Chap. 18: "Predictions become reality"
Author's note: Hey ya'll! I know you guys really hate me right now. I'm so sorry LOL well for those of you who wondered what Hala's private warnings to Sakura and Syaoran was now you'll find out. You guys I don't love leaving ya'll hanging, it's just that I have to end the chapter somewhere right? Hahaha.
I haven't been online because I haven't had the time to. So many things are happening right now that I can hardly find time for myself. The only reason I'm uploading is because I've already completed this story. I'm sorry guys.
Oh and happy Valentines Day! This really isn't a good chapter to celebrate such a day LOL.
LiLDraGoNGuRL28: A friend of mine was in that same program. I know what you mean; it sucks having to do so many things involving school. I'll try to write, your words have inspired me, ^_^. And I'm waiting for that chapter!!!!! Unfortunately I don't know anyone who's looking for an editor. Sorry.
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On this site author's share a lot of ideas. But there's never really any problem as long as that story doesn't follow the original story almost entirely identical. Some people just don't understand that. I believe it's not fair.
Ne wayz—enough jabbering. On wit story…
"Turn around, and return to the capital now!" Rakanis's cruel voice thundered from the heavens making Alan and Asai along with the little that was left of the forces comes to a halt.
"But master, we need reinforcements" Asai shouted, his voice swallowed the fierce winds of the snow-capped mountains.
"You're men aren't dead. Listen to me" Rakanis's voice swirled around them. "I'm your master" his voice changed feminine. "And I've got powers enough to resurrect them. Now go!"
Takashi burst through Mei Lin's doors with the others following behind him. "She's asleep" Tomoyo spoke walking in behind him. They looked at Mei Lin's form lying peacefully on the bed.
"I want to make sure she's okay" he spoke walking over to the bed. Sakura and Syaoran were the last to walk into the room. Sakura looked at Mei Lin's body lying on the bed, and felt suddenly horribly sick in her stomach.
"Get away" she cried making Takashi come to a halt and look at her. Sakura looked around the finely decorated room, laid out in crimson. How perfect the setting, "It's not her. She's gone," she stated in a firm tone.
"What are you talking about?" Takashi asked a frown touching his lips. Syaoran looked around the room sniffing the stench of death.
"Get out of the room," he spoke in a firm tone looking at Takashi. "Now, something isn't right" Takashi shook his head and turned when Mei Lin's eyes shot open.
"Takashi" she spoke in a soft, sugar coated voice. Tomoyo looked at Mei Lin when she sat up, and felt her senses go crazy. She had to restrain her elemental powers from going crazy. "Come here, I don't want to be alone"
"Takashi no!" Tomoyo cried running up to him. A wide sickening smile spread across Mei Lin's face as she held her hand up. A black, electrical surge shot through her fingers surrounding Takashi and Tomoyo's body tearing painful screams from their throats.
"No!" Sakura cried pulling aurora from its sheath. She ran towards the bed, and raised it high ready to strike but before it made contact, Mei Lin's head shot towards her.
"Such power within you" she spat casting a spell on Sakura, suspending her in mid air. She didn't mean the power Sakura had but the one growing in her.
"Let her go" Syaoran ordered making his way towards the bed with Eriol. They were horrified when they collided with a black shield, the power sending them flying into the walls. Sakura's eyes widened in fear watching the black essence swirl towards her womb.
"No, please don't" she cried struggling against the force that held her high. Tomoyo and Takashi's cries of pain surrounded her, combining with her own fears. A shrill cry tore from her throat feeling a heart wrenching pain consume her abdomen.
"Feel the pain" Mei Lin laughed hysterically. Syaoran and Eriol tried to get up from where they were but found themselves bounded to their spot. Syaoran could feel Sakura's pain, and knew what was happening.
No," he whispered his senses going crazy. "No!" he growled, fists clenched in pure anger. He could feel his child's life being drained away along with Sakura's. Her screams of fear and knowing filled his soul, burning every fiber. "Don't you dare, harm them!" he didn't know where Mei Lin got such power. "Father!" he bellowed breaking free of the force that was holding him.
