Avenge the Fallen

After Tao Wan's family is killed, he sets out to avenge them only to gain more than he expected. Includes OC and real characters.

I'm very sorry if I changed the whole story. I had to make a lot of changes to help keep the story together. The plot will be similar to the other one; I just changed a few details; correction, a lot of details. It will take me longer to introduce the real characters, but I will fit them into the chapters somehow. I'm sorry if I disappointed you guys. Thank you for the reviews. They really helped me to write this over. Anyway, enjoy the newly edited version.

Disclaimer: Dynasty Warriors is owned by KOEI.

Chapter 1: Terror Strikes

Fire. It was all that he thought about for the past three months. Tao Wan sat under a tree asleep, dreaming again about what happened that night.

(Flashback)

Like any other day, Tao Wan, a boy of nearly eighteen, was practicing his spearsmanship in the woods just outside of the fields. He would usually go there after he was done tending to it. Tao Wan gracefully used his spear to scratch the bark on the trees for practice while delivering strong blows to its trunk.

"Must train harder," he said to himself. He would practice for hours, but still he didn't feel strong enough. He had to be if he was going to enlist in the imperial army.

"I see you are still practicing out here," a voice surprised him. Tao Wan turned around and saw Wang Yin, a retired army veteran and his teacher, standing in between a couple of trees, his spear in hand. "Shouldn't you be back home?"

"I'm training, can't you see that?" Tao Wan responded.

"Arrogant as always I see. Just like your father." Tao Wan spat at the ground and continued his training. "Just because you train hard, doesn't mean that you will get into the imperial army. You have to have respect for those that are in a higher position than you."

Tao Wan flinched at the sound of the retired general's words. He started to attack the tree more violently.

A minute or two passed before Wang Yin spoke again. "Anyway, I came to give you this." Tao Wan stopped and faced him. "I don't think that I will be needing this from now on." Wang Yin walked closer to Tao Wan and held out his spear. Surprised, Tao Wan stepped back.

"Are you sure you want to give this to me?" he asked

"Yeah. You have been the most determined little warrior that I have met. You remind me of myself, except that you need to grow your hair longer, build more muscle, and fix your attitude." He laughed. "But you have to promise me that you will take care of it."

Tao Wan nodded and put his hand on the spear. Wang Yin smiled shoving the spear into Tao Wan's hands.

"How about a sparring battle for old time's sake?"

Tears crept in Tao Wan's eyes as he hugged Wang Yin.

It was nearly nightfall when they both were finished. Tao Wan watched as Wang Yin slowly disappeared into the trees surrounding the village. Feeling tired from their sparring match, Tao Wan decided to head home.

He sneaked through the trees, making sure that he wasn't seen nor heard.

Tao Wan was a few yards away from the entrance when he heard two foreign voices close to where he was. Quickly while still maintaining his stealthiness, he hid behind a nearby tree to avoid detection.

Their steps became louder and louder, making Tao Wan more nervous. He slowly gazed around the tree and saw two men.

"Do we start the plan now?" the tall and muscular guy said to the slim and weaker one.

Bandits, Tao Wan suddenly thought. What are they doing here?

"Wait till the others signal the fire," the other one replied. Shock and worry rushed through Tao Wan's body forcing him to lose his grip on his spear. It slowly fell to the ground and rustled in the fallen leaves.

"What was that?" one of them asked with suspicion. "I'll check it out."

Tao Wan's instincts told him to run, but he forced himself to stay. He slowly reached for the spear and pulled it close to him, ready to attack the bandit as soon as he was close enough.

"The signal," the small guy caught the other's attention. Slowly, his footsteps became more silent, and soon, another pair followed.

Tao Wan had no time to waist. He quickly ran the rest of the way trying to get to the village before they started the attack.

"A perfect time for Wang Yin to leave," he complained.

He was near the front gate, leading inside when the explosion was set off. The force of it knocked Tao Wan to the ground, stunning him for a short time.

"No," he softly said. Fire danced everywhere inside lighting the night in a sea of orange and yellow. People ran for their lives, even though they were on fire.

Bandits, one by one, appeared out of nowhere and ambushed the panicking villagers. Not caring about what might happen to him, Tao Wan jumped onto his feet and sprinted toward his house.

Everywhere there was fire. Bodies lay burning on the ground, giving off a horrible smell. By the time Tao Wan reached his house it had already collapsed.

"Mom, Dad, Mei Qian," the panicking boy whispered to himself before falling to his knees.

He knelt there sobbing; a bandit approached him from behind. Tao Wan didn't notice until it was too late. With a slash of his sword, he sent Tao Wan to the ground, a vicious gash lined his back.

Desperately trying to ignore the pain, he reached for his spear and threw it at the bandit. He flew back and squirmed, trying to get the spear out, which was lodged deep in his chest. Slowly, his movements dulled until he stopped.

Struggling to stay up and hold back the pain, Tao Wan grabbed his spear and made his way down the road and out of the village.

"It…hurts," he said before collapsing on the dirt road and blacking out.

Very sorry. Very sorry. Very sorry. Very sorry. Very sorry. I hope I didn't totally kill the story. Please review. If you liked the old one better, then I will change it back. Good thing I saved it onto my computer. Just as heads up, the next chapter will also be a flashback. It will be until, I hope not later than chapter 5. Thank you.