Chapter 8
Disclaimer: only Cheresa and Tamara belong to me, everything else, Clamp.
"Oh, you got beaten up by Ryanban's wind again" Fai said after Chunyang explained what had happened while Sakura tended to Syaoran and Tamara tended to Cheresa in silence "but, after getting beaten up that bad, why won't she beat up the Ryanban right now?" Kurogane asked no one in particular "I tried to! A lot of times! But you can't lay one finger on the Ryanban! The palace that Ryanban lives in has secret spells that nobody can penetrate!" Chunyang explained "that's the mysterious power that Mokona felt" Fai suggested looking at Mokona who nodded "there's a lot of that mysterious power, and I can't figure out if any of it is from the feathers" Mokona explained "how about the son? Take him as a hostage or something?" Fai suggested with a smile and sparkles around his head "…you just said a really bad thing happily" Kurogane grumbled looking away from them. Tamara giggled as she began to wrap a bandage around the cut on Cheresa's arm "no! The Ryanban uses the secret weapon to defend the place, if we did something to his son..!" Chunyang said "yesterday and today, Syaoran received attacks from the secret weapon. From what I heard, a year ago, the Ryanban suddenly got a lot of power. Does it have to do with Sakura-chan's feather?" Fai asked "it does not match, the feathers of the memories were scattered recently, right?" Kurogane commented "the dimensions are different, so maybe time passes differently too" Fai commented "but Cheresa-chan said the secret weapon was Sakura's feather" Mokona said, everyone looked over at the two girls as a murderous aura filled the room. They saw Tamara frozen in place, about to put a band aid on Cheresa's knee and Cheresa looked like she had seen a ghost "haha" Cheresa laughed nervously looking at Tamara who had her head down "I remember it too" Chunyang said, Tamara looked up with a smile "it's fine" she said lightly placing the band aid on Cheresa's knee, Cheresa sighed and Tamara slapped the band aid on firmly "ahh shit!" Cheresa cursed holding her knee "done" Tamara said standing up with the spare bandages in her hands "I'm going to put these away" she added and left the room "I don't even know if it was really this world though" Cheresa told them "I'll go check if the feather is at the Ryanban's" Syaoran said standing up "wait!" Sakura grabbed his sleeve "Syaoran-kun, you're hurt…" she protested "I'm fine" Syaoran insisted "but-"
"Don't worry. If the feather is really there, I will go get it for you" Syaoran told her "Syaoran-kun…"
"Wait a bit" Fai said putting his hand up "do not worry I'm not going to stop you but, Ryanban's secret powers are pretty strong, so just going there won't work, you need to at least break the spell at the entrance" he explained "can you do anything?" Kurogane asked "nope, not at all!" Fai said with the sparkles "then don't say it as if you can do everything!" Kurogane shouted back "let's ask Yuuko" Mokona said happily "the witch of dimensions?" Fai wondered as Mokona stood on the table and a circlular projection came out of his gem revealing Yuuko's back, Yuuko turned around "oh, Mokona, what is it?" she asked. Cheresa laughed as Chunyang grabbed onto Sakura and shouted "she spoke!" while Syaoran and Sakura stared at it with wide eyes "Mokona is really useful" Fai said pointing to the projection "useful has limits too!" Kurogane shouted back.
