"You can't take it away from me again Wuya, I won't let you. I won't give up this time! Kimiko believes in me!" said Raimundo, getting to his feet after being thrown into the cave.
Wuya was already in the process of healing herself through her magic, but it would take her time. Time that Raimundo was intent of taking advantage of. He aimed a high kick, he moved and she slammed into the wall.
"Too obvious," said Wuya, "And I somehow doubt that you'll beat me this time."
He attacked again and she grabbed his arm, putting him into an arm lock and slamming his face up against the stone walls of the cave. Dust fell from the ceiling.
"I don't need to," laughed Raimundo, "They'll be here soon."
"What makes you so sure that Kimiko will come to help you?" asked Wuya.
"She came before, she'll come again…I know she will…" he said, wincing and Wuya dug her nails into his arm.
Wuya threw him further into the cave.
"You think she's your saviour," laughed Wuya, "You love her don't you Raimundo, that's why you held onto her name when you lost everything else. You wanted to tell her how you felt. Well I doubt that she'd be interested in you."
"Then…why…" said Raimundo, staggering to his feet again, "…did…she keep…trying?"
"She pitied you because you were so pathetic," laughed Wuya, "She doesn't love you the way you love her. She thinks that you're her little pet that she can take home and tend to. You're nothing but an animal."
She kicked him hard in the stomach, making him fly back into the passage ways. She smiled to herself. Her power was slowly returning. She hadn't realised that he had the instinct to know how to fight. She wasn't going to make the same mistake twice.
Raimundo spat on the floor and rolled over onto his side. He had landed oddly on his side and he suspected that one of his ribs might have cracked. There was the distinct taste of blood lingering in his mouth and for a second, he almost let himself go again. But it wasn't going to happen again, never again.
"Fuck…you…bitch…" laughed Raimundo, between sharp breaths, "You…can't…trick…me."
"I have no intention of tricking you, merely killing you will suffice," said Wuya, "but first, you must learn some manners…"
Kimiko stared up and down the deserted mountain path. The rain was coming down hard, drenching herself, Omi and Clay. Dojo was safely tucked away up clay's sleeve and out of the rain.
"Dojo, can't you fly around the mountains and look for the cave?" asked Clay.
"Water and dragons don't mix!" said Dojo.
"Dojo, please?" asked Kimiko, putting on her sweetest voice, "Raimundo's life is in danger."
Dojo groaned. He never could say no to that voice. He crawled out of Clay's sleeve and grew in size, flying out into the sky and circling the mountains.
"Where did you first see him?" asked Clay.
"I first saw him up there out of the corner of my eye," said Kimiko, pointing up at the side of the mountain face.
"Well there's no cave there," said Omi, "We've been up there before."
"He must have followed me without me noticing," sighed Kimiko, sweeping her black hair out of her eyes, "This is all my fault, I should've realised sooner."
"None of us expected it," said Omi.
"Don't beat yourself up about it," said Clay.
"No…" said Kimiko, staring up at the dark sky, "That's what Wuya's for."
"What were you talking about when she pulled him away?" asked Omi.
"What?" asked Kimiko.
"Something he was saying obviously distracted you enough for Wuya to take him." Said Omi.
Kimiko stared down at her boots, tears filling her eyes. She bit her lip, praying that Raimundo was alright.
"He remembered," She whispered, "He remembered everything. He was Raimundo again."
Clay and Omi stared at her. She wished that the sky would open up and send countless shoots of lightening to kill Wuya know. For a split second, it almost looked as though she was engulfed in flames, but then a voice rang through the night.
"There's a cave in the side of the mountain over there!" called Dojo, touching down on the ground, "Climb on and I'll give you a lift."
Back at the temple, Master Fung was staring up at the mountains. He would've gone with them, but he was no match for Wuya. That was why they had summoned the dragons, so they could fight Wuya while the Monks protected the Shen-gong-wu. But right now Master Fung just felt old and helpless. He knew he should've gone up to the mountains, but this was a battle that he felt she shouldn't interfere in.
You should never interfere in a battle of love…
Raimundo spat again, more blood hit the ground. Wuya kicked him hard in the side again. He groaned again.
"You're nothing, but a filthy animal Raimundo," laughed Wuya, "You're lower than the dogs, covered in fleas and begging for mercy."
"Strange…" laughed Raimundo, his voice quite and filled with pain, "…there's only…one dog I can see…and it ain't me…"
Wuya picked him and slammed him hard against the wall. Raimundo knew where he was now. The chains were still lying on the ground in front of him. She had forced him back to the centre of the system. They wouldn't be able to find him in here.
"You recognise this place don't you? Well let me remind you." laughed Wuya.
Raimundo slid to the floor and Wuya picked up the chains.
"No…" whispered Raimundo, "I…won't let you…"
"Who's going to stop me?" laughed Wuya.
Kimiko ran along passages until she came to a fork.
"Which way?" she asked.
"I thought you were supposed to keep going left in caves," said Clay.
"That's mazes, and it very rarely works." Said Omi.
"This is no good." Shouted Kimiko, "How are we going to find him now?"
"We will Kim," said Clay, "It's just gonna take some time."
Kimiko stared down at the floor. Water dripped down her face onto the ground. That's when Kimiko noticed another liquid on the ground, just in the mouth of the right tunnel. She bent down and dipped her fingers into it.
"Blood," said Omi.
Kimiko gasped and stood up. She felt the anger well up inside of her before she screamed out.
"RAIMUNDO!"
(A/N) Next chapter will be coming soon. Thanks for reading and please review, big hug.
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