Disclaimer: CCS is not mine. I am absolutely sure of it... but the plotty and all OCs are MINE!!
Phase VI: Training, Continued
"Geez, what does it take to kill this thing?! Raitei Shourai!"
"Hmmm, its armor is quite impervious to our attacks. I must compliment Koryu on his creativeness…"
"You do that, Hiiragizawa-kun. After this thing is killed, I am going to teach my boyfriend a little lesson…"
"Aiko-chan, look out! SHIELD!"
While the others were busy trying to find some way to destroy the monster Koryu created using the GENERATE Card, said Cardmaster was having a little conversation with Tomoyo about what they should do about their unwanted engagement. They both agreed that talking to their parents about it most likely wouldn't work and a scandal was out of the question. They did have reputations to uphold after all.
"So, Tomoyo-san, it seems we are out of options," Koryu commented, while a loud roar was accompanied by the surprised shouts of the Guardians. He laughed. "It might take awhile, but I am quite confident that we will think of something to get us out of this predicament."
Meanwhile, the battle against Koryu's monstrous creation was not going very well. Nothing any of them could do would leave a mark on its armored plating, and it kept trying to flatten them. Lunarus flew up to the creature's head, and flew at it like a javelin, fist first, burning with silver flames. His attack got its attention, but caused no harm.
Its attack was a shock to all but Koryu. Opening its lower second jaw, it released a hail of flaming rocks, some of which were melting. Sakura and Syaoran were both quickly able to defend themselves and their friends from this deadly attack.
"WATERY!"
"Suiryuu Shourai!"
The rocks cooled and slowed upon being struck by jets of water, clattering to the ground harmlessly. Koryu sighed in relief. "That was close. I am glad that Sakura-san and Li-san were able to block the attack in time."
"No thanks to you!" Aiko shouted. "Shike no Ha! Storm Blade!" She fused her daggers into one giant double-edged broadsword. It had the width of one and a half feet, and was nearly as long as Aiko was tall, not including the handle. The grip was about two feet in length, and wrapped in a dirty cloth, the hilt curving back at the ends. Aiko hefted the blade, eyeing it as the kanji character for "lightning" appeared on the sword.
"The only place I have seen swords that big were in videogames," Cerberus commented, landing near the Blademaster. "Are you sure you can wield it well?"
"Watch me," Aiko replied, and charged at Koryu's creature. The beast brought a large scaly paw down, attempting to flatten her. But the sorceress leapt right at it, sword first, crackling with staggering amounts of electricity. She was able to pierce the scales on its paw, and electricity coursed through the beast.
"Good job, Aiko-chan!" Sakura shouted; she brought out another card, one that required her to get up close and personal with the creature. "SWORD!"
She had completely forgotten that the blade could cut through pretty much anything. Seated on Cerberus's back, the Cardmistress was able to neatly slice off two of the beast's arms. It roared in agony, gallons blood spurting from its wounds. Koryu quickly used the FADE Card to get rid of the blood. It was very messy.
Before the beast could use its flaming rock attack again, Eriol used his magic to put an improvised muzzle over its mouths. The "muzzle" was made of several steel beams that were conveniently lying against the wall; there was a whole pile of them. The mage simply used his imagination in bending the steel beams into shape.
Lunarus, Solarus, and Cerberus used their flames to heat up the creature. Its scales were soon red-hot, prompting Syaoran, Sakura, and Aiko to use attacks that would quickly cool it down. That would put a dent in its defense.
"FREEZE!"
"Suiryuu Shourai!"
"Todoroku Fubuki! Roaring Blizzard!"
They repeated this process twice, heating up and rapidly cooling down its scales, before the armor cracked. Ruby Moon and Spinel Sun were able to break off sections of its scales, revealing the pale flesh underneath. "Now!" Aiko shouted, using her sword to create spears of ice.
All together, they were able to finish off Koryu's creation, though it had been a tiring process. Koryu was grinning as he slipped the GENERATE Card back into the deck. "That was good. Next time you can create something, Sakura-san."
"Oh, Koryu…" Aiko was glaring at her boyfriend, her daggers once more becoming a bracelet on her wrist. There was an annoyed gleam in her sapphire eyes, and the frown on her face signified that she was anything but happy. A shiver ran down Koryu's spine, and he was sweating nervously.
"Uh, y-yes, love?"
"Why did you make something that could, and would, potentially kill us?"
"To train, of course…"
"BUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT THING?!"
Koryu was on all four, bowing so low his forehead was touching the ground in front of his girlfriend. "I'm sorry! I just felt so sure you guys could defeat it if you worked together, I didn't think about the consequences! Please forgive me!"
The others had seen Koryu do this several times before, and each time was because he had somehow annoyed Aiko. For some reason, the Cardmaster was the only one who had the ability to annoy her, as no one else seemed to be able to. It was both amusing and pitiful to see Koryu behaving in such a way.
Aiko sighed, and her annoyance vanished. "Get up, Koryu. I know you were only trying to push us to be better than we currently are."
He was up in a flash, grinning. "But it seemed easy to beat. You guys didn't take too long to defeat it. I should think of something else… and yes, not quite as deadly."
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"I have all that amazing action on tape!" Tomoyo announced proudly as the group left the abandoned warehouse. It was late, the sun setting below the horizon. All the Guardians were in their disguise forms now, though it was true that everyone except perhaps Tomoyo was feeling tired, even Koryu, with his extremely large amount of magical energy. They had trained hard.
"We will have to do this again later," Eriol said, managing to somehow get Tomoyo to take one hand off her video camera and intertwine his fingers with hers. "But not, of course, during the school week."
"Let's get plenty of sleep," Sakura said cheerfully. "We deserve it."
They went off in their separate directions, each preparing to get a good night's rest. But soon, in the near future, an event would happen that not a single one of them would see coming. And though one of them would have a dream tonight, it would not be about the single thing that could, potentially, ruin their chances of stopping the calamity.
Author's Notes: First off, lame chapter name, I know. Secondly... PLEASE FORGIVE MEEE! I am flooded with school work, and I am SLEEPY and TIRED!! I only now managed to find time to finish the chappie and put it up... I hope and pray to kami-sama that I can get Phase VII up soon. I do not wish to disappoint my faithful readers, even the schmucks who don't review my story! -facepalm- Stay tuned! I beg of you!
