Hidden Within:
Chapter 4
Shaulin looked at his new opponents. Those little entities were really starting to get on his nerves. With them bonding to the card mistress and the clow descendant, they were a dangerous enemy indeed. Shaulin would have to take them down and quickly. He smiled and powered up his attack. He threw his hand forward and fired a blast of energy at the two.
Li/Izeah saw it coming, so he pushed Sakura/Harmony over and dove for cover himself. He turned and sneered at Shaulin. If it was a fight he wanted, then that's what he was going to get. Li/Shaulin put his hands above his head and clasped his hands together. Still connected, his hands came down and he fired an attack of his own.
Shaulin flew to the right and dodged the attack. Li/Izeah was struck with awe. Now that Sahulin had a body, he was stronger and quicker. How were they going to defeat him?
Sakura/Harmony took out her staff and pulled out the thunder card. "Thunder! Realease and dispell!!" The staff came down to hit the card and Raiiju was released. He came at Shaulin with,...well...lightning speed. Shaulin was unable to move fast enough and Raiiju hit him in the chest.
Shaulin flew back and hit a tree. Raiiju attacked again, but this time Shaulin was ready. He called forth another attack. This one was similar to Raiiju in shape, but was black, as it was the shadow version.
Li/Izeah knew where this was going. "No! Sakura call him back!" He creid.
She frowned and looked at him. "What?" But it was too late. The double came and circled around Raiiju before he could attack Shaulin again. The shadow wrapped around and a bright flash followed. When the light dimmed down, the Shadow had succeeded in turning Raiiju back into his card form. "What happened?!" Sakura/Harmony asked.
"Remember when Raiiju was first caught? It went down with the shadow card. Shaulin has powers to counteract ours." He replied.
Sakura/Harmony thought for a moment. "We have to find his power source. And destroy it!"
Li/Izeah nodded his agreement. Shaulin attacked with another creature that looked like a wild cat, but was made of lightning. "Another thunder!?" Li/Izeah exclaimed.
Shaulin smiled. "Meet Litana. The lightning female beast. Litana attack!!"
The creature charged at Li/Izeah, but Sakura/Harmony was ready to defend her love. "Shadow! Release and dispell!!" Shadow came out counter acted Litana. Litana disappeared under Shadows power and Shadow went back to Sakura/Harmony.
"That's it! You're finish!" Shaulin said. He started to twirl and turned into a giant tornado. Sakura/Harmony tried to stay still but was loosing to the raging winds. Li/Izeah saw her falling back and flew over to her. He wrapped his arms around her waist and tried to get out of the storm.
"It's no use! We have to find his weekness!" Sakura/Harmony yelled over the winds.
"But what can counteract winds like this?!" Li/Izeah asked.
Sakura/Harmony gasped and got free of Li/Izeah grasp and flew directly into the tornado. "No! Sakura!" He yelled. A piece of debris hit Li/Izeah and he hit the ground.
Sakura/Harmony continue to fly inot the tornado until she knew she was in the center. She let her self get thrown around and flew out the top of the storm.
When she stopped spinning she took out her wand and a single card. "Earthy! Release and dispell!!!" Earthy came forth and made a huge rock wall come out of the ground right in the tornado's path. The tornado struck it, but was unable to break through it.
Sakura/Harmony flew down to see if Li/Izeah was alright. He looked up and smiled. "I'm alright. How'd did you know what would work on him?"
She shrugged. "Land always effects the wind sometimes, so it was worth a shot." She suddenly felt very dizzy and started to sway a bit.
Li/Izeah caught her and felt Harmony leave Sakura's body as she collasped. Li/Izeah looked down with a worried expression on his face. Sakura looked up and smiled. "Destroy his necklace."
Li/Izeah was confused, but looked up at where the tornado had had it's encounter with Earthy. At the base of the land formation, Shaulin was leaning against the stone wall. He was pretty beat up and weak.
Li/Izeah picked up Sakura and walked over to Shaulin. He stood over him and looked down at his neck. Just as Sakura had said, there lay a green pendant, one with a feint glow. One hand around Sakura and the other one the hilt of his sword, Li/Izeah sliced down and broke the necklace.
Shaulin screamed as his body began to disappear. He tried to strike at Li/Izeah, but without a body it went right through. He soon vanished and Li heard Izeah for the last time.
I must join Hamony in the heavens.
Li smiled as he felt Izeah leaving. 'Good bye and thank you'
Li felt weak all of a sudden but kept him self on his feet. He staggered back to the forest and made a quick camp. Afterwards, he layed Sakura down to rest and layed next to her. As he drifted off into sleep, he thought of how much he cared for Sakura and how he would die if she hadn't survived. All in all, he thought they did a pretty good job. Them and thier other halfs.
