Koihime Musou/DBZ Crossover
The Messenger Heaven from the 7th Universe
Disclaimer: I dont own either DBZ nor Koihime Musou credit goes to the original owners.
6 yrs after the cell games 16 yr old Gohan was training with Piccolo so he would be ready for any threat that arrives on earth. During a beam struggle with his Mentor Gohan was engulfed in a white light and ended up in Ancient China where he will meet Aisha, and RinRin to start and then the rest later. And so our story begins.
Gohan could feel as his conscious was falling. Though his mind was preparing to fall, he forced his thoughts about what was happening. Failing to stop from falling into darkness, Gohan could only sigh and relaxed his body waiting for what would happen.
Feeling his consciousness awakening, Gohan slowly opened his eyes and was faced gazing the blue morning sky. Thinking that he had passed out during the beam struggle, Gohan then looked at his surrounding and found himself at a wasteland with some rocky mountains far away
"How in the world did I get here?!" he thought.
He gazed from left to right only to find unfamiliar scenery, an open prairie with mountains. There wasn't a single full green area making him sure that this was nowhere in Mt Paous.
"What happened?"
Gohan calmed his nerves as knowing that panicking would not help him. His mind raced back to what happened a while ago, he was training with piccolo and they both decided to go full power and launched their signature attacks at each other. During the beam struggle a bright light blinded them and then everything went blank.
"This could not be a dream or an illusion, I am fully awake. "I better see if I can sense for some familiar Ki's and find out where I am. "And with that, Gohan tried to sense for Piccolo or anyone he was familiar with but it was to no avail.
Gohan sat near a boulder as he tried to rack his brain and figure out where he was until he sensed 4 KI's approaching him one stronger than the other 3. Gohan prepared to stand up only for him to be cornered by three individuals.
"Those are nice clothes you got pal" the center individual said. Gohan looked at them and made a quick sense of their power levels. He knew they weren't nice people just by the voice of the center one. All three of them wore similar outfits though each was different.
The one on the right was tall and fat, the center one was average while the one of the left was a small one.
"What do you want?" Gohan said furrowing his eye brows.
"Don't you dare act tough pal or we're going to kill you" the center one said
"Yeah want us to cut your head off!" the small midget said as he grabbed his sword and placed it near Gohan's neck.
Feeling the real blade on his neck, Gohan didn't panic as he knew it wouldn't pierce his hardened skin had begun to plan his counter attack.
"Sorry but I can't give you my clothes these are all that I have and besides I have no idea where I am" Gohan simply said.
"What? Fine then?" the man said as he never expected what Gohan said.
Turning his back from them, Gohan made his move BAM!
His fist went straight to the man face quickly slamming him towards the ground. Seeing as the fat one and the small one take out their weapons, he dashed towards the fat thug with blinding speed.
The man was shaking as Gohan was moving towards him with such speed he thought he disappeared. Appearing before Fatso, Barely using a tenth of his power he punched the fat thug making him roll away about 5 feet before he stopped.
"Darn Punk!" the midget ran towards him preparing his sword, Gohan didn't turn around as he waited for the man to get nearer. Just as he was about the strike a voice called
"Hold it!"
Looking at where the voice came from, Gohan and the Midget saw a single woman with a fierce and majestic gaze.
"Who the hell are you?!" Aniki said as he stood up rubbing his red face
"Don't bother us!"
"Hmph! Might as well get her instead of the guy. I didn't know who you are, but we'll gladly tie you up, rape you and sell you as a slave"
"Sound fun" Midget agreed
"Fatso! Midget! Handle the guy first as I take care of this woman" Aniki said
"Yeah!" the two men cheered
"Stand down, Boors!"
"Heh!"
"How dare thou ruffians threaten to lay thy hands on this noble?! Know thy place, foul bandits!"
"WHAT?!"
"If thou will flee now, I shall allow thee to escape. However, if thou want to fight, though shalt face my Green Dragon Crescent Blade!" she declared as she unsheathed a weapon Gohan was familiar with
"Stubborn Woman!" he unsheathed his blade and approached her
"Ho? A fight it is then? Very well! Take this!"
Preparing her footing, she launched herself towards Aniki and performed a fast and swift slash that struck the man's stomach. The men felt the full force of the spear and landed on the ground falling unconscious.
Gohan meanwhile launched himself towards Midget and performed an uppercut causing the thug to land on top of Aniki. "She's pretty strong for a human" Gohan thought.
Fatso meanwhile stood in fear at the two individuals who glared at him
"Run!" The girl ordered
Fatso nodded and grab his two friends and escaped. Seeing at the retreating enemy, Gohan sighed and regained his thoughts. He had to figure out where he was and this girl may be the one to help him.
"Are you hurt anywhere?" the woman said as she approached Gohan
"I'm fine"
"Good, I'm glad to hear it" she said showing a warm smile
"May I ask the young maiden her name?"
"Pardon me. I haven't introduced myself yet. My family name is Kan, my first name is U and my common name is Unchou. I have traveled from Yuushuu to welcome you"
Gohan then widened his eyes
"Um, is there something wrong?"
"Judging from your introduction, your name is Kan'U and your common name is Unchuo am I correct?"
The black haired girl simply nodded
Gohan lowered his head as he began to think about the situation. Her name Kan'U was very similar to that general who served under Liu Bei, Guan Yu I remember reading the story The Romance of the Three Kingdoms from my studies. Looking at her weapon, Gohan was sure that this girl held the Green Dragon Crescent Blade, that blade! Gohan only needed one thing to ensure if his theory is correct…
"Kan'u may I ask where we are?"
"We are in the Zhou District of Youzhou, as you can tell by the mountain ridge alongside Mount Wutai in the distance. A village les a little further west from here…why do you ask?"
And that broke it all. Kan'U! The Green Dragon Crescent Blade! Zhou District! And finally Mount Wutai! He knew it! This wasn't a dream, this was real. He had really traveled back in time during the year where the Romance of the Three Kingdoms occurred. How was it possible? How could this be truly possible?!
"If I may ask, might you grace me with your name?"
"How rude of me for not introducing myself after hearing yours. I am Gohan… Son Gohan, I thank you for the assist during the fight"
"No, there is no need to thanks me. From what I had seen, it wasn't any different if I hadn't intervened but it is due to my duty to protect you that I did it, Messenger from Heaven"
"Messenger from heaven… what is that?" he thought.
"Yes? The other day an oracle known as Kanro foretold that a Messenger from Heaven would descend to put an end to the Wars. This is the exact place of which the oracle spoke and here I have met you…Who else could be the Messenger from Heaven but you"
She gave a small chuckle and then pointed at Gohan's Gi, "Furthermore, your very clothes shine with the light of Heaven. That alone clearly signifies that you are a Messenger from Heaven. Am I mistaken?"
"Well…"Gohan prepared to explain why but he knew that it would become useless seeing that the material of his Gi would be an alien to them. Gohan then sensed another presense approaching.
"Anejaaaa!"
"Oh Rinrin, you finally caught up" the woman said
Gohan looked at the side and saw a small girl with shoulder length red hair and violet eyes. He also noticed that she wore some tight black small clothes.
"That was mean! How dare you leave Rinrin behind!"
"What are you talking about? Is it not your fault for playing with that puppy?" Kan'U deadpanned
"Urrgh, I guess your right" Rinrin chuckled, "By the way, who's this guy?"
"Hey, do not be rude" Kan'U blushed in embarrassment, "This man is the Messenger from Heaven we've been seeking"
"Wow! Onii-chan, you're a Messenger from Heaven?"
Gohan was a little shocked the girl's sudden formal title for him.
"Not really…" Gohan whispered a little scratching the back of his head with his famous son grin.
"Okay, then I better introduce myself! Rinrin's family name is Chou! My first name is Hi! My common name is Yokutoku! And my true name is Rinrin!"
"So this girl is Zhang Fei" he thought a little shocked. How come the books said that they were male, was there some changes of the story during the past.
"I have no choice but to accept this…" Gohan said without thinking
"Oh! So you will accept it?!"
"Thanks, Onii-chan!"
"What?" Gohan asked confused
"You will become our leader and fight to bring order to this world enveloped in war!"
"To fight huh?"
"That's right, Onii-chan! You're going to be our master and help us save the weak!"
