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Well here goes the third chapter of my new story. I hope that you like it.
Enjoy.
Chapter 3: The new rule
Mulan stayed by the Emperor as did Bao, comforting her. He knew what was going to happen now, he knew that really it was only a matter of seconds that Tin Zao was going to come barging in and act as if surprised that the Emperor has died. He knew this because he's seen it happen before many times. He wrapped his arms around Mulan tighter placing his head on Mulan's. "What's going to happen now?" She asked.
"I'll tell you what's going to happen my dear..." Mulan and Bao turned around quickly to see a man in the dark room by the doorway. Bao stared at the figure knowing very well who the man was. The figure began to move closer and closer to the two of them until he was face to face to them staring at them with a smile then looking at the emperor and looking back at them as if to think that they did it, that they killed the Emperor. Or to at least try to balm it on them "How did he die?"
"You were here you saw that he was dieing of natural causes..."
"You killed him! Didn't you?" He announced.
"No I swear we were sent in here by Chi Fu to say goodbye to the Emperor, he needed to talk to us." Answered Mulan who was felt that him saying that was absurd, that he would think or at least balm the two of them for what was a natural cause of death.
"Tin Zao..." Called Chi Fu from the back, "They didn't do it and if you're thinking of putting this death as their fault then your mistaken sir..." Pronounced Chi Fu, clearly. He didn't like the man but he knew that he was going to be the Emperor and there was nothing that they could do about it.
Mulan looked at him amazed that he was actually standing up for them..she smiled in a bit of relief. As Tin Zao smiled and apologized, claiming that he was mistaken when really both Bao and Mulan already knew what he was trying to do to them. He began to walk closer to Mulan, inspecting her as he always does to his girls. Bao saw this and wrapped his arms around Mulan pulling her closer to him, and glaring at Tin Zao to not come any closer to her. Mulan was even disgusted that the elderly man was looking at her amused by her look. "Well I see that you have a little girl, the hero isn't it Bao?" Questioned Tin Zao, glaring at Bao as if he knew Bao, or did he? Mulan looked up at Bao in question, confused by his little remark that could have meant nothing but at the same time something. Bao looked down at her checking to see if she was alright or comfortable. "Well no matter, since the Emperor is dead I have to rule in his place since no one else can, so send word that there is a new Emperor and his name is Tin Zao and there will be some changes in the this country for good!" H declared to the council men. Who bowed down and all left the room that is all of them except Mulan and Bao. "Oh and you two I want you out of my kingdom immediately, and I never want to see your faces again unless I ask to see them, do I make myself clear?"
Bao gritted his teethe at him angry that he was hitting on Mulan, angry that he had the nerve just to start ordering people around as if he was the Emperor all along, when clearly he wasn't. Was he not going to do anything for the Emperor, the funeral? "What about the Emperor? What about a ceremony at least?"
"I'm sorry did I ask you to speak? Oh.I didn't..." he said rather amused by the place that he stands in his rank.
"What about the Emperor?" snapped Mulan, asking the question again. She watched as the man slowly turned around annoyed now that he hadn't made his point across to her or Bao.
"My dear...I told you not to speak!" With that he slapped her across the face jolting her head back, making Mulan cry out with pain. Bao without question pinned him down and stared at him with such a glare that would kill.
"Never lay a hand on Mulan!" The guards came running in and began to push Bao off Tin Zao then helped their new Emperor up brushing him off then waiting for his order, while the other solders held Bao by the arms making sure he didn't move or go after the Emperor. He then nodded for the solders to punch and kick him as many times as they wanted, until there was blood. He was the kind that enjoyed to see other suffer pain. As if it was game.
"No!" Mulan screamed out and tried to stop them but they threw her back, she yelled and screamed for them to stop, they finally did when he saw blood coming down from his mouth. The solders stepped aside watching as Mulan ran over to him crouched down in pain. He looked up at Tin and glared. "Bao.Bao." He looked at her; Mulan had tears rolling down her face, worried about what was going to happen next.
"Take her away, I want him to die for not following orders." Tin Zao whispered to one of his solders who nodded and obeyed his order, they all began to take a hold of Mulan and carry her out of the room, Bao began to get angry he began to fight the other who were around him trying to make him stop and stand still.
