Kero looked up suddenly from the cookie he'd been eating, his senses picking up on a powerful magical force that had entered the city. Whatever it was, he would have to get Sakura to check it out. He pulled out the cell phone Tomoyo had given her and dialed the number, waiting fro Sakura to answer. When she did, she seemed a little irritated.
"What is it, Kero?" Sakura asked.
"Look, I know you and Syaoran are out on a date, but we have a little problem. Something with a strong magical power has entered the city, and I need you and Syaoran to see if you can find it."
"Are you sure?" Sakura asked, now sounding more concerned.
"Definitely. Something about it feels very wrong. I'm going to get Yue, and we'll meet up with you."
"Okay, Kero."
The phone hung up. Kero looked out the window, where it was raining heavily. This was not going to be an easy task. He opened the window and flew outside before changing into his true form. Much to his surprise, Yue was already waiting for him. The angel looked at Kero, his normal cold eyes dancing with worry. He had felt the energy too, and he had a very bad feeling about it.
"We must hurry and find the source of this power. I feel it may attract unwanted attention," Yue said so softly that Keroberos nearly missed it.
"Unwanted attention? From what?"
Yue didn't answer the question. Instead he flew off, heading towards the edge of the city. Keroberos followed after him, hoping he would get an explanation. But all he got was silence. Yue continued to fly in a straight line, and before long, landed on a muddy field surrounded by dead or dying trees. He could feel the coldness in the air, and it wasn't from the rain. He was definitely here, Yue could sense Him. But he couldn't sense where. But that meant the two worlds were getting ready to merge, something that couldn't be allowed to happen. The last time He had tried to merge the two worlds, He had been stopped by Yue and someone else, someone that Yue still didn't have the strength to mention, even to himself.
"Yue, why are we in this place? We should be searching for that magical force, not standing in a muddy field!" Keroberos said.
"This is where the source is coming from. You just don't know what to look for."
"Then why don't you tell me?" Keroberos shouted.
"Go find Sakura. I will follow shortly," Yue ordered.
Keroberos was about to protest again, then decided against it. Yue did things for reasons that he would never understand, and it was better for him not to try. So he turned away from Yue and took off to find Sakura and Syaoran. Once he was alone, Yue looked out into the darkness and called out, "I know you are here, Aizakku! Show yourself!"
From the shadows a menacing figure appeared, his dark hair tied back with a piece of black leather. His clothing was made from black silk, and his dark wings were spread in a hostile gesture, daring Yue to try and attack. Aizakku's eyes danced with evil menace and a hatred that he saved especially for Yue. Yue, likewise, hated Aizakku, but for a different reason. He had been the one who had caused so much pain.
"Well, Yue, it certainly has been a long time. You haven't changed much, but then, you were sealed away in a book. What ever happened? Did you master find out about you and -"
"Enough, Aizakku," Yue hissed. "My past is my business. If you're trying to merge the two worlds together, then I am going to destroy you."
"You?" Aizakku laughed. "You couldn't even hurt me if you wanted to. See, unlike last time, I have a new ally. One who can't wait to reach this world. I have one of them with me right now. Here, why don't you say hello..."
From somewhere within Aizakku's cloak came a shadow-like creature with very long, sharp claws! It had launched itself at Yue, who ducked to escape it. Its claws brushed up against Yue's arm, drawing blood from the magical being. All at once Yue felt very dizzy and weak! He fell to his knees, unable to stand. Everything was moving around him, and he could no longer see his enemy, or anything else for that matter.
"W-what is happening?" Yue asked in a harsh whisper.
"Oh, nothing much," Aizakku said in an evil tone. "The Eiruu is just beginning to drain your energy. In two hours you won't be able to move, and perhaps just an hour after that, you'll be dead. I would stay and watch, but I have other business to attend to. You won't have to worry about the Eiruu attacking you again, though. Once it draws blood, it doens't need to be near you to drain your energy. Too bad you won't get to see the worlds merge."
