"It's magic. The Pit has more magic; it's trying to pull me back!" He said through clenched teeth, eye wide with fear.
I can't go back, I'm so close!
"Wait!" Kurogane yelled as the wind picked up. He and Syaoran began pounding at the magic seal, trying to break it. Mokona broke the connection with Yuko, running over to help. Fai was unable to do anything other than hang on to the wall, if he moved an inch, the wind would catch him. He flattened himself against the dirt.
The wind picked up speed; as if it knew that its target wouldn't give in easily.
Fai felt himself being pulled away…
"NO!"
He hung on with all his might; the wind sped up once more. He was deaf…
The wind filled his ears
"Let go…" It whispered acidly.
"NO!! I won't go back!"
The wind roared, and with one final powerful gust, wrenched Fai's hands out of the soil, throwing him back into darkness.
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Kurogane slammed his fist against the shield; he hated being so helpless. Syaoran had his forehead pressed against the shield, eyes closed. Neither knew what to say next; so they stayed silent. Mokona decided to call Yuko again.
"Yuko… we lost Fai…" he cried quietly, eyes downcast. Yuko looked at the sad group. She had to do something.
"I'll call Fuuma," She said
"and see if he can get something. In the meantime, try and have a look around Valeria. You never know what you might find."
With that, she vanished.
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Fai crashed back down to the bottom of the Pit, landing on something cold and hard.
A dead body.
"I thought I moved all the bodies…" He muttered. He stood up, looking up to the opening of the Pit. He could see it, but it was nothing more than a pinprick in size. He looked back at the body. He screamed.
The body was a mirror image of him.
"AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!"
He screamed, backing up until he hit the wall, then he sank into a heap.
"I didn't ask for this… Didn't want this… None of this is fair! I've done nothing wrong!" He looked over to the dead Yuui.
"He didn't either." A tear fell from his eye.
"IS IT A SIN?! JUST TO BE BORN? TO BE LIVING?!"
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"Mokona, can you stay behind?" Syaoran asked. He and Kurogane were going to try and find some answers in the city, but someone had to stay behind in case Fai showed up again. Or worse.
"Sure thing."
"Thanks. Well, we'll be off then."
A scream, louder than before, tore at them. They shut their eyes and looked away.
"Fai…" Mokona cried sadly. He looked up to the others
"You'll find the answer, right?" Kurogane, showing a rare moment of comfort, walked over and patted the creatures' head.
"Sure thing, pork bun."
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Running. Getting weird stares. More running. Looking back. Kurogane and Syaoran were back in business. They were running through Valeria, since they knew that each minute really did count, looking for anything that with give them answers.
"Kurogane-san, let's try this place." Syaoran offered, pointing to an old library. Kurogane nodded, he was running out of ideas. They entered and immediately started searching. However, only Syaoran could read the books, so Kurogane just walked behind him, holding the books that he found.
After they thought that they had enough, they sat down at a table, and Syaoran began searching.
"That's the last book kid, the answer had better be in there." Kurogane said as he returned from putting back a handful of books. Syaoran smiled broadly before saying
"It is!"
"Well, what does it say?"
"It says a lot of stuff. It pretty much says that to break a shield, a victim of the one being shielded must sacrifice blood to break it." He looked up at the ninja. He had the same look as him. Total shock.
"Is it really that simple?"
"Yeah. I guess this means we don't have to use his magic to get him out, do we?"
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Rushing out of the store, Syaoran didn't see the man in the hooded cloak in front of him; until he ran into him.
"I'm sorry!" He stammered, helping the man up back to his feet.
"That's alright. You must be in a hurry." He said.
"Wait, I know that voice." Syaoran thought.
Neither really made eye contact, as the man was about to walk away…
Kurogane then walked out of the library. The man stared up at him.
"Kurogane?" He asked. He slipped his hood off. Both of the travelers stared.
"Kamui!"
"Long time, no see. Where are the others?" He asked, smiling and looking around.
Kurogane and Syaoran frowned. Kamui's smile fell.
"Don't tell me. The Pit?"
Syaoran nodded.
"Only Fai is in the pit though; Mokona is guarding Fai."
Kamui was about to ask about Sakura, until he saw the way Syaoron's head hung. Grief seemed to radiate from the boy.
"I can help you get your friend out." He bluntly offered.
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On the way back to the Pit, Kurogane had explained what all had happened.
"I can get the shield to break, but I won't be able to get him out." He said when they arrived.
Mokona turned at the sound of footsteps.
"KAMUI!" He cried in delight, jumping onto the vampire's shoulder.
AN: Hyuu, I'm on a roll! Reviews are loved! Thanks animeMUSICaddict for the upload help!
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