When Crossbow Meets Blade

Chapter 4

"The Black Dragon isnt at all what you think he is!"

Wanwan's POV

    W-what? What is he saying? Did I hear that right? No... this must be a joke.

     "Ling... y-you're kidding, right? My master isnt-"

     "No! I'm telling the truth! Trust me! He isnt as kind hearted and good as you make him out to be!" Ling interrupted me, shaking me harder. So that means.... he's serious...

     "S-stop spreading rumours! Seeing is believing! I... I dont believe you and never will!" I said, grabbing my crossbows and running out the room.

     I ran out the headquarters and into the woods, not caring about directions. I ran as fast as I could, trying to get rid of all these mixed emotions in me. Anger, confusion, shock. I hate these. I hate it. I hate this.

    When I finally stopped, I realised that there were tears streaming down my face. Have... have I been crying all this time? I wiped my tears and took a good look at my surroundings. All around me were trees. Nothing else. I put on my crossbows, ready for any kind of ambush or attack heading my way.

    Just then, I heard the snapping of twigs behind me. I turned around and saw-

Ling's POV

     Shit, shit, shit, shit! I went too far! What the hell is wrong with me?! Why did I just let my mouth run like that?! Why didnt I just stop myself?!

    I looked all over the headquarters, but still no sign of her. Noticing me, Baxia approached me.

    "Hey, Ling. What's wrong? You seem like you're in a hurry." He asked, concerned.

    "She... she... Wanwan's missing! She suddenly ran out! She still hasnt recovered!" I exclaimed, not giving a damn of who can hear me.

     "What?! Seriously?! What happened?" He asked, getting his shields ready.

     "No time to explain! We need to find her now!" I said, picking up my blade and calling Zilong.

We all split up to find her. In the dark woods, it was harder to find her. All I see around me are trees and dead animals. I immediately thought of the worst that could happen to her... No! Stop thinking that! She's strong and capable of defending herself!

    Soon, I stumbled upon someone lying on the ground unconscious. I recognized the person. That tail, the outfit, the hairstyle. That crossbow. 

     "Hey! Wanwan, wake up! It's me, Ling!" I got down and grabbed a hold of her shoulders. Zilong and Baxia came running towards me. As they got nearer, their expressions turned into fear.

    Zilong slowly pointed behind me. "Ling... isnt that..." He was shivering, and Baxia was just standing there, staring into the direction Zilong was pointing to.

   I looked behind me... and there was a mess. An aftermath of a battle.

   "No... it cant be..."

   Wanwan's arrows were all over the place. Some were stuck in trees, the rest were all scattered all over the ground. Other than that, there was... blood.

   I looked at Wanwan and saw a huge cut on her torso. There was so much blood, I couldnt bear to look at it.

   "Guys, lets head back now. For all we know, there are more enemies waiting to ambush us any second." Zilong said. Baxia offered to carry Wanwan back.

   As soon as we got back, Baxia took Wanwan to the emergency room and called for the doctors. I sat down at the dinner table while Zilong was explaining to Chang'e where we were.

Crap... this is all my fault. If only I hadnt said those things to her! This is all my fault!!!

Just then, Zilong came to sit with me. Baxia returned and said the doctors were helping Wanwan now. Zilong looked really disturbed and anxious. After moments of silence, Zilong spoke.

  "Guys... when we were still there, I noticed something. Really bad." he said

   "What is it?" Baxia asked.

   "I manage to notice the details of the aftermath... The person Wanwan fought against... his weapon is the.. Ame no Habakiri."

When he said that, my eyes immediately grew wide. The atmosphere in the room became intense.

   "Wait, isnt that..." Baxia said, trailing off his sentence due to shock.

   "Yes. She fought against that ninja, Hanzo."

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lmao sorry if this chapter is short sdjfsdfdsjg