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a/n: I apologize for the long upload. It has been a *very* hard week. Busy schedules everywhere.
I'm also going to apologize right now for such a short and boring chapter. I'm try to make it better
next time.
Fated Circle: Four Sacred Treasures of Earth
~Part 8
Suzaku: The whip of the firebird
Chapter 35
In the lavishly decorated living room, my Father, Mr. Reed, Tomoyo, Eriol,
Syaoran and I panned on our next move. My hopes would definitely signal the
improvement of any plan because of the return of my memory and my father and
Mr. Reed's presence.
"The Fort will be harder to infiltrate since our escape." Syaoran says as
he paced the floor. "More shadow guards everywhere."
Ahh yes, the Shadow guards how could anyone forget those things? Those cat-
like creatures with distorted faces that looked like a mixed breed of human
and animal whose face was thrown with acid. My old Sakura had a close encounter
with that one, if Syaoran hadn't killed it first.
"We don't have to worry about the Shadowens." Mr. Reed speaks out. He steps
forward and adjusts his glasses. "The Shadowens are easy to beat with Sakura
here. Don't forget that she's from the Seraph Clan." I notice father smiling
proudly at me though it wasn't him who contained the Seraph blood, it was my
mother.
(The Seraph Clan is a clan of winged people gifted with the powers of nature.
My mother, Nadesiko, was a part of this clan and was of royal blood. However,
since the rise of the Dark Lord, the clan has been driven almost to extinction.
Thus, they hid themselves from humanity. In one of my father's travels however,
my father met my mother and they fell in love. At first it was hard for them
both but when the emperor realized that my father was of the Royal Even Family
of the Kingdom of Salacia, he gladly accepted their marriage. My older brother
inherited most of my father's elven gifts and my mother's spirit-seeing ability
while I inherited the powers of Light, which was my mother's element.)
Tomoyo frowns. "That is true," she says, after taking a sip from her tea,
"Sakura is from the Seraph Clan. But that won't help us much. Shadowens are
the fortress' first line of defense. There are still others - much more
horrible than that."
Mr. Reed laughs heartily, which momentarily confuses Tomoyo. I wondered
myself, what WAS to laugh about?
"My dear, dear Tomoyo can you not see? The only person you are looking for,
the once chosen by the Suzaku, is living in the castle walls itself! Syaoran,
I'm surprised you haven't seen this yet." He told us.
"Living within the castle walls?" I voiced out. Mr. Reed nodded at me.
Everyone was silent, waiting for Syaoran's answer. I myself thought of who
it could have been. I thought of all the slaves that I have met before and
realized that it was impossible to say. I've met so many people already.
Then, one name emerged from all the chaos that was in my head:
Meiling.
"You mean Meiling?" both Syaoran and I said at the same time.
Mr. Reed nodded his head. "That girl, yes. It seems that the lord Orochi
had succeeded in hiding her carefully. Poor thing."
"We have to go there and save her then." Eriol suddenly said.
*If that will be our plan,* my father spoke up for the first time this
meeting, *then you should plan what you are going to do now, so that when
you go there, you can just retrieve Meiling and defeat the lord at once.*
"I wish it was all that easy, my friend. But it is not." Mr. Reed said
sadly. "Like Syaoran said, it would be foolish to just make up a plan. The
guards in that particular castle have no pattern at all. It would be very
difficult indeed."
"Then why not just go there? If we don't have a plan, then we'd be flexible.
Not even a surprise attack can hinder us." I told them.
Tomoyo looked at me. "That's too unruly. It will also be difficult to move
without a plan."
I stood up and paced back and fourth. "I don't think so. I think that we'd
be able to move quite freely. The castle was my home for many years since I
forgot my memory and I know much of its secrets. Believe me, that place has
more crevices than a face of a mountain." I told them and stopped pacing.
"If my memory serves me right, there should be a dungeon pass underneath my
room." Syaoran said.
"Not only that." I added, "There's a labyrinth underneath and around the
dungeons too."
"Don't tell me that you're planning to use that maze in order to go in the
castle!" Eriol exclaimed.
"The labyrinth around the dungeons is easy," I told them, "I've gone through
that one. However, the one underneath the dungeon is a different story."
*What are you trying to say?* father asked.
"What I'm saying is that, we'll just pass by the maze around the dungeon,
then the dungeon pass, Syaoran's room, then voila! You're inside. The dungeon
guards are easy since there are no other guards there but the regulars anyway."
"That's the plan?" Mr. Reed asked. I nodded my head. "I guess it will have
to do. Any oppositions?"
No one answered.
"Fine then, that will be our plan. Until then, we'll have to train you all
with the use of your powers. I'm amazed that you even survived that battle
with Syaoran's shadow with you only aware of a quarter of your true abilities!"
Mr. Reed said.
"A quarter?" Tomoyo said unbelievingly.
