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Chapter 20
"W-w-what are you doing her, Meilin?!" Sakura stuttered. Syaoran just blushed, knowing that this wouldn't end well. "I could ask you the same question, Kinomoto. But I'm here to destroy this crystal." Sakura smiled. "Well, that's why we're here. Syaoran and me heard of what it could do, and decided to destroy it, too." "Alright, I'll believe that but… there is one thing I don't understand." A tear rolled down her cheek. The room was well lit, so Meilin covered her face with her hands. She didn't want Syaoran to see her crying. "Seven years ago… you both were found dead. Syaoran, when I heard you were gone… sniffle… I couldn't stand the thought. A week later… that's when the entire world was thrown into chaos. Or from what I've heard, every planet was thrown into chaos as well. Every military was gone… I couldn't let those pigs get away with killing you… so I stole a small boat and supplies in the midst of the chaos and I came to Japan. There, I joined a village of warriors in their fight against Sadin and his minions. This is part of my job. I became a spy and disguised myself as a demon so I could find a weakness here, and I have. I snuck out tonight. Though I knocked over a crate and I thought I woke some of the demons up." Sakura said, "Well, you woke me up, and I woke Syaoran up next to me. We were planning on sneaking in tonight." Meilin raised one eyebrow. "NEXT to you? You two weren't sharing a—" Syaoran could see Meilin hadn't changed. She still thought she and Syaoran were to be married one day. "Of course we weren't sleeping in the same bed!" Syaoran interrupted her. "Well, I'll believe you, this time, Syaoran. Now, can you explain to me how you two are still alive?"
They told her the entire story of what happened. Sakura was finishing up with, "And on our way to the next shrine, we ran out of food. We needed some desperately. So that's when we spotted this fortress." Syaoran added, "That's when I jumped a couple of demons, tied them up, and stole their tuxedos." Sakura sighed. "I still think you didn't need to tie them up. Anyways, we've been impersonating these two since we got here yesterday afternoon. I think their names are Bill and Jennifer." With that, Meilin's face turned bright red. "How… dare… you…" "Hoe?" Sakura exclaimed. "I know that couple… and I saw them kissing passionately last night at dinner… THAT WAS YOU KISSING SYAORAN, WASN'T IT?!"
At that, their entire faces turned red and they stuttered for a few seconds. A sweat drop rolled down each of their heads. Sakura finally managed to say, "Well, uh… you see… it wasn't… yeah, it was me… b-b-but it wasn't 'passionate!' I swear! It was just, friendly!" A huge vein popped on Meilin's face. She raised her sword close to Sakura's face and drew it back. "I should cut your throat right now for forcing Syaoran to kiss you like that! I don't care how 'friendly' it was! I bet you tried to stick your tongue down his throat! Now I'll stick my sword through your throat!" Sakura fell backwards, watching Meilin in her fury. Syaoran couldn't take it anymore. "WILL YOU JUST STOP IT?!" He screamed at her. Meilin immediately dropped her sword and hugged Syaoran. "I'm sorry, Syaoran. I should have been there to keep that Kinomoto from… from hurting you." Syaoran just put his hand on his forehead and shook his head. "Sheesh. She never learns, does she?" He thought to himself. Meilin looked up at him and her eyes shimmered. "But now you're back! And since we're old enough, we can get married! Just like we've always wanted to… and we can finally ditch Kinomoto!" Syaoran started to blush. He just stuttered incomprehensible syllables. Finally, he managed to order, "WOULD YOU GET OFF OF ME?!" Meilin let go and stood up. "Why? What's wrong?" Syaoran walked over to Sakura and helped her get up. He wrapped his arm around her. Meilin looked confused and angry. "What?! What are you doing?! Don't help her! You two may be the 'heroes,' but she can't force you to kiss her like that! Ditch her and take me with you! We'd make a much better team without Sakura dragging you behind! I bet we could have Sadin beaten in—" "WOULD YOU LET ME SPEAK?!" Syaoran said, bursting into anger. Meilin put her hands over her chest and was silent. "Look, I don't know what you are thinking is happening between us, but it's wrong! Yes, she kissed me, but she didn't force me! She didn't try to put her tongue in my mouth, it was all just an act!" Meilin stuttered, "A-an a-act?" Syaoran thought about what Sakura said the before they fell asleep. "Just an act? Yeah, it was just an act. We needed to act like a couple, right? At least, I think it was an act." Maybe it was. Maybe it wasn't. Maybe it was a little of both. "Yeah, it was. We were pretending to be that couple so we could stay here without suspicion." Sakura finally said. "But if it was just an act," Meilin asked, "then why did you hold it like that so long?" Sakura and Syaoran looked at each other and their eyes shrank and they blushed and turned away. "Umm, realism?" Sakura answered nervously. "Well, we've never really kissed anyone before, so we just sorta didn't know what to do. It was just to make sure we weren't acting out of character, okay?" Meilin thought for a moment. "Well, okay. I believe you." She walked over to Sakura, who was now standing. "Just remember, Kinomoto, he's mine!" Syaoran just shook his head.
