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A/N: How about a two part special for the year 2015 end?
Chang Shan Savior: Year End Special
Yukimura's 2015 Xmas Party
At Sanada Mansion…
Yukimura invites everyone from Three Kingdoms to the latest Warriors Orochi title and announce next year as the year of Sanada. This year, he, Kunoichi, Kai, and Chacha along with Ieyasu, Ina, Nobuyuki, Takatora, Masamune, Kanetsugu and the rest of the historical figures who play a major role in the Osaka Campaign drama make their final promotions on the 400 year old battle that ended the Sengoku era.(Technically, the Toyotomi regime)
"Next year when my drama comes out, you'll have my Sengoku Basara Sanada Special, the latest Nobunaga's Ambition Sphere of Influence expansion that will put ROTK 13 to shame, and please look forward to the next Samurai Warriors," Yukimura announced.
Wang Ping whispered at Zhang Yi's ears, "Why is he getting all the special treatment?! Zhao Yun has a drama that's supposed to come out this month!"
"He's Japanese. Hm, I don't think Zilong's drama is going to come out this month as I've heard there have been reports on Chinese people boycotting Korean idols in their historical epics…" Zhang Yi replied.
"This is bad! We can't let Yukimura have all the attention next year!" Wang Ping whined.
"I'm with you on this a hundred percent, but face it Zijun, this is Japan we're talking about. Compare to Sengoku, our era was reeks of sexists, rigged feudal system that should have been fixed, China a communist government, and Guan Yu the posterboy in chinese 3k games just check out the PS4 Knights of Valour intro," Zhang Yi turns to his right and sees Guan Yu celebrating Xmas with Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, and their children.
"Ugh, I didn't defect because of them…" Wang Ping groaned.
"And celebrating with these Samurai Warriors is making me uncomfortable…" Zhang Yi grunted.
"Who else isn't?" Wang Ping and Zhang Yi set their gaze at their hero Zhao Yun who barely pays any attention on Yukimura's speeches.
On the left side, Mototari rubbed his chin examining Yukimura's character. He died thirty years before Sekigahara and learning from his grandson about the fate of the Chogoku Mori, mainly the fat of the three clans he sons swore to keep it together and now…
"My grandson had been betrayed. Our clan was supposed to be stronger than that. Had Teruomoto learned to be as wise of a military strategist beside an above average politician, he could have exposed that disgrace of an adopted grandson of mine…," Motonari told Zhou Yu his thoughts on the ruined reputation of the Chogoku Mori.
Zhou Yu doesn't know what to say as his children doesn't fare any better after his death, especially his son Zhou Yin. There was great disappointment in his children's future not that Sun Quan's family were any better. Good thing, Sun Ce got Lu Kang, his popular grandson.
Masayuki stood up next to his 2nd son and proceed to add more into his son's already glorifying merits, "My son has proven the entirety of Japan that the Sanada are not common fodder like almost 75 percent of the clans that are not Oda, Takeda, Uesugi, Hojo, Shimazu, Otomo, Tokugawa, Honda, Maeda, Hosokawa, Date, Mori, Chokosabe, and Toyotomi!"
"BOO! Keep sticking your hide at Shinano! That's the only region you bastards conquered!"Head of the Li clan Naomasa jeered.
"Man, this party already becoming another Yukimura Sanada celebration!" Wang Ping winced.
"Hence, Koei is japanese and did our three kingdoms games," Zhang Yi muttered.
Zhao Yun is still not paying any attention to his samurai friend back there. He was texting a message to Deng Zhi.
"Bomiao, we could have gone to watch Star Wars…." Zhao Yun texted his message to Deng Zhi.
"I take it, Yukimura continuing to promote all his events for next year when his drama comes out? And I have no information on when your drama going to be aired this month," Deng Zhi texted back.
"Gut tells me, they wanted to air the drama against Yukimura's. My drama can't win against his…" Zhao Yun texted again.
"If they did, they'll need to add me and our two brothers in arms in the plot. Seriously, the romance will be a hit or miss depending on how your new fictional wife is portrayed," the returned message from Deng Zhi made Zhao Yun pouted.
"My life doesn't have a happy ending. Ma Su happened and we all had to face the inevitable fall of ShuHan. The End," Zhao Yun reminisce the first northern campaign during the conversation on cell.
"Neither was Lady Zhen's. This is the 5th time I'm watching Legend of Goddess Luo in Chinese and there's not an English subtitled version on the internet yet. Someone did a Russian subtitled version," Deng Zhi informed his friend on the first western language of Zhen Ji's recent drama.
