Where was I?

Oh yeah, Lorze, just thinking, with Su, why not get some armour on your legs, that way, you can leave a massive injury if you hit them full force.

And why not get bladed boots. You know? Those ones where you can kick at things and it leaves a sword like mark.

Chapter 35:

The battle of He Fei part 2

Round 2

Whatever happens, I know that I'll be around

Not even death will stop me…

Remind me once I get back to never swim again…unless that is in a bathtub or swim in the metaphoric sense. The reason I'm saying that is…well, the amount of junk that's in here…rubble, soil and…god only knows. I know it wasn't what I thought it was, being yellow, but it made me think that for a bit.

The cold river flew past the landscape, carrying me right where I wanted to go. I found the broken bridge that Sun Quan had gone over, seeing the swordsman fighting off several enemy soldiers, along with his own bodyguard. A dead horse was next to him. Ok, it's go time.

I swung my arm out, throwing the spear at the bridge. It stuck into the strange covering it had, digging in. the chain yanked me up, getting me out of the water and half drying me off. Before the chain fully retracted, I clenched my fist, stopping the chain. I looked at Quan, swinging on the chain over in his direction.

He swung at and took down two more foes, long sword marks trailing along their bodies. I got a good swing going, getting the spear out of the cover and 'floating' over to the enemy. I held the spear back, thrusting it forward and impaling an enemy. It went through his shoulder, the swordsman screaming in pain as I put my weight into it.

"Sun Quan!" I shouted, spinning round, dragging the soldier with me. I crashed on the ground, the soldier being thrown rather heavily into another one. I heard several cracks in them they hit the ground. I pulled my spear back out, getting back up, a warm feeling on my face. There were about 10 left.

"Fu Xi" he said, backing up until he was next to me. "Seems like we fell to willingly into the trap"

"Relax, just survive" I told him. three of the enemy came at us, swinging their blades in unison. I blocked all three with the spear, Quan following up with a slash at them. He cleaved their heads clean off, three light thuds, then 3 heavy, as blood flew around, most of it landing on me. The other 7 looked at us, fear in their eyes. I smiled, the group recoiling. "Boo" they ran like hell, screaming their heads off in fear. I lowered my weapons, loosening my stuff. They were really starting to hurt. "You need to get back across" I told Quan, turning to him.

"I know, but how?" he asked. Seems simple enough.

"Get a horse" I told him. He motioned to the dead one next to him. "Good point"

So he needs a horse to get back. Well, lucky I have one. I whistled, Hell runner neighing some distance away. I stood still, the horse landing behind me, just after the bridge. I smiled, stroking his neck. "Good girl" what? it is. I looked at Quan.

"Take her" I told him, looking around, not seeing Zhang Liao. "Where is he?"

"Lady Su said she's take care of him" he told me, getting on my horse. "I'm not sure if she can handle him with her small equipment"

"Relax Quan" I told him. I saw some enemies in the distance. "Go! I'll find her!"

He looked at me and nodded, urging Hell runner into a gallop. I turned around once, seeing him jump the bridge on her with ease. Good, now I can get to business. I looked back at the enemy, clicking my neck for effect.

"Come on then!" I shouted, taking a defensive stance. There couldn't have been more then 20 of them. Numbers I would have been afraid off in the past. They all came at me in a sort of unneat line for some reason. Thanks for making my job easier fellows.

I crouched down low when the first was 5 foot away. He was on my right, perfect. I swung at him, cutting through his chest with ease, blood spurting out and covering my sword. I stabbed the next one, who was on my right, with the spear. The rest were in the same way, left then right then left. I span round, the wound I left with the spear bleeding like hell, and swung at the next one, cleaving through his arm. I felt the red liquid warm my arm, adrenaline running through me.

What a rush.

I stabbed the next one, using him as a centre to spin from and slice through the next. The first one got stabbed in the shoulder, the second; a stump for a leg was made. I threw my spear out, hitting the last one in the group. I held my sword out before yanking, getting pulled towards him. my sword cut through the enemies I hit, cleaving through them like a hot knife through butter. When I got to the last one, I pulled the spear out, looking back and smiling.

I'll save you the graphic details, but they were dead, leaving two…blood volcanoes. Each. The rush dulled the want to vomit. But the remaining few seemed to get the hint. They looked at me, terror in their eyes. "Go and I'll let you live" I told them. They dropped their weapons instantly, running for the Wu border. Wow, I'm getting good at this.

