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Laying in bed that night, Sakura kept moving and fidgeting. A few hours ago she was finding it hard to sleep but now she was dreaming, it still seemed like something was stopping her from getting into a peaceful dream. She was filled with anxieties now that she knew she was to meet the Clow Masters. The words Syaoran had said to her earlier were not repeating themselves over and over again in her head.
"You don't deserve this. You aren't prepared. You're only a little girl. You don't deserve this!"
As these words went on, Sakura could see herself in the ball room of the Li household but this time it was full of people. Everyone was looking at her with disgust and she could hear their thoughts.
"You don't deserve this. You aren't prepared. You're only a little girl. You don't deserve this!"
The middle of the room started to open, leaving a huge gaping hole in the floor and the ceiling was starting to cave. However, instead of panicking, everyone was just looking at Sakura expectantly. Reaching for her necklace she tried to release the staff from the Clow Key. However, after trying a few times, the Clow Key still wasn't responding and Sakura realised that the room the fine. There was no hole in the floor, the ceiling wasn't falling, but everyone was laughing.
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Suddenly Sakura sat up bolt right in bed, shaking with fear and breaking into a cold sweat. Her breathe was coming fast but her eyes were wide open, still thinking she was in danger and still feeling the embarrassment. Just as she got her breathe back she jumped again as her door opened. Yelan walked in, still fully dressed and looked as if she had never even seen her bed that night. "I sensed your distress from all the way down the hall. Your feelings must be really strong." When Sakura nodded, Yelan told her to get dressed and meet her downstairs.
Once in the gardens, Sakura stood on the round ledge of the balcony while Yelan stayed on the side line. Without saying anything, Yelan took out a traditional handmade Chinese fan and started a chant, whispering it so quietly that Sakura couldn't hear the words clearly. As they started to get louder, the symbols of the elements appeared beneath Sakura and tiny blue lights started to float around her. These gave way to one larger red light which hovered between Yelan and Sakura as Yelan told her, "Close your eyes".
As soon as she did, she felt weightless and found herself floating to a place that where there was nothing in her surrounds except the red light. Slowly the light grew until it took on a shape. From the shape, a figure was forming, but Sakura realised that she wasn't scared. The aura coming from it was so friendly and welcoming.
"Hello Sakura." Rubbing her eyes in disbelief, Sakura just stared at the person in front of her. "You do know who I am, don't you" Nodding but not really believing it she managed to say "Clow Reed. but. it's not possible". "I understand your surprise, but my spirit does live on in my ancestors. Now I will also be present in you. Yelan is granting you the power of knowledge and insight. When you awake, you will be able to call on the spirits to help you with any aspect of magic. I have something else to give you though. Think of power inside you. Think of what you have achieved." As she did this Clow Reed faded and returned to the red light, making Sakura realise she was once again back in the gardens, standing in front of Yelan.
The red light faded as Yelan lowered the fan. Sakura however, released the Clow Key and held up the staff. Since seeing Clow Reed, a set of phases were now implanted in her head. Holding up the staff and thinking about what she had accomplished she started to recite them.
"The key that hides the magic of star, Show your true powers in front of me, Sakura, who has made a promise with you, commands you, Release and Dispell"
Holding her staff high, it was swarmed by light that seemed to come from nowhere. Thunder clapped and lightning roared before the skies opened and rain poured down. However, she kept the staff high until the light departed leaving a new sealing wand which carried the symbol of a star. Looking up into the sky there was now one star, shining brighter than the others, sparkling slightly pink in colour. "My star," she whispered in astonishment.
The only other person in the household with enough magical power to also sense what was occurring was Syaoran. He had woken and watched from afar. Through out both his mother's spell and Sakura's new incarnation he had stood at the doors to the garden, hidden by shadows.
Sakura started lowered the wand, and as she did so, reality came rushing back to her. The rain was falling hard and fast now, with her clothes drenched to her skin. Her power had also been drained. All her magic had been used to create a new star which would now be an energy source to her Clow Cards. She had also used it to change her staff into the new sealing wand which would change the Clow Cards into Sakura Cards. With all this energy drawn from her, her head started to spin, making her weak and dizzy, until she fell forward.
He reacted quickly when he saw her start to fall. Stepping forth from the shadows Syaoran he raised his sword against the 'air' element card as he shouted "Wind!" A force rushed from the sword and wrapped itself around Sakura, cushioning her from any landing as it set her down gentle on the floor. Yelan watched as her son rushed over, scooping the limp girl up in his arms and rushing her inside. Yelan silently followed.
Inside Syaoran placed Sakura on a sofa in her room, wrapping as many blankets around her as he could find. She looked so fragile that he found it hard to believe that what he had just seen were immensely strong powers emerging from her control. Looking at her made it understandable to think she was just an ordinary girl with no magic inside her, but the aura that had glowed from inside her, as she controlled the elements and Clow Cards, showed a side of her that was strong, determined and had control of powers that Syaoran had never even known about.
"Master Li?" Syaoran spun round to see Niko standing at the door with towels in her hands. "Mistress Li has asked me get Sakura out of the wet clothes and put her back to bed" Syaoran looked round at Sakura, taking in the sight of her resting, before giving Niko a respectful nod and return to his own room.
