Back in the day…

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"Fly!" Clow yelled, soaring up into the air, trying to dodge the black lightning coming at him in torrents. The negative energy bolts were strong, strong enough in fact to wound Clow. The long-haired mage looked behind him, the white wings of the fly card partially obstructing his view.

"DAME!!" Clow yelled. He feared for his life and the future to come. Cerberus shielded a bawling child Yue behind his wings, sending fire at his Master's blonde assailant.  The fire was rebuffed back at him angrily, and he cringed, loosing several feathers to the flames. Yue screamed louder. Clow was very weak from having created Yue under the wrong phase of the Moon, which took much more magick than it should have. Clow grimaced as his wings caught fire, and he began to fall.

"CLOW!!" Cried Cerberus.

"'TOUSAN!!" Cried Yue.

Clow fell silently toward the earth. It wasn't his time, not quite yet, that much he knew. He hit with a horrible noise, lying still on the ground. The gash on his forehead bled terribly, making Yue scream still louder at the sight of it. Zoriel landed on the ground soundlessly, walking over to Clow and kicking him in the stomach forcefully with his boot. Clow did not respond. Zoriel presumed he was unconscious, and left to return later for more.

Something stirred inside Yue, forced itself to occur. Cerberus gasped as Yue grew into an equivalent of someone in their twenties. He backed away. Who was this?! Where had his little brother gone? The now grown Yue flew over to Clow, leaving over him.

Feeling the change, Clow began to move, moaning a bit. He put a hand to his head. The area over his right eye was bleeding heavily, coating his hand in a sticky sort of panic.  He swore lightly, sitting up. Clow winced when he felt his stomach stab him in pain. Someone supported him as he shakily tried to stand. He opened his eyes took thank them. They widened.

"Masaka…." Clow whispered.

"Nani?" Replied a soft alto voice about as tall as him, perhaps only slightly shorter.

"Watashi wa… mi-miwakamekura…" Clow squeaked, feeling very faint. His muscles relaxed, and he slumped in Yue's arms. Yue, on the other hand, was confused.

"Miwa…kame…kura?" He asked softly, unsure if he should ask. There was something wrong with Clow…

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"I grew up very quickly that day." Yue said quietly. He was sitting on the end of Touya's bed. "Maybe too quickly…" He murmured, falling asleep against Touya's shoulder.

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Sakura wrapped new bandages around Eriol, watching as his breathing grew more and more sporadic as time went on. The bruises on him showed that he was bleeding internally. She had tried every one of her cards somehow (with the obvious exceptions of Bubbles, Sand, and Fight), but nothing helped.  

She couldn't really bring him into the hospital. She could picture it now.

"Oh yeah, him. Well, he kinda got QUEEZED by some EVIL thing, and…"

She could only hold his hand as his breathing grew faster, and shallower.

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"Eriol… ERIOL…" A voice called to him.

Eriol lay on the ground moaning in pain. He turned his head toward the voice, keeping his eyes closed.

Everything hurts so badly…

"I can make your pain go away, Eriol." Said the voice, and Eriol could hear clacking steps of English shoes coming toward him.

Dare…. Who… are you….

"Trust me, if you come with me, all that pain will go away and be replaced with love this very night…" The voice soothed.

Eriol's mind was becoming fuzzy, disconnected. He could no longer feel his own heartbeat or open his beautiful indigo eyes.

Fine… do it…

Sakura screamed as Eriol's body went completely still and then vanished completely.