Well, it's time for another chapter, this time, earlier than expected! With
me getting so many ideas for the sequel and schoolwork, I'm surprised I had
it this early! Oh and arigotou to all who reviewed! I didn't think I was
that good, but 140 reviewers can't be wrong, can they? ^^ Also, don't
worry, I'll be starting the sequel AS SOON AS I FINISH THIS, so that means
you won't have to wait a few months until I start! ^^ I may even finish the
first chapter before… Well, anyways, onto the new chapter… where… Sakura
becomes a traitor to her own cause?!
Also, on a side note: To one reviewer who said Tomoyo changing Syaoran's clothes was weird… well, yeah, but I only did it to show how obsessed she still was with fashion! ^^;; I didn't mean for it to be THAT way!
Chapter 36
Sakura floated helplessly through the portal after Syaoran. Everything was white. She couldn't feel anything. Slowly, the bright whiteness turned to pitch-blackness. Sakura was flung from the portal and landed face first on the ground. She lifted her head to notice Syaoran helping her up. She looked around her. It was a barren wasteland.
The ground was scorched and a dull red. No plants could be seen. It was anyone's guess how they could breathe. The sky was dark black. Barely any light shone, except for that of a bright silver moon. This was Sadin's world. The entire army stood in silence. Up ahead lay Sadin's home. It was a mammoth castle with a huge drawbridge in front. It looked right out of a fairy tale. No one knew what to say. The moment was upon them.
Syaoran turned to Sakura. "Now, what were you trying to tell me?" Sakura began to cry. "Syaoran, you can't fight. You can't!" Syaoran looked confused. "What are you talking about?" Syaoran calmed herself down. "Those dreams… the ones I've told you about… They've finally become clear… They're telling me you'll get hurt if you fight…" "…" Syaoran was speechless. "No, I have to fight." Syaoran said, facing away from Sakura. She turned to him, with tears flowing from her eyes. "No! You can't!" Syaoran turned back. "Sakura, I have no choice. We're stuck in this dimension. There is no way back. We are stuck here unless Sadin is defeated. All of our work will be for nothing if we don't destroy Sadin, and reclaim the lives of our friends. Don't you want to see your father again?" "…" Sakura was speechless. "That's what I thought. I'm going to fight. I'm not about to watch you die in battle either, just because I was too afraid to fight because of some stupid dream."
There was another moment of silence before the drawbridge opened. Out stepped an entire fleet of demons. They all gathered right off the bridge. There were at least 300 of them. Touya stepped to the front of the army and stared at the enemy for a moment. He drew his sword and pointed it at the demons. "ATTACK!"
Both sides charged. The army divided into 4 groups: The archers went to one side and fired, the mountain villagers went in front of them and fired their rifles, the Black Mages stood back and cast fire and lighting at the demons, the Blue Mages surrounded the entire army with a bright blue shield to stop all attacks, and the warriors stood at the edge of the shield and threw rocks and waited with swords in case any demon tried to break through.
The demons began to drop like flies. Barrages of attacks continued and the demons fell. However, there was no end in sight. How could there be this many demons? It seemed like for every demon that fell by arrow, bullet, fire, rock, or anything; two more came to replace him. Sakura and Syaoran sat in front of the shield along with Meilin and her warriors. They both took their swords and prepared to fight when Eriol came up from behind and tapped them on the shoulder. "It's no use staying here. This battle is just a distraction. There is no end to this wave of demons. I can feel it. Something… is making demons in there. We must destroy it if we hope to get in. Especially before our armies wear out." Eriol grabbed them by the hands and ran out the back of the army, taking a long route out of the vision of the demons. Eventually, they wrapped all the way around, and came to the sidewalls of the castle without being spotted. Everyone was already there: Touya, Tomoyo, Mia, Kero, Yue, Eriol, Ruby, and Spinnel were there.
