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Fated Circle: Four Sacred Treasures of Earth
~Part 9
Final Battle
Chapter 39
The fight was easy and not that though. We hacked and slashed our way through
the horde easily without the help of any type of magic. I guess that Meiling's
death really fired us up, but I can't really tell. It was a mix of emotions for
me: anger, sorrow, fear…it seemed like I was made up of pure feelings.
We walked a long and empty hallway. It was pretty surprising but I guess that
all of those creatures were supposed to be guarding this place. While we walked,
Syaoran suddenly stopped. Others moved on forward but I stopped.
"What's wrong?" I asked him.
He looked up at me, his amber eyes blazing with a new light. "Do you know why we
fight him?" he asked.
I looked at him puzzled, and said, "To end his tyranny, of course." I glanced at
the others to see that they also had stopped and were waiting for us on the spot
where they had stopped.
He smiled a humorless smile. "Things…we all have a way of fighting things…" he
said, confusing me, "He was never like that before… no… not before…" he murmured.
"He?" I asked.
"Father." He looked at the floor and back at me. "Do you know that I'm the
source of all this pain?" I looked at him wide-eyed and was about to say
something when he continued speaking. "Don't say a word. I can't stand holding
this secret any longer. Will you listen?"
I smiled at him kindly and replied, "of course." I looked at the others and
signaled them to rest and wait a while and we stepped nearer to the wall and sat
there.
He breathed in deeply. I can guess pretty well that he had been keeping this
secret from us for a long time already. He was very bothered by it, and already
beads of sweat had started to form on his forehead. "When I was young," he
started, "dad was really great to everyone. I mean, really. Mom was doing well
with my other siblings and the pay for my father's work was enough for all of us.
One day, Princess Chikyuu called for him - do you know why?" he asked, I shook my
head. "She was his younger sister."
I leaned against the wall and looked at the opposite wall. I was too stunned to
react.
"Yes. It may be hard to believe but it's true. Ever since then, we lived here.
That's when I saw you. But I often kept away from other people - as father would
never let me out of my room. And that was because of my powers. I was aware of it
and I didn't know how to control it, which made me a threat to everyone else. So,
you never saw me." He took a deep breath.
I looked at him. He was staring at his hands.
"At the age of seven I killed an abusive cook in this palace when I was angered
at how he treated the cooks." He sighed. "After that, I was always kept in a
locked room."
"Must be tough."
He shook his head. "No. actually, it was better that way - because I could have
killed father if I knew what he was doing. You know what they say - 'power
corrupts' and no matter how kind a person is, he will always be affected. That
was the case with my father." He breathed deeply again, "he killed ma and my
brothers and sisters including princess Chikyuu - after he had finished studying
the dark arts. His evilness then became an obsession - why? - It was because of
me and my power. His evil side managed to separate from him and tried to possess
me but naturally, my father wouldn't have that."
"He loves you very much." I managed to say.
"After he realized that he killed almost all of his family? Who wouldn't? But
because of that, he let the evil possess him and rule over him again, chaining
the spirit to his body until they merged and distorted each other." He smiled
bitterly. "I could have defeated that evil a long time ago while it was still
weak, but no. I didn't stop it. I hated my father though he saved me because he
killed my mother, brothers and sisters. I wanted the spirit to consume him until
he was driven mad and finally end his life himself. But the evil, as I found out,
is not dumb. It is sly and cunning. It made my father a slave, driving him to
madness - keeping him on the edge but never letting him fall. I hate myself."
I looked at him and embraced him. "Don't blame yourself. You were just a little
child! You wouldn't know what it would mean!"
I felt his muscles tense up. "But I did. I knew. Byakko showed me. I didn't
listen."
I only hugged him tighter then held him at arm's length. "That only proves how
childish you were." I told him, "I would act the same way if that happened to me.
Don't let this consume you! Fight it! Remember, we're always here to help you
along the way."
He embraced me tightly and I reciprocated it with the same magnitude. "Thank
you, Sakura. Thank you."
"Now let's go shall we? We can't let them wait for us for this long can't we?
They'll leave us!"
He smiled a genuine smile. "Let's."
We were unchallenged as we went along the halls. Questionable, you might say,
but that's how it was. The phoenix perched itself comfortably and my father's
shoulder, unmoving. Even during the battles. It only flew up high and did nothing
more. Sometimes, I even wondered why it was there at all.
And then, we stopped before a large metal door.
Syaoran was the first to touch it. "He's here. He waited. The old fool." He
said.
My father put a hand on Syaoran's shoulder. *Are you sure you can do this? We
don't know what tricks are up his sleeve.*
Syaoran turned around to face my father and he grasped my father's hand tightly.
"Thank you, sir. But I think I can do it. Besides, I'm not alone." He smiled at
us and we smiled back. Then, turning around once again, he pushed the door open.
We entered the abyss.
~*~ Syaoran's POV~*~
My heartbeat was faster than I had anticipated. I felt adrenalin rushing inside
my system. It was the final battle, my final confrontation with the past.
