Disclaimer: I don't own any of these characters. They all belong to CLAMP.
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"Today just keeps getting better and better." Ferio muttered looking at the monsters and raising his sword.
No sooner had he said that did the monsters attack. Aska gave off a cry and her magic unleashed from her hands, destroying several monsters in a flash of light. Sang Yung had received a bow and arrow conjured by Chang Ang and was shooting the creatures with unparalleled accuracy. Chang Ang himself was using magic similar to Aska to thwart his foes and destroy them, while Ferio slashed wildly, black blood spilling from the creatures he struck as they gave their final anguished cries. Ferio was doing his best to protect Fuu and as she watched wishing she could help, she saw that although their side was making some damage the monsters numbers didn't seem to be lessening at all. They were still swarming in every direction, getting more and more vicious when one of their own was killed, wanting a taste of their enemies' blood. Ferio, fighting as fierce as ever, missed one that was too quick for him, which then bit into his arm, drawing blood before Ferio shook the thing off and killed it.
"Ferio!" Fuu cried out as he collapsed, blood seeping freely from his arm.
She hurried over to him and he told her he was all right, but he couldn't get up in time before another flurry of monsters, drawn by the blood, came streaming towards them. Fuu shut her eyes, expecting to feel pain, but she opened them when she felt nothing and saw Tatra and Tarta, weapons out defending them from the monsters.
"Fuu!" She heard Umi as she rushed over to them and dropped down beside them. "Are you okay?"
"Yes, thanks to Ms. Tarta and Ms. Tatra."
Ferio got to his feet again and rejoined the fight, ignoring the wound in his arm. With Tarta and Tatra there they were making better progress, but still not enough and both Umi and Fuu could tell that their forces would tire before long.
"Lighting Attack!"
The room burst with light as lightning spread all along the room, killing a large quantity of the monsters. Lantis stood inside the room now, with his sword out and Hikaru standing a little ways behind him. With his arrival the battle became more one-sided as the monsters were taken destroyed in vast amounts by Lantis's spell and soon the monsters were all dead. Aska collapsed to the ground exhausted, as did many others in the room, relieved to finally be safe.
"Umi, Fuu, everyone are you all right?" Hikaru asked looking extremely worried.
"I think so," replied Tatra her sword disappearing, "but that was a little too close for comfort."
"I agree, especially with everything that's happened today. Three earthquakes in a row and now monsters." Fuu said wearily.
Ferio, who had been sitting quietly while Chang Ang used his knowledge of healing magic to heal Ferio's wound, got up slowly, speaking out the occupants of the room. "We should go see Guru Clef about this mess and hopefully this day won't have any more surprises in store for us."
They all agreed to that heartily and left the room together.
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When they were almost at the room that Clef inhabited, Lantis stopped abruptly. He was looking out into the distance with an unusual expression on his face. His eyes widened and he mentioned something about a presence, before running ahead of all of them through the room's open doors. Lantis stopped when he reached the middle of the room fixated upon the golden-eyed figure whose presence he could have sensed from a mile away. Lantis walked up to Eagle and placed his hands on Eagle's shoulders.
"You truly are amazing to wake up from your sleep this early." Lantis said smiling wholeheartedly down at his trusted friend whom he'd hoped would recover very quickly. "I'm glad to see you like this again."
Eagle smiled back at him and he heard a gasp before Lantis released him and he was hit by a crimson blur, which practically toppled him over.
"Eagle! I can't believe it! You're really awake! Hikaru looked up at him teary-eyed, hugging him tighter then seemed possible for someone her size. "I'm so glad you're finally better!"
He held her passionately, longing for this moment when he was well and could embrace her again. The girl who had saved his life and was the strongest and most beautiful person he'd ever known. Eventually Eagle reluctantly let go of her, but he was given many surprised and happy greetings from the new arrivals. Still, Eagle knew it was going to be a more solemn occasion from everything that had been going on today. When he'd arrived at Clef's, escorted there by Presea and Ascot who had found them in the halls, Clef was looking preoccupied and worried about something he wasn't able to get a handle on. Eagle doubted that his appearance made the Guru feel any better because of the shock that had appeared on his face, but all the while he'd been there Clef's uneasiness and worrying had gotten worse by the minute. He and the others, when everything had become calm again settled around the room, waiting for Clef to speak.