He flew to his feet, and raced towards the bed. Rakanis was shocked to see him break free of his strongest spell. "You surprise me," he laughed sickeningly. "But you're too late, one is gone" he crackled disappearing before Syaoran's glowing emerald sword embedded itself where his head had been.
"Rakanis, you coward!" he howled spinning around. He lunged forward and caught Sakura's frail body before it hit the ground. Takashi and Tomoyo's body crumbled to the ground when the spell was broken, both unconscious. Eriol scampered over to Takashi and Tomoyo's body when the spell was finally broken.
He checked them, only to find that they were just unconscious. He looked at Syaoran who clutched Sakura's body to his and knew that something dreadful had happened. He sat in silence and watched them not knowing what to do.
Syaoran hugged her body in his arms tightly, tears of regret spilled from his eyes knowing that Rakanis had taken another important piece of his life. He had almost succeeded in taking both of them away. "No," he whispered mourning the loss of the child that hadn't been given the chance to enter this world. "No!!!!!!!!!!!!
"What happened?" Joe shouted appearing at the door with the sisters behind her. When they lay eyes on Syaoran hugging Sakura's body, she gasps in horror, fear consuming her…
Sakura's hands covered her face, as horrible sobs escaped her lips. "No," she cried a single tear stealing through her hands. It fell on the water causing a ripple the spread slowly, getting larger.
"Why do you cry?" a voice whispered surrounding her. She didn't move made no attempt to see where the voice was coming from.
"I cry for the child I've lost" she choked, new tears forming in her already red swollen eyes. Her heart felt empty, she had lost a part of her. She felt worthless knowing that she didn't do anything to prevent the death of her unborn baby. And now when she prayed for release, it was impossible because death couldn't take her.
"Don't beg for death"
"Why? Do you know how it feels to loose a child?" she barked in a deadly tone spinning around to find the source of the voice but there was no one there. "Do you know how it feels to know you've lost something so dear to you. And there was nothing you could do or did to prevent it?" she screamed, her vision blurred by a waterfall of tears.
"I do" it finally answered after a short moment.
"Then don't peach to me" she hissed blinded by pain to notice where she was. A figure appeared before her but she didn't not look up, or acknowledge the presence.
"You were told you'd loose someone dear weren't you?" Sakura remembered the words Hala spoke to her. "Did the prophet not warn you?" She knew she had been warned. "Do you know the rule you play in this war?"
"I don't care what I play. It doesn't justify the fact that I lost my child. There's nothing that can change that," she screamed in pain. Wrapping her arms around her waist, she bent forward, tears falling from her face unto the grass. "There's nothing in this world that can bring my baby back"
"That doesn't mean you can give up on those who will need you to succeed" the voice was sad.
"What's the use of life if all you ever feel is pain?" Sakura replied in a dreadful tone. She closed her eyes, and rocked back and forth. "All there is in this world is pain. Just pain! And I want no more of it"
"Such words will get you no where. If you think this is the only pain you'll feel. You're sorely mistaken" it whispered making her head snap up. Sakura stared into the eyes of her goddess, Giya. "This is only the beginning, it will be your choice as to how it ends"
"What do you mean?" she asked in sorrow but Giya started to disappear. "Wait dammit, what do you mean?" She cried in desperately feeling herself being drawn away. "No, don't do this to me!"
Reality
"You make sure the men know that we're leaving at the break of dawn," Syaoran ordered looking his generals who were standing outside Sakura's bedroom door. The men in front of him knew that something horrible had happened but hadn't a clue what it was.
"Yes sir" the man saluted turning on his heels like the others. Syaoran watched them go before turning towards the door. He looked at it, and rested his head against it. He didn't know what he would tell Sakura, didn't know how to apologize to her for not protecting her and the child they lost.
"I failed you," he whispered in a broken tone. "Never again will it happen. I would rather die than let anything happen to you," he promised himself. And it was promise that would in the end take him to his grave.
