Author's Note: Hello. For starters, this fic is taking place after the
manga ending. Secondly, I have to explain two honorifics before I begin.
San-The equivalent of Mr., Mrs., Ms., etc.
Chan-A term expressing endearment, mostly aimed at girls.
Okay, I hope people enjoy the story. Please R&R.
Disclaimer: I do not own Magic Knight Rayearth and all characters in this
story have been created by CLAMP.
Chapter 1:Evil Rising
Hikaru was having a very pleasant dream about the new Cephiro. She was floating around Cephiro's castle, much like a ghost, admiring the gorgeous scenery that was never tiring to her and enjoying seeing the castle's inhabitants smiling and cheerful as she last left them. Hikaru floated along her way, making her way down a long hallway and finally reached Eagle's room. Hikaru wasn't surprised to see Lantis by Eagle's side, a kind expression on his face, talking quietly to Eagle and even chuckling to himself from time to time. The tall, brooding magic swordsman always seemed very relaxed around his golden-haired friend, but Hikaru, watching closely, saw something resembling shock on his normally expressionless countenance. Hikaru turned away from Lantis and felt her face form a similar expression to Lantis's, as Eagle's recombinant form seemed to be twitching. Slowly, as if waking from a very long dream, Eagle's eyes opened and Hikaru felt tears spring to her eyes and she saw those bright golden eyes come to life as he sat up and stared into Lantis's blue ones.
Eagle gave him a quick smile. "It seems that I have finally awoken."
Lantis returned the smile, nodding and clasped his friend's shoulder. "Welcome back."
Hikaru felt the door open behind her and saw Geo and Zazu coming into the room, surprise clearly written on their faces as they saw Eagle sitting up in his bed. They both rushed over to their old friend, hugging him as Hikaru felt herself coming back to reality. She took one last look at Eagle's beautiful golden eyes and Lantis's serene blue ones and the happiness those two brief glances caused her followed her all the way back to her bed in Tokyo as she woke up.
Hikaru quickly got dressed and ate her breakfast as fast as she possibly could, while still maintaining some form of manners. Her brothers, puzzled but used to such strange behavior from their little sister by now, were wondering what could have possibly happened overnight that could put her in such a pleasant mood. All three of them knew it was Sunday and that she was visiting her friends at the Tokyo Tower, but somehow the brothers had guessed her cause of elation didn't just stem from this. Hikaru thanked Satoru for his cooking and rushed back to her room as she got ready to leave.
Kakeru leaned over towards Masaru. "I'm glad that she's happy now, but what do you think the cause is? You don't think she's fallen in love with someone, do you?!"
Masaru looked worried. "Do you think that's it?!" His expression suddenly changed to one of determination. "If that's the case, then whoever he is, he has to challenge the two of us to a kendo match to prove he's worthy. Otherwise, I'll never let him near our cute little Hikaru!"
They both nodded in agreement and Satoru shook his head as Hikaru said goodbye and made her way out the door.
"She's almost late again. Geez, Hikaru." Umi pouted as she looked down at her watch.
"Umi-san, Hikaru-san has never been late." Fuu smiled placidly in Umi's direction. "Hikaru-san has so much energy that I'm sure we'll see her at any moment, running towards us at full speed, with a cloud of dust trailing behind her."
Fuu turned and her expression brightened and she giggled. "Oh my, speak of the devil!"
Hikaru was running at full speed, screeching to a stop just in front of Umi and Fuu, panting furiously.
Umi patted her on the shoulder as she waited for her to catch her breath. "You okay?"
Hikaru straightened up and smiled cheerfully, regaining all of her energy. "Yeah! Oh, wow! Umi-chan, you've baked a lot of cakes this time." She pointed to all the baskets lying at Umi and Fuu's feet.
"Some of them are Fuu's, but I figured if we're going to have a party I may as well bake a lot of cakes."
Hikaru suddenly looked sheepish. "I can't cook at all or I would have brought something, especially since Eagle is awake now."
