Body Honor... What was it? Something that always eluded you, never let you see? Li Meiling Rae didn't know.

Maybe that was why she blindly ran. Ran from all her problems, never turning back.

Maybe that was why she pretended. She acted like she only cared about herself, she fooled everyone. She even fooled herself.

She wasn't really that cocky, she did it so no one would no she was hurt.

But she was.

She refused to show it, but she was hurt.

She was a failure to her clan, to her parents; to everyone. She didn't really know who she was.

That may be why she chased Syaoran. She didn't know. She loved him, but...

Why? Why couldn't she face her fears?

Because she was scared of the truth.

Scared of the problems answers could bring.

There were higher powers she didn't understand. And...

And she feared magic. She was scared of it. She didn't know why. It was like asking why it rained. It was an unanswerable question...

Or at least it was until she met Li Syaoran. She had believed Syaoran knew everything.

But now she understood no one could know everything.

Because it was impossible. No one could do the impossible.

Meiling liked to believe magic could do everything... and anything.

But it couldn't.

And she knew that.

FALLEN ANGEL, SILENT PRIESTESS

SHI NO TSUKIMITSU

{DEATH OF MOONLIGHT}

SAKURA:

Dancing away in this world filled with agony

Makes me feel so alone... Then I

Think of those things that make me feel whole!

Dancing away... the death of moonlight shines!

Shadows dancing on a pinkish ray of light

I always, always, always feel alone!

Sakura holds up her Star Staff and the cards come to stand by her.

SYAORAN:

Lying again and again, I never thought I'd feel this way before

What's done is done and we cannot fix it!

Flying away on a cloud sounds so far away

I used to think life had a happy ending but now...

I can see that the world will come tumbling down

But now that I know, I can say, I wish I never knew!

Syaoran holds up his double-edged sword and the cards come to stand by him.

TOMOYO:

Life isn't wonderful, I know that's true

Dancing away on a cloud of dead moonlight!

Why did the moonlight die? I know, oh, I know...

Life is a precious flitting butterfly and it doesn't go away

But know that I know half my life's been in vain

I must say, for me it's a CURSE!

Tomoyo stands on a shadowy purple background holding a wand topped with a violet star.

FALLEN ANGEL, SILENT PRIESTESS

Disclaimer:

No I do not own the original CCS characters. Blah, blah, blah, and yadda yadda.

Episode Two

The Illusions of Deception

The Battle is Not Outside

A tall pillar. A shadowy black gate. You may ask, 'What is this place?'

You'd be shocked to find the answer.

Hayashibara Tsukimi had always been a secretive person, but this was a bit much.

Ancient books of magical lore were spread out on a low table and Tsukimi was pouring over them looking for knowledge of one specific thing: the Dosei cards.

They were a strong power. Stronger that herself, Tsukimi admitted grudgingly. Powerful beyond the rest they were.

Most "normal" people kept away from such power.

But Tsukimi wasn't "normal".

Power was one thing even Tsukimi didn't completely understand. And like many, she craved knowledge.

After all, knowledge is power.

And power was what Tsukimi desired.

She now wished desperately she understood Yamino runes, for the markings on the book were in them.

Most likely created by Yamino Kaze, they were in her palace, they were old, but still utilized.

Yamino still used their ancient runes and so one of them might know. But probably only the chosen One and her closest relatives or something.

Not everyone learned that ancient language.

Again, she wished she knew it.

*****

Swerving around a narrow corridor, Hallucination paused to collect its thoughts. What could it do now?

One with great power was in this dirty village, it was positive of that now. A Clow Card Captor.

What danger was a Clow Card Captor to a Dosei card? Hallucination didn't know. It didn't want to know.

Dosei Card Captors were far from this town, this it knew also. And so it was time to strike.

Card Captors would show up soon.

Before that, Hallucination wanted to have fun. It would.

Deciding to spread its illusions upon everyone, it concentrated.

Powerful magic evergy shot out in every direction.

Strands of energy in every color flashed brightly.

The beautiful woman that was Hallucination disappeared.

*****

Runes etched into a darkly colored temple and a blazing fire stirred within the hearth. Thousands of years ago this place had been built: Yami-Sei Hisaki Temple.

