Journey of the Xing
Part 2
Fisk
And here, with the next leg! This one is actually much better written, though still not my best written. It is in the POV of a different character, so just warning you all of that. Please leave a review, if you can, and enjoy!
Chapter 1
I woke with a start. Another nightmare? Ever since that weird tiger dude came here to the orphanage and killed that black monster, I've been having weird dreams. My name is Fisk, and here at the orphanage, I'm sort of a loner. Most the other kids are goats, bunnies, and things, but I'm a panther. I've got weird white splotches on my black fur due to what I've been told was a cross breeding. I'm only ten years old, and about four foot eleven. I wear only silk pants made for me by the person who runs the orphanage. It's a really weird way to dress, in my opinion, but it does allow more mobility for when I train in Kung Fu. I train on my own because I can't find anyone who knows the Panther Style, so I'm stuck on my own. My nightmares always include that tiger, along with hundreds of those monsters, the furious five, the dragon warrior, a couple wolves and Master Shifu.
"Another nightmare, freak?" I hear from the bed beneath my bunk
Great, it's day time. Everyone's awake and ready to pick on the one who stands out. A pig beneath me named Wang is always on my case about being different. But I do my best to remain positive.
"Good morning to you to Wang," I say as I leap from my bed, stretching out once I'm on the ground
I start to walk away when I feel a hand on my shoulder. I'm about to defend myself when I hear a friendly voice.
"Was it the same dream?" a female voice asks
Lucy is a bunny, white as cotton and a personality to match her cuteness. She tries to seem tall by putting her hand on my shoulder, and she is tall for a bunny her age, but she's only half my height.
"Yeah, but I'm just gonna ignore it. I'm off to train, talk to you later, Lucy," I say, then walk toward the outside yard
When I get there, I do normal stretches before I start the actual training. All I do it practice agility by doing punches kicks and dodges at top speed. I can't train anything else without a partner. After about ten minutes by estimate, I hear a bell.
"Crap, it's adoption day!" I yell at myself then run the center plaza in the orphanage
When I get there, everyone is preparing to run outside and meet the day's candidates for new parents. When we go outside, though, I don't see any panthers. I do see an unusual sight. Three crocs, one wearing a metal hat with a pointed tip, one quite small, and the other just looking around blankly.
"Gary, go set up those things Dou Dai gave us. I'll get the valuables and then once I'm out, you guys blow the place up!" the croc with the hat said
My breath caught in my throat as I began to back into the orphanage. I spotted Lucy, and noticed her crying. I looked around and saw no bunnies either. This would be her hundredth week without adoption. I ran over to her and hugged her.
"Lucy, you've got to go to your room and make sure all your stuff is in order. Something really bad is about to happen," I said
She wiped her eyes and nodded, running inside as fast as her little bunny feet could carry her. I followed close behind, going to my room to get my only belonging, a piece of crystal I found in the forest before I was found and brought here. Once I had it, I ran outside to find Lucy and get somewhere safe. When I got outside, though, she wasn't there. As if on cue of me exiting the building, an explosion shook the ground and sent me flying.
When I managed to get to my feet, I turned around and saw that the entire orphanage was on fire.
"LUCY!" I yelled, about to run back in when another explosion sent me flying backwards again
When I got back up, I saw five large figures running around the building, throwing water all over it to no affect. I then heard an ear piercing scream from inside the building. A monkey was about to run in, but a snake stopped him.
"Monkey, this building is about to come down, you can't go in there!" A tiger said
Nothing they said stopped me. I ran past them into the burning building and toward Lucy's room. When I got there, I saw that Lucy wasn't there.
"Fisk!" I heard behind me
When I turned around I saw that Lucy was being carried away in the arms of the croc that seemed like he wasn't thinking at all. When he saw me, he began to run away. I jumped into overdrive, chasing him down. He was obviously lost, and had no idea how to get out of the building. When I caught up, I jumped over his head, grabbing Lucy from his arms then spin kicked him away.
"Wait, he was helping me get out *cough*. I can't breathe…" was all she said, and then passed out
Knowing I was short on time, I made a break for the exit, but realized I was too late when I saw that the door was covered in burning wood. No exit, no way out, no escape.
"No," I said to myself, realizing how screwed I was. I ran back to the center plaza in the middle of the orphanage. The ground there is stone, but the roof will still collapse on us. When I got there, I knelt to the ground and placed Lucy down.
"I'm sorry, Lucy. I couldn't save you…I'm sorry" I said
Suddenly, a golden aura began to come from my body. I felt a strange energy begin to surge through me, and it felt…good! I then heard the sound of snapping wood, and as I looked up, I saw the roof falling down. In a final attempt to stop the demise of myself and Lucy, I let the energy surge and flow through me. I let out a scream that could've knocked the building down faster than the fire, and as the sound traveled, so did the golden light. It knocked aside all the wood and debris that were falling and put out all flames. When my lungs were empty, I fell limp to the ground. Everything went black.