Disclaimer: I don't own anything from Kyo Kara Maoh, Tsubasa Chronicles, XXXHolic, or anything else associated with Clamp Manga; this is purely fan-made.

Note: This is the remake of "The Paradox Creed." So obviously I'm still planning on making the actual sequel to "Heir to the Kingdom of Pandora" that will focus more on Leon and Conrad, but for now I wanted to go ahead and make another TRC and KKM crossover in the meantime after reading the most recent chapter of "Tsubasa World Chronicle" that takes place after the original TRC ended. Anyway, this new story starts off pretty much the same as the previous version with new content after a certain point. I hope you all enjoy it!

~The Sound of the Soul~

Nothing seemed amiss until Yuri started to feel very strange shortly after Sara's soldiers came to warn them about someone infiltrating the castle; most likely the same men involved in the rebellion that attacked them before. Yuri should have been just as shocked by the news as the rest of his friends were, but for some reason he felt-for lack of a better word-strangely vacant. As if he was still physically there with everyone but his heart and mind were being drawn elsewhere; that something was calling out to him and only to him from very far away.

As the soldiers escorted them back inside and then down one of the castle's many hallways Yuri suddenly felt his heart begin to thump uncomfortably the further on they went. And eventually, Yuri stopped dead in his tracks; unable to stand the strange fluttering in his chest any longer. He only felt dazed at first, but soon that feeling escalated to the point where Yuri felt like he was about to lose consciousness. So he stopped to take a slow breath in and then another one out, hoping that it would help calm his frantically beating heart. It didn't. Therefore it took all of his remaining strength just to remain standing. Because Yuri didn't want to alarm his friends for no reason if he was only feeling uneasy about the current situation; although he was the only one who for some reason suddenly felt so painfully afraid of what lay ahead of them.

Hiding the flicker of surprise in his eyes at Yuri's unexpected hesitation, Sara smiled as he turned to face him and assured Yuri calmly. "There's no need for concern. I'm sure that they will be apprehended soon enough. We just have to be patient and go somewhere safe for the time being."

Shaking his head again and looking utterly perplexed, Yuri replied dizzily, "No, that's not it. Something doesn't feel right. I don't feel right…"

Before Sara could ask why he felt that way Wolfram strode up next to them and grumbled irritably. "Yuri, why the hell did you stop? We should keep going before we run into anymore problems with these damned rebels."

Staring down the hallway a little further ahead as if sensing something they couldn't, Yuri continued airily as the light in his eyes slowly began to dim. "I-!" he began weakly before Yuri gasped when his heart jolted sharply and he had to lean on Sara for support. And then he heard it again, a distant resonating sound inside of his head that seemed to echo throughout his entire being.

"Yuri, what's wrong?!" Sara cried out in alarm as the others tensed too when they saw Yuri collapse.

In response, Yuri looked up at him with strangely unfocused eyes and gripped Sara's arms tightly, his fingers trembling. For behind his shimmering eyes-whose glow looked like shafts of pure sunlight sifting underwater-Yuri beheld several fractured visions of events surrounding himself and the people closest to him. Yuri even saw visions of people he didn't know, but knew he should for some reason.

Then, the castle too began to tremble slightly beneath their feet as the same sound Yuri heard before struck the air and his vision began fading in and out of focus. As for Sara, when he looked down at Yuri with a mixture of careful calculation and genuine concern, he noticed that they seemed to ripple slightly each time that sound echoed around them. A strange yet dulcet sound like the gentle hum of a crystal being struck. Or the sound of a droplet of water echoing in the silence when it is broken only when that single drop fell down into the stillness of the water below it.

What is this? This isn't his usual power. Sara thought as he held Yuri, trying to figure out exactly what was happening to him. It isn't Yuri doing all of this, and yet, this power feels the same as his. Why? What's causing this?

As if answering his question, Yuri inhaled a sharp breath and gripped his shoulders tighter as a pair of ethereal wings unfurled from Yuri's back and their eyes widened in shock. Those wings held a haunting and terrible beauty as they slowly spread out in a wider arch just as the soldiers being led by the traitor Gerald finally stumbled out the door where they'd been waiting to ambush them; their faces covered in splatters of blood and their eyes wide with fear.

