Dragon's fall: Part two.
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The three on the sat around a camp fire Tigress had set up, Dai was humming a song. "What are you doing?" Tigress asked. "Sorry." Dai said "I'll stop if it's annoying you." "No." Tigress said. "I'd like to hear it." "Well…Okay." Dai said and started to sing softly.
When you were standing in the wake of devastation
When you were waiting on the edge of the unknown
And with the cataclysm raining down
Insides crying, "Save me now!"
You were there, impossibly alone
Do you feel cold and lost in desperation?
You build up hope, but failure's all you've known
Remember all the sadness and frustration
And let it go. Let it go
And in a burst of light that blinded every angel
As if the sky had blown the heavens into stars
You felt the gravity of tempered grace
Falling into empty space
No one there to catch you in their arms
Do you feel cold and lost in desperation?
You build up hope, but failure's all you've known
Remember all the sadness and frustration
And let it go. Let it go
Do you feel cold and lost in desperation?
You build up hope, but failure's all you've known
Remember all the sadness and frustration
And let it go. Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Let it go
Do you feel cold and lost in desperation?
You build up hope, but failure's all you've known
Remember all the sadness and frustration
And let it go. Let it go
"That was amazing I didn't know you could sing." Tigress said. "Thanks." Dai said. "Do you know any other songs?" Tigress asked. "Not really." Dai said. "With the Valley invaded and the Palace gone where are we going to go?" Lang asked. "I was thinking Gongmen City." Dai said. "I've been there before, plus it's under the protection of Masters Thundering Rhino, Ox and Croc we'll be safe there." "It's kind of a long ways off though." Lang said. "We have to try." Dai said. "We should leave tomorrow the longer we stay here the more likely we'll be found." Dai laid on the ground and closed his eyes.
The next thing he knew he was being shaken awake by Tigress. "What's going on?" Dai asked. "Lang spotted a search party close by, we have to go." Tigress said quietly putting out the fire, Dai got to his feet "Can you walk?" Tigress asked. "I'll give it a try." Dai said. Once the fire was out they left the camp site. "What about Lang?" Dai asked. "He'll catch up." Tigress said. As they moved through the bamboo forest Dai could hear the soldiers running behind them. Dai spun around and threw two of his throwing stars hitting two of the soldiers killing them.
Out of throwing starts, Dai drew his Dagger and ran after Tigress. He caught up to her just as Lang jumped down in front of them. A horn sounded "They definitely know we're here." Lang said. Arrows appeared out of nowhere, Dai deflected them backing up towards Tigress and Lang. He actually managed to catch one and throw it back at the shooter, getting an idea Dai pulled the other arrows out of the tress and did the same. But He didn't hit much of anything. "Keep going!" He said to Tigress grabbing a soldier as he charged at him and throwing him back into a bamboo tree. Dai picked up the soldiers dropped sword and attacked the soldiers.
As he cut them down Dai saw one cut and run and chased after him. Dai slipped the sword into his belt and ran on all fours. Dai raced through the forest and caught up to the soldier quickly and tackled him to the ground. Drawing hi dagger, somehow during the fight Dai lost the grip on his dagger and it ended up in the hands of the soldier. The soldier kicked Dai off him and pinned him to the ground. Dai caught the soldiers arm as it swung down with the dagger. But he didn't have the strength to hold him. Dai dug his claws into the soldiers arm but it didn't do much.
Dai watched as the dagger inched closer to his chest, he had one last shot. Dai fully extended the claws on his right hand, letting go of the arm he slashed the soldier across the neck, he rolled out of the way of the dagger as the dead soldier fell on top of him. Dai pushed the dead soldier off him and stood up covered in blood. Dai took a moment to look himself over he was definitely going to need to take a shower. Dai picked up his dagger and walked off to find Tigress. It didn't take him long to realize he had no idea where he was. He had been so busy chasing that soldier he hadn't paid attention to where he was going. "Tigress!" he yelled. "Tigress!" he yelled again. But there was no answer. Dai stood there for a moment then sank to the ground. He glanced over at the dead soldier and got up. If Tigress was still alive she'd head for Gongmen City like he'd told her. Dai removed the soldier's armor and put it on luckily it had belonged to a Panther about his size so it fit reasonably well. Dai also picked up the helmet and put it on.
