«pl-please, i have a w-wife who wait for me! do-don't kill me, PLEASE» the avian was begging the man but couldn't see anything through his mask, facing him was a being who was holding his life in his hands.
«where are the 'so-called' monsters who were brought here? Answer me and you will be able to see your wife again.» Ash told him without a hint of emotion. This, of course, didn't help Zheng.
«I-i don't know if i can tell you a-about that, um sir. Master Shifu will probably kill me if i answer your questions» he gulps really loudly
«oh really? i will make it simple for you, DUCK! whether you-» the human starts but was cut off by Zheng
«i'm a goose actually-»
«SILENCE!» Ash shouts. The goose flinchs and shrinks in the hold of his captor fearing for his life. «SO, whether you tell me and your boss kill you OR you don't tell and I kill you myself» Ash finish
«th-they are in the dungeon of the palace» Zheng finally responds
«WHERE?!»Ash's green eyes were starting to turn a bright orange and to start glowing: the man was starting to loose control….again. but he manages to calm himself a little bit and his eyes return to normal. Zheng could have swear he could feel heat come from his eyes when he was losing it. He points the direction of the dungeon to the stranger who nods but rose his fist, the avian start to panic.
«WAIT! you told m-me you wouldn't kill me if i told you where they were. Please please don't do that.» he begs for his life
«I told you that and i'm a man of my word: you will live« Zheng let a sigh of relief at that «but nothing stops me to knock you out» and with that he punchs the goose in the face, sending him on the ground unconscious. Ash start to walk toward the end of the Hall of Heroes and found himself in front of a door…locked «rrrraahhh, of course! why would it be easy!» Ash muttered. The gauntlet of his armor starts to appear on his right arm and began to glow a deep yellow/orange «here comes nothing» he says before stricking.
CRASH*
Shifu's head quickly turns toward the origin of the loud sound. His students heard the noise too quicly join their master by the door of the Hall of Training «Fast, something is happening in the Hall of Heroes» and with that they ran to their destination. Soon they arrive to the Hall and enter it, to find a Zheng who was waking up. Po kneel next to the goose to check on him.
«easy there buddy, what happened?» he asks. The others were there too and they were alert: ready to fight..
«He…he wanted to know where was the dungeon and where were the prisoners» the goose manages to say to the Dragon Warrior while still feeling dizzy from the punch he got in his face.
«He? who did this to you, Zheng?» Shifu ask the palace's messenger
«Me» came a voice from behind them wich is by the door of the Hall. All of them turn around to find the three prisoners standing a bit behind a new being similar to the first three but taller and by looking at him: stonger. The 'prisoners were looking at all of them with nothing but indifference while the new one was looking at them with an angry expression.
«Who are you? State your business right now» orders the red panda to the man. Ash who had let go of his cloak and mask was lookig straight at him but didn't answer him
«always so grumpy..don't you thinks guys?» Es asks «definitely» comes the reply of Al and Sim. Ash stays silent.
All of the warriors were taking a fighting stance. «Surrender yourselves or you will-» Tigress was cut off by Ash
«you will do nothing to them. I think you all have already done enough so what you will do 'kitten' is keep quiet while the adults are speaking» Ash says without any emotions in his eyes, his tone: hostile. Tigress growls loudly at him, her eyes turning to slit. Ash turns lightly his head towards his friends, not breaking eye-contact with the animals and spoke to the other men « go to the forest and wait for me there»
«what about you? what will you do?» Al asks him a bit concerned. But what disturb the group of aniamls is the fact that the human was worried for his friend but seems to be also worried for them…but why?
«i will have a small conversation with the group of 'heroes' here and then i will join you» he replied to Al and for the first time everyone could sene a bit of live in his tone but doesn't matter right now
Al sighs «alright but please don't do something you will regret…again» at that Ash shivers a little and turns his head a bit more toward them «and please, don't kill any of them..the village back there need them.» Ash didn't respond, he only turns his head back toward the kung fu masters while Ed, Sim and Al start running away.
When they were gone, the atmosphere starts to get colder and Ash start speaking to them for the first time «So, you're the 'so-called' Furious Five and the Dragon Warrior, hm? i don't know if i should be impressed or not. Certainly, i would have been if you hadn't unjustly imprisoned my friends as common dogs» Ash says to the group, his voice rising a bit a the end
«Who do you think you are speaking to us with such a tone?» Tigress asks agressively
«I already told you 'cat': SHUT. THE. FUCK. UP!» Ash shouts. Tigress was about to lunge at him at beat the crap out of him but the panda beats her to it.