Or, the Darkness-Star Flame Temple.

A young woman was crouched in front of the hearth. Clothed in bloodred robes, the young teenager seemed to radiate Supreme power, a level almost unheard of for a normal Magical eighteen year-old.

But Yamino Shimi was no normal sorceress.

Born in the Deathly hour, Shimi was no ordinary girl. Midnight black hair set off her bloodred eyes perfectly.

Perhaps too perfectly.

Opening her red eyes, she brought a pale hand up to her face and brushed her dark bangs out of her narrow eyes. Power--!

She had felt it.

Just recently, a large storage of power had been released!

Where was it now?

"Ah, Tomoeda. Clow cards are there, too. This should be... interesting..."

*****

Whispers...

Voices talking quietly amongst themselves.

"She is the One."

An image of Yamino Shimi flickered softly in a darkened room, showcasing two spectral figures.

All the colors of the spectrum flashed upon them and they appeared to be transparent.

"She has the power."

"The link is weak."

"The link is weak."

One of the spectral figures appeared to think Shimi was the right one for their task.

The other wasn't quite sure...

The form of one figure flickered, revealing an elegant lady with hair of spun gold and steely blue eyes. Thin blue robes covered her petite form.

"She has the Power."

"We shall see..."

The second spectre materialized, this time into a male with long dark blue hair tied up into a pony tail and indigo robes with the symbol of the Clow cards embroidered on them.

"The One."

"Possibly."

"Clow, you are so typical."

The lady suppressed a shrug and held a meticulously paited blue fingernail up to her eye.

"You are too limited to other possibilities."

The pair disappeared.

That seemed to end the discussion quite efficiently.

*****

Stars twinkled brightly in the royal purple sky of the night. A telescope stood untouched upon an elegant balcony. A lone figure stood upon the balcony also, dark hair waving in the moonlight.

Daidoujii Tomoyo was a beautiful teen, living in the lap of luxury all her life.

Tomoyo was lonely; she was all alone.

She used to think she was happy, hid under a mask.

But then the mask cracked.

She lifted her head and let words flow out of her mouth.

"Life isn't wonderful, I know that's true

Dancing away on a cloud of dead moonlight

Why did the moonlight die? I know, oh, I know...

Life is a precious flitting butterfly and it doesn't go away

But know that I know half my life's been in vain

I must say, for me it's a CURSE!"

The last few refrains of the sweet melody drifted away on silver wings.

Tomoyo was alone.

Hai, Tomoyo was alone.

Alone forever, as far as she could see.

At least she was still friends with Sakura/

But Tomoyo wanted to be more than friends.

Much, much more...

*****

In the brightly colored dormitories of Konsakura campus, students were unpacking and putting away.

Classes would start soon, and everyone wanted to be ready...

"College is going to start soon Kero-chan!"

The chirpy voice of Kinomoto Sakura echoed in her seemingly empty room. Or, almost empty.

A lemon yellow colored lion plushie sat on her desk.

"Kero-chan!"

"Hai, hai Sakura-chan." it finally responded back.

"Does college have Play Station 2?"

Sakura facefaulted.

"Uhhh..."

"Well, does it?" Kero inquired more desperately.

"I have no clue..." Sakura sighed. Play Station 2?!

"Well, did you bring yours?" Eagerly, Kero anticipated her answer.

"Ummm, um, hoe..." Sakura paused for a moment, fervently racking her brain for the answer.

Kero propped himself up more, waiting ever so eagerly.

"Hai! We just got to play Gran Turismo 3!" Sakura finally exclaimed, snapping open her eyes.

"YEAH!!!" Kero exploded in happiness and leaped into the air.

"You're the best mistress ever Sakura-chan!" he clapped appreciatively.

"I'm not the Clow mistress yet Kero-chan." Sakura corrected him gently.

"You said 'yet'!"

Hero flew around her to land on her shoulder.

"'Yet'!"

*****

Far from Konsakura, another ancient temple stood.

In the Li clan estate, not many clan members used it.

For it was practically Li Syaoran's personal temple.

Not many chose to disturb him there, for it was a sacred place. Very sacred.

