Author's Note: Imagine this like the Musou Mode for Dynasty Warriors 5 (DW5) which I somehow agree with more than the Story Modes of DW7 and DW8 onward.
Li Ru would be fighting for Dong Zhuo, yes, but he would considerably be in the Other category. As I was reading the novel I loved how intelligent he was and his loyalty to Dong Zhuo was admirable. But, I will include Hypothetical and Historical endings. So whichever path you choose will be up to you. In that case I will update two chapters when it does come to that.
And I get the feeling that this could spin a new theme in the Dynasty Warriors Archives here like the "... Answers Letters" have done. That is if I get this good enough.
Musou Mode: Li Ru
-An intelligent man in his own right, and the son-in-law to Dong Zhuo, with his skills in politics and his way around the enemy, he constantly assists his lord as his right-hand man to take over China and turn it into paradise.
(The following biography will be revised once I factor in the characters you let me borrow for the story, those that you see in family will have their own roles, but I will describe them one per chapter so I don't overflow everyone with information right away, fear not though I will describe them in the story constantly. Any suggestions for character development I will gladly take!) (When giving a character, will you please use the format I used below!)
Li Ru- "The Tyrant's Talented Adviser."
Gender: Male
Appearance: 5'11''. He has long black hair that reaches the bottom of his shoulders and he usually holds it back with a purple headband with a phoenix design in gold engraved into it. He has dark blue eyes that look grey. He wears long black pants and a black long sleeved shirt underneath a purple and gold robe that wraps around him nicely, yet when he moves it flows like a cape. He wears dark purple combat boots and wears silver and gold necklaces around his neck. He wears dark purple gloves and has a lean yet slightly muscled build to him. He is also pale skinned and burns very easily in sunlight.
-As a second outfit: His hair is longer and is put up with a purple band with a golden phoenix clip. He wears black gloves and a light purple robe with dark purple under clothing. His boots become gold and the robe is shorten to his knees yet there is the addition of a purple-gold cape.
Personality: Intelligent, clever, and loyal. He serves Dong Zhuo like a loyal son-in-law. He has his own ambitions, but wishes to help his father-in-law achieve China first. His intelligence ranks him with Jia Xu of Wei, Lu Meng of Wu, and Fa Zhang of Shu. He and Chen Gong get along fairly well. He is a kind father to his children Li Yang and Li Tiancai. He is kind and loyal to his wife, who supports him and matches him in intelligence and clever ploys. His true wish for the land is to bring it under one command and give Dong Zhuo his best advice. He is wise in his decisions and always thinks before he acts. He makes up for his lack of emotional intelligence with his common sense.
Family: Dong Zhuo (father-in-law), Dong Xia (sister-in-law), Dai Re (sister-in-law's mother), Dong Min (brother-in-law), Niu Fu (another son-in-law for Dong Zhuo), Dong Huang (Dong Zhuo's nephew), Dong Bai (Dong Zhuo's granddaughter), Dong Dachun (wife, Dong Zhuo's youngest daughter), Li Yang (son) , Li Tiancai (daughter).
Friendships: Lu Bu, Lu Sun, Lu Lingqi, Chen Gong, Zhang Liao, Li Su, etc. (This would involve the whole cast, if you see him interacting with others please tell me and how).
Rivalries: Jia Xu, Lu Meng, and Fa Zhang. (Again, if you see him having any other rivalries, let me know and how!)
Force: Other- Dong Zhuo
Weapon: Magic Staff (Imperial Staff). It is a gold rod that reaches 2 spans (20 inches) and shoots purple beams and can let him summon rain storms and lightning. His main elements are lightning and water. He can summon a down pour to heal himself and lightning to smite his enemies. He can also summon mist and fog to render the enemy sightless. He is known to use his weapon to cast curses and hexes among enemies when not on the field.
