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On a lighter note I'd like to make an apology for drawing out this update for so long, the thing is I've become so sidetracked, what with being named a school prefect and all, thing have been, ugh, a pain, my firstactive duty istommorow (Thursday- 08-09-2005) wish me luck. So without further ramblings here's chapter two of The Valour of Liu Jin.


Warriors, Legends, Kings
The valour of Liu Jin

Jing Province (Southern regions)
The Wrath of Sun Ce

Atop his white stallion Sun Ce leaped over the lines of troops standing in his way, his father had come this way and not returned, what had happened.
"Hold on father, I'll be right with you." Showing total disregard for the enemy forces in his way he charged ahead of his troops, he knew they'd catch up eventually, his father's troops weren't precisely soft either so he needn't worry a great deal about being without aid, that being the case hewas astounded to findsoldiers bearing on their armour the Sun family crest, a sure symbol of his father's elite guards fleeing back toward where he had come from. Worried for his father's welfare he jumped off his horse and caught a Major as he passed.
"What's going on?" Ce asked, although he had a few ideas himself.
"Lord Sun Ce!" The Major exclaimed, surprised to see his young lord here, "Lord Sun Jian has been wounded in an arrow attack, we've been repelled and are regrouping to the South"
"Wounded! Where?" This came as more of a command than a question.
"Just off to the North, not too far from the Castle gates"
Ce released the guard and ran in the given direction, not bothering to see whether anyone was accompanying him, he tore into what he recognised as Huang Zu's army, pushing as far North as he could get.
"You!" He yelled as he smashed through the enemy lines, "How dare you!" A sword came down toward him, he knew he couldn't block it so stepped backward, but was unable to go far enough because of the still living troops who had now encircled him, thinking it was the end he only looked at the blade as it fell and suddenly was stopped by a sword that he recognised.
"When you get upset you cannot see the whole picture." Zhou Yu began, Ce had become rather used to these lectures and didn't pay much heed, only swung around to defend himself, he saw Yu step behind him to guard him, "However, if I am with you, that wont be a problem." The two friends then stood side by side and charged the ranks again.

Liu Jin had seen Sun Jian go down and was now standing over the body to protect the man he had chosen as his lord, 'til he joined him, even though he saw the situation as hopeless, even though he knew Sun Jian was dead, he himself was dead, he knew it wouldn't befit him to roll over and die like that, better to go down like Sun Jian had, in flaming glory.

Ce tore through the last lines of men guarding the gate and then he saw it, there was his father, lying in the dirt like those pigs around him responsible for his death, but standing over him was a young man, maybe his younger brother Sun Quan's age, but probably a year younger, so it seemed, his face seemed a year or two younger than Quan's, he wore his hair straight down to his shoulder's. In each hand he held a long sword both of which glistened with blood, he wore a black sleeveless jacket which went down to his waist and was trimmed in red and gold, on the back of it was a pair of sword sheaths crossed over his back, the straps of which crossed over his front and made the jacket cling to his body, his pants were baggy, of a deep red and tucked down into each of his brown leather boots.

Ce quickly realised he was defending his father's corpse from Huang Zu's men, whirling his swords and rending any limb that came too close. Raising the tonfa's he was carrying with him Ce charged. Whirling his weapons enraged he forged a path through the ranks toward the warrior, immediately he threw himself down and cradled his fathers head in his hands, he spoke nothing and thought nothing looking down at his father's lifeless face. Eventually he set the body down and picked up a tonfa in each hand, "Thank you." He said to Liu Jin before he turned to exact his revenge, Zhou Yu looked down at the body of his former lord before, with Liu Jin's help raised it from the ground.
"You should return to our camp before we make another advance." Zhou Yu advised, "Liu Biao will most certainly come after you now that you have declared yourself"
"I do not fear Liu Biao, nor any hand he commands." Liu Jin explained "I wont sit idle, I'm coming with you. And besides, there's still the issue of getting back to your camp"
"Well I did have a plan as far as that goes." Yu made a shrill whistle and a pair of horses galloped out of the gathering mists, Ce took his father and laid him across the white stallion and Zhou Yu mounted the other, "You have great courage, follow this road south and you will meet with our army, I'll warn them of your coming so they know you're a friend, they will escort you back to our camp"
"Your name?" Ce asked as he looked back, "You never said"
"Liu Jin, nephew of Liu Zhang of Cheng Du." He bent to one knee and bowed his head, "My sword is at the disposal of the Sun family"
"Your service is much appreciated"
Jin bowed again, "You have but to call"
A pattering of hooves was heard and Huang Zu came into view, flanked on one side by another officer and on the other by a major on horseback, behind him were rank upon rank of cavalry.
"Go!" Zhou Yu yelled, "I'll draw him away!" Sun Ce shot off down the road and Zhou Yu galloped Eastward . Liu Jin found himself out in the open during a cavalry charge, not an ideal position for any warrior. Soon Jin found himself surrounded by cavalry, spears almost pressed against his skin.
"Wait!" The officer beside Huang Zu yelled, "I want to duel him"
"And your name… would be…?" Jin asked raising an eyebrow.
"Lu Gong."
"I've heard of you, you're shorter than I expected"
Lu Gong stepped up to Liu Jin and raised his glaive to Jin's throat, Jin reacted, brushing the weapon aside with one blade and going for Lu Gong's neck with the other, the strike was deflected by the other end of Gong's glaive and the shock erupted up Jin's arm forcing him to back off a little. Lu Gong saw the shock he caused and lunged. Jin swerved to one side and caught Lu Gong's glaive between his blades, he straightened and dug the glaive end in the ground. Then with great speed Jin brought his blade to Gong's throat before he could move away. Huang Zu had already retreated inside the walls, leaving the battle to the reinforcements, Liu Jin however was still surrounded.
"What now?" Gong questioned looking down the blade, "Your new mastershave failed you, why not serve Liu Biao"
"I….." Jin paused, feeling the eyes of the cavalry on him, "I'll look. If I don't like what I see, I'm gone."

Stay tuned DW fans, the next chapter will be much quicker.