"I'm sure everyone can agree that a lot has happened today." Clef began not trying to hide any of the worry in his voice. "Unfortunately, my searches for answers to these three earthquakes and the monsters reappearance have been to no avail." He turned to the people of the other countries. "I must inform you that during these attacks your ships have been badly damaged to the point where they can no longer fly or send communications between your own countries and Cephiro. We tried our best to prevent this, but some of the crew from each ship are missing and I fear the worst for all of them. While I can give no concrete explanation from all my probing of this land, I have come to think that something or someone has begun threatening Cephiro. The people of this land will do everything in their power to keep all of you safe during this period of uncertainty, as this is Cephiro's problem. We will all provide our best efforts to protect you from harm, so please try and relax in the castle as we try to find the source of the problem."
"You expect us to sit quietly and wait things out while Cephiro is threatened and attacked and you all put yourselves in danger." Tatra assessed staring straight up at Clef. "I am afraid I will not allow that to happen. Cephiro has become an important place for all us because of all the time we spent here and all the friends we've met since we got here. We've all had unforgettable experiences here and I think I speak for everyone when I say Cephiro is important to us and we won't allow you to fight alone!"
"That's right! We can't just sit around and do nothing as Cephiro is threatened and people are getting hurt. I won't allow it either! Aska exclaimed defiantly.
"After all, I doubt that our ships being damaged was an accident." Eagle put in his voice sounding cool and determined. " If there is a threat to Cephiro it obviously wants us here if it's trapped us like this. Therefore, we will fight with you!"
Clef was awestruck and deeply touched that these people would help defend a country that wasn't their own he was speechless for a long time. "Thank you so much everyone," he finally managed to say unable to completely express gratitude.
"Then I will also fight!" Hikaru shouted getting his attention. "This country is the one that I fought to protect with my life and if it is in danger I will do so again. It's become an important place for me as well, like a second home. I experienced so much here and the friends I met here are irreplaceable. That's why if Cephiro is being threatened again, I will become a magic knight again and use my whole heart to defend it!"
"I don't want to be here and not do anything, while the people I love suffer. To stand by and watch while everyone gets hurt when I could be helping them would be one of the worst regrets of my life. I will also become a magic knight and fight for Cephiro for all the people I met here in this beautiful country!" Umi said her blue eyes blazing with the will of this wish.
"I do not mind if there is danger as long as I'm able to do something for Cephiro. Cephiro is an unforgettable place for me and I will fight not only for this country, but also for everyone who I love who's here. I too will become a magic knight once more and assist you in every way I can to eliminate this threat!" Fuu was gazing up at Clef with a quiet force behind her eyes and words.
"Your helped shall be welcomed as well." Clef said overwhelmed by their will to fight again and extremely grateful to the young women from another world. "Though there is the question about your home. You will have to return there eventually, right?"
At the words "home" and "return" the three girls felt a strange twinge hit them that not one of them could've explained. They decided to try going home and gathered in a circle, but all three were pretty sure of what the outcome would be. Much as they tried to find the way between their world and Cephiro, they couldn't find it.
"It's no good," Umi replied, "we're not being let through. Something seems to be blocking our way home."
"Are you certain?" Clef said sounding appalled. "How could anything be strong enough to block your way home?"
" I do not know, but it is just as well." Fuu put in smiling. "Even if we could go home, we would not. Ms. Hikaru, Ms. Umi, and myself would never forgive ourselves if we left Cephiro when it was in trouble."
"Exactly!" Hikaru agreed wholeheartedly. "Clef, grant us magic so that we can fight once more. So that we can become magic knights and help protect Cephiro!"
"I truly am grateful to you girls." Clef raised his staff into the air and shut his eyes. "Magic Accept!"
The three girls waited for the feeling of their magic being unleashed, but nothing happened. Clef looked as surprised as anyone for he couldn't remember the last time a spell he cast hadn't worked, especially one so simple. He lowered his staff, but suddenly the jewel in the middle of his staff began to glow and spread a fierce light, which shined in all directions. Blinded by the strong light, no one could do anything as they were all transported out of the castle against their own will.
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Author's note: Well, there's the third chapter in this story. It may be a little while before I update again because my spring break is coming to an end and if I know my teachers their going to cram us with as much work as possible before school's over. I will try my best though to get this story updated as soon as possible.
