Skywatcher
Chapter 9: Death's Messagers and the Tarot card meanings
Syaoran was in the main hall except he was on the chandler looking at the high window to the sun, it was about 30 mintues before the sun set. Syaoran heart was rapidly beating, he was nervous, excited, afraid, and some many more emotions he had numbed the past five years that haunted his mind.
Eriol came in the main chambers and jumped up high to the chandler. "Syaoran, why are you sweating?" Eriol asked cooly. Syaoran sighed and looked away. "My emotions are getting the best of me, you needn't be worried." Syaoran answered back in almost a stammer. "Syaoran, Don't worry, me being worried isn't the least of our problems." Eriol said patting Syaoran back. Syaoran just nodded then saw the doors open. It was Touya.
Prince Touya looking up and then went back to looking to his destenation. Tatsuki came in after Touya, Touya took a sercret passage way to make sure Tatsuki didn't see him. "TATSUKI!" Syaoran called from above.
Tatsuki stopped and looked around. "What is calling me?" He shouted back looking all around him.
"We are." Eriol said as Syaoran and Eriol jumped down landing on the heavy marble floor. "Chao, Li, What can I do you for?" Tatsuki said in a sickenly sweet voice. Syaoran ran quickly over to Tatsuki taking his spicked whip that was on his belt. "The real question is what can we do to you?" Syaoran said evily looking at that whip and letting his play in his hands.
"I told you I'd get you back." Eriol said walking snaking to Tatsuki. Syaoran swung around the whip and struck Tatsuki's right leg making him shout and pain and fall to him knees. "You bastards are too late, I told King Kinomoto everything, you thought running away was going to set you free, HA! I have everything you own and are." Tatsuki said evily. Eriol took out his daggar and kneeled down to Tatsuki level and smirked.
"I've waited years for this moment." Eriol purred evily. Eriol pushed Tatuki to the floor ruffly. Tatsuki tried to kick Eriol but Syaoran brutally whipped his leg. "Look who's the rat now." Syaoran said now emotionless. Eriol was on top of Tatsuki with his hand over him month. "Let me see, which place is better to have a daggar in your body?" Eriol looked to Tatsuki's chest and slowly and lightly ran his dagger down. "You prick." Eriol said taking his hand off Tatsuki's mouth. Tatuski spat at Eriol.
"Good choice." Syaoran said and took out his dagger and went to his cheek.
Tatsuki was about to scream but Eriol covered his mouth. "Shh, we don't want to spoil anything, you trader."
"We know all about your devilish plan to start a war, nice try." Syaoran said whipping his dagger on Tatsuki's shirt. "I must admit that was plan was nice, kill of the Prince Touya and his future wife putting that blood on the strongest kingdom and starting a war." Syaoran continued. "He always had a nasty style of killing." Eriol said walking to Syaoran after getting off of Tatsuki. Eriol ripped off Tatsuki's shrit sleeve and tied it around his mouth.
Syaoran kicked Tatsuki turning his onto his stomach. "Your dreams of war is over." Syaoran was whipping Tatsuki without mercy as he did to Eriol. Eriol turned and looked to the window the sun was doing down slowly. "Better make this quick." Eriol said. Syaoran twrilled the whip around in a perfect circle and then turned around and stricking the whip on Tatsuki's back leaving blood on the whip. Syaoran dropped the whipped and both Eriol and Syaoran drew there sword.
Lakiko and Shi knew what Eriol and Syaoran were doing at the very moment and didn't brother them as much as they thought it would. As for Tomoyo and Sakura, they were reading there assighed books from there teacher. "Tomoyo, did you hear something?" Sakura asked. Tomoyo nodded feeling sick to her stomach. "I think it's coming from the main hall." Tomoyo said closing her book and walking out her room along with Sakura.
Eriol's right cheeks was spattered with blood and Syaoran shirt was covered in it. Syaoran sighed and looked to Tatsuki's slowly deaming eyes. "This isn't as fulfilling as I expected." Syaoran said looking to Tatsuki's stomach which was gashed. "It isn't." Eriol answered.
