Chapter 3 : Who is the Dragon Warrior?

After three weeks after that "incident", the people of the Valley Of Peace has been talking about that unknown "vigilante" as rumors beginning to spread fast. As today's sun has risen from the mountains, shining its beautiful light on the village while the flowers are blooming, villagers waking up. And finally at the Jade Palace, a very loud metallic "gong" can be heard.

After the morning gong released a loud sound waves that woken the Furious Five and the Dragon Warrior as they all open the door at the precise moment when their master had arrived.

"Good morning master!" They all greeted in a union.

"Good morning my students, now head to breakfast get breakfast and start training." He greeted while walking off with his arms crossing his back.

At The Kitchen

As they all take their seats on the wooden table as Viper cooking some sort of rice soup with some added vegetables on it.

"Hey Po, how is your chin doing?" Monkey asked while snickering.

"Well it still stings a bit, but that was the best uppercut I've have ever seen in my entire life!" He replied enthusiastically while his fanboyish natures kicks in.

"And did you remember he did that spinning kick on those bandits!" Crane mentioned.

"And it created a tornado!" Po added.

"Hey, don't forget that blue fireball he just threw at that big guy!" Mantis mentioned.

"I know right! That was sooooooooo AWESOME!" Po said. While they were enjoying their conversation, a tiger appeared from the corner and walked to them.

"Why do you guys kept blabbering about that stranger? Who cares if he can do all of those, he can still be dangerous to others!" Tigress warned.

"Don't be like that Tigress, he just saved our lives!" Viper said.

"Or are you just jealous?" Mantis bluntly spoke. The tiger gave Mantis one of her terrifying death glare to him which him yelp in fear. "Ok ok I'm sorry, didn't mean it!" He spoke in a slight high-pitched tone while hiding in Monkey's shoulder. She then storms off the kitchen with heavy footsteps.

"Uhhhmmmm, I think I'm gonna go check on her." Po said, taking off from his seat as he follows her.

At the Training Hall

"Tigress! Tigress!" Po tried calling her. He opened the door from the Training Hall. "Tigress! There you are-" he was cut off from what he just witnessed. An angry tiger who kept throwing consecutive combos at the boxing bag and then she threw a final straight punch, which has punched through the boxing bag as sand been splattered all around the floor. Po then approached as he tried calm her down.

"Po... I need some time alone." She spoke sternly while taking heavy breaths.

"I just want to talk to you, you know? Make things easier for you?" He said with nervousness starting to build up.

"I appreciate your concern but just... leave me alone." She softened her stance while her head was lowered while a frown begin to form on her face.

"Keeping it inside will only hurt you even more, PLEASE! Just talk to me!" He pleaded. She then released a sign of defeat.

" *sign* Fine." She agreed.

"So what bothering you these past two weeks?" He asked.

"It's that stranger." She answered.

"So... what about him?" He asked with an raised eyebrow.

"What Mantis said was... right, I do feel sort off... outperformed." She finally admitted.

"Tigress... I believe that's not true! I know your way better than him." He assured emphatically.

"You don't understand! Fifteen years of training in this place and... I've lost to that no-good stranger!" She retorted angrily.

"It's in the past now, it doesn't matter anymore." He said while gave her a pat on her shoulder.

"I swear... if i find him, I'll tear him to pieces!" She nearly shouted as she flicks Po's hand off her shoulder and walks off.

At Somewhere Else At The Valley Of Peace Village

As I kept walking on the streets, I can here people talking about me, but what caught my interest is that lot of them talks about the Dragon Warrior. I was then revisiting that same noodle restaurant because I'm getting hungry again.

"Ohhhhh your back! How's doing is are things going sir." A familiar voice that I heard.

"Ohhhh hey...ugghhhmmmm... what's your name again?" I asked awkwardly.

"Please... call me Mr. Ping." He answered.

"Here's my promise." I approached the counter and began searching my pocket as I gave him the amount of money that I've owned him last three weeks ago.

"Ohhhh please don't... I don't need for that." He assured.

"Please... just take it, I own you for saving me that day." I insisted.

"Well... if you insist." He accepts while take the money I gave me. "So can I get you any order today?" He asked.

"I've heard this place was the best in town like few days ago and they all said the Secret Soup is the most delicious of this place right?" I asked.

"That's correct!" He nodded.

"How much for that?" I inquired.

"That would be six yuan." He replied. I then again searching my pocket for any coins left that I've picked up on the ground from last week.

"Bingo!" I exclaimed while gave him the rest of my money that I have left. Well that was certain some good luck I got there.

Three Minutes Later

"Order up!" He announced.

