Entrusted Order
Sima Shi; Jia Chong―"thus my order: guide my brother and teach him to become a great leader―direct him to a true path."
Dynasty Warriors ;; Koei
Entrusted Order ;; Celestia Horlenden
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"I feel like i'll die so soon," Sima Shi sighed, his face looks so pale; both his eyebrows wrinkled and he feels so depressed. "therefore, i want to ask you a favor, would you mind?"
The black haired man in front of him nodded―a clue that he agreed whether he likes the favor or not. Afterwards, he followed his master to Palace's garden. Later, Sima Shi asked him to sit and drink a herbal tea. The black haired man agreed without any words, he joined his master drink herbal tea.
"Due to my health, i need you and your skill in order to guide my brother, Sima Zhao." Sima Shi looked at Jia Chong's eyes intensely. "i have found my lack of faith which makes me unable to continue father's ambitions."
Jia Chong smirked as he put off the tea cup. "So, that's thing that disturb you, Master Ziyuan?"
"You have already know, Gonglü? I'm impressed. I haven't told you anything though," Shi smiled; he feels so relieved knowing that his trusted strategist had known everything before he told him. "thus my order: guide my brother and teach him to become a great leader―direct him to a true path. I don't want him to become a foolish man."
"Do i need to contaminate my hands for Master Sima Zhao?"
With no hesitation, Shi nodded. "If you have to... despite you need to sacrifice yourself, Gonglü," Shi's body was trembling as he started to cry, "please... it's for my brother. I don't even care if i can't fulfill my father's ambitions; that's only my lack of faith, however, Zhao must survive from this cruel world. He has to become a real man either father, and a great king later. It's only about faith."
Jia Chong froze. He lost his words, soon he'll lose his master, a childhood friend of his. He does not want to do that but, Master's order is an order. He needs to fulfill his duty.
Afterall, he is only a strategist: a man who will do everything for his Master, duties keep calling him afterwards.
"...your order is my duty, Master Sima Shi. Even if i need to sacrifice myself, i'll do it right away for you, your last order."
Shi sighed once again; a painful inhale where he gave a last order for his strategist, where he cried only in front of his strategist, where he finished his ambitions. Shi didn't say any words after the last order. He's only lamenting, wondering how far he went through battlefield; he had met traitors, true friends, and a one new hope. Zhao is his last hope to fulfill their family ambitions. He is the only one who could do that and Shi believed him.
"Perhaps it's my time, Gonglü. My last battlefield and i have to win this one," Shi drank one sip of his tea again. "i want you to take care of Zhao. I believe he will become a better man under your guidance." Shi smiled to Jia Chong sincerely. Jia Chong knew. He knew everything. He knew that Shi's smiles is the last smile he gave.
"Goodbye, Ziyuan my friend."
"You have already known, Gonglü."
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endnote. sorry for making a bunch fanfic of strategist(s). I love angst and thank.
