Missing You
Part 2
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Oogway watched as his young successor traced the sacred yin and yang symbol in the water, watched as he chanced a final glance at the old master, a final smile, before disappearing into the petals, returning to the world from whence he came...
Well, that's that then.
"What do you mean?"
It's all over with. Your successor's where he needs to be, the torch has been passed... And your best friend, your BROTHER, is gone. Gone to who knows where.
"Don't think like that, this is a time for happiness, for celebration!"
Yes, but it's still your fault, you know. You still killed him.
"I-it's not my fault! Po is the one who did the deed, and there was no other way! "He - he had to! Kai was beyond reason!"
Was he? Was he really? Or did you just want the panda to do your dirty work for you? Because you were too cowardly?
"I-"
You do realise that because of you, that young panda practically has blood on his paws?
"What? He's used the wuxi finger hold before, I never influenced that!"
Yes, but he still sent people to the land of the dead in a way - it's simply a tidier form of murder... And has he ever DESTROYED SOMEBODY via the sheer overpowering qualities of chi before? Hmm?
"Well..."
He destroyed Kai to save you and his friends and family. It's partly because of you that Po's basically a murderer! You shouldn't even be here!
"Well I AM here! I never asked to be! I never ASKED for this, never WANTED to destroy my brother and cause Po to commit murder! You think that there's not a day goes by when I wish it had been ME who was sent to the spirit realm five centuries ago?! For all that time I wished things could be different, I- I WISHED I WAS DEAD!"
Would being dead then solve anything? Does it solve anything now?
"Yes. Now I can stop accidentally meddling with things and ruining people's lives."
I think not. Even in death you've managed to mess things up!
"I... It's true. I really have screwed up, haven't I? Now I'm talking to myself too - I guess I really am just a crazy, stupid, useless old turtle."*
Then a weary voice interrupted his self-conflict.
"You know, I always kept telling you to stop having these conversations with yourself. You hardly could've defeated Warlord Shēng Hōngmíng** by talking him to death, now could you?"
Well, was this a good chapter? Or have I messed it up? Am I overdoing either the angst or the self-conflict arguments? I think they make it stylised, but it's not just me reading it! Please share your thoughts!
*DON'T YOU EVEN DARE. AND THERE WON'T BE OREOS THIS TIME!
**Not a canon character, the name roughly translates to "Roaring Thunder" in Chinese as far as I know. I may or may not elaborate on this guy later - maybe he could be used for some good fight scenes? What do you think?