"I'll inform her that. Well, mines will intermediately get subbed in English because it features Yoona. Guess I'm the lucky one heh," Zhao Yun grinned.
"No my best friend, you're the more popular figure over her," Deng Zhi texted back.
"After the novel; she was more popular than me before the novel until…" Zhao Yun stopped there and sends.
"We know this over and over. Her relationship with them is still being debated by historians today," Deng Zhi again texted back and gaze at the HDTV rewatching her death scene.
"And now everyone wants to believe if I'm really friends with a renegade who can't think tactically and married his sister. This is what contradicts the romance in my drama with a Xiahou," Zhao Yun sighed.
"Hahahaha! Blame the novel. Luo Guanzhong made Ma Chao redeemable and people now feel bad about the Ma family," Deng Zhi laughed over the latest text message.
"Chinese TK games are pushing Ma Yunlu hard to become an A list female character. I don't know if I should be happy or sad," Zhao Yun frowned at his message to Deng Zhi.
"Shu does need more female characters though…" Deng Zhi nodded.
"But Zhen Ji is feeling depressed with herself. What if the director of the 2010 Three Kingdoms TV series didn't cut her out of the cast over a fictional character played by the SAME WOMAN who played Zhen Ji?" He lay his hand on his left cheek awaiting Deng Zhi's answer.
"Then they'll have to…..um…Zilong, this is Wei and Cao Cao's problem. Don't worry about Zhen Ji. Wei should worry about her. I beg you, let Wei try to fix this," Deng Zhi urged on the message.
"I'm going to spend more time with her on the weekend, Bomiao. Her latest drama isn't doing it for her. The DW 8 Wei Hypothetical ending isn't enough either," Zhao Yun told him on cell.
"First he's worrying about his drama failing and now he's back to worrying about Zhen Ji's relevant in Chinese history and media," Deng Zhi did a facepalm afterwards.
"I'm overhearing Ma Chao and Wang Yi arguing," Zhao Yun texted him.
Ma Chao and Wang Yi get on with their feud again at a Christmas party. Ma Chao never looked angrier since Wang Yi pulled that Anti Ma Chao fanclub.
"Lady, that's enough of your crap. I'm sick of hearing you about how I killed your son. He's a damn weakling who got in my way. Your ex husband dare to oppose me, the two of you choosing to side with Cao Cao associating his depravity…" Ma Chao snarls.
"Depravity?! You raided a village, trample innocent people over your uncontrollable rage! I think everyone here needs to know the real Ma Chao is a fraud! You are ruthless warmonger wandering Guanzhong in terror!" She made a face of her own cocked near Ma Chao's face.
"Say the lady who sided with the man who unjustly ordered my family executed because I don't trust him! You boys from Cao Cao were more like the frauds of peace and security than me as the 'ruthless warmonger'!" Ma Chao refuted her calling him a fraud.
"At least, Cao Cao showed generosity towards the people like Wei Kang did," Wang Yi snobbed.
"You don't even know Cao Cao in person, so why should fans join in the Wang Yi bandwagon," Ma Chao scoffed and the turns to everyone who are watching them argue, it even overpower the Sanada's speech, "This woman is just another one of Cao Cao's puppets like everyone of you pieces of trashes from Wei. If you want to hate me, hate me, but my vengeance is justified. No one, NO ONE has the right to take away my family just because I made choices that benefits me! Are you listening, Cao Cao?"
Ma Chao set his gaze at the man who ordered his father's death. Cao Cao was staring at him unemotionally.
Zhao Yun quickly texted back to Deng Zhi, "I have to pull them both back. Need Zhen Ji to restrain Wang Yi too."
"Good luck with that," Deng Zhi replied on cell.
Garcia came forward and looked at the most crackfest couple in Three Kingdoms. It disgusted her to hear the two of them talk about war and terror on a family holiday.
"What's wrong with you two!? We're all having a good time together and talk about positive things we do!" Garcia gave a scolding to the pair as everyone watched in surprise.
"I'll never have a good time till this wench stops promoting Antis. Mark my words, Wang Yi," Ma Chao warned Wang Yi and turns away.
"I'll never have a good time till this idiot losses fans over his 'Justice' crap," Wang Yi gave a voluptuous look with her right hand on her hip.
"Bitch please…It makes me badass and the girls like it," Ma Chao chuckled.
Ma Dai facepalm so hard, Pang Tong was at a loss of words, Fa Zheng and Zhang Fei smirked, Guan Yu don a priceless face, Liu Bei felt he's already having a headache as people are looking at Shu and thought why that guy was even called a hero.
