Students of the Clow: Ascension II
Chapter 11
Disclaimer: I do not own CCS, although I wish I did
The ageing Chron fired a blast of magical energy directly at Sakura. Normally, such a blast would be fatal. Fortunately, Sakura had come prepared for just such an event.
"Shield Card!"
Pulling the Shield Card from out of her pocket and summoning it's power, Sakura was able to erect a magical forcefield around herself, as well as Li and Kero, thereby protecting them from Chron's attack.
"So, you DO have the Cards on you!" said Chron. "Well even the Shield Card won't protect you from my powers forever! I will have the Cards soon enough!"
It was true. The power of Chron's magic was proving to be more than even the Shield Card could handle. Sakura was trying to hold it together as much as she could, but the continuing onslaught of Chron's energy beam was just so intense. In a matter of seconds, it would penetrate the Shield and that would be the end of Sakura and her friends.
"C'mon Sakura!" encouraged Kero. "Ya gotta hang in there!"
"I'm trying!" cried Sakura. "But I can't! He's just too strong! I'm losing strength!"
It was then that Li grabbed Sakura's hand. In an instant, Sakura felt her powers begin to increase. Looking over at Li, Sakura realised that he was somehow transferring some of his magic over to her; and it was taking its toll on him.
"Li, what are you doing?" asked a concerned Sakura.
"What does it look like I'm doing?" replied Li in a tired voice. "I'm helping you."
"But you don't look so good! This is draining your magic, isn't it?"
"Never mind me," Li said. "You just concentrate on keeping that shield up, or else we're all finished!"
As much as she wanted to break this magical link with Li and stop his suffering, she knew that he was right; she needed his power in order to save them all. She only hoped that it wouldn't take much longer to resolve this.
"You resist well," said Chron. "But you know you can't stay in there forever! You have to come out of your precious shield sooner or later!"
"We don't to stay in here forever," said Sakura. "Just long enough for you to weaken!"
Indeed Sakura was right. For without his immortality ring, Chron was continuing to age at an incredible rate. Within minutes he went from being a young man to a middle-aged man and then an elderly man. And the more Chron aged, the weaker his powers became. Pretty soon he was too weak to continue attacking. He ceased his energy beam and collapsed to his knees.
Seeing that her nemesis was no longer posing a threat, Sakura lowered the shield and let go of Li's hand. Li also fell down on his knees with exhaustion, but he still looked a lot better than Chron did at that moment. The evil magician looked like he was over a hundred years old.
"My ring...," wheezed Chron in a voiced that sounded ancient. "Please... you must give me my ring. I'll, cough, cough, I'll die without it."
Sakura approached Chron with caution. "If I give you the ring, you have to give us back Madison's soul and promise to stop bothering me."
"Yes, cough, yes, I promise. Please..."
Sakura looked over at Kero. "Kero, give him the ring."
"Well alright, yer the boss." Kero flew over and dropped the ring into Chron's bony hand. But before he could slip the ring back onto his finger, his eyes rolled into the back of his head and he collapsed. His centuries- old body disintegrated into nothing but dust. After hundreds of years, Chron Eternal was dead.
But Sakura felt no joy or triumph over this. "Oh no! What have I done? I never wanted to kill him! I just wanted him to leave me alone!"
Li went up beside Sakura. "You shouldn't blame yourself for this Sakura. Chron's longevity was unnatural, even by magician standards. He should've died a long time ago."
Sakura nodded in agreement, even though it didn't really make her feel any better.
Lying on the ground where Chron had been was the ring and the blue crystal that housed Madison's soul. Kero picked up the crystal. "Well at least we got Madison again. Uhhh, any ideas as to how we're gonna restore her?"
Sakura and Li looked at each other with uncertainty. Neither of them knew anything about returning stolen souls to their bodies. They had expected Chron to do that, but now that he was gone... they hadn't a clue.
"Li, what are we going to do?"
TO BE CONTINUED
Man, I can be so mean when I want to! Well, please R & R!