"That's right! Master! Let us ride against these wars and fight for the sake of the people"
Kan'U's words struck Gohan, those words reminded him of something his father once told him,
"We fight for those who cannot protect themselves son"
Nodding his head a little, Gohan smiled at the two with his father's famous grin, "Very well, let us go then Kan'U, Rinrin"
The two female warriors nodded as the followed the man they saw as the Messenger of Heaven.
Gohan, Kan'U and Rinrin headed towards the village. Though Rinrin had headed towards the village before him and Kan'U, the two had simply walked instead of rushing over since Gohan was still a litle tired from the spar with piccolo earlier.
Also, during their walk, Kan'U had asked him if he was ok if she called him Lord. Of course Gohan had to ask why, Kan'U explained for her and Rinrin's quest to find him for the wars to stop. Kan'U had also asked him to call her by her real name instead, Aisha.
"What happened here?" Gohan asked as he and Aisha arrived at the destroyed village. It was on fire and it made the two stop in their tracks as they gazed at the burning land.
"I don't know, but we have to find Rinrin!" Aisha said
Nodding to her, Gohan and Aisha began to walk the desolate village but it didn't take long for them find Rinrin.
"Hey you two!" Rinrin greeted appearing from an alleyway
"Rinrin! What happened here? Are you ok?" Aisha frantically asked
Rinrin simply nodded, "I'm ok, the village was already like this when I arrived"
"Atleast you were not hurt Rinrin"
"Thank you onii-chan"
"Where are the villagers?"
"They hid in a tavern, follow me"
And with that, Rinrin led the two to where the villagers had hidden. As they walked, Gohan made simple glance to every house or restaurant they had passed making sure that there was no one that had dared attack them.
Within the tavern, Gohan and Aisha saw the remaining villagers. They were covered in wounds and soot from the bunt homes and sat two helplessly. No matter how much Gohan was controlled by his emotions, he felt pity for them, the ancient times were indeed a very troubling and dangerous era.
"This is…awful…"
"Is everyone okay?" Rinrin asked them
An elderly villager stood up and gazed at the group, "Who are you?"
Standing straight with eyes filled with determination, Aisha spoke, "We have come to fight against the suffering brought to you by the Yellow Turbans, we have come to eliminate them"
"The Imperial Guard has come to save us?!" a male villager asked surprised
His statement made Aisha looked down a little, "I'm sorry, unfortunately, we are not from the Imperial Guard"
"Darn…"
Hearing this, the villagers went back into their disappointment state. The knowledge that the Imperial Guards had not come only made them even sadder. Gohan saw that they were in the brink of giving up.
"But we have come here to save you!" Rinrin enthusiastically said trying to brighten the villagers
"What can kids like you do?" the same male villager questioned, "Us adults were unable to stand against them"
"They were just too many of them" the elderly man added
"How many where there?"
"There must have been at least four thousands of them. How can a tiny village like this fight against such a large horde?"
"But you all fought, right?"
"Of course we did! There were just too many of them for us to handle…"
"They destroyed whatever they wanted and said that they'd be back…"
"What are we going to do? If they come back, they'll take all our food! They'll even take my wife and daughter"
Their sadness made Gohan's heart painful, he had witnessed such sadness when he fought stronger beings like Cell, Frieza and Bojak. Living in modern times sure was different from living in this time, there were little trouble in the modern ages and if things like this had happened, the government would quickly make a move.
Gazing at Aisha, Gohan clearly saw what she was thinking. Her eyes still had determination in them and he could see that those fires began to burn more intense. Nodding to herself, Aisha turned to the villagers.
"I have an idea"
"What is it? Is there a way for us to be saved?"
"Yes…"
"How?"
"We will fight them" Aisha said once more
"Didn't you listen?! How are we supposed to fight against them?! How can we defeat guys like them?!"
"We can" Aisha said
"Yep, we can!" Rinrin added
"How can you be sure?"
"Heaven is on our side" she proclaimed
"Uh-huh! See, Onii-chan is a great and powerful Messenger from Heaven who's on our side!"
"What do you mean by a Messenger of Heaven? Are you saying god is going to save us?"
Aisha had then told them about the rumors of the Messenger of Heaven from the capital. Though it was rumors, due to little transportation and communication, rumors especially in a capital can easily be true.
After much explanation, Aisha walked towards me and pushed Gohan near the villagers
"Here he is" she said proudly, "This is the messenger who has been sent from heaven to end these wars. So long as he is on our side, we shall not lose to bandits such as the Yellow Turbans"
"This guy?" a village male asked in disbelief
"Greetings to you all" Gohan said
"I don't believe it! This guy is the Messenger from Heaven? He's going to quell the wars? Hah! That's obviously a lie!"
"How can you say that? Is it not apparent from the way he looks? In our world, is there any attire that shines in the light?"
"I've never seen clothes that sparkle like that" a village female approached Gohan and touched his clothes, "the material is something that I have never seen!"
"See? Also he is intelligent enough to memorize Sun Tzu's Art of War, Jian Ziya's Six Secret Teachings and even the Three Strategies of Huang Shigong"
Gohan flinched a little on how much information Aisha was giving out, he wasn't really sure if telling her about his intelligence was a great idea but it seemed that it was helping the villagers gain courage so he had to let it pass.
"Amazing…"
"Not only that, he skillfully drove away the Yellow Turbans with just using his hands and moved with such speed"
"Seriously? With just his hands?!"
"Furthermore, I saw it myself. I witnessed the moment he descended from Heaven"
"Wow…"
"Maybe…we will be saved!"
"Yes!"
"You will! So, everyone let us rise up now! We shall protect this village with our hands!" Aisha told them making all the villagers cheer.
With new confidence, the villagers began to prepare anything: food, some weapons and clothes. As the villagers had left, Gohan simply looked at Aisha who seemed to have her head down. He could only guess that it maybe because of how much she bolstered his knowledge.
"I'm impressed, Aneja!" Rinrin said with a toothy grin
"No I was wrong, I am sorry my Lord for telling them about you knowledge even though I promised you to not say a single thing about you"
Gohan could tell that the girl was truly sorry, he knew that Aisha was in the mood to say those words to encourage the villagers.
"It's alright Aisha, you did it to encourage the villagers so it's fine" he reassured her with his son grin making her blush.
"I know but…"
"Do not worry Aisha, we cannot change what has been said so now we have to protect this village"
"He is right! You won't be able to fight properly and the villagers would simply continue to become depress"
"Yeah…I guess…" she exhales, forcing her body to relax
"Alright since that is settled, we shall split into two groups. RinRin and Aisha shall go and request aid from the villagers, and I will scout the location of the Yellow Turbans… I should eliminate them myself so none will get hurt but I don't think I need to interfere too much and show my powers off" Gohan thought.
"I cannot allow that…I cannot let you get hurt Gohan Sama" Aisha said.
"Trust me I will be fine" Gohan said
"Okay! Aneja!" She smiled and nodded as she dashed towards the center of the village
As she left, Gohan turned to Aisha, "I will be fine trust me Aisha-chan"
"Yes, my Lord"
Nodding at her, Aisha went out of the tavern and found herself looking at several men lined up and armed with weapons.
As she was looking at the people, a young man spoke while Gohan had his back turned sensing for the enemy, "That's the Messenger from Heaven?"
"He must be. Look at those heavenly clothes he's wearing"
"Wow…"
Just as everyone including Rin and Aisha had their attention diverted Gohan disappeared.
Aisha could feel the gaze of the villagers towards her. As they were just as confused as she was.
"Where did he go…He was just here a second ago…It's like he just disappeared…Dissapeared NO…WAY" the villagers said as they were looking around for the Messenger from Heaven.
5 Minutes later Gohan was walking back towards everyone
" Rinrin…Aisha?"
"I found the Yellow Turbans! They've pitched camp in the prairie about one mile west of the village!"
"How many of them are there?" Aisha asked
"Just as the villagers said, about 4,000 I think? But they're all carrying shoddy weapons"
"I see…" Turning towards the villagers, Aisha spoke, "…People of this Village! It is as you heard! The enemy may be a vast in number, but they are merely a mob! With Heaven on our side, they are no match for us! Now is the time to muster our courage and bring peace back to this village with our own hands!"
Gohan could clearly see that the villagers were becoming courageous from her words, true that strength and knowledge can give you the advantage of battle but nothing more encourage the men of war but the great and supporting words of their leader.
