1.1 Okay, another new chapter is up! I'm finishing chapter 24 today. And to
answer a question in the reviews, yes, I did rip off the ideas of Shrines
from Zelda. That's the biggest flaw. I rip off too many things. Take
chapter 24, for example, which I'm writing today. It easily rips off James
Bond, Metal Gear Solid, and the like. I take some character names too. (In
upcoming chapters, expect names like Vincent [Final Fantasy VII], Seifer
[Final Fantasy VIII], Mihoshi [Tenchi Universe], and things like that. Not
to mention Mia is the name of a character from Golden Sun.) I wish I could
come up with original names.
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1.3 Chapter 14
"Well, we aren't going to give them up!" Mia screamed out as she and Tomoyo ran towards Sakura, Syaoran, Kero, Yue, and Touya. "Damn straight." Touya added. "There is no way those pigs are kidnapping my sister! Not without a fight!"
There was panicking all around them. Mages of both types ran about in chaos. Touya climbed on top of a nearby table and screamed at the top of his lungs, "HOLD IT!" And all of the mages ceased and walked closer to him. "Alright, now that I have your attention, everyone knows their battle stations! Full scale lock down! We are under attack! Get with your squadron leaders, and move out!" He threw his fist in the air and the mages saluted him and reached into their robes and dresses and pulled out their staffs and formed in line behind Tomoyo and Mia. Black Mages followed Tomoyo, and Blue Mages followed Mia. Touya, Tomoyo, and Mia ran for a nearby closet before departing with their groups. They had special staffs that resembled scepters that Kings and Queens carried. After all the mages had left to the surface, Sakura, Syaoran, Yue, Kero, and Touya were left alone.
Sakura asked Touya, "Hoe… what just happened?" Touya looked at her. "We're under attack, of course. But we're not about to hand you over to them. Whatever they want, it can't be good. And as tempting as it, I'm not even going to hand Syaoran over either." Syaoran looked half angry, half relieved. "I think Sakura means, why were all those mages following Tomoyo and Mia?" "Because we are the leaders of the clan. We've practiced for something like this for years. Tomoyo is the leader of the Black Mages. She'll lead the counter attack. Mia is the leader of the Blue Mages. She'll help put up a magic shield around our base so all of their magic is useless against us. And she also leads the healers who take care of injured soldiers. And I'm the general. I watch over both of them. That's why we have these special staffs, to signify our rank and it increases our powers." Yue spoke up. "This will be no easy battle. There must be hundreds of those demons." Kero replied, "I doubt we can hold a shield up very long. It would be hard enough to hold it that long even if they weren't attacking the shield. This is going to be a brutal battle." Syaoran spoke up, "Then it looks like we are in for a tough fight." Touya glared angrily at him. "WE?! There s no way we are going to let you and Sakura fight! You could be easily killed! I'm not going to let that happen!" Sakura looked angrily. "Well, we can't just sit here knowing that our friends are fighting!" Kero added, "And with their power, I think we might have a chance." Touya turned his back to all of them. "Look, I'm the general here. I don't care what you think. We-" He turned back around to see they were all gone, as well as the back packs full of supplies. A sweat drop rolled down his head. He ran towards an exit screaming. "GET BACK HERE, MONSTER!"
Meanwhile, Sakura, Syaoran, Yue, and Kero climbed out a secret opening on top of the hill the base was built into. They peered over the top of the hill, hugging the ground. They had a few of the battlefield. The mages were garrisoned at the foot of the mountain, beside their houses, crates, barrels, trees, anything they could. They had their staffs raised. Tomoyo was standing on a rooftop with her hand in the air, waiting to give the signal to attack. The army of demons was huge. Sakura couldn't see the end of it, despite the fact it was now the middle of the day. It seemed to go on forever. They were marching towards the village from the cemetery. They stopped about a hundred feet from the village. There appeared to be a leader. She was a young woman with fiery red hair, unlike the rest, she was wearing silver body armor that covered her entire body, except her face and hair. She said quietly to herself, but all of the mages and Sakura, Syaoran, Kero, and Yue could hear her clearly. It was obviously some sort of psychic power.
1.3.1.1 "The heroes… surrender them to us and you shall live… maybe…"
Syaoran growled. "They can't do this… come on Sakura!" They stood up and slid down the side of the dirt hill in front of them to the ground below, Yue and Kero close behind. Tomoyo screamed out, "NEVER! WE'LL SOONER DIE! YOU SHOULD SURRENDER! LEGEND SAYS THEY WILL DEFEAT SADIN!"
