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Chapter two
Kimiko walked into the temple hall and stopped, yawning. She had just woken up and was hungry. She looked over to the corner of the hall and saw Raimundo talking to the wolves. Kimiko didn't like that. He seemed to know things that he was hiding and wouldn't tell them, only at the last minute. Even though he was the leader, he had no right to treat them like that. He also laughed at jokes that she couldn't even hear. She just gritted her teeth and clamped down on the impulse to hit him. She walked up to him and the wolves turned to watch her. They annoyed her too; they always took orders from Raimundo and never one of the others. They were just animals, right? They should obey their masters. When Kimiko had muttered this in Raimundo's presence, he almost had a fit. He had told, well shouted actually, that the wolves were not just animals. And that they had a human personality, and the reason they obeyed him was because they looked to him as the packleader. Kimiko had never made that mistake twice. She stopped in front of him.
Raimundo glanced at her and turned his face away. She crossed her arms.
"Well?" She asked. Raimundo looked at her.
"What?" He said. Kimiko wanted to scream, he was so dense!
"I mean what are we going to do? Are we going to look for Chase Young?" She almost screeched. He shrugged then walked off towards the kitchen. Kimiko stamped her foot.
"Raimundo! Get back here! Don't walk off!" When he did not turn, she growled.
She looked at the wolves, who smiled wolfy smiles and then trotted after Raimundo. Kimiko felt a hand on her shoulder and she whirled to see Clay and Omi looking at her.
"Leave him alone Kimiko, he's under a certain strain and you treating him like that doesn't help." Clay said quietly. Kimiko humphed and she too, went to the kitchen.
Raimundo was already there eating breakfast. The others joined him, but he did not talk. He was even silent as they washed the dishes. When they had finished their chores, they all went into one of the relaxing areas where there was a table and several chairs. They all sat down. Then, Master Fung walked in, accompanied by Dojo and, strangely, the wolves. The monks watched the Master as he stood in front of him. Master Fung cleared his throat.
"There has been a new Shen gon wu activated." The monks looked at each other, then back at Master Fung. Master Fung opened the scroll he had been holding and placed it on the table in front of the monks. It showed an animation of a person holding a sword that burned any object.
"It is the Devil sword. It is the sister shen gon wu of the Angel sword. You do remember the Angel sword, don't you?"
Kimiko briefly remembered Daeva in the rainforest clearing, holding the angel sword and standing over Raimundo.
"While the Angel sword is for good and creation, this shen gon wu is made solely for the purpose of evil and destruction. So it is very powerful, though still about the same as the Angel sword. We must get this shen gon wu before Wuya and Daeva get it." Out of the corner of her eye, Kimiko saw Raimundo shudder, and she secretly gloated at his discomfort. She was still angry about this morning and he deserved a bit of suffering. They all jumped up and trooped outside, Dojo enlarged to forty-foot and the monks jumped on him. Master Fung had followed them out.
"Be careful." Was all he said as Dojo lifted off the ground.
The forty-foot dragon flew them to a place in England, Kimiko was not sure where; somewhere in Wiltshire. Dojo, as they neared their destination, looked about and sighed. Kimiko looked about, and, just in front of them was a group of stones set up in the most amazing formation. They must be thousands of years old! Kimiko thought. They were set in a circle, though some where evidently missing. Kimiko noticed that two stones stood near each other, holding up a third stone. She then thought back to what her dad had told her. She then remembered the name of this Ancient English monument.
"Stonehenge!" She exclaimed. Omi, sitting in front of her, turned to look at her, confused.
"What's Stonehenge?" He asked. Before Kimiko could answer, Raimundo did.
"It's the stones, Omi. They are a famous English monument." Omi looked at the stones, then back at Raimundo. Dojo chuckled and started to descent. In the centre of the circle of stones, was a rock with a sword in it. Dojo landed and they all dismounted, they all looked about, but it was empty. Kimiko walked up to the stone in the centre and looked at the Devil sword. Just looking at it gave her a sense of dread. It had a deep red blade, as if stained with the blood of its victims. The hilt and pommel looked like black flames. It gave out a sense of evil and a kind of loathing that she could not understand. She reached and grabbed the hilt. She gasped as pain shot up her arm and she let go, blowing on her hand. She looked at her hand and her eyes widened, the sword had burned her!
"What's wrong Kimiko?" Raimundo asked, sounding concerned. Kimiko didn't look at him. Suddenly, Raimundo took her hand. He studied the burn while Kimiko stared at him with Clay and Omi looking over his shoulder. His touch was gentle, which surprised her. He let go of her hand and shrugged.
"All I can see is a burn." He said. A harsh laughing filled the clearing. They turned sharply to see Wuya holding the sword. They had been too concerned with Kimiko's burn to have noticed Wuya sneak up on them and take the sword. Raimundo growled.
