*I don't own Card Captor Sakura or any of the original characters.
*Keep in mind that everyone is 17.
Destiny Challenged
Chapter 11
Amora
I Promise
********
"What are the chances that this will actually work?" Eriol asked. He got a grunt in response.
"Probably very small," Syaoran admitted as he pushed through a huge crowd. They were currently treking through downtown Tokyo to where Syaoran sensed Touya's aura. His description of "over there" didn't help matters much. They still had plenty of searching to do.
"You were fairly eager to commit to this earlier. Why? Do you really like her that much?" Eriol asked trying to lighten up the situation. Syaoran just looked at him.
"Oh, so it's the same old I'll sacrifice my life for your hapiness routine." Eriol said with a humorous smirk.
Syaoran thought for a moment before giving him a lopsided grin. "Yeah. I guess you could call it that..." he trailed off. Eriol's smirk faded and was replaced with a thoughtful expression.
"You should have told her Syaoran. About who you are. I think she deserves to know that at the very least."
Syaoran shook his head. "It's not worth it. After this whole ordeal, I'll have to return to Hong Kong. The clan wouldn't have it any other way." Eriol started to say something but Syaoran cut him off. "Besides, Li Syaoran no longer exists. I exist as Li Xiao Lang, the future leader of my clan and as Li Shaolang, your new classmate who has transfered here temporarily."
"What are you saying? Are you just going to run away from your problems and abandon her? Don't be a coward...Syaoran!" Eriol yelled angrily emphasizing his name. Several people around them instantly looked their way.
Syaoran bowed his head and didn't say anything. When he received no response, Eriol sighed and continued. "I know how much you love her. Yes love. I'm not blind Syaoran, and I can see how deep your feelings are. Trust me when I say that running away won't solve anything."
"That doesn't matter anymore. It's too late now." Syaoran said so softly that it was almost inaudible. Eriol shook his head at the response. This wasn't the Syaoran that he was proud to have as a descendant. The one he knew was full of fire and felt that he could accomplish anything. This one was pathetic.
"What's wrong with you?" Eriol demanded. "How can you just give up on love like that without a second thought? And you call yourself a Li? You're a disgrace to your whole clan!"
That remark caught Syaoran off guard. He was expecting harsh statements but a disgrace to his family? That was going to far. He turned and glared at Eriol, amber blue eyes blazing.
"I am NOT a disgrace!" Syaoran growled. Eriol raised an eyebrow at this statement.
"Prove it." he said simply. Syaoran looked at him confused.
"How?" He would do everything he could to rescue Touya and put an end to whoever plotted the whole thing, but that wasn't the proof Eriol was looking for. What else could he do? Unless he meant...
"Reveal your identity AND your feelings to her."
"I can't. That would just complicate things further than they already are. Better to leave Japan liked as a new friend than hated as an old rival."
"I don't know about all that but one thing I'm sure of. She does not hate Li Syaoran. I didn't say this but Tomoyo once said that the person she loved most was y-"
"We're here." Syaoran quickly cut him off. He couldn't take the knowledge of who Sakura loved most. Eriol looked up. A huge hundred story skyscraper loomed ahead of him.
"What the hell? But this is Sony Headquarters!" Eriol exclaimed. The sun was brilliantly reflected off of the building's entire glass structure. Syaoran nodded.
"This is definitly where Touya's aura is coming from. I can barely feel it but I'm positive it's here."
Eriol closed his eyes and concentrated. "You're right. But...there are several others here too. Their powers are massive. There's no way we can take them all on!"
"If we're lucky, then we won't have to. Come on. I've got a crazy idea." Syaoran said walking into the building. As they entered, people looked at them funny. Everyone was dressed professionally and they came in wearing school uniforms. Armed guards walked around displaying their uzis. Eriol was getting anxious.
"So what's your crazy idea?" he asked when one of the guards started to approach them.
"Hey you two! What are you doing here?"
"Watch." Syaoran said calmly. Quickly chanting something, magical flames lit a pile of papers near a sprinkler. The alarm went off instantly and the entire building started getting doused by water. As he expected, there was a general panic and chaos that followed.
