Disclaimer;
Just a friendly reminder to all, I still don't own Xiaolin Showdown. Also it's not my fault if that blasted cat gets tied to a claymore and blown up.
Chapter Eight
The Key
A swirling cloud of gray mist circled around the Chest of Oda. The mist crackled with energy as it began to spin faster. A powerful wind rose within the throne room of Chase Young's citadel, muffling the incantation uttered by Wuya. Ayane stood next to Rin and watched with her arms folded across her chest. She already knew that this would be waste of time since Rin already knew that they needed the Spear of Guan to open it. Of course they hadn't told Chase that.
Rin had insisted that they keep Alex's vision to themselves and Ayane was happy to comply. She had spent all day searching the citadel looking for where Chase kept the chest when they were not here, but all she had found were empty rooms and too many cats. Ayane had learned a lot about Chase from his felines, and what they had told her had gotten her a bit worried.
"I command this chest to open."
Ayane snapped out of her thoughts and looked back towards Wuya. All of the mist rose to the ceiling then rushed down and around the chest. The howling wind slowly died down and the mist faded to reveal the still locked chest.
"Why?" Wuya growled as she kicked the chest. Just as soon as her foot made contact a bolt of lightning slammed her back against a wall.
"This was fun," Ayane muttered under her breath.
"Be silent girl." Wuya glared over at her. "I'm tired of your insolent tongue."
Ayane smiled. "And what are ya gonna do about it, old hag?"
"Enough." Chase held up a hand. "Why didn't the spell work?"
Rin glanced at the chest pretending to ponder the question. "Maybe your witch isn't as powerful as she claims?"
"I reigned over this land long before you were even born." Wuya stood and walked over to Chase. "The chest is protected by powerful magic's. I need more time to learn its secrets."
"You can't do it." Rin laughed softly.
"And you have done no better," Wuya snapped.
"Ladies please." Chase leaned back at glanced at each of them. "Perhaps we're simply going about this the wrong way."
"What do you mean?" Wuya asked.
"If it was sealed then it can be unsealed. What we need is to learn the proper process to go about it." Chase motioned towards the chest. "I believe the answer is written on the chest."
"Perhaps." Rin floated as if she were sitting. "But the carvings are in a ancient and obscure Cantonese dialect used by the Heylin of old."
"How fortunate then that I have two ancient Heylin witches."
"She has a point Chase," Wuya stated flatly. "The dialect is old, so old that it predates even me."
"The only way we could translate it is if we found the lost city of the Heylin." Rin looked towards Chase.
"The Heylin had a city?" Ayane asked.
"Yes, but it's not lost," Chase responded.
"You know where it is?" Rin starred at Chase incredulously.
"I do not, but I know who does." Chase smiled coldly. "Have Alex and Bob pay a visit to the Xiaolin temple."
(-)
Alex sat on a large rock that over looked the Xiaolin temple. Rin had told him to wait near the Dragons home and wait for her to arrive. He and Bob had been sitting around for almost an hour when Ayane rounded the corner of the path followed by half a dozen panthers and Wuya.
"What's she doing here?" Alex jumped off the rock.
Ayane held her hands up and stepped in front of him. "She's only here ta help."
"We don' need help." Bob glared at Wuya for a moment as he brushed by her.
"Fine," Alex grudgingly agreed. He hoped that this trip to the temple would be the last he would have to see of Wuya. "So what's the plan?"
"You are simply to keep the monks busy." Wuya gestured towards the temple. "I will take care of the rest. You brats can handle that, right?"
Alex forced a smile to his face. "Just do your part old hag." He turned and started down the path followed by Ayane and Bob. After they had put some distance between themselves and Wuya, Alex glanced over at Ayane. "So what's really going on?"
"We need ta do something about Chase. I know we can't trust him and he's practically holding Rin hostage since he has the chest." Ayane's face was full of concern.
"I thought we weren't supposed to open the chest yet?
Ayane nodded. "We're notbut I think Chase is starting ta figure out the chest."
"We need to buy Rin some time to steal the chest," Bob stated as they cut through the light tree growth that surrounded temple.
"Yeah, but nobody likes a monkey on their back and we got two." Alex and the others stopped once they reached the outer wall of the temple. "First let's deal with the Dragons, but afterwards we need to find out more about our 'partners'." Alex glanced over to Bob. "Gee, no door."
