Chapter 3:
I wake up in another temple, my body in wrappings. The soaring pain shooting through me like a bullet. I look around the room, taking in the detail. It didn't look like the temple that we were in. The sliding doors open and in walk a monk and my teacher, or whatever the hell is, but I will address him as Huiliang, though I do have a feeling that its his name. Perhaps I could be wrong.
"You're awake, little dragon. Are you feeling well?" he asks, the other monk began to re-dress my wounds. I didn't really care if it's a man who dresses them, it's not like I really care anymore. We are all made of flesh and bone, though I have morals and respect for myself, even modesty. It's just that I am not in the mood to disagree with the male monk.
"I am...well. What happened and where are we?" I ask. He sighs and takes a seat on the floor, his eyes kind and remorseful. "You were in the sky, flying like a bird and battling the three...there was a bright a flash and we found you in your own..blood in a small crater"
I close my eyes and breath in. "I see..." He smiles sadly and stares out the open screen door to the outside. "Our temple is being rebuilt and while that happens we will live at one of our neighboring temples, they offered to let us live here. The others are well, your fellow monks are alive but have their own inner conflict"
I drift back in to asleep, only to awake when the sun is in high noon. I sit up slowly from the straw and feather bed, I analyze the small room with a small desk side size table and a few scrolls and paintings on the walls. "...Meifeng, Jinhai, Shen...why come here?" I wonder quietly.
"Do you know them?" I crane my neck to see Nianzu and Chase standing there with a tray of food and tea. I suck in air and respond lowly, "I honestly do not. I am even surprised that those three attacked us for no reason" I speak the truth, I didn't really even knew the children...err supposedly my children before now. They might be several years ahead of my time, maybe a decade or two. They did look as if they're in their teenage years; Sixteen is a plausible theory.
As my skin slowly begins to heal at an alarming rate, I couldn't expose my secret to anyone. "Leave me" I said angrily.
They gape in shock at my rude order, I didn't care at the time being. They couldn't know, not once or ever. "NOW!"
They scramble out of the room, except for one single person whom didn't want to do anything. She's a small fragile little angel with white hair and velvet eyes, her pale skin shimmering from the sheer of the sunlight peering through the window cracks.
"Who are you?" I ask her, she seems an angelic little treasure. She shakes in fear, "I-I am Lihua, milady"
I look down sadly and place a hand at my heart, I scared this little one already? I held my hand out and smile friendly. "Please, come here little Lihua" She stares at me in shock and step towards me and places her small hand in mine, I sit up growing in pain and pull her into a hug. I smell her...she smells as if she's...she has a similar scent to mine. Who is she exactly?
"Sweet little heart, where are your parents?" I ask her gently. Wet drops fell against my skin. Is she crying? I sniff the air then held her closer, "Shhh its okay my dear sweet child" She sobs more and more, every breath and tear she sheds, my heart beginning to crack one piece at a time. Whoever killed this sweet little girls family will face the most horrible way of punishment.
"Honey, please tell me what happened to them?" I tried to place it kindly. She makes eye contact with me and choke out, "The tribal gang...my u-uncle leads them" I narrow my eyes, a deep growl emits from my throat.
One way or another I will find those little idiots and make them pay, I promise her that. Everything she went through, as I can tell, is very painful and sorrowful. One thing this girl will not have to suffer these overbearing pains, I will not stand for it. If I have to, I will raise her as my own and so shall it be.
Over the days that has been passing by slowly, I have learned more and more that this girl could be one of my ancestors, or if I may assume, my real only ancestor that is alive in this era, since the others are dead then this girl must be the one whom had over the thousand of years gave birth to many children. I did take a keen interest in Chase, however that is just for the future use I will need.
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As the week ends, I did get up, to prove my point, that my 'healing' is successful and supposedly healed like a mortal being, like what I was once many years ago. I, being the smarter person in this era, had decided to befriend Chase and leave the temple later this month. It's all a part of a bigger picture I want to have conspire in to history or have it be long forgotten except for a few books that are very rare, If I may state to anybody.
I stand on a tall pole outside of the temple as the sun slowly rises above the horizon, the crisp clean air of the beautiful morning. Footsteps are heard from my right, I look down from the pole to see the intruder to my peace. Chase. 'Why is he here?' I ponder the possibilities for what reasons he is here for.
