38 Ch. 37 - The fight is over!
Back in the mortal realm, Master Shifu and the Furious Five stood in front of a large clearing where cherry petals were lying on the ground, forming a yin-yang symbol.
"What do we do now, Master? It's been an hour." Monkey worriedly said as Master Shifu's expression was grim, however he was still holding hope.
"No, Monkey. We must not lose hope. We have to trust Jin." Master Shifu stated.
Meanwhile, Tigress just stared at the yin-yang symbol with a complicated expression. Her eyes were unfocused as there are things going on inside her mind right now.
Is Jin still alive?
Where is Jin and how did his fight with Kai go?
As everyone has different opinions on the outcome of the fight, the green Jade stones containing started shaking involuntarily.
Monkey, who was holding them was stunned and quickly dropped the Jade stones on the ground before each of the Jade stones flashed in green light, freeing the masters inside. However, there seems to be a problem as there are also some masters who were supposed to be in the Spirit realm but now they are freed in the mortal realm.
Among these masters was someone Master Shifu knows well.
"Hm...ahhh~ it feels good to be back. And stronger than usual, isn't it, Shifu?" Tai Lung grinned as he breathed in the fresh air. His eyes show unprecedented anger and relief.
Just as Master Shifu was preparing to handle
"Master, let me handle him." Tigress stepped forward as she cracked her knuckles.
"You? What? Do you want a rematch and lose again? Where is your Dragon Warrior? He's not here to stop me now, eh? Let me guess, he's dead an-." Just as Tai Lung was mocking and grinning, he failed to perceive the movement of Tigress and even if he did, it would be too late as Tigress's paw has already smashed on his chest.
*Boom!*
Blown away, Tai Lung crashed through many trees before using his claws to stab the ground and stop his momentum, however this gave time for Tigress to come up to him and kick him on his head.
Raising his arms, Tai Lung was confident in defending himself from Tigress's kick, not noticing the golden hue on her foot.
*Boom!*
A large golden shock wave occurs as Tai Lung weakly knelt on the ground, feeling a bit suffocated and hard to breathe.
"How is that for a rematch?" Tigress smirked as her paw released her claws, intending to finish him off.
***
"Shifu..." Hearing someone calling his name, Master Shifu turned around and was faced with a large elephant wearing regal robes.
"Ah! Master Elephant! It's been a long time!" Master Shifu bowed in respect as Master Elephant also did so.
"You look old, Shifu. I could still remember back when you still used to climb on my head." Master Elephant chuckled as Master Shifu embarrassingly scratched his beard, it would be fine if he's the only one who heard it but his students are nearby and they heard Master Elephant's remark.
"That was a hundred years ago, Master Elephant. I'm a different man now, or old man." Master Shifu reasoned.
"Ah yes. My time in the mortal realm has long come to an end. The last time I remember was facing a bull in the Spirit realm." Master Elephant scratched his beard as he watched Tigress's fight with Tai Lung.
"Is she your student?" Master Elephant asked.
"Both actually, the other one has strayed from his path and went on the dark path." Master Shifu said with regret in his voice.
"No worries about that, Shifu. I know some masters who have been through the same, you're not the only one." Master Elephant said with a sigh.
***
While peace has ensued in the mortal realm, except for Tai Lung. Though even if he were to be defeated, there are literally other masters nearby ready to stop Kai. Devil Jin finally sighed in relief as his horns slowly pulled itself back to his temples while the tattoos on his body faded away.
The red slit in the middle of his forehead also closed itself like an eye.
*Crunch!*
The pure black wings on his back also decreased size before going back inside the two large wounds on his back before it closes.
"Seriously, why does my wing part hurt so much." Jin complained as he rubbed his back shoulder where the large closed up wound resides.
After that, only then did Jin notice that the area has changed tremendously as the previous green colored spirit realm has changed to a scarlet red one.
'I remember when Po defeated Kai, it turned into yellow instead of red, does it perhaps change according to the chi of someone inside the realm?' Jin pondered to himself, not noticing the small boulder with a large blossom peach tree slowly floating near him.
"Ahh, I knew you would defeat him." Suddenly, Jin heard a familiar voice behind him.
Turning around, Jin saw Master Oogway sitting in a meditative position while his jade cane resides on his lap.
"Master Oogway. You left quite a troublesome foe to me." Instead of greeting him as what he is supposed to do, Jin directly complained much to Master Oogway's amusement.