"You're only good for one word…" Cao Pi thought.
"Father who is this guy again?!" Sima Zhao asked his father Sima Yi about Ma Chao.
"The one man I would consider giving my daughter to," Lu Bu grinned.
"You're so full of it, Mengqi!" Wang Yi screamed.
"Boo hoo I killed a scrub who got no business fighting me that's why I held him as a captive, a prisoner of war! Now are we done arguing, Lady Wang Yi," Ma Chao glared at feline rival.
"Ma Chao, that's enough!" Zhao Yun called him. He has Zhen Ji come to shyly help with breaking Ma Chao and Wang Yi apart.
Wang Yi burst into tears as Zhen Ji's hand went on her shoulder, "I loved my son!"
"That I can understand Lady! But who in this entire mansion feel sorry about my family Cao Cao used!? Don't blame me for what I have become, blame the guy those frauds over there considered as their savior. Don't forget to tell those people about what you did with my wife," Ma Chao pointed his finger at Cao Cao.
"I said that's enough Mengqi! You've made your point!" Zhao Yun said.
"Hmph! The thing I regret is not being smart enough to protect my family's future from that man's influence! Have fun with this holiday I couldn't understand. Haha! Happiness, Cao Cao doesn't look so happy now due to his sons, good night!" and with that, Ma Chao leaves the party.
"I've always hated him and he still gets away with his fans," Wang Yi cried.
"At least, you are gaining more fans, Wang Yi," Zhen Ji did her best to cheer her up, but not without thinking over what she said.
"I know, it's just…people still like him…" she sniffed.
"Don't worry about it…" and Zhen Ji whispered on Wang Yi's ear, "Basically, he's no Zhao Yun."
"It was getting interesting till he left. That woman, this Wang Yi is a weak crybaby who couldn't afford to embrace the chaos this war only offers," Nobunaga cruelly stated.
"She lost her son just like you secretly ordered the death of mine!" Oichi hissed.
"Oichi, I didn't really want to do it, but orders are orders…" Hideyoshi winced.
"Shut up, monkey! I should never have trusted you either," Oichi hit him with her fist hard.
"Please everyone let's not bring up bad history," Garcia begged.
"There's always going to be bad history, Gracia. I am the source of bad history in Three Kingdoms and I stood up to it in order to prove Wei can't be the heroes the history buffs wanted it, but that is why I couldn't be in the 2010 Three Kingdoms drama," Zhen Ji response to Gracia's agony.
"Zhen, you have to forgive me…" Cao Pi got up and stares at her face to face.
"We've already gone over this, Zihuan. I cannot and my clan no longer supports yours, now I'm going with Wang Yi towards the kitchen," Zhen Ji shot back at her ex.
"You are still Cao Rui's mother," Cao Pi crossed his arms.
"And he didn't change how people see my death! The kingdom you and your father established by stealing the Han's legitimacy and the corruption still exists!" Zhen Ji shoved her ex aside.
"….."
"How dare you tried to mention my son to get me back, now step aside?" Zhen Ji warned him. Cao Pi could sense Zhao Yun coming near them.
"Your righteousness, that's the jewel of your existent, Zhen…" Cao Pi sighed and move out of her way.
"Isn't that how your court and your secret whore gave the cold shoulder at me? You killed me, not them. You were the Emperor of Wei China, not my son. You played god, I was betrayed for everything I believed in, righteousness, filial piety, love, your father's so called virtue, and bring peace back to the Han. That was the story of my life as a good wife to an evil man. Sounds subjective, but you broke my will to live Cao Pi," Zhen Ji escort Wang Yi to the kitchen so they can talk it over together.
Zhao Yun felt so proud to see her fully confident to overcome her own sorrow. She's not afraid to speak her own mind on her dissatisfaction towards her respective kingdom she's affiliate.
"Yukimura, you may continue your speech with the group," Zhao Yun turns to his friend and Yukimura blinked a moment to where he was at before the Ma Chao/Wang Yi drama started.
"Um, actually, I might stop there and have everyone enjoy themselves with good memories," Yukimura scratched his head nervously.
"That was amazing. Wang Yi and Zhen Ji," Kunoichi gasped.
"Yep, I'm thinking about asking Lady Wang a spar," Kai nodded.
"Zhen Ji is stronger than my mother give credit for…." Chacha thought.
"Well then, everyone, let's talk about the good memories! That's what this holiday is for!" Gracia gave the cheesiest smile as everyone gathered at the dinner table and sat to eat their Christmas dinner.
