Kung Fu Panda 3: Movie Novelization

Master Oogway sat on top of a mountain floating among the white, fluffy clouds of the Spirit Realm, peacefully meditating with his eyes closed. Peach blossom petals fell from above and landed on his face, tickling his nose.

”Inner peace, inner peace, itchy nose, ” he chanted, sneezing the petal away.

”Inner peace. ”

Two curved blades made of jade, each one attached to a chain, suddenly whizzed through the air toward him. Without opening his eyes, Oogway quickly grabbed the nearest one and sent it flying into the other blade, knocking them both down.

Oogway opened his eyes to see a massive, muscled yak coming through the clouds toward him, his whole body glowing green with energy. His head was crowned by two huge horns. His black mane hung down his back, and the chains of his blade weapons were wrapped around his wrists.

”Kai, old friend, ” Oogway calmly greeted him.

”Master Oogway, ” said Kai, his voice as dark and deep as the look in his eyes.

”Our battle ended five hundred years ago, ” said Oogway.

Kais angry eyes blazed. ”Well, now Im ready for a rematch. ”

He launched himself through the air at Oogway, slicing through the mountain to reach the tortoise. Chunks of the mountain floated away.

”YAAAA! ” he cried.

He sent the two blades hurtling through the air once more. This time Oogway leaped out of the way, swiftly dodging them.

”Youve grown stronger, ” Oogway remarked.

He quickly moved his hands, and the shape of a glowing Chinese symbol appeared in the air in front of him. The symbol flew toward Kai, knocking him down. But Kai jumped right back up.

”After five hundred years in the Spirit Realm, you pick up a thing or two, ” Kai explained, with the hint of a grin on his face. He looked down at the belt around his waist. Several jade amulets dangled from it.

Oogway stared at the amulets, recognizing the animal shapes of his former students who had ascended into the Spirit Realm. What terrible thing had Kai done?

”I have taken the chi of every master here. And soon I will have your power too, ” he boasted.

”When will you realize, ” Oogway said calmly, ”the more you take, the less you have? ”

Kai launched his chain blades once again. They latched on to floating chunks of mountain. Then he hurled the heavy chunks at Oogway.

Oogway moved his hands again, creating a shield in the air shaped like a yin and-yang symbol.

Smash! The chunks of mountain shattered the shield into pieces.

The impact sent Oogway flying back as Kais chains wrapped around him. Kai pulled Oogway closer to him.

Then Kai began to pull the green chi out of Oogways body. As the energy left him, Oogway slowly turned to jade.

”With your chi I will finally be able to return to the mortal world, ” Kai said. ”And this time you won be there to stop me. ”

”Ah, it was never my destiny to stop you. I have set another on that path, ” Oogway promised.

Then the old master shriveled and shrank until all that was left of him was a small jade amulet. Kai hung it from a cord around his neck, instead of his belt.

Everyone would see what he had done to the great Oogway.

Kai grinned at the amulet. ”Then I will find him and take his chi too. ”

Kai let loose a wave of green chi, which enveloped him. A portal opened up between the Spirit Realm and the mortal realm, which took Kai all the way down to Earth.