Added Information: He is Dong Zhuo's son-in-law and also his most trusted advisor. He married Dong Zhuo's youngest daughter Dong Dachun, who sired him two children, Li Yang and Li Tiancai. He was important to Dong Zhuo's conquest and was trusted highly by him. Dong Zhuo favors him and repeatedly gives him gifts, also spoiling his children and cares more about Dong Dachun more than her older sister Dong Xia. He has a friendly rivalry, but a rivalry nonetheless with Wei's Jia Xu. He seems to dislike Lu Meng and Fa Zhang.
Romance: Dong Dachun (Wife)
Musous: Healing Downpour- Summons a rainstorm that heals him but drowns the enemies surrounding him. When next to a river the river will overflow and he will walk on top of it while everyone is struggling in the water below him. Added effects of lightning will triple the KO scoring.
Hell's Lightning- He circles his staff in the air twice and a ring of lightning will shoot down around him for a long time. The bigger the circles he makes, the range of lightning will be greater. This can also produce a storm, healing him as an added effect.
Imperial Lightning Sword- His staff transforms into a five foot sword that is silver and glows blue and is in the shape of a lightning bolt for a long period of time. His attack range will become greater as he can summon lightning and it will randomly hit anything around him. His attack also becomes greater along with his speed, but his defense will deplete significantly.
Tell me what you think of him, or if I should change anything. I didn't know who his wife was and I could find nothing about his family, so I just gave his wife a name and added a few of my characters that will appear in future stories.
Stage One: The Rise of Dong Zhuo Prologue
*Imagine peaceful music for this part, along with a flute coming in now and again*
I am Li Ru. I was married to Dong Zhuo's daughter Dong Dachun and thus became his son-in-law and soon his right hand man. I go through life as his most trusted advisor and his most treasured son-in-law. Soo after the Yellow Turban Rebellion was quelled, the eunuchs of the capital all fled upon the death of Reginal Marshal He Jin and when Yuan Shao and Cao Cao attacked. Given into the confusion, the Emperor and his younger brother Prince Xian were lost.
My lord Dong Zhuo found and brought back the Emperor, only to consult with me that Prince Xian was a greater fit for the throne. I pushed him into making Prince Xian the Emperor by disposing the current Emperor and his mother Empress He. By doing so he now has a puppet on the throne so he can get away with almost anything that comes to mind.
But, by doing so, he has gained many allies and enemies. One of which is Governor Ding Yuan, the adopted father to the great Lu Bu. If only we can bring him on to our side, then Dong Zhuo will then become truly invincible!
*Action music*
Dong Zhuo: "Bah, how dare that rat Ding Yuan call me a traitor. All I was doing was stating the truth about the current Emperor being unfit to rule. No matter... Li Ru, with your cunning, maybe you can somehow deal with that great warrior by Ding Yuan's side, and tear his forces apart! I want Lu Bu on our side Li Ru, and if anyone can convince others to work for me, it'll be you.
The men around us started to put many crates and boxes into carts. The day was scorching hot and I felt my skin burn by the sun. "If this heat continues like this, I may not be able to go into battle, on account of my weak skin." I said aloud.
I felt wrap around my waist. I looked down to see my wife, Dong Dachun. Unlike he older sister Dong Xia, she was a beauty with a jade complexion. She wore a ruby necklace and wore a purple dress with white flowers lining her dress and decorating her long black hair that reached past her waist. Her eyes were a cerulean blue and glittered in the sunlight.
Behind her stood both of our children, refined and regal in appearance such as their mother.
My son, Li Yang, stood next to me in height at 5'10'', clearly taking my height as opposed to his mother's 5'7''. He wore purple-silver clothing with black gloves and a long purple cape that flows behind him as he walks. He had my dark blue-grey eyes and at his side wore his 5 foot silver sword with a purple hilt. He was popular with the women, but was devoted to his studies and favors swordplay.
My daughter Li Tiancai on the other hand was lean and fragile looking. Like her mother she had long black hair but sported silver strands and had a lighter shade of cerulean blue eyes. She wore light purple gloves that reached her elbows and wore black tights. Her dress was a thin purple strapless shirt that reached down only enough to cover her chest and a long purple skirt that flowed behing her when she walked. She wore a thin silver lining underneath the entire outfit, so she wasn't entirely exposed. She was popular with men, but was more concerned with her studies just as much as her brother. Connected around her slim waist was a silver belt that hid nasty surprises.
