Judgment

Judgment

[3rd POV]

The city of Xiaguan was the capital city of the kingdom of Dali. It was located in the Eastern part of the region and it was selected as the capital because the king and most of the nobles lived here and because of its connection with the silk route.

Xiaguan was one of the main trading hubs of the Dali Kingdom and many of the mining sites were located in this city.

The economic backbone of the kingdom of Dali was mining minerals like gold, agriculture which was possible due to the Erhai Lake and finally trade with Southeast Asia.

Xianguan was a city where all these three trade flourished. It was a city which was almost twice as big as Gongmen City due to the sheer number of citizens gathering in this city full of opportunity.

Like any metropolis city with a bustling economy, Xianguan was a great city with stunning infrastructure and impressive architecture. Due to its mining trade, there were many buildings made of silver and ornaments of gold.

The city was always lively and never seemed to sleep. From late midnight to early in the morning, the city was always bustling with activity.

The people of Xiaguan were not as diverse compared to the likes of Gongmen city and Meilin city. The residents were made up entirely of the feline family (Cat family). Seeing another species was a rare sight and most of the time they were visitors.

But even then, most of the visitors were also feline as there exists discrimination against other races in the city. If you were a trader of another species coming to Xiaguan in search of opportunity, you would find yourself unable to sell your products properly and in the worst case, publicly robbed.

Due to this reason, although Xiaguan was a great trading hub, its economy could never rival the likes of Gongmen City.

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It was like every other day. The sun was high in the sky, shining down on the great city without discrimination, unlike the citizens.

The chilling air of the night had now become hot and humid. The city was especially busy ever since the alliance between the three kingdoms.

Because the alliance was not only military but also trade. So the city finds itself with a diverse selection of animals and more people in this particular morning.

But as life was ongoing, a threat loomed over the city. The people were unaware, yet the world seemed to foretell the disaster as dark clouds blocked the sun.

The disaster came flying towards the city like a relentless storm and when it was above the city, it dropped.

*BOOOOOOM!!!*

It crashed right at the heart of the city like a meteorite. Its thunderous explosion turned the head of every citizen.

The busy city was stunned into silence as a powerful presence filled the space. The people thought maybe the sun itself had descended on the earth.

It was suffocating.

The city was about to pay the price for the mistake of its king.

Judgment has come.

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[Tai Lung's POV]

I looked around the city of Xiaguan with a face void of any emotion. My landing had left a crater on the ground and my surrounding was destroyed by the shockwave

The dust settled and so did the silence. The people of the city - which were mostly felines - were rooted on their spot at the sight of my visage.

"Move!! Get away quickly." The guards were quick to arrive at the scene and they pushed away the civilians but they too, froze like a statue when they saw me.

The sound of flames burning was enough to ruptrue an ear. The air trembled due to the heat and the blue flames sapped everything of it's life and glory.

I raised my other arm and the same scene replayed. Then as I stepped on the ground it cracked and broke into a million pieces before it turned scorched.

I paved the road leading to the castle in hell.

I stopped using fire bending and left the city to burn itself to the ground as I entered the castle. There was no one in sight as all of the guards and maids had left.

But my sense did pick up one person in the throne room so I made my way there with unhurried steps.

The castle was extremely luxurious and filled with gold and furniture crafted with exceptional artistry. But everything looked dead and depressing in the emptiness.

When I entered the throne room, I was met with the King of Dali who was sitting proudly on the throne with his best attire. He was a lion with a body that you would mistake for a warrior's at first glance but his dress tells his staus as a scholar.

"So it was a mistake." He asked me when he saw me.

I saw fear at the depth of his eyes but there was also a stubborn ego and pride.

"A grave one."

"It was my mistake. My people had nothing to do with it." He said with earnest eyes but I remained silent. He gritted his teeth before he got up from the throne and walked towards me.

When he was in front of me, he dropped his crown and went on his knees.

The kingdom of Dali was on its knees.

He begged me.

"Please."

He probably thought that I was a madman who would be willing to kill everything to satiate his anger. Crazy I might be but I was not that kind.

I gave him a short nod before I took a step back. i raised my hand high and gathered a huge amount of Chi in my fist.

Then I slammed it onto the ground as it caved in due to the force. Cracks spread throughout the castle made of stone and wood as it cried out, unable to bear the weight of my attack.

It crumbled.

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The castle fell apart and broke down, burying its king in the derbies.

Once the castle of a king, now it was a tomb.

I broke through the derbies and shot out towards the sky. My next destination was the Kingdom of Tang and the Crocodile king who imprisoned me and later on tried to kill me.

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