bed and grabbed his katana and unsheathed it.
"Kai you can discuss anything with me. I haven't told anyone not even Shifu about what we discuss...sometimes it's good to get it off your mind. I-I wish I had someone in the past I could do that to." Tigress fixed her eyes to the blood stained blade.
Kai looked over to his sword in her paws and sighed which got the striped feline's attention. "I asked you a long time ago about that path if you remember."
Tigress slowly nodded while trying to read his emotions through his face but to no avail. "The dreams stopped after awhile as I became fixated on becoming a master of the sword I guess. I-I just had that dream again about the path but it was different..." Kai kept staring at his sword; he felt nothing inside of him. 'This doesn't feel right...I'm telling Tigress my nightmare and I feel nothing? Guess I've been hanging around her too much.'
"Different how?" Tigress sheathed the sword again getting Kai's attention on her.
Blue eyes met scarlet eyes as they both focused on each other. "I saw me..."
Tigress nodded slowly "Okay so you saw yourself. That tends to happen in a nightmare."
Kai shook his head and brought his paw to his head to rest upon. "I was bleeding heavily...my body was battered, bruises everywhere. But as my body kept moving and the blood poured out I didn't pass out..."
Tigress rested a paw on the feline's shoulder. "It was a nightmare Kai."
The Bengal tiger dropped his shoulder so her paw slid off. "No...It felt real. I felt the blood pouring out, my body crawling in the dirt as it got into my wound...when I went down that path the voice I heard...I don't know Tigress...I really don't." Kai slowly brought his legs around and placed them on the ground.
Tigress growled softly and placed a paw on his shoulder quite firmly. "You're in no condition to be walking Kai."
Kai brushed her paw off and glared at her before lifting himself the off the bed with his arms, as the weight was placed on his legs he felt them wobble. Tigress noticed the unsteady movement in the feline's legs and stood next to him ready to catch if he was to fall.
"I'm not a cub Tigress, I don't need you smothering me." Kai grabbed his katana and used it as a makeshift walking stick.
Leaning his weight onto his katana Kai painfully limped his way towards his door. As he opened his door into the hallway he felt a little bit disorientated and black spots appeared in his vision. Taking a few agonizing steps with Tigress following behind him shaking her head. Kai felt his knees to buckle and then remembers seeing the ceiling and then an orange blur. As Kai shook his head he felt weightless. As he looked up he saw Tigress staring straight ahead with a serious expression.
"When will you learn Cub. I told you weren't ready and you go proved me right. Stop be..." Kai felt his concentration slip, eventually sound ceased he could see Tigress' lips move as she lectured him but slowly his eyelids felt heavy to the point he only saw darkness.
A/N: Sorry about this not being the longest piece. I was dead tired and overran a little bit plus my little cousins driving me mad. Next chapter is where I hope to place everything together. Please leave a review. I'm also looking for a couple of decent OC's however they aren't going to be the good guys :P so drop a few if you want and I'll have a look. -Cobra