Laying in bed that night, Sakura kept moving and fidgeting. A few hours ago she was finding it hard to sleep but now she was dreaming, it still seemed like something was stopping her from getting into a peaceful dream. She was filled with anxieties now that she knew she was to meet the Clow Masters. The words Syaoran had said to her earlier were not repeating themselves over and over again in her head.
"You don't deserve this. You aren't prepared. You're only a little girl. You don't deserve this!"
As these words went on, Sakura could see herself in the ball room of the Li household but this time it was full of people. Everyone was looking at her with disgust and she could hear their thoughts.
"You don't deserve this. You aren't prepared. You're only a little girl. You don't deserve this!"
The middle of the room started to open, leaving a huge gaping hole in the floor and the ceiling was starting to cave. However, instead of panicking, everyone was just looking at Sakura expectantly. Reaching for her necklace she tried to release the staff from the Clow Key. However, after trying a few times, the Clow Key still wasn't responding and Sakura realised that the room the fine. There was no hole in the floor, the ceiling wasn't falling, but everyone was laughing.
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Suddenly Sakura sat up bolt right in bed, shaking with fear and breaking into a cold sweat. Her breathe was coming fast but her eyes were wide open, still thinking she was in danger and still feeling the embarrassment. Just as she got her breathe back she jumped again as her door opened. Yelan walked in, still fully dressed and looked as if she had never even seen her bed that night. "I sensed your distress from all the way down the hall. Your feelings must be really strong." When Sakura nodded, Yelan told her to get dressed and meet her downstairs.
Once in the gardens, Sakura stood on the round ledge of the balcony while Yelan stayed on the side line. Without saying anything, Yelan took out a traditional handmade Chinese fan and started a chant, whispering it so quietly that Sakura couldn't hear the words clearly. As they started to get louder, the symbols of the elements appeared beneath Sakura and tiny blue lights started to float around her. These gave way to one larger red light which hovered between Yelan and Sakura as Yelan told her, "Close your eyes".
As soon as she did, she felt weightless and found herself floating to a place that where there was nothing in her surrounds except the red light. Slowly the light grew until it took on a shape. From the shape, a figure was forming, but Sakura realised that she wasn't scared. The aura coming from it was so friendly and welcoming.
"Hello Sakura." Rubbing her eyes in disbelief, Sakura just stared at the person in front of her. "You do know who I am, don't you" Nodding but not really believing it she managed to say "Clow Reed. but. it's not possible". "I understand your surprise, but my spirit does live on in my ancestors. Now I will also be present in you. Yelan is granting you the power of knowledge and insight. When you awake, you will be able to call on the spirits to help you with any aspect of magic. I have something else to give you though. Think of power inside you. Think of what you have achieved." As she did this Clow Reed faded and returned to the red light, making Sakura realise she was once again back in the gardens, standing in front of Yelan.
The red light faded as Yelan lowered the fan. Sakura however, released the Clow Key and held up the staff. Since seeing Clow Reed, a set of phases were now implanted in her head. Holding up the staff and thinking about what she had accomplished she started to recite them.
"The key that hides the magic of star, Show your true powers in front of me, Sakura, who has made a promise with you, commands you, Release and Dispell"
Holding her staff high, it was swarmed by light that seemed to come from nowhere. Thunder clapped and lightning roared before the skies opened and rain poured down. However, she kept the staff high until the light departed leaving a new sealing wand which carried the symbol of a star. Looking up into the sky there was now one star, shining brighter than the others, sparkling slightly pink in colour. "My star," she whispered in astonishment.
The only other person in the household with enough magical power to also sense what was occurring was Syaoran. He had woken and watched from afar. Through out both his mother's spell and Sakura's new incarnation he had stood at the doors to the garden, hidden by shadows.
Sakura started lowered the wand, and as she did so, reality came rushing back to her. The rain was falling hard and fast now, with her clothes drenched to her skin. Her power had also been drained. All her magic had been used to create a new star which would now be an energy source to her Clow Cards. She had also used it to change her staff into the new sealing wand which would change the Clow Cards into Sakura Cards. With all this energy drawn from her, her head started to spin, making her weak and dizzy, until she fell forward.
He reacted quickly when he saw her start to fall. Stepping forth from the shadows Syaoran he raised his sword against the 'air' element card as he shouted "Wind!" A force rushed from the sword and wrapped itself around Sakura, cushioning her from any landing as it set her down gentle on the floor. Yelan watched as her son rushed over, scooping the limp girl up in his arms and rushing her inside. Yelan silently followed.
Inside Syaoran placed Sakura on a sofa in her room, wrapping as many blankets around her as he could find. She looked so fragile that he found it hard to believe that what he had just seen were immensely strong powers emerging from her control. Looking at her made it understandable to think she was just an ordinary girl with no magic inside her, but the aura that had glowed from inside her, as she controlled the elements and Clow Cards, showed a side of her that was strong, determined and had control of powers that Syaoran had never even known about.
"Master Li?" Syaoran spun round to see Niko standing at the door with towels in her hands. "Mistress Li has asked me get Sakura out of the wet clothes and put her back to bed" Syaoran looked round at Sakura, taking in the sight of her resting, before giving Niko a respectful nod and return to his own room.