"FIRE!!" people shouted the obvious and ran for the nearest exit. Security was forgotten as the guard ran alongside the panicing businessmen without another regard to the two.
'What cheap security they have here.' Syaoran thought and motioned for Eriol to follow him. They quickly found the door to the stairs and ran inside.
"You probably just cost Sony billions of dollars in revenue." Eriol chuckled. "It'll take them hours to figure out what happend and even longer to clear out the building. Time is precious in big corporations. Not to mention all the paperwork and computer networks you just destroyed..."
Syaoran just shook his head. Water droplets flew everywhere. Eriol noticed something about his friend's hair that was lit up by strong florescent light.
"Your hair color is changing back."
Syaoran's eyes widened in surprise. He had been so busy lately that he hadn't been keeping up with his physical appearance.
"Crap! I forgot all about it. I haven't had the time to redo the dye. Is it noticable?"
"Not really. I just now noticed." Eriol replied.
Syaoran sighed in relief. "Well, if we get out of he-"
"When we get out of here." Eriol corrected. Syaoran was slow to respond. After a while he just nodded. Eriol narrowed his eyes at the lack of resolution.
"I don't know about you, but I have no intention of letting this be a suicide mission. Let's get something straight here. We are not going into this with any sacrificial thoughts. Understand?"
Syaoran didn't answer. He kept walking down the steps.
"Damn it Syaoran! I'm not joking! If you don't promise that you won't do anything stupid, then we're aborting this whole operation!" Eriol yelled.
Syaoran turned around and looked at him with fierce determination. "Don't worry about that. I won't." Eriol looked at him suspiciously.
"Whatever. Just don't forget about it." Eriol said and then changed the subject. "How close are we? I think we've descended about 10 floors from ground level."
"We're getting there. The auras are definitly getting stronger. Try to hide yours as much as you can so we won't get discovered."
After ten minutes, Syaoran suddenly stopped.
"What are you doing?" Eriol asked confused as he looked at the blank wall Syaoran stood in front of.
"Watch." Walking back to the opposite side, Syaoran ran full speed and put all his energy and momentum into a kick. The concrete cracked and crumbled revealing a dark passage.
"A secret passage." Eriol muttered. "How very cliche."
"Shut up, Hiiragizawa." Syaoran said dryly. "How about some light?"
Eriol complied and a ball of fire appeared in his hand lighting up the tunnel. The tunnel ended fifty meters away with a door. Walking up to it, Eriol opened the door surprised to find it unlocked. They entered quietly and found themselves in a corridor without an end on either side in sight.
"Woah!" Eriol exclaimed. "How can a place like this exist directly under a business district?"
"Probably left over from a previous infastructure that was forgotten when Sony built it's office complex on top." Syaoran reasoned. "It doesn't matter. We gotta find Touya."
Eriol followed Syaoran's lead and took off in the general direction of where he felt Touya was being held.
**********
"So he's here at last!" Kiryle said grinning wickedly. "And not only that, but Eriol Hiiragizawa is with him! How fortunate! Now we can take care of them both."
"Yes sir! Leave it to me!" Shinjee exclaimed. They were currently watching Syaoran and Eriol dash to where Touya was from the security cameras.
"Very well." Kiryle agreed. "Tell the guards not to interfere. I want them confident of their escape before you destroy them."
"I shall take pleasure in killing Li Xiao Lang myself." Shinjee said before leaving the room.
"So you shall." Kiryle said to himself. "And so shall I of killing you..."
**********
"Goddamnit!" Touya grumbled as he punched a nearby wall. It had been three hours since he woke up from his second capture. He had tried every method he could think of to escape but none of them worked. The iron bars wouldn't budge no matter how hard he tried to pull or push them. There were no guards to be tricked and no windows anywhere in the room. To top it all off, he still had the concussion from being knocked unconscious. Things weren't pleasant.
Suddenly, two figures burst into the room and ran right towards the cell he was kept in. Without a moment's hesitation, the first one chanted something and the bars melted into liquid iron. Touya stood stunned and unmoving.
