Disclaimer-I only own Pànduàn, Kirshun, and the Odigan Rebels. Everything else is owned by Koei. Oh, and but I do own any other OCs here.
Warriors Orochi: Dragon of Judgment
Chapter 21-Battle for Nagasaki Part I
The Wu army set out from its capital early the next morning. Pànduàn was strangely silent all morning. He seemed to have a lot on his mind. Last night he had learned from his master the reason that Kirshun had begun to gain so much power as of late and the thought was very, very disturbing. How anyone who was even the slightest bit human could commit such attrocities...
"Are you okay, my lord?" came a voice. Pànduàn winced at being called 'lord' again but turned to see Da Qiao looking at him with a worried look. Her husband and brother-in-law were behind her sharing her expression. They knew something was wrong with their friend. Something dreadfully wrong.
He mearly sighed, "I had a visit from my master last night."
That got their attention. "Your master? As in-"
"Yes. And he told me how Kirshun has gained so much power as of late."
"Really?" Sun Ce asked. "How?"
So Pànduàn reluctantly told them what his master had discovered and the words he spoke horrified them.
Lord Shingen looked out over the desolate battlefield. The Rebel army was ruthless and vastly outnumbered them. He dared not to send any more men out to face them. The enemy leader, the one known to all the the Souless One Kirshun, was a tyranical man. His cruelty spread as far as Orochi's had. He never showed mercy, not even to most helpless among women, the weakest among men, and the smallest among children. judgment's wrath would someday be upon someone who could so willing do such horrible deeds.
But there was no time for that now. Right now, he had to prevent himself and his people from joining their number. He looked down into the courtyard. His loyal retainer Yukimura Sanada was speaking with his bodyguard Kunoichi. The battle had been long and hard for both of them and any skirmish they had gotten themselves into they didn't get out unscathed. He sighed and sat against the rampart. He too was tired and hurt from the five days of fighting. But he knew hurt was different from injured and he had to keep fighting to keep his people safe. No souless demon was going to destroy his people. Never.
Suddenly, the rumble of the gates caught his attention. The gates were opening. The Tiger of Kai jumped from the wall and next to the gate. His messenger had returned, beaten and wounded, but still breathing and in one piece. Lord Takeda knelt by the collasped soldier's side and asked, "Do you bring news of the Shu forces? Where are they?"
"Th-the Shu forces were... held up b-by an Od-igan blockade..." the messenger said very weakly. "Th-they will be here with-in the d-day however. The... Wu fl-fleet disembarked yesterday from Jiang Ye. Th-th-they will be here as ear-ly as tom-m-morrow..."
"Good work. Rest now. You've earned it."
The messenger smiled and slowly fell limp as he passed onto the next life. Lord Shingen slowly arose and turned inward towards the keep and his men shouting, "Help comes for us this day! We must hold this castle until they arrive!"
The soldiers roared as their moral skyrocketed. They were eager to hold the fort until much need aid arrived.
"Now, TO YOUR POSTS!" Lord Shingen finished with a shout and the small army rushed to do his bidding. And his most loyal retainer, Yukimura Sanada approached him.
"My lord, do you think we can still hold the fort despite such high casualties?" he asked though it seemed painful to ask such a question to his lord.
"We have to, Yukimura. We have to."
The entire Odigan main camp rung with the sudden roar coming from the castle. The startled Rebels jumped at the sudden call, and thinking they were about to be stormed within their own camp, they rushed to grab their weapons. But their fearless, souless leader emerged from his tent with an half blank, half angry face painted on his head. "What do you fools think you're doing?"
The movement of his men stopped in that instant as one bold but terrified lieutenant crept forward to answer his lord's question, "My lord, did you not hear the battle cry of the samurai? We are going to be attacked."
A sharp glared frightened the lieutenant so greatly he yelped and fell on his back.
"Fools!" Kirshun shouted and the entire army jumped back. "The only reason they shout is because their hope is restored because they heard of help on the way due to the messenger YOU let through!"
Juggernaut suddenly spun into Kirshun's hand as a fiendish red aura surrounded him. The soldiers visually began to speak.
"Now, remind me," Kirshun began in an eerie and cold voice. "Who was incharged of the flank the messenger got through?"
No one dared to move for what seemed life an eternity, but slowly a lone and bold- and perhaps foolish- captain stepped forward, "I-I-I was, sir..."
