~Thanks for the reviews, This story does relate to Lord of the Rings. I hope you like the next chapter. And just so you know that there is romance in this story. Well please read and review!

Chapter 4: Wanting the truth

It began to rain; Mulan followed Gundal as he walked up the stairs to her Shrine. She lowered her head down, she missed her father. Memories passed through her like a flash of light. Tears formed in her eyes, her hair and the rain began to get heavy the more she cried. She had wished none of this had happened. It was like a nightmare that she couldn't escape. She felt trapped in her world, a world that now seemed weird and new to her. What she had just seen happen the things that she heard everything, it was like hell broke loose and nothing could explain and stop with what was going on. And the Diamond that she now was holding her hand made her feel strange, she felt as if she was holding a part of her father for some strange reason.

"Come...." Said Gundal, Mulan stood by him she waiting for what was going to happen. This was going by all so quickly that she didn't have anytime to think. A tear rolled down her cheek. Gundal looked at her and frowned. "I know that this is hard, but what has been giving to you has to be destroyed. See..... your father was giving this diamond to protect for these long years. He swore never to tell any one for the dark side would hear and go after it."

"Dark side?" Mulan asked.

"Dark side, the ones that are of pure evil, The lord of evil, the demon made four diamonds that would be rejoined so one day they would destroy all of China and it's people and concur." Answered Mushu. Mushu smiled as much as he could even though he knew what had just happened. Mulan smiled and cried of joy as she took her little friend in his arms. "I know...I know." Comforted Mushu as he patted her on the shoulder. "But you have to be strong now; we need you to help us, to help save China."

"The question is, do you want to help us for now you are a victim and the dark lord knows that you know have it. When your father took it he saw something on it, a lettering that is used by the demons. Do you see anything?" Gundal started at Mulan, she did what she was told and began to look at the diamond. She moved it around in her fingers seeing if she would see anything but there was nothing.

"There's nothing, why what does it mean if you see anything?" She asked.

"Well it pretty much means that if you see the lettering and even hear the diamond talking to you. It means that he knows who is carrying it and he will send his armies to find you and take the diamond." Explained Mushu, he turned to Gundal and looked at him wanting to know what he thought they should do with Mulan and the diamond.

Mulan thought to herself, she remembered these kind of storied when she was a child but she knew that they weren't true how could they? " I heard this story before but it was a myth just a bedtime story to scare kids.....Right?" She eyed Gundal who frowned upon her.

"The storied that you heard were actually true, after years and centuries that this war, and separation happened to the diamonds people began to think that it was a myth. There was no sign of evil around for a long time and the diamonds could not be found. So the legend became myth."

"But the dark lord, the demon he was destroyed they killed him?"

"The dark lord was defeated and killed but not for his spirit, his spirit lives on in those diamonds, if just one were destroyed in the mountain's flames it would destroy all of them." He paused. "The diamond and him are one, put all the diamonds together with his spirit in mount Zu Lack it would bring him back and it would bring terrible danger." Explained Gundal as clearly as he possibly could. Mulan looked at the round shaped diamond once more, moving it around in her hand and figures while Gundal and Mushu talked to each other about what to do.

As she listened closely she began to heart faint whispers, then like magic a dark red and gold writings began to form along the diamonds rim. Gundal and Mushu quickly turned to her; they could hear the whispers as well. "You see the writing don't you?" Gundal asked catching Mulan off guard. Mulan looked down at the jewel then at her friend and the wizard. She nodded her head. Gundal's eyes got bigger, he knew what he had to do with her and her family now that she could hear and even see the language of the dark side.

"What do I do...Gundal?" She asked scared and frightened.

"You and your family will morn over your father's death once they come home, We will take them to another part of China, it will be safer there for them. You and I will head to the Emperor's there he will have you more protected once we have an army to accompany us to go to the mountain where you then will go into to the fires there and destroy the diamond." He saw that she was scared and that this was all new to her. She didn't even know that wizards such as himself existed, that there was that kind of evil out there trying to get back at them for what they had done. He placed his hand on Mulan's shoulder and lifted her head, he watched as a tear rolled down her face. He kneeled down and looked at her with confidence. "I know that you are scared anyone would be, but what has been given to you, you must find a way to pass this, to get ride of it with the time that is given to you to the paths that you must take. It will be a hard journey but I will be there to guide you every step that you take. And you may not believe that this is all happening, this is all new and I know, in dew time you will face it and you will defeat it." Mulan smiled as a tear rolled down her cheek once more.

"Thank you....." Mulan responded with a hug, Gundal returned it and stood back up.

"Your father was strong, all these years, even before you were born. He had sworn to take the diamond and never talk about it or reveal it to anyone. But the past days when he was acting weird I watched over him noticing that the diamond poisoned his mind. It was calling to Fa Zhou telling him things but he fought back. Until one night it spoke clearly to him telling him that he that they were coming and they were going to take the diamond." Said Mushu. It all made sense to her now, how he was acting and everything. It was all making a little more sense to her now. She now knew that her father had the diamond and was to protect it. But it got to him so it now was pasted to her, she had to be the one to take it and destroy it. Even though thinking that it was odd still, she knew now that her life would change forever.

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Short yes....I know, but what do you think. I know there's like a lot going on and the whole description thing but you know she's confused, hurt with her father's death and everything. But I promise in the next few chapters both you and Mulan will understand a little more clearly...lol. Well please leave a review and tell me what you think? I was even thinking that there should be a dragon in the story as well, hehehe. Well tell me what you think, thanks!