Memories
Selene Serenity
~Chapter Ten~
Disclaimer: I don't own MKR. It is property of CLAMP. This fanfic does belong to me though so please don't copy or steal it.
Author's Notes: I'm back again! Yeah! So how was the last chapter? I hope you liked it. Well we're getting closer and closer to meeting Shatano! What will it take to defeat him? Who knows? You'll just have to wait and see!
~Chapter Ten~
"Inside Shatano's fortress, he should have a main computer that holds the program to close all the rips. We need to get in there, defeat Shatano and close all the rips." Clef explained to the others. They all sat in the room they had when the magic knights had returned. Tatra, Tarta, Lady Aska, Sung-yun and Old one had joined the others at the castle for the meeting. "We'll need a group to come to fight Shatano and a group to protect the castle." La Farga devised. "Who will go where?" Presea, Lady Aska, Sung-yun, Old One, Tatra, and Tarta decided to stay and Hikaru, Umi, Fuu, Ferio, Ascot, Lantis, La Farga, Caldina, Clef, Eagle, Zazu and Geo decided to go. So it was decided. The three knights called on their Rune Gods, Lantis got on his spirit horse, Eagle, Geo and Zazu piloted the NSX, Ascot summoned a flying beast, which he and Ferio rode on, and Clef summoned the Gryphon, which he, La Farga and Caldina rode on and they all flew to Shatano's fortress. Hikaru flew next to Lantis. "So how are we going to find the fortress?" She asked him. "Clef somehow got a tracking on him with magic. It all seems fishy if you ask me. We found him too easily." Lantis told her. "It's." "As if he wants us to find him." Hikaru finished for him. "Right." Lantis nodded. "Hikaru." He looked up at the rune god. "Please be careful. I don't want to lose you again." "Don't worry Lantis. I will. Please do the same for yourself." Hikaru agreed. "Of course." Ascot and Ferio flew over to the two of them, who had been lagging behind. "Hey you two, we're almost there." Ferio informed them. Hikaru and Lantis both took a big gulp of air and they all flew to where the others were. When they got up there they saw a floating castle. It was a complete duplicate of the Cephiro castle, only it was black and emanated wave after wave of dark power. "You scared?" Ferio asked Ascot. "Nope, not at all. You?" Ascot replied. "Me neither." They both sat in silence, facing the castle. A few seconds passed and suddenly Ferio piped up again. "Petrified." He gulped. "Me too." Ascot agreed. As they got even closer to the castle a black light burst out from it and seemed to grab the three rune gods with the girls inside. Hikaru, Umi and Fuu all screamed as the neared the castle against their will. "UMI!" Ascot shouted and leapt off his monster and held tightly to the hand on Celes. "FUU!" Ferio cried as he too jumped off of the monster and on the Windom. "HIKARU!" Lantis shouted as jumped on to Rayearth. All six of them disappeared into the castle. "No!" The others all gasped in shock. "Like, Mage Clef, shouldn't we go after them?" Caldina suggested. "We can't." Clef replied. "Why not?" La Farga asked. "Shatano has now shielded the castle. There is nothing we can do, but wait." Clef told them all. Eagle, Geo and Zazu listened from inside the NSX. They had speakers so they could hear as well as speak to the others outside. "Eagle! Geo! Look!" Zazu cried and pointed at the castle. Creatures of all shapes and sizes poured out of the castle. They began to fly away from the castle and the group outside. "Mage Clef, we have a problem." Eagle told Clef. The others saw the creatures as well. "What do we do?" He asked. "I think they're heading for our castle. The others are going to need more help." La Farga stated in a panic. "Why don't we go?" Geo suggested. "Yes, we can help." Eagle agreed. "All right. The three of us will wait here for the others. Tell everyone at the castle to pray for a good outcome." Clef told them. "Of course." Eagle nodded and then the NSX speeded off, back to the castle. Luckily they were able to speed ahead of all they monsters, the NSX was pretty fast. When they arrived at the castle Eagle got out of the NSX and went to find the others before Shatano's army arrived. Presea, Lady Aska, Sung-Yun, Old One, Tarta and Tatra were all waiting nervously in a meeting room. "Eagle!" Presea jumped out of her seat. "What's going on?" She asked. "Hikaru, Umi and Fuu, Ferio, Ascot and Lantis have been trapped by Shatano." He told them. "No!" They all gasped. "Shatano has also sent out an army of monsters and they're heading here. You need to prepare