Lord Shen and a pair of gorillas entered an elegant room which is at the top floor of the Palace's tower. The floor was black as night but still reflected the sunlight that shone through the windows of the room. Within the room were many tree-like pillars with gold covering the base of them and many decorative banners of various landscapes hanging from the ceiling. In the middle of the room was a throne which was blue and gold with the backrest part of the seat looking to be the expanded tail of a peacock. The gorillas tore down the banners before bringing in a large cannon into the room as Shen looked at the throne with nostalgia written upon his face.
Shen- My Father's throne...He used to let me and Sunita play here beside him, promising that this throne will be mine.
A sinister smile emerges on Shen's face and he proceeds to kick the throne through a window with glee. He turns to the two gorillas and motions for them to move the cannon to where the throne once sat. The gorillas nodded and moved the heavy weapon.
Shen- (calmly) A little to the left.
Gorilla 1- But it's so heavy, master!
Shen takes a few steps toward the gorilla before he speaks.
Shen- 30 years, I've waited for this moment. Everything must be exactly how I envisioned it...And I envisioned it a little bit to the left.
The gorillas huff in defeat before moving the cannon slightly to the left as Shen faces away from them.
Shen- Perfect, with the weapon by my si-, ah..a little more.
The gorilla moves the cannon a little more to the left and Shen continues his monologue.
Shen- With the weapon by my side, all of China will bow before me. We move out in three days when the moon is full and the tide is high.
Shen starts to walk down the stairs in front of him but stops and looks to his right. There was an elderly goat kneeling on a mat with a bowl in front of her and a table to her left with other assorted items on it. She was wearing glasses and a pink shirt along with various amounts of different colored under-clothing that covered her from the neck down to her feet. This was the soothsayer that had foretold of Shen's future before he committed his atrocity.
Shen- Now, you old goat. Why don't you tell me my..
Soothsayer- Fortune?
Shen starts to stumble upon his words a little before he regains composure.
Shen-...Future, I was gonna say future. Look into your bowl and tell me what glory awaits.
The Soothsayer picks up her bowl and stares at it intensely.
Soothsayer- If you continue on your current path...
The Soothsayer inhales slowly and rolls her eyes upward as Shen begins to walk down the stairs while eagerly awaiting the goat's answer.
Soothsayer- You will find yourself....(deadpanned)... At the bottom of the stairs.
Shen looks surprised before looking to his feet and realizes that he is indeed now at the bottom of the stairs. He quickly stares at the Soothsayer before approaching her.
Soothsayer- I see...I see... I see pain.
The goat swiftly plucks a feather from Shen's wing as soon as he is close enough and he yelps in pain.
Soothsayer- ...and anger.
The Soothsayer quickly rips off a piece of cloth from the bottom of Shen's robe with her teeth.
Shen- (infuriated) How dare you! That is the finest silk in the province!
Soothsayer-...followed by denial.
Shen- This is not fortune telling. You're just saying what happening right-
Soothsayer- Now?
Shen stares at the goat with eyes filled with wrath for a brief moment. The Soothsayer places the torn cloth and feather into the bowl before she continues to speak.
Soothsayer- The most important time is now, but if you really want to see the future.
The Soothsayer throws some ingredients into the bowl and it ignites the contents before producing a white smoke that quickly expands and rises into the air and takes the shape of a peacock.
Soothsayer- A peacock...
The smoke abruptly begins to produce tiny sparks of electricity and morphs into the yin yang symbol with tails along its perimeter.
Soothsayer-...is defeated by a warrior of black and white and a three tailed trickster with the assistance from the one who wields lightning...Nothing has changed.
The gorillas begin to cower as Shen looks at the smoke in fear before changing into denial. The peacock pulls out a feather blade from his sleeve and swiftly throws it at the bowl, shattering it. Shen then waves his tail around to disperse the smoke before glaring at the goat.
Shen- That's impossible! And you know it!
Soothsayer- It's not impossible and he knows it.
Shen- Who?
The Soothsayer gestures to the nearby stairs and running could be heard before Boss Wolf comes sprinting in, shouting frantically.
Boss Wolf- Lord Shen! I saw a panda!
Shen- A panda?!
Shen swiftly leaps in the air and pounces onto the wolf and pins him to the ground by the neck with his talon.
Boss Wolf- ...A Kung Fu warrior, fought like a demon. Big and furry...soft and squishy...eh, kinda plush and cuddly. And there was a three-tailed vixen...she's hot...good at fighting, just like the panda and had a fiery and tempting personality. Kinda dig her now.
Shen- All the pandas are dead, I made sure of that and there's no such thing as a three-tailed fox. And even if that were true, your prediction is still incorrect. The Lightning Guardian was killed decades ago.
Boss Wolf- Lord Shen, there was another warrior I should add. A panther fought amongst them. The villagers called him the Guardian. He was more unpredictable and intense than the rest with the skills to match.
Shen starts to snarl at the wolf but is interrupted.
Boss Wolf- (nervously) Thankfully, there was an incident and I managed to make sure he took a huge dive. There's no way he could've survived that fall, so he shouldn't be a problem anymore.
Shen- Even if that was the case, there are still no pandas nor are there any three-tailed foxes.
Soothsayer- Even with his poor eye-sight...
The Soothsayer pokes the wolf's head with her walking stick, who proceeds to growl at her.
Soothsayer- He can see the truth. Why is it that you cannot?.
Shen contemplates for a second before he glares at the wolf beneath him.
Shen- Find this panda and vixen and bring them to me!
Shen lifts the wolf up and shoves him towards the stairs. The wolf slowly backs away from Shen before responding.
Boss Wolf- Yes sir!
Boss Wolf scrambles to the stairs and begins his search for the panda and fox as Shen regains his composure and looks at the Soothsayer.
Shen- One panda and a single three-tailed vixen does not make you right.
Shen starts walking away from the goat before she could reply.
Soothsayer- You're right. Being right makes me right.
Shen squinted his eyes as his patience began to wear thin because of her antics.
Shen- Then I will kill them and make you wrong!
Shen turns his head with an expression fit for a madman before he hears something being eaten and feels a tug on his robe. He turns around and sees the Soothsayer taking another bite out of his attire, to which he quickly yanks out of her mouth.
Shen- Will you stop that?!
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