The 6 Legendary Powers

AN/ hi! Well, I decided to change the title because I've decided that their powers aren't really gonna be very hidden. I'm not gonna say much about this chapter because you're gonna read it anyway. I'm listening to "1000 no kotoba" right now... it's sooo pretty! I can't wait 'til FF X-2 comes out in English! Oh yeah, please; please read and review my friend's fic. Her pen name's "jung-wha". I know I'm always asking this but if she doesn't get enough reviews, she's never gonna publish my favorite fanfics of hers and it's really beautiful! Please R+R her. Her name's under my favorite authors so if you are a very good person, after you click that gray-blue button down below with the word 'Go' on it, you're gonna click on my pen name, click on my favorite authors and click on jung-wha's name.

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Disclaimer: I wish CCS belonged to me but no- it belongs to CLAMP! Maybe I should go and get a job at CLAMP...

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~Recap~

"Sakura, are you okay?" Tomoyo called out.

"Yeah, I'm alright. You holding on there?"

"Just barely." Tomoyo faced Sakura who was near the wall by now. She saw a huge dark figure coming out of the dust heading for Sakura. 'I've got to help my new best friend!'

~End Recap~

Chapter 2: The 6 Legendary Powers

"Sakura, abunai (watch out)!" Tomoyo gathered her strength, got up and quickly ran towards to Sakura, pushing her out of harm's way as the huge figure fired a lightning bolt at her which they barely escaped from.

"Tomoyo!" the earthquake began to weaken and the 8 friends stood up.

"We'd better hurry up and get out of here. There's a big monster here and I don't think he's here to give out balloons." They headed for the doorway but then Tomoyo accidentally stepped on a basketball and she slipped. Sakura and the others did not notice this though. They were a meter or two away from the door when they heard a moan of pain coming from Tomoyo.

"Tomoyo, daijoubu dayo (are you alright)?" they quickly made their way back to Tomoyo with Eriol in the lead.

"I-I can't move, my ankle's sprained!" she called out. Suddenly another bolt came at Tomoyo who screamed in terror.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!" she braced herself for the attack while screaming but... the bolt never came. In confusion, she opened her tear-stained eyes to find the monster that attacked earlier on his knees and clutching his ears. She turned to see her friends doing the same thing.

"Tomoyo, can you stand?" she turned to find one of her teachers helping her up.

"Kaho-sensei, what are you doing here?" Kaho gave her a long stick to lean on and muttered something under her breath. A clear reddish-brown barrier formed in front of them. The 8 friends watched her in awe.  

"Kaho-sensei, what was...?" Sakura began.

"No time to explain. Hurry Tomoyo, this barrier won't hold on long. Come closer to the barrier."

"What do you want me to do?"

"Just do as I say. Stick out your left wrist." Tomoyo did as she was told. "Now repeat after me: By the ethereal name of Marina, I Tomoyo Daidouji accepts this mission and the powers which I now claim as mine!"

"Why do I have to do this?"

"Please believe in me. There's no other way. Quickly, the monster is going to break through my barrier in a bit."

"Alright then..." Tomoyo closed her eyes and focused on her will power. "By the ethereal name of Marina, I Tomoyo Daidouji accepts this mission and the powers which I now claim as mine!" suddenly, there was a bright light purple glow on her wrist which was extended. A light purple wristband formed on it and a clear purple shield with a light purple stone formed in the center of the shield. Tomoyo opened her eyes in shock of feeling the extra weight of the shield on her wrist.

"Tomoyo, what-what..." she turned around to see her friends eyes widen in shock. Particularly Riku who was pointing at Tomoyo, mouth agape. "You have p-powers?!"

"Yes, she does and she has to use them right now if we want to get out of here alive." Kaho looked at her. "I knew it was you. Now do as I say."

"Okay."

"Take the shield off the wrist band. Don't worry, it's detachable but only you can remove it."

"Like this?" she removed the shield from the wrist band with a little difficulty because of the stick she was using as a crutch.

"Good. Now when I lower the barrier or when the monster breaks through it; whichever happens first; throw the shield at it and say: Amethyst Shield Attack!"

"Got it." She raised her arm in preparation. Just then the monster broke through the barrier. Tomoyo took a steady aim at it and threw it at him. "Amethyst Shield Attack!"

The shield sun all around the monster confusing it and it finally levitated a few yards from the top of its head and aimed a bright purple light at it. The monster cried out in agony as it disintegrated, turning into a small brown crystal. Tomoyo fell back down on the floor in shock. I just destroyed that thing! Oh my gosh, I have powers! Kaho picked up the crystal and made it back to Tomoyo. Sakura, Syaoran and the others warily walked over to Tomoyo as well.

"Thank you Tomoyo," Kaho smiled warmly at Tomoyo. "I knew I could count on you."

