A Twist in Time
Chapter Seven: Officer
"Impossible..." His voice trailed off, desperate, as his eyes caught sight of the thick group of warriors in front of his precious city.
Jian Ye had been taken.
"Damn," Sun Jian hissed, increasing his pace.
An Yu raised a slender eyebrow at the troops before her, twisting her Chain Shuriken carelessly around her arm.
Too easy.
Nodding to her officers, they jumped and disappeared, watching the battle with amusement from above.
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Jian Xin frowned, standing in his garden. There was battle going on somewhere, and he sensed a strong, dark unknown force.
He felt a faint twinge of fear.
Who were they?
He sighed, shaking his head and turning around. Blinking, he noticed one of his bodyguards behind him. "Li Jishan?"
The other man spat onto the ground, his heavily scarred face in his usual frown. "Life has become dull," he hissed, looking up with hard black eyes through a curtain of dark hair. A hand reached up and flicked a fly off of his dark, leathered armor. "I miss the battlefield."
Jian Xin sighed, a small smile creeping up his face. "You shall soon get your full of blood. Go meet with Riou. He and the other strategists already have a plan in mind."
Li Jishan scoffed, angrily walking away.
**********
An Yu watched with amusement from above, flipping her two Butterfly Knives around her hands with amazing agility, intent on the commotion below.
Xin Tai and Niu Kuoang stirred restlessly at her side. She merely smiled coldly, her gaze still focused below.
"Let's see what they're capable of..." Her slim, gray blue eyes flashed.
**********
"Pop!" Sun Ce shouted, his Overload tonfas firmly held in his hands. "Let me take over this battle! Your injures need to be tended to!"
Sun Jian shook his head, attempting to ignore the pain in his arm as he continued to sprint forward. "It is my city! I will not let it fall!"
He suddenly skidded to a stop as Sun Shang Xiang ran in front of him, cutting him off. "Father, please!" Her tomboyish smile was playful. "The victor for this battle is already determined!"
Sun Quan nodded from behind his father, smiling grimly. The two Qiaos walked over, panting slightly from the run. "Don't worry, my Lord," Da Qiao said gently, "You are in no danger with us."
"We'll beat them up!" Xiao Qiao said spunkily, jumping on her feet.
Sun Jian hesitated, in the protection of the two girls. He looked at the horde of people in the distance, and then nodded. "Very well. I will be expecting a victory, Sun Ce."
His son nodded, grinning cockily before yelling to the Wu officers, "C'mon! There are troops to kill!"
**********
She stood up gracefully, her dark form hardly visible against her surroundings.
Niu Kuoang looked up, surprised. "What?"
She twisted her left hand before closing it into at fist. Three, long, thin needles were protruding from in between her knuckles. "We need a closer view."
Xin Tai smiled. "I see you're using your darts again?"
She replied by revealing three other darts from her right hand.
The three of them stood up and race among the treetops, getting the clearest view of the battle.
**********
Lu Xun quickly jumped out of the way, his deadly Falcons slicing through the air. Two soldiers screamed and fell limply to the ground.
Another bomb erupted where he would have been two seconds ago. He knew it wasn't Huang Gai - even he wouldn't be that careless.
Twisting his body, he dodged yet another explosion. Flipping backwards, another inferno planted itself underneath him. He set a swift course through the flames.
His golden eyes focused on a line of strange, silent, slightly bent soldiers.
Bombardiers.
A whole row of them.
He smiled as he swiftly lunged forward, killing many opponents on the way.
**********
Sun Ce fought his way through the human mess, his tonfas laying one smashing blow after the other.
Feeling a hand on his shoulder, he spun around menacingly, only to find his sworn brother sending his Ancients Sword through the chest of an opponent.
"Zhou Yu?" he roared over the noise.
"Who else?" the man scoffed. "Once again, you travel too far out, even if you're the main target..."
"Sooorry," Sun Ce drawled, sending a dangerous blow to the head of a dazed looking soldier.
Zhou Yu sighed, blinking as the three nearest soldiers fell to the ground. And yet he hadn't even touched them. Ancients Sword lay unmoving in his hands.
Sun Ce raised an eyebrow. "Fancy move."
"No..." he shook his head, still staring at the dead soldiers. "I didn't..."