"…now, My Lord, give us a few words before we depart?"
"Me?"
"Yes. My Lord, if you could give us a few words, I'm sure it would raise our morale"
Nodding to her,Gohan turned to the villagers, "I know that some of you haven't seen the terrors of battles, but now do not be faint-hearted or afraid, do not be terrified or give way to panic before them.
This is a battle not for power, but a battle for your friends and family. I, the Messenger of Heaven, shall ensure you that we shall be victorious and that the darkness of this land shall be purified by the Light of Heaven."
With those words said, Gohan looked at the Villagers and in an instant, all of them erupted in a powerful cheer. Such incredible joy all coming at once made Gohan smirk.
"That was a great speech My Lord" Aisha said
Gohan simply smiled, those words actually just came out of his mouth without a second thought. Though he was shy, it took some time before he could clearly make a good speech. And this one was just a sudden speech he had to quickly make.
"Anyhow Let us go" Gohan ordered as he, Aisha, Rinrin and the villagers began to leave the village
"Yes, once Rinrin leads us to our target, we fight"
"Rinrin's spear emits fire!"
"And my Green Dragon Blade will purge evil. My Lord, please enjoy watching us fight from the rear lines"
"No"
Both Aisha and Rinrin looked at him puzzled, "You won't?"
"I won't. You people are going to fight, I will not simply stand by and watch as the battle unfold. I will fight too" Gohan looked at the girls with determination
"But, My Lord, this is far too dangerous"
"True but I will not simply stay still like a cowards, besides you have already seen how I fight Aisha. I cannot let this people go to battle on their own, I will lead them in the front as what a true leader shall do"
"That's…Magnificent" Aisha smiled looking at Gohan
"Hm?"
"I knew I made the right choice in accepting you as my lord, hearing you say those words proves you are the Messenger from Heaven I imagined you would be"
"Who cares about that? Right now, it's more important for the three of us to take down those Yellow Turbans who made these villagers suffer!" Rinrin laughed, "Come on, Onii-chan, Aisha. Let's go!"
"You are right, People of the village! Now we march to battle!" Aisha declared
"YEAH!"
As they began to walk, Gohan gazed at the Sky and smiled, " Dad Here I go"
As they left the village, Rinrin had begun to lead the way towards the hill where the host of the Yellow Turbans had set camp. As they were nearing the camp, Aisha had continued to encourage the villagers. Having some spare time to think, Gohan began to recall about what he read in this part.
From what he knows, the Yellow Turbans originally began as an armed uprising of civilians who could no longer stand the oppressive rule of the later Han Dyntasy, which was triggered by the spread of a new religion.
Imperial Guards were dispatched to suppress the rebellion, but years of peace made them weak to stop the rampage. With each Imperial Guard defeated, the civilians grew more exalted and such the ranks of the Yellow Turbans exploded. But all of the settles down once the leader of the religion which incited them passed away
"Onii-chan there they are!" Rinrin shouted
Broken from his thoughts, Gohan turned to the enemy soldiers. He knew that some of the villagers were becoming a little frightful as they had finally come into contact with the enemy. As Aisha gave some orders to the villagers, Gohan gazed fiercely at the enemy.
"Time for war!"
And thus the battle against the Yellow Turbans had begun.
As Aisha and Rinrin had led the villagers, Gohan launched himself alone against an incoming enemy. Some might say on how someone who lived in a time of peace could stomach war but Gohan was someone who wasn't normal.
Having experience in fighting monsters that could destroy planets with ease, Gohan knew that, many people will die and that is something no once change unless you have the dragon balls. Besides, people of wars were people who would die for the sake of their ambition.
Gohan shook his head as he exited his mind, he was in a war and he needed to concentrate. Nearing one of the soldiers, Gohan grabbed the man's head before smashing it towards his incoming knee uppercut with minimal strength.
"Damn You!" another man shouted as he ran towards Gohan with his sword raised. Gohan dashed towards the other man with incredible speed and punched the man in the stomach which instantly knocked him out.
"W-What Spe-ed…" Gohan wasn't finished as he broke the sword from another badits strike …Looking behind him, three more soldiers ran towards him, Gohan Dissapeared and reappeared. With him now in a striking position, Gohan slammed his fist into another man's gut.
The soldier felt the incredible force of the punch and dropped his sword as he placed his hand and his inure body, "What the hell are you?!"
Gohan didn't answer as the man fell from the powerful blow from Gohan.
Turning towards the villagers, Gohan saw their fierce battle against the other soldiers with Aisha and Rinrin leading them. Though they were only a two thousand, they were easily decimating the enemy's numbers thanks to their untrained soldiers.
Changing his gaze from the villagers towards the enemies just a mile away from him, He held out a palm using a percent of his power he let out a burst of wind powerful enough to blow them all away "Glad no one saw that" Gohan thought.
As time passed, the Yellow Turban's number began to decrease from four thousand to a two thousand, from two thousand to a thousand and from a thousand into a hundred.
With the decreasing numbers, some soldiers of the Yellow turban's began to retreat causing the villagers to cheer for their nearing victory.
"Now is the time! Begin the pursuit! I'm sure you're all tired, but we're almost there! Follow me!" Aisha raised her weapon high, causing the villagers to cheer and charge once more
Following her words, the villagers raised their battle cry and followed her, overwhelming the Yellow Turbans and reaping their lives like wheat before the scythe.
Gohan simply continued his own extermination at some of the Yellow Turbans who were foolish to stay in the battlefield where they were completely losing.
After exterminating the Yellow Turbans, all of them returned back to the village in triumph. The villagers who stayed behind all welcomed them back with a smile. Though most of them were smiling, other villagers had shed tears of sorrow from knowing the sad fate of their loved ones.
"Where is Onii-chan?" Rinrin asked Aisha
"That's Right?! Where is our Lord?!" she asked in panicked
"I'm here Aisha, Rinrin" a voice replied
Turning around, Aisha and Rinrin saw an incoming Gohan. Though they were happy that there lord was alright, they were a bit startled by the amount of blood he was covered in.
"My Lord, are you alright?" Aisha asked worriedly
"I am fine Aisha" Gohan said
"But the blood…"
"Do not worry, it is not my blood" Aisha was sighed in relief but she was still disturbed by such amount of blood over him, she could only think about the horrors her lord had done to his enemies
"How are the villagers?" Gohan said as he sat down
"Most of the villagers are safe but some still have fallen in battle" Aisha said with some sadness in her voice
"Do now be sad Aisha, those people sacrificed themselves for their village. All of us should honor them and continue this battle for their sake"
"Yes, My Lord" Aisha smiled raising her head as she headed towards the villagers
"What's everyone doing together?" Rinrin asked as she appeared near Gohan
"We've decided" a villager declared
"Decided on what?"Gohan asked
"We want you to be our chief magistrate!"
"A chief magistrate?" he asked seeing that he was familiar with such a word, "Isn't that a governor?"
"You are right" Aisha replied, "Normally, the Imperial Court appoints someone to that position in order to collect taxes and maintain an army to control uprisings…"
"Our magistrate ran away in the chaos caused by the Yellow Turban's raid. He abandoned us"
Rinrin pouted in anger, "How dare he! That's horrible!"
"Right? That's why we won't trust the Imperial Court anymore. We're going to protect this village in our own hands!"
"But we don't think we can govern a city on our own…" villager said
"So we want the Messenger from Heaven to govern our city" another villager added
"Me?" Gohan was truly surprised
"Yeah! We'll follow you until the end!"
"Yeah! We all will!"
Gohan simply stood shock at their announcement, sure he was ok for being the Messenger of Heaven and as a leader of the army but being a governor was a very high position and Gohan wasn't sure if he can handle such a thing.
Though had similarities to being a student council president, there were still many differences that he couldn't begin to imagine. Peeking at Aisha and Rinrin, Gohan saw that both of them gave him a nod showing that he should agree.
"Are you sure you want me to be your magistrate?"
"Yes! It must be you, Lady Kan'U and Lady Chouhi!"
"That's right! You fought with us and that's why we want you to govern this city!"
"All right, I'll accept the position of chief magistrate"
With me announcing my final decision, the villagers erupted in cheers
"Thank you! Thank you so much!"
"Yeah! Let's work hard to rebuild this town!"
"That's right! This will be a safe city where everyone can live peacefully! Let's turn it into a grand city!"
