RISE AND FALL

Shinobi's View
Part 8: The 2nd Prophecy

By: Michelle



I didn't sleep well that night. All I could think about was what the Dragon Lord said. 'I WILL RETURN.'

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The night air was cold and clammy; it sent shivers down my spine. It was quiet here in the forest. The only sounds you could hear were leaves rustling from the wind blowing and the twigs snapping under my bare feet.

I didn't know why I was out here, but something seemed to call me to this spot. I found a large stone in the middle of the path I was on. My feet were aching, so I sat on the stone to rest.

I didn't see him come out of the woods until he was three feet in front of me. He was cloaked in a thick brown robe. I couldn't see his face under his hood, but I knew it was god. I hoped off the stone and bowed to his feet.

"Rise up Taisu I. I have something to tell you."

I stood up in confusion.

"The dragons will come again. I know this is something you fear."

"Yes."

"It will be long after your death until they come on earth again. The dragons will kill the last blooded member of you clan, but do not fear. His adopted daughter will carry the Shinobi that will destroy the Dragon Lord once and for all."

He vanished before I could question what he meant. I guess I will never really know.

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After that, I watched over the glass day and night until my death. Ever since my death, my descendants have stood guard over the glass. They all knew that someday the Dragon Lord would come again.

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Whenever I come back to earth in my spirit form, I try to guide my descendants to become better shaman. I am impressed with them all, but I do worry. Even though the Dragon Lord is imprisoned in the glass, he seems very much in touch with the world. He listens to all conversations. He has learned new dialects of the Chinese language, the English language, the invasions of China, wars, new continents, EVERYTHING.

Now as I come to earth in the year 1997, I saw what the robed figure was talking about. Chung I will be my last blooded descendent. His adopted daughter, Mei Pieh Chi, is a creature herself. It is she who will carry the one whom will destroy the Dragon Lord once and for all.