Syaoran held his Rashindan. "The signal seems to be stronger underground," he said.

"Then how do we get there?" asked Sakura.

Ren thought for a moment. The same man that attacked during his battle kidnapped Meiling. Could it be… "The abandoned park."

"Eh?" went Sakura and Syaoran.

"I think… we should go to the abandoned park. Call it a sixth sense," said Ren. If he were to tell them about the battle, things could get complicated.

Sakura and Syaoran nodded. Sakura pulled out a card, "Float!" And instantly, they were floating towards the abandoned park.

"That's strange…" said Syaoran, still staring at his Rashindan.

"What is it?" said Sakura.

"Meiling's no longer underground…" said Syaoran in disbelief. "She's moved up to the abandoned park!"

"Hoe?" went Sakura, and then she turned to Ren. "Ren-kun, how…?"

"I told you it was senses," said Ren, keeping his temper.

They landed on the abandoned park that was as dark as usual. "Glow!" cried Sakura and the place slowly lit up. "Syaoran-kun, is Meiling anywhere nearby?"

"Yeah… but she's still a little further. We have to go deeper," said Syaoran, still staring at his Rashindan.

"Syaoran-kun, are you sure?" said Sakura, a shiver in her voice.

"Yes, I'm sure. Why?"

Sakura pointed behind Syaoran and Ren with a trembling finger. They turned and gasped at what they saw.

Meiling was walking towards them, but it was an unusual walk. An overly confident one. And her smile… didn't belong to her.

"This can't be," murmured Syaoran. "From the way my Rashindan is pointing out, this isn't Meiling!"

"What?" cried Sakura and Ren.

"Is it an illusion?" said Sakura.

"No, it's not," said an unknown voice.

"That voice…" mumbled Sakura. "It's that man!"

"What have you done to Meiling?" cried Syaoran.

All of a sudden, Meiling attacked using an Ofuda. The sky rained jets of beams that crushed the earth as it landed. Syaoran grabbed Sakura and dodged the attacks in one direction, Ren dodged in another.

"What's going on?" cried Sakura. "Meiling-chan!"

Meiling began to grin wider. She pulled out another Ofuda. "You wouldn't want to get hit by this," she said in a voice that doesn't belong. And then the attacks came again.

"Kisama…" hissed Ren. He was unsure whether to attack of fear that might be Meiling. Even though Syaoran's Rashindan said it's not her, he was still suspicious.

Sakura (using Jump), Syaoran and Ren kept on dodging until the three of them began to wear out.

One of the beams had hit Sakura right at Jump, so the only effect was that Jump was too weak to be used, so Sakura had to run. Before she could pull out another card, she tripped and fell to the ground. "AAAH!" she cried as she saw a beam zoomed towards her.

Sakura shut her eyes tight, waiting to feel the excruciating pain. Only to realise that Syaoran had took the hit. He crumpled to the floor, twitching a little.

"Syaoran-kun!" cried Sakura. She wanted to go to him but Meiling came closer.

"I warned you, you wouldn't want to get hit by this." She stepped on Syaoran. "Smarts don't it?" She kicked him so that his face would be upward. Syaoran's eyes were shut tight, holding the pain. "Ugh, you're still alive. I might as well kill you."

"Wait!" cried Sakura. "Meiling-chan, what are you doing?"

Her grin grew wide. "If you're referring to Li Meiling, I'm sorry to say that she's been disposed."

Sakura gasped. "No…"

Ren (who had been laying low) jumped out of his hiding place and confronted Meiling. "What do you mean by disposed?"

"What do you think I mean? She's dead!"

"Liar," growled Ren, pointing his Basontou at her.

"Ah, ah, ah, I wouldn't do that!" she said, waving her finger.

"And why shouldn't I?"

"Because… by hurting me you injure the girl's body."

Ren jolted. "Kisama! Who are you and why did you take over her body?"

"I was once known as the ever legendary Siew Cheng, the world's top Ofuda master. Sadly a traitor killed me. But don't worry, I'm not after him. I killed him even in the form of a spirit though less satisfactory."

"Let me guess, so you went on a search for the perfect body and you chose this girl?"

Siew Cheng's grin grew menacing. "We're so alike, me and her. Both of us loved someone so dearly but he didn't feel the same way. Our dreams crushed because of one man's rejection. I saw a lot of me in her, so I knew I had to have her. She didn't know it was I who showed her true potential. It was I who pulled out the true magic in her body so that I could take over it."

"So who helped you take over her body?"

"I did." Ren searched for the voice and found the man standing on top of a tree.

"Who are you?" asked Ren.

"You can call me Ronnie," he said loftily.

"What have you done to Meiling-chan?" cried Sakura.