As their joy filled voices flowed the city bringing forth great happiness around the village. Rays of light began to fall towards the village as if signifying a new beginning of this.
Gohan could only smile at the happy people and it was this day that he would ensure that the Light of Heaven will land on the other places ravaged by the shadows of darkness.
Days had passed since their victory against the Yellow Turbans and the villagers had begun to repair the new village ruled by their new Magistrate. Son Gohan, now sat on a chair on his new room as he had finished the state affairs and other works he had to do.
Standing up, Gohan walked to the near window and gazed below. Outside he could see the villagers working, men were carrying some materials and fixing houses while women were preparing the food.
Though the people wanted him to relax while they work, Gohan didn't like to simply stand by as others work. There was just something wrong with that thought.
Massaging his right shoulder, Gohan left his room and began to look for Aisha to help in the patrol. As he walked through the halls, Gohan was amazed at the amazing structure of the building. From the inside to the outside, the house showed promising incredible designing creation.
As he stood in front of the door, Gohan opened the door without paying attention, "Aisha, I was wondering if I could-!"
He stopped his sentence as he gaze inside the room. Just a few feet from him was Aisha turned around with her back facing him and was only wearing her white panties which was being pulled up showing that she had just put them on.
No matter how relax or calm Gohan was, he was still a male teenager with hormones. Even if he was gazing at Aisha's back, it still showed her incredible figure especially her buttocks which were simply covered by white underwear.
Destroying his hormonal thoughts, Gohan said, "I'll talk to you after your finish changing"
And with that he closed the door and turned his back against the door. As he tried to think, pictures of Aisha's body began to flash on his mind causing his face to turn red. He then forcefully pushed aside such thoughts and waited for Aisha.
Five minutes later, he and a now fully clothed Aisha began to roam the halls.
"Thank you for waiting. I apologize for making you see such an unsightly scene"
"Don't be, it was my fault. I was distracted by the design of the building and had forgotten to knock on your door"
"Hm? Why are you apologizing to me, My Lord?"
Gohan looked at Aisha with a puzzled look, that was an unusual response. In this situation, it was either that Aisha would ignore him or if she would simply accept his apology. Her response was different and only filled with curiousness and surprised.
"By the way, I seem to recall you wanting to tell me something"
"That's right! I was wondering if I could join you in patrolling around the region"
"You don't have to ask my Lord" she said with a smile
And so the duo went on their patrol.
As they were walking at a very similar place, Gohan began to think about the time he and Aisha were alone. The last time that happened was before they headed towards the village.
"It has been a while since we talk alone Aisha"
"You're right. Time had passed so quickly since I met you, My Lord" Aisha nodded
"That it has. Though I have known you for days, I don't fully know about you"
"About me?" she asked surprised
"Yes, tell me Aisha. Why do you fight?"
"To protect the innocent and the weak from the violence of war"
"I see. How did you meet Rinrin?"
"Rinrin and I have been together for a long time. My family and hers have maintained relations for generations and we were brought up as sisters"
"Interesting, I bet Rinrin used to wear you out even as a child?"
Aisha giggled a little which Kei found cute, "Yes she did. She was just as rambunctious then as she is now"
"Aisha, with such great violence roaming this continent, are we going to be able to stop this?" Gohan asked
"We are going to stop it. Let us bring peace to this world…together" she said showing her determined face
"Together…" he murmured
"Yes, My Lord. Until we have achieved our ambition, Rinrin and I shall be your shield and spear"
" Smirking…If they only knew how powerful I really am" Gohan thought.
"Thank you Aisha"
Aisha gave him a gentle smile and nodded. With their discussion finished, the two continued to patrol the area.
After having some time with Aisha patrolling, Gohan had ventured of towards the wall of the village and now stood on top of the wall as he gazed at the lands. As he was simply strolling, he saw a familiar figure just a few miles from him.
Narrowing his eyes, gohan could clearly see that the figure was Rinrin with her spear pointing at the sky. Seeing that he had no other things to do, he decided to talk the young warrior.
Approaching the young girl,Gohan spoke, "Hey Rinrin"
"Mmnyah?" Rinrin gave a weird response
He found her response amusing, like he had just startled a small cat.
"Onii-chan. What are you doing? Rinrin didn't call for you?"
He also found her third person talking very cute, maybe it was because of her still being a child despite having the reputation as a fierce warrior. Even children in his times still do this habit.
"Isn't that supposed to be my line?"
"Hmm, did Rinrin do something wrong?" she asked tilting her head
Gohan grinned a little at how she questioned him. It was both cute and interesting.
Noticing his smile, Rinrin puffed her cheeks as she tried to glare at him which only made her look cuter
"Boo, why are you grinning?! How dare you sneak behind Rinrin and have fun all by yourself!"
"Sneaking? I did nothing of such sort. I'm simply smiling at you"
She placed her hands over her head and was still puffing her cheeks
"Rinrin's not doing anything fun, though. Rinrin's doing her job as a watchman!"
"I see, seeing that the Yellow Turbans may try to attack us for revenge"
"That's right! That's what Rinrin's here for. I stand here proudly and say this!" she then stood on the edge of the rampant and thrust her Viper Spear into the sky and swung it around, "Here stands Chouhi, warrior of Yan! Those who wish to become mist upon my spear, come at me!"
He clapped at her while wearing a doubtful smile on his face
"Hee, Hee, what do you think? The Yellow Turbans will be shaken up. Don't you think I look cool?"
"You looked cool but if you continue to do that, all the civilians will scramble away"
"Hmnyah?"
Looking down next to her, Gohan could clearly see the people scattering away from below.
"Anyway, you need to be careful of simply standing near the edges"
"Boo, Onii-chan you're no fun" she pouted once more
He rubbed his head. Chouhi Yokutoku, in what he read, was a general with the strength of a thousand warriors. Looking at the real Chouhi right now, it was simply ridiculous.
"She's just a child…" he muttered though it seemed that Rinrin heard it
"Was that about Rinrin?! How Rude!"
"Not trying to be rude but you only reach up to my chest"
"Rinrin may be small, but she's strong!"
Seeing that he wasn't going to win by words, Kei grabbed Rinrin by the waist and raised her as she was now being carried over his shoulders.
"I won't lose to any grown up either! Ah, no, I mean, Rinrin's a grownup too!"
Gohan could only let out a chuckle as she fixed her mistake. No matter how she grows, Rinrin will continue to act like a child but that didn't bother him, having such a very cheerful person in the group removed the tension in any situation.
"No matter what, just don't push your body too hard, ok?"
"Pushing too hard?"
"I know that you are strong but everyone has its limits, you are no god but a simple human. Besides if you push too hard, you won't be able to help those in need in battle"
"But Rinrin wants to become strong. Strong people like me and Aisha have to help weak people"
"I know but how can you help the weak if you can't move your body properly from the constant training…"Speaking of training I need to do some" He thought.
Though Rinrin understood it a little, it simply told her not to overpass her limits too much. If she would, it would break the body she had been constantly training over the years.
"Just promise me that ok Rinrin"
"Rinrin promises" she smiled
"You are an amazing and very strong person Rinrin" Gohan said as he rubbed her head. From their simple talk, he saw that Rinrin carried a very strong heart. Her determination to protect the weak blocks any fear on her heart allowing her to fight with great strength. And yet, she can maintain her innocent side.
That was something that made Gohan knew that the girl in front of him was someone who had many potentials.
"Okay, see you later. Rinrin's going back to being a watchman!" Waving at him, Rinrin returned to her post and continued her watch.
Seeing her work, Gohan disappeared using His father's Instant Transmission technique.
As days passed, Gohan had continued his job as a magistrate of the land and had made a great relationship with the people. In a land where there was no single technology, people here had worked hard for the food and things they had.
With that in mind, he had begun to take his job as a magistrate more serious and had begun to learn more about the Yellow Turbans.
From what he had gathered, the Yellow Turbans had later reorganized into a large army after spreading in Youzhuo. Their army had begun to invade Zhou District under the name of revenge. Gohan had suspected this considering their attitude, they were very brutal people and his strike against them created a blow in their ego, so of course they would seek revenge.
Reports of some garrisons near the border being annihilated already reached him. Right now, he had heard a commander named Kousonsan, who was appointed by the Imperial Court to suppress the Yellow Turbans in a different prefecture, is fighting courageously on his way back to base.
