Title: Orochi's Offensive

Summary: After Zhao Yun took Cheng Du castle from Orochi's army, the Serpent King himself decided that it was finally time for him to take action personally. Capturing all the spouses of the warriors, Orochi hoped to trigger their inner strength through passion and love. Can the Serpent King be defeated? And who will prevail at the end of Orochi's offensive?

DW Pairings: Lu Bu x Diao Chan, Slight Jiang Wei x Diao Chan, Cao Pi x Zhen Ji, Slight Zhao Yun x Zhen Ji, Zhuge Liang x Yue Ying, Zhuge Liang x Yue Ying, Guan Ping x Xing Cai, Liu Bei x Sun Shang Xiang, Sun Ce x Da Qiao, Zhou Yu x Xiao Qiao, Meng Huo x Zhu Rong, Fu Xi x Nu Wa

SW Pairings: Yoshihiro Shimazu x Ginchiyo Tachibana, Yukimura Sanada x Kunoichi, Nobunaga Oda x Noh, Nagamasa Azai x Oichi, Hideyoshi Toyotomi x Nene, Sakon Shima x Ina, Magoichi Saika x Gracia, Goemon Ishikawa, Keiji Maeda x Okuni

Chapter One: Campaign for Shu

Orochi, the Serpent King, sat at his throne in Koshi Castle, tapping his finger at the side of the black chair filled with lots of serpents. News of the escaped convict, Zhao Yun, and his little army, of taking back Cheng Du, amused him.

Da Ji came into the room, holding onto her injury.

"My lord...I am sorry I lost to those remnants of Shu. I didn't expect them to see through my illusions..." She said.

Orochi's officers, including his snakes minions, stood at one side of the path to the throne, looked shocked, as they whispered something about defeat of Da Ji by the Hands of the remnants of Shu. The Human officers who served Orochi, stood at the other side of the path. Lu Bu scoffed as he wielded his Halberd and slammed it hard on the ground to silence everyone. Dong Zhuo, who only cared about golds, did not care about Da Ji's defeat as long as he still get his golds. Keiji Maeda yawned as he lay his spear behind his head. Sima Yi waved his black fan, fanning himself while glaring at Zhuge Liang, who remained silent.

Orochi stood up from his seat. Everyone stay quiet immediately. Orochi used his ghasty voice and spoke,

"Amusing...Perhaps, we shall entertain them ourselves."

Da Ji looked shocked as she knelt down and bowed,

"My lord...surely you don't think of attacking Cheng Du? We can always ask Cao Pi to lead the attack."

Orochi smiled as he summoned his scythe from air and grasped it in his hand..

"There is no need. It's time to see what that loyal retainer of Shu can do. I shall enjoy myself feasting on those poor dogs." said coldly the Serpent King.

The serpent officers of Orochi discussed to themselves about Orochi's decision. Meanwhile, Dong Zhuo then tried to touch Diao Chan's chin, who was standing by his side. Lu Bu looked disgust and immediately swatted away his once foster father's hand. They glared at each other while Diao Chan turned her head away from the crowd. Orochi saw all this and an idea came to him.

"Women...They are weakness of men if we know where to take action appropriately." commented Orochi.

"That's right, my lord. Why don't we capture the beloved ones next to the men of Shu and their new comrades? That will force the men into desperation. Only then, will they fight you with all their strength. Hehe!" laughed Da Ji as she gave a little skip skip hop dance.

"Interesting... They say the power of love gives a human man unimaginable power... Da Ji, prepare our army immediately! Come, my serpent demons. We shall give them a little surprise tonight..."

"Yes, my lord!" everyone shouted as they bowed.

Night, Cheng Du castle.

Everyone was celebrating their victory over Orochi's army inside the castle with a banquet. Zhao Yun, the leader of the Shu resistance army, drank his wine. He then put down the cup as he was not in the mood to celebrate the victory. His master, Lord Liu Bei, still hasn't been found. Yukimura Sanada, his new found ally, poured wine into his cup and tapped on his shoulder.

"Don't worry, Master Zhao, we shall help you find Lord Liu soon." Yukimura said.

Zhao Yun gave a light smile as he then gave a speech.

"Everyone! Though we managed to retake the lands of Shu, our lord Liu Bei still haven't been found. However, it is important to rest and recover our energy. Once we do so, we shall find our lord and kill that Snake demon!"