"What the...?" she looked confused at the shield that had returned to the wristband. "What happened to me?"

"Tomoyo that was sooo cool!" Sakura threw her arms around, hugging a still very shocked Tomoyo.

"Yeah! How come you never told us that you had powers?" Riku clapped her on the back. "You are one cool chick."

"Hold on, I didn't even know that I had powers! I just found out a few minutes ago! Earlier I was just a normal teenager but now I just destroyed the thing causing the earthquakes!"

"You were never normal Tomoyo." They all looked at Kaho who kneeled down, muttered a few words under her breath and waved her hand over Tomoyo's ankle. It instantly healed.

"That feels a lot better now. Thanks Kaho-sensei, but what do you mean by 'you were never normal'?"

"You have a gift inside you that was present since you were born. I have to admit, I wasn't sure if it was you when I first met you but that scream of yours told it all."

"What do you mean?" she looked at the other friends sheepishly.

"I guess since I was caught up in all the excitement, I forgot to tell you 7 to get out of the gym. You aren't supposed to know this."

"Are you gonna erase our memories?" Niku looked downcast.

"No, I can't do that. I don't have that power. I guess I'll have to explain it to you all. Come and follow me, I'm excusing you from your next classes." She led them out of the gym and back to the school building.

"Alright! No classes!" Niru pumped his fist into the air.

"Don't start celebrating yet Niru, I have a feeling we're gonna have a hard time processing the next information we're gonna get."

"Eriol, chill; I'm cool about this all." They reached a small office in the 2nd floor of the building filled with bookshelves and ancient texts. All 9 of them went inside the office.

"I didn't know that teachers had a separate office." Kyou said stepping inside.

"They don't, I had to request for this so that I can keep my books here."

"I see..." Kaho got 9 cushions and handed them out to the friends, keeping one for herself.

"I have a lot to tell. Please sit down on the floor." Everyone got a cushion and sat down on it.

"I love this cushion, it's sooo soft!" Niku squealed while hugging it.

"Later sister, sensei's got a bit of explaining to do." Niru punched her lightly on the arm.

"Whatever onii-chan (big brother)."

"Be quiet you two." Eriol looked sternly at them. "We're trying to understand something here."

"Hai..." Kaho looked at the 8 friends.

"I'm not exactly sure where to start." She looked thoughtfully at them. "Maybe from the beginning..."

"Yes, please do so." Eriol nodded his head slightly to indicate that he wanted her to continue.

"Very well." Kaho looked at them once more. "6 centuries ago, there was a powerful kingdom called Hishou Kingdom. It was a peaceful kingdom ruled by a gallant king and a kind-hearted queen. They had two beautiful children, the prince Kurai and the princess Xi (AN/ pronounced "tsi".) Fa. Xi Fa was named after the Chrysanthemum which held the ingredient which saved the queen's life one time when she was sick she also bore a special mark but there was only one person who knew about the mark.

"Xi Fa had gained 7 loyal friends namely Marina; the singer and bringer of dreams, Xiao-Hai; the valiant prince and warrior, Clow Reed; the scholar with a wonderful imagination, Yuniya; a nymph of the rainbows, her younger brother Hiro; nymph of the spirits, Michael; a good hearted thief and Sparrow, the best archer in Hishou. The 8 of them were true best friends and they always stuck by each other. Even if Yuniya and Hiro were not human, they still treated them like an equal. Xiao-Hai was Xi Fa's special friend who knew about the peculiar mark.   

"One day, an evil presence came to Hishou. Such was the evil that the magicians of the kingdom could not banish it and the family of Xi Fa died trying to protect the kingdom. It spread terror throughout the kingdom. They nicknamed the evil one causing this the 'Lord of Darkness'. The kingdom was in complete chaos especially when he began to gather followers to do his bidding. No one could trust one another. It was a time of darkness then. Not a single bird sang, not a single star shined. There was total depression.

"All except for 8 people who fully trusted one another. They decided that they would fight against the evil and bring the kingdom back to its utmost glory. One by one, 6 of the friends gained special powers. Marina had the powers of the voice. Her voice would change the very mood of the atmosphere. Michael gained the power of Illusion. He was able to fool anyone and anything. Hiro gained powers of the Spirit which allowed him to draw powers from spirits of the dead. Yuniya gained mystical powers. She could heal, create barriers and aim rainbow colored bolts at an enemy. Clow Reed gained powers of creation and through these, nothing was impossible to attain. Last but not the least; Xiao-Hai gained powers of the elements of the Earth. Wind, fire, water, ground, as long as it was an element, it followed him. This became the strongest of powers among the 6 because elements were all around and easily accessible. They were the only people who possessed powers foe the Lord of Darkness had destroyed all remnants of magic other than theirs. No one outside the 8 friends had knowledge of the powers. Xi Fa and Sparrow had no special abilities. All they could do was train physically like in combat. Sparrow was very quick and specialized in archery and Xi Fa was agile and elusive. She was good at martial arts, sword fighting and gymnastics.