As Aizakku walked away Yue tried to go after him, but was unable to rise. He could only hope that Sakura and the others were able to stop him.
Yeishen looked up suddenly from where she was sleeping, her senses on fire! Eriol had sensed something too, for he had stood up very suddenly, looking around the room. Everyhting had become very cold suddenly, and Yeishen realized that there was an Eiruu nearby. She spread her wings and growled a warning, looking around for where the Eiruu may have been hiding. It appeared suddenly, coming down from above them, landing on Eriol's back! He creid out in pain as the creature's sharp claws pierced his skin, drawing blood from the wound! Yeishen shot a well aimed spike at it, knocking the creature off and pinning it to the wall, killing the beast! Eriol had fallen to the floor, weak from the sudden drain on his energy. Killing the Eiruu had helped, but now his energy was being drained into the Void, and while it was much slower than being drained by the Eiruu, it was just as dangerous.
Ruby and Spinner appeared suddenly, having heard their master's cry, and became defensive when Yeishen moved over to help him.
"Back off!" Ruby shouted warningly.
"I am not the one who did this," Yeishen said firmly. "That one is pinned to your wall."
She pointed to the spiked Eiruu, that was quickly fading away into nothingness. "It has drawn blood from Eriol. Now his energy is being drained. I can slow the process down, but I can't stop it. Not right now, anyway."
"Why not?" Spinner demanded.
"Because I must find the Eiruu first. It had to reach this world through a door. I must find and close that door. I'm not sure how I'll do that, only that I have to. You two stay here and take care of Eriol."
With that Yeishen ran out of the house and towards the city. The rain/snow was falling harder than ever, but that didn't slow Yeishen down. A few moments later Yeishen was in the air, looking for the source of the Eiruu. She didn't have much time. If she didn't close the door within a certain amount of time, Eriol would die. But as she flew over an old field covered with dead trees, Yeishen felt another pang of distress! Someone else had been attacked by an Eiruu, and was fading fast! Unable to ignore her instincts to help, Yeishen flew towards the wounded creature, and found it was another person who had a magical aura. The only difference was, he looked like a Ni'ly'ka!
Yeishen almost panicked when she saw the young man lying on the ground, his white wings covered with mud and silver-colored blood! She forced herself to calm down and landed next to him, looking for the wound. She found it on his arm, a long gash that would need to be closed immediately. Using her magic, Yeishen closed the gash, but still the man felt cold to her. He had been attacked much sooner than Eriol had, and was much weaker. He didn't have much time left. She quickly found out why. The door that the Eiruu had been using was no more than six or seven meters away, and there were a mass of the shadow demons lingering on the edge, all of them draining the man's energy.
Suddenly the staff released itself from the chain and became large again, and Yeishen reached instinctively to grab it. The minute her hand touched the staff the three stones began to hum and emmit a very bright light! The Eiruu screamed in pain and backed away from the door! Yeishen moved closer towards it, forcing the Eiruu back into their own world. Then, to her surprise, all three stones lined up, and a beam of pale white light began to flow across the ground and up into the door. With a soft whispering sound, the door closed, sealing the Eiruu inside.
Yeishen turned back to the man, who still lay unmoving. The stone began to hum again, and the light surrounded Yeishen, making her feel warm. Not really knowing what she was doing, but listening to the voice inside of her heart, Yeishen placed a small hand over the man's heart, letting the light flow from her body into his. A moment later the staff became small again and the light faded away. Yeishen looked at the man, feeling as if she should know who he was. The feeling lasted only a moment, for his eyes opened suddenly, and he sat up, knocking Yeishen back in surprise.
"Who are you?" He demanded. Then he took a closer look at Yeishen, his eyes widening. "It can't be..."
"Can't be what?" Yeishen asked.
