I'm releasing this chapter a tad bit early, surprise.
I know this story isn't as good as my other two, which both have over 10k views, & this just passed 3k at the end of last month, I'm not just going to abandon this, I kinda want to reboot this with what I originally had plan for chapter 1, but that would be a dick move for all of you still reading this.
I started this, & I do plan on ending it, because every story deserves an ending. Just hope it doesn't suck too much.
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-Abraxxas: You're not the first person who told me this story was depressive, & please stay with me on this... I am actually dialing it back by a lot to be honest. I had darker ideas in store for this, but every time I see someone tell me this story is too sad, I try to dial it back a bit more. It's kinda funny for me that you bring that part about Lincoln up actually, cause of what I have plan for the end of this chapter. I'm sorry if you didn't enjoy this story, I know a lot a people probably aren't enjoying it either due to its dark tone.
Chapter 7: The Devil Is a Women (I came up with this at the last minute)
The sound of gunfire filled the usual night air in this small city
"Fuck!" Lynn shouts ducking behind a dumpster
"Where the hell did that asshole go!?" a Russian guy said, "We lost him, boss." another guy said
"Well look for him!" he yells
"Yes, Anatoly!" the goons replied searching nearby for certain people
Anatoly looked down the alleyway on his right, "Where are you man in black?"
Lynn growled slightly hearing that stupid nickname these dumb Russian assholes gave her
"Heh." he smirks aiming his gun to the dumpster he saw, "You gonna come on out, & die with honor, or die like a coward.", Lynn came out of her hiding spot, the two now face to mask, "I'm no coward." she said
"Ah, what's this? No mans voice is that soft... where are your balls?" he asked
"I'd ask you the same thing." Lynn smirked ticking off the Russian gangster, his gun pointing directly at her, "Everyone thinks they're comedian.", "I know someone who tries to be, but her jokes suck." she replied
Lynn cracked her knuckles, "You can do this the easy way, or my way, & I'm really hoping you don't pick easy."
"Same here." Anatoly replied as he fired a few shots off, he was quickly caught off guard when the woman in black charged at him, knocking his pistol out of his hand, & dropping him on his ass onto the wet ground
Holding him down, Lynn asked, "Where is he!?"
"Where is who?" Anatoly asked, knowing damn well who the woman in black was looking for
"Your boss!"
"I work for no one!" he spits into Lynns mask, she lets out an anger grunt, & slams the Russians man head back onto the ground, "I know you're lying to me! Where is he!?"
Anatoly lets out a chuckle as his men quickly surround the two
"I want her alive, so my brother, & I, can take care of her." he order his men
"Argh!" one of the grunts screamed in pain falling to his knees, then he went silent as an arrow pierced his head from behind
"Grab him, & go!" Lynn heard Stick yell, as he reloaded, & fired again into the swarm of goons, killing another one with a head shot
"After her!" Anatoly shouts at his men, "One more move, & you can all kiss your dicks goodbye!" Stick yells from on top of the roof to all the grunts down there ready to kill Lynn
"Kill her!" Anatoly yells angrily, but his men do not act, all of them standing down
Lynn smirks, "Fucking cowards!" Anatoly curses at his men, "I'll have all of your heads for this!"
"Somebody needs to call Vladimir." one of the goons whispered to his the others, when all of a sudden someones head came flying off, rolling onto the ground with a trail of blood
Everyone gasp in horror seeing some new guy wearing a sleeveless black shirt, with a red scarf over the lower half of his tanned face, his dark black eyes filled with the lust for blood as he eyed each, & every single one of them
"Who's next? Any takers?" he asked holding up his two swords dripping with blood, all of Anatolys men open fired at the mystery person, but to no avail, as he single handily killed them all, one-by-one
Meanwhile with Lynn, she put tied him up before pushing him down to the ground, "I don't think anyone's going to find us anytime soon here." she said sitting down on an abandon box, "This place has been left alone for years now. Talk."
"You're going to pay for this." he said panting, "When my brother finds out you kidnapped me, he'll burn this city to the ground to find me."
