A Change of Life
Chapter 12
Dream Raimundo's P.O.V
"You're me?" I asked the little me. He did look somewhat like me, just smaller and younger.
"Yes, I'm your inner self." he said back to me. "I'm here to warn you."
I took a step back and was starting to get scared of this kid. Warn me, of what?
"Warn me of what?" I asked him.
"Raimundo, do you remember a girl called Kimiko or a person called Chase Young?" my inner self asked me.
I looked down and thought for a bit, it did ring a bell, only the name Chase Young. Chase Young was my master that I serve and I'm loyal to him. But who was Kimiko?
"Hey Rai, one question: How can you be the part that's afraid?" I asked him. I gave him the name Rai because I didn't want to call him inner self.
"Raimundo, you created me. You created me when Bernardo started hunting you, that's when you grew afraid and scared of him. ." Rai told me.
I thought again, Bernardo, yeah, that name did also ring a bell. He was the one who was after me for 6 years, he and his gangs of idiots.
"Raimundo, I have to tell you something before you wake up." Rai told me.
"Wake up? You mean this isn't real?" I asked him. Now I'm starting to get confused, is this a dream?
He ignored me and continued to talk. "You will have to decide on your fate when you wake up, good or bad, Ying or Yang. You will have to choose to follow your love or your loyalty. You must decide quickly or the world will be destroyed by your own hands. Choose your destiny and learn your truth." Rai said to me and disappeared. I tried to reach him but he was already gone. Learn about my truth? My parents and other family siblings? What was he talking about?
I woke up sweating and gasping for air. I winced and grasped my arm. I lifted up my sleeves to see bandages wrapped around my arm and head. I looked around at my surroundings to find myself in my room in Master Chase's castle. Beside me was Kage, my loyal pet. He was lying beside my bed. I petted his head and he woke up. He jumped up the bed and rubbed his head on my leg. Suddenly, the door opened and Master Chase came in the room with one of his Black Panthers.
"Hello dear Raimundo, so glad to see you awoken." he said to me.
I looked at him and he smiled at me.
"What happened?" I asked him confused.
"You've been attacked by the Xiaolin monks." he replied me.
I gasped and looked away. Why did the Xiaolin attack me?
"Why…" I whispered.
"We don't know why but you're safe now." he said to me.
I jumped off the bed and knelt in front of him.
"Thank you for helping me Master Chase. I am in your dept." I said to him.
"You may rest Raimundo; I will call you later when I have an assignment for you." Master Chase said.
"Yes my master." I replied and he left my room. I went to bed feeling tired but my mind kept on replaying the scene, the scene about the conversation between me and Rai.
Hours Passed
A sudden loud explosion woke me up. I quickly jumped out of bed and ran out. To my surprise, I saw the Xiaolin Monks and their pet dragon. I growled at the girl and three boys, the ones who Chase Young told me that they hurt me.
"Raimundo, come and help us." I heard Master Chase calling me.
"Right," I said. "Darkness Typhoon, Wind!"
I sent some angry tornadoes towards the Xiaolin Monks and they jumped away from it. I growled and sent more at them. I threw the tornadoes non stop until they finally hit them.
"Shadow Clash, Wood!" I yelled and trapped two of the Xiaolin Monks and their pet dragon.
"Three down, two more to go." I said and smiled.
"Raimundo!"
I turned around to see a girl with black hair and a yellow headed boy beside her. The girl looked worried while the boy looked mad.
"Raimundo, what are you doing?" the girl asked me.
"What does it look like? I'm trying to kill you." I replied with a cruel laugh.
She gasped and step back but the baldy took a step forward and got into a fighting position.
"Raimundo, why have you betrayed Kimiko?" he asked me.
"Betray? Yeah right, Master Chase told me it was you bunch of losers who got me feeling like crap in the first place." I growled at them and showed them my injury on my arm and under my hair. The girl looked away and cried while the baldy got protective over her.
"Raimundo, we did nothing to hurt you." baldy said.
"Why should I believe you Xiaolins?" I said. "You did nothing but hurt innocent peoples."
The girl finally stops crying and her fist was closed tightly, almost drawing blood. She looked up at Master Chase and yelled:
"What did you do to him?"
Master Chase laughed and held up a crystal orb. "This, dear Kimiko, is what holds Raimundo's memories of you and the Xiaolin monks."
I heard her gasp but I was busy thinking on how to get rid of them. Just then the baldy jumped up and attacked Master Chase. He easily blocked his attack but was also attacked by the girl. I grew so mad that I felt my wind power increase.
"Tiger Gale, Wind!" I yelled and sent lots of gales towards them. Master Chase jumped away and they got hit by the gale. Master Chase landed beside me and placed his hands on my shoulders.
"I'm most pleased Raimundo, you have learned well."
I smiled and turned around to block an attack from the baldy. He was targeting Master Chase.
"Don't…ever do that again!" I yelled and sent more gales of wind at him. It blew him off balance and then I felt something hard land on my head. I turned around to see the girl holding the crystal orb and it made contact to my head. I felt dizzy and fell into darkness.
