The Fun of Bloodshed

The clashing echoes around the vast area and down the canyons in the forest, surpassing the sound of the river at the bottom of it... Metal against metal, shouts of fighting men, horses rearing.

"If only I could go all out... With these roaring thunders and the trees all around us..." I clench my grip on the weapon "But there are times when you shall know when to stop, especially if I look at the whole situation".

Two men approach me, clearly wanting to take me down but somehow scared to try... Their movements are sloppy and imprecise.One throws himself forward with a scream, the sword risen high with both hands aiming for my head

-You're not even trying- I mutter with a sigh as he charges forward. I step to the side and let him pass past me, I turn around and slam my foot on his back making him loose balance as he falls flat on the ground.

The second one lunges forward, thinking that me showing him my back was an opening for a sneak attack. I grab his wrist from behind and twist it then force him on his knees, the other man starts standing back up as he spit soil and blood from his mouth

-You two are... Terrible, can you even call yourself soldiers?- I mock them while pressing him back down with my boot -Argh...!- he groans as I probably fracture some ribs -Tell your damn King to hire better troops next time or he won't conquer any nation like this. Enough with childrens, as long as I am here... You don't stand a chance-

The man beneath me wheezes and coughs up blood -I didn't even use any weapon, this is absurd- he tries to push me off while the man I'm holding with my hand struggles to free himself with both hands pinned behind the neck, still on his knees...

-I guess I should end you, it's really disturbing that I'm having fun isn't it?- I change my grip on the spear and thrust it on his spine, putting an end to his suffering... The other one looks at the dead companion with a wide mouth -I.. Agh... He...- he can't say anything n just fumbles on his words before looking at me, finally realizing that the difference between us.

-Well, bye- he widens his eyes confused but immediately hits the floor with his head as I slam him down, some pained cried leave his throat. I throw a kick to his head and twist his neck, breaking it as he rolls away with a broken jaw dangling from his head.

A few men stops to look at the scene, the corpse reaches them and they stare at it nauseated... The body facing me but the head facing the sky with an open mouth and torn flesh in the cheeks, revealing the bones behind them.

A man gulps down and the others look around with unease -What? Never seen a dead man? I doubt so- one of the men meets my eyes a forces his words out -I can't deny that of all the deaths I saw, this was probably the crudest ever- and I see it, the fear in their eyes... They probably think that I'm some crazed beast that eats whatever comes their way, and if one day the enemies were no more enough to satisfy me I would turn to them... That same fear is what General Wu is using to create distrust against me.

-They're enemies, they've done much worse than killing other soldiers in a less honorable way than normal... Do I have to remind you about what happened in many villages of ours?- I rise my eyebrow approaching them

-No, you're right...- says the other solder, looking down -There get back to work soldier!- I scold him, crushing that skull with the back of my spear -Yessir!- and so they turn around and throw themselves on some enemies.

From behind I hear steps, of someone with a steadier walk. I turn around and see some more soldiers... They're in between the trees a few meters away. Their gear is of a better quality and heavier materials, ideal for strong hits... With a smirk I turn around and walk toward them with fast steps, once I'm in proximity of the forest they stop and look at me, their eyes aren't afraid nor darting around like everyone else.

I look at the badge hanging on the armor of one of the guys, he's got a high rank -Actual soldiers? What a luxury- I mock him

The one with the biggest arms lift his spear and rise it in between us -The woman, Ying ChangLai-

-The one and only- I fake a greeting bow -I've heard of your fury, unstoppable on the battlefield to the point of being a ghost straight from the underworld- he looks at the corpses piled behind me and the recently two new additions -You live up to your name-

I lean forward and whisper -Then you know how this ends-

He laughs and withdraws his weapon -Let me see how you fight- he snaps his fingers and the two men behind him comes forward.

They charge at me, I jump back of a few meters as they form a circle at my sides... I land and clash my weapon with one of them while the other comes from the other side, I dodge him and put myself in front of both.

One sprints and I meet him midway, blocking his hit with an armored vambrace. I lock the side blades of his spear in my armor's buckles, twist my arm and make him loose balance as he holds tightly the weapon in hand, dragging him forward against the blade of the soldier who went for snack attack.

He gets hit on the heart and loose his grip on the weapon, I grab it and pass in my free hand having now two spears.

The man drops on his comrade who shakes his corpse off as if it was nothing before turning back to me -You're not horrible soldiers, if you had better coordination you could have lasted a bit more actually- I look up at the sky as it gets darker and darker -But sadly I would have still had the upper hand-

He squints his eyes and before he knows it a lighting strikes him, wanting to finish this quickly since there's nobody watching.

-Impressive- says the man looking at us, my eyes turns sharp immediately -Oh right, there's still one left- he laughs and grabs a weapon -I feel like you're actually quite bored, let me entertain you then... No dirty tricks, just us and our simple weapons-

I turn to fade him and rise both eyebrows with a laugh -Are you for real?- he nods with a smile -I saw you fighting, I understand what you need and that is to finally find someone to keep up with you and satisfy you-

-Yeah actually it's quite unfair that you already saw my fighting style, you could use it to your advance- he finally lets out a laugh -I'm confident that it wouldn't really matter for someone like you- he goes in position -Well then, let's start our dance-.