For millennia after millennia, the sun and moon has rose and set. For such a long period of time, our ancestors have protected the Sacred Inferno Crystal and the Divinity Ice Comet, located deep inside their respective temples, miles and miles away from one another. Mass destruction will begin to the universe, Darkness will arise and blanket the valleys with black and shadows, when the Pendant of Jaydes is placed within the Temple of Souls. Too end the chaos summoned by the dark one, two chosen lovers will be sent. Distant love between them, they'll prevent the world's destruction. The Sacred Inferno Crystal, will be connected with the Divinity Ice Comet to end the chaos. The Heart of Fire, a strong warrior will be sent to retrieve the Sacred Inferno Crystal, and be challenged by many. The Eyes of Ice, a young talented mage will be sent to retrieve the Divinity Ice Comet, and be in deathly danger. When the two intersect, at the Temple of Souls, the Sacred Inferno Crystal and Divinity Ice Comet will connect, but the destruction will continue. To stop the chaos, a bond must be created between Fire and Ice, a bond stronger than any in the universe. It all must end...with a kiss...
Cosmos
"Looks like it's going to rain tonight, Kurogane-san." Syaoran said looking back at the man underneath the big oak tree. The boys, Syaoran, Kurogane and Fai are travelers, searching for Princess Sakura's feathers of memory. At the moment, Sakura was sleeping in Kurogane's arms, and Syaoran was taking a look around the area. They seemed to have been warped to an area not highly populated by people, but by vegetation. Kurogane set Sakura's sleeping body on the grass and stood up, walking out of the shade.
"Yes, it won't be long until it starts pouring." he added. Sitting in the shade next to Sakura, was Fai, holding Mokona in his arms. He looked up passed the canopy of the oak tree and sighed.
"We might want to find shelter, before it starts raining. If we can't, we'll have to use Kuro-puu as our shelter." After hearing such a comment, Kurogane clenched his fist and made his way towards Fai.
"What is that suppose to mean?!" he hollered.
"Kurogane, just ignore him. You know he won't stop." Syaoran said, stepping into the shaded area.
"I know, that's the sad part." he grumbled walking away from the golden haired boy. The three boys sat underneath the giant oak, staring off into the forest before them. The only sounds heard was the sound of birds chirping, Sakura's soft breathing, a soothing flow of a creek, and rustling of the leaves in the wind.
"It's very peaceful here." Fai said, catching a small green leaf in his hand.
"Yes, reminds me a little of home." Kurogane replied, relaxing himself. Shortly after, a slight movement was made from the princess. Her hand went up and covered her forehead, shielding her eyes from the sun peering through the canopy. With a small glance, Syaoran looked at her and gave her a warm smile.
"Morning princess, while you were asleep, we where brought here by Mokona, as you know." he said. She groaned quietly, then sat up to face the boys.
"I always hate this. Whenever the action kicks in, I fall asleep. I always miss everything." she mumbled.
"Don't feel bad Sakura-chan." Mokona said, letting her smile grow. "One time, you won't miss any action!" Sakura smiled at the small creature, and patted her head.
"Thank you Mokona." she said. Mokona smiled at the princess, then she looked back at the boys. "Are any of you hurt?"
"No princess," Fai said, changing his position, "Everyone is fine." She nodded and looked at the boys. For minutes no one spoke a word. The forest seemed lifeless. No movement of animals, or people, just still. The wind made the leaves rustle, but other than that, silence.
"Excuse me for breaking the quite," Kurogane interrupted, "but does anyone know where we are?" Syaoran looked over at him, and shook his head.
"I think we are in a very quiet forest." Fai said, "but of course you knew that. You mean you want the country name?" Kurogane glared at Fai with a irritated look.
"No duh!" he said.
"Now just relax Kuro-run." Fai said, smiling with joy.
"STOP WITH THE NAMES!" he yelled.
"Guys, please." Syaoran said, stepping in between the two. "Now that you two are done fighting," Syaoran walked over to Mokona, "Do you know what country we're in?" Mokona was silent for a little, thinking over where they might be, then she spoke up.
"I believe we are in the country of Terrace. If I am correct, Terrace is mainly covered by forest, which we can already tell. Also, Terrace is best known for it's giant trees, and clear, fresh water."
"Terrace..." Sakura said, looking at her surroundings. She made a smile and walked over to one of the trees. She leaned on it's trunk, resting her head upon the hard bark.
"Are you listening to it, Sakura-san?" Syaoran asked, walking over to her. She didn't respond. He looked around and sat back down on the grass. Kurogane looked up again, and then he grunted.
"I can't tell what time of day it is." he grumbled, "The canopy is too thick for me to see the sun's position."
