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Post by Sun Ce on Jun 7, 2010 23:02:01 GMT
The guards looked up at the tall officer and nodded, "Very well you may enter. Welcome to Lu Jiang. You can find Sun Ce round the Palace", as they stepped aside to let him pass.
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Post by bowdie on Jun 8, 2010 23:43:43 GMT
Shianna Chan walks up the road heading to gate of Sun Ce's Palace.She notices some guards up ahead in front the gate guarding the entrance.She straightens her bow and halberd as well as her clothing then walks up to the guard.
"Greetings,Sir.I wish to speak with your lord Sun Ce.I wish to join him in his campaign to unite China."Shianna says looking to the guard.
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Post by Barbarian on Jun 9, 2010 15:02:17 GMT
And with those words from the guard, Sa Ten sprinted into Lu Jiang with his men at his heels. As he passed the first dwelling into the city, his son, Zan Ten called back at the men,
"Race you to the castle!"
Sa Ten took this challenge, as did everyone else in his little army. By the frightened looks on the cities inhabitants, they thought they were being beseiged and stayed out of thier way. Sa thought this was quite amusing.
Sa Ten, as usual, reached the castle before everyone else. This time his son wasn't far behind him. Sa saw Sun Ce and sprinted suddenly in his direction, catching his men by surprise. They struggled to keep up and arrived panting behind Sa.
"Greetings, Sun Ce? I wish too to join your quest." said Sa from behind Sun Ce. He noticed Sun Ce was quite a bit taller than he first thought. As was the man standing next to him. From his information gathering, this man was Taishi Ci, another officer wanting to join the might of Sun Ce's army.
Let us see the response...
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Post by Sun Ce on Jun 9, 2010 20:41:42 GMT
Shianna Chan
After allowing the male warrior passage into Lu Jiang, and seeing them rush through the city and scaring the citizens, he heard a voice of a female behind him. The guards turned straight away, and responded, "Very well, you may enter miss, He will be around the Palace", as he stepped aside to let her and her troops through.
Sa Ten
After Taishi had left him to get some rest, and was about to return to the Palace, when he heard noises coming from the entrance to the city, he saw two male warriors followed by their troops, with one being older.
He waited for them to come closer, until a voice sounded from behind asking to join him. He was not sure how many people would enter to visit him, but seeing many troops come into Lu Jiang, it was time to get the city arranged. So he turned to Sa Ten, "So you wish to join me? Let us talk more in the palace...we have wine!", he added at the end to make the change of plan sound more enticing, "Oh, and inform your men to go to the Barracks. They can follow Taishi Ci's troops as the city's a bit crowded...which isn't a bad thing but to keep the people happy", after realising his troops were there too.
He took a glance over the city, then turned to a guard, "Take command of Ci's troops and take them to the City Barracks with Sa Ten's behind". The guard nodded, "Understood mylord!", as he rushed over to Ci's troops to obey his orders.
"Now where were we?", as he turned to Sa Ten, "Ah yes, the Palace, follow me", as he walked up the steps with the guards stepping aside to allow them entrance, then he turned back to Sa Ten and added, "Your companion may come in also. Plenty of room in here", remembering the other person that had travelled with him.
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Post by bowdie on Jun 10, 2010 0:25:25 GMT
Shianna looks to the guard that steps aside letting her into the walls of the Palace and smiles."Thank you,Sir."She says as she walks into the area.Her troops follow her marching down the path to the palace in steady pace looking very professional and appearing as a elite army.
As Shianna continues to walk to the palace she looks all around her and her troops seeing the citizens staring at them.She also sees some floral around the area beautifying their surroundings.Shianna closes her eyes for a second raising her head to the sun admiring the beauty and enjoying the moment with the sun shining down on her.
Shianna reaches the palace and raises her hand letting her troops know to stop and wait outside as she walks in the palace to meet Sun Ce.One of the palace guards shows her into the palace escorting her to Sun Ce.She stands quietly outside the room as the guard approaches Sun Ce to let him know that he has another guest wishing to speak with him.