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Tamara's POV
I sighed as I placed the bandages back "bloody idiot, can't leave her alone for ten minutes" I grumbled "but knowing her the fat bastard probably pissed her off and she said the first thing she could think of" she said to herself as she walked back "but you don't have to ask me" she heard as she opened the door, see looked at the projection "oh it's her" she mumbled "can't you use spells, Fai?" Yuuko asked "I gave you the core of my powers" Fai replied, Tamara gave a slight snort earning her a couple of glances "the tattoo that I got is the 'core to keep in the powers', your powers, it's not it" Yuuko told him "but still, I have a rule not to use spells without it" Fai said "fine, I'll send you something that can break the spell of the palace but I must get something of value" Yuuko explained "is there anything I can give…"
"How about this? It's used for spells but I don't use it" Fai asked cutting Syaoran off "…fine. Give it to Mokona" Yuuko instructed and Fai held out the staff and Mokona sucked it in, Tamara smiled as she watched Chunyang who was still wide eyed and holding onto Sakura's neck. When Mokona finished with the staff Syaoran went over to Fai "is it okay?" he asked "oh, no problem" Fai replied as Mokona spat out a ball of some sort "use this on the magic to make it disappear" Yuuko ordered before disappearing "well that was well done, when do we leave?" I asked and they turned to me.
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"NO! I want to go to the Ryanaban's place too!" Chunyang complained "the Ryanban's castle is under a spell, it will be very dangerous" Tamara reasoned "I already know that! I want to come too!" Chunyang protested "hmm… that's quite a headache" Fai said before he and Mokona turned their heads to Kurogane who looked away "I'm no good with kids" he said, Fai grinned "because you're the type to be easily embarrassed" he said making an anger mark appear on Kurogane's forehead.
"Please let me come with you! I want to defeat the Ryanban!" Chunyang pleaded, grabbing Syaoran's arms "I want to avenge my omoni! We'll go together! It's alright, right!? Syaoran!" Syaoran removed her hands and turned around "no, you will wait here with princess Sakura" he said as he walked off.
"Good luck!" Cheresa cheered "don't die" Tamara said bluntly "Timmy!" Cheresa scolded "what?"
"You don't say that" Cheresa told her "okay, do die!" she saw them falter in their steps when she said this "Tamara!" Cheresa screeched "oh fine then, have fun!" she shouted, Cheresa shook her head while rolling her eyes.
"Syaoran-kun…" Sakura murmured "because I'm just a child… and I can't use any powerful spells… am I in the way?" Chunyang asked crying "I don't think that is so" Sakura said hugging Chunyang "that's because it's true" Tamara stated standing in front of Chunyang "what do you mean?" Chunyang asked "they are keeping you here for your safety, what would happen if they fail? Not only would they probably be killed you would be too! They are not invincible" Tamara told her "now listen very carefully to my words. You cannot bring down the Ryanban by yourself, you should rely on the support of your friends. Also I promised the guys that one of us would be with you at all times, got it?" she said, Chunyang sat there processing all that Tamara had said then jumped up "I get it, come on Sakura we have work to do" she said and ran out of the yard with Sakura "Timmy are you sure this is the right thing to do?" Cheresa asked, Tamara sighed "of course, after all we couldn't just leave them here when we go to the palace" Tamara said with an evil smile, Cheresa grinned "let's go"
The two girls ran after the guys.
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Tamara's POV
I pulled on Cheresa's collar as we neared the palace, she gargled and coughed "what was that for?" she asked, I put a finger to my lips then pointed around the corner of the house I pulled her behind, she looked "oh it's the guys, we were a bit quicker than we thought huh?" she said as she sat down "so now what?" she asked, I shrugged "wait until they enter, the Ryanban will be too busy keeping an eye on them that he'll not even notice us" I told her "but Timmy, will you be alright? I mean you don't have a weapon and can't really fight" I gave her an icy glare "and you do? And I can so fight, I took Karate when I was younger… before I met you" I growled at her "oh okay" Cheresa looked around the corner and began giggling "what?" I asked "I was just thinking about how we'll be able to visit a lot of different places and make new friends" she replied "I already told you, they aren't my friends" I said making her sigh "I know" she said "but Tam, it's still going to hurt whether they are friends or not" Cheresa told me, I sighed but said nothing because I knew she was right "they have gone in" she added stepping away from the house, I also stepped away to look at the palace "let's go then" I replied and walked up to the palace.
