Silenced
Whispers
By
Ukyou
Author's Note: Sakura and Syaoran are
about 20 in this story, so bear with me.
~begin
_________
|Introduction|
Are
there boundaries for love?
Could there
be rules? Walls?
Or does love flow, like a river,
Past the
obstructions of our everyday lives…?
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"There it
is!" Li yelled, "it's the 'Warp card!"
I grabbed my
wand, as Syaoran, age 20, ran over to it with his sword. The Warp also has a
long, broad sword which glittered with the sun's light. Syaoran gave out a
yell, as he slashed upwards towards the card. The card backed away, its very
eyes tracing all of Syaoran's moves. Syaoran spun his sword around, as I
quickly conjured the Firey card.
With one
blast of heat, Syaoran's sword blade lit into flames. Syaoran continued
spinning the sword, his face sweating from the high heat.
'Alright
you…' Syaoran said, as Syaoran shot his sword towards the warp card. The warp
card merely vanished into a puff of smoke, as I tried to shoot at it with the
firey card. With no prevail, the warp card flicked the firey blast away,
setting a small tree on fire.
Syaoran
grabbed a deckful of his elemental cards, as the ground raged with fire. He
threw them in all directions, each leaving behind a smokey trail as it
travelled in the air. As each hit the surroundings, the area around us caught
on fire, preventing the warp card from escaping.
Li went to
attack the Warp card again, as the Warp started moving its arms in a wave-like
motion. I saw Li stop moving, as he dropped his sword.
'Li!' I
yelled, as he closed his eyes and floated in the air. Somehow…the Warp card had
been able to render Li unconscience….
As Syaoran
fell down, I grabbed his blazing sword, and held it in front of me. I could
only hope that Li's sword lessons were of good use to me right now.
The Warp
card gave me a mocking smile, as I ran over to him. I could literally smell its
devious laugh…the fire inside of it that was blazing because of his
overconfidence.
He hurt
Li…He will die.
I slashed
at him, as he held his sword up, blocking my attack. I gave him another strike,
and another, as my final one split his sword in half. He fell down, as I held
the sword in front of its face.
'Clow
Card…you have already caused enough damage…' I said, as it started to laugh. It
started as a small laugh…but then it laughed furiously…as if I had said
something amusing. It was starting to piss me off…
Then,
the Warp card also started to wave its hands in front of me, as I could see
time and space distorting somehow. It seemed like…his hands…were…..creating…waves
of….time…
And I
fell down, unconscience.
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Chapter
One – Snowy Wasteland
Four
Hours Later
An unknown
land
---
I woke up
to the sound of a crackling fire, as I opened my eyes. The sky was cloudy, and
snow was snowing. As it hit my face, I could feel the bitter cold of it all
stinging my face. Still, the fire nearby, of which I could hear, melted the
snow away from my face, making it soaking wet.
I blinked
and sat up, seeing that it was snowing all around me. What had happened…? Where
was the Warp card…? Where was Li…? Where…was I…?
I could
hear footsteps, as I quickly turned around. I saw Li, freezing and shivering,
walking back with a large animal in his hands. It was dead.
'Li…where
are we…?' I asked, as he seemed to not pay attention to me. He merely shivered
and started skinning the animal to eat.
'The…warp
card…brought us here…' he replied, as I started to shiver also.
After a
few minutes by the fire, Li seemed to come back to his senses. I could tell
from the look in his eyes…they weren't icy any more. Instead, they were the
usual eyes…the ones burning with a fire…a fire on intensity.
"There is
a large city nearby…" Li told me, as he handed me some meat. "We should head to
it as soon as possible…"
I nodded,
as I ate the meat, not knowing what animal it could have been. Still, it was
good to eat something…my belly was as hungry as ever.
"How far
away…is this city" I asked, as he merely shrugged.
"I can
see only the shadows…but when it stops snowing, we can try and get there…at
least we won't have to freeze if we go there.
"Syaoran…could we be in Hokkaido…?" I asked him, as he shrugged.
"Sakura…for all I know…we could possibly be on a lost continent…" he
replied, as the snow came down harder. I took out my Clow Wand and summoned the
shield card to protect us from the storms. With the bluish globe around us, we
were completely protected from the snow. I took a breath, as I went to sleep.
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Chapter
Two – The City of Ice - Agail
Four
Hours Later
An unknown land
---
Syaoran
and I set foot the next morning, while it was still snowing. Even with the snow
falling, I could make out a shadow of a city in the background of it all. I
held on, the shield card protecting us, as we continued our journey towards the
city.
The
shadow grew larger and larger as we both pressed on to reach it. Soon…very
soon…we will reach the city…
I could
hear engines roaring suddenly, as I looked up. Above me was a beautiful airship
of some sort, flying towards the city ahead of us. It stopped and landed, as
the people inside looked at us. A man in a fur coat ran out of the airship and
gave us coats as well. To my surprise, he spoke japanese, and he told us to
enter the airship. I looked back at Syaoran, who nodded. I let the shield card
take a rest, and walked into the giant airship.