everyone in the castle." He explained. "We all ready have." Sung-Yun replied. "I'll go tell them the news." He excused himself from the room. "Every sorcerer, summoner, solider, guard in Cephiro is helping. Not to mention all of us." Tarta told Eagle. "We should be a force to be reckoned with." "Right." Eagle nodded. "I need to get back to the NSX now. The army will be here any second now." *** Darkness filled the room. There he stood, in a throne. He was surrounded by pure evil. This, without a doubt was Shatano. Across from him stood a woman. She wore a black leotard and long burgundy skirt, her feet were bare and her hands were claws that could kill. Her silvery hair fell to her knees in two plaits. "Master, look at this." She said and held her hands in front of her. Above her hands a screen appeared. It showed Lantis, Ferio and Ascot holding onto the three rune gods as they were being taken into the castle. "My, it looks like we have a few stowaways." Shatano gave an evil smirk. The screen disappeared. "Destroy them." He told the girl. "Yes Master." She bowed to him and disappeared. "All worlds will be mine." He grinned. *** All six had passed out as they had been dragged in. Hikaru's eyes fluttered opened. She was out of Rayearth and tied to a pole by a woody type of rope. She tried to wriggle free but it was no use. She looked to her sides to see Umi and Fuu were tied up on different poles next to her. They too were starting to wake up. "Umi! Fuu!" She cried. "Hikaru, are you all right?" Fuu asked. "Yes, I'm okay. What about you two?" Hikaru replied. "I'm okay, except for being tied up." Umi sighed. "I know! We can use our magic to break loose!" Hikaru exclaimed. "Flame arrow!" She cried and pointed at the rope. Nothing happened. "I wouldn't do that." A female voice called. Suddenly Shatano's follower appeared before them. "Those ropes are made from the bark of the trees in the forest of silence. Magic won't work." She informed them. (AN: In the Manga the spell on the forest of silence was never broken.) "My master will be here to greet you soon, but I must go. I have some pests to get rid of. I hope you weren't close to those three men." She giggled coldly and disappeared. "NO! Get back here!" Hikaru cried. "You can't kill them!" Tears fell on to the floor under each girl. "We have to get out of here!" "But how Hikaru?" Umi asked. "I don't know! We just have to!" Hikaru replied. "We can't just let her go out and kill them!" Hikaru struggled even more than before. Her heart was pounding. 'We all need to live!' Sh thought. 'We're still in Cephiro, and in Cephiro belief is power! I just need to believe in myself.' And she did believe. The ropes broke completely. She fell to her knees. "Hikaru!" Umi and Fuu gasped. Now that she was free Hikaru could call on her sword. She pulled it out of her glove gem and cut Fuu and Umi free. "Let's split up and find the guys." Umi suggested. "I'm not sure if that is so wise Umi." Fuu disagreed. "Fuu, don't worry. I think it's an okay idea." Hikaru agreed. "All right. But please, be careful you too." "We will." Umi and Hikaru nodded. *** Ferio, Lantis and Ascot awoke in a different part of the castle, on the ground. "Where are the girls?" Ferio wondered in a panic. "We need to find them!" Lantis said as he stood up. Ascot and Ferio got up as well. "Don't worry, all of you will soon be together." A female voice snickered. Shatano's minion appeared before them. "When I kill you and when Shatano kills them!" She shouted and shot an attack at the three of them. "I don't think so!" Ferio shouted and swung his sword at her. He managed to nick her arm. "Why you little." The gritted her teeth and back away. "You'll all pay for that!" She lunged forward at Lantis with a blast of energy coming from her hands. Luckily Lantis pulled a magic shield up just in time. The fight continued for quite some time and they were matched evenly, which goes to show that this woman was really strong to match powers with all three of them. Finally all of them seemed at the end of their rope. They were running out of energy. The woman was heading towards Ascot, when Ascot realized the position everyone was in. He and Lantis and Ferio were set up in a triangle. It was perfect. "Guys! Get ready!" He shouted and shot a wave of energy at the woman as she neared him. She was flung in Lantis' direction so he put up his shield so she flung at Ferio, who had his sword ready. The woman fell right into the sword. She gasped and coughed up some blood. Ferio pulled his sword out of her. The woman fell to the floor. "I may die here," She choked "but my master will destroy you all!" She then closed her eyes and died. *** Shatano watched at the screen as his servant died. 