Title: Impending Doom

Summary: he was tired of waiting for the day, he was angry time wouldn't bend to his will and go by faster. When the day came he'd make them ALL pay... dearly, rated T: for swearing and impeding doom

Disclaimer: Xiaolin Showdown not owned by me.

Chapter 8: Spells, Death, and Escape

"That was fast," Jack told him and grabbed one of the bags from Kri's hands.

"Yeah," Kri said, and looked around, "this place doesn't look any cleaner than when I left."

"No, Raimundo and I were just having a chat," Jack told him and started to dig through the bag.

"About what?" Kri asked grabbing a sub out of the bag still in his possession.

"Things," Jack sighed, grabbing another sub from his bag.

Kri's eyebrow raised curious, but he didn't question the matter anymore; he was hungry.

"Get back to work," Jack ordered and started to eat his food.

The two demons watched Raimundo as they ate. They were both sitting on the table. Raimundo stomach growled. He was finding himself very hungry. He hadn't eaten since that morning at the temple. That had to have been at least the other day.

"Hungry?" Kri asked, in that silent yet poisonous voice.

Raimundo just nodded.

"C'mere," Kri said, beckoning the Brazilian to him.

Raimundo growled he'd rather stay and clean than get near Kri again, but he didn't have a choice, he had to do what he was told. He dropped the rag and crossed the room and stood near Kri.

"You haven't finished cleaning up," Kri stated and looked around the room. Raimundo only glared at him, "tell what, do something for me and I'll let you eat."

"I'm already doing you something for you," Raimundo said angrily.

"Hey, don't get pissy with me," Kri said in a mock whining voice, and brought his knees up to his chest wrapping his arms around them, "besides I mean something else since you're not finished."

"I know that," Raimundo glared.

"Then don't say that," Kri said and stared at him again, "What're you gonna do for me?"

"Nothing," Raimundo spat angrily.

"Than you're not hungry?" Kri asked still staring.

"No," Raimundo lied.

"Tell the truth," Kri instructed, very amused.

"Yes, I'm hungry but I won't do anything for you, not willingly," Raimundo shouted.

"Oh, come on," Kri said, "If you don't you won't eat."

"Fine," Raimundo said defeated, "What do you want?"

"That's not how it works," Kri said slyly, "I asked what you would do for me not what I want from you. So answer me."

"I don't know what you want," Raimundo hissed anger flaring up again.

"I think you do," Kri said and resting his arms on his knees and his head on his hands.

"No, I don't," Raimundo yelled, only getting an annoyed stare from Kri.

"You just don't want to say it," Kri said pointing at him and them replacing his hand back to its former position.

Raimundo glared at him.

"Oh, c'mon," Jack sighed, getting annoyed by the two's conversation, "Just tell him."

"I'll..." Raimundo growled trying to keep himself from saying it, "Kiss you."

That seemed to interest Kri very much. Kri got off the table closed in the space that was between the two of them.

"Really?" he purred.

Raimundo nodded.

"Fine," Kri agreed and starred at him again.

Raimundo glared at him. But he had too. The Dragon of the Wind nervously closed in the remaining gap between him and Kri. He tilted his head up a little and quickly locked lips with the demon. Kri wrapped his arms tightly around Raimundo and slipped his tongue in the shorter boy's mouth. Raimundo made a move to try and pull away but Kri wouldn't let him and Raimundo didn't try a second time. By the time Kri let him go Raimundo was feeling little hot and bothered.

Kri used that small duration to grab Raymond's sub and threw at him when it seemed Raimundo was returning to his senses. Raimundo growled angrily at Kri and took his food and ate it grumbling to himself.

Raimundo really hated that he knew of the danger and he couldn't do anything. If he could stop Jack then the world wouldn't be doomed but how could he do that with the mind control collar on. It was useless to think things he had no control over.

"Tonight," Jack said loud enough to knock Raimundo out of his thoughts, "I can't wait any longer. We do it tonight."

Kri nodded, "Right."

"So, let's get ready," Jack said, and glanced Raimundo's way.