Bob smiled and pulled a Shen gong Wu out. "Fist of Tebigong." Bob punched straight through the wall and they found themselves in the courtyard.
Alex let his usual grin decorate his face as took in the shocked look on the monks faces. "You know, with that big wall there I'd think you guys didn't wanna see us." He glanced around and noticed that they were training. "We're not interrupting are we?"
"You got a lot of guts showing up here," Kimiko proclaimed angrily.
"Yeah, especially after the beating you guys got last time." Raimundo stepped forward.
"Don't worry; we've beaten ya almost every other time before." Ayane waved her hand dismissively. "Ya just gotta learn that we're the better Dragons."
"Sorry lil' lady." Clay moved forward and to the side. "But I reckon you'd best reconsider that."
"Enough of the talk," Omi declared. "It is time to place on display or fall silent."
"That's put up or shut up, chrome dome." Alex rolled his eyes, and then pulled out the Eye of Dashi. He activated the Wu and fired a blast of lightning at Raimundo. The Dragons scattered and rushed towards their opponents. Clay and Bob locked hands in a classic test of strength. Alex could see Ayane attacking Kimiko with a frenzy of punches.
Alex looked back to his own opponent and pushed memories of their last encounter aside. "You and me, we got a score to settle."
"You ain't kiddin'." Raimundo rushed forward and punched Alex hard on the jaw. Raimundo tried to hit him again but Alex blocked then lashed out with a side kick. As Raimundo staggered back, Alex zipped forward to attack again but Raimundo leapt backwards with a gust of wind. "Ring of E'ten." Three ball's of fire shot out from a ring on Raimundo's middle finger. Alex quickly rolled to his side then jumped back to avoid the attack.
Alex shot another bolt of lightning from the Eye of Dashi then tucked it into his belt. Raimundo flipped over the bolt on another gust of wind and landed a few feet away; then shot forward on a current of air. Alex waited until Raimundo was in range then shouted, "Rising Thunder." Alex blocked Raimundo's attack and uppercut him with a crackle of electricity. He then shot up into the air above Raimundo and hit him on the stomach, sending him crashing down to the ground with a bolt of lightning. Raimundo slammed into the ground, but instead of bouncing up, he seemed to roll through and land on his feet.
Alex looked on in shock as Raimundo smiled then ran back over and leapt into the air. Raimundo attacked with a flurry of punches, but Alex managed to block them as he fell. They both landed then jumped back from each other ready to attack again.
Behind Raimundo, Alex could see Kimiko pushing back Ayane with a string of high kicks. Ayane swayed back to avoid the kicks then used the Third Arm Sash to strike Kimiko.
Kimiko fell back on to the ground but quickly rolled to her feet and pointed her right hand towards Ayane. "Holy Chi Glove." A wave of fire spewed from her hand forcing Ayane to flip back to evade the flames. Kimiko formed a large fireball and threw it at her but Ayane managed to roll out of the way.
Alex saw the fireball speeding towards Bob and Clay. Apparently Bob noticed it as well and spun Clay right into its path. Bob used the distraction and began a furious assault on Clay. Bob landed several hard blows and went for an eighth but Clay blocked the punch and shoved him back into Omi's leaping dropkick. Bob staggered back and bumped into Ayane.
Kimiko rushed forward. "Arrow Sparrow." Her flaming attack smashed into the ground sending them flying back towards Raimundo and Alex.
Raimundo must have felt them coming and back flipped over them. "Typhoon Boom." Raimundo clapped his hands and a powerful gust of wind increased their speed. The two fallen Dragons crashed into Alex, knocking him back a few feet. "How do you like that?"
Alex actually felt pleased. He was surprised by how well Raimundo and his friends were fighting together. "I'm glad to see that you've learned some new tricks." Alex rose to his feet then helped Ayane to hers while Bob got up.
Raimundo smiled arrogantly. "We've been practicing that whole fighting as one thing you guys do."
"To bad you're not as good as us." Ayane stepped to Alex's side.
"We're twice as good as you." Kimiko shot Ayane a fierce look.
"That a fact?" Alex flashed a grin then glanced over at Bob. "They've learned some new tricks. Let's show them some of ours."
Bob laughed wickedly then charged forward. "Ogres Mace." He pulled out his large weapon and threw the spiked ball at Raimundo and his friends. The mace crashed into the ground just as the Dragons jumped up to avoid the attack.
