like the moon chases the sun

Mulan pinches the bridge of her nose, closes her eyes, and attempts to tamp down her- is it frustration? Bewilderment? Something along those lines. “Emma.” She begins slowly, willing herself to breathe, “When I told you not to get involved with magic, I did not mean ‘Emma, get involved with magic, use it to combat other forces of magic while wielding a sword of legend, and then overthrow a monarchy’.”Emma gives her a flippant shrug, “These things happen.”(an AU of the Heroes & Villains AU inspired by the Russian fairy tale, "Tsarevitch Ivan, the Firebird and the Gray Wolf" featuring ominous prophecies, a myriad of collapsing architectural structures, and inexplicably, possibly a ficus.)