Ascending the Tiger Throne

[Sun Ce]

~In the Majesty of the Bronze City, Bofu Rises to Greatness~

*Long had the people of Wu worked in Mo Ling to prepare for this day. Every official had worked to their fullest to ready Sun Ce for this day, and Sun Ce had gotten himself ready. He traveled to Lu Jiang and to Wu, giving speach to the entire cities, before thousands and thousands of people, successfully gathering support of those cities, and many cities around them. He learned a young general had also been discovered in Guan Ling, and soon after the city there submitted to Ce's ascension. Soon after, all of Jing gave their support. Xia Pi and Xiao Pei, under the command of Taishi Ci, gave support a week after Sun Jian's death. Xu Chang was the only city left without support, however they were yet to be annexed into Wu.*

*With everything ready for Sun Ce to ascend the throne, the Bronze Spire Castle was reorganized and decorated by slabs of solid gold and trimming, with pure white drapes over the walls, around the paintings, and ornate designs everywhere. A grand palace was transformed. It was, for one day, the throne halls of the Heavens. The head of the celebration was the young Sun Ce.*

*The halls were littered with officials, nobles, upper-class citizens, family, and friends of Sun Ce. Sun Quan and Xilai Shao stood aside the throne it was quite, but the silence was an uproar of noise. When all stopped and turned towards the throne, the gates into the hall opened, as a slight gust of wind blew forth into the room, blowing drapes and curtains sideways as Sun Ce made his presence, his loyal bodyguard Zhi Liang.*

*Sun Ce wore on his head a golden ornament, his hair tied backwards into a loose bun. His face was clean, absent even of the scar on his right cheek by use of expensive makeup. He wore a red robe with black designs of tigers and dragons, a pelt of a tiger across the shoulders and collar. Liang wore a green robe, more fit to his body, with tight sleeves that drooped at the wrist. His hair was straightened to look professional, and his bandana was tied around his neck.*

"HAIL!"

*Zhi Liang called out. Some three seconds later, all others resonded simultaneusly.*

"HAIL!"

"HAIL!"

"HAIL!"

"HAIL!"

"HAIL!"

*Sun Ce approached the throne. With each step, he looked at the people around him. They looked to him now, to take on the role his father had only a month ago. They all accepted him, trusted him, turned to him for defence of the land, and for sending Wu to prosperity. If he did not succeed, they'd scorn him. Ce reached his throne, and turned to address the people.*

"People of Wu. With Sun Jian passed, Sun Ce assumes his role. May we find peace and tranquility, and defence from our rival powers, for the rest of our days. I shall do all in my power and intellect to prevent the decline of Wu.

*Sun Quan approached, kneeling and holding out his hands. Sun Ce reached out, and grasped the object he was holding, taking it in his hands, holding it close to his face. He was amazed, he was holding the Imperial Seal! The object his father, Sun Jian, found after Dong Zhuo destroyed and abandoned Luo yang. Rumor had it that Sun Jian found it in the well, on the body of Lady Mi after Li Ru threw her out a window. He had taken it, hid it from Yuan Shao. And now, it was passed to Ce.*

*Sun Quan rose to his feet, now holding out a sheathed blade. With a mighty tug, he drew the blade from the sheath. It was the Sun Ancestral Blade. The blade held by Sun Ruyi, Ancient Horselord of the Sun Family. The blade by the side of Sun Tzu when he wrote the Art of War. The sword held by Sun Jian in every battle he entered. Blood from hundreds of kingdoms and soldiers stained the cleansed silver steel. Even Guo Jia, who was responsible for the death of Sun Jian, who was killed by Sun Ce in Xu Chang.*

*Quan turned the blade around, holding it out to his elder brother. Bofu looked at him, and Quan looked back. The younger brother dropped his head, smiling while dropping a tear. Sun Ce reached out, seeing his whole life ahead of his while he grasped the handle. Quan released it, letting it enter to it's new master. Bofu swung it twice, rising his head while lowering his eyes in amazement. The sword of legend was his. It was a sword of kings, staying sharp for generations at times. It was his. And he was king.*

"I now take my role. I now become king... of the mighty Wu!"