Tomoyo stepped over to Eriol. "Excuse me, but what's the plan?" Eriol looked at the wall. "I can sense some power in here. It is of great power… almost limitless evil. It is creating an entire army of those demons. Unless it stops, the demons will keep coming. And at this rate, the villagers will only last a few hours. They will soon run out of ammo and energy." Sakura gasped. "That's terrible! What can we do? The villagers can't do anything, trying to hold them back, and the demons keep coming! What can we do?" Eriol smiled. "Simple. We break in, sneak to wherever the power is coming from, and destroy it without being spotted so the armies can defeat the remaining demons and charge in." A sweat drop rolled down everyone's head. "Oh, that's it. Oh, that's just too easy." Syaoran said sarcastically. Eriol ignored the remark and looked at the wall. "Hmm… ah, here it is." Eriol put his hands on the wall and sent a charge of energy into the wall, causing it to crumble. They stepped in and found themselves in the castle's armory.
"Quick! I think I heard a noise come from in here!" A demon cried out as he entered the armory with another demon. "Are you sure? I don't see anything." "WOAH! Look at that! The wall collapsed over here!" There was a moment of silence. "Umm… are you there?" The demon turned and spotted his friend, bleeding on the floor unconscious. "What the hell?!" The demon ran to help his friend, when he heard the cracking of knuckles from behind him. Moments later, the demon was strangled to the floor.
A few seconds later, the lids popped off all the crates and everyone emerged, except Touya, who was still strangling the demon. Tomoyo held a mace in her hands. "Well, I think that went smoothly." Tomoyo stated as she put the mace away. "I knock one out, Touya strangles the other." "It's not done yet, Tomoyo." Touya said as he dragged the body of a demon behind a crate. About 30 seconds later, he came out wearing the demons tuxedos and shades. "This should help bring these bastards down. Just set up a trap for these goons." Touya ran around the corner as everyone pressed against the wall. Touya spotted a pair of guards by a door where demons periodically emerged from in droves. Touya grinned. "COME QUICK! YOU TWO! GUARDING THE DOOR!" The guards ran to him. "What's wrong?" "Some mage's are hiding in the armory! Quickly! They're charging up for some kind of spell!" "Yikes! Let's go!"
They ran down the short hallway, but Touya stopped at the end and waited. A few seconds later, the two guards were flung against a wall. When Touya reentered, he found the guards under Syaoran and Yue. "Ok," Touya said, "the guards are gone, but the demons are still coming. I'll wait until the next wave comes, and then we all move." Touya ran out in the hallway, still disguised. A few seconds later, they heard the door open and feet go running down the hallway. A few moments later, Syaoran peeked his head out and caught a glimpse of Touya. He got the signal, and said, "Okay, let's go!" They ran down the hallway and entered the door. Once inside, they spotted their target.
They stood in a huge room. It must have been the main corridor. There was a long red rug that went from the door all the way up the stairs to a huge door. The room was of gray bricks, covered with candles, art, tapestries, and other things. At the front of the room floated a green large crystal. Eriol spoke. "That is it. That crystal… it contains the power. But I can feel it's power surging. It is going to create more demons! We must destroy it!" Before Eriol could finish, Syaoran charged and smashed the crystal into a billion pieces with his sword. "It's done. I can't feel its power."
"You have foiled my plans for the LAST TIME!"
Everybody jumped back and braced themselves for combat. "That voice!" Syaoran exclaimed. "I recognize it from the shrine in the sky!"
"Yes, it is I…" They all turned to see a dark figure emerging from the shadows… "Sadin."
They finally met the monster of all time. He was a tall and skinny man, with long dark gray hair to his shoulders. He had no pupils; his entire eyes were a fiery crimson red. He had a sinister smile as he walked slowly down the long stares. He wore a black, long cape and a red and black suit.
