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Legacy of the Lunar Spear	By : CPascal42 Category: +A through F > Dynasty Warriors Views: 9722 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 5

Lu Bu�s Demise

Firestorm, the four year old son of
Red Hare, galloped effortlessly down the well traveled road to the west. His blood red coat gleamed in the light of
the setting sun and his 25 foot stride easily covered a mile in little over a
minute and a half. It was a good day for
him, he had finally been able to use that extensive training in battle and he
was damned thrilled to finally be given the freedom to run uninhibited. His master, his absolute favorite person in
the world, sat proudly on his back enjoying his blazing speed and smooth
gait. A few more years and it was quite
possible he�d be able to surpass the old man�.
Lu Ling Qi
sat calmly in the saddle, not betraying the rush of emotion that she was
feeling. She needed to be back at Xia
Pi with her father, not out on this desolate road hunting down his favorite
whore. If she were to return there would
be hell to pay. She�d more than likely
get stripped of her newly acquired rank and precious command, in addition to
the most horrible punishment of a whoopin� from her father. Even at the ripe old age of sixteen she still
feared a spanking from the mighty Lu Bu.
As harsh as he could be she had to admit that she always deserved
it. Besides she would have never even
paused to listen to a gentle reprimand, would she?
The sun was
beginning to set and an eerie red sky began to loom on the horizon. The darkness began to grow behind her and as
she looked back over her shoulder she couldn�t help but get a chill. The combination of the two was spooky; as if
the heavens knew something devastating was going on to the east. She turned back to the west and saw what
looked like Chan�s carriage on the side of the road. She played with the bit a little to get
Storm�s attention and then reined him in.
The headstrong stud colt protested a little but gave in to the firm hold
on his mouth and slowed to a canter then a fast trot.
Ling
allowed her mount to trot around the carriage before she brought him down to a
walk. The back axle was shattered and
the carriage itself was chewed up. She
looked around�.there wasn�t any sign of life anywhere. Applying a bit of pressure with her right leg
to Storm�s side she coaxed him to sidestep closer to the vehicle. His head went up and he snorted at the
door. With her left hand she ran her
fingers into the gashes on the side of the transport; it looked as if someone
with a very large axe had attacked it.
As her steed moved forward she swung the door open and saw what had
peaked his interest. The driver and the
guardsmen were in mutilated pieces inside.
A pile of detached limbs sat on the floor and their two heads rested
upon the heap, staring agape at the young girl.
Without the slightest sigh of distress she closed the door and began to
think. If someone had attacked the
carriage to capture Diao Chan, then they knew she was going to be traveling on
this road. That had to mean that someone
at Xia Pi had given that information to the enemy. Ling clenched her fist and felt the warm
tears begin to well in her eyes�.someone had betrayed them. She had abandoned her father to their
treachery.
Storm
jumped, startled by the harsh kick in the ribs.
Following the path of the reins that guided his head around to the east
he pranced around until he heard a panicked voice say, �Run Storm, give me
everything you have�.� What had upset
his master so much? Whoever it was would
pay, that was for certain. He pinned his
velvet ears back and lurched forward, back to Xia Pi.

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�MY LORD!�
Guo Si raced forward and came to an abrupt halt when Lu Bu turned on him.
�WHAT?�
�Lu Ling
Qi�.she is trapped in the castle by an ambush party!�
�But I sent
her away!� Lu Bu�s face suddenly softened into a more distraught look.
�She
returned�.against your orders.� Si answered.
�DAMMIT!�
Lu Bu jumped on to Red Hare, �Li Jue, hold the gate. I will return.�
�Of course
my lord.� Jue watched Lu Bu race back into the castle and then smiled at Guo
Si.
�Only a
fool lets his women decide his course of action.� Si shook his head.
�Easy
friend, it shall soon come to an end.�

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Zhang Liao
stood shackled next to Zhang Fei on the top of the eastern wall of Xia Pi. He had tried to break out past the three
enemy generals, but it was in vain. He
was no match for the shear power and force of a combined attack from Guan Yu,
Zhang Fei and Xu Huang. After his
capture they had tried to convince him that he needed to appeal to Cao Cao, but
he refused to discuss anything with the man when he had arrived. The prime minister was quiet and thoughtful
when he had inspected the prisoner and said nothing to him. Then they all came up to the wall to watch
the battle wane. He only hoped Guo Si
and Li Jue would die horribly for their betrayal. Then Cao Cao finally spoke.
�Any word
on Dun?�
�Sir�he�s
still fighting.� Cao Pi, his second eldest son, replied.
�My Lord!�
a young messenger ran up. �Lu Bu is heading back into the castle! General Liu has readied the ambush.�
Cao nodded
then finally turned to Zhang Liao. �Guan Yu and Xu Huang have spoken up for
you. Apparently you have made an
incredible impact on them and they wish for your life to be spared.�
�So I
gather.� Liao watched the familiar red horse dart down the congested ally and
towards the southern section of the castle.
He could only watch as his best friend rode to his doom. He may not have been the best ruler, or a
sympathetic commander but he didn�t deserve this. At least Ling was safe�..
�He will be
captured.�
�That is
yet to be seen.� Liao wished there was some way he could tell him�.but even if
he yelled a warning Lu Bu would never hear it over the sounds of battle.
�Then once
the inevitable happens we will talk.� Cao strode away from the man. Huang and Yu were both correct; he was a very
impressive individual. If he could sit
here, amidst the chaos and hell of the losing battle, and still retain his
devotion to his commander he was an officer worth recruiting. Were all of Lu Bu�s devoted subjects this
stubborn?�

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Lu Bu rode
around the corner of the blacksmith shop and towards the market where Ling
allegedly was. Guo Si was behind him not
too far, but he lost track of the man when he turned into the open areas filled
with produce tents, crates and wheelbarrows.
The market had become a mess of debris from the fighting that had
obviously taken place here. Where the
hell was she? Hare tried to pick through
everything, but he was just too damned big and Lu Bu was forced to
dismount. �Ling!�
�She�s not
here.� A calm unfamiliar voice came out of the darkness
Lu Bu
turned around frantically searching the shadows. �What have you done with her?�
�It is what
you have done that had led you to this.� Guo Si held a torch in his had. �Your army is no more, oh mighty Lu Bu.�
�You son of
a bitch!� He turned to strike at the traitor but Guo Si had already set fire to
the pitch soaked crates that had halted Red Hare�s advance. The startled stallion reared and neighed,
then backed out of the marketplace to safety.
Lu Bu had never felt so completely alone in his life. Then a familiar scream broke the deafening
silence that had overcome the cacophony of a mere minute ago. �Chan?�
�NO!� Chan
screamed and clawed at Dian Wei�s arm as he drug her out of the alley. �Save
yourself Fengxian! Let me die!�
�Chan�.� Lu
Bu took a step forward at the same time Liu Bei and his archers stepped out of
the shadows.
�General,
the battle is lost. Surrender.� Bei
watched Chan cry and wail as Dian Wei harshly grabbed her and put his axe to
her neck. �For the sake of your loved
one.�
�And leave
her to you?� he shifted his gaze to Dian Wei, �Or that swine?�
�Come now,
General.� Cao Cao calmly rode his horse into the square that had been a
bustling merchant haven the previous week. �I am not an unreasonable man. If you agree to serve me then I will give her
back�as a token of my good will.�
Liu Bei
looked up surprised. �Lord Cao! Do you
honestly expect him to remain loyal to you?
Do you want to end up like Dong Zhuo or Ding Yuan?�
�I would
never serve him anyhow.� Lu Bu held the Lunar Spear aloft. �Who else seeks death?�
�Fine. Then surrender and find your own death.� Cao spat in disgust. �Fight on and condemn your woman to being
used by every man in this stronghold like the cheap whore she is.�
Liu Bei
looked away. The prime minister could be
so heartless when he was mad; perhaps he was not the leader the country
needed. They needed someone who cared
about the people, who treated even the enemy honorably�..

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Liao let a
tear fall as he saw Lu Bu surrounded by Liu Bei�s archers. Cao Cao must have promised him something
because he slowly tossed his famed Lunar Spear aside and allowed the soldiers
around him to bind his hands behind his back. He looked to Zhang Fei who was
also watching the historical event, �Well?�
Fei looked
over at the defiant man and shrugged. �I guess we go to the main palace now, and
then your fates will be decided.�
�I wish to
die beside my comrade�as you would with your brothers.�
�You should
think that over. My brother is worth my
life.� Fei tugged on the ropes that held Liao and lead him down the stairs.

