Disclaimer: 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!!!^_^;
note: I can guess that there will be a lot (luck me if there's none) of grammatical
and spelling mistakes on this chap. I was kinda lazy to look it up already...
Fated Circle: Four Sacred Treasures of Earth
~Part 8
Suzaku: The whip of the firebird
Chapter 38
Eriol paled immediately after that. So did my father and Mr. Reed. Who wouldn't?
we were hopelessly lost in a maze - the main Labyrinth to be precise - with no
possible way out.
"How about using a spell?" Eriol suggested.
"No use. The magic is sealed off here. I tried it." Syaoran replied. "I just
hate him!" he then shouted, suddenly punching the wall and making it crack.
I touched a wall with a hand and saw how helpless we were right now. We could
just get lost here and die of hunger… if no one would turn cannibal amongst us.
But even if one did, that person would still be hopelessly lost in this maze.
"Let's just head toward this direction. We did come from this direction." Mr.
Reed said, pointing to my left.
"But that will be a problem." I said, "I heard that some paths here crisscross
one another. What if we were just circling around? What if this is the exit?" I
asked them, pointing at the opposite direction.
Syaoran slumped on the floor. "There's got to be a way!"
Tomoyo, who was silent for a while, suddenly shouted, "I DID IT!"
Everyone looked at her at once.
"What's up?" Syaoran asked.
Tomoyo looked at us hopefully and smiled. "I'm not just an enchantress for
nothing!" she said, "come closer! Hurry!"
We all gathered around her and saw what she was doing. In her hand was a small
blue vial, so small that it could fit in the palm of your hands, containing a
liquid of some sort. Tomoyo was really excited about it, waiting for all of us to
come closer before she finally said a word.
"This is a potion I just conjured. It's a good thing that I managed to find a
breech it the magic system. If I'm not mistaken, this should contain a potion
that would let us see our previous actions like ghosts. Maybe, if we follow it,
we'd be able to find our way out!"
"Wait…what do you mean by 'if I'm not mistaken'?" I asked.
Tomoyo stood up. "I'm not sure because, what if the magic field covering this
area managed to scramble, if not block my powers? - that's the reason why I'm not
sure."
*Whatever it may be, it would be worth the try.* My father said.
"Okay then, everybody, cross your fingers!" Tomoyo said as she opened the vial
and then spilled the contents on the floor.
A light mist immediately covered the area we were in and as soon as it disappeared,
ghostly figures hung all around the area like colored sheets on a clothes line.
My 'actions' were light pink, Syaoran's green, Tomoyo's blue, Eriol's yellow, Mr.
Reed's gray and my father's white.
"Alright! Now, all we have to do is to follow these things!" Eriol shouted.
We wasted no time into following our figures until most of it was half-swallowed
by the wall. Father didn't hesitate and just casted the spell that enabled us to
go through the wall. The rest - like they say - was history. We were back on the
path that I so frequently memorized when I still lived in these parts. As soon as
we reached the exit and went out, another meeting was made.
"Whew! That was close!" Tomoyo exclaimed.
*No more time for rest now.* My father said, *he knows that we're here so there's
no more use for stealth and the element of surprise.*
"I agree with that." Mr. Reed readily said.
"Well then, let's not make them wait any longer shall we?" I asked them and Mr.
Reed raised an arm which was glowing with power. "Let's go!" I raised my staff
and we teleported into the castle.
We weren't prepared for what would happen next.
"Meiling!" I shouted as soon as I saw her severely wounded and bloody body.
We all rushed to her, bathing in her own blood and - amazingly - still alive and
kicking. Apparently, we had landed in her room without even knowing it. She
smiled when she realized that someone was cradling her head gently. Her eyes,
the once lively flaming eyes were now pale and lifeless.
"I t-thought… I w-woul-d-dn't m-ma-k-ke it…" she said weakly.
"hush… everything will be fine now. I'll heal you." I told her.
"S-sak-kura?" she smiled again, "heh - it s-seems t-th-that y-you made it t-too."
I fought tears that threatened to overflow. "y-yes."
"I'm glad."
Tomoyo spoke up. "I think it's about time to heal you." she said.
"N-no… I wou-wouldn't make it anyway…" she said, coughing blood afterwards.
Syaoran punched the floor violently. "Don't be so foolish! We can still save
you! now keep still!" he shouted.
