Dragon's fall part 5
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Dai slowly woke up his head was killing him, he sat up and found his hands were tied behind his back but he was still in the hotel room Tigress was sitting against the wall across from him still unconscious. As Dai looked around the room his heart stopped when he saw Lang, his lifeless body lying in a pool blood, his throat had been sliced. A wolf appeared in Dai's vision and he looked up. "I swear to god I'm gonna kill you." Dai said struggling against his restraints. The wolf only laughed and said "We'll see." At that moment Tigress began to wake up and saw the wolves and moved back against the wall. "It'll be alright." Dai said to her. "No, it won't." The wolf said walking over to Tigress, pulled her up by her fur and placing his sword against her neck. "Leave her alone!" Dai shouted trying to break free. The wolf pressed the sword against Tigress's neck causing her to bleed. Dai hissed and fought harder against his restraints. "Hold him." The wolf ordered alerting Dai to the other wolves in the room.
Dai was forced into a kneeling position facing Tigress, he saw how scared she looked. While the wolves held Dai in place he started cutting the rope with his claws. "Now "Dragon Warrior" you get to watch your girlfriend die." The wolf said. Dai wasn't going to have to time cut the ropes, he had to do something now! Dai whipped his head backwards hitting the wolf behind him in the gut. Dai managed the break the rope and get to his feet delivering a round house kick to the other wolves behind him. Dai snatched up one of their daggers and was about to throw it at the wolf but stopped "Don't move." The wolf said holding Tigress around the neck. Dai couldn't throw the dagger without hitting her. Dai only now recognized the wolf as one of the Lin Kuei a band of assassin's. Was that who they had been fighting this whole time? "Make a move, Dragon Warrior." The wolf said. "Do you trust me Tigress?" Dai asked, she nodded and Dai threw the dagger with astonishing speed and accuracy.
It grazed her neck and hit the wolves helmet knocking him back, Tigress spun around and kicked him knocking him through the wall. Together they rushed forward and hit the wolf knocking him through another wall onto the street below. He stood up and let out a howl. "He's signaling someone!" Dai said jumping down to the street and killing the wolf on the spot. Dai stood up and looked around him at the crowd of people that had just watched him kill this wolf to them it probably looked like he'd murdered him. Then to make Dai's day even better the Masters showed up a moment later. "What's going on?" Thundering Rhino asked. "Tigress and I were drugged and attacked by the Lin Kuei." Dai said. Tigress jumped down next to Dai. "Are you okay." he asked. "I'm sorry I had to do that, there wasn't any other way." "It's okay." Tigress said. "I'm fine." "Come with us." Thundering Rhino said. "Sure, just give us a minute." Dai said. "Our friend was murdered." "Of course."
Dai went back to the Hotel room and kneeled down next to Lang's body. Had he put up a fight? or had the Lin Kuei snuck up behind him? Dai wondered. Dai took the gauntlet off Lang's left forearm and strapped it on his. Dai stood up his eyes starting to water he was getting tired of people dying around him. He didn't want to be Dragon Warrior anymore. Dai picked up his Kodachi swords and went back outside. He and Tigress meet with the masters at the Tower of Sacred flame, up in the throne room, before they could say anything. Dai spoke up "I'm resigning as Dragon Warrior." He said shocking everyone in the room. "I'm tired of watching my friends die or get hurt." "Feng, Lao, Lang, Master Shifu the countless villagers in the Valley of peace." "Their all dead because of me!" "I'm done being The Dragon Warrior." "Dai?" Tigress said hoping maybe he might be joking. "I'm not kidding Tigress." Dai said seeming to sense what Tigress was thinking. Just then the building shook knocking Dai to the floor. "What was that?" He asked standing up and steadying himself as the building continued to shake. Dai walked outside onto the ledge and looked out. Off in the distance he thought he heard the sound of cannon fire. He moved out of the way just as several cannon balls crashed into the tower. "The tower's not going to take much more we have to go!" he said over the noise. Running over to the staircase. "Come on!" he yelled to Tigress. They raced down the stairs only to come face to face with Lin Kuei. Dai heel kicked the first one back into the others knocking them all down the stairs. "Over the railing!" Dai said to Tigress. "I'll hold them off!" Dai tore a spear out of a soldiers hand and used it to kill him. Dai pulled the spear out and drove it through another soldier. Then for good measure kicked the end of the spear driving it clean through the soldier.
