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Chapter four.
Raimundo, as soon as they had got back from Chase Young's hideout had asked if he could speak to Master Fung in private. Dojo had, again, curled around Raimundo's neck as Master Fung led him to a private chamber. When they had got there, Master Fung turned to Raimundo and asked,
"What is it young monk?" Raimundo sat down on the floor and laid the Angel Sword, Heylin prophecy and Chase Young's letter in front of him.
"These."
Master Fung sat in front of him and studied the objects that Raimundo had placed on the floor. He picked up the Angel sword. One of his eyebrows went up.
"The Angel sword, how did you get it Raimundo?"
"Well, Chase got it for me actually. He explained it all in the letter he left for me." Raimundo replied, pointing to the letter. Master Fung put the Angel sword back down and then picked up Chase Young's letter. He read it, when he had finished, he looked at Raimundo. He then looked down at the book. He picked that up too and opened it. He read the prophecy of the Heylin, and he was muttering to himself when he had finished. He then put the book down.
"Would you like me to lend you the Xiaolin prophecy so you can study them in private?" He asked. Raimundo nodded slowly.
"Do you want me to help you?" Dojo asked from his shoulder.
"Ok." Raimundo said, getting up. He then picked up the objects left for him by Chase and walked out the room. Master Fung watched the young monk leave. He sighed, Raimundo was too young, yet events had already been set into motion. Master Fung then stood up, he would call a meeting of the monks to discuss this, and that may take some time.
Raimundo sneezed. There was so much dust in the scroll room, that it had the habit of getting up ones nose. He had finally found it, the Xiaolin prophecy, with the help of Dojo and the wolves of course. He then took the prophecies, the letter and the Angel sword to his cubicle. He set the Sword against the wall and sat down. He put the letter in his pocked and placed the two books, open, in front of him. The two wolves sat curled up next to him, watching as Raimundo struggled to understand the passages. He read the end of the Xiaolin prophecy,
'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.'
Who was the Fire spirit? He then took out the letter from Chase, and scanned it. He found the bit he wanted.
You can guess that the other three monks are the spirits of water, fire and earth.
So Omi would be the water Spirit, Clay the Earth Spirit, and Kimiko the… Fire spirit. Raimundo gasped, blushing furiously. Dojo, who had been asleep on his shoulder, woke up and asked,
"What's the matter Raimundo?"
"Dojo! I'm going to marry Kimiko and we are going to have a child!" Raimundo gasped. Dojo shook himself then read the bit in the prophecy and then the bit in Chase Young's letter.
"So it would seem. But don't forget that you will only marry her if you win the final showdown. If you loose, you will marry Daeva. Now tell me, who do you prefer?" Dojo said in a matter-of-fact way. Raimundo thought about it.
"I don't know." He admitted. Dojo unwound himself and jumped down. He slithered to the entrance of the cubical, and then turned to Raimundo.
"I'm going to Master Fung now, it's about time he had his toenails clipped again." And with that he slithered away.
Raimundo returned his attention to the prophecies. He felt confused.
"One wonders what the matter is." The she-wolf said gently, nudging Raimundo's shoulder. Raimundo turned towards the two wolves.
"One has just found that one may change mates." When he said that, the wolves looked shocked.
"You can change mates?" The male wolf asked, his shock reflected in his voice.
"Man things do, it is a custom." Raimundo replied. The wolves looked uncomfortable, but let it slide.
Raimundo sighed and closed the two books. He knew now what he had to do. He had to find Daeva and challenge her to a showdown. If he won, he would marry Kimiko and have a child on balance. If he lost, he would marry Daeva and have a child that would rule the whole universe.
Raimundo hid the books and the letter in his box, and then stood up. The wolves watched him; he signalled them to leave his cubical. He followed them to the dining room, with the Angel sword in his hand. When they had entered, the others were already there. Raimundo went in and sat in his usual place at the table, he was hungry. He pulled the nearest plate to him and started to eat.
About halfway through the meal, Master Fung came in with Dojo wrapped around his shoulders. He was holding a letter. He walked up to the table and presented the letter to Raimundo.
"This just came for you, I think it is important." He said. Raimundo took the letter and opened it. All it said was:
The temples in the Amazon.
Raimundo frowned, then he recognised the handwriting. It was from Chase Young. Raimundo looked up at Master Fung, and cocked his head.
"What does it mean?" He asked. Master Fung frowned and was silent for a moment, then said,
"I'm not sure. You have to figure it out for yourself." He said. Raimundo looked at the letter with confusion.
Kimiko watched as Raimundo left the table at dinner. He had talked with Omi and Clay, but completely ignored her. When she had asked him a question, he blushed slightly and answered shortly. She had pouted and looked away, and looked straight at the wolves. They were sitting on either side of the door, watching them. From the way they looked at Raimundo, he knew something. She narrowed her eyes. She would find out, sooner or later. After dinner, they had all retired to their cubicles. Omi and Clay were playing cards, and after watching them for a while, Kimiko joined in. When she did, she turned to Raimundo, who was lost in his own thoughts.
"Well?" She asked. He looked surprised, and then blushed.
"No" he said. Then he yawned, got up and pretending fatigue, went to bed, though Kimiko saw that the lamp was still on and also you couldn't hear him snore. After playing cards for a while, the three other monks went to bed. But Kimiko couldn't sleep, so she got up and walked out of her cubical. She looked about and saw that Raimundo's light was still on. Curious, she peeked in his cubical and saw that Raimundo was awake and reading a book. He was frowning and chewing on his knuckles. Kimiko stepped sideward so that she was at the entrance of Raimundo's cubical. He didn't notice her, so she cleared her throat. He looked up, angry for the interruption.
