So I have to start by saying R!Syaoran is my favorite character, but I also love analyzing where he's coming from. He and Yuuko are basically the two who know just about everything as we made our way through the series. Syaoran has suffered a lot and while I love Clone Syaoran too, he isn't as fasicnating to me. Okay enough random stuff from me that no one actually cares about. Onward!
Oh and Tsubasa characters belong to CLAMP of course.
The darkness was sucking her in. She was being pulled in, her eyes glazed, yet still she reached for him to save her. He couldn't let her down. He had promised. Fighting the forces swirling powerfully around the sanctuary, he stretched for her. Please, please let me reach her in time. Then, unbidden, the thought of the ceremony that had been interrupted by this catastrophe crossed his mind. I'm not supposed to touch her. One look reminded him that purity hardly mattered now. Life or Death is more important than the ceremony. This is an emergency. But, his brief seconds of hesitation cost him everything. She was sucked in and those dreadful black wings appeared upon her. As lightless as midnight and a new moon. And before he could he even repay that bastard for what he was doing to Sakura, his time was up. Gritting his teeth he fought the portal, but the power of the space time witch would not be denied. And then darkness.
He woke to the smell of incense and the heavy feel of bandages. The witch appeared and explained. Wanting, willing to do anything, he begged the woman he had told but a week ago that he would make his own wishes come true to grant his wish now. He had never felt so powerless. She had trusted him, he had promised, and he had failed. Darkness claimed him again. The jump back was the same swirl of light and wind. Returned to the spot of his failure he wanted nothing more to race out, but she was there. She spoke a little but it was a mumble to his ears. The one thing that stood out was that she apologized to him. He pulled her into a hug, seeking comfort her didn't deserve.
Then time raced forward. Searching, always searching for a way, but finding nothing. The joy of seeing her every time he returned, marred only by the growing symbol of his failure. Then that awful day arrived.
Death
Stopped time
A desperate wish
A twist to reality
Doubles
Removing his own eye
Pain
Hope
He still remembered the whirling spells forcing his power back, the chill of the water surrounding, encasing him, and then the blackness as the stress of everything hit him. Then watching, always watching the other him and the similarities are striking. Time passing one endless second at a time. His power returning, building, and pressing against the binding spells. He knew what would come next. Finally escaping, racing to intercede, to stop the bloodshed.
But this time, nothing happened. The containment spells held fast. He shoved all his power toward breaking them, blasting them apart, hoping for just a tiny crack. But nothing. He was forced to watch as the seal broke and his other slaughtered his companions and the people of Tokyo, carried her to Fei Wang, before moving on to world after world. All drowning in a sea of blood.
"No," he moaned. "Please no!"
I know, short. But this is kind of a test drive to see if anybody actually finds this interesting. I probably will upload the next part where we actually figure out what is going on soon. And by that I mean like a week. Review if you please. And thanks for reading!
