(XI) The Return of the Hero

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Time shook. The walls of reality were torn apart, as countless waves of energy escaped from the spiritual world to the world of the living. Those who did not have a strong mind would be capable of falling into madness after a long exposure, while feeling how their bodies were burning despite the freezing climate of the room. Gongzhu was playing with death itself, a deadly and dangerous game.

Then, a silhouette materialized before the eyes of many. A shadow that emanated from the golden portal, like a being called from beyond that was little by little sucked in by forces that it was not able to understand. Traces of dark magic tore the golden flow of the universe, dragging along those who refused to be subdued. But in vain.

Then he appeared. A legend, a hero. The one who gave his life for the woman he loved and sacrificed himself to purge the plague from the streets of Gongmen. (If you want to understand this you will have to read the Spin Off I did) There was no one like him... Tai Lung himself.

Gongzhu: - Tai Lung

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Gongzhu: - Tai Lung... I'm your fan. At least... the one you used to be. -

But the snow leopard said nothing. It only took a quick glance to understand that something was definitely not right. Tai Lung had no idea who that chameleon could be, but the fact that she was carrying the Staff of Wisdom in her hands was more than enough proof that he had to face her and stop her... From whatever she was doing.

Gongzhu: - Fence... Apparently I woke you up from a pleasant dream. -

Tai Lung: - Where did you get that staff from? .

Gongzhu: - This one? An old friend of yours gave it to me. -

Tai Lung: - Po would never willingly give Oogway's staff to someone like you. -

Gongzhu: - Who said he went voluntarily? -

Then the hard stone beneath his feet shook. The entire room began to shake, while colossal mechanisms made the walls move against all natural logic. Hidden sections rose like infernal rings around them, where dozens of these cages could be seen imbued with ancient black magic. Magic that not the Dragon Warrior himself was able to break.

Tal Lung even felt a chill run through his already dead body, as by act of mere reflex he moved his right leg backwards, involuntarily taking a combat stance. While he analyzed the hundreds of armed reptiles that surrounded him as quickly as he could.

Tai Lung: - What do you want from me? -

Gongzhú: - I want it all... -

With a simple sign from the chameleon, every armed being in the room launched itself at the snow leopard. Dozens of deadly halberds were thrown at Tai Lung, who was not willing to check whether his spiritual body materialized in the world of the living could be affected or not by mundane weapons. Even so, no one present was at his level in the fight.

The halberds were not able to reach his body. The metal twisted before the ferocity of his spiritual fists, and the wooden shafts were miserable stalks of reeds before the precision of his kicks. The reptiles flew through the air from the ferocity of Tai Lung's blows. Then... something went ridiculously wrong.

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