Zhao breaths in a bladed sigh surrounded on all sides and help nowhere to be seen. He stares down his foes with such ferocity, you’d think he hasn’t fought for hours on end. 1,000 stand before him yet 1,000 lays buried still. He mockingly smiles at his frightened enemies, he could do this all day. 312Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGVLaeXDSgS
Yet, he knows he can barely keep up the bluff. The skies darkened further and the rain hammers down on all their heads. Lightening graces the battlefield with its presences signaling the start of another round.
One brave soldier attempts to swing at Zhao but he quickly whirls around to knock the man to the ground with his spear. The rest of the front line charges Zhao but he remains steadfast. He cleaves the falling water droplets along with the heads of his opponents. His is a dance of death, elegant and deadly. He wastes no movement as he rips through the poor pawns that desperately attack him. 312Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBEfBDiFtsh
In the distance, a coward’s voice can be heard. “Kill him! It’s just one man, why can’t you kill him.” Zhao wastes no energy on the commander of these men. “He is no warrior, no true leader.” Zhao thinks to himself as he continues to battle as if he has done this a thousand times before. 312Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgnyOzZT4Cc
Instead of fighting Zhao himself, the commander gathered his entire army just to kill one man. A man who left his army, an army that prefers to slaughter innocents and conquer instead of being a force for peace. Zhao could no longer stand to be a part of such a group, so now he stands alone against the tidal wave of blades. 312Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0F5EfA0lf
“We’re just following orders.”312Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWZBi2ac7fc
“We had no choice.”
“That’s how the world is.”
Zhao had enough of the excuses, he chooses to go his own way. He chooses to be free. But was it even worth it? Zhao, ever valiant, continues to swing his spear in what he believes in. Yet, he is but a man and the body can only take so much.
After giving a lightening quick slash to the assailants encroaching on his side, his knee slightly gives way. The opportunity was quickly taken by a nameless soldier. They slashed Zhao’s back causing him to grunt in pain and for the blood to mix with the rain and sweat. Zhao countered by stabbing the attacker, lifting him up, and throwing him at the mob surrounding him.
The coward speaks again. “See! He’s just a man, swarm and defeat him so we can go on to the next city!” Zhao shook his head and twirled his spear above his head in an intimidating manner. In the end, he took an even fiercer battle stance. He then screamed at the top of his lungs words that will forever be remembered by those that were there. 312Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXe5ijaGRyG
“I am Zhao, I swore on this spear that I will not fall on this battlefield!! I refuse to kneel to those who would serve a tyrant! Come, face a true warrior and die like how you lived, in the mud!”
For a brief moment, all was still, even the wind and rain seemed to listen to his words. Then the coward spoke once more.“Don’t listen to that traitor, we are in the right here! The one who slays this man will receive not only my favor but also riches beyond imagination.”
Some in the mob were hesitant but most were delighted at the reward and thus abandoned all reason. The mob, even more reckless, threw themselves at Zhao. He didn’t care, if this is to be his final moment then he is happy to die his own man.
Zhao breathes a relaxed sigh and continues his dance of death, for himself and those around him. He slashed, cut, stabbed, and cleaved all those that came within range. He never gave an inch to his enemies, even as the harsh winds bite at his back and claw at his throat. 312Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXBZKzFzpqY
After giving his all to this battle, the skies clear and the sun beams down on the remains. 60 stand before him and over 1,000 lay buried. True to his word, Zhao stood standing at the end. The sun rewarding him with its warmth.
The last 60 stand in awe at his accomplishment, much too scared to fight further. Zhao would give them another smile but he can’t keep up the bluff anymore. He raises his spear to the heavens and declares: “Engrave this sight into your minds, for today I leave here at peace!”
His words echo throughout the field affecting those that understood and enraging others. Before they could process what they heard the coward spoke up once again.“What are you waiting for, kill him!”312Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPJ5RRuBfzE
After a few moments 4 men charge Zhao and impale him with their blades. Despite this, he refuses to fall to his knees. Zhao manages one last smile before his vision starts to blur. In his final moments, the last thing he sees is….the welcoming sun.
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