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Elseworlds Immortal Iron Fist 1.9
Volume 1 Issue 9 - Journey
Stood outside the huge wooden doors outside Shou Lao's cave, Dani couldn't help but be nervous. This was it, her destiny awaits her. But she wasn't sure she wanted it. The past few hours may have changed her mind all together. She wasn't sure she wanted to save her father anymore.
Hours had passed since Dani had refused to beat Shang to death, but she wasn't sure whether to celebrate her victory or curl up in a corner and cry. Not killing Shang meant she had defied Yu-Ti and lost her wish, meaning she could not fight Shou Lao and save her father. Dani had sat outside the hall waiting for Lei for almost two hours before he burst through the doors. "Why are you looking so glum Danielle." His smile wide. "I didn't do it. I didn't win. I let you down. I let my father down." He stopped in front of Dani. "Walk with me Dani." He stretched out his arm, she got up from her seat and followed him out of the grand hall.
Lei led me outside and up the steep slope out of K'un Lun. After about twenty minutes of agonising silence Lei finally spoke. "Listen Dani, what you did in there was something most warriors would never do. As a teacher I can't say how proud I am. I can teach you how to fight and defend yourself to the highest level, but sparing someone's life is something no teacher can teach. I have tried so many times to try and control my students, and stop them from becoming monsters so they can fulfill the prophecy, and so many times I have failed. You father was one of my failures." Dani looked towards Lei wanting to argue that my father was never a failure, but Lei stopped me. "You're father came here to be my student, to be the Iron Fist. He trained so hard, he became one of the best fighters I've ever seen. But he had a darkness in his eyes. I saw this. He was selfish and only wanted the power for himself. And when I entered him in the Contest of Champions he reached the final and murdered his opponent." Dani was shocked. She never realised her father was a killer. This news almost broke me. "This is why he was never allowed to fight Shou Lao." We both approach a pair of large wooden doors blocking an entrance to a cave. "This is the cave of Shou Lao. I spoke to Yu-Ti and he agreed, you are worthy of fighting Shou." I was shocked but shocked even more when Lei turned to leave me. "Where are you going?" I ask, he turns back to look at me. "This is your journey Dani, not mine. But promise me one thing Dani. No matter what happens in there,win or lose, promise me that you will never turn into your father, stay in the light Dani. Good luck." He turns and walks down the hill, disappearing into the distance. Dani turns towards the door. Despite Dani being unsure that she wanted to save her father she knew she had to do this not for Lei, and not even for her father, but for herself. She pushes the doors open and enters Shou Lao's cave.
Elseworlds Immortal Iron Fist 1.9
Volume 1 Issue 9 - Journey
Stood outside the huge wooden doors outside Shou Lao's cave, Dani couldn't help but be nervous. This was it, her destiny awaits her. But she wasn't sure she wanted it. The past few hours may have changed her mind all together. She wasn't sure she wanted to save her father anymore.
Hours had passed since Dani had refused to beat Shang to death, but she wasn't sure whether to celebrate her victory or curl up in a corner and cry. Not killing Shang meant she had defied Yu-Ti and lost her wish, meaning she could not fight Shou Lao and save her father. Dani had sat outside the hall waiting for Lei for almost two hours before he burst through the doors. "Why are you looking so glum Danielle." His smile wide. "I didn't do it. I didn't win. I let you down. I let my father down." He stopped in front of Dani. "Walk with me Dani." He stretched out his arm, she got up from her seat and followed him out of the grand hall.
Lei led me outside and up the steep slope out of K'un Lun. After about twenty minutes of agonising silence Lei finally spoke. "Listen Dani, what you did in there was something most warriors would never do. As a teacher I can't say how proud I am. I can teach you how to fight and defend yourself to the highest level, but sparing someone's life is something no teacher can teach. I have tried so many times to try and control my students, and stop them from becoming monsters so they can fulfill the prophecy, and so many times I have failed. You father was one of my failures." Dani looked towards Lei wanting to argue that my father was never a failure, but Lei stopped me. "You're father came here to be my student, to be the Iron Fist. He trained so hard, he became one of the best fighters I've ever seen. But he had a darkness in his eyes. I saw this. He was selfish and only wanted the power for himself. And when I entered him in the Contest of Champions he reached the final and murdered his opponent." Dani was shocked. She never realised her father was a killer. This news almost broke me. "This is why he was never allowed to fight Shou Lao." We both approach a pair of large wooden doors blocking an entrance to a cave. "This is the cave of Shou Lao. I spoke to Yu-Ti and he agreed, you are worthy of fighting Shou." I was shocked but shocked even more when Lei turned to leave me. "Where are you going?" I ask, he turns back to look at me. "This is your journey Dani, not mine. But promise me one thing Dani. No matter what happens in there,win or lose, promise me that you will never turn into your father, stay in the light Dani. Good luck." He turns and walks down the hill, disappearing into the distance. Dani turns towards the door. Despite Dani being unsure that she wanted to save her father she knew she had to do this not for Lei, and not even for her father, but for herself. She pushes the doors open and enters Shou Lao's cave.