Untangled Fate

Rating: T

Genre: Romance/ Drama

Chapter 20: Sakura's Rage and Syaoran's Torture

I know this sounds a bit careless but now that I have come this far with this story, I seriously want to get it over with! So the last chapter was the climax and now the anticlimax starts.

Making:

Sakura: Awwwww… Syaoran you care so much about little old me…

Syaoran: Hugs Sakura and kisses her on her forehead I do more than you can imagine.

Sakura blushes

Ray: FEH! Stupid Mud boy!

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It had been two weeks and the same depression was hovering over Clow. The air around the country was dry and the feelings, uneasy. People were bound to there homes, half starving to death. There was no business and the whole kingdom was at halt.

"Ohji-sama, we have a situation." Exclaimed one of the guards as he entered Sakura's room.

There stood Ray, holding on to Sakura's neck, leaving a red bruise behind. Ray looked at the guard with rage and impatience.

"What can be so important that you interrupt me!??!" He groaned as he let a lifeless Sakura fall on the ground.

Sakura's dress was half torn and her neck was very sore. She held on to her neck and tried to breathe in. But then again, what was the point of living. She had no reason to live anymore.

Ray stormed out of her room and bashed the door close. Sakura looked up at the door with suspicion.

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN!?!" Ray screamed at the top of his lungs.

Anger was flaring in his eyes and his hands had molded into a fist.

"Sir, one of our scouts has noticed the emergence of the Army of the Venetian country. They are in vast numbers and they are also armed with their famous fire Dragons. We have no chance… I guess our negociations with them were useless. They are still mad at us for stealing their head magician's black power…" Said Scar to the king and prince.

"I guess then we have to abandon this country…" Solomon sighed.

"But that's one more country that we have destroyed in attempts to gain land…" Ray sighed. He was starting to like this place a lot.

"Yes but then it is one less country which is better than us…" Solomon replied.

"Too bad a worthless king had to die in the long run… not that it matters anymore…" Ray said, smirking.

"But we did have to pay high amounts for the use of black magic on him… nevertheless, we must leave immediately." Solomon sighed as he got up from the round table in the conference.

What they didn't know was that a shadow was lurking their amidst, tears in the eyes and anger raging in her. Sakura's eyes were narrowed down and her face showed only anger. She ran from the conference room up to her room without a single sound.

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Syaoran couldn't take it anymore. His heart was aching too much for his relief. His mind was hurting and his patience was running out. He could feel Sakura calling him but for the past two weeks chose to ignore the call for her benefit. But he couldn't take it anymore. His whole existence was being shattered without her.

He put on his cloak and left the house, not even bothering to close the door behind him. His mind held determination and compassion for only one goal: To set his hime free.

He walked through the barren streets of Clow, his pace fast and calculated. Around his waist, he could feel the cool of the sheath of his sword on his leg. His right hand grasped firmly to the sword and his legs fastened their pace.

He could feel Sakura's call to him strengthen. He wanted to be with her. But his mind still held doubt in what he was about to do.

He ran up to the guards and without warning, unsheathed his sword and slashed them. Three fell at the spot while one stood, ready for battle. Suddenly Syaoran's sword flared up into an enormous flame which extended right into the guard's body. He stood there, staring at the fire which had gone through him, his eyes wide in bewilderment and shock.

"You…" He said as he fell to the ground.

Syaoran's expression stayed stationary and his will increased more as he felt Sakura's aura strengthen.

He pushed the gates open with a bang and dashed into the castle grounds.

He climbed the stairs and opened the castle doors by full force. There his eyes fell on a girl running up to the left wing. He ran behind her but didn't make a noise.

As soon as she entered her room, he grabbed her from her hand and twirled her around.

"LET ME GO YOU-" Sakura started to scream as she tried to break free from the grip but then she opened her eyes to see two chocolate orbs staring down at her.

"N-no… Syaoran… you shouldn't be here! You can die here! PLEASE!" She screamed as she tried to push Syaoran out.

But Syaoran stayed firm on his ground and didn't move his stare on her. She looked up at him, her expression slowly changing from rash to loving. Then two tears escaped her eyes as she gave into Syaoran and fell into his embrace.

Syaoran closed the door behind him and held Sakura tightly in her arms. He gently caressed her back and rested his head on hers. He could feel his shirt getting wet. He took his cloak in his hands and covered Sakura with it.

Her clothes were torn and he noticed the bruise marks on her arms, face and legs. His inside was getting hotter by anger at the prince.

'He swore that he wouldn't hurt her if I stayed away…!' Syaoran screamed in his mind.

"T-They killed him Syaoran… they killed nii-san…" She sobbed.

Syaoran didn't move, he just held her tight in his arms and stroked her hair. He knew this from the very start but didn't was burden Sakura with another dilemma.

Suddenly the door behind the two opened and a tall figure appeared. Syaoran turned around and hid Sakura under his cloak. He glared at Ray as if he was going to eat him alive right there.

"You! You promised not to hurt her…" Syaoran growled.

"Oops… I must have forgot!" Ray smirk as he gestured a guard to come in.

Syaoran let Sakura go and told her to stand behind him. Then he unsheathed his sword and it caught flame.

