The Mighty Shadow

༺☯༻ Independent Role Play Blog for Shadow [Young] from "Xiaolin Chronicles" Icon artwork by Judolette

[vorpalfae]

make a girl smile today.

give her a sword.

[themightyshadow]

It's my 9 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

[philorot]

And for my next trick I’ll hand you over my caiman daughter bc it’s my birthday and I can do whatever I want

[dragonofdarknesschaos]

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Please block and do not engage anyone promoting the site. From what I've seen they're trolling bullies and it's best to not engage.

[themightyshadow]

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[windswept-dragon]

themightyshadow

“Wuya? Who is that? Not that it matters,” she kicks at a stray piece of grass. “Those scars of yours… I’m guessing they’re pretty old, considering how you’ve adapted with them, which means… you’re not the you I know.” She pauses for impact–and laughter. There’s no way he could believe what she just told him, but it seems to be the truth.

And here Raimundo had thought everybody and their grandma knew about Dashi and Wuya. At least, everyone with Xiaolin or Heylin associations.

“Run that one by me again? I’m not the ‘me’ you know?”

Oh, now he was starting to get an idea of what was up with weird girl. Question was, did he have Omi to blame again?

[themightyshadow]

Shadow sighs. "The you I know doesn't have scars. Actually, I don't think he has any anywhere on his body, now that I think about it." Hopefully he doesn't read into that observation too much. "And he certainly doesn't fight like you. So... I think I'm from another dimension. Or timeline? I might not even exist in your reality, but here I am; an anomaly. Ripe for snuffing out." She presents herself, ready to be struck down.

[windswept-dragon]

themightyshadow​

“Chase doesn’t know everything I do!”  She snarls.  “And I’ve been with him every time he’s attacked you lot.  For as long as I can remember.”  Nevermind that she can’t even remember her own ‘birth’ at his hands.  “Maybe you just can’t remember because I never fought you specifically.  Blame Chase for that!”

Weird girl just got weirder. She wasn’t lying but… she couldn’t be telling the truth either because whether they’d fought face to face or not, Raimundo knew he would have heard her voice or felt her on the battlefield at some point or other if she’d ever been there. Unless she just never spoke, but it seemed weird to break her silence over a failed spying mission.

“Does Wuya know you’re trying to steal her spot?” Raimundo joked. “Anyway, I can tell you think you’re telling the truth, but I woulda noticed you if you showed up any of the times Chase attacked us. I’m just that good.”

[themightyshadow]

"Wuya? Who is that? Not that it matters," she kicks at a stray piece of grass. "Those scars of yours... I'm guessing they're pretty old, considering how you've adapted with them, which means... you're not the you I know." She pauses for impact–and laughter. There's no way he could believe what she just told him, but it seems to be the truth.

[windswept-dragon]

themightyshadow

“Ugh.” The eye roll of exasperation is audible. “I am NOT like those mangy, empty-headed felines. I am above them. I am Chase’s right hand, his Phoenix, his Queen of the Evil Empire! Don’t you ever consider me on the level of those kitties again, or I’ll shave all your hair off in the night.” She grinds something out with her heel. “I can’t believe I ever considered someone like you a… urgh!”

‘Unimpressed’ wasn’t a strong enough word to describe Raimundo’s reaction to this girl’s long winded titles.

“Chase sends his ‘right hand’ to creep around in the bushes?” Raimundo asked, digging his pinky into his ear. “How come he never brought you along any of the times he attacked us then?”

[themightyshadow]

“Chase doesn’t know everything I do!”  She snarls.  “And I’ve been with him every time he’s attacked you lot.  For as long as I can remember.”  Nevermind that she can’t even remember her own ‘birth’ at his hands.  “Maybe you just can’t remember because I never fought you specifically.  Blame Chase for that!”

[windswept-dragon]

themightyshadow​

The pacing stops. With a crunch, her boot heel pivots in the dirt, and suddenly she is upon him again, pulling his shirtfront.

“The hell are you talking about?” She says through grit teeth. “Why the heck would I lie about my feelings for Chase? He’s the one who…” She releases him with a push. “But you didn’t want my life’s story.” Her face contorts into a twisted smile.

Raimundo couldn’t remember the last time he’d been manhandled by a girl who wasn’t actively trying to kill him. And this one had been all but ready to do just that two seconds ago!

“I’unno, you tell me,” Raimundo replied as he smoothed out the front of his robes. “I mean not that I’d blame you for hating Chase’s guts. Dude’s the literal worst. Buuuuut I’m guessing you cat guys aren’t allowed to say that, right?”