"So, you've finally done it. You've destroyed the shrines, killed my best soldiers, and just now you destroyed the very source of all my demon slaves. You think you've done pretty well, don't you? I mean, what else can I do? I can't get to your world now, so you've one haven't you?" Syaoran smiled. "Yeah, and the only thing left is to destroy you and undo everything you've done! You're helpless now!" Sadin smiled. "Helpless am I?" He gave a maniacal laugh that sent chills down their spines. "I don't think so. What if I told you that you've all made one fatal mistake?" Mia growled. "What are you talking about?" "YOU!" Sadin pointed to Mia. "You've made a mistake in your deductions. You see, the Clow Cards… you thought that the shrines would absorb their powers and open the portal to your world from here. But that is where you were wrong. The shrines were portals themselves! They were designed to send the Clow Cards directly to me!" They all gasped. "That's right, I'm the one who was supposed to take the cards and open the portal myself, and now you've brought the all the cards to me directly! I must thank you."
None of them knew what to think. Now Sadin could get to their world if he managed to get Sakura's Clow Cards! Touya clenched his fist and took off the demons sunglasses. "You bastard…" He mumbled. He charged up the stairs, drawing a dagger from his side. "TOUYA, NO!" Sakura yelled, but Touya didn't listen. He brought his arm back and went to stab Sadin. But before he could, Sadin simply raised one hand in Touya's face. His whole body froze in mid-air. Touya couldn't move a muscle. "What… what are you doing to me, you bastard?!" Sadin grinned, but said nothing. He brought his hand back, and then slammed it forward again, causing Touya's body to go flying through the air about 50 feet and land at the feet of his friends. Sakura rushed over to him and kneeled down.
"Are you alright, brother?" Touya slowly lifted his head. "Yeah… I'll be alright." Sakura slapped him across the face. "YOU IDIOT! DON'T EVER DO THAT AGAIN!" Touya looked shocked. "Touya, I know you don't want to see me get hurt, but I don't want to see you get hurt, either! And that was just plain stupid! For all we know, he could have torn you up!" Touya turned away. "I… I… I'm sorry…"
Sakura stood up and held out a Clow Card. "Sadin, is this what you want? Well, you'll have to take them from us!" Sakura summoned the staff and threw a card in the air. "SWORD CARD!" The staff changed to a long, sleek, sword. Syaoran drew his sword, Tomoyo and Mia grabbed their wands, and everyone else prepared to fight.
"You all plan to fight me at once? Seems kind of unfair… to you." He held out hi arm, and a surge of lighting escaped from his palm, shocking everyone in a bright flash. The pain was unbearable. Syaoran watched everyone else pass out before him, then, Sadin stopped, and Syaoran fell to the floor, watching Sadin walk closer with an evil grin.
Syaoran woke up, lying on a board in a small prison cell. He rubbed his eyes. His head was pounding. "Ugh… what happened? Sakura? SAKURA!" Syaoran sat up and looked around. There was no sign of anyone else. There weren't even any bars to act as windows. The entire room was solid brick. A single torch lit the room. Syaoran tapped each wall. They were all solid. No other cells were next to him. He was alone. There was a large, locked wooden door. Syaoran pressed against it, but the door wouldn't budge.
Syaoran sat back down on the board that was supposed to be a bed and started to cry. "Dammit… trapped. What am I gonna do? Sakura… I hope she is alright…"
Suddenly, the door swung open.
"Come to me…" Sadin's voice echoed in his mind. "…It must be a trap. Why else would he let me go? …But I don't have a choice. I have to help Sakura!" And Syaoran ran out the door.
Sadin sat gleaming over a small crystal on a table. Inside he could see Syaoran walking out the door into his plan. He gave a small grin. "Why bother kill them myself when I can torture them until they do it or just give up themselves? Heh… Good bye, 'heroes.'"
Syaoran stepped into a dark room with no light at all. He couldn't see anything. He felt his way around until he came to a small door. He opened it. The next room was just as dark, but he could make out the shadowy figure of someone up ahead. When he stepped into the room, the lights brightened. He instantly recognized the figure's back. "SAKURA! YOU'RE ALRGHT!" He charged forward and hugged her from behind. "I was worried something might have happened to you…" Sakura didn't even move.
