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n/a: Hello! First of all, I'd like to thank ALL of the people who have read my fic even
after that _very long_ "break" THANK YOU!!!! ^o^
I hope that youd enjoy this chapter!
Fated Circle: Four Sacred Treasures of Earth
~Part 6
Shadow Realms
Chapter 31
The clouds of dust disappeared and all was silent. Far away, there was a
huge bulk lying on the ground. I knew that I should be happy... but something
was amiss.
"Finally!" Tomoyo sighed. "I was getting tired of him."
"too easy..." Eriol murmured.
"watch out!!!" Syaoran suddenly shouted, "behind you!"
Tomoyo turned around only to see Shadow Syaoran's smirking face facing her.
"really?" the shadow said, "too bad. I WAS beginning to like you and all."
My heart thumped within my chest. The shadow's positioning was at the
fullest advantage. I was certain that he wouldn't let this one pass.
"TOMOYO!!" I shouted at the top of my lungs as the shadow plunged his dark
sword through her stomach area.
"T-TOMOYO!!" Eriol's voice ringed in my ears.
There was blood... staining her dress... spreading... spreading...
All my senses dulled from the shock. I couldn't see, hear, taste, smell or
feel. I was like a baby. I had a feeling of swirling and swirling to impending
doom...
"hhnn..." I groaned. My head ached and I felt as if I had just been through
solving some kind of math problem. Then I realized that I was lying down.
"Ahh... I see you're awake." Mr. Reed's voice greeted me.
Slowly, my eyes adjusted to the light. What had happened? Then I suddenly
remembered... "T-Tomoyo..." I asked weakly. Mr. Reed's face finally focused
into view.
His face was somber. He had a smile but it had no humor or sweetness in it.
It was a very grim smile. "I'm sorry, Sakura." He said and then he just shook
his head.
She was dead. Tomoyo was dead.
Tears filled my eyes and overflowed. She was a friend. The only permanent
female companion she had. Tomoyo had taught her a lot about magics while her
mansion was still being fixed. And during the flight on the way here, she
had sometimes chatted with her through sending, cheering me up... her blue
eyes full of care and sweetness... her warm smile...
I remembered the battle.
"the others?" I asked.
Mr. Reed bit his lower lip. "Syaoran's doing fine. But I'm afraid..." he
trailed off.
My heart ached more. "Imp-p-possible!" I said, my sobs choking my words.
This is not happening to me! Impossible! Eriol can't... it's not real...
"I'm afraid it's true, Sakura." He answered, as if reading my thoughts.
Immediately, I rose from where I lied down which made the whole world
revolve around me. I was lucky that Mr. Reed was close to me and he managed
to catch me before I fell.
"Careful now," he said, "you've just awakened from fainting."
"F-fainting?"
"Yes Sakura, you've just awakened from fainting." He told me again.
"Maybe you're just not so used to see people getting killed in front of
you." Another voice said in my head. I recognized it to be Mr. Fujitaka's
voice.
"Easy now." Mr. Reed told me, slowly helping me up.
I thought that I would faint again. It was such a horror that I didn't.
Just a few steps away from the cage lay Eriol's body. He was swimming in his
own blood. There was a massive bloodstain on his back... it made me realize
that he was hit directly at the heart. It was a good thing he was facing
away from me. I didn't think that I could survive seeing his face like that.
A few miles, northeast of Eriol was Tomoyo's body in her own bloody pool,
her blue glassy eyes staring into space. Tears flowed like rivers on my
cheeks. My knees shook and I fell on all fours.
"Easy now, Sakura. It was inevitable, but we must not waste their efforts,"
Mr. Fujitaka's voice ringed inside my head again. I felt his hand caressing
my back and comforting me.
Then, I heard the clash of metal to metal. I'm sure that it had been going
on for quite sometime now. But I guess that I was too occupied to have heard.
Syaoran and his shadow were fighting fiercely. I could say that the flame
within me had already burned out because I didn't see a thing but some sparks
that appeared occasionally. I couldn't believe that I saw what was happening
before. Just then, there was a bright spark and then I saw the two of them
staring at each other fiercely, panting and bleeding.
"Look!" Syaoran's shadow said, making me look at him and meet his frightening
gaze. "The pretty flower has awakened."
"Sakura! Are you alright?" Syaoran asked jumping closer to the cage until
he already was close enough to touch. I walked closer to him and touched his
bleeding face.
I smiled at him. "You know I'm fine. How about you? You look so awful"
"Don't worry about me." He smiled. "I'm quite alright."
"SYAORAN! BEHIND YOU!" Mr. Reed suddenly shouted.
Syaoran turned around and there was a clash of steel.
"You b-better get u-used t-to telling that to me, Sakura. I swear you'll be
mine!" the shadow told me while struggling with Syaoran.
"NEVER!" Syaoran shouted at him through gritted teeth. "Over my dead body!"
"Don't worry, I'll do just that." His shadow snickered.
*This is horrid...* I thought. Then, I suddenly remembered my dream... there,
everyone was killed...
~flashback~
I tried to close my eyes but I couldn't... and I saw the shadow crush Syaoran's
heart.My breath came in gasps as his blood splattered all over me ....on my body...
on my face...
~end~
Killed... my mind echoed again and again. I crossed my fingers and prayed to
Zoe that it wouldn't happen here... *no, please, don't let it happen!* I screamed
in my thoughts.
