B/C: Zhou Yu… it is time!
Zhou Yu: For another great chapter in A New Life?
B/C: No Zhou Yu… the other time…
Zhou Yu: How could someone figure that out, it was masterly planned?
B/C: Well this person did figure it out. I would also like to go out on a limb and say, yeah I know Zhen Ji's husband is Cao Pi… but since he is not a playable character… yet. I made Cao Ren be her husband. This is not however the point of this story. The point is this… Where is Zhang Liao? We will find out… in this chapter/movie…. of….. Zhou Yu's Journey!
Side Story/ Movie 1 - Zhang Liao the Conqueror of Japan
The sun slowly rises above the sea. A boat is pulling up into harbor in Japan. A walk-way was lowered and a man slowly rides down while on his horse.
Harbor Master: "Welcome to Japan, Lord Zhang Liao. How was your boat ride here?"
Zhang Liao: "It was a calm ride. When I stepped off this boat, I became a stranger to a land that is a stranger to me."
Harbor Master: "I am sure you will just complete your task and go back to China within one day Lord Zhang Liao."
Zhang Liao: "You give me too much credit. Where am I to journey to this time?"
Harbor Master: "Just up the road towards the noodle shop, there you will meet Lord Nobunaga."
Zhang Liao: "Thank you."
Zhang Liao rides slowly down the road. He finally makes it up to the noodle shop and it is being guarded heavily.
Guard#1: Halt, you have no business here!"
Zhang Liao: "I am the great Zhang Liao, step aside."
The guards pull out their weapons. The door to the noodle shop opens and a dark voice shoots out.
Dark voice: "STOP!"
The guards stop and step aside.
Dark voice: "Enter warrior."
Zhang Liao steps down from his horse and walks inside the noodle shop. Zhang Liao bows.
Zhang Liao: "It is an honor to meet you Lord Nobunaga."
Nobunaga: "An honor to meet you too Zhang Liao. However this is not a good time to get aquatinted. As we speak a huge army is gathering to the north."
Zhang Liao: "Who is leading this army?"
Nobunaga: "Shingen Takeda. Aiding him is Date Masamune, Kenshin Uesugi, and Magoichi Saika. We captured Goemon Ishikawa, Kunoichi, and Okuni."
Zhang Liao: "You want me to capture this army for you."
Nobunaga: "Just the important ones I named. Kill the rest or kill them all, that choice I will leave it to you to make!"
Zhang Liao: "Depends on in they want to die. I am off now!"
Nobunaga: "Good luck…"
Zhang Liao got up, bowed, and walked out. He got back on his horse and rode north. Time passes and Zhang Liao is still riding to the north but then old visions begin to flash through his head. Of the times Cao Cao had forced him to kill innocent people that did nothing against him. From that day Zhang Liao refused to kill for Cao Cao unless there was some solid proof. Zhang Liao then heard loud shouting from far away.
Zhang Liao: "The enemy camp must be ahead."
Zhang Liao gets off his horse and walks the horse into the forest as they continue making their way up north. Day turns into night and Zhang Liao is scouting the area around the camp.
Zhang Liao: "Quite the army they have here, but it won't be enough to stop me."
Meanwhile at the enemy camp…
Shingen: "Gentlemen, rumor has spread that there is a great warrior from China here for our heads.
Kenshin: "Nobunaga must have gotten to him first."
Magoichi: "What if he is here right now waiting to attack us at the right moment."
Date: "Then let the coward attack us."
Shingen: "You are being too cocky, but for some reason I really do not think we should worry about this new opponent."
The other generals look at him strangely. Shingen steps out of the tent and looks around.
Shingen: "I know he is here…"
Shingen points towards the woods. Zhang Liao's eyes grow wide.
Date: "Fire!"
Shingen: "No!"
Archers pull back their bows and shoot off arrows in the direction Shingen is pointing. Before the arrows reached the woods, Zhang Liao rode out on his horse straight towards Shingen and deflected every arrow.
Date: "Unbelievable…"
Magoichi: "Wow!"