Syaoran was kneeling down there today, in fact. Dressed in his green and yellow ceremonial robes, his deep amber eyes were closed.

They flashed open.

"It has been done..." he whispered, not wanting to believe what he now knew was fact,

"The destruction is upon us."

He threw a pale peony flower into the fire.

"The time has come..."

A vision in the fire cleared to show ripples appearing in a pond.

"Syaoran--!!!"

The obnoxious voice of Li Meiling Rae broke the still silence.

Syaoran groaned and a light flickered.

A silver broadsword appeared.

Syaoran grinned.

"Syaoran!"

Meiling appeared, face flushed from running and yelling.

She looked from Syaoran's sword and Syaoran's broad grin. Her face paled.

Then she ran and gave him a hug and what she thought was and "endearting" smile.

Syaoran thought it was pathetic.

Syaoran stumbled backward and toppled over, unable to sustain Meiling's unexpected weight.

She puckered her lips and prepared to give him a kiss...

She got a kick to the waist and she feel off Syaoran.

Syaoran backflipped to get up and spat cruelly in her face.

"Remember I hate you, Rae."

He left the temple.

One tear feel out of Meiling's eye.

*****

"The time has come..."

Whispers of the future urrounded eighteen year-old Li Ryuu.

Visions came easily to him...

Some of his dark bangs brushed into his eyes. he blew them off, revealing the most startling sapphire orbs.

Nothing was--or stayed--unknown to him.

Ryuu was a psychic, one who saw the future in visions. Doom was approaching!

The Star power was wielded by a naive rookie.

This was not good.

The outcome did not appear good.

DISASTER

But Ryuu did not even mind.

Those who had shunned him would get what they deserved. Take that, Li clan!

"Ryuu," his cousin, Syaoran.

"I need to speak to you,"

Urgence was in his voice.

Ryuu opened the door.

*****

"Sakura-chan?"

Mihara Chiharu spotted her friend amongst the busy throng of people in the campus halls.

"Sakura-chan?"

Her friend wasn't responding.

Frowning, Chiharu asked again.

"Sakura-chan?!"

Now Chiharu was getting worried.

"What's happening?"

Still no response.

Chiharu reached out a hand to tap her friend on the shoulder...

Her hand passed right through Sakura!

Shocked, Chiharu withdrew her hand as if she had been burned.

What was happening?

Chiharu's mahogany pigtails swished against her face. She thought the yôkai attacks had stopped eight years ago!

So, what was this?

Sakura's apparition began to grin eerily...

And move!

Chiharu screamed instinctively.

"Yôkai...!!!"

She blacked out and slid motionlessly to the floor.

She never even got to finish her sentence.

Still grinning liike mad, "Sakura" slithered on.

Time to kill off some more prey!

*****

Syaoran frowned. Ryuu was the only relative who would understand this!

"This is about that power, right?"

Syaoran didn't need to say more. His cousin already knew.

"Hai."

"You wish to go then?"

Ryuu's voice was blank, emotionless.

"Hai."

"Then let me come."

Syaoran was shocked. Ryuu wanted to come?!

"Don't look so shocked. I don't want to be destroyed."

Ryuu's blazing sapphires seemed to darken with an inner hatred Syaoran had merely glimpsed before.

"Fine."

Ryuu whipped out a cellphone.

"Call the airport."

It was beginning.

*****

"Okaa-san. For the last time, I need to go to Tomoeda!" Yamino Shimi was in the middle of a yelling match with her mother.

"Iie." Yamino Himeko was adamant. She can't know!

"I need" Shimi's eyes flared black, the same shade as her raven locks. "to go to Tomoeda."

"Fine." Himeko sighed. "Just don't associate with the Li clan."

"Iwll do..." Again, that evil black flash. "What I want."

Himeko freaked for a moment. Was she really going to send Shimi and Dokumi, her most disobedient daughters, to a place where the cards of evil ran rampant on their purpose to cause mighty destruction?

Yes, she was.

She picked up her cellphone and dialed Nagano Air Lines. Shimi could do it. She was putting the mission in capable hands...

"Dokumi!!" Shimi called her twin down.