Kirshun's glare turned towards the incredibly terrified man and without another word he used Juggernaut to cleave the man in two from head to toe. The man's blood drenched remains covered the ground by Kirshun's feet. Those who witnessed the merciless attack back away in horror, but the lieutenant who had fallen at Kirshun's feet was too terrified to move. He was paralysed with fear. Slowly, Kirshun's head faced the poor man.
"You," Kirshun said as he pointed at the terribly frightened lieutenant, who winced as if he had been struck. "What is your name, you piece of scum?"
The man looked on terrified at his lord, "Sin Li, my lord."
'Well then, Lieutenant Sin Li, you've just been promoted to captain. Congratulation."
Without another word, Kirshun returned to his tent leaving the stunned lieuten- er captain slump to the floor in relief as he let out a breath he hadn't known he was holding in.
The Shu army continued on its march toward Nagasaki. The blockade hadn't been as strong as originally expected but it still managed to hold them up for quite a bit. They needed to hurry if they wanted to reach Nagasaki that day. The entire army was in a fast jog with all the main officers in the front, including Himiko.
"How much farther are we?" Himiko turned to ask Guan Yu, who was riding next to her.
"A few leagues. If we hurry, we can join the battle today."
"I hope so."
Himiko took a glance behind her. Tou Yang wasn't paying any attention to any of the officers. He had managed to fix his broken nose but boy could that guy hold a grudge. Guan Yu saw her looking at him and said, "Leave him be. Soon you hopefully won't have to work with him again."
"I hope you're right."
Suddenly they heard Liu Bei shouted, "Hurry and prepare for battle! We will join the Samurai in combat today!"
The army let out a roar of agreement as they hurried forward, eager to reach the battlefield to aid their allies.
A horn filled the air as the Odigans began their assault. Lord Shingen rushed to the ramparts above the gatehouse, took one look at the approaching army and shouted, "THEY'RE ATTACKING! HOLD THE FORT! HOLD THE FORT!"
The samurai rushed to fulfill their orders as they quickly pushed off and attack Odigan Rebels who suddenly appeared on the walls due to sorcery. Lord Shingen noticed this, "Where on earth are their confounded sorcerers? They can't be too far away to be able to teleport men like that."
The Tiger of Kai's eyes hunted around the Odigan forces looking for their prey. His loyal retainer Yukimura and his retainer's bodyguard Kunoichi were keeping Rebels off of him as he searched. Finally he found them... right under his feet against the wall of the gatehouse. Takeda grinned, "They make it too easy."
He then put his hands on one of the stone ramparts and pushed the heavy stone blocked off the gatehouse and onto an unexpecting sorcerer below. The remaining sorcerers, surprised by the attack, rushed away from the gatehouse. But by doing so they drew the attention of some of Shingen's archers and it was a quick and easy matter to dispose of them. Shingen nodded his approval, "Like I said, they make it too easy."
With that, Lord Takeda laughed, but he was unaware that Kirshun still had many more cards to play.
Kirshun looked out at the besieged castle and watched as his armies forces were continuously repeled as their plans seemed to fail, but Kirshun still smiled under his mask. He hadn't lost. He had meant to lose those skirmishes. He turned to one of the generals he had next to him.
"Getting overconfident aren't they?"
The general nodded, "Yes, my lord."
"Well then," Kirshun said as he returned his eyes to the castle. "Let's change that."
The generals looked at him expectantly and he didn't disappoint, "General Sing."
The general stepped forward hesitantly, "Yes, my lord?"
"Send in the Beserkers."
The generals grinned and evil grin and the general nodded, "Right away, sir."
As the general walked away, Kirshun began to chuckle coldly, "Samurai...you are going to die today."
And that's the end of Part I. Yeah, I changed Siege to Battle but only because I already have 'Siege' of Cheng Du. Sorry it took me so long for the update guys. Football's a killer. Anyway, thank you for your patience and please review. Keep an eye out for future updates, they story is going to be reaching its end soon. Also, I'll be putting up a poll to see who their favorite Warriors Orochi: Dragon of Judgment character is if you wanted to vote. The winner will have a one-shot dedicated to his/her self after the crossovers are finished and Warriors Orochi: Rise of Kirshun has started.
I hope you keep reading! Please PM me if you have any suggestions!
~Teddypro