"Leave her alone! She did nothing...I'm the one that started this, she did nothing!" Tin Zao held out his hand for the solders to stop..Mulan stared at the Emperor as he walked closer and closer to Bao; she had a bad feeling about it. Tears began to roll down her face.
"So..we should just balm you then...sounds good to me..." With one swift move he took out a little dagger and gabbed it through Bao's side, he began to scream of pain. Mulan struggled with all her might to get free and run to his side and help him. Tears and formed in her eyes as she struggled but couldn't get free. "Let her go.." He ordered. The solders did as they were told and let her go, she ran over to Bao's side as he now laid down on the ground, winching of pain. Tin Zao watched in amusement as she stayed by his side watching the last few moments that he would have in the world.
"Bao..It's ok, we'll get out of this..you'll be ok..just don't go.don't leave me." she pleaded.
He looked up at Mulan and smiled, he began to wipe away her tears and hold her face near. He knew what Zao was trying to do, Mulan had to leave. "You have to go now.leave this place, I will find you.." He whispered to her.
"No.No, Bao.please.." He hushed her and have her whisper, He looked over to the Emperor and the solders who were talking and making his plans. He looked back at Mulan in worry.
"There's no time, if you don't get out of here now, he'll kill you too, that's just how he is..you have to promise me to leave and don't come back for me..never come back here." Bao began to get weaker as he talked more and more telling Mulan to leave, because he knew that Tin Zao was or could do something bad to Mulan and he didn't want her to suffer pain. He could feel his eyes fill up with water, and trail down his face. "I'll find you..."
Mulan began to cry, for the pain in her heart, She knew that he was right but she didn't want to leave. Just know seeing what kind of power he had the enjoyment of watching pain through his eyes. He was a horrible man and she knew that now. She understood why Bao or the Emperor didn't want him to rule but it was the only way. She began to force the words out of her mouth, "I.I promise." She paused and began to wipe away the tears that continued to roll down her face. "I love you with all my heart.."
"I love you too.." He held her tight for the last time then motioned his head towards the open doorway knowing that it would be the only safe way out for her. Mulan looked out of the corner of her eyes so that the new Emperor and his solders would not get any ideas that she was going to try to escape. She looked back at Bao and nodded. With that she quickly kissed him on the lips and got to her feet and ran out of room as quick as she could.
"Stop her!" The Emperor ordered. The Emperor then looked at Bao who was still on the floor watching with tearful eyes as his love of his life was out of his site, he prayed for her safety, hoping that she would be alright and that he would see her one day from now. Weather it would be in heaven or maybe when all bad that was only beginning would end. But in his heart he knew that there was going to be a slim chance of ever seeing her again, to never feel her warm body against his, to never feel her touch of her lips on his..it was all just a memory now.
Mulan ran as fast as her could carry her, even though she had tears running down her face it was hard for her to see. But for the promise that she made, she never stopped to look back, she just ran until she got outside to the stables. She looked quickly for Khan, "Khan!" She called out, then hearing a horse come neighing and running towards her, she looked behind her and saw as if in slow motion Khan run towards her. It hit her when she watched Khan run towards her, that this was going to be the last time to see Bao, and this ride was her only way out of the kingdom. Tears rolled down her face, she quickly got on Khan's back and gathered up her reins.
Footsteps began to get louder and louder. A march of his solders were coming to get her. Her heart began to race; she looked at Khan and said, "Go Khan! Ya!" Khan neighed and reared in the air then jumped into a full speed gallop. Mulan held on tight as he made his way out of the barn and past the solders that got out of the way so they wouldn't get run over by the huge creature. As the solders got up they began to get their arrows out and begin to shoot at her but she was too fast and too far away. She ran out of the palace walls and out into the city where folks just stopped and stared at her wondering why she was running, why she was leaving. Little did they know that there was a new ruler and things in small cities and towns were about to change for the worse. Mulan couldn't help but cry, cry for them and for the loss of Bao. Who too now prayed that they would see one another one last time, even though really her heart was telling her the truth. But she kept going with a promise.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Tear, tear..what do you think is going to happen now? Did you like the chapter? You can tell that Tin Zao is mean, is he not? Well ill leave you to tell me what is wrong or if I need to change anything.