"Nani?" Dokumi looked just a tad aggravated. Ice began to waft around the elegant, airy staircase and atop its banisters.

"We" Shimi stressed this point. "are going to Tomoeda."

Dokumi's eyes widened in shock.

Then she smiled broadly.

"Yes!"

*****

"Hai. Charge it to the Kourino clan elders, onegai?" As Himeko hung up the phone she smiled wickedly. Take that, Kourino clan!

"Shimi, Dokumi."

Her daughters appeared instantly, with suitcases in hand.

"Go to Nagano Air Lines and you are on Flight #13. Ganbatte ne."

Himeko waved as her daughters disappeared out the door.

*****

Yamazaki Takashi smiled. Chiharu was on the same campus as him! This was going to be great!

Oh, there was Chiharu now!

"Chiharu-chan?"

He called out to his girlfriend.

Chiharu was smiling weirdly about something.

"Chiharu?"

Chiharu was still smiling enigmatically.

"Chiharu, are you okay?"

Chiharu was stock still.

Takashi was worried.

"Chiharu?!"

He ran up to her and grabbed her shoulders...

Only to find his hands slipped right through her!

"Chiharu... You are not Chiharu."

Takashi glared at the yôkai "Chiharu".

"Go back to the..."

He was struck unconscious, just like his girlfriend.

"Chiharu" smiled.

Things were going its way!

*****

It was noon, and Daidoujii Tomoyo had still not seen hide or tail of Sakura. She was starting to get worried.

Oh, there was Sakura!

"Sakura-chan?"

Tomoyo frowned and shook her head.

This girl was not Sakura!

"You're not Sakura. You must be a Clow card."

"Sakura" laughed and Tomoyo felt afraid.

"I am no Clow card." its voice was strangely melodic, yet... evil.

But it was too late for Tomoyo...

She fell to the floor with a sickening crack.

"Sakura" smiled.

It was no Clow card, that was for sure.

It waas a Dosei card!

*****

What a shabby airplane, Shimi reached across the powerful bond she shared with her twin. Hai, just don't get into trouble at this school, Dokumi mentally whined.

Shimi smirked. So Dokumi was worried, eh? No matter.

Star power is nearby, Dokumi was a bit worried at the threat and her voice conveyed it. No matter, Shimi mentally smiled. Nothing can stop us as long as we're together!

Dokumi suddenly smiled. Sunshine spread over her face. Her twin was right. Nothing bad would happen to them as long as they were together!

We are here to investigate a potential threat to the world, remember that Shimi. Not have fun, Dokumi felt the need to remind her party-loving twin.

Aw, Dokumi, you're no fun, the pretty face of a princess seemed to pout. Who gives about the snotty elders who care about their precious lives? Life is there and we can have fun. I don't care if I die or not, Dokumi.

Shimi, Dokumi sighed mentally. Do you always have to be this frustrating?

Well someone has to make sure you have fun you sourpuss, Shimi smiled wickedly. Life is there so you can annoy people to their wits' end and then kick their buts to the moon!

Yeah right, Dokumi scoffed at her twin's idea. If life was like that there would be no point in missions. But then again, Shimi doesn't care about the mission. She only wants to have fun and show off her powers.

Dokumi, the mental voice of Shimi reached her. Stop being such a worry wart. If missions didn't exist you could live your own life, not the clan's. I don't want to live a life that is not my own. Not when I can show them I'll do what I want.

That's why I do what I do, her twin continued, surprising Dokumi a little with this new revelation. I don't want to be a puppet the clan's games. I want to be free, that's why I struggle to break the cage laid out before me, why I don't blindly follow orders.

You should try it! Shimi ended her speech forcefully. It was obvious who was in control.

Shimi, with all her annoyingness, her parties, her arrogance, she was a powerful person, both in personality and soul. She was no pushover.

*****

Idly, Sakura pressed through, beating Kero at the video game she was playing. Then, her magical senses went on the alert! Syaoran!

She felt him, felt his aura, felt his soul, felt his very essence. he was near!

"Syaoran..." she whispered brokenly. He may have betrayed her but...

Was the betrayal really his fault? Well, the only way to find out was to ask.

