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Chapter 6: Forming the Fellowship

Gundal watched as the Emperor summered for his councilmen and guards to leave the room immediately. The Emperor slowly walked down the royal steps from his royal chair facing both Mulan and Gundal. When he looked at Mulan he could see that she was hurt. He felt guilty. She had saved his life and all of China, now he had to make her suffer with her father's death because of him, It was him that had given her father the diamond, and now he was dead. He looked at Gundal, now noticing who he was. "Gundal?......." Gundal nodded then bowed. "What has happened?" He asked with a worried tone in his old voice.

"Fa Zhou was killed by the Nuzgul, the black riders. They were after the diamond; they are coming for it." Explained Gundal. The Emperor stood as if he lost breath of air once he had said those words to him. "We need your help to gather up a small army to join us on our trip. The Orchs will not waste time, they know now where the diamond lay. You must get your men ready to fight for this war."

"I will get them ready but I will not have them ride out and meet them, it will be too dangerous...."

"Your towns and villages will get destroyed if you don't! You must gather them up explain to them what has happened.....What they are fighting for....Tell them the truth!" Argued Gundal.

The Emperor stared at him, as if he was kidding. "Gundal......Do you really believe that they will believe me when I tell them a simple story, a fairytale that they had heard of when they were young has come...that all these long years the stories were true? My men will back down and think that I have gone mad!" Mulan stood there silent, she knew that both were right, what would her friends say? Would they believe her if she said something?

"Well then let me talk to them, I am set with this task any ways.....We could show them and explain, could we not?" Interrupted Mulan. The Emperor looked at her as if she was joking but then took in what she said; it might work he thought. But then turning back to her he saw that there was something in her pocket. He turned to face Gundal.

"She is set with what task, Gundal?" Asked the Emperor, even though knowing what it was.

"She has been given the burden, the diamond. She has to be the one to destroy it."

"How? Why her? How do you know that she is the one?" Snapped the Emperor.

"Her father was given it by you...He has now given it to her. She has heard the voices, she has strength. She sees the markings. Yes it calls to her but she can touch it, I can not. If we did we would be placed under its spell, to do its will to be found. She will be the one, the chosen one that long ago stories told of. She will destroy this evil." The Emperor looked at Gundal in understanding. Mulan had saved China, could she do it again? Would she succeed?

The Emperor now faced Mulan, She looked up at him with strength even though her eyes showed that she was scared, but she had the right to be. She lost her father, and she had now a new task, to destroy the diamond. "Where is her family?" He asked.

"We had her guarding Mushu, take them to the other side of China, The Kingdom of Choa Nu. They will be kept safe there. For how long I don't now."

The Emperor sighed, This was going by so quickly, he knew that he did not have time to think or make decisions, he had to act quickly before it would be to late. "I will send for the armies, how many men do you want on your trip?" He asked.

"Only the ones who are willing to die for her, to protect her. Who believe in her, and are willing to fight for the race of men, and elves, for life and peace." The Emperor nodded.

"I will have riders go out and summon the General's and captains from everywhere. The best fighters in all of China." Explained the Emperor. They all began to walk to the big doors; they opened to reveal all the men that were in there before. They continued to walk past them.

"I will talk to the Elves and explain to them what is happening, they do now more about the past and have been there before." Said Gundal.

"Will they?" Asked the Emperor, as he stopped. Gundal and Mulan did the same.

Gundal sighed and turned to Mulan, "Go get your things, when you get them there should be a maid or someone out there to help you to your room." Ordered Gundal. Mulan nodded, bowed down quickly and ran off to get her things. Gundal watched as she left the royal hallway.

"Gundal......" He turned to face him, "I will trust you know what your doing?"

"Yes.....Why?"

"Because Gundal, she saved China twice, people believe in her, if she fails..... My people will lose their faith and China will fall."

"If they believe in her, They will also believe in life, their lives and will fight alone side with you. Do not lose hope....we haven't even started the long journey and yet you make it sound as if she is weak and that you don't believe her. Yes she is a girl, But you must look past that, she is a hero. She is strong; she will have help alone the way." He assured the Emperor. "I see strength in her, and it gives me hope...." He eyed him then at his council who stood behind them.

"My men, make word for all the General's, Captains and good fighters to come immediately here. Send the riders now!" The Emperor barked with orders. The Councilmen walked away quickly doing as they were told.

Mulan looked out side, watching as men in uniforms cam out of the barns at full speed on their horse's running out of the palace gates and out into the towns of China. She figured that Gundal must have told him to get the guys for the war. She began to walk when she noticed at the top of the stairs to be elderly women, in her thirties. She stood there with her hands cupped together waiting for Mulan to get up there to her. She walked up the stairs and stood right in front of the lady. "You must be Fa Mulan, I am Lu Tang, I'm here to show you to your room." She bowed down, as did Mulan. "I have heard so much about you.....Please come this way." She said gesturing to the doors.

