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PostPosted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 7:42 pm
Xing Cai listened to what the soldier who had run up to her had to say before setting the supplies that she'd been carrying. She'd been helping the men rebuild what had been broken and had just been taking over building tools before the soldier had arrived. She set these supplies down and looked the soldier in the eyes and answered in a calm voice: "I will go out to meet him. I need you to remain calm. Those of Shu should never allow their fear to show to their enemies or else they will use it against us. I want you to tell everyone to remain alert in case of a possible attack."

With that said Cai walked up to him and picked up her shield and fork on her way, which she had leaned up against a wall nearby. She slid her shield down her arm and held her fork in her other hand while she walked and then made her way outside. If he did in fact have one of the strange weapons, he would be able to shot her from the top of the gate. So it would be best to go down, this way if he tried to attack her she could easily respond and stop him from using those strange sticks.

"My name is Lady Xing Cai, daughter of the great Zhang Fei and niece to the God of War and Liu Bei and an officer of Shu. I am the leader of Xia Pi." She stated as she walked up, stopping once she was several feet away from him. She didn't let her face show any emotion, instead it remained smooth and clear yet unreadable. Although there wasn't much point in saying her name like that, Cai wanted to make herself seem more important than she really was. This might make the man dispell any evil plan that he may have inside of his mind if he thought of her as something to be feared. "Why do you wish to enter the place that I am gaurding?"
 
PostPosted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 8:39 pm
The scraggly man looked at the pretty young lady and bowed slightly, keeping his eyes on her. She seemed stern and she had a good reason to be stern seeing as how there was a large battle here not too long ago and he was obviously not Chinese. He couldn't quite catch what she had spoken but he did hear that she was the leader of Xia Pi and her question at the end. "I mean no harm. Just need rest." He said, trying hard to speak in an accent that she could understand. He then spoke in Japanese, "I am not stupid even though it sounds like I am. I just have trouble speaking Chinese." He wanted to make sure she knew that he is a foreigner and that he is no fool also. "May I come in?" He said in Chinese, "I promise to pay fee in some way."  

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PostPosted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 5:04 pm
Cai couldn't understand what it was that the man was saying in Japanese, and despite his broken Chinese she could understand what he saying. He didn't mean harm and he wanted a place to stay. But what had he said in his foreign language? Even though he had meant in a peaceful way, Cai didn't know if he was trying to mock her. For all that she knew he could be saying that he wanted to murder her and she wouldn't be able to know because she couldn't understand him. She didn't let her troubles show, instead she just held his eyes as if she could look through them and see who he really was.

She couldn't just let an enemy into her walls. But what if he really did mean no harm? These thoughts ran themselves through her mind as she continued to look at the other man intensely.

'I must treat Xia Pi with care and caution. But I have a gentle heart and I must use it.' Xing Cai stated to herself as she nodded to him. "Shu will help those who are in need. Welcome to Xia Pi. I warn you against speaking in your language in your stay here. The soldiers will think very ill of you if you do so." Cai spoke slower than she had before so he would be able to better understand what she was saying. "However before you enter I would like to know what your name is."
 
PostPosted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 11:09 pm
"Oh! Hahaha, I forget." He said as he scratched his unshaven chin. "They call me Musashi, Miyamoto Musashi of the School of Two Swords." He bowed not too deep but not too shallow either. He didn't want to show that he swore allegiance or anything, but he wanted to at least show respect. "And your name is...?" He smiled. This conversation already helped him with his Chinese. Each time he heard her speak he could further understand the language and could speak it better and better as he went.  

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:29 pm
"Welcome to Xia Pi, Miyamoto Musashi." It was difficult to say his name, but Cai was able to get it out without making too much of a mistake. Her name? She'd already said it, but considering that he didn't seem very fluent in Chinese she would say it again. "My name is Xing Cai." She would leave out that long part, it wasn't needed anymore. She turned around and walked back into Xia Pi, and then walked up to the top of the gate where a gaurd was. She turned her back so Musashi wouldn't be able to her face or her lips before she started speaking in a hushed voice. "I want him to be watched at all times by at least one soldier. However do not treat him as a prisoner. He is a guest and we should respect that." Cai turned around and walked back down to the level ground and looked around at the repairing that was going on. It was minor to be completely truthful. The worst was having to pick up the dead soldiers that had lost their lives from those bizarre weapons.

