Mulan and I both jolted away, our attention was now toward his voice. It was close but echoes like it was distant. Mulan and I immediately rushed to his calling voice without a thought about what was happening. We checked every vase until we came across a very old looking vase that was emanating his voice. Its handles were broken off and looked as though the dust had already engulfed the beautiful paintings around the vase. I couldn't believe my ears, Phillip's voice was calling out from this very vase. I felt a smile come across my face for hearing Phillip still alive, but as I looked toward Mulan, who carefully took her sword out, her countenance was stiff and cold.
"Stand back Aurora." Her magnificent sword gleamed within the cave, even though there was no light to have it shine. I took a few steps back, glimpsing toward Mulan as I inched away from the vase. I wanted to stop her actions. I wanted to tell her how I felt and wonder if our lips were ever going to touch, but I stood silently staring at her.
Mulan...
Mulan's countenance was serious as she lifted her sword to strike the vase. Her eyes wavered toward me a bit then back at the vase with a strange glow in them. I only now saw the sorrow in her eyes, surrounding her, drowning her. Before I could interfere, she swung down hard into the vase. The sword seemed like it was deflected by some strange magic, because the vase glowed of white and blue as she tried to keep her sword down upon the powerful magic that prevented her with opening the vase. A powerful wind picked up as she kept her sword in place as Mulan struggled just to keep her sword down. As blinding light shot out, looking away, I heard the vase shatter with pieces violently flying all around, like the vase as burst open. I heard a few small stray pieces fall near my feet, but they never touched me. I heard a familiar deep breath be let out and as I opened my eyes, I saw Phillip standing in front of me. Alive. He looked all around himself then up toward me. I felt a big smile come across my face as our eyes met, what seemed like the first time in ages.
"Phillip!" More surprised than I should have been.
As I saw Phillip really in front of me, at the back of my mind I felt something strange come upon me. But, before I could even think twice about it Phillip came into an embrace.
"Aurora," He whispered under his breath as his arms squeezed me, "My love, Aurora." I closed my eyes knowing he was really her. Then, like a strike in the back I heard an awful groan sound out from behind the both of us. I quickly pushed Phillip away and saw Mulan staring at the both of us with the most peculiar countenance.
Then I saw it.