Entry 23
By: Tonjes

Name: General Chang

Mao Shi Chang was born in Japan in the year of 1313, He grew up learning martial arts, and in the year of 1431 was drafted into the Emperors Military, nobody knew his age but most knew him as a young adult. He learned the way of the Samurai, and was in the military from 1431 to 1456 when he feared for his life and went AWOL because someone found out when he was born and wanted to know how he was able to live so long, but he would not tell and he was going to be tortured until he would tell! After he went AWOL he became a simple farmer and went under a fake name of Chi Wii, he would move to different places and farm for 5 years at a time in one place. He had to move to China eventually and farm there until the year 1850. By that time he had on the side learned alot about magnetic fields and had collected plenty of materials that were magnetic. He also was a very rich man by that time and had hidden all his weath to where no one could find it. He decided that it was safe to return to Japan and learn the art of metal working. He arrived in Japan in 1853 and for the next 15 years learned everything from black smithing to gold smithing, He then moved and changed his name to Chan Shi and learned as much as he could about the ancient sciences that were avalible at that time, which was an easy subject for him. He learned it in 3 years, when he moved again and changed his name back to Mao Shi Chang, and again was drafted back into the Emperor's Military, where he learned the new technics that the Samurai had developed. During that time he had two kids that he passed everyday they would throw rocks, sticks and anything else they could get their hands on and call him names. He got tired of it and wanted to make something that would repel the objects thrown at him. He again went AWOL only this time he went straight to China where he worked day in and day out on a simple suit of armor which would create a magnetic field around him to which things would bounce off. He completed it in 1895. After completing it, he took it, and all his gold, silver, and gems left over from the construction of the armor with him back to Japan and arrived at a small town where he had his robes made. Wearing his new outfit he only needed a two handed sword, (but it was going to have to be the best!), so he made it out of heat treated steel. After working 2 years constucting it he was ready to repay his Emperor. But after he was finished making the sword he noticed one day that he had aged, it was the metal working that aged him he now looked about 40 years old. He swore he would never do metal working again! After his pledge he felt that he had cheated his country out of his service to her and with the rest of his money (five times a kings ransom), boldly walked up to the Emperor's Palace handing the guards guarding the entrances leading directly to the Emperor himself, each a years worth of their wages until he walked up to the Emperor while being escorted and said, "I am sorry I have let my Emperor down. Please take this as repayment", and the Emperor was very pleased and said you are forgiven, but asked how did you obtain all this wealth? The reply, with help from one above, that very day he was made a general and given his own private housing within the palace. He lived there until 1910 and had to move on again, once again people were becoming suspicious, He is still alive today and works as a Mercenary, he has three favorite pieces of equipment; the sword, pistol, and sawed off shot gun. He also is thinking of retiring and finding a wife the same age, but that might take some time travel.