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Chapter 6: The Rescue for China's Hero.
It was dark; it had been three nights and three days since Mulan had been brought to the Palace dungeons. She was weak with no food and no water, she had rested knowing that there was now no hope for her to even stay awake and watch the few days that she would have left in the world. She had also been tortured, brutally wiped with the wipe on her back. Blood had been shed from her back, mouth, and hands. They would even have big huge men come in and continually punching her. Word had gone out that the strong Mulan, China's heroin and been lost; she was just a name now, a hopeless name that could not do anything about the tortures of the outside world that she had now forgotten. People lost hope and faith. They would have to move on with their life with nothing but clothing on their backs and little money that they had. Solders that had not been tortured and memorized by Chi Fu and the rock that was now heard of a demon that possessed it were among the many men and women that would find cover and shelter in the woods or mountains, there was now at least 2,000 good solders that were lead by the strong Captain Chang Lu.
He rode up on his horse and stopped once he saw his solders in front of him, "How many men and women do we have now from the town?" Chang asked.
"About 500, many died from the solders that were under the spell of Chi Fu." Chang lowered his head and shook it in disbelief.
"How many dead?" he asked.
"We don't know exactly but we estimate it was about 3, 4 hundred." He paused. "One elderly man told us that the Fa family residence was over run by the solders. We looked and found three dead bodies."
"What about Fa Mulan?"
"She has been taken sir, from what we hear. She has been tortured and is now forgotten, they say that there is no hope that she is still alive in the dungeons on the Palace."
"Well we have to do something...we have to have faith and hope that our hero is still alive and if she is and we can save her from that hell hole and bring her back, then our people might have hope once again."
The man smiled and nodded, "Yes sir.."
Chang Lu smiled and turned to his men, "My friends, we have been through so much, we have been saving as many lives as we can from the hands of Chi Fu who is taking orders from this rock, this evil. They have taken our hero, the one person that brought us hope and strength once again in our country. We must now save Fa Mulan from this hell, because she would have done the same for us."
The men all cheered raising their swords, axes and bows. He turned back around to face the same man, "You stay here with your group, I'll take as many as I need for there will be solders that will be guarding that dungeon."
"Yes sir."
"Come men, we ride north." He clicked his heels and made his stallion move into a full gallop. The solders did the same riding with their Captain. As they rode they made sure that they stayed out of sight from any other solder that was under the spell of Chi Fu so there would be no word of the great army of men that were on their way to save Mulan.
As night grew, all of Chang Lu's companions stayed close to him and now wore their dark cloaks so they would not be seen by the solders of the palace. They all got out their bows and arrows and got into position ready to fire at any moment. They were some of the best of men, ones that saw their target and would hit it in a flash once needed to. "All right, you'll know what to do if anything happens to me. Now the passage to the dungeons is right down in that creek, I'll go down alone; all of you will stay up here and wait for my signal. But I'm hoping that all this will be unnoticed." Whispered Chang Lu to his officers.
"Yes sir."
Chang Lu crept quietly through the back and into the little creek that was only a mere opening through the wall. As he ventured through it he got a little fire going on his nice piece of wood. He continued to walk and use the path that he remembered from last time he had went through it. Once he had got to the special door to the dungeons he opened it carefully and looked out to see that it was dark and no one was in at least from what he could see. As he scanned each dungeons that's when he saw a small figure in the corner of the small dark cold dungeon. He took out his knife and began to mess with the lock. It made a loud crack that now echoed through the whole dungeon he knew that he now only had so much time to get her and run. As he went in, he brought the small fire up to the figure to see if it really was her and sure enough it was, he smiled quickly with hope. He put everything away and picked her up, she moaned a little, giving him a sign that she was still alive. He wrapped her arms around his neck and he began to run back with her in one hand.
As he continued through the opening he could now hear solders marching from above. He got out of the opening and back to his horse, he placed her in front of him and he clicked his heals quick telling his stallion to run to his men quick. Once he got to his men they were already firing at the solders that were coming closer and closer to them. "Move out now!" They all nodded and did what they were told; they whistled for their horses and continued to fire arrows at the men that kept coming for them. The horses went up to their masters and waited till they were on their backs then began to run at full speed.
Reaching the open fields far away from the palace they slowed their horses down and waited for the sun to rise. Chang Lu sighed and smiled at his fellow comrades, he was proud that they had saved Mulan. All were now looking at Mulan as if waiting for her to wake up. "Looks like she has been tortured by the solders.." One man noticed by the obvious cutes and burses on her body.