"I just need some information from you, & then I'm gonna want you out of my sights." she crossed her arms
"I am no rat." "Not like, Leland Owlsley?" she asked
Anatoly stayed quiet
"Hit a nerve, didn't I? Once I got to him, he was all ready to talk. Gave me your name, your brothers name, & even where to find your little clubs. He left with his tail between his legs back to whatever hole he came out of."
"He will be dealt with later, after we finish you off."
Lynn sighs, "Having trouble with the prisoner?" Stick asked walking into the room
"Just having a hard time not wanting to punch his teeth down his throat." she replied getting up, & walking over to the old man, "I thought we talk this through!" he shouted softly, "No killing." she glared at the old man, even though the two of them were wearing masks, & were blind
"You needed to get out of there, so I did just that."
"I smell their blood all over you. Each, & every, single one of them. You could've spared them!" she shoved him, but caught someones else scent on him, that familiar scent that lingers to him, but can't place it
"This is war, kid. Time to grow up."
"This isn't war! This about saving people, not putting them in the fucking ground!" she stomped her foot out of anger
"Heh, what's this? The woman in mask can't stand death?" Anatoly chuckled lightly
"Just because I won't kill you, doesn't mean I won't beat the living shit out of you, & make you wish you were dead." she threaten the gangster, "Fair enough." he replied with a shrug of his shoulders
Stick walked over to the hostage, "So, what the hell are you Russian pricks doing in this fucking awful city?"
Lynn felt offended by her master disrespecting her birth city, but let it slide
Anatoly remain silent as he glares at the elderly man in black
"Not talking, huh?" Stick said
"If you won't talk, then listen.' Lynn pushed the elderly man aside, keeping him away from their prisoner, "Leland ratted you guys out, then left. I haven't heard a peep out of him, so he's still alive, & any crime boss wouldn't let a traitor like that just walk away. So my guess is that he was suppose to rat you out, get the so called 'Devil' to take you all out. Save this boss of yours the effort of doing it himself."
She heard Anatolys heart beating faster now
"What do you do for him?" she asks
"We transport heroin." he answers, "And we haven't actually meet him yet."
"So, you move this guys drugs, & he doesn't even show his face?"
"We see his right hand man." he replied with a hint of venom in his voice
"I take it you don't like that very much?"
"It's disrespectful to me, & my brother."
"Do you at least have a name?"
"No one says his name, & lives to tell." she could the terror in his voice
The annoying sound of a cellphone going off was emitting from Anatolys pocket
"Who's that?" Stick asked
Lynn pulled out the phone, & held it up for the Russian to read, "It's my brother, Vladimir."
"Answer it, & if you slip up." Stick held his sword in front of the mans neck
Lynn hits the call button, "Brother, where are you?" Vladimir asked, "Do not worry, my men, & I, ran into the 'Devil', but I managed to get away, sadly the others couldn't make it." "... That is quite a shame. I just finished moving this 'Black Sky' to the storage lockers on the outskirts of the city."
Lynn noticed her masters heart beat increased at the mention of this 'Black Sky'
"I'll be there soon brother." "You better be, we're meeting up with the Chinese, & you know that hag doesn't like to be kept waiting." "I know." "See you, brother." he hang up
"We got what we needed." Stick said reading his sword to take this mans life, but Lynn leapt right into action, & grabbed her masters wrist, "What the hell were about to do!?"
"You were actually going to let this piece of shit just go?"
"I'm not a murder." she shook her head untying the prisoner, "You're going to take us to there, & act like everything's okay." Anatoly nods, as the trio head out of the building for his car
Sitting on top a snow covered boulder, Lincoln was deep in his mediation, the howling blizzard being the only source of noise for miles upon miles, he has been here for an entire week now just mediating, training his mind for the event to come.
According to the scrolls he has been reading in his late masters library about the portal connecting the two realms, it is said that destiny will take you to where you need to be, which has made Lincoln question his mission to the Earthly realm, where was he suppose to be, here as the guardian of K'un-Lun, or ... what was there for him in the other world?
Lincoln opens his eyes seeing the roaring blizzard, its funny, at first he wasn't use to the cold, but now it feels normal to him, "Lincoln." he turn around to see one of his masters, "Samuel." Lincoln jumps off of his rock, & bows his head, "It is nice to see you."
