Chapter 1: Old Friends
I and my captains stand in the garden of my palace. "Listen up…" I said gazing off into the distance. "It's time to put an end to all this chaos." "My Lord, we are here to help you with that! We will risk our lives for you" Hua Xiong said kneeling down on his right knee. Yan Baihu stands there staring until Hua elbows him to kneel as well. I slammed my staff into the emerald grass and sat down. "Tomorrow will be the start of action. I hear there is a kingdom east of here… Bei Hai is the name… I want to start my battle for China there" "But my Lord! It is said that they have one of the most powerful rulers! His name is Ha0" "I don't give a damn who he is, his region will be mine!" I said glancing at Hua, interrupting. "You know what I want you two to do? I want you to survey. Inspect the countryside; Listen to the people. I need to know if they are all doing fine with me as Ruler." I commanded. They both got off their knee and bowed as they leave. "I'm ready for anything right now." I said staring at my staff as the rays of the sun reflected off of it making it glow a Peridot color. "I'm ready." That night, I was so eager I could hardly sleep, tossing and turning, I had my fiancé worried. I was going to be a father in the next month. Marry the love of my life and by then, we were going to have half of the whole country. I think I over exaggerated that but still. I'm ambitious. I woke up and went to breakfast. My fiancé is a great cook. "Good morning , my sweet Kai La, how's junior doing? I said. I want a boy… I think that's every mans dream so they can continue their name. "Hehe, you don't know if it's a girl or a boy, but it's doing fine. I can feel it kicking." She responded. "Today will start the beginning of our empire expansion." I informed her. "That's great! Where are you starting you're first battle? "Bei Hai… They say the leader is a powerful one, and a real good one too." "Maybe he is. But I guess it's only one way to find out." Hua comes through the door and greets everyone. "Did you guys get any feeds?" I asked. "The people were happy to have had a chance to voice their opinions my Lord. I bet their appreciation for you has increase." Hua said. "That's great, are you ready for battle?" "Yes, my Lord! Always! And we've got some leads on the products that they have." "Hit me" "They have the speed scroll, which enhances speed, hence the name. Elixir that helps contain Musou, which is adrenaline, if full you can unleash a powerful attack from the power within. And there revenue from the peasants is around 100." "That's not bad. We'll conquer them in no time." I said getting up. I walked over to Kai La and gave her a kiss as I ready for my first ever battle… The army and I set out to invade Bei Hai. We marched there around 10:44 am stopped and pulled out my Tiger Amulet and smirked as we reached the area. This was going to be the battle of Bei Hai! "This one might actually prove to be tough" I said. We had enemies approaching our main camp. The sky took on forms of clouds as the battle started . I went west from there and started to take out some soldiers. I went and begun battle with a man named Liu Zhang, who was a squash match as I whacked him with my special combo, causing him to retreat back to his camp. We have taken over the west part of the enemy's stronghold. "We have to tell Emperor Ha sang that these forces are stronger than we are". I heard a soldier said. I paused and the name rang a bell in my brain. My old best friend was an Emperor just as I wanted to be. Only I am a Lord. He's living out his dream, as I am only a Lord. "If I defeat him…." My brain said over and over as I killed more and more soldiers. The enemy were strong, I've killed about 200 soldiers and it wasn't easy, I can't stand my arrogance when indeed it's actually tough. As I fought I saw past visions of Ha sang. I wonder what he looks like now. Has he changed? He had peasants fighting as well, they said that he was a great supporter as I whacked through their bodies with my metal staff. Heh, but I still felt as if Ha sang forgotten me. I went north where I saw a man, sitting on his horse in front of his palace with a nonchalant attitude. He hoped off and took out his two headed spear. I walked up to him. "I can't allow you to take over my country" He said with his calm teen like voice. He looked at me with his heavy squinted eyes, bold and brown. His hair black and shoulder length. He was tall and muscular with a voice of a kind hearted man. "You'll have to go through me! I'm the protector of this country!.. The ruler!" "Ha sang Dai wei si… you haven't changed a bit." I said "What? I don't know you! I wouldn't want too either!" He screamed. He ran at me with might as he swung his spear. He was eager to lay a scratch on me. We both swung our weapons and collided with aura as my staff leaked fire and his electricity. I looked into his eyes. Like a wolf he was; ready to kill. My attitude changed. I lost my smirk as the lion in me roared; for pride and bravery. We jumped back and started to battle again, I whacked him in the head about six times, he damaged my armor a little as well with his heavy spear. He used his spear efficiently as I used my staff. I finally burst, using the magic within my staff, I used my Musou to send blast of white magic, which met him in a conflict as he struggled to keep it from making contact. He stops as he gives up the fight and fell on one knee. "You have… Fought well and… Defeated me!" He said" "Yes.. Just like old times" I said.
He looked up at me "Like I said before. I don't know who you are sir. I'm more surprised that you know my name though! I'm not really known to many," I closed my eyes and smirked. "You know who I am. Just think about it." He sat there with both our armies looking and waiting to see what's going happen. "I don't know you" He said. "Hmph" I took my staff and tapped him softly on his head and threw it up into the air. "Look.." I said. The staff projected memories from Ha sang's life that he was fond of. It showed our army days and I looked at him and closed my eyes with a nice friendly smile. It started to show him and his family; his wife and his son. "…." Ha sang looked up at me, while I reached out my hand to him. He grabbed it softly as I helped him get on his feet. "It can't be, you1 I see a slight resemblance, it looks as if you can be his father, an old friend of mine. His name is—" "Xiao En" I finished. He looked into my eyes, he was shocked. "Xiao En… My old friend, from my army days back when we were younger. You've changed…" he said "That's life. You're the one to talk though, look at you Ha sang. You're younger yet still taller than me, and doing much better. I said smiling. "Why did you throw away our friendship?" I didn't want to answer that but I did. "Ever since my mother died, I felt some type of way and need to be alone…" "I see. The last time I saw you was when Tiaoli Ca exiled you." "You was at the ceremony of my banishment?" "Indeed. Not to be a jerk or anything… We were all forced to be there. You were going to be the successor of Tiaoli Ca" "I know.. But I started doing bad things. I was like a little bandit heh and I know that Tiaoli Ca couldn't have me as a son if I was like that…" "No, it's a whole other story!" My eyes widened at those words. "what?" "Tiaoli Ca was the reason your father, brothers, and mother died. He set the fire aflame and killed you father and brothers. He poisoned your mother after they married so he could be the top emperor alone… First he banished you, seeing that you was already fit to be with the qualities and rumors of your thieving. And two years later Kao Ji La was found out to have ran away. I think Tiaoli Ca sent her away too.." "Ha sang… You knew all this..? "Yes brother, but not to hide it from you. Shortly after Kao Ji La was said to have run away, Tiaoli Ca tyrant. He even told us the things that he did to get rid of you guys." "My sister… is she alive?" I asked. He placed his hand on my shoulder "It's unknown to me." "How did you get here then?" "I ran away during an open ceremony, I don't even know what the story of my family is anymore. Tiaoli Ca is still looking for me and has set a death warrant on my head because I knew such things as this." "Ha sang… join me. Join my kingdom as we stop the chaos being made by Tiaoli Ca." I asked. "Of course Xiao En! Of course!" We gave each other a friendly hug. I smiled and fainted as all the news of Tiaoli Ca overwhelmed me…
To Be Continued…