Chapter 1: The Horse Warrior

Chapter 1: The Horse Warrior is the first chapter of Longma Warriors.

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## The Horse Warrior

It's the Present Day, about 6000 years later,

At the southernmost part of the world of Shijie lies the desert continent of Shamo.  This continent is a massive sprawling desert with sand dunes, oases, canyons, and cliffs.  Surrounding the whole continent is a massive stone wall with watchtowers erected at various intervals.

Shamo is home to a clan of longmas called the Outcast Clan, which are a clan of bandits and thieves who invaded Shijie and attacked the other longma clans.  The other clans in response to these attacks, built the massive stone wall around Shamo to try to keep the Outcast Clan contained, making the whole continent a prison of sorts.

The Outcast Clan has made a few settlements across Shamo, the largest being Baolei.  Baolei is a large fortress city built around an oasis and made with stone bricks and walls.  The city has canals to help all of the citizens in the city survive the desert heat.

Near the center is a huge stone palace that is adorned with gold and jewels, most of which were stolen from the other clans to construct.    A line of warlords have ruled the palace since its construction, with its current ruler being Junfa.  Junfa is a black longma with huge orange hair done up in the back and a brown tunic with gray accents.  Time and time again, Junfa has led multiple raids on Shijie, ultimately working towards an end goal that his ancestors have aspired for.

Junfa also has a daughter named Mazhanshi.  Mazhanshi has black skin and orange hair done up in a ponytail.  She wears an orange top with red pants and shoulder pads, and her outfit has yellow accents.  Junfa has raised her to be an effective member of the clan.  He had trained her to hunt, steal, and even kill.  She wields a sword with a red and yellow hilt that she is proficient with.  In her room, she also has a pouch of money, called yingbi, various coins made from copper, silver, gold, and jade.  Among her collection of pilfered items were a bunch of scrolls.  Mazhanshi had read a few of them, as some contained the history and mythology of Shijie.  As she read some of them, she began to take a greater interest in their contents.  "So that is what the world is like." she said as she read the scroll.  Just then, she got a knock at her door.  It was one of the guards.  "Mazhanshi, your father would like to see you in his chamber.". Putting the scroll away, she went to see her father.

Upon arriving, Mazhanshi bowed and then met her father's gaze.  "Did you need me?" she asked.  "Yes I did." Junfa then replied.  "Our scouts have spotted a rare and valuable steed north of here on the continent of Caoyuan.  You will go there and capture it for me and bring it back here.  Your friends will accompany you on this mission and are waiting for you at the port in Sishui.  Pack your things and meet them there.".  After hearing this, Mazhanshi said "I shall leave at once.". She then went to her room to pack her things.

Once she was out of the room, Junfa thought to himself, "Soon my daughter.  Soon you will be ready to hear my grand plan.".