Reaching for the knob, he turned it and walked in only to find the sisters still standing at the bed watching her. "We'll head out in the morning. I don't know where to start looking" he said when Nades turned to look at him.
"I know where to start" she replied making him nod. "They'll pay for what they did" she assured knowing the kind of pain he was going through. Hearing soft mumbling, they looked at Sakura who was starting to wake up.
"Syaoran" she whispered a frown touching her lips. They drew closer when a sob escaped her lips, "No please. Don't take him away,"
"I think we should leave" Tilda spoke in a soft tone looking at Sakura's strained expression. "We will be near by for safety," she said to Syaoran who shook his head grateful. When the door closed, he walked over to the bed wondering how she would react to him.
"Syaoran," she whimpered, her face contorted in a painful expression. He reached for her hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze.
"I'm here Sakura" he soothed wiping the sweat from her forehead. "I'm here" slowly her eyes opened releasing tears. A sob escaped her lips as she threw her arms around his neck, burying her head in his chest.
"He took our baby away, the bastard took him away," she cried painfully in his arms. Every word tore at his heart. "Oh Syaoran" she sobbed sorrow overwhelming her soul.
"I'm sorry. I didn't protect you. I'm so sorry" he whispered in a pained tone making her stiffen. Sakura pulled from his arms, and stared in his eyes with round ones. She shook her head feeling more tears threaten.
"No don't say that," she pleaded touching his face. "Don't say that. I need you more than ever" she spoke in a terrified voice. She didn't him to blame himself because there was nothing he could have done to prevent it. "Hearing you blame yourself hurts me," she choked back sobs, her haunting eyes lifting to his. His heart broke seeing the look of dread, and grief in her once laughing emerald poles. "We have to get through this together"
"We will. I'll never let anything happen to you. Never" he promised placing his hand against her cheek. Sakura closed her eyes, knowing that he was telling the truth. She didn't think then what that promise was going to take from her in the end.
"Lay with me" he shook his head and lay in bed with her. She rested her head on his shoulder, and closed her eyes. She was mourning, and crying on the inside for the child she hadn't gotten a chance to hold. For the innocent baby, whose soul was ripped from her womb.
Eriol looked at Takashi who was staring at the new Kilo Lake that stood in front of the capital. He walked up to his friend and stopped at his side. "How's Sakura doing?" he inquired in soft a voice trying to hide his pain.
Eriol gazed at the cloudless sky, the moon full casting a faint glow on the city below them. A soft wind, whipped his hair across his face. He sighed turning to look at Takashi, "I'm sure she'll be fine. Syaoran is with her right now. We'll be leaving in the morning to hunt down Asai and Alan" he finally answered wondering what was on Takashi's mind.
"That's for the best. It's due time that they pay for their sins" he hissed in a cold tone. Eriol glanced over his shoulder when the sisters walked up. He looked at Tomoyo, who smiled shakily at him.
"You do know that we'll have to kill Mei Lin in order to get rid of Rakanis right?" Nades spoke, Takashi's world turn upside down within in a second. He spun around and looked at them with disbelieving eyes.
"We have to save her" he spoke in a tight, pleading voice. He didn't know what he would do if he lost her. He couldn't loose her; there was no way in hell he was going to allow them to take her from him.
"It's the only way," Joe continued seeing the look of dread that crossed Takashi's eyes. "We must all make sacrifices to ensure to the survival of our kind"
"I've lost enough. Don't you think I should have something to live for after this blasted war? Don't you?" he barked clenching his fists. "There must be another way. There must, think!" he couldn't think straight. The very thought of loosing Mei Lin made him frantic. He hadn't even told her he loved her, and to loose her? "This is my fault. If I hadn't left her alone with that woman this wouldn't have happened. I could tell that something was wrong; I knew something was wrong but I left anyways. And now Mei Lin, Syaoran and Sakura are suffering because of my bad judgment" he stated looking at the ground. The wind whipped around them, as Takashi continued to blame himself.
