Chapter 3: Chased
Tomoyo gasped for air as Eriol pulled her into a dark cave. They had been running for more than an hour already, chased by what Eriol described as the Sirens. They weren't the sirens you hear from myths and legends. They were half-human and half-angel creatures with the capacity of the devil.
Eriol told her that they were the deadliest weapons that Eden could send out to destroy. And he was right for these creatures had tracked them down though they walked noiselessly through a forest of silence, they had found them when they hid in the darkest places and most of all, they were professionally trained to know their enemy inside and out.
Eriol had refused to fight, reasoning out that he needed to observe them before he would do anything because his attacks might prove useless. However, the Sirens showed no flaw, may it be in their speed, power, intelligence or anything they did.
The purple-eyed girl panted heavily as she placed a hand over her heart. The boy next to her was hardly affected with the entire running they did. It was as if he had not run at all.
"Hiiragizawa-kun, how in the world can you still maintain being calm even until now?" Tomoyo asked in wonder as she settled down across him, still gasping for breath. Her usually neat hair was pulled up into a messy ponytail and the clothes she was wearing at the moment were soiled. (A/N: I forgot to mention that she changed clothes. Eriol must have had expected her for he had lots of girl clothes. ^-^)
"There is no time for this, Daidouji-san. The Sirens are still chasing us and they will not stop until they have either killed us or their master, Lucifer, stops them." Eriol said in a tired voice.
"Lucifer?" Tomoyo echoed. "Isn't he the angel who abandoned God and thus became the devil?"
"Yes," he replied. "Though I suspect there is more to him than we can ever imagine. He has allied himself with Eden whereas God is with Earth. Still, I cannot decipher his true motives for pledging alliance with Eden."
"May it be that he is bent on destroying God? Or is it something else, something deeper?" He directed this question to no one.
Tomoyo sighed. Eriol could be so confusing at times. She looked at the boy across her. She had always thought that Eriol was the boy with no worries, no problems in life. She thought that being the reincarnation of Clow Reed meant that he was the most powerful being in the world and no one could ever surpass him.
But she was wrong, she finally admitted as she stared at the dark-haired boy. If you just look through his power, his being the reincarnation of Clow Reed, you could see a boy. Just an ordinary boy, with worries and problems.
She stood up and patted Eriol on the back and gave him a bright smile despite the sudden urge to slap him on the back for making her run a thousand miles. He looked up and gave her a small but grateful smile.
"Hiiragizawa-kun, what's wrong? You seem so troubled," she inquired as she sat down beside him.
"Nandemonai. I just miss Sakura-san and the others." He said with a sigh.
"Liar, I know there's more to it rather than that,"
He shook his head in amusement. "It seems like I can't keep my worries all to myself anymore, with you around."
A long silence followed as they both listened for sounds of oncoming Sirens and their own contemplations. After a while there was a dull thud as a strong gale of wind passed them. Immediately, they stood up and faced the entrance of the cave.
Winged beings stood at the mouth of the cavern, carrying swords, bows and arrows, dressed in silk robes and had light, silver hair with dark sapphire blue eyes. They looked ethereal, angelic but their persona was demonic. They were the Sirens.
Eriol narrowed his eyes. He knew that they should have never entered this cave but he ignored the nagging voice at the back of his head, telling him to go on running. And now, he faced the consequence. Now, they had no choice but to fight their way out.
He glanced worriedly at Tomoyo who was still exhausted and hastily called on his Clow staff and prepared himself for the fight. On the other side, the Sirens readied their weapons and slowly advanced on them.
(A/N: Err… I just have something to say. During the episodes when Eriol was testing Sakura and stuff; I was currently in Hong Kong, unable to watch ANYTHING! I hated it! ::bangs head on the table:: Anyway, I think Eriol just waves his staff and magic comes out. Is that it? Please correct me if I'm wrong.)
Eriol waved his staff and immediately, the ground shook violently. Moments later, four human-shaped, rocky figures emerged from the earth. The Sirens stopped to scrutinize their enemy, looking at them with piercing, deep sapphire eyes. Eriol looked troubled as the Sirens finally attacked.
There was no flaw in their movements or in their assault. They moved in a system, as if they could read each other's minds. There was no escape now. Their silver-haired enemy had provided them with no exit. They had blocked every passageway. Eriol, for the first time, looked helpless.
Tomoyo glanced at him worriedly but barely managed to evade a rocky creature (that Eriol had created), which was sent flying in her direction. The chain reaction was almost immediate. The cave walls shook fiercely and began to collapse, crushing some of the Sirens though some managed to escape.
Her eyes widened with fear as the falling chunks of rock blocked the mouth of the cave, trapping them. Eriol looked at the wall of stone calmly as if everything went as planned and turned his staff back into a key.
"Hiiragizawa-kun, I still cannot believe how you can act so calmly even though we're trapped in this place," Tomoyo said, trying to keep the anger rising from her tone. Shouldn't he try to get us out of here, not just stand there and look as if his world has crumbled into nothingness?
Eriol looked meaningfully at her and said, "Surely, Daidouji-san, you must know that I will never do a reckless thing like trapping us in here without any exit." He smiled and pointed to a small, dark hole at the far end of the cave, hardly visible but as he pointed it out, Tomoyo saw it.
"Let's follow it to wherever it will lead us to. Hopefully, the outcome will be good,"
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China: ^-^ Thanks to ALL the people who reviewed this story!!!!!!!!! I love you all!!! I haven't given you guys a proper thank you ever since Chapter 1.
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~richelle~ Thanks for reviewing! You made me so happy!!! ^-^ Here's the chapter you wanted.
~Orange blossom~ Gomen that it wasn't as soon as you wanted it but nevertheless, it's here. The E+T part will come out in the next chapters, only hints though. (What can you expect, they weren't that close, were they?)
~Julie~ Yeah, the sole purpose of that short chapter was only that, I think. I guess I was too tired to do anymore. Well, here's what I think, a longer chapter. If you want a longer one, the longer, you'll have to wait. ^-^
~Tomoyo-chan~ You're impressed? I'm flattered. Thank you. Anyway, I don't write that well. My friend who's at least a half a year younger than me, gets all the "This story's so cool!" in our group while I get, "It's okay!" Just joking, actually, we all get, "It's okay!" from each other.
Yeah, I know the last chapter was short. So, here's the longer one. At least I didn't end it in an evil cliffhanger. Believe me, it was supposed to end with Eriol getting crushed by the rocks and Tomoyo releases…. something. ^-^ I don't know what happened to it.
~sariastar~ I know it's complicated. My mind's in a complete jumble on how this is going to end, but as the story will go on, maybe I'll get an idea. Thanks!
~Yingfa~ Holli-chan!!!! ^-^ You are so mean that you didn't inform me of your story!!!!!!!! ::mumbles incoherent words:: You are sooooooo mean!!! Anyway, it was a great story with lotsa potential.
~bishounen lovah~ Thank you very much!!! You're one of my favorite authors!!! Though I haven't posted you on my faves section, I will soon. Your Amethyst Eyes is so cool! Yeah, everyone's been saying how short my story is… I'll try to make it longer. I just don't have time with all the assignments and tests! .
My teacher would kill me. This includes the devil and his battle with God and some things which are the direct results of being too thoughtful/reflective.
P.S. You're a Filipina, aren't you? (Wonder why all my fave authors are Filipina…)
::runs away to do another chapter of another story::