TIANSHI, THE WARRIOR EMPRESS

A STRONG WOMAN

Tianshi was very disgruntled and as usual she was playing her flute in the peach tree garden.

She felt the smooth morning air rushing over her face and filling her nostrils.

It was smooth and cold and free, just like her soul, pure and delicate, strong and able.

Her golden spear was resting beside her as she looked at it once in while and sighed.

She was questioning why it all happened, why she wanted the throne, why she hungered for it.

She suddenly heard something shift in the nearby trees and was forced to divert her attention from the music.

She could make out a crude masked image, dressed in dark armor and that mask, it looked so demonic.

She kept quiet and returned to her flute but let her ears sharpen as she keenly listened for anything around.

She felt a set of blades flying in her direction that she swiftly held her spear from its cloth and supported her whole weight on it.

She spun it with herself in the air and deflected the the swords into the nearby peach tree stems.

Regaining her stance on the ground, she saw three men all similarly dressed and holding their swords while pointing them at her.

Tianshi was surrounded and she would see through those eyes that promised nothing more than trouble.

One moved forward but she was quick to let his sword pass her slightly missing her before she kicked him away.

Another emerged and she somersaulted and jumped behind him and finally kicked him forward.

The Third approached her and she attacked head on seriously, not only trying to defend herself but cause harm upon her attacker.

The man was very quick to guard against the golden spear but felt its weight on his body every time that it landed.

The other two attacked from behind but she somersaulted once more and let the blades pass her before they knocked down their fellow.

The Young princess watched them for a while as she allowed them to regain their composure and attack her.

She was once again surrounded by all the three who threatened to slice her but not with any success, she had not been touched at all and she was still making it.

Her speed was great and her spear was gracefully dancing in her grip as she unleashed the spins and drills, ancient techniques that she would clearly see her attackers were not well versed with.

The three descended their swords upon her but she used her spear and ceased them all on her back.

She threw them away and their swords were sent flying into the nearby peach trees leaving them disarmed.

She faced them as she stood with her golden spear at hand without doing anything.

She stared at them and they did the same.

"Won't you ask who we are and why we want you dead?" One of them asked in a deep voice that it was pretty clear he was male gathered his audacity and asked the young woman.

"No." Tianshi confidently asked.

"And why is that?" The man asked a little bit curious in his tone.

"Because I know who you are, second commanders, you wouldn't want me dead or you might lose your heads." Tianshi replied.

"You are very smart but why would we not kill you?" The same man asked.