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Post by Barbarian on Jun 10, 2010 20:44:29 GMT
"You heard the man, move out!" shouted Sa Ten to his soldiers. The men, seeing the cercerity in Sa's eyes, quickly scrambled up and marched towards the barracks, following Taishi Ci's men.
Sa and Zan turned back to Sun Ce, following him up the steps towards a large palace. Sa didn't really care much for wine or any alchoholic substance. He always said it would rot whatever brains he had left.
Zan struggled to climb the steps with his weapon strapped to his back. It was way too heavy to keep the balance. As Zan started to fall back, Sa grabbed his shoulder and straightened him up, taking the huge sword from his son's back and carrying it with one hand up the rest of the steps.
"Thanks dad" "You need to remember to carry it up stairs and other high places, it could be the death of you if you don't" And with that, Sa threw the blade back to Zan and continued walking behind Sun Ce. The father and son duo weren't very smart on thier own but together they were a good team.
Let us see what develops...
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Post by Sun Ce on Jun 10, 2010 23:01:28 GMT
Once Sun Ce entered the Palace having a smile on his face from what he saw Sa Ten say to his son which remindd him about him and his own father. He entered one of the Private Rooms so the two officers with him could have a seat. When he sat down, he gestured his hand to the unoccupied seats infront, then said, "So you wish to help me unify the land? I would be honored to have your talents added to my army", he paused, then asked, "So what reasons out of curiosity, did you choose to come to me rather than other Regional Lords?"
As he waited for his response, a knock came from the door. He turned to Sa Ten. Just the look in his eye told him to hold on as he dealt with this, Then he said outloud, "Enter!"
The guard came into the room, bowed to Sun Ce and his two guests, before turning back to Sun Ce, "I apologise if I have disturbed you mylord, but I see we have another visitor who wishes to see you. Shall we allow her entrance?"
He was already occupied, but seeing as they would likely be working together, what was the harm, "Sure, she can come in. Please send a guard to take her troops to the Barracks but inform her of your actions first".
"Understood mylord", as he left the room.
Sun Ce then laid back in his chair seeing he was ahving more guests, then turned to Sa Ten so he could reply.
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Post by bowdie on Jun 11, 2010 18:50:37 GMT
The guard comes out of the room and walks over to Shianna letting her know that Lord Sun Ce will see her and he is instructed to take her troops to the barracks.Shianna looks over to the guard as he speaks."Lord Sun Ce will see you now.Lord Sun Ce wishes me to lead the troops to the barracks."Shianna nods and walks over to the doors of the room enters.
Shianna sees lord Sun Ce and some of his other guest who he granted audience to.Shianna then bows her head to Lord Sun Ce as one of his guest speaks to him.She stands quietly there waiting as the guest finish speaking with lord Sun Ce awaiting his acknowledgment.
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Post by Barbarian on Jun 11, 2010 19:09:26 GMT
"What reason? Well, you're one of the best fighters I've seen in a long time and since I'm not going to join any of Cao Cao's murderous horde and I'm not going to join any of the sissies under Liu Bei or that damn ape known as Lu Bu, all high and mighty as if he's the best damn fighter out there. I'll bet Enma and Zan could take him down."
As the female officer joined their little discussion, Zan seemed to take a particular intrest in her, and stared at her with lustful eyes. Sa noticed this and slapped his son on the head with his fist. "Don't stare, it's freakin' rude!" "Ow! Dad, wha-" Zan stopped in his tracks as he saw the look in his father's eyes.
"So anyway, Sun Ce, is there anything specific you would like me and my two sons to do. In case your wondering, my other son, Enma, is now out looking for soldiers to join us. He's my eldest son, and from what letters ive received he has 100 Cavalry and 100 Bowmen with him and is now on his way back. He is moving rather slowly as too avoid an encounter with enemy forces ahead. From what he said he should be here within the next week."
