Prophesized Destinies
Chapter 5: The Jaded Wolf
Jared
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Disclaimer:
The characters below belong to CLAMP and are only borrowed for the fanfic.
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Author's note:
Hi everyone. Thanks a lot for the reviews. Well, I'm not too sure about the name of Syaoran's father, so I just made it up. ^_^;; Sorry if it's confusing. Well, his given name (Chosen by me) is Yong which means courage but most people call him Li Yong, k?
And I gave him a special power of his own. ^_^ His special power is that of second sight. So he kind of acts as a spirit medium, ok? Also, he's an immortal. To be precise, he was mortal until he gained immortality.
He met Yelan after he gained immortality, and fell in love. Well, they had a son. So that makes Syaoran half mortal. The other 3 girls aren't his children at all. They were adopted by Yelan when her sister died. So Syaoran doesn't really have any sisters. They are his cousins actually. ^_^ I got the idea about Syaoran being half mortal from reading Ecila's fics. Special thanks to Ecila for letting me build upon the idea. ^_^ Thanks Ecila. ^_^
Before I forget, in the previous chapter, I got a suggestion from Zenin. Thanks a lot Zenin. ^_^ It was suggested that I make the tests distinctive for each of the trio. I think it's a great idea! Only thing is…I'm out of ideas. ^_^;; The test for Syaoran will come in the next chapter. Ideas anyone? Please either tell me in the review or e-mail me at ccdfanfics@yahoo.co.uk ok? Thanks a lot. ^_^
Also, thanks to Zenin, (Thanks so much!) I've got ideas on how I ought to change the tests for Nokoru and Philip. So I'll be making some changes to it right after I get the chapter on Syaoran done, k?
Well, on with the story. Hope you like it.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~He paced nervously. [ What is taking them so long? Oh…I wish I could have gone in with her. ] He continued to pace. [ Why couldn't I go in? I won't touch anything. I won't disturb them. I just want to be with her! Arghhh. The heartless staff. If they mess up and hurt her, in anyway at all, I swear I will kill them. ]
The nurse smiled at the nervous man. "Don't worry." She said. "It'll be fine. Doctor Gordon is the best in the hospital. It'll be a cinch."
He nodded, worry etched in his face. [ How can I not worry? It's like asking me not to breathe! Not that I can breathe easily anyway. Oh…I do hope everything's fine. Will they just hurry up already? ]
Suddenly, an image flashed in his mind. [ A wolf? ] He was startled. [ What are you trying to tell me? ]
He followed the grey wolf in his mind. [ A wolf with green eyes? ] he was startled. [ What is this anyway? ] To his horror, he found that the hospital walls had vanished, and he had been transported miraculously into another dimension. The scent of pine trees was heavy in the air. [ Where am I? ]
[ Listen to me Li Yong. Time is of essence. There is so little time, so you must pay careful attention. You will have a son. He who shall be blessed with the powers from the heavens above. His life will be different…separate from the rest. That is his destiny. His destiny, the child who is half- mortal half- immortal. You shall name him the little wolf- that is his totem. Teach him all the magic that the Li family possesses, and your family will be kept from danger. Disobey and the power shall destroy you all. ]
"Wait!"
"Do you need anything sir?" The nurse asked.
[ I'm…back? In the hospital? But I was out in a forest seconds ago! What is this? ] he noticed the nurse looking quizzically at him. "Um…no. I'm sorry. I was just talking to myself." He muttered, embarrassed.
A piercing wail sounded from behind the doors that he had kept vigil a great many hours. The doctor emerged from the room. "It's ok." He smiled at Li Yong. "You've got a son. Congratulations sir. And the mother's doing fine."
"That's…That's GREAT!" Li Yong yelled. Around him, people stared. Li Yong flushed in embarrassment. "Can I see him?" he asked.
"I'm afraid not. Not yet, anyway. Because he's premature, he needs to be put in the incubator now. But you can look at him from outside." Doctor Gordon informed him.
"Thank you Doctor. Then can I visit my wife?"
"Sure. Just don't take too long. She needs her rest." The doctor gave his approval.
* * * * * *
Li Yong stopped dead in his tracks. [ This is definitely weird. I passed this corridor twice already…but now I'm walking through again. There's definitely something going on. ] He closed his eyes momentarily and concentrated hard.