We walked a dimly lit stairwell that descended into the unknown. I never
explored the castle that much, so I didn't know what to expect. I looked shortly
at my beautiful wife, Sakura. Her emerald green eyes sparkled with hope. She gave
me hope. I would defeat Orochi to make sure that he'll never try and harm her
like before - when I was still half under his control.
Actually, I still am. I just didn't tell the others. It would worry them more
that I would like them to. And I believe that I can block off his calls - I did
it twice before, though he almost succeeded into killing her - for good. The only
person who knew about this little secret of mine is Clow Reed and Sakura's
father, Mr. Fujitaka Kinomoto - but I'm fine with them knowing it.
The stairway ended into a large roomy hall with black marble flooring. The
ceiling was so high that you couldn't see it and the room was so wide you
couldn't see the walls. It was like the stairway was right in the middle of the
room or maybe, we landed into another dimension.
As soon as the last one of us landed in the room, the stairwell disappeared and
everything became ominous. I felt his presence nearby, trying to be menacing -
but I wasn't scared. I knew well enough that the others weren't as well.
At long last, he spoke, "Hah! Foolish little ones! Let by my foolish little son.
How are you?"
"Better than before and not pleased to see you still all shadowy." I replied.
I could almost feel him smirk at me. "I'm glad to hear that. I see that you
managed to escape the Labyrinth. Too bad. But I think it is now time for you to
face the leviathan." A spotlight appeared out of nowhere before us and then
booming steps of something big rocked the floor we stood upon. Then a head showed
itself into the spotlight - a black dragon's head. "Hello son." It said.
I smirked and laughed humorlessly. "I see you got yourself a new armor to fight
us, father."
Someone stepped beside me and held my hand. It was Sakura, her eyes' sparkle
faltering a bit. "S-syaoran… is that really?" she asked, looking at me.
I looked at the dragon head and it replied for me. "Indeed I am. My, how you've
grown and I hear that your memories are back as well."
I looked at Sakura and she faced the monster fearlessly. "Yes it is. And I don't
see any reason why we should talk any further. Let's end this now!"
My Sakura. My little angel. My little blossom - how I love her for what she is.
I'll never let any harm go near her. I faced my father. "Let's fight." I said,
echoing her thoughts.
I felt the others stepping up to form a line. "Let's do it!" Eriol said.
"It's time your reign ended." Tomoyo said.
Mr. Fujitaka and Clow Reed said nothing but stared at him defiantly.
"Fine then." He said and then he removed his head from the spotlight and made it
disappear as well. "Let's play hide and go seek."
"Always the cheater." I murmured.
to be continued
Fated Circle: Four Sacred Treasures of Earth
~Part 9
Final Battle
Chapter 39
The fight was easy and not that though. We hacked and slashed our way through
the horde easily without the help of any type of magic. I guess that Meiling's
death really fired us up, but I can't really tell. It was a mix of emotions for
me: anger, sorrow, fear…it seemed like I was made up of pure feelings.
We walked a long and empty hallway. It was pretty surprising but I guess that
all of those creatures were supposed to be guarding this place. While we walked,
Syaoran suddenly stopped. Others moved on forward but I stopped.
"What's wrong?" I asked him.
He looked up at me, his amber eyes blazing with a new light. "Do you know why we
fight him?" he asked.
I looked at him puzzled, and said, "To end his tyranny, of course." I glanced at
the others to see that they also had stopped and were waiting for us on the spot
where they had stopped.
He smiled a humorless smile. "Things…we all have a way of fighting things…" he
said, confusing me, "He was never like that before… no… not before…" he murmured.
"He?" I asked.
"Father." He looked at the floor and back at me. "Do you know that I'm the
source of all this pain?" I looked at him wide-eyed and was about to say
something when he continued speaking. "Don't say a word. I can't stand holding
this secret any longer. Will you listen?"
I smiled at him kindly and replied, "of course." I looked at the others and
signaled them to rest and wait a while and we stepped nearer to the wall and sat
there.
He breathed in deeply. I can guess pretty well that he had been keeping this
secret from us for a long time already. He was very bothered by it, and already
beads of sweat had started to form on his forehead. "When I was young," he
started, "dad was really great to everyone. I mean, really. Mom was doing well
with my other siblings and the pay for my father's work was enough for all of us.
One day, Princess Chikyuu called for him - do you know why?" he asked, I shook my
head. "She was his younger sister."
I leaned against the wall and looked at the opposite wall. I was too stunned to
react.
"Yes. It may be hard to believe but it's true. Ever since then, we lived here.
That's when I saw you. But I often kept away from other people - as father would
never let me out of my room. And that was because of my powers. I was aware of it
and I didn't know how to control it, which made me a threat to everyone else. So,
you never saw me." He took a deep breath.
I looked at him. He was staring at his hands.
"At the age of seven I killed an abusive cook in this palace when I was angered
at how he treated the cooks." He sighed. "After that, I was always kept in a
locked room."
"Must be tough."
