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The light blinded me, making me scream. It numbed my senses just like the last time and I swear I'm gonna kill that damn fox when I get my paws on him. I felt the ground beneath my paws as I was leaning over, it was about all I could see with my limited senses. I coughed a few more times and rubbed my eyes, and thankfully my vision was starting to come back and smell just barely.
"What...ould...w...do with the tiger" a mysterious voice said darkly. My hearing was coming back slowly and I didn't fail to notice the several people around me.
"Should we kill her" another voice said making my hair stand on edge. An evil laugh emanated from right behind me making my instincts scream to fight.
"Oh that would be a waste, I have something more... fulfilling in mind" he said with a lustful chuckle. My blinded eyes widened in fear and a growl came out of my mouth quickly after.
"Oh look, I think the little kitten heard you" one of the people around me said tauntingly.
"Oh did she" he said slowly with a hiss. The other two firmly grabbed my arms and held me up off the ground. I felt his offending paws roughly grip my sides and slowly move up my body, but as he got closer to the bottom of my vest, I could see a lot more clearly.
His form started clearing up and right as his paw touched the hem of my vest I could see perfectly. I growled and used the arms holding me to do a backflip while simultaneously kicking the damn wolf in front of me in the face. I heard the leader of the three fly away and crash into something while the two beside me stumbled back to the ground.
I growled angrily and quickly kicked the two beside me in the face, knocking them out cold. I looked around cautiously for any more wolves but I saw none, not even the townsfolk.
I stood up from my crouched stance and looked at the two wolves beside me and studied their armor... it's not Shen's, it's definitely someone new. My eyes widened slightly and I quickly turned around and sniffed the air, I growled. That damn fox is surrounded by wolves and they seem to be moving quickly. I growled and looked around for some fireworks or a bell so I could somehow alert my friends, but there was nothing around.
I looked up at the palace then in the direction of the fox. I looked back at the palace then back in the direction of the fox again. I growled and turned towards the foxes direction, my mind was made up and I took off towards the fox, but if I saw a bell or fireworks I'd be sure to use them.
_Mike_
These wolves know the definition of a rough ride. I was jostled around and slammed against a few things but I thankfully haven't hit my head yet. I heard their paws hit the stone and dirt as they ran and I felt the sweat from the back of the wolf carrying me bleed through the bag.
A shiver went down my spine as I felt the sticky liquid, which was really gross.
"Someone is following us" the wolf carrying me said deeply. I felt him stop and turn into what sounded like a brush of some sort. The voices of the other wolves continued talking between each other for a few minutes until the wolf carrying me growled warningly. They all quieted down quickly and soon the only sounds were that of grasshoppers and crickets.
_Tigress_
They got further than I anticipated, I'm probably a few miles out by now.
A fog rolled over the valley while I was chasing them so when I looked back I couldn't see the palace like normal. That also means they can't see me, which means I'm on my own.
The moon was my only light source tonight and it provided enough for my night vision.
I continued running down the path that was ripe with their scent when suddenly, there scent disappeared. I skidded to a stop, the dirt flying into the air and as I turned around I saw something glimmer. My eyes widened and I quickly rolled to the left, avoiding an arrow to the chest. I stayed crouched down and stared with narrowed eyes into the brush, I didn't see anything due to the bushes and trees but I could smell them as clear as day.
"Why don't you come on out, you're not fooling anyone by hiding in some bushes" I said with a hiss as I looked for any sign of the wolves in the bushes.
Nothing happened at first and a deadly silence filled the air, each waiting for the other to make their move. I growled darkly into the bush and in response a few cracking sticks were heard, but nothing else.
I start to slowly advance towards the bushes while scanning for any sign of them, when suddenly one walks out. He steps out of the bush with a sack in one hand and a sword in the other. He raises both of his arms up and around eighteen wolves come out beside him. I growled at them causing a few to chuckle, but the leader silences them with a single motion of his paw.
He walks forward a few paces before dropping the sack down on the ground "Come on, can you guys be gentle at all" the irritated fox yelled out. The wolf quickly kicked the bag making the fox inside groan in pain.
I growled and the wolf looked up at me with a smirk gracing his ugly muzzle "Now, we know what this... scum has done, to you and General Ming, so all we are doing is taking him out of your hair and bringing him to justice" he said with a dark chuckle at the end.
"I will be the one to enact justice against him, not you" I said with a growl. The wolf only shook his head and pulled out his sword from its sheath.
"Well then" he said with a chuckle as the other wolves to spring into action.
"We seem to be at a disagreement" he said as his chuckle turned into a deep growl. I growled back and tensed up, ready for any of there attacks. Everything was still and the air held a deafening silence once again, well at least until the wolves beside him jumped forward with their weapons drawn and snarls on there faces.
