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Legacy of the Lunar Spear
Chapter 2
Chaos Ensues
Lu Bu sat
on Red Hare, gaze fixed on the setting sun.
They were fleeing from Luo Yang and the allied army led by Yuan Shao. Dong Zhuo had halted their advance by burning the capital, but
it was only momentary. The lords of the
land had united against his rule, rallied by Prime Minister Cao Cao, it was only a matter of time before the attacks
renewed. Lu Bu remembered his brief
encounters with the man when he visited the capital and he never really liked
him. Cao Cao was shrewd and intelligent;
he would be ready to put in his bid for emperor soon. As competent as the Wei man was, Lu Bu
doubted he would receive the unanimous backing of the warlords. Sun Jian in the east seemed to be making
quite a name for himself toting the flag of Sun Tzu. What a crock of shit that was. If he was related to Sun Tzu then Red Hare
was plow horse. Even though his
background was questionable, he still was a fierce fighter and a quick
thinker. That brat of his did manage to steal
the Qiaos with his friend. Then there
was the blueblood Yuan Shao who would try to take over the country boasting
about his riches and lineage. That man
was worthless, he could tell from the way he handled his allied army at Si Shui
and Hu Lao gates. He had no idea how to
command, and he only got by because of the people he employed. Sounded a lot like Dong Zhuo, except Yuan was
not a pervert. Then there were those
three guys he had fought…an interesting trio.
The tall one had been the one to kill Hua Xiong at Si Shui, Guan Yu was
his name. He had a lot of respect for
him, he was an incredible fighter. Then
there was the plump one that reeked of booze and the mellow homely guy. He’d have to find out who those two were:
they’d cause trouble later if they were running with Guan Yu.
The last of
the rear guard moved past him and he saw no signs of the allies pressing them,
another stupid decision by Yuan Shao.
Now that they were at war, what would Dong Zhuo do? Would he just find another castle to sit his
fat ass in while his ‘son’ destroyed the competitors? Probably. He sighed remembering that he had not
reported to him yet. What was he going to do about the loss of the Qiaos? How a man could be so lucky as to have Diao
Chan and still seek more women…..
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“Ling!” Lu
Bu took his long strides away from Hare and approached his daughter. Where the hell had the time gone? Only yesterday it seemed that she was barely
able to reach his knee and now he was having to deal
with watching everyone talk to her chest.
Had he done the right thing by teaching her to fight? The aggressiveness that he had purposely
cultivated to make her better in combat was causing problems. As of late he found himself raising his had
to her too often and it didn’t seem to be having an effect. She was old enough now that maybe it was time
to talk this all out….
Liao gave
her a sympathetic look; he himself has to endure a few of Lu Bu’s lectures and
did not envy her. All of China
trembled at the mention of Lu Bu yet his own daughter defied him every chance
she got. Not that she ever got very far
with talking back, no one could hold a stare with the
mighty Lu Bu for very long. Ling was
becoming more like her daddy everyday and that worried both men. How far would a girl get outside the walls
with that kind of attitude? Certainly
neither one of them foresaw a need to be worried, but unfortunate events
happened and there was no telling when fate would turn it’s
back on them. Liao had lost his own
family ages ago something that still upset him from time to time. Watching the flames die out as his home
collapsed in on itself sealing the grave of his wife and three children, he
couldn’t help but blame himself. Years later he met the great warrior Lu Bu
only to be shocked by the man’s devotion to his family. Sure Fengxian did not love Lady Chen as he
did his own poor little Lian but the woman didn’t
seem to mind. But Ling Qi, was
another matter entirely. The little girl
was the center of Lu Bu’s world and now was no different. Liao had been fortunate enough to be accepted
into the Lu family and Ling had helped ease the pain that still burdened his
heart. Young Min would be almost ten now…but
there was no use in thinking about that.
“Sir?” Ling was apprehensive. She hated these stupid chats that amounted to
a whole lot of nothing. Who was he
kidding? All these years studying under
him and he thought she’s turn out any different.
“Come.” He didn’t pause, he just kept going.
“Wonderful.”
Ling mumbled and followed her father, having to run to catch up. She stopped when they were far enough from
everyone to be out of earshot.
“You need
to listen very carefully, this is important.” Lu Bu looked down at her and
watched her look back attentive.
“Sir?”
“You have
to obey your orders; there is no way around that.” He sighed. “There will come
a time when I am not able to help you. I
may be the mighty Lu Bu, but I will not live forever.”
“This is
about what in particular? My comments to
Dong Zhuo?”
“That is
what got me thinking about it, but this discussion has been a long time
coming. You are sixteen now, people will
not be as forgiving as they were when you were younger.”
“I
understand.”
“Good. You have to learn, as I have, that there is a
time and place for everything.”
