Hiya! Thanks for the reviews. Anyway, sorry about Chapter 1. Forgot to use spell check.
Notes on this chapter:
1. This chapter is based on Zhuge Liang's Legend in Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends. I spent 40 minutes writing down notes from it.
2. There were 3 other guys in the stage trying to win Yue Ying's respect, but I only included 2 of them.
3. You have to fight Yue Ying 7 times, but I only included 4 times.
4. People may be out of character? Been awhile since I've played...
5. Added some more magic then from what's in the game. Zhuge Liang can create shields and can levitate a few inches.
6. I suck at battle scenes, so sorry if they're bad. May have made it appear like it was too easy for Zhuge Liang to kill the generals, which it is if he's leveled up a bunch.
7. Zhuge Liang's more of the main character in this chapter.
8. Since they haven't joined Shu yet, let's say Yue Ying is still inexperienced but will become much better and learn a lot more later on.
9. Huang Chen Yan was a man of repute in the game. Farmer in my version. How he got a battlefield and guards, I don't know. Use your imagination. Maybe Yue Ying built the battlefield herself and somehow created the guards since she knows magic? Just a suggestion of what you could think if you wanted.
Disclaimer: I do not own Koei or their characters. (specifically Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends in this chapter)
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CHAPTER 1 START
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Huang Chen Yan knew of what his daughter wished and decided to invite a few men of importance to come so she could test them. He had heard of the brilliant young man named Zhuge Liang that lived in his region, so he invited him as well. Now, of course Zhuge Liang had heard rumors of Yue Ying before and he had thought of visiting, so this invitation gave him an excuse to satisfy his curiosity. He arrived at the farm on the designated date and was greeted by a man.
"Good afternoon, Lord Zhuge Liang. I am Huang Chen Yan, Yue Ying's father," he said and shook hands with Zhuge Liang. "I suppose you came to meet her?"
"Yes, I have heard rumors of her skills and decided to investigate. I have also heard that she is searching for a suitable husband, is this correct?" Huang Chen Yan nodded.
"That is true. I have heard of your skills, Lord Zhuge Liang, and you seem to be the type of man she is looking for. If you wish to be her husband, then she will have to test you along with the other three (remember, I only included 2) men who have also come for that reason."
"Is that so? And what exactly must I do?"
"You must defeat Yue Ying in battle until you have earned her respect. She does have some guards with her as well. Come, I will show you the way." said Huang Chen Yan and he motioned for Zhuge Liang to follow.
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After reaching the area, a woman carrying a scythe appeared accompanied by a few women guards. Zhuge Liang studied her. Her face was indeed plain, but not hideous. She wore armor from head to toe, literally.
"I assume you are Lady Yue Ying, then?" he asked. The woman nodded.
"And I assume you have come to ask for my hand in marriage?" He nodded. "If you wish to be my husband, then I must insist on testing your mettle!" she said and raised her weapon. The guards around her did the same.
"I see... so be it, then," said Zhuge Liang. He lifted his war fan and gently fanned himself with it. Yue Ying tilted her head to the side.
"Your weapon is a fan?"
"Yes. Do you find that surprising?" Ying laughed.
"This should be easy."
"You should not underestimate your enemy. It has often enough proven the demise of many a great warrior in the past."
"We shall see... Come forth!" she called and charged at him. Liang levitated himself off the ground and swiftly dodged the attack. The guards also charged and he easily dodged them as well.
"These guards could become a nuisance..." He said to himself and began to mutter an incantation. He moved his hand around in a pattern and then pointed at the guards, who, in turn, fell down to the ground. Yue Ying gasped.
"What did you do to them?"
"Just a mild paralyzation spell. They'll regain the ability to move in a few moments." he answered as he dodged her attacks again. His feet then returned to the ground and he quickly hit her with his fan two times, followed by a spell that knocked her backwards. Unexpecting this assault, she was easily defeated.
"I see... your skills are quite impressive." said Yue Ying and she and her guards left the battlefield to recuperate. Zhuge Liang watched her leave while fanning himself. He then continued walking down the battlefield towards the end of the area.
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After walking for a few minutes, he was confronted by Ma Dai, who was one of the other men trying to earn Yue Ying's respect, and his troops.
"It was I who saw the maiden first!" said Ma Dai and he and his troops charged at Zhuge Liang, who created a shield around himself.
"The only person she belongs to is herself. Only she can decide who she wishes to be with." he said and removed the shield. He muttered an incantation and paralyzed the troops again. He then swiftly defeated Ma Dai by shooting three magic beams at him. Suffering a defeat, Ma Dai and his troops retreated. Zhuge Liang was again left alone. He continued down the road to the end of the area.
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A quarter of a mile along the way, Yue Ying and her guards appeared mounted on horses.
"Now! Show me the extent of your true power!" she said as she and her guards galloped towards him at full speed. Zhuge Liang fanned himself,
"Horses? This would normally be quite a challenge... unless I did this." He fired his musou attack and aimed them at those riding on the horses. They were knocked off, the guards being instantly killed. Yue Ying stood up and charged at Zhuge Liang. She had already taken quite a lot of damage from him musou attack, so all he had to do was dodge her attack and hit her once with his fan.