Chapter 3: The new rule
Mulan stayed by the Emperor as did Bao, comforting her. He knew what was going to happen now, he knew that really it was only a matter of seconds that Tin Zao was going to come barging in and act as if surprised that the Emperor has died. He knew this because he's seen it happen before many times. He wrapped his arms around Mulan tighter placing his head on Mulan's. "What's going to happen now?" She asked.
"I'll tell you what's going to happen my dear..." Mulan and Bao turned around quickly to see a man in the dark room by the doorway. Bao stared at the figure knowing very well who the man was. The figure began to move closer and closer to the two of them until he was face to face to them staring at them with a smile then looking at the emperor and looking back at them as if to think that they did it, that they killed the Emperor. Or to at least try to balm it on them "How did he die?"
"You were here you saw that he was dieing of natural causes..."
"You killed him! Didn't you?" He announced.
"No I swear we were sent in here by Chi Fu to say goodbye to the Emperor, he needed to talk to us." Answered Mulan who was felt that him saying that was absurd, that he would think or at least balm the two of them for what was a natural cause of death.
"Tin Zao..." Called Chi Fu from the back, "They didn't do it and if you're thinking of putting this death as their fault then your mistaken sir..." Pronounced Chi Fu, clearly. He didn't like the man but he knew that he was going to be the Emperor and there was nothing that they could do about it.
Mulan looked at him amazed that he was actually standing up for them..she smiled in a bit of relief. As Tin Zao smiled and apologized, claiming that he was mistaken when really both Bao and Mulan already knew what he was trying to do to them. He began to walk closer to Mulan, inspecting her as he always does to his girls. Bao saw this and wrapped his arms around Mulan pulling her closer to him, and glaring at Tin Zao to not come any closer to her. Mulan was even disgusted that the elderly man was looking at her amused by her look. "Well I see that you have a little girl, the hero isn't it Bao?" Questioned Tin Zao, glaring at Bao as if he knew Bao, or did he? Mulan looked up at Bao in question, confused by his little remark that could have meant nothing but at the same time something. Bao looked down at her checking to see if she was alright or comfortable. "Well no matter, since the Emperor is dead I have to rule in his place since no one else can, so send word that there is a new Emperor and his name is Tin Zao and there will be some changes in the this country for good!" H declared to the council men. Who bowed down and all left the room that is all of them except Mulan and Bao. "Oh and you two I want you out of my kingdom immediately, and I never want to see your faces again unless I ask to see them, do I make myself clear?"
Bao gritted his teethe at him angry that he was hitting on Mulan, angry that he had the nerve just to start ordering people around as if he was the Emperor all along, when clearly he wasn't. Was he not going to do anything for the Emperor, the funeral? "What about the Emperor? What about a ceremony at least?"
"I'm sorry did I ask you to speak? Oh.I didn't..." he said rather amused by the place that he stands in his rank.
"What about the Emperor?" snapped Mulan, asking the question again. She watched as the man slowly turned around annoyed now that he hadn't made his point across to her or Bao.
"My dear...I told you not to speak!" With that he slapped her across the face jolting her head back, making Mulan cry out with pain. Bao without question pinned him down and stared at him with such a glare that would kill.
"Never lay a hand on Mulan!" The guards came running in and began to push Bao off Tin Zao then helped their new Emperor up brushing him off then waiting for his order, while the other solders held Bao by the arms making sure he didn't move or go after the Emperor. He then nodded for the solders to punch and kick him as many times as they wanted, until there was blood. He was the kind that enjoyed to see other suffer pain. As if it was game.
"No!" Mulan screamed out and tried to stop them but they threw her back, she yelled and screamed for them to stop, they finally did when he saw blood coming down from his mouth. The solders stepped aside watching as Mulan ran over to him crouched down in pain. He looked up at Tin and glared. "Bao.Bao." He looked at her; Mulan had tears rolling down her face, worried about what was going to happen next.
"Take her away, I want him to die for not following orders." Tin Zao whispered to one of his solders who nodded and obeyed his order, they all began to take a hold of Mulan and carry her out of the room, Bao began to get angry he began to fight the other who were around him trying to make him stop and stand still.