The next morning Sakura awoke first and found Li sleeping next to her. She smiled and put a hand through his hair. 'I love him so much, I would do anything for him'
"I know you would." Li said as he opened one eye and smiled.
Sakura gasped. "How did you.."
Li sat up and shrugged. "Must be the after effects of our little merging stunt yesturday."
"Then you mean that you and I are..." Sakura started.
"Mentally linked. Yep. Pretty cool if you ask me." He smiled and gave her a peck on the cheek. "But for my sake, don't put your life on the line for me, because if you did...."
"I know. I heard you last night. That was sweet." She gave him a peck on the cheek back.
He smiled and gave her a puppy face. "Is that all I get?" Sakura smiled and leaned in to give him another peck, but was met with Li's lips instead. They closed their eyes and lived for that moment. Right then only they mattered. No more saving the world. Only themselves. And that was the way Li liked it.
They broke the kiss and looked at each other. "Now how about we go home?" Sakura nodded and they started back the way they came, but this time though they were full of energy.
Sakura hit Li on the shoulder. "Catch me if you can." She said before racing off.
"Hey!" He yelled and started after her. Maybe for once they could live normal lives.
Baxk at home. Kero was more than a little angry. "You went without me again!!!!!" He screamed crossing his arms.
Sakura laughed and leaned into Li's embrace. "Kero we had to. I'm sorry."
Li laughed. "Yeah, but to tell you the truth, I was willing to wait. It was Sakura who....oww." He was cut off by an elbow to his ribs. "What was that for?"
Sakura didn't reply only smiled. Then her expression got serious. "Do you think Harmony and Izeah are ok?" She asked.
Li looked out of the window and into the sky. "I'm sure they are. They're strong and Shaulin isn't after them anymore. They'll be okay. Don't you worry about it." He replied as he stroked her hair. She smiled and they kissed.
They stopped at the sound of choking. They turned to see Kero with his finger in his mouth. They blushed and laughed. Kero looked at them. "Hey! If you have to do that, can you not do it in front of me!?"
Sakura nodded and Li laughed. Things were back to mornal, for now. But how long would it stay that way? How long would the world stay safe? No one knew.
Chapter 4
Shaulin looked at his new opponents. Those little entities were really starting to get on his nerves. With them bonding to the card mistress and the clow descendant, they were a dangerous enemy indeed. Shaulin would have to take them down and quickly. He smiled and powered up his attack. He threw his hand forward and fired a blast of energy at the two.
Li/Izeah saw it coming, so he pushed Sakura/Harmony over and dove for cover himself. He turned and sneered at Shaulin. If it was a fight he wanted, then that's what he was going to get. Li/Shaulin put his hands above his head and clasped his hands together. Still connected, his hands came down and he fired an attack of his own.
Shaulin flew to the right and dodged the attack. Li/Izeah was struck with awe. Now that Sahulin had a body, he was stronger and quicker. How were they going to defeat him?
Sakura/Harmony took out her staff and pulled out the thunder card. "Thunder! Realease and dispell!!" The staff came down to hit the card and Raiiju was released. He came at Shaulin with,...well...lightning speed. Shaulin was unable to move fast enough and Raiiju hit him in the chest.
Shaulin flew back and hit a tree. Raiiju attacked again, but this time Shaulin was ready. He called forth another attack. This one was similar to Raiiju in shape, but was black, as it was the shadow version.
Li/Izeah knew where this was going. "No! Sakura call him back!" He creid.
She frowned and looked at him. "What?" But it was too late. The double came and circled around Raiiju before he could attack Shaulin again. The shadow wrapped around and a bright flash followed. When the light dimmed down, the Shadow had succeeded in turning Raiiju back into his card form. "What happened?!" Sakura/Harmony asked.
"Remember when Raiiju was first caught? It went down with the shadow card. Shaulin has powers to counteract ours." He replied.
Sakura/Harmony thought for a moment. "We have to find his power source. And destroy it!"
Li/Izeah nodded his agreement. Shaulin attacked with another creature that looked like a wild cat, but was made of lightning. "Another thunder!?" Li/Izeah exclaimed.
Shaulin smiled. "Meet Litana. The lightning female beast. Litana attack!!"
The creature charged at Li/Izeah, but Sakura/Harmony was ready to defend her love. "Shadow! Release and dispell!!" Shadow came out counter acted Litana. Litana disappeared under Shadows power and Shadow went back to Sakura/Harmony.
