Chapter 10: How Dark Magic Destroys

Yay chapter 10! Im in the double digits now! :D So Im sorry but this chapter is basically a history lesson but its really important so you gotta read! Virtual hugs to f3296, XSrules95, M.E. Powers, The Green Seer, and TheXGrayXLady for reviewing! You guys are awesome and totally make my day when I read your reviews so keep it up! :) Now on with the story!

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A chilling silence followed Master Monk Guan's words before Dojo screamed and began to slither in a tight circle freaking out.

"Whoa, whoa Dojo chill!" Raimundo said as he grabbed the shaking dragon. Dojo wrapped himself around Rai's shoulders and looked around warily still shaking.

"I knew I felt something funny with this Wu!" He cried in a high pitched voice.

"I am most confused. Why is this Shen-Gong Wu so important? Who are the Ruthless Three?" Omi asked.

"The Yin Yang Bracelet itself is not important. It is a sign, a symbol that the prophecy is about to fulfill itself." The fifteen hundred year old warrior said gravely. He took in the confused faces of the others and sighed. "Perhaps I should start at the beginning. Follow me; you will all want to sit for this."

Master Fung followed Guan into the temple and the rest followed behind.

"Oh great a history lesson." Rai complained on the way in although he could feel it in his gut that this lesson was a really important one.

Once they all were there they sat down in the lotus position. Dojo still clung to Rai for dear life. They all waited anxiously for Master Monk Guan to start. Nobody was ready for what he had to say.

"More than fifteen hundred years ago, even before Dashi, there was a man by the name of Wong. He was Xiaolin, a very powerful magician and had a bright future. But he became too interested in the dark arts. He would go deep into the mountains and practice the dark magic there, because it was forbidden. He soon was obsessed with it and it completely took over him. He was now evil and there was no reversing it. The monks saw this change and confronted him. But when they tried to arrest him he fled. No one saw him for 7 years. People assumed him dead. During those years there was peace except for three disappearances of people who we could not find a trace of. At this time I, Grand Master Dashi and Chase Young were at the peak of our team work. There was peace! Until the day Wong came out from hiding."

"Wong looked completely different now. He changed himself using the dark magic he mastered. The feeling of fear was in the air radiating from him like a spell. And I do not mean that jokingly. He actually put a spell upon himself that spread a cold and dreading feeling into your body. He was more powerful than anyone could ever imagine. He declared war on the Xiaolin by attacking the temple which he called home for so long. His three followers who we later realized were the three missing people for the previous years were just as twisted and evil as their master. Their names are Cong, Ping and Zhou. Cong was the intelligent one of the three, Zhou was the one with leadership skills, and Ping was the most childish but also the most powerful. All three were dangerous, merciless and looked at death as though it were a contest. Their only flaws were they were power hungry and fought amongst themselves a lot. They needed each other to make the catastrophic effect they did though. Ping was the most powerful but could not use it wisely without Zhou's guidance, Zhou needed Cong for her intelligence in battle and Cong was not a warrior at all without Ping to get her to fight. They needed each other but fought with each other. But all in all they were ruthless, which is where they got their name." Master Monk Guan paused a moment for a breath.

Master Fung looked even more worried than before and so did the others. Dojo was covering his ears not wanting to hear the horror of something he has actually seen.

"Wong, and the Ruthless Three attacked again but the Xiaolin were ready for them. Dashi, Chase and I led the Xiaolin army to fight against Wong. We won that battle, but at a price. While we only seemed to injure and push back The Ruthless we lost hundreds of lives. Nevertheless Wong felt like he needed reinforcements so he went to all the Heylin. They refused to help him as they saw him as a threat. Wong did not like that and attacked. The War was now being fought between three sides. Wong knew that the Xiaolin and Heylin would make a temporary alliance to defeat him and so he made his own reinforcements." Another pause came but this was because a chill went through both Dojo and Guan of the memory of it.

"Wong and the Ruthless together concocted a spell of dark magic that raised Wong's own creation he called the Undead. This crime against nature makes zombies look like a joke. Just as dark and merciless as Wong the Undead radiated the same dreading feeling and were almost impossible to kill. Now it was Wong, the Ruthless, and the army of the Undead against the Xiaolin and Heylin. The war raged on for a year and half. Wong and his army became known as The Nightmare. A year and half doesn't seem long but considering we lost more than sixteen million lives versus the lives of an army made from dark magic and anything else of unspeakable horror. We were losing. Bad."

Guan shook his head and looked pale and shut his eyes tightly and the terror grinded into his head. Dojo looked as if he was going to be sick. When he opened his eyes again Guan saw the same worried faces as before. They didn't understand the destruction of this war. It was nothing like the wars that were in the out worldly history.

"I need all of you to understand what kind of murder and sadness this war caused. Im going to project some of my memories of this horror to you so you can understand. Don't worry I won't do anything too horrible but keep in mind that it is not the most horrible. I just need you to understand. I'll explain to you why afterwards. Dojo, I want you to close your mind, there is no need for you to see it again." Master Monk Guan looked and Master Fung, who nodded his head sadly in approval understanding that it was something that needed to be done although he didn't like it.

Master Monk Guan closed his eyes and everyone followed suit, except Dojo who kept his eyes wide open. He didn't want to see Guan's memories, he didn't even want to see his own. They came anyway and tears welled into the dragon's eyes.

