A Raven and the Assassin

Trial of the 12 gates (Part 2)

Your P.O.V

I walking through another dark tunnel before entering another room that looked like a fair with noisy rides and colourful cotton candy before seeing a little girl dressed in green genie clothes appears next to me.

"What do you think mister" she said as I looked down at her and she smiles back before standing in front of you. "Hello I'm looking for someone and I think this place is very nice" I told her which gave her an even bigger smile.

"My name is Viper and you" Viper asked as I kneal down to her and smile. "My name is [Fn] [Ln] nice to meet you Viper" I told her before standing up and walking round all the time she stayed by my side.

"Hog seems to of shown you how to break your limits but not to contain it" Viper says as she walked in front of me and I stop. "I see so your my next trial am I right" I asked as she giggled before spinning round to face me.

"Yeah that's me and the trial is a game called hide and tag rules are simple if your tagged 3 times you lose and your allowed to hide which starts now" Viper said as I took off running hoping to find a good place to hide. "This should work after all this space of hers is pretty big so it's going to be tough for her to find me" I said before feeling a hand on my right arm only to see Viper next to me.

"Looks like that's 1 tag for me" Viper said as I make a quick escape all the time keeping my eyes open for Viper before I feel a hand on my back turn to see Viper with a smile. "That makes 2 only need 1 more and I win" Viper said before running off as I chased after her I soon found she had just disappeared not just her physical body but her chi as well.

"What the hell is this how can she just disappear like a ghost but her chi is gone too" I said to myself as I remembered something that master Shinzo told me.

Your past

I was walking through the temple before feeling a hand on my shoulder before looking only to see master Shinzo. "Master where did you come from" I asked as we both walked through the temple.

"I was there the whole time you see chi is like a tap if you let it continue to run water will flow out but if you stop it then the flow of water is stopped and chi works in the same way" master Shinzo told me with a smile on his face as we had fun while training.

Your past ends

*I get it she is stopping her flow of chi essentially making herself invisable* I thought as I closed my eye as I feel my chi flow and soon begin to block it. "So he finally gets it he really is a once in a generation Shinzo" Viper said as she moves closer without making a sound and goes to get her 3 tag and win the game.

As she reached me she passed right through my before I appear behind her and place a hand on her head. "I think this is 1 tag to me" I say as I saw her head turn round and smile before disappearing again.

*That was cleaver he used an after image while maintaining his chi blocking a good combination* Viper thought before feeling my hand on her head again. "With that we are even 2-2" I told her as she was shocked to see how fast I picked up on her training before trying to tag me but just like before passed right through.

Viper continues to look round unsure of where I might strike from before I appear in front of her. "You finally gave up I can feel your chi" Viper told me as she rushed at me and placed a hand on me before jumping for joy at her win but I soon chuckle which made her stop.

"Sorry Viper but I win" I told her as she looked confused before I place a hand on her head again making my 3rd tag meaning I win the game. "What but I.... how did you do that" Viper asked in a state of confusion as I stood next to myself and smile as the other me turns disappears in smoke.

"An old trick I used on master Shinzo to finish my chores fast and goof off more a clone technique" I told her as she gave a small laugh before wiping a tear away. "That is the first time I have seen someone use a clone to beat me [Fn] [Ln] you pass my trial you may pass on to the next" Viper told me as the gate of the snake symbol appears on my arm.

Your P.O.V ends

You then proceed to head off for the next trial and most likely a new lesson to be learned.

"Hog must say you got tricked good" Hog said as he floats in the air next to Viper who was smiling. "Yes Hog I got tricked but for me it was the best game of hide and tag I've ever played" Viper told Hog as they watch you disappear into the pitch black tunnel with smiles on their faces.