I could hear Sakura sobbing nearby but I was still in shock. And I was tired. And my body had no strength left in it.

"S-Syaoran?" She hiccupped. "I'm so-sorry Syaoran... I-I only wanted to f-find you…"

"Don't be Sakura." I breathed, forcing my sightless eyes to turn in her direction. It was a good thing that she didn't know I was blind yet.

"I-I'm sorry I co-couldn't save… y-you." She continued as though she had not heard me. "…I'm of n-no help at… at a-all and now… F-Fai-san is d-dead…"

"Saku-ra… Please," I tried speaking a bit louder; every word felt like sand paper scraping the insides if my throat but I continued anyway. This was definitely not her fault. "Don't cry."

"I'm s-so… sorry…" she sniffled. "I-I'm… so sorry…" she kept repeating over and over again.

"Sa-ku-ra…" No matter how much I tried, no sound came from my mouth after that. I continued gazing in her direction even though I could see nothing but darkness. In the end my body just gave up on me and my head slumped on my chest as I felt the world fade away.

"Syoaran!!" Sakura's shriek jolted me awake. I heard the sound of clicking high heeled shoes and I knew that the witch was back. But something felt wrong. She was not advancing towards me. Instead, she was walking towards Sakura.

"S-stay away from me! No!" Sakura cried as I heard her pulling at her chains. "No! Syaoran!"

"Sakura…" My voice was so weak. Pathetic. And my arms felt like they would fall off any second. My head was pounding, my eyes felt as if they were being stabbed by needles, my legs were already too numb for me to feel and well, I was basically a mess. But regardless of all that, I still pulled at my restraints, forcing magic through my veins to provide me with the strength I needed.

I knew draining my own magic when I did not have another source of energy for the time being was a really stupid thing to do, but what exactly was there to live for except for Sakura? Everybody else was dead.

"Stay away from her!" With magic coursing through my body, my voice came out much stronger and louder than it had in ages. "Leave her alone!"

"Syaoran!" Sakura screamed as the sound of a whip crack reached my ears.

"NO!" I released more magic, giving my all into breaking free. There was just one small problem in my plan; no matter what they show you in movies, metal always wins against flesh. The barely clotted cuts on my wrists began bleeding anew. "Leave her alone you f**king bitch! Leave her alone!"

"Syaoran!!!" She wailed as the whip sailed through the air and landed on her body. "Aaaargh!"

"Let her go!" though my voice was loud, it was still drowned out by the psychopath's insane laughter and Sakura's pained screams.

This went on for a long time and in the end even magic was not able to keep me conscious. Just before I passed out I heard Sakura's voice screaming my name, the witch's insane cackling and the sound of leather meeting flesh.

"Sakura…" I tried to stay conscious for her sake. I really did. But in the end, I was just too weak…

When I came to, I could hear Sakura's ragged breathing.

"S-syao- Syaoran…" she mumbled feebly. "I'm s-sorry…"

Why was she apologizing?

"I c-couldn't save you…"

No! It was not herfault! Why did she keep on repeating it?

"Awww… isn't that cute." The witch's whisper sent an involuntary shiver down my spine. My whole body was aching so badly. Probably a side-effect of pumping raw magic into my system. "Your girlfriend thinks it's her fault the mage died. Why don't you tell her whose fault it truly is?" Her cold fingers slid along my jaw. "Tell her who is responsible for their deaths." Her hand moved to the back of my neck as she walked behind me. "Tell her whose fault is it that she is here in the first place."

"And who would that be?" I hissed angrily.

"You." She giggled.

"Really?" I forced myself to not focus on Sakura's voice because I could not bear her sobs. It was just too much.

"Of course." The witch answered simply. "You are the one who was too weak to fight me off back there."

I stiffened.

"You're the one who blacked out," she pointed out, "just because you were too weak to withstand the pain of a couple of broken ribs."

"Shut up." I growled.

"Oh my. Did I touch a sore spot?" She mocked as she raked her hand through my hair, pulling harshly against the blood-clotted parts. An involuntary scream escaped my mouth. "Do you want to know how I killed the mage?" I felt something cold and hard slither along my neckline, leaving a fresh wave of searing, hot pain in its place.

"I used your sword to slash his chest open." The tip of the knife's blade moved over my heart. "He was still alive," she chuckled, applying pressure so that the sharp point broke my skin, drawing more blood, "when I cut his heart out. Do you know that the blue in his eyes faded away to leave behind nothing but pure white when he died?" she continued conversationally, digging it deeper.

I gasped, feeling my life source pour out of the wound, trailing down my otherwise cold, numb and frozen body. I vaguely wondered how I was still alive after losing so much blood. I mean, yeah, my magic was the thing that kept me alive but how was I still conscious? I should have been in deep coma or something by now.

"Magic." She whispered in my ear, retracting the blade, as though she had heard what I was thinking.

"I can read your mind boy," she chuckled. "And I'll save you from the unnecessary pain of thinking and answer your question. I used a spell on you that replenishes your blood so you won't die. After all, a dead pet wouldn't be much fun, would it now?"

"Speaking of pets," she added cheerfully, "your girlfriend has such a nice scream, don't you think so?"

"Leave her the hell alone, you bitch!" I snarled, struggling uselessly. I really wanted to land a blow on her sick grinning face. Even after I had gone blind, the vision of her deranged face would not leave me alone.

"Hmm… this won't do boy," she sounded disappointed. "I've told you so many times not to talk to me in that tone and you still haven't learnt. Maybe if I punish your girlfriend, the point might get across."