However, his army was already low in soldiers, and it was only a matter of time before they break through. He had sent a request to the Imperial Army to deploy their main forces to his aid.
The messenger lost consciousness after he had delivered the message to Gohan. The Office was in an uproar, after having the man given some medical attention, Aisha and Rinrin gave orders to each department, and they had deployed forces to march onward to lend Kousosan support.
On their travel, Gohan had noticed that the soldiers were facing fatigue from the ongoing deployments. Though it was discussed with Aisha and Rinrin, the three of them could not figure out what to do. As they continued to argue, a messenger approached them and knelt before Gohan.
"What's the situation?"
"Sir! We have discovered a detached force of Yellow Turbans two li ahead of our unit!"
"Do you know what they are planning?"
"The detached force is thought to be planning an attack on the farmers who immigrated from other prefectures!"
"Thank you…Aisha" Gohan called
"Yes, Sir! All units, double time! We must catch up with the other squad and protect the farmers!"
"All units, follow me" Rinrin ordered
"YEAH!"
After Aisha's command,Gohan's unit quickened its march to catch up to their other squad. Shortly thereafter, they had encountered farmers carrying their household belongings.
"Good! We still have time!" Gohan said, "Chouhi squad, join the other unit and form a front. Kan'U squad will lead the farmers and retreat for the time being!"
"Yes Sir!"
He turned towards Aisha, "I appreciate it if you can come back as soon as possible, we don't know how many enemy soldiers are there"
"Of course. Please hang in there with Rinrin until I come back"
"Got it. Rinrin, I'm counting on you"
"Sure! I'll protect you, Onii-chan. Good luck to you, Aisha!" she smiled
"Leave it to me, Kan'U squad, move out!"
As Kan'U and her unit had left to lead the farmers away to a safe place. Gohan and Rinrin stood in the front as they gazed at the incoming enemy.
"What should we do Onii-chan?"
"Considering the fact that they are leading the first charge, we shall hail them in a rain of arrows once they are in range"
"Good point. After that, maybe it's best if Rinrin charges in…huh?"
"What is it?" said Gohan as he noticed the sudden urgency behind her voice
"There are some people who got left behind"
"What? Are you serious?"
"Yeah. A girl and an old person. Nyah! This isn't good. Onii-chan, we have to move in! We must rescue them!"
"Agreed! Chouhi squad, prepare to attack! We're charging in too!"
"YEAH!" the soldiers shouted as all of them unsheathed their swords
"Move out! Everyone follow Rinrin!" she announced
As they charged,Gohan and Rinrin ran ahead of the soldiers even though Gohan knew he could have did it all by himself and soon came into two people. A little girl and an old woman.
"Enhito Chuohi has now arrived!"
"Hawa?" the little girl asked
"Hmm? You're a little girl. Are you hurt?"
"No, I'm not…but…I'm not a little girl! I'm a grown girl!" she huffed as she placed her hands on her hips
"Rinrin's a grown up too! Onii-Chan I found them!" Rinrin said turning to Gohan
"Good work. Rinrin handle the Yellow Turbans as I take the two and fall back"
"Rinrin's going to cream those bad Yellow Turbans!"
"Be careful…"
And so Rinrin had quickly dashed towards the enemy with her weapon ready. Gohan then turned to the two civilians, "Are you two okay?"
"Yes, I'm okay. Did you come to rescue us?"
"Yes, we did. We came from the Zhou District"
"I see thank you for coming"
"Don't mention it. The people who were ahead of you are already being taken to a safe place by my people. Why don't you go join them?"
"Alright…Com, dear, let's go" the old woman said looking at the young girl
"Hawa…"
"Dear?"
"Hawa?! Oh, please go on ahead of me, ma'am. I, umm…"
Gohan then noticed the young girl looking at him strangely
"What is it?"
"Ah! Y-yes! Umm…are you the chief magistrate of Zhuo?!"
"Yes I am, why?"
"I knew it! So you are the Messenger of Heaven, right?" she looked at him happily
"Yes, they do call me that, but what about it?"
"Hawawa! Ah, umm! My Family name is Shokatsu! My first name is Ryou! My common name is Koumei!"
"Shukatus, as in Shokatsuryou?" he looked stunned
Shokatsuryou was a man renowned as an incredibly excellent strategist in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Shokatsuryou served Ryuubi as a strategist and played a major role in many battles. He rubbed his head as he gazed at the strategist in front of him, that famous strategist was this little girl?
Furthermore, Shokatsuryou lived in Jingzhou at the center of the continent. She wasn't supposed to join them until after Ryuubi' three personal visits.
Gohan became confused, why was history changing? Was it because he was here interfering with the events of this land? It was a possibility but now it was still a theory.
"Umm, uhh! I-I'll do my best!"
"Huh?"
"Hauu, I messed up. I said, i-I'll do my best, so, umm…p-pwease let me shoin your shide! Auu, I messed up again…"
"That you did. Why don't you calm down first and take a few deep breaths"
Doing it first with some mistake, Gohan then made her follow him as he began to breath in and out.
"Do you feel calmer now?"
"Ah, yes…"
"Okay, then can I ask you a few questions?" he began
"Yes?"
"Could you tell me your name again?"
"Yes! Umm, my name is Shokatsuryou. My common name is Koumei. Also, umm, my true name is Shuri"
"Thank you. So, why do you want to be on our side?"
"I…I was studying at a private school under a famous teacher, Suikyou-sensei. But I couldn't stand seeing weak people suffer. I always wanted to use my knowledge to help people. That's when I heard a messenger descended from Heaven in Youzhou…"
"And that's why you came all this way?" he guessed
"Yes" she nodded with such vigor that the girl's head might come off
"Okay, I don't have time right now but when this battle is over, let me hear your story. How about that?"
"Ah…will that be alright with you?!"
"Yes. So why don't you retreat with the old woman for now. We'll go after the girl and fight of the Yellow Turbans"
"Uh…umm!"
"What's wrong?"
"I'll go with you. Please let me go with you! I can be of use to you!" she said determined with a hint of fear
"Are you sure?"
"Yes. If I run because I'm scared, I won't be able to do anything…"
Gohan knew that girl was scared but this was Shokatsuryou's decision so he had no authority to decide her choices.
"If that is your choice then ok. But stick near me"
"Yes!"
"Let us go!" after telling two soldiers to escort the old woman to the safe camp. Gohan along with Shokatsuryou left with the soldiers.
By the time Gohan and the others caught up with Rinrin, Aisha and her unit had already rejoined them in battle. The detached force of the Yellow Turbans sped up their march and bore down upon us.
"They really are but a mob. Charging forward is all they can do" Aisha said
"But when they are this many, it's not easy…" Rinrin complained
"Indeed. Surrounding them end exterminating them would be an option but with our numbers, it is impossible"
"According to the scouts, there are about ten thousand of them. Our army numbers only five thousand"
"With their detached force having ten thousand, there's no saying how large the main force is. We have to join Kousonsan's unit quickly, otherwise we'll be in trouble"
"Yes. We cannot afford to waste much time on this battle" Aisha agreed
"Then Charge! Smash! Victory!"
"It won't be that easy. Even if we defeat them with such a tactic, our numbers would decrease in an instant that we won't be able to help Kousonsan's unit"
As the three began to think of a plan, no one noticed as Shokatsuryou approached them
"Umm, excuse me…"
"Hmmm? Who are thou?"
"My mistake, I haven't introduced her yet. This is Shokatsuryou. She had recently joined us a little while ago"
"Joined us? I was not consulted about this? Furthermore, is she not just a little girl? How can she be of help in a battle?"
"Nyahaha! Aisha's being jealous" Rinrin laughed
"W-Why would I ever be jealous?! If my Lord places another woman at his side, then the issue of defending them…"
"That's jealousy right there!" Rinrin laughed more
"I said it's not!"
"Enough of this argument!"Gohan ordered fiercely, "We are in battle! Continue this argument later. Anyway, what is it that you want to say Shokatsuryou?"
