Hello everyone I´m back with another chapter. The group is getting closer and closer to the first scroll. I had some family and health problems so I wasn't able to write before but that's done now. I also decided to change places with chapters 8 and 9.

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Chapter 9 : Training paid off

It was now early in the morning and Raizo had checked everyone for the tenth time. He had to know they were all safe especially now when the entire corruption army is after the scrolls as well. Viper´s tent was empty as it should be. He knew she was with Crane. But what worried him was that Po´s tent was empty too. At first he thought he was with Tigress , but then remembered he checked Tigress´ tent first and it was just Tigress in it. Although he was relieved when he heard some trees crash down. Po was training all this time.

"Well at least he´s not in trouble." He thought as he walked over to Po´s training area. He was surprised to see half of the trees there completely obliterated and Po wasn't stopping once to catch his breath. He knew Po had an unusually large amount of chi , but this? He was a step closer to believing that Po was indeed prepared for war. But he wanted to make sure so today he would set yesterday's plan into action. He just needed Tigress to wake up. And sure enough there she was watching Po train next to Raizo. She watched as Po destroyed a tree right in front of him with a single punch.

"He´s getting better and better don't you think?" she asked him.

"He is getting better that's for sure but I have to know that he is ready." He said as he walked away.

"And where are you going? What should I tell him?"

"Tell him I´m at the river meditating." He said as he covered himself with a dark blue hooded cloak and a mask so Po couldn't recognize him. Back with Tigress , Po had noticed her and walked over to her.

"And what are you doing up so early today?" – she asked him before kissing him.

"Well I was training for a new move I invented and tried to perfect it but I feel like something is missing , and I don't know what it is.

"Oh but I do." She thought to herself as she walked with him back to the camp site hand in hand. She glanced at Raizo who was now completely concealed and nodded to him. He then backed up and waited for her to move out.

"Okay so I guess I´ll rest a bit and then start making lunch. It takes a long time to make it now that I don't have the proper 'tools'." – Po said chuckling.

"Oh and where is Raizo?" - Po wanted to talk to him about something.

"Oh he is over at the river meditating as usual." - Tigress pointed at Raizo sitting next to the river stream.

"OK then , I guess I´ll leave him alone , he doesn´t like to be interrupted."

"Well not my problem , anyway you go and make lunch , I´ll go on a walk and stretch a bit since I just woke up." – Tigress said yawning.

"Okay , well don't wander too far!" – he said as she walked away.

"Don't worry I won't." – and with that she was gone. The rest of the five were up by now and joined Po by the fire.

"Hey where´s Tigress?" – Viper asked worried a bit.

"Oh she´s just going to stretch out a bit and come back. She woke up not a minute ago." – Po explained. "And good morning to you too." – he added smirking.

"Yeah it really is good isn't it?" – Viper said nudging Crane who was right beside her with his wing wrapped around her.

"I guess you could say that." – he said with a smile.

At that time they could all hear a voice in the distance.

"HELP!" it cried out. Everyone thought it was some stranger caught by a bandit or something , except for Po. He knew exactly who that voice belonged to. It was Tigress , she was kidnapped. "But who would just kidnap people out of the blue , and in the morning too?" he thought , but was soon filled by anger and ran in the direction of her voice. As soon as he saw her he was met face to face with the kidnapper in a dark blue hooded coat and mask holding her hands behind her back with a knife to her neck. He looked at her and saw a few tears on her face.

"P-Po…" she stuttered out in fear for her own life.(of course that was all part of the plan) Po´s eyes filled with rage as he clenched his fist and stepped forward.

"Take one more step…" The intruder said now moving the knife from her neck to the center of her chest and pressing it against her fur. It was too much for Po. He was so outraged that he just lunged forward ready to rip the kidnapper to shreds.

"Here he comes." Raizo thought as he heard a… roar? It was coming from Po but , can pandas actually roar? He then saw his entire right arm started to glow an orange color. As he prepared to attack he was just a few feet away from the intruder. As he got closer , Raizo , who was posing as the intruder , pushed Tigress away and smiled. "Let´s see what you got panda." He thought. As soon as he did he saw a bear like creature form around his arm with its mouth wide open.

His eyes widened as the realization hit him. "UH OH!" he thought as he tried to block the attack but it was no use. As soon as Po´s fist made contact with his arm , he went through the tree like it was nothing. The force of the punch was so great that it shredded the ENTIRE tree to nothingness , pushed Raizo away and caused both of his arms as well as bits and pieces of his chest and stomach to disintegrate. Flying through the air at an unimaginable speed , Raizo landed hard creating a 4 feet deep crater in the ground. Blood could be seen flowing out everywhere. He could only think now. "Man , I didn´t know he was already able to summon his elemental being." He thought as he began to glow a white color and healed himself completely , but his clothes were still torn apart. Everyone else arrived just in time to see Po´s arm stop glowing as he relaxed.

