Chapter 8

            Well, I've getting some ideas in my head going.  I'm not sure if you people out there think they're good ideas, but I guess once you get a good story started, then you're off.  However, you should never ever get yourself stuck, like I did with this story before.  May I suggest that people reading this story before 2/24/02 please read it over again?  I changed some names and stuff.

            And Farla, I don't like long chapters, because they are so annoying.  Staring at the computer screen too long is bad for your eyes, and I get very discourage when the page is long.  There could be other people like me, you know?

            And random people who read this story, I still can't figure out why I have all this space at the bottom, so sorry.  Anyhow…

            Another show down had begun.  Mei-Hong and Shui-Bing circled each other.  This was much like the many battles before.  Huo and Dong circled each other.  Shui stood with the rest of the crowd gathered around to watch.  She wanted Huo to kill Dong.

            "Shui, what's the matter?  You're usually very anxious of these battles," one of Shui's friends asked.

            "I'm not feeling so well.  Please, excuse me."

            Shui-Bing saw his daughter walk away.  At that very minute, caught off guard, Mei-Hong launched a fatal Fire Blast.

            "I've gotten you now, Shui-Bing," she said, and stepped on his throat.

            "Shui!  Your father…" Shui's friend shouted after her, but Shui was out of sight.

            Mei-Hong began to laugh a cruel laugh.  Mei-Hong, being so happy, threw a Fire Blast at Dong, as well.  However, Dong jumped out of the way, and retreated.

            Huo watched his mother, and saw that she was insane.  He knew, right then, that his mother's hatred was deep.  Passed from generation to generation, but why hadn't the hatred reached him?

            From somewhere in the back of the crowd there was a yell full of hate that said, "Weaklings!  All of you!"  Nobody saw who it was; they were too fast.

            For the next few chapters, I intend on…what's it called…character development?  I really need to work on it, according to some people who shall remind nameless. Peace!