The winged man didn't answer. Instead he took off into the air and disappeared from sight. Yeishen felt the urge to follow him, but instead remained on the earth. Something was going on, and she had to find out what. She also had to help Eriol, now that she knew how. So, against her heart's wish to follow the man, she took flight and headed back to Eriol's house.
"What is it, Kero?" Sakura asked.
"Look, I know you and Syaoran are out on a date, but we have a little problem. Something with a strong magical power has entered the city, and I need you and Syaoran to see if you can find it."
"Are you sure?" Sakura asked, now sounding more concerned.
"Definitely. Something about it feels very wrong. I'm going to get Yue, and we'll meet up with you."
"Okay, Kero."
The phone hung up. Kero looked out the window, where it was raining heavily. This was not going to be an easy task. He opened the window and flew outside before changing into his true form. Much to his surprise, Yue was already waiting for him. The angel looked at Kero, his normal cold eyes dancing with worry. He had felt the energy too, and he had a very bad feeling about it.
"We must hurry and find the source of this power. I feel it may attract unwanted attention," Yue said so softly that Keroberos nearly missed it.
"Unwanted attention? From what?"
Yue didn't answer the question. Instead he flew off, heading towards the edge of the city. Keroberos followed after him, hoping he would get an explanation. But all he got was silence. Yue continued to fly in a straight line, and before long, landed on a muddy field surrounded by dead or dying trees. He could feel the coldness in the air, and it wasn't from the rain. He was definitely here, Yue could sense Him. But he couldn't sense where. But that meant the two worlds were getting ready to merge, something that couldn't be allowed to happen. The last time He had tried to merge the two worlds, He had been stopped by Yue and someone else, someone that Yue still didn't have the strength to mention, even to himself.
"Yue, why are we in this place? We should be searching for that magical force, not standing in a muddy field!" Keroberos said.
"This is where the source is coming from. You just don't know what to look for."
"Then why don't you tell me?" Keroberos shouted.
"Go find Sakura. I will follow shortly," Yue ordered.
Keroberos was about to protest again, then decided against it. Yue did things for reasons that he would never understand, and it was better for him not to try. So he turned away from Yue and took off to find Sakura and Syaoran. Once he was alone, Yue looked out into the darkness and called out, "I know you are here, Aizakku! Show yourself!"
From the shadows a menacing figure appeared, his dark hair tied back with a piece of black leather. His clothing was made from black silk, and his dark wings were spread in a hostile gesture, daring Yue to try and attack. Aizakku's eyes danced with evil menace and a hatred that he saved especially for Yue. Yue, likewise, hated Aizakku, but for a different reason. He had been the one who had caused so much pain.
"Well, Yue, it certainly has been a long time. You haven't changed much, but then, you were sealed away in a book. What ever happened? Did you master find out about you and -"
"Enough, Aizakku," Yue hissed. "My past is my business. If you're trying to merge the two worlds together, then I am going to destroy you."
"You?" Aizakku laughed. "You couldn't even hurt me if you wanted to. See, unlike last time, I have a new ally. One who can't wait to reach this world. I have one of them with me right now. Here, why don't you say hello..."
From somewhere within Aizakku's cloak came a shadow-like creature with very long, sharp claws! It had launched itself at Yue, who ducked to escape it. Its claws brushed up against Yue's arm, drawing blood from the magical being. All at once Yue felt very dizzy and weak! He fell to his knees, unable to stand. Everything was moving around him, and he could no longer see his enemy, or anything else for that matter.
"W-what is happening?" Yue asked in a harsh whisper.
"Oh, nothing much," Aizakku said in an evil tone. "The Eiruu is just beginning to drain your energy. In two hours you won't be able to move, and perhaps just an hour after that, you'll be dead. I would stay and watch, but I have other business to attend to. You won't have to worry about the Eiruu attacking you again, though. Once it draws blood, it doens't need to be near you to drain your energy. Too bad you won't get to see the worlds merge."
As Aizakku walked away Yue tried to go after him, but was unable to rise. He could only hope that Sakura and the others were able to stop him.