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�We finally
have you.� Cao Cao sighed. �And how many men have died so that you can be here
before us today?�
Lu Bu
stared up at him. �Save your whining.�
�You should
have been better to your men; maybe they wouldn�t have been so quick to betray
you.� Cao Cao looked over to Liu Bei whose face was wracked with mixed emotions. So he did not have the stomach to deal with
the consequences of his proposal. The
man would have to overcome his compassion if he was to be a leader.
�Or maybe
they wish to die like dogs, with you, instead of like men with me.� Lu Bu
didn�t budge; he knew his end was near.
�How
pathetic that you, the mighty Lu Bu, could not muster one soul to fight by your
side till death.�
�That�s
where you�re wrong.� A smooth cold voice came out of the darkness and everyone
turned to see an armor-clad warrior stride into the room.
�Ling, no!�
Lu Bu tried to get up, but the guards restrained him. At least he was going to die knowing she was
safe�..damnit.
Liao looked
up, astonished. How did she get in here?
How did she get back? He looked to the
ground and shifted his aching hands a bit to stop the rope from cutting into
his wrist and inhibiting circulation.
What a sad end to Lu Bu�s reign.
Two fierce warriors bound on their knees and a teenage girl defending
them.
�Lu Ling Qi? Why last time I saw you, you were a child.�
Cao Cao looked her over. �So this is it?
You are defended by a woman?�
Ling tossed
her helmet at the prime minister. �I�m not just any woman. I am the daughter of the greatest warrior
that has ever lived and any man who faces me will die.� She raised her sword
and inched closer to her captive father and his faithful friend.
�Would
someone please disarm this distraught girl?� Cao tossed at glance at Xu Huang
and Liu Bei.
�You cannot
be here.� Liu Bei drew his sword. It was
bad enough Diao Chan had to watch her lover die from the corner of the room,
but his child?
Xu Huang
raised his weapon as well, �Liu Bei is right, what is about to happen is not
for your eyes.�
�Ling,
leave now! Damnit! Save yourself!� Lu Bu looked to Cao Cao. �Do to me what you
will, but leave her out of this!�
Xu Huang
and Xu Zhu approached from the other side, and she attacked Xu Huang first. The
man raised his axe in defense, not wanting to attack the girl that was trying
to protect her father. Trying not to
really fight her he was easily pushed back by her ferocious attack and she
nailed him in the side of the head with the shaft of her weapon. She looked to Xu Zhu. �You next.�
�I�m better
than I look!.� He raised his mace in defense, she was quick and he wasn�t prepared
for her either.
�If you
promise not to harm her, then I will order her to put her weapon down.� Lu Bu
looked back to Cao Cao.
Cao watched
as she easily knocked away Xu Zhu and broke his nose with a spinning
kick.. None of the men were trying to
harm her and it was proving to be their downfall. Liu Bei looked to him, and he knew the man
didn�t want to fight the girl either.
They sympathized with her and they didn�t want to do her any harm. Guan Yu was ready to try and disarm her, but
he was pushed out of the way by another, Xiahou Dun.
�I won�t be
so kind.�
�Good.� She
began to fight with Dun and they exchanged harsh blows. �I�ll relieve you of
more than your eye.�
�Such confident
words. You mustn�t have had to fight a
real man yet.�
�Real man?�
Ling scoffed. �When I�m done with you I�ll replace that eye with one of your
shriveled balls. If it�s large enough to
fit��
�Cao Cao
damnit!� Lu Bu looked to his daughter who was in a deadlock with the man who
wanted nothing more than revenge for the eye he had lost.
�Fine.
Order her off.� Cao watched Dun take a hit on left arm, then another in the
face from the hilt of her sword. He was
not faring well to her hits on his blind side.
Blood poured out of his eye socket and soaked the tattered cloth he had
wrapped around his head.
�Ling! Lay
down your weapon! Immediately! That is an order!� Lu Bu snapped and the room
echoed his thunderous voice.
Ling backed
off momentarily and shook her head. �No!
They will kill you!�
�They will
kill me anyway. You cannot take the
entire Han army by yourself! I couldn�t, how can you?�
�Then I
will die protecting you!� She bounced back dodging a strike from Dun�s scimitar
and cracked him in the jaw with her foot.
�Surrender
now! It is over!� Lu Bu hollered and watched her lower her weapon. Dun knocked the sword from her hand and
sheathed his weapon.
Cao Cao
looked her in the eye as Dun restrained her with his arm around her neck. �She is yours then Dun, payment for the eye
Lu Bu stole from you.�
�What?!?� Lu
Bu looked up at the man with rage filled eyes. �That wasn�t what we��
Cao raised
the Wrath of Heaven and let the blade lop off the man�s head. �Liu Bei you can have Diao Chan.�
Ling
watched her father�s head roll across the floor and felt the strong forearm around
her throat tighten a bit. �No�.�
Liao stared
at the head as it hit a man�s foot and he kicked it. How could he fail his friend�.death was too
good for him.
�Zhang
Liao.� Cao pointed his sword at the next man�s throat as Diao Chan screamed and
lunged for her cherished Fengxian�s body.
�I will ask you once more, will you join me or him?�
Liao closed
his eyes. He knew Lu Bu was not the
leader that would reunite the land, he had always known that. This man before him exhibited all the signs
of being able to end the chaos. Besides,
he could still help his friend by watching over Ling. Ling who had not reacted at all to her
father�s death, a Lu trait. She would
grieve by seeking revenge, and maybe he could prevent that and keep her alive. �At your service my lord.�
�Good. I see you are the sensible man my officers
have told me you were.� Cao sheathed his sword and turned to a nameless
bodyguard �Clean up this mess.� Cao stepped over the blood and stormed out.
Ling
watched as two men picked up her father�s headless body and drag it outside,
laughing. �You will not desecrate his body!� She screamed and watched Diao Chan
fall to her knees crying. In vain Ling
fought Dun�s hold, but he only held on tighter.
�You have
no control over this anymore.� Dun whispered.
�Go to
hell.� She fought him as if her life depended on it.
Dun watched
as a guard picked up Lu Bu�s head and carried it away. He pulled the young girl away from the
grizzly scene and to the first lockable room he could find. �Dian Wei, guard
this room.�
�Sir.� Wei
stared back at the girl. If she only
knew how highly Xiahou Dun thought of women.
He grinned and slammed the door.
She�d get exactly what she deserved.
Dun turned
down the hall and disappeared into the night to take care of his wound. He just wasn�t in the mood to deal with that
shit right now. He had to see exactly
how bad his eye really was�.alone.
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