"It's not" Tomoyo spoke breaking his line of thoughts. When he looked at them, his eyes were haunted with guilt.
"It is Tomoyo. It is," he whispered walking off. They watched his form disappear in the darkness and sighed looking at the sky.
"He'll be no good to us if he goes around blaming himself" Tilda said breaking the silence. They knew she was telling the truth. If he continued to blame himself, he might cause the death of the men under his command or even worse.
"We have to leave him behind" Eriol spoke in a sad tone. They shook their heads in agreement not knowing what to say. Tomoyo looked at him and walked to his side. Wrapping her arms around him tightly, she buried her head in his neck. He could feel that she was afraid, she feared the outcome of this battle. They all did…
"You know meeting him was for the best. It made me realize that not all men are evil and worthless" Lana's voice drifted on the gentle winds that surrounded her body. She stared at the night sky, which was filled with endless amounts of stars.
"What do you mean?" Rika inquired taking a seat next to her. They were on the walls that over looked the Kilo Lake. The moon's glow was cast upon the water top, giving it a peaceful feeling even though it was filled with the bodies of thousands of men.
"I mean when I take the throne. I'm going to work towards uniting my people with men again. I'll start with the Lirin because Sakura will be their queen. It will be my first alliance" Lana stated surprising Rika. She could see now that her sister had been thinking carefully of this.
"I see. And what will mama think?" Rika inquired in a soft tone. Lana smiled faintly, thinking about Hu.
"She'll have to live with it. I know in my heart that I met Hu for a reason. I met him so that my eyes would open. I never knew dealing with a man, could make me feel such emotions. You know what it is I talk about" Lana explained touching her heart. Rika knew what she was talking about because she knew she was in love with Alex.
"That I do sister, that I do" she replied softly. Lana turned to look at her, the smile was gone and her eyes were misty. "What's the matter?"
"I loved him. Why was he taken from me?" Lana cried making Rika's heart wrench. "It's not fair, I didn't even get a chance to tell him or see if he felt the same way about me. It would be dreadful if I fell in love with him and he wasn't with me?" she gave a cruel laugh thinking about it.
"If he dared to be next to you knowing the consequences he loved you. After all he had Amazon blood in him" Rika replied in a firm tone. Lana looked at her sister, and threw her arms around her tightly.
"I love you Rika. And I wish you the best of luck with Alex" she whispered in a sincere tone. Rika turned the hug with all her might; the wind blew around them sending a chill through their spine. They stiffed when something surrounded them, breaking apart they stared off in the distance. The men around them stood as well, "Ahhh" One screamed when an arrow embedded itself in his stomach. Looking at the arrow, with wide eyes he crumbled the ground.
"Where are they attacking from?" a man shouted. Rika heard something coming; she looked up in shock and pushed Lana out of the way. They fell on their side, when multiple arrows landed at the spot where they had been.
"The sky. Sound the alarms" Rika shouted making the sounds of horns echo through out the palace. "How the hell are they able to fly?" she whispered in fear seeing the hundreds of flying horsemen heading in their direction.
Magic. Let's go" Lana shouted getting to her feet. They ran and jumped over the ledge when flaming arrows filled the heavens, making it seem as if it was raining fire. People around them, started to scream and panic not knowing where to run and hide as arrows landed.
"We have to get to our people!" Rika yelled, Lana shook her head skidding around a corner. They came to a halt, when five men on horses fly towards them. Their arrows ready to fire, they jumped out the way landing in garbage. Watching them fly off, they got up, "This isn't good. We're at an disadvantage" she spoke making Lana shake her head in full agreement.
"I've been informed that they are attacking from the sky. We don't know how they are doing it" Eriol explained to Syaoran as they made their way to the balcony to see what was happening. When they reached it, they looked at the devastation the fire was causing on the city below.
"Get the archers ready. Make them shoot to the sky" Syaoran ordered in a tight tone. He should have known that Rakanis would have come back to finish what he had started.