"He is?!" Umi and Fuu said simultaneously. "Hikaru, how did you...?" Umi started to ask, but Hikaru interrupted her. "I saw it happen in my dreams. The entire thing felt so real, that I'm sure it has to be true."
Thinking about the dream made her remember the eyes of Lantis and Eagle. She was really getting anxious to see them!
Fuu saw Hikaru's blatant excitement and smiled. "I believe we should be going if we do not wish to miss the celebration all together."
The three girls joined hands and in a brilliant flash of light, they headed for Cephiro.
The three girls arrived quickly and were greeted by Ascot and Ferio as they slowly descended to the floor. Hikaru greeted Ferio and Ascot before rushing off to find Eagle, leaving Ascot to help Umi with all the baskets and Ferio greeted Fuu by clasping her hand and bringing it slowly to his lips, while giving his earring a meaningful flick. Hikaru walked swiftly towards the courtyard, where a large number of the castle's inhabitants spent their free time. She went through the humongous doors and was immediately set upon by Caldina, who gave her a tight, nearly suffocating hug. Presea, waiting nearby, gave her a softer hug and Lafarga smiled at her as she continued her search. Further down in the courtyard, she met Tarta, Tatra, Aska, Sang Yung and Chang Ang, who were all busy with finishing the final preparations for their celebration, but they all greeted her in kind before she went on her way. Finally, Hikaru spotted the golden eyed commander, wearing new clothing from Cephiro and smiling as he walked beside Lantis, Geo and Zazu.
"Eagle!" Hikaru's shout startled Eagle and he was nearly knocked over by the impact of Hikaru's hug as she raced towards him and flung herself on him. "You're awake now! So nothing's wrong anymore, right? You've completely recovered?"
Hikaru's worried look caused a soft smile to form on Eagle's face as he swiftly returned her embrace. "I'm all right, don't worry." Eagle's voice took on a lighter tone. "After all, I have gotten plenty of rest."
As Eagle released her, Lantis met her eyes an placed his hands on her shoulders, saying fervently that it had been far too long since her last visit. Geo and Zazu both gave her excited greetings, telling her everything would be underway shortly and then went back to their dispute over which wines to use for the party. Hikaru listened to the chatter around her, happy that her dream had come true and that everyone in Cephiro seemed to be enjoying themselves.
As soon as all the preparations were finished, Clef came out of his room in order to begin the celebration. When everyone had found a place to sit and their glasses were filled, Clef raised his glass and cleared his throat.
"Today we celebrate the return of our magic knights and the building of the new Cephiro with the help of our new allies," he nodded at the representatives of each of the three countries, "and the hearts of all the people of Cephiro. In honor of all of these things and in the success we have had creating a beautiful new Cephiro, let the festivities begin!"
Everyone drank from their glasses and began serving themselves cake and other foods. Aska began rocking her chair back and forth in excitement as she saw all the different cakes, causing Sang Yung to have to get up and steady it before she fell. She calmed down and took a huge piece of strawberry shortcake as the people around her continued to laugh over her hyper actions. The twin sisters of Chizeta had been talking to each other, their conversation becoming all the more audible as Tarta was clearly getting annoyed with the giggling Tatra. Across from the twins, Zazu was bragging to Geo about how much wine he could drink, while Geo argued that he shouldn't even be having wine in the first place. Beside them, Eagle was enjoying his first taste of solid food in a very long time, with Lantis making quiet conversation beside him. Clef surveyed the courtyard and seeing that all the residents of Cephiro castle seemed to be enjoying themselves, he cast a spell to make soft music play as Aska and Chizeta's princesses used their magic to unveil their decorations. Clef took one last look around the room, glad to see that everyone seemed to be having a good time and especially happy to see the smiles on the faces of the three magic knights. Satisfied, he slipped away quietly, making his way back to the throne room, feeling a little bit tired and wanting a little time to recover before he came back.
Clef sat down on his chair, breathing raggedly and suddenly feeling worse than he had at the party.
Why am I feeling this way? He thought distractedly as another wave of pain washed over him.