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The guys looked at the woman that was sitting in the veil "who are you?" Kurogane asked "after 100 years of history, humans are still so similar to insects. Be careful how you use that mouth. That is what I would like to say, but… it's been a long time since I've had guests, so I'll tolerate it" the woman, Kiishimu said "what are you saying? How annoying, so quickly spit out where the Ryanban is, then" Kurogane ordered "Kuro-pin you are too impatient!" Fai said waving a hand at him "really cute children" Kiishimu said "she praised us" Fai said happily "she said we were little kids" Kurogane snapped. Syaoran walked to Kiishimu "we are seeking something that may be in this castle, so could you please tell us where the Ryanban is?" he asked "…you have pleasant eyes… very bright. But, I can't answer your question and, I cannot let you pass this place" she replied standing up as Syaoran moved back "uh, why..?" Fai asked "I get the impression that you'll be rough with us so we can't pass right?"
"Right…" Kiishimu replied, suddenly the whole room transformed leaving them standing on small pillars with Kiishimu standing under a rotunda "an illusion?" Kurogane questioned "no! It's a secret art, an illusion is made to puzzle my opponents, it's not just pretty" Kiishimu explained sending a ball of liquid at Syaoran, the ball exploded and caught on Syaorans arm "…it melted?" he exclaimed as the clothing on his arm began to carroad (sp?) Fai and Kurogane looked at his arm "because the damage my secret art inflicts is real" Kiishimu told them "so, if we get badly hurt…" Fai started "you die" Kiishimu finished as she sent water ball at them.
The three of them dodged as the ball flew past them, Syaoran landed on a really low pillar that sunk under his weight putting his foot into the water, quickly jumping out he cried out in pain "my foot!"
"The pond water and the water droplets have the same destructive power. But, don't you see that everything inside the temple is real?" Kiishimu said to them "if you fall into the pool, you'll melt!" Fai said before jumping onto a lamp post "Kuro-min, break this" he said "ah?! Why?!" Kurogane questioned "how long can you keep going unarmed?" Fai asked "do it yourself!" Kurogane shouted but smashed the pole with his fist anyway.
"This way you don't have to touch the drops of water. Just hit them away" Fai said as they both caught parts of the broken pole, Kurogane swung the pole hitting four balls "Hyuu! You did it, Kuro-sama! You're so cool!" Fai cheered "stop saying whistling sounds with your mouth!" Kurogane snapped still swinging the pole "well… there's no use in staying here to play with water forever. Syaoran-kun, you and Mokona go first" Fai said as he spun the pole out in front of him to deflect the balls "but you and Kurogane won't last!" Syaoran objected "yeah, but nothing will get done if we're all trapped down here. So, you should move that foot and go ahead of us! Because there are more important things you must do, Syaoran-kun" Fai told him "it's okay Kuro-pii will take care of things here, somehow"
"Me again!" Kurogane snapped "…thank you guys" Syaoran said "the magic is weaker up there. Syaoran, you should be able to kick your way out" Fai told him pointing to the sky "it's so high, can Syaoran get up there?" Mokona asked, sticking his head out of Syaoran's shirt "Damn! Why are you playing hide-and-seek in his clothes?!" Kurogane growled "then it's all right, don't you think?" Fai asked ignoring Kurogane "I don't know what you're talking about. But don't let me get too bored, little children" Kiishimu told them "sorry, we'll be done soon" Fai called out and waved for them to hurry up "why me..?!" Kurogane complained "I'm going!" Syaoran said jumping of the pillar, Kurogane caught him on his pole then using all his strength, flung him skyward, Syaoran kicked through the roof "you two are so cool! Hyuu!" Fai shouted "I told you to stop that!" Kurogane growled as he glared at Fai.
