They Came from the Three Kingdoms

Winter of Jian'an year 13, the eve of the Battle of Red Cliffs.

A flash of light carries away Cao Cao, Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Sima Yi, and Diao Chan.

When they open their eyes again, they are in Shanghai in 2024.

Zhuge Liang makes ends meet by cracking programs in an internet café. Guan Yu puts on a blue vest and delivers packages. Zhang Fei becomes the “Roaring Lion Coach” at a gym. Cao Cao stands on a pedestrian bridge in Lujiazui, staring at the skyscrapers across the road in silence for a long time.

“Is this... the Celestial Palace?”

They think it’s all an accident, and that they just need to find a way back.

But they don’t know...

Liu Bei is still waiting on the other side.

Every day, he speaks to four wooden tablets:

“Yun Chang, dinner’s ready.”

“Yi De, don’t drink too much.”

“Zi Long, A Dou misses you.”

“Kong Ming... You said the realm would be divided into three. I did it. When are you coming back?”

Fifteen years.

He has waited fifteen years.

At last, one day, a gate of light appears before the seven of them.

Cao Cao says, “I’m going back. Those youngsters up north are bound to start fighting.”

Zhou Yu says, “Jiangdong cannot do without Zhou Yu.”

Sima Yi says, “I’ve waited fifteen years just to go back and watch the show.”

The four men from Shu Han say nothing.

They simply walk into the light.

Because someone over there is waiting for them to come home.

No matter how many eras or worlds lie between them,

brothers will always find their way back to each other.