A/N: This is just another idea I had. Not sure how it is.
Disclaimer: I don't own CCS
Summary: The land of Trian is under attack by mystical forces. The kingdoms have been separated, and the Li Kingdom's last hope of success flew out the window when the Kinomoto Weapon never arrives. But the appearance of a powerful presence leads the prince of the Li Kingdom to the strongest source of magic he has ever seen. The problem is it is locked inside the body of a young girl with no memory of who she is. Her power could help but will she be able to figure it out in time, and will the prince be able to not fall in love as well. (We should all know the answers shouldn't we? Hehe or maybe not!)
The Kinomoto Weapon
Chapter 1: Who are you?
A young man of about twenty sat on a stone bench in a courtyard lit by cold sunlight. The faint rays of early morning feebly attempted to warm up the garden surrounding him. He watched as the crisp air rustled the leaves of the trees as they changed from green to yellow to red. Soon the courtyard would be ablaze, the trees seeming to be on fire with crimson foliage.
The breeze blew his unruly brown hair across his brow and gave his rich green robes a wave. He was content here. It was a place to think. To let his guard down. To escape. To…
"Your highness." A voice called.
So much for escape, he thought bitterly.
"Your highness," a man repeated appearing in the doorway leading back inside the castle. "Her majesty requests your presence in the great hall immediately. Captain Shotan has returned from the eastern fields and is awaiting your arrival to report."
"Thank you Wei. I shall be there in a moment." Wei bowed and retreated into the darkness of the doorway.
The young man sighed, rising as he began to make his way to the great hall for discussions of the war. He had been fearing that they would be discussing another matter, a more personal one that he desperately attempted to avoid. But fighting was definitely a topic that could not be avoided, nor was it one he wished to.
There was a war waging in the lands of Trian, but no one knew who was the cause. Confusion was rampant as all the Kingdoms in the land fell under attack by mysterious forces. Creatures had swarmed the land and magic was believed to be the source, but the controller of the magic was still unknown. The Kingdoms had been working on banding together to form a unified front, but recently communications had failed. The last news to reach the borders was that the Varten Kingdom had fallen. That was months ago. Who knew how many more may have been taken over by then? The land of Trian was in a state of crisis, some even thought it may be the end. But the young man was going to fight till his last breath to protect his people and his kingdom from this mysterious attacker.
The young man strode through the tall open doors of the great hall.
He was announced, "Presenting his Royal Highness Prince Li Syaoran." As if they wouldn't know that by now, he thought sarcastically.
The prince walked up to a row of chairs facing a assembly of soldiers kneeling. Seated in one of a pair of imposing chairs was his mother Queen Yelan. He gave a short bow before seating himself in a lower chair beside her. Li gave a slight nod to his sisters seated further down before giving his attention to the blond haired man kneeling at the head of the group. Their armor was slightly dirty to say the least and the men looked like they had just come from travel. Apparently time was of the essence for they had skipped the courtesy of washing before presenting themselves to royalty.
"What have you discovered Captain Shotan?" Li asked his voice taking on the emotionless tone that power placed on him. When in command his feelings had the tendency to take a back seat.
"Your highness the news is not good." The blond haired man began. "We have lost fifteen more men on the eastern end. Plus the Skalrons have been multiplying at a frightening rate. We may become outnumbered soon. There are rumors that new creatures may have infiltrated the Northern Forest surrounding the courtyard. We have sent men to check it but we are unsure of their findings."
"Yes," Li said cutting him off, slightly urgent. "But what of the Kinomoto weapon? Has it arrived yet?"
"No your highness. We were unable to locate the Kinomoto weapon or the people charged with bringing it. The enemy is so thick to the east that we cannot get messengers through. And we think that the Kinomoto Kingdom must be having the same trouble."
Li sat back in his chair letting the information sink in. This had been his great plan. The hope of the survival of the Li Kingdom had been placed in obtaining the power of the neighboring kingdom. The weapon was to be combined with the magic infused in the Li land to overpower the enemy. And now they didn't have it, and thanks to his request the Kinomoto Kingdom was probably defenseless as well. They were doomed.
The conversation continued with other members of the royal family and army were trying to determine the next course of action, but at the moment no one could think of anything. Finally Li dismissed the soldiers to get food and rest.
When the room had emptied of all except Li and his family, his mother turned to him. "Son, do not worry. We will find another way. Our people are strong." His sisters nodded their encouragement.
"There is one other reason you were called here." Oh no. "It is time for this country to have a king again." Damn! "It would give the people hope to see the throne filled once again with a strong man who will protect them. As you know the princess from the Rei kingdom is staying with us. And she has been a friend of yours since childhood…"
It was at that exact moment he sensed something that sent a chill down his spine. Upon seeing Li freeze his mother began to scold him. "I know you find her rather annoying but given time you could learn to love her. If the two of you are engaged you…"
"That's not it mother. Something is wrong. I can feel a powerful aura to the south of the castle. I think its coming from the edge of the Capitol, maybe even further."
"Silly Syaoran," his sister Fuutie laughed. "No one's aura could be so strong as for you to feel it all the way in the castle." The other three sisters began to join in joking about their delusional brother.
