Somebody wake me from this nightmare (locked to failednamesake)

[papatiger]

[For a brief time there was a break in the wave of demon attacks. Scout reported the strange movement in Orochi's army as they pulled back from front lines and retreated back to Koshi castle. Neither Daji nor Kiyomori could be seen, and while the Hydra didn't disappear it seemed less aggressive, striking only when it was being attacked.

Nobody was fooled; the army was kept vigilant and most of the remaining heroes, those who had yet to fallen prey to the giant snake or enchanted by Kiyomori's spells, were wise enough to take the time to recoup.

Save for a few minor skirmishes, they allied force didn't really lose any more good men and women.]

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[failednamesake]

[And technically, it remains to be seen about whether Chen Gong counts under one of those 'good men and women'.

It was an unceremonious capture; he heard about his former lord Lu Bu still pursuing Nezha, even after the arrival of the Orochi. As someone Lu Bu (mildly) trusted in, his job was to go recruit the warrior to their cause.

Basically, an impossible task, seeing that avenging Diao Chan was his motivation.

He didn't think it would go this horribly, though. He didn't think Nezha would end up in a fix with the demons, which caused Lu Bu to get into a fix, which caused him to get abducted. Not killed, just... knocked out and abducted. He had no time to think about what happened to everyone else who volunteered to come with him (honestly, saving them is only a thought in his mind because it would enable him a better chance of surviving). But now...

When he comes to, it's dark. That's the first thing he notices. A few words surface in his head--

Oh, what a mess.]