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The Legend of the Winged and Dark



Eriol settled down in the ancient library of Clow Reed.
~Hmmm.... I always thought that Tomoyo had no magical powers whatsoever, however I may be wrong this time~
Eriol glanced at the pile of dusty, ancient books and scrolls, and sighed.
~This is going to take longer than expected~
He started reading through ancient papers, hoping to find an answer or even a clue to his problem. Tomoyo had disappeared from his magical vision yesterday, and Eriol was determined to find out why.
~Why do I feel I have to look up this problem and find out what's wrong? Tomoyo holds no interest for me. So why? It must be because I need to find out for information purposes, that must be it. After all, Tomoyo has absolutely no power over me.~

Eriol's mind began to wander; soon a slender lady with long hair appeared in his mind's eye.
~Love, such a strange word. So small yet it holds so much power.~
~I never loved Kaho, I only viewed her with affection and that was it. That wasn't what Kaho wanted, maybe that's why she left.~
~Strange, I should feel at least a little sad because she left. I mean she was my close friend, but for some odd reason, I feel no remorse.~
Eriol pondered about these thoughts. Soon a familiar figure began to appear, a gentle figure with long hair like Kaho's, yet it was more graceful as it drifted around this person's body, emerged and Kaho disappeared. Slowly the person's face emerged.
~Why did she appear in my mind? What do I view Tomoyo as? I can't quite place it, it's such a strange feeling.~

~Could I possible feel more for her than just a friend? Maybe I feel affection towards her?~
He shook his head.
~Eriol, snap out of it. You are the reincarnation of Clow Reed, the most powerful sorcerer in the world, he had no need for affection, so neither do I.~
~Anyways all affection does, or even love, it just causes problems. My half-daughter and my descendant are proof of that!~
~I can fix other's problems with love, but love is so trivial, true love is almost non-existent, except in a few rare cases.~
~But what do I view Tomoyo as?~

~***~

Hours passed, night had fallen and stars had come up to play in the night sky. Eriol slumped tiredly in his chair; he had found absolutely nothing that sounded anything close to what he had experienced. Exhausted from his hours of research, Eriol fell asleep. Unknown to him, a strange glow started shining from his under his chair. A tattered book suddenly emerged from under the leather sides. Glowing with an eerie purple light, it floated over to the slumbering young man. It drifted and landed gently upon his lap. Indifferent to what had just happened, Eriol slept on.

~***~

Tomoyo lying on her stomach on her bed, was watching reruns of her Sakura-chan's brave adventures on her wall movie screen.
~Ohohoho! I love how Sakura-chan's shoes just catch the light and reflect her face. Ahh Sakura-chan, you'll never know how much I love you.~
Tomoyo clenched her fist tightly, her pretty face becoming serious.
~I will protect you from those who try to hurt. Though I have no magical powers like you or Li-kun, I will protect you in my own special way.~
~And I will never forgive anyone who tries to hurt you in anyway, I WILL NEVER FORGIVE THEM!~
While Tomoyo was thinking these thoughts, her body had started to glow with a brilliant purple color. Tomoyo didn't notice this as she watched Sakura battling some Clow Card, totally engrossed in her thoughts.
~***~

Eriol awoke, it was very late at night, somewhere far off in the distance, a lonely animal bayed its sorrow to the moon. Someone had come in and covered him with a blanket.
~Probably Spinnel, no matter how he puts it, he really does care about me.~

Then Eriol noticed the book sitting in his lap. It was a rather ancient thing, it's cover held on only by a few strayed threads. The book was a faded purple color; the yellowing pages were cracked and beginning to crumble. Yet, Eriol could feel the power emanating from the book. He looked at the cover and read The Legend of the One with the Power, the author's name was once written in gold on the cover, but age had worn it away to nothing but a few gold sparkles.

Intrigued, Eriol turned the first page and began to read the ancient legend.
"My father has begun to tell me of the legend. My father is the most powerful magician in the world; he helped the world to be at peace as it is now. But he told me that the peace would not last. Somewhere, the one who carried the eternal sadness was walking the earth. I am mad; who would dare to destroy the peace and happiness my father has brought to our world!