[themightyshadow]

"Ugh." The eye roll of exasperation is audible. "I am NOT like those mangy, empty-headed felines. I am above them. I am Chase's right hand, his Phoenix, his Queen of the Evil Empire! Don't you ever consider me on the level of those kitties again, or I'll shave all your hair off in the night." She grinds something out with her heel. "I can't believe I ever considered someone like you a... urgh!"

[windswept-dragon]

themightyshadow​

“Don’t flatter yourself. Chase can fight you and the rest of the monks into submission easily. Basking in his presence is an honor I cherish. No, what you have is…” She cuts herself off and chuckles. “Well I’d tell you, but then you might enhance that talent even further. Can’t have that, can we?” She starts pacing a circle around him.

Raimundo snorted. Her reaction was kind of funny on the surface, but…

“I can tell that you’re lying.”

Specifically, that she was ‘honored’ to bask in his presence. Which, ew, so maybe it was a good thing she lied.

“Did Chase order you to say all that crap or something?”

[themightyshadow]

The pacing stops. With a crunch, her boot heel pivots in the dirt, and suddenly she is upon him again, pulling his shirtfront.

"The hell are you talking about?" She says through grit teeth. "Why the heck would I lie about my feelings for Chase? He's the one who..." She releases him with a push. "But you didn't want my life's story." Her face contorts into a twisted smile.

[windswept-dragon]

themightyshadow

“I told you I wanted to play! And… maybe get some good intel,” she pouts. “But I guess you’re just too cool a customer to be charmed by someone like me,” who’s weak. She shrugs. “But I guess I’ll come back to practice more on you. After all, you’ve got something Chase hasn’t.”

Raimundo couldn’t resist giving a smirk.

“Brains, charisma, and people who can stand to be around me for more than five seconds?” he asked.

[themightyshadow]

"Don't flatter yourself. Chase can fight you and the rest of the monks into submission easily. Basking in his presence is an honor I cherish. No, what you have is..." She cuts herself off and chuckles. "Well I'd tell you, but then you might enhance that talent even further. Can't have that, can we?" She starts pacing a circle around him.

[windswept-dragon]

themightyshadow​

Her movements stop when his scar is fully exposed. Shadow’s heart sinks at the sight of the scar. There’s a small gasp. Her fingers tremble, then are drawn away, letting his hair fall back into place. She takes a few steps back, then rubs her upper arms, as if she’s gotten a chill. Is she going to run?

“You…?” She rasps. “You still want to know everything, right?”

“I mean I mostly just wanted to know why you’re creeping around the temple. If you want to spill your whole life story I’d say talk to Dojo; he’s a big fan of long stories.”

As much weirdness as usually went on at the Xiaolin temple, this girl still managed to throw Raimundo for a loop. She hadn’t seemed to have any problem attacking him at first, and then just folded at a little display of power. Not to mention how she acted like she knew him at first only to go bananas at the sight of his scar. She might have just been trying to get him to drop his guard or something, but she had a weird way of going about it.

[themightyshadow]

"I told you I wanted to play! And... maybe get some good intel," she pouts. "But I guess you're just too cool a customer to be charmed by someone like me," who's weak. She shrugs. "But I guess I'll come back to practice more on you. After all, you've got something Chase hasn't."

[windswept-dragon]

themightyshadow

“Why would I get you din–?!” Her hands lower for a moment. “It’s not like that, you rake!” She slashes at the air in front of him. “Just let me look at your face.” Stepping closer, she starts to push his hair out of his face with possibly the lightest touch imaginable. The tips of her claws gently skim his skin.

Raimundo’s snickers at her reaction came to an abrupt halt as he felt hands in his hair. On his face.

“Whoa whoa, hey-”

More bewildered than put out, he didn’t pull away. What was with this girl? She was one of Chase’s warriors, wasn’t she? But she definitely didn’t act like one of them. Raimundo was pretty sure none of them had ever given half a shit about his scar before.

“You remember that thing I said about personal space?”

[themightyshadow]

Her movements stop when his scar is fully exposed. Shadow's heart sinks at the sight of the scar. There's a small gasp. Her fingers tremble, then are drawn away, letting his hair fall back into place. She takes a few steps back, then rubs her upper arms, as if she's gotten a chill. Is she going to run?

"You...?" She rasps. "You still want to know everything, right?"

