The Angel of Black Wings Chapter 2 - The Mission
Well, this is goin' better than I thought. I have more ideas than I originally predicted I would, so this story may get a good few chapters in this week. Here's to hopin' all goes well!
Sakura and Syaoron stood firm in the alley, glaring straight towards the figure, now known as Death Bringer. He sneered a bit, raising the sword composed of white light, pointing it at the two teens. Kero had still been fuming over what Death had said to him, and he was more than ready to shift into his fully-powered Guardian state and let loose everything he had. Sakura looked to Syaoron out the corner of her eyes, murmuring softly to him. "Syaoron, be careful. He's got enormous magical energies..." The Chinese boy gave a solemn nod, not taking his eyes off Death for an instant. The young man in black's sneer turned into a menacing glare as he tightened his grip on the sword. "Now, I'm going to give you a choice. Hand over the Clow Cards and I'll be on my way. If you don't, I'm just gonna take them." Sakura held her pendant out at full arm's length, a Magic Circle appearing beneath her feet. "No! I won't hand the cards over to someone like you!" Syaoron nodded, drawing the Lightning talisman he'd been clutching onto so firmly from his pocket, prepared to attack. "You'll just have to take them from us..."
The figure chortled slightly, his ponytail beginning to wave a little bit as a light breeze blew through the alley. "So be it..." Without hesitation, he charged forward, his weapons held tightly in his grip. "SAKURA, GET THE WAND READY!", cried Syaoron as he threw the talisman forward. "KING OF THUNDER, COME FORTH!" The slip of paper seemed to come to a halt in mid-air as he shouted these words, immediately sending an immense blast of electricity at their assailant. Not expecting this, he took the blow head on, sending him skidding back a good 10 feet on one knee. Electricity radiated off his body as Sakura's Magic Circle grew brighter. The small pendant in her hands hovered loose of her grip. It came to a halt in mid-air as her hands lifted to it's sides, palms open as she began to chant.
"The key that holds the power of the stars.
Reveal your true form to me.
I, Sakura, commands thee under convent.
Release!"
Within a brief instant, a flash of light filled the alleyway, blinding Death. Once his sight had been restored as the flash faded, he saw Sakura holding a large pink wand. At the top of the wand was a circle, and within that circle, a yellow star. On both sides of the wand where two of the star's tips met with the circle were tiny, white wings. Death narrowed his eyes as Sakura's aura finally became apparent to his senses. He there came to believe that he could only detect her magical essence whenever she summoned this wand. He stood up straight, gripping his two weapons even tighter as he pondered to himself in silence. 'This girl packs some serious firepower... I can't play around with her, I need to be careful...' A strange aura began to eminate off of Death's body at this point. Swirls of black and white magic energy began to circulate around him as his swords returned to their spherical forms. He lifted his hands, beginning to chant in a bizarre tongue totally unknown to either Sakura or Syaoron. Kero's eyes shot wide as he heard the words, though, voicing his thoughts unconsciously in the process. "That language... it... it can't be...!"
Death raised his hands forward, the palms facing Sakura. The two spheres followed his movements, beginning to glow even brighter. Sakura, wasting no time, thrust her hand into a purse she had been carrying with her. Before she could draw out a card, though, a voice could be heard from the back of the alley. "HEY! WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN THERE?", called an older man. Kero winced, immediately diving into Sakura's purse and taking on the facade of a plushie once more. Death narrowed his eyes, his hands lowering to his sides. The spheres vanished as he spat to the side. "Tch... this'll draw too much attention... Consider yourselves lucky for today, but I will be back, and those cards will come with me..." Without another word, a bright flash shot from his body, straight into the air. Syaoron and Sakura shielded their eyes as the blinding light covered the sky. Death turned, taking this as his advantage to flee. He didn't need to be questioned by anyone, as he feared he may draw attention to himself.
As the flash died, Sakura and Syaoron stood there, finding no evidence of their encounter, save for the ashes of Syaoron's lightning talisman. The man who hollared had just made his way to them through the alley, a concerned look upon his face. "Are you two kids alright?" Sakura and Syaoron nodded. As the man moved past them to inspect what had caused that flash, Sakura lowered her head to the ground, looking into a tiny puddle on the asphault covered ground of the alley, conemplating to herself. 'Just who was that boy...?'
The next day, Sakura sighed as she sat in class. Currently, she attended the same high school that her older brother and Nakuru, the human form of one of Eriol's guardians, did back when she was still in Elementary. She sighed yet again, looking at her uniform, the same as Nakuru's, and every other female student that had attended the school in the present past. 'I don't understand... what would that boy want with the cards? Even more importantly, how did he know about all of us...? There's no sense behind it, and I haven't even had any premonitions in my dreams on it...' She snapped to attention as the final bell rang, then looked forward. It was homeroom now, so it was just a matter of waiting through for the next class while the teacher took role. As her teacher came through the door and headed straight behind his desk to the chalkboard, she was surprised to catch him writing down something on the board. He turned, facing his students as he cleared his throat. "Class, today we have a new student." The teacher's attention shifted to the open door. "Please, if you would come in now and introduce yourself..."
