The Stars of Night (Part 2)
Jared
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Disclaimer:
The following characters belong to CLAMP and are only borrowed for the fanfic. However, the Lynton and Himoto families are my creation.
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Author's note:
Hey everyone ! Thank you all for your reviews. I really liked them, with the exception of the one unfortunate one. It will be addressed at the end of the fic. Flamers and flamers to be, kindly read the author's note that I have included at the bottom of this chapter. This is specially for you, Yingzing.
Sorry I took so long to update. Had to devote more time to my studies. ^_^;; Exams coming up. Sorry.
Anyway, here's the next chapter. Um…Timewarp, in case you were wondering, well, there's a reason why no cardcaptor characters have been introduced yet. That is because the only cardcaptor to star in this fic is Syaoran, and he's well, going to appear soon. In the next chapter. Promise. ^_^ Well, on with the chapter. ^_^
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"The second child- the one who has the power to heal- we think he has surfaced. Go, you know what to do." The white cloaked man said to the angel.
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Sarah felt a draught around her. She opened her eyes and looked around. [ My child! ] She realised in horror that Philip was no longer in her arms. "Philip! Philip!" she called desperately, hoping to hear an answering whimper. Or any sound at that, just proof that her son was still in the cottage.
There was none.
* * * * * *
The angel cradled the child close. As before, she slowly released her grip on the child. To her immense relief, the child too hovered in front of her. [ That's good. At least that's one sign that he has magical power. Otherwise he would have fallen the instant I released my hold on him. Maybe he is the one after all. ]
Aloud she chanted an incantation.
"Ancient powers flowing white,
Come forth from the deepest night!
Silver falcon hear my plea,
Empower this child in front of me!"
There was a burst of light. A huge silver falcon cut through the darkness, pulsating in time with the bluish silver aura that surrounded the boy. Like the phoenix had carefully inspected the child, the falcon slowly circled the child, keeping a sharp eye out for what it sought. The angel held her breath. [ Is he the right one? I think he is…but is he? ]
To her immense delight, the falcon gave a triumphant screech, and entered the body of the child the way a genie enters its lamp. [ YES! ] she shouted. [ He's the one! That's two down, and one more to go. Then the prophesized ones shall gather, and it will be time to prepare for the battle. ] The angel thought to herself, watching the young one in pleasure.
The young sandy-haired child was playing with his guardian. He flew over amidst the trees with his guardian beast, his eyes twinkling with pleasure. He opened and shut his tiny fist, and reached out towards the trees. Placing his minute palm on the rough bark of a tree, the little child conjured up wreaths of sweet-smelling flowers. The tree immediately began to flower. The withering plants around began to regain their life-force, and lifted their heads proudly towards the night sky.
The angel smiled at this scene. However, she was far from surprised. [ He is the one who controls the life-forces after all. ] She thought. [ This is nothing more than child's play for him. And he is a child, anyway. ]
She looked up at the smiling stars. Night was beginning to wane, and dawn would arrive soon. She called back the reluctant child, and gathered him up gently in her arms. "It is time for me to leave." She whispered to the woeful child. "And time for you to return. Your mother must be worried sick about you."
The sandy-haired child merely blew a bubble and smiled when it popped. His beautiful green eyes were twinkling in merriment. Clearly, he did not think that his mother would be up yet. Moreover, his twinkling green eyes suggested that he would rather play a game than return to the cottage, where his mother half-throttled him in her attempt to keep him close. Nonetheless, the angel felt that she had better return him to his mother before she woke. [ Really, he's so playful. Looking after him is going to be a handful. ]
She scooped up the reluctant child. Sensing that the angel was indeed going to bring him back, he began to wriggle. His tiny body twisted around as he sought a means of escape, but to no avail. The strong arms held him far too tightly. The angel smiled. She bent down and blew gently at the inquisitive face before her. A fine silvery mist shrouded the minute face.
Instantly, the eyes began to close. However, the tiny child was evidently put off by being put to sleep using magic. He struggled to keep his eyes open, using his tiny hands to tug at his tiny lids. However, the magic that the angel had used was too strong for him to resist. Against his wishes, the eyes closed for the rest of the night.
* * * * * *
"Who…who are you? And what are you doing with my son?!" Sarah demanded fiercely. The angel merely smiled her enigmatic smile, and blew gently at Sarah's astonished face. The angel watched as Sarah fell into a deep slumber. She waved her hand over the sleeping face.