The
inside of the airship was intricate and fancy, as if first class. However, as I
walked about, I could see that there were no 2nd or 3rd
class sections at all. Everyone, regardless of their social class…was being
degrated or mistreated. Instead, everyone was treated as if they were
humans…and that made me feel comfortable. Syaoran and I took a seat near the
back of the airship, giving us a clear view of the snowy wasteland underneath
us. The airship lifted, as I could feel the massive engines shaking. An intense
surge of heat filled the room, as it made me feel much, much better.
The men
on the ship brought us some tea, as I poured myself a cup. Syaoran was never a
fan of tea at all…so he merely put his hand up for a glass of water. I smiled
at him…he was so picky sometimes.
"Syaoran…we may not know where we are…but I have never seen a ship like
this in my entire life…" I told him, as he took the glass of water and
literally gurged it down his throat.
"We need
to find a way back to Japan…" Syaoran told me in his 'intellectual voice'. I
liked calling it that voice. It always made him seem so much smarter than that
small brain of his could possibly provide.
"Perhaps…we can find out some information from this city we are going
to…?" I asked, as he looked out the window, looking at the white mountains in
the distance.
"Yeah…maybe…"
he replied, as he put his hand up against the window.
I put my
hand across the table, holding his. "Koibito…we will find our way back…we
will…"
He
turned his head to me, and gave me a strange unsure look.
'…and what if we don't…?'
---
'Arriving
at Agail Airship Pad' a voice said from overhead. I opened my eyes and
shook my head. I had fallen asleep.
Looking
out the window next to me, I could see a huge domed city that glittered below
us. It was made of a clear light blue material…which I could have mistaken for
glass. Instead…something in my mind told me that it was different. It was
something else…
…it
was…made completely of ice…
I
shook Syaoran to make him look out the window, but upon looking out the window,
he started to freak out. He had never been so high before…and he was afraid of
heights. Still, it seemed like the majestic feeling of the city of Agail below
us calmed him, as his eyes glittered, much like the dome of the city itself.
The
ship seemed to spiral down towards the top of the city, of in which were two
huge iron doors, which seemed to open slightly as we descended slowly towards Agail.
Syaoran and I continued looking down, for the sight facinated us. How
could they make a city of ice like this…? Or…does this snow…just never stop…?
As we
passed through the double iron doors, a smooth 'ding' went off in the airship,
as the doors automatically opened. Syaoran and I walked out, as we were amazed
with what we saw outside of the airship.
There
were huge machines of some sort generating steam, as it helped keep it warm.
Around us however, were huge white buildings, each rising almost as high as the
glass dome, which to me, seemed as high as the sky itself.
Li
looked at me, as we both walked down the street. On each side, vegetation grew
like a tropical rainforest. It was so warm inside Agail…and it must have been
extremly cold in order to keep that ice dome ice. Then, suddenly, as we walked
down the street, a single figure caught my eye. I ran to her, as she crawled on
the ground, looking nearly dead. Li tried the best he could to heal her with
his clow cards, and it seemed to work. Still…she wouldn't answer any of my
questions.
The
girl faded away in my arms as I tried to speak with her. Li took her, as we
went around for a doctor. My heart was pounding…
I
wouldn't let her die in Li's arms…I wouldn't…
As we finally reached the hospital, a woman
answered the door and examined the girl in Li's arms. Then, as if she were
supposed to, she pulled up the girl's sleeve to reveal a small tattoo.
"You dare come to this hospital and give me a level 1 citizen?
This is a public hospital, not one for the putrid energy freaks that power this
city!" she yelled at me, as she slammed the door in my face.
"Li…what the hell was all that
for…? We can't let her die…" I told him, as a tear dripped down my face.
I
put the girl into my arms and ran from door to door, hoping for someone who
would help her. No one offered to help the poor girl at all…as she faded away
in my arms.
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I stood alone, Li running after me, as the girl in my arms stopped
breathing. I put her on the ground to struggle to keep her alive…but it was all
futile. I tried and screamed for her to come back, as Li came over to me and
held me back.
"Sakura! Its not your fault that she died! Its not your fault! She's
gone, Sakura!" he told me, as he held me back. I struggled against him, as
suddenly…the girl's body started to glow.
I backed off completely, as the small girl's body withered away into…a
…a…
…the small girl turned into a clow card…
"Sakura…what is this thing…?" Syaoran asked me, as my hands shook like
mad. I felt like I was in a horrible nightmare.
"Syaoran…I have no idea…" I told him, as I wwent to examine the card.
Imprinted on the card was a picture of a girl and a boy, chained to a
wall and holding hammers. On their faces was a look of despair and one of
emptiness…
…the card read…"The Slave"…
~to be continued