"Sakura? Is something the matter? You feel cold…" Syaoran said as he let go and took a few steps back. "…I've seen the light. The truth." Sakura said. Syaoran looked confused. "Huh? What are you talking about?" Syaoran took another step back. "Syaoran, I've seen the truth. Sadin showed me himself. He is right. If we just give in to him, the world will be a better place."
Syaoran gasped. "What the hell are you talking about?! Please tell me I'm not hearing this!" Sakura turned around. She didn't seem like Sakura at all. "Syaoran, join us… Sadin… when he rules all, there can finally be peace." Syaoran growled. "Sakura, I don't know what happened to you, but I'm not going to let this happen!" Sakura growled as well. "So you won't join us?" She asked. "NEVER!" Syaoran screamed. "I don't know what has turned you into a traitor, but I intend to find out!" Sakura pointed her sword that she already had ready towards Syaoran. "Then if you are not with me, you are against me. I'm going to have to kill you!"
Sakura jumped forward and slashed at Syaoran, cutting the front of his shirt, but he jumped to one side before she could really do any damage. "Sakura, what the hell are you doing?" Sakura didn't answer. She just continued to slash at Syaoran while he dodged. "Sakura, I'm NOT going to fight you! Never!" He said as he dodged. "Then you will die." Sakura said coldly. Syaoran couldn't understand what was happening. He had never seen Sakura like this. So uncaring. Even when she had used her anger as a weapon against the demon in the volcano shrine and Nave, he could feel she did it to protect others, because she cared. Now, he couldn't feel that. What had happened to Sakura?
Suddenly, Syaoran began to tire down. He was losing his strength, but Sakura showed no sign of becoming the least bit tired. Suddenly, he had to stop and take a rest. While he slowed down, Sakura kicked him in the chest and he was sent flying across the room. He lifted his head slowly and sat up when he saw Sakura take a slash that hit his arm. "AHH! MY ARM!" Syaoran yelped in pain. He saw that the cut wasn't deep, but just enough to draw a little blood. Sakura pointed the tip of her blade directly at his face. "Heh… you're pathetic." She said. "You won't fight. You won't join our side. You refuse to do anything. You're weak… You know, I should have seen this sooner in you. Maybe after this, I'll try to convert some of my ex- friends. Tomoyo perhaps? How 'bout my brother?"
Anger surged through Syaoran's veins. He grabbed his sword and struck Sakura's sword away. "Huh? What the hell?!" Sakura exclaimed. Syaoran just stood there with his sword ready. "…Let's go." Syaoran said. Sakura looked angry. "So, finally decided to fight back? I guess I'll just have to finish you the hard way!"
A great fight broke out. Sword for sword, fist for fist, Syaoran and Sakura matched and blocked each other's attacks. It seemed to last forever, until Syaoran threw a punch at her stomach. Sakura grabbed his fist and held her sword up high in the other hand, ready to slice him in half. But before she could do that, Syaoran purposely dropped his sword and grabbed her hand with the sword. "Wh-what are you doing?!" She asked nervously. Syaoran yanked her closer with both hands. He arched his back and tossed Sakura at least 5 feet away.
Sakura quickly got to her knees and grabbed her sword, but before she knew what was happening and could get to her feet, Syaoran grabbed his sword, leaped, and stabbed. The sword went clear through Sakura's stomach. Syaoran saw the look of horror on her face as she gasped for air. Syaoran slid his sword out, and Sakura fell face first to the floor… dead.
Syaoran couldn't believe what he had just done. He had just killed Sakura…
Or had he?
Syaoran kicked over the body and looked at her face. "Just as I thought. You're just an imposter. You couldn't have been Sakura. The REAL Sakura would never hurt any of her friends. And the Real Sakura would never fight without being attack first." Indeed, "Sakura's" face was dissolving, and in its place was the face of a female demon. Someone tried to trick him into thinking it was her, so he wouldn't fight.
Syaoran looked around. At the opposite end of the room was another door. He stepped forward and pushed it open. He looked up. "Sadin, I know you're watching. I recommend you don't try something like that again… for your sake."
