Sakura and Syaoran walked toward the mountain where the board told them to go. They were tired, hungry, and powerless. They walked and walked and walked until they were on the foot of the mountain.
"We're here." Syaoran said. "According to my board, the cards should be nearby."
Then, another door appeared. It was now white and has a gold doorknob. Sakura reached for the doorknob but Syaoran stopped her.
"No." Syaoran said. "It might be a Death Door."
Sakura laughed. "We are already in a Death Door. So this must be the exit." When she opened the door, the cloaked man was on the other side.
"So you found me." He said. " I suppose you want your friends and cards back. Well, you can't have them." He laughed menacingly.
Syaoran still had his sword and he swung it through the man. But it just went through.
"What? Why didn't I hurt you?" Syaoran asked.
"Because I am what Clow Reed called Dark Card." He said. "I guess you want to fight with the use of swords, eh?"
"Sure, Dark Card." Syaoran said. "Bring it on."
The Dark and Syaoran had a swordfight. It was a battle you wouldn't guess who'll win.
'I wanted to help but I'm so powerless.' Sakura thought. 'If there was only a way I could get the cards back.'
Then she had an idea. She saw the door she opened. She looked at Syaoran and the Dark, fighting.
'I'll be back, Syaoran. I promise.' Sakura smiled and went in the door.
Tomoyo and Eriol were having a cozy night together when the Dark card appeared. It was a man who wears a cloak over his body.
"Card Master Eriol, I presume." He bowed to Eriol.
He looked at Tomoyo. "And this must be your fair lady."
Eriol stood up at once. "What do you want with me, Dark Card?"
The man bowed again. "No need to be hasty, master. I only want to challenge your fair lady…"
"What sort of challenge?" Tomoyo asked.
"A duel with me will end this quest and you can be together forever." The man answered. "A duel with Death." He laughed menacingly.
"I wont – "Eriol was about to say when Tomoyo nudged him.
"I accept your challenge."
"Very well." The man smiled slyly.
"But Tomoyo," Eriol reasoned. "I don't want you to die because of this."
Eriol held her arm. Tomoyo broke her arm free from his grip. Then she kissed him.
"Don't worry. I'll be all right. I promise you that."
The Death card made an arena with the use of his magic. He gave his master a chair that chained him so he can't move. Eriol tried to break free but he cant. Ruby Moon and Spinel were there too. They were placed in glass cylinders on each side of Eriol.
"Now," said the Death card. "Let the death match begin!"
Sakura was inside the Death card's lair. It was a cave. The room she entered was the Death card's laboratory. It had cabinets of potions and magic ingredients. She searched the cabinets high and low for her cards. Then, she stumbled on a small chest on the table. Sakura opened it. Inside there were two keys – a large and small key.
'Where could these keys go?' Sakura asked herself.
Then she saw a little box the size of her Clow Book. On the top was Clow Reed's seal. The box has a keyhole.
'I wonder…." She thought and tried to fit in the small key.
The box opened and all of her cards were there. Even the ones she hadn't captured were there. She placed all of her cards inside her pocket.
Next, she looked for a door. A door in which the large key would fit. Then, she saw a door labeled 'storage'.
'What would a card hide in the storage?' She asked herself.
The large key fits the door and when she opened it, she saw Yue and Kero chained on the walls.
"Yue, Kero!"
Both of them looked up. They smiled weakly as she removed the chains.
"What happened to you?" Sakura asked.
"The Death card took our powers. That's why we're so weak." Kero said.
"Okay, hang on." She said. "MOVE CARD!"
Kero and Yue are stored in orbs and they moved out of the Death card's lair.
Eriol's Death card gave the rules for their battle. "One, no one will help you in this battle. Two, you will only use the cards you got in the maze. Three, if you lose, you die. " The man looked at Tomoyo. "Deal?"
"Deal."
The battle begun. The Death card made a fireball and threw it at Tomoyo. Eriol was crying, in fear that Tomoyo might die.
"Watery Card!" Tomoyo said.
The card obeyed and water came out and turned off the fire of the fireball. The Death card got angry and threw her a ton of fireballs.
"Storm Card, attack!" Tomoyo said
The Storm card combined with the Watery card which caused a Thunderstorm. The water heavily poured from the clouds, turning off every fireball the Death card had.
"Don't you think that you won yet!" The Death Card said angrily.
The Death Card made sharp icicles and threw it to Tomoyo.
"Erase card!" Tomoyo said with a lot of bravery.
The Erase card erased the icicles. The Death card was mad now. He, like the Arrow card, threw a hundred arrows at her. Tomoyo called upon the Sword card.
"My, my." The Death Card said. "You're not going to protect yourself from the arrows? What bravery!"
Tomoyo, then called, "Shield card!"
She ran toward the Death Card. The arrows didn't hit her because of her shield. She shouted, "Hiiiiiyaaaaa…" and plunged the sword into the Death Card's heart.
The Death card screamed, "NO!" Then, he started to melt away.
Eriol got up from his chair with all of his power and ran toward Tomoyo. She used too much of her power to kill the Death Card.
"Eriol, I love you." was all Tomoyo said. And then, they were back in Eriol's house.
Meanwhile, outside, while Sakura was searching, Syaoran was attacked so many times that he was too weak to stand up.
"Give it up, boy." The Death card said.
"NEVER!" Syaoran shouted and he tried to attack once again.
The Death card put up a shield over him, knocking Syaoran toward the ground. He tried to stand up but his knees were too weak to do so. He fainted and his face fell on the ground.
"Haahahahahahahahahahahahaha." The Death card laughed.
Unknowing to the Death Card, Sakura was behind him and she cut him in half.
"NO!" The Death Card screamed and just melted away. The whole scenery began to fade and they wee back inside Sakura's house.
Sakura's sword turned back into a card and she ran toward Syaoran. Sakura was hugging Syaoran tight. Syaoran's eyes were closed tight which is one thing Sakura fears the most.
"Syaoran," she said. "Please wake up. Don't leave me. I got all of the cards now. We finished the task."
Still, Syaoran won't open his eyes. Yue and Kero's joined Sakura after regaining their strength and power.
"Syaoran," Sakura started crying. "Please…"
Sakura kissed him. It was a very passionate kiss and so powerful that it revived Syaoran back to life. Syaoran opened his eyes after Sakura's kiss. Sakura's tears disappeared and she hugged him tight.
"We won, huh?" Syaoran said.
Sakura nodded. Suddenly, the Light and Dark card appeared. Both of them were smiling.
"You have done well, Card Captors." The Light card said.
"You have proven yourself to be powerful enough to help Sakura sustain the cards." The Dark card told Syaoran.
"Now," Both cards said. "You can be together forever."