"Man, this is smell even better than I've expected, what is the ingredients?" I asked while smelling the sweet aroma.

"And that's why I called the Secret Soup. He said. I released a light chuckle.

"Haha, good one Mr. Ping." I chuckled. After I finished eating the soup, I gave him the dishes and waving farewell to him.

"Oh by the way Mr. Ping I almost forget to ask you this." I turned myself around before leaving the restaurant.

"What is it?" He asked, waiting for my response.

"Who is the Dragon Warrior I've hearing about?" I asked.

"Oh that's very weird, everyone in China knows the Dragon Warrior." He start stroking his chin. "You must be from a different country I guess."

"Yeah, I'm from a completely different country."

"Anyway, about the current Dragon Warrior right now , he's actually my son who got chosen like few month ago, oh wait... do you wanna like... meet him?"

"Well yes, I heard so many interesting things about him, can you tell me where is he?" I asked.

"Do you see that tall mountain over their?" He said while pointing his wing over to that tall mountain.

"Uhuh and...?" I asked.

"Go to that mountain and you might see those stairs and keep walking." He said.

"Thanks for that Mr. Ping, I'll see you around." I turned my back to the exit doorway while giving Mr. Ping a peace sign from behind.

At the Mountains

"Well this gonna be a pain in the ass again." I uttered to myself as I remember that I spent some few "good times" in that place. Soon I fully zip up my jacket and adjusted my hoodie on and began climbing like hell. After I've managed to reached to the top of the mountain on the stone stairs case, I slowly approached the gate of this palace. I think approaching them by the front would be fatal, so I'm just gonna sneak in instead. I began by going around the palace and saw a tall stone wall that has a wooden gate attached in it. I quietly walked to the wooden gate and pushed the two doors. To what I can se is that this place somewhat resembles a courtyard that was design for training. The courtyard has nice pattern design, small bushes and some weapon stashes. I then saw a backdoor which might lead me inside the place. As I slowly opened the door, I can see a hallway full of empty rooms, and then I saw a another hall that appears to be a hall filled with deadly training equipments and the Furious Five as the people of this village calls them. I then quietly walk pass the hall and proceed to an big hall, and wow... this hall looks like it was almost made out jade. Theirs big jade pillars with a golden dragon design circling around the pillars and their appears to be an artifact room that contain a awesome looking weapons, cool-looking armors. I kept walking and mesmerizing at the beautiful artifacts. Suddenly their a presence that alerted me from behind. At was that red panda again.

"I didn't expect you to be a thief." The red panda spoke.

"It doesn't look what you think!" I explained defensively with my both hands at my shoulder level.

"Then what's your purpose here?" He asked cautiously.

"I'm here to find the Dragon Warrior and challenge him in a fight." I answered.

"Hmmppp... this does sounds interesting, but I cannot let you do that." After a moment, he runs up to me with incredible speed while landing multiple 360 kicks at me while I can barely blocked a few but some kicks me in the face. I quickly recovered and threw a fast punch at him, but he grabbed my fingers and pinned me down and starting to twisting them. I yelled in pain but managed to break free as I pushed him away and roll backwards. I stood up from the marble floor while I crack my knuckles and fixed my twisted fingers. I waited and ran at him and begin throwing punches and kicked at him while he dodged all of it with ease. After that, he jump and prepared to launch more kicks at me and then I timed it right and grabbed his leg and do a Somersault Throw on him. He then do a wall jump to avoid taken damage. "I guess I've might have underestimated your a bit at first."

"Your very strong for a little guy." I complimented. Suddenly, the others then rushed into the this hall.

"Master, are you alright!" The tiger spoke worriedly.

"Look I don't want any trouble, I just wanna know who is the Dragon Warrior?" I said with my fighting stance on. Then a chubby panda steps in the fighting zone.

"I am the Dragon Warrior!" He announced.

"Are you really sure about that? Because I thought it would be a 'real' dragon! So are you sure your the Dragon Warrior?" I asked sarcastically.

"What are your doing in the Jade Palace?!" The panda demanded an answer.

"To fight you Dragon Warrior! I heard that you're very strong indeed." I said.

"So you wanna fight me huh? Well prepare to feel the THUNDAH!" He said while preparing a fighting stance.

After he accepts my request as we both start our match by dashing towards at each other and beginning to throw punches and kicks at each other, but I managed to hit him the most due to his lack of speed and agility, but he got lots of defense capacities indeed. He starting to blocking my blows, but then I break his guard by grabbing him and... shit! He's too heavy! He take advantage of this situation I'm in and deliver a powerful punch that sent me flying at the pillars. Damm that hurt a lot, I then got up and shrug off the pain.

