Seven Deadly Jewels
Chapter 2
"My name is Li, and that necklace is one of seven jewels that can destroy the world."
"What? But how, how can seven jewels destroy the world?" Sakura asked.
"It's none of your concern," Li said simply, and was about to walk off.
"What do you mean it's none of my concern! We were just attacked by a demon, and he ate my mom's necklace! And now you're saying it can destroy the world? Don't you think I have to the right to know what's going on!"
"No. Now leave me alone, I have business to take care of." And with that, he walked off.
"Jerk," Sakura mumbled.
"Come on Sakura, we'd better get back before your dad gets worried," Tomoyo advised. Sakura nodded, and they made their way back to the inn.
'What's with that guy?' Sakura thought as she and Tomoyo walked back to the inn.
'What's with that girl?' Li thought as he walked through the streets. 'I sensed something from her back in the inn, but it was small, and weak like most other people, but when I sensed the demon show himself, her power just skyrocketed. Is there more to this girl than I first thought?'
********
"Hi dad!" Sakura greeted.
"Hello Sakura, Tomoyo. How was your break?" her dad asked.
"It was...eventful," Tomoyo replied.
"Did you manage to get a hold of that guy from earlier? He didn't pay for the ten glasses of juice he had," Touya asked them.
"Well we did catch with him, but when we did he walked off," Sakura obviously leaving the demon part out since it would just make her dad, and Touya more cautious.
"Well next time you see him, tell him he owes us 20 gold," Touya said. "Now get ready for the afternoon shift." The girls nodded, and started to take orders.
'That guy, what did he mean? Did he mean that my necklace could destroy the world? Is there really more to this than I first thought? But why would my mother give me something like this?' Sakura thought as she and Tomoyo walked to the kitchen.
"Did you believe what that guy said? About the seven jewels and stuff?" Tomoyo asked her best friend when they reached the kitchen.
"I'm not so sure. Maybe it's a joke. But did you see the look in his eyes he looked so serious about it," Sakura replied.
"Yeah I mean who would joke about the world being destroyed?"
"But how can a simple necklace destroy the world? It just doesn't make sense."
"Well whatever it is I'm sure you'll figure it out Sakura, I have faith in you."
"Thanks Tomoyo."
"No problem, now we'd get back to work before your brother has a fit." Sakura nodded, and took one last glance at her necklace.
'How is it possible?' she thought.
*******
Meanwhile in the alley where the demon attacked, four ominous figures surveyed the damage hidden deeply in the darkness of the shadows.
"Damn, looks like Hiuka got himself slain by a human," the first figure said with a smirk. "He always was a weak bastard."
"The weakling always did rely solely on his stupid smoke and mirrors shit," a figure with spiky hair chuckled.
"He always was a disgrace, damn, just inhaling his fumes is a disgrace," a thin figure growled.
"Well at least he got the job done, he found the kamikaze necklace. Even though he wanted it solely for himself," the leader figured.
"So boss what now?" the thin figure asked. The boss smirked, and replied,
"Well isn't it obvious? Dispatch the ninja-youkai."
"But what if the slayer who killed Hiuka is where the jewel is?" the spike haired one asked.
"As it ever occurred to you that I don't give a damn about what ifs. Now do it!" the leader ordered.
"Sir!" all three figures said at once.
'Soon all hell will broken lose on this land. And there will be no one who can stop us.'
*********
Li walked towards the inn he was in before with his thoughts not only on the jewel he found, but on the girl as well.
'How? How did she manage it? Before she just a normal girl, but a while ago her magical energy just sky rocked in a second, and went down in a second. How did she manage that?' He wondered as he slowly made his way back.
'Well she did have the kamikaze necklace on her, but if it was that simple I wouldn't be this concerned. That energy I felt, it felt so natural, like she's been doing this for years? But how?'
*********
"Two orders of Riham steak for table four!" Sakura called to the kitchen.
"And five glasses of Juri juice for table twelve!" Tomoyo called.
"God do I hate the afternoon rush!" Touya grumbled as he ran through the kitchen. His dad simply smiled at him.