"It seems that she has not had any food or water for a long time as well" Announced Chang Lu. He leaned back a bit and placed her on his right side, then looked at her to check if she had any major cuts on her body that would need medical need. But just then as the bright red sun rose, all the men turned their heads towards it, then heard the small moan from Mulan, with all turned heads they looked at her now waiting for her to wake. Mulan began to slowly open her tired and weak eyes, looking at the bright sun that she had not seen in what seemed as a life time. "Welcome back Fa Mulan.." Mulan slowly turned her head around and noticed the solders and was in shock, 'can this be?' she thought. "Where am I?" she asked.
"You are in the open fields nearing the forest far away from the palace, you are safe now." Said Chang Lu. Mulan now noticing that she was on a horse but not alone, looked up and saw the man that was talking to her. As she looked at him he almost seemed as if he was a dream or a God that had come to help her. One that answered her prayers. His features were in her likes, he was a handsome guy, he seemed tall, and had his hair tied back like Shang had his but he had hairs that went around his lips and chin that mad him look older almost in his older 20s. He smiled at her with great pride that comforted her. She smiled back as best as she could, then lowered her head back down on his shoulder and rested. She felt safe. "Let's go back men, shall we?" His solders nodded and all clicked their heals against their horses sides making them all start off at a slow trot then a canter then at a nice steady gallop. Making them line up one by one with one another, looking as if they were birds all organized in the air. The horse's hooves made a loud thunder sound as they rode across the green grassy, plains that went up and down. It was as if the sun was watching them making sure that the little flower that they held with them was to be kept safe under the arms of her loyal man, the ones that did not lose faith in her.
Back at the palace Chi Fu stormed in the cells of each dungeon fury with anger, He now faced his solders that were under his spell, "Find her! I will not have her live when I rule this kingdom!"
The solders that were in their black cloaks and black armor bowed down and left, "Shang!" He called out. Shang who was in all black, looked at Chi Fu with his black eyes, "I know there are solders that with her, they are the ones that have been helping the ones that lost their homes, when you find them I want you to kill them all, all the women and children as well. And if Mulan is with them I want her dead, with this" He handed Shang a small dagger, "Stab her with this, and bring it back to me so I know that you have killed her..now go! And do not fail me."
Chapter 6: The Rescue for China's Hero.
It was dark; it had been three nights and three days since Mulan had been brought to the Palace dungeons. She was weak with no food and no water, she had rested knowing that there was now no hope for her to even stay awake and watch the few days that she would have left in the world. She had also been tortured, brutally wiped with the wipe on her back. Blood had been shed from her back, mouth, and hands. They would even have big huge men come in and continually punching her. Word had gone out that the strong Mulan, China's heroin and been lost; she was just a name now, a hopeless name that could not do anything about the tortures of the outside world that she had now forgotten. People lost hope and faith. They would have to move on with their life with nothing but clothing on their backs and little money that they had. Solders that had not been tortured and memorized by Chi Fu and the rock that was now heard of a demon that possessed it were among the many men and women that would find cover and shelter in the woods or mountains, there was now at least 2,000 good solders that were lead by the strong Captain Chang Lu.
He rode up on his horse and stopped once he saw his solders in front of him, "How many men and women do we have now from the town?" Chang asked.
"About 500, many died from the solders that were under the spell of Chi Fu." Chang lowered his head and shook it in disbelief.
"How many dead?" he asked.
"We don't know exactly but we estimate it was about 3, 4 hundred." He paused. "One elderly man told us that the Fa family residence was over run by the solders. We looked and found three dead bodies."
"What about Fa Mulan?"
"She has been taken sir, from what we hear. She has been tortured and is now forgotten, they say that there is no hope that she is still alive in the dungeons on the Palace."
"Well we have to do something...we have to have faith and hope that our hero is still alive and if she is and we can save her from that hell hole and bring her back, then our people might have hope once again."
The man smiled and nodded, "Yes sir.."
Chang Lu smiled and turned to his men, "My friends, we have been through so much, we have been saving as many lives as we can from the hands of Chi Fu who is taking orders from this rock, this evil. They have taken our hero, the one person that brought us hope and strength once again in our country. We must now save Fa Mulan from this hell, because she would have done the same for us."
The men all cheered raising their swords, axes and bows. He turned back around to face the same man, "You stay here with your group, I'll take as many as I need for there will be solders that will be guarding that dungeon."
"Yes sir."
