ROTK - War of the Gods
Chapter 9
Cao Cao's days were not completely wasted on plotting and scheming. He also enjoyed riding and hunting with his children Xu Huang and Xu Shu. They killed many deer and elk, but mostly he liked hunting tigers. It thrilled him more to kill a killer.
On one particular hunting expedition, he came across a young woman bathing in a stream. He told his sons to wait for him. He dismounted and walked in slowly to where the woman was. He read her mind and realized that it would startle her severely if he were to reveal himself in this shape. Instead, he disguised himself by transforming into a swan and going out to her.
She was absolutely delighted to see a swan and Cao Cao was absolutely delighted to see her up close. She had long, beautiful hair and the most beautiful eyes he had ever seen a human have. He swam to her and rubbed his head against her cheek. She laughed and petted him and his feathery white coat.
Then, she swam over to the waters edge and got out. Cao Cao stayed and stared a while, and knew then that he must have her, even if she was human. He came out of the water and transformed back into human form and reached deep into her mind... Relaxing her completely. Then, they laid down together by the base of a tree.
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After that, Cao Cao forgot about the woman and made it so she would not remember the encounter. Several months later, Cao Cao decided that it was time for him to have his very own Angel since he was going to be on Earth and needed a heavenly messenger to assist him in his correspondences with humans.
Taking Xu Huang and Xu Shu with him, Cao Cao went on an expedition to a cemetery. They took up several bodies from the ground and Cao Cao inspected their skulls. Though he couldn't learn everything about a person by looking at their skull and inspecting it closely, he could still find out a lot, like whether they were left brained or right brained, if they were intelligent, if they had any psychotic disorders. Besides that, things such as temperament and loyalty could not be judged.
"This one looks like the winner," Cao Cao said, holding up a skull.
"Who is that?" Xu Shu asked.
"It came from this one here," Xu Huang said, pointing down to one of the graves. "It says his name is Sima Yi." Cao Cao took the man's bones out of their coffin and laid them down on the ground a ways out. Then, he channeled all of the energy of heaven into the bones and reanimated them. Slowly, tendons appeared, and then muscles and organs. He was being recreated from the inside out. Lastly, after his skin had reappeared, his hair grew out.
Cao Cao stepped back, exhausted from the ordeal. The new Angel, Sima Yi, rose from the ground and then positioned himself on his feet. As soon as they hit, he kneeled all the way down. "My lord Cao Cao," he said, "I have been resurrected from death by your mercy and power. I will serve you forever more."
Cao Cao smiled to his Angel and helped him back up to his feet. "Welcome back," he said.
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A week later, Sima Yi had his first messages to deliver. He found out in his many travels across the land that Zhen Ji, the woman Cao Cao had made love to, had been impregnated. He entered the Holy Temple in Luo Yang and went straight to Cao Cao's chamber.
"My lord, there is news..."
"Not now," Cao Cao said. "I'm busy." Sima Yi's master was sitting at a table alone with a chess board in front of him, and concentrating intensely.
"My lord? Who are you playing with?"
Cao Cao looked up at Sima Yi, quite annoyed with the interruption. "I'm playing against myself," he said. "I've managed to split by psyche into two so that I may be both minds playing. It's quite the challenge I assure you. And it takes a large amount of concentration. What do you wish to report?"
"Do you remember Zhen Ji my lord? The woman you encountered in the forest not so long ago."
"I did not know her name, but what about her?"
"She's pregnant. With twin boys."
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Zhen Ji was in her room doing her hair one night when a strange breeze came through her window. She went across the room and closest the panel to keep the wind out, but when she turned around, she saw a man standing in her room.
"Do not be afraid woman," Sima Yi said. "I am an Angel of the Lord and I come bearing good news. You will give birth to twin boys and they will be sons of that heavenly father. They are to be named Cao Ren and Cao Hong. Raise them well Zhen Ji, for one day they will inherit the kingdom of heaven." Then, he vanished.
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It wasn't entirely the truth, but Sima Yi felt quite certain that he had done the job for his lord adequately. The children, in fact, would never inherit anything - they would only be Demigods. They would also be born full grown, but details such as these would probably upset an expecting mother.