"That´ll teach you not to mess with me and MY Tigress." He said loud enough for all of them to hear. Tigress just looked in the direction where Raizo landed and then at Po. She ran over to him and put a hand on his right shoulder.

"Po what did you just do , and more importantly , HOW?" – Tigress asked not believing her eyes. She just saw him obliterate Raizo and the tree.

"That was a new move I wanted to show you guys , but I wasn't able to master it until now. Now I know what was missing." – he said as he heard rustling in the direction of where Raizo was sent flying. Sure enough he was completely healed and walking over to the group. Po took one look at the intruder who was now without the dark blue coat and mask. He gasped at who he saw.

"What the- Raizo what were you doing!?" – he was still not completely relaxed and yelled at him.

"Oh man , what a punch. I have to say , if I hadn't had blocked that attack just now , I would probably be gone for good. And my outfit is torn , ah well good thing I brought an extra set , just in case." He said stretching his newly grown arms. He approached Po and put his hand on his shoulder. Po was still confused at what just happened.

"Now , you are ready , Po. All that training paid off , right?" – Po just nodded. - "And I assume you now know what was missing back then?" – another nod from Po.

"May I ask , what was that back then?" – Po started. – "I never saw an animal shape around my arm the entire time I was training before."

"That's because now you are in sync with your element , which means you can now manifest your elemental being in the form of that element as well. As for your confusion , I assume you want me to explain what I did and why I did it right?" – Po just nodded. – "Okay so first me and Tigress here agreed to a little plan of mine last night to see if you were ready for war. She agreed to act out being kidnapped and then you showed up not knowing a thing , enraged and ready to kill me. That's exactly the kind of attitude I want from you by the time we get all the scrolls , Po."

"Your training is now complete. The rest of you , keep training until you get the same results as Po or even better for that matter." – They all nodded and left to train. - "Now let me tell you something Po." he said as both of them sat down. "It will come in handy later on but for now just so you know. It´s about your and their spirit and elemental being. First off , anyone's spirit being is , in the beginning , completely blank and usually monotone colored like white or black. However if that spirit being comes in touch with a different type of chi , for example an element you guys were all given , it takes a new form and shape. That is also known as an elemental being.

Let´s start with Tigress. Her elemental being is a blazing salamander. Like I said the elemental being is unique to the user of the element. The salamander is just one of many beings connected to the element of fire. Now that doesn't mean every user has a different being , a ,lot of fire element users actually have the same being. Viper has an earth giant or , a golem , if you wish to call it that. Crane has a sylph , Monkey has an undine (A/N if you don't know what an undine is it´s basically a mermaid type water element being.) , and Mantis has a thunder bird , quick and deadly , good for assassinations and fast kills.

As for you , Po , you have all the five elements combined into one , the element of light. Now that element by itself usually has attacks that are a combination of 3 elements. In your case , your offensive type is a combination of fire , wind , and lightning , the three main offensive type elements. As for defense , well that's basically a combination of water and earth , the two main defensive type elements.

As for your elemental being , I too was baffled by the thought but it was true. Your elemental being is actually a grizzly bear." – Po could only nod because he was at a loss for words. He didn't know he was that important , or powerful. – "Now you are needed because the element of light has healing properties as well. With my chi and your element , the seven of us alone are enough to take all of them down for sure."

"And you must have all six of them , right?" - Po asked wanting to know if Raizo had his own elemental being.

"Well , not exactly. I have eight elements with a respective elemental being. The first five you know , and I also use a combined element derived from earth and water , the element of wood. My wood elemental being is also a golem , a wooden golem. I do have the rest , yes but , I don´t use them very often. I just use my own element and it´s elemental being."

"You have your own element? What is it?" - Po wondered.

"Well I´ll show you." - As soon as he said that he created a pine tree made of ice in his paw and performed a whirl of ice with his elemental being in the other paw.

"Wow , so your element is ice?" - Raizo just nodded.

"Yeah , I mean I´m not a frost wolf just for show , you know. My elemental being is actually a frost lynx. That was one of the reasons why we were all killed and extinct. I´m the last one as far as I know." - "Now go , the others must be hungry." – As if on cue , Po´s stomach growled and Raizo chuckled.

"Well what are you waiting for then , go." – Po then stood up and went to the camp site to make lunch. Raizo followed behind him. When he arrived at the fire he said to everyone "Rest as much as you can for now. We move out after lunch." – Everyone nodded and he went back to the river to meditate.

"I´ll have to tell them the truth after all this is over , after all , it is my destiny to help them out isn´t it?" Raizo said in his inner world. Then a rigid male voice awas heard. "Not entirely but you are close." - "Ah come on , I´ll have to tell them either way so what´s the point in hiding it for so long?" - Raizo said with a smile.

And there it is everyone chapter 9! Thought I´d surprise you with another long chapter yay! SPOILER : Chapter 10 will be 5 000 words long! I hope I can write that much. In the next chapter they find the first scroll so stay tuned for Chapter 10 : The Forest of Death! Already working on it!

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