《Washington: The Fool》


 Conquest 0: Prologue

    ¡°George, get down from the tree already!!!¡±


    My older half-brother Lawrence shouted from below, his voice climbing an octave in worry and anger.


    ¡°Five minutes. Just five more minutes.¡± I replied casually, as I leaned back into the trunk, comfortable in my position.


    I closed my eyes, remembering the dream that I had last night.


    I have been having the same dream over and over again these past few days.


    Well, more than a dream, it was a nightmare.


    Tall flames would surround me from all sides, its fiery arms reaching toward me, suffocating me in its unbearable fumes.


    Yet, I was not running.


    Why was I not running away, trying to escape from this burning hell?


    Why did I choose to remain in that same spot, smiling as if¡­it had been inevitable?


    I-


    ¡°Nobunaga-sama! Akechi Mitsuhide has betrayed us!¡±


    I looked down at the person who spoke.


    Although I couldn¡¯t make out his face fully, he was nevertheless familiar to me.


    ¡°Akechi¡­huh.¡±


    I chuckled.


    For reasons unknown to me, I found that fact highly amusing.


    Turning to him, I seized my laughter.


    ¡°Run, Ranmaru. ¡¯Tis my fate to perish here, not yours.¡±


    He grimaced at my suggestion, shaking his head furiously.


    ¡°I will stay with Nobunaga-sama no matter where he goes.¡±


    I narrowed my eyes in sorrow.


    ¡°Even if he is heading straight to Hell?¡±


    ¡°Hell or Heaven, if that is his destination, then I shall follow until the end.¡±


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    I smiled.


    ¡°What an idiot you are¡­¡±


    There, I would see a single teardrop trailing down his cheek.


    And then-


    ¡°GEORGE WASHINGTON, YOU BETTER COME DOWN HERE RIGHT NOW OR ELSE NO DINNER FOR YOU!¡±


    I snapped out of my thoughts.


    Sighing, I nodded reluctantly at the tiny figure of my brother below.


    ¡°Coming.¡±


    I hoisted myself off the branch, preparing to begin the descent¡­


    Then, I slipped.


    The last things I remember, as I fell endlessly into the earth beneath, were the frantic cries of my brother and the strange silence all around us.


    Thud.


    My world went dark.


    ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª


    ¡°Young lord, are you alright?¡±


    What is going on?


    ¡°Nobunaga-sama, thank heavens you are fine! We were so worried when you fell from that tree a few moments ago!¡±


    Who¡­?


    ¡°Wait,¡± I said, as the weird individuals in fancy robes rushed to my side, ¡°who is Nobunaga?¡±


    ¡°¡­¡±


    They gasped in unison.


    ¡°GEHH! OUR LORD HAS LOST HIS MIND! SOMEONE SEND FOR HELP!¡±


    Who are these people, where am I, and what exactly is going on?!?


    This was the day that I, George Washington, officially became the man known as Oda Nobunaga.


    Prologue- End