Legend of Kay Review

 


Story
The story now focuses around a figure named Kay. Kay is a hotheaded young cat, & the Master's finest martial arts student. Like lots of of the people of the races, Kay does not think in the Way, & likes to focus on physical skills & strength. This is what makes his mate, Su Ling, leave his town in disgust, hoping to find another town that would share her belief in resurrecting the Way. day, in Kay's martial arts school, Shun's gorillas & the mayor of Kay's town declare that they must shutdown the school because new 'Din schools' must soon be erected in the town. Kay is outraged, & even more so when his Master fundamentally agrees to the new terms. & so, making up his mind, Kay sneaks in to his Master's house at night (the Master is drunk, & asleep) & steals the mystical blade the Master keeps. Kay then jumps out of the town walls, & makes his way in to the wilderness.

For lots of generations, the mystical land of Yenching had been inhabited by lots of animals, chiefly felines, hares, frogs, & pandas. Because of a religious code called the Way, these races had prospered throughout the ages in their own separate towns. But as the years passed, the more youthful generations began to defect from the Way. Ultimately, with no protective code to guide the races, Yenching was invaded by the Gorillas & the Rats (known as the Din), led by Gorilla Minister Shun & Tak, the Rat Alchemist. Minister Shun now rules all of Yenching with an iron fist, & is said to reside in the volcanic mountain of Waa-Lo.

Kay's exploits vary from traversing to the Haretree (the secret residence of all the hares of Yenching), befriending a dragon (& getting fried in the method), travelling through risky swamps in order to reach Frog City (the city of frogs, obviously), & riding on a dragon to get to the Prohibited City (the city of pandas, located on a plateau), all the while defeating hordes of rats, crocodiles, turtles, bears, ladybugs, & gorillas. There, in the Prohibited City, Kay finds his mate Su Ling, who is now a ringleader of the Avalanche, a group of pandas who are dedicated to the revival of the Way, & stopping Shun & the army of Din. After helping them out, the Avalanche begins its voyage to island of Waa-Lo, with Kay in tow. After an arduous voyage, Kay & the Avalanche start to explore the caves of Waa-Lo, making their way to the middle of the volcano. In the coursework of the expedition, Kay finally catches up with Tak, the rat alchemist. After defeating him, Kay meets Shun in person. The engage in a fierce duel, with Kay being the victor. Injured, Shun runs to the contraption they & Tak created. The fires of Waa-Lo power up the machine, & start to fuse Shun & of his bodyguards in to a single, monstrous ape-like entity. With no choice left but to fight, Kay begins to do battle with the monster. As Kay strikes the final blow, Waa-Lo begins to erupt. Fortunately, the Avalanche sends a rescue team, by a hot-air balloon.

Characters

• Kay (Casey Pitts): The main character. A cat who studies martial arts, but when his school is shut down, he goes on a mission to rid the evil rulers' stranglehold on his village and all of Yenching.
• The Master (Lee Nguyen): The Master was the best fighter in all of Yenching, and is still able to go, but he now pefers to sit around, sleep and get drunk with Nettlemead.
• Minister Shun (Rob Gottfried): Leader of the powerful Gorilla army, he has taken over Yenching.
• Tak, the Rat Alchemist (Robert Fischer): The King of Rats is untrustworthy, but he still remains a lackey to Shun. In the end, Tak tries to betray Shun by consuming the volcano's power for his own, but is foiled by Shun's backup plans.
• Su Ling (Crystal Piel) : A childhood friend of Kay's who starts a revolt against Shun's army.
• "Bodyguard" (Kenneth Italy): Shun's most loyal lackey, and general of the gorilla army. Ends up being fused with Shun to create a single, monster gorilla.
• Merchant (Lee Nguyen): An old fox merchant who sells his wares to Kay, offering regenerative items, tips, and weapon upgrades. He seems to be following Kay, as evidenced by his being in the most dangerous of places (i.e.: Shun's volcanic lair). He later turns out to be the Master all along, discreetly helping Kay.

There also many other animals who share the once-peaceful lands with the Cats. These animals are also under Shun's rule. Other species include Hares, Pandas & Frogs.