Wassup peeps? Sorry for the delay! Well without further adieu, here's Part 10!
Finding Him- Part 10
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Sakura looked in growing horror as she watched a small bead grow into a monster. It had three heads, two pairs of wings, six legs, and two tails. It was also pink, a bright neon pink, but pink nonetheless. She stared at it. "I'm supposed to fight that?"
The monster growls and bares it sharp razor teeth. Fire gathers behind its teeth and it prepares to pounce on Sakura.
"Uh- oh…. Hoeeeeee!!!!!" Sakura jumped out of the way just in time to dodge the flames that came her way.
Many of the people watching began to chuckle. They wore smug smiles and the same thoughts were running through their heads. 'I knew this girl had no magic. She's worthless and the elders will never allow her into the family. Our heritage is safe.'
Sakura knew she had to reveal her secret now, in front of all these people. It was the only way to save her life and her engagement. She took out the key and held it out in front of her. Words that she knew so well but had not said in years spilled from her mouth in a warm, familiar pattern.
"The key that hides the power of the dark. Show your true powers. Your master Sakura commands you to. Release!
"Jump!"
Sakura gracefully leapt over the next attack and landed safely behind the monster. She watched the monster turn as she tried to think of a card that would defeat the monster.
"Windy!" Windy came out and spun around the pink horror. With a disobedient growl, the monster shook off Windy and it turned back into a card and flew back to Sakura's hand.
The monster, now very irritated, tries its flame attack once again. Fire gathers in its mouth and is shot directly at Sakura.
"Fly!"
Pink wings sprouted out of Sakura's back and she flew out of the way just in time.
A low, ominous growl was emitted from the creature's throat as the rest of the people looked at the battle in surprise and awe. All except for three people, that is.
The wings on the back of the monster flew open with a snap and the monster took after Sakura. Flames roared out of its mouth but now it was accompanied and laced with lightning.
Sakura agilely maneuver around the blast but they came quicker and more came at once. The card mistress flew out of the way of one attack only to fly straight into another. The lightning and fire hit the pink wings, which disappeared when the deadly attack hit it.
With a cry, Sakura fell to the floor and saw another attack coming straight at her.
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Syaoran watched his beloved release Windy without much avail. The gentle card wrapped peacefully around the horrible pink creature. Once it was secure, the monster flexed its muscles and Windy lost its grip on the monster. Defeated, the magical-being returned to its card form and floated to its mistress, hoping to recuperate from its failure.
A small smile tugged at the corners of Syaoran's mouth. He wistfully remembered the days that he had spent with Meiling and Sakura capturing cards. Those days seemed so peaceful compared to now. Once he had returned Hong Kong, all he heard was, "Why don't you have the Clow Cards?" or "Take you cousin shopping. She is your fiancée now." There was constant nagging and all he wanted were those 'carefree' days of card capturing with his cherry blossom and that annoying stuffed animal of hers.
He stole a glance at his cousin who seemed just as distressed as he did. Deep down inside of him, he wondered if Meiling was enjoying watching Sakura be attacked like this.
At this moment, the young man felt weak.
Helpless.
He wanted to help Sakura battle this monster his clan had set on her. It would be like the old times. Sakura would be attacked by something Eriol sent on her and he would be there to protect her, no matter what. Now, if he interfered, there would be no chance that the clan would allow Sakura to become his wife.
All he could do was hope but that did nothing to warm the cold, dreadful feeling in his heart.
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Meiling shifted uncomfortably on her feet. She had hope that the elders would be a bit more kind on Sakura but they sent the clan beast after her? It was unheard of. According to the family history, the last time a clan beast was used was years ago, when a spy intruded on a clan meeting. The spy was from a rival clan that does not exist at the present.
The monsters were used to decide if a person was worth keeping alive. If the person defeated the monster, they were spared, but if they didn't, the monster would kill it. No one has ever defeated a Li clan beast before, ever.
Sweat formed in her hand as she wrung them together. Though she could not feel the monster's magic, she knew it was very powerful and dangerous.
Meiling was preoccupied that she did not notice Kero had popped his head out of her pocket and was watching Sakura's battle, muttering under his breath. He could not go to her for the fear of being discovered.
Kero turned his head and watched Yukito. Curiosity and worry appeared on his face. Yue was fighting to be released but Yukito managed to keep him in. Yue needed to stay undercover or the Li clan might do something to Sakura or Yukito. Neither could risk doing anything without putting their beloved mistress in danger. All they could do was watch helplessly.
The guardian beasts watched windy try and bind the monster and fail. His mistress flew over the monster in attempt to avoid his fire attack.
'His attack is good,' thought Kero, 'but it is not as good as mine!'
A fire attack clipped Sakura's wing and Kero watched in horror as she fell to the ground. He needed to help her but he wasn't sure if he should.
Then, he saw a fire attack head straight for his mistress, who was sprawled helplessly on the floor.
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Hey guys, I know this chapter was short and I'll try and write more. Sorry if any of the Japanese translations is incorrect because I'm not Japanese. ^__^ Please tell me if there are any mistakes in the story! Grammar is not my strongest subject in school… Well, expect the next part out in about a week or two.
FYI, this story is coming to an end soon. There will be the battle with the beast (this will be kinda long, about 3-5 chapters, more or less) and then one more obstacle until the end. Oh yeah, tell me if you guys want a wedding scene or something of the sort cuz I'll hafta start thinking of that now!
R+R!!!
~Pinkangelsakura
Preview of Part 11: The Li clan beast is about to destroy Sakura! Will she be able to survive?
