Chapter eighteen: Destructive zone
Reedington high.
Li stood on the roof of the school, he was still thinking of what would happen when the final judgment is over when he felt a hand on his shoulder and turned to see Sakura smiling at him.
"What you thinking about Li?"
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"You're thinking about after the final judgement aren't you?" Sakura asked.
"How did you know?"
"I had a hunch"
"I guess I'm worried about that cyborg and his proclaimed master he was just so powerful"
"We can beat him together Li I'm sure of it!"
"I wish I could be that sure Sakura"
A ship in orbit.
"The time is almost upon us only two cards remain"
"Yes and the next card will appear soon"
"Even sooner than you think my friend"
"You plan to affect this one as well?"
"I said I would didn't I?"
Later that night Reedington high.
"Are you sure there's a card here Li?"
Li and Sakura were alone in the school yard glancing around for one of the eternal cards that Li sensed earlier.
"Positive Sakura"
Just then a grey magic blast was hurtled towards Li, Sakura thought quickly and used the shield card but the attack was powerful enough to blast a huge hole in the shield. They looked up at the roof where the card was and saw a young black man wearing yellow robes and with a snake coiled around it's throat. Sakura used the fly card and flew up to the card then the fight and moved in for close combat, she threw several punches but the card easily either blocked or evaded them. It shot a grey magic blast at Sakura, she dodged it but it hurtled towards an abandoned building and blew it up. Sakura was knocked over the roof by the card and grabbed onto the edge of the building, the card walked over to her and shot a fireball at each wing so Sakura couldn't fly then trod on her hand until she let go and fell.
"SAKURA! ELEMENTAL WIND!"
The wind broke Sakura's fall, he ran to her and helped her up but she used the jump to go back onto the roof and fight the card again. She use the windy card but a barrier stopped it, the card smiled and shot a grey blast at Sakura she only just managed to dodge it but the card started firing weaker ones which greatly hurt her. She fell off the building but Li caught her, he heard the card laughed and looked up to see it flying off.
*Next time card* Li thought looking at Sakura *next time*
A ship in orbit.
"The girl has 6 times the magic of Li and she didn't stand a chance what can the boy do master?" "When Li uses the darkness in his heart the card will be nothing"
"."
Next day Li's apartment.
Li checked through the deck of cards he captured trying to think of how to beat a card with that sort of power.
*I'm glad Sakura's alright but.a card with that sort of power, I don't think that if me and Sakura merged again like with the restoration card we'd have a prayer*
He collapsed onto his bed and stared at the ceiling "such power.how could I hope to master it?"
The cards floated out of the book and circled Li.
"After that incident with the hate card I know you guys want me to be your master but am I worthy?"
A ship in orbit.
"He doubts himself again"
"Yes.that is one of his few flaws"
"He has a great deal of flaws master"
"If you noticed what he could do instead of what he can't do you'd see how strong he really is"
"."
Penguin park 10pm.
"The cards around here Sakura but before we look for it I'll tell you what Korano said about this card"
Sakura listened intently as Li spoke.
"The card is excellent at close combat as you've already noticed and its long range attacks are powerful but at long range it's not very accurate"
"So long range would be best to attack it with but how do we get through the barrier at long range?"
"See now.I haven't worked that out yet"
Sakura fell over (anime style) "I guess it'll come to us"
The card appeared behind Li and flipped him over, it fired several hoops which tied Li up, the card turned to Sakura and smiled. Sakura used the mist card but the barrier stopped the card from being hurt.
A ship in orbit.
"What will you do if he fails master?"
"He won't fail this is going exactly how I predicted it Chien"
"Don't call me that"
Penguin park.
"SAKURA NO!"
The card had Sakura by the throat and was holding her up in the air. Li was still bound by the hoops, the card grinned grabbed Sakura's staff and threw it away clattering to the ground near Li. It held it's hand up and pressed it against Sakura's chest and fired one of it's grey beams that went right through Sakura!
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
A ship in orbit.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
"Now Chien you shall see Li's full potential"
Penguin park.
Li broke the hoops and charged towards the card, he smashed the barrier with a single punch, the card fired another one of it's grey blasts at Li but all it did was knock Li back a few feet. The card was shocked that it hardly seemed to affect Li, Li charged at the card again punching it so hard that blood came out of it's mouth. The card took off into the air, Li used the flight card and followed the card punching it continuously. Eventually the card fell out of the sky into a nearby stream, Li waited for the card in the air but quite quickly got bored of waiting.
"ELEMENTAL LIGHTNING!"
His elemental lightning attack electrocuted the water, the card flew out of the water extremely weak. It didn't waste any time firing it's grey beams as fast as it could, Li was hit by every single one of them causing explosions. The card panted waiting to see how badly Li was hurt but to its great dismay Li didn't even feel the blasts let alone hurt by them!
A ship in orbit.
"What do you think of him now?"
"I must admit I'm impressed but he is still a weakling in my eyes"
".I see"
Penguin park. Li elbowed the card in the stomach, the card was too weak to fly now and fell to the ground. Li landed near it as the card struggled to its feet, it ran towards Li and tried to kick him but Li tilted his head back and the kick missed. The card was surprised but only for a second as Li hit the card in an uppercut sending it sprawling. Li walked over to the card as it struggled to get away from him, he trod on the card and enjoyed looking at the fear in it's eyes. He stabbed the card with his sword, the card screamed in pain and while the sword was still in the card he used his elemental lightning and sealed the card. The destruction card floated into Li's hand and he went over to Sakura and used the life card to bring her back to life.
She smiled weakly "hey Li"
He smiled back "nice to see you breathing again Sakura"
Reedington high.