"When you wake, none of this would have happened. At least, not to you." She whispered softly, placing the sleeping infant in Sarah's protective embrace. Then, with a burst of light, the angel vanished.
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Well, the next chapter is going to be on Syaoran at last! ^_^ Sorry it took so long. ^_^;;
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FLAMERS AND FLAMERS TO BE, PLEASE READ
And well, as I promised, this is to address the "kind" reviewer, Yingzing, who took the "trouble" to actually call my work CRAP and not leave an e-mail address behind for me to "explain" matters to her. Well, for all you guys who intend to flame, I suggest you read this too. For the rest of the readers, I think you can just skip this part. ^_^ Thanks a lot for reading so far. ^_^
OK, I would be lying if I said I love flames. And this review was particularly distressing to me because of a variety of reasons.
1)My work was called CRAP with no explanation whatsoever.
2)The judgement came about from the very FIRST INTRODUCTORY chapter. For god's sake, it's an intro. Of course it's not going to be most exciting. That's what the climax is for! But given the language that was used, I expect you wouldn't even know anything about that since the author doesn't seem to know how to critique. If the person who left behind this review doesn't even know the basics, then keep your comments to yourself! I ain't keen to hear it.
3) No address was left for me to contact this reviewer. If you have so much to say and feel so strongly about it that you have to use such strong words, you better have the courage to leave your contact information behind! Apart from showing that you haven't got the tiniest bit of decency, you have also proven yourself to be nothing more than a coward who dishes out criticisms without any proper reason.
4) As a reader, you have a choice whether or not to read my fic. I never put a gun or knife or threatened you in any way to read my fic, or to review at that matter. So if you really hate it, don't read it! Strange how some people never realise the obvious. Ah well, I guess that's why these people really need to grow up!
5)Just because you don't appreciate something doesn't mean it is crap.
6)Don't abuse the power of the reviews. It was created to be used to help others improve. That means readers are expected to CRITIQUE and not CRITISISE.
So all I have to say to you Yingzing and all you others who have the same idea in your head is that don't bother to try is. It just irritates me, puts me in a nasty mood, and you'll just get yourself cursed for a long time. So that's all I have to say.
Jared
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Disclaimer:
The following characters belong to CLAMP and are only borrowed for the fanfic. However, the Lynton and Himoto families are my creation.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Author's note:
Hey everyone ! Thank you all for your reviews. I really liked them, with the exception of the one unfortunate one. It will be addressed at the end of the fic. Flamers and flamers to be, kindly read the author's note that I have included at the bottom of this chapter. This is specially for you, Yingzing.
Sorry I took so long to update. Had to devote more time to my studies. ^_^;; Exams coming up. Sorry.
Anyway, here's the next chapter. Um…Timewarp, in case you were wondering, well, there's a reason why no cardcaptor characters have been introduced yet. That is because the only cardcaptor to star in this fic is Syaoran, and he's well, going to appear soon. In the next chapter. Promise. ^_^ Well, on with the chapter. ^_^
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"The second child- the one who has the power to heal- we think he has surfaced. Go, you know what to do." The white cloaked man said to the angel.
* * * * * *
Sarah felt a draught around her. She opened her eyes and looked around. [ My child! ] She realised in horror that Philip was no longer in her arms. "Philip! Philip!" she called desperately, hoping to hear an answering whimper. Or any sound at that, just proof that her son was still in the cottage.
There was none.
* * * * * *
The angel cradled the child close. As before, she slowly released her grip on the child. To her immense relief, the child too hovered in front of her. [ That's good. At least that's one sign that he has magical power. Otherwise he would have fallen the instant I released my hold on him. Maybe he is the one after all. ]
Aloud she chanted an incantation.
"Ancient powers flowing white,
Come forth from the deepest night!
Silver falcon hear my plea,
Empower this child in front of me!"
There was a burst of light. A huge silver falcon cut through the darkness, pulsating in time with the bluish silver aura that surrounded the boy. Like the phoenix had carefully inspected the child, the falcon slowly circled the child, keeping a sharp eye out for what it sought. The angel held her breath. [ Is he the right one? I think he is…but is he? ]
To her immense delight, the falcon gave a triumphant screech, and entered the body of the child the way a genie enters its lamp. [ YES! ] she shouted. [ He's the one! That's two down, and one more to go. Then the prophesized ones shall gather, and it will be time to prepare for the battle. ] The angel thought to herself, watching the young one in pleasure.
