Suppi: Yeah a new chapter, for those of you fans who have been waiting very patiently
Fruity: I thank you for your patience, you see although I am currently typing the chapters, I don't have any intentions to post them up soon. You see I only have three more chapters to type up.
Suppi: I don't think you should've told them that.
Fruity: Opps hehhehehe oh well. I guess you guys just have to wait. But that doesn't mean you forget about me. You hear.
Suppi: You aren't supposed to threaten them or anything like that.
Fruity: Gomen. Oh yeah. I know that I should have done this in the beginning of the story but I kinda forgot, since I was so excited to type up my story. So here it is.
~DESCLIAMER~
I don't, I repeat, I DON'T own Card Captor Sakura, and thereby take no credit for the characters of course with the exception of Akara Lendina. She is my creation and I gladly take credit for her. Hehehehehe.
Don't sue me, I am poor.
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Chapter Twenty
Cold and I am lying broken on the Floor
May it be an evil star shines down upon you
May it be when darkness falls your heart will be true
You are good, to overpower the dark
Lord the angels will protect you
Remember that I love you
"Mommy?" a green-eyed girl no older then two speaks
"Yes, my sweet,"
"What is the meaning of the song?"
"You will know one day,"
"When?"
"Someday, sleep my dear,"
(One of the last memories between Sakura and her mother)
Sakura had never felt so frightened before in her entire life, before her, she could see the blood beginning to drip slowly. A hand, went to cover her mouth, she felt sick and disgusted with herself.
No not Shoaran, her voice was shaking with deep fear.
Within her, she heard the voice speak again.
You can't fight me
Clutching her head, Sakura attempted to gain control of her body, once more, she wasn't going to let the demon, control her not if she could help it.
Another surprise was at hand, for as soon as Sakura turned around she saw Kero and even more frightening his body was torn to shreds. Her breaths became rugged and rough, she grasp the table nearest her, trying to stable herself.
"Oh my god Kero," Sakura was paralysed, from shock.
She had killed her very own guardian. Weeping, she collapsed towards the floor, filled with sorrow.
Her grief only continued to feed the demon, and before Sakura could do anything, her world blacked out once more.
Twisted with rage, possessed Sakura arose from the ground, turning around awaiting her next victim to enter that door.
Meanwhile, Tomoyo's humming could be heard as she skipped merrily towards her dorm, unaware of the danger that was awaiting her.
Darting down the hallway at full speed, Akara could feel her heart thumping hard against her chest. She hadn't run this fast for about six years, when she was part of a track team. Fear for Tomoyo's life was gnawing at her heart; she wasn't going to let her goddaughter perform something that would lead her to suicide. Akara would feel herself slowing down, yet she pushed herself to run even faster. To her relief, she saw Tomoyo, rummaging through her bag for her key. A strong presence of evil could be felt. Akara anticipated the demon's move, and dived, pushing Tomoyo out of the path of the raging fire that bursted out of the door.
With the wind knocked out of her lungs, Tomoyo nearly passed out. Akara looked at her, uneasy, as Tomoyo wheezed, getting in and out of conscious. Akara drew in a deep breath. Glancing behind her, she could see the demon, slowly walking out of the door, which had deliberately set on fire. Akara, didn't like what the outcomes were, but she had no choice. Raising up, with Tomoyo partly unconscious against the wall, behind her she prepared herself for the fighting stance, this was going to be a difficult fight, both physically and emotionally.
Tilting her head a bit to the left, Akara's mouth uttered a few, but important words, "Nadeshiko, please forgive me."
Sakura was now facing her. The sight of her, sent shivers crawling up Akara's back. Sakura's face was twisted with rage, menacing look was written all over her face; the eyes that she once inherited from Nadeshiko, were now pure dead black, all hope was sucked out of them. Akara felt tears dripping from her eyes; heedless she wiped them away with her sleeve.
"GIVE ME BACK MY GODDAUGHTER, DEMON,"
With hands spread open in front of her, Sakura, sent flames propelling towards Akara. Dodging them, Akara performed a tuck roll, bring her directly in front of Sakura's feet. Almost immediately she kicked her leg against Sakura's. The force so strong, that it sent Sakura falling straight backwards. Seeing her opportunity, Akara leapt on top of the eighteen-year-old, and raised her fist behind her head, preparing a horrific punch that would surely break Sakura's jaw. But Akara, hesitated, seeing her goddaughter pinned on the floor, she couldn't bring herself to hitting, the girl whom she thought of as a daughter. Sinfulness, was all over, Sakura's face, as she took advantage of Akara's mental battle with herself. Realising a hard blow, to Akara's stomach, sent her flying backwards, causing her to crash hard against the brick wall.
