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Chapter V: Neter Tua Returns

                        "Rhea-chan!" Sakura ran frantically into the mansion.

                        "Sakura… She is running faster than usual without her powers." Syaoaran thought with awe as he followed Sakura.

                        "Rhea-cha-!" Sakura stopped as she reached the building.

                        "What's wrong?" Syaoran panted as he stopped beside her and looked around.

                        The house was full of thick vines twisting in all directions, going through some walls, windows and doors and many items were completely smashed.

                        "They must still be in the Ballroom." Syaoran told Sakura.

                        Sakura nodded and they ran to the drawing room.

                        "Don't worry, it must be only a few minutes ago, I'm sure everyone is alright." Syaoran tried to comfort Sakura.

                        Sakura clutched her knuckles tightly. "Everything will be alright!"

                        Sakura dashed into the open Ballroom door. "Everyo-"

                        Syaoran covered her mouth and pulled her aside, behind an overturned table.

                        "They don't know we are here, Sakura." Syaoran whispered. "If we want to save everyone, we must make sure we are not captured too!"

                        Sakura nodded, looking sadly at her friends. They were all unconscious, and a lot of them were bound by thick vines. She could see that Remus and Eriol were lying on the floor, wounded yet not seriously.

                        "Where is Rhea-chan?" Sakura whispered to Syaoran.

                        Syaoran peeked through a side in the table. "She's alright, but the enemy, whoever he is, is in front of her."

                        Sakura sneaked beside him and stared at Rhea's direction. "There's only one of them…and-."

                        Sakura paused, as she saw Rhea on the floor. They were a little far but she could see the tears flowing from Rhea's eyes.

                        "Why isn't Miss Rhea fighting back?" Syaoran whispered.

                        Sakura couldn't hear whatever the man was saying to Rhea, but she knew he was blaming her…blaming her to be weak…blaming her to be a powerful person who could not even protect the ones she loves. She also felt that the man wants something from Rhea, something very precious to Rhea.

                        "Sakura?" Syaoran nudged her carefully, but Sakura kept on watching the scene as if in trance.

                        Everything around Sakura, the room, the objects and the people, gradually disappeared from her sight. Soon, all that remained was her and Rhea crying in the distance.

                        Sakura tried to reach out her hand and gradually, the Rhea in the distance seem to change. She looked older , and her hair seem straighter, longer and darker. There were gold ornaments in her hair and arms. And she was wearing a white nightgown.

                        "He didn't believe me, no one did." Rhea cried. "Now he's gone, and I wasn't able to save him."

                        "It's not your fault!" Sakura screamed.

                        "Sakura!" Syaoran cried in alarm.

                        The scene around Sakura returned back to normal and the cloaked man was looking at her.

                        "Sakura." Rhea looked at her, tears streaming from her eyes.

                        The cloaked man raised his arm and thick vines lunged at Sakura.

                        Syaoran summoned his sword and slashed the vines. "What in the world happened to you?!"

                        "I don't know!" Sakura replied. "I  don't know what happened."

                        The cloak man took out a pitch black staff and pointed it at them. Thick vines suddenly and quickly lunged at them.

                        "Aaah!" Syaoran was hit at the stomach and he dropped his sword and fell unconscious.

                        "Syaoran-ku-. Aaahhh!!!" An extra thick vine bound her and raised her in the air. "Through!"

                        She went through the vines with the help of her card and fell to the floor. "Itai (ouch)!"

                        "That's…" The cloaked man stared at Sakura.

                        Sakura struggled to stand, then she held out her hand. "Key that holds the power of the Evening Star, reveal your true form to me. I, Sakura, command you under our contract. Release!"

                        "Firey! Burn all these vines!" The Firey flew and touched the vines, but it suddenly returned back to its card form.

                        "What the-?" Sakura almost dropped her staff in surprise.

                        "Hmph." The man took off his hood and grinned. He had dark skin which with his jet black hair gave him a really dark appearance. He raised his staff and several vines lunged at her again.

                        "Shield!" The vines hit the shield which much force that even though that the shield broke. The shield card protected Sakura from the vines but the force sent Sakura flying across the room, hitting the wall.

                        "I thought I told you to kill her Hu."

                        Sakura opened her eyes and saw Kaining standing beside the man.

                        "Shadow, I…"

                        "Enough of your excuses, It's time to end this!"

                        "No." Sakura struggled to stand up, but her back throbbed with pain that she fell to her knees. "Windy! Make like a chain and bind them!"

                        But like the Firey, the Windy returned to Sakura's hand as a card.

                        "Elemental magic doesn't affect me!" Shadow laughed, and after a split second appeared behind her. "This is your end, Little girl!"

                        Sakura trembled with fear as she tried to get away but the pain in her back prevented her from moving.

                        "Goodbye!" Shadow raised his staff.

                        "Wait!" Kaining tried to stop him. "She has nothing to do with this!"

                        "Oh yes she does." Shadow eyed Sakura wickedly. "She has everything to do with this. But now its adieu."

                        "NO!!!"

                        Shadow was suddenly pushed away from Sakura.

                        "Don't…you dare!" Rhea struggled to stand. She held a chair for support. "You will not hurt my friend!"

                        "How was she able to use the wind against me?! That's impossible!" Shadow stood with the help of Kaining.

                        "You don't know her. Her magic is much more strong than yours, except now-." Kaining paused as Rhea went on a coughing fit. Rhea tried to cover her mouth but blood slowly dripped from it. "Her magic cannot save her now."

                        "Rhea-chan…" Sakura continued to struggle to get up but continued to fail.

                        "I… will not lose…I will not lose anyone…ever again!" Rhea tried to stand straight, holding her moon stone necklace. "I will-." Rhea suddenly fainted.

                        "No. Rhea-chan." Tears fell from Sakura's eyes.

                        "Well that's that." Kaining smiled.

                        "We still need that girl." Shadow told him.

                        "Don't worry she's only in coma." Kaining assured. "We could still extract her memory."

                        "Very well." They both walked towards Rhea.

                        "DON'T GO NEAR HER!!!"

                        The two men looked behind them and saw Sakura still struggling to stand.

                        "DON'T YOU DARE TAKE HER AWAY!!!" Sakura screamed, suddenly the vines started moving.

                        The vines dropped her friends gently to the floor and began opening the doors and the windows. At the right side, the sun was slowly rising and a faint star is see, on the left side, a star shone more brightly than the others.

                        Light flowed into the room and vines started to help Sakura stand up.

                        "She's controlling the vines!" Kaining said in surprise.

                        "STOP!" Shadow screamed. "Don't let her go near the other!" He tried to get the vines to follow his command but the vines bound him and Kaining; throwing them against the wall.

                        The vines lifted Sakura and took her to Rhea. Sakura raised her hand and the vines set Rhea into an upright position.

                        The pupils in Sakura's eyes dilated as she neared Rhea.

                        "Take us away, Hu!" Shadow commanded Kaining.

                        "But-."

                        "We're to late. We can't do anything for now."

                        Kaining nodded and the two of them disappeared.

                        Sakura touched Rhea's necklace and the star rising with the sun shone even more brightly. "It's time for you to return, Tua."

                        The necklace shone brightly and the clothes Rhea wore became tighter as she grew slightly taller. Her hair grew longer and her skin gradually turned tan.

                        Rhea opened her eyes. "Neferte…"

                        "Welcome back, Tua." Sakura smiled, before she fainted.

Author's Note: Well, I hope you like the chapter. I know that it leaves a lot of questions, but don't worry, everything will be answered in the future. Arigatou.