I awoke to the sound of hooves trotting about. I sat up and took a nice stretch and yawned. I was in a carriage where my brothers and sisters and sister in laws were all still sound asleep. We were a group of traveling entertainers, despite the war going on in China. We were there to entertain people, not the war.

I was the third daughter and the youngest child of my family. I am 16 years of age and I have 3 brothers with wives but no children. My sisters' names are Ae Cha and Yu Ping. My brothers' names are Zhu Wei, Yi Cheng, and Li Yuan. Zhu Wei's wife's name is Mei Lian. Yi Cheng's wife's name is Qian Wei. Li Yuan's wife's name is Fan Ni. My parents named me Kabanuna because I was their last kid and they wanted a child with a non Chinese name and because I inherited the very rare recessive genes from our ancestors.

While my family's hair is black, mines are purplish red. While my family's eyes were brown, mines are Silver Iris. While my family's lips are pink, mines are a nude vanilla beige color. I have high cheek bones while my family doesn't. I have dimples while they don't. I was also born with dimple pierces and snakebites.

We were on our way to entertain Lord Dong Zhuo and his men. I have heard that his adoptive son by the name of Lord Lu Bu is merciless. He cut down his other adoptive father Ding Yuan and joined Lord Dong Zhuo and his men. I also heard that Lord Lu Bu's daughter named Lady Lu Lingqi is like him too. Nonetheless, we are there to entertain them, not get involved in their war. That is what my father has always taught us. Though he says that, I secretly think that it's not necessary but I am not allowed to say such things. Why can't they just share the land of China? Surely there's enough space for everyone.

When we finally arrived at the Hu Lao Gate, or Si Shui Gate. I poked my head out of the carriage. There were Lord Dong Zhuo's armies on the very top of the Gate and in front of us. They looked down at the horses and carriage. They wore purple and black armor and had spears and bows and arrows. They seemed very sharp and it scared me, for I was not a fighter. My father halted the horses as 5 of the Armies approached him and my 3 brothers came out as well to greet the armies.

"Ah, good evening General. We are here on behalf of Lord Dong Zhuo's request. We are the entertainments for today." My father respectfully said, bowing down.

"Right on time. Very well, we just need to check and make sure there's nothing fishy inside the carriage. We will need your family to come out of the carriage while we search." The General replied and my father nodded his head.

"Of course, General," My father replied. He then came to the carriage. "You guys need to come out for a little while. Come on." We all nodded our head and my brothers took their wives down first. My mom then got up and went to my father. He helped her down. Ae Cha went next. She is 22 years old. My father also helped her get down. Yu Ping went to my father next. She is 21 years old. My father helped her get down. I was the only one left. I walked to him and he reached his hand out to me. I took it and I lifted a leg out to the ground. He helped me keep my balance and I got out of the carriage and turned to the armies. The 5 armies stared at me, smiling.

"Is she your daughter?" one of them asked my dad.

"Yes, she is my third daughter and the youngest." My father replied, smiling.

"Wow, she is the most beautiful young lady I have ever seen." The same army told my dad. The 5 armies then went inside the carriage and searched around for weapons but there wasn't any. They came back out.

"Okay, you guys are good to go." The General told my dad. They opened the Gate and we walked inside. My mom grabbed a hold of me and pulled me closer, as well as Ae Cha and Yu Ping too.

"Remember, do not look at anyone, and keep yourself covered. We are at the place where the Lord likes women. I don't want anything to go wrong." My mom reminded us. The 3 of us nodded our heads. There were so many armies staring at us but as our mom ordered, we did not look at any one of them.

"Wow, such beauties! I can't wait to be entertained by them!" one of the veteran army said as many other armies agreed.

We arrived where a large figure was sitting down. I was so tempted to see who it was, but I couldn't because I was told not to look at anyone.

"Lord Dong Zhuo, we have arrived as you requested. I am Yan Sheng." My father said, bowing down to the large figure.

"Hmph, I thank you for coming," The large figure replied, "Well, are you all just gonna be quiet or will you introduce yourselves as well?" His voice startled us. He had such an evil voice. I could tell he was not a good man at all.

"O… Of course Lord Dong Zhuo. I am Shi Ling, wife of Yan Shang. I am grateful you asked us to be the entertainers for today." My mother said.

