Lokk didn't watch as Natu carried the boy into the chamber, he didn't need to. He had felt the creaure coming minutes before, and had been prepared for what Natu had brought back. Natu, for his part, bowed and laid the boy, who was still unconscious, at Lokk's feet. Lokk smiled and thanked Natu, then sent him back to his cave until he was needed again. Natu bowed a second time, then disappeared into the shadows. Lokk then turned to the boy, the Unnamed Child. So much power in such a little being. To bad he doesn't know he's going to cause the Earth's destruction, Lokk thought. Oh well, better get ready. Kya won't be too far behind.
He lifted eli up deftly and tied him to a thin silver pole with a material that looked like irridescant thread, but in truth was strong enough to hold Zahnri himself. There was no chance that the boy would be able to escape from it. Once tied up, Lokk began to set up a bunch of brightly colored stones. These would be used to bring the Ancient Sorcerer back to life so that Lokk could use Eli's magic to release Zahnri. Now all he had to do was wait until the sun was directly over them, which would be in about one hour. Until then he had to make sure that Kya and those Earth-borne with her didn't reach the temple.
"Natu, get back out here, and bring Somi with you."
Natu returned, with another beast like himself, only a bit smaller and more dainty, at his side. This was Somi, who was faster and srprisingly stronger than Natu. The only reason Lokk had sent Natu to get Eli instead of Somi was because Somi had a reputation for overdoing things, and probably would have killed him. Well, now she could kill as much as she wanted, so long as that group and his sister didn't reach him before the sun's peak and then the eclipse. Then the real fun would begin.
"Go and keep Kya and her friends from reaching this place. Do what you want with them, but don't let them near here, understand?"
"Yes, master," both said, then vanished.
When Sakura and the others woke up they were in a dark forest, filled with giatn trees and silver vines draped everywhere like spiderwebs. It was very creepy, considering that Kya told them it was near mid-day right then. Yet little or no light reached the forest floor. Kya wasn't worried, but the others were.
"Just where am I, and what is going on?" Tori shouted, being the last to wake up and not having heard Kya's explanation, nor knowing where he was, or who just about anyone else was. "Sakura, what is going on?" he asked again.
"I will explain," Kya said before Sakura had a chance to answer. "You sister and her friends have come to the Skye-borne world to help me stop my own brother from releasing a demon that will destroy your world. We did not plan for you to come, but it seems you came anyway. So either you stay here or come with us. Either way, I will not allow you to interfere with what must be done."
"You know, for a kid you got a lot of attitude," Tori hissed.
"I'm much older than you think," Kya replied quietly and just as coldly. "Now, are you staying here, or coming with us?"
"I'm coming. No one messes with my little sister but me."
"Whatever you say, Tori. Follow me, everyone."
Kya set off into the woods, followed by Yue, Spinel Sun and Ruby Moon. The others stood where they were for a moment in disbelief, then ran to catch up. There was no obvious path, and the going was very rough. They had to climb over monsterous tree roots, and through tunnels that seemed like they would collapse any minute. On top of that they kept hearing the sounds of creatures that didn't sound to friendly. At some of the creature cries even Kya shivered with fear. Kero began to wonder if she really knew where she was going. But he kept quiet anyway, knowing that she would just ignore him and his question.
It seemed like a long time before they reached the edge of the forest, and when they stepped out into the flower-covered meadows, the first thing they saw was the temple in the distance, glittereing like a diamond in the sun. It seemed a long way off, but Kya told them it was no more than a half an hour's walk away. The sun would soon reach its high point, and Kya wanted to reach the temple before then, because she felt something was wrong, something that had to do with Lokk. She didn't think he was in the temple, because there were only a few who could get in, and he wasn't one of them, or at least she thought so. But they took no more than a few steps when two dark shadows loomed over them. They looked up to see two creatures, one of which was the one who had captured Eli! They landed in front of the group, both of them growling loudly.
The one was smaller than the other, and her eyes didn't hold as much intelligence. But she seemed to have more spikes, and her teeth and claws looked sharper. his one was more experienced at killing, and she knew it too. Natu eyed the group and sneered.
"You will go no further, humans. In fact, you will never go further than this. This meadow will be your graves! Somi, attack them!"
Somi charged foreward down the center, sending the group into two parts. Natu took one and she the other. His group consisted of Sakura, Spinel Sun, Yue and Li. Madison, Tori, Kero and Kya faced Somi. Kya pulled the locket off of her neck and it immediately changed into a long sword, which she held with the ease of much practice. Somi hissed and lowered herself for another charge, this one aimed directly for Kya. Without warning Somi burst into a run, putting all of her weight into the attack! Kya held her sword out and stood her ground, waiting to see if Somi would turn away at the last second. The creature didn't, and ran head long into the sword! Kya jumped away, releasing the sword before she got hit with the spikes, and watched somi struggle to get it out of her chest. A few seconds later the beast collapsed to the ground, the light in her eyes fading with death. Kya quickly pulled the sword out and went to help fight against Natu.