"Ahhhhhhhhhh," the breaking of bricks could be heard, Akara was fearful, but her great powers had protected her from the hard kick to her stomach, that surely would have paralysed a normal person. Grunting, she forced herself to get up, everything in front of her was a fog, she couldn't see anything because of the debris of dust, broken wood, and soot, was flying everywhere. However she did hear the groaning sounds of Tomoyo, to her right. Clenching her hands, she hissed angrily, waiting for her opponent to attack once more.
"If I have to fight Sakura to kill that demon, then so be it." She spattered.
Eventually, the dust cleared, and Akara saw Sakura standing before her, fists at her sides, and a smile that possessed corruption of the soul. Akara wiped the blood dripping from her lip, with her hand.
"So demon," she hissed, "You want to fight magic against magic, so be it,"
"Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh," within Sakura's hands, Akara saw a yellow ball emerging. Akara grinned determined, as her dark black straight hair brushed in front of her face. Anticipating the demon's move, she performed a high flip, causing the fireball to clash with the wall. While landing, Akara sent lighting towards the unsuspecting Sakura. The force of lightening forced Sakura back, causing her to collide against the hard cold stone wall, behind her.
"A taste of your own medicine, demon," sneered Akara. It hurted her inside that in reality, she was damaging Sakura's body, but she just couldn't let this demon kill innocents and used Sakura as its host.
Tomoyo was coming too. Although her vision wasn't quite clear yet, she could see two dark figures in front of her fighting, with what appeared to be magic. Moaning, she tried to move her legs.
"ahhhh," she felt her legs crack, gripping on the wall for support, she uneasily rose up. Blinking once more, her vision cleared. She gazed anxiously at the floor, where a tonne of debris had scattered, then at the back of the head of the person nearest her.
"Ms. Lendina?" she approached the injured professor.
Tomoyo had heard many things about her, how she was so mysterious, yet gentle, and kind. She was the number one teacher all through campus. And although Tomoyo never knew her, she liked her, she always felt a sense of sincerity and protection whenever she saw her in the hallways. The memory flashed quickly in her mind.
***FLASHBACK***
Tomoyo urgently was rushing; she had spent so much time in the library reading on of her favorite books, that she had completely forgot about her meeting with Eriol. And now frantically, she was running fast in her heels. To distracted, Tomoyo didn't even notice a textbook that someone had so carelessly disgarded on the hallway floor. It sent her and her books tumbling. Helplessly she gazed at the piles of paper work now on the floor. Tomoyo sadly began to pick up ever-single sheet; it was going to take her forever to catorgize it once more. She almost came to weeping in despair, when a clapping of highheels approached her. Tomoyo looked up to see tall women with long jet-black hair. But what stood out from all her features was her kindling grey eyes. She gave a warm smile to Tomoyo.
"My, what a mess you have made," Tomoyo looked away ashamed, yet to her surprise the teacher bent down to help her with her papers.
"Let me help you."
"T..Thank you," Tomoyo stammered, peering at the mysterious professor curiously.
"Who are you?" Tomoyo asked
"Why I am Akara Lendina, Tomoyo,"
"Eh!" Tomoyo glanced at the professor, "How do you know my name?"
"Cause you are best friends with one of my students, Cherry Fia right,"
Unsure what to say, Tomoyo replied, "Y..Yeah."
Akara, calmly picked up the last piece of paper, "Hand me what you gathered," she ordered in a gentle, yet stern way. Tomoyo did so, still staring at Akara dumbstruck.
"You must be very observant," Tomoyo remarked,
Akara smiled, "Why yes I am," she agreed, as she handed Tomoyo the pile of papers.
"There you go."
"Thanks,"
Akara's eyes twinkled, "I'll see you around. Oh yes, and continue to take care of Sakura for me" And with that she stalked off into the hallway.
Tomoyo gazed down to the pile of papers in her hands.
*Gasp* Tomoyo read the paper on top of the pile.
PG. 1 OF 100
Tomoyo flipped the through the papers, glancing on the upper right hand corner of the papers, where the page number was.
PG 2 OF 100
PG 3 OF 100
PG 4 OF 100
Everything was in perfect order, as though it had never been scattered. Glancing up, Tomoyo discovered the hallway empty. The mysterious professor had arranged her papers for her, but how? It wasn't possible, not in one second. Tomoyo suddenly recalled the last words she spoke
Continue to take care of Sakura for me
How does she know Sakura?