'These people are stronger than I thought. I shouldn't underestimate them. Now, to deal with the Magic Knights." He pointed at the screen and it divided into three screens. Each one showed one of the Magic Knights. He then pressed a button on the arm of his throne. *** Hikaru walked down a long hallway. 'Where are you Lantis?' She thought. She sighed and trudged along. Suddenly flames appeared out of nowhere and surrounded her. She was trapped. "Help!" She screamed. *** Umi was standing in the middle of a dark, empty room. She looked around and tried to find the door she had come in through but it was too dark to see. She felt around the room and finally found the doorknob. As she grabbed it water began to drip down on her hand. She looked up at the ceiling and water was leaking down. It started out slow but it came down faster and faster. The water was flooding the room. In a matter of seconds the water was up to her ankles. She struggled to open the door but it wouldn't budge. "On no! It's jammed!" She shouted. "Someone please help!" *** Fuu walked down a long corridor. At the end of it was a large window, open. Fuu was intrigued so she walked over and instead of seeing the Shatano's destroyed Cephiro, but the peaceful, wonderful Cephiro. Then the breeze began to quicken. The wind knocked her back against the wall at the other end of the corridor. She screamed in pain at the impact hit. The wind was pushing her back against the wall so she couldn't move. "What do I do now?" She wondered. *** "I say we split up and search for the girls." Ferio suggested. "I'm up for that." Ascot agreed. "Fine with me. Be careful, both of you." Lantis also agreed. With those words they were off. Lantis ran through all the halls searching through every room. 'I will not lose her again." He gritted his teeth. From off in the distance her heard a cry of help. He knew that voice all to well. "Hikaru!?" He shouted. "Lantis! Help!" Her voice echoed through the hall. "Don't worry, I'm coming." He whispered. He ran with all his might, following her voice. "Keep talking!" He ordered her. And she did too. He finally reached the place where she was, but she was nowhere in sight. All he saw was the giant fire in front of him. "Hikaru! Are you in there!?" He cried, panic in his voice. "Lantis! Help, I can't get out!" She told him. Lantis took a big gulp. 'I'm going in.' He thought. He then leaped into the flames. He was burned a bit along the way but he made in to the center of the fire where Hikaru sat, crying. Fro some reason here was a clearing around her. Lantis sat down next to her and pulled her into his arms. "Hikaru, it's all right. I'm here." He whispered in her ear. Hikaru looked up at him for a moment. "Lantis!" She cried and wrapped her arms around his neck and cried into his shoulder. "I don't know how to get out! At this rate the fire will kill us both." "But, Hikaru. Have you noticed the fire hasn't hurt you at all yet? The flames are staying away." He pointed out. Hikaru looked at the fire, and true to his words the flames didn't come any closer to her. "That's right!" She perked up a bit. "My power comes from fire, so I should kind of have an immunity to fire." She stood up. "So, are we ready to try and get out now?" Lantis asked as he stood up with her. "You bet!" She replied. "Now take my hand and we can go together. I don't think you'll get hurt." She told him. Lantis took her hand and they both walked into the fire. Nothing happened. They were both fine. Suddenly the flames surrounded Hikaru but they didn't hurt her. They were giving her power. Suddenly everything around her seemed to fade away. She could barely feel Lantis next to her. The only thing she felt was her power burning within her. She was going to defeat Shatano if it was the last thing she did. She was hoping it wasn't though. They reached the end of the fire and Lantis looked at the young woman of which he loved. He was shocked to see that she no longer wore her armor. She was now wearing a scarlet dress. It's sleeves draped down passed her wrist and it had a low dipping neckline. Placed on top of her fiery red hair was a silver Tiara with a ruby stone set at the center. What was going on!?
Author's notes: Talk about a cliffhanger. Aren't I cruel? So will Ferio and Ascot get to Umi and Fuu in time? You'll all have to wait until the next chapter of Memories! Bye!