Mr. Reed smiled. "my dear, give me a week and I'll turn you all into gods."
to be continued
a/n: I apologize for the long upload. It has been a *very* hard week. Busy schedules everywhere.
I'm also going to apologize right now for such a short and boring chapter. I'm try to make it better
next time.
Fated Circle: Four Sacred Treasures of Earth
~Part 8
Suzaku: The whip of the firebird
Chapter 35
In the lavishly decorated living room, my Father, Mr. Reed, Tomoyo, Eriol,
Syaoran and I panned on our next move. My hopes would definitely signal the
improvement of any plan because of the return of my memory and my father and
Mr. Reed's presence.
"The Fort will be harder to infiltrate since our escape." Syaoran says as
he paced the floor. "More shadow guards everywhere."
Ahh yes, the Shadow guards how could anyone forget those things? Those cat-
like creatures with distorted faces that looked like a mixed breed of human
and animal whose face was thrown with acid. My old Sakura had a close encounter
with that one, if Syaoran hadn't killed it first.
"We don't have to worry about the Shadowens." Mr. Reed speaks out. He steps
forward and adjusts his glasses. "The Shadowens are easy to beat with Sakura
here. Don't forget that she's from the Seraph Clan." I notice father smiling
proudly at me though it wasn't him who contained the Seraph blood, it was my
mother.
(The Seraph Clan is a clan of winged people gifted with the powers of nature.
My mother, Nadesiko, was a part of this clan and was of royal blood. However,
since the rise of the Dark Lord, the clan has been driven almost to extinction.
Thus, they hid themselves from humanity. In one of my father's travels however,
my father met my mother and they fell in love. At first it was hard for them
both but when the emperor realized that my father was of the Royal Even Family
of the Kingdom of Salacia, he gladly accepted their marriage. My older brother
inherited most of my father's elven gifts and my mother's spirit-seeing ability
while I inherited the powers of Light, which was my mother's element.)
Tomoyo frowns. "That is true," she says, after taking a sip from her tea,
"Sakura is from the Seraph Clan. But that won't help us much. Shadowens are
the fortress' first line of defense. There are still others - much more
horrible than that."
Mr. Reed laughs heartily, which momentarily confuses Tomoyo. I wondered
myself, what WAS to laugh about?
"My dear, dear Tomoyo can you not see? The only person you are looking for,
the once chosen by the Suzaku, is living in the castle walls itself! Syaoran,
I'm surprised you haven't seen this yet." He told us.
"Living within the castle walls?" I voiced out. Mr. Reed nodded at me.
Everyone was silent, waiting for Syaoran's answer. I myself thought of who
it could have been. I thought of all the slaves that I have met before and
realized that it was impossible to say. I've met so many people already.
Then, one name emerged from all the chaos that was in my head:
Meiling.
"You mean Meiling?" both Syaoran and I said at the same time.
Mr. Reed nodded his head. "That girl, yes. It seems that the lord Orochi
had succeeded in hiding her carefully. Poor thing."
"We have to go there and save her then." Eriol suddenly said.
*If that will be our plan,* my father spoke up for the first time this
meeting, *then you should plan what you are going to do now, so that when
you go there, you can just retrieve Meiling and defeat the lord at once.*
"I wish it was all that easy, my friend. But it is not." Mr. Reed said
sadly. "Like Syaoran said, it would be foolish to just make up a plan. The
guards in that particular castle have no pattern at all. It would be very
difficult indeed."
"Then why not just go there? If we don't have a plan, then we'd be flexible.
Not even a surprise attack can hinder us." I told them.
Tomoyo looked at me. "That's too unruly. It will also be difficult to move
without a plan."
I stood up and paced back and fourth. "I don't think so. I think that we'd
be able to move quite freely. The castle was my home for many years since I
forgot my memory and I know much of its secrets. Believe me, that place has
more crevices than a face of a mountain." I told them and stopped pacing.
"If my memory serves me right, there should be a dungeon pass underneath my
room." Syaoran said.
"Not only that." I added, "There's a labyrinth underneath and around the
dungeons too."
"Don't tell me that you're planning to use that maze in order to go in the
castle!" Eriol exclaimed.
"The labyrinth around the dungeons is easy," I told them, "I've gone through
that one. However, the one underneath the dungeon is a different story."
*What are you trying to say?* father asked.
"What I'm saying is that, we'll just pass by the maze around the dungeon,
then the dungeon pass, Syaoran's room, then voila! You're inside. The dungeon
guards are easy since there are no other guards there but the regulars anyway."
"That's the plan?" Mr. Reed asked. I nodded my head. "I guess it will have
to do. Any oppositions?"
No one answered.
"Fine then, that will be our plan. Until then, we'll have to train you all
with the use of your powers. I'm amazed that you even survived that battle
with Syaoran's shadow with you only aware of a quarter of your true abilities!"
Mr. Reed said.
"A quarter?" Tomoyo said unbelievingly.
Mr. Reed smiled. "my dear, give me a week and I'll turn you all into gods."
to be continued