Pillars of smoke, Carnage at every corner. Bohe had seen the damage done to that village, People who died and didn’t deserve it. And yet Here he was trying to find out a way to stall them. Even Liu Xie had his sins, His weakness was one major flaw in his life. Picking up the charred soil, He had…
It appears that Bohe had a deathwish to wait, Which wasn’t too long. Lu Bu’s forces had already passed on by, And now Xiang Yu was present. Armed with the men who had died with him, As terracotta he had seen The former Emperor, But the blood of Liu is present. Especially Liu Bang.
Armed with his Twin Dao; Dead Double, He would approach as his horse of dapple would stand by with the Terracotta. Each step made his figure taller to The Abdicated, And Xiang Yu would keep his eyes onto him. He didn’t need to express his temper, All he knew was he Had to get rid of the problem that vexed him.
"… So the Man of Shameless peasant blood stands before the man whose Greater Grandfather had stepped on to make his Empire. I find it perfectly Ironic you ran from Lu Bu into Me instead. There’s no escape.. And yet. You have no throne? Karma got to you before me."
Armed with the blade he had kept from his rule, A Sword he shall never give to anyone, Not even Zihuan the abdicator. However Fighting against Xiang Yu was definitely suicide. It was his might that made him feared in the warring states, Before Even Lu Bu himself. He felt his anxiety, How he was close to his death. He would die if his actions were hostile.
But there was one thing Xiang Yu was wrong about. “… The throne. Was never mine. In a way, You are right. I am but a peasant. However China has forgotten about the power of the people. Zhang Jiao had peasants and farmers to strangle the throat of a Dynasty. Liu Bang was no different than my Imperial Uncle Liu Bei, To have his support against the Qin, In a way he should’ve been Han Emperor. Me? I was born from a Concubine, Who tried to abort me only to be poisoned by a Vindictive Empress.. I was on the Throne that wasn’t meant to be mine. Born in a family that wasn’t earned to me And I am the last one besides my children and Jie.”
But before he doubts himself further he explained the good. “I see why China doesn’t see me as Emperor, I am a puppet. But my voice is my weapon, And My Wisdom. Something this nation lacked, Where words once was the treasure from the Emperors like Huang Di. But.. You need to know the truth.”
Xiang Yu scoffed tempered, He died from a peasant and this is what he gets. Weakness. Lu Bu and Xiang Yu were surprisingly similar, Both followed the Ideology of strength over everything. That’s what the land lacked truly, Strength and power. Politics were weak, Politics can decay. But without Firm Hand that can fight, Your empire will crumble. If Xiang Yu had only won that day… He will be the Emperor and his heirs would be strong.
"You forgot something else they lacked. Strength and Power! You mope and cry, and feel sad and failures for losing The Empire of your family! You let Tyrants place their hands on your back and you talk. And the Prince of the Man who once helped you by using you, did the right thing by Removing you from Throne before me even! I wouldn’t allow that.. Shi Huangdi didn’t allow it." Bohe’s peaceful manners were offensive. Anyone should have Joy on the Throne!
But what proof did he have? He wasn’t being manipulated by Shi Huangdi. He was Praised and valued. Opposite of being a pawn. “And what ‘Slander’ do you have? The Qin lost their empire because of you.. I’ll let you speak your final words before your head is mine.” Xiang Yu couldn’t deny evidence, Even from a Liu. Sadly even he was lost. If the Qin was truly great, Why do people run? Why do they speak ill of his ‘Lord’? Why must the skies darken.. Why must the heavens be angry?
Bohe took all that in, But Strength and Power makes tyrants. Especially when China had too much of Tyrants already. But this man was being used of who he really should be fighting against. Liu Xie was not Liu Bang, He was not his father or Grandfather either his brothers. He was a person who didn’t want to see anyone turn into the fiends whose faces infects the mind of Liu Xie.
