Love in Dark Realm
By AngeL From Chaos
This is a plain story about a secret vampire clan, the Lamias, who were believed that they are just one of those myths. The folk tellers often describe them in three words: Immortal, brutal and lethal. Despite of these characteristics, there are capital laws that are strictly prohibited when dealing with humans: Limit their blood lust and don't dare to fall in love with humans. But what are the consequences for rule breakers like the princess of the dark realm, herself, Sakura Kinomoto?
However, there is this mystical book of the Legendary King Lacudra that possesses an ancient power to bring the dead to life… in exchange of someone's soul.
A/N: Love in dark realm is actually a comic strip of mine that's why I decided to publish it on the net, too. Yeah, right! I sketch this on my sketchpad! Anyway, this is just my 1st fanfiction to be submitted on this site so. Please pardon me for having some grammatical errors. I am not that expert in English grammar but I'll try my best not to have errors. It will be my pleasure if you'll review / post a comment.
Chapter 14:Smelling the scent of the air, Eriol sensed the strange aura. "A new lamia… just emerged. It doesn't feel… like a newborn lamia or Lacudra either…" the cold air continued to graze through his azure hair. He thought for a while as he rubbed his chin, "Could it be… that jerk?" His eyes narrowed. "It can't be that jerk who nearly kill me!"
At the Temple of Void… Kaho's candlelight was blown by the sudden wind. "Oh… My calculation is just right! His vamp transformation is sooner than he expected," she smiled and lighted her candle once again. "He must have difficulties adjusting or controlling his new form. But I know he'll be used to it."
Touya in the meantime was busily plucking the petals of a flower. "She loves me still? She loves me not? She loves me still? She loves me not?" then the breeze blew the plucked petals. "Shit! Darn that breeze! Huh?" he felt the surroundings very carefully. "Weird… I can feel a strong force somewhere… What was that?"
All lamias felt the sudden aura of Li Syaoran including… Yue, the moon vampire. He stood upside down at the abandoned cathedral where it was believed to be the sealed chamber's zone, buried very deep. "I can smell something eerie…" he smirked and retracted his wings from his back. "I… can smell someone who will try to stop me from my plans!" as he gazed at the moon through a damaged portion of the ceiling, he laughed triumphantly. "The plan to rebuild the city of Sarcoz, that's my endless dream! And it will soon arise! Ha! Ha!" he flapped his black bat wings and flew through the large hole at the ceiling. Then he hovered at the night sky, encircling the Aegis City at his great speed. "Right here…" he stopped flying and crossed his arms. Yue's wings spread as he float above the city.
A drunken student of Vermillion Institute saw Yue. They have gone from a night party. "Hmm? Oh! Naoko! Look! That's a very large bat!" she tapped her fellow and pointed to the direction. "Or he's Batman!" she laughed crazily holding an empty bottle.
"No, Rica! It's not a bat or Batman!" her fellow said. "It's a human, you see?" she fixed her large glasses as she focus on Yue's figure. "A black angel…" she thought and took pictures with her digicam. "Cool… but scary…"
"An angel?"
"Yeah… Here, take a look!" Naoko showed the captured picture. "He's a long white haired man clothed with white robe…" she described handling the digicam very carefully. "…and black bat wings."
"Hmph! He must be gone out shooting a supernatural film, you know? A vampire role!" Rica suggested dizzily as she hiccupped.
Naoko was stunned of the idea. "A vampire… Oh yes! He must be a real vampire!" her eyes sparkled with excitement. She's really the type of girl who wants weird and scary beings.
Rica was shaking, now. "Ah, shut up! Come on, I want to go home!" she held Naoko's arm and tried to drag her away but Naoko refused. "Naoko?" she was angry and tightened her grip on the empty bottle. "I'll hit this on your head if you will not go home with me!" she glared ferociously.
"Give me a minute, Rica…" she continued taking pictures of Yue. "Gorgeous! Very gorgeous!"
"You're a real freak, Naoko…" Rica tightened her jaw.
Yue was staring at the center of the city. "The Forbidden Temple is still standing strong. Well, I admire its strong built…" he paused. "However, with my power, I will turn it into dust, you'll see! Ha! Ha! Ha!" until he noticed tiny movements below. "Huh? Humans…" he grinned. "You're mine!" he flew very fast towards Rica and Naoko who stood there, watching.
