Fated Circle: Four Sacred Treasures of Earth
n/a: I do not own and will never own Card Captor Sakura (though I wish I did)
it is owned by CLAMP. This author is merely borrowing so please don't sue me!!!^_^;
~Part 2
Genbu: The Crystal of Power
Chapter 9
I _had_ to scream.
Mentally scolding myself for acting irrationally, I immediately put both of my
hands over my mouth. I just _HAD_ to scream! I moved away from the peep hole as
I saw Syaoran look over here and two goblins move to my spot. Moving into the
shadows, a portion of the wall opened.
"check every nook and cranny for that voice!!" a harsh and cold voice shouted.
"yes sir!" the two goblins replied in their horrid voice.
I knew something 'bout goblins though - they could see into the dark. And that's
when I remembered that I was invisible. Gathering my cloak and skirt, I moved
as silently as I could to the open light. Hopefully this thing would last until
Eriol would end it.
The torture room was damp. Grey stone blocks covered with moss were its walls
and water dripped from the stallactites on the ceiling. I kept on remininding
myself not to scream if ever I see a rat. Just in case.
There were five people in the room, including Syaoran and the two goblins. The
other two people were the torturer(as usual, bulky and hooded) and a tall man
with long white hair and white beard. The tall man wore robes and a pointed hat
which made me realize that this man was a wizard.
*I'd better be EXTRA careful* I reminded myself.
I moved as silently as I could, closer and closer to where Syaoran was. Then,
I finally reached him.
"Syaoran, are you ok?" I wispered silently.
At first, he was quite surprised and bewildered but then he composed himself
again. "who are you?" he whispered back.
"It's me Sakura. I'm with this guy named Eriol but..."
"Eriol?!!!?!" he almost shouted.
"what's the noise about _prince_ Syaoran??" the bearded man asked. His voice
was VERY low.
Syaoran just grunted and spitted on the ground.
The robed man went closer and I backed away. Silently and carefully.
Something unexpected happened.
Even quicker than I could ever might have seen, one of his bony hands jutted
out of his robes and grabbed my cloak.
"APPAREO!!!!" he shouted, his voice thundering.
My body glowed faintly and I could see the surprise etched on the faces of the
executioner and the guards. I knew that Eriol's spell was being removed. I tried
to kick or even just struggle from his tight grip on the collar of my dress but
I couldn't. I was paralyzed.
"and who are you, little girl??" he asked.
There was something magical about it. I wanted to answer the truth. My voice
rushed to my throat. I knew I shouldn't tell the truth because I would be used
and I tried to find the truth. You know... tortured.
"I'm.....I'm..."
"CAECUS!!!"
Suddenly, there was a bright light then I couldn't see anything. Like someone
turned out the lights. I heard the guard's squealing and the old wizard's
thundering voice. I felt someone grab me and run and not a moment after that,
I heard the sound of chains and Syaoran's grunting.
"this will hurt a bit." someone warned.
Then I felt like someone hit me on the head.
Everything went black.
When I woke up, I was on a soft bed(?).
The sun was in my eyes and I felt like I woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
I looked around and I saw that I was lying in a hammock held by two date trees.
There were tents all around me and lots of plants too. In the middle of the whole
setting was a large, blue lake.
"Sakura, are you ok?" someone asked.
I looked around and saw Syaoran. "Syaoran! are you ok??" I asked. I immediately
got out of bed and ran over to him. But before I could reach him, everything
around me started to whirl and whirl. I stopped and put both me hands on my
head to try to stop the whirling. The next thing I knew, I felt myself falling.
"woah! take it easy. I can see that you're still a bit woozy." I heard Syaoran
say as he caught me.
"w-what happened?"
"do you still remember that bright light?" he asked.
I paused to think. I closed my eyes and then I remembered. "yeah..."
