AN: Back for my weekly update (It will be faster with more reviews hint hint) Now to answer the question from fiasse
"Why couldn't anyone see the Tempest flying over the rooftops, or the neighbours realise the Kinomoto house had a giant snake in it?"
That will be answered in this part. Remember, those without magic are usually pretty ignorant... Anyways yay reviews! Six of em! From...
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Dark Fate chapter 10
The battle was finally over... Syaoran observed the damage. The house was in ruins. Blood was everywhere. Some parts of the yard was in flames, and most of the ground has been blackened by the barrage of lightening. The aura has fallen.
"Syaoran, we need to get out of here! The demon's barrier is now down, so now anyone can see this damage! There will be too many questions, and I don't think I can brainwash everyone! Especially if there are new cameras" Fanli began to panic when he sensed the curiosity of the neighbors.
Syaoran snapped out of his trance, realizing the logic. "Right!"
A circle of magic, a flash, and the beaten up group was gone.
Everyone got into Syaoran's house, and collapsed on nearby sofas and chairs. Syaoran placed an unconscious Sakura in an empty guest room. He scanned the room. Pink wallpaper and furniture. Fits her well. He stroked her short brown hair, sighing. He couldn't deny it: he was frustrated.
Why do you always get in so much danger? I can't always protect you...
He sighed once again. He had to deal with the rest of the group's injuries. Fanli had apparently helped everyone to a room already, but his magic wasn't the best at healing. Syaoran headed to the room next door, finding Meilin out cold, sprawled out of the bed. He smiled as he watched his little cousin.
She's really grown up. He checked her wounded left leg, wincing at its shattered state.
Origin, give me strength. Power flowed through Syaoran's hand as he placed it on Meilin's wounded leg. Pale green light emitted from his hand as he fixed her leg to be as good as new. Another check showed no more serious injuries, so after placing another spell to ensure a good night sleep, he went to the next room over, finding a very annoyed and protective older brother of a certian someone.
"What do you want?" Touya was pissed since Syaoran showed up late for the battle, and put Sakura's life on the line. Just for not coming in time... I'll strangle him when my arm gets better. Screw it, I can do it with one arm!
Syaoran didn't reply, he just walked over to Sakura's older brother and examined his wounds. He quickly healed his arm and any other injuries, and left.
I will never understand that brat. He says he loves her, why doesn't he act it? He can't be trusted.
Everyone else was fine, so Syaoran went back to his sleeping loved one. I am sorry, Sakura. I promised to protect you. He held her warm hands, and sighed.
"I'm sorry." Syaoran turned to see Tempest and Volt. He sensed that their aura now seemed a lot less dark. "We apologize for our actions, we weren't in the right state of mind. It doesn't fix anything, but we will help protect you and your friends."
"Thanks." Syaoran stood up, and walked out of the room, heading back to living room. There was a nagging feeling in his mind that he needs to watch the local news. He flipped on the TV and saw a breaking news report.
"We are bringing you live in Tomoeda district of Japan where a house has seemed to be destroyed by some unknown force, and is now in flames. The fire is spreading rapidly, and firefighters are having a hard time containing it. We are warned that an evacuation might be necessary. The house belongs to Fujitaka Kinomoto, who lives with his son and daughter." A picture of the family showed on the screen. "Their is no sign of them, so it has been guessed that they weren't home at the time, despite neighbors' insisting that they were a hundred percent sure that the two children were there at the scene of the arson. None of the neighbors have seen or heard what happened. We will bring you more as the story develops."
Syaoran sighed. If they were one second too slow, they could have been caught. Good thing Fanli snapped him out of it. He summoned Leviathan to deal with the spreading flames, and turned off the TV.
"Good to see Volt can still demolish cities." It was Tempest and Volt again.
"Did Fanli release you two to apologize to me?"
"Nope. Fanli usually lets us roam around. We demons are made of tougher stuff, we can withstand staying in the human world longer than dragons. We thrive from darkness, and this world reeks of it. Not as much as the demon realm, but enough. The apology is from our conscience."
Syaoran snorted at this. "Conscience? How ironic."