*** END OF FLASHBACK***
Akara had known about Cherry this whole time, but how? That was what puzzled Tomoyo. Eagerly Tomoyo glanced across the ruined hallway, to see whom exactly Akara was fighting against. The figure in the distance, slowly rose, Tomoyo immediately recognised who it was.
"Gasp, Sakura." She turned to Akara seeing her earnest look on her face, as Akara threw her arm high above her head, a glowing blue ball of electricity. Horror stricken, Tomoyo watched helplessly as Akara, realised it and aimed it for Sakura.
"Stop it," Tomoyo screamed, panicking she slapped Akara across the face. Heaven forbid Tomoyo knew better then to hit an elder, but this was Sakura's life she was talking about.
"Sakura I am coming," Tomoyo rushed to Sakura's side, but jerked back, as Akara gripped her wrist tightly.
"That isn't the Sakura, you know," Tomoyo could see the red palm mark on Akara's face deepen, she didn't want to believe her, but Akara's grey eyes spoke truth. Looking back at Sakura's eyes, Tomoyo drew in a deep breath, as she moved aside of Akara. Nodding her head, she gave Akara consent to continue.
Pain, was written all over Tomoyo's face, as she watched in horror, as Akara continued to perform her magic. She hadn't suspected Akara to posses and magic talent what so ever, but she did. With each blow Akara performed, Sakura grew weaker and weaker. Back and forth, the fireballs and electricity was spread. The hallway was a wreck, it was barely recognisable as part of the university. Both opponents looked as though they would met their end.
"Oh Sakura," Tomoyo clasped her hands together, and hung her head, praying that this war didn't have to lead to the death of one of the two.
Eriol was in the middle of an important task, when he sensed it, the aura of two great powers, one of an evil nature and the other of a somewhat heavenly nature. Worried for the wellbeing of his dear girlfriend, he pinpointed the exact location of the two power sources. Opening his eyes, Eriol felt fear, for the first time.
"Tomoyo," he whispered, as his call was carried by breeze.
Without thinking, he ran, letting his feet guiding him to his only love.
"Upon the heavens, I call the power of god, banish this demon," Akara screamed above the thundering. She didn't know how much of this she could take. Her left leg was already sprained; both eyes were bruised, as well as her lip bleeding like a broken dam. Sakura was just as injured as she was; in fact Akara was almost convinced that she was worse off then she. Spitting blood to the floor, Sakura hissed, she wasn't going to give up this fight. Tomoyo was eagerly, she feared for them both.
Frightened Tomoyo saw, Sakura raise her hands above her head, summoning the key. Akara blinked in despair, watching as the key that was once pink, transformed ebony black, she knew that the cards had done the same. She groaned, how was she going to get herself out of this one.
Akara came close to giving up, when as though an answer to a prayer, Eriol emerged from the shadows.
"Tomoyo?"
The demon-possessed Sakura, screeched, causing all three of the mortals to cover their ears. Eriol watched stunned as he saw leapt through the thick roof, clearing fleeing from a fight where, she wasn't going to be the victor.
Frowning Eriol turned around to see Akara leaning against Tomoyo's shoulder, her knees wobbling frantically, trying to stand up straight.
" I believe that I am entitled for an explanation,'' his arms crossed. Akara shuddered as she received another vibe.
Shuddering she replied, " Tomoyo will you be a dear, and help me into your dorm,''
Tomoyo gave her a look of absurdness, and stupidity, Akara was injured badly and couldn't afford to lose anymore blood, but she did as she was told. Assisting her carefully through the broken doorway, Tomoyo almost dropped Akara when she set eyes on her bed. There laid Kero broken with belly shredded, on the soft covers of Tomoyo's bed. He moaned softly, muttering something about a demon.
"Oh Kero," Tomoyo released Akara and ran to the so-called stuff animal's side. "What's happened to you?"
" Sakura stabbed him," Akara replied sullenly, as Tomoyo looked at her with clouded eyes.
"Why?" Tomoyo glared tearfully, with the creature in her arms. Akara could see that he was trying desperately to hang on for dear life.
Shivering, Akara could feel the evil presence drawing near, "Best we get going, I have a bad feeling about this place."
Eriol still stared at Akara, recalling the brief moments he would see her, however because he was so distracted by Tomoyo, he never noticed how great of an aura she possessed. A deep navy blue, similar to his, was growing brighter by the minute, despite how bad of a condition she was in.
"Follow me," she ordered, snuffling Tomoyo wrapped Kero in a pillowcase, and brought him along.
It was pouring outside, and although it was difficult to travel on the streets because of the large mass of floods caused, Akara was persistent, and didn't stop until she arrived at a sacred place similar to a church.