*All fell to a bow, praising the young lord. He had his whole life ahead of him, and he was already a lord of a great kingdom. His potential was shown, and it was now up to him. Wu stood at his command, and it was his choice to lead it to glory or darkness.*

[HsiangYu]

A man's dedication

Empty wounds, where we sat in disgrace over the tarnished lands we had formed, how naive we could have been to such a state, and for what. A singular victory, a singular win over what we called evil, no. We did it for ourselves, like a pair of ambitious fools we trailed all and what did it bring.

I tell you that today, we brought nothing, I stood with you there, or so I believe, as your body was curled up in that gloomy coffin, it was your ambition to purify the land that was your downfall, and then it happened again, my mother had another baby. For you maybe it was a good thing, another to take your place after all we had done was done. But how it didn't turn out to be for what you wanted.

Your youngest son is more then what we ever could have been father, and in that respect I failed you. I could not be the mind behind your sword, or the arm to your body, I was a simple follower, with only the determination to help guide you. I offered you nothing, I even watched as you took your last breath.

I was there father, yet you wouldn't have known, I did what I always did, I hid like the coward I am. Unlike the young Lu Xun, I am not good with sword and mind, and for that, I have no purpose in life.

Lu Xun's Journey

Waking to the soft smell of burning Trespa Wood. The youthful figure arched over what looked like a small wooden rack that somehow resembled that of a wooden shackled bed. The figure was none other then Lu Xun, the youth of today's prodigy. For long he had seen the turmoil shatter the lands ever lasting touch, and for long he had seen the destruction it would bring, not just to the warriors but also the commoners of today's world.

He was young, that was sure, but he fought with a tigers strength, and could out smart more or less anybody who would challenge him, he was unique to some, supernatural to others, and just plain wizard like to others.

He had no ambition, he had no realization, he fought and he planned, there was no guilt for those who defied his standing, and there was no pity for those who died. He was a strong-hearted warrior; one with no inner ambition or even determination, victory to him was the same as a defeat, where one battle stood, so did so many others.

Today was however a good day, it would be the day he'd go before the great Wu overlord, and it'd be the day he'd finally join the battles his father and brother once did, unlike them though, he planned on winning Wu the world, and not just a small state, for that, his family defied him.

He stood by the gate ways leading out to the over crowded streets, he had lived in Mo Ling for quite some time, and this hadn't been the first time that he had planned on joining Wu, the only reason why he did before hand was because of his youth.

The commoners flocked around as usual, not to him or to any other, but to try and get their positioning straight, the people of the city were happy, though they lived in ruins, Wu hadn't been the strongest empire, but he was sure to try and make it one of them. Deciding that he'd had enough of watching the vanishing past, Lu Xun made his way to the Palace.

The gates stood out, and how stupid he felt as he left the ruins and walked into the quarry of beauty. The gates turned to him, yet the red cloths that clung to his skin resembled his peasantry, they seemed anxious about his appearance though, their faces giving him the answers before they even questioned them.

His body drew closer, and one of the guards took in a sigh as to say, why bother trying to join. He gave them a menacing look, like that of a tiger to their cubs, and continued the path to the throne room.

Past the shrouding fragments, where not only the ruler lived but also great generals, Lu Xun made his way to the throne, and bowed on one leg, his arms sliding across one another as his head went in for the bow.

He took a moment to breathe before he stated, "My name is Lu Xun, I have waited for the day that I can be of some use to the Wu Empire, I ask that I lend you both my sword and my mind in the upcoming events, for I will be of some use, if a test of intelligence or strength is to be needed, then I shall obey."

[[Crappy post, but I'm a little tired, I also don't know if the ruler is even there, I haven't had time to read all the posts, dont really know where to post this...so it'll do here until i'm told otherwise]]