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I, Yue the Judge, shall conduct the last Judgment. With all the Clow
Cards you have ... defeat me. He commanded of Shaoran, then suddenly shot
a bolt of light to him. Shaoran jumped to the side, narrowly missing it.
Sakura yelled as she attempted to run a help him, only to find
Keroberos blocking her path. She tried to move around him, but he only continued
to block her.
What is this!? she yelled.
Kaho responded. No one can interfere with the last judgment.
No way. Sakura watched as Shaoran avoided another near miss.
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Chapter 8
3rd Candidate for the Final Judgment!
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Shaoran jumped and rolled out of the way again. It didn't look like Yue
was going to get tired anytime soon, and certainly not before him.
God of fire...Decend! Shaoran focused all the energy he could into
his ofuku scroll, sending a giant spiral of fire at Yue. When the fire dissipated,
Yue was no where to be seen.
Did it work? he whispered, not believing it had been that easy.
Things such as that cannot defeat me.
Shaoran jumped out of the way as best he could, shinging
some of his robes as Yue sent a fire ball at him.
Yue destroyed the wind in a swift motion of his hand as
Shaoran watched in disbelief. It surprises me that you obtained Clow cards
at such a level of magic.
Thats it.' Shaoran thought.
All stood still for mere seconds before returning to normal, and Li's
time card was now in Yue's possession.
Time is a card that serves under me. Yue stated as he lifted a
flaming arrow, pointing straight at Shaoran.
Sakura yelled.
This is the end.
Yue released it.
Shaoran attempted to avoid it, however it hit only feet away from him, and
the blast from it sent him sprawling back to the others.
She yelled again, running to his side.
Kero joined her, just as worried, and a bit more surprised.
Sakura was strong, but in some areas Li was stronger, and this worried him.
The Brat didn't stand a chance out there.'
Li! Are you all right?! She ran up, and stopped herself just in time before she hugged him. Shaoran began to check his robes, a bit thankful Sakura had been worried about him. All my cards where taken! As he said this, they saw his cards appear around
Yue, who was floating in the sky above, watching them.
Be careful. He's very powerful. Was all he could tell her
as she helped prop him up.
It was taking all of Sakura's will to not cry. She didn't want to,
she couldn't. She had to be strong. She needed to save Yukito, and finish
this. Shaoran stood on his own now, and Sakura stepped forward.
I'm ready! She yelled, grasping her wand in both hands.
However, the angelic guardian wasn't looking to her. It was ignoring her, and looking to the trees.
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(Meanwhile, watching from a tree)
Uh oh.
Shaoran remained silent beside her, and together they kept their eyes on Yue.
His cold eyes where boring into them.
Cards of Clow, there are two other's worthy of being your Mistress.
Come, next challenger! He called, and instantly, Sakura began elevating
off the branch.
She yelled as she attempted to grab hold of a branch, and
missed. Shaoran jumped forward, and clutched onto her hand, his other keeping
hold on the tree.
He must think your cards are still Clow cards. He managed to say
through gritted teeth. Yue was pulling on her with more force every second.
Great! This is just great! She began getting sarcastic. I
think this qualifies as a major event that could totally alter our time.
Yue commanded, instantly sending a stronger force to pull
on her.
Her hand was beginning to slip.
Hold ... on. He knew if he didn't do something soon, she would
be-
Her hand was suddenly pulled from his with force.
He cursed, pulling himself back to the tree as he watched
her go. (A/N: Ohhh! I wrote a bad word! I can't think of any others he
would use for this situation.)
Sakura landed before Yue, looking around curiously at the very bad situation.
Everyone (Except Yue) was looking at her with complete surprise.
Her younger self asked.
She replied with a little wave and a smile. It was
the only thing she could think of doing at the moment.
You are the next to be judged. Defeat me with all the Clow cards you
have. He flew high into the sky as he said this, moon silhouetting his
figure.
Yeah, about that, Yue... she stopped right as a giant, flaming
arrow was shot at her.
She was in the air, safe from the attack.
Yue, stop! I have to talk to you first! She watched as a look of
confusion (A/N: A very little look of confusion, but still one) came across
his face. Something about her was just dawning on him.
Who are you? he demanded.
About that... She looked to see everyone was watching expectantly,
and could obviously hear every word. I can't yell it out to you for
certain reasons, so could you come down here so I can tell you privately?
Yue remained where he was. He didn't move an inch.
Why did I ask?'
Have it your way... FLY! She pulled out the fly card, and some
shocked noises came from the as wings appeared on her back.
She flew up to Yue, who was also looking at her in shock.
Didn't expect to see that look on him.'
Now, before you attack me again, listen.
He didn't say anything, but she assumed he was waiting for an answer.
Hoee, how did I get mixed up in such a mess?'
Yue, I am from the near future. I am your future mistress, and my cards
use to be Clow cards, but are now Sa ... transformed by me. I'm here to
fix a mistake made by a future, powerful sorcerer, and I'm not supposed
to get involved in any thing that could totally alter the course of history.
This, that is me, being in the Final Judgment isn't supposed to happen.
Yue showed no sign of comprehending what she said.
Your the future version of her, aren't you. Way below them, the
young Sakura looked to them with wide eyes as Yue pointed at her.
Ugh, yeah. I can't tell you more. You know the whole change course
of time thing. So can I go now?
He looked at her with no expression.
Arigato, Yue-San! She flew off, back to her Shaoran, wondering what Yue will do.
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Hai, hai. Short chapter. Ahh, but I already have the next chapter written out, which might be up tomorrow! Here's a hint of what happens. Lil Shaoran and Sakura start spying on a certain teacher couple, and one of them discovers a BIG secret. Wonder what that could be. Ja ne.