With the two girls now silent, Shokatsuryou now had time to speak
"Huh? O-oh, Y-yes!" She said as she now became more serious, "Umm…judging from the current situation, the Yellow Turbans will continue to charge without organizing a formation. Therefore, I believe it would be best for our army to spread out in a square formation and wait for their attack Then, after the initial charge, we have our center forces fall back and lure them between in our columns of men"
"Ah-hah!" Aisha's eyes sparkled from listening to Shokatsuryou
"An ingenious plan, we them cornered from two sides. We can round them up in one go. See Aisha, aren't you glad she's on our side"
"Yes. I am in awe of your discerning eye"
"Nyaha! You already let us see your jealousy, so acting food now won't help you" the young red head joked
"Nngh…"
"Hee-Hee….Umm, how does that sound?"
"That was an amazing plan but we would need our soldiers to move I a tight order"
"Yes you are right, My Lord. Which means it won't work for us yet"
"I see…then perhaps it would be more suitable to select an elite squad of men and have them attack from the flank at the right moment?"
"Now that is more realistic. Right now, we're up against the Yellow Turbans. As long as Aisha and Rinrin are with us, we shouldn't lose. It's just a matter of minimizing the casualties"
"Rinrin will do her best, do don't worry!"
"We'll probably okay, but we still have to be cautious. If this is a detached force, then we must conserve our energy to fight the man force"
"Hmm, you worry too much, Onii-chan!"
"As a leader I have to ensure the safety and low casualties of my men. I cannot simply relax"
"The enemy is here!" a messenger said approaching them
"Okay. Let's move as we planned"
"As you will! All units, take your positions! Kan'U and Chouhi's personal guard, standby in rear flank and await our orders! Rinrin!" Aisha called
"Yeah! Everyone, let's move out! Charge! Smash! Victory!"
And thus the battle had now began
"Prepare to die you bastard!" the large man performed a downward slash at Gohan.
Without much of an effort, Gohan sidestepped and quickly slammed his fist into the large man's gut causing him to gasps. "Perfect" It was only about 5 seconds before the man finally drop to the ground.
Seeing the man down, Gohan turned towards some enemy soldiers who had seen the fight. Some of the paled at their enemy's skills, despite his youth, he was able to defeat one of the Yellow Turbans leader without much of an effort.
Seeing the man stare at them, they could only do one thing…
"RUN!" a soldier said as he dropped his weapon and ran
"HE'S RIGHT! RUN!"
"WE'LL BE KILLED BY A DEMON!"
And with that some of the soldiers began to retreat.
Through Shokatsuryou's Plan, Gohan's Inside Attacks and Aisha and Rinrin's Strikes, they were able to defeat the detached force of the Yellow Turbans.
"Hmph! They were not even a challange" Aisha said with a sigh
"They were so weak, they stood no chance!" Rinrin also said while she puffed her cheeks
"All that matters is that we defeated them and we are uninjured. So what are the casualties?"
"There shouldn't be much of a hindrance for a battle with the main force"
"Good. Despite your inability to wield a weapon and fight, we became victorious because of your plan. With that, I truly thank you, Koumei"
"Y-Yes! U-Umm, by the way…" Shokatsuryou said while blushing, "Umm…if possible, I'd like you to call me by my true name"
"Is that what you want? Isn't it always someone special the only one who could use that name?"
"Yes! You are the one who will be My Lord, so I want you to call me by my true name!"
"If that is what you truly want then OK. I thank you for helping us Shuri"
Shuri simply smiled with a blush as she gazed at Gohan who was simply smiling back at the young girl.
"Ahem…" Aisha said as she gazed at Gohan with strange glance, "…Now that the introductios are over, shall we depart?"
"We better hurry, or Kousonsan will be defeated!" Rinrin said
"You are right. Let's Go!"
After reorganizing the soldiers and sending the injured soldiers back to the village, all of them made haste as they headed towards where the Camp of the Yellow Turban's Main forces were deployed
Though they were moving in a fast pace slow to Gohan's standards, Gohan simply found himself getting bored and suddenly let himself rest at the back of his horse.
Aisha could only sweat dropped at her lord's actions.
"How can you be so relaxed? We are headed to a battlefield"
"Sorry Aisha, I do not enjoy getting bored and there is nothing much to do"
"Haha. Onii-chan is not mentally prepared at all" Rinrin laughed
"Hmmm. Aren't you in the same boat as well Rinrin"
"Nuh Uh! Rinrin is always mentally prepared!"
"Oh wait! Look, there's a dog!" Gohan said as he sat up straight and pointed at something behind Rinrin
"A puppy?! Where's the puppy?!" Rinrin turned around only to see nothing at all, "…Ah!"
"Like I said Rinrin, in the same boat" Gohan smirked as he then laid down again
"Grr! You tricked me, Onii-chan"
Gohan simply chuckled
"Good grief…" Aisha said with a sigh
Shuri meanwhile who was looking at them giggled
"You should not be laughing either, Koumei. This friendly atmosphere will affect our troops' morale. Furthermore…"
Aisha was about to continue until Shuri interrupted
"Oh…Umm, Kan'u-san, Chouhei-san too…"
"Hmm?"
"Yeah?"
"Umm…Could you both please call me by my true name too? Otherwise I'll feel like there's a wall between us"
"I do not mind but…" Aisha said hesitantly, "Are you sure? It is taboo to let others call you by your true name unless you have acknowledge them. If a stranger were to call you by your true name, would that not be an insulting disgrace to your honor"
"You haven't acknowledged us yet, Koumei!"
"Rinrin is right. That's why we've been calling you by your common name…"
"That's not true! Kan'u-san, Chouhi-san, you're both very strong and try even hard. I though both of you were amazing! So…If I do say so myself, I greatly acknowledge both of you! That's why, umm…If you'd be grateful enough to acknowledge me, then I'd like you to call me by my true name"
Despite him hearing about what the girls were talking about, Gohan wasn't much interested on what they were saying. Despite everything he read in History, mostly of it were to quench the boorish at home, that was also the only reason why he became interested in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
"I better just get some small rest" Gohan sighed a little as he then closed his eyes
"Hmm…you have proven your ability in the last battle, we do acknowledge you. Your insight to spot the right moment to attack, and also your flexible strategy are absolutely impressive"
"Grr, Rinrin though the same thing!" she said in a cheerful and loud voice causing Gohan to open his eyes
"Then why don't you call each other by your real names? You both acknowledge each other" he said.
"…yes, you're right. Since we have acknowledged one another, there should be no problems"
"Then…"
"Yup! Rinrin's true name is Rinrin! Shuri, we look forward to having you!"
"Same here. My true name is Aisha…Let us continue to fight together"
"Yes!"
Gohan smiled seeing that the situation has finally ended. It was a good thing that it had ended quickly, if it hadn't, they would be problems during times when they should cooperate with each other.
"Anyway, let's quit chatting and continue…"
"Nngh. were you not the first one to relax, My Lord?" Aisha said with a blush
"That's right!" Rinrin added
Aisha then looked at Rinrin with a suspicious glance, "Rinrin, did you not join him?"
"Grrr. Aisha betrayed me" Rinrin said with a pout
Shuri meanwhile giggled again.
Gohan simply turned to the other side as Aisha started to preach them again while heading towards our next battlefield.
Kousonsan's encampment was approximately two li east of the field where they defeated the Yellow Turban's detached forces.
Upon arriving at the encampment, Gohan headed to meet Kousonsan with Shuri. Nearing the tent, Kei and Shuri were met with a beautiful woman with long light red hair tied in a ponytail and golden eyes. She wore a simple sleeveless white and pink clothing and armor with golden linnings.
"Hmm…So you're the man they call the Messenger of Heaven, huh?"
Gohan became startled a little and then relaxed, "Pleasure to meet you Kousonsan. And will you please stop checking me"
"Ha ha ha, sorry, that was rude of me. Sorry about that, I was a little curious you know…"
"No, that's Ok. It was just startled that you called me the Messenger of Heaven out of the blue like that…"
"Don't worry. Dropping that aside, I thank you for holding back the Yellow Turbans. Without you, the people in this area would have been attacked"
"What, that? I was just on my way back to my nest in Ryousei Commandery. It was just a stop on the way" She said waving her hands and bashfully turning away
"It doesn't matter what reason you had. I still thank you for it"
"T-that's enough already. By the way, how many soldiers did you bring with you?"
"About that, Shuri, explain it to Kousonsan here"
Shuri stood next to Kei and looked at Kousonsan, "Yes. Considering the casualties we suffered in our battle with the Yellow Turban's detached force and the reserves called in to replace them, we currently have roughly five thousand men"
"Approcimately five thousand…" Kousonsan said while rubbing her chin with her figner, "Adding them to my soldiers, we have a little over ten thousand…"
"And the enemy numbers?"
