Chapter 27: Broken Seal
Special thanks to darkshadowblazeable, meme12345bunny, Sunshine5643, and SS. Mahana for reviewing, you people are awesome. Oh and I've just finished watching the Ong-Bak series by Tony Jaa and let me just say that he is the best Thai fighter I've seen. So awesome...too bad he isn't that popular here in the U.S. Enough with this, let's get on with the story.
Disclaimer: I don't own Xiaolin Showdown or the characters. I only own my OC's and the plot of this fic.
"It'll be a while until Rai's fully healed." Mai said as she began to heal Raimundo's wounds. A bright light surrounded his body as Mai focused her chi. The monks heaved a sigh of relief, knowing one of their friends will be okay.
"Come on guys, let's-" Lee began, but was interrupted when the door opened right in front of him.
"Raimundo!" The monks turned around and saw Raimundo's parents rushing over to their son. "What happened to him?" Raimundo's mother asked, tears running down her face.
"Don't worry ma'am. He'll be fine when Mai's finished." Clay told her.
"Are you sure?" Raimundo's father asked. Clay nodded.
"When it comes to fixing injuries, she's the expert." Mai giggled after hearing Clay call her an expert.
"You have nothing to worry about." Ling said. She looked to Raimundo and to his parents. "Maybe you should stay. The first thing he'll want to see is his mom and dad anyway." Mr. and Mrs. Pedrosa smiled and took a seat next to the bed.
"Come on guys, we should go." Kai whispered to the others. The monks agreed and walked out the door, leaving Mai and Raimundo's parents in the room.
"Anybody seen Lee?" Xing asked, stopping in the hallway. The others shrugged and Xing turned around. "I don't sense him nearby."
"Ah well, who cares?" Ling smiled and walked out, followed by Clay, Kai, and Kimiko.
"Hmm. I too ponder on where our friend has disappeared to." Omi said to Xing. Back in the medical room, the door slowly closed, revealing the Guardian of Lightning behind it, stuck to the wall and knocked unconscious.
"Whatever, let's return to the others." Xing said and the two monks quickly ran out to catch up to the others.
"This is bad." Dashi said. Chase, Wuya, Shang, Dojo, and Jack looked at the worried master, wondering what was the matter.
"What is this seal, the Guardian of Darkness mentioned?" Chase asked.
"Yeah, what's so important about some animal?" Jack asked.
"He's not talking about an animal you nitwit!" Shang and Wuya said, knocking the evil boy genius upside the head.
"It is the seal that holds back the demon inside." Tim explained. "It is because of this seal that I have hurt anyone else." He said with a hint of regret in his voice. At the door of the medical wing, the monks had just arrived, but stopped when they saw Tim talking with Grand Master Dashi and the Heylin warriors.
"What does he mean?" Wuya asked Dashi.
"It would be better if you let him tell the story." Dashi replied.
"It began when I was sent to my parents' home village in Thailand from America after their deaths." The Guardian of Darkness began. "Shortly after, during my training with one of the Buddhist monks, I collapsed and my body began to be swallowed by the darkness. At first, I did not know what was happening, but that became clear soon after. When I awoke, I discovered that I was not in control of my body at the time, but I was still able to see everything that happened."
"What's going on?" Lee asked, appearing between Ling and Clay. In an instant, he was on the ground with Ling pressing her foot on his back. "Ow, just asking...jeez."
"I told you already, stop sneaking up on people." Ling hissed.
"You two mind?" Kimiko whispered angrily. The siblings quickly quieted while Tim continued.
"The horror I witnessed that day as it...I destroyed everything and killed everyone in the village." Tim's hands began to shake. "The darkness that had consumed me."
"What is he going on about, Dashi?" Chase asked. Again, Dashi ignored him and motioned for Tim to continue.
"Shortly after, when everything in the village was gone, Dashi appeared before me and before I could attack, Dashi struck me with a strange attack. Everything went black again. When I awoke again, I found myself in a room in Dashi's temple."
"And I came in and explained what had happened and that I put a magic seal in you to prevent it from taking over again." Dashi interrupted. Tim nodded. "What I want to know is why it was broken."
"I believe that when Liang killed me, the seal was removed as he absorbed my chi." Tim looked at his hands. "Lately I have felt it start to take over. It is grows stronger as long as the seal is gone."
"If that's so, then can you not reseal it?" Shang asked.
"That's a good idea." Dojo said.
"Okay, we'll need some time, but I can get it done in a few hours if I hurry." Dashi said. Just then, Tim fell to his kness, screaming and clutching his head. The darkness began to grow around him. The monks watched as Dashi, Chase, Wuya, and Shang tried to stop it, but were knocked away by the shadows. "No!"
"Come on! We gotta help!" Kimiko said. She ran out with the other monks to help, but were too late. Tim's body was completely consumed by the darkness and there was no way anyone could get close enough to help.
"What is happening?" Master Monk Guan said as he and Master Fung rushed outside. There, in the center of the courtyard, was a large pillar of darkness. Several large tendrils shot out toward the two masters, but Clay created a shield to save them.
"Everyone...get behind me!" Dashi shouted. Everybody did as they were told and gathered behind Dashi. "Earth!" He stomped the ground and created a dome barrier to shield them from what was to come.
"What's happening?" Jack cried, rocking himself back and forth in the corner.
"It's already this strong! I'll have to seal it quickly!" Dashi shouted. Suddenly the dome began to crack.
"Earth!" Clay created another layer on the dome to help.
"What is it?" Kai asked.
"It's a demon that's been dormant in Tim's heart. I have to seal it before it can completely take over his mind." Dashi answered. Soon, everything came to an abrupt end and Dashi lowered the dome to see what was happening. "No." In the middle, Tim stood with the shadows moving around him.
"What's wrong with Tim?" Lee asked. Tim let out a loud roar. Everyone noticed his voice was deeper and more demonic.
"That's not Tim anymore." Dashi replied. Tim raised his his arm and struck the ground, shaking it and knocking some of the monks off-balance. "I have to ready the seal!" Dashi yelled.
"How are you going to do that with him going crazy like this?" Kimiko asked.
"What you always do, kick butt." The Grand Master Dragon replied. "Dojo, Jack, Fung! Come with me, I'm going to need your help!" Dashi and the three quickly retreated to prepare the seal while the Xiaolin Dragons and their Heylin allies prepared for a fight.
"I do not think it is right to hurt our friend, Tim." Omi said, taking a few steps back and getting into his fighting stance. "But I will if I must."
"Let's just hope this does not end up with us getting the butt kicking." Xing told his little friend. The monks all followed suit and got ready to fight. Tim's eyes were glowing red and the darkness was swirling around his body as he let out another massive roar before charging at the monks.
Yay! Another chapter finished. Okay, I might not be able to get another chapter up soon, seeing as how I have a research paper to finish and a whole bunch of other school related stuff to do. You get the picture. Go ahead and review.
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