"You want her?" Ronnie reached into his pockets and pulled out a crystal sphere that glowed red. "She's right here."

Ren and Sakura jolted. "Oh god…" gasped Sakura.

"By the looks of things you got less than half an hour to put her back into her original body. Or else she'll really die." Ronnie laughed. "Deal with them, Siew Cheng as I hide this little treasure." With that he disappeared.

"I don't understand why did you do this?" hissed Ren, pointing his Basontou "But I intend to find out."

"Ren-kun," said Sakura.

Ren turned to her. "What?"

"You can't fight with Meiling-chan. You might hurt her."

"I know that, but what should I do?"

Sakura looked at where Syaoran lay. He seemed to be unconscious. "Leave her to me."

Ren protested. "Are you serious? Your powers might be no match to hers."

"I know, but I have to try." Sakura grasped her staff. "I have something to tell Meiling-chan. It may apply to Siew Cheng."

Ren desperately wanted to object. But Sakura was right, if he fought Meiling's body might get hurt. "All right. I'll handle Ronnie."

Sakura nodded. Ren then left.

"From what Ronnie told me you haven't gotten used to fighting against an Ofuda because it uses a different field from your cards," said Siew Cheng, slowly pulling out another Ofuda. "I'm sure to kill you easily."

"Maybe," said Sakura. "But I don't intend to give up."

"Maybe this will help, COME FORTH THUNDER!" cried Siew Cheng.

"Counter attack," cried Sakura, pulling out a card. "Thunder!"

Unlike last time, Sakura managed to hit the attack perfectly, but there was the trouble of holding it. Sakura's Thunder began to shrink.

Siew Cheng laughed. "You are weak, Clow mistress!"

Sakura fell to the ground as Siew Cheng's Thunder grazed above her. "Too close…" mumbled Sakura. "Must try harder."

Syaoran began to moan.

"Syaoran-kun! Ah!" Sakura cried. Siew Cheng had attacked straight towards Syaoran. Quickly she ran and took the blow. She screamed in pain.

"It's because of guys like you that we suffer! You who do not know how to appreciate when someone loves you!" Siew Cheng cried in anguish. Then she went back to her evil grin. "I will kill you."

"That's enough!" cried Sakura. "Syaoran-kun is not like that!"

"You liar! I know how that girl feels towards him! She loved him with all her heart and he dumped her for you! You, too, should die!" Siew Cheng pulled out an Ofuda and attacked.

Sakura pulled out Shield. It deflected the attack. "You're wrong. You don't know how Meiling-chan feels."

Siew Cheng continued her attacks, but for some reason she couldn't penetrate Shield. Sakura was now able to adjust to this field of magic.

"Meiling-chan did love Syaoran-kun with all her heart, but Meiling-chan, although heart-broken, still continued to love him even though she knows very well he'll never love her back."

"That's why he should pay!"

"But that didn't make Meiling-chan angry! Syaoran-kun told her straight off that he'll never love her the way she hoped and Meiling-chan accepted that! She would never hurt Syaoran-kun, after he kept her promise."

"Promise?"

"That I'll tell her that I've found someone else," said Syaoran, standing on shaky feet. "And that she won't stand in the way."

Siew Cheng was unable to answer. She held out her Ofuda but was unable to attack. "What's going on? Damn it! I'm strong! How can this happen?" She screamed and slumped to the ground.

Sakura approached Siew Cheng. "The man you loved… he killed you, didn't he?"

Siew Cheng looked at Sakura, tears in her eyes. "I loved him," she said through gritted teeth. "How dare he…"

"He probably never loved you from the beginning," said Syaoran.

"You never loved that girl, either!"

"Yes, I did. She's my cousin, how can I not love her? That's why I kept my promise."

Siew Cheng held her tears. "But that girl is all alone. Just like me…"

"You're wrong there," said Sakura.

"What do you mean?"

"Meiling-chan was never alone. We never abandoned her. She had us. She had always had us. Me, Syaoran-kun, Tomoyo-chan, the whole household in the Li family… even Ren-kun."

Siew Cheng couldn't hold her tears. It slowly trickled down. "I was so alone! All my life I was all alone! I thought that she was just like me! I was wrong?"

"Please," begged Sakura, "please help us get back Meiling-chan. Please, can you give her body back?"

"No!" screamed Siew Cheng. "With her body I have all the power I need!"

"Do you?" said Syaoran. "I believe her body is growing weak. You couldn't attack us just now. So that means Meiling's body is also dying without her spirit. That proves that her body was never yours to begin with."

Siew Cheng began to cry harder. "Then I'm doomed to be nothing but a wandering spirit forever!"

"Maybe we can help," said Syaoran.

"What can you do?"

Sakura smiled. "We know a Shaman."