"No need for that, my friend." he waves his hand, "I came by to check on you."
"I am fine." he replied quickly getting back up on his boulder
"Have you been meditating?" he asked
"I just took a break."
"When was the last time you've eaten?"
In response to that, Lincolns stomach began to growl, "I believe I have my answer." he reaches into his bag, & pulls out some leftover donkey meat, "I know it's not fresh, but it's better than nothing." he hands his student the leftover meat
"It is fine, master. Thank you for this meal." he nods taking a bit out of the tough dry meat, "I would assume you'd like a drink to go with that?" Samuel threw Lincoln his bota bag
"Is that wine?" Lincoln asked inspecting the small bag
"Unlike the others, I don't believe in the consumption of alcohol. It's just pure drinking water."
Lincoln chugs down a good portion of the water inside, "Thank you." he throws the bag back at his master
Samuel stood there in the snowy field, "Is there something troubling you?"
"No." Lincoln answer closing his eyes, preparing to mediate again
Samuel sighed softly, "If there is something troubling you, then your chi will be unbalance, & you won't be able to use the Iron Fist properly."
"I know, & I am okay." he replied, "I must get back to my mediation, please take care, Master Samuel."
"You can return back."
Lincolns eyes shoot wide open hearing that, "Wait, what?"
He points at the direction of the village, "You don't have to stay here, you can always go back home." he walks in that direction, leaving the defender of K'un-Lun in his thoughts
Lincoln sat there, contemplating over what he just heard, "I don't even know if I want to. That place isn't home to me, but this isn't home to me either." he lowers his head as his brain wrecked itself in his whirlpool of thoughts
"I am the Iron Fist." he clinched his fists, "I am not Lincoln Loud." he shook his head as he repeats this to himself
After being dropped off by Anatoly, Lynn, & Stick, were hiding nearby, keeping an eye, or in their case, an ear, out for anyone if they might come by
Lynn felt as though something was off, her heart was beating faster, she could feel sweat dropping down her face, & her instinct was telling her to go away, like her body knew something wrong was happening, but she refused to move
She looked over at Stick, she knew he felt it too, this dark presence, but he remain calm in the moment
"I'm going to go scout on ahead, you stay here." Stick order Lynn to do so, as he took off in the shadows
Lynn couldn't shake off this uneasy feeling, like someone was right behind her, but she couldn't hear any heartbeats
Suddenly Lynn was stabbed from behind in her left shoulder by a sharp blade, she screamed in painful agony, "Fuck! Fuck!" she shouts as the blade is ripped out of her shoulder
She turned around to face the piece of shit who stabbed her
"It is a pleasure to meet you, masked fighter." a mans voice echoed in her ears, "Show yourself!" she shouts clinching her bleeding shoulder
"As you wish, since this will be your last moments in this life." she heard his footsteps coming closer to her, along with the swinging of a chain whooshing in the air, "Allow me to introduce myself. I am Nobu Yoshioka."
Lynn was starting to freak out slightly, why couldn't she hear his heartbeat, what the hell is this guy?
Nobu swings his chain around, & sends the blade end flying at Lynn, whom ducks the incoming blade while still gripping her shoulder
"Good." Nobu comments, "You won't be so much of a disappointment. I only fight those who are worthy of my skills."
Lynn panted a bit, "That'll just make kicker your ass all the more sweeter." she smirked wincing in pain
She heard him charging at her, so she puts her arms up hoping to block the incoming punches, she was caught off-guard when Nobu warped his chain around both her wrist, & kneed her in the gut, before doing a spin kick knocking her down, undoing the chain binding around her wrist
"I'm going to be feeling this for a while." she said
"You're assuming you'll survive this."