Zhao Yun quietly went to find Zhen Ji as he found something better than this celebration. After hearing what Zhen Ji told Cao Pi, he never felt more assured that his lady becomes stronger.
She was about to leave the kitchen for Wang Yi to be alone when they bump into each other.
"Oh! Zhao Yun I didn't see you coming!" She saw his green and white sweater has tea spill that she's drinking from her cup stained.
"It's alright. I thought I'd join you two to talk it over about Ma Chao. He's a broken man inside his vague behavior on her. The games Koei is always making him redeemable which brought all this upon her. I'm sorry," Zhao Yun apologized to her for Ma Chao's outburst over her friend and took a napkin to wipe the stain off his sweater.
"I was going to do that," Zhen Ji brushed.
"No need, Zhen Ji. Anyway, what you told Cao Pi was well said," Zhao Yun smiled at her.
"I'm flatted. At first, I felt like I was over my head telling him 'No, you back off'. I almost wanted to cry when he brought up my son into the argument. I've already know what Cao Rui did to the wife before his other. He wanted to avenge me, but the throne, the power, and those men who serve his father had corrupted him…Zilong, will people ever be sorry for me?" Zhen Ji's eyes shy away from Zhao Yun's sympatric gaze.
"That depends on what kind of people cared about good people who suffered from the era we lived in," Zhao Yun said, but his mind darkened "We should have won the First Northern Campaign. I've trusted Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang too much to have suffered post war syndrome."
"So, how is everyone back there? So many people and even Da Ji lurking at corner hearing me say those words at Cao Pi," Zhen Ji resume drinking her tea.
"They're now having Christmas dinner, but I've decided to come to you with a proposal," Zhao Yun answered.
"Could it be….? No, Yun isn't the type to rush on proposing me with such a thing. He's always the type to wait," Zhen Ji don't want to get her hopes high as Zhao Yun is about to ask her something.
"Perhaps we can spend some time alone together. How would you to go out with me to the movies?" Zhao Yun proposed her on a date at the movies.
"You'll offer me on a date to go with you to the movies? Why that pleases me, Zhao Yun," Zhen Ji smiled.
"Your answer is assuring, Zhen Ji. We've gone through good and bad memories and this party isn't helping us. We ought to take out our old struggles together by going to the movies. I thought it sounded appropriate for us," Zhao Yun explained his reasons for asking.
"To me, it sounds romantic. You and I, no one else will interference our feelings for each other. Which movie shall we watch?" Zhen Ji placed her tea on the furniture where a small plate been put.
"Originally, Deng Zhi and I thought we go to the movies and watch the new Star Wars sequel that everybody is going to watch. However, if you wanted to see something romantic, I'll watch that with you," Zhao Yun told her.
"Of course, Star Wars, it western equivalence to war in space," Zhen Ji nodded.
"There's also Macbeth, since I'm more of a historical epics fan, Luo. It's the Shakespeare play that's been famous for centuries," Zhao Yun added.
"Cao Cao wants to see Macbeth. Cai Yan and Oichi wanted to see Joy. Guess, I'll be so active going into the movies this week," Zhen Ji went to get her coat while Zhao Yun texted Deng Zhi about what happened.
"That's three movies, Luo. Nagamasa and Oichi are enjoying themselves at dinner with their daughter," Zhao Yun said.
"Then, we'll enjoy ourselves alone at the theatre. Come my white knight, the night is long in the winter," Zhen Ji seduced.
They left, but when Wang Ping and Zhang Yi found out that Zhao Yun is going to see Star Wars, they couldn't resist going because the party bored them. Wang Yi and Zhang He already overheard Zhao Yun and Zhen Ji's conversation from the kitchen door to the hall and decided to join the couple.
"Hey, where are you two going?" Gan Ning popped out from the living room with Ling Tong.
"To see Star Wars and please do not disturb Zhao Yun and Zhen Ji while we're going there unnoticed," Zhang He told the Wu duo.
"Star Wars? What do ya say, Xingba?" Ling Tong grinned.
"I need to write all of Han Solo's lines to mimic it in the next Dynasty Warriors," Gan Ning smirked.
They hurried until Sun Shang Xiang showed up, "I heard you two boys talking about Star Wars and I'm going too! We better hurry up before the others noticed us!"
"Ugh, this isn't a romance movie," Gan Ning groaned.
"Did she ask you out on a date or something, Gan Ning? She wants to see Star Wars, not a love movie," Ling Tong scoffed.
"I will beat you up…Gongji," Gan Ning glared back.
To Be Continued in Part 2…