Sakura and Tomoyo stopped at the main hall hear someone whimpering. "Sakura stop." Tomoyo said looking threw the cracked door. Sakura and Tomoyo gasped. "Let's end it." Syaoran said hating the smell of Tatsuki's blood. "Very well." Eriol said. Eriol and Syaoran both rasied there swords and let them fall with a strong force. Tomoyo and Sakura heard the sickening sound of Tatsuki head being detached from his body along with his body being split in half.
Sakura back away pale as a ghost while Tomoyo was holding her stomach and mouth. "Come Tomoyo." Sakura said running off sliently along with Tomoyo.
Eriol picked up Tatsuki head and smirked. "We win." He said and threw it though the window. Prince Touya came from his hiding place and looked at the blood mangled body. "For the future." Touya whispered. Eriol and Syaoran walked to the kichen heading to the garden. Touya sighed and looking to the sky. "Forgive me Mother." He said and walked away.
As night fell Tomoyo and Sakura couldn't rest. There minds were still haunted with the images of Eriol and Syaoran murdering Tatsuki was more then painful. "I can't believe this is happening." Sakura said looking to the cresent moon. "I know there hatred toward him was great, but killing him for what cause?"
Tomoyo closed her eyes and sat on her bed slowly. "Why?" Tomoyo whispered. Sakura walked to the balcony and began to climb up toward the roof. Tomoyo got off her bed and jogged to Sakura. "What are you doing?" Tomoyo whispered harshly. "I going to find the meaning of this." Sakura whispred with a grunt climbing the wall. Tomoyo sighed and followed after Sakura to the roof.
Eriol and Syaoran were eating apple's wearing there black kinomo, they were bearly visible. "I feel empty." Eriol said throwing his apple core. "Of course you are." Syaoran said throwing his as well. "We stopped a war, but it isn't over."
"I can't wait any longer." Eriol said looking to the sky longingly.
"Yes, you can. Just a little longer and then we have finished are mission."
"And what mission is that?"
Syaoran and Eriol turned around holding there dagger firmly and relaxed seeing Tomoyo and Sakura walking to them. "What are you still doing up?" Syaoran said to Sakura. "I should be asking you the same question, but I have a better one." Sakura said coldly.
"Why did you murder Tatsuki?" Tomoyo said looking to Eriol and then Syaoran. It was slient for a moment bring Sakura to her edge. "I command you to answer me!" Tomyo said with the anger for Eriol buliding inside her. Eriol and Syaoran looked ahead hearing the wind blow past them. "I don't take orders." Eriol said to Tomoyo. "I want to know what is happening, why did you murder Tatsuki?" Tomoyo said feeling tears welling up in her eyes. Sakura sighed and flolded her arms over her chest. "Your not ready to know why." Syaoran answered.
"Do you think us stupid? that we don't understand?" Sakura said offeneded.
"No, it's just not time to tell you why." Eriol shouted. Tomoyo and Sakura were slient. Syaoran looked to the sky filled with bright stars that seemed like glass. The emotion between the fours was painful to be even around them. Tomoyo exhaled slowly. "Fine." She said and walked away. Eriol looked to Tomoyo as she went back down the wall. "Why can't you see that we love you and want to know what your hiding, you distanting yourselves from us." Sakura said forcing by her emotions.
The morning came and Syaoran and Eriol slept and woke without a care. Syaoran looked to the lake and grinned a little. "I guess this is it, huh?" Syaoran said sadly. Eriol put on his sword and simply nodded. "I have to admit, I wouldn't have it any other way. Thank you for excepting me, Brother." Syaoran said turning around. Eriol smiled a little. "Thank you for standing my persence, Bother." Eriol said kindly. Syaoran truely smiled to Eriol. Eriol smiled back and walked over to his brother.
"It's been exciting." Syaoran said and hugged Eriol tightly. "Come, we must hurry." Eriol said braking his brothers embrace.Syaoran just nodded as they walked off the roof.
Prince Touya walked pass and nodded to them. Eriol and Syaoran went up to him. "I hope your ready." Prince Touya whispered. Eriol and Syaoran nodded. "Good." Prince Touya walked down the stairs and Eriol and Syaoran went the other way. Sakura and Tomoyo stopped looking to Eriol and Syaoran running pass them not even glancing at them.