"Shut up! Syaoran!" she shouted, causing her to cough once again, "w-we both
k-know that I won't m-make it!"
I looked at Syaoran. He was looking at the floor, shaking his head in disagreement.
"S-syaoran?" I gently said his name.
He looked up at me. His amber eyes were sad and overflowing with tears. Somehow,
he knew that she was right and then, I immediately, but gently, placed Meiling's
head on Tomoyo's lap.
"S-sakura?"
I ignored her and raised my staff that had fallen on the floor. I was preparing
to cast a healing spell when Syaoran stopped me. I violently tried to shake him
off but in vain. "Let go!" I shouted, "Let go! We can still save her!" warm tears
rolled down my cheeks.
He cupped my face in his hands and gently made me look in his eyes. He shook his
head. "Healing her would only make things worse. The spell they cast on her is
called the Black Plague - it turns offensive spells more menacing and healing
spells offensive. Nothing would do her any good."
"B-but we need her!..." I said, trying to argue things out. It just really
couldn't be.
He shook his head once more and embraced me tightly. I cried openly on his chest.
"c-can you j-just promise me one … thing?" she asked, her voice weaker than
before.
I quickly kneeled by her side and held her hand. "Yes, what is it?"
"Kill him for me."
She died with a smile on her face.
Her body glowed a bright red and her body went up in flames. Tomoyo wasn't hurt
but she was surprised the moment the flames appeared. The flames gathered itself
and floated high above us. It swirled and swirled and slowly, as the fire weakened,
descended on the flood and disappered, leaving a pile of ashes behind.
"M-meiling."
The moment I said her name, the ashes glowed and flamed up once more, this time
when it floated into the air, it became a majestic bird with large flaming wings
and long tail that glittered on the ends. It had a golden crest and beak and
flaming eyes. It was a phoenix.
The phoenix then landed on the shoulders of my father.
"My. You did have a way with birds before, Fujitaka." Mr. Reed said.
*I guess I still have it.* he replied smiling.
Eriol stood up, helping Tomoyo as well. "Let's get going then, let's kick some
monster butt!"
The door immediately opened to show us a host of monsters that were waiting for
us beyond the door.
"Let's go!" I shouted.
The final battle finally had begun.
to be continued
note: I can guess that there will be a lot (luck me if there's none) of grammatical
and spelling mistakes on this chap. I was kinda lazy to look it up already...
Fated Circle: Four Sacred Treasures of Earth
~Part 8
Suzaku: The whip of the firebird
Chapter 38
Eriol paled immediately after that. So did my father and Mr. Reed. Who wouldn't?
we were hopelessly lost in a maze - the main Labyrinth to be precise - with no
possible way out.
"How about using a spell?" Eriol suggested.
"No use. The magic is sealed off here. I tried it." Syaoran replied. "I just
hate him!" he then shouted, suddenly punching the wall and making it crack.
I touched a wall with a hand and saw how helpless we were right now. We could
just get lost here and die of hunger… if no one would turn cannibal amongst us.
But even if one did, that person would still be hopelessly lost in this maze.
"Let's just head toward this direction. We did come from this direction." Mr.
Reed said, pointing to my left.
"But that will be a problem." I said, "I heard that some paths here crisscross
one another. What if we were just circling around? What if this is the exit?" I
asked them, pointing at the opposite direction.
Syaoran slumped on the floor. "There's got to be a way!"
Tomoyo, who was silent for a while, suddenly shouted, "I DID IT!"
Everyone looked at her at once.
"What's up?" Syaoran asked.
Tomoyo looked at us hopefully and smiled. "I'm not just an enchantress for
nothing!" she said, "come closer! Hurry!"
We all gathered around her and saw what she was doing. In her hand was a small
blue vial, so small that it could fit in the palm of your hands, containing a
liquid of some sort. Tomoyo was really excited about it, waiting for all of us to
come closer before she finally said a word.
"This is a potion I just conjured. It's a good thing that I managed to find a
breech it the magic system. If I'm not mistaken, this should contain a potion
that would let us see our previous actions like ghosts. Maybe, if we follow it,
we'd be able to find our way out!"
"Wait…what do you mean by 'if I'm not mistaken'?" I asked.
Tomoyo stood up. "I'm not sure because, what if the magic field covering this
area managed to scramble, if not block my powers? - that's the reason why I'm not
sure."
*Whatever it may be, it would be worth the try.* My father said.
