I'm so sorry I took so long to update. I had a major metal block on this story. *Bows apologetically* Please forgive me for taking so long.
Anyway, thank you all for being so patient, and thank you for your reviews.
Disclaimer- I don't own CCS, nor do I own HP. If I owned CCS, I would have made more, and if I owned HP then I wouldn't have killed off the person who dies in the fifth book. *Glares angrily at the fifth book, while wishing for the sixth, seeing as Amber Dream finished the fifth book the day she bought it.*
Chapter Twenty Five-
A startled gasp echoed through the Hall as a pure white light engulfed the Hall, blinding everyone with its brilliance.
When the light cleared, students clamoured to the windows to see that parts of the night sky were visible.
"What's going on?" Hermione queried, looking to the patches of sky that were bright against the impenetrable darkness.
"The Light Magic has been released. Now the real battle begins." Naoko said softly, her voice echoing through the unnatural hush.
"You mean its only just starting?" Ron asked, incredulous.
Eriol nodded wearily. "Yes. Before, the Akai twins were only playing with Sakura and Yuri. They had the power of the Dark Magic, but they weren't using it." Eriol paused, and in that moment, Malfoy took the chance to ask a question.
"Does that mean that Kinomoto and Wei, or whoever she is, have been fighting with a handicap?"
Harry nodded, causing Malfoy's eyes to widen.
"And they're still alive? The Akai twins defeated…. Destroyed You-Know-Who with a flick of their wrists." He said, astonished.
"You forget that they've done it before." Harry stated calmly.
Suddenly there was another flash of light, in which the darkness retreated a little. Then the darkness seemed to grow stronger, pushing back the light.
"But still, they're only sixteen!" Draco protested as the light grew brighter.
"And they were sixteen when they fought them the last time, and now they have the cards, as well as their power being a thousand-fold stronger than the last time." Eriol informed him calmly, while deep inside he was about to collapse from fear.
"But Eriol!" Naoko protested, her eyes alight with panic. "We haven't felt the auras of the cards at all!"
"You mean to tell me that they haven't used the cards yet?" Snape demanded. "They are the most powerful magical artefacts in the world and they're not using them?!"
Tomoyo shrugged. "Knowing those two, I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't use the cards to ensure that they wouldn't get hurt."
Suddenly, there was an excited yell and Meiling bounced up from her position on the table.
"I found them!" She cried, looking at the others, tears of joy glistening in her eyes. "We can go help them."
That got everyone moving and as they rushed towards the doors, there came a startled gasp from the window.
Hermione, who had been staring out into the darkness, pointed a shaking hand at the sky.
Harry, who had rushed to her side, stared at what she was pointing at.
The entire sky had been lit up, the darkness retreating from the brightness of the night sky.
"Uh, guys, I think you should have a look at this." Harry said haltingly.
Naoko was the first to join Harry, but as she gasped, Tomoyo soon followed, who was followed by Eriol, Syaoran, Jamie, Meiling, Touya and all the guardians.
As they stared up at the night sky, they saw the endless amounts of eternal stars, each shining more brightly than the one before.
There was a loud crash, as the Great Hall's doors were blown open by a strong gust of wind.
-We kept our promise Tomoyo- Floated in Sakura's sweet, yet seemingly tired voice.
-We wore your outfits- Yuri's voice came in on the wind.
Everyone looked towards the door anxiously, hoping to see the twins walk through, their faces lit up with their mischievous, yet sweet and innocent smiles.
There was a whisper soft laugh, followed by Yuri's voice again.
-Look Sakura, they all want to see us. Isn't that sweet?-
Syaoran and Jamie started suddenly, and they turned to look at each other with looks of horror and pain on their faces.
-It looks like Syaoran and Jamie have figured it out.- Yuri sighed, or was that the wind?
-We're sorry Tomoyo. I don't think you'll be able to use us as your models anymore- Sakura said.
Tomoyo gasped and her eyes filled with tears.
-Remember, we love you all, and will always do so- Sakura sighed.
-We do this to protect you.- Yuri's voice echoed throughout the dark Hall for the last time.
-Goodbye.- Sakura's voice joined Yuri's echoes through the Hall.
A magical wind swirled around Tomoyo, Eriol. Syaoran, Jamie, Naoko, Harry, Touya, Meiling, Fujitaka, Nadeshiko and the guardians, bringing with it the sweet scent of cherry blossoms and lilies. The wind then circled around Syaoran and Jamie, the scent stronger. The wind then began to glow two tones of pink, Sakura's soft, light pink, and Yuri's darker, but still soft pink. The glow grew til it was blinding, and when it subsided, Syaoran and Jamie were gently cradling a flower to their chests.
