Kawaii Rubber Ducky
MK
MidniteDreamer
Spike-653259
Omgsogooood
Cloverluck11
Please, Don't Forget
Chapter Fourteen: Kais and Ani
Sakura winced as her body slammed into the cold, stone wall, the air leaving her chest.
She sunk to the floor, her body screaming from the pain of Atashi's beatings.
Why doesn't he just kill me and get it over with? She thought, clenching her fists together tightly.
"Get up Sakura!" Atashi snapped, standing a little in front of the girl, his gaze cold. "Show me that you deserve the Star Cards!"
"You'll never…be able…to…control them." Sakura said, pulling herself off the ground slowly. Warm blood ran down her leg from a deep cut in her thigh, small bits of blood rolled down her cheeks and from the corner of her mouth. Her body was bruised and beaten, but she still went on. "They won't…listen to you"
"They will." Atashi smirked, turning and walking from her, his hands on his hips. They were in a large room filled with candles along the walls and the floor, hanging from cords from the ceiling, dark tapestries draped along the stone walls.
"Come on Sakura." Atashi smiled, turning back to her, his arms spread wide. "Hit me with your best shot. Transform the staff. I will show you that I am more fit to be the Card Master"
"You couldn't do it thousands of years ago." Sakura said acidly, her voice never faltering. "And you can't do it now"
Atashi glared at her. "Then why will you not fight me?"
"Because, you'll loose." Sakura said back.
He laughed, his voice echoing off the walls and rushing through Sakura's mind. She would hear his voice forever now, every night in her dreams…if, she survived.
"You really think you can defeat me Sakura?" He said. "Think again. The Cardcaptors so many years ago couldn't defeat me, they were forced to lock me in the Spirit World, and even that didn't work. There's no hope"
"There is." Sakura growled. "And as long as there's hope, you will lose"
Atashi chuckled. "Would you like me to take you back, Sakura? Do you want to see the faces of your ancestors as they cringed under my power? What they did to me was the cowards way out. They chose a life knowing that they couldn't defeat me, instead of an honorable death"
Take me back? Sakura breathed. To see the past Cardcaptors?
Atashi smirked. "Let's go then."
Flashback
"Ani!" A black-haired boy shouted, his eyes wide. "Watch out!"
He dove forwards, wrapping his arms around Ani's waist, tackling her to the ground as a spiral of flames was shot at her.
Ani gasped as the two hit the ground, her long blue hair flowing out around her. "Kais! Kais are you okay?"
Kais nodded, his chocolate eyes filled with joy. "You're okay. I thought you were gonna die"
Ani smiled and got up, pulling the boy with her. "Don't worry about me Kais, I'm fine. Where's Atashi?"
"Over here, children." A dark voice said.
The two Cardcaptors looked up with a gasp, Kais' arm went protectively around Ani's shoulders, his body moving the best it could to stand in front of her.
"Awe, how sweet." Atashi smirked, standing in front of the two, his hands on his hips, a wicked look crossing his handsome face. "Are you going to protect her Kais?"
"From you, I will." Kais growled, pulling his sword form it's sheath. "You can't defeat us, Atashi"
"Can't I?" Atashi grinned. "You two are weak. Even together you can't defeat me"
"We will!" Ani shouted angrily, holding her staff, a tall pink staff with a gold star on it, up towards Atashi. "That's a promise!"
"Oh, I'm terrified." Atashi chuckled.
With a wave of his hands, the ground suddenly started to shake, pieces of earth shooting up, throwing the two teenagers into the air.
"Ani!" Kais shouted, reaching out for the girl.
"Kais!" Ani cried as her body landed with a sickening thud on the ground a few feet away.
"Ani!" Kais gasped. "Ani!"
Atashi laughed. "Pitiful. If you had only been able to defeat her earlier, Kais, you could have the Clow Cards all to yourself. But no, you had to share like a good little boy. Pity, because I would have gotten the Cards easier that way"
Kais stood, glaring up at the older boy. "What do you want from us? The Clow Cards will never obey you! We are their masters, they won't answer to anyone but us"
"Once their masters are dead." Atashi snapped. "They will be free, free for me to capture them"
"There's no way you can do that." Kais snarled, holding his sword at ready, ready to fight. "You are not the chosen one, you don't have the power to lock the cards"
"Oh but that won't matter." Atashi grinned. "I am strong enough, I have my own means to capture them"
Then, he waved his hand again, but this time a wave of water appeared out of nowhere, knocking Kais to the ground.
The water kept coming, swirling around the young Card Master in a twister of water, pulling his limp body off the ground.
"K-Kais!" Ani cried, sitting up, her body pulsing with pain. "Atashi…I won't forgive you if he dies!"
Atashi smirked. "Oh, now won't that be a pity?"
Ani glared at him, her golden eyes fiery. She pulled a card from the pouch at her side and tossed it into the air. "Fly Card! Release and disbound!"
She hit the card with her staff, and the spirit wrapped around her staff until two white wings were at the tip.
Ani hopped on the staff, soaring towards the twister of water that threatened to suck the life from Kais. Without even thinking, she dove into the water, grabbing onto Kais' hand, pulling him from the water with her.