"I've survived worse." she spits out a bit of blood
"Bring it." she jumped onto her feet, & caught his left leg, but Nobu swings his chain, the blade end slicing at her right leg, "Fuck!" she screams in pain, but she wasn't going to let Nobu get away, so she tries with all her might to ignore the pain, & elbow drops him with her all weight onto the cement ground
Nobu reaches for his chain next to him, but Lynn stomps on his hand, "Fight me like a man." she said kicking his arm away from the weapon
"As you wish. Just means you'll die slower." he back flips onto his feet, the two warriors staring each other down
The two run at each other, both exchanging punch for punch, & kick for kick, but due to Lynns injuries so far, she couldn't keep up with this skilled ninja, Nobu kicks Lynns injured left leg, causing her to drop to one knee, then Nobu uppercuts her
Lynn coughed up more blood, while Nobu walks over to his chained weapon, picking it back up, he eyes the bloody women in black
Nobu swings his chain around, & slashes Lynn right down her back
"AAAAAAAAHHHH!" Lynn screams in pain feeling the long slash mark on her back, her fresh warm blood dripping down her skin
Using her will, she stood back up, with her arms up, "Is that all you got?" she asked taunting him
"You use your mouth, but not your fist." Nobu comments swinging his blade towards her, but to his surprise she leapt over it in her current condition, he reels his chain back, but Lynn catches it, & uses her all strength to pull Nobu towards her, knocking him off his balance, she keeps pulling the chain, & jams her right elbow into Nobus face
"You better stay down." she threatens breaking the blade off of his chain
Nobu stood back up panting, "And disgrace myself? I rather die." he glares at the the masked women, he lets out a warrior scream as he runs at Lynn punching her gut, & Lynn slams both her fist down on his back
"AAH!" she screams feeling another blade pierce her skin, she backs away from Nobu, & pulls out a small dagger from her side
Lynn dodges two more daggers Nobu threw at her, she threw her dagger at him, actually landing a blow with it as it went pass him, leaving a scratch along his right cheek
The two fighters are taken out of their fight when the sound of gun fire breaks out, "Shit! Stick!" Lynn yells, Nobu watches as she runs away from him, going straight towards where the shooting was taking place
Ignoring her aching muscles, & lost of blood, Lynn kept running towards the gun fire, fearing that Stick was in danger
"Stick!?" she yells for the elderly man
"Masked man!" she turned to hear two Russian guys shout, & open fire at her
"Shit! Shit!" she curses hiding behind a truck
"Where the hell is he?" she asked herself trying to locate him with her ears, in the distance, she hears the sound of a sword being draw, "That has to be him!" she runs as fast as she could in the shadows trying to cover her ass from the gang members
During her run to her masters location, she felt something else, like someone else was with him, & they were... crying
She pushed her body harder trying to get to him faster to see what the hell was going on
Lynn got to the scene, only to find her master with his sword still out, the sharp blade dripping with blood, "Stick? What happen?" she didn't want to ask
Stick sighed, "I took care of it." he replied swinging his sword to get most of the blood off
"What did you take care of?" she walked over to where the scent of blood was originating from
"The Black Sky." he said with a small hint of sadness in his voice
Lynn got closer to the source, & put her hand out to touch whatever it was before her, upon touch she recoiled back in shock, & took her mask off not hoping to see what she felt
Tears start to fill her eyes as she stares at the decapitated body of a young boy, he looked almost like Lincoln did when he was still around, except for his white hair, this poor boy, he was probably scared shitless, & Stick just... he... She turn around to glare at her master, "You killed him? You killed a kid!?" she shoves Stick back
"I did what I had to do to win this war!" he yells at her
"This isn't war! This is murder! AHHH! Fuck!" she yells at him before feeling her own body dealing with her injuries from Nobu
"Here, let me get you out of her."
"Don't touch me!" she pushes him away, "I don't want anything to do with you."
"You need to learn that-"
"That you're a fucking murder!" she snaps at him, "I knew you kept killing some of the guys we fight on, but this... this is a line that should never be crossed. You crossed it. That boy probably had a family! A loving mother, & father! Maybe sisters, or a brother! And you killed him!"
Stick stood there taking her verbal assault
"You done?" he asked annoyed at her
Lynn feels her body ready to shut down, & her vision getting foggy, "I want you gon-" she passes out from blood lost, & drops face first onto the cold ground
He sighs again, "You need to understand, kid. I'll do anything to make sure The Hand won't succeed." he picks up the beaten, & bloody, girl, "Lets get out of here." he says out loud
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Lynn opens her eyes widely, & sits straight up in her hospital bed, panting she examines her surroundings, "Where am I!?"