"You can tell the time by the sun, Kuro-chi?" Fai asked.
"I can tell a lot of things just by objects. I can tell where things are with my eyes closed. I can do a lot of things, unlike you." Kurogane said, resting his back up against one of the trees.
"Wow Kuro-chi, you can do almost anything." Fai said, amazed by Kurogane's talent.
"Almost anything." he snuffed. The crew stayed in the silent forest for quite some time, not uttering a sound. The peaceful forest had taken them in, and relaxed them. The sun was shining through the canopy, making the ground checkered with shadow and light. The wind made the leaves shake and the creek could still be heard.
"The river..." Sakura's voice sang out from the silence. Her voice was so calm and soft just like the surrounding noise.
"What Sakura?" Syaoran asked, coming back to reality.
"The river...is near an old ruin. In the ruin...is a strong energy force..." she said.
"The tree must be telling her this crap." Kurogane said, getting back on his feet.
"But it does sound like her feather." Fai said. Syaoran nodded and walked up to Sakura.
"Come on Sakura, let's go get your feather. The tree said it's in the ruin by the river?" Syaoran asked, placing his hand on her shoulder. Sakura looked over her shoulder, and gazed deep into Syaoran's amber eyes.
"Yes." she said, feeling relaxed and safe.
"Well then, no more wasting time!" Kurogane grumbled, "Less just find this ruin and get out of this world. I'm tired of all the silence."
"Oh Kuro-pii, you're so impatient." Fai said.
"KNOCK IT OFF!!!" he yelled. Syaoran and Sakura looked at them as the argued, then at each other.
"This adventure wouldn't be anything without them." Syaoran chuckled.
"It's wouldn't be anything without you either Syaoran." Sakura said. He smiled and they followed Kurogane and Fai, deeper into the forest. Passing many trees, Sakura seemed to have a slight frown on her face.
"These trees...."she managed to say, "Are lifeless. They have no soul. I can't hear any of them."
"Are you saying there dead?" Syaoran asked.
"If there were dead, we would be able to see that." Fai said, grabbing a low branch and looking at the leaves. "These leaves are green and very alive. Are they not?"
"Just because the tree is alive, and it's leaves are green, doesn't mean it contains a soul." Sakura said, trailing off in a distant state of mind. Syaoran noticing her change in words, walked over to her and held her shoulders.
"Let's not get lost princess." he said calmly.
"Speaking of lost, where is Kuro-rin?" Fai asked. Syaoran looked around, Sakura too, but no one saw the tall warrior.
"Kurogane!" Mokona yelled, but the sound was drained by the trees.
"Kuro-pippi!!!" Fai yelled, but no response. After some more shouting of his name, the bushes began rustling. It was the wind, answering their calls.
"The wind!" Sakura said, chasing after it. "It's telling me something!"
"Princess wait!" Syaoran called after her. Falling close behind her, Fai and Syaoran followed Sakura deeper into the forest. Suddenly, she stopped running.
"Here." she said, moving some branches out of her way, and revealed an open area. Surrounding it was the forest, trees of green and the sun shining right into the circular area. Where most of the sunlight was shining, stood an old ruin, with strange writings about it.
"Oh finally you guys show up." Kurogane's voice grumbled. Syaoran reacting quickly, looked around to see Kurogane standing at the foot of the large stone steps.
"Why'd you leave us Kuro-rin? You had me worried sick." Fai said, running over to Kurogane. He rolled his eyes and sighed heavily.
"You guys weren't moving, and I got impatient. Then I found this large temple." All four of them stared up at the temple. It seemed it would give out any minute, since the stone was so cracked. All among the walls where writings and drawings of symbols and creatures, that it could mean just about anything.
"Are you thinking what I am thinking?" Kurogane asked out loud.
"Inside, there is a voice..." Sakura said, almost in a whisper.
"Princess?" Syaoran asked.
"A voice, calling us forward." she said. As if Sakura was under mind control, she made her way up the steps, slowly into the temple. After her every step, you could hear it crumble underneath her feet.
"Princess careful!" Syaoran yelled, running after her.
"I see no hurry." Kurogane growled, and began walking up the steps. Fai made his way to the steps, in complete silence.
Inside the old temple was almost the same as the out side. The wind was somehow blowing inside, probably through the cracked stone. According to what Sakura said, voices were everywhere among the corridors. As the four continued walking, they came to a spot with four different passage ways. One heading straight, one left, one right, and one down.
"I guess we part here." Kurogane said, taking off towards the right.
"It's calling to me..." Sakura said, heading straight forward.
"Fai, you can handle the below can't you?" Syaoran asked, looking toward the left corridor.