Syaoran and Eriol ran to the kitchen meeting the servant Mayflower. She bowed and smiled to them. "There all there in the main hall." Mayflower said to them. "Thank you for your help." Syaoran gave Mayflower a velet bag of gold pieces. "Luck be with you." She said as they walked out the kitchen.
"Skywather! Have you anything to say of this?" King Kinomoto pointed to the rotting headless body of Tatsuki. Eriol and Syaroan walked up to the King who was infuriated. "Guards!" He yelled. Syaoran and Eriol drew there swords. "This was quicker then I thought." Syaoran said to Eriol who just nodded.
"You are under arrest for the murder of Tatsuki Manghiji, the death of two search pary soilders, escaping, and courting royals." The King said in a firm voice. Syaoran and Eriol just and beheaded two guards listening to there now lifeless body hit the pure white marble floor and staining it with blood. Everything was slient. "Kill them!" The King shouted suddenly.
(A/n: I know, I'm making Sakura's father a fool in there but just read and learn).
Syaoran ducked five guards and split them half another while Eriol stabbed four other guards. "Done." Eriol whispered to Syaoran when there back touched. "Me too." Syaoran whispered back. Sakura and Tomoyo went in the chambers baffled at the sight of blood.
Syaoran and Eriol put there swords down and the guards piled around then hitting them knocking Syaoran and Eriol out. Sakura heart broke as Syaoran fell to the floor and was taken away along with Eriol. Every thing was beginning to blurr. "No." Sakura said softly and fainted. "Sakura!" Tomoyo was trying to hold Sakura up but she was to heavy. "Uncle!" Tomoyo called.
And everything from there was a blurr. Lakiko and Shi helped Tomoyo get Sakura to the hospital wing. The bodies were cleaned from the main hall's floor and Syaran and Eriol were sent to the prison cell.
Syaoran and Eriol had slept to night fall, and winter was coming from the colder nights. Syaoran opened his eyes seeing Eriol stilling sleeping. 'Finally it's over.' Syaoran thought rubbing his aching head. Syaoran crawled over to Eriol and lifted his head placing it on his lap. Syaoran let Eriol sleep a little longer he seemed somewhat at peace at the time, waking his would only bring him back to his living hell that was his life now.
Eriol's dream
"Eriol. . . . . "
Eriol turned around and was in a wild field of flowers with the sun baring down on him. "Eriol. . . . "
"Who are you!" Eriol shouted running though the fields looking to for the voice. "It's me . . . ."
"Who are you!" Eriol shouted stopping and then turning around looking to Tomoyo who was smiling. "It's me you silly man." Tomoyo said with a bright smile. Eriol sighed and walked closer to Tomoyo. But Tomoyo giggled and ran off.
"Wait!" Eriol shouted running off behind the giggle Tomoyo. "Catch me if you can!" She shouted playfully. Eriol stopped seeing Tomoyo stopping at the waterfall. "It's so wonderful, isn't it Eriol?" Tomoyo said turning to Eriol. Eriol looked to the sparkling waterfall, it was the most beautiful waterfall he had ever seen in his life.
"Not as wonderful as you are." Eriol said kindly taking Tomoyo's warm hand. Tomoyo's smile made Eriol heart beat rapidly with excitement with being around her. "Eriol, I'm happy enough to be your wife and also bare your children." Tomoyo said caressing Eriol cheek. Eriol smiled and looked to his finger. He was wearing a gold ring. This dream was a perfect dream. "Tomoyo, if you are ready to and I'm more then willing." Eriol answered to Tomoyo who kissed him softly. Eriol embraced Tomoyo tightly not wanting to let her go with the fear of her disappearing.
"Eriol. . . . . "
"Eriol . . . ."
Eriol moaned and turned his head. "To. . moyo"
"Eriol, wake up." Syaoran said softly. Eriol opened his eyes and looked to Syaoran who smiled a little. "Is it over?" Eriol asked with a hoarse voice. Syaoran just smiled and nodded. "I'm glad." Eriol sighed. "We just have to worry about Tomoyo and Sakura." Syaoran said looking to the bared small window bring in the fresh cold mid-fall air. Eriol sat up and looked at his hands and then to a black figure that was standing in front of there cell.