And Syaoran stepped through…
To be continued…
Well now, did you actually think I'd turn Sakura into a traitor? Or have Syaoran kill her? Of course not! Apparently, there is nothing Sadin won't stoop to…
Also, on a side note: To one reviewer who said Tomoyo changing Syaoran's clothes was weird… well, yeah, but I only did it to show how obsessed she still was with fashion! ^^;; I didn't mean for it to be THAT way!
Chapter 36
Sakura floated helplessly through the portal after Syaoran. Everything was white. She couldn't feel anything. Slowly, the bright whiteness turned to pitch-blackness. Sakura was flung from the portal and landed face first on the ground. She lifted her head to notice Syaoran helping her up. She looked around her. It was a barren wasteland.
The ground was scorched and a dull red. No plants could be seen. It was anyone's guess how they could breathe. The sky was dark black. Barely any light shone, except for that of a bright silver moon. This was Sadin's world. The entire army stood in silence. Up ahead lay Sadin's home. It was a mammoth castle with a huge drawbridge in front. It looked right out of a fairy tale. No one knew what to say. The moment was upon them.
Syaoran turned to Sakura. "Now, what were you trying to tell me?" Sakura began to cry. "Syaoran, you can't fight. You can't!" Syaoran looked confused. "What are you talking about?" Syaoran calmed herself down. "Those dreams… the ones I've told you about… They've finally become clear… They're telling me you'll get hurt if you fight…" "…" Syaoran was speechless. "No, I have to fight." Syaoran said, facing away from Sakura. She turned to him, with tears flowing from her eyes. "No! You can't!" Syaoran turned back. "Sakura, I have no choice. We're stuck in this dimension. There is no way back. We are stuck here unless Sadin is defeated. All of our work will be for nothing if we don't destroy Sadin, and reclaim the lives of our friends. Don't you want to see your father again?" "…" Sakura was speechless. "That's what I thought. I'm going to fight. I'm not about to watch you die in battle either, just because I was too afraid to fight because of some stupid dream."
There was another moment of silence before the drawbridge opened. Out stepped an entire fleet of demons. They all gathered right off the bridge. There were at least 300 of them. Touya stepped to the front of the army and stared at the enemy for a moment. He drew his sword and pointed it at the demons. "ATTACK!"
Both sides charged. The army divided into 4 groups: The archers went to one side and fired, the mountain villagers went in front of them and fired their rifles, the Black Mages stood back and cast fire and lighting at the demons, the Blue Mages surrounded the entire army with a bright blue shield to stop all attacks, and the warriors stood at the edge of the shield and threw rocks and waited with swords in case any demon tried to break through.
The demons began to drop like flies. Barrages of attacks continued and the demons fell. However, there was no end in sight. How could there be this many demons? It seemed like for every demon that fell by arrow, bullet, fire, rock, or anything; two more came to replace him. Sakura and Syaoran sat in front of the shield along with Meilin and her warriors. They both took their swords and prepared to fight when Eriol came up from behind and tapped them on the shoulder. "It's no use staying here. This battle is just a distraction. There is no end to this wave of demons. I can feel it. Something… is making demons in there. We must destroy it if we hope to get in. Especially before our armies wear out." Eriol grabbed them by the hands and ran out the back of the army, taking a long route out of the vision of the demons. Eventually, they wrapped all the way around, and came to the sidewalls of the castle without being spotted. Everyone was already there: Touya, Tomoyo, Mia, Kero, Yue, Eriol, Ruby, and Spinnel were there.