"Kais!" She said. "Wake up!"
He opened his eyes and looked up at her, his hand gripping hers tightly. "A-Ani? Your okay..."
"Let's finish this." Ani breathed, setting down on solid ground. "We can't defeat him…all we can do is send him somewhere where he can't return"
"But what if the he gets out? What if we aren't here to stop him?" Kais asked.
Ani smiled at him. "There will be more Cardcaptors after us Kais, I'm sure of that. I believe that they will have better means than us of Atashi's demise"
Kais nodded and held out his sword as Ani held out her staff.
"Oh, are you two going to try to beat me together now?" Atashi snickered. "Go ahead and try it"
"Power of the day and night, know our plight!" The two shouted.
"Send Atashi away!" Ani shouted.
"Never to return!" Kais finished.
Together they brought their weapons down into the ground. Instantly, a bright light exploded from the ground, shooting itself at Atashi.
"W-What?" He gasped, rising his arms just as the light swallowed him.
End Flashback
"So now you know." Atashi smirked.
Sakura gasped, sinking to her knees onto the stone floor. So they…were the first Cardcaptors…his sword…it was just like Syaoran's. And Ani's staff…was just like mine.
Sakura pulled her star key from her neck and stared down at it. They believed in us. Before they even knew that we existed, they believed that we could defeat Atashi…
Sakura looked up, clutching the key tightly in her hand. "Key of the star with powers burning bright, reveal the staff and shine your light! Release!"
I won't let them down! Sakura shouted in her mind as her key began to spin in her hands, transforming into the Star Staff.
"Finally, now you decide to fight." Atashi smirked. "Come at me then"
"I will, for Kais and Ani." Sakura growled, a Star Card appearing in her hand. "For Syaoran..."
She threw the card into the air, hitting it with her staff. "Maze Card! Release and disbound!"
"The Maze?" Atashi gasped as tall, thick walls suddenly appeared around him, winding around the large room in twists and turns. "Damn it! Clever girl…"
XxXxX
Syaoran pounded on the hard wooden door. "Atashi! Sakura!"
"We have to get out of here!" Eriol growled. "That's it!"
He stepped away from Tomoyo, who had been standing beside him, and stood in the center of the room, holding his hand out to his side. "I call upon the power of the day and night. Sun and darkness, unleash your might. Release!"
A glowing gold circle of symbols appeared underneath him, his fast cast in eerie shadows as a large staff appeared in his hand.
"What are you going to do?" Yue asked.
"Bust out of here, what else?" Eriol shrugged, aiming his staff at the door. "I'd move, if I were you, Syaoran"
Syaoran got out of the way. "After you"
With a wave of his staff, a blast of energy was sent at the door.
But it didn't open.
"W-What?" Syaoran gasped. "Come on! Atashi can't be that strong!"
"Syaoran." Yue said. "What if…Keroberos and I gave you our power, just for a while. You could use it to open the door. But Keroberos and I wouldn't be able to help Sakura for a while"
Syaoran nodded. "Yes do it. We need to help her"
Yue nodded and motioned for Keroberos to join him beside the Chinese boy.
With a sigh, Keroberos walked over to Syaoran and pressed his head into the palm of Syaoran's hand. Yue took Syaoran's other hand and closed his eyes.
Instantly, Syaoran felt something flow from his hands into his body, as Yue and Kero began to glow faintly.
"Won't this hurt Sakura's powers?" Tomoyo asked.
"No." Eriol said. "They're giving up their powers to Syaoran. They aren't even going to be here"
"What?" Meilin gasped. "Oh no, look! They're disappearing!"
"Don't worry, they'll be back." Eriol said. "As long as Sakura stays alive."
Soon, Yue and Keroberos had gone completely, leaving Syaoran to stand there, alone, in the center of the room, a faint glow emitting from his body.
"Are you…okay, Syaoran?" Tomoyo asked.
Syaoran nodded. "Yes. Now, let's test this out"
He pulled his sword off the ground and stood in front of the door. "Force, know my plight, release the light! Wind!" He shouted, hitting a talisman with the flat of his sword.
Instantly, a wave of wind shot at the door, blowing it right off it's hinges and into the wall across from them.
"Wow." Ruby breathed. "That was cool"
"Come on." Spinel said, running out of the room with the others.
Ruby rolled her eyes. "I'm coming"
The group of six ran through the hallway, their feet echoing off the stone walls.
"Sakura!" Tomoyo shouted. "Sakura where are you?"
"I can sense her." Syaoran said. "I don't know how, but I can. She's not far"
"You have Kero and Yue's powers now." Ruby shouted. "So you can sense Sakura, just as they could"
Syaoran growled and ran faster, his heart beating rapidly in his chest.
Besides the beating in his chest, Syaoran could fell something else. It was almost as if he was being beaten, his whole body ached.
Before, Yue had winced. Syaoran thought, his chocolate eyes darting through the hallways. Then he said that Sakura was in trouble. He could feel her pain. Now…I feel this…is this Sakura's pain?
He clenched his fists tightly as he ran faster, his feet carrying him through the stoned hallways.
Please Sakura…hold on.
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