Kenshin: "…"
Shingen: "Amazing…"
Zhang Liao makes it to Shingen and stops his horse right in front of him. He takes his weapon and begins to swing it and cut Shingen's neck. Shingen quickly brought his fan up to protect him, but Zhang Liao stopped his attack. The fan was just below the blade.
Shingen: "You have great spirit warrior, but why did you not kill me?
Zhang Liao: "I want to know what you are planning to do after you take over Japan."
Shingen: "We will bring great happiness to the people, but Nobunaga owns almost all of Japan. He has killed off his family, his wife, and all of his generals. As we speak he is probably killing every single one of his soldiers. He is a mad man. He and his son will be the only ones ruling China. We cannot let him do this to the great land of Japan."
Zhang Liao looks into the eyes of Shingen and his army.
Zhang Liao: "I would not let such a vial man destroy this great country. Where can I find him?"
Shingen: "A days journey south east of here. We can make it there before dawn if we leave the army behind. I rather have them protect the people than join us and possibly lose their lives."
Zhang Liao: "I agree."
Kenshin, Date, and Magoichi: "We are coming to!"
Zhang Liao: "Very well."
They all mount up on horses and ride towards Nobunaga's castle. Sometime passes and they finally make it their and see dead bodies all around.
Zhang Liao: "Such a monster, this must end tonight!"
Zhang Liao rides ahead into the castle.
Shingen: "No wait!"
As soon as Zhang Liao enters the castle, its gates close.
Shingen: "It's a trap!"
The dead bodies slowly get up.
Kenshin: "What sort of evil magic is this?"
Date: "Magic or not they are still in my way."
Magoichi: "Let's get this party rolling."
They begin to fight off the undead soldiers. Zhang Liao is quickly making his way to the top of the castle also knocking down undead soldiers. Suddenly the undead soldiers stop and fall to the ground.
Zhang Liao: "Something is not right here…"
Zhang Liao makes it to the top of the castle and Nobunaga stares down to the front of his castle.
Nobunaga: "You done well, but then of course you never knew of the trap I set for your friends.
Nobunaga points below. Shingen, Kenshin, Date, and Magoichi are all held down by the undead.
Nobunaga: "To free them you must defeat me, but even if I am defeated the world will still belong to us. For you see Cao Cao is suppose to die this very night, but my undead warriors saved a certain warrior from his doom and brought to him a book. This book will teach him spells to save Cao Cao. I am already saved, but in order for Cao Cao to be saved he must be sent into the future so that enough power can be gathered. You are too late and there is nothing you can do to stop this."
Zhang Liao jumps off his horse and draws his weapon.
Zhang Liao: "I will end this."
Nobunaga: "Go ahead and try."
Nobunaga begins to hover above the ground, he draws his weapon and it glows with a dark evil aura.
Zhang Liao: "You are not human…"
Nobunaga: "Correct… FOR I AM DEAD!"
Nobunaga's eyes turn red. Zhang Liao runs and then jumps towards Nobunaga. Nobunaga flies off to the side. Zhang Liao jumps at him again and Nobunaga flies off to the side, but Zhang Liao thrust his halberd into Nobunaga and brings Nobunaga down with him.
Nobunaga: "Maybe you did not understand the part of me saying that I am DEAD!"
Zhang Liao: "Does not mean I cannot try."
Zhang Liao starts to constantly attack Nobunaga, but he just stand there and takes each and every single blow. Meanwhile with our other warriors…
Date: "I cannot believe we got captured!"
Kenshin: "…"
Suddenly one of the undead guard's arms falls to the ground and our warriors look at that guard.
Shingen: "Did you see that?"
Then its head fell off and it hit the ground.
Magoichi: "Do you think…"
Shingen: "That these creations are powered by Nobunaga."
Kenshin: "Then if we keep fighting off these minions."
Date: "Nobunaga will not be able to use them to restore power from."
Kenshin breaks lose and freed the other warriors and they begin to attack the undead guards. Meanwhile on top of the castle…
Nobunaga: "This is getting really pointless, you will never win. Why do you even try?"
Zhang Liao: "To unify the land for the people of Japan."
