CHAPTER i: What History Has Done To ME!
The Li clan is the richest and most influential family in Hong Kong. You could even consider them for the whole world. But the Li clan has never been popular because of its mysterious attributes so the whole world has never heard of them as a family who has a legal property of land of about fifty hectares comprising an enormous castle within that forest-like land.
Their location is where you could find the most isolated and most miserable area in Hong Kong.
Tourists come by because of the grandeur of the area. You might be overwhelmed just seeing the place surrounding the Li's property: the high rocks which might be considered as a unique species of rocks, the different plants and trees that made tourists feel eerie like someone was watching their every move and also, the silence and peacefulness of the surroundings, yet cold and creepy. But the tourists only visits twice for every ten years because of the strange ambience in that place.
As much as possible, people near that place avoid going closer. They fear they might die in an instant if they even tried to lay just a finger into the huge steel door which serves as an entrance to the place.
Beyond the huge steel door that stands out, almost touching the clouds and the endless steel walls, lays a grass-free pathway which from side to side, the thick trees and bushes were like a series of crowded guards. The pathway is very long that it is almost impossible for a normal person to walk through without getting tired.
Exactly right in the middle of that vast land lays the enormous old and grey castle. In just a glimpse, you could say that it looks really creepy for it doesn't look like someone has been living in there, but true, the Li's live inside that castle.
During the ancient times, the Li family has been popular because of their good nature and kindness to all. They helped those who are unfortunate and those who are sick. They spent most of their riches to help everyone and therefore, contributing for the progress of the community.
But these suddenly changed after the wise elders of the family had discovered something great. They have discovered the usage of magic from an anonymous foreign traveler. The traveler appeared to be a sorcerer and was looking for an heir to pass on his knowledge about his sorcery.
He was very lucky to find the mighty Li family who are all amazed with the traveler's talent. So they submitted themselves to sorcery and soon ended up learning it's most dangerous part—the dark magic.
The Li family turned to be cruel and violent. They become barbarous and they even started killing those who are weak. For them, the world is all about power.
"If you cannot survive, then you must die!" This was said by the most powerful among the Li's—Li Syaoran.
So the people started to move away from them as soon as possible. They migrated to other places where there's not even a trace of Li.
But not all the Li's were purely evil. Some of the Li's didn't agree with the way the leader, Li Syaoran, was handling the situation. So they also migrated to a faraway place. But they never kept themselves without contact to the "evil Li's." They sometimes visit them to see if there were any changes. But in their disappointment, nothing had changed.
Time passed by and the environment around the Li residence had soon become vacant.
The Li's didn't try to go somewhere decent with a decent neighborhood. They completely isolated themselves against other people because they thought that they are all weak and must not be mixed up with them.
However, they still formally welcome the Li's that migrated to faraway place hoping to recruit them with their sorcery and same as the other Li's, they are looking forward for the tiniest hope that they would ever change.
But after a century, no change has ever made. The Li's separated themselves like yin and yang that is still occurring in a balance. The "evil Li's" remained evil and the "good Li's" remained good.
The "good Li's" still come to visit but their husbands, wives or children that are not "pure Li's" are not welcomed in the ancient Li residence for they only accept those that are worthy to step onto that place. The "evil Li's" even engaged themselves just to keep the pure bloods flowing.
As the time goes by, the Li's passed their knowledge of sorcery from generation to generation and they become richer and richer, building enormous property until the contemporary age so the popularity of the Li's had longed faded away. They turned to be secretive and mysterious. They even hardly come out of their enormous den.
As the last barbarous family lasted, their replacement has become different.
Li Hakai could be considered as clever but as barbarous as the former Li's. But his wife, Li Yelan learned goodness and kindness from the visitation of the "good Li's." She is strict and formal, but she has a good heart.
She gave birth to four girls who grew to be matured and as good as her and to a boy who unluckily turned to be the same as his father for he always bragged himself as the same name as the mighty Li Syaoran, the most powerful Li sorcerer. Syaoran grew to be spoiled and cold-hearted just like his father.
Li Hakai soon had learned that a great sorcerer appeared in Japan during the ancient times but was never known because of his humility. His name was Clow Reed.
Clow Reed was said to have made powerful cards that could rule the world. So Hakai was craving for this power but he soon found out that Clow Reed had destined his heir.
According to the ancient books written by the wise elders of the past, Clow Reed chose the person with the purest heart to manipulate the cards to make sure that the cards would be used for good.
Hakai felt desperate so he planned to murder the so-called heir although the heir was still unrecognizable. But Yelan disagreed. She thought that Hakai had reached his true evilness and it should be stopped immediately.
She started to fight against his principles and because of Hakai's lost of love; he decided to perish her together with her four daughters who are all in the side of their mother.
Syaoran was only ten years old but he was well-trained by his father so he had learned to be cunning and cruel. But he loves his mother and his sisters so much. It was something that we could say to be out of place within his personality. So he secretly let them escaped although he knows that his father would soon find out. And he was right. Hakai found out and was so disappointed with Syaoran's actions for it is the first time that he ever made a refusal against him.
Syaoran negotiated with his father just to avoid violence. He demanded not to hurt his mother and his sisters and in return, he will do anything in his father's will.
His father agreed and let his wife and his daughters to leave in peace but he sent Syaoran into a difficult mission which is very impossible to be done.
He commanded Syaoran to find the heir of the cards and kill him and at the same time, to bring the cards to him.
It is impossible to be done because there is no written record about this heir. The history of the cards was ancient and there was no updates by the wise elders.
All Syaoran could rely on is to find the place where he could feel the aura of the cards the strongest.
He went into Japan for it is where Clow Reed has been said to had live. He went into the cities and met different kinds of people who are pretty new to him since he is not used to socializing. He went into every corners of Japan and he felt the aura of the cards in a place called Tomoeda.
But he wasn't sure where. The aura is very weak. It's like the cards had not been used for years.
He rent an apartment and made a living. His father provided him everything he needs especially money so a ten-year old kid like him, living on his own isn't a bother to him.
He enrolled into a school because he felt the strange feeling that the cards is in there although it seems impossible.
He met students and teachers and he ended up hating them and they also dislike him but not everyone in the school, for a miracle just happened. He made friends. They are not normal friends because there is something similar between them and Syaoran.
But although he has friends, Syaoran still hasn't changed. He is as cold-hearted as ever. His friends are not the same as him. But they truly understand for they know the secrets of Syaoran. They know his entire life just as the same as him.
After about five years, Syaoran soon realized that he didn't want to go back to his father. He wants to live a normal life together with his friends. But his father found out about his plan so he sent men, took him forcefully and brought him back to the castle.
He threatened him again about his mother and sisters so Syaoran obeyed the will of his father again.
Hakai now refused to let him get out of the place.
And at the state of Syaoran, it was the first time that he felt something tugging in his heart. He felt lonely…lonely as ever. He remained in the castle all alone. Waiting…Wondering if his friends will ever decide to rescue him.
But although they do, he won't come with them for he doesn't want his mother and sisters to be in trouble.
So at the moment, he has no choice but to sit back, and suffer…
It looks like the ending, but you know what? This is where the story begins…