"What are you waiting for? Let's go!" Eriol shouted at him. With exasparation, he reached into the cell and pulled Touya along. Regaining his composure, Touya examined his rescuers.
"Hey, I know you!" he said to Eriol who looked at him funny.
"Of course you know me. I've only been good friends with your sister for the past seven years!"
Touya merely shrugged and then turned his attention to Syaoran. He couldn't quite place where he had seen Syaoran before.
"I've seen you before." Touya said searching his brain for a name but finding nothing. "Oh yeah! You were with Sakura when she was attacked. Who are you?"
"That's not important. We have to get out of here before they find out you're gone. Let's go!" With that Syaoran took off leaving Touya to ponder.
"We'll get to the bottom of this later!" Touya yelled and then followed.
Syaoran ran in front with Eriol following right behind. Unfortunately, he now had no idea where he was going. They didn't leave any return marks to follow. After another five minutes of sprinting, they ended up in the throne room.
"What are we doing back here?" Touya demanded. Syaoran didn't know how to respond. He hated the feeling of being helpless in a maze. They were lost.
"I don't know. You lead Eriol." Eriol nodded and started back out but a voice stopped them.
"A pleasure to see you here!" The three turned around to find Shinjee standing by a pillar. Touya and Syaoran glared at him.
"It will please master Kiryle very much to know of your demise. Especially you Li Xiao Lang!" Shinjee exclaimed. At that name, Touya suddenly turned his glare towards Syaoran.
"YOU!! I knew I've seen you somewhere before! You're the Gaki!" He shouted menacingly. Syaoran turned and faced him.
"Surprised?" he said emotionlessly. "Now is definitly not the time for this."
Touya gritted his teeth. "Fine." he spit out. "But when this is over..."
"Haha! You fools talk like you have a chance to make it out of here alive!" Shinjee taunted them. Without another word, he powered up. Bolts of black electricity shot out from his aura and filled the entire room.
"Watch out!" Eriol shouted and ducked an oncoming bolt. He took out his clow wand and Syaoran instantly materialized his sword. Touya picked up an ax from a nearby weapons stand. Seeing this, Shinjee laughed.
"How pathetic. Set's see how tough you really are." Without warning, he charged aiming his blade at Touya. When it descended, Touya blocked it with the shaft of the ax and jumped back. Seeing this, Syaoran charged from the side catching Shinjee on the upper arm. Turning in fury, he unleashed blow after blow at the person who cut him. Syaoran managed to block every attack but tripped and fell backwards. Pressing the advantage, Shinjee lunged in for the killing blow but was blasted backwards by Eriol. Still dizzy from the fierce magical attack, Shinjee didn't see Touya until it was almost too late. He avoided getting decapitated only to get cut across the cheek. Jumping back and howling in pain, he fell back to the opposite side of the room. The other three stood side by side awaiting his next move.
"You bastards! I'll make each of your deaths a thousand times more painful than this!" Shouting at his opponents, Shinjee powered up for his magical attacks. Gusts of wind knocked everyone off their feet. Touya stood until his footing gave way and was thrown against a wall knocking his breath out. Eriol tried to attack with his own magic but was unsuccessful. Spell after spell was repeled by an invisible shield around Shinjee.
"Let's see how you handle this!" Shinjee shouted aiming a black beam towards Eriol. Seeing this, he barely jumped out of the way before a large chunk of the wall behind him exploded throwing him forward. Syaoran charged a distracted Shinjee but was met with the same invisible field. It shocked him and threw him backwards.
Seeing every opponent on the ground, Shinjee went to the nearest prone enemy for the kill. From across the room, Syaoran saw Shinjee approach an injured Touya. He knew he didn't have the speed to make it over there but with a last ditch effort, he hurled his sword with all his strength in his general direction. Shinjee didn't notice this as he was prepared to deliver the finishing blow until a sword protruded out of his chest from his back. He turned around with unbelieving eyes.