"Give us the sword, Wuya." He grated. Wuya looked at him, her eyes glittering.
"You can't hold it, dear Diomedes." She purred. When Raimundo didn't respond, she laughed.
"You are good, so you cannot handle an evil object. Just like I cannot hold the Angel sword. Daeva could, but she cannot now. She said it's something to do with a prophecy. Well, monks, I shall see you around." She threw back her head and laughed and then disappeared in a red fire. Raimundo growled even louder. He went to the rock and kicked it. Dojo grew to his forty-foot size and took them back to the temple.
Raimundo sat in the scroll room. Master Fung asked them to wait there until he came back from talking to the other monks. Raimundo wasn't really listening. He sat on the floor with several books and scrolls scattered around him. The other three monks where standing, talking quietly together. Kimiko's hand was now bandaged, and she stood cradling it. The burn was bad, since Raimundo himself had looked at it. He felt pity for her as she said it really hurt. Absently, he picked up a white book. There were words imprinted in gold on the front. They read 'Xiaolin Prophecy'. Interested, he opened the book. He felt a chill as he read the words inscribed on the page. They read:
'And it shall come to pass that a Witch Of Darkness shall give her heart to a mortal to defeat the light. But do not despair, for the Dragon That Once Was, shall render the Mortal Lover asunder and the light shall be reborn in that moment. In anguish, The Witch Of Darkness used her power to make her Mortal Lover's soul be reborn again and until that time she would descend unto darkness to await his coming to the world again.
Time shall pass when the light fought other battles against the darkness, but they were in balance and one could not overcome the other. And soon, the Mortal Lover's soul was reborn in a powerful vessel. Then when the time came of great darkness that shadowed the world in its wake, shall the Mortal Lover's soul be called to do battle with the aid of three others akin to the vessels spirit. The vessels spirit is aligned with the power of wind, the other three spirits are aligned with the powers of Water, Earth and Fire. They shall nurture the Wind spirit for his task at hand. The Witch Of Darkness awakened at the call of her lover's soul, and upon feeling this, the Dragon That Once Was shall rise up against her. The Witch Of Darkness shall claim her Lover, but The Dragon That Once Was, aided by the spirits of Water, Earth and Fire, shall give the Lover's Vessel the power to fight the Witch Of Darkness and defeat her sending her to the world of energy.
Time shall pass where the Vessel shall become stronger and the three other spirits shall command under him. But alas, another witch of darkness, seeking power, freed the trapped Witch Of Darkness. They shall work together and claim the Devil, while also seeking to claim the Wind Spirit, but to no avail, for the four spirits have the Angel and shall confront them. Beware, The Witch Of Darkness shall try to lead the Fire Spirit astray and to give her the Wind Spirit. Rejoice, for the Fire Spirit shall refuse and stand firm like a flaming sword, untouchable.
In time, the Witch Of Darkness and the Wind Spirit shall confront with the aid of the Angel and Devil. Rejoice, for this is the final battle and the Wind Spirit shall defeat the Witch Of Darkness, but be gravely wounded in the process. Later, peace shall descend and the Wind Spirit shall heal. He shall take the Fire Spirit for his bride and a Child of Balance shall be born to keep the balance of good and evil.'
Raimundo stared at the words, confused. This passage had no meaning whatsoever, but he had the nagging feeling that he should know what this passage meant. He held the book closer to his face, staring at the words. He tried to work out what the passage was saying to him. He frowned, and he chewed absently on his thumb nail. He jerked his eyes to the page opposite the writing. There was a drawing. There was a woman in a white dress holding a blood red sword facing a man in temple robes holding a golden sword. Funny, thought Raimundo, they look similar to me and Daeva. He shook his head at the idea of him and Daeva being part of an ancient prophecy.
"You alright partner?" Raimundo heard Clay ask. Raimundo ignored him, to engrossed with the passage to respond to Clay's words.
"Raimundo?" He heard Omi ask. Again, he ignored his friend. Suddenly, a small hand grabbed the top of the book and pulled it down. Raimundo looked up to look straight at Kimiko. She took the book out of Raimundo's hands. She read the passage, and then looked at the picture. Clay and Omi looked over Kimiko's shoulder. When Kimiko shut the book, they were all frowning. Omi opened his mouth to say something, but was interrupted by the entrance of Master Fung. He walked up to the monks and looked at the book in Kimiko's hands. He frowned as he saw the books' title.
"Where did you find that?" He asked. Raimundo patted the place where he had picked up the book.
"Here." He said. Master Fung frowned even deeper, then erased all expression from his face.
"Go see if Chase Young is still at his hideout, if not, find him. He is the one that possesses the Heylin Sceptre, and we need it."
The four monks looked at each other, forgetting the book, and then turned their gaze back to Master Fung. They all nodded.