Dai then leaped over the railing after Tigress, landing a few floors below next to her. Standing back to back they fought off the Soldiers and Lin Kuei as the tower started to lean over Dai glanced of the ledge; they were still about halfway up. "Broken bones or certain death?" Dai said to himself. "Bones heal." Tigress said and they leaped over the rail. Dai grabbed on to one of the ropes holding a lantern and slid down. He got maybe ten or fifteen feet from the ground floor when the rope snapped. Dai landed on the floor and yelled clutching his lower leg. Tigress helped Dai up and moved as fast as she could to the doors and kicked them open. The scene they saw shocked both of them. Gongmen city was in flames and a small army stood in front of them. Dai drew his swords and Tigress took a fighting stance as the army charged at them. They their way through the soldiers. "Sword!" Tigress yelled and Dai tossed her one of his Swords. Behind them Dai heard the Tower creak and groan and spun around to see the tower start the fall towards them. "Run, towards the wall!" Dai shouted over the fighting. Dai and Tigress sprinted towards the Palace wall cutting down soldiers as they ran.
Dai got there first and held out his hands for Tigress. "Jump!" He said. Tigress ran towards Dai and placed her foot in Dai's hands and he tossed her into the air. Dai spun back around in time to cut a soldiers spear in half and knocked him back. An arrow landed by Dai's foot and he whipped around in time to deflect another one. "Tigress, take care of those archers!" Dai shouted catching an enemy soldier sword. He had no idea if she heard him or not he just assumed she had and continued fighting the soldiers in front of him. They pushed Dai back against the wall. Dai looked at the mass of soldiers in front of him and looked around him for a way out, he didn't see one. Turning his back to the soldiers Dai started to climb the wall. Climbing the wall was difficult due to the lack of places to grab on to so Dai had to dug in with his claws and hope the archers didn't hit their mark. Arrows hit the wall round him causing Dai to nearly lose his grip a few time, but he made it to the top and climbed over the ledge. He looked around for Tigress and saw her fighting the archers and ran over to her. Kicking at a soldier snapping his bow in half, then hit the soldier with a spin kick. Knocking him backwards into the others Dai pulled his dagger not having time to draw his sword and slashed at a soldier that got too close. Dai thought he saw movement of to his side and turned but didn't see anyone there.
He must have imagined it but just as Dai turned back something hit him in the side, knocking him down. Dai rolled over but still didn't see anything but he felt something slam into his chest as he stood back up. Dai got to his feet again and swung his Dagger at where he thought the attacker might be but didn't hit anything and again something hit his chest hard. "Tigress!" Dai said. Tigress turned in time to see Dai get thrown back by an unseen enemy. She caught him and helped him upright. "Invisible soldiers." Dai said "This just gets better and better." Just as Dai said that the sky opened up and it started raining. With the rain hitting him the Soldier became more visible, Dai was able to make out two others as well. "Who are these guys?" Dai asked. "Lin Kuei." Tigress said "They must be wearing Shadow Crowns." "It makes them invisible or nearly." Dai drew his swords. "Great, anything else I should know?" "Don't lose sight of them." Tigress said. Dai heard the Lin Kuei charge at them and spun out of the way slashing with his swords. He felt the swords make contact with the wolf and actually saw a little blood appear. At least now he had a target to aim at.
That and Dai could hear the wolves footsteps on the rain soaked wall. Dai heard the footsteps rushing at him and moved out of the way in time to see the wolf go past him and kicked him knocking the wolf down. As he fell the crown fell of revealing the wolf. Dai spun his sword in his hand and stabbed down killing the wolf. He picked up the Shadow Crown and put it on instantly turning invisible. Dai stood there for a moment then rushed over to Tigress to help her. Moving as quietly as he could Dai grabbed one of the wolves and killed him. Tigress kicked the other one who stumbled backwards and fell over the ledge. Before Tigress could ask what was going on Dai reached up and took off the Shadow Crown revealing himself. "Dai!" Tigress said. "Is that it? is it over?" she asked. But Dai wasn't listening to her he was looking out past the city. What is it Tigress asked walking up next to Dai.
In the distance was an army so vast, Dai couldn't make out the individual soldiers, they all blended together as several large dark squares. Dai reached down and grabbed Tigress's hand.