Everyone applauded as they gave cheers. Then, they returned to their celebration. Officers like Goemon Ishikawa, Magoichi Saika shared their drinks as they talked about their favourite women. Magoichi shared his story that he recently fell in love with Lady Xing Cai, and Lady Yue Ying. Goemon laughed as he said loudly that he only loved one woman, and that was the Izumo dancer, Okuni.

Ginchiyo Tachibana, Yue Ying and Xing Cai were chatting happily at one side when poor Yoshihiro Shimazu came trotting like a drunkard. Ginchiyo was filled with disgust as Yoshihiro tried to hit on her by saying she was a cute little kitten. She gave him a tight slap in the face.

"Dear ladies, I have to go now. I can't stand watching my Nemesis spouting nonsense at me!" said Ginchiyo as she bowed and left.

On the hallway, a shadow was seen, eyeing the Tachibana woman, like a sniper. The demon ninja crept and blended well into the shadow as he used ninjstu to hide once the Tachibana woman passed by. Ginchiyo walked past the shadow unawaringly when the demon ninja shot his hands like claw, one wrapping around her waist, pinning her arms to her sides, the other clamping over her mouth. He yanked her into the courtyard quickly. The lady was shocked as she squirmed and thrashed.

"You better be quiet, woman! Or else I will slash your throat!" said the Ninja as he pulled out his ninja sword and held it against her neck. The Ninja demon smiled as Ginchiyo stopped resisting. He unclamped her mouth slightly, though still effectively silencing her, but still give her plenty of air to breathe.

Ginchiyo was waiting for this moment, as she suddenly lashed out her other arm and slammed it into the Ninja stomach as she broke free of his grasp. She pulled out her lightning blade from the sheath by her waist and pointed it at the Ninja demon.

"Orochi's minion! What is the purpose of you being here? We have already won against Orochi army!"

"Hehe... that is not my obligation to answer you. You will come with me quietly now, or your friends shall all die tonight!" The ninja demon readied his blade.

"I would not give in to such empty threats... En garde!" Ginchiyo got into her sword stance.

Ginchiyo lashed out her blade and slashed at the Ninja head. But he simply blocked it with his arm guard and with quick lightning speed, appeared behind Ginchiyo.

"How could he be so fast... Who is this guy? A new demon?" thought Ginchiyo as she swung back her sword but could only cut air.

"What?" said Ginchiyo and before she knew it, The demon pulled out his finger and gave a stabing tap at her neck. Ginchiyo fell throbbing to the ground unconscious as the demon's hands suddenly appeared ropes and black cloth. He tied her hands behind her back, and gagged her. He then threw her behind his back, in a fireman carryman style and disappeared into the shadow...

An hour later, Yoshihiro knocked on Xing Cai's room door. Xing Cai who had also resigned to her room earlier, opened to the door.

"Hey, little girl, I was wondering..."

"Stop calling me little girl! I am a warrior already!"

"Hey, hey, calm down."

"Okay, tell me your business here, Lord Shimazu."

"I was trying to find Lady Gichinyo but I couldn't found her anywhere..."

"Have you tried her room?"

"Yes, that's why i am asking you."

"She is probably fuming somewhere else. Especially after you tried to hit on her..."

"Hey, I was going to apologize to her about that! Hmm... it's been a hour, do you think she is alright?"

"Okay... if you are that worrying about her, I will help you search for her."

Xing Cai grabbed her spear and shield and went looking for her oath sister, whom she had made friend with since Ueda castle, seeing their similarity in personality. Yoshihiro followed her when they came to a fork in the hallway.

"You go search the courtyard... I will look into her room."

"Alright!"

Xing Cai entered the room, to find no one here and nothing amiss. She was about to close the door when a needle shot out from a bamboo pole, hit her neck. She felt dizzy suddenly as she tried to stand using her spear, but eventually gave in and fell unconscious in the room. Another ninja demon smiled as he shot out from the window.

"Hehe... an easy prey... Lord Orochi will be happy about this!"

The Ninja demon pulled out some ropes and another black cloth. He tied her hands behind her back and gagged her, preventing her from making noise once she woke up from the effect of the needle that contained light anesthesia, which caused loss of consciousness for a short time. He then grabbed her and yanked her behind his back. Her weapons were also taken by him. He then jumped out of the window and disappeared into the darkness...

Meanwhile, Yoshihiro was searching the courtyard when he found something...

"Hey, isn't that Ginchiyo's sword?" He picked it up...

"Could she be... in trouble?" He said. Suddenly there were shouts and cries of the Shu men.

"Orochi's army is here! Help!" a Shu major shouted before he was killed.

