Memoirs Of A Fallen Man

Chapter 2:

The Voice

(Eriol's POV)

Where am I? Am I finally dead? Have I paid for my sins? Is it over? I can't see, it's so black, I can't open my eyes. I hear someone coming toward. I'm in a room. It's smell like Lavender and a mixture of herbs. Am I in Heaven? I do not need to be in Heaven.

Yoru no sora ni matataku
Tooi kin no hoshi
Yuube yume de miageta
Kotori to onaji iro

A Voice, what is this voice? Is this an Angel cleaning my dirty soul? I can see. I stirr feeling a soft heavy cotton on my chest. Am I being poisoned? Is that why I can see.

Nemurenu yoru ni
Hitori utau uta
Wataru kaze to issho ni
Omoi wo nosete tobu yo

I grunt in fusrtation, this heavy cotton is killing me. Isn't that what I want? "Oh, your finally awake." My heart frozen hearing a female voice. A Witch. I must be poisoned, I can't move. I can't feel anything. I finally opened my eyes, everything where I looked it was doubled and blurry, was I blind. I still felt the cold glass of my glasses on my face, was I dead?

"Father! Father! He awake." I heard the female voice call. As my vision began to clear I began to see my surrounds. I was looking up at the wooden ceiling. But I couldn't move. Why? I heard two pairs of foot steps entering the room I was in, and then a Man with long black hair small round glasses came into view. "You are very lucky to be living young man." He told me. NO! NO! I want to die, I want to be punished for what I have done. I move trying to lift myself but I looked seeing rope was holding me down. "Father, Should I untie him?" The female looked over me. Her black hair was braided down her back and her amythest eyes.

"He doesn't look like he is from around here, Father." The Female looked to her Father and went out of my view. "Maybe we should get Juka to see if he can translat his speech." The man said. I heard a grinding sound and a clank. They were going to kill me. I tried to speak but my voice was gone. The female came back in my view holding a steaming marble bowl. I tried to move but I still couldn't. The Female parted my lips and poured a little water in my dry mouth. It burned and I began coughing.

"Stay calm, I put some Camomile in the water, it's a little tea to help you speak." The Female told me in a soothing voice. I didn't believe her, but I was calm. The man untied the rope and my body felt normal agin. I could have moved my I didn't I was suddenly in pain. My arms, my stomach, everything was aching. I hissed at the female making her back off. "You must let me help you, you've been wound badly. Please." The Female pleaded. She looked of my age. Why should I let her help me?

"What is your name?" The man asked me. I wasn't going to utter my name it was a curse. A curse on flying wing if I spoke it. So I did not answer. "Do you understand what I am saying?" Why was this man asking me these questions. I lifted my body clenching my teeth in pain and the woman put her hand on my arm. I clapped it away. "What . . . is . . . the . . .day?" I grunted through the pain, my heart was beating slowly. The man nodded laughing. "So, you do understand." He said seeming to be amused. "The day is Sunday, I found you in the forest, you must have been attacked by the bandits. Did they steal anything from you?" The female asked. I looked to her and felt my body almost give way. The woman handed me the tea and I clapped it out of her hand making the marble bowl collade with the wood floor of so I thought. I looked at the Man and he was holding his hand out and letting the bowl float. He used Magic, I had to get out of this place.

"I'm sure your familiar with Magic, stranger." He said. The female walked round the bed and took the bowl. "You are vibrating with black Magic, we can not have that in my town." Ha! What was he to do about it. It was my curse. I can't get rid of it because I don't want to. "So, I took your Magic Key, you needn't use this for killing. I want my Daughter safe since she wants to bring you to full health. My name Is Clow Reed." He said walking over to me. "My name is Miss Daidoji." The Female informed me with a smile. I had to leave, I want to die, I want to free this world of my life. With all the will power I had to move my body I jumped out of the bed surpising Miss Daidoji and Clow Reed.

