Disclaimer: I do not own Card Captor Sakura and this fanfic is simply a product of my imagination and I am not paid to do this.

Author's Notes: This is Part II of the Sorceress Sakura, so if you haven't read the first story, (Sorceress Sakura), I suggest you read it or you might be confused especially with the new characters. This is my second fanfic and I hope you like it. Arigatou.

Sorceress Sakura II: Tears of the Past

Prologue:

Egypt

About 1,300 B.C.

            "Neferte!" A beautiful woman with long straight black hair yelled at a girl in front of her. She held out her hand and the other woman grasped her tightly and pulled her up.

            "Are you alright, Daughter of Isis?" The woman called Neferte asked the Lady beside her.

            The other woman was breathing heavily and clinged to Neferte for support. "I don't know if I could last any longer."

            "Don't worry, Daughter of Isis, Mermes will be here soon and we'll take you to Themphis soon. We promised your brother, the Pharaoh, we'll take you home."

            "Rames…" The princess smiled and pointed at a door. "We could escape through there.

            Neferte nodded and they entered the room. There was a wide window and Neferte closed her eyes.

            "Mermes where are you?" She asked telephatically.

            "In the Southern gate." Came a faint reply. "Do you have the princess?"

            "Yes. Meet us near the Nile."

            "Let's go, Daughter of Isis, My lady." Neferte helped the princess climbed the window and they silently dodged several guards.

            Once they were far from the palace where they were running away from, they started running to the river that was slowly getting nearer.

            Suddenly, a chariot stopped them and a tall man in regal clothes stepped down. "Where do you think you are going?" He hissed.

            Neferte glared at him. "I'm taking the princess to where she belongs. There is nothing you could do to stop us Prince Janees!"

            Janees ignored her and stared at the princess. "Tua, come. Let's go back."

            Neferte looked at the princess who was shaking behind her.

            "Tua" Janees repeated again. "Let's go!"

            "My Lady!" Neferte protested as Tua went nearer to Janees.

            "It's ok Neferte." She silently replied.

            Janees smiled and held out his hand but Tua brushed it away. "What?"

            "I'm not returning to you, Janees!" Tua firmly replied.

            "What are you talking about, Tua?" Janees' face changed, and he looked frightened.

            "You know exactly what I am talking about."

            "Tua, if you go there, then you'll die. The Hyskos are coming and they want to overthrow Rames. As long as we remain by their side, we'll be safe!"

            "Janees, that's not what you really want, is it?"

            Janees' face fell.

            "What is more precious to you, becoming the next Pharaoh, or me?"

            "Tua, if we help them, we will rule Egypt." He answered silently. "We could save Egypt from the decline it is becoming!"

            Tears flowed from Tua's eyes. "Then you have decided."

            She walked away and Neferte followed her.

            "Tua!" Janees yelled and started running to her but Tua turned and raised her hands. The earth shook and separated her and Neferte from Janees.

            "Even though I was only taken in by the Royal family…even I'm not really a princess… even if Rames is not really my brother, they are my family, and so if you are against my family, even if you are my husband, you will be my enemy!"

            "Tua." Janees whispered.

            "I don't want to see you ever again1" Tua yelled just as Mermes, the Pharaoh's general, appeared.

            They climbed the chariot as Neferte held Tua who was sobbing uncontrollably, leaving Janees who was shouting Tua's name repeatedly.

            They traveled steadily to the North until they reached a tower where they stopped.

            "In the name of Amen!" Mermes cried in alarm. "The army against Themphis is bigger than we thought!"

            "What?!" Neferte ran to look at the balcony. She closed her eyes in prayer. "May the Goddess, Isis protect her children!"

            Tua looked sadly at her two companions and stood up. She slowly went up the stairs to the top of the tower.

            "I am not of Royal blood, yet my loyalty is to the Pharaoh." She thought. "There's nothing left to lose now, this is for my people."

            She opened a golden casket and held out a small glowing sphere.

            "Your majesty!" Neferte ran to her with Mermes behind her.

            Tua looked at the emerald green eyes of Neferte. "I am Neter Tua, the Morning Star, Daughter of Isis, Princess of Lower and Upper Egypt. It is my duty to protect my country and my Pharaoh."

            "But you'll die!" Neferte was crying. "Tua, I don't want you to die!"

            Neter Tua smiled. "You will always be my best friend, Neferte. Always and forever." She stepped up a window.

            "Tua!" Neferte tried to stop her but Tua has already jumped.

The sphere Tua was holding glowed and she started to soar up until she could see the Hyskos army in the distance.

            "This is my decision!" She pointed at the army and they gradually banished from existence.

Author's Notes: You might notice that my pen name and the charater in this prologue is one. Well, actually, I read that 'Neter Tua' means morning star, so I was attracted to that name. Anyway, that's the prologue and I hope you love it. Arigatou.