"It's time step it up to notch." I uttered to myself. I then do a wall jump to pillar to pillar and then do a falling drop kick at his head, but he blocked it. I quickly crouched down and knee-strike his stomach.

"AAGGHHH!" He screamed in pain. Following-up with a Tatsumaki Senpukyaku at him that knock him back and stun a little and then finished it with a Shoryuken.

"How... did he just... defeated Po with ease like that?!" The snake said.

"He's too soft." The tiger said.

"You may have a point their Tigress." The red panda said. The moment the panda fell down at the ground, I walked towards him. I then threw my fist at full speed, but I managed to stop my fist as it made him flinched closed his eyes.

"Had enough?" I asked, turning my fist into a opened hand as I wanted to help him up.

"That was *cough* *cough* AWESOME!" He said, while still lying on the floor.

"Sure it was." I said while extended my hand further as I'm giving him a hand or maybe two hands to help him up. Suddenly he tricked me and grab my hood as he revealed my exposed face.

"AHA! So that's what Humans looks like!" The panda said while being surprised. I felt a large amount of nervous had overtaken me. I tried to escape, but get blocked by the others.

"Ohhhhhhhh shhhhhiiiiieeeeet." I muttered while being surrounded.

"You have nowhere to run now Human!" The tiger said.

"*sign* Fine... you got me." I said while raising my hand up and admitting my defeat and surrendered.

Five Hours Later

I was now in a prison cell with my hand been chained up as well. I remember they said their gonna send me to Chorh-Gom Prison, I don't know what does that place mean, but I believe it could be a bigger prison.

"*sign* Great, life is getting better for me." I muttered sarcastically as I sat down on floor of this prison cell.

At A Snowy Biomes

Their appears to be a base, occupied by the same coyote bandits that tried to robbed the Valley Of Peace, but this time it looks like an army full of them with many different species. Inside a dark room, there was a large figure sitting on it's desk with one candle lit up. It's was a tall, yet large, muscular coyote. He wears a big black-painted ancient Chinese armor with heavy golden details on every part of it with big protective shoulder plates. His leggings and boots are also black-painted and heavy golden details. His armor has no sleeves, revealing both of his large muscular arm. He also has a red waist wrap. His right cheeks also have a X shapes scar on it. He also have a big saber sealed inside a golden sword sheath that's wrapped on his back. He was at his office, sitting on his desk doing some old fashion paperworks. But he ceased his work as a another coyote entered his office and took a seat at front of his desk.

"Good afternoon General Tang Kuan, this is Lieutenant General Mi Zhao reporting." A small coyote reported. He appears to has a skinny build. He wears the exact same armor as the large coyote, but it's lighter and smaller, but his armor has protective sleeves.

"Go on, what's is your report?" Tang Kuan asked. Mi Zhao's whole mind was clouded by nervousness and fear, it even made him gulped while sweats are forming and raining down from his forehead. "Come on! I don't have time to waste around here! What is your report?!" Tang Kuan shouted which made his lieutenant to flinch back. Mi Zhao soon inhale a deep breath before giving his General the report.

"S-sir! our scout party has been defeated!" Mi Zhao managed to give his general the report. But he was expecting to get a big shout, but Tang Kuan remained silent and calm.

"Hmmmm... what a shame..." He began, "...but it doesn't matter anymore, that is just a warning for them, the real attack will begin soon on the other villages before the Valley Of Peace." He spoke as his deep, booming voice echoed through the office. His lieutenant soon let out a sign of relief before continuing to speak.

"Sir, I think it's time." Mi Zhao stood up from his chair. The large coyote stood up from his seat and head of out his office while the lieutenant follows him. They both reached to the giant training hall of his soldiers, The soldiers are wearing common ancient Chinese armor while equipped with a large variety of weapons. The soldiers were mostly coyotes, but there's also some few felines such as lions, leopards, jaguars and other big cats. Different variety of canines such as wolf, fox and wild dogs. And different species such as elephants, rhinos, crocodiles, boar, bear, hogs, snakes, lots reptiles, birds and even insects. Most of the soldiers are basically doing training, like dueling, solo training, shooting crossbow or firing bow, fist fight and etc. But all of their training was ceased as soon as they've all noticed the large, tall and musclar coyote with his lieutenant entered. He then cleared his before continuing his short speech.

"People of this army! Today we warn them and soon, we'll strike them! But in the future, we shall overthrow this cynical Emperor along with his corrupted government! And then China will truly achieve peace!" As he finished his short speech, all his army are raising their fist and weapons while cheering in glory.

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