I ran with everything I had out the room and into this strange pond that swallowed me . . . . . . .

(End Of Eriol's POV)

"Father, he'll drowned." Tomoyo said running out the room and to the pond. "Don't fret Tomoyo, he's fine, remember he's in the Holy Pond, he is being cleaned of the dark magic." He said walking slowing to Tomoyo was she sitting at the pond looking at Eriol touch the bottom with his dark hair swaying in the water. "So he won't drown?" Tomoyo asked looking still at Eriol swaying body. "No, just give it a moment." Clow said putting his hand in the Holy Pond and taking Eriol hand and pulling his out. Eriol didn't gasp for air or move. His banded body was bleeding a little. "Come, he have to dry him off."

Eriol opened his eyes seeing it was dark and that he was still in the same room he had awaken from. "How are you feeling?" Tomoyo asked walking over to him and putting a cloth on his forehead. He had a fever early. "Why am I still here?" Eriol asked.

Tomoyo seemed shocked that he was talking. "You fell into the Holy Pond." Tomoyo exclaimed. "Does that answer my question?" Eriol said coldly. "It may not be the answer you want to hear but that is what happened." Tomoyo said cooly walking over with to a small jar and lightly pressed her finger on the surface and touched Eriol's lip.

Eriol turned his head making the cloth fall from his forehead. "Please, this is to help your lips." Tomoyo said. Turning Eriol's head and applying the oily substance to Eriol dryed lips. Tomoyo picked up the cloth and placed it back on his forehead. "Were you attacked by the bandits?" Tomoyo asked agin walking to her counter that had her herds and jars on shelfs.

"I found you half dead in the forest, are you traveling. Father says that you use black Magics. It that true?" Tomoyo contined with her question's. Eriol sighed closing his eyes wishing his woman would hold her tounge.

"I am sorry for asking you so many question at once, it's not ever often I see someone not of this part of the world, when you speak you sound like your pronouncing every word and syllable in your speech perfectly. Where were you born?"

"You know nothing but to ask question, do you like learning?" Eriol asked. Tomoyo turned around and walked to the bed and sat down. "Yes, I like learning." She answered. "Where I come from Woman are seem not heard." Eriol said coldly. Tomoyo sighed and stood up. "I shall return, I have to get more herds for your wounds." Tomoyo said walking out the room and shutting the door.

Eriol moved his hand to his neck, it felt bare and naked. "This is the first time in nineteen years I haven't had my Key." Eriol said out loud. Eriol looked at his hand not seeing the blackness he would normally see from his evil ways.

FLASHBACK:

one year ago. . .

The small village of Wite was being burned, all it's strong stone houses were being blaster by the glowing black force. Eriol laughed walking down the streets and killing anyone that came near him. Screams of men, women, babys, and young ones were crying and running away from there house that was being turned into a hell. Eriol stopped looking at a teenage boy who was on his knees with fear. "You ready to die?" Eriol asked. The boy shock with fear. "ANSWER ME!" Eriol voiced boomed. "Please, have mercy on my village." He begged. Eriol laughed feeling pleased at his begging. "Good answer." Eriol said before stabbing the boy with his doudle edges sword in the heart.

Eriol continued to walk making a path of Hell on earth in the small village.. . .

END FLASHBACK

Eriol shivered at his coldness of not showing mercy to that young boy. Eriol sat up feeling like he was being ripped up inside. "No." He whispered swallowing hard. Tomoyo came back in the room seeing Eriol grasping his hair ruffly.

"Sir, are you alright?" She asked shutting the door. Eriol ignored her trying to get the screaming voices out of his head. Eriol's body shivered hearing the voice of the people he killed. Tomoyo walked over to her counter and took out her salt and sat it at the nightstand of the bed. Tomoyo walked over and sat next to Eriol feeling his shaking body. Tomoyo touch his shoulder making him suddenly aware where he was. "Don't touch me." Eriol said in a dark voice. Tomoyo felt something move under his skin. She gasped and stood up.