"I'm sorry to break up this happy reunion, but I can't let you destroy my precious crystal."
A voice echoed down the staircase. The three of them jumped back against the wall. Syaoran and Meilin drew their swords, and Sakura summoned the Sword Card. "Who's there?!" They asked at once. Slowly, footsteps were heard walking down the stairs. The figure turned around and grinned. "SEIFER!" The yelled. "The one and only. So, you two aren't really the happy couple, and you aren't really a soldier. Well, I'm glad you finally showed yourselves. It will make this great victory of finally ruling the universe even greater! And it is all thanks to me, Seifer, the greatest soldier who ever lived… the legendary warrior… and soon, the killer of the so called 'Galactic Heroes!'" Meilin stepped forward. "Sorry to interrupt your little ego trip, but you're not going to kill anyone. Me and Syaoran are going to destroy you!" Sakura coughed. "AHEM!" Meilin rolled her eyes. "And I guess Kinomoto could do something… but the important thing is, we're gonna kill you, and then we'll destroy you're precious crystal before you get a chance to use it!" Seifer started to chuckle, but soon broke into insane laughter. Sakura asked, "What's so funny?" Seifer was grinning from ear to ear with a sinister smile. "Poor fools. Poor, young, ignorant, fools. You don't sense it? I'm more powerful than any of you could possibly be! And now, I will become even more powerful!" And with that said, Seifer stood in front of his crystal that powered the entire fortress. He raised his hands and began to chant. The crystal began to glow bright green. It was almost unbearable. They shielded their eyes, until Meilin charged forward to try and hit Seifer. He just raised his arm and a blast of fire shot out the palm of his hand, sending her skidding across the stone cold floor. Sakura and Syaoran helped her up and watched in horror as what seemed like lightning shot out from the crystal and energized the mad soldier. Syaoran ran forward to try, but a beam of energy shot out and sent him flying into a wall, smashing the paintings behind him. The lightning stopped and all was silent and motionless. Seifer turned around, and his eyes glowed a bright green. He raised his hands, and a spell appeared to be forming in his hands. He lowered his hand and everything went black.
"Where are we?" Sakura asked, looking around, to see only complete darkness. "You're in my special battle arena. But you may call it Hell, because it is here you shall all die slowly and painfully. Enjoy your last moments before I sacrifice you to the great Sadin!"
A battlefield materialized around them. It was just a series of gray stone tiles surrounded floating in nothing. Everything else was just pure darkness. The three of them dropped in a triangle shape, and Seifer materialized in between them. "Alright, now let the torment begin! Who will fight me first?!"
Syaoran drew his sword in an offensive position and charged. Seifer smiled. Syaoran swung at him, but Seifer dodged and chuckled. "Is that as fast as you can attack?" Syaoran growled. "I'll make you eat those words." Syaoran let loose a flurry of strikes and blows, but Seifer dodged them with ease. "Did you actually think you could beat me that easily?" Syaoran went for one last swing, but Seifer jumped behind him and kicked him in the back of the head, sending Syaoran tumbling over to the feet of the two girls. "I'll show you some real swords-play." Meilin said gloatingly. She jumped forwards, springing off her hands to take a shot.
