Spiteful Nunchucks
The Story of Ling Tong
Chapter Five: Wait a Minute...WHAT!
When I returned to Yuhang, there wasn't a person in the village who stayed away from my father's funeral. Per Bian Xi and Sun Quan's promise, my father was interred in the village with highest honors. Sun Quan himself even came as a mourner. My mother and I were the chief mourners, but even then, my heart was still fixiated on claiming my vengeance on Gan Ning.
I spent the rest of the year in Yuhang, recovering from my wounds and planning my vengeance. After a while, I heard that Sun Quan was attacking Huang Zu again. By this time, I had fully recovered, and I knew this would be my best opportunity to get my revenge. Thusly, I rounded up my troops and headed to join the rumble at Xiakou.
It took me longer than I thought to get there though, and by the time I got there, it was already too late. Sun Quan had already taken Xiakou, and when I arrived, he was throwing a feast. Well, one can hardly party without me, so I decided to intro myself at the scene.
I walked in calmly enough, but I swear, my jaw dropped a mile that day when I saw the scene. Gan Ning...was sitting...with OUR team...eating casually, as if nothing was wrong. My first thought was, "What the hell is Gan Ning doing here!" However, I realized this was by best opportunity, so I slipped out my nunchucks and charged.
"You bastard! Prepare to die!"
Of course, I did it again and gave away my attack, so Gan Ning slid out of his chair and used it to block my swing. Nothing daunted, I was ready to rip that chair out of his hands and lay a royal beatdown on him, but then Sun Quan actually stood in between us while Lu Meng pulled me back.
"Let go of me! That jerk killed my father! Let me at him!"
"Ling Tong! Stand down! Gan Ning is now an officer of Wu!" was Sun Quan's reply.
"Wait a minute...WHAT! You're letting this mangy pirate be on OUR team! Besides, what about..."
I felt a smack on the head. It came from Lu Meng. "Ling Tong, Gan Ning was part of the reason for our victory over Huang Zu. He deserted and is now a Wu officer."
Sun Quan attempted to add some calm into the situation. "Ling Tong, when Gan Ning killed your father, it was because he was then working for Huang Zu and had to follow his orders. But now you both are on the same team, and Huang Zu is dead. My orders are clear: You may NOT harm Gan Ning."
I was still fuming, but I had to follow orders. So I let it go at that and took a seat, but never once did my eyes leave Gan Ning. However, I felt confident enough. If Gan Ning betrayed Huang Zu so easily, I'm sure he'd eventually betray Sun Quan. That would be my chance to protect my lord AND take my revenge.
After a few days, the party ended, and we all went our separate ways for the moment. Gan Ning was sent to Xiakou, and I was promoted and sent back to Yanghu. My vengeance would have to be postponed for now, but I knew I would get my shot eventually.
A few more months passed without much incident. All I heard at first was how Cao Cao was making marches against Liu Bei at Xinye, but two of them failed thanks to the strategies of someone named Zhuge Liang. However, bad news soon came when Liu Biao died, and his second son Liu Zong became the leader of the region, but actually surrendered Jingzhou to Cao Cao
Suddenly, things became a lot more interesting, as Cao Cao was now right next door to us, and his attacking us was more and more becoming a certainty as more reports came of him preparing a fleet. Guess I'd better get back up to the capital and see what the plan for the battle is.
In the next chapter, the Battle of Chi Bi, from Ling Tong's POV. (Yes, he was involved in that battle in the Novel.) Stay tuned, and keep reviewing! (No handing out spoilers, though, please. Not EVERYONE'S played DW5 and/or read the novel.)