For all who even bothered to read up to this point, I thank all of you. Ua tsaub, xie xie ni, kamsa hamnida, domo arigatou gozaimasu. LOL I've begun to draw out the character designs already for my own sake. Still if anyone wants to see it just message me. I'll be glad to upload it and give you the link. So far they are just rough sketches and as soon as I go and buy the photoshop program I'll ink it and give it some color.I need to do that with a lot of my art pieces. Oh btw, the drawings are more of an anime/manga style. Again thanks for reading. Please enjoy…even if it seems like I'm rambling on and on. :P I'm sure you all know the DW characters so I find no need to go into detail with their appearance; maybe only their clothes I'll explain what it looks like. Also, this will not be accurate according to some of the history with the characters. I hope that doesn't disturb too many people. ('--)

Disclaimer: Dynasty Warriors and its character do not belong to me

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Chapter 4- Others found

An old legend says that one day a group of people will come from another era, 7 to be exact. They will be the ones to help restore the land. Whether or not they are normal beings or immortal is still a question. However, many believe them to be immortals. With the aid of the legendary mystic, Zuo Ci, they will find a way to arrive but their stay is short for they can only exist in our world for a period of time.

After reading this short excerpt Lu Xun puts the scroll back on the shelf. "Huh, strange that I had to read that before putting it back."

"Did you say something?" Lu Meng asked.

"Oh, it was nothing," the apprentice answered.

A messenger came running into the study chamber, knelt down before Lu Meng and Lu Xun and gave his message. They sent him off and left the study area. They were going to the entrance which Zhou Yu should be at. After all the messenger was sent by Zhou Yu ordering them to meet him at the gate. To their surprise when they arrived there a few of the other officers were already present. Of these were Gan Ning who was squatting, Ling Tong who was doing the same, Sun Shang Xiang, Huang Gai, Zhou Yu himself was there with his arms crossed. They formed a circle around something that couldn't be seen from their distance. They reached the other officers and noticed that it was a girl laying on the stone floor. She was still conscious and breathing.

"What happened?" Lu Meng asked Zhou Yu.

"Gan Ning," Zhou Yu said, "tell them what happened?"

Gan Ning stood up and said, "Well, Ling Tong and I were just having ourselves a little spar and then out of no where this girl fell from the sky and landed on me. I gotta say, it kind of hurt."

Lu Xun eyed Gan Ning in a disbelieving way until Ling Tong also claimed witness to the same thing.

"I'm just glad that it wasn't me," laughed Ling Tong.

"I suppose that we should give her a bed to rest in. Sun Shang Xiang, find an empty room and Huang Gai, take her there." Zhou Yu then left.

Huang Gai picked up the girl and Sun Shang Xiang lead the way as told. Sun Shang Xiang knew that the room that was next to her room was vacant so she headed straight there. Huang Gai was amazed by this area; the women's quarters. Men did not enter here much because they had no need to. The atmosphere here seem amazingly calm. Sun Shang Xiang opened the door, Huang Gai went inside and laid the girl down on the bed. The two officers then left. As soon as the door closed the girl that fell from the sky had just slowly opened her eyes. In a mumbled voice she said, "Erm…where am I?" She wanted to get up but she felt a throbbing pain in her head. She closed her eyes and drifted back into sleep.

Meanwhile, Zhou Yu was in the study chambers. Lu Meng and Lu Xun was also there and the three were going through old strategy scrolls and books. Lu Meng laid down the book he was looking through stood up and walked towards the small window. It was rather small compared to the windows that were normally everywhere else in the castle. It allowed only enough light through to be able decipher things. This was supposedly done because the light had a negative effect on the ancient documents. Lu Meng looked out of the window to view the sky. He saw a bird flew by; it was not just any bird. It was a carrier bird that appeared to have come from the Imperial Palace! Also the fact that it was a bird must have meant that whatever the message was, it was urgent. Lu Meng rushed outside followed by Zhou Yu and Lu Xun. They did not know what was occurring but they knew that for Lu Meng to react so quickly, it must have been something very important.

They headed for the aviary: this is where all the carrier birds head towards when sent off to deliver a message. Lu Meng opened the door and there the bird was, perched on a post at the window. Zhou Yu took the bird and carefully took the small piece of fabric tied to its left foot. He opened it and inside the fabric was a piece of parchment. He read the short message quickly and then passed it to Lu Meng, who then gave it to Lu Xun. When he finished reading he looked at the two older, more experienced strategists. Zhou Yu walked over to a table that had ink, brushes, and blank pieces of paper on it. He took one of the small sheets and wrote on it. He waited for it to dry which wasn't long then Zhou Yu folded the piece of paper and put in into a small piece of crimson red fabric, then he attached the fabric to the bird and sent it off. The three then headed out.

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In the windy mountains an old man was bowing before an alter. This man was Zuo Ci. He was making an offering and after his prayer he set the incense sticks into the bowel of ash that was there. He then stood up and looked at the clear blue sky. He spoke, "Anytime now…this will be interesting to observe indeed." He randomly chose seven cards from his deck which he seemed to always carry. He put the rest away and laid out the seven cards in mid air. His waved his hand over the cards one by one and each one seemed to emit a light. His hand passed over all of them and the light faded. He flipped the cards over one at a time: the Legendary, Heaven's Trusted One, Flower of the Clouds, Messenger of the Gods, Heaven's Star, the Bringer of Justice, Fair Innocence.

"Surely, some will have more influence than others. However, this is yet to unfold. I should keep a close surveillance."

He put the seven cards back into the deck, turned around and vanished into the wind. Not a trace was left behind…

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Afraid and imprisoned, two girls were quiet but their entire body was trembling. Diao Chan went towards them looking through the small gap between the bars sympathetically. The two girls couldn't being themselves to look at her although she had not done anything to them. She in fact, was the reason they were safely locked away. In could have been worse.

In an ever soft voice Diao Chan spoke, "Please don't be afraid. You will be out of there soon."

Almost as soon as Diao Chan just finished saying so a person had just opened the door. She turned around to find that it was Lu Bu. He walked towards the cell and just looked without saying a word.

Diao Chan looked at Lu Bu and said, "Lord Lu Bu, please don't hurt them. Allow them be my personal maids. Please."

He looked at Diao Chan, still with the same expression he had when he entered the room. She looked into his eyes. The moment was brief and it broke when he left. Watching him close the door, she smiled. She knew that she had him wrapped around her fingers. He was willing to do almost anything she would ask of him; a splendid job he would make of it too. She turned back to the two girls in the cell, "Don't worry now," and left.