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Chapter Seven:
All Soon Be Lost

"Are you willing to take that risk?" Chase Young asked.

"He ruined my life, once," Hannibal sneers. "I'm not gonna let that happen again."

"But...there is one way to stop Emma-Hoo from coming," Chase mutters.

"Well? What is it?" Omi asked.

Then, all of a sudden, Chase Young took out his spear as he charges for Hannibal. He swung it at him, but Hannibal manages to dodge.

"What are you doing?!" Hannibal shrieks.

"Emma-Hoo won't stop till you're dead," Chase explains. "And since he already messed up my palace, I have no choice!"

He then jumps up as he prepares another attack, but Hannibal jumped back, as he punches Chase Young in the face, as he retains his balance. Everyone watches them battle it out.

"Can't we do something?" Terra asked.

"This is their fight, Terra," Omi explains. "We must not interfere."

"But no one has the right to die!" Terra shrieks. "At least not yet. People have no right killing other people all because of their anger! This Chase guy doesn't have the right to do so! We'll find a way to stop Emma-Hoo, but even if Hannibal does die, Emma-Hoo will still come after those who still has The Goddess Pearl, right? That's the reason Emma-Hoo is still around, isn't it? ISN'T IT?!"

With that, Terra slowly starts to sob as she fell to her knees. Kimiko then knelt down as she laid a hand on Terra's shoulder.

"Terra..."

Apparently, Chase Young and Hannibal Bean managed to hear what Terra has said. With that, Chase Young threw his spear to the ground.

"Apparently, the new monk is right."

The monks then looked up to Chase Young with surprised looks on their faces, as Chase goes on, "Killing isn't the answer. Emma-Hoo is still here because he is after the Goddess Pearl Shen-Gong-Wu, and revenge against Hannibal Bean."

Wuya then walks up to him.

"You're apparently right, but where would Emma-Hoo look, now?"

"It has been said that Grandmaster Dashi once defeated him in battle," Omi said.

"So you'd think that Emma-Hoo would come here?" Raimundo pointed out.

"Seems that way," Clay said.

"Then we must not delay," Chase said. "We must leave here immediately and find a place farther away from here where Emma-Hoo won't think to look."

"But I'm still staying," Hannibal said. "I will fight Emma-Hoo, and I will put an end to him."

Terra then got up to her feet, as she sadly looks up at Hannibal.

"Hannibal, I won't let you die," she said, placing her hand to her chest. "We'll find a way to beat Emma-Hoo, somehow."

Hannibal could only reply with a nod.

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(Terra's POV)

We packed up as much emergency supplies as we can, but we're only allowed to bring a few Shen-Gong-Wu with us. Dojo grew in size. To tell you the truth, I was pretty nervous of riding a dragon for the first time. That, and I'm also scared of heights, to tell you the truth! Clay helped me up on Dojo, as I sat my bag full of emergency items right in front of me. Chase got on as well, but not Wuya.

"Aren't you coming, Wuya?" Kimiko asked.

"I'd rather stay here to help Hannibal out," Wuya explains. "Besides, I need to get back into shape, anyways."

Kimiko rolled her eyes. "Suit yourself."

I then looked around some more, as I spotted Hannibal holding up two swords.

"Will you be alright on your own?" Chase asked.

"I'll keep the Goddess Pearl safe as much as I can, so long as I kill him for good."

Chase then nodded. We then took off into the skies. I suddenly grasped onto Dojo and held onto his skin as tight as I could.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!" Dojo screamed in pain. "Watch it there, newbie!"

"Sorry," I exclaimed. "But I'm not used to riding dragons!"

"Yeah, takes a while to get used to," Raimundo said with a smile.

Kimiko then grabbed hold of Raimundo by the arm, saying, "We'll be alright as long as we're closer together. We'll be fine."

"Yeah," Raimundo nodded.

I then felt something in my chest, something gross and icky. That's kind of a sign for both jealousy and heartbroken. I just had to let all of that stuff go. Besides, they all don't know that I have the Goddess Pearl still around my neck and under my robe. They just haven't realized it...yet.

Much Later On...

We came across a big cave somewhere in the outskirts of Mount Jong. It was as far away from the temple as we can, but we still need to keep a sharp lookout for Emma-Hoo, of course. It was dark out, so we decided to set up a campfire deep within the cave so no one would see it in the dark outside.

"I can't believe this would be happening," I said. "I went through horrible times in my life, some I'm not proud of, but this...this is probably the biggest conflict in my life."

I sat near the campfire, my arms wrapped around my legs to pull them close, staring deeply into the bright glow of the fire. I felt Omi's hand being placed on my shoulder.

"When this is all over, we will be the ones who triumphs," he said.

"When I'm in doubts," I continued. "I usually sing a song to take my mind off of my troubles."

"If you need to, you can," Kimiko said, then with a smile. "We always have to listen to Dojo singing in the shower every day."

"Hey!" Dojo snaps. "Just so you know, I have a talent at singing! I once performed in American Idol three years ago!"

"But did they kicked you out for singing off-key in every verse?" Raimundo asked.

Dojo then stood silent, as I saw tears forming in his eyes.