"well, that was Eriol's work. Then, if you remembered the warning voice, he
used a spell on us that would let us go through walls. Unfortunately, before
you got out, Bardus - that old geezer of a wizard - put a counter-spell and
Eriol, thinking that you still had the spell on, was going to get you through
the wall and all you got was a wound on the head." he said finally, taking a
rest to breathe.
"I'm sorry, Sakura.."
I turned around to see Eriol smiling apologetically and scratching the back of
his head.
I smiled. "It's okay Eriol. Anyway, where are we?"
"In a oasis. You've been sleeping for 2 days Sakura." he said, "as soon as I
rescued you two, I found the other's cel quite easily. We travelled the desert
the same night and travelled for 2 more days until we reached this place."
"wow. And if I was asleep all those time.... then..."
"yep, we carried you. Boy, have you gotten fat!" someone butted in.
"Touya!!" I said. Slowly, Syaoran and I stood from out sitting position and I
walked closer to Touya to hug him. "I thought I'd never see you again!"
"you think I'd let my little sister wander alone?" he said. "of course not!
you're my little sister! we were planning to get out you know."
"I know. You're good at that." I said, breaking our hug.
We were all getting emotional(at least I was sure that _I_ was emotional)when
someone approached us.
"Sir Touya, Lord Syaoran," he addressed them, "we saw scouts heading this way.
It is possible that a search party might be right behind them."
"we have to leave at once!" Eriol said.
"NO" Syaoran said, "we'll give them a taste of their own medicine."
"we've got the same thing in mind, Sayoran." Touya said.
The two were about to leave with the messanger when Syaoran looked back.
"Eriol, you make sure that Sakura's unharmed or I'll slice your head off."
Syaoran said.
"and I'll tear you to shreds." Touya added.
Eriol put his fist over his heart and bowed. After that, the two left. I knew
that even if they didn't say those threats, Eriol would still protect me. Maybe
it was because he was under my service or maybe it was just a feeling but something
inside me said so.
"what ARE they going to do?" I asked.
"they're gonna make this oasis a graveyard." he simply said.
END
n/a: I do not own and will never own Card Captor Sakura (though I wish I did)
it is owned by CLAMP. This author is merely borrowing so please don't sue me!!!^_^;
~Part 2
Genbu: The Crystal of Power
Chapter 9
I _had_ to scream.
Mentally scolding myself for acting irrationally, I immediately put both of my
hands over my mouth. I just _HAD_ to scream! I moved away from the peep hole as
I saw Syaoran look over here and two goblins move to my spot. Moving into the
shadows, a portion of the wall opened.
"check every nook and cranny for that voice!!" a harsh and cold voice shouted.
"yes sir!" the two goblins replied in their horrid voice.
I knew something 'bout goblins though - they could see into the dark. And that's
when I remembered that I was invisible. Gathering my cloak and skirt, I moved
as silently as I could to the open light. Hopefully this thing would last until
Eriol would end it.
The torture room was damp. Grey stone blocks covered with moss were its walls
and water dripped from the stallactites on the ceiling. I kept on remininding
myself not to scream if ever I see a rat. Just in case.
There were five people in the room, including Syaoran and the two goblins. The
other two people were the torturer(as usual, bulky and hooded) and a tall man
with long white hair and white beard. The tall man wore robes and a pointed hat
which made me realize that this man was a wizard.
*I'd better be EXTRA careful* I reminded myself.
I moved as silently as I could, closer and closer to where Syaoran was. Then,
I finally reached him.
"Syaoran, are you ok?" I wispered silently.
At first, he was quite surprised and bewildered but then he composed himself
again. "who are you?" he whispered back.
"It's me Sakura. I'm with this guy named Eriol but..."
"Eriol?!!!?!" he almost shouted.
"what's the noise about _prince_ Syaoran??" the bearded man asked. His voice
was VERY low.
Syaoran just grunted and spitted on the ground.
The robed man went closer and I backed away. Silently and carefully.
Something unexpected happened.