“As you
have?” Ling asked cynically.
“I have
learned it; I just choose to ignore it every now and again.” He grinned.
“Daddy?”
“Yes?”
Ling
crossed her arms and looked up at him.
“I am ready to fight….will you let me accompany you?”
Lu Bu
hesitated. If he let her come along she
might get hurt….well it would be a long shot.
However if she stayed behind she would be closer to Dong Zhuo’s filthy
hands. How times
flys…..
“You know
I’m good. No one can beat me.”
“No one?”
he raised his eyebrows.
“Well
almost.” She smiled. “But I want to fight next to you, not against you.”
“Ling…”
“Come
on. Let’s conquer China
together. You and me. The unbeatable Lus.” She smiled. “Then you and Diao Chan can have your empire
and I can pick a hot husband out of the men who fought well. Sounds like the beginning of a dynasty.” She
smiled.
“You make
it sound so simple.” He laughed. “You sound like me.”
“Well
that’s a relief. If I sounded like mom
I’d be on a quest for the prettiest silk or the sparklyist diamond. Do I look
fat? Are my eyes the same shade of brown they were yesterday? Can you buy me a new shiny necklace to go
with this carpet I’m wearing?”
“Don’t make
fun of your mother.” He chuckled.
“Sure, do
as you say not as you do.” She pushed him. “Where’s the fun in that?”
“Hey, watch
who you’re shoving around!” He grabbed her in a headlock and messed up her
hair.
“Ugh…you’re
such a child!” She pulled away from his hold and fixed her hair.
“You’re
such a girl.” He mess her hair up again and laughed when she got pissed off.
“Well I’d
like some male attention other than Dong Zhuo’s.” She returned her hair to its
former state.
“Do you
now?” He asked. “Anyone I know?”
“No, this
army has nothing but nasty old men. We
need to recruit some younger talent.”
She put her hand on her hip.
“Yes,
telling me that will definitely sway my recruiting methods.” He sat down on a rock and she plopped down
next to him, just as she always had.
Perhaps it would be good to have her with him; she was of course his
protégé. But there was one thing he still needed to ask. “So how did two little rich kids kick your
ass?”
“They
didn’t kick my ass and if I recall you ran away from the sworn poverty
brothers.”
“I didn’t
run away.” He put his arm around her shoulder.
“It was a tactical retreat.”
“And they
ask where I get it from.”
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The
officers stood in the great room of the castle quietly waiting their turn to
report on the previous battle. Cheng
Gong went first, reporting the casualties, captured officers and
defectors.
“Those are
not pleasant numbers, Chen Gong.” Lord Dong said dryly.
“Sir, we
were soundly beaten.” Gong answered and stood waiting for the man to cleave him
in half.
“And why is
that?” Zhuo looked around. “I have the
mighty Lu Bu and Zhang Liao fighting for me.
How is it that I lost?”
“We were
heavily outnumbered sir.” Gong replied.
“Next.” He
waved his fat hand and watched Gong step back.
Lu Ling Qi
took a deep breath and stepped forward, hands behind her back and head held
high. “The two Qiaos were captured.”
“Are you
telling me, Major Lu, that you could not handle two hapless teenage girls?”
“Sir.” Diao
Chan stepped up. “They were taken by Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.”
“Did I ask
you?” Zhuo screamed. “No. So shut up
until I call on you! So Major, let me
reiterate my question. How is it that
you let them escape?”
Lu Bu
clenched his hands; the bastard was getting dangerously close to going too
far. He looked over to Ling, who was
completely unfazed. The truth was she
was protecting his lover and fighting two warriors at the same time. But that was not an acceptable answer…..
“I was
outmatched.” She watched his eyes sparkle as she said it. Figures, he would turn this into a way to get
her into his bed. Ewwww….
“Effective
immediately you are being demoted back to Guard Captain. Obviously your father’s influence has lead to
you being promoted before you are ready for it.
You are dismissed.”
Ling bit
her tongue. How dare this wretched pig…..”Yes sir.”
Lu Bu
watched her leave and breathed a sigh of relief. That wasn’t as bad as it could have been. He
looked over to Chan who was about ready to cry from her previous reprimand.
“Now Chan,
you may step forward.” Zhuo stared at her.
“Since you are currently the only asset I have I will assign Lu Ling Qi
to your bodyguard command. Hopefully she
will be able to protect you better than the Qiaos.”
Chan knew
what was going through his mind. Now he
would have an excuse to keep Ling closer…it was only a matter of time now. “Yes sir.”
“Go.” He
watched her trot out of the room. “Next.”
Lu Bu couldn’t
help but wonder why Chan seemed so upset by Ling’s new assignment. Knowing his daughter she was still probably
being very hostile towards Chan and his love was easily rattled by those
things. “My lord, the allies have
stopped their pursuit. We are safe for
the moment; I suspect that Yuan Shao will not be able to retain control of the
army for much longer.”