"Incredible... I have never seen such strength..." said Yue Ying as she retreated once again.
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As Zhuge Liang continued his walk, he was confronted by Fa Zheng, another man who was also looking to marry Yue Ying, and his troops.
"She belongs to me!" Fa Zheng said and charged at Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang did his paralyzation trick again on the troops and fired a beam at Fa Zheng to knock him off his horse. Fa Zheng charged again, but Zhuge Liang levitated and easily dodged. He followed this up by hitting his opponent three times with his fan, defeating him. Fa Zheng and his troops limped off the battlefield.
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Yue Ying and her guards were once again back on the battlefield waiting for Zhuge Liang.
"You shall now see the full extent of my power!" she called when she saw him coming. Zhuge Liang looked around. There were more guards than normal, and a few bombardiers. As one started to throw a bomb at him, he muttered another incantation and caused the bomb to blow up in the guy's hand, killing him. He did the same to the other bombardiers, while dodging the attacks of the guards and Yue Ying. The explosions occasionally killed off a few of the guards surrounding it, cutting their numbers down to about half. He muttered his paralyzation spell and paralyzed the remaining ones. Yue Ying, who had taken quite a lot damage from the bombs as well, charged at him when his back was turned and managed to hit him two times and knocked him down.
'Yes! That's the first time I've hit him!' she thought. Zhuge Liang stood up. He brushed himself off and straightened his robes.
"That was not very fair, hitting someone with their back turned. You need to study more about the honorable way to fight. I can lend you some books if you wish..."
"Humph!" Ying ran at him again, but he dodged and hit her with his fan. Seeing as she had taken a lot of damage from the bombs, this hit caused another win for Zhuge Liang.
"Impossible! I am... not good enough?" said Ying in disbelief as she and her remaining guards retreated.
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Ying and her guards were now waiting at the end of the battlefield. With her were a few of her Tiger Tanks, which were also called Juggernauts. They waited for Zhuge Liang to come, which normally wouldn't have taken long seeing as they had last battled him at the foot of the stairs. He seemed to walk two times slower than normal people when he wasn't in a hurry. After what seemed like an eternity, he finally showed up.
"This is the final round! Come forth!" called Yue Ying. He stopped and looked around at the Juggernauts.
"What exactly are these?" He asked.
"They are called Tiger Tanks, or Juggernauts. I invented them myself. They follow the general they are under and can spit fire at the enemies."
"I see... These could be proven to be useful in battle, you know - "
"Enough talking! Let us get this over with! I shall not lose again!" Yue Ying, the guards, and the Juggernauts began to move towards him. Zhuge Liang fanned himself and watched for a few seconds. He then used his musou attack again, taking out all but three of the Juggernauts and three of the five guards were killed. He didn't manage to hit Yue Ying, but she had taken a small amount of damage when one of the remaining guards was knocked into her by the blasts. He started to fan himself as Yue Ying and the two guards got off the ground and watched the three Juggernauts roll towards him.
"Let us see what these things are capable off..." said Zhuge Liang, talking to himself. When the Juggernauts stopped moving, he created a shield and allowed himself to be hit by the flames. "Yes... I do believe these could be very useful in battle. You did a very good job of making them." He said to Yue Ying.
"Uh... Thank you. Now, let us continue!" she answered. Zhuge Liang broke the shield and took out the Juggernauts with a few of his magic blasts, and also took out the other two guards. He hadn't really meant to shoot them, but they had gotten in the way of the blasts when he was trying to hit the Juggernauts. He turned to Yue Ying and swiftly dodged the attack that was headed for his head.
"Once again, attacking someone with their back turned." He threw his fan at her and it spun around a few times. She dodged it, but she was keeping such a close eye on it that she didn't realize that it was an illusion. Zhuge Liang still had his real fan in his hand and hit her three times, followed by a sort of twirl that caused blue magic to swirl around him and hit her. This caused a lot of damage and Yue Ying had hardly any life left.
"I thought you said it was not honorable to attack someone whose back was turned?"
"But your back was not turned. You were facing me the entire time. I am afraid I will have to end this little spat now." he said and shot a magic beam at her. She was too tired to dodge it and was hit. This depleted all her health. Yue Ying had been defeated for the seventh (remember, I only included 4 times in this chapter) time. Zhuge Liang stood as he always did and fanned himself. She stood up and walked over to him.
"I have been defeated," she said and kneeled down. "Lord Zhuge Liang, I shall now be your servant." He shook his head and kneeled down as well.
"No. I do not wish for you to be my servant, Yue Ying." He offered her his hand. "Just walk alongside me, as my wife." Yue Ying looked at his hand and put hers in his. "The two of us shall soar together to the heavens," he continued as they both stood up.
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CHAPTER 1 END
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Hm... not to sure if this was a good chapter. But then again, I always think what I write is bad. Guess I'll leave it up to the readers to decide if they thought it was good or bad.
Yeah! Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires is out!. But when my mom went to go see if they had it, the guy there said it was sold out. But he also said it was an old game, so he must've not caught the Empires part. -mutters something about idiots- Watch me go there tomorrow and they had it all along. But I probably won't be able to go again till like Friday or Saturday.