Chapter 11
Disclaimer: I do not own CCS, although I wish I did
The ageing Chron fired a blast of magical energy directly at Sakura. Normally, such a blast would be fatal. Fortunately, Sakura had come prepared for just such an event.
"Shield Card!"
Pulling the Shield Card from out of her pocket and summoning it's power, Sakura was able to erect a magical forcefield around herself, as well as Li and Kero, thereby protecting them from Chron's attack.
"So, you DO have the Cards on you!" said Chron. "Well even the Shield Card won't protect you from my powers forever! I will have the Cards soon enough!"
It was true. The power of Chron's magic was proving to be more than even the Shield Card could handle. Sakura was trying to hold it together as much as she could, but the continuing onslaught of Chron's energy beam was just so intense. In a matter of seconds, it would penetrate the Shield and that would be the end of Sakura and her friends.
"C'mon Sakura!" encouraged Kero. "Ya gotta hang in there!"
"I'm trying!" cried Sakura. "But I can't! He's just too strong! I'm losing strength!"
It was then that Li grabbed Sakura's hand. In an instant, Sakura felt her powers begin to increase. Looking over at Li, Sakura realised that he was somehow transferring some of his magic over to her; and it was taking its toll on him.
"Li, what are you doing?" asked a concerned Sakura.
"What does it look like I'm doing?" replied Li in a tired voice. "I'm helping you."
"But you don't look so good! This is draining your magic, isn't it?"
"Never mind me," Li said. "You just concentrate on keeping that shield up, or else we're all finished!"
As much as she wanted to break this magical link with Li and stop his suffering, she knew that he was right; she needed his power in order to save them all. She only hoped that it wouldn't take much longer to resolve this.
"You resist well," said Chron. "But you know you can't stay in there forever! You have to come out of your precious shield sooner or later!"
"We don't to stay in here forever," said Sakura. "Just long enough for you to weaken!"
Indeed Sakura was right. For without his immortality ring, Chron was continuing to age at an incredible rate. Within minutes he went from being a young man to a middle-aged man and then an elderly man. And the more Chron aged, the weaker his powers became. Pretty soon he was too weak to continue attacking. He ceased his energy beam and collapsed to his knees.
Seeing that her nemesis was no longer posing a threat, Sakura lowered the shield and let go of Li's hand. Li also fell down on his knees with exhaustion, but he still looked a lot better than Chron did at that moment. The evil magician looked like he was over a hundred years old.
"My ring...," wheezed Chron in a voiced that sounded ancient. "Please... you must give me my ring. I'll, cough, cough, I'll die without it."
Sakura approached Chron with caution. "If I give you the ring, you have to give us back Madison's soul and promise to stop bothering me."
"Yes, cough, yes, I promise. Please..."
Sakura looked over at Kero. "Kero, give him the ring."
"Well alright, yer the boss." Kero flew over and dropped the ring into Chron's bony hand. But before he could slip the ring back onto his finger, his eyes rolled into the back of his head and he collapsed. His centuries- old body disintegrated into nothing but dust. After hundreds of years, Chron Eternal was dead.
But Sakura felt no joy or triumph over this. "Oh no! What have I done? I never wanted to kill him! I just wanted him to leave me alone!"
Li went up beside Sakura. "You shouldn't blame yourself for this Sakura. Chron's longevity was unnatural, even by magician standards. He should've died a long time ago."
Sakura nodded in agreement, even though it didn't really make her feel any better.
Lying on the ground where Chron had been was the ring and the blue crystal that housed Madison's soul. Kero picked up the crystal. "Well at least we got Madison again. Uhhh, any ideas as to how we're gonna restore her?"
Sakura and Li looked at each other with uncertainty. Neither of them knew anything about returning stolen souls to their bodies. They had expected Chron to do that, but now that he was gone... they hadn't a clue.
"Li, what are we going to do?"
TO BE CONTINUED
Man, I can be so mean when I want to! Well, please R & R!