"Each of them attained a special item that increased and expanded their powers. Marina bore a light purple shield on her wrist, Michael had a boomerang blade, Hiro possessed a mace, Yuniya sported a blade fan (like Tiffa), Clow Reed had a scythe and Ta Lang had a sword.

"All this training seemed to pay off for they were becoming more powerful each day. Alas, one of the 6 had betrayed his friends. Records do not show who or why but one thing was certain, it greatly effected the group. Despite this, they still had to battle against the evil. In doing so, three of their group perished in the battle including Sparrow but we don't know who the other two who died were. Hope was nearly lost for the traitor was incredibly strong and only 3 people possessing special powers remained.

"Xi Fa was feeling helpless. Bearing no special power, all she could do was hope with all her heart. Suddenly she saw Xiao-Hai on the ground bleeding profusely. Xi Fa had gained strong feelings for the noble prince. It was written that at this very moment, Xi Fa gained the most powerful powers, celestial powers.

"Celestial powers have the ability to determine life or death, light or darkness and good or evil. It draws power out of the heavenly bodies up in space. It could send someone's soul straight to its final destination even if he was not yet supposed to leave the world. It enhances the sense beyond humanely possible abilities and the bearer can peek and interfere with the past and the future. This power was so rare that it only bestowed itself upon a human around once every 400 years and even so, it is usually too powerful for the person to bear that he dies nearly immediately. Only the people whose hearts are so pure and have the strongest willpower can possess this and it only realizes when that person is in need of it most. The power often uses the stamina of the bearer in order to increase so it can greatly weaken someone. The people, who do survive this power, control it, use it wisely and maintain a pure heart become immortals.

"Xi Fa used her celestial powers to combine the powers of her remaining friends to try and banish the evil but it was not strong enough. The kingdom was brimming of fear and confusion which the evil fed on, increasing its powers. Even if Xi Fa had celestial powers, she still had doubt in her heart that she could defeat the evil. This greatly weakened her powers. All she could do was to confine his evil power for 6 centuries and pass on her legacy to the next chosen ones."

Everyone was silent after hearing the story. Tomoyo rested her chin on her left palm. Suddenly she noticed something...

"Oh no, where'd my shield go?" everyone looked at her as she frantically searched for her magical item. "I didn't take it off, it disappeared!"

"Relax Tomoyo; it will come when it is called."

"What do you mean Kaho-sensei?"

"You didn't need it, so it disappeared for the moment. You don't want to carry it the whole day do you?"

"No but how do I get it back?"

"Just stick out that wrist again and say: I Tomoyo Daidouji call upon my ethereal powers."

"Oh, I see..."

"Demo (but) Kaho-sensei, what does Tomoyo have to do with that story you just told us?"

"Tomoyo is the reincarnation of Marina," everyone gasped at this. "She bears her powers and a little more."

"But then that means..."

"You're correct Syaoran. The legacy of Xi Fa has already begun and I have a feeling that you 8 have something to do with it."

"Us? But we're just normal average teenagers, what can we do to fulfill the legacy of Xi Fa?" Niru prodded his cushion with his pointer finger. "I just don't get it..."

"I won't truly know until your powers are awakened however..."

"What?"

"History must not repeat itself. Heed my words, history must not repeat itself. If history repeats once again, there will not be another chance. Instead of the Lord of Darkness taking over just one kingdom, he'll take over the whole world. We can't let him do that."

"But what can I possibly do? I'm just a normal teen."

"Correction, you was never a normal teen. You are one of the reincarnations of the 6 legendary warriors. Only their reincarnations bear the power to stop the Lord of Darkness. Only they can change the fate of this world."

"I don't know if I can do that..."

"Listen, one of the mistakes back then was that their ties were not strong enough. If they had tried to save the two who died in battle, they would've had a chance. Another was that they were too relaxed and trusting about one another do the traitor took advantage of that. That's why two people died. The biggest mistake was that Xi Fa was dispirited and doubtful about her celestial powers. Had she believed in herself, she would've had enough power to destroy the Lord of Darkness."

"Would you possibly know who bears the other powers?"

"I can only guess Riku."

"Kaho-sensei, how do you know about all of this anyway?"

"I am..." she looked at them hesitantly.

"Yes?"

"I am the descendant of the scribe who erased this from history. No one should know about the battle. The story was passed on from generation to generation. It was prophesized that I would be the one who would train and guide the chosen ones."

"If you can prophesize, can't you tell us who the chosen ones are?"

"I can't. I do not bear such a power."

"Then how'd you...?" she cut off Eriol before he could finish.

