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Warriors Orochi: Dragon of Judgment
Chapter 8-The Wu Brothers
"...and I don't think we really have anything to fear about placing more soldiers in the walls and in the outside encampments and keeping less outside the keep. We could use the forces as a shell to keep the Odigans out."
The officer had just finished speaking and Sun Ce was pondering the idea, but he wasn't sure. "What do you think, Pànduàn? Kirshun's your enemy. Think that's a good idea?"
Pànduàn was studying the map very hard; he didn't even acknowledge Sun Ce statement. Sun Ce gave Pànduàn a curious look, "Pànduàn?"
Again, no answer.
"Pànduàn? Pànduàn?"
Himiko sighed and tapped the young man next to her on the the shoulder, "Pànduàn." Still no response. She suddenly turned toward the poor man sharply and swung her hand back, "Pànduàn!"
SMACK! Himiko's open hand slammed into the back of Pànduàn's skull so hard his head jarred forward a good three feet. He rubbed the back of his head fiercely. "Ow! What was that for?"
Himiko glared at her traveling companion and put her hands on her hips, "For ignoring me!"
Sun Ce laughed, "You blacked out for a second there, man! You looked way too interested in this map for your own good!"
Pànduàn suddenly realized what they were getting at. He smiled stupidly and strached the back of his head, embarrased. "Heh, sorry about that."
Himiko's mood suddenly changed again. Her glare suddenly turned into a warm smiled and she sat down besides the archenemy of Kirshun again. It reinforced Pànduàn's opinion that she was an interesting character. And as a young maiden supposedly descended from gods, Himiko should be.
"So what were you thinking about Pànduàn? You did space out because of thought right?" Sun Ce asked.
Pànduàn noded and again looked at the map, "Kirshun was a good tactician for his occupation back when he still threatened my village, but he seems to have gotten bolder and his tactical abilities seem to be in decline. However, I cannot tell if he is faking his loss in tactical skill or not. He is as mysterious as he is powerful."
Sun Ce pondered this information for a moment as he too looked at the map. He looked like he was about to say something when a messanger charged into the room, "Lord Sun Ce! Your brother, Lord Sun Quan, has arrived with reinforcements."
Sun Ce, Pànduàn, and Himiko all looked eachother with surprise and Sun Ce smiled, "Well this is a pleasant surprise!"
"Your younger brother came here?" Pànduàn asked. "I wonder if he came under his own free will or your father sent him?"
"Hah, who cares?" Sun Ce said with a grin and got up and walked out the door with Pànduàn and Himiko in tow. Outside the keep stood a man with an army of Wu soldiers behind him. He looked a little older than Sun Ce. He had a short brown beard and a small red head dress on him. He wore red armor, brown boots, and a long sword with no crossbars in a scabbard at his side. He wore a tiger skin around his waste.
"Brother!" Sun Ce shouted as he ran up to meet his younger brother. Sun Quan laughed and he grasped his brother's forearm, who returned the friendly welcome. "After hearing of the recent attack by the Rebels he sent me with three battalions to secure the castle."
Pànduàn and Himiko then approached and Sun Quan smiled, "And word has been getting out about your deeds, Lord Pànduàn, as well as your's Himiko. You've really proven yourselves assets against the Odigan Rebels."
They both grinned and Sun Quan returned his attention to his older brother, "So I hear you found out who's the cause of this whole mess."
Sun Ce smiled and looked at Pànduàn, "Yes but the only reason is because of Pànduàn. As it turns out, the Odigan leader is his family's long time enemy."
Sun Quan widened his eyes in surprise as he turned his attention to Pànduàn, "Really?"
Pànduàn noded sadly, "He murdered my family when I was five. I watched it all happen."
Sun Quan, as well as everyone around him, regretted at reminding Pànduàn of such a day. Sun Quan's sadness didn't last long however as it soon turned to rage, "Who is this man?"
Pànduàn frowned, "Who was is more like it. Kirshun is his name and sixteen years ago he sold his soul for power. This power was responsible for the death of my family and the destruction of my village."
This both angered and saddened everyone all the more, but they soon calmed down and went back inside the keep. The men Sun Quan brought established themselves among the rank of the castle. The second son of Sun Jian then turned to Pànduàn, "So what is Kirshun up to?"
Pànduàn angrily frowned, "If we knew do you really think we'd be here right now sitting on our arses?"
Sun Ce smirked, "Rude much?"
Pànduàn mearly sighed, "Sorry, I've got a lot on my mind."
Himiko smiled sadly, "Not surprised. It's been a long couple of days."
"And it's no where near over," Pànduàn said sadly.
"What do you mean?"
"Kirshun has something big planned. I know it."
"Well of course," Sun Ce interrupted. "That was obvious."
"But what isn't obvious is what he's planning."
The group looked at eachother, but didn't say another word. The eerie silence, however, was interrupted by the even eerier call of an alarm and men shouted, "THE ODIGANS! THE ODIGANS ARE ATTACKING THE FRONT GATE!"
Pànduàn shot up and drew his sword, "Let's go!"
Before anyone could react, he was gone out of the keep. The others looked at eachother startled but quickly grew serious and nodded at eachother before chasing after their friend. Outside the keep was a nightmare. The gates had already started to recieve a bashing from an unseen battering ram and Rebels were scaling the walls with at least half a dozen ladders. Flaming rocks were shot over the walls into the inner courtyard as men rushed to the walls and gates to fend off the attackers. Pànduàn was already on the walls, beating back many invaders at once.
Himiko immediately ran up to join him as the Wu brothers took to the stables to get steeds to trample the enemy. In the mean time, Pànduàn had kicked down a ladder and had struck down two more while Himiko took care of another one. Pànduàn then immediately jumped off the wall and, with a bit of sorcery, slammed into the battering ram below, shattering it and sending men flying. Just then the gates opened and Sun Ce, Sun Quan, and a hundred heavily armed cavalrymen galloped out of the He Fei main gate.
"CHARGE!" Sun Ce shouted pointed his sword skyward. "CRUSH THE REBELS BENEATH YOU!"
The men cheered and charged at the catapults and five hundred well-armed Rebels before them; just as Pànduàn realized what a mistake that had been.
Okay, so one crossover is going to be Naruto, but what are they other two going to be? There are three choices: Negima!, Samurai Champloo, and Inuyasha. Only two can be chosen and you can choose two! The current score is:
Negima!-1
Samurai Champloo-1
Inuyasha-0
Vote now if you want to see any of these in a crossover with Warriors Orochi: Dragon of Judgment! And keep an eye out for my next chapter: Gain or Loss?
~Teddypro