"What brings you here?" I ask, turning my attention back to the pink hues of the morning sky. "I came here to pledge an alliance" I snap my head in his direction, finally taking in his appearance. His once peaceful lively aura and appearance is now darker and sinister. Hmm. I seem to like both sides to this guy, interesting if I may say. I wonder what did happen to him...
I sniff the air and narrow my eyes at the sky, "Chase, why do you... what's with you?"
"I know what you are, Qiuyue. You and I are one of a kind. The only ones in existence to have both forms" He says, his words are lavish with darkness. They are not innocent nor full of lightness anymore. Interesting once again. "If I may ask the possibilities to why you wish for that?"I say, my eyes lingering on him briefly. I suck in air sharply, so he happened to already have taken upon the soup, so Hannibal the gross creäture has already influence him greatly in this era. How easily swayed this guy of the past? A lot as I will tell you. One time I had Chase drink this one tea I had and he ended up freaking out about how everything is loopy and messed up. Truth is, I spiked his drink with a hallucinate I found many weeks ago..in a black market this man had going on. Heck, I was even surprised to find something like that back in this time.
"You may" he smirks. I roll my eyes, "You want alliance as you said not so cleverly. You're bored," he face-palms and give me a 'really, Qiuyue, really? Is that all you came up with?' look. I shrug, "I have many more answers, but I do not feel like saying anymore. So tell me, why should I accept this alliance? I could simply deny it and go on my merry way from this place?"
He chuckles, "He did assume you would say that. I have not other choice then" he narrows his eyes at me dangerously. His slit gold eyes peering back in to my own fire-red ones. "You're very naïve to accept the beans offer" I sneer. He gives me a shocked look, "How..how do you know about him?" his eyes rose up matching his look.
I smirk evilly, "I know way more then you think, and trust me what you did is interesting, but being his ally is very foolish. If I were you, fight for your freedom soon" I whisper to him. "I challenge you, Qiuyue, at the highest peak of midnight hour, three moons from now" he says, vanishing after I say "I accept" I cock a brow and chuckle, amused that he would actually be manipulated by the bean so easily..like how I was...being in this century has began to make me question my alliances already and my freedom. I was even naïve to believe that this bean will help me carry out my quest. It's a lie, he will use me for his own world conquest. On the contrary, when I return there will be a change and my time of rising power will create my own steps to world conquest.
"Trust me, Bean. I will come for you in time and you will...heh lets say cry" I laugh maniacal. This pathetic fool will face the wrath once I will get my power and minions-err army I must correct my self.
(Enter the Far Away distant home of Hannibal)
Far away the bean gets goosebumps and looks around a little frightened, only masked by irritation, "What was that?" he murmurs to himself. He didn't know what the feeling is, he never felt this fear in his little bean life. But before that, he did when he was once a human man. Now being stuck in this bean body, he has become even more hateful and despising the mortals and ones who has sealed him in the small form of a bean.
In the future, the bean looks up as he receives mysterious cold chills and stares at the wall a little frightened, "What is this feeling?" he growls and shakes his head. The irritation growing thin and a little tinge of fright growing in his bean like body.
(EXIT)
I jump down from the pole and land gracefully, I dart off towards my little girl, as whom I will call now. I found her near a little stream, trying to catch some fish. "Little one, are you ready? We must leave" she nods and grabs my hand, I guide her out of the stream and we head towards the mountains. I knew where Chase wanted to fight me, so I must head to a village near there. I must have this girl be safe until I return for her. My ancestor cannot simply be slaughtered or I will no exist anymore, it's the cons of being in the past and not being able to stop that.
"I will leave you at the safety of a village near our destination" I tell her softly. She looks up at me with tears, "Will you come back for me?"
I smile, "Yes, I promise" I held my pinkie out and kneel to the ground. She stares at my pinkie confused. I bit back my sigh and told her, "It's a way of telling another that they will keep to their promise. You hook pinkies with theirs" She lights up happily and hooks her pinkie with mine. "It's a promise!" we chorus together.
We found the village near the mountain side, it has a river near it and the buildings made of clay and stone and wood. The villager's children playing happily. I start to slowly walk in to the village, with my little sweet girl behind me shyly. The children near us stop and stare at us in wonder. We continue on until we have been by the villager's leader.