The world around him seemed to swim, his head throbbed painfully. Li Yong pressed his hand hard into the wall, only to find that the wall had vanished. Once more, he was drawn into another world.
[ Courage my child. This is just the beginning. Behold the future that lies before you. ] A voice whispered.
Li Yong watched in horror as he saw an image of himself and his wife trapped within a typhoon. A young child, no more than twelve, with messy brown hair and amber eyes was running towards them. [ NO! ] The child yelled. [ Father! Mother! ]
Li Yong could only watch helplessly on as he saw his only son dash towards the typhoon in his attempt to rescue his parents. However, just as he reached the typhoon, he was hit by some kind of dark force.
The sudden blast of energy took Syaoran by surprise. He sensed it coming as it came hurtling towards him, and he tried to dodge. But he leapt aside too late, and Li Yong watched in horror as he watched his son's deep red blood stain the ground.
[ NO! Not Xiaolang. NO! ] He screamed. Tears streamed down his face. [ What have I done? Am I going to bring him harm? Answer me! ]
[ I have shown you what I can. ] The sweet voice echoed in his head. [ It is up to you to do what you will. The future lies in your hands… ]
With that, Li Yong felt the ground shift once more beneath his feet. He shut his eyes, and waited for the dizziness to pass. When he felt the firm ground beneath his feet once more, he opened his eyes. [ Whatever it was, it's gone now. I wonder what all this means. I need to talk to Yelan about this. ] he decided finally.
* * * * * *
"Yelan, there's something I've got to tell you." Li Yong said seriously.
Yelan nodded, her eyes fraught with worry. She listened patiently as Li Yong told her of his vision of the wolf, and of his vision of the future. When he finished, he looked at her face for some reaction. However, Yelan turned her face away, keeping in hidden from him.
"Yelan?"
"If…If we are going to…to cause him harm…" She gulped. There was a pause. "Then… then we better keep our distance from him." She said, her voice soft.
"Yelan…"
"There's nothing we can do. I…I don't want Xiaolang to get hurt because of me." Yelan whispered. "Let's hire a babysitter to look after him." She suggested, her eyes boring deep into his.
Not trusting himself to speak, Li Yong nodded. [ I'm sorry Xiaolang. ]
Chapter 5: The Jaded Wolf
Jared
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disclaimer:
The characters below belong to CLAMP and are only borrowed for the fanfic.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Author's note:
Hi everyone. Thanks a lot for the reviews. Well, I'm not too sure about the name of Syaoran's father, so I just made it up. ^_^;; Sorry if it's confusing. Well, his given name (Chosen by me) is Yong which means courage but most people call him Li Yong, k?
And I gave him a special power of his own. ^_^ His special power is that of second sight. So he kind of acts as a spirit medium, ok? Also, he's an immortal. To be precise, he was mortal until he gained immortality.
He met Yelan after he gained immortality, and fell in love. Well, they had a son. So that makes Syaoran half mortal. The other 3 girls aren't his children at all. They were adopted by Yelan when her sister died. So Syaoran doesn't really have any sisters. They are his cousins actually. ^_^ I got the idea about Syaoran being half mortal from reading Ecila's fics. Special thanks to Ecila for letting me build upon the idea. ^_^ Thanks Ecila. ^_^
Before I forget, in the previous chapter, I got a suggestion from Zenin. Thanks a lot Zenin. ^_^ It was suggested that I make the tests distinctive for each of the trio. I think it's a great idea! Only thing is…I'm out of ideas. ^_^;; The test for Syaoran will come in the next chapter. Ideas anyone? Please either tell me in the review or e-mail me at ccdfanfics@yahoo.co.uk ok? Thanks a lot. ^_^
Also, thanks to Zenin, (Thanks so much!) I've got ideas on how I ought to change the tests for Nokoru and Philip. So I'll be making some changes to it right after I get the chapter on Syaoran done, k?
Well, on with the story. Hope you like it.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~He paced nervously. [ What is taking them so long? Oh…I wish I could have gone in with her. ] He continued to pace. [ Why couldn't I go in? I won't touch anything. I won't disturb them. I just want to be with her! Arghhh. The heartless staff. If they mess up and hurt her, in anyway at all, I swear I will kill them. ]
The nurse smiled at the nervous man. "Don't worry." She said. "It'll be fine. Doctor Gordon is the best in the hospital. It'll be a cinch."
