can't say how many parts that'll have, but it will be ending soon. This isn't the last part yet.
Syaoran found this so confusing. So far, the entire
fight was pointless, the entire trip was pointless. In fact, if Min had
not
been standing next to him, he'd have thought this were a pointless
dream...someone's idea of a stupid joke. But, this wasn't a
joke. Though Min tried to hide it, she was dying, and until he could
find the antidote, there was nothing he could do about it.
What he couldn't understand, was that with all that physical power,
why didn't the card of Nothingness attack? He thought
back as far as he could, but even then nothing made sense. In anger,
he slammed his fist into the ground.
" Syaoran!" Sakura.
" What?" He snapped.
[ Syaoran, maiming your arm will do nothing to help
the situation. You're only worrying her.] Min winced; the pain was
growing steadily.
Syaoran rubbed his hand instinctively, only to find
that his knuckles didn't hurt. Looking down, he was surprised. They
weren't red. Even if they didn't hurt, the skin should sorta look red
from the impact. Again, this time with the flat of his hand, he
knocked it on the floor. Sakura looked up, and Min sighed.
" Is there some suicidal instinct within you that
needs to be dealt with?" Sakura said in exasperation.
" Sakura, when you smack your hand against the floor,
does it hurt?"
" Well, of course it does! I don't know why you
should ask..."
" Normally, when I pound anything with my hand,
it would sting, and redden a little..."
" But?"
Syaoran didn't answer, and walked over to the side of a cement wall. Sakura's eyes widened.
" Syaoran, don't you dare! You'll break your fist!"
She squinched her eyes shut as she heard his hand
make impact with the cement wall. Carefully, she looked up, expecting to
see blood everywhere. Instead, Syaoran was calmly inspecting his knuckles.
[ Amazing.]
" Syaoran, what has gotten into you?"
" Sakura, come look."
She walked over hesitantly, and it took her a second
to settle her stomach before she glanced up. Nothing. No scratch, no
redness, and no pain from the cool look on his face.
[ It can't be. Every bone in his hand should have
been shattered beyond recognition. Probably need an amputation, with the
limited surgical reconstructions of these times.]
" That's a disgusting way to put it." Sakura groaned.
" It's not possible." Syaoran muttered.
" Okay, now that you've proven your little experiment,
DON'T EVER DO THAT AGAIN!"
Syaoran looked up to see the panicked expression on Sakura's face, and he smiled reassuringly.
" Don't worry. I won't."
She sighed in relief, and an earnest curiosity towards
the wall overcame her. She walked over and tapped it, and jumped
back in surprise. She tapped it again just to be sure.
" Syaoran."
" What?"
" This isn't hollow. In fact, its almost like nothing."
" What do you mean?"
" Well, I tapped it, because I thought maybe there
was nothing inside, and there was no sound!"
" That can't be right. It made sound when I hit
it."
" But, I knocked on it just a second before, and
there was nothing...no sound."
[ An illusion...]
" Min? You know something we don't?" Sakura asked.
[ It makes sense now, this place. All he'd have
to do, was add the effects and...]
" Min, hello? You are not alone. Let us in on your
hunch!" Syaoran muttered.
[ Sorry. What I was saying was that, this is the
card of Nothingness right?]
" Right."
[ And you said the stone wall made no sound when
you tapped it right?]
" Yeah."
" It's made of nothing!" Syaoran yelled.
" Oh. But, how is that possible. I mean, if its
something, then there's no way it could nothing."
[ Well, I guess this place is warped.]
* You are quick. Perhaps, your friends are a little
too much help, love.*