Fiction: Group 2
noise echoed through the darkness and the earth began to tremble. The sky was lit up. Shui saw a brief
outline of the shadows of Huo and Ri leading an army of dragons. Shui was absolutely frightened.
“I now challenge you to a battle of Chinese chess. The loser will be killed on this sandy plain and
the winner will be the Ruler of All Spirits,” shouted Ri as she stepped forward. Shui hesitated but she had
no choice. “I swear to Yue, spirit of the Moon and the Mother of all things, that I will accept this
challenge!” declared Shui solemnly. The battle of Chinese chess began. Ri defeated Shui’s chess soldiers, one
after one. At last, Ri defeated Shui’s chess general and cried “Checkmate!” with glee.
The trial began. Shui’s Jade Dragon was taken before Huo and Ri. It was given a flame-like brand
on its wings and all dragons of Shui’s army then became Huo and Ri’s slaves. After that, Ri pointed a finger
at Shui and cast a spell on her.
Fire Dragons! Show your power!
Let Shui die on this sandy plain!
Let her melt into a water flower!
No more enemies and no more pain!
As the spell was cast, Shui began to melt. “Huo…my dear sister…a dying spirit does not lie…revert to
your kind self…” cried Shui with her last breath. Shui collapsed and numerous streams of water flowed out
of her body. Instead of melting into a water flower, Shui turned into a crystal clear river. When Shui
vanished, the river stretched from Guandong to Hong Kong and Macau.
Yue saw everything from the sky. She was enraged. She shone her moonlight on Ri and
transformed her into a wolf. Ri ran away in shame. As for Huo, Yue turned her into a pearl-coloured
dragon and it dived into the river which was once Shui.
Today, the river is called Pearl River. If you look closely, you might see a pearl dragon in its
depths!