A man who looks very old. He's the elder here, apparently I am right..it's not that hard to figure it out. "Greetings, young maiden. What brings you here with..." he looks down at the child and back up at me with a scornful look. Perhaps he thought I was an infidelity woman with a child, unmarried and very poor, as well as not having a good family I had hailed from. I frown and then shook my head slowly, placing a friendly smile on my face. "Sir, I came here with my younger sister. Our only family has been killed by bandits and we...we happened to escape" I fake a tear and look down sadly.
He let out a gasp and frown sadly. "My gratitude miss, my family as well. That is why we came here, we are refugees that all come from families that have went through the same thing with you and your little sister"I look up in fake shock and awe. "Is...I see.." I pause and only to start again, "Can we st..." he held his hand up and smile saying, "You many come with us, we have shelter and food for you both" we follow the old man.
I look down at the girl, she nods understanding what I am doing. The old man shows me a house that is big enough for us both. "Thank you" I held my hands together and bow to him, my 'sister' did the same. "Thank you, thank you so much!" my 'sister' has tears going down her face as well.
"I will leave you two to rest, you may both come to the bonfire we will have tonight to greet you with the others" he says, bows and leaves us.
We enter the little house and look around, its plane and bare. Only two little blankets with bamboo mats on the floor. It needs some serious renovations, the villages does. With my guidance, they can become better, stronger, and have much greater things...or as they need in this era. This could be my little village if I have a say about it, but the thing is that I do have more then one say to this.
As night approaches, we both made our way to the fire. Upon seeing the fire, the others are roasting some wild game from this area. Everyone turns to us, the newcomers, to this small village they have. "My dear friends, this is...what were your names again?" the elder asks, confusion is definitely is visible.
I chuckle and rub my neck, "I am Qiuyue, my little sister is Lihua...we came from the north" I guide her over to the fire slowly, "Our family dead by bandits, they took out everyone... we were the only ones left...we heard about this refugee village and we made it..safely and sadly without more of my family members" apparently they took us in without many words or complaints, its amusing that they fell for these lies..though one part of me had a tinge of sadness and disappointment that I lied to them. I won't kill them unless they revolt against me when I take this village under my wing, only once I gain enough power.
As the fire died, everyone departs to their homes, we did as well except that I stayed awake and watch the moon deep in thought. 'So, he wants to fight me?'
I take a stand and leave outside the house, slowly locking it up with a magic spell that the lowlife bean. I head to the forest and began to train, I need to get stronger if I have to, knowing that Chase and I were evenly matched when we did spar together in the temple, but now that he is like me, he could more powerful. So this could be something dangerous than I would realize it earlier.
I hit the tree hardly, making it crack and split down the middle, my knuckles bleeding and split from the contact, only to heal up quickly. I let out a sigh and glance up at the moon and then shook my head. "Damn" I whisper.
I left back to the small house we are residing at, I stop when I seen a figure trying to open up a window near little Lihua is sleeping. Panic washes over me and I unconsciously dart at the figure and grab them by their neck and held them up against the house wall. "What are you doing here?! Trying to break into my home?" I growl at them. They shake and try to claw at my hands. I snicker, noticing that it was one of the refugees that live here. However, he did reek of that little bean... "YOU! YOU TELL THAT PATHETIC BEAN I WILL NEVER JOIN HIM!" I strangle him and threw him to the ground, he grasps his neck and looks at me frightened and takes his sword out shaking, he charges at me, his movement sluggish and slow. I dodge him easily, "I don't want to kill you" I murmur.
"DIE! DIE MONSTER!" he screams. Wrong move.
Everyone man darts from their houses, only leaving the women and their children behind. They had spears, swords, and a few other weapons in hand. I shook my head, "You blithering moron, you woke up the others. Now what?" I hiss.
He hits me with strength I didn't knew he had and I flew back twenty feet. Some of the men ran my way to check if I am alright, I held up a hand and got back on my feet. My skin shimmering in the moon and I felt something rip through my black trousers, I snarl feeling my teeth changing to its sharper form. I didn't change in to my dragon form, which I was quite relieved. The others let out gasps and back away.