"No!" I yelled. "No!" Blood was seeping down my arms, but now I knew for sure that no matter how much I bled, I was not about to die. The witch walked away from me, her heels clicking loudly in the room.

I heard something slide open and the familiar hum of static electricity reached my ears.

"NO!!!" Oh God, no please no… Don't let her use it one Sakura… I heard the witch attach one clip to the chain that held my princess. I could almost see the bitch's leering face as she was probably looking in my direction.

Just like when she had electrocuted me, time came to a standstill. There was no sound in the room except for mine and Sakura's pants and the soft buzzing of electricity. Then the witch moved, I heard the second clamp touch the chain and then Sakura screamed…

…And I was screaming along with her… thrashing hysterically against the chains that held me up, wanting them to break somehow. If only they would break, I would be able to help her somehow. I'd be able to do something. Anything…

I felt blood seep down my whole body, pouring out of all the wounds that I had undoubtedly managed to rip open with my manic struggling, but I was past caring about that…

"Let her go!" I screamed, pulling on the metal like a maniac. "Let her f**kin go!!"

…Why were they not breaking? Why? Why couldn't I get free?

She shrieked as electricity rippled through the air.

"No! Let her go!" I cried, flailing against my bonds with all the strength I still possessed, "You wanted my magic. Take it! Just let her go!"

But that witch was enjoying herself too much; she wouldn't stop. She'd take off the clamp every now and then so that I could hear Sakura's pained sobs calling my name and apologizing over and over again for how she had failed to save me; but then the witch would reattach the clamp and Sakura would be crying out in pain once more and I would be shouting and cursing and begging and pleading along with her.

I don't know when my angry cries turned to pleads but my hoarse voice was repeating the same thing again and again, screaming the same words.

"Just let her go… Please, I won't stop you… Torture me if you have to… let her go... don't hurt her…"

The witch stepped closer to me. "You really love her, don't you boy?' she said, running a finger along my cheek. I forced myself not to struggle. She'd hurt Sakura if I did anything to piss her off.

"Please, just let her go…" I croaked, my voice barely above a whisper.

She seemed to consider it for a moment, bringing her face so close to mine that I could feel the warmth of her skin. "No, I don't think I will." She said after a while.

"NO!"

I heard her reattach the clamp and it began all over again. But this time, she did not pull it off. Sakura kept screaming and thrashing but the witch just laughed her sick laugh…

…make it stop … please just stop…. Oh God… Please…. hurt me instead….

Let her go… please…

Why did it have to be her... why not pick me?...

It… it wasn't fair… Kurogane-san was dead… Fai-san was dead… And it was nearly over for me… But Sakura… No, she deserved better than this…

They all deserved better than this.

Why the hell did it have to be this way?

Then Sakura screamed once more and I felt magic saturate the air surrounding her. The same poking and prodding magic that had searched for my core.

…No… Not her…

Not Sakura…

"Please… Don't do this to her…" I was crying. My voice was so hoarse, even I had difficulty hearing it. But…

"Take mine instead…"

That woman's shrieking, homicidal laughter surrounded me… enveloped me… it was all around me… and it was seeping inside me…

Another cry tore through Sakura's throat.

This wasn't happening…

Please, God, just end this…

Sakura's cries died down as the clip came off. I could hear her heavy breathing.

"Syao..Syaoran…" she panted weakly. "I'm… sorry…"

"Everyone you've ever cared for…" the woman whispered in my ear, "is dead."

Sakura screamed. Awfully loud.

"Let her go…" I begged her, as my princess' shrieks grew even more piercing. I could sense the magic ripping her soul apart.

"Please…"

Stop it…

Let her go…

Take me instead… End it…

Another cry…

"You're the reason they all died." She gently, almost lovingly, cupped my cheek in the palm of her hand.

Sakura shrieked in pain once again…

No more… no more….

...please…

I could feel the strength leave my body…

…I was slipping…

…my magic was not enough…

"You are the cause of all of their misery." Her finger ran along my jaw.

…still screaming…

…the smell of her blood filled the air…

I felt my muscles relax helplessly as my life source grew smaller and weaker…

…just like her cries grew weaker…

My head rolled back…

"You caused all their deaths," She breathed softly. "Syaoran."

…Sakura was fading away…

…her magic was completely gone…

"You're the reason she died." Her breath tickled my ear as everything else grew silent around me….

…no ragged breathing…

…no silent sobs…

…nothing…

…not any more.

It was deafening, the crushing reality setting in…

…They were all dead. All of them…

Kurogane-san…

Fai-san…

Sakura…

Gone.

Forever…

All my fault…

My fault…

"Do you want me to end it boy?" I felt her hand run along the cut in my chest.

I felt the cool tendrils of her prodding magic penetrate me.

Funny…

I couldn't feel the pain.

I was numb…

My mind was growing blank…

This was it….

The prodding reached its climax.

…I was reaching the end….

…my breaking point…

"Do want to be free of your misery?" she was now fingering the gash on my leg.

Misery…

…Did I deserve to be put out of it?

Her screams still echoed in my mind…

Sobbing… crying… screaming for me to forgive her…

Syaoran

…no more…

Syaoran

…please no more…

Syaora…n…

…no…

…please…

…no more….

No more.

I could take no more

I gave one final scream of anguish as my world shattered…

…completely…

…splintering into nothingness…

…Sweet, blissful nothingness…

A/N: I'm pretty sure everyone hates Akira by now. Um... or maybe you guys started hating her ages ago. Anyhow, how was this chapter? I really hope you guys liked it. Review and let me know that, k?

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