"Y-you! How?" Shinjee managed to choke out. Blood was now dripping out of his mouth. "It d-doesn't matter with my death...I will forever...b- be remembered as the one who d-defeated you three! There is no escape. This place is w-wired with C-4 explosives!"
With a last bit of strength, Shinjee pulled out a remote control detonator. "Die!" Pressing the button, the entire foundation deeply embedded in the earth was ripped apart. The world threatened to crumble around them.
Quickly losing footing and room to manuver, Eriol ran over to Syaoran and Touya.
"What are we going to do?" He shouted over the rumble. The throne room would collapse any second and all three knew it. "I don't have the strength to get us out!"
"I do." Syaoran informed them. "But I only have the power for two people." Eriol's eyes widened as he realized what Syaoran was planning to do. Slowly Syaoran started to gather up his remaining powers.
"Take care of her for me..." he whispered but it was heard over the rumble of rocks crashing around them. Eriol desperately tried to change his friend's mind.
"Syaoran! What do you think you're doing! There's no way in hell that I'll leave you behind by yourse-" he was cut off by another piece of the ceiling crumbling.
Syaoran smiled sadly but had a look of determination. "I promised her something. And now, I'm making sure I keep it." As soon as he spoke those words he chanted his teleportation spell. A green mist appeared near Touya and Eriol engulfing them completely and then vanishing. With no strength left, Syaoran fell to his knees and waited for the end with no regret in his heart.
**********
Eriol and Touya appeared two blocks away from the underground explosion. The blast ripped the foundation of the Sony Headquarters causing it to crumble to the ground. Glass flew for miles as the gigantic building toppled over. Watching this, Eriol bowed his head. Pain and guilt tore at his heart. There was nothing he could do now.
Touya stood right beside him. A deep feeling of regret ripped through him. He now knew how deep Syaoran's feelings ran for his sister. And now it was too late.
"The G-gaki! He's...he's..." Touya trailed off unable to finish.
"Dead..." Eriol said choked full of emotion. His azure eyes clouded over with tears. One broke free and slid down his cheek preparing for the countless others that were bound to follow.
Thank you for reading. I'm about 1/2 finished with Destiny Challenged.
*Keep in mind that everyone is 17.
Destiny Challenged
Chapter 11
Amora
I Promise
********
"What are the chances that this will actually work?" Eriol asked. He got a grunt in response.
"Probably very small," Syaoran admitted as he pushed through a huge crowd. They were currently treking through downtown Tokyo to where Syaoran sensed Touya's aura. His description of "over there" didn't help matters much. They still had plenty of searching to do.
"You were fairly eager to commit to this earlier. Why? Do you really like her that much?" Eriol asked trying to lighten up the situation. Syaoran just looked at him.
"Oh, so it's the same old I'll sacrifice my life for your hapiness routine." Eriol said with a humorous smirk.
Syaoran thought for a moment before giving him a lopsided grin. "Yeah. I guess you could call it that..." he trailed off. Eriol's smirk faded and was replaced with a thoughtful expression.
"You should have told her Syaoran. About who you are. I think she deserves to know that at the very least."
Syaoran shook his head. "It's not worth it. After this whole ordeal, I'll have to return to Hong Kong. The clan wouldn't have it any other way." Eriol started to say something but Syaoran cut him off. "Besides, Li Syaoran no longer exists. I exist as Li Xiao Lang, the future leader of my clan and as Li Shaolang, your new classmate who has transfered here temporarily."
"What are you saying? Are you just going to run away from your problems and abandon her? Don't be a coward...Syaoran!" Eriol yelled angrily emphasizing his name. Several people around them instantly looked their way.
Syaoran bowed his head and didn't say anything. When he received no response, Eriol sighed and continued. "I know how much you love her. Yes love. I'm not blind Syaoran, and I can see how deep your feelings are. Trust me when I say that running away won't solve anything."
"That doesn't matter anymore. It's too late now." Syaoran said so softly that it was almost inaudible. Eriol shook his head at the response. This wasn't the Syaoran that he was proud to have as a descendant. The one he knew was full of fire and felt that he could accomplish anything. This one was pathetic.
