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Chapter Three.
It was as though someone was looking for something, something important. That person kept shifting through his memories.
The first time he came as a student to the temple…
…When he worked for Wuya…
… When he defeated Wuya and rejoined the Xiaolin monks…
… When he became an apprentice…
… The adventures of getting varies Shen Gon Wu…
… When he and his fellow apprentices became Wudai Warriors…
The person kept shifting through those memories again and again. He could feel that person's satisfaction at certain memories that came up.
Daeva watched the slumbering Raimundo gloatingly. All she had to was to get him to remember his previous life and he would do whatever he told her to do. She put more wood on her fire, and it flared briefly. Raimundo stirred slightly. Daeva glanced at him, then looked toward the raising sun. There came a soft padding behind her. She turned to see the she-wolf coming towards her.
"How is it with you, Little sister?" Daeva said politely.
"One is content." The she- wolf responded. The she- wolf came over and sat beside Daeva.
"What is wrong with your mate?" the she-wolf asked, pointing her muzzle towards Raimundo.
"Nothing. He is asleep." Daeva responded.
"Oh."
They sat in silence for a few minutes, then there was the howl of the male wolf. The she-wolf looked behind her.
"One must go. It is time for the hunt." She said.
"Good luck on your hunt, little sister." Daeva said. The she-wolf rolled out her tongue in a wolfy smile, got up and left. There came a faint moan from the other side of the fire. Daeva quickly got up and walked to Raimundo. He was waking up. She knelt beside him. He suddenly opened his eyes and sat up. He looked about and then stared at Daeva. She could tell that he wanted to return to the Xiaolin temple. But she will not allow that. He then rubbed his left side. He looked a bit puzzled.
"Yes, Diomedes, I have healed your broken ribs." She said. He looked at her.
"That's not my name." He said. Daeva chuckled.
"Yes, it is." She said.
She held out her hand, palm facing upwards. Raimundo stared at that marked palm. She knew that he previously had dreams of what she had done lately so she was not surprised. Her palm glowed, and then a small ball of red flame floated just above the marked palm.
"Look into the fire, Diomedes and see what you really are." She whispered softly.
Raimundo tried to look away, and then his eyes fastened on that small ball of red flame. He stared at it for a while, frowning. Then his eyes widened as if in sudden understanding. He took his eyes of the flame and looked at Daeva's face, his face unreadable. She could tell that he could remember. The flame disappeared. She stood up, holding her hand out to him.
"Take my hand." She commanded. He took her hand and stood up. She felt satisfaction. Together, they will rule the world.
"Come" She said "We have work to do."
She turned to see the two wolves sitting there and looking at her.
"We will come with you and your mate for a while." The she-wolf said.
"One is grateful." Daeva said. "I shall reward you by making you far more powerful."
She lifted her palm into the air, and they all disappeared.
What she had failed to notice was a figure standing within sight range of the camp. Chase Young watched the young witch take over Raimundo's will and make him obey her. He must return to the Xiaolin temple and warn the monks.
Omi walked through the garden, trying to calm his nerves. It had been a few hours since Chase Young had left, looking for their missing monk. Omi then paced in front of the fountain.
"Nervous?" Omi jumped. Chase Young had sneaked up behind him. Omi looked up at him. Chase Young smirked at him, then said seriously;
"It's too late. Raimundo now works with Daeva." Omi's heart sank. He had some hope that they might have got Raimundo back in time. Chase Young turned, and without a word, walked out of the temple. Kimiko came up behind him.
"Well?" She asked. Omi looked at her sadly. She stared at him as she realised. She took Omi by the arm and led him into the main hall where Master Fung and Clay were. Omi walked up to Master Fung and said quietly
"We're to late, Master."
There was silence in to room. Dojo, who was curled up on Clay's hat suddenly shivered.
"Shen Gon Wu alert. It's the Heylin sceptre! We must get it." Dojo said. He then grabbed the scroll, which Master Fung had been holding, and opened it.
"The Heylin Sceptre is able to weaken any agents of the Heylin side. I think we may need it." He said, showing them the picture.
"Get going then, we need that sceptre." Master Fung said urgently.
Kimiko shivered in the early morning air. The three monks were quiet, for they knew that Raimundo could be there to get the sceptre. Dojo was flying extra fast as they needed to get that sceptre before anyone like Daeva, Wuya or Hannibal Bean can get it. Kimiko was not sure about Chase Young, he seemed to want to help them. They flew over to America. Dojo then aimed for the Grand Canyon. He dropped softly in the giant chasm. The three monks jumped off and looked about. No one. It was empty. Dojo shrank and jumped onto Clay's hat. He pointed to a group of rocks about twenty metres in front of them.
"It's up there." He said.
They started forward. They had not gone a few metres when a snarling wolf jumped in front of them from behind a rock stack. It was the male wolf that had attacked them. Then, from behind the stack, Raimundo stepped out. He stopped and crossed his arms, blocking their way to the sceptre. Kimiko stared at him. He seemed different somehow. She could feel power emanating from him. Omi stepped forward and the wolf bore it's fangs at the Chinese boy.
"Raimundo, what are you doing?" Omi asked. Raimundo merely laughed at him. Clay stepped forward.
"Since you won't get out of our way, I'll move you." Clay said. Raimundo cocked his head. Then he looked at the wolf and said something in a language Kimiko didn't know. The wolf looked at him, his ears pricked forward. Then the wolf turned back to the Xiaolin monks. Then the air about the wolf seemed to shimmer and pulsate. Then, the shimmering and pulsating stopped. In the wolf's place stood a black furred wolf. Bigger then the other one, with red glowing eyes and fangs bigger then Kimiko's hand. It raised it's head and howled a chilling howl.
