The First World Emperor

The clashes of metal continued as Charles, and Er Hong kept parrying each other's strike repeatedly! Each attack they blocked made caused their strength to grow weaker and their stamina draining away as they kept trading blows. "Damn you dog, why don't you die already! Just stay down!" Er Hong shouted as he swung his sword again. He had lost count of how many times his sword had swung as he blocked and attacked. Charles couldn't manage to dodge Er Hong's attacks, every time Charles tried avoiding Er Hong's attack the man would follow and kept attacking. With his only option being to try and parry Er Hong's attacks with his katana he had no choice but to stand his ground and face him head on!

After countless blows, Er Hong had finally grown impatient. Even with so many blows he still hadn't killed Charles. Er Hong decided "I have had enough of this! I will end you now!" Er Hong shouted as he threw his sword away, tighten this fist and threw a right punch at Charles! Charles knew Er Hong would grow impatient and attack him with all his strength, but to attack him with a punch seemed rather insane. 'No matter, I will end it here as well!' Charles thought as he used "Song Breathes Life" to control his breathing as Charles sheathed his sword and lowered his body down a bit. He bent his knees and held the sheath of his sword with his left and the handle with his right. His body faced the left while looking directly at Er Hong.

Everything around the both of them felt dangerous! The air around Er Hong felt heavy like they were looking at someone with absolute authority, while the air around Charles felt an eerie sense of nothing like there was no sense of life in the air. As Er Hong's right fist reaches Charles's range, everything in the surrounding became silent. No one could hear the rain slapping the ground repeatedly, the winds smashing into the walls of houses, the roars of thunder, and the cries of the soldiers as they struggled not to be carried away by the wind. Only the sound of Charles's katana being removed from its sheath was heard as he met straight on with Er Hong's right fist!

A loud screeching ring sounded out throughout the barracks and sound suddenly came back as they could hear the rain, wind, and thunder again. Sparks were appearing as sword and fist collided, Er Hong's fist looked like it was made of steel! This punch was Er Hong's strongest technique; this was why he was a 100-man commander! "Unbreakable Revered Fist "! The sparks continued as both men used all their strength to push through each other's attack! This was the finale! Who had a stronger will to beat the other! "Die foreign dog! DIE! I COMMAND YOU TO DIE!" Er Hong shouted as he pushed himself to the limit, using everything he had to kill Charles!

Charles could barely handle the strength the man in front of him had, his katana was still in perfect shape, but his arms were slowly breaking under pressure. Er Hong's aura had forced his body to stay in place as though he was paralysed! His entire body was enduring the weight of Er Hong's aura as he pushed with all his strength! He could feel his arms screaming in pain as they tried their best to push on and his body shouting stop! Give up! It's hopeless! But what would giving up now accomplish?! "I will not die Er Hong! I will not die in the arena, I will not die on the road to Zhong Zhou! I will not die in the streets of this border town! AND I WILL NOT DIE IN THIS DUEL!" Charles shouted and with all his strength forced his body to dodge Er Hong's punch with "Dashing Rabbit Strikes"!

Charles's body moved downwards as Er Hong's punch kept moving straight! But before Er Hong could stop his attack and block his body from harm Charles attacked Er Hong immediately with an upward slash cutting through Er Hong's right shoulder separating his whole right arm from his body! Blood flowed out from the gapping joint where his arm used to be attached like a waterfall! Er Hong was stunned beyond belief, and his whole body couldn't move from the shock as he saw his arm fly off from his body! Charles then used this opportunity to attack with a sideways cut and slice off Er Hong's neck! Er Hong's head came flying off and landed on the ground behind Charles with its eyes wide open.

Er Hong was wide-eyed in shock. He was somehow now on the ground and saw Charles's massive figure. 'When did this dog suddenly become so tall?!" and was stunned. He couldn't talk! Why couldn't he talk! He shouted in his mind as he saw a headless body fall onto the ground in front of Charles. 'T-that armor... That's mine... That's my body... Oh god, I'm de-" But before he could finish his thoughts heaven had already taken him. In the year 189, Charles has claimed the 100-man commander Er Hong. This kill would be the starting point of Charles military career that will lead him to become the most feared man in the nation.

Meanwhile in the Capital of the Yang Dynasty, GongJin. "My emperor, Great General Ou Jian has started to show signs of rebelling." A messenger dressed in cloth robes reported as he kneeled "What about the Chancellor? Has he done anything?" An old man dressed in golden silk robes sitting on a giant gold throne asked. "The chancellor has been speaking to the eunuchs in secret recently. We do not know the contents of their talks. I apologize for our lack of intelligence on the matter, my emperor." The soldier spoke. "It is understandable; you do not need to apologize. It should be I who apologizes. I have put our nation into such disarray. I have put my ancestors to shame." The emperor sighed, and the messenger left the throne room.

"My emperor please do not blame yourself! Ou Jian is a greedy pig who cannot be trusted! And the chancellor is no different! We must put them on trial immediately!" A large man wearing full red steel armor shouted. "Do not shout such ridiculous things Kong Gu! Do you want to cause further problems for the emperor?! Our situation is dire enough; we do not need your idiotic nonsense!" A man wearing full white steel armor replied. "Enough you two, we are in the presence of the emperor." A man wearing green silk clothes scolded the two of them. The emperor laughed as he heard the 3 of them bicker with each other.

"It is too bad I do not have much time to hear your youthful talks anymore..." The emperor lamented. "You will live long emperor! We will see through this together! Our nation won't crumble from such vile oppositions!" The red-armored man replied, and the two men agreed. "I am afraid that it would be impossible. With my son dead and my grandson only 11, how will our nation survive? Please, the 3 of you listen to me. Take care of my grandson for as long as you can and find someone capable, one that has no ties with my blood, someone who has never been part of palace politics before my death. This person has to be brave, smart and strong. Make sure he fulfills these requirements because this man will become the new emperor of this nation." The emperor said with his tired voice

"Someone with no ties to the royal blood?!" the man in red armor shouted, "Something like that is unprecedented!" the man in white armor shouted, "Why have you decided on this?!" the man in green robes shouted. They all looked at the old emperor in wide-eyed shock. The emperor simply smiled and replied: "The Yang royal book, the one who has taught emperors of this nation for centuries says in its last teachings: "There will come a day when this nation will crumble into pieces. The dynasty must acknowledge this. And if you the emperor reading this cannot see a way out then this is for you. A man will come, one without this nation's blood, one who had been rejected by heaven. This man will repair the cracks of this world. This man will become the nation's savior." and so it says." The emperor recalled.

The room became utterly silent, what did the royal book mean?! This nation will crumble into pieces and a man that will repair the cracks of the world?! The three-man looked at each other confused. "It is fine if you cannot understand it, even I have been questioning the royal book's last words for many years. The royal book has never been wrong, and I believe that this is not a teaching but a prophecy. So the three of you, help me in carrying out the prophecy. Find this man, as fast as possible. Because if we do not, this nation might end in disaster." The old emperor spoke and closed his eyes.

In the year 189, the last emperor of the Yang dynasty has died. News of his death spreads throughout the nation and his only heir; his grandson died in his room by assassination the day after the old emperor's death. Now with no heir to take over the throne the entire nation has erupted into a constant state of war for GongJin, the capital. With all the states split apart by the lords of each state wanting the throne. Now in the year 189, the start of the warrings state period begins!