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"Today just keeps getting better and better." Ferio muttered looking at the monsters and raising his sword.
No sooner had he said that did the monsters attack. Aska gave off a cry and her magic unleashed from her hands, destroying several monsters in a flash of light. Sang Yung had received a bow and arrow conjured by Chang Ang and was shooting the creatures with unparalleled accuracy. Chang Ang himself was using magic similar to Aska to thwart his foes and destroy them, while Ferio slashed wildly, black blood spilling from the creatures he struck as they gave their final anguished cries. Ferio was doing his best to protect Fuu and as she watched wishing she could help, she saw that although their side was making some damage the monsters numbers didn't seem to be lessening at all. They were still swarming in every direction, getting more and more vicious when one of their own was killed, wanting a taste of their enemies' blood. Ferio, fighting as fierce as ever, missed one that was too quick for him, which then bit into his arm, drawing blood before Ferio shook the thing off and killed it.
"Ferio!" Fuu cried out as he collapsed, blood seeping freely from his arm.
She hurried over to him and he told her he was all right, but he couldn't get up in time before another flurry of monsters, drawn by the blood, came streaming towards them. Fuu shut her eyes, expecting to feel pain, but she opened them when she felt nothing and saw Tatra and Tarta, weapons out defending them from the monsters.
"Fuu!" She heard Umi as she rushed over to them and dropped down beside them. "Are you okay?"
"Yes, thanks to Ms. Tarta and Ms. Tatra."
Ferio got to his feet again and rejoined the fight, ignoring the wound in his arm. With Tarta and Tatra there they were making better progress, but still not enough and both Umi and Fuu could tell that their forces would tire before long.
"Lighting Attack!"
The room burst with light as lightning spread all along the room, killing a large quantity of the monsters. Lantis stood inside the room now, with his sword out and Hikaru standing a little ways behind him. With his arrival the battle became more one-sided as the monsters were taken destroyed in vast amounts by Lantis's spell and soon the monsters were all dead. Aska collapsed to the ground exhausted, as did many others in the room, relieved to finally be safe.
"Umi, Fuu, everyone are you all right?" Hikaru asked looking extremely worried.
"I think so," replied Tatra her sword disappearing, "but that was a little too close for comfort."
"I agree, especially with everything that's happened today. Three earthquakes in a row and now monsters." Fuu said wearily.
Ferio, who had been sitting quietly while Chang Ang used his knowledge of healing magic to heal Ferio's wound, got up slowly, speaking out the occupants of the room. "We should go see Guru Clef about this mess and hopefully this day won't have any more surprises in store for us."
They all agreed to that heartily and left the room together.
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When they were almost at the room that Clef inhabited, Lantis stopped abruptly. He was looking out into the distance with an unusual expression on his face. His eyes widened and he mentioned something about a presence, before running ahead of all of them through the room's open doors. Lantis stopped when he reached the middle of the room fixated upon the golden-eyed figure whose presence he could have sensed from a mile away. Lantis walked up to Eagle and placed his hands on Eagle's shoulders.
"You truly are amazing to wake up from your sleep this early." Lantis said smiling wholeheartedly down at his trusted friend whom he'd hoped would recover very quickly. "I'm glad to see you like this again."
Eagle smiled back at him and he heard a gasp before Lantis released him and he was hit by a crimson blur, which practically toppled him over.
"Eagle! I can't believe it! You're really awake! Hikaru looked up at him teary-eyed, hugging him tighter then seemed possible for someone her size. "I'm so glad you're finally better!"
He held her passionately, longing for this moment when he was well and could embrace her again. The girl who had saved his life and was the strongest and most beautiful person he'd ever known. Eventually Eagle reluctantly let go of her, but he was given many surprised and happy greetings from the new arrivals. Still, Eagle knew it was going to be a more solemn occasion from everything that had been going on today. When he'd arrived at Clef's, escorted there by Presea and Ascot who had found them in the halls, Clef was looking preoccupied and worried about something he wasn't able to get a handle on. Eagle doubted that his appearance made the Guru feel any better because of the shock that had appeared on his face, but all the while he'd been there Clef's uneasiness and worrying had gotten worse by the minute. He and the others, when everything had become calm again settled around the room, waiting for Clef to speak.