Tomoyo stepped over to Eriol. "Excuse me, but what's the plan?" Eriol looked at the wall. "I can sense some power in here. It is of great power… almost limitless evil. It is creating an entire army of those demons. Unless it stops, the demons will keep coming. And at this rate, the villagers will only last a few hours. They will soon run out of ammo and energy." Sakura gasped. "That's terrible! What can we do? The villagers can't do anything, trying to hold them back, and the demons keep coming! What can we do?" Eriol smiled. "Simple. We break in, sneak to wherever the power is coming from, and destroy it without being spotted so the armies can defeat the remaining demons and charge in." A sweat drop rolled down everyone's head. "Oh, that's it. Oh, that's just too easy." Syaoran said sarcastically. Eriol ignored the remark and looked at the wall. "Hmm… ah, here it is." Eriol put his hands on the wall and sent a charge of energy into the wall, causing it to crumble. They stepped in and found themselves in the castle's armory.
"Quick! I think I heard a noise come from in here!" A demon cried out as he entered the armory with another demon. "Are you sure? I don't see anything." "WOAH! Look at that! The wall collapsed over here!" There was a moment of silence. "Umm… are you there?" The demon turned and spotted his friend, bleeding on the floor unconscious. "What the hell?!" The demon ran to help his friend, when he heard the cracking of knuckles from behind him. Moments later, the demon was strangled to the floor.
A few seconds later, the lids popped off all the crates and everyone emerged, except Touya, who was still strangling the demon. Tomoyo held a mace in her hands. "Well, I think that went smoothly." Tomoyo stated as she put the mace away. "I knock one out, Touya strangles the other." "It's not done yet, Tomoyo." Touya said as he dragged the body of a demon behind a crate. About 30 seconds later, he came out wearing the demons tuxedos and shades. "This should help bring these bastards down. Just set up a trap for these goons." Touya ran around the corner as everyone pressed against the wall. Touya spotted a pair of guards by a door where demons periodically emerged from in droves. Touya grinned. "COME QUICK! YOU TWO! GUARDING THE DOOR!" The guards ran to him. "What's wrong?" "Some mage's are hiding in the armory! Quickly! They're charging up for some kind of spell!" "Yikes! Let's go!"
They ran down the short hallway, but Touya stopped at the end and waited. A few seconds later, the two guards were flung against a wall. When Touya reentered, he found the guards under Syaoran and Yue. "Ok," Touya said, "the guards are gone, but the demons are still coming. I'll wait until the next wave comes, and then we all move." Touya ran out in the hallway, still disguised. A few seconds later, they heard the door open and feet go running down the hallway. A few moments later, Syaoran peeked his head out and caught a glimpse of Touya. He got the signal, and said, "Okay, let's go!" They ran down the hallway and entered the door. Once inside, they spotted their target.
They stood in a huge room. It must have been the main corridor. There was a long red rug that went from the door all the way up the stairs to a huge door. The room was of gray bricks, covered with candles, art, tapestries, and other things. At the front of the room floated a green large crystal. Eriol spoke. "That is it. That crystal… it contains the power. But I can feel it's power surging. It is going to create more demons! We must destroy it!" Before Eriol could finish, Syaoran charged and smashed the crystal into a billion pieces with his sword. "It's done. I can't feel its power."
"You have foiled my plans for the LAST TIME!"
Everybody jumped back and braced themselves for combat. "That voice!" Syaoran exclaimed. "I recognize it from the shrine in the sky!"
"Yes, it is I…" They all turned to see a dark figure emerging from the shadows… "Sadin."
They finally met the monster of all time. He was a tall and skinny man, with long dark gray hair to his shoulders. He had no pupils; his entire eyes were a fiery crimson red. He had a sinister smile as he walked slowly down the long stares. He wore a black, long cape and a red and black suit.
"So, you've finally done it. You've destroyed the shrines, killed my best soldiers, and just now you destroyed the very source of all my demon slaves. You think you've done pretty well, don't you? I mean, what else can I do? I can't get to your world now, so you've one haven't you?" Syaoran smiled. "Yeah, and the only thing left is to destroy you and undo everything you've done! You're helpless now!" Sadin smiled. "Helpless am I?" He gave a maniacal laugh that sent chills down their spines. "I don't think so. What if I told you that you've all made one fatal mistake?" Mia growled. "What are you talking about?" "YOU!" Sadin pointed to Mia. "You've made a mistake in your deductions. You see, the Clow Cards… you thought that the shrines would absorb their powers and open the portal to your world from here. But that is where you were wrong. The shrines were portals themselves! They were designed to send the Clow Cards directly to me!" They all gasped. "That's right, I'm the one who was supposed to take the cards and open the portal myself, and now you've brought the all the cards to me directly! I must thank you."