"I'm sorry, little girl, but fancy swords-play and acrobatics won't do you any good. Not while I possess this power!" Meilin flipped through the air and swung at her foe, but he raised his own sword and held her back with ease. "Is that all? I would've expected more from a member of a warrior tribe. She tried to kick him in the gut, but he caught her foot and flipped her over and she landed on her face. Seifer picked her up and tossed her through the air, and Meilin landed right on top of Syaoran. Seifer grinned. "Two down, one to go. I believe your next, my precious." He said eyeing Sakura.
Sakura decided to take a different approach. "If I can't strike him, I'll hold him down… WINDY CARD! BECOME A BINDING CHAIN!" The Windy Spirit flew from her staff and the gentle card was wrapping itself around Seifer and becoming a barrier. "Alright! He's trapped!" Sakura celebrated. "Impressive. Very impressive. A barrier… you seem to be a lot brighter than your friends here, but…" He swung his sword and the Windy Card vanished. "…It still won't be enough!" Sakura gasped. But she got an idea. His sword was metal. She could defeat him like she defeated Rosaria. "THUNDER CARD! SHOCK SEIFER'S SWORD!" A bolt of lightning flew from her staff and traveled through the air. Seifer looked unimpressed. "I'm surprised you would try to attack me with such a pitiful magic spell." He swung his sword and the lightning bounced off his sword right back at Sakura. A look of fear filled her eyes moments before the energy from the card struck her. She let out a horrific scream of pain as the electricity flowed through her body. In a few seconds, it was over and she collapsed face first on the ground.
"SAKURA!" Syaoran screamed upon seeing Sakura fall in pain. He rushed up, ignoring the pain he was in and picked up her head. "Sakura, are you alright?" There was a small amount of smoke in the air. Sakura coughed and answered, "I'm fine… I'm okay… cough… I'm just glad you're alright." Syaoran rubbed his face and felt a small bit of blood, but nothing serious. "It's nothing, I just skidded on my face… but you were shocked with a bolt of lightning." He held her close and hugged her. "I'm okay, Syaoran… really…" Meilin sat up and saw Syaoran holding Sakura close. She realized for the first time how much Sakura meant to him. She walked closer, ignoring Seifer who was laughing hysterically and ranting about his greatness. She couldn't believe what she saw. A tear rolled down Syaoran's cheek. She had never seen Syaoran shed a tear in her entire life, and here he was crying when Sakura was injured. She truly loved Syaoran… but wanted to see him happy, even if it meant giving him up. "I can't let Seifer win… I won't let them be killed here… not now… I love him… but if he truly loves Kinomoto… I have no choice…"
"Sakura, what can we do?" Syaoran asked. "We've all tried and failed. He's untouchable. We can't beat him." Meilin stepped in. "Wrong. Individually, we can't win. He'd win without a doubt. He can predict our every move and reverse them. But can he handle three attacks at once?" Sakura looked up. "Three of us? Aren't you going to say that I'm too weak to fight? I mean, I already was electrocuted…" "Look, Kinomoto, I don't know what Syaoran sees in you, but he trusts you. So you must have some fighting ability. And this is no time to argue. All of our lives are at stake. Let's go." They all stood up and walked towards Seifer together.
Seifer turned around, stopping his celebration. "So, back for a second round? I told you fools, you can't win!" He held his palm out and fired a blast of pure energy at them.
"SHIELD!" A barrier surrounded the three of them, and the blast held in place around them. Syaoran and Meilin swung at the blast hovering in the air, and their combined strength sent it flying back towards Seifer. "WHAT?!" Seifer sad astonished as the blast landed at his feet, sending him flying through the air and crashing down. "…You bastards… I'll make you pay for that!" He stood up and prepared to cast a spell, but Syaoran swung at him and Seifer jumped back, right into a kick from Meilin to the back of the head. It kept him from noticing Sakura powering up. "FIRE!" A blast of fire struck Seifer in the face, sending him skidding across the floor and his cape on fire. The three of them drew their special swords. "What… how can this be happening to me?! Seifer, the greatest soldier who ever lived?!" The three of them surrounded Seifer and pointed their swords at him at once. He had nowhere to run. The three of them pierced right through his chest.