Raimundo didn't like that look.

The truth in the meaning of everything was that they were going to do three spells at the same time.

"You're going to summon an oracle," Jack told him pointing at him.

"What?" Raimundo asked confused.

"You're going to summon an oracle," Jack repeated, this time slower.

"What's an oracle?" Raimundo growled anger rising.

"One of the higher powers," Kri said with a dirty little smile.

"Why!" was Raimundo's next logical question.

That received dark laughter from both demons.

"You're going to killthem," Raimundo asked in a quiet voice, "Right?"

They nodded.

"But..." Raimundo started.

"We going to make sure the same thing that happened last time isn't going to happen this time," Jack explained, "Kri's going to do a kind of cloaking spell."

"And Jack's going to do the spell that'll get his powers back," Kri said, watching Raimundo, "Oh, c'mon, don't get mad. We're not telling you to kill her. And we can't do the summoning spell."

Raimundo looked at them curiously, "Can't?"

"Demons and ex-Demons aren't allowed to call upon holy beings," Kri said in a rather disgusted voice, and mocked them.

"Get in the circle," Jack ordered Raimundo.

"Isn't doing this many spells at once dangerous?" Raimundo asked, as he sat down in the circle.

"Yes," Jack said, "You remember how I told you to do the spell?"

"Yes," Raimundo growled through gritted teeth.

"Oh, c'mon it's not that hard," Kri said and he prepared his spell.

"Good, then start," Jack commanded, ignoring Kri.

"Oh, Oracle of Time and Place, I beseech thee, come forth unto me," Raimundo said and doused the flame with sand.

'Not hard my ass,' Raimundo thought as he started to sweat over the spell. Finally the was a great flash of light and it seemed as if a storm had been created in the room. Thunder roared and lightening struck at odd places. The wind picked up and things started to swirl around the room.

"Why have you called?" the Oracle asked.

Before Raimundo could say anything Jack stuck a sword through her. She screamed in surprise as the sword started to suck up her energy and kill her.

The storm in the room seemed to get worse the lightening was now striking everywhere. Things of all sorts started to fly around it. Raimundo realized that a lot of the wu were also floating around the room.

Jack wrenched the sword out her and she fell to the ground disappearing into nothingness.

Jack took the blood drenched sword proceeded back to his own spells using the sword stir the contents in container.

Jack said a few words unrecognizable to Raimundo and grabbed the Demon Pendent. He struck the Pendent with the sword and there was the biggest bolt of lightening that hit everything in room. Raimundo shrieked as the lightening went through him. The lightening shorted the metal collar and it fell to ground with a clang.

Raimundo couldn't believe it. He was free of the collar. He searched around for the swirling and storming room for one wu, the Golden Tiger Claws. He had to get out of there. It took him a few seconds to spot them. They were swirling near Kri but they were coming his way. As they whirled by his head he grabbed them and said the words that he need to get of the storming evil room and back to the temple.

He sputtered as he saw the temple and ran as fast as could up the steps and inside. The other three dragons had been eating dinner. As soon as they saw Raimundo they gasped and ran over to meet him.

"Raimundo!" They shouted seeing the state he was in.

"Are you okay?" Omi asked as Clay caught him as he fell. Raimundo looked at Omi questioningly and then at himself.

When had he gotten all cut up? He touched his chin finding it wet with crimson liquid.

"Apparently, I more hurt than I thought I was," Raimundo said sarcastically, starting to feel consciousness fading. He closed his eyes and visibly shook his head.

"We went after Jack but they weren't at his house," Kimiko told him showing all her worry on her face.

"They were at Kri's," Raimundo sputtered up more blood, "Jack's..." things were getting awfully dark, but he must tell them, "Jack's..."

"Jack's what?" Master Fung asked him.

"A demon," Raimundo said trying to stay conscious long enough to tell them, "Powers are... back now. Used... Demon Pendent. One... we have... fake...the World's... doomed. Chase Young is first."

Raimundo couldn't stay awake any longer he let the blackness of unconsciousness swallow him up.

End Chapter 8

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