Zhang Liao
cleared his throat. “And we have discovered
that Sun Jian has made off with the Imperial seal. He has already begun to pull his forces out
of Luo Yang and back to Jian Ye.”
“Well this
is wonderful.” Dong Zhou looked around. “We lost the city, the two Qiaos and
the imperial seal.”
“Yes sir.” Zhang
Liao waited.
“Fantastic.”
He stood and threw the reports at Lu Bu. “You make me so proud.” He sneered
cynically.
“The
general took on three accomplished warriors at once!” Chen Gong said admirably.
“We still
lost, that’s all that matters.” Zhou stared the strategist down.
“Of
course.”
“You are
dismissed.” Zhou slammed his fist into the desk. The officers mumbled their ‘yes sirs’ and
began to leave. “Oh and Lu Bu, have your
daughter escort Diao Chan to my chambers.”
“I’m sure
Lady Diao can find the way.” Lu Bu didn’t turn to look at him.
“It is a
large unfamiliar castle, I wouldn’t want her to get lost.”
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Diao Chan
watched Lu Bu shatter a glass in his hand. “My lord, please! You’ll hurt
yourself.” She rushed over and used her sash to stem the blood flow.
“If he
thinks….”
“Let him
try.” Lu Ling Qi rested her hand on her sword.
“It is time
for him to die.”
“No…please.”
Chan grabbed his face pleading. “I don’t want to loose you.”
Ling looked
away. She felt like she was intruding on their time together. “I will do as you ask, father.”
“Go, as he
has commanded.” Lu Bu said bitterly.
Then he kissed Chan’s hand. “I will be along shortly.”
“Fengxian….please…be
careful.” Chan pressed her lips to his.
Ling kept
her head turned. One day she hoped she
could feel so strongly for someone….
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“Ah…my two
beauties.” Dong Zhou greeted them.
“My lord.”
Chan bowed.
“Sir.” Ling
nodded. Oh I hope you suffer.
“I do
believe that since it is your father’s fault that I lost the Qiaos that he
should replace them with something of his.” Zhou eyed Ling.
“Oh?” She
cocked an eyebrow and Chan was amazed how much she looked like her father doing
it.
“Chan,
perhaps you could lighten the mood. Play something…nice while I inform Ling of
her new assignment.”
Chan’s eyes
grew wide. “Uh…yes my lord.”
“This is an
informal meeting, Captain; perhaps
you should remove some of your armor.” Zhou waddled over to a small table and
poured some wine while Chan began to play her harp.
“I’d prefer
not to.” Why don’t you try and take it off you bastard?
“I don’t
care what you would prefer.” He
raised his voice and turned back to her. “I am getting sick of your inability
to follow orders. Something I intend to
correct.”
Chan focused
on her harp. Lu Bu where are you? “My lord, Lady Lu is not accustomed to….”
“Shut up.”
Zhou walked over to Ling. “I gave you an order.” He slowly ran his chubby fingers up her arm
and tugged on the shoulder plates. “Must
I do it myself?”
Chan kept
her eyes down; she knew Dong Zhuo was just trying to make Ling vulnerable. If he hit her with her armor on, he would
himself be injured. It was a tactic he
always employed. But Ling was not one of
his typical conquests……so what was it he was going to try?
Ling
watched Chan fumble with her harp. Even
the dense songstress could tell the obese lord was hiding something. But what?
She quickly grabbed his hand and pulled it off her arm. “Touch me again
you putrid bastard and I’ll break your damned hand.”
Zhuo leaned
in close enough to let the stench of his last meal permeated the space between
them. “I thought you might misbehave….”
He spit chunks of meat bun at her as he hissed his ‘s’. “So let me clarify your
predicament. Your father has made the mistake
of touching my property, something I have allowed to go unchecked because I
wanted something of equal value in return.
You.”
Chan struck
a sour chord and looked up astonished.
So he did know about their affair.
Dear God, Fengxian, hurry!
“And you
suspect I’ll give in to your demands to save my father.”
“Absolutely. You will
not only please me tonight and every night, but you will keep it quiet. Along with Chan. I wouldn’t want your father to be suddenly
executed. Who would win then? I loose a general, her a
lover and you your daddy. So little girl
what will it be?” Zhuo allowed his hand to run over
her should and down onto her breasts.
How nice this would be tonight.
He would make her watch him and Chan first, that always seemed to give
the girls a better understanding of things.
Even after he got her clothes off she would probably stand there, just
like she was now, proud and tall. After
Chan was finished he’d take her and give her a couple of lashes with his riding
crop first, to tame that tongue of hers.