Hopefully anyone looking at him wearing the armor would see a soldier, not the nearly sixteen year old Dragon Warrior under it. If he was lucky he would reach Gongmen City in time to spend his birthday with Tigress.
Elsewhere in the bamboo Forest Tigress and Lang were waiting for Dai to return, they waited until nightfall. "Tigress, we have to go." Lang said. "If Dai is still alive, he'll continue to Gongmen City." "What do you mean if he's still alive!?" she shouted eyes tearing up. "Sorry." Lang said. "Let's go." Tigress said. "Dai will be in Gongmen City when we get there." "I hope your right." Lang said looking back at the forest, and then followed Tigress.
Dai crouched in the shadows watching as a group of soldier walked past him, as soon as they were out of sight Dai emerged and headed in the opposite direction. "That's the Third patrol in half an hour." Dai thought. "They really want to find me." Dai kept moving keeping of the main road after that. Around mid-day he came across a village, normally he would have past it by but his stomach growled loudly, he needed to find something to eat. Dai cautiously entered the village keeping a hand on his sword. He walked up to an apple cart and bought an apple. He sat down on the ground nearby, took off his helmet and started to eat.
When he was done Dai closed his eyes and leaned against the wall to rest, He was interrupted a minute later by someone kicking his foot. Dai opened his eyes to see a Rhino guard. "You can't sleep there." he said "So?" Dai replied. Dai watched as more guards walked over. The guards drew their weapons but Dai still didn't move. One of the guards swung his Mace at Dai, who caught it and smiled. "Don't." he said pulling the mace out of the guards hand and standing up. Dai spun and kicked the Rhino back and threw the mace at him. Dai dodged a spear and pulled it out of the guard's hands Dai and knocked him back Dai spun the spear and plunged it into the guard's chest.
Dai pulled the spear out and snapped in half making two make shift staffs and hit another guard with them knocking him back with a series of blows, Dai finished up with a heal kick knocking the guard through a wall. Dai faced the other guards holding his make shift weapons. Dai roared and charged at the guards.
Half an hour later Tigress and Lang entered the same village and saw the after math of the fight at least two dozen Rhino guards lay on the ground, dead. "Who could have done this?" Lang asked. Tigress walked up to one of the villagers. "Who did this?" She asked. But saw a helmet sitting on the ground and walked over to it and picked it up, on the ground next to it was an apple core. "Dai." She said. Lang walked up behind her I talked to the villager he said the attacker was a White Tiger wearing black armor around fifteen or sixteen years old. "He's alive!" Tigress exclaimed. "Who?" Lang asked. "Dai." "He's alive!" "Are you saying he did this?" Lang asked. "That would make him a criminal." "He was probably just defending himself." Tigress said. "Come on, he can't be too far away."
Dai ran away from the village he had ditched the staffs already and was moving fast to avoid being caught. He had to find Tigress he just hoped she'd be in Gongmen City when he got there. Dai traveled for several days without resting until he finally saw the city in the distance but it was still a few days away. Dai sat on the ground against a tree and tried to get some rest. He would get there tomorrow.
While Dai slept Tigress and Feng actually passed him on their way to the city. Suddenly Dai's eyes opened and he looked around his blue eyes glowing in the night He got up and unsheathed his sword and searched the area after about ten minutes Dai figured it must have been an animal that had woken him and went back to sleep, the next morning when Dai woke up and headed towards the city.
But before he entered the city he decided to get rid of the armor he took off the chest plate but he kept the leg and shin pieces on, Dai also kept the sword and slung it over his back, dressed only in pants and leg armor He would have preferred to wear a shirt but he'd torn his apart for bandages for tigress. Dai headed for the city.
I hope I picked the right song for that moment it was a tossup between "Ready Aim Fire" by Imagine Dragons and "Iridescent" by Linkin Park. I still might use "Ready Aim Fire" later on.
Can you guess what OC I'm giving a nod to with those staff's? hint it is a kung fu panda OC