"I am Zhu Wei, son of Yan Shang. Thank you for the invitation." My oldest brother said, "And this is Mei Lian, my wife."

"I am Yi Cheng and this is my wife, Qian Wei. I too, thank you for the invitation." My second oldest brother said.

"Pleased to meet you. I am Li Yuan and this is my wife, Fan Ni." My third brother said to Lord Dong Zhuo.

"Hello. I am Ae Cha." Ae Cha said.

"I am Yu Ping." Yu Ping said. I was the only one left who hasn't introduced myself yet.

"Greetings, I am Kabanuna, daughter of Yan Shang and Shi Ling. It is in our highest honor to perform for you and your army today Lord Dong Zhuo." I said, bowing my head down to him. It was quiet for 5 seconds.

"Lift your face up for me to see." Commanded Lord Dong Zhuo. Mother said not to look at anyone. What should I do? I eyed my father and he nodded his head. I slowly lifted up my face and looked at him. Right then, Lord Dong Zhuo smiled. Boy he was worser than I thought. He had such a bushy beard and he was rather circle shaped. He did look evil just as his voice was evil. "Oh, what a beautiful lady! Go up and entertain us."

"Yes, Lord Dong Zhuo." My father said.

One by one and in partners, we took turns entertaining Lord Dong Zhuo and his men. Since we've traveled all around Asia and the United States, we know a few things or two about entertainment. While I performed, I caught many glimpses of Lord Lu Bu and Lady Lu Lingqi and Lady Diao Chan.

We performed many times for them until it got dark and we were finally finished performing. We got our belongings and then Lord Dong Zhuo approached us, with a sack of money. He was smiling and there were few armies with him.

"Thank you for your entertainment today," began Lord Dong Zhuo, "Here is the money you earned today." My father bowed down and received the sack of money. Lord Dong Zhuo turned to me and I quickly looked down. My 2 sisters did so as well. "Say, Yan Shang, how would you like to earn much more money than this?"

"What would I have to do?" my father asked. Lord Dong Zhuo smiled and turned to me. I could feel that he was looking at me.

"Give me your daughter Kabanuna and I will give you plentiful money. You will be rich beyond belief." Lord Dong Zhuo proposed and I gasped. Father would never give me up for money, will he? I wasn't the only one who gasped. Everyone did, especially my mother.

"Forgive me, Lord Dong Zhuo, but I must refuse. Kabanuna is still young and needs lots to learn before she is well off." My father replied, bowing down.

"I will give you 75% of my money if you give me Kabanuna then." Lord Dong Zhuo bribed. I don't want to go with him. I want to stay with my family. This is where I belong. I don't want to become part of the war. My dad shook his head.

"I apologize, Lord Dong Zhuo but I have made up my mind. I won't change my answer. If you will pardon us, we must get going now. Farewell." My father said. Lord Dong Zhuo shook his head.

"Farewell forever then." Lord Dong Zhuo said. My father turned around and began walking back to us. I glanced at Lord Dong Zhuo once again and I saw him having a giant sword and he was about to strike my father. I gasped.

"Father, look out!" I screamed and my brother Yi Cheng saw what Lord Dong Zhuo was gonna do. He ran and pushed my father out of the way and the sword stabbed my brother on the heart and he stopped moving. I froze in terror with tears streaming in my eyes.

"Yi Cheng!" everyone screamed out loud, especially his Qian Wei.

"Kill them all and get Kabanuna!" ordered Lord Dong Zhuo. What? Kill them all? No! No way! The army behind him ran to us and everyone began running away to our horse and carriage. As I was running, one of the army grabbed my hair from the back since it goes up to my knees and he couldn't catch up to me too. I fell down backwards.

"Ouch!" I said as I fell down. There was a stick nearby and I picked it up and hit his head with it and then I felt bad afterwards for doing so.

"Ow!" he thundered as it scared me. He forced me to stand up. He grabbed my hands and put it behind my back and chained them up. I tried to free myself but it was on me tight. He took my back while the others went to get my family. I tried to run away but there was a limit on the chain and I couldn't go any further.

When the other soldiers came back, there was only Ae Cha, Yu Ping, Zhu Wei, Fan Ni, and my father. They were chained up as well and they were crying so much. I cried so much when I only saw them come back.

"Lord Dong Zhuo, the other ones have been slained trying to escape." One of them said. Lord Dong Zhuo laughed evilly.