"The heart of our master greatly influences us. Besides, the battle caused some serious damage to the city. If it isn't for Volt right now, this house will be in a blackout. As for me, barriers are my specialty. That is how I got passed your very simple one. Don't worry, it's a lot better now."
Syaoran was at loss at words. An hour ago, these demons were trying to kill him, and now, they are on his side. I'm going to have to get used to this.
Sakura found herself in a dark cave. She couldn't see anything, except for a single light in the distance. She walked toward it, not knowing where she was. The light turned out to be a magnificent sword, decorated in gold and silver, with two lines intertwining around it. She stared at the sword. The two lines turned out to be a snake and a dragon. The sword floated there, brimming with power and magic. Sakura was awed by it, and couldn't resist touching it. It was as if the sword was calling out to her. Sakura hesitated. Something wasn't right, yet... Sakura finally touched the sword. There was an explosion of magic, and the blade broke. Sakura screamed in surprised. What the? The blade became two, one gold with the snake on it, one silver with the dragon on it, both impaled into the ground. Why do those swords look familiar? She approached them again, and they suddenly floated in front of her.
"The Blade of Space." Sakura looked around for the source of the voice, but couldn't find it. She felt a strange presence around her. "This shall be sent under the Dragon's care."
The silver blade vanished. "The Blade of Time, shall be under the care of the Demons." The golden counterpart vanished.
"Never again, shall the two be united again. Never shall the disastrous power ever exist. Never again, shall the Blade of Dimensions exist." The presence disappeared.
"The Blade of Space... The Blade of Time? What are they?" Sakura wondered to herself.
Not bad... not bad at all... Ragnarok was still simmering from the demons' latest defeat. This group might be quite capable after all. We must defeat them, but we must be careful. The Cards will be mine...
"Ragnarok? Orders?"
"We shall retreat for now, we need to make some preparations."
Besides, this is the time of year that demons can't stand. The cheer and the happiness... I hate Christmas season...
Fanli was sitting on the roof once again. He could feel his demons wandering around the house, Tempest and Volt were in the living room, Kraken was sitting on the front porch, and Rayearth... was right behind him. The wolf sat next to him. He stroked the wolf's beautiful hair, as he wondered to himself.
Ragnarok? What are you up to?
The next morning... Saturday
Syaoran was cooking in the large gourmet kitchen, he was a bit rusty, since neither immortals required food, yet the house was well-stocked in case of emergencies. It was quite early, but neither immortal needed sleep either. Sakura and the others had a rough night, they are going to need to their strength. He focused on cracking eggs, cooking bacon and sausages, and dicing tomatoes and peppers. Syaoran loved the smell of food, bringing back a long missing appetite. This must be what Kero feel like. I guess it can't hurt to have a bite.
Meilin was the first to wake up, and followed her to nose to the kitchen.
"Zao an!"
"Morning Meilin."
"How's your leg?"
"Fine, don't worry about. So... whatcha gonna get her?"
"Huh?"
Meilin smacked his head. "It's the end of November you dolt! Does the word 'Christmas' mean anything!?"
Syaoran turned to read a nearby calender, and smacked his head with his hand. "Son of a-"
"Sh! You're going to wake up everyone!"
"Sorry... dang it, I forgot!"
"What?!"
"I haven't celebrated Christmas for years! I haven't celebrated anything for years!"
"Jeez, you're hopeless." she breathed loudly. "Back to my original question, what are you going to get her?"
Syaoran took a second to think. I want her to be safe... "I'll, uh, get back to you on that."
"Well hurry!" Meilin was quickly cut off when the rest of the group walked came downstairs. They all dragged themselves to the dining room, exhausted from last night. Syaoran brought out plates of food for everyone, and they all began to dig in. After a minute of awkward silence, Syaoran spoke up.
"So... Touya, Sakura, you guys can stay here until things fix up."
Touya glared at the Chinese boy, but resigned himself. "Thanks."
"Actually, I think everyone should stay here, the barrier here is more powerful than any of you can set up."