Syaoran held a twig of cherry blossoms, while Jamie held a lily.
Then Sakura and Yuri's calming presence was gone, maybe never to be felt again.
"SAKURA!"
"YURI!"
Both Syaoran and Jamie had called out at the same time.
The hall fell silent, the faint echoes becoming fainter and falling victim to the soft sobs coming from Meiling, Tomoyo and Naoko, as Touya, Eriol and Harry murmured soothing words to them, holding them gently.
"What did they mean?" Professor McGonagall asked, her voice echoing in the silence of the hall.
"Minerva, just let them be." Dumbledore commanded gently.
Hermione, who had tears running down her face, was still staring up at the sky, when she noticed something that would be considered strange, even in the wizarding world. The stars seemed to be dissatisfied with their places in the sky and seemed to be all moving towards a certain point on the horizon. A point where the light seemed to originate from.
"Ah, Master Clow?" She asked softly.
Eriol looked at her with a raised eyebrow. "My name is Eriol."
Hermione flushed lightly. "Sorry. Um, could you have a look at something?"
Eriol, intrigued by the note of confusion in the girl's voice, walked over to where she was and stared up at the sky.
"Well that's something you don't see everyday." He remarked nonchalantly. "Even though, it does seem familiar." He mused.
"How can you be so calm?!" Hermione screeched. "The stars are practically leaving the sky!"
"Why get excited over something so trivial?" Eriol asked curiously.
"Trivial?! TRIVIAL?!" Hermione's voice rose an octave or two, and she had a horrified look upon her face. "How can the stars leaving the sky be a trivial event, even for you?"
"Because something similar to this happened last time Sakura and Yuri fought the Akai twins." Yue commented. "I think the stars tried to aid them, yet they were unsuccessful."
There was a sudden flash of light as all the stars in the sky moved from there position to the point on the horizon where all the light was originating from.
As Eriol stared at the blinding point, he felt a moment's dread. Something bad was going to happen.
Suddenly, the light exploded, bathing the world in its brilliance for a minute or two, before it faded, the world becoming the normal tones of night and day.
Eriol looked up into the sky and stared in shock. There were no stars. He then frowned, feeling a tug on his aura. Looking towards Tomoyo, he saw her grief-stricken face set in concentration as she flung her aura out, attempting to find the twins' auras.
There was a keening moan of despair as Nerina fell to the floor, tears streaming down her face.
Yue knelt beside her and embraced the distraught guardian, his own eyes filled with pain as he watched Keroberus try to comfort the devastated Riara, while tears matted his fur together.
Snape stared, watching all the female exchange students collapsed into their, Snape sneered, significant others arms, each sobbing hysterically.
Finally he couldn't take the noise anymore and shouted at them to shut up.
They stared at him shocked, before there was a flurry of movement and Snape found himself pinned to a wall by ice crystals with a brilliant golden sword, made completely out of magical energy, at his throat.
The two moon guardians of the cards glared at Snape, their eyes filled with pain and disgust.
Dumbledore had stood at the abrupt movement and was now staring at the two guardians, his eyes hard.
"Why are you attacking my Potions Master?" He asked, his voice as hard as his eyes.
There was a movement to his left as Ruby Moon took a step forward. "You'll have to forgive them of their outburst." She said softly, her voice filled with pain. "Loosing one's master, or mistress is rather painful, and loosing a friend is even worse."
Dumbledore looked shocked. "What do you mean?"
"You're supposed to be smart." Snapped Touya as he glared at both the Headmaster and Snape. "Let's just say that I'm now an only child."
The entire hall was filled with a shocked silence.
"Do you mean to tell us that…. That…?" Minerva McGonagall couldn't finish her sentence.
"Yes. They're gone. Both the Akai twins as well as Sakura and Yuri." Spinnel stated.
Snape scoffed. "How could you know that?"
Nerina's eyes blazed. "We can sense auras, you fool. We've been monitoring the battle via the auras and now we can't feel the dark auras of the Akai twins, nor can we sense the pink auras of Sakura and Yuri. The only thing we can feel is the cards auras and a lot of Forbidden Light Magic, more than likely excess from the explosion. We can't sense anything else out there."
"Are they just gone, or are they…. Dead?" A timid voice asked, belonging to Neville Longbottom.
Harry looked at his friend. "They're dead. We can't feel any life out there, other than the cards." He whispered.
Sakura and Yuri were dead.
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Nice cliffhanger, huh? *Grins*
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