"What's wrong with you?" Eriol demanded. "How can you just give up on love like that without a second thought? And you call yourself a Li? You're a disgrace to your whole clan!"
That remark caught Syaoran off guard. He was expecting harsh statements but a disgrace to his family? That was going to far. He turned and glared at Eriol, amber blue eyes blazing.
"I am NOT a disgrace!" Syaoran growled. Eriol raised an eyebrow at this statement.
"Prove it." he said simply. Syaoran looked at him confused.
"How?" He would do everything he could to rescue Touya and put an end to whoever plotted the whole thing, but that wasn't the proof Eriol was looking for. What else could he do? Unless he meant...
"Reveal your identity AND your feelings to her."
"I can't. That would just complicate things further than they already are. Better to leave Japan liked as a new friend than hated as an old rival."
"I don't know about all that but one thing I'm sure of. She does not hate Li Syaoran. I didn't say this but Tomoyo once said that the person she loved most was y-"
"We're here." Syaoran quickly cut him off. He couldn't take the knowledge of who Sakura loved most. Eriol looked up. A huge hundred story skyscraper loomed ahead of him.
"What the hell? But this is Sony Headquarters!" Eriol exclaimed. The sun was brilliantly reflected off of the building's entire glass structure. Syaoran nodded.
"This is definitly where Touya's aura is coming from. I can barely feel it but I'm positive it's here."
Eriol closed his eyes and concentrated. "You're right. But...there are several others here too. Their powers are massive. There's no way we can take them all on!"
"If we're lucky, then we won't have to. Come on. I've got a crazy idea." Syaoran said walking into the building. As they entered, people looked at them funny. Everyone was dressed professionally and they came in wearing school uniforms. Armed guards walked around displaying their uzis. Eriol was getting anxious.
"So what's your crazy idea?" he asked when one of the guards started to approach them.
"Hey you two! What are you doing here?"
"Watch." Syaoran said calmly. Quickly chanting something, magical flames lit a pile of papers near a sprinkler. The alarm went off instantly and the entire building started getting doused by water. As he expected, there was a general panic and chaos that followed.
"FIRE!!" people shouted the obvious and ran for the nearest exit. Security was forgotten as the guard ran alongside the panicing businessmen without another regard to the two.
'What cheap security they have here.' Syaoran thought and motioned for Eriol to follow him. They quickly found the door to the stairs and ran inside.
"You probably just cost Sony billions of dollars in revenue." Eriol chuckled. "It'll take them hours to figure out what happend and even longer to clear out the building. Time is precious in big corporations. Not to mention all the paperwork and computer networks you just destroyed..."
Syaoran just shook his head. Water droplets flew everywhere. Eriol noticed something about his friend's hair that was lit up by strong florescent light.
"Your hair color is changing back."
Syaoran's eyes widened in surprise. He had been so busy lately that he hadn't been keeping up with his physical appearance.
"Crap! I forgot all about it. I haven't had the time to redo the dye. Is it noticable?"
"Not really. I just now noticed." Eriol replied.
Syaoran sighed in relief. "Well, if we get out of he-"
"When we get out of here." Eriol corrected. Syaoran was slow to respond. After a while he just nodded. Eriol narrowed his eyes at the lack of resolution.
"I don't know about you, but I have no intention of letting this be a suicide mission. Let's get something straight here. We are not going into this with any sacrificial thoughts. Understand?"
Syaoran didn't answer. He kept walking down the steps.
"Damn it Syaoran! I'm not joking! If you don't promise that you won't do anything stupid, then we're aborting this whole operation!" Eriol yelled.
Syaoran turned around and looked at him with fierce determination. "Don't worry about that. I won't." Eriol looked at him suspiciously.
"Whatever. Just don't forget about it." Eriol said and then changed the subject. "How close are we? I think we've descended about 10 floors from ground level."
"We're getting there. The auras are definitly getting stronger. Try to hide yours as much as you can so we won't get discovered."
After ten minutes, Syaoran suddenly stopped.
"What are you doing?" Eriol asked confused as he looked at the blank wall Syaoran stood in front of.