Yeishen looked up suddenly from where she was sleeping, her senses on fire! Eriol had sensed something too, for he had stood up very suddenly, looking around the room. Everyhting had become very cold suddenly, and Yeishen realized that there was an Eiruu nearby. She spread her wings and growled a warning, looking around for where the Eiruu may have been hiding. It appeared suddenly, coming down from above them, landing on Eriol's back! He creid out in pain as the creature's sharp claws pierced his skin, drawing blood from the wound! Yeishen shot a well aimed spike at it, knocking the creature off and pinning it to the wall, killing the beast! Eriol had fallen to the floor, weak from the sudden drain on his energy. Killing the Eiruu had helped, but now his energy was being drained into the Void, and while it was much slower than being drained by the Eiruu, it was just as dangerous.
Ruby and Spinner appeared suddenly, having heard their master's cry, and became defensive when Yeishen moved over to help him.
"Back off!" Ruby shouted warningly.
"I am not the one who did this," Yeishen said firmly. "That one is pinned to your wall."
She pointed to the spiked Eiruu, that was quickly fading away into nothingness. "It has drawn blood from Eriol. Now his energy is being drained. I can slow the process down, but I can't stop it. Not right now, anyway."
"Why not?" Spinner demanded.
"Because I must find the Eiruu first. It had to reach this world through a door. I must find and close that door. I'm not sure how I'll do that, only that I have to. You two stay here and take care of Eriol."
With that Yeishen ran out of the house and towards the city. The rain/snow was falling harder than ever, but that didn't slow Yeishen down. A few moments later Yeishen was in the air, looking for the source of the Eiruu. She didn't have much time. If she didn't close the door within a certain amount of time, Eriol would die. But as she flew over an old field covered with dead trees, Yeishen felt another pang of distress! Someone else had been attacked by an Eiruu, and was fading fast! Unable to ignore her instincts to help, Yeishen flew towards the wounded creature, and found it was another person who had a magical aura. The only difference was, he looked like a Ni'ly'ka!
Yeishen almost panicked when she saw the young man lying on the ground, his white wings covered with mud and silver-colored blood! She forced herself to calm down and landed next to him, looking for the wound. She found it on his arm, a long gash that would need to be closed immediately. Using her magic, Yeishen closed the gash, but still the man felt cold to her. He had been attacked much sooner than Eriol had, and was much weaker. He didn't have much time left. She quickly found out why. The door that the Eiruu had been using was no more than six or seven meters away, and there were a mass of the shadow demons lingering on the edge, all of them draining the man's energy.
Suddenly the staff released itself from the chain and became large again, and Yeishen reached instinctively to grab it. The minute her hand touched the staff the three stones began to hum and emmit a very bright light! The Eiruu screamed in pain and backed away from the door! Yeishen moved closer towards it, forcing the Eiruu back into their own world. Then, to her surprise, all three stones lined up, and a beam of pale white light began to flow across the ground and up into the door. With a soft whispering sound, the door closed, sealing the Eiruu inside.
Yeishen turned back to the man, who still lay unmoving. The stone began to hum again, and the light surrounded Yeishen, making her feel warm. Not really knowing what she was doing, but listening to the voice inside of her heart, Yeishen placed a small hand over the man's heart, letting the light flow from her body into his. A moment later the staff became small again and the light faded away. Yeishen looked at the man, feeling as if she should know who he was. The feeling lasted only a moment, for his eyes opened suddenly, and he sat up, knocking Yeishen back in surprise.
"Who are you?" He demanded. Then he took a closer look at Yeishen, his eyes widening. "It can't be..."
"Can't be what?" Yeishen asked.
The winged man didn't answer. Instead he took off into the air and disappeared from sight. Yeishen felt the urge to follow him, but instead remained on the earth. Something was going on, and she had to find out what. She also had to help Eriol, now that she knew how. So, against her heart's wish to follow the man, she took flight and headed back to Eriol's house.