After getting dried up, Akara offered both Eriol and Tomoyo a cup of tea, something to warm them up. Gratefully Tomoyo accepted it, and drunk it savagely, while Eriol gazed at Akara suspiciously. From the corner of her eye she could see Eriol staring at her blankly.
"You want to know why I was fighting Sakura-san, and how did I get my power, right?" she turned to stare Eriol straight in the eye "Eriol-kun,"
He backed away in surprise, "Yes that is correct,"
Tomoyo looked up seeing that her dear boyfriend had a point. "Yes, Miss Lendina how did you know about Sakura?"
Sighing, Akara put her cup of tea aside, to stare at a glass-stained window, that overlook the entire church-like shrine. A beautiful angel smiled kindly, her arms spread out to her sides, as though welcoming everyone, sinners, kindled spirits, and broken souls. Tomoyo switched glances with the smiling stain-glassed angel, and Akara, shocked at the great resemblance between the two. The same grey eyes, the same smile, and same black never-ending hair.
"Sensei Lendina,"
Akara woke from her trance with a smile; "This was a place of solitude. Many suffering souls came here for redemption, and it was here where many broken souls were cured."
Eriol watched her silently "the prophesised angel," he muttered under his breath. Both Tomoyo's and Akara's eyes turned to him.
"What was that darling?" Tomoyo asked
Shaking aside the thought he replied "Nothing,"
As though she were reading his thought Akara spoke once more, "It is said that an angel will appear, to help one of pure heart, which has been taken into darkness. A life will be saved, and another will be destroyed."
Tomoyo listened inattentively "But what does that have to do with Sakura."
"Sakura is the pure heart who has been taken into darkness, by the same demon who she fought only five months ago." warning was within her eyes
Tomoyo suddenly felt faint " I don't understand. She destroyed it, with those four cards."
Akara shook head sadly "No she didn't. She only weakened it a great deal. But Bardon still lives, he endured through the scar on her face."
"No," Tomoyo began to feel cold and ashamed, the demon that Sakura fought to save her.
Seeing Tomoyo in pain, Eriol got up, to sit behind her and put his arms around her. Slowly his arms touched hers tenderly, as he reached for her hands.
"Sleep my love," he whispered
Tomoyo's eyes became heavy, and soon enough she fell into a deep slumber. With his arms still around her, Eriol stared angrily at Akara.
"If Sakura was possessed, then why wasn't I able to sense anything?"
"Because she had erased all memory of you identifying her as a demon."
Eriol raised an eyebrow in questioning; realising that the cuts and scraps that were once on Akara's faced had rapidly healed. Akara stared at the angel, avoiding his eye, "Luckily the demon wasn't able to sense me, however it is going to destroy everything that Sakura holds dear, including you, Tomoyo and Shoaran."
For the first time in his life, Eriol looked wary and old. Running his fingers up and down Tomoyo's arm, he sullenly stared at Akara and then at Kero, who was still nestled in Tomoyo's arms.
"What about Kerberos?" he asked
Akara rose and approached the sleeping pair, lying a hand on Kero's broken forehead, she whispered words. A light began to emerge forming all around her. Shocked, Eriol saw Kero's chest beginning to rise up and down, while his scar healed just as quickly as it had come, indicating that he was alive.
Akara drew back, to the log that she was sitting on, " There is one thing that I just don't get Akara,"
Akara looked up.
"What part do you have to play in this situation?"
A sad smile was placed on her face, "You will have to wait and see, Eriol, the resurrection form of Clow Reed."
Yelan, shuddered as she gazed into the perfect blue sky, somehow it was no longer perfect. It had become dark, and ugly. The sound of crashing dishes caught her attention, death lingered in the air, and she didn't like it. Rushing, she sought to find the source of the noise, only to find Wei unconscious on the floor. The fall must have broken some bones, for Wei's arm was twisted in an awkward position.
"COUSIN WEI!!!!!!!!1" ever had Yelan ever panicked. Urgently her four daughters bursted into the room, to find out what the commotion was all about. Yelan, stunned, could only point a shaking finger at the collapsed figure. Futee immediately got over her shock, clear that her mother was unable to handle it herself; she started barking orders to her younger sisters.
"Go call the hospital, it's an emergency."
"Get a glass of water for mom,"
"Alert the other servants,"
Fuutie was trying her best to control herself. Yelan however started hyperventilating, and soon screaming at the top of her lungs.
Fuutie took her elderly mother into her arms, "Shhhhhhhhh, it's going to be alright mom, I promise,"
"Gone, gone," that was all Fuutie heard from her mother, as she watched the paramedics rushed Wei into the hospital. Closing her eyes, Fuutie
joined her mother in shedding galleons of tears for their lose.
