Daphne: "I am making this chapter short, because…I feel like it! Also, I
would like to warn you that the S+S and T+E parts will not be coming for a
while. I will try to add them in as soon as possible, but…it may not work
out! Sorry! Anyway, I really hope that you are enjoying this story, and I
want to thank everyone who has reviewed! It really boosted my spirits!
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World Beyond the Mist
by: Daphne Li
Chapter 3.
King Hiiragizawa Eriol yawned and looked down at the Head of Guard, who was now telling Queen Li Yelan of the attack that his army had made on the Daidouji kingdom a few weeks past. The man had been going on for hours about every little detail of the attack, and everyone was becoming bored. Eriol yawned again and then looked over at his cousin, Prince Li Syaoran. He was the same age as Eriol, seventeen, but the similarities ended there. While Eriol was kind and always had a smile for everyone (though, the smile was usually more of a smirk), Syaoran was stiff and emotionless. He couldn't care less about having friends, and the only thing that he really DID care about was his fighting technique. Syaoran was also preparing to become the next King of the Li kingdom, which didn't make his attitude any better.
"…we will have to work on that." The guard said as he finally left. Queen Yelan gave a relieved sigh, and looked out over the gathering place, where many of the royals were yawning and sleeping.
"Well, now onto more interesting subjects. Bubble, show us the current events in the outside world!" She commanded, waving her hand at a large bubble floating in the middle of the arena. It was a black bubble, but as she spoke, it's color swirled, and it expanded, allowing a scene to show through its walls. Eriol sat up and noticed that Syaoran did the same. Watching the bubble was one of the more interesting aspects of these meetings. Little did either boy know that this viewing would change their lives, forever.
As the crowd watched, the bubble showed a stormy sea, and a large boat, a yacht, as the mortals called them. Then the bubble zoomed in on the boat deck and everyone gasped. Clutching helplessly to the railing were four terrified girls. Something yellow flew into one of the girls' pockets, and for a brief moment, she let go of the railing. As she did so, the boat hit into a reef, and caused it to jolt violently. The four girls were mercilessly thrown overboard into the freezing waters. A flash of strong, pink aura exploded into the storm, and then disappeared. The bubble focused on an area of water, were the four girls now floated. One girl yelled something to the others, and then another screamed, and a huge, towering wave crested over them. For a moment, it seemed that the girls had drowned, but then, there was another flash of aura, this time, pink mixed with blue, and the girls appeared again, floating lifelessly in the ocean; either unconscious or dead.
"ENOUGH!" Queen Yelan shouted, causing the bubble to quickly shrink back to its normal size and then float away. The scene that had just played was not a new one, there had been many like it, before, but…this one shipwreck had had something else. Something that caused the queen and some of the more upstanding royals to watch the unfolding drama with more horror than usual; the auras. Never before had such strong aura's ever been involved with a shipwreck such as this one. But it was not the auras themselves that were making the royals uneasy, it was the sources of the auras. One had obviously come from one of the girls, but the other…
Eriol looked over at Syaoran and met his eyes. Then their eyes communicated the two words that were forbidden to say in the Li kingdom.
'Clow Cards!'
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World Beyond the Mist
by: Daphne Li
Chapter 3.
King Hiiragizawa Eriol yawned and looked down at the Head of Guard, who was now telling Queen Li Yelan of the attack that his army had made on the Daidouji kingdom a few weeks past. The man had been going on for hours about every little detail of the attack, and everyone was becoming bored. Eriol yawned again and then looked over at his cousin, Prince Li Syaoran. He was the same age as Eriol, seventeen, but the similarities ended there. While Eriol was kind and always had a smile for everyone (though, the smile was usually more of a smirk), Syaoran was stiff and emotionless. He couldn't care less about having friends, and the only thing that he really DID care about was his fighting technique. Syaoran was also preparing to become the next King of the Li kingdom, which didn't make his attitude any better.
"…we will have to work on that." The guard said as he finally left. Queen Yelan gave a relieved sigh, and looked out over the gathering place, where many of the royals were yawning and sleeping.
"Well, now onto more interesting subjects. Bubble, show us the current events in the outside world!" She commanded, waving her hand at a large bubble floating in the middle of the arena. It was a black bubble, but as she spoke, it's color swirled, and it expanded, allowing a scene to show through its walls. Eriol sat up and noticed that Syaoran did the same. Watching the bubble was one of the more interesting aspects of these meetings. Little did either boy know that this viewing would change their lives, forever.
As the crowd watched, the bubble showed a stormy sea, and a large boat, a yacht, as the mortals called them. Then the bubble zoomed in on the boat deck and everyone gasped. Clutching helplessly to the railing were four terrified girls. Something yellow flew into one of the girls' pockets, and for a brief moment, she let go of the railing. As she did so, the boat hit into a reef, and caused it to jolt violently. The four girls were mercilessly thrown overboard into the freezing waters. A flash of strong, pink aura exploded into the storm, and then disappeared. The bubble focused on an area of water, were the four girls now floated. One girl yelled something to the others, and then another screamed, and a huge, towering wave crested over them. For a moment, it seemed that the girls had drowned, but then, there was another flash of aura, this time, pink mixed with blue, and the girls appeared again, floating lifelessly in the ocean; either unconscious or dead.
"ENOUGH!" Queen Yelan shouted, causing the bubble to quickly shrink back to its normal size and then float away. The scene that had just played was not a new one, there had been many like it, before, but…this one shipwreck had had something else. Something that caused the queen and some of the more upstanding royals to watch the unfolding drama with more horror than usual; the auras. Never before had such strong aura's ever been involved with a shipwreck such as this one. But it was not the auras themselves that were making the royals uneasy, it was the sources of the auras. One had obviously come from one of the girls, but the other…
Eriol looked over at Syaoran and met his eyes. Then their eyes communicated the two words that were forbidden to say in the Li kingdom.
'Clow Cards!'
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