I growled and jumped forward as well, and the first wolf that got within my reach I grabbed his arm and swung him in a circle, taking out another three. I landed on the ground and quickly ducked back as a sword swiped where I was just a second ago. I quickly grabbed the sword and ripped it out of the wolf's grasp and kicked the wolf in the chest, sending him into a tree. The other wolves growled around me and were about to strike, but before they could I slashed five of the wolves legs down to the bone.
I jumped up and thrusted the sword into one of the wolves chest causing blood to splatter everywhere, and upon realizing that I was surrounded I quickly jumped into the tree above me and disappeared from their vision. I jumped into another tree a few feet away and watched as they shoot arrows into the tree next to the one I was in.
I looked past the scrambling wolves and saw that I have taken out eleven of them already, while the other seven backed up away from the group of trees I was in. They all scanned the trees closely and after a minute or two, two brave wolves cautiously stepped forward. There swords were drawn and I could see the scared looks on their faces.
A smile spread across my face and I dropped down onto one of the wolves and did a front flip with the wolf in my legs. Flinging the wolf into the other and breaking their armor on impact. My eyes widened and I jumped up as three arrows flew under me. As quick as I could I grabbed two of the arrows out of the air, and threw the arrows expertly into the necks of two of the archer wolves as I landed. They slumped to the ground with a thud and the six remaining wolves jumped back in fear, they were all shaking and the last wolf with the bow and arrow dropped it. A small chuckle exited my mouth and I stood up to my feet, staring them down.
"Now if you don't tell me where your leader went, you will have a very painful night" I said calmly making the wolves take a step back step back.
_Mike_
I groaned painfully as my body collided with another rock due to the idiot wolf swinging the sack I was in. He bolted as soon as his pack mates rushed Tigress, which was stupid. The wolf was breathing hard as he climbed up a steep slope of some sort. He constantly looked behind him and I could hear him sniffing the air, it seems this guy figured out how hard it is to get away from a pissed off tiger.
When suddenly, Tigresses scent wiggled its way up my nose.
A smile spread across my face and I quickly grabbed a small knife that I had tucked away into my sling, I would have used it earlier but I was outnumbered and injured.
The wolf finished climbing up the the slope and started to run again, I was about to stab his hand through the bag when he suddenly slid to a stop. My eyes widened as the knife slipped out of my hand and landed dangerously close to my privates. I breathed out a sigh of relief when I suddenly felt like I was falling and with a surprised yelp I landed painfully on the ground.
I let out a groan and started to search for the knife but I froze as I heard the sound of a sword being unsheathed and the wolf's growl echoed through the air.
"If you surrender now, then maybe I won't hurt you" I heard Tigress say arrogantly with her arms presumably crossed. I forced my body to loosen up a little and I started to search for the knife again and after a few seconds I grasped the knife in my paws. I quickly got on my knees and used my small knife and cut a hole in the bag, and my eyes widened slightly at what I saw.
The wolf was expertly using his sword to try and slash Tigress but she blocked it every time. I looked around and noticed that we were in a rocky trench that could fit about two carts in it, the walls on other side were only around ten feet tall and when I looked back the way we came I saw what looked like a small forest in the cliff side.
'Smash'
I quickly looked back and my eyes widened as I saw that the wolf sword seemed to have cut into the rock wall directly beside Tigress's head. She looked panicked for a second but quickly kicked him in the stomach and used the wall itself to jump over him. The wolf growled and pulled the sword out of the wall and quickly turned around.
She stood ready for his next advance but he stayed back and eyed her carefully. Tigress's eyes moved to me and so did the wolf's, making my hair stand on end. I looked back at Tigress and she seemed to be eyeing the knife in my hand, a plan suddenly formed and I used my eyes to point at the wolf while grabbing the blade itself.
Me and Tigress quickly looked back at the wolf with his sword lowered as a small chuckle exited his mouth "I know you hate that fox, especially for what he did to General Ming... so this is the last and only time I make this offer, let me and my master enact justice upon this piece of trash for what he has done now and in the past, and maybe my master will let you live" he said with a dark chuckle causing shivers to go down my spine.
I looked over at Tigress and retracted a little bit as I saw her looking at me with enough anger in her eyes to kill. My ears flattened against my head and I gripped the knife a little harder. I looked over at the wolf and saw his wicked smile as he stared at Tigress. I looked back at Tigress and shook my head slowly, but it didn't look like it was working. She turned away from the wolf making him chuckle and she started to walked towards me.