"Ooh… what a big scary sword you have!" Ray mocked him and he smiled even more deviously.

Syaoran braced himself as the person came up from behind Ray. But he wasn't a guard because he was wearing something different. His whole gown was black and his head was covered with a hood.

Syaoran could feel something grip his arms. He looked at his hands, trying to search for answers.

"You must at least fear the 'borrowed' power of the Venetians…" Ray grinned.

The hooded man in front of him raised his hands into a fist and pointed them towards Syaoran. In a muffling tone, the man was chanting verses.

Syaoran suddenly felt a huge force on his chest and flew back to hit the wall. His head hit hard and he slid down. Blood was splattered on the wall.

"SYAORAN!!" Sakura screamed as she ran towards the injured body. She tried to raise Syaoran's head up and waken him.

The hooded creature walked to the other side of the room and put his palms on the wall. Out of the wall came out a huge circular wooden board. It had four screws on its equal sides and those screws had ropes around them.

The hooded man then concentrated back at the fallen boy and held his hands up again. Then he raised his finger, and in response, Syaoran's weakened body rose into mid air. Sakura tried to hold on but she was pulled back by Ray.

Syaoran was flung towards the circular board by the movement of the hooded figure's hands. Then the ropes tied firmly around Syaoran's hands and feet. Syaoran's head fell loosely down until finally he gained consciousness. He looked up at Ray and Sakura.

Ray grabbed Sakura from her arms and slammed her onto the wall. A small yelp came out of Sakura's mouth as her eyes closed in pain.

"Sakura!" Syaoran yelled as he tried to pull his hands out of the rope.

Ray grinned towards Syaoran and said, "Watch helplessly as your little princess looses her last bits of decency and innocence!"

Syaoran's eyes widened as he saw the ruthless expression on Ray's face.

Sakura pushed and hit Ray hard on his shin. Ray winced but didn't loosen the grip on Sakura.

"You BITCH! I'll show you!" He screamed as he pushed Sakura tighter towards the wall.

The screws around the boards started turning and the rope started winding up. Syaoran's hands and feet were being ripped apart by the sheer pressure.

Ray bent down and started digging his fingers into Sakura's waistline. Sakura felt pain take over her body. But she suddenly opened her eyes as she heard the piercing scream of her beloved.

"Syaoran!" She screamed as she saw him being pulled apart.

Syaoran's screams got worse and worse and so did Sakura's inner feelings. She felt anger, rage, fear and utter resentment towards the whole world. She could hear the agonizing screams of Syaoran and the squeaky sound of the screws turning. She could feel Syaoran's body being slowly pulled apart by the winding ropes. She could sense the thoughts of Ray drifting towards her. She could feel the Venetian army nearing towards the castle grounds.

She felt a strange heat catch her body as if it was on fire. Her throat became hot and her eyes, watery.

She suddenly lost control over her body, loosened it and closed her eyes.

Ray was about to tear off her clothes when he noticed that Sakura had stopped resisting. What he also noticed was that Syaoran's screams had seized. He stopped half way to look up. There it was, a thin thread like light emerging from Sakura's heart.

He let go Sakura and tried to see what the thread was extending to. The pink light thread was connecting Sakura's heart to Syaoran's heart. Syaoran's eyes were closed and the screws had stopped winding.

He put a hand in between the path of the light to block it but it was futile, the light went through his hand. Suddenly Sakura's eyes opened to beam out pure white pink light.

Ray looked at her in wonder as he back away.

The door behind him opened rashly, "Ohji-sama, we are too late! They are here! Our arch enemy is here to annihilate us-" The guard spoke but then stopped as he saw the event.

Sakura was floating above her floor and Syaoran's ropes were being gracefully untied by nothingness. Ray gasped in horror as Solomon also came rushing in.

Sakura's body went higher up in the room and then turned rapidly towards Ray. Ray backed up at the scene. The hooded figure next to him suddenly felt limp and vanished by the sheer light of her eyes.

Suddenly Ray felt as if he was being left up into the air. He moved his hand and legs of get back down but every attempt passed futile.

Sakura's body glided out of her window and floated directly on top of the middle of the kingdom. She was still connected to Syaoran by the light.

Syaoran gained back his senses to glance at a floating Sakura.

"Sakura!!" He screamed as he tried to reach her.

He could see underneath her, the townspeople rushing from here to there. There was complete chaos and a distant view indicated that a huge army of horseback men and dragons were coming forth them. Syaoran gasped at the endless strength of the army. It was the Venetians. He had read about them in books, about their ultimate power and magical creatures. The ground roared and shook by the steps of the horses. Hell broke loose by the shattering, piercing noise which was coming from the Dragons.

Then he turned to notice that Ray was screaming and being dragged out of the room. With no problem at all, he floated into the thin air stopped exactly facing Sakura.

Then a deep voice said, "I come forth in the time of helplessness to give hope by demise!"

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AWWWW The story is coming to an end! Thank GOD! I seriously wanted to begin with my next story about "Eriol and TOMOYO!!" CCS rocks! Anywho, please to read that one too.

Who is that voice anyways? Is it a girl or a boy? Is it me or you? And why did I choose the Venetians…? No comments on that one… ;

Next Chapter: Happy ending…

Ja NE!!