Eli slowly woke up, feeling his entire body surge with pain as he tried to move. But he was unable to do so. His hands were above his head, which he thought was very strange. When he opened his eyes, he quickly realized why! He was tied to a very thin pole, but he couldn't see the rope, though he could certainly feel it. He slowly looked around the large room, which had a roof made of clear glass, through which he could see the clear blue sky. The sun was beginning to creep over the glass, shining some light into the room. Somehow it didn't reassure Eli. Around his feet were different colored stones, set up in a neat circle. Near by was a similar cicrle, set withing a group of marble pillars.
A rustling sound alerted Eli, and he turned his head to see a young man standing in the room off to his left. The man's cold grey eyes were unnerving, and more so was the snide grin on his face. He eyed Eli as he would a piece of meat at the market. Giving a soft, barely audible laugh, the man stepped closer to Eli, carefull not to move any of the stones. His manner made Eli even more uncomfortable.
"So, my tiny pawn has finally woken up. Good. I was hoping you'd be awake for the Eclipse."
"Who are you and why have you tied me up?" Eli demanded.
"Oh, you will find out both reasons soon enough. But I will tell you this much, you wouldn't have come to me willingly, so I took you by force without bothering to try and deal with you. But don't worry, soon everything will be clear to you. Very, very clear." Again he gave a soft laughed and moved away from Eli to check the stones in the pillars before looking at a map on a large table. Then he looked up at the glass ceiling and smiled.
"Soon. Very, very soon." Then he turned away, and said nothing more.
Kya flew through the woods, desperately trying to escape from Natu. He was close behind her, crashing through the trees, unable to get higher than that, since Kya would just dart back down and hide from him. Both were getting weak and tired, but neither would stop, Kya to escape and Natu to kill.But Kya was determined to survive long enough to save the Earth. That had been her goal, and nothing would stop it.
Behind her Natu roared as he collided with another of the thick, indestructible trees that grew in this forest. Not even Lokk could destroy them. And Kya was careful to fly near as many of them as possible. But she knew she had to end this chase soon, or she would never survive. So when she reached the next giant tree, she landed on one of the higher, wider branches and changed back into a human. She called for her sword again, and got ready for the final attack.
Natu quickly joined her, and unsheathed his claws, ready to shred her apart. Unlike Somi, he wasn't brash and irrational, and he knew how to wait until the enemy was too tired to fight any longer. But he didn't know how to fight a desperate goddess who would try anything, including the most irrational fighting technique known, charging head on. She ran forward, screaming loudly, startling Natu by the sudden charge and burst of energy! Before he could react, she had plunged her sword deep into his chest, but not before he hit her hard across the face with his claws, knocking her back into the trunk. But he then fell, and was no more. Kya sat where she was for a time, bleeding and too weak to move as of yet. She could only pray that the others had faired better, and would save the child from Lokk, and save their world as well.
Yue had to have been the last one to wake up, for everyone else was standing around him, looking worried. Sakura and Kero were the first to see him awake, and helped him up from the ground. Tori and Li were looking around, for once they were working together instead of fighting. Madison, Ruby and Spinel were standing watch incase more of the strange flying demons came after them. Kya was nowhere to be seen, and Yue remembered that she had gotten Natu to chase her into the woods. He had seen her vanish from sight before he had passed out. But what bothered him more was that there were images and memories in his mind that didn't belong to him. They belonged to Kya, and yet he could see them clearly, ways to get into the Temple, who to trust and who to avoid, ways of using magic that even Clow Reed himself would not have tried... But she had done it to him for a reason, and he could use the information to help Eli.
"Yue, are you alright?" Sakura asked, concerned.
"I am fine, Sakura. But we must get to that temple and quickly. I fear we are running out of time."
"But we don't know how to get in," Madison said.
"I do," Yue replied. "Somehow Kya did something, and I know how to get into the Temple, and where Eli is being held. But we must move quickly."
"Right. Lets get going," Sakura agreed firmly.
Yue stood up, swaying slightly on his feet, then, regaining his balance, led the group across the meadows. They said little as they walked, and looked at their surroundings even less. Yue had them moving at a fast pace, not waiting to see if they were keeping up. He could see the sun getting higher in the ky, and even stranger, a small moon that was not the Earth's moon, was rising in the opposite direction. It was clear that both would reach the same point in the sky at the same time, forming an eclipse. This would happen at noon. And that had something to do with the strong felings of worry and fear that Yue felt, as did Kero, Spinel Sun and Ruby Moon. They had to reach Eli before then!
Soon the Temple was looming in front of them, its glittering walls made from strong stone that even a strong magical attack would not be able to break. But Kya had left her memories in Yue's mind for a reason, and he found a small opening in the wall where a small stream came out of the Temple. Madison wasn't thrilled to go in, and neither was Ruby Moon, but they didn't want to be left behind either, so they followed the rest of the group inside.
A heavy silence filled the air, and the only sounds were the sounds of splashing water and the breathing of many people. They could see little, and the tunnel was a narrow one. It slowly grew larger, and light could be seen in the distance. But they moved slowly, aware that Lokk could have other monsters waiting to attack. So they were silent and cautious as they came out of the tunnel into the empty room.