"Demona's Flute." Ayane twirled her Wudai weapon as she brought it to her lips. She played a soft melodious song and four green hawks appeared and flew into each of the Xiaolin Monks with an explosive thud.
"Rikkaken." Alex wiped out his katana and drove it into the ground just as the monks landed. Four bolts of lightning raced along the ground then slammed into each monk sending them flying back. Alex laughed as they slowly climbed to their feet and pulled out their own Wudai weapons.
"It'll take more than that to beat us." Raimundo held his sword at the ready.
Alex smirked and started to reply when he saw Wuya walking out of the temple holding an old looking scroll. "Next time." Alex looked over to Ayane.
Ayane nodded then smiled at the Dragons. "See ya around." She played another tranquil song and a flock of green doves flew into the ground and exploded in a cloud of dust. Alex and the others used the distraction and ran out through the hole Bob had smashed in the wall.
(-)
"They're getting away." Raimundo waved the dust out of his face and blinked trying to clear his eyes.
"Wait," Omi coughed and grabbed Raimundo's arm to stop him. "Why are they just leaving?"
Raimundo looked over towards the temple then nodded. "Come on." Raimundo and the others ran back into the temple, but as they hurried through the halls Master Fung stumbled out of the library. "Are you alright?"
"I will be fine in a moment."
Omi rushed over to the Masters side. "Who did this to you Master?"
"Wuya attacked me from behind and stole an old map that was stored inside." Master Fung straightened and looked down at them. "We must get that map back."
"Why would Wuya show up now?" Kimiko asked.
"It's odd that she'd just happened along right when Alex attacked us." Raimundo crossed his arms in front of his chest.
Clay nodded and tipped his hat back. "Looks ta me like Alex and Wuya are workin' the same side of the street."
"We need to find out what they're up to," Raimundo stated.
"The only reason anyone would want the map is if they were looking for the lost city of the Heylin." Master Fung walked out to the courtyard followed by the others. He then pointed to one of the farther mountains around the temple. "Fortunately for us the entrance is there."
Raimundo smiled as he slammed his fist into his hand. "And when they show up to get what they're looking for all they'll find is us."
Raimundo and the others headed into the vault room and picked out some of the Wu they had left. They then found Dojo and flew off to the mountain Master Fung had pointed to. It only took them a few minutes to arrive and once they did they jumped down and began looking around. After a few minutes Omi found a cave and led them inside.
Raimundo felt a chill course through him as they headed deeper into the dank cave. "Nice place."
"Yeah, spooky much?" Kimiko laughed lightly.
Dojo slithered on ahead but looked back over his shoulder. "Careful kids, even though this place was sealed by the good guys, it could still be dangerous."
"So what's the deal with this city anyway?" Raimundo stepped in a puddle as he walked.
"I don't know why Wuya and Alex are trying to find it," Dojo explained. "Once upon a time the Heylin pretty much ruled the world. The priest in charge had the city built to serve as his capital, but when good finally got a major victory they destroyed the city and sealed it underground."
"So it's not really lost?" Raimundo asked. "It's just destroyed."
"Well there's gonna be ruins, smarty pants." Dojo shook his head as they went deeper into the cavern. They continued on in silence for about six minutes until they reached a huge chamber lit by flickering torches. Across from them was an enormous stone door with a dusty mirror embedded on it. "Now this is creepy."
Raimundo whistled in agreement as he followed the dragon into the chamber. "At least we beat Wuya here." A noise from behind caused him to turn and see Alex pointing the Eye of Dashi at him from the chamber entrance.
"I wonder who lit the torches then." Alex smirked as he activated the Wu and blasted Raimundo back into the mirror. Raimundo hit hard, but to his surprise the mirror didn't break. He took a step forward and looked over his shoulder and saw a darker version of himself step out of the mirror.
Raimundo jumped back to Kimiko and the others. "What the heck is that?"
Wuya now entered the cave with a smile. "Have no fear Raimundo. All that is, is a replica of you. The mirror creature acts like a guard to ensure no one enters the city."
"But luckily for us you'll be keeping it busy." Alex laughed.
Raimundo started to move towards Alex when his double grabbed him by the shoulder and punched him on the jaw. Raimundo blocked the next strike then kicked him back into Clay, who then grabbed him and flung him into the cavern wall. The double hit the wall face first and splattered like an egg then dripped down.
Raimundo looked back over towards Alex. "Is that all you got?"