"Lynn!" Lori shouts, "Lynn's awake!?" Bobby woke up, "Oh my God! Lynn!? You're alive!" Lucy yells
Lynn looks at all of them, tears in their eyes, "What happen?" she asked wincing in pain
"The doctors found you in front of the hospital covered in blood, & slashes, last night." Lori explain, "What the hell happen!?"
Lucy, & Lynn, looked at each other, Lynn fearing that Lucy will spill the beans about her nightly activity
"I was... I um..." she couldn't think of a lie quick enough
"Were you attacked by some gangsters?" Lucy asked, Lynn looked back at her younger sister, she was helping her out, "Yeah! I was attacked by I think a Chinese, or Japanese, or whatever Trump hates, dude."
"Where's everyone else?" Lynn asked laying back down in her bed
"I had Luan stay behind to keep an eye on everyone else, Lucy begged to tagged along. At first I told her no, & after we got to the parking lot, we found her in the back seat." Lori answer
"I wanted to know how Lynn was doing."
"I know." Lori replied to her younger sister, "Bobby can you go tell the nurse she's awake." "Sure thing babe." he got up, & headed out in the hallway, "I'm going to use the bathroom." Lori left the room, leaving the two girls alone
"What really happen?" Lucy asked
I'll talk later." Lynn turn her head away from her younger sister, but she could hear her sniffling, "You could've been..." Lucy didn't want to finish that sentence, her tears running down her pale face, "We could've lost you." she cried out
"You need to stop being a hero." Lynn sighed hearing that, "Just stop." she replied, "No!" Lucy yells, "I can't... our family can't do this again. We can't survive losing someone else." she choked that last part out, crying her eyes out
Lynn laid in her bed in silence, while Lucy continue to cry, it was only due to the a knock on the door had that silence been broken
"My poor granddaughter." Albert said standing in front of the doorway
"Pop-Pop!?" Lynn said surprise to see him up, & about
"You should've be walking around without someone with you." Lori came up from behind their grandfather
"I fought my way through dozens of soldiers, I can walk down a stinking hallway." Albert replied with a chuckle as he took the seat next to Lynn, "How do you feel champ?" he asked
"I don't feel like a champ." Lynn replied, "You're a fighter, you'll pull through this. You're like me, one tough S.O.B." the two laughed, but Lynn winced at the throbbing pain in her body
"Thanks, Pop-Pop." she said weakly feeling her eyes getting heavy before passing out
Albert lets out a soft sigh as he strokes Lynns cheek
Months later
In the outskirts of the village, Lincoln sat on his boulder, under the clear blue sky
It seem peaceful, almost calm actually
"It's almost time." he said staring down the passage way
He sat there with determination in his eyes, he was going to see his birthplace one last time, & then return back to K'un-Lun before anyone notices he's missing
The portal opens up, a blinding white light emitted from the passage way, stunning the young Iron Fist
"It's now, or never." Lincoln said to himself as he walks into the portal opening
So yeah, setting up the return of Lincoln in the next chapter, I wonder who's arse he's going to kick
Speaking about Lincoln, I binged watched 'Iron Fist' Season 2 last night, it's better than Season 1, the fight scenes were 100% better, the story itself was decent, the bad guy was actually pretty good, & the season ending was... unexpected
All in all, not bad, but some areas could've been better, but eh everyone's a critic, also I can't wait for 'Daredevil' Season 3 to come out soon
Random thought if you guys want to know who's my favorite Defender, Netflix version, #1 is Daredevil, #2 Luke Cage, #3 Tied Jessica Jones with Iron Fist, it's just that I enjoyed Season 1 of 'Jessica Jones', but Season 2 was just so lackluster, & awful. Whereas 'Iron Fist' Season 1 was boring, Season 2 had improve a lot of the shows problems.
Anyway, I have a important news to tell you all in the next chapter regarding future updates for next month, & before you say it, this story is not going on break for another couple of months, I'm not doing that again
Until next time, see you guys later.