"You must rest." Tomoyo said. "In the morning I'll bring you something to eat." Tomoyo said picking up the cloth. Eriol sighed and lyed down letting his body flop. "If you feel uncomfortable pull this string, it leads to my bedroom, I'll come when you call." Tomoyo said leaving Eriol in the dark listening to the soft splashing of the pond outside. Eriol let himself drift into his nightmares.

Tomoyo walked up the stairs to her small shop/ home / Hospital. She opened her Father's bedroom and shut it slowly. "Father, there's something inside that man's body, I felt it when I touched his back." Tomoyo whispered walking over to her Father that was looking out the window upon his small town. "Yes, I know, I can see it." Clow said seriously as Tomoyo neared him. "How can it be taken out?" Tomoyo asked looked a head to the nightlights in the small houses. "I will, tomorrow, I told you not to touch him, that demon inside him can spread." He said. Tomoyo nodded.

"Who is he?"

"Mmm, if I tell you you mustn't say a word to him about it."

Tomoyo nodded understanding. "His name is Eriol, the Dragon. That's his name, He's called The Dragon because he is a murderer, ruthless and merciless." Clow explained handing Tomoyo a wanted notice that had Eriol face on the rice paper. Tomoyo gasped and then looked down at the 20,000 yen reward for bring him in Dead or Alive.

"What are we to do?" Tomoyo asked. "Well, the right thing to would be to turn him in, we can't endanger our people." Clow said looking up at the sky and down to Tomoyo with a small smile. "But we must bring him to health first." He added.

"Why? we must turn him in now, he can still use magic without his Key." Tomoyo said in almost a panick. Clow patted Tomoyo's back softly. "Please, trust me when I same we must bring him back to health, if he wanted to kill us and everyone in our town he would have by now, staff or no staff. But don't touch him, unless you have this around your neck." Clow said taking a amythest necklace out of his robes pocket. "These stone are to keep evil spirts away from you, wear this at all times." He said putting on her neck.

Tomoyo nodded. "I'll do my very best for you Father."

Monday morning was warm as it was supposed to be. Eriol was still asleep. Tomoyo walked in wearing her purple necklace and royal purple sleeveless kimono. Tomoyo was holding a tray of fruit and soup and some green tea. Tomoyo set the tray of food and her counter and picked up a clay washing bowl. Tomoyo looked down at Eriol seeing he was sweating. "Mmm, another fever dream." Tomoyo whispered out loud. Tomoyo took a rag and dipped it into the cool water. Tomoyo removed the covers seeing the Demon moving from his chest. Tomoyo took off the bandage that was on his stomach and patted the wound with a cloth. Eriol suddenly sat up with a gasp as if he weren't breathing. "Relax." Tomoyo said. Eriol winced at his wounds and layed back down. "I am going to sew up your wounds today." She said. Eriol hadn't say a word. Tomoyo put the cool cloth on Eriol's bare stomach.

"I brought you something to eat, I hope you like apples and soup." Tomoyo said walking over to the counter and picking up the tray. Eriol tried to sit up was winced. "How . . . How long have I been asleep?" Eriol grunted though the pain sitting up holding the cloth on his stomach. "Well, when I found you you were sleep for nearly a week and yesterday." Tomoyo answered sitting the tray on Eriol lap.

Eriol looked down at the food. He was hungry but he didn't want to eat. The food was to pure. Eriol looked at Tomoyo necklace reconizing the stone. Eriol scoffed. "Is there something wrong with the food choice?" Tomoyo said standing up. "Your Father isn't as stupid as he looks." Eriol said. Tomoyo sighed ignoring the insult and walked to her counter and took out her sewing thread. "I'm surpised you not dead." Tomoyo said. Eriol was eating the food even though he didn't want to but he didn't care, Eriol stuffed his cheek full of the Mango pieces and swallowed them and then drank the warm soup. Tomoyo took out a steel thick needle sat it down.