"Xiang Yu.. I cannot say or demand for you to forgive my family of the Crimes in the Past. I can ask, And I do apologize.. I know the severity of the Age of the Qin and the Warring States. You’re a hero of your kingdom, I hold the answer not by words.. But by witnesses and literature. I took these records before I left Luoyang and was kicked from throne." He had presented the official documents of The Qin, And of Shu. Each were by the famed authors that studied such eras. They exposed the vibrant images of the Qin and how the Chu opposed them. Especially by the notes of Xiang Yu’s relative.
"… Ask any one in this land and they’ll say the same thing. Speak what was passed down for generations. I will admit one thing, China is definitely Shi Huangdi’s creation. But look.. If your lord is benevolent, omnipotent, and omniscient as he claims. Why do people fight? Why are you fighting? If the Jade Emperor wanted to rule again, China would make a new dynasty all over again. I know you hold resentment to the Liu.. But I’m not even close to them as a ruler, But I am a better person who knows what Benevolence is."
This was.. True. This was surprisingly true, All of it. What Bohe said made sense. If Gods like Nuwa descended and asked for the land, Everyone would hand it over. Same for the Jade Emperor. And yet Shangdi is an enemy? Immediately Xiang Yu looked at the literature, He learned that Shi Huangdi killed Innocents, Burned scholars, And then how he died by mercury poison. The Han and Chu were allies, Well ‘were’. “… I don’t.. I.. It was all a.. Lie..?”
He felt the sharp pain in his head holding onto it. His memories were rushing in. “AGGGGHHHH!!!” It was painful like his brain was getting ripped in half while being punched by electric knuckles. All of what he did against The Qin came back. But with a headache he came back to himself, His eyes were more human.
"Damn my head.. That’s what happened? The Emperor Of the Qin is back.." He remembered this was ‘Liu’ Xie. Stepping forward again grunting with his Dao, However it may appear he will swing to cleave Bohe. But he had slammed the blade next to him. "…. I remember everything.. I remember losing Yu.. And I should kill you to end your deceiving bloodline. However.. Even warriors like myself, Carry debts. Working for the villain I fought against as a pawn is worse than fighting someone who can’t, Even if they are two-faced. But theirs hope for you yet. What do we do?"
Giving out a heavy sigh of relief when it was safe, Bohe was prepared to Die. He had always been able to prepare his end, However the last part was simple. Susano-o was bound to make his move eventually. When he does.. It was best for Xiang Yu and Bohe to stay out of the way, Maybe someone else will have the honor to end the Corpse. But.. Wei was a different story. To Bohe, Wei is the definition of greed and Ambition. But these were Simas. Taiyou and Ziyuan were close father and son, Until this chaos happened.
And then it hit him, Someone needed to be brave to bring the Father and Son back before a Civil war happened. If The Mystics do beat Shi Huangdi, There will be another case of history repeating itself. As much as Bohe secretly would love to have Cao-Wei gone especially ‘certain’ Cao. Holding vindictive hostility towards them would make him a villain, It’s better to place the evils of the throne to someone who was. That’s what he believed and went with.
"There’s nothing we can do. We cannot approach Shi Huangdi, We will both be killed.. If he found out you are awakened and defected you’ll lose Yu Meiren and your life again. Permanently.. However Lu Bu on the other hand… He caused the awakening by destroying Weiyang Palace again. If Shi Huangdi, If The Emperor is dealt with.. Lu Bu will go on a rampage, There must be someone or something to stop him." He would have a flashback, Of what Lu Bu said. ‘I will find you and I will kill you. I will hunt you down.’ He had to confront the God Of War itself. "… Xiang Yu. Lu Bu is after me, He was exiled by Guo Si and Li Jue’s advice and me. If Lu Bu knows I am here, He will go after me. Especially since Shi Huangdi might perish by mystics. We must calm his temper.. Or The Emperor will make him an heir to his madness."
Lu Bu had been a vicious one. No one in Xiang Yu's life had held such a malice. So Liu Xie would be bait, For what? His men... Lu Bu's men will insight rebellion. It makes sense.
"I see where you're getting at. I see what you're doing. Just remember you're playing with an inferno, When Lu Bu finds you, He will show you hell. As for me I will be making sure you're protected. Be warned, Lu Bu might meet his end.. By his own anger."
