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C.W.: And here's Chapter 6.

Amazed

By Cheery Wolf (a.k.a. C.W.)

Chapter 6: Opal

Sakura backed up as she saw the shadow walk closer to where she stood. The small wolf cub was trembling hard beneath the shadow. She clutched her key tighter, waiting for an opening to grab the cub and take it to safety.

The shadow smirked, "Well, well, well, if it isn't the famous Card Mistress I've heard so much about..."

Sakura glared at the shadow, "What do you want!"

It chuckled, "You know what I want Card Mistress..."

The Shadow leaned down catching the cub in it's claw and with it's left one started to press the cub against the floor as if suffocating him. The cub whined and yipped in pain as he struggled to escape.

Sakura's eyes widened, "Don't!"

She made a move to transform her key, but stopped when she saw the shadow cast a small magical bubble around the cub. With the cub inside the bubble hovered over the platform. As it floated around Sakura could hear the cub's labored breathing caused by the shadow's pressing.

Angry now, she quickly transformed her key to a staff and chanted,

"Fly Card, give me wings to soar

RELEASE!"

Wings sprouted from her back and she flew to the small dark bubble in the air. She was about to touch it when suddenly the shadow lunged at her. She dodge and steadied herself in front of it.

"I don't think so Card Mistress."

"Let him go!"

The shadow laughed, "Do you think I'll give the brat that easily. Of all my pathetic victims this brat is the purest soul I ever feasted on."

"What...?"

"Why... didn't the guardian and the sorcerer tell you? I get to devour my victims soul and this one has been so exquisite, also let's not forget of the high amount of magic he has locked up. The more my victim has, the tastier the soul is!"

Sakura didn't even have time to say anything as the shadow started to shoot balls of black energy. She flapped her wings, evading each one. She called the Fire Card and the card's powerful blast hit the shadow dead on, crashing it against the platform. Sakura waited for the dust to settle and when it did the shadow disappeared. She looked around trying to find it and heard something growling from behind. She didn't even turn around when she felt pain. She screamed as the shadow clawed her back, giving her 5 gashes that bleed profusely.

Wincing, she called the Water Card and Freeze Card, combining them she shot several ice balls towards the shadow. But to Sakura's horror, the balls stopped just a few feet away from the shadow. She saw it grin and suddenly the balls were shot in her direction at breakneck speed. She managed to dodge the first batch of ice balls but the last one hit her on the stomach. She gasped and clutched her stomach while trying to maintain her wings. She tried other cards but the shadow managed to send their attacks back at her. The shadow clawed her legs and struck her with such force against the floor she couldn't get back into the air.

"What's the matter Card Mistress, am I too strong for you? And here I thought that I would get a challenge?" The shadow taunted, "But this is going on for too long, It saddens me to finish this but I do want to go back to my feast."

With her wounds Sakura couldn't maintain her wings. As they disappeared and with Sakura on the floor defenseless, the shadow saw it's chance and baring it's fangs, it opened its mouth and started to gathered black energy into a growing ball. The injured girl tried to get out of the way, but she knew she couldn't.

Tears welled up in her eyes.

'I'm sorry Syaoran...

...for not being strong enough...

...for not knowing how much you suffered...

...for not going to the festival with you...

...for not telling you how much I love you...'

Seeing the shadow lunge at her, she cried.

Back in the outside world, Eriol and the three guardians watched as tears fell from Sakura's eyes from her position on Syaoran's stomach. The Dream Card floating over them.

Kero was going hysterical flying in circles in the room while Spinel Sun and Nakuru were by their master's side tending to their two friends on the bed.

Eriol had his head on his hands and sighed, "...Sakura is losing."

Kero stopped, "Wha—WHAT!"

Eriol looked at the guardian, "I said, that Sakura is losing against the Dream's Void."

Nakuru's eyes were filled with fear, "Is there anything we can do, anything?"

The sorcerer shook his head, "Sakura has to do this herself and besides the Dream Card can only support one person."

Nakuru hung her head, "I wish there was a way to help."

Spinel Sun sadly watched everything from his place on the small sofa besides the door. Then, all of a sudden, he heard steps going up the stairs across the hallway. At first he thought that it was Tomoyo since she was preparing some food and drinks in the kitchen. But when the door opened a 30-year-old chestnut-haired woman with amber eyes walked through the door. Before Spinel Sun could call out to his master, the women spoke,

"Perhaps I could help with that."

Eriol's head snapped up and glanced at the woman, he stood up in front of the bed. "Who are you and how did you get in here? And where's Tomoyo?"

The woman lifted her hands in peace, "Your beloved is fine and is just coming up with the food and drinks."

As if on cue, Tomoyo entered the room with a tray filled with snacks, coffee and tea. She put the tray on the small table beside the bed and sat down on the sofa with Spinel Sun. She waved at him.

Seeing her Eriol sighed in relief, but still stayed in his position, "You still haven't answered all my questions?"

The woman chuckled, "Well, I let myself in because I have been looking for someone for a long time."

Eriol glanced at her, "And that is...?"

The woman sadly smiled, "Well, for being the reincarnation of Clow Reed, you sure aren't very perceptive, are you?"

At this statement the sorcerer looked at her closely and began to wonder why she looked so familiar. Then, it hit him. The chestnut-colored hair, the amber, the facial aspects. It was like seeing an older female version of Syaoran. But what also caught his was the black raven tattoo on her left arm. It was the symbol of the members that are disowned from a clan. But this raven had green eyes and only one clan used those eyes.

"You—You are from..."

The woman clutched her arm and looked around the room, at Eriol, at Tomoyo, at the guardians and finally resting on the couple on the bed, "Yes, my name is Fenmei Li or just Fenmei since I was disowned from Li Clan and the one I have been searching for the last 15 years is my little brother Syaoran Li."

TBC

Author's Note: Wow... been a long time. And I hope to accelerate this. TT.