«that's it, the Dragon Warrior will show you what happen when you disrespect kung fu masters, prepare to feel the thunder» Po who was the biggest fanboy of kung fu took the words of Ash at heart and with that said, lunges at the human who didn't move a single centimeter and that's what was worrying Shifu.
Po's fist made contact with Ash's chest. A loud *bang could be heard across all the Hall of Heroes. Everyone who took a punch like that would have been sent flying a few meters in great pain at least, unconscious at worst but the fact is: Ash didn't move at all. Everyone aide from Po and Ash were mouth agape, except from Tigress who has only her eyes widened. Po fell on his knees hile holding his paw in pain and Ash looks down at him, his eyes starting to turning a glowing orange that didn't go unnotice by the Five and their master 'how is this possible'. Before Po could do anything Ash strikes him with a backhand sending him fully on the ground, hissing in pain.
Ash looks up at the rest of them «will it be enough or you will all attacking me? i really don't want to fight you even if you all deserve it for imprisoning my friends» Ash try to stay calm himself while trying to cool thing off: yes he litteraly broke into these guys home but his friends were in there thanks to them so…
the five join the fight as well: Tigress, as the leader, is the first to jump. She strikes with her paws, each stroke calculated to test Ash's reflexes. Ash narrowly dodges, his fluid and fast movements impressed the tiger: he was skilled. Tigress tries a powerful blow, but Ash anticipates it, sliding under her and hitting her flank with his fist sending her on the ground too, groaning in pain but quickly stands
Taking advantage of the opening, Monkey leaps. He uses his stick as an extension of his body, striking in a fast whirl. Ash crosses his arms in front of him in 'X' blocking each shot with precise gestures. Their fight is like a dance, with Ash trying to keep his distance and Monkey jumping around him, trying to find a loophole. When Ash feints a backward move, Monkey moves closer to deliver a decisive blow. But it was a trap: Ash grabs Monkey's stick with one hand and disarms it with a dry movement before pushing it away with a kick to the chest.
Without letting Ash breathe, Viper wraps around his legs to try to unbalance him. Her attack is fast and precise, and for a moment, Ash falters. However, he recovers quickly, grabbing Viper by the head and throwing her against a column in the Hall
Crane then attacks from the air. He hovers over Ash, trying to strike from above with his powerful wings. Ash uses rolling moves to avoid attacks, but Crane quickly adapts and manages to wing him in the face that stunned him. Ash, getting pissed, throw a ball of energy, missing Crane but forcing him to retreat momentarily. As the human drops his guard a bit, Crane hits him with all his strength in dive, throwing him against a column. Ash, however, uses the momentum to roll and stand almost immediately.
Meanwhile, Tigres shad stood back up and was back at trying to kick Ash who saist one of her paws and send her to crash against a wall plunging the tiger into an immese rage
As Ash begins to regain his breath, Mantis attacks with a speed beyond comprehension. Mantis' blows are so fast that Ash has trouble blocking them. The two exchange a series of lightning movements, Mantis trying to immobilize him by hitting strategic nerves points on his body. Ash eventually catches Mantis in flight, but he underestimates the insect's strength. With an explosive movement, Mantis manages to crush his hand and free himself. He tries a stun shot, but Ash, by instinct, counterattacks with a brutal strike that sends Mantis crashing into the ground.
But what Ash missed was the fact that Tigress, now blinded by her rage, was back with her arm raised in the air, claws out. before Ash could do anything, the Tiger struck and slashed the left side of the human's face touching his left eye.
both surprised, stunned and hurt. Ash falls on a knee in pain and disoriented by this pain. The master of tiger style seeing what she did by excess of rage backs away looking at her paw while the rest while the rest of the five lunge on Ash and holds it in his current position. Still disoriented by the loss of vision in his left eye Ash does not defend himself in the first place. The pain he is experiencing begins to feed an inhuman rage in him but what happened after makes him loosing it.
«I think your futile attempt to prove anything is a failure although Master Tigress acted in an excessive manner.» he says to Ash while looking at the Tiger who look down in shame «We will go find your 'dear' friends and bring them back here and if they do not cooperate we will not be as merciful as the first time as I already told them. I can't let walking threats wander the Valley and put villagers in danger»
That did it: Ash screams with rage at the top of his lungs while standing up, invoking his armor. The transformation creating a burst of energy throwing the Five, Shifu and Po in different directions making them crash against pillars, walls or the ground. Nothing could be heard after that, not a single sound aside from the sound of pain, the groans of the warriors. When they all start to look around the Hall expecting the stranger to stand there but where meet with nothing but emptiness, he disappeared but how? what happened? What was that explosion? and where is this guy?