"Watch." Walking back to the opposite side, Syaoran ran full speed and put all his energy and momentum into a kick. The concrete cracked and crumbled revealing a dark passage.
"A secret passage." Eriol muttered. "How very cliche."
"Shut up, Hiiragizawa." Syaoran said dryly. "How about some light?"
Eriol complied and a ball of fire appeared in his hand lighting up the tunnel. The tunnel ended fifty meters away with a door. Walking up to it, Eriol opened the door surprised to find it unlocked. They entered quietly and found themselves in a corridor without an end on either side in sight.
"Woah!" Eriol exclaimed. "How can a place like this exist directly under a business district?"
"Probably left over from a previous infastructure that was forgotten when Sony built it's office complex on top." Syaoran reasoned. "It doesn't matter. We gotta find Touya."
Eriol followed Syaoran's lead and took off in the general direction of where he felt Touya was being held.
**********
"So he's here at last!" Kiryle said grinning wickedly. "And not only that, but Eriol Hiiragizawa is with him! How fortunate! Now we can take care of them both."
"Yes sir! Leave it to me!" Shinjee exclaimed. They were currently watching Syaoran and Eriol dash to where Touya was from the security cameras.
"Very well." Kiryle agreed. "Tell the guards not to interfere. I want them confident of their escape before you destroy them."
"I shall take pleasure in killing Li Xiao Lang myself." Shinjee said before leaving the room.
"So you shall." Kiryle said to himself. "And so shall I of killing you..."
**********
"Goddamnit!" Touya grumbled as he punched a nearby wall. It had been three hours since he woke up from his second capture. He had tried every method he could think of to escape but none of them worked. The iron bars wouldn't budge no matter how hard he tried to pull or push them. There were no guards to be tricked and no windows anywhere in the room. To top it all off, he still had the concussion from being knocked unconscious. Things weren't pleasant.
Suddenly, two figures burst into the room and ran right towards the cell he was kept in. Without a moment's hesitation, the first one chanted something and the bars melted into liquid iron. Touya stood stunned and unmoving.
"What are you waiting for? Let's go!" Eriol shouted at him. With exasparation, he reached into the cell and pulled Touya along. Regaining his composure, Touya examined his rescuers.
"Hey, I know you!" he said to Eriol who looked at him funny.
"Of course you know me. I've only been good friends with your sister for the past seven years!"
Touya merely shrugged and then turned his attention to Syaoran. He couldn't quite place where he had seen Syaoran before.
"I've seen you before." Touya said searching his brain for a name but finding nothing. "Oh yeah! You were with Sakura when she was attacked. Who are you?"
"That's not important. We have to get out of here before they find out you're gone. Let's go!" With that Syaoran took off leaving Touya to ponder.
"We'll get to the bottom of this later!" Touya yelled and then followed.
Syaoran ran in front with Eriol following right behind. Unfortunately, he now had no idea where he was going. They didn't leave any return marks to follow. After another five minutes of sprinting, they ended up in the throne room.
"What are we doing back here?" Touya demanded. Syaoran didn't know how to respond. He hated the feeling of being helpless in a maze. They were lost.
"I don't know. You lead Eriol." Eriol nodded and started back out but a voice stopped them.
"A pleasure to see you here!" The three turned around to find Shinjee standing by a pillar. Touya and Syaoran glared at him.
"It will please master Kiryle very much to know of your demise. Especially you Li Xiao Lang!" Shinjee exclaimed. At that name, Touya suddenly turned his glare towards Syaoran.
"YOU!! I knew I've seen you somewhere before! You're the Gaki!" He shouted menacingly. Syaoran turned and faced him.
"Surprised?" he said emotionlessly. "Now is definitly not the time for this."
Touya gritted his teeth. "Fine." he spit out. "But when this is over..."
"Haha! You fools talk like you have a chance to make it out of here alive!" Shinjee taunted them. Without another word, he powered up. Bolts of black electricity shot out from his aura and filled the entire room.