They made their way through the hallways, guards at every door, and lined up on the side of the hallway walls. They knew who Mulan was, from the last time. As she passed they would slightly bow down to her, giving her gratitude for her duties and good deeds that she had done for all of China. Mulan noticed it and felt as if they were just doing it because she was female or because she was guest. "They bow to you because they remember their heroin; they honor you, as do many people of China." Explained Lu Tang. Mulan felt honored and special because of it, thoughts of her family came to her, she already missed them, she wished that they were here. Lu Tang opened one of the many doors, as she let Mulan in, She looked inside, breath taken by the sight of the room, the art and crafts that it held inside amazed her eyes. "You will be staying here.....Is there anything that you need?" She asked.

Mulan turned to her and nodded, "I'm ok, thank you...."

"If you don't mind me asking, why are you here? You look as if you're going to war or something?" Asked Lu Tang. Mulan thought about what to say that would not have her wondering or worrying.

"I am here just to go on a journey.....That's all." Answered Mulan politely and calmly.

"Oh.....All right...." Tang thought it was going to be something else but she figured not to ask anymore questions. "Goodnight my lady......Oh....and your dress's are in the closet for when you come down to breakfast in the morning." She bowed down as she got up Mulan smiled and watched as she left the room. As she closed the door behind her, Mulan began to look around once more, she sighed.

"Well I guess this is it?" She said to her self.

Gundal came walking through the hallways to Mulan's room. He knocked on the door; he waited until she answered it. She moved and let Gundal in; he began to pace back and forth in her room. She closed the door and began to approach him. "What is it?"

"The Empeor is being foolish he will not simple tell the his men what is going on and have them meet the enemy. He decided that we will tell only the men that do come tomorrow and join with us...I don't even know how many men will come or even join us?" Explained Gundal.

Mulan sat on her bed silently, watching as he paced back and forth. "He is just doing what he thinks is right for his people, Even if it's not the best choice."

Gundal knelt down and looked up at her. "You remember the stories right?" Mulan nodded,

"Pretty well I think....Why?"

"It has been long since the huge war...the war that was fought long ago. A man fought the demon he killed him but not his spirit, his spirit all this time lived because the diamonds...still lived. They are one him and the four...They all went separate ways. I now know that the other ones have been found by his armies and were given to him, he is stronger now, all he needs is that diamond and he will take over this world." He paused and covered Mulan's hands with his hand. He looked up at her and looked at her in the eyes. "We will not let that happen, We will not let evil prevail and take over our lands our freedom. Promise me never to fall for his command...when it speaks what ever you do not let him talk to you...or else he will draw you in and take over your mind like he did to your father. That's what the Emperor's mistake was...

"What was his mistake?" Mulan asked intrigued by his wisdom and words of the long story that she almost now forgot was true.

"He had found this one diamond that you hold now....He found in the most unlikely place.....A mountain. Usually they would found in homes or small dark places but this one was found in the open. I figured that someone had it before him but Orchs must have chased him and killed him. But in doing so they never found it. The man hid it on the mountain tops...It should have been kept there but the Emperor found it and was so amused with it that he had to keep it. That's when he found out what it really was, instead of locking it up or putting it back where he found it, he gave it to your father who was later cursed, brought to it's will. Poisoning his mind and killing him. He has given it to you....."

Mulan lowered her head, the memories were coming back to her, that night when she sat over him listening to him talk one last time to her, telling her to take the diamond and never to speak of it only to go and destroy it. But she felt as if he was trying to say that she had the same fait as her father, that she was weak and was not going to make it. "I have the same fait, as my father don't I ?" She asked.

"You are who you are....The same blood yes...but you have strength and I see something in you and I feel and have hope in you. I believe that you will destroy this burden." Gundal smiled at her giving her confidence. Mulan smiled, both believed that there was hope in their world.

The white stallions of the armys, carried on their backs with them a General, and captains aboard, galloping their way through the gates of the Palace entrance. Making as if a stamped was coming by, that bright morning. The guards took their horses as they walked up the steps and through the hallways to the Emperor and Gundal. The Big heavy doors opened revealing the high General in front of all other Captains and strong men. He wore his red cape, and strong armor, as did the captains and other General's. They walked as a pack, like a herd. Like one they walked with strength and honor. They all halted and began to slowly bowing down to the Emperor all at once. Gundal stood in the corner staring at them as he pecked his long wooden pipe. Smoke rising and floating around him and his gray cloak and pointy hat.

"These are the finest General's and Captains that I have......" Gundal looked at the many powerful men, there was at least twenty or so standing there.

"Does Mulan know any of them?" Asked Gundal. The Emperor looked around and saw Li Shang who was wearing heavy expensive army. Hiding his face. He was the highest General in all of China. He turned his head to the right to then see three familiar faces as well, one was a large man, the other tall and skinny. And right beside them was a short man with a black eye. He smiled to himself and nodded.

"Yes.....She does." He began to frown though. "But I don't know if they will go with her or not, these men have changed, they have been through hash training ever since she left. They are the best of the best. I don't even know is they will remember or even recognize her."

Gundal nodded and smiled, "I think they will remember her, if we bring her out after they eat their breakfast and tell them about what is going on, I am sure once they see her they will follow her to the end of her days... and theirs..." The Emperor grinned and nodded.

"Breakfast it is then!" The Emperor said slowly and surly that their little plan would work.

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