HBWnovel Lord Shen’s POV
Lord Shen’s POV
Lord Shen’s POV
[3rd POV]
Tai Lung.
It was a name that was equally respected and feared throughout China 20 years ago. Especially if you were a Kung Fu practitioner, the name would strike both awe and horror in your heart.
The first and the only person to master the Thousand Scrolls of Kung Fu written by Oogway.
The greatest prodigy the world had ever seen and the best student of the Legendary Master Shifu.
Kung Fu masters used to call him 'The Arbiter of Humility' because he would come to put you in your place if you became too loud-mouthed about your achievements. In front of him, your achievements, your ego, and your talents were nothing.
It was said that his strength could match that of a hundred master. His mere presence alone could force hostile kingdoms to make peace between themselves and criminals would hope to never be big enough to catch his attention.
For a moment everyone believed that he was the warrior of prophecy, the legendary Dragon Warrior.
But that all changed when Tai Lung got into a dispute with Master Oogway. He was denied the title of the Dragon Warrior and Tai Lung did not take it well.
In the end, he was declared to have darkness in his heart and branded as a criminal by Oogway.
An unexpected end to the greatest warrior of the generation. One that was said to only be second to Oogway himself.
20 years passed and Tai Lung and his fame slowly died down. His legend and stories became mere nostalgia at the back of all the masters he had defeated.
He was remembered for all the wrong reasons. No one remembered his great achievements of bringing peace to the land, protecting China against invaders, subduing infamous criminals who cultivated chaos or making huge innovations in the art of Kung Fu.
Maybe people did not remember him for all of these achievements becausehe had never done them in his own name but in the name of the Dragon Warrior, the Jade Palace or Master Oogway.
In the end, Tai Lung was only remembered for his evil, his crime, and his audacity to go against the creator of Kung Fu.
Everyone thought that was the end of Tai Lung, the epilogue of a tragic story.
Imprisoned for 20 years, history had nearly forgotten about its greatest genius. But after two decades of silence, he had returned.
And just as you would expect from the warrior who was famous a long time ago, he brought a storm along with him.
The complete destruction of Chorh-Gom prison which was the work of different Kingdoms combined to hold Tai Lung forever.
Most of the nobles in Gongmen City and at least a quarter of citizens still believed that Lord Shen should be the ruler of the City and not the outsiders from the Kung Fu Council.
His greatest crime, the massacre of the Panda Village was a huge stain on his reputation but in the end, the Pandas were just a random village and not even part of Gongmen City. Therefore, many of the noble's houses and the people could excuse it as the mistake of a young prince caused by the prophecy.
Lord Shen went inside the camp and after taking his mind off by giving new orders to the wolves, he retreated to his cabin where he lay deep in thought.
A new variable had appeared and Lord Shen needed to change his plans. Even Tai Lung would not stop him from taking back what is rightfully his.
Maybe it was just his paranoia but while the was planning on how to deal with Tai Lung, the words of Soothsayer came into his mind.
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"A peacock is defeated by a warrior of black and white."
Lord Shen gritted his beak and shook off the thought. It should not be the Pandas that the prophecy mentioned right? Not Tai Lung.
Tai Lung was grey and black.
But that thought affirmed the threat of Tai Lung in his mind and he knew that for his plan to succeed and for his vision to become a reality.
He needed to somehow deal with Tai Lung.
A tall task. But one Shen must accomplish to bring back the glory of the Peacock.
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Author : A slight AU you could say is that the support Lord Shen got from the City. It never really made sense to me how he can enter the city easily and even get a huge ass canon inside the palace. It would make sense this way.
Smaller chapter than usual so I have a goal. 4k stones and get extra chapter.
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