Kimiko's P.O.V
Somehow, someone who you never thought of could be helping you. Well, this happens to be someone from the Heylin Side, it was Wuya. I didn't know why but she handed me the crystal orb and I didn't want to believe it at first but she just placed it on my hands and disappeared. I didn't know what to do but I'm going to take a risk on using it and try to get Raimundo back. So I jumped down and held the orb when Raimundo was distracted. Note to self; have to thank Omi when we're done.
"Raimundo, hang in there." I thought and the orb went contact with his head. He turned around and stared at me with cold red eyes. I winced at his cold look but all I wanted was to get my Raimundo back. I landed on the floor and caught him before he hit the floor. He was unconscious.
"Kimiko, what have you done!" I turned around to see Chase in his dragon form. He used his tail to whack me away from Raimundo and caught Raimundo by the neck. "Do not interfere Kimiko and how did you get the crystal orb!"
I got up from the floor and wiped some blood from my mouth. "Heh, just say I got help from somebody who knows you very well."
He growled and I knew that he knows who helped us, even though she's a Heylin. "Let go of Raimundo!" I yelled at him.
"If you really want him back, then come and get him from me." he said and tightened his grip on Raimundo's neck. I gasped and went towards him but was stopped by his jungle cats. Chase started to laugh until he was kicked on the back and his grip was released. The person caught Raimundo and stepped beside me. It was Kaz and Clay, they're free!
"Kaz, Clay, how?" I asked them.
Kaz put Raimundo down on the floor and said:
"When Raimundo was knocked unconscious, his wood disappeared so we're free. Where's Omi?"
I looked around to see him still on the ground, dazed beside me.
"He's fine, just tired." I replied and went beside Raimundo. I saw that his breathing was shallow and blood was starting to appear from his wounds.
"Raimundo, please wake up." I shook him while crying. Clay and Kaz were busy distracting Chase and Raimundo still won't open his eyes. I felt the fire in me increase as I got mad, mad at Chase Young for treating Raimundo like a slave. I got up and walked towards the others. They looked back to see me and they knew what I was about to do. They jumped behind Chase and got him to face them, and then I took out the Shen Gong Wu.
"Elemental Fan, Fire!" I yelled and sent a wave of fire towards Chase. Chase was too weak to move out of the way and both Kaz and Clay were blocking the way. I thought this would be end of him but suddenly a shadow came out of nowhere and blocked the attack. The figure fell on its knees and went out of the shadows. Whoever it was made all of us gasp, out of the shadows…was Raimundo covered with blood on his face and arm. But now, on his body too.
"Raimundo, why?" I asked him while shocked.
He chuckled weakly and said:
"I'm sorry Kimiko, but you can't kill him while I'm here. I swore my loyalty to him so I would do anything to protect him. But before I go, just remember this Kimiko, I'll always love you, even though I'm gone from this world." and he fell on the ground, not moving.
I gasped. No, Raimundo. I killed him, Raimundo!
"Raimundo!" I yelled and Chase laughed. He lifted Raimundo and ripped the necklace that's around his neck. Then he threw the pendent on the floor and it broke in two. A black, shadowy cloud came out and quickly formed in a dragon. It roared and we gasped at the sight.
"Haha, behold, the Chi Dragon. Finally, the world will finally be at my mercy!" Chase laughed and held Raimundo up above his head. "Chi Dragon, I will use to boy as your sacrifice, become with the Elements of Wind and Wood!"
The Chi Dragon roared again and black liquid whips came out and wrapped around the lifeless Raimundo. It pulled Raimundo towards him and its body became liquid and Raimundo slowly entered it. I tried to get Raimundo but Clay and Kaz stopped me. Tears ran down my cheeks as I watched Raimundo go in. Wuya appeared beside Chase and asked him:
"Uh Chase, why didn't you just release the Chi Dragon when Raimundo was on your side in the beginning?"
Chase glared at Wuya and replied:
"You traitor, I would punish you now but since you helped me release the Chi Dragon, I'll spare your life now. Anyways, I released him now because I have the right Shen Gong Wu's in my possession."
Chase took out the Ying yo-yo, the Heart of Jong and Sword of the Storm. He threw the Shen Gong Wu towards the Chi Dragon and went in with Raimundo. When Raimundo and the Shen Gong Wu entered its body, the Chi Dragon roared again andits skin color turned emerald green. We gasped and Chase and Wuya laughed.
"This is the end of the world Xiaolin Monks and soon, you will all me at my mercy!" Chase yelled and his castle crumbled. Outside, the sky turned green and black and lightning appeared. We gasped and Omi went beside me and said with his head down.
"Kimiko, I think we have failed as Xiaolin Monks."
Jenrya282: Muhahahahaha! I'm so evil! The world is doom but so is Raimundo. Is this the end of the Xiaolin Monks? So there you have it, another chapter and I'm also sorry for the late update. Hope you enjoyed it, Ciao!