"If that's how you want it…but I fear you are the ones who will be defeated… ATTACK!" This mysterious armor-clad raised her sword, and her army charged forth. Tomoyo pointed towards the approaching enemy and also yelled, "ATTACK!" And with that, the fierce battle began. The Blue Mages focused their power and a light blue protective barrier filled the air around them. All the magic the tuxedos fired at them disappeared on contact with the shield. The Black Mages used their staffs to conjure up spells. Balls of fire, thunder bolts, blocks of ice, they all flew through the barrier unhindered and smashed into the army. The enemy was dropping like flies, but for every enemy that fell, there were two more to deal with. Tomoyo and Mia conjured up massive spells. Tomoyo made fists, but extended her index and middle fingers. She crossed her hands and but them over her face. She began to chant an unintelligible mantra and concentrated so hard sweat poured from her face. She through her hands forward, and the sky darkened. A giant rock in a spherical shape came crashing down, destroying at least 50 demons. But it tired Tomoyo out and she climbed down off the roof the rest for a minute. Mia did the same thing, but instead of summoning a giant rock, she reversed the army's attacks. Arrows, magic spells, rocks, anything the demons threw at them stopped in mid air. Then the objects turned around and flew back at the demons, killing many of them. Mia collapsed in sweat afterwards and rested. The rest of the mages continued their attacks. But it seemed futile. There were so many of them, they couldn't kill them all.
Then things went from bad to worse. The leader of the demons rose into the air. She held her hands in front of her. A blew beam attacked the barrier, destroying it instantly. The mages were open to attack.
Syaoran unsheathed his sword. "C'mon, Sakura! We've gotta do something!" Sakura summoned the Clow Staff and replied, "Let's go!" They ran ahead to the front line. There must have still been a hundred demons left, despite the mages efforts. They braced for impact, when a shower of energy attacked the armies, followed by flames. Yue and Kero were overhead. They were raining down attacks on their enemies. They dive bombed down and began a melee of attacks, fighting left and right. Kero yelled out in the brawl, "SAKURA! SYAORAN! GET THE LEADER! IF YOU KILL HER, I THINK THE REST OF HER DEMONS WILL PERISH TOO!" "SWORD CARD!" Sakura summoned her sword, and Syaoran readied his blade and they eyed the leader still on the hill. She realized their plan and flew into the forest where the first shrine was. They followed her close behind. They chased her for a few minutes in the woods when they became fatigued.
Syaoran and Sakura sat down beside a tree. Syaoran spoke out while panting, "Damn, she's fast. I can't run any longer. I don't even know where she is." Sakura looked around. "Not to sound worried, but I don't even know where we are!" Syaoran looked around himself as well. "…You're right, Sakura. I can't tell where we are. It's too dark and the forest is too dense. But we might as well as rest here for a minute." He reached into his leather backpack that he was carrying from the base. "Let's see if we have anything of use in here… food," he grabbed an apple for him and Sakura and began eating it while he searched through it. "…Outfits from Tomoyo, figures that's what she'd pack, a tent…"
Suddenly there was a large explosion behind them. Sakura and Syaoran jumped to the side. "What the hell was that?!" Sakura questioned. "I have no idea… wait! Look up there! It's her! Run for it!" Indeed, the demon leader was hovering overhead, with balls of energy in her hands. They grabbed their equipment and ran. They had no idea where to, but they had no choice. There were explosions rocking the entire area behind them. They had no idea how long they could keep it up. Suddenly, Syaoran tripped over a low root on the ground. He watched the leader hover overhead. She gave him an evil grin as she powered up a blast that would surely kill him. She threw it at him.
Syaoran could hear his heart beating. Even if he could get up, an explosion that big would kill him before he could run away. Even the shield card couldn't hold a blast like that. He was doomed…
"DASH CARD!"
The next thing Syaoran heard was a loud explosion behind him. He had covered his eyes. He felt himself traveling at high speeds. "Am… am I dead?" "No, you're alive, for the moment." "Huh?!" He opened his eyes. Sakura was holding him in her arms, traveling at extreme speeds through the woods. The Dash Cards doing, obviously. Syaoran had been saved. The villain was a mile behind when they entered a clearing. It appeared to once be the courtyard of a castle. But now it was deteriorated into a jungle. Sakura set him down. Syaoran blushed and looked at her in her shimmering emerald eyes. "Thanks, Sakura." Sakura smiled. "Hey, you rushed me to the hospital, so I'm repaying another favor." They looked up. There, at the end of a small pond was what appeared to be a small statue of a devil holding a bowl. Light was shining from it.
"Syaoran! It's the shrine! All we have to do is put the magic reversing stones Tomoyo gave us in there, and this place will be destroyed!" She grabbed the bag of stones from her backpack and headed towards the pond. But just before she reached it, the leader of the demons dropped out of the sky, sword drawn in front of them.