"That's it! You're finish!" Shaulin said. He started to twirl and turned into a giant tornado. Sakura/Harmony tried to stay still but was loosing to the raging winds. Li/Izeah saw her falling back and flew over to her. He wrapped his arms around her waist and tried to get out of the storm.
"It's no use! We have to find his weekness!" Sakura/Harmony yelled over the winds.
"But what can counteract winds like this?!" Li/Izeah asked.
Sakura/Harmony gasped and got free of Li/Izeah grasp and flew directly into the tornado. "No! Sakura!" He yelled. A piece of debris hit Li/Izeah and he hit the ground.
Sakura/Harmony continue to fly inot the tornado until she knew she was in the center. She let her self get thrown around and flew out the top of the storm.
When she stopped spinning she took out her wand and a single card. "Earthy! Release and dispell!!!" Earthy came forth and made a huge rock wall come out of the ground right in the tornado's path. The tornado struck it, but was unable to break through it.
Sakura/Harmony flew down to see if Li/Izeah was alright. He looked up and smiled. "I'm alright. How'd did you know what would work on him?"
She shrugged. "Land always effects the wind sometimes, so it was worth a shot." She suddenly felt very dizzy and started to sway a bit.
Li/Izeah caught her and felt Harmony leave Sakura's body as she collasped. Li/Izeah looked down with a worried expression on his face. Sakura looked up and smiled. "Destroy his necklace."
Li/Izeah was confused, but looked up at where the tornado had had it's encounter with Earthy. At the base of the land formation, Shaulin was leaning against the stone wall. He was pretty beat up and weak.
Li/Izeah picked up Sakura and walked over to Shaulin. He stood over him and looked down at his neck. Just as Sakura had said, there lay a green pendant, one with a feint glow. One hand around Sakura and the other one the hilt of his sword, Li/Izeah sliced down and broke the necklace.
Shaulin screamed as his body began to disappear. He tried to strike at Li/Izeah, but without a body it went right through. He soon vanished and Li heard Izeah for the last time.
I must join Hamony in the heavens.
Li smiled as he felt Izeah leaving. 'Good bye and thank you'
Li felt weak all of a sudden but kept him self on his feet. He staggered back to the forest and made a quick camp. Afterwards, he layed Sakura down to rest and layed next to her. As he drifted off into sleep, he thought of how much he cared for Sakura and how he would die if she hadn't survived. All in all, he thought they did a pretty good job. Them and thier other halfs.
The next morning Sakura awoke first and found Li sleeping next to her. She smiled and put a hand through his hair. 'I love him so much, I would do anything for him'
"I know you would." Li said as he opened one eye and smiled.
Sakura gasped. "How did you.."
Li sat up and shrugged. "Must be the after effects of our little merging stunt yesturday."
"Then you mean that you and I are..." Sakura started.
"Mentally linked. Yep. Pretty cool if you ask me." He smiled and gave her a peck on the cheek. "But for my sake, don't put your life on the line for me, because if you did...."
"I know. I heard you last night. That was sweet." She gave him a peck on the cheek back.
He smiled and gave her a puppy face. "Is that all I get?" Sakura smiled and leaned in to give him another peck, but was met with Li's lips instead. They closed their eyes and lived for that moment. Right then only they mattered. No more saving the world. Only themselves. And that was the way Li liked it.
They broke the kiss and looked at each other. "Now how about we go home?" Sakura nodded and they started back the way they came, but this time though they were full of energy.
Sakura hit Li on the shoulder. "Catch me if you can." She said before racing off.
"Hey!" He yelled and started after her. Maybe for once they could live normal lives.
Baxk at home. Kero was more than a little angry. "You went without me again!!!!!" He screamed crossing his arms.
Sakura laughed and leaned into Li's embrace. "Kero we had to. I'm sorry."
Li laughed. "Yeah, but to tell you the truth, I was willing to wait. It was Sakura who....oww." He was cut off by an elbow to his ribs. "What was that for?"
Sakura didn't reply only smiled. Then her expression got serious. "Do you think Harmony and Izeah are ok?" She asked.
Li looked out of the window and into the sky. "I'm sure they are. They're strong and Shaulin isn't after them anymore. They'll be okay. Don't you worry about it." He replied as he stroked her hair. She smiled and they kissed.
They stopped at the sound of choking. They turned to see Kero with his finger in his mouth. They blushed and laughed. Kero looked at them. "Hey! If you have to do that, can you not do it in front of me!?"
Sakura nodded and Li laughed. Things were back to mornal, for now. But how long would it stay that way? How long would the world stay safe? No one knew.