"Impressive." Said a calm voice behind them. Kimiko looked round to see Chase Young standing there, flanked by two tigers. Kimiko turned back to Raimundo. He did not look surprised to see Chase Young there. From the corner of her eye, she saw Chase look closely at Raimundo.
"You've done good work, Daeva. I am impressed. It's not easy to gain control of someone's will like that." Chase said, raising his voice slightly. There came a wicked female chuckle. From behind another stack, a woman stepped out with another wolf at her side. She was that same woman that they saw in the clearing in Brazil. She was holding the Angel sword. Her eyes gleamed with terrible evil. Kimiko looked back at Raimundo and saw that very same gleam in his eyes. The woman then turned to Raimundo and said something in that strange language in which Raimundo had communicated with the wolf. Raimundo nodded and turned. He then walked toward the Shen gon wu. Chase Young was about to give chase, but Omi got there first. Omi jumped over the Wolf and chased Raimundo. Raimundo calmly climbed the rock, with Omi close behind. It was turning into a race. Raimundo started to climb faster and Omi was hard pressed to catch up. Raimundo got onto the platform and walked towards the Shen Gon Wu. He stopped in front of it and he seemed to have paused. He then reached out his hand and grabbed the Wu. But, before he could lift it, Omi had jumped up and grabbed it as well. Raimundo glared at Omi.
"Raimundo, I challenge you to a Xiaolin showdown! It will be a race down the Canyon. The first to reach the end will win. I wager my Orb of Tsunami against your Sword of the Storm." Omi challenged. Raimundo looked steadily at Omi, and then nodded.
Suddenly, the canyon changed. Other stacks rose from the ground around them. A stack suddenly lifted Kimiko, Clay and Chase Young off the ground in a group. After a while, it stopped. Kimiko looked at the stack opposite them. Daeva and the two wolves were on it. Daeva looked at them and smirked. She knew something. Kimiko looked down at Omi and Raimundo, who were now in their Xiaolin showdown armour. Omi looked at Raimundo, who was looking down the canyon.
"Gon ye tam pi" They both said and then started. Omi ran on ahead. Raimundo glanced at the monk as Omi passed him. Raimundo suddenly put on a burst of speed and became level with Omi. Raimundo suddenly stuck out his leg and Omi tripped over it. He went rolling while Raimundo went into the lead. Omi stopped rolling after a while and got up. He glared at the Raimundo, who was now far ahead. Then, he smiled as a thought came to him. He got out his orb.
"Orb of Tsunami!" He shouted. Water gushed out of the orb and raced down the canyon towards Raimundo as a huge wall. Raimundo slowed, stopped, and turned. He looked calmly at the wall of water coming towards him. Then his hands started to glow with a blue fire. He suddenly stuck out both hands and the wall of water stopped a few metres from him. Raimundo then pulled back his hands and thrust them forward again. The wall suddenly went the other way- towards Omi. Omi froze, looking at the wall of water. Then he was swept backwards. Raimundo laughed and then continued to run. He ran the last few metres and grabbed the Shen gon wu.
The canyon turned back to normal. Kimiko ran to Omi, who lay on the dirt, dazed. Clay was right behind her. Kimiko shook Omi. Omi opened his eyes and asked
"Kimiko, why do you have stars going round your head?" Then he fainted. Kimiko looked up and saw Raimundo hand the staff to Daeva. The two wolves, the one that had been with Raimundo had returned to normal, stood on either side of the two Heylin agents. Daeva smirked at her and then the four vanished.
Kimiko looked behind her at Chase Young, who stroking one of his tigers and apparently deep in thought. He then looked at Kimiko, his eyes piecing. He then came over and glance at Omi.
"She's obviously gone further then I thought." He mused.
"What do you mean?" Clay asked, looking up.
"Didn't you notice that Raimundo used Heylin magic? And I thought that you Xiaolin monks knew everything." He then turned and walked away.
"Well, that was a bit rude." Kimiko said softly. Dojo, who had been on Clay's hat, jumped down and slithered up to Omi.
"He will be alright, come on, we need to tell Master Fung."
Master Fung looked at the wall of the main hall when he heard the news. He was a bit disturbed. When he had read the scrolls, he did not think that Raimundo would remember how to use the Heylin magic. Obviously Daeva was more powerful then they had anticipated. He looked at the two Xiaolin monks. They looked a bit sad. Omi was still in the infirmary as he has not woken up yet. Their only hope had been to get the Heylin staff to weaken her grip on Raimundo. He was not sure, but Chase Young might help them. Chase did not like Daeva any more then they do. Master Fung sighed; he needed to think about what to do.
"So, old man. What are you going to do?" Master Fung turned to see Chase Young standing in the doorway. Next to him, looking a bit dazed, was Omi. Omi came in and stood next to Kimiko and Clay. Chase Young glanced at the trio and then turned his gaze back to master Fung. Master Fung looked out the window at the sky.
"We need that Heylin staff, or we stand no chance," Master Fung said.
"I know that. But what are we going to do with Daeva and Diomedes?" Chase asked.
"Diomedes?" Omi asked, confused.
"Raimundo's other name. The name in his previous life." Chase said with a smirk.
Master Fung looked back at Chase. It did not surprise him that Raimundo had another name.
"We need to use the Heylin staff to weaken Daeva's grip on Raimundo. Then we may stand some chance of getting him back." Master Fung said. He looked over at the three monks, they looked a bit demoralised. It seemed an impossible task.
"I will take care of the staff, you distract them." Chase Yong said. Master Fung looked at Chase Young and nodded, Chase Young was powerful enough to get the staff if the three monks distracted the two.
"Yes." Master Fung said, "We will do that."
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And, oh, if your interested:
Daeva means Evil Spirit, and Diomedes means Evil King.