Blind Wolf a Kung Fu Panda Fan fiction

Chapter 8: Aleksei vs Tai Lung

Aleksei P.O.V.

I land the first hit in. And it felt painful for him! Both charged on all fours then leapt at each other, he tried burying his fist in my stomach. The force of his running strike made us both go flying off the side of the mountain. As we fell we kept fighting, then he screamed in my face.

-After I kill you, I'll go for the scroll-

I grabbed his wrist and twisted it in mid air putting the back of his hand between his shoulder blades. I'm glad I learned to do that, and to use it. 

-You are a fool if you think I will let you kill me- I shouted back.

As a retort he twisted around and threw me off him. A second later he landed on the seven hundred forty steps, while I was flying towards a tree. I focused and noticed I was about to collide with mildly thick branch.

That might work.

I did a flip and twist so I was facing in Tai Lung's direction. I landed on the branch and it started to bend backward. The tree was old enough to be strong, yet still young enough to be springy. Which was what I was counting on.

I was launched faster than any living master could ever hope to throw me. The gap between me and my opponent was closed in the blink of an eye. And the extra momentum was useful as my right fist collided with his jaw.

Tai Lung was thrown back but got his footing back easily. He shook his head, one part in disbelief and because I rattled his brain. I landed on my feet and kept my senses focused on him; this wasn't some brainless bandit I was dealing with. I wasn't in a sparring match with one of the five. It was a winner take all fight, and it was with a rogue master. The odds were against me.

But I've been through worse.

I could feel he was massaging the side I had hit him.

-Not bad- Said as he spat out a tooth.

-I haven't been hit that hard in a long time- Was this the time reminisce? Seriously, if he starts that evil villain monologue crap I'm gonna lose it.

I stayed in a crouching position, still facing Tai Lung who was about twenty steps away from me. I wasn't tense, I was relaxed. But I was ready to spring forward at any given moment. I could feel he moved. But he walked, as if he was taking a casual stroll.

-Tell me something wolf- Not this crap again.

-How long have you been training with Shifu? Three years? Seven years?- I answered.

-One week- He burst out laughing.

-One week!? While the idea is absolutely ludicrous, I must admit you're quite strong for someone who's only been training a week- I couldn't argue with that.

-I wasn't exactly Shifu's first choice of Dragon Warrior- That was a massive understatement.

-Then how it is you were chosen as the Dragon Warrior?- He asked me.

I entered my state of calm, and to distracting him I kept talking.

-Strange change of fate or dumb luck. I'll let you be the judge of it- I started breathing, I have enough training to bring it easily but I wished I had more time so I could active the Crescent Sun in the blink of an eye.

-Dumb luck sounds appropriate. Still you learned a lot from Shifu. But there is still so much more to learn. I'm going to make you an offer you'd have to be an idiot to refuse- I wonder what's worse; an idiot refusing an offer or the one who make the offer to the idiot?

-Oh I can't wait to hear this- I said with a little sarcasm.

-I'm sure. So here's my offer, tell me where the you throw the Dragon Scroll and I will complete your training- Complete my training? Don't make laugh.