Both behaved well and were respectful toward their elders. Li Yang was aggressive and strict in making sure that whatever he did ended up being flawless. Li Tiancai was talented in many forms of martial arts and strives to prove that she didn't need a man to be powerful.
"If the sun is too much for you to bear my dear, than please stay back and allow us to go into battle instead." Dong Dachun said in a sweet voice. She knew my tolerance to the heat and to the sun in general.
"I can't just step down from command and let my family go into a fight without me. Dong Zhuo is putting his trust in me to bring Lu Bu on to our side and to destroy Ding Yuan. I can not just abandon my plans to make Dong Zhuo invincible just because of a little heat, even though I may regret it later." I turned my head toward Li Yang. "Bring me Li Su. He is needed for my plan to work, and tell Dong Zhuo I request his presence."
Li Yang bowed to me. "It will be as you say father. I will dispatch with haste to the capital then." He left as soon as he stood straight.
Li Tiancai bowed toward me as well. "And what should I do for father's plans to succeed?"
I thought only for a second. "With your peerless beauty my lovely daughter, you and your mother can enrapture the enemies' hearts to fight for us instead of Ding Yuan. When his own morale goes down then the rest will soon follow. Use your cunning and powers of deciet to draw many of the enemy to you and switch their hearts to our cause."
She bowed again and went to prepare. "I will be successful father, for I not only have your intelligence, but your cunning tongue."
I smiled as she left. I gripped my wife's hand. "Do you wish for me to do anything specifically?" She asked sweetly.
"Dong Zhuo will not like it if his favorite daughter went to battle. Defend the camp and wait for Dong Zhuo to arrive, and tell him of my plan. I need his superior bred horse Red Hare and many strings of pearls and ounces of gold to convince Lu Bu, for he is easily swayed with money. Not only that, but Li Su came from the same village as he, and he will be able to convince him further that Dong Zhuo is the man who is most worthy to serve."
"It will be as you say. My father can not say no to you or me." She released her grip on me and went to notify her guards.
I stared into the sky toward the sun. "This battle can change the tide for the later years for Dong Zhuo. If all goes smoothly, he will know no bounds."
I turned around and walked toward an old wooden table that held three candles in a triangle shape, signifying Heaven, Earth, and Man. In the center of the triangle rose two golden forks that held my weapon. My two span, 20 inch, Magic Staff, or Imperial Staff, laid there, ready for the fight. I grabbed it and held it up. By the candle light a wicked gleam shone and reflected my eye for a split second. It glowed light blue.
"The time is now, and the battle will be quick." I turned to walk out into the scorching sun, against my weak skin's cries.
*Battle Skip for the chapter*
Ding Yuan was an old man who still had experience around a battlefield. His adoptive son Lu Bu stood beside him.
"Sir, there is a man out here by the name of Li Su, and he wishes to see lord Lu Bu." Ding Yuan was slow to process the information, yet let Lu Bu go see him anyway, knowing that if trouble ensures he could handle himself.
Lu Bu walked out with a scowl on his face. But when the familiar face of his old friend Li Su came to his vision he showed only a small smile. With his large helberd in hand he stood in front of Li Su, who looked as young as he remembered.
Li Su bowed. "It's been awhile my old friend. How are you faring these days?"
Lu Bu scoffed. "Other than obeying a weakling and not having any sort of challenge, nothing much. And yourself Li Su?"
Li Su chuckled. "Then do I have news for you Lu Bu. But first I am doing fine. I am currently a government official in the capital."
"Why are you here and not with Dong Zhuo?" Lu Bu's voice cut through the air like a blade.
The night sky was filled with stars and the full moon made Li Su's Moonblade sparkled in white like stars.
"I bear gifts to you from Dong Zhuo. He was impressed with your bravery and skill in battle. He has given you his prized superior bred horse Red Hare, who can run 1,000 li a day. Not only that, but he offers you these." Li Su produced 10 strings of pearls, a thousand ounces of gold, a jeweled belt, and he brought Red Hare out from its place from behind a tree once the reins came undone.
