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don't sue me!
In this chapter, we find out what Syaoran has been doing, how Damien came to Tomoeda, and why he isn't with Kai. We also find that Syaoran, the guy who always came in second to Sakura, has a lot of hidden power of his own...and he may be more powerful than Sakura? Wait and see...this takes place about 3 or 4 days before school starts.
An Unexpected Event
Syaoran had just finished training with Kai. It was hard to believe that she was stronger than him, cause she didn't look like it, but damn, could that girl fight. She was a lot better than him, but he was almost up to her level now. They had both been training intensely for the past year, because Kai and Damien said that some new great evil was coming. Damien had left to find the source of power, while Kai had stayed to train Syaoran in fighting and magic. She had always been a great fighter, from the time they had met.
It had been 10 years ago, in a forest. She and Damien were training, and he had stumbled upon them while exploring. They had all become fast friends, but Kai and Damien left to accomplish something a couple months before he went to Japan, and had come back shortly after he had. They were very mysterious about what they had been doing, and all they would say was that it had to do with crystals and some great evil.
It didn't matter too much though. He knew they'd tell him what was going on when they were ready to. Anyways, he had more pressing matters to attend to as the new leader of the Li clan. That's right, after all this time he was finally appointed leader. Kai, of course, was his appointed second in command, because the elders weren't exactly trustworthy, and the second in command actually had almost as much power as the leader. Kai already held a lot of leverage with the elders, since she was so powerful, and she could get almost anything she wanted if she asked. She was a lot wiser than she looked, too.
Life had changed drastically for him since Sakura had broken up with him. It took almost a year for him to move on, but he had. He was no longer always the shy, cold, serious guy everyone knew. He smiled more often and laughed, but only around his friends. Friends. That was a new one for him. He had made lots of friends since he started opening up a little. But to people who didn't know him, he was still the same. He had gained a lot more respect from the elders since becoming leader, but he wished they listened to him as much as they did to Kai. Of course, she often helped him with his requests and made it easier to obtain what he wanted.
He missed Damien, even though he should be angry at him, but not nearly as much as Kai did. She had poured all of her energy into singing after he left, and had become extremely popular in Asia, especially in China and Japan, as the singer Tiger Eyes. She and Damien had promised to keep their relationship going, but that all went to hell one day...
~~Flashback~~ (3 months ago) Kai and Syaoran were training, and Kai was wearing a star pendant Damien had given her for her birthday. She missed him a lot. Syaoran kicked at her and she dodged easily. "You'll have to do a lot better than that, Syaoran", she said as they took a break. "You need to fix your stance by moving...", she was cut off as her pendant glowed. Her eyes started glowing as well. It looked like she was having a vision of something. The glow stopped and she fell to her knees. "Kai? What's wrong?" , asked Syaoran. "Damien's with someone else", she said shortly, standing up. "The pendant represents our magic connection. When something goes wrong to disrupt it, it glows. When it glowed, I saw him kissing some other girl. It wasn't just a vision. It actually happened. I can tell the difference. Our relationship is over. Now, if you'll excuse me, I don't really feel like training anymore." She walked off, leaving Syaoran to think over what had just happened. That was...abrupt...What am I thinking? She just got cheated on! By Damien! I'd better go talk to her, after all, I am her best friend...but that doesn't seem like Damien...not at all...poor Kai... ~~End Flashback~~
Needless to say, Syaoran had lost all faith in long distance relationships after that. He had wanted to kill Damien, but...they were still friends. So he couldn't. Kai had recovered in the past three months, but you could hear it in her songs, she was still hurting badly. She never wore the pendant again, claiming that there wasn't a connection between them anymore. At least Sakura had sent him a letter. Kai hadn't gotten a warning at all. Anyways, that was in the past. Right now he could hear her across the yard protesting to the outfits her record label wanted her to wear for her first public appearance. He chuckled to himself. He wished those suckers luck. Kai didn't do anything she didn't want to do.
He felt a flash of power, and then all of a sudden Kai came rushing out, not in a flashy outfit, but in her star guardian robes. "Syaoran, did you feel that?". He nodded. He released his new sword, a birthday gift from Kai and Damien. It combined the power of the Lasin board and his ofudas, so he didn't need to carry either around anymore. His pendant had changed, a golden star was now in the center of the onyx orb. He transformed into his robes, which were the same, but more adapted to fit his position as clan leader, and they started off towards the power's source.
They reached the power, but to Syaoran's surprise, it looked like a...Clow card? Yes, it looked like a Clow card that was shooting powerful jets of water everywhere. "There aren't any Clow cards left to capture! How could this be one?!", he yelled. "I don't think this is a Clow card!", Kai said. The spirit looked up and pointed at Syaoran. "You", it said happily, "are my master. I can feel it. There are 12 more like me, master, and they won't come this easily. But you must capture us, because you'll need our power. My brothers and sisters are near the source of darkness, in Japan". She turned to Kai, "You weren't expecting it this soon, star guardian, I know, but my master is ready to begin. The darkness looms over the chosen warriors. Go there and stop it." Kai merely nodded. The spirit glowed, and turned into a crystal, saying "It will be a pleasure to serve you. You have a pure heart..." the crystal flew into Syaoran's sword, which glowed blue, and then faded to it's normal color, but an echo was heard. "Call upon me, master, and I shall be there..."
Syaoran turned to Kai and said, "What the hell is going on? Did a card just turn into a crystal? Did it just call me master? What...?" He was obviously confused. "The 13 Crystals of the Ancients...we have to go talk to elders. We need to be in Japan by this time next week", said Kai "I'll explain everything there" Syaoran looked astonished, but he nodded and they left.
Just what the heck is going on? Are they really going to Japan? What's the story behind the crystals, and how does Kai know about them?