Seifer let out some gasping noises, trying to get some air, but he couldn't. He couldn't say anything. They pulled out their swords at once, and he collapsed on the ground dead. The arena around them slowly vanished and they found themselves in the Ceremonial room again. Seifer's body was gone, leaving only the crystal left. The three of them raised their swords and smashed the crystal open at once. A bright light filled the air. The entire ground began to tremble. They raced for the exit, flinging open the doors, knocking down the guards. There was a general panic as demons woke up and scrambled. The three of them ran for the gate and cut it open, not waiting for the guards to open it. They got a good twenty feet away when they turned and saw all the walls and buildings collapse. As soon as the walls collapsed the entire area where the fortress stood just disappeared in a flash of light, leaving only a crater. There was no sign of life anywhere.
The three of them stood in silence for a moment. A few seconds later, they all cried out in unison, "YEAH! WE DID IT!" Sakura and Syaoran hugged each other, not realizing what they were doing. Meilin just looked on, remembering how much they cared for each other. She smiled, watching them hug each other. "C'mon you two, let's go. My village is nearby." Wait a moment, Meilin." Sakura ran off into the bushes. A moment later, she emerged with the supplies in the backpacks they couldn't have taken, but she looked sad. "What's wrong?" Syaoran asked. "The two demons we tied up… they're gone. They disappeared when we broke the crystal. I wanted to let them go." "Sakura, they were evil demons. Just forget them." Syaoran said. Sakura sighed and nodded. "I guess you're right…"
And the three of them walked off towards the warrior village, leaving the wake of destruction behind.
To be continued…
So, Meilin is back, the fort is gone, and Seifer is dead. In case you couldn't tell, Seifer was the guest villain from Final Fantasy VIII. I normally don't play Playstation, but for Final Fantasy, I make an exception. But I must warn you, my next chapter isn't that good… alright, it sucks, but it explains where they are going… but thanks for the reviews anyways! Keep at it!
Chapter 20
"W-w-what are you doing her, Meilin?!" Sakura stuttered. Syaoran just blushed, knowing that this wouldn't end well. "I could ask you the same question, Kinomoto. But I'm here to destroy this crystal." Sakura smiled. "Well, that's why we're here. Syaoran and me heard of what it could do, and decided to destroy it, too." "Alright, I'll believe that but… there is one thing I don't understand." A tear rolled down her cheek. The room was well lit, so Meilin covered her face with her hands. She didn't want Syaoran to see her crying. "Seven years ago… you both were found dead. Syaoran, when I heard you were gone… sniffle… I couldn't stand the thought. A week later… that's when the entire world was thrown into chaos. Or from what I've heard, every planet was thrown into chaos as well. Every military was gone… I couldn't let those pigs get away with killing you… so I stole a small boat and supplies in the midst of the chaos and I came to Japan. There, I joined a village of warriors in their fight against Sadin and his minions. This is part of my job. I became a spy and disguised myself as a demon so I could find a weakness here, and I have. I snuck out tonight. Though I knocked over a crate and I thought I woke some of the demons up." Sakura said, "Well, you woke me up, and I woke Syaoran up next to me. We were planning on sneaking in tonight." Meilin raised one eyebrow. "NEXT to you? You two weren't sharing a—" Syaoran could see Meilin hadn't changed. She still thought she and Syaoran were to be married one day. "Of course we weren't sleeping in the same bed!" Syaoran interrupted her. "Well, I'll believe you, this time, Syaoran. Now, can you explain to me how you two are still alive?"
They told her the entire story of what happened. Sakura was finishing up with, "And on our way to the next shrine, we ran out of food. We needed some desperately. So that's when we spotted this fortress." Syaoran added, "That's when I jumped a couple of demons, tied them up, and stole their tuxedos." Sakura sighed. "I still think you didn't need to tie them up. Anyways, we've been impersonating these two since we got here yesterday afternoon. I think their names are Bill and Jennifer." With that, Meilin's face turned bright red. "How… dare… you…" "Hoe?" Sakura exclaimed. "I know that couple… and I saw them kissing passionately last night at dinner… THAT WAS YOU KISSING SYAORAN, WASN'T IT?!"