Her vivid emerald green eyes blanked into pools of green. She was coming. Slowly, almost hypnotically, she walked out to the grounds.

There was Syaoran!

She opened her arms and ran out to him...

But it was a futile action.

Her arms slipped right through Syaoran. The spell broke and she collapsed, drained.

"Syaoran" smiled, reverting back to the form of a beautiful red tressed woman. A beautiful white dress was on its body. A black shawl covered its shoulders and gave it a mystic effect.

Blank black eyes stared out icily at Sakura, unable to feel emotion. Hallucination had not been created to feel emotion and so it did not...

"Sakura-chan!" Kero came flying out of the building after her. He glanced at Hallucination, glaring darkly. "You.. you yôkai!"

Hallucination's face remained stony. IT did not know fear, kindness, or remorse. It didn't know love. All it knew was hatred, cruelty, and evilness. It was created to be evil, to wreak an unspeakable creation.

Then Kero saw its power source.

A glowing black sigil was on its shawl, right on its chest. Kero's eyes narrowed. It was an unforgettable sigil...

The symbol of Yamino Kaze!

One of the Five, Kaze was a mighty woman. Yet, she did not act like her appearance.

She was the focal point of Evil!

Kero, for the first time in eight years, was worried for Sakura. Not now, not now! He didn't even know what Kaze's cards were called!

Was this truly the end for Card Captor Sakura?

*****

Ryuu smiled slightly. It had struck. But what was its outcome?

Unfortunately for him and Syaoran, he could not see the outcome and their plane flight wasn't until late that night.

They would not know.

But its power...

Dosei cards took their energy from the planets, that was all anyone really knew besides the face their release would set the old prophecy in motion.

The prophecy was from before the creation of the Dosei cards. Taking a deep breath, Ryuu began to recite the ancient tale:

"All of five magicians, their ways set in stone,

Their powers far stronger than all in tome

For as the day calls upon the night

Their time calls upon destruction...

"Five books they made, carved of power

A legacy that dwindled with every hour

Creation, Destruction, they tied together

In the fateful hour darkness was conceived...

"The power created struck down,

It was too wild for the best of the ancients

So set away it was in the old magic books

Five swore never to release the contents again!

"Yet as the stars call upon the sky,

The illusions were released,

Unbidden and determined, they were sentenced to rest

And all was forgotten a second time

"Then striking down upon the ancient forces of the Bind

Release for the second, more glorious book

Clow's magic caught, all the cards found again

The wielder of Star power still found one left

"And the powers of terror found someone who was

Terror unleashed again upon the world of Creation

Dark powers now reigned, a force stronger than all

Then chosen by the Creator, the saviour did come

"Yet all were too late to stop the destruction which came

Most humanity destroyed, our dimension shattered

A new Five brought on a new reign in a place far off

O City of Night, bring peace to those there

"And the elemental power was found to still be

The blackness surrounding, the Five not succumbing

And they did fight, brought it on with all power

The darkness was banished within the Deathly hour

"Spiritual power, found finally in its realm

Surrounded its searchers, Ones of power

And so terror reigned again among Dosei in all power

Darkness defeated at the last minute once again

"But when we come to this age, will it still be the same

That question has been asked since the start of time

When powers still roam free and true, will safety be?

And will the Five still reign on, their power unbeaten?"

Ryuu cleared his throat. There was something about the prophecy he still didn't understand. Who were the new Five?

Everyone knew the old Five, they were the ancestral Ones. Yamino Kaze, Amamiya Shen, Clow Reed, Li Ying Fa, and Hayashibara Yamisei.

The Five had been written in all tomes of magical lore. Their great and terrible power...

The Five were the most prominent magicians in history. What could top them?

It was a pity Ryuu didn't know he was going to find out.

*****

The power of the stars...

Tsukimi smiled slowly to herself as she realized that the one with the Star power was approaching death. Watching through her vision pool, she contented herself with watching.

But...

What was that woman next to her?

The sigil of Kaze...

That ancient sign of death and destruction...

What was it?

No Clow card...

No Illusion card...

She stiffened slightly at the mention of her mother's failure... Kourino Himeko will pay!

