Chapter 645 - Climax 57...

In the meanwhile...

The imperial lion was now quickly leaping amidst the trees and bushes, reaching the monastery at the speed of the lightening. In the meanwhile, several animals had spotted what was happening and there was a loud ruckus in the entire forest. The animals were howling in anger, while the birds were chirping in distress. From where ever the imperial lion crossed, the animals followed it creating a loud noise looking at Xio Lee's now absolutely dark body.

James was now quickly running in the west wood and had already lost sight of the imperial lions. He rapidly ran amidst the bushes when suddenly he heard a loud roar behind him. He suddenly halted and turned, and saw the same gigantic hyena standing behind him, looking at him in curiosity.

James was this time not scared and he immediately ran towards the hyena. "I have to reach the old monk. Master Lee had been poisoned. Take me there immediately." James spoke in much anguish and a tear dropped from his eye.

The hyena let out another growl this time much softer and polite as if agreeing to him.

"Thank you so much." He spoke up hurriedly and jumped to sit on the hyena's back. The hyena was now sprinted rapidly towards the monastery, angry over hearing the news about Xio Lee.

The old monk, who had been sitting in his room and meditating near the small water pond in his room, could hear a loud ruckus in the forest now. He knew his children were now fighting and he thus was constantly praying to the lord for their safety.

He had never in his all lifetimes, ever heard such an anguished call from the animals. He quickly opened his eyes in worry and rushed towards the main room of the monastery. All the other monks too were now rushing out of the monastery hearing the animals cry and shriek so loudly.

"Something is not correct." The old monk stood on his spot stupefied as he could now hear the Imperial lion growling in extreme anger. He then heard a lady howling and crying loudly. He quickly rushed outside the monastery and his heart was now beating rapidly in extreme tension and his feet shivered in shock. "Lee!!" he shouted in extreme shock.

The imperial lion had placed Lee's body on the entry of the monastery and it was now completely dark in color. The man was not moving and breathing and the imperial lion roared and roared in anger. Elizabeth fell down on the ground and cried looking at him and her eyes then spotted the old monk who was rapidly rushing to see Xio Lee.

"Old monk! Please, please do something. He is not breathing now." She howled in despair looking at the monk and folded her hands begging for her husband's life.

"This... This is the same venom." The old monk spoke in a trembling voice and then immediately looked at the other monks. "Please bring him in. Quick"

All the animals had now gathered around the monastery in restlessness, still howling in anger and sadness. The entire monastery's garden was now filled with several hyenas, monkeys and apes and other animals looking at Xio Lee.

The monks picked up Xio Lee's body and brought him inside the monastery, making him lie down on a bamboo table, situated right in front of the beautiful lord Buddha statue. Several herbs were being placed before the lord's feet and the old monk quickly picked up an old transparent bottle with white colored contents in it. He then quickly walked towards Xio Lee and opened his jaw. He then poured the entire contents of the bottle in his mouth.

All the monks and Elizabeth were now praying before the lord's statue to make the herb work. Just then the hyena carrying James on his back halted near the door of the monastery. James quickly patted the head of the hyena, rushing inside from in between all the animals that had gathered around the monastery. The animals were now standing silently in contrast to their earlier anger and howling, as if they were also silently praying to the lord in unison.

James rushed inside the monastery and stood inside the room quietly as he too now prayed to the Lord, to wake up Xio Lee back to life.

As soon as the old monk transferred the contents of the bottle in Xio Lee's mouth, suddenly his mouth spat out the entire contents in dark gray color. As if, the herb did not work upon the venom and the body spat it all out.

The old monk this time took another bottle, which had some red colored  liquid contents in it. He immediately poured the entire bottle in his mouth and waited for a few seconds. But no sooner the red color also converted into gray and it was again thrown out of the mouth instantly, falling it all over his dark face.

Everybody present around them knew what this meant. The herb was not working in front of the snake's venom in his body.

The old monk's hands were now shivering as a tear dropped down from his eye. Everybody was stunned to see him cry and they all too busted in tears. They knew that if the calm man like the old monk was crying it was definitely a bad news.

With his shivering hands the old monk picked up another transparent bottle from the shelf, pouring it inside Xio Lee's mouth. But as if he already knew the result, the contents of the herb were also spat out of his mouth spreading all over his face. The old monk dropped down on his knees and rested his head on Xio Lee's chest and busted into tears. "Our Lee Lee is dead. He killed our Lee Lee."

Everyone started howling and crying in pain and sorrow looking at the dead man's body on the table. Suddenly a loud ruckus was created outside the monastery as all the animals went berserk in anger screaming and producing angry noises.

Suddenly all the birds started to screech in sorrow and suddenly the entire sky turned dark as if it was night time. It was a dark day for the entire universe as the most loving man of the mother earth and other creatures was no more!

Elizabeth came rushing towards Lee's body on the table, looking at him with her teary eyes. "How can you do that Lee? Did you not promise me to never leave my hand? How can you just go away like this? How?"