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April 16, 2024 at 4:00 AM
Notes:
You can consider this fanfic a continuation of the fanfic βAlone in the battlefield is not a Dragon Warrior!β I originally wanted to write this short story at the end, but it didnβt look harmonious there and so I decided to cut it out from there and write it here as a separate fanfic.
An eerie whistling melody suddenly emerged from the distant fog on the horizon of his palace. The terrible melody was heard only by Chameleon, and the silhouette visible only to her eyes makes them open in fear. For death is merciless and unbridled. It slowly approached her and whistled that same melody threateningly, louder and louder, while looking at her with its terrible red eyes. The chameleon was very scared. She didnβt know what to do and stood still, looking death straight in the eye. At first, she thought that it was the Dragon Warrior himself who was approaching her to finish her off, because she herself still naively thought that she was still alive. Although she had been dead for so long. The silhouette came very close to her and showed his face, taking off his hood. It turned out to be a large and white wolf with red eyes, a malicious smile and all black rags. And in his hands he held two sickles. The wolf came very close to her and looking into her frightened blue eyes to death, he stopped right above her.
β You... You... Not... A Dragon... Warrior?... You... You... Yourself... β she didnβt have time to ask him, when he interrupted her and at the same time answered her in a terrible voice:
β Death!... And I came for you, Chameleon.
β No! was all she could say. The villainess swallowed in fear and fell to her knees, becoming even smaller, without removing her frightened gaze from her terrible red eyes. Although judging by the look of the Wolf himself, he was not angry with her and did not even pose any danger. That's for sure.
β Don't be afraid! I didn't come to kill you. On the contrary, I came to congratulate you.
The chameleon, having forgotten a little about the fear of death, bulged her eyes even wider and asked:
β Co... Co... Congratulations?
β Yes. Although you brought all the bad people back to life, including the most dangerous ones, among whom were Tai Lung, Lord Shen and General Kai, at the same time, although not of your own free will, you helped them all re-educate and take the path of correction. β While the Wolf was telling her about this, the Chameleon looked around and realized that she was actually in the world of spirits, and not in her palace. β Thanks to you, they not only returned to life, but also learned to appreciate it, and each of them received a second chance to live their lives with dignity. It's all thanks to you, Chameleon. Even though I am Death, literally, even I value other peopleβs lives and basically wish that everyone and everyone in this world would value their life and take care of it as best they could. It is impossible for anyone to become immortal, like myself. You can only try to live your life correctly, as you should. And you, Chameleon, although you didnβt value your life, you helped others realize all this. From your example, they all realized that if they continue to behave exactly the same as you and do not correct themselves, they will repeat their mistakes again, take a slippery slope and again waste their lives. To be honest, I was shocked myself, because I didnβt expect this from you.
β Am I already dead? β asks the sorceress, still not wanting to believe in it.
β What about it? You received the Wuxi Finger Grip and it transported you here. You died in the world of the living, but were reborn here.
The chameleon fell to her knees and lowered her head. She was upset with herself. She never achieved her goal. She failed to become the strongest and take over all of China as she had hoped. She was very upset by the fate she received.
β I... Is it really my fault that Iβm like this... I just wanted to become a kung fu warrior, like everyone else. β While she was telling all this, she began to cry. β But no one underestimated me. Everyone persecuted me and refused to teach me. I couldn't do otherwise. For me there was no other choice and no way back. They themselves made me like this.
β Youβre just fixated on revenge, Chameleon. β The wolf leaned towards her, lightly touched the repentant villainessβs cheek with his left paw and ran his paw across her cheek, wiping away a tear with his thumb. β We can all make mistakes. Revenge sends us all so strongly that we immediately go down a slippery slope and do not realize our mistakes in time. But the panda gave you a chance to improve yourself, just like he gave Shen a chance. If you succeeded with Shen, then maybe you, given a second chance, will also be able to improve.
The Chameleon stopped crying and looked questioningly at Death. This time he looked at her with sympathy. At the same time, he continued to smile.
Judging by the experience of Tai Lung, Shen and Kai. Since China accepted them and believed that they had reformed... If someone also decides to bring you back to life... There is no doubt, they will forgive you for all your sins.
The chameleon suddenly felt that she began to shine yellow again and began to slowly disappear.
β It's time for you! β He tells her and turns and leaves. Along the way he continued to whistle his tune. But this time it didnβt sound so creepy to her, but on the contrary, it seemed to calm her down.
The chameleon disappeared from the world of spirits and, apparently, was also resurrected by someone and returned to the world of the living. But by whom and most importantly, how? Or maybe it was Death itself that gave her a second life, thanking her, and thereby she herself gave her a chance for a second life and correction? Who knows!
Notes:
What do you personally think? Did she return to the world of the living or did she simply go to purgatory? And if she was brought back to life, then who is behind it? And will Chameleon be able to improve?