"One person escaped… couldn't be helped. Then I'll just have teach the remaining children a lesson…" Kiishimu said to herself as she made ball explode in the sky making it rain "looks like this is getting to be a pretty serious crisis" Fai said looking at Kurogane who smirked "humph"
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Syaoran stood on the ground next to the hole he created "Syaoran, does your foot hurt?" Mokona asked "it's ok" Syaoran replied "then," a voice said starling Syaoran "I will finish you off so you will never stand again" the Ryanban's son stood in front of him and his arms became huge and muscular "this time, I will send you to the graveyard with my bare hands!" he shouted "I sense a lot of mystical energy from him" Mokona said "a spell?" Syaoran asked "yes! There is a spell cast by my aboji, the Ryanban of this country" the son gloated "Mokona stay away ok?" Syaoran said pacing Mokona on a rock, kind of ignoring the son "Syaoran…"
"YOU LITTLE BRAT!" the son took a swing at Syaoran but he dodged leaving a huge indent in the wall behind him.
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Tamara froze when she felt the ground move "I have a bad feeling about this" she said to herself "Cheresa be on your guard" Cheresa nodded and a silver and gold spear materialized in front of her, grabbing it she nodded again "I'm ready" she said setting the spear on her back "where did that come from?" Tamara asked, Cheresa shrugged "I just found out about it today" she told her, Tamara sighed "I wish I had a weapon" she said "ask Yuuko about it later" Cheresa said looking around the corner then quickly stopped Tamara "what is it?" Tamara asked "Syaoran's fighting the bastard son" Cheresa told her "then that means Fai and Kurogane are fighting Kiishimu" Tamara relayed her info "so what do we do?" Cheresa asked "the Ryanban has put a spell on his son to make him stronger, so we are no match for him. And the Ryanban is watching the fights, so we'll just have to wait until Syaoran defeats the bastard" Tamara replied crouching down "keep an eye on them though, don't want them to come crashing through the corner"
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Fai and Kurogane stood back to back as they fought Kiishimu "this water does hurt" Fai said "if it hits us, our clothes and our body will melt" Kurogane added "you can't escape the way that child just did, little children" Kiishimu told them and created a giant ball in front of Fai, he swung his pole at it but the bubble split around it and went for him. Kurogane maneuvered himself and swung his pole so it hit Fai in the stomach sending him to another pillar at the same time he jumped away "Kuro-mu, you're meaaan" Fai complained holding his stomach "if I didn't do that, you would be dead by now" Kurogane replied "I know, but you could've pushed me in a nicer waaaay" Fai retorted "very clever, little children. It has… been a while… I guess I won't be bored until this is over…" Kiishimu told them creating giant balls all around them.
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Syaoran dodged another punch from the Ryanban's son before he lashed out with his foot, the son grabbed Syaoran's foot and threw him away "Syaoran!" Mokona screamed "what?!" the son yelled as Syaoran landed against the wall "this is your power?! My aboji's power is unbeatable!"
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Tamara held Cheresa as she struggled to go over and smash the Ryanban's son "that asshole deserves a beatdown" she growled "and he's going to get one trust me, just wait" Tamara said holding Cheresa's arm, seeing as how that wasn't working she used her leg and tripped her making Cheresa fall down and Tamar sat on her "would you just wait" she said as she sighed, Cheresa exhaled and stopped moving "fine"
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"Ah, fast movements, on top of changing shapes, swelling and shrinking constantly" Kurogane commented on the balls of water swirling around them "the only person who was able to keep up like this in the past was a shinban from Ryonfi" Kiishimu told them "that's Chunyang's mom, right?" Fai asked "she said she had a girl named that" Kiishimu replied "what this country truly need is not that stupid Ryanban and his son, but people like that shinban and you children. Right now, I cannot leave this place. I cannot reason, and my spirit has been manipulated, like a puppet. My own heart doesn't tell me what's right or wrong. I regret us parting, little children. But soon, it will be time to say farewell" she said as pulled all of the water from the lake into the air.
"Whoa! Is this what you would call the most dangerous crisis?" Fai asked "well if we just stand here and take that, we'll die" Kurogane replied as the water formed walls around them that met in the middle of the ceiling.