In this chapter, we find out what Syaoran has been doing, how Damien came to Tomoeda, and why he isn't with Kai. We also find that Syaoran, the guy who always came in second to Sakura, has a lot of hidden power of his own...and he may be more powerful than Sakura? Wait and see...this takes place about 3 or 4 days before school starts.
An Unexpected Event
Syaoran had just finished training with Kai. It was hard to believe that she was stronger than him, cause she didn't look like it, but damn, could that girl fight. She was a lot better than him, but he was almost up to her level now. They had both been training intensely for the past year, because Kai and Damien said that some new great evil was coming. Damien had left to find the source of power, while Kai had stayed to train Syaoran in fighting and magic. She had always been a great fighter, from the time they had met.
It had been 10 years ago, in a forest. She and Damien were training, and he had stumbled upon them while exploring. They had all become fast friends, but Kai and Damien left to accomplish something a couple months before he went to Japan, and had come back shortly after he had. They were very mysterious about what they had been doing, and all they would say was that it had to do with crystals and some great evil.
It didn't matter too much though. He knew they'd tell him what was going on when they were ready to. Anyways, he had more pressing matters to attend to as the new leader of the Li clan. That's right, after all this time he was finally appointed leader. Kai, of course, was his appointed second in command, because the elders weren't exactly trustworthy, and the second in command actually had almost as much power as the leader. Kai already held a lot of leverage with the elders, since she was so powerful, and she could get almost anything she wanted if she asked. She was a lot wiser than she looked, too.
Life had changed drastically for him since Sakura had broken up with him. It took almost a year for him to move on, but he had. He was no longer always the shy, cold, serious guy everyone knew. He smiled more often and laughed, but only around his friends. Friends. That was a new one for him. He had made lots of friends since he started opening up a little. But to people who didn't know him, he was still the same. He had gained a lot more respect from the elders since becoming leader, but he wished they listened to him as much as they did to Kai. Of course, she often helped him with his requests and made it easier to obtain what he wanted.
He missed Damien, even though he should be angry at him, but not nearly as much as Kai did. She had poured all of her energy into singing after he left, and had become extremely popular in Asia, especially in China and Japan, as the singer Tiger Eyes. She and Damien had promised to keep their relationship going, but that all went to hell one day...
~~Flashback~~ (3 months ago) Kai and Syaoran were training, and Kai was wearing a star pendant Damien had given her for her birthday. She missed him a lot. Syaoran kicked at her and she dodged easily. "You'll have to do a lot better than that, Syaoran", she said as they took a break. "You need to fix your stance by moving...", she was cut off as her pendant glowed. Her eyes started glowing as well. It looked like she was having a vision of something. The glow stopped and she fell to her knees. "Kai? What's wrong?" , asked Syaoran. "Damien's with someone else", she said shortly, standing up. "The pendant represents our magic connection. When something goes wrong to disrupt it, it glows. When it glowed, I saw him kissing some other girl. It wasn't just a vision. It actually happened. I can tell the difference. Our relationship is over. Now, if you'll excuse me, I don't really feel like training anymore." She walked off, leaving Syaoran to think over what had just happened. That was...abrupt...What am I thinking? She just got cheated on! By Damien! I'd better go talk to her, after all, I am her best friend...but that doesn't seem like Damien...not at all...poor Kai... ~~End Flashback~~
Needless to say, Syaoran had lost all faith in long distance relationships after that. He had wanted to kill Damien, but...they were still friends. So he couldn't. Kai had recovered in the past three months, but you could hear it in her songs, she was still hurting badly. She never wore the pendant again, claiming that there wasn't a connection between them anymore. At least Sakura had sent him a letter. Kai hadn't gotten a warning at all. Anyways, that was in the past. Right now he could hear her across the yard protesting to the outfits her record label wanted her to wear for her first public appearance. He chuckled to himself. He wished those suckers luck. Kai didn't do anything she didn't want to do.
He felt a flash of power, and then all of a sudden Kai came rushing out, not in a flashy outfit, but in her star guardian robes. "Syaoran, did you feel that?". He nodded. He released his new sword, a birthday gift from Kai and Damien. It combined the power of the Lasin board and his ofudas, so he didn't need to carry either around anymore. His pendant had changed, a golden star was now in the center of the onyx orb. He transformed into his robes, which were the same, but more adapted to fit his position as clan leader, and they started off towards the power's source.
They reached the power, but to Syaoran's surprise, it looked like a...Clow card? Yes, it looked like a Clow card that was shooting powerful jets of water everywhere. "There aren't any Clow cards left to capture! How could this be one?!", he yelled. "I don't think this is a Clow card!", Kai said. The spirit looked up and pointed at Syaoran. "You", it said happily, "are my master. I can feel it. There are 12 more like me, master, and they won't come this easily. But you must capture us, because you'll need our power. My brothers and sisters are near the source of darkness, in Japan". She turned to Kai, "You weren't expecting it this soon, star guardian, I know, but my master is ready to begin. The darkness looms over the chosen warriors. Go there and stop it." Kai merely nodded. The spirit glowed, and turned into a crystal, saying "It will be a pleasure to serve you. You have a pure heart..." the crystal flew into Syaoran's sword, which glowed blue, and then faded to it's normal color, but an echo was heard. "Call upon me, master, and I shall be there..."
Syaoran turned to Kai and said, "What the hell is going on? Did a card just turn into a crystal? Did it just call me master? What...?" He was obviously confused. "The 13 Crystals of the Ancients...we have to go talk to elders. We need to be in Japan by this time next week", said Kai "I'll explain everything there" Syaoran looked astonished, but he nodded and they left.
Just what the heck is going on? Are they really going to Japan? What's the story behind the crystals, and how does Kai know about them?