The room was a garden, one that hadn't been tended to for a long time. all of the plants were dead, and the only living things in the rows of dead vines and trees were weeds with sharp leaves and thorns. They were careful to avoid these plants, for they might have some sort of poison in them. But that did them no good when they heard the first hiss of something being pumped into the room. Seconds later a light pink gas filled the air, causing everyone to cough and feel dizzy! One by one they fell to the floor unconscious, and the last thing Yue remembered was seeing a young woman with hate in her eyes watching them fall. Then he could remember no more.
A rustling sound alerted Eli, and he turned his head to see a young man standing in the room off to his left. The man's cold grey eyes were unnerving, and more so was the snide grin on his face. He eyed Eli as he would a piece of meat at the market. Giving a soft, barely audible laugh, the man stepped closer to Eli, carefull not to move any of the stones. His manner made Eli even more uncomfortable.
"So, my tiny pawn has finally woken up. Good. I was hoping you'd be awake for the Eclipse."
"Who are you and why have you tied me up?" Eli demanded.
"Oh, you will find out both reasons soon enough. But I will tell you this much, you wouldn't have come to me willingly, so I took you by force without bothering to try and deal with you. But don't worry, soon everything will be clear to you. Very, very clear." Again he gave a soft laughed and moved away from Eli to check the stones in the pillars before looking at a map on a large table. Then he looked up at the glass ceiling and smiled.
"Soon. Very, very soon." Then he turned away, and said nothing more.
Kya flew through the woods, desperately trying to escape from Natu. He was close behind her, crashing through the trees, unable to get higher than that, since Kya would just dart back down and hide from him. Both were getting weak and tired, but neither would stop, Kya to escape and Natu to kill.But Kya was determined to survive long enough to save the Earth. That had been her goal, and nothing would stop it.
Behind her Natu roared as he collided with another of the thick, indestructible trees that grew in this forest. Not even Lokk could destroy them. And Kya was careful to fly near as many of them as possible. But she knew she had to end this chase soon, or she would never survive. So when she reached the next giant tree, she landed on one of the higher, wider branches and changed back into a human. She called for her sword again, and got ready for the final attack.
Natu quickly joined her, and unsheathed his claws, ready to shred her apart. Unlike Somi, he wasn't brash and irrational, and he knew how to wait until the enemy was too tired to fight any longer. But he didn't know how to fight a desperate goddess who would try anything, including the most irrational fighting technique known, charging head on. She ran forward, screaming loudly, startling Natu by the sudden charge and burst of energy! Before he could react, she had plunged her sword deep into his chest, but not before he hit her hard across the face with his claws, knocking her back into the trunk. But he then fell, and was no more. Kya sat where she was for a time, bleeding and too weak to move as of yet. She could only pray that the others had faired better, and would save the child from Lokk, and save their world as well.
Yue had to have been the last one to wake up, for everyone else was standing around him, looking worried. Sakura and Kero were the first to see him awake, and helped him up from the ground. Tori and Li were looking around, for once they were working together instead of fighting. Madison, Ruby and Spinel were standing watch incase more of the strange flying demons came after them. Kya was nowhere to be seen, and Yue remembered that she had gotten Natu to chase her into the woods. He had seen her vanish from sight before he had passed out. But what bothered him more was that there were images and memories in his mind that didn't belong to him. They belonged to Kya, and yet he could see them clearly, ways to get into the Temple, who to trust and who to avoid, ways of using magic that even Clow Reed himself would not have tried... But she had done it to him for a reason, and he could use the information to help Eli.
"Yue, are you alright?" Sakura asked, concerned.
"I am fine, Sakura. But we must get to that temple and quickly. I fear we are running out of time."
"But we don't know how to get in," Madison said.
"I do," Yue replied. "Somehow Kya did something, and I know how to get into the Temple, and where Eli is being held. But we must move quickly."
"Right. Lets get going," Sakura agreed firmly.
Yue stood up, swaying slightly on his feet, then, regaining his balance, led the group across the meadows. They said little as they walked, and looked at their surroundings even less. Yue had them moving at a fast pace, not waiting to see if they were keeping up. He could see the sun getting higher in the ky, and even stranger, a small moon that was not the Earth's moon, was rising in the opposite direction. It was clear that both would reach the same point in the sky at the same time, forming an eclipse. This would happen at noon. And that had something to do with the strong felings of worry and fear that Yue felt, as did Kero, Spinel Sun and Ruby Moon. They had to reach Eli before then!
Soon the Temple was looming in front of them, its glittering walls made from strong stone that even a strong magical attack would not be able to break. But Kya had left her memories in Yue's mind for a reason, and he found a small opening in the wall where a small stream came out of the Temple. Madison wasn't thrilled to go in, and neither was Ruby Moon, but they didn't want to be left behind either, so they followed the rest of the group inside.
A heavy silence filled the air, and the only sounds were the sounds of splashing water and the breathing of many people. They could see little, and the tunnel was a narrow one. It slowly grew larger, and light could be seen in the distance. But they moved slowly, aware that Lokk could have other monsters waiting to attack. So they were silent and cautious as they came out of the tunnel into the empty room.
The room was a garden, one that hadn't been tended to for a long time. all of the plants were dead, and the only living things in the rows of dead vines and trees were weeds with sharp leaves and thorns. They were careful to avoid these plants, for they might have some sort of poison in them. But that did them no good when they heard the first hiss of something being pumped into the room. Seconds later a light pink gas filled the air, causing everyone to cough and feel dizzy! One by one they fell to the floor unconscious, and the last thing Yue remembered was seeing a young woman with hate in her eyes watching them fall. Then he could remember no more.