The competition is so close to being fierce! Play some of your favorite songs while reading this and imagine every song on this battle montage!
Chapter 16: Competition Rolls On
Over the next several days, the finalist competition continued on as the six finalist keep fighting for the title of best kung-fu warrior of the future and with that...it started off with Taji tackling Jaa and Taji was gonna give this challenge everything he's got as Jaa quickly comes up to the young wolf, flipping him in the process, but Taji landed on his four feet and comes after him with a corkscrew kick which kicked him in the shin and landed on the ground.
Jaa growls at him and refuses to give up no matter how hard Taji takes him down and snarls at the young wolf and he quivkly grabs him by the tail and all Taji could do is let out a howl and spins around trying to get Jaa off, but with enough force. That did not go so well for Jaa because he was unaware that Taji doesn't like it when someone yanks his tail and he quickly ran to him and just punched him straight in the jaw and kicked him in the nuts really hard.
Despite the pain on the young tiger's groin, he continued to take Taji down by kicking and throwing him down as hard as he could, but he was soon outsmarted by the young wolf as he grabbed his wrist and flipped him in the air and then while Taji did a handstand, he swing kicked Jaa in the back and landed him on the wall.
Taji chuckled softly as he got back on his feet and when he came up to Jaa, he lets out a slight growl and said, "Rule number one; never touch the tail."
Later on, Musaki was next up to take down Kang-Dae, which was something the young boar was definitely looking forward to since he was beaten down by Liu Shang and Taji the other day and he lets out a snarl in front of Musaki and he said, "Revenge is a best dish served cold!"
Musaki scoffed at that comment and he said, "I don't believe in that word."
Kang-Dae got in all fours, leaned on his side and said, "Well, believe this!"
And with that, Kang-Dae quickly charged at Musaki, but for some reason, Musaki dodged his moves every chance he got and during the process, he threw the jackal around like a living rag doll and continued doing his swirling lynx round kicks he learned from Po and kicks Kang-Dae in the butt as hard as he could. The crowd definitely ate it up as they praised Musaki's amazing moves that he learned from the Dragon Warrior.
Kang-Dae couldn't take much more of being outsmarted by Musaki anymore and in a fit of rage, he lets out an angry scream and used his quick agility to tackle him, resulting in pinning him to the ground and throwing him across the arena, but Musaki grabbed onto the railings and he used a simple backflip and bodyslammed the jackal down to the ground.
Kang-Dae refused to call it quits and he asked, "What is it that's gonna take for you to give up?"
Musaki lets out a smirk and responds, "Nothing. Because I am unstoppable."
With that, Musaki does a breakdance move and does a spin-around move that results in flying in the air and back-kicking Kang-Dae in the face.
With Kang-Dae on the ground, the crowd cheered for Musaki more and all he could do is smile and feel honored that many residents are backing him up.
Lastly, it's Mojag against Liu Shang and the young boar was definitely looking forward to take down the lion yet again and as Mojag lets out smirk at him, Liu Shang was definitely serious about finishing this round and immediately, Mojag comes in charging at Liu, beating him in the jaw and back, but Liu Shang throws him off.
Liu Shang growls at the boar and he immediately went after him and started kicking him down and tripping him down on his legs, making him fall down. Mojag gets himself and tries to go at him again, only in the same result, but Liu didn't let the young boar take the victory and he immediately bodyslammed him to the ground, pouncing him down as hard as he could.
Mojag didn't want to back down on this one and he was ready to wrap this fight up so that the lion could lose, but of course, Liu Shang had other plans. As Mojag was about to give Liu Shang a bodyslam, Liu dodged the effort, letting Mojag fall down on the ground. Then, he picks Mojag up and gives him multiple rounds of kicks, punches, and multiple rounds of kung-fu moves.
The big finish; Liu Shang leaps from the air while Mojag tries to stop him, but instead...Liu Shang grabbed a hold of him and kicks him down, both landing in opposite directions.
Everyone went crazy for the big finish of the day and everyone was cheering for Liu Shang and he graciously bowed to them as he walked out of the arena. He chuckled softly and said, "That was awesome."