Inside the head of the rest of them, pictures of fire, blood and destruction filled up. Thousands of dead bodies and thousands of what looked like very pale human like forms littered the ground. The sky was stained red and screams were heard. The picture moved to battles. Watching warriors die, seeing Chase Young, and Dashi both battle their hardest with cuts, bruises, blood and dirt covering their bodies. They were losing. The intensity of it all was too much and Guan broke the memory sharing right before he attacked some Undead that had long faces with red eyes and large mouths stained with red.

Everyone snapped their eyes open and realized they were all lying down and sweating. Dojo looked at them worriedly. These kids did not deserve to see this kind of war. It was just so sad that they couldn't avoid it now.

"Im sorry, I did. I did not think it would have been that intense." Monk Guan apologized sitting up. He looked at the others. Kimiko was crying, and the rest of them looked on the verge of tears but held them back.

"Do not apologize Guan. It was necessary." Master Fung told.

"Yes it was very necessary. When we realized how bad things were getting Dashi locked himself up in a small room of the temple for three days. Chase Young and I did not have a clue what he was up to. Even Dojo didn't know who was with him a lot more. When he finally came out there was a power of hope and strength coming from him. This was the power that defeated Wong. They power that Raimundo now has. Dashi told us it was time to end the war by taking out The Nightmare whatever it took. We did not know at the time what he meant, but we soon found out." Guan sighed again.

"The final battle came to. Both sides had lost many lives. Dashi came face to face with Wong himself in the middle away from the rest of us. I could not tell exactly what happened. But the two battled until it looked like Dashi had been taken out." As Master Monk Guan expected, a mix between horror and surprise crossed the faces of his listeners. Dashi did not lose.

"I remember there being a bright light. A massive felling of power surged through the air. It was something I have never felt before. More powerful then Wong and the Ruthless combined. When the light dimmed both Dashi and Wong were gone. The Ruthless ran and the army of Undead turned to dust. The war was finally over. We all cheered but Chase and I pursed the Ruthless knowing it wouldn't truly be over until they were gone too but we did not find them until a few hours later when Dashi and Dojo showed up. Dashi was scratched everywhere and his clothes were ripped. He seemed very weak but told us he knew where the Ruthless were. He told us about the power he created on our way there. Chase and I were in absolute awe at the power he described. All at once it was hard to comprehend but we also understood completely. We showed up at a cave where the Ruthless were performing another spell. They finished right before we got there and Zhou yelled to us that they would one day return and bring back Wong and finally take over the world. Dashi destroyed them a different way than Wong. That was all he could do at the moment. He knew just as well as I did and Chase that the prophecy they foretold would come to pass." Guan was looking at the Dragon of Wind the rest of the story. Rai understood now.

"You're telling me, that the prophecy is coming true, now?" The Shoku Warrior asked. His voice was steady but there was fear in his eyes.

"Yes Raimundo. I should have known before when I sensed the power of Dashi within you. It could only mean that it was about to happen. That's why Dashi put the spell on the Yin Yang Bracelet. It was to warn us that The Ruthless Three were coming back." Guan explained. "This is one of the reasons for the power of Dashi to be passed on. It is your destiny to make sure a war like that never happens again.

Silence filled the temple once more. Everyone was looking at Rai. He looked right back at all of them. Guan and Fung wore the same expression of sadness and worry. Dojo still looked sick, Kimiko was hugging herself and Omi and Clay were frowning at terror that was to be in the near future. Rai approached Kimiko and held her close to him then addressed everyone.

"If Dashi knew this was going to happen again and he believes that Im the one who can make sure a war like those memories we saw never happen again then that is what I will do. My destiny and the world's future with be fulfilled."

Everyone listened to Rai in admiration of the leading tone we spoke in. He was being calm and prepared and optimistic. Guan thought he was seeing Dashi in front of him for a moment. Raimundo was definitely ready to hold the power. Dojo felt as if he were seeing Dashi too. There was just one more thing that Guan and Chase Young did not know about that was with the power. But Dojo knew it was one of those things he couldn't speak until Dashi had a chance. Raimundo wasn't totally ready yet. But he will be.

"This also means we now know what Chase Young is planning." Master Fung spoke up. They all instantly realized he was right. Chase knew about Wong and the power he held. He must have known that when Raimundo began to have the power of Dashi that The Ruthless Three would come back. That was one of the many strengths of Chase. But a weakness would be taking the risk of being on the side of The Nightmare.

"We must make preparations. Come on everyone, there is much to do." Master Fung finished. Everyone sighed sadly and knew how right he was.

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Meanwhile at the lair of none other than Chase Young, the evil wizard, Wuya and Jack Spicer were looking through the magic eyeball at the temple.

"So Guan has finally figured it out, and the Wind Dragon now knows his destiny. Well it was going to happen sooner or later. "Chase said then walked away from the picture of the temple. Wuya followed but Jack stood staring. This seemed way big and Jack was stoked to know more of the plan. And Wong seemed like the kind of man you didn't mess with. He had immense power and could easily take over the world. But if the Heylin in the past did not join Wong then why was Chase? Jack voiced his question.

"Spicer, the fools that made up the Heylin all those years ago did not see the opportunity in front of them. Wong could have led to them to victory. Taking over the world will be like taking Shen-Gong Wu from you." Chase smirked. With The Yin Yang Bracelet activated, it was only a matter of time before the Ruthless Three showed up.

Dark magic. Dark magic is what created Wong and the Ruthless. Dark magic is what created The Nightmare. The unspeakable horror and death that was the war all those years ago was because of dark magic. The creator of evil, dark magic is evil. The reason Chase Young was now so evil. Taking over Wong was only the beginning. He did the rest by declaring war. This is how dark magic destroys.

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