Warning very short chapter! I know you want longer chapters but this is important. The story is almost over and I will soon be revealing my plot twist so humor me and read this baby chapter.

I do not now nor have I ever owned Card Captor Sakura.

Of War & Prophesy

Stuff of Legends

The battle at the old fortress began late that night. Syaoran sat on a hill looking towards the sound of war. He was even tenser than he had been before the ambush as he thought of his people fighting without him.

Sakura saw him sitting apart from the others who either slept of ate. Curios of why he was being so reclusive she sat down next to him.

"Is something wrong Syaoran?"

He started at the sound of her voice. He had been so focused on the battle that he hadn't noticed her joining him. "No not really. It's just that I've never really sat out of a battle before. At least not since I was a little kid. I feel like I should be there helping."

Sakura smiled softly. "The best you can do is rest so that you are at your best tomorrow. Father says you will start at dawn. It is fortunate that they attacked now because we can use the sun as a weapon."

"But until then my people are stuck fighting in a crumbling fortress!"

"As are mine! You, like everyone else here, must follow orders and keep to your part in this war. You can't do everything."

Syaoran sighed, he knew Sakura was right but that didn't make it any easier. "I hate not being in control. Life would be so much easier if this whole war never happened."

"Don't say that. You should never wish that the happenings in your life never occurred, for they make you who you are. Because of this war we will be remembered. Stories will be told about you and everyone else in this war for years to come. Legends are borne in times of strife not peace."

Syaoran glanced up at the beautiful girl beside him. "You seem so sure of everything. How can you be so optimistic?"

"I'm not. I'm terrified of what might happen tomorrow, but it doesn't help anything to be negative. If a person believes that he can win and puts his whole heart into that belief he will probably succeed."

Syaoran laughed softly at her naïve statement. "If only everything were that simple. When on the battlefield you don't think of such things, you just try to survive. If you're strong you live and if you're weak you die. Nothing changes that."

Sakura glared at him. "I beg to differ. A strong heart can push you further than any amount of muscle. When you are on the battle field does you heart not race? Don't you say to your self over and over that you will not die in this fight? What runs through your head when your life is on the line? Is it techniques and strategies, or loved ones and past experiences? All the training is a tool but your will is what keeps you alive. It may not be easy, but it is simple."

Syaoran watched her walk away. It struck him that she knew more about what went on in a person's heart during battle than any warrior he had met. She had never even seen a battle, and yet she understood it on its deepest level. "Perhaps she is less predictable than I thought."

And that is the end of my little chapterlet. Believe it or not I almost doubled the length for you all with added detail. Send me reviews please as this is the last chance you will get to guess my plot twist. It will be revealed in my next chapter Final Battle. I'll get to it as soon as I can. Remember, reviews motivate me. Ja ne.

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