"Roughly 25, 000. The difference in numbers is so vast that we've had trouble just slowing them down"
"Letting 5,000 stand against 25, 000 would be more reckless"
"Ah you realized it too? That's how it is…Now you know why we blocked off the roads to Zhou District and confined ourselves in our encampment. If they can't get into Zhou district, then the only other places for them to assault are Qiao and Hebei, right? Sousou's and Enshou' strongholds are there, and they're well protected, so there's no point in protecting them"
"So you guarded this place for us" Gohan said with a sly smile
"Fool, I already told you I was just in the neighborhood! That's all! It's not like I thought I had to protect you or anything!"
"The words of a born Tsundere" he though mentally laughing, "Thanks…"
"Hey' shut up, don't thank me! You're embarrassing me!"
"You don't have to be shy"
"I'm not being shy! I'm just embarrassed!" Kousonsan said with a full blush on her face
"Isn't embarrassed the same as shy?"
"Kousonsan-dono. May I?" a new voice asked
Gohan who saw the girl a while back finally saw her appearance. She had short light blue hair with two bangs framing either side of her face and very red eyes. Her clothes looked similar to that of a priestess yet without the red pants and a little more revealing.
"What is it?" Kousonsan said finally regaining her composure
"Reinforcements have arrived, which is splendid news" the new girl said, "Therefore, I would like to hear your plan for defeating the Yellow Turbans. Thereafter, I shall lead the vanguard and confer victory upon you"
"There you go again…I can understand your desire to prove your valor, but I'm talking with Son Gohan now. Don't you think it's insolent to interrupt?"
"Were I your vassal, then that would be the case. However, I do not recall becoming your vassal" she said while posing a sexy pose
Gohan became startled a little and closed his eyes but Kousonsan simply ignored it, "That is true. Then what do you say we do?"
"It's obvious. We're up against a mob. If a matchless warrior attacks and strikes fear into them, they will surely rout. We should charge immediately"
"That's a crazy idea. They outnumber us. The most basic strategy in war is to ready more soldiers than your opponent. With that in mind, attacking them with our current force is unthinkable!"
"That would be correct if we faced a legitimate army. We need to strategy to defeat those ruffians. All we need is a might warrior and a relentless attack!"
"There you go, boasting again. Are you saying we have a daring general capable of such a frighteningly, ferocious attacks in my army?"
"There are at least three here" the female said
"Oh? Name them, then"
"Kan'u-dono, Chouhi-dono and then me"
"Kan'u and Chouhi? Who are they?"
"Those two are my Comrades, Kousonsan. I'm currently having them wait with our soldiers"
"Are they as good as she claims?"
"Yes. Their ability to lead and fight is on very high caliber"
"Hmm. If the Messenger from Heaven says so, then I'm positive they are"
"However, that doesn't mean we can waste our soldiers' lives in such a reckless attack. Think of something else"
"Don't worry I'll go" Gohan said.
"Are you sure… you…you…Fine, if you're that confident, do as you wish?"
"Is he going to be OK? From what I see, it looks like he truly intends to charge in alone"
"Leave him be. People like that are all talk. I doubt he'll show that much courage in the face of their army. he'll either meet an honorable death or come running home with his tail between his legs"
"But… If our lord falls in battle, won't that affect the whole army's morale?" Shuri said worriedly
"That is true. Do you have a plan Shuri?"
"Let's see…Please wait a moment"
Shuri began to think of a plan worried about their lord going into battle alone who began to read some scrolls and calculating some plans.
"I've got it! I've come up with two plans: One for if he does attack and one for if he doesn't!" She said.
"I see. Very interesting. Good work" kousan said as she rubbed Shuri's head
"Hee Hee…you rubbed my head…" Shuri said giggling
"Is there any reason to go that far in saving Chouun and Gohan? Wouldn't it be more constructive to devise a plan for wiping them out with our forces?"
Kousonsan objected
"Hm?"
"We should devise a plan for wiping them out with our forces?"
"No, Before that. You said her name is Chouun, right?"
"Yeah. Her name is Chou Shiryuu. She said she wanted to protect people, and ended up staying with us. Well, she is strong and smart, so I decided to let her stay as an ancillary general"
"I see…"
That was another unexpected yet expected thing, seeing that Kan'u, Chouhi and Shokatsurou were females. Gohan suspected that the others should be too, he never really expected that he was right all along
"But shouldn't all four of them be gathered under the hero Ryuubi? Ryuubi hasn't even shown him or herself yet since I have arrived. Could I have taken the role as Ryuubi?"
If Gohan was right, then Bachou and Kouchuu should join him soon. If so, there was also a strange thing, Shokatsuryou should have joined Ryuubi after the Yellow Turban Rebellion and yet she joined them at the middle. He could only think of one reason on why these strange events were happening…
"My appearance here is tampering history…" Kei thought until it him again, "But if I had traveled to the past, shouldn't Kan'u and Chouhi be males. Could this be a parallel world? If so, then could my knowledge about the future even be wrong?"
Gohan's mind shook from the large questions he had. One after the other, a question would appear and it would lead to more questions. He had to truly understand his situation for him to fully know that is happening.
As he continued to think, gohan was then interrupted by an uproar nearby
"What happened?"
As he asked, a soldier approached the three, "My Lady! Chouun-dono has left the camp and is preparing to charge the enemy army!"
"Damn it, what is she thinking She could have waited on me ? Shit!"
"This has become a dangerous situation. Shuri!"
"Yes!"
"Tell Aisha and Rinrin to gather the soldiers! and deploy immediately I'll go on ahead!"
"Haooag?! R-Roger!"
Shuri quickly ran towards their comrades as Kousonsen confronted Gohan
"Hey, what do you mean? Why don't you leave her alone?"
"I cannot stand still as I know that there is someone in trouble. We'll go after Chouun" Gohan said but his real reason was that he needed Chouun alive, if she died right now, future events would drastically change and he wanted to follow the same path as written in the Tale
"What are you saying? If our soldiers don't join our forces, then we can't beat them?!"
"Take care of Yourselves. I trust you'll do well, General Kousonsan. If it comes to mind, you can use us as bait, so do come up with a good plan"
"You can't do that to me…but…hmm, bait, huh?" she said as she began to mumble something, "Fine, Then we will use you as bait. We'll lay in ambush and attack them from behind. How about that?"
"Sure, Good Plan. Thanks"
"Shut up. Do what you want. But you must endure attack to at least allow us to prepare. Carve that into your mind"
"Understood…Even though it'll be over before they get there."
"If I think it's too dangerous, we'll pull out. I have no reason to stay with you at that much risk to us"
Gohan simply nodded
"But…well, I guess…I will be praying for your success"
"Thank you" Gohan said as bid her farewell and returned back to Aisha and Rinrin
"Hah…What are you thinking? Good Grief" Aisha said with a deep sigh
Gohan knew that Shuri has already told her everything
"I'm sorry Aisha"
"It is not a matter you can simply apologize for. Please think your safety my lord"
"I know but you can't always be victorious in battle if you don't take risks. Besides, that girl is someone we must save. With her help, we can become closer to our goal of ending this war"
"Is she that powerful?" Aisha asked startled by her Lord's words
"Yes" Gohan said confidently
"That girl did seem strong" Rinrin said
"Did you see it?"
"Yeah. Her simple walk didn't have any single opening"
"I see. However…attacking a rebel army that large all by yourself is nothing but reckless" Aisha said
"I know. But that's why I have to save her"
"You may be right, but…their numbers are vast and ours are not. What are you saying we should…"
"I have a plan" Shuri suddenly said
"You do?"
"Yes. There may be a difference in our forces, but we can handle them with what we have"
"How so?"
"I'm not sure if it's big enough to call a plan, but as soon as Chouun-san charges in, Aisha-san must take your personal guard and have them charge in with you"
"Oh? I'll be charging in too?"
"What about Rinrin?"
"Rinrin-chan, please lead the troops and follow Aisha-san. However, please place twice in the number of standard bearers"
"Standard bears? Don't tell me you're planning to deceive the enemy in thinking that we have a huge army"
"I see. We are going to trick them, huh?"