He nodded, worry etched in his face. [ How can I not worry? It's like asking me not to breathe! Not that I can breathe easily anyway. Oh…I do hope everything's fine. Will they just hurry up already? ]
Suddenly, an image flashed in his mind. [ A wolf? ] He was startled. [ What are you trying to tell me? ]
He followed the grey wolf in his mind. [ A wolf with green eyes? ] he was startled. [ What is this anyway? ] To his horror, he found that the hospital walls had vanished, and he had been transported miraculously into another dimension. The scent of pine trees was heavy in the air. [ Where am I? ]
[ Listen to me Li Yong. Time is of essence. There is so little time, so you must pay careful attention. You will have a son. He who shall be blessed with the powers from the heavens above. His life will be different…separate from the rest. That is his destiny. His destiny, the child who is half- mortal half- immortal. You shall name him the little wolf- that is his totem. Teach him all the magic that the Li family possesses, and your family will be kept from danger. Disobey and the power shall destroy you all. ]
"Wait!"
"Do you need anything sir?" The nurse asked.
[ I'm…back? In the hospital? But I was out in a forest seconds ago! What is this? ] he noticed the nurse looking quizzically at him. "Um…no. I'm sorry. I was just talking to myself." He muttered, embarrassed.
A piercing wail sounded from behind the doors that he had kept vigil a great many hours. The doctor emerged from the room. "It's ok." He smiled at Li Yong. "You've got a son. Congratulations sir. And the mother's doing fine."
"That's…That's GREAT!" Li Yong yelled. Around him, people stared. Li Yong flushed in embarrassment. "Can I see him?" he asked.
"I'm afraid not. Not yet, anyway. Because he's premature, he needs to be put in the incubator now. But you can look at him from outside." Doctor Gordon informed him.
"Thank you Doctor. Then can I visit my wife?"
"Sure. Just don't take too long. She needs her rest." The doctor gave his approval.
* * * * * *
Li Yong stopped dead in his tracks. [ This is definitely weird. I passed this corridor twice already…but now I'm walking through again. There's definitely something going on. ] He closed his eyes momentarily and concentrated hard.
The world around him seemed to swim, his head throbbed painfully. Li Yong pressed his hand hard into the wall, only to find that the wall had vanished. Once more, he was drawn into another world.
[ Courage my child. This is just the beginning. Behold the future that lies before you. ] A voice whispered.
Li Yong watched in horror as he saw an image of himself and his wife trapped within a typhoon. A young child, no more than twelve, with messy brown hair and amber eyes was running towards them. [ NO! ] The child yelled. [ Father! Mother! ]
Li Yong could only watch helplessly on as he saw his only son dash towards the typhoon in his attempt to rescue his parents. However, just as he reached the typhoon, he was hit by some kind of dark force.
The sudden blast of energy took Syaoran by surprise. He sensed it coming as it came hurtling towards him, and he tried to dodge. But he leapt aside too late, and Li Yong watched in horror as he watched his son's deep red blood stain the ground.
[ NO! Not Xiaolang. NO! ] He screamed. Tears streamed down his face. [ What have I done? Am I going to bring him harm? Answer me! ]
[ I have shown you what I can. ] The sweet voice echoed in his head. [ It is up to you to do what you will. The future lies in your hands… ]
With that, Li Yong felt the ground shift once more beneath his feet. He shut his eyes, and waited for the dizziness to pass. When he felt the firm ground beneath his feet once more, he opened his eyes. [ Whatever it was, it's gone now. I wonder what all this means. I need to talk to Yelan about this. ] he decided finally.
* * * * * *
"Yelan, there's something I've got to tell you." Li Yong said seriously.
Yelan nodded, her eyes fraught with worry. She listened patiently as Li Yong told her of his vision of the wolf, and of his vision of the future. When he finished, he looked at her face for some reaction. However, Yelan turned her face away, keeping in hidden from him.
"Yelan?"
"If…If we are going to…to cause him harm…" She gulped. There was a pause. "Then… then we better keep our distance from him." She said, her voice soft.
"Yelan…"
"There's nothing we can do. I…I don't want Xiaolang to get hurt because of me." Yelan whispered. "Let's hire a babysitter to look after him." She suggested, her eyes boring deep into his.
Not trusting himself to speak, Li Yong nodded. [ I'm sorry Xiaolang. ]