Disclaimer: Just so everyone is clear on this. I do not own CardCaptor Sakura.

Even though I really wish I did, I don't. Ok just wanted to clear that up. Enjoy the story.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Hey guys, if you have been one of the loyal readers who has been reading the story Lost Past, Dark Future I just wanted to let you know, I made a decision to redo the entire story itself. So this is the new version of the original story I had in mind, with some minor and major changes here and there. I do hope that you all enjoy reading it and leave a review!!

LOST PAST, DARK FUTURE

Prologue: The Way the World Ends

Explosion after explosion rocked the palace. Everywhere royal guards could be seen running around trying to bring order to the situation. They were sprinting here and there trying to hold back the invaders from entering the palace.

The throne itself had a different story. 4 figures stood close to one another as they said their final goodbye's. There were two adult figure heads clad in royal garments, and yet they pulsed with incredible and pure magical power. The other was a young man, aged around 18 who seemed to resonate with some kind of unknown force. It was neither dark nor light, but seemed to radiate a combination of the two themselves. And finally next to the young man, stood a giant beast. It resembled the form of a tiger, yet two massive, black elegant and feathery wings sprouted from its sides. It's fur was as white as snow, but the pieces of armor that it donned on its paws and tail were as black as the night itself. The helmet it wore on its was just as equally terrifying and prevented one from seeing the creatures eyes. It snarled for a moment, revealing razor sharp fangs and teeth that could easily tear through the flesh of any man.

One of the figures draped in royal garments was a handsome man who had a golden crown upon his head. His garments were that of a royal ancestry and bore a dark green color. He had messy brown hair and on his back was a sword that gleamed magnificently in the light. On his right was one of the most beautiful woman anyone could ever lay their eyes on. She had beautiful auburn hair and emerald green eyes. She was dressed in a beautiful gown that was a dark shade of pink. On her head was a beautiful gold crown as well. An amazing, beautiful staff rested on her arm. At the top, the staff-head had a circle with a golden star in the center and wings flying out on the sides.

The younger man himself was almost, if not equally as handsome as the other male. The lower part of his face below his nose was hidden by a black scarf that fell below his neck, ending just above his lower back. He wore a black sleeve-less trench coat that hovered just a few inches above the ground near his brown shin high combat boots. He donned a simple white shirt that hugged his chest and body nicely showing the firm and strong figure that he possessed. Just like the trench coat he wore, he had a pair of black pants on. On his left thigh a sophisticated looking revolver was holstered connected to his belt. On his left hand he had a black glove on, capable of withstanding any type of elemental damage, whether it be the deadliest heat or the most freezing temperature, it would safely protect him from harm. On his right he wore a similar glove, except a large gauntlet was attached to it extending all the way to his upper fore-arm. It would have looked like a simple gauntlet made to protect the user, but with the flick of his wrist the young man could easily draw out the hidden blade that was concealed underneath the plating and armor of the gauntlet itself.

"Are you ready son?" asked the King hesitantly. He tried to remain focused and act as though this was the right thing to do, but deep within his eyes, the hesitation and pain from parting with his only child could be seen as bright as a star in a cloudless night.

The young man only nodded as he replied in a deep and serious tone, "Yes father, I am prepared."

The queen then spoke with great courage and pain as well as she hugged her son for one final time, taking her into her loving arms before she would never see him again.

"Please Zero…please be safe. I know you're mission is of the utmost importance, but your life is of the utmost importance to us. Please be careful my little boy."

Though it seemed impossible just from this demeanor, the young man actually smiled a little as he held back tears that threatened to fall from his eyes as he wrapped his arms around his mother one last time as well. They slowly parted and the King turned his gaze to the creature standing at the heel of the young man named Zero.

"Shadow," stated the King and at the mention of his name, the creature raised its immediately signaling that it was listening with great intent, "I leave our son in your care. Please bring him back safely to us."

The creature only nodded its head in acknowledgement as it stood closer to its master.

Then the King turned around and walked to his throne, reaching around it as if to grab something. Zero, in wonder fixed his gaze on his father as he watched the older man approach him with a long object in his hands. It was covered in a cloth so Zero had no idea what it was and was even more surprised when the King handed it to him. The young man carefully took the object into his hands and looked at the King questioningly.

"Go ahead son," said the King as he looked proudly upon the young man, "its yours now."