A week after that, Sima Yi proposed a new plan to his lord on how to gain more powerful allies (besides impregnating strange women). Cao Cao thought that the idea was good and together they went to the mountains of Han Zhong where the Titans had once been buried. Sima Yi believed that not all of the Titans had been released when Zhang Jiao cast his spell because Dong Zhuo had defeated them so easily. His hope was to find one and transform it...
Cao Cao grew to several times his normal height and moved the mountains with his hands to hopefully find a Titan who was still buried and chained up. Indeed, just as Sima Yi had predicted, they came across a still buried Titan, named Xiahou. Cao Cao knew that they would never be able to tame one of the beasts, but he believed that if they cut one just right, they could split it's psyche AND body into two. One mind could not control the untamable rage of a Titan, but two minds might be able to.
Cao Cao lifted his sword high into air and brought into down on the creature, cutting it into halves. For a moment, it was just a bloody mess, but then the sides began to regenerate. Each side took a human shape. "Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun," Cao Cao said triumphantly, shrinking down to their size. Sima Yi had also come down from where he had been hiding.
"My lord," he said smiling. "I believe you just created the Gods of the Sun and Moon."
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Sun Jian had left earth right after the defeat of Dong Zhuo and began looking for the gate to the spiritual world. He had no idea where it could be though because Zhang Jiao's spell had altered it's location and even it's appearance. In his journey though, he came across a planet just like he had hoped.
This one was closer to the sun, but Sun Jian thought he could make it hospitable for his followers. This planet was called Venus. One day, a new kingdom would flourish there, but first he needed to send word to his children on Earth. He summoned his Angel, Zhou Yu, and said to him : "Go back to Earth and gather my children. The chosen planet has been found. By the time they arrive, all poisonous gases should be removed and we can begin the task of making water."
Zhou Yu then went back to Earth to tell those faithful to Sun Jian that a new land had been discovered. Lu Meng and Huang Gai set out immediately, but Shang Xiang, the Goddess of War, was unsure of who to follow, Liu Bei or Sun Jian. She respected both men equally and believed them both to be her father. She also felt deep down that her decision would affect more people than just herself.
Finally she turned to Zhou Yu and said to him, "Tell my father that I will be there soon, but first I must say good-bye to someone." Her choice had been made, and soon everyone in the universe would suffer because of it.
To be continued...
Chapter 9
Cao Cao's days were not completely wasted on plotting and scheming. He also enjoyed riding and hunting with his children Xu Huang and Xu Shu. They killed many deer and elk, but mostly he liked hunting tigers. It thrilled him more to kill a killer.
On one particular hunting expedition, he came across a young woman bathing in a stream. He told his sons to wait for him. He dismounted and walked in slowly to where the woman was. He read her mind and realized that it would startle her severely if he were to reveal himself in this shape. Instead, he disguised himself by transforming into a swan and going out to her.
She was absolutely delighted to see a swan and Cao Cao was absolutely delighted to see her up close. She had long, beautiful hair and the most beautiful eyes he had ever seen a human have. He swam to her and rubbed his head against her cheek. She laughed and petted him and his feathery white coat.
Then, she swam over to the waters edge and got out. Cao Cao stayed and stared a while, and knew then that he must have her, even if she was human. He came out of the water and transformed back into human form and reached deep into her mind... Relaxing her completely. Then, they laid down together by the base of a tree.
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After that, Cao Cao forgot about the woman and made it so she would not remember the encounter. Several months later, Cao Cao decided that it was time for him to have his very own Angel since he was going to be on Earth and needed a heavenly messenger to assist him in his correspondences with humans.
Taking Xu Huang and Xu Shu with him, Cao Cao went on an expedition to a cemetery. They took up several bodies from the ground and Cao Cao inspected their skulls. Though he couldn't learn everything about a person by looking at their skull and inspecting it closely, he could still find out a lot, like whether they were left brained or right brained, if they were intelligent, if they had any psychotic disorders. Besides that, things such as temperament and loyalty could not be judged.
"This one looks like the winner," Cao Cao said, holding up a skull.
"Who is that?" Xu Shu asked.
"It came from this one here," Xu Huang said, pointing down to one of the graves. "It says his name is Sima Yi." Cao Cao took the man's bones out of their coffin and laid them down on the ground a ways out. Then, he channeled all of the energy of heaven into the bones and reanimated them. Slowly, tendons appeared, and then muscles and organs. He was being recreated from the inside out. Lastly, after his skin had reappeared, his hair grew out.