"I'm sorry, but I can't let you do that. It's time to die!"
To be continued…
Next chapter: The big battle with the leader of the army! It is a full chapter of fighting! (With a little hint of subtle romance added in.) I'll update tomorrow. Please review! Arigotou!
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1.3 Chapter 14
"Well, we aren't going to give them up!" Mia screamed out as she and Tomoyo ran towards Sakura, Syaoran, Kero, Yue, and Touya. "Damn straight." Touya added. "There is no way those pigs are kidnapping my sister! Not without a fight!"
There was panicking all around them. Mages of both types ran about in chaos. Touya climbed on top of a nearby table and screamed at the top of his lungs, "HOLD IT!" And all of the mages ceased and walked closer to him. "Alright, now that I have your attention, everyone knows their battle stations! Full scale lock down! We are under attack! Get with your squadron leaders, and move out!" He threw his fist in the air and the mages saluted him and reached into their robes and dresses and pulled out their staffs and formed in line behind Tomoyo and Mia. Black Mages followed Tomoyo, and Blue Mages followed Mia. Touya, Tomoyo, and Mia ran for a nearby closet before departing with their groups. They had special staffs that resembled scepters that Kings and Queens carried. After all the mages had left to the surface, Sakura, Syaoran, Yue, Kero, and Touya were left alone.
Sakura asked Touya, "Hoe… what just happened?" Touya looked at her. "We're under attack, of course. But we're not about to hand you over to them. Whatever they want, it can't be good. And as tempting as it, I'm not even going to hand Syaoran over either." Syaoran looked half angry, half relieved. "I think Sakura means, why were all those mages following Tomoyo and Mia?" "Because we are the leaders of the clan. We've practiced for something like this for years. Tomoyo is the leader of the Black Mages. She'll lead the counter attack. Mia is the leader of the Blue Mages. She'll help put up a magic shield around our base so all of their magic is useless against us. And she also leads the healers who take care of injured soldiers. And I'm the general. I watch over both of them. That's why we have these special staffs, to signify our rank and it increases our powers." Yue spoke up. "This will be no easy battle. There must be hundreds of those demons." Kero replied, "I doubt we can hold a shield up very long. It would be hard enough to hold it that long even if they weren't attacking the shield. This is going to be a brutal battle." Syaoran spoke up, "Then it looks like we are in for a tough fight." Touya glared angrily at him. "WE?! There s no way we are going to let you and Sakura fight! You could be easily killed! I'm not going to let that happen!" Sakura looked angrily. "Well, we can't just sit here knowing that our friends are fighting!" Kero added, "And with their power, I think we might have a chance." Touya turned his back to all of them. "Look, I'm the general here. I don't care what you think. We-" He turned back around to see they were all gone, as well as the back packs full of supplies. A sweat drop rolled down his head. He ran towards an exit screaming. "GET BACK HERE, MONSTER!"
Meanwhile, Sakura, Syaoran, Yue, and Kero climbed out a secret opening on top of the hill the base was built into. They peered over the top of the hill, hugging the ground. They had a few of the battlefield. The mages were garrisoned at the foot of the mountain, beside their houses, crates, barrels, trees, anything they could. They had their staffs raised. Tomoyo was standing on a rooftop with her hand in the air, waiting to give the signal to attack. The army of demons was huge. Sakura couldn't see the end of it, despite the fact it was now the middle of the day. It seemed to go on forever. They were marching towards the village from the cemetery. They stopped about a hundred feet from the village. There appeared to be a leader. She was a young woman with fiery red hair, unlike the rest, she was wearing silver body armor that covered her entire body, except her face and hair. She said quietly to herself, but all of the mages and Sakura, Syaoran, Kero, and Yue could hear her clearly. It was obviously some sort of psychic power.
1.3.1.1 "The heroes… surrender them to us and you shall live… maybe…"
Syaoran growled. "They can't do this… come on Sakura!" They stood up and slid down the side of the dirt hill in front of them to the ground below, Yue and Kero close behind. Tomoyo screamed out, "NEVER! WE'LL SOONER DIE! YOU SHOULD SURRENDER! LEGEND SAYS THEY WILL DEFEAT SADIN!"