"Oh welcome!" Sakura greeted as the door opened. She gasped softly when she saw Li in the doorway. Everything seemed to stop as he looked at her with his piercing eyes, and his ice-cold gaze. She nearly dropped her tray as he entered and walked past her. She felt a cold shiver run down her spine as he walked past. Tomoyo snapped Sakura out of her daze by asking,
"Are you okay?" To Sakura everything started to move again and it seemed that he was never there in the first place.
"I'm fine," she replied with a smile.
"That Li guy is sitting right in the corner again, what does he want?" Tomoyo asked the shocked girl. Sakura just shrugged, and went back to work.
******
As it turned out, Li didn't leave. When night fell, he just paid Touya to spend the night. Touya pointed the mysterious young man to his room, and he left without a word. Soon, Tomoyo, and Sakura went to bed as well, but unknown to them, the dark shadows from outside started to creep in.
Sakura sat on her bed fiddling with her necklace, and wondering.
'I don't understand. How can this little necklace help to destroy the world? It just doesn't make sense.' Sakura sighed, and lay down. 'I'll just worry about it tomorrow.' She slowly closed her eyes, but what she didn't know was a shadow crept under her door.
*******
Li sat in a corner with his sword close, and his arms folded. He never slept in a bed when he was traveling; to him it made you vulnerable. As he slept a shadow crept under his door, and stopped in front of him. Suddenly, something started rise out of the shadow. It had dark clothing, a black mask, and what appeared to be blue skin. His belt held a sword, poison darts, throwing stars, and kunai. His red eyes settled on Li's latent figure. The shadow ninja smirked under his mask and drew his katana. As it came closer, Li showed no signs of knowing the ninja was near him. The shadow warrior brought down his sword. Li suddenly vanished! The warrior looked around the room frantically.
"Looking for me!" Li shouted from behind him. As the ninja turned around Li attacked with a powerful roundhouse kick, and knocked him to the ground. Li surveyed the damage he did to the ninja. He seemed only knocked out.
'Hm. By the looks of him, he looks like a ninja-youkai. And if there's one here then, oh no!' he thought, and hastily ran out his door.
*******
Sakura rolled on her bed as she slept. Unknown to her, something started to rise out of the shadow in her room. It was similar to the ninja from Li's room, but this one was taller, and swifter. The ninja-youkai raised his hands and extended his long sharp claws. Sakura rolled to the other side facing the ninja. The dark warrior smirked and readied a strike when the door swung open. When the ninja turned around a kick met his face and he spun the to ground.
"Uh... what's going on?" Sakura groaned as she got up.
"Get up, we got company here," Li said to her.
"What are you doing here?" she asked as she looked around.
"Saving you. I have a feeling this place is swarming with ninja-youkai."
"Ninja-Youkai what's that?" Suddenly there was loud crash, and loud groan.
"No time, I have to stop these things, the only reason they're here is for your necklace!" Li told her, and ran out the door.
'My necklace?' Sakura thought as she followed him. She found Li looking down the stairs. Sakura followed his eyes and gasped. The whole bottom floor was swarming with what looked like big black insects, but they were really demons. The ninja-youkai tore the place apart looking for the necklace. Many ran along the walls to the upper floors terrorizing the other guests. The kitchen looked like it was in shambles, and Sakura's dad, and Touya were pinned against a wall by one of them. Sakura gasped when she saw Tomoyo on the ground with another one over her with his sword drawn.
"Li do something! Save them!" Sakura cried. Li only scoffed.
"Do it yourself I'm not one of those going around saving everyone type of hero. I only want the necklace." Sakura growled with tears coming down her face when she saw the two ninjas about to kill her family.
"You want my necklace? Then have it! I don't care about it anymore! Not if keeping it means losing my family!" she yelled, as she threw necklace down at his feet, and ran down the steps. Li rolled his eyes and picked up the necklace.
"She won't last five minutes against those youkai," he thought out loud. Sakura gasped in horror as she saw the ninjas about to strike.
'I won't make it in time!' she realized sadly. 'I'm going to lose my family.' Her eyes began to water as she saw Touya, her dad, and Tomoyo look at the ninjas with pure fear in their eyes, as they were about to bring their weapons.
"LEAVE THEM ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!" She screamed with all her might. Li suddenly felt her energy skyrocket.