Little did Tsukimi know that one of Himeko's descendants would one day battle her in a fight to the death...

Only one would win.

*****

Power!

Syaoran stiffened.

Sakura getting attacked by what seemed to be him..?

Training?

Getting knocked out?

No training?

It wasn't Earthy....

So what was it?

There were other dark powers, but Syaoran didn't think it was controlled by anyone other than itself.

He wished his flight were now...

*****

Destruction...

Hallucination smiled. Was it to feel remorse?

Iie.

Sakura struggled to stumble up.

"Key of Darkness,

Star of Clow

I, Sakura, command you!

Release!"

A brilliant explosion shook the campus grounds, and Hallucination stumbled back, temporarily blinded.

Gracefully, Sakura leapt up into the air and called upon Fiery.

"Card of Clow!

I command thee!

Do my bidding!

Release!"

Streams of flams shot out from the card, yet went right through Hallucination.

Sakura and Fiery looked equally puzzled. "Hoe?"

She pulled out Watery.

"Card of Clow!

I command thee!

Do my bidding!

Release!"

Water energies swirled around Hallucination, again going through it.

She struck a point above Hallucination.

"Card of Clow,

I take your powers!

I, Sakura, command thee!

Return to your powers,

CONFINE!"

Nothing happened.

Frowning, Sakura tried again.

"Card of Clow,

I take your powers!

I, Sakura, command thee!

Return to your powers,

CONFINE!"

Still nothing.

A tear escaped Sakura's eye.

"How can I be so weak? Why won't it work? Why?"

Hallucination watched in amazement as its would-be captor pounded on the ground hysterically. Why did this Card Captor show emotion?

*****

"We're here. This is the campus Okaa-san told us to go to." Dokumi pointed to a white with icy blue trim building.

Hey, do you sense that? Shimi sent the message over their link. Hai, Dokumi nodded mentally.

Shimi concentrated and an elegant black rapier appeared in her hand. It had a black blade and a pretty bloodred hilt. Rune markings decorated the hilt.

A black sigil appeared under her feet. She nodded.

"This way!"

And she ran off leaving Dokumi to rush breathlessly after her.

She got to the sight of the battle and saw Sakura pounding on the ground and Hallucination just standing there.

She grinned.

Time for some action!

*****

Kero widened his eyes in shock. Could it be? The ancient prophecy... coming true! It was no Clow card...

He saw this new attacker. Black hair and a black bladed fencing rapier. She turned her head for a moment and he got a glimpse of blank bloodred eyes filled with the excitement of a battle.

She held the sword out in front of her menacingly.

"Cards of destruction,

Evil and false

Forms of deathly stars

Light that pierces the inner regions!

I call upon thee to show me the way!

"Point the way to the answer true

Show before me what I have shown before you!

Ancient might, illitrify!

Power of the darkest night,

SHOW ME THE LIGHT!"

A brilliant black light flashed on right under the sword point and letters formed.

H

A

L

L

U

C

I

N

A

T

I

O

N!

Hallucination!

The letters flashed brightly for a moment, then dimmed. The girls eyes narrowed.

Holding up her left hand, she swirled it around up in the sky and whispered out her incantation,

"Storm of power,

Storm of might!

Ancient darkness

Do as I command!"

Kero's jaw dropped as the girl finished reciting an ancient spell. That was hard to attempt for the ancients!

Swirls of black light began opening a void.

Out of the void came dark clouds and lightning flashed once, twice! The void disappeared and then a storm began to rage.

The girl smiled, and it became worse. Now no one could see whatever was to happen here. An effective shield, although the girl could have gone for a shield spell, Kero mused.

Hallucination got up and reflected its power into a ball of rainbow energy.

It got ready to shoot it at the girl. It whizzed through the air, then stopped an inch from the girl.

Striking her rapier onto a point above the head of Hallucination she chanted more rapidly,

"Shi, yami, kon, hi!

Dosei card,

RETURN!"

Black energy swirled out of the point she had struck at swordtip and it wrapped up a stunned Hallucination.

The energy formed into a card and floated over to the raven locked girl. She caught it swiftly holding it between two fingers. A smile was etched onto her red lips.