The young sandy-haired child was playing with his guardian. He flew over amidst the trees with his guardian beast, his eyes twinkling with pleasure. He opened and shut his tiny fist, and reached out towards the trees. Placing his minute palm on the rough bark of a tree, the little child conjured up wreaths of sweet-smelling flowers. The tree immediately began to flower. The withering plants around began to regain their life-force, and lifted their heads proudly towards the night sky.
The angel smiled at this scene. However, she was far from surprised. [ He is the one who controls the life-forces after all. ] She thought. [ This is nothing more than child's play for him. And he is a child, anyway. ]
She looked up at the smiling stars. Night was beginning to wane, and dawn would arrive soon. She called back the reluctant child, and gathered him up gently in her arms. "It is time for me to leave." She whispered to the woeful child. "And time for you to return. Your mother must be worried sick about you."
The sandy-haired child merely blew a bubble and smiled when it popped. His beautiful green eyes were twinkling in merriment. Clearly, he did not think that his mother would be up yet. Moreover, his twinkling green eyes suggested that he would rather play a game than return to the cottage, where his mother half-throttled him in her attempt to keep him close. Nonetheless, the angel felt that she had better return him to his mother before she woke. [ Really, he's so playful. Looking after him is going to be a handful. ]
She scooped up the reluctant child. Sensing that the angel was indeed going to bring him back, he began to wriggle. His tiny body twisted around as he sought a means of escape, but to no avail. The strong arms held him far too tightly. The angel smiled. She bent down and blew gently at the inquisitive face before her. A fine silvery mist shrouded the minute face.
Instantly, the eyes began to close. However, the tiny child was evidently put off by being put to sleep using magic. He struggled to keep his eyes open, using his tiny hands to tug at his tiny lids. However, the magic that the angel had used was too strong for him to resist. Against his wishes, the eyes closed for the rest of the night.
* * * * * *
"Who…who are you? And what are you doing with my son?!" Sarah demanded fiercely. The angel merely smiled her enigmatic smile, and blew gently at Sarah's astonished face. The angel watched as Sarah fell into a deep slumber. She waved her hand over the sleeping face.
"When you wake, none of this would have happened. At least, not to you." She whispered softly, placing the sleeping infant in Sarah's protective embrace. Then, with a burst of light, the angel vanished.
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Well, the next chapter is going to be on Syaoran at last! ^_^ Sorry it took so long. ^_^;;
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FLAMERS AND FLAMERS TO BE, PLEASE READ
And well, as I promised, this is to address the "kind" reviewer, Yingzing, who took the "trouble" to actually call my work CRAP and not leave an e-mail address behind for me to "explain" matters to her. Well, for all you guys who intend to flame, I suggest you read this too. For the rest of the readers, I think you can just skip this part. ^_^ Thanks a lot for reading so far. ^_^
OK, I would be lying if I said I love flames. And this review was particularly distressing to me because of a variety of reasons.
1)My work was called CRAP with no explanation whatsoever.
2)The judgement came about from the very FIRST INTRODUCTORY chapter. For god's sake, it's an intro. Of course it's not going to be most exciting. That's what the climax is for! But given the language that was used, I expect you wouldn't even know anything about that since the author doesn't seem to know how to critique. If the person who left behind this review doesn't even know the basics, then keep your comments to yourself! I ain't keen to hear it.
3) No address was left for me to contact this reviewer. If you have so much to say and feel so strongly about it that you have to use such strong words, you better have the courage to leave your contact information behind! Apart from showing that you haven't got the tiniest bit of decency, you have also proven yourself to be nothing more than a coward who dishes out criticisms without any proper reason.
4) As a reader, you have a choice whether or not to read my fic. I never put a gun or knife or threatened you in any way to read my fic, or to review at that matter. So if you really hate it, don't read it! Strange how some people never realise the obvious. Ah well, I guess that's why these people really need to grow up!
5)Just because you don't appreciate something doesn't mean it is crap.
6)Don't abuse the power of the reviews. It was created to be used to help others improve. That means readers are expected to CRITIQUE and not CRITISISE.
So all I have to say to you Yingzing and all you others who have the same idea in your head is that don't bother to try is. It just irritates me, puts me in a nasty mood, and you'll just get yourself cursed for a long time. So that's all I have to say.