'Her energy it's off the charts! But how? I have the necklace, but this energy it's purely hers,' he thought as he watched her. Wind shot out of her body and blew all he ninjas in the inn into one spot. Sakura then raised her arms in the air and summons three powerful tornadoes. Li's eyes widened when the saw such powerful tornadoes being summoned at once. The ninjas were soon engulfed in them, and were blown far away.
"Sakura!" her family called when they saw her fall to her knees.
"Are you okay honey?" her father asked.
"Damn squirt that was one hell of a display you showed back there," Touya said in awe.
"Sakura how did you do that?" Tomoyo asked her.
"I don't know, all knew was I just wanted to save you guys," Sakura replied.
'Her love for her family must have awoken her powers,' Li figured as he watched the scene from the stairs. He just shrugged and looked at the necklace.
'Well what do I care? I have what I want.' With that Li put the necklace in his pocket and walked downstairs.
"I still understand how you managed that honey," her dad said.
"Your daughter has just shown a power that could one day make a great mage, that is if she's properly trained," Li said as he passed them.
"Wait a minute, please wait," Sakura called as she finally got to her feet. "Are you saying I have magic in me?"
"Yes, if you're trained properly then you might become a great mage," Li repeated.
"Then how about you train me," Sakura suggested.
"Say what?" Li asked and turned around.
"Yeah. I don't want my family to be helpless like this anymore; I want to protect them, if I can master this magic in me, and then maybe we won't be so vulnerable anymore."
"Sakura are you nuts?" Touya asked. "You're trusting a total stranger to teach you magic tricks?"
"Are you sure about this Sakura?" her dad asked.
"I'm positive dad," Sakura replied with hesitation.
"Sorry I don't take students," Li said coldly. Sakura growled, she wouldn't take no for an answer. As he was walking away she ran in front of him.
"Even if you say no, I'm still going to find a way to follow you! If you think I'm weak or unworthy then I'll show you! I'm positive about this! And you can't stop me!" Li looked into her emerald eyes and saw pure determination and not one sign of backing down. He just rolled his eyes, and groaned.
"Fine, but remember you brought this on yourself." Sakura smiled.
"I promise I won't let you down."
"Plus I'm traveling, so if you want to come then you might to pack something now, before I leave without you," Li said and walked outside.
"Dad you will let me go with him won't you?" Sakura asked her dad.
"Of course I will honey, if you are sure about it then I'll support you no matter what," he said with a smile.
"I don't trust that kid. Who knows what he'll do," Touya growled. Sakura rolled her eyes.
"Do not worry I'll be careful, I promise," the excited girl reassured her brother, and ran upstairs to pack some things.
"Two more minutes!" Li called from outside. Sakura hugged her brother, and father.
"I'll be careful, and when I come back I'll be a powerful mage, just like in the stories," Sakura smiled at them, and went out the door.
"Well that took four minutes," Li said and started to walk.
"Wait up!" Sakura called.
"Sakura, wait!" Tomoyo called. The two turned around.
"Tomoyo what is it?"
"I want to come."
"Huh? Tomoyo, it might be dangerous."
"That's not stopping you now is it? Besides, I know you and Li will watch out for me during the trip."
"Or not," Li mumbled. Sakura elbowed his rib.
"I just want see what I'm made of. To see what the world is like. So please let go," Tomoyo pleaded. Li groaned.
"At this rate it'll be morning by the time we leave. All right, you can come."
"Thank you!" Tomoyo said excitedly and followed them as they walked out of time.
"I'm sure this'll be the adventure of a lifetime!" Sakura said full of exhilaration.
"Or just a fancy way fate want to annoy me," Li said sarcastically.
"Oh come on, how are we going to get along with that kind of attitude? Tomoyo asked him.
"Yeah lighten up to your travel companions," Sakura said. Li just groaned.
"This is going to be a long trip."
AN: Well Li has just gotten himself two new travel companions. Too bad, he hates the idea. What kind of peril will our heroes face? What kind of secrets and rumors will they uncover? Will Li ever revel his intentions for the deadly jewels? What makes them so deadly anyway? Well all be reveled in future chapters of Seven Deadly Jewels. So, read and enjoy! See ya!