He shook his head. "No. actually, it was better that way - because I could have
killed father if I knew what he was doing. You know what they say - 'power
corrupts' and no matter how kind a person is, he will always be affected. That
was the case with my father." He breathed deeply again, "he killed ma and my
brothers and sisters including princess Chikyuu - after he had finished studying
the dark arts. His evilness then became an obsession - why? - It was because of
me and my power. His evil side managed to separate from him and tried to possess
me but naturally, my father wouldn't have that."
"He loves you very much." I managed to say.
"After he realized that he killed almost all of his family? Who wouldn't? But
because of that, he let the evil possess him and rule over him again, chaining
the spirit to his body until they merged and distorted each other." He smiled
bitterly. "I could have defeated that evil a long time ago while it was still
weak, but no. I didn't stop it. I hated my father though he saved me because he
killed my mother, brothers and sisters. I wanted the spirit to consume him until
he was driven mad and finally end his life himself. But the evil, as I found out,
is not dumb. It is sly and cunning. It made my father a slave, driving him to
madness - keeping him on the edge but never letting him fall. I hate myself."
I looked at him and embraced him. "Don't blame yourself. You were just a little
child! You wouldn't know what it would mean!"
I felt his muscles tense up. "But I did. I knew. Byakko showed me. I didn't
listen."
I only hugged him tighter then held him at arm's length. "That only proves how
childish you were." I told him, "I would act the same way if that happened to me.
Don't let this consume you! Fight it! Remember, we're always here to help you
along the way."
He embraced me tightly and I reciprocated it with the same magnitude. "Thank
you, Sakura. Thank you."
"Now let's go shall we? We can't let them wait for us for this long can't we?
They'll leave us!"
He smiled a genuine smile. "Let's."
We were unchallenged as we went along the halls. Questionable, you might say,
but that's how it was. The phoenix perched itself comfortably and my father's
shoulder, unmoving. Even during the battles. It only flew up high and did nothing
more. Sometimes, I even wondered why it was there at all.
And then, we stopped before a large metal door.
Syaoran was the first to touch it. "He's here. He waited. The old fool." He
said.
My father put a hand on Syaoran's shoulder. *Are you sure you can do this? We
don't know what tricks are up his sleeve.*
Syaoran turned around to face my father and he grasped my father's hand tightly.
"Thank you, sir. But I think I can do it. Besides, I'm not alone." He smiled at
us and we smiled back. Then, turning around once again, he pushed the door open.
We entered the abyss.
~*~ Syaoran's POV~*~
My heartbeat was faster than I had anticipated. I felt adrenalin rushing inside
my system. It was the final battle, my final confrontation with the past.
We walked a dimly lit stairwell that descended into the unknown. I never
explored the castle that much, so I didn't know what to expect. I looked shortly
at my beautiful wife, Sakura. Her emerald green eyes sparkled with hope. She gave
me hope. I would defeat Orochi to make sure that he'll never try and harm her
like before - when I was still half under his control.
Actually, I still am. I just didn't tell the others. It would worry them more
that I would like them to. And I believe that I can block off his calls - I did
it twice before, though he almost succeeded into killing her - for good. The only
person who knew about this little secret of mine is Clow Reed and Sakura's
father, Mr. Fujitaka Kinomoto - but I'm fine with them knowing it.
The stairway ended into a large roomy hall with black marble flooring. The
ceiling was so high that you couldn't see it and the room was so wide you
couldn't see the walls. It was like the stairway was right in the middle of the
room or maybe, we landed into another dimension.
As soon as the last one of us landed in the room, the stairwell disappeared and
everything became ominous. I felt his presence nearby, trying to be menacing -
but I wasn't scared. I knew well enough that the others weren't as well.
At long last, he spoke, "Hah! Foolish little ones! Let by my foolish little son.
How are you?"
"Better than before and not pleased to see you still all shadowy." I replied.
I could almost feel him smirk at me. "I'm glad to hear that. I see that you
managed to escape the Labyrinth. Too bad. But I think it is now time for you to
face the leviathan." A spotlight appeared out of nowhere before us and then
booming steps of something big rocked the floor we stood upon. Then a head showed
itself into the spotlight - a black dragon's head. "Hello son." It said.
I smirked and laughed humorlessly. "I see you got yourself a new armor to fight
us, father."
Someone stepped beside me and held my hand. It was Sakura, her eyes' sparkle
faltering a bit. "S-syaoran… is that really?" she asked, looking at me.
I looked at the dragon head and it replied for me. "Indeed I am. My, how you've
grown and I hear that your memories are back as well."
I looked at Sakura and she faced the monster fearlessly. "Yes it is. And I don't
see any reason why we should talk any further. Let's end this now!"
My Sakura. My little angel. My little blossom - how I love her for what she is.
I'll never let any harm go near her. I faced my father. "Let's fight." I said,
echoing her thoughts.
I felt the others stepping up to form a line. "Let's do it!" Eriol said.
"It's time your reign ended." Tomoyo said.
Mr. Fujitaka and Clow Reed said nothing but stared at him defiantly.
"Fine then." He said and then he removed his head from the spotlight and made it
disappear as well. "Let's play hide and go seek."
"Always the cheater." I murmured.
to be continued