Alex's only reply was a smile and a nod towards the wall. Raimundo looked back and saw the goo reforming into two people, one looked like him but the other now took the form of Clay. The two doubles charged forward but were cut off by a fierce attack from Omi and Kimiko. The two doppelgangers burst but quickly began to reform. Now Raimundo and the other monks faced four replicas of themselves.
"Enjoy your playmates." Raimundo looked over and saw Wuya leading the fallen Dragons towards the entrance. He returned his attention to the doubles moving towards them.
"Ring of E'ten." Kimiko shot her clone with two fireballs. Clay used the Lasso Boa Boa to rope the other 'Clay' and yank him forward and hit him with a harsh clothesline.
Raimundo's opponent rushed forward and jumped into the air. "Holy Chi Glove." Raimundo pointed his palm at the imposter and a burst wind halted the attacking clone in mid air. Raimundo then lashed out with a roundhouse and kicked the doubles head off. He glanced over and saw Omi had frozen his clone. The three remaining doubles began to reform yet again.
"Man, it ain't hard ta knock 'em down, it's getting' 'em to stay down that's the trick." Clay swung his Wu lasso over head.
"While we fight these things Alex is getting whatever it is he came for." Kimiko shot each of the replicas twice with the ring.
"You guys go on ahead and stop 'em." Clay lassoed the frozen twin and smashed it into the reforming ones. "I can handle these guys."
"Are you sure?" Raimundo asked.
"Yep, now get going." Clay rushed forward and attacked first duplicate he reached.
"Let's go." Raimundo turned and ran towards the now open stone door. They sprinted through the door and followed the narrow path down hill until they finally saw the city. Eerie bluish white flames illuminated the ruins of ancient buildings and flickered as a bitter draft swept over the enormous cavern. Raimundo could see plenty of rubble and chunks of buildings but he was unable to find Wuya or Alex. "Any ideas on where to start looking?"
"Perhaps we should split up." Omi jumped down from the path and landed on the roof of a near by building.
"No." Raimundo followed him down along with Kimiko. "If we split up then we're toast."
"Look out." Kimiko pushed Raimundo down just as a large boulder flew over head.
Raimundo quickly jumped to his feet and saw Bob and Alex standing on the ground a few yards away.
"Bad news wind boy." Alex grinned towards Raimundo. "You're gonna be toast anyway."
"Where's Wuya?" Kimiko demanded. "And what do you want here?"
Alex simply shrugged. "You know, I never stopped to ask."
"Whatever your plan may be, we will put a stop to it." Omi moved to the edge of the roof. "It's time to replace currency with our mouths."
Bob scratched the back of his head. "Huh?"
"I'm guessing he means put our money where our mouth is." Alex shrugged the pulled out the Eye of Dashi. He activated the Wu and blasted the roof. Raimundo saw Omi leap over the blast but, he and Kimiko fell through the grumbling floor.
"You okay?" Raimundo rose to his feet.
"Yeah," Kimiko replied after coughing from all of the dust. "Let's go help Omi."
Raimundo followed Kimiko out of the building and saw Omi fighting with Bob. As they ran towards the two combatants, Raimundo heard the sound of a flute playing to his left. He quickly glanced over just as a green bull formed and charged forward, slamming into his side. The attack had knocked him back a few feet and he rolled to the side to avoid getting trampled.
"I was wondering where she went." Raimundo stood up and found Ayane smiling at him and Kimiko.
"Don't run off yet, I got a song just for ya." Ayane again played her flute and conjured an emerald bear. The bear began to charge forward but Kimiko used the Ring of E'ten and blasted it with two fireballs. Raimundo sprinted forward as the bear lurched back and leapt into a flying sidekick catching the bear on its chest. Kimiko then ran past him and attacked Ayane with a myriad of punches and kicks.
Raimundo watched while Ayane blocked Kimiko's attacks with her flute, then used it as a baton to counter attack. He rushed over just as Kimiko blocked a kick and grabbed Ayane by her leg. Raimundo then spun around twice and finally let her go flying toward Bob and Omi. Omi saw Ayane coming towards him and jumped back.
Raimundo felt himself smiling as Ayane neared Bob, but the smile faded when Alex zipped in and caught Ayane by her ankles inches before she collided with Bob. Alex repeated Raimundo's maneuver and launched Ayane back towards him. Raimundo managed to block her strike with her flute but the force from her momentum still knocked him down.
