Chapter 20
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"Sonic Boom, Sound!" Xing dodged Shen's Heylin Soul Shock and appeared behind was sent flying towards Kai.
"Supernova Strike, Space!" Her hands began to glow as Shen closed in on her. "Hyah!" She landed a uppercut on Shen's back and his body was sent up into the air.
"Grr. It'll take much more than that to stop me!" Shen appeared behind Xing and did a spinning roundhouse, knocking Xing to the ground. Kai opened a portal under Xing before Shen stomped his foot down, breaking the ground beneath him. The portal reopened near Kai and Xing came rolling out. "Heylin Tiger Flames!" Giant black flames shot out at the two warriors.
"Space!" Kai opened another portal and redirected the fire towards Shen. Shen created a shield that stopped the flames and disappeared. "Where'd he go?" Kai asked Xing.
"I'll find him." Xing focused his chi to try and feel any sound vibrations. "Sound Wave!" He turned around and blasted Shen with a powerful blast, knocking him down."Get him Kai!"
"Galaxy Dagger, Space!" Kai threw the dagger into a portal that reopened above Shen, but before the dagger could hit, a sword materialized in Shen's hand and he blocked it.
"Die!" Shen charged at Kai. He slashed at Kai, but Xing stopped him with his staff before he could hurt her. "So you are the one that will face me?" He smirked and jumped back.
"Kai, stay back. I shall defeat him." Kai nodded and ran back to a safe distance. "Shall we begin?" Shen and Xing charged at each other. Xing swung his staff at Shen's head, but Shen blocked it. He slashed the sword at Xing, who blocked it as well. Xing and Shen's weapons hit at the same time and the two were in a deadlock. Shen pushed Xing back and grabbed his neck.
"Now you die." Shen cut Xing's left arm and slashed his sword across his chest. Blood ran down his body.
"Xing!" Kai ran forward and jumped into a portal. The portal opened behind Shen and Kai came out with her dagger. Before Shen could react Kai drove the dagger into his back. Shen immediately dropped Xing and reached for Kai.
Shen threw Kai off of him and pulled the dagger out. Xing quickly rose to his feet and pulled out his staff. Shen turned around as Xing was able to use enough force to impale him with the staff.
"You!" Shen shouted as Xing pulled the staff back."I...will kill...you." He raised his sword and swung down.
"Not...likely...Sonic Boom, Sound!" Xing dodged the weapon and shot a powerful sound wave at Shen, destroying his body.
"Xing! Are you okay?" Kai asked, helping Xing up.
"Don't...worry about me. We must...get to the...others." Kai helped Xing walk as they left the room.
"Die!" Zhou brought both of his scythes down, trying to slice Tim and Mai to bits as they dodged his attack. He connected the scythes together and spun them around above his head. Zhou laughed as he began to swing the weapons all around him, slicing everything in the way.
"Solar Bow, Light!" Mai shot a barrage of arrows at Zhou. Zhou turned around and spun the scythes in front of him to stop the arrows.
"Blade of Shadows, Darkness." Tim appeared behind Zhou and swung down with his sword. Zhou smirked and caught the weapon.
"Hmph, you'll have to fight harder than that to stop the second strongest of the Shadow Monks!" He threw Tim to a nearby wall, but before Tim reached the wall, his body disappeared into the shadows. "That's interesting." Zhou said, raising an eyebrow. Behind him, Mai had crept behind him and shot her arrows. Without turning around, Zhou deflected the arrows, sending them back at her.
"Solar Barrier, Light!" Mai created a small shield. Zhou appeared behind her and swung his scythes down. Mai screamed as the weapons closed in. "Huh?" She looked in front of her and saw Tim holding the scythes back with one hand.
"Run Mai. It is too dangerous here for you." He said, pushing Zhou back. "Shadow Blast." A black energy beam shot out towards Zhou, who used his scythes to defend against it. The attack pushed him back into a wall with much force, causing the wall to crumble around him.
"But-"
"Please. It is too dangerous." Tim said in a low voice. "I cannot stand to see you get hurt." Mai stood, her gaze fixed on the guardian she cared so much about, but she stopped as Zhou jumped out. "Mai."
"Okay." Mai proceeded for the doorway.
"You're not getting away that easily little girl." Zhou raised his scythes and threw them towards Mai. The scythes flew with blinding speed. He grinned as the scythes got closer. Suddenly... "What?" The scythes disappeared in less than a second. "Where did they...?" He looked to Tim, who was holding the scythes in one hand.