Disclaimer: I don't own MKR. It is property of CLAMP. This fanfic does belong to me though so please don't copy or steal it.
Author's Notes: I'm back again! Yeah! So how was the last chapter? I hope you liked it. Well we're getting closer and closer to meeting Shatano! What will it take to defeat him? Who knows? You'll just have to wait and see!
~Chapter Ten~
"Inside Shatano's fortress, he should have a main computer that holds the program to close all the rips. We need to get in there, defeat Shatano and close all the rips." Clef explained to the others. They all sat in the room they had when the magic knights had returned. Tatra, Tarta, Lady Aska, Sung-yun and Old one had joined the others at the castle for the meeting. "We'll need a group to come to fight Shatano and a group to protect the castle." La Farga devised. "Who will go where?" Presea, Lady Aska, Sung-yun, Old One, Tatra, and Tarta decided to stay and Hikaru, Umi, Fuu, Ferio, Ascot, Lantis, La Farga, Caldina, Clef, Eagle, Zazu and Geo decided to go. So it was decided. The three knights called on their Rune Gods, Lantis got on his spirit horse, Eagle, Geo and Zazu piloted the NSX, Ascot summoned a flying beast, which he and Ferio rode on, and Clef summoned the Gryphon, which he, La Farga and Caldina rode on and they all flew to Shatano's fortress. Hikaru flew next to Lantis. "So how are we going to find the fortress?" She asked him. "Clef somehow got a tracking on him with magic. It all seems fishy if you ask me. We found him too easily." Lantis told her. "It's." "As if he wants us to find him." Hikaru finished for him. "Right." Lantis nodded. "Hikaru." He looked up at the rune god. "Please be careful. I don't want to lose you again." "Don't worry Lantis. I will. Please do the same for yourself." Hikaru agreed. "Of course." Ascot and Ferio flew over to the two of them, who had been lagging behind. "Hey you two, we're almost there." Ferio informed them. Hikaru and Lantis both took a big gulp of air and they all flew to where the others were. When they got up there they saw a floating castle. It was a complete duplicate of the Cephiro castle, only it was black and emanated wave after wave of dark power. "You scared?" Ferio asked Ascot. "Nope, not at all. You?" Ascot replied. "Me neither." They both sat in silence, facing the castle. A few seconds passed and suddenly Ferio piped up again. "Petrified." He gulped. "Me too." Ascot agreed. As they got even closer to the castle a black light burst out from it and seemed to grab the three rune gods with the girls inside. Hikaru, Umi and Fuu all screamed as the neared the castle against their will. "UMI!" Ascot shouted and leapt off his monster and held tightly to the hand on Celes. "FUU!" Ferio cried as he too jumped off of the monster and on the Windom. "HIKARU!" Lantis shouted as jumped on to Rayearth. All six of them disappeared into the castle. "No!" The others all gasped in shock. "Like, Mage Clef, shouldn't we go after them?" Caldina suggested. "We can't." Clef replied. "Why not?" La Farga asked. "Shatano has now shielded the castle. There is nothing we can do, but wait." Clef told them all. Eagle, Geo and Zazu listened from inside the NSX. They had speakers so they could hear as well as speak to the others outside. "Eagle! Geo! Look!" Zazu cried and pointed at the castle. Creatures of all shapes and sizes poured out of the castle. They began to fly away from the castle and the group outside. "Mage Clef, we have a problem." Eagle told Clef. The others saw the creatures as well. "What do we do?" He asked. "I think they're heading for our castle. The others are going to need more help." La Farga stated in a panic. "Why don't we go?" Geo suggested. "Yes, we can help." Eagle agreed. "All right. The three of us will wait here for the others. Tell everyone at the castle to pray for a good outcome." Clef told them. "Of course." Eagle nodded and then the NSX speeded off, back to the castle. Luckily they were able to speed ahead of all they monsters, the NSX was pretty fast. When they arrived at the castle Eagle got out of the NSX and went to find the others before Shatano's army arrived. Presea, Lady Aska, Sung-Yun, Old One, Tarta and Tatra were all waiting nervously in a meeting room. "Eagle!" Presea jumped out of her seat. "What's going on?" She asked. "Hikaru, Umi and Fuu, Ferio, Ascot and Lantis have been trapped by Shatano." He told them. "No!" They all gasped. "Shatano has also sent out an army of monsters and they're heading here. You need to prepare everyone in the castle." He