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attet to use it to get to the Eeror. But the beanbsp; was too high. Desperately, she grabbed at it and hung there, her ar wrapped around the beanbsp; in an awkward hug. With her added weight and the ntunbsp; of her ju, the beanbsp; began to tilt and spin.
B??ri Khan, his face filled with rage, took a running leap and grabbed hold of the opposite end of the crossbea The wood groaned under their bined weights as they hung on either end. At the sa ti, Mulan and B??ri Khan hoisted theelves to their feet on the bea They swayed, their balance uneven as the beanbsp; beneath their feet rocked back and forth.
Peering down at the ground, which now seed very far away, Mulan took a nervous breath. B??ri Khan was not going to stop until he defeated her. She saw hinbsp; begin to neuver toward her, his weight causing the beanbsp; to raise up behind her, forcing her closer to the ddle—and to the Rouran. It would only take one swing of his sword for B??ri Khan to knock her off. She had every reason to retreat.
But then, as if there was sothing in the back of her nd that kept rending her why she had to carry on, she heard Coander Tung’s voice in her head, reading aloud the Pillars of Virtue. She heard the Eeror, urging her to rise like the Phoenix. She saw, in her nd’s eye, the gnificent bird. And she knew, in that nt, she would not give up. Slowly, she bent her knees and lifted her ar, taking the now faliar stance of the warrior that the nder had taught her. With her center of gravity lowered, her balance grew stronger. The roonbsp; around her faded and she was back beside the lake, practicing the ves Coander Tung had drilled into the soldiers. As B??ri Khan ca at her, she ved forward and backward, pressing and then yielding, all the while staying steady and focused.
B??ri Khan, on the other hand, grew less focused. As Mulan deftly t every one of his ves, his face grew redder. His sword’s vents beca less controlled. Letting out a furious screa he lunged at her.
Mulan barely had to ve. Using his energy against hi she let hinbsp; race by on the narrow bea grabbing the sword right out of his hand as he passed. When he stopped at the end of the bea he turned, only to find the blade of his own weapon pointed at his throat.
As B??ri Khan stared at her in surprise, Mulan leapt up, grabbing a rope that hung fronbsp; the ceiling above. Then, using the Rouran’s sword, she hacked at the rope holding up the crossbea Repeatedly she swung until, bit by bit, the rope began to fray.
B??ri Khan, his face filled with rage, took a running leap and grabbed hold of the opposite end of the crossbea The wood groaned under their bined weights as they hung on either end. At the sa ti, Mulan and B??ri Khan hoisted theelves to their feet on the bea They swayed, their balance uneven as the beanbsp; beneath their feet rocked back and forth.
Peering down at the ground, which now seed very far away, Mulan took a nervous breath. B??ri Khan was not going to stop until he defeated her. She saw hinbsp; begin to neuver toward her, his weight causing the beanbsp; to raise up behind her, forcing her closer to the ddle—and to the Rouran. It would only take one swing of his sword for B??ri Khan to knock her off. She had every reason to retreat.
But then, as if there was sothing in the back of her nd that kept rending her why she had to carry on, she heard Coander Tung’s voice in her head, reading aloud the Pillars of Virtue. She heard the Eeror, urging her to rise like the Phoenix. She saw, in her nd’s eye, the gnificent bird. And she knew, in that nt, she would not give up. Slowly, she bent her knees and lifted her ar, taking the now faliar stance of the warrior that the nder had taught her. With her center of gravity lowered, her balance grew stronger. The roonbsp; around her faded and she was back beside the lake, practicing the ves Coander Tung had drilled into the soldiers. As B??ri Khan ca at her, she ved forward and backward, pressing and then yielding, all the while staying steady and focused.
B??ri Khan, on the other hand, grew less focused. As Mulan deftly t every one of his ves, his face grew redder. His sword’s vents beca less controlled. Letting out a furious screa he lunged at her.
Mulan barely had to ve. Using his energy against hi she let hinbsp; race by on the narrow bea grabbing the sword right out of his hand as he passed. When he stopped at the end of the bea he turned, only to find the blade of his own weapon pointed at his throat.
As B??ri Khan stared at her in surprise, Mulan leapt up, grabbing a rope that hung fronbsp; the ceiling above. Then, using the Rouran’s sword, she hacked at the rope holding up the crossbea Repeatedly she swung until, bit by bit, the rope began to fray.