Welcome to Gaia! ::

A warrior walked a dusty road, feeling disheartened, betrayed in fact. In his past job with Liu Biao he was treated unfairly, not given the money he deserved. He got out of there as soons as possible. Right now he was on the road to Xiao Pei, preparing to join the force of Shu. Yes, this was a big change, and he had heard reports of strange attackers from faraway lands, but he thrived in battle, which was the place for him.

This man was muscular and good-looking, a former pirate retired from his old ways, but a glint in his eyes portrayed his past fury. He thought of all the trouble he would stir up with his new force, with his friends, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. He had his sword positioned near his side, ready to swing at any moment, but not wanting to fight at the moment. Many people would have been intimadated by the sight of this man, his muscular physique easily shown.

As he walked along the road he saw he was but a few feet from the town he was searching for. The bells on his side jingled as he walked into the large village.....

A second, smaller ship docked at Xia Pi, having secretly followed the first ship to arrive. Out stepped a man clad in red armor, still representing the Sanada Clan on his headband. In his hand, he held a spear with three blades, two horizontal and opposite of each other, with the third jutting vertically from the center.

Yukimura was but a one man army, and was in need of allies. He surveyed this new land momentarily, and then mounted a white horse near the back of the ship, decorated in red cloths and ropes. With a small spur, they were off, in search of the new challenges awaiting in this foreign land.

The young Sanada halted his horse quickly and turned around to meet this new challenger. A small smirk stretched across his face. "Join your lord? The only one lord deserving of my service was lord Shingen Taked, and the Takeda is no more. So I, Yukimura Sanada, will wage my own war, and gather my own warriors to begin a new Sanada Clan." his horse shifted, the winds picked up and died repeatedly, tossing the sleek ebony locks to and fro as he examined the spear-wielding warrior. "Is strength the only thing you look for in a warrior? If so, You've more to learn. Come! Let us cross spears, and perhaps as we witness each other's strength in battle, we can also begin to understand each other's morals in life."

This new land, Mitsunari Ishida had heard a lot of it. He had read of it too in the scrolls from his native land of Japan. But he never did think he would get to see it in person. Mitsunari had wandered away from those he had come with, the nature of an explorer and adventurer taking over his usually calm and level headed demeanor. Along a path he wandered, until he noticed a large man on an even larger horse heading his way. Those eyes were quite alert as his hand went to his battle fan at his side. In case this stranger, who was quite strong looking was an enemy of his or Japan's, Mitsunari had plans on battling him. But for the time he simply remained to the side of the path somewhat... staring intensely at the approaching rider.

((Since I need some battling and need to save Zhen Ji and Zhang He, I am having Zhao Yun move out of this section into a battle somewhere, not sure yet. I don't mind saying Yukimura won.))

A sigh escaped him as he had walked on, having missed his clan. He had promised to give them glory, and right now... he was not so sure. He was looking for the three remaining scrolls that he needed first. But his desires mattered not for his clan came first. He felt disappointed now, but decided to keep his hopes up in search of warriors to aid him in bringing the Mibu to an empire's level of respect.
"If only people would assist my cause..."
He said with a sigh of contempt at himself. His times of peace were things he'd love to end, because if he was peaceful for too long, he'd be laid back, and that he did not want. He wasn't in the best of moods, but he could be worse as he kept walking along the roads, eventually approaching Luo Yang.

Nobutoki just stood there. Nothing to do.. again. Turning around to have his horse trot on the roads, he yawned, and laid back on his horse, taking a nap. Hopefully, he wouldn't be thrown off again like when his horse panicked at the site of a rabid dog.
"Oi, Kinpuu, don't freak out this time."
With that, he kicked back, and took his nap upon his steed's back. Luo Yang was just too.. silent. Which is why he left in the first place. Calm, silent snores were made as the man slept... only to be woken up by his idiot of a horse a half hour later.
"Ow.. what was that for?" Rubbing his head where he landed, he got up, and dusted himself off. Looking at who had stopped his horse and made it panic and shake him off, he saw that it was a wandering lady in blue, nice frame, he thought and looked to her.
"Who.. may I ask are you?"