explained. "We all ready have." Sung-Yun replied. "I'll go tell them the news." He excused himself from the room. "Every sorcerer, summoner, solider, guard in Cephiro is helping. Not to mention all of us." Tarta told Eagle. "We should be a force to be reckoned with." "Right." Eagle nodded. "I need to get back to the NSX now. The army will be here any second now." *** Darkness filled the room. There he stood, in a throne. He was surrounded by pure evil. This, without a doubt was Shatano. Across from him stood a woman. She wore a black leotard and long burgundy skirt, her feet were bare and her hands were claws that could kill. Her silvery hair fell to her knees in two plaits. "Master, look at this." She said and held her hands in front of her. Above her hands a screen appeared. It showed Lantis, Ferio and Ascot holding onto the three rune gods as they were being taken into the castle. "My, it looks like we have a few stowaways." Shatano gave an evil smirk. The screen disappeared. "Destroy them." He told the girl. "Yes Master." She bowed to him and disappeared. "All worlds will be mine." He grinned. *** All six had passed out as they had been dragged in. Hikaru's eyes fluttered opened. She was out of Rayearth and tied to a pole by a woody type of rope. She tried to wriggle free but it was no use. She looked to her sides to see Umi and Fuu were tied up on different poles next to her. They too were starting to wake up. "Umi! Fuu!" She cried. "Hikaru, are you all right?" Fuu asked. "Yes, I'm okay. What about you two?" Hikaru replied. "I'm okay, except for being tied up." Umi sighed. "I know! We can use our magic to break loose!" Hikaru exclaimed. "Flame arrow!" She cried and pointed at the rope. Nothing happened. "I wouldn't do that." A female voice called. Suddenly Shatano's follower appeared before them. "Those ropes are made from the bark of the trees in the forest of silence. Magic won't work." She informed them. (AN: In the Manga the spell on the forest of silence was never broken.) "My master will be here to greet you soon, but I must go. I have some pests to get rid of. I hope you weren't close to those three men." She giggled coldly and disappeared. "NO! Get back here!" Hikaru cried. "You can't kill them!" Tears fell on to the floor under each girl. "We have to get out of here!" "But how Hikaru?" Umi asked. "I don't know! We just have to!" Hikaru replied. "We can't just let her go out and kill them!" Hikaru struggled even more than before. Her heart was pounding. 'We all need to live!' Sh thought. 'We're still in Cephiro, and in Cephiro belief is power! I just need to believe in myself.' And she did believe. The ropes broke completely. She fell to her knees. "Hikaru!" Umi and Fuu gasped. Now that she was free Hikaru could call on her sword. She pulled it out of her glove gem and cut Fuu and Umi free. "Let's split up and find the guys." Umi suggested. "I'm not sure if that is so wise Umi." Fuu disagreed. "Fuu, don't worry. I think it's an okay idea." Hikaru agreed. "All right. But please, be careful you too." "We will." Umi and Hikaru nodded. *** Ferio, Lantis and Ascot awoke in a different part of the castle, on the ground. "Where are the girls?" Ferio wondered in a panic. "We need to find them!" Lantis said as he stood up. Ascot and Ferio got up as well. "Don't worry, all of you will soon be together." A female voice snickered. Shatano's minion appeared before them. "When I kill you and when Shatano kills them!" She shouted and shot an attack at the three of them. "I don't think so!" Ferio shouted and swung his sword at her. He managed to nick her arm. "Why you little." The gritted her teeth and back away. "You'll all pay for that!" She lunged forward at Lantis with a blast of energy coming from her hands. Luckily Lantis pulled a magic shield up just in time. The fight continued for quite some time and they were matched evenly, which goes to show that this woman was really strong to match powers with all three of them. Finally all of them seemed at the end of their rope. They were running out of energy. The woman was heading towards Ascot, when Ascot realized the position everyone was in. He and Lantis and Ferio were set up in a triangle. It was perfect. "Guys! Get ready!" He shouted and shot a wave of energy at the woman as she neared him. She was flung in Lantis' direction so he put up his shield so she flung at Ferio, who had his sword ready. The woman fell right into the sword. She gasped and coughed up some blood. Ferio pulled his sword out of her. The woman fell to the floor. "I may die here," She choked "but my master will destroy you all!" She then closed her eyes and died. *** Shatano watched at the screen as his servant died. 