Tearing their eyes away from Yuri when the rebel soldiers appeared, they saw walking out of the doorway with a graceful and predatorial slowness a young man that looked exactly like Yuri; even down to the same clothing. Or what was left of them at least. His black clothes were torn in several places which revealed the fact that his entire body was covered in terrible wounds that bled freely down his lightly tanned skin. Though it was clear to them that none of these were stab wounds except for a large gash cut across the other boy's right cheek…

What shocked them aside from his ghastly wounds and the fact that he looked just like Yuri was that his left eye was not black like Yuri's, but a brilliant gold. And not just a plain-old gold either, but a rich metallic sheen that glinted in the light the same way real gold would. What's more, those same eyes stared at the soldiers coldly, listlessly, and without any trace of emotion whatsoever.

"Your Eminence, that boy, he looks exactly like-!" Gunter began when the Yuri-look-a-like suddenly gazed over at them momentarily, as if only just noticing their presence, before turning his attention back to the soldiers and rushed at the one nearest to him with blinding speed.

And when they collided against the wall opposite them he then pressed the side of his bare hand, which was pointed in a spear-like position, against his throat. Then, the other Yuri leaned up against the soldier's ear and breathed in a menacingly low voice, "Withdraw from this place. Now."

Mustering his courage, the soldier replied. "I don't take orders from you, Demon scum!" he snapped, regaining his composure and glancing at his comrades beside him, signaling for them to resume their attack. Not realizing yet that this 'Yuri' was not the Yuri they were ordered to apprehend and capture at all costs.

As for the real Yuri, the dragon-like wings on his back shone for only a moment more before slowly folding themselves protectively in front of him and Sara and then vanishing in a burst of light when Yuri fainted. But they could still hear a faint echo of that strange sound as it slowly faded away and the tremors beneath them finally stopped. Yuri's breathing was slow and steady now, so at least they knew he wasn't in pain anymore. However, no one had the faintest clue what just happened to him or who the stranger before them really was. Let alone whether or not it was safe to approach him to help fight off Gerald's men before more reinforcements arrived.

As soon as the ground stopped trembling Wolfram rushed over to Sara and was about to demand to know if his fiancé was alright when before he could even begin to form the words, the other Yuri said in response to the soldier's bold remark, "Then I have no choice." And with his bare hands, he stabbed the soldier in front of him right through the heart.

The soldier let out a gurgled cry and coughed up a lot of blood before soundlessly crumpling to the ground at the other Yuri's feet. And he didn't stop there either. In a matter of seconds, with a blinding flurry of sharp kicks and more jabs with his bare hands, he then slaughtered every single one of Gerald's men single-handedly.

Then he slowly turned and looked at the rest of them with his dark fathomless eyes. And as the other Yuri slowly lifted his bloodstained hand to cover his golden eye he muttered airily, "I must protect him at all costs, the one who shares my name and soul. And I must kill whoever threatens his existence. I must kill them all…"

"Ok, spill it!" Wolfram snarled, suddenly wrenching his sword out of its sheath and taking a menacing step towards the other Yuri. "Just who the hell are you?! What did you do to Yuri you freak!"

"Wait Wolfram!" Gunter hissed, grabbing his arm firmly and restraining him before he tried to do anything stupid.

Dropping his bloody hand from his face, the stranger glanced at him and replied in a monotone, "I am also 'Yuri,' nothing more. As for what I have done, I only did what was necessary to proceed towards a future that differs from the one in my dream." Then he narrowed his eyes and stared directly down at Sara, who was still holding the original Yuri's unconscious body close to his chest. As his eyes bore into Sara's he saw the first hint of emotion since they first saw the other Yuri when his eyes flickered hesitantly for a brief moment just before he commented, "I see, so you are not the only one in this world who has lost something precious because of that man's wish. But I swear, I will definitely give it back to you. That precious thing that you've lost. With these hands I will change this twisted world back to the way it was before. No matter the cost, I will take back everything that was stolen from me. And from you."

After that he lazily raised a hand in front of him and a magic circle spiraled out from underneath him. Then the other Yuri's body started to warp as if it was made of water and he disappeared without a trace. And not a moment too soon either. Because just then the reinforcements that Conrad and the others were worried about finally made their appearance and they were forced to clumsily scoop Yuri up and make a run for it. Their minds still filled with troubled thoughts over the horrors they had just witnessed and the fact that their own Yuri was somehow in the middle of it as usual.