The Eye of Truth

By AlyssaAnimeAngel

Disclaimer: I do not own Cardcaptors nor do I own any of its characters though I do own this story and Marika and the enemies. So don't sue.

Lys: I know this has taken a while, a very long while. But I finally updated and well the story is almost over.

Chapter 12 – The end and the beginning.

Madison smiled as Eriol stood up and held out his hand, "It's getting late."

Madison placed her small hand into Eriol's and let him pull her up.

Madison opened her mouth to invite him to her bed tonight but instead she gasped as a tugging feeling enveloped her whole body. She kept her senses on the alert though she could sense only emptiness.

I could have been seconds or hours as far as Madison knew but she finally felt the pulling stop.

It took her a moment for her senses to adjust but she finally was able to take in her surroundings.

Eriol's hand was still in hers but he was lying unconscious against her legs.

Everyone of her other friends were lying on the ground around her in various states on consciousness.

Layla was the first to recover and stated, "Madison? I feel a great evil here, be careful."

Madison nodded as she felt Eriol climb to his feet next to her. "Madison, are you…alright." He grabbed the side of his head with his hand and Madison brought him into an embrace. He was feeling like he had been through the spin dry on the washing machine.

"Eriol, take a rest. I need you to save your energy."

She helped him to sit down.

Sakura was sitting up with Li's head in her lap. He had landed face first when he appeared and was now trying to recover from a concussion. His sword was laying on the ground next to him.

Tori was cradling the sleeping Meilin in his arms. She was snoozing peacefully and hadn't felt herself moved.

Tori turned to Sakura, "You alright?"

Sakura nodded and Li started to come around, "Sak…u…raaah. I'lll pro…tect…youuu."

Sakura smiled down at him and kissed him on the forehead.

Whisp and Salaya floated up to Madison. "Hey do you know where we are?"

Salaya frowned, "No, but it seems familiar like a place where I have been before. Almost as though it were a dream."

Whisp agreed, "Yes, but I think this place is extremely important. Like it is vital to life on Earth. Am I making much sense?"

Julian spoke up as he stood up, "I agree, we must be careful."

Kero and Spinel nodded in agreement.

Ruby transformed and then said, "I think I hear something."

Madison looked around but all that could be seen was white. The danger surrounding them felt like a blanket suffocating them.

Madison ordered, "Everyone come as close to me as possible. Sakura I need your help."

Sakura stuttered, "M-mine?"

"Yes, you must use the shield card to protect everyone."

Sakura nodded and transformed her pendant into the staff. She tossed out the shield card, "Shield card, protect us."

The bubble of protection expanded outwards enveloping everyone but Madison stepped outside as the bubble closed.

Sakura looked in fright to Madison who just pulled out one of her own cards, "Enhance!"

Sakura felt power gown inside of her and saw the shield strengthen.

In fact Madison had enhanced the power of all those in the bubble. A side affect from the collaboration of two magic's.

Whisp, Salaya, Kero, Spinel and Julian all immediately transformed into their stronger forms and the bubble expanded to accommodate them all.

The sound of applause rang out around Madison and she stiffened.

A figure started to emerge from the light, " Interesting, I did not expect that but no matter. I will still get what I want."

Madison started to pull out her cards but she found she couldn't move.

The man walked up to her and she finally saw his face. It seemed familiar though from where she couldn't tell.

Eriol yelled, "Get away from Madison!"

"Oh don't worry, I don't want Madison, I want the one she is carrying," the stranger sneered.

Madison blanched as he placed his hands in front of her stomach. He then started to pull and she screamed.

Pain filled every cell of her body and she felt as though she would explode. She couldn't hear the screams and tears of her friends, couldn't think of anything beyond the pain, and couldn't do anything to stop it.

Eriol yelled at Sakura, "let me out!"

Sakura was in hysterics and tears poured down her face, "I can't...lost control…can't, MADISON!"

Eriol knew she wouldn't be able to release the shield any time soon so he tried to blast it. He pounded against the bubble wall but it would budge.

He was helpless as that monster ripped his daughter from his one true love.

Light erupted in front of that man and a baby appeared floating in front of him. It started to cry as he pushed time into her.

Madison had collapsed to the ground barely holding on to consciousness. She watched through hazy eyes as her daughter was made to grow up.

He smiled, "My dear Marika, you will be with me again."

Madison slowly reached her arm out to Faith trying to touch her daughter who looked to be about four years old.