'These people are stronger than I thought. I shouldn't underestimate them. Now, to deal with the Magic Knights." He pointed at the screen and it divided into three screens. Each one showed one of the Magic Knights. He then pressed a button on the arm of his throne. *** Hikaru walked down a long hallway. 'Where are you Lantis?' She thought. She sighed and trudged along. Suddenly flames appeared out of nowhere and surrounded her. She was trapped. "Help!" She screamed. *** Umi was standing in the middle of a dark, empty room. She looked around and tried to find the door she had come in through but it was too dark to see. She felt around the room and finally found the doorknob. As she grabbed it water began to drip down on her hand. She looked up at the ceiling and water was leaking down. It started out slow but it came down faster and faster. The water was flooding the room. In a matter of seconds the water was up to her ankles. She struggled to open the door but it wouldn't budge. "On no! It's jammed!" She shouted. "Someone please help!" *** Fuu walked down a long corridor. At the end of it was a large window, open. Fuu was intrigued so she walked over and instead of seeing the Shatano's destroyed Cephiro, but the peaceful, wonderful Cephiro. Then the breeze began to quicken. The wind knocked her back against the wall at the other end of the corridor. She screamed in pain at the impact hit. The wind was pushing her back against the wall so she couldn't move. "What do I do now?" She wondered. *** "I say we split up and search for the girls." Ferio suggested. "I'm up for that." Ascot agreed. "Fine with me. Be careful, both of you." Lantis also agreed. With those words they were off. Lantis ran through all the halls searching through every room. 'I will not lose her again." He gritted his teeth. From off in the distance her heard a cry of help. He knew that voice all to well. "Hikaru!?" He shouted. "Lantis! Help!" Her voice echoed through the hall. "Don't worry, I'm coming." He whispered. He ran with all his might, following her voice. "Keep talking!" He ordered her. And she did too. He finally reached the place where she was, but she was nowhere in sight. All he saw was the giant fire in front of him. "Hikaru! Are you in there!?" He cried, panic in his voice. "Lantis! Help, I can't get out!" She told him. Lantis took a big gulp. 'I'm going in.' He thought. He then leaped into the flames. He was burned a bit along the way but he made in to the center of the fire where Hikaru sat, crying. Fro some reason here was a clearing around her. Lantis sat down next to her and pulled her into his arms. "Hikaru, it's all right. I'm here." He whispered in her ear. Hikaru looked up at him for a moment. "Lantis!" She cried and wrapped her arms around his neck and cried into his shoulder. "I don't know how to get out! At this rate the fire will kill us both." "But, Hikaru. Have you noticed the fire hasn't hurt you at all yet? The flames are staying away." He pointed out. Hikaru looked at the fire, and true to his words the flames didn't come any closer to her. "That's right!" She perked up a bit. "My power comes from fire, so I should kind of have an immunity to fire." She stood up. "So, are we ready to try and get out now?" Lantis asked as he stood up with her. "You bet!" She replied. "Now take my hand and we can go together. I don't think you'll get hurt." She told him. Lantis took her hand and they both walked into the fire. Nothing happened. They were both fine. Suddenly the flames surrounded Hikaru but they didn't hurt her. They were giving her power. Suddenly everything around her seemed to fade away. She could barely feel Lantis next to her. The only thing she felt was her power burning within her. She was going to defeat Shatano if it was the last thing she did. She was hoping it wasn't though. They reached the end of the fire and Lantis looked at the young woman of which he loved. He was shocked to see that she no longer wore her armor. She was now wearing a scarlet dress. It's sleeves draped down passed her wrist and it had a low dipping neckline. Placed on top of her fiery red hair was a silver Tiara with a ruby stone set at the center. What was going on!?
Author's notes: Talk about a cliffhanger. Aren't I cruel? So will Ferio and Ascot get to Umi and Fuu in time? You'll all have to wait until the next chapter of Memories! Bye!