"Attacking an opponent who is not fighting. I cannot forgive that." Tim threw the scythes back at Zhou, who caught it.
"Bring it on then." Zhou laughed. Tim suddenly appeared in front of Zhou and slashed at him with his sword. Zhou blocked it and swung his scythes, but Tim blocked it as well. Tim and Zhou fought for what seemed like hours, with each warrior attacking and defending. "As much fun this is, I'm going to have to end this."
"My thoughts exactly." Tim said as he dodged another attack. He jumped high into the air as a dark glow began to cover him. Zhou jumped after him, but he was held back by a small black tentacle that emerged from his shadow.
"What is this?" He yelled, trying to free himself. He raised his scythes, but another tentacle grabbed his arms.
"Shadow Tendrils." Tim raised his arm up, summoning many more tendrils from the shadows to hold Zhou. "I must end this here." An unknown being appeared behind Tim. "Dark Rage." Darkness covered his entire body as he held out his sword. The darkness began to move from his body to the sword. "I am sorry, but you must die." In a flash, Tim was behind Zhou. He looked back and as the tendrils receded into the darkness. Zhou's body was swallowed by the shadows and his body disappeared. "Mai, I thought I had told you to go somewhere safe."
Mai walked out from her hiding place near the corner of the room in the shadows. "Sorry, but I wanted to make sure you were safe." She fell to her knees, as Tim walked up to her."I was worried that you were going to die." Tears ran down her face as she spoke. Tim knelt down and placed his hand on her cheek.
"Mai. I promise that I will never leave you or the others. I care about you and I do not want to see you hurt because of me." Mai smiled and looked up. "Now we must hurry to Raimundo and the others." Tim turned around and started walking. Suddenly, he felt a pair of arms around him.
"Thanks." Mai whispered to Tim. She let go and they left to help the others.
"Wind!" Raimundo swung his sword, pushing Liu back with a strong gust of wind. Liu jumped back and slashed at Raimundo. The sword was surrounded by shadows, extending the blade. Raimundo ducked under it and shot a small tornado out of his hands to push Liu back.
"Hmph, do you like this weapon. I must thank the Heylin God of Shadows for this." He chuckled and stabbed the sword into the ground, causing shadows of dead soldiers to rise and attack Raimundo. "If you're wondering what the Heylin Gods are, then I shall tell you." He watched as Raimundo stabbed a shadow with his Wudai Weapon.
"Exactly, when did I ask that?" Raimundo asked as he took another shadow.
"Stay quiet. There are three gods in the Heylin culture. The God of Shadows is the one I currently possess. Their names tell what they reign over. The other two are said to be held by one of the elite guards that protect my master. The Heylin Gods' spirits, by legend, reside in three swords, thereby giving those who possess the weapons ultimate power. The other two gods are the Gods of Death and War." Liu finished as Raimundo destroyed the last shadow.
"Did I really need to know all that?"
"I thought you needed a small history lesson because, well... you do not strike me as one who has much knowledge."
"What?"
"I am saying that you're an idiot, but in a sincere way." Liu smirked. "Now it's time for you to die." Liu released a strong surge of power, shaking the ground, but Raimundo stood unfazed. "It seems that you are holding back." Liu said, smiling.
"Yeah, I am." A gray aura began to glow around Raimundo. "Shoku Dragon Rage!" He released a large surge of power that nearly destroyed the wall behind Liu and caused the storm to grow stronger outside. "Let's rock." Outside, Dashi and the others had severely lessened the number of ninjas and only a handful were left. Dashi looked up to the sky.
"I guess you're resorting to that kid." Dashi turned his gaze to the destroyed castle and disappeared in a flash.
"Fine." Liu and Raimundo disappeared and reappeared in the air, each warriors' swords striking as they met. This continued until Liu was able to cut Raimundo's arm and Raimundo did the same. "It seems that we are evenly matched. Maybe I should-"
"Give up before I kick your butt." Raimundo interrupted.
"No. Maybe I should not hold back." Raimundo's eyes widened as Liu's strength grew, causing Raimundo to drop to one knee. "Accept your defeat monk. You and your friends shall die and my brothers and I will find a way to reopen the portal!" Liu raised his weapon and brought it down.
"Lightning!"
"Thunder!"
"Sound!"
"Light!"
"Space!"
"Darkness!" Liu was knocked back into a wall with great force as the guardians attacked, causing the wall to fall on him.