[windswept-dragon]

themightyshadow

“Sh-shut up! Just…” She creeps forward timidly. “Can I touch you? Briefly.” She adds, as if that specification makes it any better. “You seem both familiar and not,” a half truth, but she truly means no harm. “I’ll tell you everything I can after I confirm something for myself. So, please…” Her outstretched palms are within his striking range. “Please. It’s only a moment.”

Raimundo froze, completely floored by the direction this was taking.

And then he laughed. An involuntary, disbelieving laugh stemming from a complete inability to figure how he should react to the cat warrior’s bizarre request.

“Hey, at least buy me dinner first,” he said finally, once he’d recovered enough to form a coherent sentence.

[themightyshadow]

"Why would I get you din–?!" Her hands lower for a moment. "It's not like that, you rake!" She slashes at the air in front of him. "Just let me look at your face." Stepping closer, she starts to push his hair out of his face with possibly the lightest touch imaginable. The tips of her claws gently skim his skin.

[windswept-dragon]

themightyshadow​

Oh… crap. Shadow knows she can’t handle something like that. She’s far too light weight. Her focus falls on the boy, his hair whipping around his features. Wait…?!

“Wait! Stop!! Please stop!” She holds both hands out, flat, as if to calm the winds and stop him.

Well. That was fast.

But Raimundo did stop, stilling the powerful winds in an instant and sending the collected debris raining back down to the earth along with the intruder.

“You sure you’re one of Chase’s warriors?” he asked. “No offense, but you guys usually put up a better fight than this, even in cat form.”

[themightyshadow]

"Sh-shut up! Just..." She creeps forward timidly. "Can I touch you? Briefly." She adds, as if that specification makes it any better. "You seem both familiar and not," a half truth, but she truly means no harm. "I'll tell you everything I can after I confirm something for myself. So, please..." Her outstretched palms are within his striking range. "Please. It's only a moment."

[windswept-dragon]

themightyshadow​

“Ack!!” She falls to the ground on all fores, kicking out at the boy behind her. Unfortunately her legs are already overextended from her previous lunge and she fails to land a hit. Shadow curses under her breath. Of all the times to… No matter. This is why Chase chose her fighting partners and took on the others. With an annoyed growl, she flips over onto her back and readies herself to jump up.

With a great sweeping motion, Raimundo summoned a giant wave of air powerful enough to lift a rhino from the ground to send his attacker flying. He smirked, feeling his hair whip around his face as the wave turned into a cyclone sucking up dirt and rocks and leaves.

“Let me know when you’ve had enough!”

[themightyshadow]

Oh... crap. Shadow knows she can't handle something like that. She's far too light weight. Her focus falls on the boy, his hair whipping around his features. Wait...?!

"Wait! Stop!! Please stop!" She holds both hands out, flat, as if to calm the winds and stop him.

[windswept-dragon]

themightyshadow

The girl lets out a hiss, although it’s decidedly more reptilian than feline.

“I told you not to make any smelly jokes,” she growls.  Seems he hit a nerve.  “You think I like smelling like kitty litters?”  A huff.  “No matter, I came here to play, anyway.”  She lunges at him, claws outstretched.

Raimundo spun out of the way, circling around Kitty Litter’s back. Concentrating his chi, he condensed a small bullet of spinning air and fired it at the small of her back.

“And I told you personal space,” Raimundo countered.

[themightyshadow]

"Ack!!" She falls to the ground on all fores, kicking out at the boy behind her. Unfortunately her legs are already overextended from her previous lunge and she fails to land a hit. Shadow curses under her breath. Of all the times to... No matter. This is why Chase chose her fighting partners and took on the others. With an annoyed growl, she flips over onto her back and readies herself to jump up.

[windswept-dragon]

themightyshadow​

“Ha, ha, very funny.” She sneers, circling around to his front, getting right up in his face. “You honestly don’t recognize me from Chase’s side? Oh, that’s right.” She backs off a bit, but remains uncomfortably close, crossing her arms.  Does she not realize he’s blind? “We didn’t get the chance to fight back there. Didn’t even land a single hit on each other. We’ll have to fix that.” She reaches towards his chest.

So she was with Chase? Maybe one of the cat warriors in human form, though Raimundo had never heard any of them speak before.

“Yo girl, ever hear of personal space?” Raimundo asked, smacking away the hand as it reached for him. “Or mouthwash? No offense but your breath’s kinda rank.”

[themightyshadow]

The girl lets out a hiss, although it’s decidedly more reptilian than feline.

“I told you not to make any smelly jokes,” she growls.  Seems he hit a nerve.  “You think I like smelling like kitty litters?”  A huff.  “No matter, I came here to play, anyway.”  She lunges at him, claws outstretched.