"We did what you asked, now leave us in peace." Syaoran said coldly. The black hooded smock figure chuckled. "I see, you both have made a difference in both you and your lovers lives, God smiles upon you, but he does not smile upon the death the was brought here this day, I hope that the Lord in Heaven forgives you for your past sins." The same eerie voice from the forest echoed in the cellar. "And what are we to do now?" Eriol asked looking to the black figure. "Nothing, but be truthful and do what you want to for the first time that is left in this palace."
As footsteps approached the black figure left in a blink of a eye. "Mmm, what a predicament." Syaoran said. Eriol chuckled and looked to the navy blue sky. "Princess, they are murderers, they'll kill you." Said a distressed guard. "I said leave, I am not completely helpless!" Eriol heard Tomoyo shouted. "Give me the keys."
"Yes princess." The guard said and walked out of the cellar. Tomoyo and Sakura were shadowed but there fury was flaring like a forest fire. Eriol turned and looked a head. "Do you not have anything to say in defence of your actions?" Tomoyo said coldly folding her arms over her chest.
"No." Eriol answered blankly.
"Have you gone mad? now you are to be trialed and god only knows what going to happen." Sakura said walking out the shadow and to Syaoran opening the cellar. Eriol and Syaoran just sat there with no a emotion on there faces. "Aren't you a shamed of what you did?" Tomoyo said looking to both Syaoran and Eriol.
"No." They said in unison. "You are truely heartless." Tomoyo said walking in the cellar looking to the two young men firmly. "If we hadn't did what we di, you'd make a mistake and be dead already." Eriol said back fearlessly. Tomoyo blinded with rage and pain slapped Eriol hard. Eriol eyes were closed with his cheek stinking.
"If you loved any bit of me then you wouldn't have done something so stupid!" Tomoyo yelled. Sakura wasn't shocked or alarmed at Tomoyo's sudden action. Eriol touched his cheek and opened his eyes turning his head back to Tomoyo. "We did so because we do love every bit of you." Syaoran exclaimed. "How do you mean?" Sakura said almost instantly.
"I can not tell you unless you wish to hear so." Syaoran said looking into Sakura emerald eyes steadily. "Were listening." Tomoyo said rudely. "Do you remember when we suddenly went mad for a moment's time in the forest?" Eriol asked. Tomoyo looked to Eriol and then to Syaoran. "What is this about?" Sakura said trying to stay calm. "Well, we had a little visit from something we have been running from without knowing." Eriol said:
Flashback
"What are you?" Eriol asked looking to the dark smocky figure that floated from the ground and it's voice echoed with three or more voices. "I am Death, and I have a mission for you Eriol of the Daidoji clan and Prince Syaoran of the Li clan, A terrible war well take place that well leave the world that you know in a complete waste land." The Death spirit said. "And we are to do what? And why are you asking us?" Syaoran said stocking the fire.
"God, sees your good souls and wishes you to save the ones you love the every most, God wants you in his kindom pure of all your past sins." The figure looked ahead to Tomoyo and Sakura who were sleeping peacefully. "What if we refuse your so-called mission from God?" Eriol asked coldly. "Then you will live on in madness from a broken heart, This choose depends on your lovers future, if you except this offer I will grant you power to kill all those in part of this brutal planed war."
Eriol looked to Syaoran then they both looked back to Tomoyo and Sakura. "If you truthfully love them they you wouldn't let them die a horrible death, these women are stronger then you think, they well lead to peace through out the land."
"I excpet." Syaoran said suddenly. "Syaoran , have you gone mad?" Eriol shot to Syaoran sharply. "No, I love Sakura and would do anything for her even giving my life in the process."
The dark figures nodded. "What say you, Eriol of the Daidoji clan, you leave your lover to death or save her from a terrible fate?"
Eriol's heart shock with the pain and disire of protecting Tomoyo, one of the every few people in the world that will love him. "I say. . . . I except."
"Good, with the power of God, I bless you both."
A white flash of light beamed through Syaoran and Eriol inflecting pain on them. . . . . .