"I'm sure everyone can agree that a lot has happened today." Clef began not trying to hide any of the worry in his voice. "Unfortunately, my searches for answers to these three earthquakes and the monsters reappearance have been to no avail." He turned to the people of the other countries. "I must inform you that during these attacks your ships have been badly damaged to the point where they can no longer fly or send communications between your own countries and Cephiro. We tried our best to prevent this, but some of the crew from each ship are missing and I fear the worst for all of them. While I can give no concrete explanation from all my probing of this land, I have come to think that something or someone has begun threatening Cephiro. The people of this land will do everything in their power to keep all of you safe during this period of uncertainty, as this is Cephiro's problem. We will all provide our best efforts to protect you from harm, so please try and relax in the castle as we try to find the source of the problem."
"You expect us to sit quietly and wait things out while Cephiro is threatened and attacked and you all put yourselves in danger." Tatra assessed staring straight up at Clef. "I am afraid I will not allow that to happen. Cephiro has become an important place for all us because of all the time we spent here and all the friends we've met since we got here. We've all had unforgettable experiences here and I think I speak for everyone when I say Cephiro is important to us and we won't allow you to fight alone!"
"That's right! We can't just sit around and do nothing as Cephiro is threatened and people are getting hurt. I won't allow it either! Aska exclaimed defiantly.
"After all, I doubt that our ships being damaged was an accident." Eagle put in his voice sounding cool and determined. " If there is a threat to Cephiro it obviously wants us here if it's trapped us like this. Therefore, we will fight with you!"
Clef was awestruck and deeply touched that these people would help defend a country that wasn't their own he was speechless for a long time. "Thank you so much everyone," he finally managed to say unable to completely express gratitude.
"Then I will also fight!" Hikaru shouted getting his attention. "This country is the one that I fought to protect with my life and if it is in danger I will do so again. It's become an important place for me as well, like a second home. I experienced so much here and the friends I met here are irreplaceable. That's why if Cephiro is being threatened again, I will become a magic knight again and use my whole heart to defend it!"
"I don't want to be here and not do anything, while the people I love suffer. To stand by and watch while everyone gets hurt when I could be helping them would be one of the worst regrets of my life. I will also become a magic knight and fight for Cephiro for all the people I met here in this beautiful country!" Umi said her blue eyes blazing with the will of this wish.
"I do not mind if there is danger as long as I'm able to do something for Cephiro. Cephiro is an unforgettable place for me and I will fight not only for this country, but also for everyone who I love who's here. I too will become a magic knight once more and assist you in every way I can to eliminate this threat!" Fuu was gazing up at Clef with a quiet force behind her eyes and words.
"Your helped shall be welcomed as well." Clef said overwhelmed by their will to fight again and extremely grateful to the young women from another world. "Though there is the question about your home. You will have to return there eventually, right?"
At the words "home" and "return" the three girls felt a strange twinge hit them that not one of them could've explained. They decided to try going home and gathered in a circle, but all three were pretty sure of what the outcome would be. Much as they tried to find the way between their world and Cephiro, they couldn't find it.
"It's no good," Umi replied, "we're not being let through. Something seems to be blocking our way home."
"Are you certain?" Clef said sounding appalled. "How could anything be strong enough to block your way home?"
" I do not know, but it is just as well." Fuu put in smiling. "Even if we could go home, we would not. Ms. Hikaru, Ms. Umi, and myself would never forgive ourselves if we left Cephiro when it was in trouble."
"Exactly!" Hikaru agreed wholeheartedly. "Clef, grant us magic so that we can fight once more. So that we can become magic knights and help protect Cephiro!"
"I truly am grateful to you girls." Clef raised his staff into the air and shut his eyes. "Magic Accept!"
The three girls waited for the feeling of their magic being unleashed, but nothing happened. Clef looked as surprised as anyone for he couldn't remember the last time a spell he cast hadn't worked, especially one so simple. He lowered his staff, but suddenly the jewel in the middle of his staff began to glow and spread a fierce light, which shined in all directions. Blinded by the strong light, no one could do anything as they were all transported out of the castle against their own will.
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Author's note: Well, there's the third chapter in this story. It may be a little while before I update again because my spring break is coming to an end and if I know my teachers their going to cram us with as much work as possible before school's over. I will try my best though to get this story updated as soon as possible.