"Well, that's a huge problem" Fai said "since I don't want to die"
"You don't want to die, but you still won't use your magic even in this crisis?" Kurogane asked "yep! Sorry" Fai replied. "it doesn't matter to me" Kurogane told him "what about Kuro-mi?" Fai asked "I'm not gonna die here either, 'cause I need to go back to Japan. That white manjuu won't leave until he finds that princess's feather, so we'll have to find the feather before we go to the next world" Kurogane explained "I don't really want to stay in one place either" Fai said "why?" Kurogane asked "because if the person sleeping underwater in my old world awakens, then I might get caught. I need to run around all of the worlds…" Fai explained "…" Kurogane watched as he got ready to fight again "are you done with your last conversation?" Kiishimu asked "so… what should we do? Feels like we're being driven into a corner" Fai wondered "…yo" Kurogane said grabbing Fai's attention.
"Now… bye, bye" "Kiishimu said getting ready to attack when she saw Fai coming straight for her "willing to rush your deaths...?" she wondered, suddenly Kurogane appeared behind Fai, using Fai's back as a springboard he propelled himself forward towards Kiishimu "what?!" Kiishimu exclaimed and struck out with her hand as he landed in front of her striking his chest…
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Syaoran! Syaoran!" Mokona shouted trying to get a response, the Ryanban's son grabbed Mokona by the ears "what is this thing?! Did you get this thing out with your magic? Rumor says, the Amenosa also uses magic. Are you really the Amenosa?" he asked while Mokona flailed about "then I should kill you right now!" he shouted bringing his fist down to kill Mokona when Syaoran kicked the son's hand with his bad foot "stop it" he commanded, the son grabbed Syaoran's leg "this foot… that Kiishimu did this to your leg, didn't she?" he asked and twisted it with both his hands "there, doesn't it hurt? Isn't it torturous? I guess you use kicking attacks. You can't win while protecting your damaged leg!" the son said "I'm not protecting…" Syaoran replied "what?!" the son exclaimed "it doesn't matter where I'm hurt… I decide to do what I do… and only that!" Syaoran said giving the son a powerful kick that sent him flying.
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"Alright!" Cheresa cheered, Tamara slapped her over the head "quiet" she ordered "but he got him" Cheresa said rubbing her head "and? It's not over yet, so keep quiet" Tamara replied, Cheresa sighed "hey… I wonder how Fai and Kurogane are doing" she wondered "oh they'll be battered and bruised but they're fine" Tamara said then smirked "what?" Cheresa asked, Tamara leaned in and whispered in her ear "what?! How dare she" Cheresa growled "oh jealous are we?" Tamara asked still smirking.
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"You're quite a schemer…" Kiishimu said pulling back her hand to reveal her claws stuck in the book Kurogane had got in the Hanshin Republic "I hate the rain… so… stop it!" Kurogane said and struck her with the pole, hitting the black jewel on her fore head… the room changed back into the room they had walked into "if you do another strange move…" Kurogane threatened, Kiishimu suddenly was right next to him and kissed him on the cheek "you! What spell did you put me on this time?" he asked "that was my thanks. I was controlled by the Ryanban with the spell in that stone you just broke" Kiishimu explained "oooh I see, that's what Kuro-pon just broke" Fai said from his spot near the two "now I'm free. You children have a lot of spirit, I'm sorry for blocking your way. You wanted to know where the Ryanban is, right? Those bastards are on the top floor of this castle. I guess the smaller children arrived first. But they're going to resort to some cowardly, unfair trick again… those misers" she told them "children?" Kurogane questioned "yes, I sense two other children in this palace besides the one that escaped, that's one of them there" Kiishimu replied pointing to the ceiling where Syaoran had burst through, the two guys looked up to see Cheresa looking over the edge waving at them "hey guys! Are you alright?!" she yelled down "Cheresa-san, what are you doing here?!" Fai shouted back "Timmy and I came after you guys and because the Ryanban was keeping an eye on you three, we got off scot-free of any spells or opponents" Cheresa explained "where is Tamara-san?" Fai asked "she went after Syaoran! I have strict orders to watch the knocked out bastard son here and to make sure you two don't have any major wounds" she told them "I'll take the son off your hands" Kiishimu said to her and disappeared only to reappear next to Cheresa "okay then" she said "hurry up, I'll meet you at the stairs" she added to the guys who were already leaving the room.
