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Pawns of War; Warriors Orochi. Mamushi has to make a decision.
Topic Started: Dec 12 2010, 09:23 PM (32 Views)
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Summary: During a battle against Wei's forces, Mamushi is forced to make a decision.
Notes: Set during Wei Chapter 7-X of Warriors Orochi. Has some tiny, implied Orochi/Da Ji. Originally written for Musoumeme here.
Disclaimer: Warriors Orochi belongs to Koei, though most of the cast belong to themselves.




Pawns of War

Battle raged to the north and to our south. I wasn't alone, my troops were here with me, along with Keelback and Bushmaster and their own troops.

We waited.

For what, I don't know. Da Ji had told the three of us to just stay here and provide backup for either north or south. Cries of battle reached us, and from the sound of things, the Honda sons were failing in their efforts to keep the garrison.

"Finish them now! Before he gets here!" someone shouted. I glanced to the west...probably one of the human officers there. Yuan Shu maybe.

Bah, those humans were annoying. They are weak, their skin breaking easily and their bodies filled with fragile bones. We generals of Lord Orochi, the ones he created himself, are much stronger, what with thicker skin and greater endurance.

But then, those humans throw themselves out so willingly to fight. Maybe they are tougher than they look.

So we waited, and I stood there, sword in hand.

"Sir, the scouts report an army approaching!"

I glanced at the soldier who spoke. He was nearly identical to ever other soldier in the vicinity. That's what you get for being all mass-created by a demon, I suppose.

"Get into formation," I ordered, "Be prepared for anything." If the Honda sons were involved, it was likely their father would come to their aid soon. I suppressed a shudder at the thought of that man--we were all warned to stay away from him. Most of us don't know why precisely, just that he is among the most fearsome.

I know better than most though. Sneaking into the strategists' library with Urutu and Yellowbelly is an interesting experience.

"Ever get the feeling Da Ji's not telling us something?" said Keelback suddenly. I glance at him, shaking my head. He was a strange one, always asking things.

"If Lady Da Ji won't tell us something, then it must be for the best," I replied, wishing he wouldn't question our commanders so much....

"I hear the Coalition needs allies..."

I turned to face him, narrowing my eyes. "You can't be serious," I said, "If Lady Da Ji catches you she'd skin you alive--"

"The Coalition would probably treat us better than that human-turned-demon."

My grip on the sword tightened, and I could feel my blood beginning to boil. How dare he insult Lady Da Ji, who helped create us! Who was loyal only to Lord Orochi...! The ungrateful--!!

"Come, brave soldiers of Orochi! Are you brave enough to face me!?"

A silence washed over the battlefield as the roar echoed through the air. My grip tightened further, and so, the wait was about to end.

Then the troops around the three of us exploded into chaos. Panicked screams and shouts, as some ran for the bases. I looked around at my own troops, few were loyal and brave enough to stay.

"Hold your ground!" I shouted, "Bring glory to Lord Orochi--!!" As I raised the sword with a war cry though, a blade came shooting past my side, and I countered as quickly as I could. I turned, and came face to face with my opponent.

Keelback sneered. "Da Ji will reward me for bringing to her the hide of the traitor."

I froze, just like that. Sword still in hand and a look of shock upon my face. "What...?"

A blade dug into my back, and I turned with a cry, slashing at whoever was there. Bushmaster grimaced.

"There's no need denying it, I saw you attack him, traitor."

So that's what this was. Betrayed by my own kin, and for what? A short, small reward? Is this the fate of all of us? Created by a demon, demons ourselves even in hell? Those humans have it lucky, they have a chance at being something else after their end1.

I was surrounded. The soldiers were confused, looking at each of their three officers in turn. I pitied them, they weren't like us. Not created to think much, created to fight and able only to comprehend orders. Then again, a life like that might be better. None of these complex problems we officers had to face.

"Traitors!" I shouted, "You'd betray your own kind!" With that, I lashed at the nearest, Bushmaster. Chaos broke out again as some soldiers sided with me, while the rest with them. I dodged most of their attacks and the few that hit didn't affect me much...unfortunately, this meant the same for them. My hits connected, but they brushed them off easily.

I was alone though. There were two of them. I couldn't keep this up any longer.

Sometime during the fight, a lone human officer found us, and I think she aided me, short brown hair bouncing along as she spun about, hitting Bushmaster and Keelback with that odd ball-on-a-string weapon of hers. I'm unsure though, whether she did help me or not, because everything from then on became a blur.

Honda Tadakatsu appearing, roaring again. The woman shouting a greeting over the cries of battle. Bushmaster retreating first. Keelback not long after. My thanking her during a short lapse in the battle. Then the worse of the worst happened--Lu Bu appeared.

"Any scum who dares value his life over our cause will be executed! ATTACK!"

I glanced at Honda, fury evident on his face as he rode towards Lu Bu. Fear gripped at me. There was no turning back now...and the fear left, determination replacing it. Lord Orochi created us as his pawns, and the soldiers as our pawns. Pawns of war we would always be, and now I had no choice. If I returned to my creator, I would only face certain execution. If I joined the rebels...

There was only one way.

I tightened my grip on the sword as I begun my charge.

Orochi, Da Ji, forgive me. I don't want to become a demon.

Fin.



1 - A reference to the Buddhist belief of hell. Humans can be reincarnated, depending on the "karma" they've built up in their previous life. Once they've been turned into demons however, turning back into a human is extremely, extremely difficult and you're generally stuck in hell forever.
Edited by Beso, Dec 12 2010, 09:24 PM.
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