Yoshihiro hid Ginchiyo sword inside his armor and lifted up his hammer and went into battle.

Zhao Yun and the rest of the Shu officers were still celebrating, when the cries and shouts were heard.

"Orochi's army is here! Ah!" A Shu private shouted along the hallway, before Orochi's snake demons overran him.

"What?! How could Orochi's army be here so soon!" Zhao Yun exclaimed.

"Lord Zhao Yun, Orochi has the ability to warp times and spaces. It is no hard feat for his army to appear here soon!" said Jiang Wei.

"That's right... Everyone prepare for battle!"

Everyone rushed out of the banquet, as they readied their weapons and started to fight with the enemies. Weapons clashed, and blood spilled out everywhere, soaking the imperial hall of Chengdu with crimson liquid.

Zhao Yun was battling with a snake demon officer as Yue Ying and Jiang Wei battling enemies. Yue Ying was fighting when a third ninja demon appeared before her.

"Woman! After that last time at Hasedo, It's time for you to be captured once again!"

Yue Ying was shocked and tried to defend herself. But the demon was too fast and he punched her into her stomach, knocking her out. Mist the chaos, he carried her away from the battlefield. Jiang Wei saw this as he stabbed an enemy with his trident.

"Lady Yue Ying!" Jiang Wei cried as he quickly chased after her. Outside Cheng Du castle,with nobody around, in the forest. Jiang Wei lost her. He screamed agonizingly at his failure. He failed to prevent Master Zhuge Liang from surrendering. Now he lost his master's wife! Just then, A large boar monster with the size of a giant, appeared in his path.

"Do you like sweet things?" He grunted loudly as he swung his axe. Jiang Wei blocked but was thrown off guard. The boar demon grabbed him up by the head. Jiang Wei cried and whined in pain. The boar demon then had pleasure as he then throw him toward the tree trunks. Jiang Wei met the impact as his back hit the trunk. Jiang Wei then got up and said,

"What enormous power... What is this? A new demon?"

"Hehe... Orochi only wants women. He does not need you. So you can die!"

"What?!" The boar demon swung his axe at Jiang Wei, this time Jiang Wei fired some projectiles and hit the boar demon eyes. The boar demon screamed in pain as he was temporarily blinded. Jiang Wei then decided to take this time to escape. However, the boar demon pulled out the projectiles and laughed,

"haha, did you think that little trick will work against me!"

The demon then kicked Jiang Wei's head so hard that he flew away and hit the ground unconscious. The Boar demon walked slowly to his body now lying on the ground. The Boar demon was about to lay the final blow before the ninja demon with Yue Ying appeared, her weapon also taken by him.

"Wait, this is the strategist of Shu who had defeated the Orochi army back at Nan Zhong! If we take him captives, that will cripple the Shu army strength significantly!"

"Heh, you are right. Perhaps Lord Orochi will be happy too..."

The Ninja demon lay Yue Ying beside Jiang Wei. He pulled out some ropes and black cloths. He tied their hands behind their backs and gagged them. The boar demon grabbed Jiang Wei and the ninja demon grabbed Yue Ying. They then disappeared into darkness beyond the forest...

The fight at ChengDu Castle was not going well for Shu. Magoichi and Goemon were still fighting, blasting their ranged weapons at the hordes, but even their ammunitions were limited. Yukimura was also slaying demons with his Crimison Spear. Many Shu men died. Zhao Yun fought bravely but was forced to retreat. Dragon Spear in his hands, countless demon hordes fell before his might. However, Cheng Du castle was retaken by Orochi's army. Zhao Yun and the remnants of Shu found them surrounded. They began to feel exhausted and as one demon officer was about to strike a blow at Zhao Yun... A masked figure holding double volge appeared. Wei Yan slashed the demon officer, killing him in one blow.

"Me...help...retreat!"

"Yes! Everyone retreat now!"

The Shu army broke out of the siege and retreated from Cheng Du however they found themselves being hunted like rats as the Orochi army decided to pursue them. Orochi, the serpent king himself, and the rest of the officers were all watching the battle like a entertainment show.

Zhao Yun decided to move to Nan Zhong to seek refuge. However on the way to Nan Zhong, Zhao Yun met the fat guy, Meng Huo, who was panting and sweating while running to him.

"Oh, hey, Shu! You gotta help me! They have taken my wife as well!"

"The Orochi army has taken your wife?"

"Yes! The Orochi has also sent army to attack us in Nan Zhong! They have taken my dear! You have to help me rescue her!"

