Alright, here's the next chapter of my KFP story, Brothers to the End. Disclaimer: I don't own anything I shouldn't.
Chapter 4
Over the next few weeks Seff has been growing more and more aggressive.
Whenever there was a sparring session, Seff would spring into action as if it was a real fight. Edon, being his beloved brother, was always there to stop Seff from seriously injuring a fellow student. That was until today.
The morning bell rang and each student rushed to the doors to their rooms and gave their daily, respectful greeting to their grand master.
"Good morning, students." the elderly red fox greeted back as he and his students proceeded outside of the barracks and into the training hall to warm up for today's sparring session.
Dragon Warrior Po, much to his disfortune, was having a very one-sided match against Tigress under the Seven Swinging Clubs of Instant Oblivion, not faring very well against her, but luckily, it was the end of the month, so sparring against Tigress was almost over, at least for now, anyway. Sweet Viper was sparring against Cobra over the Field of Fiery Death. Monkey and Crane were warming up on each other up in the Seven Talon Rings, Mantis was warming up alone in the Gauntlet of Wooden Warriors, and finally, brothers Seff and Edon were warming up against eachother over the Jade Tortoise of Wisdom.
Shifu watched his students train with a proud smile on his face, but was still concerned for Seff's growing aggressiveness. After a moment of thought, he decided to have a talk with him after today.
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After today's warm-up in the training hall, the students went out to the arena where they were neatly lined up, ready for their matches.
"Students, as you know, today is a sparring session. First up will be Masters Viper and Cobra." Shifu announced as the two slithered forward and proceeded to opposite parts of the arena.
After taking their places at opposite ends of the arena, they got into their stances. Viper wore a smirk of confidence, both for herself and for Cobra. Cobra himself was slightly nervous, being that the other students were watching them with sharp eyes, but he still managed to keep a straight face, his full focus on his opponent: Viper.
"Are you ready?" came Viper's sweet voice, now with more fighting spirit behind it. Cobra's nervousness dropped and he tightened his stance, dawning a smirk. "Ready." Cobra replied as Viper was on him in an instant. Viper prepared to whip her tail at Cobra, but Cobra swiftly coiled his tail and jumped over her attack. As Viper flew under him, he landed and lunged in her direction with lightning speed. Viper coiled up, allowing Cobra to pass through the circle made by her body. Just as Cobra's head passed through her, Viper enclosed the coil, capturing Cobra within. Cobra tried to use some attacks with his tail to get Viper to let go of him, but to no avail as Viper countered them with her own tail. Cobra was racking his brain for ideas until his entire body started to itch violently.
'Hope this works.' Cobra thought as he straightened himself out and moved his body in a slithering motion, effectively sliding out his dead skin and Viper's grip. Viper stared in surprise as Cobra darted several feet away and snapped back into stance. Viper gave a sly smirk as she uncoiled herself and threw the dead coat of shedded skin away. 'Good thing Edon suggested that.' Cobra thought as he prepared himself for Viper's next move.
The others stared with mixed reactions. Crane, Monkey, and Mantis stared in astonishment and slight disgust, Shifu stared in slight surprise from being able to use the act of shedding in combat. Edon stared in slight amusement. He knew using that was a good idea. Seff and Tigress didn't have much of a reaction at all, though Tigress was a little impressed at being able to utilize shedding in combat.
Back to the battle, Viper and Cobra stared each other down. The two lowered themselves to the ground before taking off, escalating the battle. Their intense battle was a frenzy of lightning fast lunges and attacks. The two seemed evenly matched, but if one looks closely they could see that Viper had the upper hand. Cobra, being a traveler a good portion of his life, relied more on defense than offense, but Viper, being trained fluently in both defense and offense alike, along with her shorter body, makes her faster and easier to keep track of herself. Also, Cobra, having a hood, makes him that much easier for Viper to hit.
After a minute or so of continuous exchanges of offense and defense, Viper scored a direct hit to a nerve around the neck, temporarily numbing Cobra. Viper then coiled around the other serpent, trapping him in a figure eight, restricting any movement. Cobra, after a few seconds, regained sensation again and tried desperately trying to break free, but to no avail as Viper's vice grip was too strong to break or slither out of.
"Enough!" Shifu's voice bellowed as the viper immediately released the cobra and both of them fisted their palms.
(A/N: I don't know what the hell it is for snakes. However, if anyone know what it's called, please tell me.)
"Well done, you two. Viper, you've again shown superior defense and offense. Cobra, your defense is excellent, but your offense could use more training, but I was quite surprised to see you use your natural ability of shedding in combat. Well done. You two may may proceed back in line." Shifu said as the two nodded and proceeded back in line with their fellow students.
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The next few sparring matches were Tigress vs Po (One-sided. Very.), Monkey vs Mantis vs Crane, and last, but most certainly not least, Seff vs Edon.
Shifu was looking to save the best for last, and these two masters were no exception.
The two lupines walked towards the center of the arena, then bowed to one another, and assumed their stances. Edon took a deep breath while Seff cracked his neck, both fighters knowing this wasn't going to be easy, especially Edon.
"Begin."
And there you have it, the next chapter of Brothers to the End. I think I made the first and only snake battle on this sight. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the chapter my friends, and as always, you give me reviews, I give you chapters. Have a nice day.