None of them knew what to think. Now Sadin could get to their world if he managed to get Sakura's Clow Cards! Touya clenched his fist and took off the demons sunglasses. "You bastard…" He mumbled. He charged up the stairs, drawing a dagger from his side. "TOUYA, NO!" Sakura yelled, but Touya didn't listen. He brought his arm back and went to stab Sadin. But before he could, Sadin simply raised one hand in Touya's face. His whole body froze in mid-air. Touya couldn't move a muscle. "What… what are you doing to me, you bastard?!" Sadin grinned, but said nothing. He brought his hand back, and then slammed it forward again, causing Touya's body to go flying through the air about 50 feet and land at the feet of his friends. Sakura rushed over to him and kneeled down.
"Are you alright, brother?" Touya slowly lifted his head. "Yeah… I'll be alright." Sakura slapped him across the face. "YOU IDIOT! DON'T EVER DO THAT AGAIN!" Touya looked shocked. "Touya, I know you don't want to see me get hurt, but I don't want to see you get hurt, either! And that was just plain stupid! For all we know, he could have torn you up!" Touya turned away. "I… I… I'm sorry…"
Sakura stood up and held out a Clow Card. "Sadin, is this what you want? Well, you'll have to take them from us!" Sakura summoned the staff and threw a card in the air. "SWORD CARD!" The staff changed to a long, sleek, sword. Syaoran drew his sword, Tomoyo and Mia grabbed their wands, and everyone else prepared to fight.
"You all plan to fight me at once? Seems kind of unfair… to you." He held out hi arm, and a surge of lighting escaped from his palm, shocking everyone in a bright flash. The pain was unbearable. Syaoran watched everyone else pass out before him, then, Sadin stopped, and Syaoran fell to the floor, watching Sadin walk closer with an evil grin.
Syaoran woke up, lying on a board in a small prison cell. He rubbed his eyes. His head was pounding. "Ugh… what happened? Sakura? SAKURA!" Syaoran sat up and looked around. There was no sign of anyone else. There weren't even any bars to act as windows. The entire room was solid brick. A single torch lit the room. Syaoran tapped each wall. They were all solid. No other cells were next to him. He was alone. There was a large, locked wooden door. Syaoran pressed against it, but the door wouldn't budge.
Syaoran sat back down on the board that was supposed to be a bed and started to cry. "Dammit… trapped. What am I gonna do? Sakura… I hope she is alright…"
Suddenly, the door swung open.
"Come to me…" Sadin's voice echoed in his mind. "…It must be a trap. Why else would he let me go? …But I don't have a choice. I have to help Sakura!" And Syaoran ran out the door.
Sadin sat gleaming over a small crystal on a table. Inside he could see Syaoran walking out the door into his plan. He gave a small grin. "Why bother kill them myself when I can torture them until they do it or just give up themselves? Heh… Good bye, 'heroes.'"
Syaoran stepped into a dark room with no light at all. He couldn't see anything. He felt his way around until he came to a small door. He opened it. The next room was just as dark, but he could make out the shadowy figure of someone up ahead. When he stepped into the room, the lights brightened. He instantly recognized the figure's back. "SAKURA! YOU'RE ALRGHT!" He charged forward and hugged her from behind. "I was worried something might have happened to you…" Sakura didn't even move.
"Sakura? Is something the matter? You feel cold…" Syaoran said as he let go and took a few steps back. "…I've seen the light. The truth." Sakura said. Syaoran looked confused. "Huh? What are you talking about?" Syaoran took another step back. "Syaoran, I've seen the truth. Sadin showed me himself. He is right. If we just give in to him, the world will be a better place."
