Tainted Destiny

-kawaiiteddybear

kawaiiteddybear: whoa sooo many reviews!! thanks to all of you who did review... almost fainted when i saw the reviews *blushes* anyways heres chapter seventeen

Chapter Seventeen: Alignment

"Eriol... What's going on? Who's coming?" Tomoyo asked him again.

"Just do whatever I tell you to do, it will take too long to explain everything." Eriol stated simply.

"We're here." two voices panted.

Meilin looked over and raised an eyebrow. "Why are you two here? Shouldn't you be back at Syaoran's apartment?"

"It's fine, Meilin." Eriol smiled, "They're here to help, just like you and Tomoyo." Eriol scanned the room, and then spoke, "It's time."

Hikaru and Xiao Long walked up beside Eriol and nodded.

Kero was tucked tight inside Hikaru's arms, "You better have a good explaination for all of this." Kero managed to wheeze out.

"There's no time to waste. I'm about to drain energy from all of you," Eriol explained, scanning the room one more time, "You may feel weak but it will be worth it." A long slender staff was revealed, Eriol was clutching it in his hand, the gold rod being wrapped by his warmth and the full sun and glistening moon shaped objects(i hope that's right.) was seen placed at the top. Eriol closed his dark blue eyes and chanted quietly.

Hikaru, Xiao Long, Meilin and Tomoyo began feeling tired as the process was gone through. Twinkles of light was flickering around the whole entire room.

Then Eriol spoke quietly,

"From the heavens above,
To the hell that is imprisioned down below,
From far beyond,
Time after time,
Align the gates,
Bring us together,
Fate with fate..."

Eriol's eyes flew open. The others watched in awe as the room grew brighter from the center floor. It was shining, revealing a scene of twinkling stars, floating on the sheet of blackness. "Now I, Eriol, reincarnation of Clow Reed, command you to open!" Eriol concluded, causing the whole room to illuminate brighter than before. Nothing could be seen, only a room filled with light...

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"You see," Faye touched Syaoran's frustrated face, "He was so easy to control, just by the flick of a switch he would be completely under our control."

The slight touch that Faye had given Syaoran caused him to grunt loudly from the wrap of chains around his mouth. Faye glared at him.

Mizumi turned back to Sakura, "We couldn't believe that it was so easy to manipulate two of the strongest magicians in all time." she shrugged, "But it makes our job even easier."

"Job?" Sakura squeaked. 'I need to bid more time...' Sakura's wheels turned in her mind, she was racking her brain endlessly trying to find a solution for the situation she was stuck in.

"Yes... we were sent by Mistress Apsu, she has given us the power, to surpass your strength." Mizumi smirked, "Let's not worry about that, you will soon meet her, all in time dearie."

"Why would you even work for such an evil woman?" Sakura protested. 'Think Sakura, think!'

Syaoran felt so useless, he didn't know what Mizumi and Faye were up to, but he knew whatever it was, it was not good. He struggled against the chains, but everytime he managed to loosen a chain, it seemed as if the chain had rewrapped, but even tighter. 'Sakura...' Syaoran wanted to call out, but was only to call through his mind.

"Because you just had to kill him didn't you? The one I loved, the only one I ever loved..." Mizumi choked, tears began forming in her eyes, "Just because you had the power, you didn't even show any sympathy, you just killed him!"

"Who?" Sakura echoed, not knowing what the woman was talking about.

"When he had died, the only one who came for me was Mistress Apsu... she gave me power to avenge his death." Mizumi continued, ignoring Sakura's question, she glared at Sakura.

"Mother, stop your babbling!" Faye interrupped, "Mistress Apsu will not be pleased when she arrives."

Mizumi nodded and turned back at Sakura, "Now let the fun begin." Her hand began to glow, imiting a silver light, finally a small orbs was revealed, it had seemed to have electricity surging through it.

Sakura's eyes widen in distress. 'Not good...'

Mizumi's eyes seemed to change to a dark crimson color, as she tossed the electric orb at Sakura. She formed two other orbs, replicating from the first one, and tossed them to Sakura as well.

Sakura immediately called on the shield card, but it was no use, all three orbs just passed through the wall and hit Sakura right near the stomach. She screamed in pain as the electric surges zapped through her body. The chains were no help either, it seemed that it helped conduct more electricity, and zapped her legs even with more heat and pain. Sakura had gotten a electric shock before, but never was it ever like this. The electricity seemed like snakes, snakes that gripped and squeezed her body tight, unabling her to breathe or move. The electic surges began to die down. Burn marks were marked on her delicate skin, sweat was dripping down her forehead. Her breath was short but stable, her heart was racing, beating nonstop.