End flashback
"I don't understand, the Death spirit told you to kill Tatsuki to save us?" Sakura said looking from Eriol to Syaoran.
"Yes, he was planing on killing your brother and his future queen since he was heir to the throne, and putting the blood on the strongest clan and gaining power from the other clan, the stones we gave you are to perserve our bodies and souls." Eriol exclaimed.
"Why are you preverving you bodies and souls, what are you planning to do?" Tomoyo said with nervousness building in her body. "We are to be kill." Syaoran answered. Sakura gasped along with Tomoyo
"Y-your lying." Sakura stammered feeling tears welling up in her eyes. Eriol shock his head. "No, our death well bring peace to this Kingdom and then next generation."
"But you haven't been judged, you can just lie and we can still be together." Tomoyo said whipping an escaping tear. "As much as lying would be the right thing to do in your eyes, lying would sink us lower then we are." Eriol said firmly looking to Tomoyo. "Why? Why are you doing this, you can just as well escape while there is still time." Sakura forced out feeling her emotions taking over.
Syaoran smirked. "Yes, but we've ran enough."
Tomoyo cupped her face in her hands completly sodding violently racking her body with the painful emotions that she prayed would never happen. Syaoran turned to Eriol who seemed uneffected by Tomoyo sudden emotional outburst. Sakura sniffed and whipped her tears away and went to Tomoyo hugging her for comfort.
"But you must listen," Eriol began again. Tomoyo sighed unevenly and looked to Eriol who her flushed face and glassy eyes from her tears. "This isn't the last time you well see us, Come to the Li kingdom and place the stones in the fountain in the main hall."
"When you are to die, how do we know when to come? I don't believe your going to die." Tomoyo said whipping the ever flowing tears. "Come when you are carry your first child." Syaoran advised. "Why?" Sakura asked breathlessly. "You'll understand soon. " Eriol simply. "Now stop crying."
Tomoyo let go of Sakura and embraced Eriol inhaling his sweet fresh scent. "I don't know what I'd do without you." Tomoyo whispered as Eriol returned her embrace. "You will know." He said.
Syaoran stood up and looked to the sparkling stars. Sakura just stood and looked to Syaoran. "You must go now," Syaoran said. Eriol stood up holding Tomoyo's hand helping her up. "Guards also can play spy." Syaoran finished. Sakura walked up to Syaoran and kissed him lightly. "I'll be waiting for you." Sakura whispered. Tomoyo exhaled trying to collect herself.
Tomoyo left glancing to Eriol again and locked the cellar door. Eriol sat back down in a mediating stance and relaxed. "Eriol?" Syaoran said looking to his brother.
"Yes?"
"Are we heartless?"
"Humans have a strange why of defining heart."
"That doesn't answer the question."
"Emotionally yes, mentally no."
"Mars is darker tonight then ever, do you think by Tatsuki's death the war will still come?"
"We did what was asked to be done, he just have to wait and see how history plays out."
"You are very level headed about this." Syaoran sat down in front of Eriol with his back supported on the cellar bars.
"No, I'm just as afraid as you are."
"I'm not afraid to die anymore."
Eriol scoffed and looked to Syaoran. "I suppose I am the fearfull one now."
"Do you have something to confess?"
"Not really."
"Amuse me."
Eriol smirked and looked at his hands for a moments time. He flew as if someone was looking threw him, controling his very body.
"In the twenty years I have lived I have always wanted to play a drinking game."
Syaoran laughed for the first in so long.
"Well, I am glad I have amused you."
"Don't be offened, for I also wanted to play a game called Poker I've learned while we were in England."
"This time is better a time then when we are dead."
Syaoran opened a hidded pocket inside his armor and took out a deck of playing cards with naked women on them. "I see you chose this deck your self." Eriol said raising his eyebrow. "No, it was given to me by a young girl." Syaoran exclaimed. Eriol chuckled. "Very interesting, now lets see how this game is played."
I know, I know, sappy, mushy, and corny. Well, I try. just review and if you don't understand send reveiw what you don't understand to me. Anyway I hope this chapter brings some light into the little mystery in this story. Hope you like it.
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