Chapter 2
"My name is Li, and that necklace is one of seven jewels that can destroy the world."
"What? But how, how can seven jewels destroy the world?" Sakura asked.
"It's none of your concern," Li said simply, and was about to walk off.
"What do you mean it's none of my concern! We were just attacked by a demon, and he ate my mom's necklace! And now you're saying it can destroy the world? Don't you think I have to the right to know what's going on!"
"No. Now leave me alone, I have business to take care of." And with that, he walked off.
"Jerk," Sakura mumbled.
"Come on Sakura, we'd better get back before your dad gets worried," Tomoyo advised. Sakura nodded, and they made their way back to the inn.
'What's with that guy?' Sakura thought as she and Tomoyo walked back to the inn.
'What's with that girl?' Li thought as he walked through the streets. 'I sensed something from her back in the inn, but it was small, and weak like most other people, but when I sensed the demon show himself, her power just skyrocketed. Is there more to this girl than I first thought?'
********
"Hi dad!" Sakura greeted.
"Hello Sakura, Tomoyo. How was your break?" her dad asked.
"It was...eventful," Tomoyo replied.
"Did you manage to get a hold of that guy from earlier? He didn't pay for the ten glasses of juice he had," Touya asked them.
"Well we did catch with him, but when we did he walked off," Sakura obviously leaving the demon part out since it would just make her dad, and Touya more cautious.
"Well next time you see him, tell him he owes us 20 gold," Touya said. "Now get ready for the afternoon shift." The girls nodded, and started to take orders.
'That guy, what did he mean? Did he mean that my necklace could destroy the world? Is there really more to this than I first thought? But why would my mother give me something like this?' Sakura thought as she and Tomoyo walked to the kitchen.
"Did you believe what that guy said? About the seven jewels and stuff?" Tomoyo asked her best friend when they reached the kitchen.
"I'm not so sure. Maybe it's a joke. But did you see the look in his eyes he looked so serious about it," Sakura replied.
"Yeah I mean who would joke about the world being destroyed?"
"But how can a simple necklace destroy the world? It just doesn't make sense."
"Well whatever it is I'm sure you'll figure it out Sakura, I have faith in you."
"Thanks Tomoyo."
"No problem, now we'd get back to work before your brother has a fit." Sakura nodded, and took one last glance at her necklace.
'How is it possible?' she thought.
*******
Meanwhile in the alley where the demon attacked, four ominous figures surveyed the damage hidden deeply in the darkness of the shadows.
"Damn, looks like Hiuka got himself slain by a human," the first figure said with a smirk. "He always was a weak bastard."
"The weakling always did rely solely on his stupid smoke and mirrors shit," a figure with spiky hair chuckled.
"He always was a disgrace, damn, just inhaling his fumes is a disgrace," a thin figure growled.
"Well at least he got the job done, he found the kamikaze necklace. Even though he wanted it solely for himself," the leader figured.
"So boss what now?" the thin figure asked. The boss smirked, and replied,
"Well isn't it obvious? Dispatch the ninja-youkai."
"But what if the slayer who killed Hiuka is where the jewel is?" the spike haired one asked.
"As it ever occurred to you that I don't give a damn about what ifs. Now do it!" the leader ordered.
"Sir!" all three figures said at once.
'Soon all hell will broken lose on this land. And there will be no one who can stop us.'
*********
Li walked towards the inn he was in before with his thoughts not only on the jewel he found, but on the girl as well.
'How? How did she manage it? Before she just a normal girl, but a while ago her magical energy just sky rocked in a second, and went down in a second. How did she manage that?' He wondered as he slowly made his way back.
'Well she did have the kamikaze necklace on her, but if it was that simple I wouldn't be this concerned. That energy I felt, it felt so natural, like she's been doing this for years? But how?'
*********
"Two orders of Riham steak for table four!" Sakura called to the kitchen.
"And five glasses of Juri juice for table twelve!" Tomoyo called.
"God do I hate the afternoon rush!" Touya grumbled as he ran through the kitchen. His dad simply smiled at him.
