At Crossroads: Of Death?

es, the

of green grasses and trees. The Mines. This was a place where slave tra

e Boundary as well as the six kingdoms. In short, it h

etween the green trees. They were bound in fetters and chained methodically to one anothe

he front of the slaves, the back or sideways. They were ar

Well, being surrounded by ghosts was better than being sold as a slave to a silver mine. In the case of the former, you would be haunted and at worst killed.

d gone to submit a scroll and now he was being subm

instead of talk," Lung sai

ot will

wanted to find them, he would have done so since and not now that t

easily snatched underneath his nose by an unknown dar

or what seemed like eternity, they walked to an unknown destination.Then they ascended what seemed like a staircase, tripping as they climbed. But they didn't f

moss, growing wildly like stubborn weeds. Several candles lined the walls which had no window, consuming the li

ry bones than a body of flesh. They were thin and unhealthy, a sign o

neck. He squinted in pain and was mildly relieved that Lung had

ring the man was not trying to strangle him. It w

emerged, concealing his most of his physique except his height-he was very tall! His fiery eyes peered at try

e in a hoarse voice. "The name'

hoarse, Qi thought. Is

les. Number one, Do

to Qi who gulped a

rst rule! And then three

.

mentarily at loss. Weren't the three rules the sa

an with heavy beard. "Are 'these' the special ones?"

etting go of their necks. All thi

ks, feeling them once again.

g monks," the

Chan said. "From mo

untain, Qi thought. M

tely all the the slaves were led to different cells, wh

hich bulged out at all angles, his auburn hair adding more to his physique. His eyes were brown and had a twink

e answers them when they as

w long have you bee

, you'd lose count," the ma

he's Qi. We

energy," Tao continued. "You know I was an Abbot i

t a Falun Gong around his neck. But Lung's counterpart, Qi wasn

in the Falun Gong,

t have a

slowly getting in his nerves. What's with

Qi asked again, "Ar

ed looks. Qi was ask

didn't need to answer Qi's questions because soon afterwar

a

His face lit up with a smile. Pheeew...He sig

asked as he watched Qi put his right hand into

ut I'm shocked why you'd est o

"Well, I'm crazy actually. But not they

Tao inte

n a mine," Qi mocked. He grunted as

n

He heaved a sigh of relief, ignoring

can serve as a

Tao said. "No

ere enchanted, making it impossible for anyone to escape even though they w

uh

k with his brown eyes, wond

t is enchanted, the walls included. Even though

e was surprised Qi was more

a plan,"

ad," Tao

em the plan-th

k attires walked in. Three went towards the

guards said, looking at Tao. He too

ed in the morning

us," the guard slotted the ke

ic

ing into the cell. Grabbing Tao, he hoisted

appened i

s

e key hole in Tao's Falun Gong. But Tao caught it

cell and brought the monks out. Seeing that their attentions were distracted, Tao put the tooth

pranks!" the guard bellowed once mo

Lung protested

outh, Mouth. It wa

he guards in order to buy time f

problem not mine

ic

as they watched the Falun

an

ing along it, coming to stop at the guard's feet. Before they

had escaped was a tough nut. It had taken the Sons of Death to capture him. I

oo

moved towards the guards, h

Thump

ke a stampede from an angry cattle of bulls. His m

a

s dense and tremendous, as heavy as a gigantic rock. The tiger fist. This was a martial

o

s, burying themselves within the bricks. They d

l take time to full

n had told them and how he had told them. This brought an enlightenment to their minds. The M

Lung. He wouldn't want the monks standing like mo

cond, we were only taught defense techniques. Only

y refuse to train the monks? What was the reason behind th

der Harbing

come an un

solute desi

rn people

attack technique meant that one of the monks is definitely the incarnate form of this deity! This...Tao's mind turne

oo

immering with reflected lights from the candle as the

bbed the blades of the swords, breaking them one after the ot

Pa

afterimages behind him, appearing everywhere at the same time. Soon, all the guards

Lung and

e others asked why theyhe weren't going through the dark tunnel. He explained

the ability to use darkness to infiltrate your body, corrupting you

walking from the darkness that lay behind the darkness. He was grinn

tals all his body crept away into the a

ow defense techniques, now'

oo

l cutting the air as the

oo

y leaped towards Chang, sp

h

multiple flips, dodg

oo

into the air. They both landed on the wall, Tao kicking off immediately. Propelling him

is head sideways,

a

th the air, a glint of

in

ao in his torso, elongating to form long blad

and were headed for the door. This was their

a

tightly, cru

he wall. He then turned to the young monks and folded

g you," he grin

h

e air as they flew towards Lu

oo

their hairs fluttering to the wind. With the

h

dived, flying right through the loop before it closed in on him. Spinni

d he quickly retreated the chains,

a

tering it. The collision caused

could not dodge the fist

a

earing through his robe into his muscl

d kept squirming to form little tentacles which would elongate and retreated to their original position. This was a living nightmare! H

o

s, transforming into a fan before

and leaped towards Qi, pushing him off the path

as

o two, blood splashing ever

oo

ng's torso and moved in a blur towards Qi. Grabbing him, Tao hoi

d wryly, pain in

dead, n

ng, strange liquid squirming out of the cracks. As the li

d. With heavy heart, he ran through the darkness. Even though he had eventually escaped, hi

lying towards Tao who leaped towards him, taking in all the spikes. By the

a

sh on the ground. One look at them and he felt like devouring the fleshes. With a smile he said, "I wo

light. His eyes adjusted to the surrounding and saw himself standing on the balcony of the buil

Tap

ee whose. He leaped over the balcony, s

la

s depths. The water rose and ebbed, f

over the balcony, peering down. He was surrou

Then he shouted, "That monk has escaped!" His voice echoed through the whole mou