"Okay then, everybody, cross your fingers!" Tomoyo said as she opened the vial
and then spilled the contents on the floor.
A light mist immediately covered the area we were in and as soon as it disappeared,
ghostly figures hung all around the area like colored sheets on a clothes line.
My 'actions' were light pink, Syaoran's green, Tomoyo's blue, Eriol's yellow, Mr.
Reed's gray and my father's white.
"Alright! Now, all we have to do is to follow these things!" Eriol shouted.
We wasted no time into following our figures until most of it was half-swallowed
by the wall. Father didn't hesitate and just casted the spell that enabled us to
go through the wall. The rest - like they say - was history. We were back on the
path that I so frequently memorized when I still lived in these parts. As soon as
we reached the exit and went out, another meeting was made.
"Whew! That was close!" Tomoyo exclaimed.
*No more time for rest now.* My father said, *he knows that we're here so there's
no more use for stealth and the element of surprise.*
"I agree with that." Mr. Reed readily said.
"Well then, let's not make them wait any longer shall we?" I asked them and Mr.
Reed raised an arm which was glowing with power. "Let's go!" I raised my staff
and we teleported into the castle.
We weren't prepared for what would happen next.
"Meiling!" I shouted as soon as I saw her severely wounded and bloody body.
We all rushed to her, bathing in her own blood and - amazingly - still alive and
kicking. Apparently, we had landed in her room without even knowing it. She
smiled when she realized that someone was cradling her head gently. Her eyes,
the once lively flaming eyes were now pale and lifeless.
"I t-thought… I w-woul-d-dn't m-ma-k-ke it…" she said weakly.
"hush… everything will be fine now. I'll heal you." I told her.
"S-sak-kura?" she smiled again, "heh - it s-seems t-th-that y-you made it t-too."
I fought tears that threatened to overflow. "y-yes."
"I'm glad."
Tomoyo spoke up. "I think it's about time to heal you." she said.
"N-no… I wou-wouldn't make it anyway…" she said, coughing blood afterwards.
Syaoran punched the floor violently. "Don't be so foolish! We can still save
you! now keep still!" he shouted.
"Shut up! Syaoran!" she shouted, causing her to cough once again, "w-we both
k-know that I won't m-make it!"
I looked at Syaoran. He was looking at the floor, shaking his head in disagreement.
"S-syaoran?" I gently said his name.
He looked up at me. His amber eyes were sad and overflowing with tears. Somehow,
he knew that she was right and then, I immediately, but gently, placed Meiling's
head on Tomoyo's lap.
"S-sakura?"
I ignored her and raised my staff that had fallen on the floor. I was preparing
to cast a healing spell when Syaoran stopped me. I violently tried to shake him
off but in vain. "Let go!" I shouted, "Let go! We can still save her!" warm tears
rolled down my cheeks.
He cupped my face in his hands and gently made me look in his eyes. He shook his
head. "Healing her would only make things worse. The spell they cast on her is
called the Black Plague - it turns offensive spells more menacing and healing
spells offensive. Nothing would do her any good."
"B-but we need her!..." I said, trying to argue things out. It just really
couldn't be.
He shook his head once more and embraced me tightly. I cried openly on his chest.
"c-can you j-just promise me one … thing?" she asked, her voice weaker than
before.
I quickly kneeled by her side and held her hand. "Yes, what is it?"
"Kill him for me."
She died with a smile on her face.
Her body glowed a bright red and her body went up in flames. Tomoyo wasn't hurt
but she was surprised the moment the flames appeared. The flames gathered itself
and floated high above us. It swirled and swirled and slowly, as the fire weakened,
descended on the flood and disappered, leaving a pile of ashes behind.
"M-meiling."
The moment I said her name, the ashes glowed and flamed up once more, this time
when it floated into the air, it became a majestic bird with large flaming wings
and long tail that glittered on the ends. It had a golden crest and beak and
flaming eyes. It was a phoenix.
The phoenix then landed on the shoulders of my father.
"My. You did have a way with birds before, Fujitaka." Mr. Reed said.
*I guess I still have it.* he replied smiling.
Eriol stood up, helping Tomoyo as well. "Let's get going then, let's kick some
monster butt!"
The door immediately opened to show us a host of monsters that were waiting for
us beyond the door.
"Let's go!" I shouted.
The final battle finally had begun.
to be continued