Sorrowfully my father continues, 'the winged one will bring the eternal sadness, and the dark one, though he is dark, he shall defeat, no! He MUST defeat the winged one to stop the eternal sadness.' 'Who is the winged one and the dark one?' I ask my father.
'Well,' he said. 'The winged one is one who is loved by all. It will be a she and she shall be a most beautiful one, she will be the trusted one. She will not know of her dangerous powers that will cause the eternal sadness.'

'And who is the dark one?'
'The dark one,' my father's face is now etched with sorrow. 'What is wrong?' I ask, worried.
'The dark one will have the hardest task, he must stop the winged one before the eternal sadness is released. He must put an end to the winged one in order to prevent the disaster.'

'That's not hard, why do you look so sad though, Father?'
'The dark one shall have the hardest task.... he shall have to defeat the winged one. The most trusted one, the most beautiful one. The one that is the most prefect in his eye shall be the winged one. The dark one shall scorn love, saying that he has never and will never love anyone. Yes, he will like people, but he will never love.'

'Then what is hard about his task then?'
My father turned to me gravely and said, 'because the dark one will fall in love with the winged one. He will not be able to stop the eternal sadness; he can not kill the one he loves.'"

~***~

The clock in Tomoyo's room chimed a soft twelve at night. Tomoyo stretched and sighed, "what a long day it has been, with Eriol back, I wonder if he will cause anymore problems, so I can videotape my Sakura-chan!" Tomoyo chuckled at the thought.
~I really should be going to bed, but how odd, I don't feel at all sleepy tonight. I feel wide-awake and full of energy. Hmmmm.... better start sleeping earlier and no more watching Sakura-chan before 10.~

Tomoyo paced restlessly around her room. Finally, exasperated with herself for not being able to sleep, she walked over to her window and flung the glass open, barely missed breaking them. She stared out at the moon, for once she didn't think of Sakura-chan and how she should she record Sakura-chan. Tomoyo sighed, even though she had Sakura she was slowly losing Sakura to Li Syaoran, no matter how many times Sakura said she would always be there with her. Tomoyo didn't have anything against Li, in fact she believed that Sakura would be very happy and Li, and she wouldn't stand in their way.

The silk curtains ruffled in the gentle night zephyr. The moon shined brightly, a perfect pearl hung in the velvet of the sky, surrounded by the little diamonds that were the stars.
Tomoyo on sudden impulse, climbed out of her window onto her balcony, she would go for a walk she decided. She climbed over the edge of the marble balcony and jumped to the ground below. The soft grass of her garden cushioned her fall. Standing upright Tomoyo brushed her gown off. Since she was getting ready for bed before, Tomoyo had dressed herself in her nightgown. It was made of a very soft cotton material and clung to her body. The gown had a low neckline edged with a delicate lace with a pattern of cherry blossoms, and long flowing sleeves. The gown cut off at about her ankles and the night breeze made the edge of the gown blossom and dance around her feet, making a soft swishing sound.

Walking softly through her immense yard, Tomoyo reached the fence that surrounded her house. Sucking in her stomach, Tomoyo slid through the iron bars. Ha, now she was free, her long black hair flowed behind her gently as she walked off through the slumbering town.

~***~

Yawning, from reading, Eriol stood up and putting the book down, stretched his arms. Suddenly, something jolted through him, a magical feeling, like the one that he had experienced that afternoon. He quickly strode towards the window in the library, looking out he scanned the deserted street for any signs of movement. Then something caught his eye, it was a young woman wandering the streets. Eriol looked closer, he could sense a very powerful, yet hidden force radiating from this young woman.

Suddenly, as if the young woman had sensed his presence, she looked up, right into his face. Eriol was startled, no one in the world was powerful enough to sense his magical presence except Sakura, and Eriol sensed this wasn't Sakura.

~***~

Tomoyo had sensed someone watching her and she looked up. It was Eriol watching her through the old cracked window of his "mansion". She stared at him and he stared back at her.
~How odd, I feel drawn to him. I've never felt this before.... What is this feeling?~

Eriol up in his library, was thinking the exact same thing.

Unknown to the two of them, a dark fog had started rising.....
Surrounding the two of them, and nothing else.....
~Ahhhhh..... at last, my little one is starting to bud....~