Forces of Darkness: The Clow Palace
"Where ARE we?" wondered Warrior Li Showron in amazement, staring at the amazing architectures surrounding the queer group. "Puuu!" yelled Mokona in excitement, "It's huuuge!" Kero-Chan transformed back into his true, cute body.
"I know this place!" exclaimed Kero. "It was the hometown of Master Clow Reed, before he became a sorcerer on Earth! This village belongs to King Tori nowadays, but now he faces an uncertain future…" He added darkly, his wings were cast down.
"You mean… Princess Sakura Reed's brother is the King!" yelled Madison.
"Yep, except there is one slight problem… He was hit with a poisoned arrow, just before Princess Sakura and I arrived before Yuuko. Julian, our High Priest, is tending to his needs. And now, our Princess… has departed. King Tori will not have much time left on this world." explained Li Avalon as he gripped his beloved, icy Princess. "So we must hurry before it's too late… For all of us."
"For once," "I think I would like to see His Majesty." commented the Federal Princess Madison…
Meanwhile… In the Shorin's campsite (back in Federal Japan)
Sekka glided up to Kyro, her jewel-green eyes reflecting the opaque moonlight. Her usual clothes were more festive than usual, she wore a furnished fern-coloured bracelet, a ruby red hyacinth flower decorating her hair, and her unfurled cape was a mixture of ivory and gloomy ash-colours being swirled across the fabric delicately. Her hair was the colour of diluted coffee and she was beside herself with excitement.
"Kyro…" she began to speak, her voice was a low seduction of a growl. Being empowered by the moon, the lunar night gave her strength to ask the coward.
"Do you know I longed for you ever since I saw you? I felt sorry for you ever since." Kyro shivered at the sight of Sekka, his grey hued eyes widened with apathetic lust.
"No," he denied, "I understand what you mean, but I… I don't feel the same to you." Sekka's heart felt like it was shattered into millions of pieces. She still felt sympathy, but it was feigned by Kyro's outlandish comment. Also, she was burning like fire.
"Come now, it was my decision that saved your life. If it wasn't for me, you would have still been in the ruins, gibbering about your family! We rescued your family together remember!" She ended up yelling at Kyro, her anger reaching the peak.
"But… Sekka," he managed to whimper, "I… Have a young wife in her late twenties. She had been dead for years and I cannot disobey her last dying wish: To never fall in love with another girl who is younger. You however are a teenager…"
"Do I look like a teenager! I've been alive for several centuries, kept young by my sorcery! If you don't appreciate what I've been through as a Black Rose member, I'll leave you!" snapped Sekka in a deep rage.
"Please… You don't understand," attempted Kyro in a feeble effort, but she pushed him away roughly.
"Goodbye, Kyro… Forever." Sekka's voice grew chilling and ethereal. Kyro grasped Sekka's wrist, but her eyes glowed the brightest green he had ever seen, but in a flash, she was gone, vanished like smoke… Leaving behind her blood-red flower and her choice weapon, her Luna staff.
"NOOOOO!" Kyro knew she would never return to him…
At the Palace of Clow…
King Tori lay in his king-poster bed, with large pillows surrounding him. He was fading, growing weaker and weaker as time passed by like a speeding hourglass. His black royal clothes were damp with matted sweat, as the adolescent King was attended to by his loyal servant/High Priest, Julian. King Tori's side was bandaged up… Julian tried everything he could find in his ancient-arts book, but nothing could release Tori from his poisoned arrow-wound. Tori closed his eyes in exhaustion. Just then…
"You can't enter there! The King is injured!" shouted one of the guards. But Sakura Avalon ignored his orders as she burst into the bedroom of the Clow King. Tori started to rise up in shock, but Julian quickly told him to rest more… He couldn't believe his eyes… His sister has grown younger! How could that be possible?
"Princess Sakura? You're out of your coma…" stared Julian in amazement.
"I'm… Not Princess Sakura. My name is Sakura Avalon, a different Sakura from another world. The Princess is…" began Sakura slowly, her lips began to quiver.
"Dead?" prompted Julian gently. Teenage Sakura nodded. Suddenly, Princess Madison entered the room as well, along with the entire group. "What in the-?" gasped Julian as he found himself looking at Li Avalon with the dead Princess.
"Your majesty, Federal Japan needs your help desperately. The Shorin people have rebelled, with the Black Rose group as their leaders. With dark beasts called Kudans, they have torn down my empire and they will demolish your kingdom if you don't stop them," stated Princess Madison as she bowed respectfully to the King of Clow.
"Yeah, and if you don't recover, you won't have an heir to take over the throne," said Nekino as Amshader started to hiss with fear.
"Puu! I agree…" said the cute voice of Mokona, as Meilin began to talk about the outcome of the battle with Kurogane. Kero-chan was serious for once and Li Showron was awed by the presence of the royalty before him. Fai seemed nonchalant as Mei used her foresight; her purple cloak was rippling like waves.
"Julian, I tried to regain all the pieces of Sakura's memories, but… It all came down to nothing…" wept Li Avalon as he laid Princess Sakura's cold body before the dying King Tori… The King was overwhelmed with despair… Where was hope!