Just then, a mahogany haired girl broke through the shield and stumbled onto the black haired girl.

"Shimi! Why didn't you wait for me?" Sisterly squabbling began and Kero's eyes turned over to his awakening mistress.

"What happened Kero-chan?"

Sakura was curious.

"Well, you see..."

Kero launched into a long speech about what had just happened.

Shimi and Dokumi got up and walked out, Shimi dissolving the storm instantly.

Kero's version of events took a while...

*****

Shimi smiled. Okaa-san did remember to book space for them at this college: Konsakura. She patiently waited as she was given her uniform and keys to her room.

Dokumi had gone on before her. She sighed. Why was it that Dokumi always went before her? Alphabetical order....

Iie!

She looked at the card in her hand.

A black card with purple violet runes sketched upon it and on the front a picture of a beautiful woman with the word Hallucination sketched upon it in runes.

Truly a beautiful sight!

The powers it held though...

Incredible power at the flick of her fingers...

All fifty of these and she could practically be a goddess!

Talk of power and virtue... Oh, there was her dorm room!

"Dokumi?" she peered inside. Yes, she was sharing a room with her twin! Dokumi was sitting in one of the rooms unpacking and putting away.

Shimi immediately set to the task of categorizing her magical lore into the bookcase in her part of the dorm. Each dorm had four rooms: two bedrooms, a kitchenette and dining room, and a living room. They were all well furnished with furnishings from home.

Home... Did she miss it?

Iie.

*****

"It's finally time for the flight Syaoran." Ryuu said quietly to his pacing cousin. "If you keep doing that though..." he added as an afterthought.

Syaoran jumped up and ran for the plane. "We gotta go!"

Ryuu sweatdropped.

"I knew he would do this..."

Syaoran paused a moment.

"Come on. What are you waiting for?"

"Nothing."

Ryuu sighed and ran to catch up. "This just gets weirder and weirder..."

A vision of capture flashed through his eyes.

The first Dosei card!

He and Syaoran ran up the ramp and sat down in their seats, which happened to be next to each other.

"A card has been caught."

Syaoran nodded mutely.

"You know what this means, don't you?"

Syaoran clenched his fists.

"Yes, of course. More danger. Why does destiny always lead us to the end?"

The two nodded off to sleep and the rest of the flight passed by quickly.

*****

Sakura groaned and pushed herself to her feet. She and Kero rushed off to her room. So much to think about...

New powers, new cards...

And just when she thought she could rest...

She sighed, pushing the offending thoughts out of her head. She would deal with them, just not now.

Strange powers, strange incantations...

The Card Captor she had seen, she might see again on campus. After all, why would anyone be on Konsakura when they didn't have too?

Her own powers...

She barely understood herself...

But, it didn't matter. Destiny was arriving. She would be there to meet it.

And there to see its end...

*****

Out on the barren planet of Ashitarii, Harue was planning her attack.

"Youma no aku yami!

Break all seals and show your might!"

She smiled contentedly as a monster appeared. Long black hair framed the monster's dark blue face. A black chinese style dress was on it.

"Itsu-yama, attack Japan at will and conquer that small force of powerful magic! And remember, the punishment for failure is death!"

The youma nodded and disappeared.

Harue smiled. Everything would go according to her plan. She would make sure of that.

{HARUE, YOU ARE READY, NE?}

That shadowed voice was heard yet again on the horizon. Harue nodded. "Hai, master. I will not fail."

There was definate amusement in the voice now.

{YOU SEEM... CONFIDENT. ARE YOU TRULY READY TO SUCCEED?}

Harue's eyes flashed dangerously. "I will succeed master, I will." Her long red hair was flipped over her shoulder and she stood baring no emotion whatsoever.

{FINE, YOU MAY PROCEED WITH DUE CAUTION. WIPE OUT THESE IMPURITIES, THEN ATTACK AT WILL.}

Harue smiled wickedly. "I shall bend them to my will master. I hear and obey."

With that, she was gone in a brilliant flash of light.

Ashitarii was empty once again.

Evil.

Power.

The transfer was almost complete.