At that, their entire faces turned red and they stuttered for a few seconds. A sweat drop rolled down each of their heads. Sakura finally managed to say, "Well, uh… you see… it wasn't… yeah, it was me… b-b-but it wasn't 'passionate!' I swear! It was just, friendly!" A huge vein popped on Meilin's face. She raised her sword close to Sakura's face and drew it back. "I should cut your throat right now for forcing Syaoran to kiss you like that! I don't care how 'friendly' it was! I bet you tried to stick your tongue down his throat! Now I'll stick my sword through your throat!" Sakura fell backwards, watching Meilin in her fury. Syaoran couldn't take it anymore. "WILL YOU JUST STOP IT?!" He screamed at her. Meilin immediately dropped her sword and hugged Syaoran. "I'm sorry, Syaoran. I should have been there to keep that Kinomoto from… from hurting you." Syaoran just put his hand on his forehead and shook his head. "Sheesh. She never learns, does she?" He thought to himself. Meilin looked up at him and her eyes shimmered. "But now you're back! And since we're old enough, we can get married! Just like we've always wanted to… and we can finally ditch Kinomoto!" Syaoran started to blush. He just stuttered incomprehensible syllables. Finally, he managed to order, "WOULD YOU GET OFF OF ME?!" Meilin let go and stood up. "Why? What's wrong?" Syaoran walked over to Sakura and helped her get up. He wrapped his arm around her. Meilin looked confused and angry. "What?! What are you doing?! Don't help her! You two may be the 'heroes,' but she can't force you to kiss her like that! Ditch her and take me with you! We'd make a much better team without Sakura dragging you behind! I bet we could have Sadin beaten in—" "WOULD YOU LET ME SPEAK?!" Syaoran said, bursting into anger. Meilin put her hands over her chest and was silent. "Look, I don't know what you are thinking is happening between us, but it's wrong! Yes, she kissed me, but she didn't force me! She didn't try to put her tongue in my mouth, it was all just an act!" Meilin stuttered, "A-an a-act?" Syaoran thought about what Sakura said the before they fell asleep. "Just an act? Yeah, it was just an act. We needed to act like a couple, right? At least, I think it was an act." Maybe it was. Maybe it wasn't. Maybe it was a little of both. "Yeah, it was. We were pretending to be that couple so we could stay here without suspicion." Sakura finally said. "But if it was just an act," Meilin asked, "then why did you hold it like that so long?" Sakura and Syaoran looked at each other and their eyes shrank and they blushed and turned away. "Umm, realism?" Sakura answered nervously. "Well, we've never really kissed anyone before, so we just sorta didn't know what to do. It was just to make sure we weren't acting out of character, okay?" Meilin thought for a moment. "Well, okay. I believe you." She walked over to Sakura, who was now standing. "Just remember, Kinomoto, he's mine!" Syaoran just shook his head.
"I'm sorry to break up this happy reunion, but I can't let you destroy my precious crystal."