She'd been incredibly lucky. She'd been hit by one of those strange things and yet she hadn't died. Cai took a brief moment to thank the heavans before returning her attention to the building. The repairs would be finished very soon, and then the soldiers could take a good, long deserved rest. Cai would now watch the newcomer and begin sending a request to refill the troops that had been lost. She nodded to herself before going over to where Musashi was. "Please follow me. I need to show you where you'll be staying."
 
PostPosted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 3:45 pm
Musashi watched her with his intense eyes as she spoke to the guard. He could barely hear her, but not enough to make out any of the words. He figured she was telling him to keep on his guard, which was completely understandable. Musashi himself had to keep on his guard for he didn't know what these people thought of him. After all Date did attack them randomly and that would make them be weary of all foreigners. Cai came down and invited him in. "Oh, yes, I think I heard you say your name before, but I don't think I understood it when you said it. Forgive me, Lady Xing Cai. Your language is not easy to understand at first." He said, struggling a little with the words still, but managing to get out his thoughts.

He followed her into the city and looked around. This city looked different from the cities in Japan, but there were certain aspects of it that reminded him of home. "So I see you were attacked by Date... That fool of a kid rushed right into battle without checking your rhythms first. If you would like, I will help clean up as payment for your kindness, unless you don't need my help."
 

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 28, 2006 6:41 pm
"Understandable." Xing Cai answered as he said his apoligies about not getting her name the first time. She started walking and listened to what he said about the damage and who had done it. So the midget's name had been Date... wait, a child? Cai help but turn her head to look over at Musashi when she'd heard this. She knew that the invading leader had been short, but a mere child? Now it made sense, but at the same time it didn't. How had a mere child been able to even stand up against her uncle like that? This Date would become a major threat to them in the future. A child. That was still hard to believe. Normally Cai wouldn't, but Date's figure hadn't been that of a midget's. It was that of a child's. Why would a child wish to live his life so early on the battle field? The battle field was filled with death and horror that no child should have to see. What kind of monsters were these invaders?

'I am certain that father and Uncle Yu will be surprised.' Xing Cai thought to herself before she answered the man's offer to help clean up. "No thank you, there isn't that much left to clean up except for the dead. Although the mysterious weapon that your people use were very damaging for the troops it didn't actually effect the walls of Xia Pi very badly." Maybe Cai could learn about these weapons from Musashi... but that wouldn't be right of her. He was a guest. She made a small gesture to show that he should follow her and then started walking. She led him over down to where the soldiers slept and then past that. Then she stopped and looked at a door that was in front of her while putting the butt of her fork on the ground so it wasn't swinging around. "This is where you will be sleeping. My own sleeping ground is very close by, just a few doors away. If you need anything when we're both resting you can come to me."
 
PostPosted: Sat Jul 29, 2006 1:07 am
Musashi noticed the look on her face when he mentioned Date being a 'kid' and decided to correct himself. "When I said Date is a kid, I meant he is still young. My guess is that he is somewhere around sixteen or so years old, though he looks younger because he stopped growing." Musashi laughed. He himself grew to be over six feet tall and was still not quite done growing yet. "He reminds me of myself somewhat... He's been fighting almost all of his life. The only difference between him and me is that I serve no lord."

He continued to follow her to his room and heard her comment on calling for her if he needed anything. "If I may just leave my things here I would like to explore the city." He said, almost asking her if he could move about freely. It was getting late, and he was tired, but this was something he wanted to do as soon as possible.
 

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:32 am
"Just be sure not to get too close to the areas that look like they're dangerous or if there are a lot of soldiers there. Other than that, please make yourself as comfortable as possible." Xing cai answered Musashi with a small smile. So Date wasn't exactly a child, he was just... very, very short. Sixteen was young, but Cai had to admit that she wasn't that much older than sixteen herself. She smiled to herself as this thought past through her mind. She was still young and had quite a while to go until she could consider herself a true officer of Shu. For now, she was just a soldier. Cai wondered how many years she would have ahead until she would know that she was a powerful warrior. She wanted to make her father proud. And she would. She would be certain of that.