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"Is it here, Mokona?" Syaoran asked "yeah, this is where the weird power is the strongest… but I'm starting to feel dizzy" Mokona replied, Syaoran opened the doors to reveal a room that had a large glass ball at the ceiling "Sakura! Chunyang!" Mokona cried seeing the two girls inside the ball, Syaoran looked to see the Ryanban standing on the opposite side of the room "it's Sakura's feather!" Mokona exclaimed pointing to the feather that was in a cracked glass ball in the Ryanban's hand "breaking my spells... are you the people's Amenosa?!" the Ryanban asked "…release them" Syaoran replied emotionlessly "word spread to the government, didn't it… no, but I can still defeat the Amenosa with this…"
Syaoran suddenly appeared on the pole next to the Ryanban, his foot out only inches from the Ryanban's face "release both of them" he ordered, the Ryanban used the feather and blew Syaoran away "Syaoran!" Mokona cried "touch one finger upon me… and both of them will die!" the Ryanban shouted pointing to the large glass ball with the girls in it, Syaoran stood up with a determined look on his face and suddenly there were lots of people standing in front of the Ryanban facing Syaoran "these are the townspeople. They are controlled by my spell. Can you kill them, kid?" The Ryanban asked as the villager surrounded Syaoran, all of them pointing their staffs at him "if you dare attack the villagers, I will inflict ten times the pain onto these two little girls!" the Ryanban shouted pointing at Sakura and Chunyang, the villagers attacked. Syaoran jumped and kicked at some of the staffs "you go ahead and fight back! You'll see what will happen, you brat!" the Ryanban shouted as Syaoran backflipped over some villagers and landed on his bad foot and staggered back the villagers started attacking, hitting him with their staffs "how is it? Already finished off?!" The Ryanban shouted "Syaoran! Syaoran!" Mokona cried, the Ryanban laughed "it's true! As long as I have this feather, I am invisible!" he shouted, laughing as the villagers hit Syaoran. Suddenly a red bladed scythe came out of nowhere and knocked some of the villagers away, cutting their staffs in half "what?!" the Ryanban exclaimed, the scythe sailed back into the hands of Tamara who had just arrived "Syaoran! Get up!" she yelled "do anything and I kill the girls!" the Ryanban yelled at her "so what! I don't care about those two!" Tamara yelled back "what?!" the Ryanban exclaimed again "go ahead and kill them" she told him "help us!" Chunyang shouted "help us! Syaoran!" Sakura shouted, Syaoran grabbed the stick that was about to hit him "…this is just a spell as well, isn't it?" he asked "what did you say?!" the Ryanban yelled "the two captured… that's only an illusion" Syaoran stated "what… what did you say? They are real" the Ryanban insisted, Syaoran stood up "hime… doesn't call me 'Syaoran' anymore" he said before rushing the Ryanban, his foot stopped inches in front of the Ryanban's head because of a villager that had stood in front of him, the other villagers hit Syaoran away "ah! The game is over!" the Ryanban said making the illusion disappear "all of you! Take care of this brat for me!" he ordered "I don't think so!" Tamara shouted getting ready to fight "EVERYONE! WAKE UP!" a loud voice shouted, Tamara grinned "right on time you two" she said as the villagers came to.
"What the?" one of them questioned.
"Why am I here?" another wondered.
