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Dragon Vs. Lion

Platon launched first at the wolf first, clatching his sword with his dagger. Sho, whose hammer was tied onto a leather strap around his wrist, whirled his hammer and knocked Platon back. Tigress jumped over Sho, smashing her fist right into Platon's arm. The lion jumped back. Looking to the left, Platon ran over to the woods, but Tigress cut him off, allowing Sho and  Lion to punch him back towards the open plain. Platon braced himself, sliding to a stop. Sho jumped into the sky, poised to strike. Platon shielded himself with his sword for an above attack, but Tigress and Lion kicked Platon back into the mountain's wall while Sho's hammer struck the ground, making the lion wabble to his hands and knees. 

Platon slowly stood back up. Tigress, Lion, and Sho panted hard, staying in their ready position as Platon shed his cloak. "I have to say, that all of you have gotten much better. Much stronger," The senior lion gave a small smile. "I'd be lying if I said I wasn't proud. But you can't expect to win this."

"Why not?" Lion asked. 

"Everything you and Sho know, you learned from me and Li," Platon said, throwing off the chest plate Crane tore through. It crashed to the ground with a loud thud, as if it was a suit of lead. His bare muscular chest opened up to the breeze. "But I didn't teach you everything I know." 

"Oh no," Tigress muttered. "MOVE!" Tigress pushed Sho and Lion out of the way before Platon's fist struck them. A massive crater, about twenty feet wide, broke through the ground. Sho, Lion, and Tigress looked in awe and horror. 

"How did you know he was going to do that?"

"Because that's what Tai-Lung said before he struck us with his nerve attack," Tigress answered Sho. 

"He's much stronger than we expected," Lion said. "If that armor was just his limiter-"

"Duck!" Sho shoved Lion out of the way of Platon's fist. The lion moved faster than they could barely see. Tigress ducked and dodged for dear life as Platon's lightning punches came at her. She jumped back, but the lion struck her side and forced her into a tree. Tigress looked up and rolled out of Platon's stomp that took down the tree. 

"GRAAAHHH!" Sho and Lion charged from the back and swung their weapons at him. Platon's sword stopped them in their tracks. The lion swung his leg, knocked them down, and punched the ground. Rumble and dirt tumbled over onto them, keeping the three locked in place. Tigress struggled up to her feet; her back towards the mountain with the sea and Platon in front of her. As the lion walked to her, Tigress fell onto her back and crawled away. 

"I told you that this was pointless," Platon grunted with his sword lightly scraping the grass and dirt. "You put up a valent effort, but you don't have the strength of your mother when you're not angry." Tigress jumped back to her feet, readying herself. "This doesn't have to happen."

"I could say the same for you," Tigress grunted. "You could've died a hero among the clan and even in China, but you chose to follow a corrupted emperor for power."

"It was for my clan's safety!"

"And would your clan have done this for you?" Tigress's words punched harder than any sword. The lion stared at her as the rain slowed to a stop. "I think they would've died for you before betraying you over to the Emperor."

Platon growled lowly. His eyes glared viciously. "ENOUGH!" He pulled his arm back and smashed his fist straight into her. The impact alone made the mountain wall break rocks from above as a huge hole stood in its place.

But no tiger. 

"What the-" 

Suddenly, a shadow darted over Platon's body and moved left. The shadow moved to its owner. It wasn't the lightning bugs. It was a person, and the shadow had lagged behind. A figure with a black and white back.