Since a young age Nastyr had been training with weapons, martial arts and horse riding, it was no surprise that the able fighter wised to serve someone worthy of his skills, which in turn brought him to the great city of Mo Ling in the South East of the land. The city was quite large, housing many citizens in it's elegant grip which made even the greatest flower seem ashamed of itself. Even the simple walls had a certain aura of magnificence over other cities, a powerful city for a powerful lord.
The journey had not been overly-difficult, however he was not very trusted by many people who did not know him, it had taken him many months to get his troops to be prepared to die for him, their trust was assured, they understood him well enough, and now it was time to show his potential to Sun Ce, the one leader he saw as being worthier than the rest. Nastyr's forces followed his lead at they approached the city of Mo Ling, occasionally resting for the night, and recuperating for the rest of the march. It would take a total of 2 months to get their, like Hannibal they endured many hardships, but it in no way slowed their pace to their destined target.
The sight of the walls made every man gasp, they had not seen such remarkable architecture for their entire trek, they seemed all ready to begin to defend the city, the gates were strong, guarded by a few men, and as they approached, Nastyr thought it best if they halted so no wrong thoughts would drive the guards to alerting the Wu forces to begin an assault on what may look to be rebels.
Nastyr began to ride off towards the grand gate, one of the only entrances to the great city. Upon reaching the gate he hopped off his steed, his fine black hair cascading down his finely crafted armour. He bowed before speaking, at this time he must not seem like a threat, but in case he continued to act honorable and pleasant... not like his usual self.
"I am called Nastyr, I seek an audience with your leader of these parts, I have a proposition he would rather not miss. Grant me passage and know that you are potentially helping Wu gain much more power."
The guard listened carefully before he decided whether or not he could be trusted, but in fact the guard could see no reason not to allow him, after all he was one man, and the palace was full of Sun Ce's most valued guards, if he was a hostile threat, nothing would stop him from being slaughtered, and his forces massacred.
Walking through the city, he saw the vast array of buildings, all equal in beauty. The whole city seemed happy of it's present occupants, they seemed richer and had a much finer life than previous. Nastyr soon caught the sight of the grand palace, the building was much larger than any he had previously seen, it was a symbol of the countries wealth and prosperity, and even Nastyr, someone who cared little for trivial signs of power, saw the nature of it's workings, and even gave it the approved gesture from his head as he continued to advance towards the building.
The guards were waiting on duty for something to happen, they blocked the path inwards, one signalling he must first hand in his weapons, doing so Nastyr was unarmed, and no threat, he did not wish to be seen as one, he wanted to be in the service of Zen, and lead the kingdom to great accomplishments.
Nastyr entered the palace, seeing the great man sitting high upon his finely crafted throne, busy with his daily tasks and meetings. Not wanting to stop the ruler for long Nastyr got straight to the point, hoping to put it in such a way that the lord did trust him enough to accept him. He had trouble with the way he went about life, making him regularly untrusted and feared. Nastyr bowed in a respectful way, even though he did not really like to show such emotions, but he must please the lord on their first meeting. He then continued on to say his peace to the man on his royal chair of power.
"Lord Sun Ce, fame and your power bring me to your great city. I am Nastyr, for long I have trained hard to one day join a worthy lord, I believe that lord is you, your forces are a terrifying sight for your enemies. If you may be so kind, I would like to join your forces as an officer, and prove myself worthy of your trust in me, if you accept, I promise my life is yours, and I shall do all to please you."
He kept his head bowed, while he was on one knee, hoping that his speech had at least put the thought of accepting him into Ce's mind. Nastyr could only wait as he thought about the prospect of him in the Wu forces.
Meanwhile outside of Mo Ling, Nastyr's forces were still halted on the spot, the guards keeping a keen eye on them as they dared not move, eventually a small Wu force had arrived and removed their weapons until Sun Ce's decision was made, if he declined their weapons would be returned and they would be ordered to leave, if he accepted then they were promised entrance to Wu lands, where they would undergo a quick training to be sure they could be trusted to fight for Wu.
(Hope you do not mind the god modding to much Brian, but wanted to save us both a post. Atleast you know I am no threat anyway, not like I god modded me doing anything advantageous to myself.)
(Not sure if Ce is here yet as I read a few posts above that he was not, anyway just reply when he is
just imagine Nastyr arrives not long after he becomes ruler or something to that affect. Just wanted to post to be sure I did not forget
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