Lu Bu always had to keep her in line with a good old fashioned
spanking….if he had only known he had seen that a time or two. Then he’d fight his way inside of her and
show the stuck up little girl who was in charge. He fought the urge to touch himself as the
excitement began to build over the nights upcoming
events….no let Chan do that. That’s what
the bitch was for.
“Chan, I
think you know what I need right now.”
Chan
blinked. “Yes, my lord.” She stopped
playing her music and bit her lips. This
would be embarrassing if Fengxian didn’t get here soon.
“So what
will it be, Ling? What option sounds
good to you?”
“I like the
option where we execute you.” She slammed her fist into his chin and watched
him fall over onto his bed.
“You little
bitch; I’ll make you regret that.”
“I think
not.” She smiled as she saw her father appear in the doorway.
“Lu Bu…I….”
Zhuo backed up as his ‘son’ lunged at him with his halberd.
“Worthless
scum…”
Chan closed
her eyes as the Lunar Spear fell. She
winced as she heard the thud of a head hitting the floor. She opened her eyes to see the same satisfied
look on the faces of Lu Bu and Lu Ling Qi.
It gave her a chill. Then her
eyes darted down to the twitching body on the floor and she backed away….it was
horrible. How could they be so happy
with such a gruesome scene?
“At your
service my lord.” Ling bowed to her father.
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Lu Bu strode down the hall, Dong
Zhuo’s head in one hand and Lunar Spear in the other. Behind him was a trail of blood, a proud Lu
Ling Qi and a slightly bewildered Diao Chan.
He entered the main dining hall where the officers were having drinks
together and threw the head across the floor.
“Considering our lord’s failure at Luo Yang, I relieved him of his
duties. Anyone who will not accept me as
their new lord will end up following him to hell. Any questions?”
Zhang Liao
looked over at the bleeding head on the floor.
Dong Zhuo’s face was frozen in a shocked silent scream. As Liao’s eyes wandered around the still room,
it was not the only shocked expression he saw.
Now the question entered his head: Could Lu Bu rule over these people
with shear force and terror? Certainly
no one would oppose him now…but later?
“My lord.” Liao stood and bowed, hoping his fellow officers would follow
his example.
“My lord.”
The men stood and quietly mumbled.
Ling
glanced over the men in the room, trying to distinguish who was not
wholeheartedly devoted to following her father.
Her eyes found no one stupid enough to betray any thoughts of
discontent. She had a feeling that
somewhere amongst these men lay a traitor.
She would weed him out and personally see to his execution. But that was for later, now it was time to
celebrate her father’s new status. She
looked over at him and saw Diao Chan’s dopey smile; her eyes focused on her one
and only lover. Perhaps she wouldn’t be
sharing his triumph with him tonight….she owed him that much. Let him enjoy his new life with her, she
could keep an eye on the men with Liao.
Without a word she went over to her father’s friend and smiled, taking
the seat next to him. Lu Bu’s eyes
looked straight at her and they silently communicated the situation. She watched a small smile touch his lips, yes
he did deserve it.
“So that
demotion didn’t sit well with you, hmmm?” Liao whispered.
“This is
the beginning of something great Liao.” She looked over and grinned.
“I think
this is the beginning of a very long war, Ling.”
“I live for
battle.” She poured herself some wine.
“Where have
I heard that before?” Liao rolled his eyes. If she only knew how very
horrible it could be….
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Chen Gong
sighed heavily before trying to argue his point again. “Please, General…er. Lord Lu Bu, we must
formulate a strategy before we seize territory.”
“And I’m
sure you have a recommendation?”
“Yes….I
believe we should take Xia Pi. It is
easily defended and already highly fortified.
It would be an excellent base of operations.” Gong looked over at Zhang
Liao who looked like he had something to add.
“I know you
want something a bit more….uh prestigious.” Liao watched Lu Bu’s eyes drift
across the map. “However, if we continue as planned we’ll only be using Xia Pi
briefly. We will eventually capture
something more respectable. I think it
is a good start.”
“Unless
you’re getting old and you really want a lavish castle to rest in.” Ling sat
down between the two officers. “I’m sure
these two would understand.”
Lu Bu
laughed. “Yes leave the fancy shit for Yuan Shao, let us take Xia Pi. We are soldiers, we do not need luxury.”
“Sir.” Chen
Gong looked up at him “I don’t know where you got the idea from, but Xia Pi is
not an unpleasant place. It’s actually
very nice. The river runs through the
city and the palace sits overlooking it.
A small, but very nice town.”
“Alright
then, let’s take it. At the very least I
won’t have to hear anymore about it.” Lu Bu crossed his arms and looked down at
the three of them. He had to end this
debate soon, he missed Chan. She’d want
to play something for him before lunch.
He never thought life could be this good.
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