"Come men, we ride north." He clicked his heels and made his stallion move into a full gallop. The solders did the same riding with their Captain. As they rode they made sure that they stayed out of sight from any other solder that was under the spell of Chi Fu so there would be no word of the great army of men that were on their way to save Mulan.
As night grew, all of Chang Lu's companions stayed close to him and now wore their dark cloaks so they would not be seen by the solders of the palace. They all got out their bows and arrows and got into position ready to fire at any moment. They were some of the best of men, ones that saw their target and would hit it in a flash once needed to. "All right, you'll know what to do if anything happens to me. Now the passage to the dungeons is right down in that creek, I'll go down alone; all of you will stay up here and wait for my signal. But I'm hoping that all this will be unnoticed." Whispered Chang Lu to his officers.
"Yes sir."
Chang Lu crept quietly through the back and into the little creek that was only a mere opening through the wall. As he ventured through it he got a little fire going on his nice piece of wood. He continued to walk and use the path that he remembered from last time he had went through it. Once he had got to the special door to the dungeons he opened it carefully and looked out to see that it was dark and no one was in at least from what he could see. As he scanned each dungeons that's when he saw a small figure in the corner of the small dark cold dungeon. He took out his knife and began to mess with the lock. It made a loud crack that now echoed through the whole dungeon he knew that he now only had so much time to get her and run. As he went in, he brought the small fire up to the figure to see if it really was her and sure enough it was, he smiled quickly with hope. He put everything away and picked her up, she moaned a little, giving him a sign that she was still alive. He wrapped her arms around his neck and he began to run back with her in one hand.
As he continued through the opening he could now hear solders marching from above. He got out of the opening and back to his horse, he placed her in front of him and he clicked his heals quick telling his stallion to run to his men quick. Once he got to his men they were already firing at the solders that were coming closer and closer to them. "Move out now!" They all nodded and did what they were told; they whistled for their horses and continued to fire arrows at the men that kept coming for them. The horses went up to their masters and waited till they were on their backs then began to run at full speed.
Reaching the open fields far away from the palace they slowed their horses down and waited for the sun to rise. Chang Lu sighed and smiled at his fellow comrades, he was proud that they had saved Mulan. All were now looking at Mulan as if waiting for her to wake up. "Looks like she has been tortured by the solders.." One man noticed by the obvious cutes and burses on her body.
"It seems that she has not had any food or water for a long time as well" Announced Chang Lu. He leaned back a bit and placed her on his right side, then looked at her to check if she had any major cuts on her body that would need medical need. But just then as the bright red sun rose, all the men turned their heads towards it, then heard the small moan from Mulan, with all turned heads they looked at her now waiting for her to wake. Mulan began to slowly open her tired and weak eyes, looking at the bright sun that she had not seen in what seemed as a life time. "Welcome back Fa Mulan.." Mulan slowly turned her head around and noticed the solders and was in shock, 'can this be?' she thought. "Where am I?" she asked.
"You are in the open fields nearing the forest far away from the palace, you are safe now." Said Chang Lu. Mulan now noticing that she was on a horse but not alone, looked up and saw the man that was talking to her. As she looked at him he almost seemed as if he was a dream or a God that had come to help her. One that answered her prayers. His features were in her likes, he was a handsome guy, he seemed tall, and had his hair tied back like Shang had his but he had hairs that went around his lips and chin that mad him look older almost in his older 20s. He smiled at her with great pride that comforted her. She smiled back as best as she could, then lowered her head back down on his shoulder and rested. She felt safe. "Let's go back men, shall we?" His solders nodded and all clicked their heals against their horses sides making them all start off at a slow trot then a canter then at a nice steady gallop. Making them line up one by one with one another, looking as if they were birds all organized in the air. The horse's hooves made a loud thunder sound as they rode across the green grassy, plains that went up and down. It was as if the sun was watching them making sure that the little flower that they held with them was to be kept safe under the arms of her loyal man, the ones that did not lose faith in her.
Back at the palace Chi Fu stormed in the cells of each dungeon fury with anger, He now faced his solders that were under his spell, "Find her! I will not have her live when I rule this kingdom!"
The solders that were in their black cloaks and black armor bowed down and left, "Shang!" He called out. Shang who was in all black, looked at Chi Fu with his black eyes, "I know there are solders that with her, they are the ones that have been helping the ones that lost their homes, when you find them I want you to kill them all, all the women and children as well. And if Mulan is with them I want her dead, with this" He handed Shang a small dagger, "Stab her with this, and bring it back to me so I know that you have killed her..now go! And do not fail me."