Rebirth into an Interstellar Marriage Chapter 9 part2
Jan 04, 2020
~ Translated by Avis ~
(Currently unedited)
~ HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE ~
Chapter 9 Part 2: (Filming) Completed~
Chu Chen didn't want to be a Chu family member who could only send himself to die, but he could never allow his eldest brother to die in vain!
In the past three years, Chu Chen and Nie Zheng worked together to annihilate many of the troops that had invaded the country, causing the country's prestige to be gradually spread far and wide, and foreign enemies dared not invade. But this time, there were three countries that joined forces to invade Hua Country. Chu Chen and Nie Zheng must keep them outside the nation's defence, preventing them from going one step further!
This war lasted for three months. Then, unexpectedly, a traitor appeared, causing Chu Chen and Nie Zheng's troops to be surrounded by the enemy. In the end, there was only one primary warship left, which fell to a deserted planet.
On this planet there was only a vast and boundless expanse of black rock. A solitary warship fell on it, and was surrounded by dense warships gathering in the air, locking this warship in the centre, making it impossible for it to escape.
No one knew what was discussed in the warship, even the author did not mention it, but when these enemies began to move, they saw a handsome and upright young man walk out of the warship, step by step. He stood on the wing of the warship, and looked up at these numerous enemies.
("成山成海", literally 'becoming mountains and sea', a metaphor for the great volume/amount of something.)
On one side, there was a young general all by himself, and on the other side, there were thousands of enemy warships.
("单枪匹马", literally 'one weapon and one horse', and idiom from the historical story of the warlord Xiang Yu and the Battle of Gaixia.)
The two sides watched each other for a long time. Finally, Mi Country's Admiral Davis, who was in charge of this battle, announced to the whole army, "General Chu Chen, you have already lost the war. You no longer have any way out. Your reinforcements will still need three hours before they can arrive. So, surrender."
The response he got was the youth's silent and reserved expression; Chu Chen did not utter a single word.
"Chu Chen, surrender."
A minute passed, "Chu Chen, surrender."
Another thirty seconds passed, "Chu Chen, surrender."
Then, another ten seconds passed, and the figure of Admiral Davis appeared at the front of a primary warship. He looked at the youths on the planet with a complicated expression in his eyes. After a long time, he said, "Do you have something to say to me?"
At this moment, Chu Chen finally spoke. His voice was hoarse and unpleasant to the ears, as if it had been ground over rough sand and stone. Each word was seeped with dripping blood, but his expression was still as calm as ever, "Mike Davis, you are afraid of me."
Admiral Davis was livid.
Yes, in the past three months, this young man had been repeatedly bathing the battlefield with blood, gaining an impressive reputation. Even though he was now a turtle in an earthen jar, with no possibility of escape anymore, yet why do these warships not dare to land on the planet? It was because of an invisible fear.
("瓮中之鳖", idiom that means 'to be trapped' like a turtle stuck/caught in a jar.)
Chu Chen was Hua Country's wisdom, and Nie Zheng Hua Country's courage.
Afterwards, the circumstances of that day, there were few who remembered it. Admiral Davis's primary warship was the closest to the planet, and the final result was death without a burial place. Only some warships in the rear escaped from the big explosion. Then, soon after, these people retired and buried the past in their hearts, never mentioning it again.
On that day, an elegant and gorgeous youth stood alone on the deck of the warship, and without any weapons, he confronted a legion. He spoke to Admiral Davis, who had great military achievements, and with a remarkable and graceful demeanour, sent him into a towering rage with his speech. He used simple and concise words to inform Admiral Davis, "This time, the one who loses is just I, Chu Chen, alone. But in a month's time, Davis, your army will definitely lose."
("千万兵马", literally 'thousands upon thousands of troops and horses'.)
Even though he was talking about defeat, the young man didn't lose a single drop of composure. It seemed as if he was the one who really won, sitting high up upon the supreme throne, looking down on all the enemies on the field, and despising them with a decisive attitude.
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In the end, Admiral Davis couldn't bear it any longer and gave the command: blow up the planet with the hyperspace acceleration gun; blow up this arrogant, conceited and dignity-mocking young man! But while the hyperspace gun was still being prepared, they saw the youngest general in history suddenly step forward, raising his head to speak.
