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Chapter 8 - 8. Following shadows

They both are on the way to meet The great Master shen unaware about the obstacles they'll gonna face on their every next step.

Its the time to open the scripture as its the only indicator and guide of their journey .

As Jang tries to open it ,Wing takes the scripture and says Jang that he's really a good reader and can easily understand such things .

Its seems he's more excited and needy to meet Master Shen.

He opens it but find nothing .

" What's the matter Wing tell me where we have to go ."asks Jang .

"Their is nothing on it Mister Jang ,I think Master has given us the wrong scripture."

" How could it possible ,show me" Jang says .

Jang holds the scripture and before he say a word he notices the lines written, above it .

And they are," Be aware ,its nothing real nothing fake ,dont trust on you, not your soul ,don't touch the shadow you have ,don't let it touch you .

He show that words to Wing but he's unable to see a single word ,that convinces Jang the scripture can only read by him .

Wing asks about their first step and Jang nods that he knows the clue and way both .

Wing while following Jang on the way ,"Is their something that mister Jang hidding from me or don't wanna tell me,..... oh myy!!! I am so clever "having a crazy smirk on his face .

And walks fast to be with Jang as his feet got slow due to his adventurous thoughts.

" At least tell me where we are going brother, oops...., ummm can I call you brother" Wing asks Jang .

Before Jang give any answer something goes on touching his feet and a terrible voice heard by both .

Wing asks," what's this ,what's this noise ,it sounds strange and deadly haunted. "

"Wing we have to move fast ,as fast as we can ,listen! dont look back not on any cost ",Jang says to wing while having tight grip on his sword.

But at the time Wing is totally confuse and trying to understand Jang but ignoring all his words and suddenly the grass from the medow moving on, turns into tall brutal bushes moving their branches with spikes .

And Wing looks at his shadow becoming a monster .

He losts his consciousness for a while and hallucinating Jang as his enemy.

He hold his sword and attacks Jang .

For a minute this looks like he's really Jang's enemy and keep trying to cut him in pieces blindly .

Jang , tries to control him but whenever he stops ,a shadow whispers in his ear to kill Jang .

Jang understand all the words Master Shen said in his scripture he repeats , "there is nothing real , nothing fake , dont trust on you ,not even on your soul , let the shadow away .

In a blink Wing comes in consciousness and controls himself to not to listen the shadow and aware Jang about the spike bushes coming to grip him up , but in a minute the shadow overcomes Wing and get him away from Jang.

Jang tries to catch him but the spike bushes controls him with a strength thats impossible to fight against but he collects his all powers and tear the bushes off in a second but a shadow around him continuosly making him the weaker and then he realises the work of holy weapon .

Jang closes his eyes and in few minutes he's holding a shadow's neck moving around him ,in his monstrous hands .

Without wasting time he attacks on shadow with holy weapon and the shadow disappears , whole surrounding changes like nothing happened .

This whole incident reminds Jang a day he practiced in a place where Master shen taught him about "taking shadows" that controls mind of any living being ,which can be only controlled either by spiritual powers or a well focused being .

Now the only spiritual power he has in holy weapon , thats why Master Shen gave it .

Now jang realises about missing Wing and goes for his search.

After an hour of search he finds unconscious Wing on the ground .

His heart sounds almost dead having few breaths.

Jang sees him like when, his brother died in front of him and Jang was the only one who was unable to save him so he can't make it happen to Wing and carries him in his arms moves away from shadow forest .

Wing is almost dead but Jang put him on a rock and chant a spell which ends with Wings shivering voice ,"Brother Jang !!!!".

Jang stops his chant and hold Wing with a polite heart .

"Wing are you ok " Jang asks .

"Ohh yes brother im alright ,Thank you for saving me "Wing says ,trying to get up but fails.

Jang says him to rest for a while but Wing is totally curious to go for their next step .

Jang leaves him saying he is going to get some water .

Sitting near a waterfall Jang in his thoughts thinking about his painfull curse and Wing's condition due to him .

He really wants to get him away from all this but if he can do this ,it may be impossible for Wing to survive with his enemies made because of Jang .

Anytime ,anywhere they'll follow Wing until death.

So, he decide a third way to protect Wing.

And goes to Wing with water and some leaves .

He gives water to Wing and put leaves on his hand he bring from forest .

Before Wing asks any question Jang clarify that those are medicine leaves to cure his wounds.

So Wing swallows them without any further queries.

After a few minutes Wing feels sleepy and sleeps unconsciously .

Jang picks him in arms and start to walk in a direction opposite to their next destination .

This sounds like something has been running in Jangs brain .

After two hours he reaches to his cave from where he started his journey and put Wing on a rock chanting a protective spell .

He builds a magical glass that none of the bad one can enter and who will try to enter forcefully will destroy in a second .

At the point ,the end of spell Wing opens his eyes seeing Jang chanting spells over him . This is totally unexpected for him ,he tries to come out of spell glass but unable to break it .

Jang ends his spell and make him clear that he's saving him from black entity following them everywhere and this is the only way to save him.

If he will go with him this May be dangerous for Wing .

Wing is shouting for help and to get him out but Jang listened not a single word and says him to stay here until he come back .

Jang assure him that he'll get everything here whatever he wants and leave Wing .

Because Wing is injured he fell on the rock in a unconscious state ,Jang looks back to him .

And says ,"For now you need to rest ,don't worry everything will be alright " .

and leave the cave for his way to Master.