I never tried writing a serious fanfic for Dynasty Warriors, but finally, here I am. Recently, I saw (DW 5 Shin Sengoku Musou 4) screenshots and I'm so excited! Anyway, I hope you enjoy this strange attempt. I noticed all my fanfic are always patterned by another plotline. Oh well, I hope you like this! Man, I knew I shouldn't have read that Yu Yu Hakusho manga either that or I've been influenced by Constantine... I hope you enjoy anyway! By the way I don't own Dynasty Warriors at all…

Time and Time Again

Summary: Summary: Jiang Wei takes his life during battle, but with his lord's dream unfulfilled and China in the hands of the nefarious Jin, he cannot stay at peace, so he makes a deal and goes back to the realm of the living to the alter history and make sure that Shu wins the war and end the Jin's reign by altering different battles.

PG13 for suicide stuff, situations inappropriate for children, use of alcohol, swear words and some err…yaoi…or slash…or… err…love between two guys…

Chapter one: The Cold Clutches of Death

The stench of blood irritated Jiang Wei as he plowed through his enemies.

He saw Zhong Hui fall dead and he knew that there was a large chance that he could too. The shouts of the soldiers and the clanging of swords and spears were all drowned out by the desperation and anger inside him. As he raised his spear once more, Death suddenly clasped its claw upon his heart.

Pain enveloped his chest. He was having another heart attack. It was the bane of his scheme; his weak heart.

The heart spasm began to draw on more pain. Jiang Wei knew that he was not going to live much longer, but he could not tolerate the idea of allowing his enemies to have the opportunity of taking his life and his honor.

That was it; his world was falling apart slowly as each waking second passed. There was no longer any way he could survive this. Memories began to run through his mind hastily. And as his heart contracted even worse pain, he felt a bitter agony at the thought of being killed by his odious enemies whom he used to have blindly served. He was losing hope in living, but he could not ever let his life end in the hands of a Wei soldier. Then Jiang Wei felt as if he knew that there was only one way out.

"Failure," he shrieked, "But alas, it is Heaven's Will!"

And with that, he took his own life.

Great darkness enveloped Jiang Wei after plunging his spear into his own flesh. It was so ironic. Since a young age Jiang Wei had murdered so many people; first as a general for Wei to take his father's place after the latter's death then as a general for Shu and a successor for Zhuge Liang.

Now, after years of killing, Jiang Wei had killed himself…

But come to think of it…I've been killing myself all these years…with remorse…at least I can say that when I was with Wei…I still have no idea why I felt terrible serving the kingdom my father had wished I would aid in rising to glory, yet I felt so glorious and heroic when I joined Shu, the kingdom that had tricked me into their service …

Jiang Wei tried to shake away that fact. All around, there was only dimness and the pain in his body where he plunged his spear hurt like hell. At least Shu general it felt as if time had ceased. Where was he?

Suddenly a figure began to form before his eyes.

"W-who are you?" Jiang Wei demanded.

It was unclear to Jiang Wei who it could have been, but there was a blurry image and somehow he knew it was a person.

"Hello, Jiang Wei, it has been so long since we met." The figure replied in a clearly masculine voice, "You've entered death in unclean evil, but there is something special about you."

"I have died in unclean evil?" Jiang Wei asked, bewildered, "But may I inquire what sin have I committed that is so grave, sir?" So many questions were forming in Jiang Wei's head so he had the right intuition not to ask any further of who the man was.

"Killing so many people is enough to guarantee you immorality."

"But it was for the good of the land. It was so that the Prime Minister could unite China!"

"Murder cannot be justified by anything. Murder for whatever reasons is still murder and it is a great crime to life itself, so you are already guilty, but there is something to you, so I must be the one to face you before you face the eternal darkness of death."

"What is so special then?"