Everyone murmured in agreement. At that moment, Touya's cell phone began to ring, and he quickly picked up. "Hello? Dad? Dad! Calm down! We are fine! Dad! Will you listen? Sakura and I are staying at the brat's house! We'll be fine! Just focus on your excavation! How did you hear about it anyways? Oh Aunt Sonomi... OK Dad... OK OK OK... OK! Bye!" He finally hung up, and sighed in relief. "Glad to get the over-"
Sakura's phone began to ring. "Hello? Yes I saw the news... No I wasn't there... Rika, can we talk later? I'm getting another call, thanks." She took a quick breath, "Hello? Hey Chiharu. I am fine don't worry. I wasn't there. Neither was Touya. I know the neighbors said we were home but... Wait, I have another call..."
"Hello, Naoko?"
Sakura finally managed to turn off her phone after dozens of phone calls from various friends making sure she was OK. She wandered out of the dining room and back into her room. Tears began to fall, Why am I so weak? Why am I so confused? She felt extremely tired despite just waking up.
Everyone has to check on me if I am still alive, everyone has to make sure I am OK... I hate being weak! Syaoran...
Syaoran frowned, and left the dining room. Sakura is calling for him. As he left the kitchen, he heard Tomoyo pick up her cell phone. Thank goodness my phone numbers are a secret.
Sakura continued to cry, until she felt warm arms holding her. She didn't look up to see who they belonged to, just enjoyed their strength and warmth. She cried her heart out...
"Sakura."
Sakura looked up to see those warm amber eyes. "Syaoran..." It was years. Years since she called him by his first name, but Syaoran didn't get his hopes up. He knew she just needed a friend right now.
"You know I hate watching you cry."
"Sorry..."
"You sick of being weak?"
He always seemed to know her thoughts. "Hai."
"Don't worry, I'll always protect you, I will never let you get hurt. I promise. I will even help you train during winter break."
"Thanks..."
He continued to hold her in his arms as she fell back asleep.
Syaoran took a quick peek in her mind when she fell asleep, and a dream entered his mind. The Blade of Time? The Blade of Space? Those are the Demon and Dragon swords... Strange. Don't worry yourself Sakura, I will handle this.
He gently put her back on the large pink bed, and went back to the dining room. The dream kept replaying in his mind as he walked down the stairs, as if haunting him.
"Eriol, what do you know about... legendary weapons?" Why didn't I just say the Blade of Dimensions?
Trust me, you want to learn more about the legendary weapons as well.
Tian?
Shut up and listen.
"The legendary weapons? Why do you ask that?" Eriol seemed surprised that Syaoran heard of them, which grabbed everyone's interest.
"Er... Heard about 'em, no idea what they are though. They seem familiar though."
"I wonder how, there are no books or actual records on them. Supposedly bless by the gods, there were 6 weapons of power. A shield, bow, axe, lance and two swords. The two swords were supposedly the two most powerful ones, but they were said to be cursed by Fate, that they must always be used against each other. Legend says there was a great war called the Draco-Demonic War, a war between the two greatest forces of magic:The Dragons and the Demons. Humans existed at the time, and most of them sided with the Dragons. Notably your ancestors, the Li clan. One clan, the Meng clan, sided with the Demons. Their powers wasn't that powerful though, so they seeked the weapons of legends. The Li clan claimed the four minor ones, and one of the swords. The Meng clan claimed the other sword. No one knows how the battle ended, since their was no survivors or records..."
Fanli was on the roof again.
It's beginning to snow... why the hell do I always find myself out here? I feel like there is something out there, but there is no demons.
He was about to head back in the house, when he felt the strange presence again. There is someone out there! He turned to try to detect the owner of the presence. It was near.
A young girl watched the demon master from the outside of the barrier. She had long black hair, with dark brown eyes. Her skin was pale, and was about 5'5''. She carried a large bow, nearly as tall as her, gold and carved with intricate ancient runes. It was made of a strong metal, and the bow itself was also a dual edged blade. On her back was a shield, the symbol of a dragon burning through the red background.
I can't get you... yet... You will pay Demon Master. You will pay for all you have done. How you have scarred my family. You will die, and I will take your cold, dead heart.