"Oh welcome!" Sakura greeted as the door opened. She gasped softly when she saw Li in the doorway. Everything seemed to stop as he looked at her with his piercing eyes, and his ice-cold gaze. She nearly dropped her tray as he entered and walked past her. She felt a cold shiver run down her spine as he walked past. Tomoyo snapped Sakura out of her daze by asking,
"Are you okay?" To Sakura everything started to move again and it seemed that he was never there in the first place.
"I'm fine," she replied with a smile.
"That Li guy is sitting right in the corner again, what does he want?" Tomoyo asked the shocked girl. Sakura just shrugged, and went back to work.
******
As it turned out, Li didn't leave. When night fell, he just paid Touya to spend the night. Touya pointed the mysterious young man to his room, and he left without a word. Soon, Tomoyo, and Sakura went to bed as well, but unknown to them, the dark shadows from outside started to creep in.
Sakura sat on her bed fiddling with her necklace, and wondering.
'I don't understand. How can this little necklace help to destroy the world? It just doesn't make sense.' Sakura sighed, and lay down. 'I'll just worry about it tomorrow.' She slowly closed her eyes, but what she didn't know was a shadow crept under her door.
*******
Li sat in a corner with his sword close, and his arms folded. He never slept in a bed when he was traveling; to him it made you vulnerable. As he slept a shadow crept under his door, and stopped in front of him. Suddenly, something started rise out of the shadow. It had dark clothing, a black mask, and what appeared to be blue skin. His belt held a sword, poison darts, throwing stars, and kunai. His red eyes settled on Li's latent figure. The shadow ninja smirked under his mask and drew his katana. As it came closer, Li showed no signs of knowing the ninja was near him. The shadow warrior brought down his sword. Li suddenly vanished! The warrior looked around the room frantically.
"Looking for me!" Li shouted from behind him. As the ninja turned around Li attacked with a powerful roundhouse kick, and knocked him to the ground. Li surveyed the damage he did to the ninja. He seemed only knocked out.
'Hm. By the looks of him, he looks like a ninja-youkai. And if there's one here then, oh no!' he thought, and hastily ran out his door.
*******
Sakura rolled on her bed as she slept. Unknown to her, something started to rise out of the shadow in her room. It was similar to the ninja from Li's room, but this one was taller, and swifter. The ninja-youkai raised his hands and extended his long sharp claws. Sakura rolled to the other side facing the ninja. The dark warrior smirked and readied a strike when the door swung open. When the ninja turned around a kick met his face and he spun the to ground.
"Uh... what's going on?" Sakura groaned as she got up.
"Get up, we got company here," Li said to her.
"What are you doing here?" she asked as she looked around.
"Saving you. I have a feeling this place is swarming with ninja-youkai."
"Ninja-Youkai what's that?" Suddenly there was loud crash, and loud groan.
"No time, I have to stop these things, the only reason they're here is for your necklace!" Li told her, and ran out the door.
'My necklace?' Sakura thought as she followed him. She found Li looking down the stairs. Sakura followed his eyes and gasped. The whole bottom floor was swarming with what looked like big black insects, but they were really demons. The ninja-youkai tore the place apart looking for the necklace. Many ran along the walls to the upper floors terrorizing the other guests. The kitchen looked like it was in shambles, and Sakura's dad, and Touya were pinned against a wall by one of them. Sakura gasped when she saw Tomoyo on the ground with another one over her with his sword drawn.
"Li do something! Save them!" Sakura cried. Li only scoffed.
"Do it yourself I'm not one of those going around saving everyone type of hero. I only want the necklace." Sakura growled with tears coming down her face when she saw the two ninjas about to kill her family.
"You want my necklace? Then have it! I don't care about it anymore! Not if keeping it means losing my family!" she yelled, as she threw necklace down at his feet, and ran down the steps. Li rolled his eyes and picked up the necklace.
"She won't last five minutes against those youkai," he thought out loud. Sakura gasped in horror as she saw the ninjas about to strike.
'I won't make it in time!' she realized sadly. 'I'm going to lose my family.' Her eyes began to water as she saw Touya, her dad, and Tomoyo look at the ninjas with pure fear in their eyes, as they were about to bring their weapons.
"LEAVE THEM ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!" She screamed with all her might. Li suddenly felt her energy skyrocket.
