Chapter fourteen: Battle brothers, the end and the beginning.
"Chu Shen… He was one of the people who I fought the best with. While on the field of battle I would let Fu Xi out and Chu Shen would direct us in great strategic maneuvers. He was a grand strategist and a great friend."
Flashback
A voice speaks from behind him.
"I haven't the faintest idea who you are, but I'm glad to see you." Chu Sin turns and sees a man standing lazily behind him. The fullblade he holds is resting on his shoulder, and is as large as Fu Xi's greatsword. He is about five and a half feet tall with untamable, chin-length hair that seemed determined to remain every shade of brown at once. He's wearing simple purple leggings with a silver belt, and a purple and silver vest worn open expose the toned muscled on his arms and chest. The tattoo of a dragon coiling up his right arm and of a blazing sun on his right shoulder match the silver design on the back of his vest.
"So you're Chu Shen I take it?" Chu Sin looks at Chu Shen who nods.
"That I am. I've yet to know who you are, though. But after watching you fight, I'm glad you're wearing my colors. You must be new to the Shai army, but I can see why Zei added you to the ranks." Chu Sin watches as some of the enemy troops slowly start to move towards them.
"I am Chu Sin, but how do we get out of this?" Chu Shen chuckles.
"Well you possess the strength sure enough, so I guess that leaves me with the mind." Chu Shen stomps his foot down and Chu Sin can hear a splashing sound, he moves his own feet and realizes that the both of them are standing in the middle of a rather large puddle, the water of which is right above their ankles. Chu Sin smiles and nods, bringing his great sword into the air and balancing it on his shoulder waiting for the most opportune moment to strike, when they would charge right into their now set trap. Chu Shen whispers to Chu Sin,
"They're about to strike, I can see it in their eyes." Chu Sin nods and wonders whether he would have the strength needed to pull of the maneuver that Chu Shen planned; about that time he could hear Fu Xi in his mind.
"Let me help, I may have the strength need to pull this off." Chu Sin thinks back to him.
"Ok but wait till they make their move. Thanks, Fu Xi." And at that time Fu Xi took over as the enemies before them started there charge. Fu Xi brought his great sword along the water splashing all the enemies around him and collecting a large amount of mud on the blade, he then swung it around yet again bringing the great sword at eye level with his enemies and blinding them as the mud flew from the blade and landed in his opponents faces. Chu Shen takes the moment of opportunity and attacks with swift and graceful moves, striking and lunging, killing an enemy and moving to the next before he fell to the ground. He wielded his sword like it weighed as much as a feather. He stopped once there was nobody left standing. Little drops of crimson blood falling into the murky puddle. Chu Shen takes a good look at Chu Sin and speaks holding his blade towards him.
"You're no longer the same; your eye's are sharper and have many years of experience. Who are you and what have you done with Chu Sin?" Fu Xi chuckles and shakes his head.
"I am Fu Xi. I inhabit Chu Sin and I help him when he needs it." Chu Shen nods and slings his sword over his shoulder.
"I've got a feeling we'll be battling side by side again. I can hold my own in a battle, but my strength doesn't match yours. However I've been able to think my way out of a few tight pinches in the past. It's rare to meet another fighter that so evenly rounds out one's own abilities." Chu Sin chuckles and speaks.
"Then maybe we should work together and be a nearly unstoppable force to reckon with? My power and your mind and we shall help our Lord Nemai Zei to unify this land!" Chu Shen nods.
"I'm looking forward to the day when I don't have a job. When there's no reason to fight and there's no struggle in the land. That day's a long way off, and there's many battles between us and the end of that rainbow. But with each fight won and put behind us, there is one less battle stopping us from our goal…" He smiles and looks out over the battlefield watching the Shai army celebrating their victory. Chu Sin nods and looks out, smiling as well.
Chu Sin sighs as a tear rolls down his cheek. He chuckles and looks out the window seeing that it's gotten quite dark out.
"I think that will be a good place to stop for tonight." He sighs and closes his eyes smiling and starts to rest. A women's voice sounding quite annoyed speaks up.
"But why, it took me three years to find you and I would like to know the rest of…" She gets cut off by Chu Sin.
"Come back in three days, I don't think I could continue on until then anyway." She sighs and he can hear her getting up and getting ready.
"I will tell you this though, the Yellow Turbans lasted until their leader fell; they still popped up again multiple times over the years after that, but were finally entirely wiped out around 192 AD by Cao Cao. A lot of other things happened during that time but that's a story to save for another day. However by that time both me and Chu Shen where full battle brothers. You would not see me without him in a battle and we watched each others backs very well. There where many times where he saved my life and where I saved his."
"You won't run this time, will you?" Chu Sin chuckles and shakes his head.
"I should have no reason to run this time, but if I do I'll leave the normal clues."
"All right I'll let you get some rest old man." They both chuckled and he nodded, he hears her finish gathering up her stuff and leave, he sighed as he heard the door shut he knew that she was gone and was sad that he would have to go again.
Three days later she returns and sees police standing out side the door to the apartment that Chu Sin resided at, one of the officers looks at her while the other enters the door.
"This area is off limits ma'am." She sighs and shakes her head.
"I'm a reporter here to report on what happened." He looks surprised and shakes his head.
"How you people find these things out is far beyond us… Who are you any ways?" She puts her hand on her head and rubs her temple, trying to get rid of her headache.
"I'm Sha Chan, I'm with…" He stops her and holds out a note for her, his eyes are hazy and he seems dazed.
"He gave me this note for you…" She takes the note sighing and sees him enter the apartment, she opens it up and reads the note, it reads.
Sorry I had to run; the Demon was on my tail again. Go and find out about red cliff. I'll be there where the small took out the large.
With Sorrow,
From Chu Sin.
She crumbles up the note and puts it into her pocket sighing.
"Looks like it's time to find you again…" She shakes her head and leaves.
End of part one.