A voice echoed down the staircase. The three of them jumped back against the wall. Syaoran and Meilin drew their swords, and Sakura summoned the Sword Card. "Who's there?!" They asked at once. Slowly, footsteps were heard walking down the stairs. The figure turned around and grinned. "SEIFER!" The yelled. "The one and only. So, you two aren't really the happy couple, and you aren't really a soldier. Well, I'm glad you finally showed yourselves. It will make this great victory of finally ruling the universe even greater! And it is all thanks to me, Seifer, the greatest soldier who ever lived… the legendary warrior… and soon, the killer of the so called 'Galactic Heroes!'" Meilin stepped forward. "Sorry to interrupt your little ego trip, but you're not going to kill anyone. Me and Syaoran are going to destroy you!" Sakura coughed. "AHEM!" Meilin rolled her eyes. "And I guess Kinomoto could do something… but the important thing is, we're gonna kill you, and then we'll destroy you're precious crystal before you get a chance to use it!" Seifer started to chuckle, but soon broke into insane laughter. Sakura asked, "What's so funny?" Seifer was grinning from ear to ear with a sinister smile. "Poor fools. Poor, young, ignorant, fools. You don't sense it? I'm more powerful than any of you could possibly be! And now, I will become even more powerful!" And with that said, Seifer stood in front of his crystal that powered the entire fortress. He raised his hands and began to chant. The crystal began to glow bright green. It was almost unbearable. They shielded their eyes, until Meilin charged forward to try and hit Seifer. He just raised his arm and a blast of fire shot out the palm of his hand, sending her skidding across the stone cold floor. Sakura and Syaoran helped her up and watched in horror as what seemed like lightning shot out from the crystal and energized the mad soldier. Syaoran ran forward to try, but a beam of energy shot out and sent him flying into a wall, smashing the paintings behind him. The lightning stopped and all was silent and motionless. Seifer turned around, and his eyes glowed a bright green. He raised his hands, and a spell appeared to be forming in his hands. He lowered his hand and everything went black.
"Where are we?" Sakura asked, looking around, to see only complete darkness. "You're in my special battle arena. But you may call it Hell, because it is here you shall all die slowly and painfully. Enjoy your last moments before I sacrifice you to the great Sadin!"
A battlefield materialized around them. It was just a series of gray stone tiles surrounded floating in nothing. Everything else was just pure darkness. The three of them dropped in a triangle shape, and Seifer materialized in between them. "Alright, now let the torment begin! Who will fight me first?!"
Syaoran drew his sword in an offensive position and charged. Seifer smiled. Syaoran swung at him, but Seifer dodged and chuckled. "Is that as fast as you can attack?" Syaoran growled. "I'll make you eat those words." Syaoran let loose a flurry of strikes and blows, but Seifer dodged them with ease. "Did you actually think you could beat me that easily?" Syaoran went for one last swing, but Seifer jumped behind him and kicked him in the back of the head, sending Syaoran tumbling over to the feet of the two girls. "I'll show you some real swords-play." Meilin said gloatingly. She jumped forwards, springing off her hands to take a shot.
"I'm sorry, little girl, but fancy swords-play and acrobatics won't do you any good. Not while I possess this power!" Meilin flipped through the air and swung at her foe, but he raised his own sword and held her back with ease. "Is that all? I would've expected more from a member of a warrior tribe. She tried to kick him in the gut, but he caught her foot and flipped her over and she landed on her face. Seifer picked her up and tossed her through the air, and Meilin landed right on top of Syaoran. Seifer grinned. "Two down, one to go. I believe your next, my precious." He said eyeing Sakura.
Sakura decided to take a different approach. "If I can't strike him, I'll hold him down… WINDY CARD! BECOME A BINDING CHAIN!" The Windy Spirit flew from her staff and the gentle card was wrapping itself around Seifer and becoming a barrier. "Alright! He's trapped!" Sakura celebrated. "Impressive. Very impressive. A barrier… you seem to be a lot brighter than your friends here, but…" He swung his sword and the Windy Card vanished. "…It still won't be enough!" Sakura gasped. But she got an idea. His sword was metal. She could defeat him like she defeated Rosaria. "THUNDER CARD! SHOCK SEIFER'S SWORD!" A bolt of lightning flew from her staff and traveled through the air. Seifer looked unimpressed. "I'm surprised you would try to attack me with such a pitiful magic spell." He swung his sword and the lightning bounced off his sword right back at Sakura. A look of fear filled her eyes moments before the energy from the card struck her. She let out a horrific scream of pain as the electricity flowed through her body. In a few seconds, it was over and she collapsed face first on the ground.
