Chapter 8: Attacks

He didn't notice it but right behind him, a wispy dark smog was making its way through the window and into his deck of cards which were in a drawer. He turned around to catch a glimpse of it, his stomach turned in horror. Was this the evil thing that was attacking them? The darkness? Yugi stood their frozen unsure of what to do suddenly one of the cards floated out the drawer and zoomed past him.

"Hey wait!" Yugi yelled. The card flew out the window and into the night.

"Oh no," Yugi gasped, he quickly put on his regular clothes and quietly snuck out. He ran out to the Domino park to warn Sakura and the others.

Suddenly Li's senses perked up and he felt suddenly anxious and his stomach felt like it was in knots.

"Meilin," he whispered. She was lying down right net to him.

"What is it Li?" she mumbled.

"A Clow card, I feel like one is here,"

"A Clow card impossible!"

"Ssshh shh keep it down, let's go." Li hushed and he and Meilin left the park in pursuit of the clow card, quietly to ensure they didn't wake or alert the others.

Sakura was asleep but the presence was very strong and she immediately got up. She turned to Hilary to make sure she didn't wake her, she was still asleep.

'Oh I wish Kero were here in his ordinary form, I could sure use his help right now' Sakura thought, as she ran down the pavement in the park, then she realized something everything was quiet. She couldn't here noises of vehicles or voices of other people. She had to since she was now on the outer parts of the park.

Imperial king of gods whose divinity watches over all four corners,
Metal, wood, water, fire, earth, thunder, wind, lightning,
Whirling blade of lightning,
Answer my call!

Sakura knew that chant anywhere, it was Li!

"Syaoran!" Sakura called.

"Oh great she's here" Meilin scoffed.

They were in the middle of the streets where everyone was once again still and frozen in time. Li withdrew his sword and pointed it towards the presence.

"Over there!" he said.

The presence was the same dark magic card Sakura had caught previously.

"What! We already caught that card, what's going on?" Meilin grumbled.

"Sakura isn't that your card? What s it doing out?" Li asked.

" I.. I don't know I gave it to Yugi," Sakura stuttered.

The Dark magic or the Dark Magician as Yugi called it, started to make a deadly lunge at them. It withdrew it's spiral staff and shot electric beams at them.

"Get out the way!" Li yelled, barely dodging the attacks himself.

The Dark Magician kept on shooing out it's magic at them, it came down with a thundering crash when it missed and hit the ground. Sakura chanted the spell to open her key in its true form.

Shadow Release and dispel

She called to her card. It immediately revealed itself and attacked The Dark Magician by covering it in a blanket of darkness. At first it looked like it was in control, but then The Dark Magic released a powerful blast that dissipated Sakura's Card which retreated into her hand.

"I don't understand it worked last time," Sakura said.

"Ok my turn," Li said.

Lightning, come forth!

With that Li swung his sword at the enemy releasing a powerful blast of lightning. It was a direct hit, but the dark magician just held out its hand and the lightning was repelled back at Li who was too stunned to evade attack.

"Li!" Meilin and Sakura cried a the same time.

Li was hit with his own lightning strike and he fell against the hard ground.

"Ugg.." Li groaned as he struggled to get up. He was extreme pain and winched at the slightest movement.

"Oh no what did you do to my Li!" Meilin yelled.

"Wait Meilin stay away it's too dangerous!" Sakura yelled, but it as too late.

Meilin had already began doing a hand on hand combat with the card, which was pointless because the card contained magic spells. It just swiped Meilin away with a harsh blow to her side with its staff.

"No Meilin!" Sakura cried. She tried running over to Meilin who wasn't even moving, but she was stopped by the Dark Magician who glared evilly at her.

"Sakura!" she heard a voice called.

It was Yugi who was running towards her, panting heavily.

"Yugi what happened to the card?" Sakura asked. She was forced to turn her attention away from him for a minute when it made a swung for her with its staff. Sakura quickly did a back flip dodging it.

"Ok that's it!" she yelled.

Windy Fire release

She chanted releasing two of the cards at the same time. They worked together creating a swarm of fire around the dark magician who struggled to break away but couldn't.

"Sakura be careful, I think the card is being controlled by that darkness," Yugi cautioned

By this time also Hilary Tyson and Tomoyo had came running to see what all the noise was.

"Sakura are you ok?" Tomoyo gasped.

"Yea but Meilin and Li are hurt," she replied.

Tyson and Hilary helped Li to his feet whilst Tomoyo helped Meilin.

Sakura chanted in a feeble attempt to seal The Dark Magic card. She knew she had it beat but the Card just broke away from her wand and started flying away again.

"Why won't it work!" Sakura cried.

The card lifted its wand and aimed a powerful electric beam at Sakura. Sakura gasped, frozen in fear she couldn't move.

"Sakura look out!" Yugi yelled, but it was too late. The attack was so swift and accurate it zapped Sakura head on. She screeched in pain as the lightning engulfed her.

"No Sakura!" Yugi yelled as he watch Sakura collapse on the ground. He quickly ran over to her, he felt a lump in his throat.

"No Sakura," he mouthed weakly as he held her in his arms, she was motionless.

The others watched on in horror. Li, Meilin and Sakura had been badly hurt and beaten by The Dark Magic Card. now with the Card Captors out of the way it focused its attack on the others.

"Leave my friends alone!" Yugi yelled at it. Suddenly he switched his soul with that of Yami.

"That's enough" Yami yelled again. He gently rested Sakura on the ground and stood upright in anger and determination. The enemy just snickered

"Maybe I'll finish you off right now," it crackled as it aimed it's staff at Yugi and the motionless Sakura. The tip glowed with a purple light and a ball of electric sparks grew larger and larger.

"Hey man look out!" Tyson yelled, but Yami didn't move.

He stood in front of Sakura determined to protect her, he spread out his arms and prepared to be hit with the attack.

"No Yugi!" Hilary yelled in horror.

Ok Goku said the name of the evil whatever is attacking them ( I still don't know) is kinda cliche and I admit it i. But I hate adding in OCs cause to me it is harder for the reader to get adjusted to them dunno >>; might change the darkness and make it a physical being. but what kind :o if ur nice and review and help me that'll be nice.. only 3 reviews.. all from goku TT I love