"You'll have to excuse me, I need to resume the duties that I was entrusted with." Cai gave a bow of respect before walking back outside and over to where she'd been at last. She wouldn't risk setting her shield and fork down, instead Cai strapped them on her back so they would be in easy reach for her to grab. She went back to where she'd been at last and carried over some of the needed materials before looking around the city. It was getting dark and the soldiers would need light to see what they were doing. For now, they would stop. To make a careless mistake could cost them all dearly, and Cai didn't want anything bad to happen when everything was underneath her careful watch.

"Stop!" Xing Cai yelled out, catching the soldiers attention and making them stop and look back at her. "It's time to rest! We'll resume tomorrow! Head back to your bunks or begin your watch duty!" Next Cai ordered the gaurds to light the lanterns and close the gates. It was time for the city to sleep. Now Cai stood on top of one of the gates, watching the land carefully as the last part of the sun slipped into the horizon.
 
PostPosted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 4:10 pm
Musashi nodded, smiled, and said "Thank you for your kindness." He bowed and entered the room he had been given. He set his large bag down and looked around. It was a small room with little more than a bed, a table, and a night stand, along with a lantern and several candles. Humbled by this room Musashi spotted a key on the table, "Hmm... must be the key for the door. At least I can have my privacy." He took the key and exited the room, turned the key and locked the door behind him. He began to walk around, tucking the key into a pocket on the inside of his robes. The castle was pretty elaborate with its decorations, impressive for a land that was supposed to be full of primative hethens as the rumors had stated. He came to a staircase that lead to the top of a tall tower. He climbed the stairs and looked out a window. Out the window he could see Xiao Pei, though he didn't know the name of the city he knew that it would be his next destination. He could also see the battlefield where Date had lost. He could clearly see that whoever slaughtered the troops came in from the south east and left toward the city in the distance. This only made him want to head that way even more.

He climbed down the staircase and exited the castle into the city. People were busy scurrying about as the sun was setting, trying to clean the streets up from the day's business. Many people looked at him and gave him strange looks, they could tell he was one of the foreigners. He would have tried to speak to them but no one would let him near them. One woman glared at him with a look of scorn. She had blood all over her blouse and behind her lay a young man who had been shot by one of Date's muskets. He couldn't blame her for hating him for he knew that hate was a part of war and ignorance leads to more hate. Instead of dwelling on this he continued his walk. Suddenly he spotted a man running out of a merchant's shop, carrying a bag that was most likely full of coins. The merchant chased after him yelling out, "Hey, wait! Thief!" Musashi grinned, this would be a good opportunity for him to repay Xing Cai for her kindness. He chased after the thief, placing his hand on the scabbard of his katana. With amazing speed he caught up to the thief and pulled the sword from it's sheathe, shoving the end of the hilt into the man's back, just left of the spine underneath the ribcage. The man fell down and dropped the bag of coins on the street. He looked up at Musashi as he struggled to get up.

Fire burned in the thief's eyes as he stood up, "What's the big idea, tough guy? Don't you have any manners?" He stood up and reached for a straight sword he had on his back and pulled it out, ready for a fight. Musashi spoke slowly to the man in Chinese, "You do not want to fight me..." He said. The man cocked his head and said, "You talk funny, stranger, let me help you by cutting out your tongue!" He slashed down toward Musashi's shoulder, but Musashi easily side stepped it, keeping his hand on the hilt of his sword. He spoke up in Japanese, this time faster, "You do not understand, a fight with me is a fight to the death!" The thief looked at him with wide eyes, realizing that he was a foreigner. His face became furrowed and he became enraged, "You b*****d! Your people killed my brother! I can never forgive you!" He rushed Musashi, cutting horizontally several times, Musashi stepping back each time waiting for the right moment. The man leapt forward, cutting the air from a downward position toward Musashi's face. Musashi leaned back and immediately slung his sword forward our of its sheathe, cutting horizontally toward the man's arms, just below the elbow. His arms fell to the ground and the man began screaming as blood shot out at alarming speeds. He dropped to his knees and looked up to the night sky, "Brother, I will be with you soon..." said the thief, just before Musashi made a second horisontal slash, cutting his head clean off as an act of mercy. He shook the blood from his blade, wiped off the excess, then put it back in it's sheathe and looked around. The merchant ran up and grabbed his bag of money and ran off with nothing said, not even a thank you.
 