Even quicker than I could ever might have seen, one of his bony hands jutted
out of his robes and grabbed my cloak.
"APPAREO!!!!" he shouted, his voice thundering.
My body glowed faintly and I could see the surprise etched on the faces of the
executioner and the guards. I knew that Eriol's spell was being removed. I tried
to kick or even just struggle from his tight grip on the collar of my dress but
I couldn't. I was paralyzed.
"and who are you, little girl??" he asked.
There was something magical about it. I wanted to answer the truth. My voice
rushed to my throat. I knew I shouldn't tell the truth because I would be used
and I tried to find the truth. You know... tortured.
"I'm.....I'm..."
"CAECUS!!!"
Suddenly, there was a bright light then I couldn't see anything. Like someone
turned out the lights. I heard the guard's squealing and the old wizard's
thundering voice. I felt someone grab me and run and not a moment after that,
I heard the sound of chains and Syaoran's grunting.
"this will hurt a bit." someone warned.
Then I felt like someone hit me on the head.
Everything went black.
When I woke up, I was on a soft bed(?).
The sun was in my eyes and I felt like I woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
I looked around and I saw that I was lying in a hammock held by two date trees.
There were tents all around me and lots of plants too. In the middle of the whole
setting was a large, blue lake.
"Sakura, are you ok?" someone asked.
I looked around and saw Syaoran. "Syaoran! are you ok??" I asked. I immediately
got out of bed and ran over to him. But before I could reach him, everything
around me started to whirl and whirl. I stopped and put both me hands on my
head to try to stop the whirling. The next thing I knew, I felt myself falling.
"woah! take it easy. I can see that you're still a bit woozy." I heard Syaoran
say as he caught me.
"w-what happened?"
"do you still remember that bright light?" he asked.
I paused to think. I closed my eyes and then I remembered. "yeah..."
"well, that was Eriol's work. Then, if you remembered the warning voice, he
used a spell on us that would let us go through walls. Unfortunately, before
you got out, Bardus - that old geezer of a wizard - put a counter-spell and
Eriol, thinking that you still had the spell on, was going to get you through
the wall and all you got was a wound on the head." he said finally, taking a
rest to breathe.
"I'm sorry, Sakura.."
I turned around to see Eriol smiling apologetically and scratching the back of
his head.
I smiled. "It's okay Eriol. Anyway, where are we?"
"In a oasis. You've been sleeping for 2 days Sakura." he said, "as soon as I
rescued you two, I found the other's cel quite easily. We travelled the desert
the same night and travelled for 2 more days until we reached this place."
"wow. And if I was asleep all those time.... then..."
"yep, we carried you. Boy, have you gotten fat!" someone butted in.
"Touya!!" I said. Slowly, Syaoran and I stood from out sitting position and I
walked closer to Touya to hug him. "I thought I'd never see you again!"
"you think I'd let my little sister wander alone?" he said. "of course not!
you're my little sister! we were planning to get out you know."
"I know. You're good at that." I said, breaking our hug.
We were all getting emotional(at least I was sure that _I_ was emotional)when
someone approached us.
"Sir Touya, Lord Syaoran," he addressed them, "we saw scouts heading this way.
It is possible that a search party might be right behind them."
"we have to leave at once!" Eriol said.
"NO" Syaoran said, "we'll give them a taste of their own medicine."
"we've got the same thing in mind, Sayoran." Touya said.
The two were about to leave with the messanger when Syaoran looked back.
"Eriol, you make sure that Sakura's unharmed or I'll slice your head off."
Syaoran said.
"and I'll tear you to shreds." Touya added.
Eriol put his fist over his heart and bowed. After that, the two left. I knew
that even if they didn't say those threats, Eriol would still protect me. Maybe
it was because he was under my service or maybe it was just a feeling but something
inside me said so.
"what ARE they going to do?" I asked.
"they're gonna make this oasis a graveyard." he simply said.
END