"Xi Fa gave her gift of future sight to an old monk at a temple near her before she died. She wanted their reincarnations to have a guide. This monk passed the gift on to each leader of the temple until the last one passed away before he was able to pass it on. He did however tell me that I had special powers to be used only to train and protect the chosen ones while their power remains fresh and uncontrollable."

"Xi Fa... what happened to her exactly?" Sakura looked concerned for the princess.

"Unfortunately the injury of Xiao-Hai was so sever that he died a bit after the evil was sealed. Xi Fa tried using her powers to bring him back because she never told him her true feelings but... not even celestial powers could bring back the dead. Sapped greatly of her energy, she went into total depression. She passed her power on to the monk and shortly after that, she died. The power drew her insane for she was so powerful yet so weak."

"What a tragedy..."

"Not really..."

"How can you say that? She never told him her true feelings!"

"That doesn't mean that they couldn't be together in the after life."

"True..."

"Plus they've been given another chance to change everything."

"Hoe?"

"Their reincarnations can change what could have been."

"I wish... I wish I didn't have these powers. I wouldn't have this burden on my back then."

"It's a wonderful burden mind you. Plus you've always had them."

"No, I didn't."

"Marina was known mostly for her beautiful voice. I seem to recall that you are the lead singer in your choir."

"You are?"

"Hai (yes) Sakura, I'm in the school choir. I guess my powers really have benefited me even before I knew I bore powers."

"Tomoyo, we'll support you all the way." Sakura clapped her hands together in excitement.

"Yeah, cool chicks deserve cool supporters."

"Don't get a big head Riku, your ego is already inflated enough."

"Oh urusai (shut up) Niru."

"We're behind you 100% on this Tomoyo." Niku squealed. "It's sooo cool having a magical friend!"

"We're with you Tomoyo." Eriol and Syaoran nodded. Tomoyo's eyes began to water.

"Thank you all. I don't know what I'd do without you guys."

"Aww, group hug!" Niku, Tomoyo and Sakura pulled everyone in a group hug which the guys were very reluctant to do.

"Okay, enough hugging. I'm not a hugger." Riku pointed at himself. "I'm a cool guy remember?"

"Yeah and I'm the queen of Spain."

"That means... Hail Queen Sakura, long live Spain!"

"Whatever man."

"Yeah, put a sock in it." Niru hit the back of his head.

"C'mon guys, lets get outta here. I really need to bring my grades up."

"Oh yeah, the ever pushy Li clan wants you in class-A, ne? Do you think he'll make it?" Eriol looked at all the others. Everyone except Syaoran, Kyou and Sakura nodded his head.

"I doubt it..."

"Maybe he'll get into class-C instead..."

"Like stuff it you guys!"

"Yeah, Syaoran's a really smart person; he helped me a lot in my first classes! Maybe he's just pacing himself!" Sakura defended him.

"Oooh, does Sakura like Syaoran? Is that why she's defending him?" Eriol raised a suspicious eyebrow, eyes twinkling in malice.

Sakura and Syaoran began blushing as red as a fire engine. "Wh-what makes you say that Eriol?" Sakura stuttered.

"Dunno what you're talking about Eli..." Syaoran mumbled.

"Hey don't call me that!"

"Eli; Eli; Eli!!!"

"Hoe? What's wrong with Eli?"

"For some reason, he doesn't like being called that only God knows why. We use it to annoy him most of the time."

"Where'd it come from?"

"His mommy used to call him that. He's a mommy's boy."

"So are you Syao!"

"I don't have a pet name!"

"What's 'Xiao-Lang' then?"

"My name in Chinese. You on the other hand..." The two continued to bicker as Kaho-sensei ushered them out of her office.

"Are they always like this?"

"Yeah Sakura, don't worry. They don't kill each other, they just attempt to murder. Actually it's Syaoran who does that..."

"Alright Tomoyo, if you say so..." the bell rang and people came out of classrooms all around. "Hey Syaoran, we've got History next. Surprisingly we only missed one period. Wanna go together?"

Syaoran stopped bickering with Eriol, ran quickly to Sakura and smiled warmly at her. Eriol stared at Syaoran's retreating back as he hurried to Sakura. "Sure."

"Let's go then." Sakura and Syaoran walked side by side to the History room. Eriol eventually joined Tomoyo. The others had already gone off to their classes.

"That's weird..."

"What's weird?"

"Syaoran doesn't stop fighting with me until I beg for mercy and when someone interrupts, he usually gives them the Death Glare class-1."

"You classified his glares?"

"Yeah, I get enough of them anyway. Class-1's the most fierce glare which usually means a broken neck."

"But that means..." the two friends suddenly realized it at the same time.

"Syaoran likes Sakura!"

-To be continued-

AN/ how'd you like chapter two? The first one was longer I think but this one has a lot more words in it. Please R+R!

~mycherrywolf~