"T-T-Tigress, you're not really considering it are you" I said shakily as she got closer to me but as I looked into her eyes all I saw was anger. My eyes widened even more in realization and I started to push myself away from her as fast as possible. She kept up with me as I pushed myself along and she could easily reach down and grab me. I rolled over onto my hands and knees trying to get up and at least try to run away but she just grabbed the back of my shirt and lifted me up.
I gripped the knife between my fingers and as she turned me around I tried slashing her across the face, but she easily caught my arm. My eyes widened in fear as she ripped the knife from my paws "Please Tigress" I asked pleadingly, my body shaking. Her angered eyes narrowed at me and one word came out of her mouth "Why" she asked with venom laced in her voice.
I looked away slightly as I remembered there form of justice they serve out to those they dislike, and I don't think anyone would wish that upon their enemies, not even Tigress. I looked into back into her eyes and took a deep breath "Because they don't simply put me or anyone else in prison, or even execute them, they torture you until you die, burn you... poison you... rape you... cut you up with rusty knives... they will do it for years... until me or anyone else is nothing but a husk" I said weakly as a few tears slid down my cheeks.
I couldn't bring myself to look into her eyes, the memories of all those people I... watched get tortured, it was to much. Just thinking about it made me want to hide away in a corner for the rest of my life.
I felt Tigress's grip loosen around my shirt and I heard her starting to hyperventilate when suddenly, she dropped me to the ground and threw my knife into the wolf's lung. There was a sickening crunch as it penetrated his chest and lung, his now weaker scream echoing through the air.
He stumbled back a few steps before falling onto his knee, taking pained breaths as he kneel'd there. Tigress let out a roar and ran on all four towards him, he saw Tigress coming and tried getting up but the pain from the knife wound was to great.
The wolf had his sword knocked out of his hand and he looked panicked and was barely able to block a punch that was aimed at his head. The wolf tried punch her abdomen but she blocked it easily by swiping it to the right and pushing him forward, pushing in the knife a little further. He gasped in pain as he stumbled back, but he was given no time to recover because a second later she grabbed his arm and with a roar she swung him into rock wall behind her. A loud crunch reverberated through the air making me wince and the now gasping for breath wolf fell to the ground with a thud.
Tigress stood over the wolf with a scowl on her face and with a growl she picked up the wolf by the throat and slammed into the rock wall behind him. The wolf let out a yelp of pain as she held him up against the rocks "who is your master" she asked firmly. The wolf's eyes were closed tight and he seemed to be holding back the pain, but Tigress really didn't care "WHO IS YOUR MASTER?!" she yelled out with a snarl.
The wolf eyes opened and he stared coldly into Tigresses eyes and a sick smile formed as blood leaked out of his muzzle "Y-you s-should have t-taken the o-o-offer" he said said shakily. Tigress growled and with a fierce punch to the face, he was knocked out cold. I winced again as Tigress dropped the wolf to the ground. She stood over him and with another roar she punched the rock wall in front of her, leaving a good sized hole.
She slowly turned towards me and looked at me with her eyes narrowed "who are these wolves" she asked sharply, leaving no room for argument. I looked at the beaten and almost dead wolf beside her and at her then sighed as I stood up "there soldiers, apart of the Rising Sun rebellion movement" I said slowly. Her eyes widened a little but she quickly covered it up.
Tigress crossed her arms "What did you do to make them want to kill you?" she asked slowly.
I frowned as I looked down at the sword the wolf used "They first reached out to us via messenger and wanted fifty katana's and bows made for them, and with our forgery not having much luck two years ago my boss accepted the offer no questions asked" I said as I walked over to the katana and picked it up "I was sent to deliver the order, and during that process I got a little too involved with them" I said with a frown.
Tigress raised a brow in question "What did you do" she asked again, wanting to get the specifics by the sound of it.
I dropped the sword and stepped away from it "I gained their trust, made their weapons, and even fell in love with one of their lieutenants... but after I saw what they did to prisoners... I couldn't in my right mind stay" I said solemnly.
I looked back at Tigress whose face stayed the same and sighed "So, I told the emperor and the commanders of every base and hideout in China. Then I came to the valley to disappear, which I had been doing a pretty good job at... well at least until now" I said slowly as my eyes moved back to the ground.
I heard her groan quietly "So you had this coming" she asked the obvious question. I nodded in confirmation.
She groaned quietly again "I just took out their entire group, and the Rising Sun isn't exactly forgiving... let's get back to the valley, we need to warn everyone" she said quickly before grabbing my arm and pushing me back the way we came.
Sorry for the long wait but I've been working on others and I kinda got stumped on where to go with this chapter, but hey, it's extra long, has a bunch of action, and some insight on what the future holds.
I had some help me edit this chapter due to the amount of movement and his account name is Darkzdragon, so go check him out.