I looked back where I was going, seeing Su with Zhang Liao. She was using her clackers at a distance, swinging them at the officer. He span his polearm in his hands, sending them back each and every time. After about 10 times (I was already running by the way) he span it in front of him, the clacker ball inches from his face. But he had done his job; the chain holding them together was caught in the weapon, now getting wound up in it. Su let her weapon go, getting her daggers palmed. How she hoped to hold him off with them, I'll never know.

Zhang Liao flicked his spear, the clackers falling off with ease. He charged at Su, swinging his weapon with full force. Su held her daggers up, hoping to block the blow, getting ready to roll.

She rolled back, dodging the swing whilst getting closer to the general. She tried to stab him, which was effortlessly blocked with the blunt end of his weapon. He looked deadly serious, Su looked worried. I could see why.

He hit her in the face with his weapon, spinning round and attempting to swing at her legs. She jumped back, taking some of the blow. Long thin red marks appearing in her legs. She shouted, falling down to the ground.

"Surrender" he commanded. Su got back up unsteadily, spitting at him. "So be it" he brought his weapon back, getting ready for a swung. Su brought her arms up, holding her dagger. I was barely 5 foot away, Zhang Liao starting to swing. I started to swing my weapons.

A loud sound of wood on steel…

Su looked at me. I strained against Zhang Liao's spear, barely inches from her face. I gritted my teeth, looking at Zhang Liao. He looked at me, and looked angry. Nice to see you too. I looked at Su.

"You ok Su?" I asked her. She nodded, jumping back. I forced Zhang Liao's weapon up, spinning round and kicking him in the chest with the back of my foot. The warrior went backwards, looking at me as he stopped.

"You again" he spoke. I put Su's weapon on the end of my spear, lifting it and giving it to her. "A worthy opponent at last"

"You two know each other?" Su asked. I nodded, smiling

"Let's just say we have a history…1-nill to me" I looked at Liao, thinking which weapon to use. "He lost to my blade at Chi Bi…and he will lose here to it" you know, I think I'll stick to these two. "Back me up"

"Sure" she span her clackers again, looking at Zhang Liao.

I charged him, Su following me. Zhang Liao watched us, wondering what we'd do. I held my blade back, Su doing the same with her weapon. As I swung my blade, Zhang Liao moved his spear, blocking me. I thrust my spear forward, he effortlessly knocked it away. I took a last swing with my sword, he blocked, spinning round and taking a swing.

I did a backflip, kicking his lance with the steel of my boot. Su jumped forward, swinging her clackers around, trying to find a break in his defences. This time she was more careful, doing wide swings instead of dead centre. She took five swings, each one blocked or dodged. On the last one, Liao stood on the ball, taking a swing at Su.

I intercepted again, hitting his spear with my blade, and putting my spear on the other side of it. Su ducked, I yanked my spear back, nearly pulling Zhang Liao's weapon away from him. Su pulled his clacker back, running around to his back. I kicked at my opponent, only just missing. He yanked his spear back, taking a wide swing at me. I bent backwards, seeing and feeling the spear just miss me, my hair getting ruffled by the weapon.

That was WAY too close for comfort. I heard a groan from our opponent, looking and seeing Su, having managed to stab him in the back. Zhang Liao looked pissed, spinning round quickly, his spear in his hands. Su didn't see it coming, neither did I.

She took the full blunt force trauma of a spear to the head…well, spear shaft. She flew to the right like a ragdoll, hitting the ground and bouncing several times before finally stopping 15 foot away. I looked at Su, not seeing her moving.

"SU!!!" I shouted, starting to run over to her. Zhang Liao hit me with the blunt end of his spear, spinning round and digging the point into my back. I screamed in pain as the steel burnt my flesh asunder, falling to the ground. Come on Fu, you can do this. I tried to hold my place, but fell flat to the ground. Not quite dead.

I heard the sound of him spinning his weapon around, getting ready to deliver the final blow. I remember the words 'make it painless' going through my head. before he had the chance, I heard several people shout, followed by wood and steel on steel. Reinforcements. What are the chance?

I crawled forward, away from Liao as quickly as I could. (which, being blunt, wasn't very fast) I mainly used my spear to drag me forward, my sword in a now limp hand. When I reached Su, I checked her pulse quickly.

She was alive… Her pulse was weak though. She opened her eyes slowly as I felt mine starting to close.

"Craig" she weakly spoke. I fought to stay awake. To stay alive. "How do we…fight him…like we are?"