Eriol watched Akara closely as she stared emptily out of the window.
"Why hadn't Sakura been possessed until now." He asked
"Because," Akara turned around, her eyes began to well up in despair, "She was able to fight the demon Bardon within her."
"I don't understand," Eriol glanced down, to see Tomoyo moan, with his movement. Her sweet warm breath heated his chest. Gently he kissed her on the forehead. Akara watched him, knowing that only two years from now, a wonderful baby would be born. She couldn't help but smile.
"She was able to fight it because, she believed she could." Eriol's puzzlement grew; Akara was one complex person. Rising her head, Akara stared at the stain-glass windows.
"Cause Shoaran was with her,"
Eriol's jaw dropped, "Just because of Shoaran."
Akara's grey eyes glared into his, "Yes. Shoaran was her protected, he made her believe that she could do anything."
Eriol nodded his head in understanding, as Akara continued to speak.
"Do you remember several years back, when Sakura had to convert the Clow cards in Sakura cards. She only had two cards left, and when she came into despair, Shoaran came to her aid, despite the great risk that he, himself would fall into a deep slumber as well."
Eriol's lips formed a thin line, the time he tested Sakura. Guilty he looked away, "That means when she told him. He…" Eriol was interrupted by Akara
"He left her, taking away all hope she had left of fighting this thing. Although she wasn't aware of Bardon's exist within her, she was fighting it."
"This whole time?"
"This whole time, only with Shoaran with her she had the love to drive it into a deep corner of her mind."
Realising the truth Eriol looked away. Kero, who had converted to his real form, had remained quite, sitting in the distant corner of the chapel, pondering of what was happening and how he had been magically brought back to life.
Inside he was grateful, for Akara, he was forever in her debt, whether she realised it or not. This was the first time he had seen her, and despite how little he trusted stangers, there was something about her, that he liked. A superior feeling of protection.
He spoke for the first time, "So that creature who stabbed me wasn't Sakura?" Kero wanted to clarify things.
"Yes," Akara sounded so sure of herself. Kero glowering couldn't face the truth. Akara heard him give a sigh of despair.
"Don't worry Kero, Sakura isn't lost yet." Her words comforted him, despite the great truth that Sakura was either going to be killed, or she would kill them. Finally he spun around to face Akara.
"How long have you known Sakura?"
Eriol looked at Akara eagerly, finally noticing how little he knew about the mysterious girl.
"Forever." Akara's voice contained great mystery.
"And you knew her mother?"
"Yes."
"What are you doing her?" Eriol got involved in the conversation.
Akara stared both of them in the eye, the burning fire that had warmed them up, reflected against her smooth skin. "To see if the prophecy will come true."
"The prophecy of the battle between Baron and the legendary Angel," Kero and Eriol both whispered.
Akara closed her eyes remembering the words that Nadeshiko once spoke to her.
I am nothing, but a thing created with no purpose to fulfil
That's not true Akara.
It's not
No, you have a mission.
(Trembling) what is it?
To be my daughter's protector, and her light when all there is, is darkness.
" I certainly hope that my package has arrived to Wei," she muttered underneath her breath.
While Eriol and Kero both asked the same question in their heads, "Where's Sakura-chan?"
Shoaran hurriedly rushed through the trees; he had been running for what seemed like half an hour. Strangely everything seemed deserted, not once had he'd seen a person walking through the park. A park that was well known for its popularity and love couples. The thunder had begun to increase. All was darkness except, for the brief moments when the lightening struck the earth. He wasn't afraid, he never was afraid of thunderstorms. It was a part of nature, a part that he accepted, unlike his sisters, and Sakura. The mentioning of her name triggered something in his heart. He missed her deeply. He hadn't been able to reach the university yet; he was simply too far. The cracking of wood caught his attention. Turning around to face the trees, he couldn't see anything.
"Who's there!" he called out alarmed
A shadow emerged from the darkness, revealing all, including its evil aura that sent chills up Shoaran's spine. Squinting, he was able to recognise who the figure was.
"Sakura?"
Fruity: How's that? huh! Huh!
Suppi: Geez Fruity calm down.
Fruity: What? I have you know I worked hard on that chapter and it is very important.
Suppi: Yes of course, because the truth is revealed right?
Fruity: Exactly
Suppi: *Slapping his head* I am not going to even bother asking about Akara, and who exactly she is.
Fruity: I am not telling you anything
Suppi: I didn't ask now did I.
Fruity: * blushing * Gomen
Suppi: Yeah you better be
Fruity: * shaking head * some people don't have a sense of humour
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