A Better World?
Chapter 4- The Sacred Blood Star
"Although the period is up for debate, according to most scholars, about 800 years ago there lived a revered genius who was named Taopi who specialised in alchemy, which is the science of understanding, deconstructing and reconstructing matter, he crafted wonderful devices and objects that helped to better the lives of those most unlucky".
"Eventually though it was not enough for him to sacrifice his time, he wanted to make the ultimate sacrifice to help people".
"What do you mean by the ultimate sacrifice" asked Po who now sitting cross legged in front of Shifu, like a child.
Shifu just looked seriously at Po for a second before he understood, he gave a gasp to show his understanding.
Shifu continued after sighing deeply at Po's child like tendencies.
"He created a stone with mystical properties, it granted the user the ability to ignore the limits that chi places on the body".
Shifu noticed Po was confused so he repeated it in terms he would understand.
"You can use any Kung Fu technique you want without the fear of tiring yourself out".
Po smiled gratefully.
"Annoyingly Taopi was apparently not a fan of writing things down as nobody knows how he created this stone, one minute it didn't exist and the next minute it did".
"He used the stone to help farming and to cure diseases and all was well", Shifu's voice and facial expression suddenly took on a sad tone.
"Unfortunatley because he became so reliant on using it's powers , when it was eventually seperated from him, his body simply disintegrated into ash, as did the stone".
Po gasped "What just like that?"
Shifu nodded solemly "Indeed Po, just like that".
"It took two centuries and many unsucessful and sometimes fatal attempts but one day , someone made another one".
Po interjected "How?, wasn't the method lost".
Shifu nodded "It was, but as you well know Po some people will try anything to gain unlimited power".
Po asked the question "So how do you make one".
"The method is also where it gets it's name from, it is called The Sacred Blood Star and you make it by sacrificing life".
Po gasped yet again this time however in outrage "How could someone sacrifice people just to make their own lives better".
Shifu smiled "This is why I felt confident in telling you this tale Po, because I know how pure your heart is, you would never feel the temptation to attempt to make one, the history of this object has been obviosuly long and bloody, many evil Kung Fu masters have attempted to use it so they could use some of the more life threatining Kung Fu moves and techniques.
Po went into fanboy mode "Ohhh what kind of techniques, like the Thundering Wind Hammer or the Mongolian Fire Ball".
"Don't get so overexcited though Po, it is just a legend, however I only told you about the story of the stone so you might one day find a more...peaceful way of making one".
Po stood up "Thank you for the story Master Shifu" he bowed again and started to walk away.
"Wait Po, there is one more thing I wanted to talk to you about" Shifu suddenly appeared right in front of Po which caused him to fall over in shock.
"Yes Master S-Shifu" Po stammered.
Shifu looked him dead in the eye and smirked devishily "I know where you and Tigress were the other day".
Po started to hyper ventilate "Please don't blame her Master it was my idea...she didn't even want to go" he said desperatley.
"Didn't she?" Shifu chuckled knowingly, "Well you way you two have been staring at each other during training, and the incredible amount of time you spend together I'm willing to bet she did and I'm even more willing to bet she even liked it".
Po knew he'd been rumbled "I...uhhh"
Shifu smirked at the panda's inability to speak "All I will say is this Po, do not let it interefere with your training and do not show each other affection when you are on a mission because you don't want to let your enemies use her as a way to get to you".
Po got up and bowed "Thank you Master Shifu", he wasn't up for long however.
Shifu knocked him over...again "Po, do you love her?" he asked his face serious.
Po didn't know what to say and just blushed.
Shifu scowled at him "If you break her heart I'm going to make you wish you had never been picked as the Dragon Warrior" he paused and turned to walk away "And I'm sure she will too".
A confident voice rang out throughout the hall "I do".
Shifu turned to face him.
Po was on his feet, he strided over to Shifu and looked him dead in the eye, "I've loved since I first saw her in public when I was twelve, it's only gotten stronger since then".
The staring contest ended with Shifu smiling at Po.
"Then do not hesitate to tell her this Po, you have my blessings to give her the love that I so selfishly denied her".
Po watched Shifu's retreating form with a warm smile on his face.
"Come Dragon Warrior it is time for you to prepare dinner and... I think we are in the mood for some of your famous soup".
Po ran to catch up with him.