"SAKURA!" Syaoran screamed upon seeing Sakura fall in pain. He rushed up, ignoring the pain he was in and picked up her head. "Sakura, are you alright?" There was a small amount of smoke in the air. Sakura coughed and answered, "I'm fine… I'm okay… cough… I'm just glad you're alright." Syaoran rubbed his face and felt a small bit of blood, but nothing serious. "It's nothing, I just skidded on my face… but you were shocked with a bolt of lightning." He held her close and hugged her. "I'm okay, Syaoran… really…" Meilin sat up and saw Syaoran holding Sakura close. She realized for the first time how much Sakura meant to him. She walked closer, ignoring Seifer who was laughing hysterically and ranting about his greatness. She couldn't believe what she saw. A tear rolled down Syaoran's cheek. She had never seen Syaoran shed a tear in her entire life, and here he was crying when Sakura was injured. She truly loved Syaoran… but wanted to see him happy, even if it meant giving him up. "I can't let Seifer win… I won't let them be killed here… not now… I love him… but if he truly loves Kinomoto… I have no choice…"
"Sakura, what can we do?" Syaoran asked. "We've all tried and failed. He's untouchable. We can't beat him." Meilin stepped in. "Wrong. Individually, we can't win. He'd win without a doubt. He can predict our every move and reverse them. But can he handle three attacks at once?" Sakura looked up. "Three of us? Aren't you going to say that I'm too weak to fight? I mean, I already was electrocuted…" "Look, Kinomoto, I don't know what Syaoran sees in you, but he trusts you. So you must have some fighting ability. And this is no time to argue. All of our lives are at stake. Let's go." They all stood up and walked towards Seifer together.
Seifer turned around, stopping his celebration. "So, back for a second round? I told you fools, you can't win!" He held his palm out and fired a blast of pure energy at them.
"SHIELD!" A barrier surrounded the three of them, and the blast held in place around them. Syaoran and Meilin swung at the blast hovering in the air, and their combined strength sent it flying back towards Seifer. "WHAT?!" Seifer sad astonished as the blast landed at his feet, sending him flying through the air and crashing down. "…You bastards… I'll make you pay for that!" He stood up and prepared to cast a spell, but Syaoran swung at him and Seifer jumped back, right into a kick from Meilin to the back of the head. It kept him from noticing Sakura powering up. "FIRE!" A blast of fire struck Seifer in the face, sending him skidding across the floor and his cape on fire. The three of them drew their special swords. "What… how can this be happening to me?! Seifer, the greatest soldier who ever lived?!" The three of them surrounded Seifer and pointed their swords at him at once. He had nowhere to run. The three of them pierced right through his chest.
Seifer let out some gasping noises, trying to get some air, but he couldn't. He couldn't say anything. They pulled out their swords at once, and he collapsed on the ground dead. The arena around them slowly vanished and they found themselves in the Ceremonial room again. Seifer's body was gone, leaving only the crystal left. The three of them raised their swords and smashed the crystal open at once. A bright light filled the air. The entire ground began to tremble. They raced for the exit, flinging open the doors, knocking down the guards. There was a general panic as demons woke up and scrambled. The three of them ran for the gate and cut it open, not waiting for the guards to open it. They got a good twenty feet away when they turned and saw all the walls and buildings collapse. As soon as the walls collapsed the entire area where the fortress stood just disappeared in a flash of light, leaving only a crater. There was no sign of life anywhere.
The three of them stood in silence for a moment. A few seconds later, they all cried out in unison, "YEAH! WE DID IT!" Sakura and Syaoran hugged each other, not realizing what they were doing. Meilin just looked on, remembering how much they cared for each other. She smiled, watching them hug each other. "C'mon you two, let's go. My village is nearby." Wait a moment, Meilin." Sakura ran off into the bushes. A moment later, she emerged with the supplies in the backpacks they couldn't have taken, but she looked sad. "What's wrong?" Syaoran asked. "The two demons we tied up… they're gone. They disappeared when we broke the crystal. I wanted to let them go." "Sakura, they were evil demons. Just forget them." Syaoran said. Sakura sighed and nodded. "I guess you're right…"
And the three of them walked off towards the warrior village, leaving the wake of destruction behind.
To be continued…
So, Meilin is back, the fort is gone, and Seifer is dead. In case you couldn't tell, Seifer was the guest villain from Final Fantasy VIII. I normally don't play Playstation, but for Final Fantasy, I make an exception. But I must warn you, my next chapter isn't that good… alright, it sucks, but it explains where they are going… but thanks for the reviews anyways! Keep at it!