The new student walked forward, donning the regular school uniform. He stood somberly by the teacher, turning to fully face everyone. Sakura's eyes shot wide at the sight before her. Standing in her homeroom was her assailant from the day before. He sighed, speaking in a serious tone. "Hello. My name is Aron Douglas. It's nice to meet you all." He sighed, a far from excited look upon his face. The teacher gazed around the class, then pointed to a seat in the back left corner. "You can sit right there." He nodded, walking forward. His gaze shifted to Sakura, who's own had not left him for a second, half from caution, half from shock. He smirked at her as he passed by her row, heading to the back. He was across the classroom from her, so that gave the young Card mistress some comfort. The smirk in itself, though, brought her absolutely nothing but concern.
By lunchtime, Sakura, Syaoron, and Tomoyo were all heading up to the roof with their lunches, a usual routine for the trio. Sakura had by now explained the entire situation. Syaoron growled, looking straight up at the steps. "Dammit. What the Hell's he doing here...?" Tomoyo shook her head, looking to her friends out the corner of her eyes. "More importantly, are you alright Sakura? From what you guys told me happened yesterday..." Sakura sighed, shaking her head. "I, I'm fine... it's just, I'm worried. He's after the cards, but the way he ran yesterday when that man came by, I'm sure he doesn't want to draw any attention... I'll have to talk to Kero about this when I get home tonight." As the three finally reached the roof access and opened the door, they were taken aback. Standing at a corner of the roof, looking over the city was "Aron", who they better knew as Death. He looked over his shoulder at the three and grinned, then shrugged, looking forward over the city once more.
Syaoron narrowed his eyes and set his lunch down on the ground, immediately storming forward. He'd had it with this smug attitude that had been plaguing his mind since yesterday, and he wanted some answers. "Hey, "ARON"!" Sakura grit her teeth, following quickly after him. "Syaoron, no!" Tomoyo didn't waste anytime, quickly coming to back her two friends up. As Syaoron came to a halt behind their new school mate, he grit his teeth. "What the Hell are you doing here...?", he barked at him. Death chuckled, looking over his shoulder. "Keepin' an eye on my target..." Sakura came to a halt behind Syaoron, and Tomoyo beside Sakura. Sakura sighed, looking straight at the back of Death's head. "Care to explain the name you used, then...? Is Aron your real name? Were you lying yesterday when you told us how you didn't know what your real name was?" Death shook his head, his right hand grasping onto the chain-link fence before him. "No. Aron Douglas is just a fake name I use whenever I think I may be around for a bit. Besides, I'm just SO sure they'd understand if I were to put "Death Bringer" when I filled out my application forms here." Sakura winced at how sarcastic his words sounded. Death turned to face them, sliding his hands into his pockets. "I'm sure you're here for something a little more specific then to ask meaningless questions like this, though. I'd recommend you ask, seeing as you're wasting my time with these little trifles..."
Sakura nodded, looking him straight in the eyes. "Fair enough... why are you after the Clow Cards? Do you intend to use them for something?" Death chuckled a little bit, leaning back into the gate, propping one foot up against it. "I guess that's a reasonable question... No, I don't intend to use them. But I do intend to take them. I got a client in another Realm that's been dying for these things, and he's willing to pay a fair price to get his grubby hands on 'em." Syaoron just stood there, his temper having died down sufficiently. He then looked over the school and town below through one side of the fence. "So that's it? You're just a hired thief?" Death snickered a little, shutting his eyes. "Mercenary's more like it... I don't have any ill will against anyone here, I just do what I get payed to. It's my way of getting by. So basically, it's nothing personal, it's just my job..." Syaoron smirked a bit, looking up at him. "So you're just someone's lap dog then? And here I thought there was more to it then that. You're no different than half the low-life crooks we have here..."
Death's eyes opened into a serious glare. Within an instant, Death was holding the Chinese boy up off the ground by his throat, squeezing with one hand, cutting off his hair. "If you ever call me that again, I'll slice that smart mouth and the head it's stuck on right off your shoulders... Are we clear on that...?" Sakura grit her teeth, dropping her lunch and tackling into Death without a second thought, knocking him back slightly, forcing him to drop Syaoron right onto his bottom. Syaoron coughed, propping himself up with one hand and holding his throat with the other while Sakura knelt beside him. "Are you okay?" He nodded weakly, rubbing his throat. Tomoyo, in the meantime, looked to Death, blinking a bit. "You said "Realm"... what exactly did you mean by that?" Death spat to the side, then walked by them, his hands returning to his pockets as he headed towards the stairs. "If you want your answer to that, girl, think about the different ways you can use Realm in speech. Your answer should come, considering you have the intellect to figure it out for yourself." Sakura, Syaoron, and Tomoyo merely watched as he vanished down the stairwell. Sakura sensed something went deeper than just a mercenary with him, but whatever it was, it would take much more time to figure it out than a single lunch break.
Hooookaaayyy, no multi-anime stuff yet. But I promise, by next chapter, it WILL be in there! XD Until next time around, folks, laters!