"Excuse me," he sobs, taking out a tissue. "I need to go outside for a few minutes, maybe an hour."

With that, he left the cave, but kept his distance from Chase Young. Guess he seems afraid of him for a particular reason.

"Well, I'm not that good at singing, but I can try," I shrugged.

I took a deep breath as I sung a soft tune: My black backpack stuffed with broken dreams. 20 bucks should get me through the week. Never said a word of discontentment. Fought it a thousand times but now, I'm leaving home. Here in the shadows, I'm safe, I'm free. I've nowhere else to go, but I cannot stay where I don't belong. 2 months passed by and it's getting cold. I know I'm not lost I'm just alone. But I won't cry, I won't give up, I can't go back now. Waking up is knowing who you reeeeaaaaly are. Here in the shadows, I'm safe, I'm free. I've nowhere else to go but I cannot stay where I don't belong. In the shadows, I'm safe, I'm free. I've nowhere else to go, but I cannot here. Show me the shadow where true meaning lies. So much more dismay in empty eyes.

"What song is that?" Clay asked.

"Exodus, it was performed by a band called Evanescence," I explained. "Big fan of the band. Once own a Documentary of them on DVD."

"You feel better, yet?" Omi asked.

I then let my mind wander, and so far...

"Sadly, no," I nodded 'no'.

I then heard the wind howling louder than normal outside of the cave.

"We must try our best to get some sleep," Chase said, getting up to his feet as he walks for the entrance. "I'll stay awake in case Emma-Hoo is nearby."

Omi then stood up and walked next to him.

"And I will, too," he said.

"That won't be necessary, young one," Chase said.

I then saw that the fire had burnt out, and before I knew it, the others had their sleeping bags out. And pretty soon, we said each other goodnight as everybody had fallen asleep. Everyone but me. The moon was full tonight and had casted a blue glow inside the cave. I saw Chase just sitting there at the entry, looking up at the moon.

"You should get some sleep to, young monk," Chase said, without even looking at me.

I then suddenly made an awkward face. How does he know I'm awake? I then did a shrugged as I also took out my sleeping bag. I then dive into it, as I clutched my hand on the pillow. I closed my eyes as I tried my best to fall asleep. When I closed my eyes, it was nothing but darkness. But before I knew it...

I was in the darkness.

I got up to my feet as I looked around. I began walking as I tried to figure out exactly where I am besides the darkness.

"Anybody here?! Omi?! Kimiko?! Rai?! Clay?! Dojo?! Uh, Chase?! Anyone?!"

But then, I thought I saw a strange spark of light.

"Hello, Terra."

I looked and saw a strange woman there. She had long blonde hair, amazing blue eyes, wore a golden dress, and had glowing angel wings, as she was floating right in front of me.

"Wh-Who are you?!" I asked, taking a step back.

"You may not fear me," the woman had said. "My name is Amaterasu, The Goddess of Wisdom and Peace."

"Wait, did you say you're a-a-a-a-a-"

"A Goddess? Why yes, I am."

I then fell to my knees. I just didn't know what to believe. I was talking to a freakin' Goddess!

"Wait, you're not bad, are you?!" I asked.

"No, I am not," Amaterasu said with a smile. "But the baddest of us all is Emma-Hoo."

"Emma-Hoo?" I asked. "Emma-Hoo's a God too, isn't he? The one who turned Hannibal into a bean?"

"Yes. He will not stop until Hannibal Roy Bean is gone for good, and retrieves the Goddess Pearl."

"Why does he want the Goddess Pearl if he's a God?" I asked.

"He wants the power of all the Gods," Amaterasu said.

She then flicked her finger, and then suddenly, the Goddess Pearl Shen-Gong-Wu started to hover right in front of me from under my shirt.

"And you seem to have it."

I then reached out both of my hands to grab it.

"So, he'll kill Hannibal for nothing?!" I asked.

"Actually, he wanted to kill him as punishment for not retrieving the Goddess Pearl, and he believes that turning him into a bean would weaken him because of it."

"No..." I nodded 'no' again. "Why is everything seemed to revolve around people...people dying?!"

"One of the mysteries of life," Amaterasu said. "But once Emma-Hoo kills Hannibal, he'll realize that the Goddess Pearl is not within the temple grounds, and he won't stop until he retrieves what he desires. Even if it means killing all who comes across him."

I then gasped.

"So it's all...it's all my fault?!"

"So it seems," Amaterasu said with a saddened look on her face.

"No...it can't be. A lot of people will die and it's because of me?!" I cried out. "I must be dreaming. I have to be dreaming!"

I then suddenly opened my eyes again, as I saw that I was still in the cave. I saw that the others were still asleep. I then slowly sat up as I looked at the entryway to see if Chase was still awake. I then looked and saw that he fell asleep. Talk about a guy trying to stay awake in case of evil sightings. I then got out of my sleeping bag as I slipped onto my shoes as I stood up. I then reached to my robe and pulled out the Goddess Pearl.

"I-I got to go back there and stop Emma-Hoo!" I slowly whispered. "I...I won't let him kill anybody!"

With that, I silently walked passed the sleeping Chase Young as I took off to the mountains and on my way to the Xiaolin Temple.

End of Chapter Seven