"You want to humiliate me, which is why you spoke with me for so long. Arrogance is your greatest weakness, Davis. I'll teach you this lesson before you die. My older brother has always taught me, even if you've put a knife to your enemy's neck, you still mustn't say a single sentence of nonsense. All you have to do is—”
"Wield your blades, kill him."
Hearing this, under all the surprised eyes of the enemy troops', the young man unexpectedly burst out laughing.
And under his feet, the warship suddenly shone with dazzling white light. It was as if the whole warship had turned into a dazzling star, its appearance was too strange. The enemy troops hurriedly fled, and the warships became a great mess in space.
It was the unknown that was the most frightening. The white light was so strange that they couldn't refrain from running.
But one second later, when most of them had only just turned their warships around, before they could escape in time, the soundless white light captured them. In books, it was described as such——
『 That white light was like the scythe of a death god, reaping all life without a sound. The warships were reduced to nothingness in its radiance, and life disappeared from existence with its touch. It gently caressed the skins of everything, just like the tender hands of a lover, warm and comfortable, melting everything into the warmest hot water, into the homeland of eternity.
Twenty-one years ago, he was born on the capital planet of Hua Country. He obtained a name: Chu Chen.
Twenty-one years later, he managed to delay for ten minutes on his own, letting these ten final minutes be engraved in everyone's heart forever.
"Stars" was the most powerful weapon in current history, allowing Hua Country to stand at the top of the interstellar peak forever. On the day that "Stars" was born, it reaped the lives of 21,300 soldiers from the Three Kingdoms Alliance, it reaped the life of the most outstanding young general in history.
Chu Chen died with a smile. Among the soldiers on his ship, only Nie Zheng survived.
Even without omission, it was still a myth after all. As the last hope of Hua Country, Nie Zheng was knocked out and sent out of the planet. All the other soldiers violated their military orders for the first time. They stood in front of "Stars", and died together with their most revered general.
Three years ago, some of them jeered at the young man.
Three years later, they went hand in hand, becoming the first people to be swallowed up by "Stars".
Before Chu Chen died, he had no last words. He simply kept on smiling, smiling very gently.
In the year 519 of the Star Era, the Chu family had no bloodline left. Just like what Chu Song said when dying in battle, he told his Deputy General Nie Zheng, "Go back and tell Chu Chen, from now on, he will no longer be a member of the Chu family!"
Being driven out from the Chu family, this is the freedom you wanted the most.
But regarding this sentence, when Chu Chen was beaten to the ground by Nie Zheng, he wiped the blood at the corner of his mouth and replied, "Chu Song, watch me and see if I truly am a member of the Chu family or not!"
Living with glory, dying without bones.
Presumably, with regard to Nie Zheng, facing Chu Chen's question, he already had an answer in his heart. Just like the time they first met, in the endless bright sunshine, the proud and beautiful heaven's favourite son looked down on him wilfully, and with his lips turned up, his appearance extremely domineering, he said——
"I am Chu Chen, 'Chu' from Chu Family, 'Chen' from xingchen." 』
(So, Chu Chen likes to use the Chinese word for 'stars' i.e. 星辰 xingchen, to describe his given name. Guess what else uses this Chinese word for 'stars'? The weapon of Hua Country, the soundless white light which wasn't given a name until Chu Chen used it.)
The author has something to say:
Chu Yan-yan's first drama has been completed~
Happy~
Heard you girls saying something about abuse? Fuwa is a Fuwa that only writes sweet stories!
Fuwa's giving you a candy, you know~~
A fellow translator has something to say:
From ashes to ashes, sust to dust
In glory born and fate we trust
The end is nigh and time is near
To tread the light and disappear
Wrapped in the cold embrace
Of the white blinding rays
For death covets all that it must
From ashes to ashes and dust to dust.
~ a poem by @cheerydandan
Just a quick note on the names in the drama. Although I chose to use ‘Hua Country' and ‘Mi Country', the Chinese words for these two, i.e. 华国 and 米国 respectively, can be translated in a different way, that is, China and America. But the author did not use the common name for these two countries, so I chose not to use them as well.
Is it strange that I'm using the word ‘country' even though they occupy whole planets? I did a quick search to make sure, and I'm told that a country can mean ‘a nation with its own government, occupying a particular territory,' which in case mean several planets I guess.
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