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The monks were silent, each obliviously contributing to the tension in the room. Clay and omi bore slightly confused expressions on their faces as they glanced to master fung, whilst raimundo and kimiko bore looks of anxiety. "Whaddya mean master fung? Ya already told us that the cube of chi cǔn allows its user to manipulate dimensions to summon creatures from the underworld and access limbo." Spoke clay, breaking the silence as he remembered what master fung had told them. Master fung's eyes seemed to lose their joy filled glint, his gaze once again traveled over the monks forms before he took a quiet breath and spoke.
"I believe I have not yet informed you of the fact that the cube of chi cǔn does not need the key of di yu to summon the inhabitants of limbo—"
"And what does that mean?" Interrupted raimundo. Master fung gave raimundo a stern glare before continuing.
"It means that since chase young has the cube of chi cǔn, he does not require the key of di yu to free Curtis young from limbo." At hearing the information, raimundo's face instantly darkened at the information, fists clenching. The others could tell he was going to yell at master fung, but before raimundo could, omi piped up.
"Curtis young?" Exclaimed the small monk as his eyes widened.
Master fung nodded. "Curtis young was chase young's father, and supreme general commander of the Heylin forces. 1420 years ago, Curtis young, in anger of his sons' choice to join the xiaolin order, and Wuya's defeat, summoned the warriors of the Heylin to destroy the xiaolin temple and engulf the world in darkness. They nearly destroyed the order of the xiaolin, and ruled the world for six months, until master monk guan and grandmaster Dashi imprisoned them in limbo with the use of the cube of chi cǔn, they then erased the worlds memory of the event, with the exception of the xiaolin order, by using the emperor scorpion and wushan geyser." Raimundo scowled, clearly irked by the information.
"Master fung, I have a question." At hearing the tone in raimundo's voice, kimiko, omi, and clay each glanced at the scene with worry, but master fung simply gave raimundo a calm glance.
"Yes, raimundo." Master fung's elderly eyes bore into raimundo's frustrated ones.
"If you knew that chase young could free his father and most of the heylin forces from limbo, why didn't you tell us sooner? Couldn't we have stopped it?" Master fung sighed.
Reckless as always…
"No, raimundo, once the cube of chi cǔn is used, there are four seals and twelve barriers to break, and once the cube of chi cǔn is activated it is impossible to deactivate until it is finished opening the seals and barriers." At hearing the information, the monks were silent, each only hearing the occasional sound of the elder monks footsteps scattering around the wooden floors. Kimiko then took a quiet breath as she clenched her fists.
"How do we stop them?" She questioned. Master fung smiled softly at kimiko.
"Do not worry young monks, I have a plan, but for now you must rest." Replied master fung as the monks nodded. Kimiko, omi, clay, and raimundo all exited an order. As raimundo began to exit through the doorway, master fung then spoke, a slightly fearful tone was detected by raimundo in his voice.
"Raimundo, please stay seated." Raimundo quickly jet from the doorway to the floor, sitting across from master fung.
"I swear I'm not the one who put toenails in your tea!" Master fung raised a brow at raimundo's behavior.
"That is not why I requested that you stay, but now that I am informed of that unfortunate displeasure, I will refrain from drinking tea for the next few days." Replied master fung as raimundo chuckled nervously. Master fung frowned as he contemplated his next sentence; short-lived silence engulfed the darkened room. The elderly monk then gave raimundo a stern, yet pleading look.
"I would like you to go undercover on the heylin side-
"No way master fung, I'm not too keen on getting chummy with the bad guys, they have this thirst for revenge when they get double-crossed." Raimundo spoke as he sheepishly rubbed the back of his head. His green eyes then grew a more serious look. "Besides..." He muttered in a tone that was barely audible as he avoided master fungs gaze. "I swore a long time ago that I wouldn't ever go back." Master fungs eyes widened, but only slightly, afterwards, his face grew a look of understanding as he glanced to raimundo.
"You wont actually be on the heylin side, you will be undercover so that you can retrieve the cube of chi cǔn, if you do not perform this task, then the world is as good as gone." Explained master fung. Raimundo frowned and opened his mouth to yell at master fung, but thought better of it seeing master fung's warning expression, and opted for clenching his fists.
"We could beat chase young and-
"You are not ready for that, if you go undercover and chase young trusts you, he will allow you to guard the cube of chi cǔn, once you acquire the cube of chi cǔn, you shall bring it back to us so that we may place it in the heylin seed vault, where the key is. " Raimundo seemed skeptical, but remained calm as master fung gave him a calm glance.
"How long do we have until the seals and barriers are broken?" He asked as master fung avoided his gaze.
"One week." Replied master fung. Raimundos expression instantly darkened at the information. Raimundo then stood and calmly walked past master fung.
"I see…" The sound of the door to the grand hall forcefully being slammed echoed in master fungs ears as he gave a weary sigh.
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