Raimundo saw Ayane fly over him as he rolled to his stomach while Ayane rolled through her own landing. Kimiko hit her with a kick in the ribs as Ayane stood up and then followed up with two swift punches.
Raimundo heard the sound of running and turned in time to block a kick from Alex. Alex tried to kick him again but he again blocked and shot his palm at Alex. "Holy Chi Glove." A massive gust of wind hit Alex and sent him flying up onto the roof of a crumbling building. Raimundo dashed after Alex and leapt up. "Crest of the Condor, Blade of the Nebula." He used his power over the wind to boost him over the roof as he pulled out his sword and sent a blade of air rushing towards Alex.
Alex saw the attack coming and back flipped high into the air, away from the attack. As Alex began to land he flashed a grin. "Dragons Spark, Rikkaken." A silver and black Shen Gong Wu extended over his left arm while he pulled out his own sword with his right. Alex landed lightly and held his weapon at the ready. "Last time we fought you had an unfair advantage."
Raimundo landed with his sword ready to strike and smiled. "You're just whining 'cause I kicked your butt."
"Believe what you want." Alex laughed. "You and I seem to be on equal ground when it comes to strength, although I'm slightly faster."
"In your dreams."
"Let's see how good you are with a sword." Alex shot forward and swung his sword downward but Raimundo blocked the attack and pushed him back. Raimundo then moved in for a low swing, but Alex parried and countered high. He ducked Alex's swing then stepped back to avoid another, then lashed out with a cross slash that caused Alex to sway back.
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Kimiko ducked a heel kick from Ayane and punched her hard on the jaw then again in the stomach. Ayane staggered back a few steps as Kimiko went for a roundhouse, but Ayane blocked the kick and caught her with a heel kick.
"What are you after?" Kimiko blocked a punch and retaliated with one of her own, only to have it blocked.
"The key ta your defeat." Ayane pushed against Kimiko then let her push her over as she kicked Kimiko over her.
Kimiko managed to land on her feet. "Ring of E'ten." She fired a ball of fire at Ayane but she evaded it. To her left Kimiko could see Raimundo and Alex fighting on the roof. They each attacked faster than she had seen either of them move before. She could feel each gust of wind and hear the crackles of electricity each time their swords collided.
A motion from the shadows caused Kimiko to glance over and see Wuya emerge from a darkened building holding an aged book. Kimiko launched a trio of fireballs at Ayane then sprinted over towards Wuya. Wuya must have heard her coming and threw a large flaming ball at her, but Kimiko jumped over the attack. Kimiko went for a dragon kick however Wuya ducked the kick. She then threw a punch at Kimiko, who in turn blocked and kick the book into the air. The book landed a few feet away; Kimiko dived for the book and came up rolling to her feet with it in hand.
The sound of a flute drifted to her ears and Kimiko turned and saw a green gorilla barreling towards her. The gorilla back handed the book out of her grasp then tried to punch her. She jumped back then rolled to the side to avoid another attack from Wuya. Once Kimiko got back to her feet she saw Ayane holding the book.
Ayane tossed the book to Wuya as they turned and sprinted back towards the path. Kimiko began to chase after them when she heard Ayane's flute again. She looked up then ducked inside a nearby building as dozens of green doves slammed into the ground. All she could do was watch while Wuya and Ayane ran up the path. She could barely see Raimundo swing at Alex as Alex jumped off the roof and ran after Bob to catch up. After a few minutes the barrage of doves ceased and Kimiko emerged from the building just as Raimundo jumped over to her.
"Where's Omi?" Raimundo asked.
Kimiko looked around for a moment then saw Omi digging his way out of some rubble. "Over there." They quickly ran over and helped Omi dig himself out. "Are you okay?"
"I am fine." Omi nodded. "But we must not let Wuya escape."
The three of them raced back up the path and into the chamber they had fought the doubles in, but once they entered Kimiko noticed that Clay was nowhere to be seen. "Where's Clay and Dojo?"
"Over here." Raimundo waved her and Omi over towards him.
"Dojo." Kimiko knelt down and carefully picked up the dragon.
The dragon began to stir then glanced around. "Wha… what happened?"
"We were hopping you'd tell us that." Raimundo stepped over.
"Where's Clay?" Kimiko asked.
Dojo shook his head. "We were finishing up with those goo things when Wuya and the others burst in."
Omi looked around the cavern then turned back towards them. "It is clear what has happened. Wuya and the fallen Dragons have taken Clay."
"Why would they want Clay?" Kimiko felt her concern growing.