Clef gasped as he felt an extremely evil presence surround the room and grip him before he could reach his staff and cast a defense spell. Clef gave off a sharp cry as darkness engulfed him and everything went black. A cold voice sprang forward from the darkness the surrounded the unconscious mage.
"He is now ours. So it begins..."
Chapter 1:Evil Rising
Hikaru was having a very pleasant dream about the new Cephiro. She was floating around Cephiro's castle, much like a ghost, admiring the gorgeous scenery that was never tiring to her and enjoying seeing the castle's inhabitants smiling and cheerful as she last left them. Hikaru floated along her way, making her way down a long hallway and finally reached Eagle's room. Hikaru wasn't surprised to see Lantis by Eagle's side, a kind expression on his face, talking quietly to Eagle and even chuckling to himself from time to time. The tall, brooding magic swordsman always seemed very relaxed around his golden-haired friend, but Hikaru, watching closely, saw something resembling shock on his normally expressionless countenance. Hikaru turned away from Lantis and felt her face form a similar expression to Lantis's, as Eagle's recombinant form seemed to be twitching. Slowly, as if waking from a very long dream, Eagle's eyes opened and Hikaru felt tears spring to her eyes and she saw those bright golden eyes come to life as he sat up and stared into Lantis's blue ones.
Eagle gave him a quick smile. "It seems that I have finally awoken."
Lantis returned the smile, nodding and clasped his friend's shoulder. "Welcome back."
Hikaru felt the door open behind her and saw Geo and Zazu coming into the room, surprise clearly written on their faces as they saw Eagle sitting up in his bed. They both rushed over to their old friend, hugging him as Hikaru felt herself coming back to reality. She took one last look at Eagle's beautiful golden eyes and Lantis's serene blue ones and the happiness those two brief glances caused her followed her all the way back to her bed in Tokyo as she woke up.
Hikaru quickly got dressed and ate her breakfast as fast as she possibly could, while still maintaining some form of manners. Her brothers, puzzled but used to such strange behavior from their little sister by now, were wondering what could have possibly happened overnight that could put her in such a pleasant mood. All three of them knew it was Sunday and that she was visiting her friends at the Tokyo Tower, but somehow the brothers had guessed her cause of elation didn't just stem from this. Hikaru thanked Satoru for his cooking and rushed back to her room as she got ready to leave.
Kakeru leaned over towards Masaru. "I'm glad that she's happy now, but what do you think the cause is? You don't think she's fallen in love with someone, do you?!"
Masaru looked worried. "Do you think that's it?!" His expression suddenly changed to one of determination. "If that's the case, then whoever he is, he has to challenge the two of us to a kendo match to prove he's worthy. Otherwise, I'll never let him near our cute little Hikaru!"
They both nodded in agreement and Satoru shook his head as Hikaru said goodbye and made her way out the door.
"She's almost late again. Geez, Hikaru." Umi pouted as she looked down at her watch.
"Umi-san, Hikaru-san has never been late." Fuu smiled placidly in Umi's direction. "Hikaru-san has so much energy that I'm sure we'll see her at any moment, running towards us at full speed, with a cloud of dust trailing behind her."
Fuu turned and her expression brightened and she giggled. "Oh my, speak of the devil!"
Hikaru was running at full speed, screeching to a stop just in front of Umi and Fuu, panting furiously.
Umi patted her on the shoulder as she waited for her to catch her breath. "You okay?"
Hikaru straightened up and smiled cheerfully, regaining all of her energy. "Yeah! Oh, wow! Umi-chan, you've baked a lot of cakes this time." She pointed to all the baskets lying at Umi and Fuu's feet.
"Some of them are Fuu's, but I figured if we're going to have a party I may as well bake a lot of cakes."
Hikaru suddenly looked sheepish. "I can't cook at all or I would have brought something, especially since Eagle is awake now."
"He is?!" Umi and Fuu said simultaneously. "Hikaru, how did you...?" Umi started to ask, but Hikaru interrupted her. "I saw it happen in my dreams. The entire thing felt so real, that I'm sure it has to be true."
Thinking about the dream made her remember the eyes of Lantis and Eagle. She was really getting anxious to see them!