"What does Dong Zhuo expect from such gifts?" Lu Bu asked, more interested in the horse than everything else that Li Su brought.
"He wishes for you to join his side Lu Bu. You can do better than the weak master you serve now under him. And please do so quickly, because Dong Zhuo's treasured brother-in-law Li Ru will come and wipe away Ding Yuan's whole army, and he is a man you do not want on your bad side, believe me. Make his job easier, and slay Ding Yuan so you can spread your wings like the phoenix you are."
Lu Bu looked at the helberd in his hand as he thought. "What of my daughter? Will she be allowed to enter? She is my precious gem that I can not just leave. If your answer is well, then the job will be done."
"Ding Yuan is an unjust man. I heard a rumor that not even your daughter likes him. Not only that, but he had held you back. Dong Zhuo's daughters are generals in his army, one of which is married to Li Ru who also has a daughter that participated in battles. Your daughter will be most welcomed along with you general." Li Su turned his back to exit the camp. "The capital gates will be opened for you when you come." With that he proceeded to walk away from Lu Bu.
Now with a goal in mind, Lu Bu went to his adoptive father's tent, where he was reading by the light of a solitary candle.
The old man looked up to see it was just Lu Bu. "My son, what is going on?"
"I am a warrior who is peerless under a weakling like you. I have come to take your head to Dong Zhuo." He raised his helberd.
"Why this change?" Ding Yuan asked, but could say no more. Lu Bu's answer was swift as he brought his helberd down and with one strike Ding Yuan's head rolled off.
"This is no place for a warrior such as myself." He picked the head up and exited the tent. He called forth the army. "Ding Yuan was unjust, so I have put an end to him. For those who do not cower from chance come with me, and may the cowards depart." At his words, many did run away, only to regroup and plan to avenge their master.
Lu Bu and his daughter Lu Sun rode on Red Hare to meet up with Li Su, who proceeded to lead him to Dong Zhuo.
With Lu Bu as an ally to be his general alongside the great Hua Xiong and Zhang Liao, so far his only two considered equals, and Li Ru as his adviser and strategist, Dong Zhuo was untouchable.
It was about time Dong Zhuo did as he pleased. And his first act was to dispose of the current Emperor in favor of his younger brother, Prince Xian. By doing so, he drove away former Emperor Liu Bian and his mother Empress He from the capital.
"Dong Zhuo, may I have a word with you?" I asked as I walked toward him. He was currently surrounded by women, with Lu Bu and Hua Xiong at his side.
"Ah, Li Ru. Please come in and speak freely. Enjoy the wine and women. What do you wish to speak to me about?" He said and laughed.
"I am married to your daughter, so the women I will decline, and I do not feel for wine with the current situation." I said, my face downcast.
Dong Zhuo sat up from the cusions he laid on. "This is a time for celebration. Why so downcast Li Ru? Is it that much of a problem?"
I nodded my head. "For sir it is. The remaining forces of Ding Yuan have went to Yuan Shao's forces. Not only that, but Cao Cao has sent up a call of arms to everyone in the land, making a coalition to take down sir. Their army severely outnumbers us. I am not worried about sir's safety, but if they get you they will not only execute you, but your whole family will suffer the same consequence."
Lu Bu stepped down. "Please. The weaklings of their puny army will be nothing against my might. Allow me to destroy them all for you father." He bowed lightly toward Dong Zhuo. He thought it over.
"Wait my lord." Hua Xiong stepped down as well. "By using Lu Bu you will be using a bull cutter to cut off chicken heads. My blade alone may be enough."
"Sun Jian is the closest to us, and Yuan Shu is to deliever supplies to him. If we cut off their supply route then Sun Jian's forces would easily fall. Not only that, but we can convince Sun Jian, a great and well known warrior in his own right, to join our cause by the seemingly betrayal by his own ally." I offered. Dong Zhuo laughed.
"You are a great assist to me Li Ru. So I do not want to risk your life for a mere Southerner like Sun Jian. Hua Xiong, you along should be able to take on his forces, correct?" Dong Zhuo said, looking at the young male.