Natu had been fighting the others with caution, using his energy attack to knock them out. Sakura had called out some of the Clow Cards to help fight, but they were all helpless against Natu's attack. He sent burst after burst of energy at them until they were all but flattened by the attacks. Kya used what strength she had to turn herself into a hawk and launched herself at Natu's face, scratching him deeply, then took of into the trees. He howled with pain and charged after her, determined to kill her and her alone. Before she was out of reach, Kya left instructions inside of Yue's mind, telling him where to go and what to do. Then both her and natu were gone.
He lifted eli up deftly and tied him to a thin silver pole with a material that looked like irridescant thread, but in truth was strong enough to hold Zahnri himself. There was no chance that the boy would be able to escape from it. Once tied up, Lokk began to set up a bunch of brightly colored stones. These would be used to bring the Ancient Sorcerer back to life so that Lokk could use Eli's magic to release Zahnri. Now all he had to do was wait until the sun was directly over them, which would be in about one hour. Until then he had to make sure that Kya and those Earth-borne with her didn't reach the temple.
"Natu, get back out here, and bring Somi with you."
Natu returned, with another beast like himself, only a bit smaller and more dainty, at his side. This was Somi, who was faster and srprisingly stronger than Natu. The only reason Lokk had sent Natu to get Eli instead of Somi was because Somi had a reputation for overdoing things, and probably would have killed him. Well, now she could kill as much as she wanted, so long as that group and his sister didn't reach him before the sun's peak and then the eclipse. Then the real fun would begin.
"Go and keep Kya and her friends from reaching this place. Do what you want with them, but don't let them near here, understand?"
"Yes, master," both said, then vanished.
When Sakura and the others woke up they were in a dark forest, filled with giatn trees and silver vines draped everywhere like spiderwebs. It was very creepy, considering that Kya told them it was near mid-day right then. Yet little or no light reached the forest floor. Kya wasn't worried, but the others were.
"Just where am I, and what is going on?" Tori shouted, being the last to wake up and not having heard Kya's explanation, nor knowing where he was, or who just about anyone else was. "Sakura, what is going on?" he asked again.
"I will explain," Kya said before Sakura had a chance to answer. "You sister and her friends have come to the Skye-borne world to help me stop my own brother from releasing a demon that will destroy your world. We did not plan for you to come, but it seems you came anyway. So either you stay here or come with us. Either way, I will not allow you to interfere with what must be done."
"You know, for a kid you got a lot of attitude," Tori hissed.
"I'm much older than you think," Kya replied quietly and just as coldly. "Now, are you staying here, or coming with us?"
"I'm coming. No one messes with my little sister but me."
"Whatever you say, Tori. Follow me, everyone."
Kya set off into the woods, followed by Yue, Spinel Sun and Ruby Moon. The others stood where they were for a moment in disbelief, then ran to catch up. There was no obvious path, and the going was very rough. They had to climb over monsterous tree roots, and through tunnels that seemed like they would collapse any minute. On top of that they kept hearing the sounds of creatures that didn't sound to friendly. At some of the creature cries even Kya shivered with fear. Kero began to wonder if she really knew where she was going. But he kept quiet anyway, knowing that she would just ignore him and his question.
It seemed like a long time before they reached the edge of the forest, and when they stepped out into the flower-covered meadows, the first thing they saw was the temple in the distance, glittereing like a diamond in the sun. It seemed a long way off, but Kya told them it was no more than a half an hour's walk away. The sun would soon reach its high point, and Kya wanted to reach the temple before then, because she felt something was wrong, something that had to do with Lokk. She didn't think he was in the temple, because there were only a few who could get in, and he wasn't one of them, or at least she thought so. But they took no more than a few steps when two dark shadows loomed over them. They looked up to see two creatures, one of which was the one who had captured Eli! They landed in front of the group, both of them growling loudly.
The one was smaller than the other, and her eyes didn't hold as much intelligence. But she seemed to have more spikes, and her teeth and claws looked sharper. his one was more experienced at killing, and she knew it too. Natu eyed the group and sneered.
"You will go no further, humans. In fact, you will never go further than this. This meadow will be your graves! Somi, attack them!"
Somi charged foreward down the center, sending the group into two parts. Natu took one and she the other. His group consisted of Sakura, Spinel Sun, Yue and Li. Madison, Tori, Kero and Kya faced Somi. Kya pulled the locket off of her neck and it immediately changed into a long sword, which she held with the ease of much practice. Somi hissed and lowered herself for another charge, this one aimed directly for Kya. Without warning Somi burst into a run, putting all of her weight into the attack! Kya held her sword out and stood her ground, waiting to see if Somi would turn away at the last second. The creature didn't, and ran head long into the sword! Kya jumped away, releasing the sword before she got hit with the spikes, and watched somi struggle to get it out of her chest. A few seconds later the beast collapsed to the ground, the light in her eyes fading with death. Kya quickly pulled the sword out and went to help fight against Natu.
Natu had been fighting the others with caution, using his energy attack to knock them out. Sakura had called out some of the Clow Cards to help fight, but they were all helpless against Natu's attack. He sent burst after burst of energy at them until they were all but flattened by the attacks. Kya used what strength she had to turn herself into a hawk and launched herself at Natu's face, scratching him deeply, then took of into the trees. He howled with pain and charged after her, determined to kill her and her alone. Before she was out of reach, Kya left instructions inside of Yue's mind, telling him where to go and what to do. Then both her and natu were gone.