Fuu saw Hikaru's blatant excitement and smiled. "I believe we should be going if we do not wish to miss the celebration all together."
The three girls joined hands and in a brilliant flash of light, they headed for Cephiro.
The three girls arrived quickly and were greeted by Ascot and Ferio as they slowly descended to the floor. Hikaru greeted Ferio and Ascot before rushing off to find Eagle, leaving Ascot to help Umi with all the baskets and Ferio greeted Fuu by clasping her hand and bringing it slowly to his lips, while giving his earring a meaningful flick. Hikaru walked swiftly towards the courtyard, where a large number of the castle's inhabitants spent their free time. She went through the humongous doors and was immediately set upon by Caldina, who gave her a tight, nearly suffocating hug. Presea, waiting nearby, gave her a softer hug and Lafarga smiled at her as she continued her search. Further down in the courtyard, she met Tarta, Tatra, Aska, Sang Yung and Chang Ang, who were all busy with finishing the final preparations for their celebration, but they all greeted her in kind before she went on her way. Finally, Hikaru spotted the golden eyed commander, wearing new clothing from Cephiro and smiling as he walked beside Lantis, Geo and Zazu.
"Eagle!" Hikaru's shout startled Eagle and he was nearly knocked over by the impact of Hikaru's hug as she raced towards him and flung herself on him. "You're awake now! So nothing's wrong anymore, right? You've completely recovered?"
Hikaru's worried look caused a soft smile to form on Eagle's face as he swiftly returned her embrace. "I'm all right, don't worry." Eagle's voice took on a lighter tone. "After all, I have gotten plenty of rest."
As Eagle released her, Lantis met her eyes an placed his hands on her shoulders, saying fervently that it had been far too long since her last visit. Geo and Zazu both gave her excited greetings, telling her everything would be underway shortly and then went back to their dispute over which wines to use for the party. Hikaru listened to the chatter around her, happy that her dream had come true and that everyone in Cephiro seemed to be enjoying themselves.
As soon as all the preparations were finished, Clef came out of his room in order to begin the celebration. When everyone had found a place to sit and their glasses were filled, Clef raised his glass and cleared his throat.
"Today we celebrate the return of our magic knights and the building of the new Cephiro with the help of our new allies," he nodded at the representatives of each of the three countries, "and the hearts of all the people of Cephiro. In honor of all of these things and in the success we have had creating a beautiful new Cephiro, let the festivities begin!"
Everyone drank from their glasses and began serving themselves cake and other foods. Aska began rocking her chair back and forth in excitement as she saw all the different cakes, causing Sang Yung to have to get up and steady it before she fell. She calmed down and took a huge piece of strawberry shortcake as the people around her continued to laugh over her hyper actions. The twin sisters of Chizeta had been talking to each other, their conversation becoming all the more audible as Tarta was clearly getting annoyed with the giggling Tatra. Across from the twins, Zazu was bragging to Geo about how much wine he could drink, while Geo argued that he shouldn't even be having wine in the first place. Beside them, Eagle was enjoying his first taste of solid food in a very long time, with Lantis making quiet conversation beside him. Clef surveyed the courtyard and seeing that all the residents of Cephiro castle seemed to be enjoying themselves, he cast a spell to make soft music play as Aska and Chizeta's princesses used their magic to unveil their decorations. Clef took one last look around the room, glad to see that everyone seemed to be having a good time and especially happy to see the smiles on the faces of the three magic knights. Satisfied, he slipped away quietly, making his way back to the throne room, feeling a little bit tired and wanting a little time to recover before he came back.
Clef sat down on his chair, breathing raggedly and suddenly feeling worse than he had at the party.
Why am I feeling this way? He thought distractedly as another wave of pain washed over him.
Clef gasped as he felt an extremely evil presence surround the room and grip him before he could reach his staff and cast a defense spell. Clef gave off a sharp cry as darkness engulfed him and everything went black. A cold voice sprang forward from the darkness the surrounded the unconscious mage.
"He is now ours. So it begins..."