"I was surpised that your so strong, you don't look it." Tomoyo continued slowly opening a jar of cotton and getting some rags. Tomoyo turned around seeing Eriol and looking at his with piercing eyes. "I'm pleaded to see you were hungry." Tomoyo said with a smirk.

"Oh, and I put a herd to numb the pain whist I sew you wounds so you won't feel . . . much." Tomoyo said with a slight smirk. Eriol was shocked how he fell for that simply stupid trick. "You Bitch!" Eriol spat. Tomoyo sighed and walked over the room. Eriol looked down at his hands the herb must have been working now he couldn't feel his hand. Tomoyo came back in with her Father and a hand full of twigs and two rocks. "Good Morning." Clow said with a smile. Eriol frowned at him feeling his body get heavy. "I hope you aren't uncomfortable, Sir. We didn't want you scaring the children from you screaming." He said.

"Your witch is going to pay for this." Eriol growled. "Ha! I beg to differ, I am not a witch." Tomoyo said clanking the rock together starting a fire on the twigs. Clow levatated the hot fire bowl while Tomoyo put the needle over the fire for a moment and then blew and threaded it. "This won't hurt." Tomoyo whispered sitting down beside Eriol and pocked the needle threw this skin. Eriol grunted trying not to shout. The white hotness of the needle and the feeling of the strong thread going threw Eriol's skin was maddening. Eriol wound began bleeding. Clow dipped a rag in the cool water and whipped the blood out of Tomoyo's way.

Tomoyo continued sewing up Eriol's stomach, his right arm, his leg, and his shoulder. When Tomoyo finally cut the string with her hand completely splittered with blood. Clow smiled at his Daughter proudly. "Well done." He said. Tomoyo blushed and stood up as Clow put new bandages over Eriol's wounds. Eriol was dazed with pain. Eriol moaned and turned his head breathing heavily. He was going to open his mouth but Clow shock his head. "Don't speak." He said.

Tomoyo washed her hand of the blood and got some new water. Tomoyo turned around seeing Clow summoning his staff. Eriol's body tenced at the sight of the staff. "You have something inside of you, I am going to take it out of you. So please don't speak it will on make this worst." Clow exclaimed. Clow waved his wand and let the tip touch his chest. Eriol gasped with his head looking toward the ceiling. He eyes blanked and everything was black. All his evil thoughts were running through his mind rapidly as the Demon made it's way to Eriol month trying to escape the pure goodness of God that was running threw Eriol's body.

"Father, You can't do that!" Tomoyo cried seeing Eriol's hands shaking from shock at the snake like demon was crawling out his mouth. "Tomoyo, stand back." Clow ordered harshly as blood began to stream out of Eriol's mouth making his hand shack violently. "Father stop!" Tomoyo yelled. The snake like demon jumped out of Eriol's mouth and headed to Tomoyo. Clow waved his sun staff protecting Tomoyo. "In the name of God be gone!" He shouted. The demon bursted into ash. Eriol screamed while the tears ran down his cheeks. Eriol's covered his mouth as he threw up blood and then fainted collading with the wood floor. "Oh God." Tomoyo said getting a damp ran and running to Eriol. Clow sighed and walked over helping his Daughter with the stranger.

Clow lifted Eriol's body and placed it on the bed. "Tomoyo burn some sage." Clow ordered. "It'll help him relax, he'll be sleep for some days but you must let him rest." He said. Tomoyo nodded sighed trying to breath. "I've never been so afraid in my whole life."

"Don't worry, My beloved Daughter, you'll be fine."

Sorry It took so long to update, Skating Figures will be updated more often and delay this story for a while. But thank you to all those who reviewed and will review, I hope you stick with me on this story, I'd really like that, I wrote this story for the Skywatcher fans. So thanks to them, I love you all. And please stay tuned.

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