"Morons. If only they took my offer. Well, it matters little now. I'm still rich as ever and I get Kabanuna! Bwahahahahaha!" laughed Lord Dong Zhuo, as he turned to me, "You shall be my wife soon! Kill them all and bring the girl into my room unchained!"

"Yes, sir! You heard our Lord. Kill them all!" the General said.

"No!" I screamed as I watched them get slained. I fell to the floor and cried. There was nothing I could do. I was forced to watch them. They unlocked my chains. I then saw that Zhu Wei was still alive. I still could save him. I escaped their grip and ran to my brother who was badly injured. "Zhu Wei! I… I'll heal you!"

"No, Kabanuna… You mustn't." Zhu Wei managed to say. I shook my head as tears flowed down my face.

I closed my eyes and put my hands out in front of me slowly. As I was doing so, white stream lights came flowing from my arms down to my palms and rose up from my hands. It took the form of a teardrop and I let it flow gently to Zhu Wei's chest and entered in his body. His wound healed and then before my eyes, a large sword slashed at his neck and sent his head flying and twirling on the ground. My eyes widened and I felt as though I couldn't hear anything anymore. Lord Dong Zhuo beheaded my oldest brother when he just healed. My heart ached and tears flowed down my face like a river.

"Zhu Wei!" I screamed and broke the deafness I was hearing. I cried my eyes out. I dropped to my knees in despair. My entire family was dead and I was the only one alive. My hands trembled in fear and I felt so alone. I turned to Lord Dong Zhuo with anger in my eyes. "How could you? You killed my family, you wretched beast!"

"Everyone dies. Get over it. It was just your family's time to go. Huh, I see you have healing abilities, Kabanuna. You will make a fine bride. Bring her into my room!" Lord Dong Zhuo replied. 2 of his men grabbed each of my arms and I struggled to free myself but they were too strong for me. I was no match for them.

"No, let go of me!" I yelled, still struggling but I was helpless. They dragged me into Lord Dong Zhuo's room against my own will…

Lady Diao Chan felt lots of remorse for Kabanuna. It brought tears to her own eyes as well. There was nothing she could have done either. She really did want to help Kabanuna out but what would become of her if she did?

"Poor Kabanuna… She has no one now." Lady Diao Chan said to Lord Lu Bu. She turned to him but he kept his emotionless face. She then turned to Lord Lu Bu's daughter Lady Lu Lingqi and yet she had her father's emotionless face. How could they not feel any sympathy towards Kabanuna? Perhaps they would have done the same too. I must not question my Lord or his daughter about it.

"Hmph!" Lord Lu Bu said, walking off and making Lady Diao Chan snap out of thinking. Lord Lu Bu knows he is merciless but what Lord Dong Zhuo did was cruel beyond what he would have done. He would have hated it if someone were to attempt that to his own daughter. He is not one to show his emotions or it could get the best of him. "Come, Lingqi and Diao Chan."

"Yes." They said in unison. They walked after Lord Lu Bu…

Lord Dong Zhuo entered in the room and I was in the corner, still crying out of sadness and anger.

"Stop your crying, Kabanuna! You will be able to live your life full of riches and you will become Queen once I take over all of China. Now, we shall make love and you will bore me an heir." Lord Dong Zhuo said, coming to me. I do not want to bore you a child! You murdered my family. I shook my head and Lord Dong Zhuo came over and tried to grab me. I ducked and ran to the other side. Lord Dong Zhuo laughed. "You wanna flirt a bit, I see. Well then, let us flirt for a bit then, dear!"

Again and again Lord Dong Zhuo tried to grab me but I kept on ducking until finally when he tried to grab me, I ducked and ran but he grabbed a hold of my hair and pulled me in his arms. I screamed and cried even more. He picked me up on his shoulders and walked over to the bed. He put me down and got on top of me. I screamed even more.

"No, stop it! Stop it!" I cried, struggling to free myself. I used one of my legs and kicked Lord Dong Zhuo on the nuts and he got off me, yelling in pain. I got up and ran out the door. The castle was very big and I had no idea which door would lead to outside. Nevertheless, I decided to run down the long hallway.

