~ When the hearts cry ~

chapter 12 :Darkness of rebirth part 2

AN:Sorry ^_^ for lateness but I hope everyone had a nice easter and all . I got better spell checker? O_O...


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At Eriol's house~

Sakura leapt up slightly as Nicholas bursted in with Tristan from a magical opening. "Eriol is where?" Nicholas asked in a hurry as he came up to her and hugged her close.Sakura's cheeks blushed scarlet at the gesture but breathed as he let go soon enough. "Eriol has been kidnapped to where ever Leferone or rather Michaele as he goes by in his human form lives...well at least that's what we believe. Kero-chan even Yue-chan can't think any better" Nicholas looked at Kerbrus who was frowning deeply in thought, he nearly burst out laughing when he saw a huge platter of Kerbrus's favourite foods just near the paws of his full form. "Well I believe Tristan can help us locate Leferone " Tristan nodded as he stepped up from shadowed corner.

"Leferone's even if it's of darkness that's almost undetectable, can be detected easily by..."and he took out a small gold disk, which had engraving of the Star of hope, Earth of light and Darkness of rebirth engraved in it's symbols in most beautiful way.The darkness of rebirth's magickal circle was glowing and pulsing with almost glaring dark purple power."...Disk of the Sun's tear" Sakura looked at her one time mentor "Sun's tear?" Tristan nodded firmly "Sun's tear...the power that was vested to each three of the Cosmic trio as the Sun shed it's tears for the fall of all three back when you were all Christian,Nicholas and Catherine from the House of the Sun" Nicholas raised his eye brow "But exception of Leferone, I thought you said rest of the House of the Sun was destroyed." Tristan smiled rather a knowing smile "There is another left...I didn't realize it until lately really...." and he pointed to the Darkness of rebirth's glowing magickal circle. "...Ciel's mother was also that of mother to Helios's child. But unlike Leferone's mother...Helios adored his mother, Tefia...she was most favoured and eternally loved of Helios. Thank goodness Leferone didn't know it, otherwise he would have more reason to torture Ciel or rather Eriol. For it was his bitterness against Helios's treatment of his mother that started all this mess" All nodded without replying.


At the magickal basement of Leferone's house~


Eriol tried every spell he knew in white magick trying to counter the complex spell that made the strings that held him like a puppet. He was slightly weak from bleeding but not too tired or weak yet.He hoped Sakura have changed her mind about coming...well she wouldn't;t so he hoped someone will able to stop her or change her mind. But wouldn't that be giving Leferone a small victory? Eriol struggled once again in the darkness as he tried to unlock some more spells as he worked his way down. but still he was virtually swung on a web of strings.

"She will be the down fall of you!" Leferone reflected back to the past as he waited the rest of the game players to appear.It was the words that nearly broke his heart to pieces and somehow made him more obsessive of his...his love for Rosa.But he ruined? no! it can't be his fault...he just needed to get this Ciel and his reincarnations out of the picture for all eternity. Of course Rosa will have to be tortured a little for the damage she has done to him, right? but how? how can he do that if ..if she showed even a drop of her tear in those emerald eyes? Leferone turned his attention back to Ciel's latest reincarnation.He was struggling to his best, with only white magick, but can he use dark magick? wasn't that his domain also? Leferone smiled darkly as Ciel continually throw white magick against his black magick.


Whilst outside....

Sakura , Nicholas and Tristan looked up at the house or actually a traditionally styled mansion with mixture of fear and determination. Guardians came with them as back and scouts for mapping the area and a back up. No body can be too sure, considering Eriol was kidnapped right out of their own eyes. Who knows what kind of trap Leferone may have laid down. He probably knew they would come. What can he do to Eriol? hope not torture. All three minds raced more faster with every heart beat. Then Tristan finally spoke "We are gathering all our energy a little from all of us. so we can breach this...shield that surrounds the house" Sakura nodded grimly and Nicholas looked more serious then ever in his life recently.


Sakura released her light card and also the dark card as well. Sakura smiled at her cards whom she loved so much. Light gently smiled as she sided by side with her counterpart dark card in front of her. "You still have that hope in your heart, mistress...I still can feel burning brightly. please do not loose that Star of hope" dark nodded and also said "Even I the darkness, mistress..a single grain of hope will shine through with your strength, do not let darkness consume you" Sakura nodded and smiled renewed her strength. It was finally the final battle and soon they will battle out in the 'Heaven's field.