"Guys!" Raimundo looked he heard groans and saw Kimiko, Clay and Omi awakening.
"Moooooooooooonks!" Everyone turned to Liu as he rose from the debris.
"Surrender now Liu! You are outnumbered and your brothers have been defeated!" Omi said.
"Just give up and nobody else has to get hurt." Clay said. Liu stiffened as he heard of his brothers' demise.
"No this can't be."
"Oh, it is. So just surrender." Lee said.
"Noooooo! I will avenge my brothers' deaths!" He started to scream as he charged up his power.
"No. This is impossible." Tim others looked at him. "His power. It is increasing dramatically."
"How?" Kimiko asked as she looked at Liu. Suddenly, Liu released, yet another surge of power, but this time it nearly destroyed the castle.
"I have gathered what remained of my brothers' powers! Now I am stronger than you'll ever imagine!" He aimed his palm at the monks. "Heylin Death Beam!" The monks jumped out of the way before the attack could hit them. Liu missed and the blast from the attack destroyed half of the castle. "This time I will not miss!" He aimed another attack for them. The monks knew that they couldn't dodged another blast, but before Liu shot another attack, Dashi appeared in front of him and kicked him into the wall.
"Dashi!" Omi shouted, smiling as the Grand Master arrived to help.
"Raimundo!" Dashi called out, dodging Liu's counter attack. "Remember that technique I taught you? Well now would be a good time to use it!" Raimundo shot up and turned to around to the others.
"Raimundo, what technique is Dashi talking about?" Kimiko asked.
"Guys, we gotta hurry. All you have to do is focus all your chi into your element and transfer it to me."Omi was about to protest the idea, but Lee covered his mouth.
"Okay." Clay said. Everybody began to focus their chi and in doing so, their body's began to glow to correspond with their elements.
"I'm ready! Call out your elements!" Raimundo said, holding his hand out.
"Lightning!"
"Thunder!"
"Sound!"
"Space!"
"Light!"
"Darkness!"
"Earth!"
"Water!"
"Fire!"
"Wind!" A large ball of energy appeared over the monks. "Guys! I might need some help with this." He quickly told everyone what they needed to do. Dashi was sent into the ground as Liu kicked him. "Now!" Dashi and Liu turned to the monks and saw the giant ball. Dashi disappeared while Liu's eyes widened.
"Dragon Elemental Blast!" Raimundo flung his arm forward, sending the attack flying towards Liu.
"No." Liu watched the attack as it grew closer. He knew that there was no escaping it. "Nooooooooooo!" He screamed as the attack hit, killing him immediately. There was a flash of light and the castle began to crumble.
"Let's get out of here!" Dojo said as he appeared near a large hole in the wall. The monks and Dashi boarded Dojo and left as fast as they can. The castle fell and the ninjas disappeared. Everyone cheered as they landed on the ground.
"It's all over. Finally." Raimundo said, looking at what remained of the castle. The sky cleared as the sun shone through the clouds.
"Now we can focus on us." Kimiko said, leaning on Raimundo.
"Yeah." Raimundo said before Kimiko pressed her lips to his.
"I love a happy ending." Dojo said as he wrapped himself around Dashi's head.
The next day, everything had returned to normal, or as normal as it can get at the temple, and the monks returned to their usual routine.
"We got a new wu everyone." Dojo said, rushing into the kitchen.
"Well what are we waiting for, let's get this wu." Raimundo said as he and the others mounted Dojo. Master Fung and Dashi watched as Dojo departed into the sky.
"They've certainly been through a lot. Don't you think Fung?" Dashi said as he walked into the temple.
"Yes, and I believe they will go through much more in the following years." Master Fung smiled, following Dashi.
At the ruins of the Shadow Monks' castle, two figures were rummaging through the debris. One figure had a 9 on his forehead and wore a mask. The other was a creature with sharp claws on its hands and feet. There was a 1 in the right eye of the creature and a 0 on the other.
"Have you found it yet?" The man with the 9 asked as he picked up another rock. The creature growled and the man smiled. "You have?" The creature crawled over to him and handed him a round object. "Those foolish Shadow Monks have not fully grasped the capabilities of the orb." He laughed as he held the orb high into the air. "Come 10. Master will be with us soon."
Yeah I decided to put up the final chapter now instead of having you wait for it. I hope you like this cause I worked really hard in this. That and I decided that I didn't want to go on with that little bet I made a chapter back. Be sure to look out for the sequel. It will be called...
"The Rise of the Heylin Emperor"
See ya later!
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