Hua Xiong bowed low. "They will not stand a chance against my blade." He rose a left the room.
"But my lord, without proper strategy Hua Xiong might fail in this job. Please think it over before you act this rashly." I told him in earnest.
Dong Zhuo thought for a moment. "Fine. Send Li Su with him. Now if that is all Li Ru, I still need to ask what it is that you wish for recruiting Lu Bu. Name it and it's yours."
I shook my head. "It was my plan to use Li Su who convince him to join, not I. Please reward Li Su instead."
"But it was you who thought of using Li Su to convince Lu Bu. That sounds enough like you should be rewarded heavily as well." He clapped his hands. "Bring me 10 chests of gold for Li Ru and escort them back to his chambers. And give his daughter and wife 50 silken dresses, each, and his son a new forged sword that screams power." The attendents bowed and left the room.
"You do nothing but spoil me and my family. Well then, if you request any more assistance, let me know, and I will be there." I told him.
"That's what I like to hear Li Ru."
I walked out of the room to my own chambers.
Li Tiancai read through many strategy scrolls. She was so focused into the text that she hardly heard me come in. When she looked up she smiled at me, but turned serious. "Father, a messenger came by earlier today. He said something about the former Emperor Shao, Empress He, and his consort were complaining about his treatment while in the tower grandfather drove them to. I was about to go tell you myself but I learned you were busy talking to grandfather so I came back home. Mother and brother have fallen asleep but I stayed awake to alert you about that."
"I'll send a message to Dong Zhuo about it. For now I want you to go to sleep." I told her. Once she left I hurried to write the letter and send it to Dong Zhuo.
"Sir, I have gained news that the former Emperor, Empress He, and his consort at the tower you placed them in are complaining of your treatment towards them. What are your orders?"
I gave it to a messenger and I didn't need to wait long for his reply.
"Go with a group of armed men and dispose of them, in case of rebellion."
I couldn't agree more with his decision. With them out of the way a chance of rebellion would disperse and the others would fear his power more.
I woke my daughter up and told her to come with me and my guard to the Palace of Forever Calm, the tower they were kept in. The tower was surrounded by a peaceful meadow with a lake to the side of it and gold railings surround the tower.
Li Tiancai mixed in the poisons of the five most poisonous animals: Snake, Scorpian, Centipede, Toad, and Spider in a wine chalice filled with red wine. She milked a venomous snake for its venom and kept the tamed animal with her. Next she found a scorpian and drowned it for the stinger, which released its venom. She mashed up three centipedes, skinned three toads and drained the blood into the chalice, and found as many spiders as she could. The original wine turned into a very dark red when she mixed all these together. In fact she crushed up and sprinkled the wine with imported mandrake.
Her tamed snake wrapped around her leg. The snake was nicknamed Shoufu, longetivity happiness, and it was a wierd steel silver color with a black tail. I don't know what snake it is, all I know is that she caught it, milked it, and tamed it all in a day.
My guard equaled 50 armed men who surrouned my daughter and me. At the tower's enterance only Tiancai and I entered, leaving the guard outside.
My daughter handed me the wine cup and went up to meet with their own guards.
"Halt, who goes there?" One of the 20 said that stood in front of the door that housed the Emperor and the two ladies. "All tresspassers will be put to death!"
"It is Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Li Ru and his daughter Li Tiancai. I come on behalf of Dong Zhuo, so leave now." I called to them.
One of them sneered. "Ha, I heard better lies coming from my comrades. Begone vile scum or meet death."
"How dare you think my father is lying. As his daughter such an insult will be punishable by death." My daughter held out her hand and three metal spheres floated above her fingers. "And it will be painful."
"Ha, a little girl, fighting against Imperial Guards. Don't make me laugh." Another said.
To that one in particular she opened her palm forward and the three spheres went toward him, one in the head, one in the gut, and the last lodged itself in him and blew up, splattering blood all over the people behind him, covering the wall above with a mess. His body fell to the ground in two.