*****

A plane was flying in to Tomoeda airlines. You may be shocked to know the time of the flight's end. It was 3:00A.M. and most normal people were asleep in bed.

Li Syaoran was softly snoozing on the plane, waiting for the flight's end. His cousin, Li Ryuu, was awake and alert beside him at the window seat.

"Syaoran! We're here." Ryuu whispered quietly to his sleeping cousin. "Whu-what--Nani?" Syaoran's voice was groggy and underlined his tiredness.

"Isaid, we're here." Ryuu was patient with his cousin, a first. Ryuu was never patient. But, there comes a time for everything.

Na-nani?" then Ryuu's words hit full-force. "We really must hurry." Ryuu smiledwickedly, this was his level headed cousin. Syaoran always knew how to keep his head on the ground.

"Now, you're talking."

Ryuu grabbed his suitcase, which was hanging over his head on a rack and slung in over his shoulder in one fluid motion. Syaoran did likewise.

Side by side, the two cousins walked to where a taxi cab was waiting for them in the downpour of rain. "To Konsakura campus." Syaoran said firmly to the driver, thanking the kamis that his mother had thought to register them in college.

The drive was long and slow, since it was so late at night. But nevertheless, they still soon reached their destination. Unloading all their baggage, they thanked the driver profusely.

They were there!

Shrugging, Syaoran motioned to Ryuu to follow him. Syaoran led his cousin to the reception desk, where they soon claimed a dormitory for the two of them.

Slinging his suitcases on the floor, Syaoran walked over to his new bed and pulled down the covers, already dozing.

Ryuu watched him quietly and did similarly in his own room. At long last they had arrived at their destination.

*****

Hayashibara Tsukimi smiled evilly. Soon, yes, soon, she would be ready. They were all there sitting like sleeping ducks. It was incredible the way they all went to the same place without realizing it.

They would be hers. She would bend them to her will.

"Eriol."

A dark haired boy walked calmly into her Dark throne. It was an endless abyss which she herself had devised, fitting its purpose. Filled to the brim with power, her Dark throne was a torturous death to those unwelcome.

Eriol was welcome.

Tsukimi beckoned to him to come closer. He did willingly.

"Eriol. You will take the Clow cards for us. Do you understand the importance of your success?"

Eriol nodded gravely. "Hai, I do Mistress. And I shall succeed."

"Good, good. Now run along. Your room will be waiting. I have secured a room for you at the place they are all staying at: Konsakura college."

Eriol turned to run and disappeared. He was ready.

Tsukimi smiled to herself, her plan was working. Oh, it was working. All she had to do was wait, Eriol would take the cards of Clow, and she could recapture Dosei while they were busy with him.

It would work.

There was no doubt...

*****

THE END

Finally! Episode Two is done! I've been working my lazy but off on this baby. It took me like two weeks. That's cuz I was lazy.

Um, so anyone hate me over Sakura or Tomoyo yet? Don't bother cuz Sakura doesn't act that mean, you saw her. She was nice and she only pretends to have that grudge.

Ara, you need translations, ne? Well, here they are. If you see anymore words you're not familiar with email me. I await your emails.

Translations:

Dosei: Saturn

Ara: Oh

Matte: Wait

Yami, shi, kon, hi: Darkness, Death, Blackness, Fire!

Youma no aku yami: Evil darkness of monster/demon!

Hai: yes

Iie: no

Names and stuff you have to email me about. Gomen.

So, has anyone seen any special plot details or whatever?

Have you figured out Ying and Yang?

Understood the prophecy? {Hint: This is a five or six part saga. Read Palace of Evil Magic by Dokumi/Ripple-chan to understand it better.}

Cried over Tomoyo?

Wanted to kill me for making this so long?

Ara, does anyone know anything about Cardcaptors the Move? I heard a rumor it came out on Wednesday August 18. Email me if its true. I gottat know!!!

Hopefully Episode Three won't be as long. Oh well, look for FASP Episode Three, The Dangerous Power of Our New Ally, The Quest Within Ourselves, coming soon! It'll most likely be out next week.

Ja ne!

yami no ako

P.S. Have you read Dimensions 20? So good so good. I luv it. Dimensions is so great... You should read it too!