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Kung fu Tigress

Story 1a: Bandit Slayer

By Johann HollarPublished about a year ago 4 min read
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"Damnable woman, who are you to fight against the bandits of Mount Tai?" a dirty looking man with a sword growled.

"I am not just any woman" she replied as she stood defiantly against the man "I am the Tigress of Lian Shan, Lin Fang."

"If you're the Tigress of Lian Shan, then I must be the Master of the White Crane Hon Li" another bandit replied in mocking tone of voice followed by the laughter of his fellow bandits while the dirty looking bandit chuckled.

"Enough of this cow dung" the dirty looking man replied. "I am Cao Zhen, second in charge of the Bandits of Mount Tai and if you don't want your pretty head to be removed from its shoulders, you better get lost."

"I have heard a lot worse" she replied as she took up a cat stance while raising her arms, turning her hands and then spreading out her fingers into what looked like claws "especially from men with no manhood much like yourself."

Cao Zhen's face turned red hot "I show you what kind of man I am" he roared as he charged at Lin Fang with his sword held high. When he was within range of his sword, he swung downward.

Unfortunately, he hit nothing but the ground where Lin Fang had been standing. He turned his head to see which way she went and when he did, she was behind him, face to face with a bandit. Cao Zhen, like his fellow bandits looked shocked.

"Do you believe that I am the Tigress Lin Fang now?" she asked the bandit who had mocked her earlier. "Or should I make a further demonstration"?

The bandit she was facing fell to the ground in panic as his fellow bandits charged at her with their swords.

She also charged at them with her arms crossed and hands outward in an X-like pattern. As they both came within distance of each other the bandits swung their swords, while at the same time Lin Fang made a slashing motion with her hands.

For what felt like minutes nothing happened. The bandits and villagers were looking on wondering what would occur next. The silence was broken by the sound of cracking and the sudden shatter of the metal of the swords that the bandits had been holding. It was then red lines began to form on the bandits.

The two bandits began to scream as they fell apart into a bloody pile of organs, flesh and bones. The villagers looked on in shock while the bandits including Cao Zhen stared in horror at what happened to their colleagues.

Lin Fang turned back to the bandit she was facing, still on the ground looking in horror at her. He evacuated his bowels.

"I can overlook the insult you made about being my martial sister, as well as your cowardice if you flee now" she said to him with a look that could kill.

Having said that, the bandit leapt to feet and fled. Just as he tried to pass Cao Zhen, he was cut down by his sword.

"Insect. You deserve that" as the former colleague he slew fell to the ground and then turned towards his fellow bandits.

"This is what happens when you flee you scum" he said as then turned back towards Lin Fang. "You bitch, I won't make the same mistake, I'll-" he was cut off as she started walking towards. Gritting his teeth in anger he raised his sword to shoulder level and sliced at her.

She dodged with a jump backwards and when sliced at her again she did a jumping flip over him. He quickly turned to slice at her again with both hands on the hilt of his sword, causing her to roll backwards.

Cao Zhen had enough of this and decided to charge at her with both his hands gripping the sword as he made thrust towards her like a spear.

What happened next could not be expected by either the bandits or the villagers.

Lin Fang made a downward slashing motion with her left hand at Cao Zhen's sword, while making the same motion with her right hand across his face. She then began making a series of slashing motions all over him.

He suddenly stopped in his tracks. He then began to notice cracks in his sword. It suddenly shattered into many pieces as he looked on in shock. He then looked back at Lin Fang with a sneer.

"I don't need a sword to beat you" he replied as he pulled two large knives out. "These will gut you just as much".

"Kind of hard to do that when you're dead" Lin Fang replied.

"What?" Cao Zhen replied. He started to feel pain as blood flowed out from the side of his neck.

Then the side of his head.

Followed by his left arm.

Next his right hip.

Finally, he felt like he fell to pieces, screaming as he literally did.

Seeing their leader dying like that, the other bandits panicked as they fled. Lin Fang took a piece of cloth from the one of the slain bandits to wipe the blood off her hands. She turned around towards the village.

The villagers fell to their knees and cupping their hands in respect towards their savior. She helped the village elder to her feet.

"There is no need for that" Lin Fang replied. "I have taken care of your bandit problem for the time being."

"But what about their Chief?" the village elder replied.

"You leave him to me. Now if you don't mind, can you cook me up a big meal and serve me lots of wine" she replied with a smile. "Slaying scum who torment villagers really makes one thirsty and hungry."

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About the Creator

Johann Hollar

I had attended Minnesota State University Mankato where I received my Bachelors in History with a Minor in Philosophy. I currently work at the Woodbury Village Target as a Stocker when I am not writing you all such interesting stories.

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