The other 19 guards looked at their dead comrade and come toward my daughter with a sneer. I through my hand out and using the blood from their dead comrade and wrapped a thin strand around all of them, stopping them in their tracks. I started to close my hand with a smile on my face. "Say hello to the past souls of my enemies." Their faces started to turn blue.
I could manipulate water to my will, and since blood is consisted mostly of water than I could use that. With my other hand holding the chalace I moved my fingers down and their faces turned even more blue, and even started to lose their balance. I dropped them when mentally I lost their heatbeats after awhile.
All 19 bodies fell to the floor in a heap.
Li Tiancai looked behind me and I nodded for her to open the door the 20 once-alive guards were guarding.
She opened the door for me and I went in. She followed and closed the door. The former Emperor shook in place. "Why are you so afraid. Dong Zhuo wishes for your health so he has gifted you will this cup of wine."
"If he wishes for our health, than why do you drink first." Empress He told me.
"You will not drink it?" I asked.
"No," the consort fell to the ground. "I will drink, just let his Majesty and the Dowager live."
My eyes narrowed. She had an aura of a warrior, and had the bravery to die alone. Such a waste.
"I'm afraid I can not allow that." I told her.
"You will pay greatly for supporting the traitor Dong Zhuo." Empress He cried.
"Who do you think will come to save you with your yelling?" I asked her. She backed close enough to the window.
"It is either by the drink of wine Dong Zhuo has gifted you, or a blade. Your choice Dowager He." I put both the poisoned wine and a short knife on the table.
"You worthless man. I will not be killed by the likes of scum like you." She screamed. The former Emperor hid behind her robes as the consort laid in the middle of the floor, silently crying, in fear of death or failure to protect them I don't know.
But my daughter took another approch, for good or for worse. My seemingly fragile daughter grabbed Dowager He by her arm and pulled her to the window. We were at the highest floor of the building. And she underestimated my daughter's strength. Dowager He was last seen being thrown out the window and her cries of terror ended with a loud thud.
She also took the wine and grabbed the throat of the Emperor. She squeezed his throat until he needed to breathe. When he opened his mouth she dumped the wine into it and forced him to swallow. I smiled all the while.
She took the tamed snake from her leg, which traveled up her arm and she made her way to the crying consort, planning to strangle her.
"Enough Tiancai. You performed well today." She stopped at my words.
I walked up to the consort. She had long red brownish hair that covered her whole back as she was crouched down to the floor. Her hair was long enough to cover her back, her face, and was splayed all over the floor. She wore two white flower clips that held some of her hair back and a third one that held the hair the other two held back so it was held in the center.
I lifted her face. She was without a doubt very young. Her complexion was flawless, despite the red around her eyes from crying. Her skin was almost as pale as mine. Her eyes were teary, but they were a light violet blue, almost a greyish lavender. She wore black gloves that reached her elbows and were cut at the tips of her fingers. She had many necklaces decorate her neck and she wore blue earrings.
Her dress was somewhat modest for her age. It was a slim blue violet dress with silver lining and black tights. Her heels were decorated with sapphires and her dress was cut in the back. Underneath the blue violet cloth was a slim cut skirt that teared right above her right knee. The skirt itself was black and underneath she wore a silver belt with sapphires embedded into it.
Needless to say she was beautiful and young. A thought came to me. Dong Zhuo stays away from the women that serve my family, maybe...
"How old are you?" I asked gently.
She sniffled once. "I-I'm 18, although I look 16." She wiped her eyes to look at me more clearly. "Why, may I ask?"
I stood up. "Fear not, for I do not want to take you as a wife or a concubine. But you have a warrior's aura around you. How would you like to serve my wife and daughter, on and off the field of battle? You could rid yourself of the lowly structure of being just a widowed consort."
She looked down at the ground for a moment. She nodded her head when she looked up. "I have no place to go. If I return home my father Tang Mao may try to remarry me, and I do not want to serve any other man other than my late husband. So I will serve the women in your household."
