Jade from Stone

[Ambduscias 1028]

 

 

To erect jade from stone is no small task.

 

The Minister sat atop his palanquin, borne atop the backs of two Hou-Zi. The light silk curtains clouded his view, but nothing could muffle the cacophony that took place outside; raucous song and cheering, while countless Hou-Zi laboured upon their ancestral capitol.

 

The City of Jade had fell countless centuries ago to the old one, but the time where they might finally tread the home of Hou-Shen had came. Bulky beasts - Hei-Zhu - clad in lamellar and wielding glaives surrounded the carried palanquin, fanned around his person. The royal guard stood watch, eager to aid the Imperial Personage in the reclamation of home.

 

Bells were tolled, messages were set; both the men of faith in the far east of Axios were alerted, and the newfound allies of the growing Empire found themselves notified and invited to the revelry that would come following their success on the field of battle.

 

There would be celebration. Glorious festivals that would span the entire week - from this solar rotation, to the next. The alabaster furred Fei-Zhu quietly mused, “-- perhaps the history books shall recall this as the turning point for our people. Axios will see our peoples as it’s rightful ruler.”

 

 He would remember this night for breeze, and the song of several dozen simian fellows disturbing his sleep. Yet - it would be recalled with itspleasure, if nothing else. The next step had almost presented itself, and they had proved blessed by Hou-Shen.

[Destroyer_Bravo 1054]

"Jade is a sort of stone already, idiot!" hollers a random monkey between hammer-swings to nail a board down.

[OzYmandi 647]

"The elves clearly do suck in battle, that they can't kill monkeys. And my men must really suck aswell, to be kidnapped by- Oh what? The Hou-Zi ran faster than a horse?! WHAT?!! HE DODGED TWO WARHAMMERS?!! We must take this creatures into study, at once!" Murgosh'Raguk the Mad, Keshig Boss, orders.