Somehow, I landed in the kitchen where I picked up a frying pan. The maids all turned to me in surprise. They were cooking a nice meal which smelled so good and made me feel hungry. My eyes were full of tears and I ran out the kitchen and opened a random door, and out popped Lord Lu Bu. It startled me so I screamed and hit his head with the frying pan. Paaa! Went the sound of the frying pan colliding with his head. He then made a mad face. I felt bad for hitting him.

"Ow, you little maggot peon!" he yelled, scaring me and I flinched. He snatched the frying pan away from me and picked me up on his shoulders and I was kicking my feet but he held it. No, he's gonna take me back to Lord Dong Zhuo!

"Please, let me go! I'm sorry I hit your head. Please, don't take me to Lord Dong Zhuo! I don't wanna bore him a child!" I screamed, crying. He took me to a room and threw me to the bed. It was empty except for a bed. He grabbed my hands and tied me to the bed with the chain connected to the bed. There's no escape for me! What to do? Lord Lu Bu began to walk out the door but I grabbed his shirt and pulled him back. I held on to him tightly. I shook my head. "Please, don't let Lord Dong Zhuo have his way with me! I'm begging you!" Lord Lu Bu tried to make me let go of him but I didn't. He pulled his shirt away harshly and caused me to fall down on the floor. There's no use pleading. Lord Lu Bu doesn't care what happens to me. I wish my family was with me. I couldn't do anything but cry…

Lord Lu Bu couldn't help but feel kind of bad for Kabanuna. Lord Dong Zhuo just had her family killed and now he's gonna make her pregnant. Tch, why am I even feeling sympathy for this maggot? He thought about how Lord Dong Zhuo was gonna do the same thing to Diao Chan but Lord Lu Bu interfered with him. Lady Diao Chan told him how it was a scary feeling to almost get raped. Maybe that's why he felt kind of bad for Kabanuna. He turned back to her. She was still on the ground, crying. Kabanuna's cry was so sad.

"Listen up, you little maggot peon. Dong Zhuo isn't gonna go anything to you today. You kicked him too hard on his dick so your pregnancy will be postponed." Lord Lu Bu told her and she cried even more.

"Postponed?" she cried. Lord Lu Bu thought it was kinda cute how she was crying a lot but she was still talking. What the hell am I thinking? She was still crying and she looked at his hand. He was injured during a battle. She wiped her tears away. "You're… You're hurt… I can heal you." Kabanuna got up and took his hand but he pulled it away.

"I don't need you to heal me." Lord Lu Bu said.

"Don't be silly!" she replied, taking his hand. She then closed her eyes and white streams flowed through her arms and down her palm. The stream passed on to him. It went to his injured area and his wound closed up. How does she do that? After she did so, she let go of his hand and sat on the floor, and her hair was on the floor as well since it was long. She has so much hair. Even Diao Chan or Lingqi doesn't have that much hair.

Lord Lu Bu snapped out of thinking and began walking out the door. He opened the door and got halfway out. He turned back to her.

"Thank you." He managed to say. He usually doesn't thank people but he feels comfortable enough to say stuff like that to her, even though he doesn't know anything about her except that her family was slaughtered by Lord Dong Zhuo and she's gonna become Lord Dong Zhuo's wife soon.

"U… Um, Lord Lu Bu… If you are injured, come to me. I'll heal you." Kabanuna said to him. Lord Lu Bu nodded his head and walked out of the room. He saw Lady Diao Chan against the wall by the door. She turned to him.

"How is she?" Lady Diao Chan asked him. She was thinking about Kabanuna since the armies took her away.

"She finally stopped crying, if that's what you mean." Lord Lu Bu replied to her. Oh, thank heavens she isn't crying anymore. Poor Kabanuna. She went through such a rough time today. She needs a rest. Perhaps Lord Lu Bu would be kind enough to help her out, as he did for me. They began walking off.

"Lord Lu Bu… About Kabanuna. Please keep her away from Lord Dong Zhuo as you did for me," Lady Diao Chan asked him. Lord Lu Bu turned to Lady Diao Chan. "She was just an entertainer keeping away from the war. If we allow Lord Dong Zhuo to…"

"I will keep her away from Dong Zhuo." Lord Lu Bu replied to Lady Diao Chan before she got to finish her sentence. Lady Diao Chan smiled. Lord Lu Bu… I knew you had good in you. Thank you. She nodded her head and walked after Lord Lu Bu…