"If that's how you want it…but I fear you are the ones who will be defeated… ATTACK!" This mysterious armor-clad raised her sword, and her army charged forth. Tomoyo pointed towards the approaching enemy and also yelled, "ATTACK!" And with that, the fierce battle began. The Blue Mages focused their power and a light blue protective barrier filled the air around them. All the magic the tuxedos fired at them disappeared on contact with the shield. The Black Mages used their staffs to conjure up spells. Balls of fire, thunder bolts, blocks of ice, they all flew through the barrier unhindered and smashed into the army. The enemy was dropping like flies, but for every enemy that fell, there were two more to deal with. Tomoyo and Mia conjured up massive spells. Tomoyo made fists, but extended her index and middle fingers. She crossed her hands and but them over her face. She began to chant an unintelligible mantra and concentrated so hard sweat poured from her face. She through her hands forward, and the sky darkened. A giant rock in a spherical shape came crashing down, destroying at least 50 demons. But it tired Tomoyo out and she climbed down off the roof the rest for a minute. Mia did the same thing, but instead of summoning a giant rock, she reversed the army's attacks. Arrows, magic spells, rocks, anything the demons threw at them stopped in mid air. Then the objects turned around and flew back at the demons, killing many of them. Mia collapsed in sweat afterwards and rested. The rest of the mages continued their attacks. But it seemed futile. There were so many of them, they couldn't kill them all.
Then things went from bad to worse. The leader of the demons rose into the air. She held her hands in front of her. A blew beam attacked the barrier, destroying it instantly. The mages were open to attack.
Syaoran unsheathed his sword. "C'mon, Sakura! We've gotta do something!" Sakura summoned the Clow Staff and replied, "Let's go!" They ran ahead to the front line. There must have still been a hundred demons left, despite the mages efforts. They braced for impact, when a shower of energy attacked the armies, followed by flames. Yue and Kero were overhead. They were raining down attacks on their enemies. They dive bombed down and began a melee of attacks, fighting left and right. Kero yelled out in the brawl, "SAKURA! SYAORAN! GET THE LEADER! IF YOU KILL HER, I THINK THE REST OF HER DEMONS WILL PERISH TOO!" "SWORD CARD!" Sakura summoned her sword, and Syaoran readied his blade and they eyed the leader still on the hill. She realized their plan and flew into the forest where the first shrine was. They followed her close behind. They chased her for a few minutes in the woods when they became fatigued.
Syaoran and Sakura sat down beside a tree. Syaoran spoke out while panting, "Damn, she's fast. I can't run any longer. I don't even know where she is." Sakura looked around. "Not to sound worried, but I don't even know where we are!" Syaoran looked around himself as well. "…You're right, Sakura. I can't tell where we are. It's too dark and the forest is too dense. But we might as well as rest here for a minute." He reached into his leather backpack that he was carrying from the base. "Let's see if we have anything of use in here… food," he grabbed an apple for him and Sakura and began eating it while he searched through it. "…Outfits from Tomoyo, figures that's what she'd pack, a tent…"
Suddenly there was a large explosion behind them. Sakura and Syaoran jumped to the side. "What the hell was that?!" Sakura questioned. "I have no idea… wait! Look up there! It's her! Run for it!" Indeed, the demon leader was hovering overhead, with balls of energy in her hands. They grabbed their equipment and ran. They had no idea where to, but they had no choice. There were explosions rocking the entire area behind them. They had no idea how long they could keep it up. Suddenly, Syaoran tripped over a low root on the ground. He watched the leader hover overhead. She gave him an evil grin as she powered up a blast that would surely kill him. She threw it at him.
Syaoran could hear his heart beating. Even if he could get up, an explosion that big would kill him before he could run away. Even the shield card couldn't hold a blast like that. He was doomed…
"DASH CARD!"
The next thing Syaoran heard was a loud explosion behind him. He had covered his eyes. He felt himself traveling at high speeds. "Am… am I dead?" "No, you're alive, for the moment." "Huh?!" He opened his eyes. Sakura was holding him in her arms, traveling at extreme speeds through the woods. The Dash Cards doing, obviously. Syaoran had been saved. The villain was a mile behind when they entered a clearing. It appeared to once be the courtyard of a castle. But now it was deteriorated into a jungle. Sakura set him down. Syaoran blushed and looked at her in her shimmering emerald eyes. "Thanks, Sakura." Sakura smiled. "Hey, you rushed me to the hospital, so I'm repaying another favor." They looked up. There, at the end of a small pond was what appeared to be a small statue of a devil holding a bowl. Light was shining from it.
"Syaoran! It's the shrine! All we have to do is put the magic reversing stones Tomoyo gave us in there, and this place will be destroyed!" She grabbed the bag of stones from her backpack and headed towards the pond. But just before she reached it, the leader of the demons dropped out of the sky, sword drawn in front of them.
"I'm sorry, but I can't let you do that. It's time to die!"
To be continued…
Next chapter: The big battle with the leader of the army! It is a full chapter of fighting! (With a little hint of subtle romance added in.) I'll update tomorrow. Please review! Arigotou!