"The arrows will only come down and hit our people" Tomoyo replied making sense. They didn't know what they were going to do.
"Make it rain Tomoyo. And I'll call the fire back, Nades you do the same" Sakura spoke in an urgent tone running towards the stairs that led to the city. She was still in mourning but the time to fight was here, and she was going to make Rakanis pay.
"Sakura no!" Syaoran shouted running after her. Tomoyo walked to the ledge and held her hands out. Closing her eyes, she got ready to use all she had to evoke rain. "Tilda, make the wind stop"
"Right" Tilda said getting in place with Nades. They held out their hands, and called out to their elements bidding them to their will.
"We'll go get the men ready" Eriol said about to run off with Takashi when something caught their eyes. It was a person dressed in all dress on a black horse. Their eyes widened in shock recognizing the person.
"Mei Lin" Takashi whispered in disbelief. She was the one leading the army; it was her who was killing people.
"It's not her, it's Rakanis" Eriol stated firmly knocking him out of his trance. "We have to go," he ordered pulling him along. Takashi followed him as they raced down the hall; he repeated the words Eriol spoke over and over in his mind trying to focus.
Mei Lin…
She looked at the devastation below her, and her soul cried out but there was
nothing she could do. "Tell me daughter of Giya, how does it feel to cause pain
to those who you are here to protect?" Rakanis's voice laughed at her. She was trapped in her mind, able to see
what was going on but unable to do anything to prevent it.
"You'll pay for this," she screamed banging on her cage. "You'll pay" she cried falling to her knees. At her hands people were going to die. Closing her eyes, she allowed tears to fall and grief to come.
"That's a good girl" he spat in disgust. "Women should know their place in this world. It's only to please" with that said he focused on the battle. He had been so caught up in tormenting her that he hadn't realized Giya's little minions were evoking rain to quench the fires rage. "Smart" he muttered in distaste. "Asai, Alan!" he shouted making them appear at his side.
"Master" both said with a grin on their face. The rain drenched them but their cared not feeling victory upon them.
"See her, kill her. With her gone, they will loose" He ordered pointing at Sakura who was killing the flames in the city. Alan and Asai looked at her tiny form, and smiled evilly shaking their heads.
"Yes master" they rode off heading towards Sakura. Arrows drawn, "Ground battle" they ordered the remainder of their men making them fly towards the ground. Nades opened her eyes seeing two head for the ground. Seeing their target, she jumped unto the ledge and flew off ignoring the cries of Tilda and Joe. Feeling the wind, pick her up; she smiled at Tilda as she was lowered slowly to the ground.
Syaoran rounded the corner, and his heart stopped seeing two figures heading
towards Sakura who was unaware. "Sakura!" he shouted running towards her. Looking into Alan's face, he pushes her out
of the way and drags her into the crowd.
"What are you doing?" she yelped snapping out of her trance. Syaoran ignored her pulling his sword, glancing back; he could see Alan and Asai on their tail. Sakura looked back, and frowned seeing the brothers. "Why are we running?"
"They are after you. I promised myself that I wouldn't let anyone harm you" he answered when Alan and Asai seemed to disappear. Slowing down, they looked around wondering where they had disappeared. They were surrounded by chaos, not able to tell enemy from ally.
"The people need to get out of the streets" Sakura whispered knowing that Rakanis had planned this well. With the city going into panic, it was an easier victory for him. All his men had to do was shot at anything that was moving on the ground.
"His men are coming this way. Draw your sword" Sakura drew aurora and get ready to fight. They were back-to-back ready for the first men they were would take down. "Be careful"
"You as well" she replied moving off him to meet the man in combat. She spun her sword around and slashed at him, only to have it blocked. Jumping back, she ducked his attack and thrust her sword into his stomach.
Getting up, she kicked him off listening the screams of pain and terror circling her. She looked around, feeling like she was spinning. She could hear different voices in her mind, they were begging for release.
