Here is the next chapter of Betrayals of the Heart, it isn't a battle and merely serves as a chapter to get to know Diao Chan's plan better. And how she has everyone wrapped around her finger. This chapter also includes more of Wang Yun.

Though I'm upset that Koei isn't releasing DW8 into Australia.

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Diao Chan stared at her hands, she had taken a life. Only one though, which is kind of pathetic for a battle. But she needed to forget about that, she had to if she wanted to manipulate the others so her plan can succeed.

There was only one person in the army of Dong Zhuo that she didn't have fooled. That person was her father, Wang Yun, who had came up with the ploy that would hopefully lead to the end of Dong Zhuo's life. But her mind was continously straying from the ploy and going back to the man she killed.

She could basically hear Jian Yong's voice taunting her from the grave, infuriating her and constantly reminding her of what she had done. It was annoying her to no end, as well as make her wonder if she was a monster for killing someone.

"Shut up!" Diao Chan screamed in fury to the voice inside of her, "Is something wrong, my daughter?" The voice of Wang Yun called out as he sat next to Diao Chan. He held her hand and looked at her face, trying to comfort her.

"I'm fine father, it's just that the battle..." Diao Chan trailed off, unsure how to continue. Wang Yun however knew what she was trying to say, "It's the death of Jian Yong, isn't it? You're upset that you killed him and it's haunting you?"

Diao Chan stared at her adopted father in shock. "How did you..." Wang Yun smiled gently at her, "My dear, you know I love, I know what your like and I raised you so I can tell what's bothering you. Besides the first kill is always the hardest."

Smiling lightly at her aging father Diao Chan added, "That wasn't the worst part though." This shocked Wang Yun. "Oh? Tell me more." Diao Chan looked down again, ashamed. "Well it's this voice in my head that told me to kill more and more. It was like a part of me liked the killing."

Wang Yun remained silent, he didn't have the heart to tell his daughter that a part of her actually did enjoy the death, destruction and he feared that part of her would love the manipulations and deception this mission he entrusted her with would bring.

Noticing his silence, Diao Chan grew worried. "Father? Father?" Diao Chan repeated, looking at him, she was growing more and more worried each passing second. "Father? Master Wang Yun?" Diao Chan said, her voice containing hints of worry.

Wang Yun finally snapped out of his trance like state. "I'm sorry, Diao Chan for freaking you out just then. But I think that the reason why you have that inside of you is because of the ploy I asked you do, I realise that maybe we should just abandon the ploy and sneak off to Cao Cao, we are not to deep in to do this."

For some reason Diao Chan could not explain the idea of abandaning the ploy angered her. "No! We will not abandon the ploy, Dong Zhuo needs to die!" Diao Chan was shocked at her own behaviour as she added. "I'm sorry father, I don't know why I reacted like that."

Wang Yun knew that the other side of Diao Chan had reacted first, it was going to be an internal struggle within his daughter. And he knew he would be unable to help her and his daughter would be helpless to prevent the incoming struggle. "No, may daughter, you are right we cannot abandon the ploy now."

Diao Chan thanked her father and stood up. This world was all about manipulations and whoever could manipulate the best, well they got the best in life. A land was full of lies, deceit. A land of chaos contained even more lies and deciet. After all there are no rules to war.

A flick of the wrist, a simple toss of the hair and Diao Chan had any who gazed at her immediantly fall in love with her. She laughed as a peasent man stared at her awestruck, she gave him a gentle smile and tossed him a gold piece.

Sometimes you needed to give to those that couldn't get. The peasent smiled graciously and continued to stare at her, his mind imagining being married to Diao Chan. There were few that distrusted Diao Chan, those few were.

Zhang Liao, though he wouldn't act upon his suspicion nor would he say anthing to Lu Bu. Jia Xu, though as much as Diao Chan would never want to admit it, they were alike in a way, both were extremely cunning and knew how to manipulate.

But the one who distrusted her the most was Li Ru. He was a man that was completely devoted to Dong Zhuo, his loyalty was unquestionable and he was the most loyal to Dong Zhuo and even though he wasn't the smartest, he was the master strategist.

While Diao Chan hadn't known him for long, she already disliked him. He was close but he would never be able to see through her. Her intentions would always remain a mistery to him, and Diao Chan liked that.

As soon as they laid eyes on each other, it was an instant dislike. Diao Chan hated his sleazy voice and his snake eyes. Li Ru knew that girls that were even more beautiful then the Goddesses like her had an intention, wether it was to gain power or something different, you should never trust anyone as beautiful as Diao Chan. Li Ru had seen something in her eyes, that suggested that she was a master of deception.

They both knew that it was going to be a war of manipulations between the other, Li Ru had noticed that Lu Bu's and Dong Zhuo's relationship decline and he begun to try and manipulate Dong Zhuo to give Diao Chan to Lu Bu or just get rid of her entirely. Diao Chan had noticed his rather feeble attempt and she let it continue for a while, for her own entertainment.

But she knew when it was time to retailiate and so she did and that started a war of lies, deception and manipulations between the two. Out of the corner of her eye, Diao Chan saw Dong Zhuo approach and she knew she didn't have the time to start crying so she did the only thing she could.

She looked at her delicate, long, pretty finger nail and she wiped it across her eye, while it thankfully didn't cut it it did what it was intended to do, make her cry. Pretending she was unaware of Dong Zhuo's presence.

Sobbing Diao Chan collasped to the floor for dramaric purposes but it had worked and the tyrant Dong Zhuo came over to comfort her. Diao Chan sobbed in his arms, making up a fake story that portrayed Lu Bu as a villain.

Still crying her eyes out, Diao Chan knew one thing. Just a couple more pushes and then Dong Zhuo will be in the palm of her hand. He would be a marionette and she the puppeteer.

And that is the chapter, I know it was a bit short, it was actually going to include Lu Bu but I couldn't find a way to fit him in, Dong Zhuo will actually make more, longer appearances and actually speak as will all of the other characters.

Anyways I hope this was a good chapter and please review!