"Naoko! He's coming to us! Let's go!" Rica yelled crazily.
"Cool…" she kept on taking pictures. "Nice angle… He's my guardian angel, Rica!"
Rica shook her head. "What's happening to you, Naoko?" she wanted to slap her so hard. "Stop your freaking obsession with that demonic creature!"
Then, someone came in a flash and got Rica away from danger. "Hey, come this way…" the chilly voice said as she held Rica's shivering arm.
The curly haired girl faced the kind-hearted stranger. "Wait! My friend! Naoko! Naoko!" Rica called worriedly, struggling from the stranger's hold. But it remained secured on her.
Naoko remained still until Yue landed in front of her. She gazed at Yue from head to toe. "Who are you?" she asked curiously, still holding her digital camera.
Rica became more nervous. She was about to yell but the hand of her companion muffled her mouth. "Mmmm…"
"You better keep your mouth shut…" it was the crush of Takashi, Chiharu Mihara. "Don't worry, I'll put you at a safe place…" she said with a serious look. "We really don't have much time, little woman," Chiharu uttered seriously, her brown eyes seeking for a safe area. "We have to go…" with those words they disappeared from sight.
Meanwhile… "My name is Yue…" he introduced with a decent smile. "Aren't you scared to me?" he asked with a husky voice.
Naoko shook her head slowly. "Why should I be scared of you?" said her calm tone.
Yue smirked. "Brave little girl… You could be a great help for me. Do you want to be like me?"
She giggled, "Oh yes! Oh yes! I… I'll do whatever to be like you!"
"Very well then… Come with me…" he outstretched his arms to her and Naoko stepped forward. "Good," he embraced her and carried her away.
Chiharu and Rica have seen them flew out of sight. "Where did Yue take my friend?" she asked to Chiharu.
"I have no idea…" was her brief reply. Then, Chiharu stared at Rica at a moment. "You must forget what you saw this time…" she used her hypnotic gaze to make Rica erase her memory about Yue. Rica's eyes became sleepy and Chiharu supported Rica's body as it fell on the ground. "Sleep very well…" she knelt and murmured near Rica's ear. Then she looked above her, pondering what will happen next. "The Aegis City! It is in great danger!"
After a while… at the Forbidden Temple… Kaho's crystal ball began shining like an aurora beam. "A call…" she held it with her both hands. "…from the king?" she looked at the forming image from the invincible crystal ball. "King Kinomoto…"
The image inside the ball became clearer and clearer. "Miss Mizuki…" King Fujitaka called. "How is the Aegis City doing?" he asked cautiously. There was no answer. "I heard that Lacudra is roaming there! How could it happen? Lacudra's soul was secured at the sealed chamber!"
Kaho explained, "The forbidden chant was accidentally spoken from the Ancient Book made by the secondary vamp Mr. Li. The prophecy has begun. And now, Lacudra or Yue's soul was inside Yukito's body."
"Is Yukito still alive?" he questioned.
"Maybe yes." She replied reluctantly.
"I hope so… Anyway, what about the media? Does the media spread the news already?" Fujitaka wanted every detail.
Kaho answered, "I don't think the media has any idea of the happenings unless Yue will show up in public. When that time comes, he'll bring chaos in Aegis for sure! What shall we do, your majesty?"
"As for now, I'll go to Aegis with my wife. We don't have plans, yet. We still have to talk with the chief vampires, first."
"Ah, the chief vampires? If you want to, I'll accompany you to their zone, the Tower of Realm."
Fujitaka shook his head. "You don't have to. You know miss Mizuki?, you have done so much service to us. You have guarded this temple for many centuries. You took care of Sakura and Touya whenever we're in a vacation."
The keeper of the temple just chuckled. "Okay, your majesty. Please be careful on your trip. Anyway, your son and daughter surely missed you," Kaho smiled warmly, thinking of Touya.
"Touya and Sakura… Thank you for guiding them, Miss Mizuki. It will be our pleasure for us to see them fine." Fujitaka said his gratitude. Then the image disappeared completely.
Kaho sighed sensing another outsider. "Whew! Eriol… Now, what do you want?" she asked with a tired voice without looking at him.