"I…don't know" I told her, swallowing every few seconds. I spat on the ground, finding blood instead of salvia. "But…if we don't…then we aren't…going home"

I looked at my spear hand, seeing blood dripping out of it. I grabbed it, yanking it off painfully, seeing that I was bleeding from the back of my hand. Must have been when I blocked with the spear. I weakly placed the gauntlet on my belt, putting my sword away.

"We…can't do it" she spoke, trying her best to get up.

"We have to…at least try" I looked at Zhang Liao, seeing him dealing with a crowd of enemy soldiers. "Or…you get help…whilst I hold him off" I placed my hand on my great sword, placing my weak hand on the ground to try and get up. I pulled out my sword, using that to better effect. I weakly stood up, Laura getting up as well. She had put her clackers on her shoulder.

I'm not sure what it was, whether it was the loss of blood, the light headedness or the fact that I just thought of it. But I got out my long sword again, an idea popping into my head, and then turning to Laura.

"I hate to say it…but I need…some of your clothes" I told her. She stepped back, aghast.

"Now's…not the best time…to be asking me…for that" she told me. I felt myself getting weaker.

"No…to put pressure…on my wounds" I felt a clear section where the great sword had been. "Please…just your arm pieces"

She sighed, getting a dagger out and quickly cutting them off. They were thankfully bigger then they looked, as when she passed them to me and I cut them, they were long enough to cover my wounds. I quickly threw them round; making sure the wounds wouldn't be able to bleed until it came off. After about 15 seconds I was done…and so was he. I put my great sword back on my back, nearly falling over from the pain.

"Go! Get help from a nearby unit!" I shouted. Laura nodded, running as fast as she could to the east…Shang Xiang's unit. she whistled, a horse running next to her, which she adeptly got onto, riding off. Please…Su, don't fail.

"Now that these minions are gone" Zhang Liao spoke, looking at me. I looked back at him, weakly gritting my teeth. "Now to finish you" I held my sword up as best as I could, Zhang Liao running over to me. Please say I can pull this off.

He swung at me, shouting as loud as he could. I swung to block, finding myself unable to hold myself up. I hit his weapon, falling to the ground. No. I can't fail now. I got back up as quick as possible, seeing Zhang Liao pulling his weapon from the ground.

"So, you choose a valorous end" he told me, pointing his spear at me. "I'll let you live if you run"

"I…refuse to run now!" I shouted at him, placing my sword by my leg. "I'll let destiny speak for my decision now!" somehow, my determination is pushing me on, giving me that last bit of energy I need. Zhang Liao grunts, spinning his spear above his head before stopping, lowering it in front of himself.

"So be it" he told me. He charged at me, aiming a quick swing at me. I watched, trying to time my plan just right.

He swung his spear.

I swung my sword…and my hand out.

"GAH!!!"

Somehow, I don't know how in my current state, I managed to grab his spear, stabbing his leg as I did so. I yanked my sword out, blood gushing out. I let his spear go, letting him fall to the floor.

"You may live" I told him. He got up with the help of his spear, but stayed on the ground.

"Why do you continually allow me to run?" he asked. I shrugged.

"Because…" I didn't know how to continue really…why was I letting him live. "Because I know there is a lot more to war then constant death" I felt my energy fading quickly. "Maybe if I let you live, then I'll be helping myself in the end…I don't know"

Zhang Liao nodded, whistling his horse. He held his hand up as the horse flew by, him holding onto the reins. I watched him get on, turning back to me.

"Thank you" he mouthed, before signalling the retreat. His men fell back, the other remaining Wu soldiers celebrating.

I looked around; the sound of the Wu soldiers was…just not there. I watched them, moving their mouths, hitting weapons against one another, but no sound. I put my sword away weakly, seeing blood hitting the floor.

"I…don't want to…" I fell to one knee, my strength now gone. "Die…here…"

Next thing I knew, I had hit the ground, my head landing in a pool of blood…then my world faded into darkness…

If it hadn't been for Su…I don't think either of us would have gotten out of their alive…

I'm glad she made it though…

O_O

I'M DEAD!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

NOW WHO WILL…ERM, TYPE MY STORIES?

And that's HALF the revenge, Lorze. Zhang Liao's spear butt to the head.

Why do I have the feeling that is spelt wrong?

Anyway, if you remember back in chapter 10 or 11, when we got the new armour and Sarah/Nu got the bladed bow, we did a little Spar.

I grabbed the spear off her.

The same thing was used here.

See, training does pay off.