"I don't know, but we gotta find a way to get him back." Raimundo slammed his fist into his hand. "Man, we totally blew it. Now they have the book, Clay, and soon they'll open that blasted chest."
"No, not yet anyway." Omi stepped over to them. "Remember that we still have the coin that they will need if they want what is inside."
Kimiko smiled as she looked down at Omi. "That's right; we still have a chance to stop them."
Omi nodded. "Indeed, it is not over until the overweight woman chants."
"I'd say she's getting ready to hum a few bars," Raimundo muttered cynically.
(-)
Alex stood next Rin in Chase's throne room and watched as Wuya flipped through the book she took from the ruined city. Ayane stood with Bob near the entrance talking quietly while Chase sat on his throne taping his finger impatiently.
"Well?" Chase finally asked after a few minutes.
"I believe I have translated what's on the chest." Wuya closed the book.
"And?"
"Most of it tells about what's inside."
"We already know what's inside," Rin stated dryly.
Wuya glared at Rin for a moment then knelt down. "This section here is different. It says that 'only one who reveals the seal may open this chest with the weapon that sealed it.'"
Alex noticed Rin glance over towards him.
"So what's it mean?" Bob asked from the back of the room.
"It means that the one who reveals the seal is going to open the chest." Chase stood and walked over to the chest. "Now which one of you is it?"
"What are you blabbing about?" Rin stepped forward.
Chase laughed slightly. "Don't waste any more of my time. Which one of your kids has the chest chosen."
"I've no idea what you're talking about," Rin stated plainly.
"Stop your lies." Wuya stood up.
"Hey." Ayane stepped over to Alex. "Watch your mouth old hag."
"Insolent little brat." Wuya threw a gray ball of energy at Ayane. Alex and Ayane ducked the blast then Ayane ran forward to attack Wuya.
"Jungle cats." Chase snapped his fingers and a dozen various felines burst into the room. "Restrain our guests"
Alex turned and leapt over a panther as it lunged towards him. As he landed, a wave of black energy swept the advancing cats back. Bob charged passed and shoulder blocked Wuya.
Ayane stepped over to his side and glanced at the recovering animals. "Heel kitties." She smiled as the cats complied with her order.
"What is this?" Chase asked.
"Did you really think cats could stop the Dragon of fauna?" Rin laughed lightly as she walked over to the chest.
Chase nodded. "I see."
Alex walked along with Rin and glanced at the chest again. The closer he got to it the more he could feel something off about it. His attention was pulled towards the bottom and he felt his eyes widen. "It's missing a piece."
"What?" Rin looked back at him.
"There." Alex pointed to the small indention. "There was something there before."
"Ah, so you're the one." Chase smirked callously. He snapped his fingers again and waved his felines away. "Let's put our differences aside for the moment and focus on what brought us here."
Rin narrowed her eyes and nodded in agreement. "Fine, but remember Chase, there's more of us than there is of you."
"Noted." Chase nodded.
"What about the missing piece?" Wuya asked.
"The Xiaolin Dragons most have taken it," Rin said.
"I agree." Chase sat back on his throne. "The question is how are we to get it back?"
"Don't forget we captured the earth Dragon," Ayane pointed out.
Chase smiled. "So we trade him for the missing piece. Wuya and I will take care of that, Rin, you and Alex only need to open the chest for us."
"Of course." Rin forced a smile then turned to leave.
Alex followed her out with Ayane and Bob but as he did, he faintly heard Wuya whisper, "How much longer are you going to keep that woman and her brats?"
They walked in silence until they reached a balcony. Alex glanced around to make sure no one was listening then turned to face Rin. "I think it's time to ditch those two."
"We still might need them." Rin glanced angrily towards the throne room. "Now that they know Alex is the one who can open the chest they'll keep pushing until its open."
"So what are we gonna do?" Ayane asked.
"I'll stay here with Bob and try to stall for as long as I can. You two go get the spear and accidentally let it slip where Clay is being held." Rin paused for a moment. "Hopefully the Dragons will cause enough of a distraction for us open the chest with out Chase and his witch."
Alex nodded then quickly headed down the corridor followed by Ayane. After a few minutes Ayane glanced over at him and asked, "Ya know, I never caught where this spear was supposed to be."
Alex smiled. "It belongs to a monk I've heard a lot about and I know where to find him."
"Who?"
"You've never heard of Master Monk Guan?"