"Kaho…" Eriol's cool voice spoke. "I want to know where the hell that cold aura came from" he gazed at the crystal ball on her hands. "That crystalline object knows everything, right? Show it to me!" he looked angry and desperate to confirm that the new vamp is no other than Li Syaoran.
Beautiful Kaho handed over the precious ball, created by Tomoyo, to Eriol. "Here, ask whatever you want to. Well, you may have it if you have to." She watched Eriol as he held the thing. The crystal ball showed a flashback. It was Syaoran with icy glaring silver eyes.
"As I've guessed so. He's that Li Syaoran," his hands tightened around the crystal ball. "Why? What's his reason of becoming like our kind?" Eriol questioned, frustrated.
"The prophecy…" she interjected. "I believe he's one of the two great warriors mentioned," she continued. "One of the two great warriors who will defeat Yue" she added. "Don't you agree, Eriol?"
The azure - eyed lad frowned. "I don't know… I don't think that messy haired boy could defeat Yue. He's still an amateur for the moon vampire." Eriol snickered. "I, alone can destroy Yue!"
Kaho sighed sitting at the couch. "You always think you can do everything without the help of others…" she crossed her arms. "You're really too proud of yourself, Eriol. But you still don't realize that the ultimate power inside your body is not yet awake. Well, you can't defeat Yue with that kind of status."
Eriol's eyes narrowed. "What power?" he asked, confused.
Flashback: During the old times when vampires first sprung on earth, the Lamia Brothers: Barbarian Lacudra, Spellcaster Clow Reed and the fierce knight Roan. All three of them are checking their own measures. Each of them wants to be the King of the Dark Realm.
"I am the oldest and wisest of all of you therefore I should be the leader of this new realm!" Clow Reed shouted to his brothers as he swung his long silver cane in the air. "I, Clow Reed, have the power to change this world using all my skills with magic! As long as my magic is within me, the Sarcoz City will be peaceful…" his voice kept echoing inside the Sarcoz Castle.
A lost sparrow came flying from the open window and Roan, the majestic knight, swiftly pulled out his long sword broad sword and sliced the sparrow's right wing. There it landed on the floor, struggling to fly again. Roan just stared at it coldly, showing no compassion. "Any magic is useless against a determined warrior like myself," he glanced at Clow Reed with flaring silver eyes. "I'll transform the city of Sarcoz into a noble brave - hearted men" Roan stated with a smirk. "And as for the future vampires, they shall not be brutal killers but decent ones…"
Lacudra just stared at the full moon while listening. "Stupid brothers," he murmured briskly, not facing them. "Your goals in this city are all stupid! Where is your vampire blood? Why can't you show your real power to all humanity? We are merciless and sadistic predators, you should keep that in mind!" Lacudra thundered as he laughed crazily. "To feed on them, to be the dark lord, to be superior! This is my goal!" he paused for a while. " The bottomline is… I should be the one to rule this realm..."
Clow Reed aimed his cane to Lacudra's back. "Your blood lust is not right, Lacudra. Let us limit our blood lust or we will starve to death one day due to lack of sources…" he was even more angry.
"Hmph! Humans produce offspring rapidly…" Lacudra faced his brother, smirking. "By the way, Clow, I thank you for granting my wish to make this magical elixir for vampire transformation. This will help me a lot… or shall I say? This will help us a lot being invincible, powerful and immortal creatures!"
"I somehow felt guilty of letting you drink the elixir. I didn't expect that this is gonna be your plan…" Clow Reed said in a low tone. "Roan and I seem to have the same goal. But you, Lacudra, your future in the city is evil." Roan sided with Clow Reed and nodded.
"Yeah, I've noticed that, Clow," Roan drew his sword. "I think we must kill him. What do you think, Clow?" the soft wind grazed through his auburn hair. "Lamias like Lacudra shall not exist…" his flaring brown eyes were scorching with ardency.
Lacudra chuckled. "You're not going to do that to your own brother," he's not stopping to laugh.
Clow Reed and Roan stepped forward. "Lacudra, stop your foolish plans here in Sarcoz… or else…" there came Lacudra's trap that Clow and Roan became immobile. "Huh? No! I can't move!" their bodies were wrapped with thin but strong threads(just like the one in the GHOST IN THE SHIP movie). "Arrgh! Roan! Use your sword to cut these!"