A frown touched her lips, and jumped kicking at man across the face as she swung aurora around and cut his head clean from his neck. "All of you get her!" Alan ordered the remainder of their men, as he pointed at Sakura's form.
Syaoran spun around, and his eyes grew wide seeing all the men heading towards Sakura, who was busy fighting. "Sakura," he shouted kicking the man off his sword. He pushed through the crowd of civilians trying to make it to her. "Sakura!" he cried desperately hoping she would hear him.
Nades was also shouting her name. She could see the forces heading in the direction but the men she was already trying to fight off distracted her. "Oh god no, please no!" she cried in fear pushing through the people.
Sakura kicked the last of the men off her sword, and turned only to see five heading towards her with revenge in their eyes. Her eyes widened and she held up her hand, "Fire!" she shouted making it shoot from her hand consuming them. Their painful screams filled the sky, which was void of the wind.
She watched Syaoran break through the fire shouting something at her. Looking back, she saw Alan flying towards her sword high ready to strike her down. Blinded by fear, she stood nailed to the spot and watched him. "No!" Syaoran shouted watching Alan's sword come down on her when he jumped towards her. Everything moved in slow motion, screams became slurs and movements grew sluggish.
Sakura felt her self hugged tightly, and Alan's horrible laugh pierce the thick night air. Opening her eyes, she looked at the satisfied look in his endless black poles. She didn't know why he looked so pleased; after all he hadn't killed her. Syaoran had saved her like he promised. "Well now, look at them" by the minute she felt Syaoran's weight on her double.
Something warm ran down her hands, and dropped to the ground making a splash in the puddle below her. "No" she whimpered falling to her knees with Syaoran in her arms.
"Oh yes" Alan's cruel laugh filled the night. Sakura looked at Syaoran's pale form in her arms, his blood spreading across his white tunic like wild fire. "Rakanis knew he would try to save you" he spat in disgust looking at them.
"No. Gods no, please no" she cried feeling her body shake. Closing her eyes she remembered Hala words, she saw the vision in the teacup. 'The one you love the most will die for you' the words echoed in her mind, the ones she wanted to forget. "No!!!" she cried shaking her head in disbelief. The world around her seemed to fade out, only leaving her in the middle of the street with Syaoran's frail body in her arms. "No! Please, god no. Syaoran wake up, you have to wake up" she shook his body only to have him take in a sharp intake of breath.
"Sakura" he grimaced, pain shooting through his being, he had kept his promise. She placed her clammy hand on his cheek, relief spreading through her.
"That's it, you stay with me dammit. Give me enough time to heal you" she begged placing her hand over his gash ignoring the blood that slipped through her fingers. "Stay here with me. I've lost our baby, don't make me loose you!" Syaoran could hear pieces of what she was seeing. He would fall in and out of consciousness. "Don't go, you hear me!" she demanded in fear.
"Sakura" she could hear how weak and strained his words were. Sobs escaped her lips, as the rain pounded on them.
"Please don't leave me," she cried desperately trying to heal him but the blood came more. It wouldn't stop; there was nothing she could do. "Nades, I need your help" she screamed making her hand glow. He reached up with all his might, and touched her cheek with his cold, pale hand.
"I'm sorry that I have but one life to save you" he whispered with the last of his essence. His hand fell away, as the last of his breath escaped his lips. Sakura shook her head violently in denial.
"No, no, no" she repeated shaking him. "You can't leave me, you can't. You promised that you wouldn't leave me," she screamed shaking his body. She wasn't going to be alone; he wasn't going to leave her. "Syaoran, no!" her head snaps to the endless black heavens, a horrid scream of hurting and anguish left her throat. She had lost the love of her life, and it was her fault…
Author's note: I remember in chapter fourteen someone warned me never to kill anyone cause they would hate me forever. I believe now you hate me! I'm so sorry but I had to kill him, it's the only way this story is going to work out! LOL I'm sorry again, so very sorry. I don't mean to kill the main characters. I really don't, anyways review okay?
