I'll open my heart to your voice.
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calvinoOnce he was sure that he was alone, Zhang Liao let out a sigh and rubbed his hand over his face. Send him to fight a million men with his twin axes, he'd rather face death then live another day in this new world. The memory of that day when the tear in the air had first appeared remains burned into his dreams; dragged through dark and cold energy and space, Zhang Liao had felt his very being pulled in every direction by the force that had him within its mysterious power. Nothing but blackness as far as the eye could see, and only the feel of wind to tell him that he was being sucked through a dark tunnel with no end in sight.
And abruptly light exploded all around him and he shot through the end, crashing into soft grass and flowers as he entered the 21st century.
Six months had passed and still no answer to his abrupt jump to the future, but fortune had granted him some reprieve. It was perhaps a stroke of luck that he had landed at the home of a certain Principality, a miracle that brother hadn't planted a bullet in his brain. Head pounding and confused, Zhang Liao found himself completely lost for words at the strange yellow-haired man screaming at him in words he did not understand. If it hadn't been for the young lady at the other man's side, the situation might've ended up ugly.
But Lady Lili had settled the situation between the two men before words turned to blows. It was Lady Lili who contacted Master Arthur and Master Wang, believing the two to hold the keys to the answer he seeks, and through her that he discovered that he had stepped forth into a world completely unlike his own.
While Master Arthur and Master Wang discussed matters, Lady Lili had offered Zhang Liao a place to stay. Perhaps it was because she was the first friendly face he had seen since he entered the new millennium that tipped the scales in favour of her offer over Master Wang's, but six months had passed while he slowly learned to adapt to modern society. Languages was not as hard as culture and the change in values; 21st century Liechtenstein was a universe away from 2nd century China. But Zhang Liao is tenacious and determined to master the ways of this unfamiliar world. If Master Wang and Master Arthur could not find him an answer, then he would need to seek one out himself. And he needs to be prepared.
Still, there are days when he is tired. When he is lonely, and longs for a familiar face from home. The lost of Lord Lu Bu and Lady Diaochan still weigh on his heart; it had been no longer than a week since their deaths when he had trespassed from one time to another, and the pain of losing a lord he respected and a lady he harboured illicit feelings for caused him far more suffering than his foreign environment. And it is during those days that Lady Lili always seems to know that he needs her help. She would ask him for tea, teach him about her ways, her people, her culture, ask him about his home and what he liked to do. She spent time with him, maybe because she saw and understood the loneliness that he carried in his heart like a throbbing ache that never truly goes away. And from the seed of those moments of caring and empathy, Zhang Liao felt the pain grow less raw and dull. It would always be there in the back of his mind, weighing on his conscience, but with Lady Lili at least he could smile a little.
Zhang Liao pulled himself together and walked on down the empty corridors. He had just one more wing to check on before his shift was over. Lady Lili lived in this wing, so he had all the more reason to be extra careful that there was no cause for alert or harm towards her.
And maybe, maybe he might see her. That would truly make his night.
And abruptly light exploded all around him and he shot through the end, crashing into soft grass and flowers as he entered the 21st century.
Six months had passed and still no answer to his abrupt jump to the future, but fortune had granted him some reprieve. It was perhaps a stroke of luck that he had landed at the home of a certain Principality, a miracle that brother hadn't planted a bullet in his brain. Head pounding and confused, Zhang Liao found himself completely lost for words at the strange yellow-haired man screaming at him in words he did not understand. If it hadn't been for the young lady at the other man's side, the situation might've ended up ugly.
But Lady Lili had settled the situation between the two men before words turned to blows. It was Lady Lili who contacted Master Arthur and Master Wang, believing the two to hold the keys to the answer he seeks, and through her that he discovered that he had stepped forth into a world completely unlike his own.
While Master Arthur and Master Wang discussed matters, Lady Lili had offered Zhang Liao a place to stay. Perhaps it was because she was the first friendly face he had seen since he entered the new millennium that tipped the scales in favour of her offer over Master Wang's, but six months had passed while he slowly learned to adapt to modern society. Languages was not as hard as culture and the change in values; 21st century Liechtenstein was a universe away from 2nd century China. But Zhang Liao is tenacious and determined to master the ways of this unfamiliar world. If Master Wang and Master Arthur could not find him an answer, then he would need to seek one out himself. And he needs to be prepared.
Still, there are days when he is tired. When he is lonely, and longs for a familiar face from home. The lost of Lord Lu Bu and Lady Diaochan still weigh on his heart; it had been no longer than a week since their deaths when he had trespassed from one time to another, and the pain of losing a lord he respected and a lady he harboured illicit feelings for caused him far more suffering than his foreign environment. And it is during those days that Lady Lili always seems to know that he needs her help. She would ask him for tea, teach him about her ways, her people, her culture, ask him about his home and what he liked to do. She spent time with him, maybe because she saw and understood the loneliness that he carried in his heart like a throbbing ache that never truly goes away. And from the seed of those moments of caring and empathy, Zhang Liao felt the pain grow less raw and dull. It would always be there in the back of his mind, weighing on his conscience, but with Lady Lili at least he could smile a little.
Zhang Liao pulled himself together and walked on down the empty corridors. He had just one more wing to check on before his shift was over. Lady Lili lived in this wing, so he had all the more reason to be extra careful that there was no cause for alert or harm towards her.
And maybe, maybe he might see her. That would truly make his night.