"What are you doing up?" he demanded not quite looking her in the eye.
"I couldn't sleep. Anyway, what are you doing up?" She replied calmly, he was disturbed by something and she wanted to find out what it was. She sat down in front of him. He blinked, and then averted his eyes.
"None of your business." He said, but something in his voice told Kimiko that she was. She reached out and grabbed the book, Raimundo tried to get it back. Kimiko looked at the book's title. 'Heylin Prophecy.' Kimiko frowned as she read the words. Before she could open the book and read its contents, Raimundo snatched it back. Kimiko pouted, sticking out her lip. Raimundo scowled at her. She then laughed and Raimundo's scowl deepened. He then erased his face of all emotion.
"Go 'way." He said, putting the book under his pillow. Kimiko stood up.
"Fine!" she huffed and walked out. She was muttering angrily to herself. She saw that Raimundo has extinguished his light and went to sleep. She could hear him snore softly. She then went into Omi's cubical and shook him awake. The small monk stirred and sat up, blinking sleep out of his eyes. He looked at Kimiko, angry that she had woken him.
"What the-? He said, put Kimiko silenced him. She indicated that he should follow her. They went into Clay's cubical and woke him, though that took a while.
"What do you want?" He said. Omi pointed at Kimiko.
"Ask her." He said. Kimiko cleared her throat.
"Have any of you noticed that Raimundo's been acting a bit strange lately?" She asked. Clay scratched his cheek while Omi scratched his head.
"A little." Clay said.
"Yes," Omi said, "He has not talked to us lately and he spends most of his time alone."
"Exactly." Kimiko said. "He never tells us anything anymore, I mean, when he got that letter at Supper, he refused to talk about it. And something has made him very edgy."
The other two looked at each other. Clay cleared his throat.
"I think your imagining things, Kimiko. Just leave him alone. Go back to bed and stop worrying about him, he can look after himself." With that, Clay pushed Omi and Kimiko out of his cubical. Kimiko swore under her breath and went back to her cubical were she slept fitfully until dawn. When she awoke, she sneaked out of her cubicle and looked into Raimundo's cubicle to see if he was still asleep. It was empty, and the book he was reading was gone as well. She scowled. She looked round. From nowhere the she-wolf appeared and nuzzled her hand. Kimiko withdrew her hand, surprised; the wolves never showed any affection, except for Raimundo. The she-wolf gazed at her with calm, wise eyes and walked off. She stopped and looked over her shoulder at Kimiko and then walked on; obviously wanting Kimiko to follow her. Kimiko, curious, followed the wolf. The wolf led her to the kitchen where the other three were eating their breakfast. And she noticed that Raimundo sat, staring at the two books in front of him. Kimiko sat down and started eating her rice. Everyone was quiet. They finally finished and washed up and they went out for training and they all started talking to Kimiko's relief. She hated the moments when they didn't talk, it seemed to dull. They each picked their favourite shen gon wu and started training. Halfway through their training, something hit Kimiko and sent her flying into the temple wall. The others stared at her, surprised. Kimiko stood up and angrily wiped the dirt from her clothes.
"Who did that!" She demanded. The other three shook their heads. Then Raimundo hissed and said quietly,
"She's here." The two wolves, who had been watching the training, went and stood beside Raimundo. They stood there for a few minutes then Raimundo and the wolves relaxed.
"She's gone." He said, relief in his words.
The other three looked at each other. When will it end?
Later, they were all sat in Clay's cubicle. Clay, Omi and Kimiko were playing cards while Raimundo was trying to figure out what the message he had received earlier meant. 'The temples in the Amazon.'
What did it mean?
The note was suddenly taken from his hands by Kimiko, who, ignoring Raimundo's cry of anger, read it. She threw the note back at him and he glared at her. She smiled sweetly at him.
"Sorry, Raimundo, I was curious, that's all." Omi laughed. Raimundo growled.
"Leave me alone."
"What does it mean?" Kimiko asked, ignoring Raimundo's last statement.
Raimundo looked down at the note and scowled.
"I don't know, it's connected to Daeva though."
Kimiko thought about it and then snapped her fingers.
"In the prophecy, it said that you and Daeva would have to fight. Maybe it's the meeting place!" Raimundo blinked. He had never thought about that!
"I think your right!" He said, blushing at the thought of her finding the answer and not him. Kimiko grinned evilly at him and then turned serious.
"Raimundo, I have to ask. What does the prophecy mean when it says that you would marry the Fire Spirit and have a child of balance? Who is the Fire Spirit. Raimundo blushed even harder and stood up. He wouldn't tell her, but show her.
"Tell me!" She said urgently.
"No." Raimundo said, and raised a hand when Kimiko went to protest. "I will show you a letter I had got." He them went into is cubicle and got Chase Young's letter. He went back to the others and sat down, handing Kimiko the letter. She read it. She frowned, then went a bit pink.
"Are you saying that I'm the Fire Spirit!" She asked, staring at Raimundo. He slowly nodded. She stared at the letter again.
"And you mean that we're going to marry! And have a child!" Again, Raimundo nodded. She swore, making Omi gasp "Kimiko!" in a shocked voice. Raimundo almost laughed, but thought not too, she would hit him.
"It doesn't mean that we WILL. It depends on if I win the final battle with Daeva. I win, I marry you. If I lose, I marry Daeva and then child will be completely evil and no one would be able to stop it."
Kimiko stared at him, shocked. She hadn't heard that part of it.
"When do you have to face her?" Kimiko asked in a quiet voice. Raimundo shrugged.
"I don't know." He replied. "We have to wait and see."