Syaoran gasped. "What the hell are you talking about?! Please tell me I'm not hearing this!" Sakura turned around. She didn't seem like Sakura at all. "Syaoran, join us… Sadin… when he rules all, there can finally be peace." Syaoran growled. "Sakura, I don't know what happened to you, but I'm not going to let this happen!" Sakura growled as well. "So you won't join us?" She asked. "NEVER!" Syaoran screamed. "I don't know what has turned you into a traitor, but I intend to find out!" Sakura pointed her sword that she already had ready towards Syaoran. "Then if you are not with me, you are against me. I'm going to have to kill you!"
Sakura jumped forward and slashed at Syaoran, cutting the front of his shirt, but he jumped to one side before she could really do any damage. "Sakura, what the hell are you doing?" Sakura didn't answer. She just continued to slash at Syaoran while he dodged. "Sakura, I'm NOT going to fight you! Never!" He said as he dodged. "Then you will die." Sakura said coldly. Syaoran couldn't understand what was happening. He had never seen Sakura like this. So uncaring. Even when she had used her anger as a weapon against the demon in the volcano shrine and Nave, he could feel she did it to protect others, because she cared. Now, he couldn't feel that. What had happened to Sakura?
Suddenly, Syaoran began to tire down. He was losing his strength, but Sakura showed no sign of becoming the least bit tired. Suddenly, he had to stop and take a rest. While he slowed down, Sakura kicked him in the chest and he was sent flying across the room. He lifted his head slowly and sat up when he saw Sakura take a slash that hit his arm. "AHH! MY ARM!" Syaoran yelped in pain. He saw that the cut wasn't deep, but just enough to draw a little blood. Sakura pointed the tip of her blade directly at his face. "Heh… you're pathetic." She said. "You won't fight. You won't join our side. You refuse to do anything. You're weak… You know, I should have seen this sooner in you. Maybe after this, I'll try to convert some of my ex- friends. Tomoyo perhaps? How 'bout my brother?"
Anger surged through Syaoran's veins. He grabbed his sword and struck Sakura's sword away. "Huh? What the hell?!" Sakura exclaimed. Syaoran just stood there with his sword ready. "…Let's go." Syaoran said. Sakura looked angry. "So, finally decided to fight back? I guess I'll just have to finish you the hard way!"
A great fight broke out. Sword for sword, fist for fist, Syaoran and Sakura matched and blocked each other's attacks. It seemed to last forever, until Syaoran threw a punch at her stomach. Sakura grabbed his fist and held her sword up high in the other hand, ready to slice him in half. But before she could do that, Syaoran purposely dropped his sword and grabbed her hand with the sword. "Wh-what are you doing?!" She asked nervously. Syaoran yanked her closer with both hands. He arched his back and tossed Sakura at least 5 feet away.
Sakura quickly got to her knees and grabbed her sword, but before she knew what was happening and could get to her feet, Syaoran grabbed his sword, leaped, and stabbed. The sword went clear through Sakura's stomach. Syaoran saw the look of horror on her face as she gasped for air. Syaoran slid his sword out, and Sakura fell face first to the floor… dead.
Syaoran couldn't believe what he had just done. He had just killed Sakura…
Or had he?
Syaoran kicked over the body and looked at her face. "Just as I thought. You're just an imposter. You couldn't have been Sakura. The REAL Sakura would never hurt any of her friends. And the Real Sakura would never fight without being attack first." Indeed, "Sakura's" face was dissolving, and in its place was the face of a female demon. Someone tried to trick him into thinking it was her, so he wouldn't fight.
Syaoran looked around. At the opposite end of the room was another door. He stepped forward and pushed it open. He looked up. "Sadin, I know you're watching. I recommend you don't try something like that again… for your sake."
And Syaoran stepped through…
To be continued…
Well now, did you actually think I'd turn Sakura into a traitor? Or have Syaoran kill her? Of course not! Apparently, there is nothing Sadin won't stoop to…