I nodded my head and helped her up. "My wife is the daughter of Dong Zhuo, Dong Dachun. Do not fear for Dong Zhuo respectfully stays away from the women in my household. For protection wise though, why don't you become my adoptive daughter? Unless you change your mind I will not allow anyone to take your hand for marriage. And my daughter's name in Li Tiancai, and she accompanied me here. I am Li Ru."
She bowed and with a stable and strong voice. "Then my blade shall be lifted only for your household father."
I nodded my head. "Very good choice. Now what is your name?"
Li Tiancai stood next to her and smiled. Hard to believe she almost killed her a minute ago. She smiled back, and never took her eyes off her. "I am Tang Mao's daughter, Consort Tang, but my given name is Changchang."
"Flourishing." I silently said to myself as both my daughters talked warmly to each other. I turned toward the exit. "Let us go home now back to the capital. We have bigger things to do."
They nodded their heads and followed me to our horses and guard below. I told them that Consort Tang, Tang Changchang, was now my adoptive daughter they sent a messenger to report that to my wife and to Dong Zhuo himself.
When we returned they both greeted her with open arms. Dong Zhuo even jokingly told me to stop stealing all the women in the world. I had to laugh at that.
Dong Dachun opened her arms to her and even called her daughter. Li Yang even called her sister. Tang Changchang called them mother and brother respectfully, like Li Tiancai sister and I father.
All was well for a few days... until a messenger from the battle of Sishui Gate, were Hua Xiong was suppose to defeat Sun Jian.
"I bare terrible news. The general Hua Xiong has lost his life to Guan Yu and Liu Bei's forces, and his daughter Hua Minghua has been captured and Yuan Shao plans to make her his consort. Hua Xiong's last words were to keep his daughter safe to Li Su, who has lost her during the battle. Li Su wanted me to tell Sir's son-in-law Li Ru to adopt Hua Minghua as his own if he were to die."
Author's Note:
If anybody has suggestions for characters I will gladly take them, but you must tell me what connection they have with Li Ru for it to work. Rivals of other kingdoms will work but this story will be Li Ru biased, sort of. I am also working on suspense, how did I do?
Like the format in DW5 Musou Mode: at the beginning and end of the story will have something with the lord or an ally. The beginning will have a "journal" or "story" entry at the start of a chapter. I'm planning to prolong it to ten chapters, each "stage" being two chapters long. This is a fair warning to all: the story will be thought out, I will make the chapters as long as I can, and I will try my best at the fighting scenes and his interactions with the characters. It will be from his Point of View (P.O.V) always!
If you see any mistakes: please tell me! At the end of the first "stage" I will begin the Hypothetical and Historical ways, which will bring the story to a possible 18 chapters at least and 24 at most.
I am open to suggestions! Warning: I will add my spins and twists to keep you on the edge of your seats! I will try and update both chapters of the "stage" at the same time.
I did not do a battle in this chapter, but there will be in the next!
P.S.: You may or may not like me for this, but I will add an epilogue at the end of the story and for both routes.
Terms and Changes:
It was Li Ru who through Empress He out the window, forced the former Emperor Shao to drink the wine, and in the novel stangled the consort.
Dowager is a term used for former Empresses once their husband has either died or are removed from power, the former being the grander choice and the latter having the fact that they may or may not hold that title. It is also given to those whose son is named heir, more than the wife of the former Emperor. In Empress He's case, her husband died, her son became Emperor, and she was the late Emperor's wife.
Emperor Shao is the Emperor name for Liu Bian, most commonly known as Prince of Hongnong.
I did not find anything about Li Ru's family, so I gave names and added Dong Dachun as his wife. Also, I gave Consort Tang, the Emperor Shao's wife, the name Tang
Historically, Emperor Shao took the poison willingly and Consort Tang was let go. She never remarried afterwords as his final words to her was, "one day you were a consort of an emperor, I hope you do not become a wife of other officials or common people. By that, keep your dignity intact." I changed her character to be a warrior that not only is young, but she is strong willed and independant, and made her a warrior and a treasured servent under Li Ru's wife and daughter. I just couldn't find it in my heart to kill her like in the novel.
~Yukiyun