Once again, the battle for life had begun.
to be continued
n/a: Hello! First of all, I'd like to thank ALL of the people who have read my fic even
after that _very long_ "break" THANK YOU!!!! ^o^
I hope that youd enjoy this chapter!
Fated Circle: Four Sacred Treasures of Earth
~Part 6
Shadow Realms
Chapter 31
The clouds of dust disappeared and all was silent. Far away, there was a
huge bulk lying on the ground. I knew that I should be happy... but something
was amiss.
"Finally!" Tomoyo sighed. "I was getting tired of him."
"too easy..." Eriol murmured.
"watch out!!!" Syaoran suddenly shouted, "behind you!"
Tomoyo turned around only to see Shadow Syaoran's smirking face facing her.
"really?" the shadow said, "too bad. I WAS beginning to like you and all."
My heart thumped within my chest. The shadow's positioning was at the
fullest advantage. I was certain that he wouldn't let this one pass.
"TOMOYO!!" I shouted at the top of my lungs as the shadow plunged his dark
sword through her stomach area.
"T-TOMOYO!!" Eriol's voice ringed in my ears.
There was blood... staining her dress... spreading... spreading...
All my senses dulled from the shock. I couldn't see, hear, taste, smell or
feel. I was like a baby. I had a feeling of swirling and swirling to impending
doom...
"hhnn..." I groaned. My head ached and I felt as if I had just been through
solving some kind of math problem. Then I realized that I was lying down.
"Ahh... I see you're awake." Mr. Reed's voice greeted me.
Slowly, my eyes adjusted to the light. What had happened? Then I suddenly
remembered... "T-Tomoyo..." I asked weakly. Mr. Reed's face finally focused
into view.
His face was somber. He had a smile but it had no humor or sweetness in it.
It was a very grim smile. "I'm sorry, Sakura." He said and then he just shook
his head.
She was dead. Tomoyo was dead.
Tears filled my eyes and overflowed. She was a friend. The only permanent
female companion she had. Tomoyo had taught her a lot about magics while her
mansion was still being fixed. And during the flight on the way here, she
had sometimes chatted with her through sending, cheering me up... her blue
eyes full of care and sweetness... her warm smile...
I remembered the battle.
"the others?" I asked.
Mr. Reed bit his lower lip. "Syaoran's doing fine. But I'm afraid..." he
trailed off.
My heart ached more. "Imp-p-possible!" I said, my sobs choking my words.
This is not happening to me! Impossible! Eriol can't... it's not real...
"I'm afraid it's true, Sakura." He answered, as if reading my thoughts.
Immediately, I rose from where I lied down which made the whole world
revolve around me. I was lucky that Mr. Reed was close to me and he managed
to catch me before I fell.
"Careful now," he said, "you've just awakened from fainting."
"F-fainting?"
"Yes Sakura, you've just awakened from fainting." He told me again.
"Maybe you're just not so used to see people getting killed in front of
you." Another voice said in my head. I recognized it to be Mr. Fujitaka's
voice.
"Easy now." Mr. Reed told me, slowly helping me up.
I thought that I would faint again. It was such a horror that I didn't.
Just a few steps away from the cage lay Eriol's body. He was swimming in his
own blood. There was a massive bloodstain on his back... it made me realize
that he was hit directly at the heart. It was a good thing he was facing
away from me. I didn't think that I could survive seeing his face like that.
A few miles, northeast of Eriol was Tomoyo's body in her own bloody pool,
her blue glassy eyes staring into space. Tears flowed like rivers on my
cheeks. My knees shook and I fell on all fours.
"Easy now, Sakura. It was inevitable, but we must not waste their efforts,"
Mr. Fujitaka's voice ringed inside my head again. I felt his hand caressing
my back and comforting me.
Then, I heard the clash of metal to metal. I'm sure that it had been going
on for quite sometime now. But I guess that I was too occupied to have heard.
Syaoran and his shadow were fighting fiercely. I could say that the flame
within me had already burned out because I didn't see a thing but some sparks
that appeared occasionally. I couldn't believe that I saw what was happening
before. Just then, there was a bright spark and then I saw the two of them
staring at each other fiercely, panting and bleeding.
"Look!" Syaoran's shadow said, making me look at him and meet his frightening
gaze. "The pretty flower has awakened."
"Sakura! Are you alright?" Syaoran asked jumping closer to the cage until
he already was close enough to touch. I walked closer to him and touched his
bleeding face.
I smiled at him. "You know I'm fine. How about you? You look so awful"
"Don't worry about me." He smiled. "I'm quite alright."
"SYAORAN! BEHIND YOU!" Mr. Reed suddenly shouted.
Syaoran turned around and there was a clash of steel.
"You b-better get u-used t-to telling that to me, Sakura. I swear you'll be
mine!" the shadow told me while struggling with Syaoran.
"NEVER!" Syaoran shouted at him through gritted teeth. "Over my dead body!"
"Don't worry, I'll do just that." His shadow snickered.
*This is horrid...* I thought. Then, I suddenly remembered my dream... there,
everyone was killed...
~flashback~
I tried to close my eyes but I couldn't... and I saw the shadow crush Syaoran's
heart.My breath came in gasps as his blood splattered all over me ....on my body...
on my face...
~end~
Killed... my mind echoed again and again. I crossed my fingers and prayed to
Zoe that it wouldn't happen here... *no, please, don't let it happen!* I screamed
in my thoughts.
Once again, the battle for life had begun.
to be continued