'Her energy it's off the charts! But how? I have the necklace, but this energy it's purely hers,' he thought as he watched her. Wind shot out of her body and blew all he ninjas in the inn into one spot. Sakura then raised her arms in the air and summons three powerful tornadoes. Li's eyes widened when the saw such powerful tornadoes being summoned at once. The ninjas were soon engulfed in them, and were blown far away.
"Sakura!" her family called when they saw her fall to her knees.
"Are you okay honey?" her father asked.
"Damn squirt that was one hell of a display you showed back there," Touya said in awe.
"Sakura how did you do that?" Tomoyo asked her.
"I don't know, all knew was I just wanted to save you guys," Sakura replied.
'Her love for her family must have awoken her powers,' Li figured as he watched the scene from the stairs. He just shrugged and looked at the necklace.
'Well what do I care? I have what I want.' With that Li put the necklace in his pocket and walked downstairs.
"I still understand how you managed that honey," her dad said.
"Your daughter has just shown a power that could one day make a great mage, that is if she's properly trained," Li said as he passed them.
"Wait a minute, please wait," Sakura called as she finally got to her feet. "Are you saying I have magic in me?"
"Yes, if you're trained properly then you might become a great mage," Li repeated.
"Then how about you train me," Sakura suggested.
"Say what?" Li asked and turned around.
"Yeah. I don't want my family to be helpless like this anymore; I want to protect them, if I can master this magic in me, and then maybe we won't be so vulnerable anymore."
"Sakura are you nuts?" Touya asked. "You're trusting a total stranger to teach you magic tricks?"
"Are you sure about this Sakura?" her dad asked.
"I'm positive dad," Sakura replied with hesitation.
"Sorry I don't take students," Li said coldly. Sakura growled, she wouldn't take no for an answer. As he was walking away she ran in front of him.
"Even if you say no, I'm still going to find a way to follow you! If you think I'm weak or unworthy then I'll show you! I'm positive about this! And you can't stop me!" Li looked into her emerald eyes and saw pure determination and not one sign of backing down. He just rolled his eyes, and groaned.
"Fine, but remember you brought this on yourself." Sakura smiled.
"I promise I won't let you down."
"Plus I'm traveling, so if you want to come then you might to pack something now, before I leave without you," Li said and walked outside.
"Dad you will let me go with him won't you?" Sakura asked her dad.
"Of course I will honey, if you are sure about it then I'll support you no matter what," he said with a smile.
"I don't trust that kid. Who knows what he'll do," Touya growled. Sakura rolled her eyes.
"Do not worry I'll be careful, I promise," the excited girl reassured her brother, and ran upstairs to pack some things.
"Two more minutes!" Li called from outside. Sakura hugged her brother, and father.
"I'll be careful, and when I come back I'll be a powerful mage, just like in the stories," Sakura smiled at them, and went out the door.
"Well that took four minutes," Li said and started to walk.
"Wait up!" Sakura called.
"Sakura, wait!" Tomoyo called. The two turned around.
"Tomoyo what is it?"
"I want to come."
"Huh? Tomoyo, it might be dangerous."
"That's not stopping you now is it? Besides, I know you and Li will watch out for me during the trip."
"Or not," Li mumbled. Sakura elbowed his rib.
"I just want see what I'm made of. To see what the world is like. So please let go," Tomoyo pleaded. Li groaned.
"At this rate it'll be morning by the time we leave. All right, you can come."
"Thank you!" Tomoyo said excitedly and followed them as they walked out of time.
"I'm sure this'll be the adventure of a lifetime!" Sakura said full of exhilaration.
"Or just a fancy way fate want to annoy me," Li said sarcastically.
"Oh come on, how are we going to get along with that kind of attitude? Tomoyo asked him.
"Yeah lighten up to your travel companions," Sakura said. Li just groaned.
"This is going to be a long trip."
AN: Well Li has just gotten himself two new travel companions. Too bad, he hates the idea. What kind of peril will our heroes face? What kind of secrets and rumors will they uncover? Will Li ever revel his intentions for the deadly jewels? What makes them so deadly anyway? Well all be reveled in future chapters of Seven Deadly Jewels. So, read and enjoy! See ya!