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 02, 2006 5:27 pm
Cai had just been thinking that things would finally settle down when a gaurd ran up to her. He was saying that the foreigner was attacking a civilian. Cai frowned before quickly asking where this was happening and then left her place from the wall and ran down the streets with her shield and fork equipped. It didn't take long for her to reach her destination. She could also tell from how frightened the people were. Most of them moved out of her way while others called her name out. What in the world was happening? Were these foreigners really so dishonorable that they would do something like this? She couldn't judge too quickly, but she couldn't be slow in her action either.

When Xing Cai arrived she saw the very last of the scene: The beheading, and a man running out and grabbing his bag and then going back inside. Now she suddenly understood better: The man that had been attacked must have been a thief, and Musashi had been stopping him. However to those who would observe less, this was not how it would seem. The people around were all either staring at him or running away. When they saw her they seemed to calm but also remained frightened. Cai couldn't blame them. In their eyes, after all, she was just a young girl. Not a real warrior.

'I told the gaurds to watch him.' Cai thought to herself sternly as she slowed her pace and walked up to Musashi with a calm air around her. 'Do these still not respect me enough to at least look after a man that I asked them to watch?'

"Come with me." Xing Cai stated, and this time instead of it as some sort of kind gesture she said it as an order. She looked over at the gaurds and ordered them to pick the body up and then told the people to calm down and hurry home. Then she looked over at Musashi and walked back to where their rooms were. Once in the hall she stopped and turned around and looked him strait in the eyes.

"I must ask you about your actions." Cai told Musashi firmly. She'd promised her uncle that nothing bad would happen. She'd broken her promise. Cai never broke promises. "You appear to me as a good man. I can sense that there is honor in your soul. The man that you attacked appeared to be a thief, am I correct? If I am then I must ask why you killed him. The customs here are not the same as they are in your country. While I can see why you did what you did, killing someone like that in public is going to make the civilians here fear and hate you. The rules and customs here are not the same as they are in your land, you must understand this. You must forgive me if I sound rude pressing you like this. I just want you to understand the difference between our lands. A man with a heart like yours does not deserve to be killed for doing something that you believe is honorable."
 
PostPosted: Thu Aug 03, 2006 12:01 am
Musashi gave a long sigh as he saw Xing Cai and the look on her face. He knew that he was in trouble because the people around him were terrified. He followed her without a word until she spoke to him personally in the hall. He showed no sign of submission or remorse for what he had done, but did show that he felt bad for making her part of the situation. "It is as you think. The man had stolen money from a merchant. I chased after him and knocked him down hoping that the merchant would be thankful for stopping him, but the thief had gotten up and threatened me. In response I spoke to him in my language, forgetting that . Hearing this he figured I was a foreigner and shouted that my people killed his brother and then he attacked me with his sword, which I believe is still sitting on the ground outside. I told him that a fight with me is a fight to the death but he didn't listen. Mine is a killing blade, as are all weapons. To use a weapon for anything else is a lie and I cannot live in that lie. I had to defend myself from him so I cut his arms off after his attack. Though this was a mortal wound he was still alive and kneeling. I ended his pain by cutting his head off. I am sorry if I have made things difficult for you by trying to help, but he is responsible for his own death. I did believe that it was the right thing to do but as you say, this land has different customs so I understand why you are upset." Musashi paused and took a breath. This was the most he had ever spoken in Chinese and he was finally getting the hang of it.

"So will you arrest me for this or am I simply bannished from the city?" He said, expecting one or the other.


((I just remembered that Guan Yu was on the run for killing a thief or something of the sort when he had first met Liu Bei.))  

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 10:36 pm
Guan Xing and Zhou Cang returned to Xia Pi with not more than a thousand men, all volunteers from the north. They were on a mission to recruit and train volunteers soldiers a bit north of Xia Pi when they heard of the attacks the castle. They left the training up to one of their subordinate officers, with commands to return as soon as he saw them fit to fight. They took the others who they saw were fit themselves and left.

They arrived at the castle and the gates opened for them as the guards recognized who they were. Zhou Cang and Guan Xing rode in to see the damage on the city from the attack.

"They used fire," noted Zhou Cang. Guan Xing nodded in recognition.