Madison couldn't reach so she whispered, "Faith," putting all her hopes, dreams and love into her daughters name.

The light surrounding Faith faded and the man grew angry.

Faith knelt down next to her mother and smiled, "mummy."

Madison slowly stood up and placed Faith behind her protectively.

"Who are you?"

This wasn't what he was expecting but he decided to answer, "I am Marika's brother. She was my one true love but because of our birth we couldn't be together, so I vowed that one day she would be mine."

Madison frowned, "Marika is no more. Now there is only Faith and she belongs to no one. Now go!"

"No!" he yelled and two shadows darted towards Madison.

Madison activated the fortune card and the light fractures in front of her, into which the shadows disappeared. The void vanished and Marika's brother growled, "You are responsible for the voids in the world.

Madison looked shocked.

"Yes, whatever happens here affects the world."

"Then you are responsible for miscarriages."

"Yes and anything else you do here will have an affect on the world."

Realization dawned on Madison, "This is where all the cards that Sakura and I have come from."

"You catch on quick, now I am going to make you disappear. And your friends as well. And none of your cards can help you."

Madison saw him raise his hands and knew she had to act. He was right though; none of her cards could help. He was too powerful, but wait there was one card missing. She remembered each of her cards and saw the truth. If her cards were all aspects of the world she lived in then where was death? But did Madison want to be responsible for bringing death into the world?

She had to be, death wasn't evil, it was a part of nature and the world could not exist without it.

It was her duty to bring death into the world, for the world needed it.

Madison raised her right arm and yelled, "Death card, come to me!" just as her rival screamed as he launched his attack.

A burst of light blinded his aim and the deadly void aimed at her flew off course.

The death card materialized from the light and Madison let a tear drop, "I am sorry."

She activated the card and the man opposite her froze as the magic coursed around him. His face contorted in agony and his mouth opened in a silent scream as his body melted into nothing.

Madison collapsed to her knees and Faith crawled into her lap, "mama, I love you…who was that man and where did he go?"

"Sweetie, he was a bad man and he has left this life. I want you to know that I didn't want to kill him but I had to or he would have made everything disappear. Now lets go home. Sakura, you must use the Return Card."

Madison turned to the bubble and saw Eriol had tears falling down him cheeks looking lovingly at his family.

Sakura realized this was her job and smiled, the tears lighting up her face, "Return us all home."

Everyone materialized in Madison's garden as the sun rose.

"Madison you are very wise. You have met your destiny, to create the world, but remember this is only the beginning," and with that Layla walked away from the group.

Madison turned to Eriol who still had tears falling down his cheeks.

"Faith, this is your fa…"

"Daddy," Faith interjected and jumped into her father's arms.

Madison burst out crying and everyone looked towards her worried. She raised a finger to one eye and wiped the tears away smiling, "I am just so happy."

Everyone burst out laughing.

"Hi Faith. I am your untie Sakura, and this is uncle Li."

Li's mouth opened in shock and Faith giggled.

She poked him on the nose and ran behind Tori who was still holding Meilin in his arms. She was finally coming around.

"Whaat happened?" she asked wiping her eyes clear of sleep.

Everyone laughed and she saw Faith looking strangely at her. "You have no magic. But you are very skilled at martial arts."

"Huh?"

Madison smiled at Meilin, "Faith is Eriol's and my daughter."

"What!!! But she is so big?"

Tori smiled at her, "I'll explain later."

Faith was now preoccupied with playing with the four small guardians who had turned back into their smaller forms after reappearing on Earth.

She was giggling with them and Eriol pulled Madison into an embrace. He smiled at his daughter then at his love and said, "I think you are right, everything will be alright."

"Yes, I think it will."

Ruby Moon pulled Yue into her arms and whispered, "I think we should get away for a while, they will all be alright for a while and I want to talk to you about our future."

Yue looked a little taken aback, "But they need us here."

"Take a look at them, they will be fine for a little while and I want to speak about a family."

Ruby Moon kissed him on the nose and giggled and Yue had the most astonished look on his face. He had never considered a family due to his nature as a guardian.

Madison turned to them and smiled, "Go!"

Yue and Ruby Moon smiled at her and then at each other before turning and leaving.

Faith prophesized, "I am going to have a friend soon."

Madison giggled in agreement.

THE END

Lys: Well I finally finished and I hope you all liked it. Review and tell me what you think.