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Chapter 3

Dark Secrets

A group of people is gathered around a huge round table discussing a very serious matter. A Chinese insignia can b seen on the wall at the back of the supposed leader.

"No!" an old man said.

"I can sense great evil once more." said another one.

"We are all doomed!!!" cried another hysterically.

"No, not yet. The seal is not yet completely broken," said the first one.

"What? What do you mean? What will happen when the seal is broken?" asked the youngest of them, a woman with long black hair and brown eyes.

The old man turned around to face her and gravely said, "Then, may the gods help us. I don't know if the world will ever survive."

"Uniichan!!!!" Sakura called tears streaming down her face. Syaoran was beside her comforting her but it was too much for Sakura as reality dawned on her she readily collapsed from exhaustion and her brother's ordeal.

"Sakura!" Syaoran cried catching her before she hit the ground.

"Is she all right?" a woman's voice asked. Syaoran turned around, shocked as she recognized the voice as not that of Tomoyo's.

"You!" she addressed the woman with long red hair.

"What happened?" Sakura asked as she woke up. She found herself in her room. She blinked once, twice to gather her thoughts together.

"Maybe it was all a dream." she hoped looking around her room.

"I'm sure it was just a dream. Uniichan will be downstairs with father, I'm sure."

She quickly got up from bed and run downstairs. She was still in her pajamas but she didn't care. She wanted to make sure that Touya was waiting for her downstairs.

"Uniichan!" she gladly called as she reached the final step of the stairs.

All the people downstairs looked at her. Her father went to her to comfort her.

"Tell me it is not true! Tell me that uniichan is up in his room! Onegaii."

"I'm sorry, Sakura. They've told me what happened. They've explained it to me."

"I don't know what we can do. I'm sorry Sakura." Syaoran said. He couldn't look at Sakura's tear-stained face. His fists were clenched wishing he could do more to ease the pain of his beloved.

"Sakura!" Tomoyo called as she reached Sakura. She tried to comfort the crying girl but to no avail.

"W-why did that man take uniichan?" asked Sakura in between sobs.

Eriol emerged from the back of the group. "That man is the king of darkness. I don't know why he took him but we all saw the dark aura surrounding your brother. He might have a connection with the king."

"But what?!" cried Sakura.

A creak could be heard as the door suddenly opened. "I believe they could answer that."

All eyes inside the room turned to the speaker. Sakura's face lit up as she recognized who it was, "Mitsuki sensei."

Sakura ran towards her and hugged her tightly. "It is nice to see you too, Sakura. The persons behind me can answer your questions."

They look behind her and saw two figures. One was an old man and the other a woman with long black hair. Both were wearing Chinese dresses. They both entered the Kinomoto household.

"Mother! Grandfather!" cried Syaoran obviously shocked at their presence.

"What about me?!" pouted a little girl emerging behind the two grown ups.

"Meiling!" Sakura cried. She hugged the girl and Meiling was contented with the embrace as Tomoyo joined them.

"Mother, Grandfather what are you doing here?" asked Syaoran as he embraced his mother.

"A great power has risen but a greater power will soon awake." answered his Grandfather.

"It so nice to see you again, Master Clow." he said as he bowed before Eriol and then at Sakura's father. "I see that Master Clow's power has also become a spirit and turned human as well."

"So you saw through me?" Eriol said smiling at the old man. But his eyes became grave as he asked, "Do you really know something about the king of darkness and what he wants with Touya."

"Yes. Touya, I'm afraid,... is the prince of darkness." The old man said gravely shocking those listening in the room.