"Leave her alone! She did nothing...I'm the one that started this, she did nothing!" Tin Zao held out his hand for the solders to stop..Mulan stared at the Emperor as he walked closer and closer to Bao; she had a bad feeling about it. Tears began to roll down her face.
"So..we should just balm you then...sounds good to me..." With one swift move he took out a little dagger and gabbed it through Bao's side, he began to scream of pain. Mulan struggled with all her might to get free and run to his side and help him. Tears and formed in her eyes as she struggled but couldn't get free. "Let her go.." He ordered. The solders did as they were told and let her go, she ran over to Bao's side as he now laid down on the ground, winching of pain. Tin Zao watched in amusement as she stayed by his side watching the last few moments that he would have in the world.
"Bao..It's ok, we'll get out of this..you'll be ok..just don't go.don't leave me." she pleaded.
He looked up at Mulan and smiled, he began to wipe away her tears and hold her face near. He knew what Zao was trying to do, Mulan had to leave. "You have to go now.leave this place, I will find you.." He whispered to her.
"No.No, Bao.please.." He hushed her and have her whisper, He looked over to the Emperor and the solders who were talking and making his plans. He looked back at Mulan in worry.
"There's no time, if you don't get out of here now, he'll kill you too, that's just how he is..you have to promise me to leave and don't come back for me..never come back here." Bao began to get weaker as he talked more and more telling Mulan to leave, because he knew that Tin Zao was or could do something bad to Mulan and he didn't want her to suffer pain. He could feel his eyes fill up with water, and trail down his face. "I'll find you..."
Mulan began to cry, for the pain in her heart, She knew that he was right but she didn't want to leave. Just know seeing what kind of power he had the enjoyment of watching pain through his eyes. He was a horrible man and she knew that now. She understood why Bao or the Emperor didn't want him to rule but it was the only way. She began to force the words out of her mouth, "I.I promise." She paused and began to wipe away the tears that continued to roll down her face. "I love you with all my heart.."
"I love you too.." He held her tight for the last time then motioned his head towards the open doorway knowing that it would be the only safe way out for her. Mulan looked out of the corner of her eyes so that the new Emperor and his solders would not get any ideas that she was going to try to escape. She looked back at Bao and nodded. With that she quickly kissed him on the lips and got to her feet and ran out of room as quick as she could.
"Stop her!" The Emperor ordered. The Emperor then looked at Bao who was still on the floor watching with tearful eyes as his love of his life was out of his site, he prayed for her safety, hoping that she would be alright and that he would see her one day from now. Weather it would be in heaven or maybe when all bad that was only beginning would end. But in his heart he knew that there was going to be a slim chance of ever seeing her again, to never feel her warm body against his, to never feel her touch of her lips on his..it was all just a memory now.
Mulan ran as fast as her could carry her, even though she had tears running down her face it was hard for her to see. But for the promise that she made, she never stopped to look back, she just ran until she got outside to the stables. She looked quickly for Khan, "Khan!" She called out, then hearing a horse come neighing and running towards her, she looked behind her and saw as if in slow motion Khan run towards her. It hit her when she watched Khan run towards her, that this was going to be the last time to see Bao, and this ride was her only way out of the kingdom. Tears rolled down her face, she quickly got on Khan's back and gathered up her reins.
Footsteps began to get louder and louder. A march of his solders were coming to get her. Her heart began to race; she looked at Khan and said, "Go Khan! Ya!" Khan neighed and reared in the air then jumped into a full speed gallop. Mulan held on tight as he made his way out of the barn and past the solders that got out of the way so they wouldn't get run over by the huge creature. As the solders got up they began to get their arrows out and begin to shoot at her but she was too fast and too far away. She ran out of the palace walls and out into the city where folks just stopped and stared at her wondering why she was running, why she was leaving. Little did they know that there was a new ruler and things in small cities and towns were about to change for the worse. Mulan couldn't help but cry, cry for them and for the loss of Bao. Who too now prayed that they would see one another one last time, even though really her heart was telling her the truth. But she kept going with a promise.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Tear, tear..what do you think is going to happen now? Did you like the chapter? You can tell that Tin Zao is mean, is he not? Well ill leave you to tell me what is wrong or if I need to change anything.