Roan's body was stiff. "I… I can't move a single part of my body! The threads are tight!" Roan continued to struggle against the threads then he saw Lacudra handling his deadly weapon, the scythe. "He's gonna kill us…"
Clow Reed spoke, "Now I know why you'd asked me to make you a paralyzing potion! Lacudra put it on these threads that's why we can't move! Darn you, Lacudra!"
Swinging his scythe, Lacudra strode towards his brothers. "Go to hell…" with one swift motion, he slashed their chest. So using his barbaric skills, Lacudra succeeded to be the king by simply killing his own brothers.
And the dark era had begun.
End of Flashback…
"Clow Reed's power is within you, Eriol. You are his reincarnation. You're just not noticing it because you don't have a pure heart," Kaho explained. "You see, Clow Reed is a pure hearted lamia."
Eriol didn't like the statement. "Darn it! How the hell do you know that I'm his reincarnation? But still his powers within me are not yet awake? Why is it like that?" he's getting impatient and angry.
"The three lamia brothers were said to be reincarnated to another lamia with their own purposes… and I can feel Clow Reed's aura within you. . If you were going to analyze this very carefully, Lacudra's soul had chosen Yukito's body, Clow Reed's soul had chosen your body and…" she paused and thought for a while.
"Whose body did Roan choose then?" he asked pondering.
"I don't have any idea. But… whoever that lamia is… it is possible that Roan will completely occupy his chosen body, changing its personality, erasing its memories, everything! Making the body completely his own, making the body as the new Roan, himself. That is because the fierce warrior Roan is a straight minded lamia who is determined to accomplish whatever his mission is, not minding the body he has." Kaho said.
"Well, is it possible for my whole being to be consumed with Clow Reed?"
Kaho shook her head. "As I've told you earlier, Clow is a pure hearted lamia. He won't do such thing."
Eriol sighed. "Good…" he said. "Now, tell me how I can claim Clow Reed's power."
"At the cathedral… The silver cane and the invincible sword are believed to be thrown by Lacudra deep inside the cathedral, just near to the sealed chamber."
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Sakura woke up. Her heart beats fast and as she feels her own breathing, "Huh? I'm… I'm… alive?" she was about to rise from the comfy bed but there's a heavy thing blocking her chest. "Ehh?" it was Syaoran's arm, embracing her as he sleeps. Sakura giggled while feeling Syaoran's warm breathing on her forehead. Then she hugged him to. "Syaoran-kun, I don't wanna let go of this guy, not ever!" she wondered what happened last night. What happened to Syaoran's auntie? Where is she? Sakura stayed on that position in a few minutes, then… she carefully pushed his arm from her and got up from bed.
"Maybe I should cook for breakfast," she hurried downstairs and looked at the refrigerator. "Eggs? Oh crap, Syaoran can't appreciate my preparation with these eggs!" so she finds a phone directory and looked for any breakfast meal delivery. "Hmm… This one is fine" Sakura dialed its number.
Minutes later, "I'll be there within thirty minutes ma'am," responded the receiver.
"Thank you…" as she held down the phone, Syaoran's room made a noise. The faucet was heard. "He's rinsing," she said, sensing his aura.
Later on, Syaoran was already going downstairs. He saw Sakura and smiled, "Good morning, princess," he greeted with a drowsy voice. "Thank God. I'm so damn happy to see you alive." He went to Sakura, holding her arms. "I'm so glad, my princess…" Syaoran hugged her tight and kissed her forehead. "I thought that you are going to leave me last night. You really scared me…"
Sakura blushed with the words. "I'm so sorry, Syaoran. I'm such a nuisance to you…"
"No, no,… Don't say that. You never became a nuisance to me because you're the one I care and love the most," he stared at her eyes seriously. "And what makes me the most happiest guy on earth is when I know that you feel the same for me…" watching her smile made his heart swell that he kissed her immediately, a soft gentle kiss, one moment of light touching, then coaxing… and teasing. Syaoran stopped the kiss momentarily. "Sakura… I want to make love to you. Would you allow me to?"
End of the fourteenth chapter
AngeLfromChaos
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