The remaining, upright soldiers near them also collapsed. Sun Ce frowned, crossing his arms. "Al'right, buddy. What did'ya do?"
They both had stopped fighting, with no one upright to face them. Hearing a faint chuckle, Sun Ce looked up, and at the same time a figure appeared before them, as if out of air.
"A bit slow, boys?" An Yu murmured, laughing slightly. Xin Tai and Niu Kuoang stood on the branches of a tree, looking down rather amused.
An Yu fingered her Chain Shuriken, looking at them slowly. "I've heard that these troops are under the orders of Liu Yong."
Zhou Yu placed an arm on his hip. "Really?"
She ignored his sarcasm. "He has an officer by the name of Taishi Ci. He is a worthy opponent. Defeat him, and he may join your flanks." She smiled inwardly at herself. Sighing, she jumped back up to her officers. "That is all..."
Turning, they made to leave.
"That's it?" Sun Ce asked, slightly confused. "You're not helping?"
She paused, before disappearing.
"Damn," the Wu heir muttered, playing with his tonfas.
"We will not help unless necessary." An Yu's voice came out of nowhere, making Sun Ce accidentally trod on Zhou Yu's foot in his alarm.
**********
Spinning her chakrams playfully, Sun Shang Xiang blinked as soldiers surrounded her, slowly, cautiously. Yet she made no move to attack.
"Come on..." she muttered, her eyes sparkling with mischief. "That's it..."
When they were feet away, she struck, her chakrams glinting with blood as she flipped through the stunned soldiers.
Sun Quan joined her, and together, they slaughtered the many opponents.
A figure suddenly walked through the mass of injured bodies. Head held high, he wore a battle helmet and was clothed in various shades of red. He held two dangerous looking weapons in his hands, looking at the Sun members.
"I am Taishi Ci," he said softly. Pointing a Tiger Slayer towards them, he whispered. "One of you dare challenge me?"
**********
A/N: Chapter 8 up! Finally! So sorry about the SUPER long delay... Kimi and I were both having a writer's block. So, anyway, if you want any specific person to have a cool, fighting scene, tell us in a review and we'll try our best! Anyhoo, R&R!
--NatNat (Kimi's at home right now...)
Chapter Seven: Officer
"Impossible..." His voice trailed off, desperate, as his eyes caught sight of the thick group of warriors in front of his precious city.
Jian Ye had been taken.
"Damn," Sun Jian hissed, increasing his pace.
An Yu raised a slender eyebrow at the troops before her, twisting her Chain Shuriken carelessly around her arm.
Too easy.
Nodding to her officers, they jumped and disappeared, watching the battle with amusement from above.
**********
Jian Xin frowned, standing in his garden. There was battle going on somewhere, and he sensed a strong, dark unknown force.
He felt a faint twinge of fear.
Who were they?
He sighed, shaking his head and turning around. Blinking, he noticed one of his bodyguards behind him. "Li Jishan?"
The other man spat onto the ground, his heavily scarred face in his usual frown. "Life has become dull," he hissed, looking up with hard black eyes through a curtain of dark hair. A hand reached up and flicked a fly off of his dark, leathered armor. "I miss the battlefield."
Jian Xin sighed, a small smile creeping up his face. "You shall soon get your full of blood. Go meet with Riou. He and the other strategists already have a plan in mind."
Li Jishan scoffed, angrily walking away.
**********
An Yu watched with amusement from above, flipping her two Butterfly Knives around her hands with amazing agility, intent on the commotion below.
Xin Tai and Niu Kuoang stirred restlessly at her side. She merely smiled coldly, her gaze still focused below.
"Let's see what they're capable of..." Her slim, gray blue eyes flashed.
**********
"Pop!" Sun Ce shouted, his Overload tonfas firmly held in his hands. "Let me take over this battle! Your injures need to be tended to!"
Sun Jian shook his head, attempting to ignore the pain in his arm as he continued to sprint forward. "It is my city! I will not let it fall!"
He suddenly skidded to a stop as Sun Shang Xiang ran in front of him, cutting him off. "Father, please!" Her tomboyish smile was playful. "The victor for this battle is already determined!"
Sun Quan nodded from behind his father, smiling grimly. The two Qiaos walked over, panting slightly from the run. "Don't worry, my Lord," Da Qiao said gently, "You are in no danger with us."