Li stood on the roof of the school, he was still thinking of what would happen when the final judgment is over when he felt a hand on his shoulder and turned to see Sakura smiling at him.
"What you thinking about Li?"
"."
"You're thinking about after the final judgement aren't you?" Sakura asked.
"How did you know?"
"I had a hunch"
"I guess I'm worried about that cyborg and his proclaimed master he was just so powerful"
"We can beat him together Li I'm sure of it!"
"I wish I could be that sure Sakura"
A ship in orbit.
"The time is almost upon us only two cards remain"
"Yes and the next card will appear soon"
"Even sooner than you think my friend"
"You plan to affect this one as well?"
"I said I would didn't I?"
Later that night Reedington high.
"Are you sure there's a card here Li?"
Li and Sakura were alone in the school yard glancing around for one of the eternal cards that Li sensed earlier.
"Positive Sakura"
Just then a grey magic blast was hurtled towards Li, Sakura thought quickly and used the shield card but the attack was powerful enough to blast a huge hole in the shield. They looked up at the roof where the card was and saw a young black man wearing yellow robes and with a snake coiled around it's throat. Sakura used the fly card and flew up to the card then the fight and moved in for close combat, she threw several punches but the card easily either blocked or evaded them. It shot a grey magic blast at Sakura, she dodged it but it hurtled towards an abandoned building and blew it up. Sakura was knocked over the roof by the card and grabbed onto the edge of the building, the card walked over to her and shot a fireball at each wing so Sakura couldn't fly then trod on her hand until she let go and fell.
"SAKURA! ELEMENTAL WIND!"
The wind broke Sakura's fall, he ran to her and helped her up but she used the jump to go back onto the roof and fight the card again. She use the windy card but a barrier stopped it, the card smiled and shot a grey blast at Sakura she only just managed to dodge it but the card started firing weaker ones which greatly hurt her. She fell off the building but Li caught her, he heard the card laughed and looked up to see it flying off.
*Next time card* Li thought looking at Sakura *next time*
A ship in orbit.
"The girl has 6 times the magic of Li and she didn't stand a chance what can the boy do master?" "When Li uses the darkness in his heart the card will be nothing"
"."
Next day Li's apartment.
Li checked through the deck of cards he captured trying to think of how to beat a card with that sort of power.
*I'm glad Sakura's alright but.a card with that sort of power, I don't think that if me and Sakura merged again like with the restoration card we'd have a prayer*
He collapsed onto his bed and stared at the ceiling "such power.how could I hope to master it?"
The cards floated out of the book and circled Li.
"After that incident with the hate card I know you guys want me to be your master but am I worthy?"
A ship in orbit.
"He doubts himself again"
"Yes.that is one of his few flaws"
"He has a great deal of flaws master"
"If you noticed what he could do instead of what he can't do you'd see how strong he really is"
"."
Penguin park 10pm.
"The cards around here Sakura but before we look for it I'll tell you what Korano said about this card"
Sakura listened intently as Li spoke.
"The card is excellent at close combat as you've already noticed and its long range attacks are powerful but at long range it's not very accurate"
"So long range would be best to attack it with but how do we get through the barrier at long range?"
"See now.I haven't worked that out yet"
Sakura fell over (anime style) "I guess it'll come to us"
The card appeared behind Li and flipped him over, it fired several hoops which tied Li up, the card turned to Sakura and smiled. Sakura used the mist card but the barrier stopped the card from being hurt.
A ship in orbit.
"What will you do if he fails master?"
"He won't fail this is going exactly how I predicted it Chien"
"Don't call me that"
Penguin park.
"SAKURA NO!"
The card had Sakura by the throat and was holding her up in the air. Li was still bound by the hoops, the card grinned grabbed Sakura's staff and threw it away clattering to the ground near Li. It held it's hand up and pressed it against Sakura's chest and fired one of it's grey beams that went right through Sakura!
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
A ship in orbit.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
"Now Chien you shall see Li's full potential"
Penguin park.
Li broke the hoops and charged towards the card, he smashed the barrier with a single punch, the card fired another one of it's grey blasts at Li but all it did was knock Li back a few feet. The card was shocked that it hardly seemed to affect Li, Li charged at the card again punching it so hard that blood came out of it's mouth. The card took off into the air, Li used the flight card and followed the card punching it continuously. Eventually the card fell out of the sky into a nearby stream, Li waited for the card in the air but quite quickly got bored of waiting.
"ELEMENTAL LIGHTNING!"
His elemental lightning attack electrocuted the water, the card flew out of the water extremely weak. It didn't waste any time firing it's grey beams as fast as it could, Li was hit by every single one of them causing explosions. The card panted waiting to see how badly Li was hurt but to its great dismay Li didn't even feel the blasts let alone hurt by them!
A ship in orbit.
"What do you think of him now?"
"I must admit I'm impressed but he is still a weakling in my eyes"
".I see"
Penguin park. Li elbowed the card in the stomach, the card was too weak to fly now and fell to the ground. Li landed near it as the card struggled to its feet, it ran towards Li and tried to kick him but Li tilted his head back and the kick missed. The card was surprised but only for a second as Li hit the card in an uppercut sending it sprawling. Li walked over to the card as it struggled to get away from him, he trod on the card and enjoyed looking at the fear in it's eyes. He stabbed the card with his sword, the card screamed in pain and while the sword was still in the card he used his elemental lightning and sealed the card. The destruction card floated into Li's hand and he went over to Sakura and used the life card to bring her back to life.
She smiled weakly "hey Li"
He smiled back "nice to see you breathing again Sakura"