"You, Jiang Wei have sacrificed you life for the people of China. There was a chance of death if you went through with your scheme. You need not do anything and you would have lived comfortably, but you took the risk and you gave up your future well-being for the multitude of China who would suffer if you did not do this. This would save you from eternal death."

"Alright, then why am I to face death?"

"You shall be submitted to death because you have taken your own life. That is the worst thing one can do. There is no redemption at all for that."

There was silence for awhile.

"What will happen to my family?" Jiang Wei finally asked.

"The Wei soldiers have already killed your wife and children. Your entire family has been murdered."

"What will happen to China?" Jiang Wei finally asked.

"Well, the clan of the Sima will launch a mutiny and take over Wei as the Jin. Wu will fall next and China will be under the Jin."

The Shu general was horrified. "How do you know this?"

"I know because it's happening right now. Remember, Jiang Wei, there's no such thing as destiny it is humanity that makes fate, so this is your doing as well."

"What do you mean?"

"You weren't dying. If you didn't kill yourself, then you would've won. Jiang Wei, you weren't going to die yet."

He was horrified to hear that.

It was then, his fault that China was unified by the evil Jin. It was one stupid yet irreversible mistake that sealed China's fate.

No way… How could I be so stupid? If only I had not thought so bleakly, then China would be in peace…If only I had not killed myself for my honor! If only I had not lost hope…If only…

"What has happened to my family?" Jiang Wei asked.

"The Wei soldiers have already killed your wife and children. Your entire family has been murdered."

"Then I have already lost everything…"

"It's time to go, Jiang Wei..."

This is death…And all along I thought I would face the Nine Golden Springs where the Prime Minister and the First Ruler are… I guess I was mistaken once more…but how can I rest in peace knowing that the people of China are suffering and that the Prime Minister and the First Ruler's dreams are unfulfilled?

"Wait, please, give me a chance to stop this horrid fate." Jiang Wei begged with all the sincerity in his heart.

"I cannot."

"I beg you, please consider this! I will give anything that you ask for!"

"Are you willing to face anything? Are you willing to face even pain worse than death?"

"Yes, yes, anything!"

"Are you certain, Jiang Wei?"

"Yes I am! I will forfeit even heaven, so please grant me this! If you do, I will give you all and I will suffer all!"

"Why do you desire to change this outcome so much? Once you're dead there's nothing to face."

"But how could I rest in peace knowing that despite all the efforts given by those of good heart to unite China under a kingdom who will truly lead them with goodness, everything they gave and did was in vain?"

"What do you want then, Jiang Wei?"

"I beg from you a chance to change the outcome of this war."

"Why must I oblige then?"

"I will give you anything! Anything at all! I have already lost everything, so I beg you!"

"But if you do, then you shall be erased from history. No one you have loved or have known will remember you."

"It's alright as they have died in pain because of me!"

"I'm not convinced."

"I'll give you whatever you desire!"

"But you have nothing of interest to me."

"Then maybe there's something you must want from the realm of the living!"

"Maybe…Can you give me the lives of a thousand men?"

"You want me to kill a thousand men? It doesn't even matter then as I have killed more than that when I was alive."

"I also want your life."

"My life?"

"It must be the thousandth."

"I oblige to your conditions, so please grant me this."

"Alright then, I'll grant you this, but under one condition. You must not reveal who you are and what has happened to you."

"I agree…"

Suddenly, everything became bright. Jiang Wei shielded his eyes and watched the blurry image dissolve from before him.

Time began to feel as if it had ceased again and Jiang Wei felt as if he died again…

But I'm not dying once more, I'm now returning to life…

I hope you like it! I'm planning for Jiang Wei to visit all the battles during the Three Kingdoms Era, but not in chronological order though, since he's going to have to backtrack and stuff. I'm not straying from the real historical ending of ROTK, but there's definitely no unsolved conflict. You'll understand later. Please review me and its okay if you flame me. It helps me see what's wrong with the story and reviews will help me decide what to keep. Criticism is essential to any writer.

To Be Continued…