Nicholas thought he saw a vision of a field of white lilies and in each cup of the flower it was filed with blood. But the smell was sweet...he felt like if he was in content mood. Nicholas was glowing blindingly with beautiful green energy. Each flower swayed with hope and pureness and eternal happiness. Nicholas saw Catherine dressed as when she met him for the first time laughing and strolling along the field of flowers.Nicholas shook his head and concentrated on the battle that was coming up.

Tristan thought of the ancient days, the time where everything started...all this mess.But something went wrong and the most famous magician in history created the magickal cards. That was unexpected event. But in the end it helped the one that will bring down the evil that threatened the world of sun. Tristan was glowing in gold and blue as he was the last of the 'Order of Apollo'. He sure felt the sun's ray caress his gently.



At the basement~

Eriol had no choice but trying to brake through using dark magick.Using it could cost his strength, this tiem he did something different from his usual magickal practice. Eriol started drawing in the residual of any dark feelings of anger, jealousy..etc in to a ball of energy in his vision then when it was saturated with the dark feelings Eriol slammed do it down on the strings that bounded him. It seems to have got Leferone on his feet instead of lounging around lazily like a graceful panther. that's when the whole place seems to shake violently from what seemed like an earth quake.


Outside~

Sakura commanded both light and dark card forward binding the element of sun of Tristan and the Earth's energy from Nicholas altogether. The result of the binding was beautiful beyond words. It flew towards the mansion then when it slammed into the shield, all of the guardians and the three magicians thought the sky was falling down.Then the dark power that shielded the mansion shattered. Sakura smiled as she rushed forward urging her shadow card to find Eriol.


Leferone swore and leapt stretching out his magick and strengthening the strings that held Eriol tightly. Eriol moaned slightly as the sharp ends of the strings dug deeper into his flesh. But the pain wasn't what was worried mostly about as he saw the shadow card creep underneath the elaborate door to this chamber. " Eriol!!!" It was voice of Sakura closely followed by Nicholas's always noticeable snow white hair and Tristan's angelical presence. Eriol looked at her in distress. Because she was here not just Nicholas or Tristan.

Sakura almost lost for words when she burst through the double door. Eriol was held like puppet, like he did once to Li-kun when she was being tested by him. But this time it was piercing his bare flesh, through his usual clothing, the blood ran slowly. Leferone's lips curved into a smile at her shocked face. Sakura ran over to Eriol as she summoned her sword card. Leferone frowned he wasn't expecting this, cards? that formed into a magickal sword? Sakura was crying as she started hacking through the strings whilst Leferone was a little confused and dazed by this action. Eriol fell to the floor as the last of the strings fell and Sakura cried as she hugged him close much as she can without hurting him. Eriol stroked her head gently as Sakura cried into his shoulder. "I thought..thought I was too late when I saw you hanging there like that..."Sakura said as she cried on. Including Leferone just watched.

Nicholas smiled ruefully as he saw the woman he still loved so much crying.He wanted her to be happy in anyways he can make her.Soon unknown to him tears slipped his ever so green eyes and spilled over his finely carved face.His eyes were full of emotions as if he was back in 2 years ago...that night where Eriol and he took out in all in one fight and Sakura pleading them to stop.

Leferone growled silently as He saw Rosa rushed to Ciel's aid and cried hugging him so close to her heart! Leferone stood there glaring at the couple united. Why hadn't he acted? was it because it reminded him of the scene more then 2000 years ago? when Rosa was crying over Ciel's corpse?When she looked at him with mixture of hate,confusion and fear?Leferone started charging up his power.

Nicholas whipped his head around at sudden awareness of Leferone's rising magickal strength. Nicholas immediatly ran over to the couple and dragged Tristan with him and drew a circle trailing with green energy on the floor with his hand and the circle blazed in blinding emerald green energy as all of Cosmic Trio and Tristan disappeared.


Outside~

All guardians were breathing okay when all of them came back including Eriol. Tristan looked about all of them "Final battle is here..we must depart to the 'Heaven's field' tomorrow...It should be enough for anyone to replenish their power...and remember long as their is hope in our heart we will never be defeated"



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Arghhhh ^_^....rathr aboring chapter ne? but it does prepare nicely for the last two chapters!

dream wind.