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WARNING: The article contains spoilers for Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings #6. Continue reading at your own risk.
Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings #6 comes from the creative team of Gene Luen Yang, Marcus To, Erick Arciniega, and VC’s Travis Lanham. What began with 10 warriors is now down to the final three: Shang-Chi, Shen Kuei, and the mysterious Red Cannon. The dimension of Tao Lo is where these fighters have been summoned, but Red Cannon leaves Shang-Chi and Shen Kuei alone to fight one-on-one. The Wyrm of Desolation parasite attempts to take possession of Shen, but he at first denies its advances. However, once Shen realizes he can never beat Shang-Chi, Shen devours the parasite to gain an advantage with increased abilities.
Just as the Ten Rings begin to taunt Shang-Chi with thoughts of killing Shen, Red Cannon interferes and saves Shang-Chi, killing Wyrm in the process. Red Cannon decides not to fight Shang-Chi and forfeits, revealing their secret identity to be his younger sister Shi-Hua. She knows Shang-Chi is afraid of controlling the Ten Rings and turning into their father, so she volunteers to do the dirty jobs that Shang-Chi cannot do. “I’ll be your shadow… so you can stay in the light.” Part of this means killing Shen Kuei, but Shang-Chi won’t let her do it. Since Shi-Hua forfeits, that means the Ten Rings are now officially Shang-Chi’s.
Marvel Announces Shang-Chi: Master of the Ten Rings
Shang-Chi’s saga with the powerful Ten Rings will continue in a new one-shot. Writer Gene Luen Yang has guided the Master of Kung Fu through different miniseries and ongoing titles, coinciding with the release of Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. It all culminated in Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings, a series that saw Shang-Chi in possession of the Ten Rings while everyone from Hydra to the Hand tried to get their hands on them. It appears Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings may be coming to an end in December, with January marking the conclusion of this new era of Shang-Chi comics.
The description of January’s Shang-Chi: Master of the Ten Rings #1 reads, “Shang-Chi is lost in time and the only one who can help him is…his father?! What will Shang-Chi do when he meets the younger version of his evil parent? Will he be able to change the course of history? Or will Shang-Chi be shocked to discover he didn’t know his father as well as he thought? Find out as Gene Luen Yang’s Shang-Chi saga comes to its shocking conclusion!”
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