They came to a captain who greeted them. "Lord Zhou Cang, Lord Guan Xing we are glad to see you have returned safely. We are glad to say that we managed to repel the attackers, but still sustained some damage."

Guan Xing nodded as he looked around and then back to the captain. "You all did well," he said. "Is my father around?"

The captain shook his head. "No my lord, he has gone back Xiao Pei with the Wu general Gan Ning."

Guan Xing cocked his head a little at the name of Gan Ning, but thought no more less of curiosity of it. They were allies, and he'd have to trust Gan Ning. Not that he was afraid that Gan Ning would hurt anyone, it was just awkward to find out he was here and not know about it himself. He straightened his head and looked back at the captain.

"So who is in charge of the castle?" he asked.

"Lady Cai my lord," the captain responded.

Zhou Cang and Guan Xing looked at eachother with shocked expressions. "You mean to tell me," Guan Xing said. "That... oh well, nevermind." He laid off the topic, Xing Cai was no normal woman, she was the daughter of Zhang Fei and inherited some of his strength. "So where is Lady Cai?" he asked.

"Last I heard, she went to meet someone at the gate. She disappeared after that," the captain said with another bow. Probably a bow of apology for his ignorance, though either one did not blame him or anyone.

"That is fine," Guan Xing said. "If you ever see her, tell her Guan Xing and Zhou Cang have arrived with reinforcements, though not many," he added in undertone. "We will be going to our quarters until then, is there barracks enough for these troops?" he asked.

The captain nodded gravely. "Sadly, yes. We have more than enough."

Guan Xing knew what he meant, but did not take it too much to heart. It was only expected after a battle. He and Zhou Cang rode off to go to their quarters to rest for a little while. They had not much rest after hearing the attack, only to arrive late. Nonetheless, they have arrived incase of another attack.

((He killed a regent officer. But because the regent was dishonorable and stole from the people. So in a way, he was a thief...))  
PostPosted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 11:58 am
||I luff Filipino. gonk heart He defeated my writer's block! But now... I'm stuck in Xia Pei.... Ugh crap....||

"It would be wrong of me to throw you out of the city during the night when the roads are dangerous." Cai told Musashi as she shook her head after she'd heard his words. "I could not cast someone out after they did something that they believe was for the better good in their heart. Please rest here. When you decide to leave is up to you. You'll have to excuse me now, I must return to the duties that were entrusted to me."

With a polite bow Xing Cai turned away and walked down the hall, releasing a sigh that she hadn't realized that she'd been containing once she was far enough not to be heard by the foreign visitor. It was stressful doing this, but Cai wouldn't allow that to get in her way. While she had had a killing happen while she was protecting Xia Pi, running away would not do anything. No, she was going to stay and deal with the problem just as any mature adult would. As she sorted out her thoughts Cai stepped out when she saw a gaurd running up to her. He bowed down and said this: "Lady Xing Cai, Lord Guan Xing and Zhou Cang have arrived in the city and are currently resting along with their troops in the barracks."

They had come? Why now? They must tried to come to help. Why else had they come with troops? Or perhaps they had come to bring more men to restore the troops that had been lost. Either way, she would see them now before they fell asleep to be sure that they hadn't had any trouble on their journey coming here. She thanked the gaurd and then left to find the two officers. It didn't take long for her to find where her cousin and Zhou Cang were resting, however it didn't appear as if they were there yet. Just as she turned around she saw Zhou Cang and Guan Xing riding up on their horses.

"I hope that your journey was an easy one." Cai smiled as she turned to face the two men more fully. "You missed your father Guan Xing, I'm sorry to say. He left a few hours ago, and for now I am in charge of taking care of Xia Pi for now."
 

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 3:15 pm
Guan Xing and Zhou Cang were telling eachother jokes ont eh way back, not noticing Xing Cai was there until she spoke. The looked up surprised and took a moment for the realization to set in. Then Zhou Cang spoke.

"Ah, Lady Xing Cai," Zhou Cang said with a bow on his horse. They arrived near the houses and dismounted, soldiers nearby took the horses to the stables. This time Zhou Cang and Guan Ping were able to bow more correctly. "It is glad to see you once again," Zhou Cang said during his bow.

Guan Xing straightenes himself. "I'm sorry to say we have arrived late, but at the least we have come with fresh troops. "We were slowed by the lack of provisions."  
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