Zero unwrapped the object was his eyes widened as he gazed upon the gleaming blade of the Li Clan sword. "But father, I- I- I can't take this!! This is your most powerful sword and the blade of our people!!"

However the older man only raised his hand up to silence him as he smiled warmly and replied, "And now I am passing it on down to you Zero. You are our last and only hope Zero. What better way to prepare you then to give you the most powerful weapon in our arsenal."

Zero bowed low as he said in great thanks and adoration, "I am beyond honored father and I promise you that I will take great care of it." Then something strange happened, as soon as his hand contacted the hilt of the sword itself, the weapon began to glow eerily with a black and crimson aura. Slowly the blade itself began to change and yet it still retained some of its original characteristics. The crystal and the hilt itself began to cant forward as it bended at a 45 degree angle. The silver blade itself began to morph, growing thinner and deadlier looking as it began to solidify itself once more. Once it was solid again, the grip of the sword now had a portion of the blade actually protecting the users hand the was now only one sided instead of being double edged.

"What- what just happened?" wondered the young man out-loud, surprised from the sudden event.

"It seems the blade has adapted to you." Responded the King with a satisfied smile.

"What?"

"You see when the Li Clan sword is passed down from one heir to the next, the sword itself will change for to adapt to the new owners style. In this case it has done just that and is now ready to be wielded to your own style of combat. Although I have to say, the design is very interesting, I have never seen anything so- so-"

"So what?" wondered the queen.

The King hesitated before turning to her with a look of concern in his eyes.

"So Dark."

Zero twirled the blade around for a moment, getting the feel of the weapon itself as he took note of how light the sword was and yet seemed to emanate a sort of uncontested power and strength. Almost as though the blade itself screamed for battle and pain. He just ignored the feeling and focused his power, returning the blade to its pendant form.

The queen herself then stepped forward, 5 pink and powerful cards in her hands as she approached her son. She handed the cards to him and he took them into his own before realizing just what exactly they were. His eyes once again widened when he saw the familiar words of Windy, Watery, Earthy, Firey, and Shadow.

"Mother I can't take these!! They are your most powerful cards!! I can't possibly take your most powerful tool from you!!" protested the young man as he tried to return them to her, but the beautiful queen only pushed them back into his own as she smiled warmly as well before saying,

"I know, which is why I am giving them you. You know how to use them just as much as I do. Let them guide you and watch over you just as they have done for me. They will follow you to no ends and will obey your every command. Please let them watch over you for me and fight along-side them just as I have done for so long."

Zero only nodded as he stared at the five cards in his hands before looking back up into his loving mothers eyes and said, "I promise you mother I will not fail. I will protect all of you and stop any of these atrocities form ever occurring. I promise I will save everyone."

"We know you will Zero, we know."

BOOM!!!

The sounds of battle echoed closer and closer to the throne room. More men and screaming could be heard just outside the door and everyone now knew the time for them to leave one another had arrived.

"Syaoran," said the Queen as she drew her powerful staff and lifted it into the air.

The King then nodded as he replied, "I'm all set Sakura." And took out his own powerful sword. They crossed them together in the air as the queen threw up one of her powerful tarot cards calling a familiar spell.

"Return, open a gate to the past to send our son back in time. Allow him to step through the gates of time to right the wrongs of the past and save the future from this dark fate. RETURN!!!"

A flash of light occurred as a portal suddenly opened up in the middle of the throne room.

"Go now Zero!!" yelled the King as he looked at the door.

The banging was growing louder and the door itself would not hold for much longer.

Zero himself stepped up to the threshold of the portal before turning around and looking at his family one last time.

"I promise I won't fail you!!" Along with the creature known as Shadow, they leapt into the portal and seconds later the vortex itself sealed and vanished into the air.

BOOOM!!! CRACK!!!

With one final blow, the door to the throne room was blasted open and the sounds of horrible creatures began to the fill the room.

Drawing his sword and standing in front of his wife protectively, the King made ready for battle. A battle he knew could not be one. The young woman only looked at her husband and love sadly before saying.

"So this is the way the world ends."

AUTHOR'S NOTE

Well the prologue is done and is still pretty much the same except for just the minor changes. Please leave a review and the first chapter should be up in a couple of weeks. Hope you had fun reading this and once again all reviews are very much appreciated.