Nobunaga: "You would give up your life to save people you do not even know?"
Zhang Liao: "It is what a true warrior would do!"
Suddenly loud shouting can be heard. A large army charges for the castle.
Nobunaga: "What fools, what do they hope to accomplish?"
Zhang Liao cuts Nobunaga's throat. Nobunaga's wound slowly heals.
Nobunaga: "What is going on?"
The army begins to fight off the undead guards.
Shingen and the other warriors make it to the top of the castle where Zhang Liao is fighting Nobunaga.
Shingen: "Keep fighting him. His power is weakening."
Nobunaga: "IMPOSSIBLE!"
Nobunaga pulls the rest of his power from the undead guards. He then starts to turn into a demon and grow huge demonic wings on his back.
Nobunaga: "Now face my true form."
Two horns grow on his head and his eyes glow with darkness. He charges for a final attack but is suddenly shot by Magoichi.
Nobunaga: "AHH!"
Date starts hitting him in the back with his weapons, Shingen attacks from one side, Kenshin attacks from another side, and Magoichi keeps shooting him. Nobunaga gets really angry and knocks them all away. Zhang Liao dodges the blow and cuts off one of Nobunaga's arms.
Nobunaga: "Only a scratch!"
Nobunaga tries to restore his arm but nothing happens.
Nobunaga: "This cannot be!"
Zhang Liao then cuts off Nobunaga's other arm as well as his demonic wings.
Nobunaga: "NOOOOOOO!"
Zhang Liao: "GO TO HELL!"
Zhang Liao raises his halberd into the air and slashes downward. Nobunaga gets split down the middle and his body hits the ground.
Nobunaga: "Even in defeat and in death… we will still conquer this world…"
Zhang Liao stabs his halberd down into both halves of Nobunaga's head to shut him up.
Zhang Liao: "I don't think so."
The soldiers, Shingen, Date, Kenshin, and Magoichi cheer loudly.
Shingen: "Congratulations!"
Kenshin: "Good work…"
Date: "Bah, I could have done better."
Magoichi: "Time for the party to start."
Suddenly a portal appears to the side of Nobunaga.
Zhang Liao: "What the…"
A strange warrior carrying a white fan comes through the portal and then another strange warrior with a spear steps through the portal.
Zhang Liao: "Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wei… What are you doing here?"
Zhuge Liang: "I was wondering why you were not protecting Cao Cao before he died, but I realize now that what Nobunaga told you was true. At the moment you kill Nobunaga, Cao Cao was as was said saved and sent to the future. Someone else you know is also in the future and you need to help him finish this battle before it is too late."
Zhang Liao: "There is never time for rest in the past, present, or future…"
Zhuge Liang: "Zhang Liao?"
Zhang Liao: "Very well, the battle rages on!"
Zhuge Liao: "We must hurry then, time is important."
Shingen: "We will guard Japan with our lives till your return warrior."
Zhang Liao: "Though this place is not my home, I will return. Farewell."
The warriors wave goodbye to Zhang Liao. Jiang Wei steps back into the portal. Zhuge Liang waits for Zhang Liao. Zhang Liao walks up to the portal.
Zhang Liao: "Will this hurt?"
Zhuge Liang: "Not unless you want it to."
The two chuckle a little and step through the portal. The portal vanishes and the other warriors give their best wishes and hopes to the warrior from another land. Thus was the end of Zhang Liao's destiny in Japan, until he would return once his task was complete.
The End
B/C: Another great story for the books. Stay in school kids and eat your vegetables, grow all big strong and smart like your uncle Blade.
Zhou Yu: Oh my god, why did you even say that.
B/C: What?
Zhou Yu: That!
B/C: Because they should grow big and strong and smart, so that they too will make great stories like me.
Zhou Yu: Okay chuckles your fun is over for now and please only teach your children a lesson about life and all that.
B/C: I do not have children.
Zhou Yu: My point exactly!
Blade starts beating up Zhou Yu with a pillow.
B/C: Hope you all enjoyed the story. Please Read. Review, and Enjoy! Till next time…