"Yes. The enemy is relying on their size and charging in, so Aisha-san, once your squad clashes with their vanguard, please retreat quickly to the main camp"
"So our goal is to confuse them?"
"Yes. But when you retreat, please make sure you bring Chouun-san with you, okay?"
"Hmm…I hope Chouun won't refuse to retreat…"
"If that happens, we'll think of something else. The main unit will signal you to retreat, so please don't miss it, okay?"
"Of course not. But what happens after that?"
"While you retreat, our main unit will spread out and surround the Yellow Turban's vanguard. When we do this, please leave their rear open or they'll become desperate to break through"
"But then they'll escape?"
"that's fine. If they become desperate, we'll suffer greater casualties…After that, we'll match our timing with Kousonsan and catch them in a pincer attack"
"I see. We use our charge to confuse the emey, then we make a strategic retreat to rule their vanguard out and buy time for Kousonsan's army"
"Exactly"
"Hmm…that's impressive, Shuri"
"Indeed, with a plan like that, Kousonsan's army would be able to come much more early"
"Hee Hee"
"Very well. I leave our main unit in your hands. I'll be counting on you for our signal" Aisha said to Shuri
"Yes!"
"I wish you luck. My Lord. I'll be going now"
"Be careful Aisha, I pray your success"
"Thank you for the kind words…Farewell" Aisha said as she bowed at Gohan and left
"Grr. Rinrin wants to charge too"
"I know you want too Rinrin but you must command the soldiers here" Gohan said
"Then why haven't you left yet Onii-chan?"
"I'm getting ready to leave now" As a white aura started to form around Gohan.
"Oniiiii-Chann" RinRin said surprised
"Here I Go" Gohan said as he blasted off in the sky headed to where chouun was.
Standing there dumbfounded was RinRIn and Shuri.
"D...Did… Oni-chan just fly" RinRin asked softly.
"H...h...hai" shuri replied.
Aisha-san and the others are retreating… great! The Yellow Turbans' vanguard is in pursuit!"
"Good. The plan is working perfectly. Rinrin, time for the next move"
As the battle continued forth, Aisha became worried about the wherabouts of Kousonsan's army and their lord.
"Shuri! Where is Kousonsan's army?"
"I don't know! They should show up any time now, but I don't know how that general will…"
Just as Shuri was about to continue, a soldier interrupted, "A cloud of dust and cavalry on white horses have been spotted behind the enemy!"
"What flag do they fly?"Chouun asked
"Kouson! It's our reinforcements!"
"Great!"
"We did it, Aisha-san"
"Yes! Now it's time to go on the offensive! Let us join Kousonsan's army and catch them in a pincer attack!"
"Then all units! Charge!"
That was until they all saw a young man with an orange and blue GI land right where the enemy was headed.
"Who is that and where did he come from" they all asked.
"Th…That…Is the Messenger from Heaven Our lord…Gohan san" Aisha said with wide eye's
"Was he flying" Aisha thought.
Gohan with a determined look on his face just stood in the spot he landed in "Gomen" he said softly.
He then held out his right palm gathering his ki into it until it formed into a ball the size of a grapefruit.
"What is he doing" everyone including the enemy was wondering.
Once he gathered enough power in it he fired it at the enemy and then.
Booooooooooooooooooooom it destroyed any and everything in its path while creating a humongous crater where it detonated.
Everyone who was watching was just either amazed if friend, or frightened if foe.
" Sugoi…Gohan-sama" his vassels whispered.
Meanwhile:
"Good Work. Are you injured?" Gohan asked Chouun as she was staring at him amazed at the power he just displayed.
"Oh, Gohan-dono. Thank you for your concern. Fortunately, I am not injured" she said with a smile
"I'm glad. That was a reckless of you, Chouun-san"
"That wouldn't fall under the category of reckless. More importantly…hmm? How do you know my name?"
"Kousonsan did. She told me that you became an ancillary general"
"Yes. That would be correct. However, I unfortunately doubt that Hakukei-dono will be my lord much longer"
"Why is that?" he asked
"Yes. She is certainly not incompetent, but she will never become an Emperor capable of protecting the people and ruling this world. She has valor but she lacks what it takes to become a hero"
"That is true. Despite her leadership, she becomes hesitant when the danger of the situation increases and lets her worry cloud her judgement"
"I see that you have seen it Gohan-dono"
"It wasn't hard, I saw it when we were talking"
"Isn't that a bit rude, Onii-chan?"
"That maybe rude but it is the truth"
"Indeed, there are only a few people who do have what it takes to be a hero on this continent"
"Is that true?" Shuri asked excitedly, "Do you mean…"
"Yes. First there is Sousou of Gi. There are very few people capable of loving promising talent and using those men efficently"
"Who else?"
"Sonken of Go…Well, compared to Sonsaku of the previous generation, Sonken is rather conservative, but Sonken probably has more of what it takes. If she can awaken the hero within her, then she will be someone to watch out for. The last one is-"
"Our Lord, of course!" Aisha interruptedly said
"Hmph. Yes. You, Gohan-dono, the one who has made a name for himself in Youzhou as the true Messenger of Heaven"
"Me?" Gohan surprisingly asked
"Why are you surprised? Think of your benevolent governing of Zhuo Distrcit and the countless Yellow Turbans you have crushed even without any form of weapon and especially that unknown power use just used. Of course the people will extol you as a benevolent ruler, My Lord"
"Really?"
"Yes. Remember the classic sages, Yao, Shun and also the great Emperor Liu Bang. Each one of them was essentially a benevolent person who used their vassals well and became a hero. That's why you too will be a hero someday, My Lord"
"If that is what it is, then fine. By the way, what are you going to do now, Chouun-san? Are you going to return to Kousonsan?"
"There's no reason to. I think I shall travel the continent for a while and see if there aren'y any other heroes worth serving"
"If you're looking for a hero, then is there not one right here?" Aisha told her
"Hu-hu, that is true" Chouun said as she looked at Gohan and smiled
"If you acknowledge me, Chouun-san, then it would a pleasure to me for you to join us"
Chouun blushed a little and said, "I appreciate your offer…However, I have already spoken. I will not turn back on my words"
"She's surprisingly stubborn" Rinrin said with a pout
"Yes, I am. I find that trait too much for myself at times, but…I want to find someone worthy to serve with my own eyes. Besides, I still have much to learn. I must find out how this continent is doing ow, and how it will change"
"I see…that is unfortunate"
"Indeed but that is your decision and I will accept it" Gohan said surprising Chouun
"Are you not disappointed?"
"Why should I be? Despite my happiness if you would join us, everything is after all is your decision. Who am I, despite my Title as Messenger of Heaven, to deny you what you want."
Chouun smiled once more to him
"Thank you. It has been an honor to fight by your side"
"Same here" Aisha replied, "I was glad to fight alongside one such as yourself…will we meet again?"
"Yes. I promise. Although…" she then looked at Gohan, "…that time may come sooner than you think"
"I hope so"
"Yes. Chouun-san, the way you fought were amazing" the young strategist complimented, "I wish we could fight together"
"Thank you. But let me have my way. Sorry…"
"No need to apologize. How about this? If you haven't found a good person to serve at the end of your travels, why don't you come back to us? We'll be waiting always"
"Yeah…When that happens, I would love to" she said with a nod, "Now then. Farewell"
And thus she turned away as her hair swayed with her turning back and had left to the distance.
"That was unfortunate" Aisha sadly said
"I know but this is her choice. Besides, one day I am sure she would come back to us. I know that that day would come and I will be there, waiting for her"
"Oh?...You've grown quite attached to her" Aisha said giving Gohan that suspicious look again
"Is that how it looks like?"
"A little…" Aisha blushed and turned her gaze away from him
"Nyahaha! Aisha is acting jealous again!" Rinrin laughed next to Gohan
"I-I am not jealous! Positively not!" Aisha answered back
"U-hu-hu, Aisha-san, your face is beet red"
"You too Shuri? I'll say it again, what reason do I have to be jealous in the first place?!"
Gohan simply smiled at the three girls and turned his eyes towards the blue sky. There bonds with each other have increased through their victories in the war and their trust to each other.
"The future looks very bright…" he softly said as he sat down and leaned near a tree, looking at Rinrin and Shuri who were teasing the blushing Aisha. He chuckled a little at such a sight.
I wanted to try this one for a change got some inspriration from someone doing and original so reead and review pls thanks.