But despite their protests Li knew he was right. And that meant that something was wrong. Only a few people ever had magic and they all belonged to nobility or royalty so they were always known. This aura was new and different, unrecognizable. That made it a potential enemy. This could be another threat to my people. But why not hide the aura if this person or thing is so powerful? Why be so open about it? Unless they are so strong that the element of surprise is not needed. And that was another cause for worry was the sheer strength. His sister was right about one thing; even with Li's powerful magic he should not be able to locate an aura that far away. It was unheard of.
He had to investigate it and if it was dangerous destroy it. But getting the timing right was going to be tricky. With his mother pressing for marriage and his nosy sisters slipping out of the castle unnoticed would be difficult. Li walked off to plan a little escapade into the city that resided below the castle, also known as the Capitol.
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A few days later the same royal man was seen walking the streets of the Capitol dressed in regular breeches, shirt and tunic. The people walking by had little clue that their future ruler was passing them by.
Li felt closely the atmosphere with his magic sensing the vibrations of the aura grow stronger and stronger the further away from the castle he got. The city began to turn into the more rural section of town, the outskirts. The presence was almost blinding at that point and he knew he still was not that close. People always thought that auras were these colored lights hanging around a person but that was not so. Everyone's aura was a white sparkling with life. Literally it was their essence, their presence. Colors in auras were never very strong. Rather they were tinted by a person's magic, so non-magical people's were colorless and they could not discern the auras of others. The one he hunted was laced with pink fire, it raged and burn inside the light. The magic was almost overwhelming at this point. Maybe they are even stronger than me. The prince reached for the orb that hung from his neck, changing it into a long sword.
The presence led him to a textile shop. The presence made his way around the back to the workroom. The door was open to let in fresh air; a faint tune could be heard floating through the opening. Peeking inside, Li could see the owner of the strongest aura he had ever felt. His eyes opened wide in shock as the image before him settled into his brain. A young woman, maybe seventeen or eighteen years of age, was humming a tune as she used the loom to weave a beautiful tapestry. She was creating the sweet image of a young man kneeling beneath a cherry blossom tree in full bloom.
He could barely believe his eyes that this young girl with auburn hair could be the owner of strong magic. Just what is she doing here? He questioned. And before he could think of what to do the girl turned around smiling. "Is there anything I can help you with sir?" Her innocent emerald eyes alight, happy for having caught him in the act of watching.
Her innocence could be a trick. A voice in his head warned. Attack first, ask questions later. Li followed the weird thinking of his brain as he brought his sword up. The girl seeing this tried to run away but tripped on the stool set in front of the loom and ended up flat on her back with a cold sword pressed against her neck.(A/N: Silly Syaoran, violence is not the answer)
"Who are you?" The prince demanded his voice like a snowstorm. "Why are you here? Answer me!" But despite the force in his words the girl said nothing, her body quaking with fear and her eyes filled with confusion. Why does she not attack me? Why doesn't she use her magic?
"For the last time, tell me who you are or I will kill you."
"She can't." A stony voice cut through his anger. Li turned to see a woman in the doorway glaring at him. If he did not have the sword he was sure the lady would have probably outright hit him. "Now get off her and I can explain. But if you do not by God I will make you sorry."
Assessing the value of her threat as true Li withdrew his sword at which point the girl scrambled up running to the lady. "I'm sorry Mistress Yamazaki that man just came in and attacked. I didn't know what to do."
"Don't worry we will settle things," Mistress Yamazaki said soothingly patting the girl on the shoulder. "Why don't you go for a walk to release some nerves, okay?" The girl nodded and with one last worried glance at her attacker she left.
Mistress Yamazaki then approached Li did the most surprising action, she knelt. She knows who I am?!?
"Your Highness please allow my husband and I to explain."
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Prince Li found himself in the kitchen of the upper level of the textile shop sitting beside Takashi and Chiharu Yamazaki, the young owners of the shop. They had done work for his mother hence why Chiharu had recognized him. "So you are saying she remembers nothing at all?" The prince asked.
"Not a thing your highness. Not her name, her family, even the land she came from. She just washed up on the banks of the Blomue River(A/N: No clue why I made that name) on the limits of the Capitol. I found her when I went to do the washing a few days ago." Chiharu said, still looking on the verge of murdering Li for his callous treatment even though he was royalty.
"So we took her in hoping she would recover her memory. We had been planning to teach her to weave so she could have a job in our store, but as you could see of her work downstairs she doesn't need it. Her work is amazing. Weaving just comes naturally to her, your highness." Takashi said then getting an evil glint to his eyes as a thought came to his head. But before he could even open his mouth to speak a word about the ancient and most likely false world of weaving his wife yanked him away by the ear. She harshly whispered, "Don't tell a single lie to his highness or you will die a painful death with my knitting needle." That shut him up real fast.
The prince looked at the odd exchange in front of him before returning his thoughts to the girl in the workroom. Those vibrant green eyes so full of fear and confusion came to mind. Guilt ripped through him. He had frightened an innocent girl because fear for his kingdom's fate made him desperate. Li decided he need to apologize, a rare event for the prince. But not only that, he felt a need to find out who she was. She was powerful but seemed unconscious of it. Why was that? He was drawn to her mystery. And her strength could be useful in this time of fighting. With that he decided she was to be taken to the Li castle, whether she wanted to or not by the way.
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A/N: So what do ya think? A good start? Is it worth it to continue this story?