"I see, so Orochi has taken Nan Zhong as well... We have no choice but to move to Jiang Ling!"

"Oh King Meng Huo of Nanman, could we seek your assistance? We shall rescue your wife as well!" Zhao Yun shook hand with Meng Huo's larger hand. Just then, Zhao Yun noticed that his ranks had decreased.

"Where are Lady Yue Ying, Lady Xing Cai, Lady Tachibana, and Advisor Jiang Wei?" Zhao Yun asked, his face puzzled.

"Lord Zhao... Lady Tachibana has been captured...Look, The only thing I have now is Tachibana sword." Yoshihiro stepped up, taking out the sword hidden in his armor to show it to everyone.

"That means... The ladies have been captured! Advisor Jiang Wei could have been taken too!"

"Hey, Zhao Yun, our strength is not big enough to attempt an rescue right now. We still haven't found out Lord Liu Bei's whereabouts." Magoichi said, while reloading his gun.

Zhao Yun army merged with Meng Huo's Nanman army and prepared to march to Jiang Ling, the city in Jing province. However, Zhao Yun found out news from the King of Nanman that Liu Bei was kept imprisoned in Wu territories and decided to march from Jiang Ling to Wu territories...

"Orochi could have taken the captives back to his headquarter. I could not imagine what they will do with them. Please bear with it for the time being. Forgive me for not rescuing you as soon as possible. If Liu Bei is nearby, then we should get him first before we get you guys back. Forgive my selfishness." thought Zhao Yun as he rode on his white horse.

Yukimura, who was riding on white horse too, seemed to be able to guess Zhao Yun's thoughts. He rode up to him.

"Master Zhao, they will understand. For now, we should rescue whoever we can now. Once we are strong enough, we will then save our comrades." Yukimura said, before riding his horse off.

"I hope so... My lord, please wait for me!" Zhao Yun said, looking up at the sky, wondering what kind of fate awaits them.

Meanwhile, at Orochi occupied Cheng Du

In the audience hall, the walls and areas are burned with scars of reddish flames on the walls and spiky structures popping out here and there from the ground. Orochi sat on the throne seat of the former Shu Emperor, with Da Ji patting on his back. Zhu Rong, the Nanman Queen, was bound tightly, her wrists tied behind her back and her body, upper chest and lower chest were tied to their body. She was brought before Orochi by his demon soldier.

"Release me, you vile demon!"

"Shut up, woman! Bow before Lord Orochi!"

The demon soldier kicked her in the back of her knees, forcing her to kneel down. Then three other demon soldiers brought the bound Ginchiyo, Xing Cai and Yue Ying. Each were bound in the similar fasion, their wrists were tied behind their backs and the bindings are connected to the arms and body, forcing pressure on their body being tied. They struggled, squirmed and tried to break free of the ropes, but to no use.

"It is useless to struggle, women. These ropes are made by my serpents scale. You can't break free of them easily."

The women were kicked in the knee which forced them to kneel on the floor.

"Orochi! How dare you capture us! Release us immediately!" Ginchiyo shouted.

"Yeah, and keep your flithy hands off me! Creeps! Release us! Agh!" Xing Cai shouted.

"What are you going to do with us?" Yue Ying asked, keeping an eye look out for Zhuge Liang, but couldn't see him anywhere.

"Silence, I have use for you later. Take them to the dungeons! And entertain them as well..." Orochi ordered.

The demon soldiers forced them to stand up and pushed them out of the throne room. After they are gone, Orochi, with his hand on his chin, ordered,

"Bring me that male prisoner!"

A demon soldier brought in Jiang Wei, bound the same way as the women, and force him onto his knees.

"Orochi, why have you brought me here? Why am I not killed?" asked Jiang Wei.

"You will see your purpose soon enough. Your master is under my servitude. You might as well serve me."

"Never! I will never side with a demon! Let me see my master Liang!"

"A pity. Take him away, and lock him up in different chamber."

The demon soldier took Jiang Wei away, who remained silent and stern.

Da Ji then spoke up,

"Well, we got quite a few of prisoners, don't we?" said Da Ji. "So what are our next plan, m'lord?"

"We shall wait and see... Zhuge Liang is at Wu territories. Sun Ce movement is quite interesting as you said..."

So the next few days, Orochi and his army occupied the whole of Shu, forcing Zhao Yun and his gang out of Shu completely. Their next plan was unclear but they were watching Sun Ce's recent movement...