(Just to let everyone know, the bowmen and cavalry are soldier that I myself bought from the store, not just conjured randomly.)
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Post by Sun Ce on Jun 11, 2010 19:51:03 GMT
Sun Ce nodded as he listened to Sa Ten's reasons. Even if it hadn't been long since he took his father's reins and even though he only had Lu Jiang under his control, he was pleased to see that his fame was already known.
Then he turned his attention to the young female that had walked in. She was similar in age to his sister, Shang Xiang, which reminded him that it would be nice to see her again. "Please come in and take a seat", as he gestured his hand to an empty seat near them.
After having time to think his thoughts through, he turned to Sa Ten in response to his question, "To be able to pacify this land, we must unite Jiangdong and bring peace to this region. However, our troops have not yet entered the battlefield for awhile, so they need their training to be able to do this. Overcrowding was not the only reason to move everyone's troops to the Barracks, but so everyone can learn to work each other, allowing the inexperienced to assist the experienced. To maximise this efficiency, I need someone that is able to train our troops. Would you be able to do that Sa Ten?"
He then turned to the female, "I am unaware of your name if you'd like to enlighten us. And if you have anything to add, feel free".
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Post by Barbarian on Jun 11, 2010 20:48:45 GMT
"On it Sun Ce!" and with that, both father and son jumped up and dashed out of the door, heading for the barracks.
"Race you there!" called Sa back to his son, a few feet behind him.
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Post by bowdie on Jun 13, 2010 12:12:39 GMT
As Shianna sits there with Sun Ce,she has her head slightly down.Still making eye contact with Sun Ce,Shianna can't help smiling a bit."I am Shianna of the Chan family.I come from one of the farm villages not far from here."Shianna Says to Sun Ce.
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Post by Sun Ce on Jun 13, 2010 22:32:43 GMT
Sun Ce watched as Sa Ten and his son rushed out to do their task that he had just set them. Seems they were eager to start, just like when he was eager to fight alongside his father, but in that same battle, the tiger had fallen. His dream still remains and his father's legacy and actions still intact, with the aim to unite Jiangdong and allow the people to live in peace, rather than under corrupt men.
He turned his attention back onto the female who introduced herself as Shianna Chan, seeing she was the only other person in the room, but she also mentioned that she lived here in Lu Jiang, so he raised an eyebrow, "Pleased to meet you Shianna Chan, so what brings you here?", hoping she didn't carry with her evil doings in the city he owes.
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Post by bowdie on Jun 14, 2010 13:10:12 GMT
Shianna sits there for a second thinking about Sun Ce's question.She looks directly into his eyes with innocents placing her hands together on her lap.Only one think came to her mind for a answer to his question.Although she feels it might not be the right answer,but she feels it is a answer that has meaning to serve his cause."I wish to join in the cause to unite Jiang Dong.As my father was killed by bandits many seasons ago in the year 189 A.D.Since then I felt a calling to arms to put a end to this madness and untie the lands once and for all.So we all shall live in peace."
Shianna pauses for a minute looking at Sun Ce directly into his eyes then she adds to her answer."A man named Zhang Ying was the one leading the bandits.He fought my father and killed him.Someday I will make him pay for my father's death,but for now I seek to unite this land so all shall be free and live in peace."Shianna says to Lord Sun Ce.
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Post by Sun Ce on Jun 15, 2010 17:46:24 GMT
Sun Ce nodded as she spoke, recognising similarities between them. Both of them had lost their fathers and both of them wanted to unite the land, "Your reason for joining is just and I am pleased to see that you are joining to make peace rather than just getting revenge. However, what good is a cause if it is unjust. If we ever come across Zhang Ying...yes he will pay, but for serving a corrupt leader", he turned to her, "Even entering my service with your willingness to fight proves to me you are more than capable and that your father would be proud of you".
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