The Twelve Soul Dragon

By Gigawolf1

Chapter 5: Jade Swine

"How did you know my name?" asked Raimundo. He was surprised that this mysterious person not only knew about Shen Gong Wu, but also how he could have known about the Xiaolin Showdowns. Though he supposed anyone could really find out about the Shen Gong Wu, he never really thought about it. His opponent ignored his comments and said, "My Wolf's Head Blade against your Golden Tiger Claws."

"No! It's Catura! He had never awakened! It must be the work of Khumbira! Raimundo, you must defeat him! And be careful not to touch Catura!" said the Golden Tiger Claws/Mihira. Ignoring the Shen Gong Wu, Raimundo asked, "What's the challenge?"

Looking around, the mysterious guy who challenged Raimundo said, "First to reach the Jade Swine wins,"

"Okay then. Let's go!" replied Raimundo. Then they shouted together, saying "Xiaolin Showdown!"

Raimundo watched as the street side stalls broke apart. He saw the surroundings become platforms and stairs. Silently, the Brazilian boy chuckled. He had the street smarts, the home team advantage, AND the Golden Tiger Claws. He could reach the Shen Gong Wu without even moving!

Both of them glared at each other and smirked before simultaneously shouting, "Gong Ye Tanpai!" As Raimundo was shouting out, "Golden Tiger Claws," his opponent was running towards him holding a small gray thing and yelling, "Wolf's Head Blade!" Suddenly, the small gray thing became a horrible wolf's head that was attached to the strange guy's arm. Raimundo heard a voice scream, "No!" as the tip of the blade touched the Golden Tiger Claws. Raimundo quickly slashed in the air with the claws, but nothing happened. He watched in disbelief as his foe jumped quickly from platform to platform, reaching the top within seconds.

As the world returned to normal, Raimundo could only watch as the mysterious foe received the Golden Tiger Claws and the Jade Swine. He stood in disbelief as the stranger shouted, "Jade Swine!" and disappeared in a green flash. As he stood there, Dojo and the other Xiaolin Dragons came flying towards him. As the three of them jumped off of Dojo's back, Omi asked, "Where is the Jade Swine?"

Raimundo looked at the ground, ashamed. "What happened?" asked Kimiko sympathetically. Raimundo told them about what had happened, except for the parts about the Golden Tiger Claws speaking to him.

"Wait, what did you say he looked like?" asked Dojo. Then a thought came to Raimundo. Though he tried to remember his opponent, the mysterious enemy was quickly fading from his mind. "I… I can't remember properly… It's as though he took some part of my mind from me…"

Kimiko gasped quietly. Master Fung had said that continued use of the Golden Tiger Claws would twist Raimundo's mind. 'Now that they've been taken from him, part of his memory is gone as well!'

The four Xiaolin Apprentices stood in awkward silence until Dojo began to shout, "Oh, the pain! Ow, how it hurts! Ow, ow ow ow ow… Two new Shen Gong Wu have activated!"

Clay quickly took the scroll from Omi's robes. "This says that the first Shen Gong Wu is the Diamond Jackrabbit, which lets whoever uses it to change shape. Normally it looks like a rabbit made of diamond, but when it's used, it looks like a diamond bigger than…" Clay quickly stopped himself, remembering his bet with Kimiko. He continued, "Anyways, when used, it has to stay on whoever used it. If they stop touching, the power doesn't work."

"What's the other one?" asked Raimundo, hopeful to get a Shen Gong Wu to replace the Golden Tiger Claws temporarily.

Clay turned pale. "The other one is the Wolf's Head Blade. It can drain the power of anything, but against Shen Gong Wu, it just negates the power."

Omi gaped. "But, that is the Shen Gong Wu that was used to humiliate Raimundo so completely! If it is just activating now, we have a grave mystery on our hands! We must find out how anyone could have taken it and used it before its activation. Raimundo, you deserve to take a break. After all, we only have a few Shen Gong Wu with us and it is important that we have as many as possible to face this new foe. We will leave you with Master Fung for now so that you may…" Omi said before Kimiko covered his mouth.

"What Omi means is that you should see if Master Fung knows anything about this. He could probably tell you more about how to beat the Wolf's Head Blade and get back the Golden Tiger Claws!"

"Yeah, and you deserve a break, partner!" said Clay cheerfully.

"Thanks, guys," Raimundo said, depressed. He felt really bad about losing the Golden Tiger Claws. It was then that he resolved to tell Master Fung about what the Golden Tiger Claws had called Vakarala, Khumbira, and Catura. After all, if those three were Shen Gong Wu, then Master Fung must know something of their true natures!

Meanwhile

"Yes… My revenge will be complete! Without the Heart of Jong, his goal cannot be reached! I will make him suffer for what he did to me! Mwa ha ha ha hah! Mwa ha! Hah! Now, I'll need some Shen Gong Wu to complete my revenge… What about the Shroud of Shadows? Who has that now?" ranted Pandabubba. "Spicer does," wrote Black on a small chalkboard.

"Good," muttered Pandabubba. "I will be victorious with the power of the Shroud of Shadows! Mwa ha ha ha ha hah!" Deep within him beat the steady rhythm that had once beat within Raksha and Mala Mala Jong. Within him beat the legendary Heart of Jong!