The next day comes and the finalists were using weapons this time to go along with the fighting skills. Mojag brought in his samurai sword while Kang-Dae brought in his and both of them were determined to take each other down as the two swords clashed together and a swordfight ensues. Kang-Dae tries to break him down, but with each attack, Mojag ducks down with every dodge he could take and completely went all out. Kang-Dae growls at him slightly and said, "I've been in training for years. So don't mess with my intellect!"
Mojag strikes him down with his fist and leaps up in the air with his sword, coming in with a twirl around and just kicked him in the shin and lands back on his feet and he said to Kang-Dae, "Well, I've been doing this since I was younger and it gives a lot of attention to all the ladies! Ladies love a musclar, good-looking...sexy kung-fu master."
Kang-Dae rolled his eyes and said, "A moment while I regurgitate."
They continued on with the sword-fight and then without any warning, Kang-Dae totally took down Mojag by punching him in the face as hard as he could, considering his first victory. He smirks at Mojag and said, "Now who's the loser?"
Next up, Taji brings in his wooden staff while Musaki brough his two sai and his samurai sword and started sparring each other with it. Taji comes at Musaki at close range by pelting him with the staff, but Musaki blocked them with his sai, twirling them around and as both weapons clash, Musaki went forward and did a backflip which pushed him down to the ground.
Musaki did a kung-fu/ninja pose while twirling his sais around while Taji comes at him, twisting his staff around and they both ran to each other as Musaki dodges his wrath and lunge at the wolf by using his fist and Taji did a backflip move while he threw his staff and kicked Musaki in the nose and caught his staff with his toes. He then grabs it with his hands and got back on his feet with a chuckle and said, "I'm also a gymnast."
"Cool, but can ya do this?" asked Musaki.
As Musaki went over to him, he spun around the air with his sais and threw them across Taji and the young wolf was astonished by it, but he brought something else to his sleeve; chinese throwing stars. He throws it to him, but he dodged them with his sword while spinning around, which amazed the crowd.
He then finished it off with kicking Taji in the face and flipped him down to the ground, making the crowd go insane for Musaki. He chuckled softly and told Taji, "You can thank the Jade Palace masters for my skills."
Lastly, Liu Shang took on Jaa, yet again; and Jaa was more determined than ever to bring Liu down with his sword, but Liu brought along his nunchuks to prepare himself. Jaa looks over and said, "Guess it's you and me again, lion cub!"
Liu immediately twirled his nunchuks around like a skilled ninja master and growls at him, showing that he means business. He comes at him and takes him down with his fists, but Jaa brought in his sword and Liu blocks it with his nunchuks and dodges every move he made very quickly, so much so that it's hard for jaa to keep up.
Jaa grew frustrated at Liu's speed and agility, thinking that he's way too quick for his own speed so he was determined to slow him down. He kicks and shoves him down with every which way but loose, but Liu leaps up to him, while holding onto his nunchuks and he twirls them around and kicks him in the mouth.
Jaa got back up on his feet and he immediately screamed over as he was running, trying to beat him up and tried to attack him with the sword, but Liu dodged it and he kicks Jaa's leg, causing him to trip over. Both felines went over to take each other down with and without their weapons and jaa took him down the hardest just by freestyling punches and throws, but Liu Shang became the clear fighter throughout by just pouncing him and back-kicking him down to the ground.
Jaa tries to punch him, but he grabbed his fist and flipped him all around and landed on the ground hard again. Everyone went crazy and cheered for Liu Shang and he smiled at them and then heads to Jaa and said, "Guess you got powned...again."
As Liu walks off, Musaki went over to him and he said, "Awesome usage of the weapons, my friend."
Liu chuckled softly and said, "I could say the same thing to you."
As they left the stadium, Musaki was definitely excited about what's gonna happen in the next round and the fifth day...is the final showdown to determine whether his final fight as a finalist will be tested, but one thing's for sure...it's a test Musaki will definitely pass.
It's all or nothing! Who will stand out on top? Here's how I imagine the songs for this battle; 'Misery Business' from Paramore, 'New Divide' from Linkin Park, 'Disturbia' from Rihanna and 'Like a G6' from Far East Movement. Your turn!