A Dragon's Crimson Cry

By: Tippi

Ch 32 The Past Repeats

It was a Friday and school had just ended and 10 year old, Jake arrived home. Despite how close it was to the anniversary Jake was rather happy. The fact that school let out and it was a Friday put Jake in a rather happy mood.

Jake had entered the shop seeing that his grandfather wasn't in the front he dropped his bag behind the counter and went to look for him. Fu as laying on the couch his head resting on his front paws as he slept the TV still on. Jake let sleeping dogs lie and proceeded up the stairs. Not seeing his grandfather upstairs he went to the only place left he could be. Jake opened the door to the roof and found his grandfather attending to the plants.

Jake took one step forward when he felt something wrong in the air, then Jake saw him.

The one that haunted his nightmares and forever was the symbol of fear and loss.

It was like something out of a sci-fi movie as he approached on what looked like a flying surf board. He black cape was bellowing out behind him, he knees slightly bent, and his weapon angle forward ready to attack.

Jake was frozen in place and the air ripped from his lungs.

The approach of the attacker went unnoticed by Loa Shi as he turned to face Jake.

"Jake… what's wrong" LS asked seeing Jake's freighted expression.

Jake desperately tried to get air into his lungs and release a warning.

The when the attacker was mere feet from attacking Jake surprised even him self.

"…b…b… behind you" Jake yelled out in a creaked voice from lack of uses while pointing behind his grandfather.

For a moment LS was surprised but then he registered Jake's warning and turned just in time to see the on coming attack, he side stepped to his right dogging the attack.

The huntsman jumped from his flying board and landed on his feet upon the roof.

Then for the first time Lao Shi and the huntsman meet. Both their eyes burned into each other as a fire of hatred centuries older then both of them ignited.

"You" LS exclaimed. "Thinking you can just take out my family then come to finish me off without any payback. You are mistaken, now let's see how you deal with the former Chinese dragon" LS exclaimed as he transformed.

If Jake's jaw wasn't already on the floor it was now. His once human grandfather was now a fearsome blue dragon.

The battle between the two started with the huntsman trying to cut LS with his weapon and LS swiping at him with his tail and claws but both were dogging the other's attacks.

Then the huntsman shot a net from his weapon. LS dodged to the side to avoid it but he was a split second to slow. The net wrapped around his legs immobilizing them. The rest of his body was free but it didn't matter the net was made of sphinx hair and caused him to revert back to his human form and weakened.

"It seems you are mistaken in thinking you could win against me" the huntsman said looking down at the relatively defenseless man.

Then the huntsman shot LS with a green beam of light knocking LS to the edge of the roof and causing him to loss conciseness.

"Now for my payback" the huntsman said turning to Jake.

Jake was in shock and fear but currently more fear. Jake begged in his mind for any one to come to his rescue. His pleas were answered. A sudden burning sensation spread through out his body and next thing he knows he was surrounded by a golden light. He blinked his eyes once and when they opened again they were solid gold glowing orbs.

The huntsman took a step back frighten by what he saw. Jake suddenly shot forward and jump kicked the huntsman in the chest. The huntsman was able to stay on his feet but dropped his weapon. Then the gold glow around Jake's fingers became claws and he started slashing at the masked man with his glowing claws. The huntsman was able to just barely doge them but unnoticed to the two the golden glow became a tail behind him and Jake's tail swung out at the huntsman's leg knocking him down on his back. Jake stood in front of him with an emotionless face that suddenly turned into an evil smirk.

As soon as the smirk came to his face the gold took the shape of an Asian dragon around his body.

"Prepare to die" Jake said in the voice of a man not a boy.

Jake's right hand reached for the huntsman's throat but Jake's left hand grabbed his arm and stopped it.

Jake was suddenly having and internal and external battle with him self. There were many voices inside him but currently one had won dominance over his mind and body it was telling him to kill the man. But Jake couldn't he wasn't a murderer no matter how much he hated this man and the pain he caused Jake. Jake couldn't kill him. Something his grandfather told him when was about 7.

~flashback~

LS was watching Jake after school while his father worked and his mom took 4 year old Haley to a doctors appointment.

LS was at the house waiting for Jake to get home from school. The moment Jake walked in LS saw his green tinted hair and face covered in mud. Under the mud he could see an angry face under the mud.

"Jake what happened" his grandfather asked a bit concurred.

"Brad pushed me and Spud into a mud puddle" Jake said as he started to walk into the kitchen.

"I think you should go the bathroom to wash off instead" LS advised.

"I'll wash off later first I need a bucket" Jake answered.

"Dare I ask why" LS said following Jake into the kitchen.

"So we can fill it with mud and dump it on Brad tomorrow" Jake explained.

"Jake hold it right there" LS demanded.

"What" Jake asked?

"There's a saying that goes an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind" LS said.

Jake just gave his grandfather a confused look.

"What I'm saying is doing the same as the kid did to you only make's you no better than him. And when that happens it just fuels more wrong doing and soon the whole world is blind to the consequence" LS explained.

"But" Jake tried to say.

"Go through with it and you will be blind" LS said.

Jake heaved a sigh then said "but Brad should get something for push me and my friend."

"There's another saying that goes 'what comes around goes around'" LS quoted. "Just wait for it Jake" LS said putting a hand on Jake's shoulder.

The next day it came around as Brad was laughing at a joke he made of Jake and Spud in the mud a car sped by drenching Brad in sludge gathered by the storm drain.

~present~

Jake didn't want to be a murderer like the huntsman he fought with the dominate one for control.

While Jake was fighting to regain control the huntsman decided to escape. He got to his feet grabbed his weapon called back his flying board and flew off out of sight.

Jake finally forced the presence back and was in control of his mind and body again. The gold glow around Jake disappeared and Jake was feeling a bit weak but otherwise back to normal.

A/N This may get confusing later on if it isn't already so any questions just ask. Review