The thunderous roar shook the entire Temple, knocking everyone to their feet. Yue quickly got back up and pushed open the doors to the main chamber to come upon a most frightening scene. Standing in the center of the giant room was the fiercest looking beast he had ever seen, something that was a mix between a lion, bear, wolf, bull and dragon! It was this creature that was the cause of the roar, and he quickly saw why. In the semi-darkness, Yue could see the strange thread that held the beast firmly, it was wrapped around its neck like a collar, and the rest of the thread/rope was being held by Lokk, the way an owner held a pet's leash. Nearby, lying on the floor, was Eli. He had been cut free from the pole at last, and now lay in a small heap, blood still welling up from his shoulder. And on the other side of the room... Yue could barely believe his eyes. It was Clow Reed himself!
"What is going on here?" Skyler demanded in her harsh voice.
Lokk gave her a small snide smile and then laughed. He then looked at Zahnri with an even crueler smile. Zahnri roared again and tried to pull away from Lokk, but he was unable to break away.
"As you can see, Skyler, I have ressurected the Demon God Zahnri, and he is under my control. Now I can get my revenge on the Earth."
"We will not allow it," Yue said coldly.
"Oh really? Do you really think you're puny magic can stop me now?" Lokk scoffed. "Even Clow Reed cannot stop me. What makes you think you can?"
"We will not allow you to release Zahnri on the Earth," Yue repeated firmly.
"Don't waste my time, Guardian. I have better things to do."
Lokk gave the 'leash' a tug, and Zahnri was forced to go where he did. Both disappeared into the walls, and were suddenly gone. This happened just as there was a lud crash and the sound of glass shattering as it hit the ground! Sklyer dove to cover Eli, and Yue protected Clow Reed. They both saw the large white hawk crash into the ground. The form quickly changed to a very injured Kya, who struggled to her feet, barely able to stay upright.
"Where is he? Where is Lokk?" she demanded just as the rest of the group ran into the room.
"He's gone. Most likely straight to the Earth, though he'll have some trouble getting that demon through the barriors between this world and that one," Skyler said. "It will buy us some time, Goddess. We can still attack him."
"I am too weak," Kya said. "I have no energy left to attack him. It would take another Seperation spell to give me the energy to do so."
Silence filled the room. The Seperation Spell was what Lokk had just used on Eli, and what had brought Clow Reed back from the dead. There was only one other person in the Temple that the spell could be preformed on...
"I guess the spell must be done on me," Yue said.
"What?! Keroberos and Sakura cried at the same time.
"I am the only other one that this spell can be used on. As dangerous as it is it must be done!"
"Yue...is right," came a rough voice. Clow Reed was waking up, and he had heard the arguement. "He is the only one who has the energy needed to stop this demon. It must be done."
"But it might kill both you and Julien!" Keroberos argued.
"There is no other way, Keroberos. Let us get this done before we run out of time," Clow Reed said in a firm voice.
Keroberos wanted to argue further, but there was no point in it. Not when Clow Reed had already agreed with Yue. No one was very happy with the choice, but it was the earth that was at stake. So Yue didn't put up a fight as Skyler tied him to the pole that Eli had just been released from. No one said anything as Kya and Skyler both began to recite the spell, for Kya was too weak to do it alone. It only took a few seconds, but that felt like hours to everyone else, and then both Yue and Julien (who was very clueless) were both looking at each other. And in Kya's hands was a small ball of swirling blue light.
"Um...Tori?" Julien asked. "What's going on?"
"I'll explain later. Come on. We'd better get out of here. All of us."
"Tori is right," Clow said, helping to keep Yue upright, as he was too weak to stand up himself. "The sooner we get out of here, the sooner we can defeat Lokk."
"I must stay here," Kya said softly. "The attack I am going to use can only be done safely within the temple. Safe journey to you, my friends. And thank you."
"What is going on here?" Skyler demanded in her harsh voice.
Lokk gave her a small snide smile and then laughed. He then looked at Zahnri with an even crueler smile. Zahnri roared again and tried to pull away from Lokk, but he was unable to break away.
"As you can see, Skyler, I have ressurected the Demon God Zahnri, and he is under my control. Now I can get my revenge on the Earth."
"We will not allow it," Yue said coldly.
"Oh really? Do you really think you're puny magic can stop me now?" Lokk scoffed. "Even Clow Reed cannot stop me. What makes you think you can?"
"We will not allow you to release Zahnri on the Earth," Yue repeated firmly.
"Don't waste my time, Guardian. I have better things to do."
Lokk gave the 'leash' a tug, and Zahnri was forced to go where he did. Both disappeared into the walls, and were suddenly gone. This happened just as there was a lud crash and the sound of glass shattering as it hit the ground! Sklyer dove to cover Eli, and Yue protected Clow Reed. They both saw the large white hawk crash into the ground. The form quickly changed to a very injured Kya, who struggled to her feet, barely able to stay upright.
"Where is he? Where is Lokk?" she demanded just as the rest of the group ran into the room.
"He's gone. Most likely straight to the Earth, though he'll have some trouble getting that demon through the barriors between this world and that one," Skyler said. "It will buy us some time, Goddess. We can still attack him."
"I am too weak," Kya said. "I have no energy left to attack him. It would take another Seperation spell to give me the energy to do so."
Silence filled the room. The Seperation Spell was what Lokk had just used on Eli, and what had brought Clow Reed back from the dead. There was only one other person in the Temple that the spell could be preformed on...
"I guess the spell must be done on me," Yue said.
"What?! Keroberos and Sakura cried at the same time.
"I am the only other one that this spell can be used on. As dangerous as it is it must be done!"
"Yue...is right," came a rough voice. Clow Reed was waking up, and he had heard the arguement. "He is the only one who has the energy needed to stop this demon. It must be done."
"But it might kill both you and Julien!" Keroberos argued.
"There is no other way, Keroberos. Let us get this done before we run out of time," Clow Reed said in a firm voice.
Keroberos wanted to argue further, but there was no point in it. Not when Clow Reed had already agreed with Yue. No one was very happy with the choice, but it was the earth that was at stake. So Yue didn't put up a fight as Skyler tied him to the pole that Eli had just been released from. No one said anything as Kya and Skyler both began to recite the spell, for Kya was too weak to do it alone. It only took a few seconds, but that felt like hours to everyone else, and then both Yue and Julien (who was very clueless) were both looking at each other. And in Kya's hands was a small ball of swirling blue light.
"Um...Tori?" Julien asked. "What's going on?"
"I'll explain later. Come on. We'd better get out of here. All of us."
"Tori is right," Clow said, helping to keep Yue upright, as he was too weak to stand up himself. "The sooner we get out of here, the sooner we can defeat Lokk."
"I must stay here," Kya said softly. "The attack I am going to use can only be done safely within the temple. Safe journey to you, my friends. And thank you."