"We'll beat them up!" Xiao Qiao said spunkily, jumping on her feet.
Sun Jian hesitated, in the protection of the two girls. He looked at the horde of people in the distance, and then nodded. "Very well. I will be expecting a victory, Sun Ce."
His son nodded, grinning cockily before yelling to the Wu officers, "C'mon! There are troops to kill!"
**********
She stood up gracefully, her dark form hardly visible against her surroundings.
Niu Kuoang looked up, surprised. "What?"
She twisted her left hand before closing it into at fist. Three, long, thin needles were protruding from in between her knuckles. "We need a closer view."
Xin Tai smiled. "I see you're using your darts again?"
She replied by revealing three other darts from her right hand.
The three of them stood up and race among the treetops, getting the clearest view of the battle.
**********
Lu Xun quickly jumped out of the way, his deadly Falcons slicing through the air. Two soldiers screamed and fell limply to the ground.
Another bomb erupted where he would have been two seconds ago. He knew it wasn't Huang Gai - even he wouldn't be that careless.
Twisting his body, he dodged yet another explosion. Flipping backwards, another inferno planted itself underneath him. He set a swift course through the flames.
His golden eyes focused on a line of strange, silent, slightly bent soldiers.
Bombardiers.
A whole row of them.
He smiled as he swiftly lunged forward, killing many opponents on the way.
**********
Sun Ce fought his way through the human mess, his tonfas laying one smashing blow after the other.
Feeling a hand on his shoulder, he spun around menacingly, only to find his sworn brother sending his Ancients Sword through the chest of an opponent.
"Zhou Yu?" he roared over the noise.
"Who else?" the man scoffed. "Once again, you travel too far out, even if you're the main target..."
"Sooorry," Sun Ce drawled, sending a dangerous blow to the head of a dazed looking soldier.
Zhou Yu sighed, blinking as the three nearest soldiers fell to the ground. And yet he hadn't even touched them. Ancients Sword lay unmoving in his hands.
Sun Ce raised an eyebrow. "Fancy move."
"No..." he shook his head, still staring at the dead soldiers. "I didn't..."
The remaining, upright soldiers near them also collapsed. Sun Ce frowned, crossing his arms. "Al'right, buddy. What did'ya do?"
They both had stopped fighting, with no one upright to face them. Hearing a faint chuckle, Sun Ce looked up, and at the same time a figure appeared before them, as if out of air.
"A bit slow, boys?" An Yu murmured, laughing slightly. Xin Tai and Niu Kuoang stood on the branches of a tree, looking down rather amused.
An Yu fingered her Chain Shuriken, looking at them slowly. "I've heard that these troops are under the orders of Liu Yong."
Zhou Yu placed an arm on his hip. "Really?"
She ignored his sarcasm. "He has an officer by the name of Taishi Ci. He is a worthy opponent. Defeat him, and he may join your flanks." She smiled inwardly at herself. Sighing, she jumped back up to her officers. "That is all..."
Turning, they made to leave.
"That's it?" Sun Ce asked, slightly confused. "You're not helping?"
She paused, before disappearing.
"Damn," the Wu heir muttered, playing with his tonfas.
"We will not help unless necessary." An Yu's voice came out of nowhere, making Sun Ce accidentally trod on Zhou Yu's foot in his alarm.
**********
Spinning her chakrams playfully, Sun Shang Xiang blinked as soldiers surrounded her, slowly, cautiously. Yet she made no move to attack.
"Come on..." she muttered, her eyes sparkling with mischief. "That's it..."
When they were feet away, she struck, her chakrams glinting with blood as she flipped through the stunned soldiers.
Sun Quan joined her, and together, they slaughtered the many opponents.
A figure suddenly walked through the mass of injured bodies. Head held high, he wore a battle helmet and was clothed in various shades of red. He held two dangerous looking weapons in his hands, looking at the Sun members.
"I am Taishi Ci," he said softly. Pointing a Tiger Slayer towards them, he whispered. "One of you dare challenge me?"
**********
A/N: Chapter 8 up! Finally! So sorry about the SUPER long delay... Kimi and I were both having a writer's block. So, anyway, if you want any specific person to have a cool, fighting scene, tell us in a review and we'll try our best! Anyhoo, R&R!
--NatNat (Kimi's at home right now...)