Spiteful Nunchucks
The Story of Ling Tong
Chapter Three: Dual Losses
A lot has happened since we reunited the Wu Territory. First we entered an alliance against Yuan Shu, then after Yuan Shu was defeated, we allied with Yuan Shao against Cao Cao. However, that alliance never got off the ground, as Sun Ce fell into an ambush and got badly wounded and poisoned. He held out for a while, but totally lost it after putting a priest named Yu Ji to death, then eventually, he passed away.
That really sucks. Sun Ce was only a few years older than I am, and he had so much in front of him! I feel kind of bad for his wife too. Zhou Yu's been taking it pretty hard as well. I heard those guys were really close.
Anyways, Sun Quan became the new ruler of Wu. His first act was to build up a base of talent. I couldn't believe how much talent is in the South Lands! We got a whole bunch of scholars to help run the civil aspects of the Southlands, but those kind of guys really never appealed to me. However, I'm really getting interested in all the new generals that are coming to the southlands.
We got some powerful guys like Lu Meng, Ding Feng, Xu Sheng, and Pang Zheng. Most interesting, however, is the new arrival, Lu Xun. He's barely, if even, older than I am. And he doesn't seem nearly as strong as any of the others, and yet he doesn't seem like a scholar I'd be bored with. He seems more like one of those "strategist" type guys, like Zhou Yu. He tends to hang out around Zhou Yu a lot...almost like a mentor/pupil thing...or maybe more like me and my father.
Sun Quan then decided that our next move would be an attack on Huang Zu at Xiakou. He told me that Huang Zu was the one who had lured his father to his early death. I understood what Sun Quan was feeling. I would probably be filled with a lust for vengeance myself if anyone killed my father.
We soon made our arrival, and the field of battle was set. Our scouts reported there were no threatening officers, so we thought this would be a cakewalk and a half. My father was sent to stop Huang Zu's fleet. I figured there would be no trouble at all. My father's awesome.
He and I were fighting next to each other, and the battle was going completely our way. He began to charge ahead towards the enemy's docks, leaving me to hold the position so they couldn't sneak around to our main camp. However, as my father began his charge, we heard the jangling of...bells?
"Look out, wimps! Here comes Gan Ning!"
THE Gan Ning? The leader of one of the most feared pirate bands in the southlands! What was he doing here with Huang Zu? However, I knew what I had to do. I quickly ran to catch up with my father...but I arrived too late. I found my father laying on the ground, with several arrows in his chest.
"Argh...killed...by...lowly...pir...rates..." was the last words I would hear him say.
"FATTTTTTHER!" My cry broke the sudden silence. I held his body close, then realized I had more important things to take care of. I stood up, nunchucks at the ready, and shouted my challenge. "Gan Ning, I swear your head will be mine!"
A/N: Short, but to the point. But hold on to your hats, for the next chapter: Ling Tong VS Gan Ning!