"You must accept that the mistakes of the past can only be resolved in the future. Kai is my mistake and you are my future." Master Oogway resolutely said.
"So in simple terms, I'm just here to clear up your mess?" Jin asked with a deadpan expression.
"..."
Although Oogway didn't respond, Jin felt like his silence meant yes, making Jin's face twitch.
"So, are you here to give me more of your words of wisdom?" Jin asked after a moment of silence.
"Nope." Master Oogway answered while popping the 'P'.
'What? So, he's not gonna give me his jade cane like how he gave it to Po in the original? I thought he had bigger ones.' Jin grumbled inside his mind as Master Oogway chuckled.
"Why bother for something as small as this when you already have something bigger on your own?" Master Oogway said while hinting at the two red blades with chains attached on Jin's waist.
This was originally Kai's weapon however, after Jin absorbed Kai's chi and got a hold of the blades, the color changed from green to red, suiting his red like lightning chi.
"Oh..." Jin coughed, not wanting to admit he got a bit greedy. If he were an angel now, he would've long fallen from grace.
'Wait, now that I think about it. How come I didn't transform into an angel? Or did I already?' Jin wondered to himself and decided to ask God about it later, anyways he'd soon be leaving here and go into another world, because not only got a full percentage of his template but he also defeated the god of this universe, albeit it was a drinking battle, but hey. A win is a win, right? It doesn't matter how and what, as long as you win and that's enough.
"So, how do I get out of here then?" Jin asked Master Oogway, although he watched how Po did it but Jin is sure it is not that easy.
"You can leave whenever you want. Switching between realms requires an excessive amount of chi and I could tell yours are large enough." Master Oogway said before closing his eyes.
'Alright, so I just need to surge my chi, right?' Jin said to himself before holding the blades on each of his hands, holding it actually helps Jin control his chi better, which must be the reason why Kai and Oogway had their own weapons.
'I should definitely give it a name later.' After that, Jin flipped his blades by the chains, similar to how Kai does it whenever he makes his entrance.
*Clang!*
Hearing the chains rattle, Jin's eyes slightly glowed in red as with a slight pull of the chains, the handles of the blades went back to his hand.
'It's just like Wuxi Finger hold. I just need to replicate that feeling.'
*Fwooosshh!*
It didn't take long for Jin to be swarmed by red chi that looks and moves like water.
In just a few seconds, Jin's surrounded by a large red ball that constantly surges as time goes on.
***
Back to the mortal realm, Tai Lung laid unconscious underneath Tigress's feet as she sighed in relief. It has always been one of her regrets for losing against Tai Lung when she was decisive in defeating him back then. But now things have changed, with months of training and days of sparring with Jin has greatly improved her battle experience.
While everyone was busy by their own matters, some masters who originally belonged in the mortal realm, gave their gratitude before going back to their place.
Obviously, Master Shifu didn't hold them back as he knows that each master has their own place and citizens to protect and without their presence would cause chaos among their place.
Amidst waiting, something finally happened at the place where the yin-yang symbol lays.
*Fwooossh!*
A swirling huge red ball of chi with red lightning crackling from time to time appeared in the middle.
"What's going on? What an abundant amount of chi!" As a chi user, Master Shifu and Master Elephant could sense chi just by looking at it. So what Master Elephant said is true, staring at the huge ball of chi is like staring at a large mass of raw chi that could surpass tens of master's chi.
The swirling red ball of chi then exploded in a shockwave, affecting everyone's feelings. Most of them could feel slight pain trickling on their skin, though not that much.
Staring at the middle of the opening, they could see a handsome black-haired man wearing nothing on his upper body, showing the large scar on his chest while wearing black pants with a tinge of red flame as a design. His hands were wearing red and black gloves that reached up to his elbow. The most noticeable thing on him was the red blades crackling with red lightning that rests on his hand.
"Jin!" Tigress happily and excitedly called out as she ignored the other's stares and ran up to Jin.
Softly landing on the ground, Jin was tempted to stretch his body when an orange fur ball suddenly smashed herself into his chest.
"You're back." Jin could hear Tigress's muffled voice on his chest.
Hugging her back, Jin warmly smiled and said.
"Well, I can't leave my little kitty alone, right?"
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[I'll say it in advance, I might not be able to publish a chapter for tomorrow, you already know the reason, School Problems. I'm in 12th grade, already going to enter college. I can't even imagine what will happen to my writing career once I entered college, lol.]
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