"Watch out!" Eriol shouted and ducked an oncoming bolt. He took out his clow wand and Syaoran instantly materialized his sword. Touya picked up an ax from a nearby weapons stand. Seeing this, Shinjee laughed.
"How pathetic. Set's see how tough you really are." Without warning, he charged aiming his blade at Touya. When it descended, Touya blocked it with the shaft of the ax and jumped back. Seeing this, Syaoran charged from the side catching Shinjee on the upper arm. Turning in fury, he unleashed blow after blow at the person who cut him. Syaoran managed to block every attack but tripped and fell backwards. Pressing the advantage, Shinjee lunged in for the killing blow but was blasted backwards by Eriol. Still dizzy from the fierce magical attack, Shinjee didn't see Touya until it was almost too late. He avoided getting decapitated only to get cut across the cheek. Jumping back and howling in pain, he fell back to the opposite side of the room. The other three stood side by side awaiting his next move.
"You bastards! I'll make each of your deaths a thousand times more painful than this!" Shouting at his opponents, Shinjee powered up for his magical attacks. Gusts of wind knocked everyone off their feet. Touya stood until his footing gave way and was thrown against a wall knocking his breath out. Eriol tried to attack with his own magic but was unsuccessful. Spell after spell was repeled by an invisible shield around Shinjee.
"Let's see how you handle this!" Shinjee shouted aiming a black beam towards Eriol. Seeing this, he barely jumped out of the way before a large chunk of the wall behind him exploded throwing him forward. Syaoran charged a distracted Shinjee but was met with the same invisible field. It shocked him and threw him backwards.
Seeing every opponent on the ground, Shinjee went to the nearest prone enemy for the kill. From across the room, Syaoran saw Shinjee approach an injured Touya. He knew he didn't have the speed to make it over there but with a last ditch effort, he hurled his sword with all his strength in his general direction. Shinjee didn't notice this as he was prepared to deliver the finishing blow until a sword protruded out of his chest from his back. He turned around with unbelieving eyes.
"Y-you! How?" Shinjee managed to choke out. Blood was now dripping out of his mouth. "It d-doesn't matter with my death...I will forever...b- be remembered as the one who d-defeated you three! There is no escape. This place is w-wired with C-4 explosives!"
With a last bit of strength, Shinjee pulled out a remote control detonator. "Die!" Pressing the button, the entire foundation deeply embedded in the earth was ripped apart. The world threatened to crumble around them.
Quickly losing footing and room to manuver, Eriol ran over to Syaoran and Touya.
"What are we going to do?" He shouted over the rumble. The throne room would collapse any second and all three knew it. "I don't have the strength to get us out!"
"I do." Syaoran informed them. "But I only have the power for two people." Eriol's eyes widened as he realized what Syaoran was planning to do. Slowly Syaoran started to gather up his remaining powers.
"Take care of her for me..." he whispered but it was heard over the rumble of rocks crashing around them. Eriol desperately tried to change his friend's mind.
"Syaoran! What do you think you're doing! There's no way in hell that I'll leave you behind by yourse-" he was cut off by another piece of the ceiling crumbling.
Syaoran smiled sadly but had a look of determination. "I promised her something. And now, I'm making sure I keep it." As soon as he spoke those words he chanted his teleportation spell. A green mist appeared near Touya and Eriol engulfing them completely and then vanishing. With no strength left, Syaoran fell to his knees and waited for the end with no regret in his heart.
**********
Eriol and Touya appeared two blocks away from the underground explosion. The blast ripped the foundation of the Sony Headquarters causing it to crumble to the ground. Glass flew for miles as the gigantic building toppled over. Watching this, Eriol bowed his head. Pain and guilt tore at his heart. There was nothing he could do now.
Touya stood right beside him. A deep feeling of regret ripped through him. He now knew how deep Syaoran's feelings ran for his sister. And now it was too late.
"The G-gaki! He's...he's..." Touya trailed off unable to finish.
"Dead..." Eriol said choked full of emotion. His azure eyes clouded over with tears. One broke free and slid down his cheek preparing for the countless others that were bound to follow.
Thank you for reading. I'm about 1/2 finished with Destiny Challenged.