Cao Cao stepped back, exhausted from the ordeal. The new Angel, Sima Yi, rose from the ground and then positioned himself on his feet. As soon as they hit, he kneeled all the way down. "My lord Cao Cao," he said, "I have been resurrected from death by your mercy and power. I will serve you forever more."
Cao Cao smiled to his Angel and helped him back up to his feet. "Welcome back," he said.
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A week later, Sima Yi had his first messages to deliver. He found out in his many travels across the land that Zhen Ji, the woman Cao Cao had made love to, had been impregnated. He entered the Holy Temple in Luo Yang and went straight to Cao Cao's chamber.
"My lord, there is news..."
"Not now," Cao Cao said. "I'm busy." Sima Yi's master was sitting at a table alone with a chess board in front of him, and concentrating intensely.
"My lord? Who are you playing with?"
Cao Cao looked up at Sima Yi, quite annoyed with the interruption. "I'm playing against myself," he said. "I've managed to split by psyche into two so that I may be both minds playing. It's quite the challenge I assure you. And it takes a large amount of concentration. What do you wish to report?"
"Do you remember Zhen Ji my lord? The woman you encountered in the forest not so long ago."
"I did not know her name, but what about her?"
"She's pregnant. With twin boys."
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Zhen Ji was in her room doing her hair one night when a strange breeze came through her window. She went across the room and closest the panel to keep the wind out, but when she turned around, she saw a man standing in her room.
"Do not be afraid woman," Sima Yi said. "I am an Angel of the Lord and I come bearing good news. You will give birth to twin boys and they will be sons of that heavenly father. They are to be named Cao Ren and Cao Hong. Raise them well Zhen Ji, for one day they will inherit the kingdom of heaven." Then, he vanished.
-----------------------------------------------------------
It wasn't entirely the truth, but Sima Yi felt quite certain that he had done the job for his lord adequately. The children, in fact, would never inherit anything - they would only be Demigods. They would also be born full grown, but details such as these would probably upset an expecting mother.
A week after that, Sima Yi proposed a new plan to his lord on how to gain more powerful allies (besides impregnating strange women). Cao Cao thought that the idea was good and together they went to the mountains of Han Zhong where the Titans had once been buried. Sima Yi believed that not all of the Titans had been released when Zhang Jiao cast his spell because Dong Zhuo had defeated them so easily. His hope was to find one and transform it...
Cao Cao grew to several times his normal height and moved the mountains with his hands to hopefully find a Titan who was still buried and chained up. Indeed, just as Sima Yi had predicted, they came across a still buried Titan, named Xiahou. Cao Cao knew that they would never be able to tame one of the beasts, but he believed that if they cut one just right, they could split it's psyche AND body into two. One mind could not control the untamable rage of a Titan, but two minds might be able to.
Cao Cao lifted his sword high into air and brought into down on the creature, cutting it into halves. For a moment, it was just a bloody mess, but then the sides began to regenerate. Each side took a human shape. "Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun," Cao Cao said triumphantly, shrinking down to their size. Sima Yi had also come down from where he had been hiding.
"My lord," he said smiling. "I believe you just created the Gods of the Sun and Moon."
----------------------------------------------------------
Sun Jian had left earth right after the defeat of Dong Zhuo and began looking for the gate to the spiritual world. He had no idea where it could be though because Zhang Jiao's spell had altered it's location and even it's appearance. In his journey though, he came across a planet just like he had hoped.
This one was closer to the sun, but Sun Jian thought he could make it hospitable for his followers. This planet was called Venus. One day, a new kingdom would flourish there, but first he needed to send word to his children on Earth. He summoned his Angel, Zhou Yu, and said to him : "Go back to Earth and gather my children. The chosen planet has been found. By the time they arrive, all poisonous gases should be removed and we can begin the task of making water."
Zhou Yu then went back to Earth to tell those faithful to Sun Jian that a new land had been discovered. Lu Meng and Huang Gai set out immediately, but Shang Xiang, the Goddess of War, was unsure of who to follow, Liu Bei or Sun Jian. She respected both men equally and believed them both to be her father. She also felt deep down that her decision would affect more people than just herself.
Finally she turned to Zhou Yu and said to him, "Tell my father that I will be there soon, but first I must say good-bye to someone." Her choice had been made, and soon everyone in the universe would suffer because of it.
To be continued...