"I can manage." Fai said, taking the stairs down. Syaoran watched him, then headed down the passage way.
"It's so....quiet in this temple." Syaoran said out loud, letting his voice echo down the hall. As he made his way further down, the halls got darker and darker. He grabbed a stick he found on the ground, (actually almost tripped over) and lit it. When he reached the end of the hall, he saw something written in a weird text, upon the wall.
"That's the same writing we saw outside on the temple walls!" Syaoran exclaimed, walking towards it. He placed his hands on some of the symbols.
"What do these mean?" he asked. Some where shaped like the sun, another like the moon. He let his eyes take in every sight, and he tried to figure it out. He ran his hand over the ancient text, as if trying to read it.
"If only I knew what this meant!" he said. He continued running his hand along the text, trying to see if any of the symbols seemed familiar to him, but none of them seemed to be recognizable to him. He put his head down in shame, and stepped back into the middle of the room. He was now standing on a symbol in the shape of a tree...
"What the hell is this crap!" Kurogane yelled. He had reached the end of his passageway, and before him was ancient written text upon the wall.
"I have no idea what this says!" he shouted. He looked some of the text over, but still, he couldn't translate.
"YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!!" he shouted. His voice echoed through the temple, but that didn't make the text readable.
"Kurogane, you shouldn't yell...it might scare people." Mokona said, sticking her head out of his shirt.
"When did you get here!!!" he shouted, once again his voice echoing.
"Quit yelling!" Mokona replied back. Still mad at Mokona, he chased her to the middle of the room, now standing on a Fire symbol etched into the stone floor...
"I hear you calling me..." Sakura said, reaching the end of her corridor. She saw the text, but couldn't make out what it said.
"Why're you screaming? What's wrong? Tell me." Sakura said, running her hand on the wall. She stepped back from the wall, and stood on a symbol in the shape of a cloud, in the middle of the corridor. "Tell me...."
A loud crumbling sound was made as Fai reached the end of his hallway. He walked uneasy towards the carvings on the wall, but stopped.
"Must be the ancient text." he whispered, looking it over a few times. He couldn't read any of it. He took a few paces back, now standing on an ice symbol in the center...
Around all four corridors, the temple began shaking. Out of every corridor, huge outburst of light shined out of each hallway.
"WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON?!" Kurogane shouted. As the outburst of light continued, the ancient text on the wall shifted. It changed to there own language, so they could decipher it.
"Kurogane look!" Mokona said, now noticing the change in symbols.
"Yeah I know you stupid white pork bun!" he hollered.
"I can read it now..."Syaoran said not moving from his spot. He looked up at the wall, and began reading what was written.
"For millennia after millennia, the sun and moon has rose and set. For such a long period of time, our ancestors have protected the Sacred Inferno Crystal and the Divinity Ice Comet, located deep inside their respective temples, miles and miles away from one another. Mass destruction will begin to the universe..." Syaoran read.
"Darkness will arise and blanket the valleys with black and shadows, when the Pendant of Jaydes is placed within the Temple of Souls. Too end the chaos summoned by the dark one, two chosen lovers will be sent. Distant love between them, they'll prevent the world's destruction..." Sakura read the ancient text, ignoring the outburst of light.
"The Sacred Inferno Crystal, will be connected with the Divinity Ice Comet to end the chaos. The Heart of Fire, a strong warrior will be sent to retrieve the Sacred Inferno Crystal, and be challenged by many. The Eyes of Ice, a young talented mage will be sent to retrieve the Divinity Ice Comet, and be in deathly danger. When the two intersect, at the Temple of Souls,..." Kurogane read, his voice calming down.
"the Sacred Inferno Crystal and Divinity Ice Comet will connect, but the destruction will continue. To stop the chaos, a bond must be created between Fire and Ice, a bond stronger than any danger. It all must end...with a kiss..." Fai whispered, his voice growing distant. The old ruin continued rumbling, and the light continued to shine.
"We've got to move Kurogane!" Mokona yelled, feeling in danger.
"I've been trying that you stupid thing. I can't move my feet!" he shouted. Syaoran, Sakura and Fai couldn't move either, somehow there feet were stuck on the symbols on the floor.
"You want us....do you?" Sakura said, letting her voice echo off the stone room walls. "Then take us....away..." Out of each symbol, an outburst of light came through, engulfing all five of them. Everything around them was changing. The cracks in the stone wall were repairing, and the room brightened. As everything around them was getting younger, the light made all their visions white.
"What's going on?!" Syaoran yelled. He was suddenly lifted off his feet, and was somehow floating. He assumed it was the light, or worse, they were being transport.
"I hope Mokona is doing this!" he said, as his vision shifted to colors beyond describe...