"How about another round, Cardmistress?" Mizumi smirked, pleased at her success.

"Not now, mother." Faye warned, "She's coming."

Syaoran stared at the beaten up Sakura, wanting to rip himself out of the chains and just protect Sakura. Hearing Faye remark, he glanced at the sky, noticing it had changed a darker color than ever before. It was pitch black, not a single star was seen.

"Oh, fine. We'll continue this when the Mistress arrives. That's when the fun will really begin." Mizumi smirked.

Both Mizumi and Faye stood on the grass, positioning themselves between Sakura and Syaoran. They both raised their arms and spread their hands wide open. Beams of light were shot out of their hands, and created a large hole. A blueish light shone from the hole, but Sakura and Syaoran both sensed that all it was filled up with was evil.

Silence was cast in the air. Only sounds of leaves ruffling, the thunder in the dark sky rumbled, and the squeaking of the swing was heard. Fear was drenched inside Sakura and Syaoran's mind.

Suddenly, bolts of lightening cracked in the sky, illumating the black sky, the thunder seemed to boom even louder as a body rose out of the hole.

'Apsu.' Sakura and Syaoran's minds seemed to predict at the same time.

"Mistress Apsu..." Mizumi and Faye greeted, in a tone without any emotion or feeling. It was almost zombie like.

Sakura nearly screamed at the sight before her. Apsu was standing right before her, it seemed as her already weaken body was breaking apart from the sight. The evil reeking from Apsu was tremendous. She had long silver colored hair, it seemed as if there was traces blood drenched into her hair because a thick red liquid was dripping from her hair and onto the ground. Her eyes were completely grey, not a single hint of emotion or heart could even be recognized in Sakura's mind. Apsu wore a long black dress with a few tears here and there. She clutched a staff in her hand, it was slender and black with a black moon and sun shaped objects on the top. Something on Apsu had distingushed in Sakura's mind, something that she will never forget, if she survives. It was a black scar on her right cheek, the dried blood could still be seen on the corner of the cut.

"Sakura Kinomoto," Apsu breathed, causing both Sakura and Syaoran to cringe, "Your time is up."

Sakura was speechless, 'Say something... do something!'

"I've never thought that this day will ever come, after years of waiting and planning, it is all for this day." she cackled.

Sakura mentally called Fiery, hoping that something would work and save her from this nightmare. Fiery didn't even come close to Apsu, just like Mizumi and Faye, fiery was distingushed.

"Did you really think that stunt would work? Mistress Apsu is ten times stronger than me and my daughter combined." Mizumi laughed evilly.

"Silence!" Apsu commanded, causing Mizumi and Faye to drop to their knees, "You have helped me this far, and appreciate all that you have done for me, do not make me regret anything." Her eyes pierced through Mizumi and Faye's cowardly bodies.

"Now... what should I do... what is the best way to make you suffer?" Apsu leaned closely and stared at Sakura's frightened emerald eyes. Her eyes rolled to the corner, after she had heard the rustling of Syaoran's chain. "Hmmm... So this is him..."

"Leave him alone." Sakura said bluntly, "You want him not me." 'Where is Eriol, Meilin and Tomoyo when I need them?!?!' she thought, panicing.

"Precisely my dear," Apsu traced the outlines of her face, "But won't it be wonderful if you were killed by the hands of the one you loved?"

Sakura looked at her in horror, "Leave him out of this."

Syaoran struggled even harder, ignoring the grip the chains as it got even tighter, he knew where Apsu was going, he would rather die himself than kill Sakura.

"On the contrary, it will be fun to see you squirm before you die." Apsu chuckled, her eyes widen, and her right hand was raised in the air.

Mizumi and Faye watched quietly but happily as the scene started unfold.

The chains finally let go of Syaoran, he sighed in relief, as the burn of the chains still was burning on his skin. Suddenly Syaoran cried out in agony and dropped to the ground, his mind began turning blank, just plain darkness, with no way out. 'What's going-' his thoughts were blanked out, nothing was in the young warrior's mind. Sakura watched sadly as his amber eyes became dialated and cold. She had seen these eyes once before, when she found him at the fountain with Faye...

'After everything...' Sakura sobbed in mind, 'It has to all end like this..."

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