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Our favorite pirate, Gan Ning, is badly wounded and trying to make it back home after a gruesome battle against Shu forces, but misfortune befalls him when he is captured. When all hope of survival seemed to be gone, he is rescued by a young female warrior whose identity has yet to be revealed (if you haven't noticed already, I totally suck at summaries). BTW, just so no one's confused, this story doesn't follow the storyline of the actual game at all. ENJOY!
Destined
Chapter 1
Gan Ning staggered across the broken landscape that had been the scene of a ferocious war between the Wu and Shu armies, now littered with the bodies of soldiers, both dead and dying. His vision was failing him not only because of the early evening sun slowly sinking into the horizon, but because of the injuries he'd gotten from the bloody battle; he was surprised that he could even stand, but knew that his legs wouldn't hold him for long. The pain escalated with every step he took. His body was cut and bruised, and two deep gashes, one on the left portion of his chest and the other in his right side, trickled a steady flow of thick, red blood. I've got to make it back. His mind surged that thought through his head over and over again. He stopped momentarily to catch his breath, his chest rising and falling with ragged, labored breathing, and took that time to look around. The place was abandoned; all those who survived the war, both Wu and Shu alike, had all but cleared out. Then, with a slight grunt, he willed his feet to take another step, but found that he had no strength left to move. His legs began to wobble underneath him, and then finally gave out, letting him fall to the ground with a sickening thud. He'd lost too much blood; his body wouldn't support him any longer. So, this is it then? he thought dismally. I am to die here…unbeknownst to anyone… He took a deep breath, sadly accepting his fate. So be it. At that, he let his eyes slide shut.
"Hey, look over there."
Gan Ning froze. He cracked his eyes open and attempted to turn his head slightly to catch a glimpse of the owners of the semi distant voices, but stopped as white hot pain shot through his body, distorting his vision terribly; he bit his bottom lip to keep himself from crying out in agony.
"What is it?"
"That man right there…I think he's still alive."
"What? Impossible. He's too beat up to have even had a chance."
"No, the blood on him isn't dried. In fact, it's still flowing. He's bleeding!"
"What?"
Gan Ning, though struggling to stay conscious due to his last attempt to move, heard footsteps coming in his direction. Soon, two men were standing over him, both dressed in all-too-familiar forest green armor. They're from Shu! his mind screamed at him.
"Well it appears you were right, Sha Moke. This general is still alive, and he's none other than Gan Ning-part of the reason we lost this war." one of the men said.
"Is he now? Well than, Zhang Bao, how about we take him back to Lord Liu Bei. This is sure to make him feel better about our loss today." Sha Moke suggested, grinning evilly.
"Good idea." Zhang Bao said. "This day may have some tinge of victory for us yet!"
The two men then bent down and grabbed the defenseless Wu general by either arm and proceeded to drag him back to three waiting horses. Waves of pain rushed through Gan Ning's body, overtaking his conscious. Soon everything went black. And unbeknownst to any of them, a pair of clear blue eyes watched intently from behind a partially destroyed defense base as the two Shu generals laid the unconscious Wu general across one of the three horses, mounted the other two and sped off. When they were gone, the warrior came from her hiding place and gazed in the direction in which the Shu generals rode.
"He must be rescued, whoever he is." she determined.
Her decision made, she turned and went to her own horse, which still stood behind the defense base and hopped onto it. She dug her heels into the horse's sides and galloped towards the place she knew they were headed – the kingdom of Shu in Jing.
No one heard Ling Tong over the incessant talking and laughing. Shaking his head, Ling Tong went to the front of the room and turned towards the crowd.
"EXCUSE ME!" he yelled to the top of his lungs, grabbing everyone's attention. "I said has anyone seen Gan Ning?"
All the soldiers looked around at each other and spoke among themselves for a moment, all of them suddenly realizing that they hadn't seen or heard from the ex-pirate since they returned home.
"Well?" Ling Tong said.
"Well what?" a female voice from the back of the room sounded over the murmuring crowd of warriors.
Ling Tong looked up to see Sun Shang xiang coming towards him.
"I'm looking for Gan Ning." Ling Tong said.
"What, is he not here?" Shang Xiang asked.
Ling Tong glowered. "If he were here, would I be looking for him?" he asked. "I haven't seen him since we got back."
"Hmm, well he's got to be around here somewhere." Shang Xiang said.
"I've looked everywhere, his quarters, the infirmary, the training grounds, all over the palace, here…he's not anywhere." Ling Tong said. "I'm getting concerned."
Sun Shang Xiang thought for a minute. "Hey, let's go to my father!" she said after a moment or two. "Maybe he can help."
"Help how?" Ling Tong asked. "If no one else knows where Gan Ning is then I'm pretty sure that he doesn't either."
"Well we won't know that until we ask." Shang Xiang said semi-defensively. "Now, let's go."
The two warriors then exited the dining hall and headed for the grand hall where they knew they'd find Sun Jian.
Liu Bei, who had been gazing at the floor, looked up and nodded at the guard. "Alright, let them in." he instructed.
The guard bowed low before going and opening the door for the two Shu generals.
"Lord Liu Bei, we have news that may yet brighten your distressed state after our loss today." Zhang Bao announced.
"What is it?" Liu Bei asked, his tone lacking real interest.
"We have captured the Wu general Gan Ning." Sha Moke replied. "We found him on the battlefield unable to move due to his injuries."
Liu Bei looked up, his dismal expression brightening somewhat. "Where is he now?" he asked.
Zhang Bao turned to the door guards. "Let them in." he said.
The guards pushed the doors open once more, and two other generals walked in, dragging Gan Ning in with them. Liu Bei's eyes widened.
"Here he is, my lord." Sha Moke said.
The two generals dropped Gan Ning on his knees, jolting the ex-pirate into a semi-conscious state. Liu Bei rose from his throne and came towards the crowd. When he was close enough, Liu Bei looked down at the warrior, a small frown settling on his features.
"Gentlemen," he spoke after a few seconds, "take this man to the holding area. Get as much information about Wu's future plans out of him by any means necessary. And, when you're done, put him out of his misery."
Evil smiles curved on the two Shu generals' lips. "Yes, my lord." they responded in unison as they turned and proceeded to leave, dragging Gan Ning behind them.
"Now, where would I begin?" she asked herself thoughtfully.
Suddenly, an agonizing cry rang out into the night air, causing the warrior to jump unintentionally. Looking for the source of the noise, her eyes fell upon a lighted window that led to the basement of the palace.
"There!" she whispered, sprinting soundlessly across the graveled ground towards the window. When she reached the window, she was faced with a sight that made her sick to her stomach.
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