The Fate of my Soul.

Part 23

Dawn has yet to break when I wake.  Taking a moment to mentally prepare myself, I rise and dress myself purposely taking my time.  I will be dressed as The God of War in every way, and as I don my battle armor, my thoughts are solely on Bai Qian.  Then for the first time in many years, I bow low to the ground and pray to my parents, The Heavenly Father and The Heavenly Mother for their protection and success.  It is heartfelt, tearful and solemn, but I do not hold back on my plea for the life of the only woman I have ever loved, the woman I want to live eternally with at my side.

It is the arrival of Zhe Yan that pulls me up off the floor.  Giving me the longest look, he suddenly hugs me, and not being a man to show affection so blatantly, I understand in an instant that, though he is smiling, he too is as scared as I am.  

Once we are both ready, we make our way to the Main Hall where several of My Disciples are already gathered and fully donned in their battle gear.  The Fox Empress is awake too going by the sounds coming from the kitchen, the woman has no understanding of the word silence, her voice can be heard from the main entrance to the Hall.  And as we wait for breakfast, the rest of my Disciples and The Fox Clan family slowly begin to trickle in, all are ready to go.

Breakfast is a solemn affair with only the minimal amount of talking, each of us lost to our own thoughts on what lay ahead.  It is only when the tables are cleared that my disciples begin to talk quietly among themselves, though being a Dragon, my ears are sharp, and all of them are voicing their concerns, though none are visibly showing fear, I know they are all afraid, because they know, by the end of this day, we will more than likely be at war.

Now that breakfast is over, I call everyone forward to go over our plan one last time, and with only one change needed to be made, we make our way to the entrance, where I split our group into 5.  Each group will be responsible for one part of the plan each and once completed they are to make their way back to Kunlun Mountain without delay.  

Leaving Feng Jiu in the capable hands of Chang Shan, my 2nd disciple, I then ensure everyone has a bronze mirror which we will use to communicate.  Then with one final word of encouragement, we make our way to our designated positions. It is imperative, that each group executes their part of the plan simultaneously, giving the enemy no time to gather their defenses.

First to go is Myself, Zhe Yan (Fox Clan Magic), Chen Qi (magical knowledge of the realms), Jiang Shen (heightened senses) , and Chu Qiang (Soul Tracker/Whisperer), arriving under the Fox Clans magical barrier, above the North Wing of The East Seas Palace, in charge of The Soul.

Next is, Bai Zhen (Fox Clan Magic), Kuan Sheng  (Weapons Master), Zhi Lan (General) and Xiang Ru (Astronomer, Cartographer). Arriving under the Fox Clans magical barrier, above the South Wing  of the East Seas Palace, in charge of The Body.

Then Guozhi and Liang (Core Center Alignment and Mind Control), Zhao Rong (Dragon Master) and Cheung Xing (Shape Shifter) arriving Under the Fox Clans magical barrier, above Grand Zimming Palace of The Ghost Tribe, in charge of The Removal of Li Jing,  The Ghost Princess Yan Zhi and Li Yuan.

Fourth to go is Bai JI,  Die Feng (Elite General), Luan Ping (Musical Magic), Cheng Bao (Weather Controller), and Huan Gui (Landscape Gardener)  Arriving under the Fox Clans Magical Barrier above The Celestial Palace, in charge of removing The Crown Prince Ye Hua and The Skylord.

Last to go is The Fox Empress, Arriving under the The Fox Clans Magical Barrier directly above the East Sea Princess's Palace chamber, in charge of removing The Princess.

With our bronze mirrors in hand, we all await the final command.  Once everyone was in place,  I gave the order.  "Go!" and simultaneously, we move as one.