"This mirror can release people from spells that were casted upon them. This is one of my omoni's tools" the voice said Tamara turned to see Chunyang and Sakura walking towards Syaoran, Chunyang holding a round mirror "Chunyang! Sakura!" Mokona cried happily scaring the villager he was standing next to "although my power to control spells is weak, but, as long as this mirror exists, you will not be able to control the villagers anymore!" Chunyang told the Ryanban who cursed "damn!"
"Huh? Why are there so many people here?" Fai asked as he, Kurogane and Cheresa appeared at the doorway "Timmy!" Cheresa said happily waving at her friend who sighed "you two are so slow!" Mokona complained headbutting Kurogane "many things happened at our side…" Fai said.
"…hand over the feather" Syaoran ordered the Ryanban "that is Sakura-hime's memory… hand it over"
"Syaoran-kun…" Sakura said softly as Syaoran walked over to the Ryanban "Wait! Wait a second!" the Ryanban panicked moving backwards away from Syaoran "with this thing, maybe we can bring back Chunyangs mother! If… if I'm injured or dead, then it can't be done! By using it's strong power, her mother will definitely…"
"You killed her! You killed my omoni, who was trying to protect the town!" Chunyang shouted as Sakura hugged her and the villagers bowed their heads in sadness "omoni said it before! No matter what kind of power you use, the life that is lost cannot be restored! No matter how much I miss her, I can't see her anymore!" she screamed with tears running down her cheeks "but… how dare you try to trick me!"
"…Chunyang, do you want revenge?" Syaoran asked surprising Chunyang "it might help you erase the pain, but… this kind of person is not worthy enough for you to kill" Syaoran told her "this kind of lowlife… he will dirty my hands if I hit him!" Chunyang said firmly "I don't care how dirty I'll get, if someone doesn't shut him up very soon… I'll kill him" Tamara said as she visibly shook with anger, her murderous aura flaring "T-Timmy?" Cheresa called out taking a few steps towards her, Tamara turned and looked at her, seeing the scared look on Cheresa's face Tamara clenched her fists before running out of the room, pushing past Fai and Kurogane with a mumbled 'sorry' "Timmy!" Cheresa called out but didn't go after her "no… don't touch me! No… don't come any closer!" the Ryanban shouted as Syaoran walked towards him, suddenly a clawed hand appeared from the Ryanban's head and grabbed him "this is the end" Kiishimu said, being the owner of the hand "how dare you imprison me inside this castle"
"Ah!" the Ryanban cried out "give him to me. I will treat him very nicely" she said "no… no!" the Ryanban yelled "looks like we can trust this witch after all" Fai said with a smile, Kiishimu started dragging the Ryanban into the portal Kiishimu had opened "stop it!" the Ryanban shouted "don't worry. I will make sure you and your son receive a royal treatment in the country of spells" Kiishimu told him "help~!" the Ryanban screamed "are you the one called Chunyang?" Kiishimu asked looking at Chunyang "that's right" Chunyang replied "your mother was a great shinban" Kiishimu said with a kind smile "although she passed away when she fell into the trap set by this Ryanban, she told me she had learned a lot from our battle. She's looking forward to the day when you will become a more powerful shinban then she was. Be strong. Strong enough to rival me"
"I will. I defiantly will!" Chunyang replied.
"Well then. Goodbye, dear children" Kiishimu said as she pulled the Ryanban into the portal, they all heard his screams. Syaoran picked up the feather and they watched as it floated into Sakura's body, she floated in the air for a few seconds before falling with Syaoran catching her "feather number three" Cheresa said happily.
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When everyone arrived at Chunyang's house, they agreed that it was bext to go straight to bed considering the time of night it was. Cheresa entered the room she shared to find Tamara curled up in a ball against the wall asleep, She grabbed Tamara's blanket and placed it over Tamara "Timmy, it'll get better. I know it will" she said to her before going to her own bed, Tamara shifted slightly ib her sleep "Chi..."
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Later the next day, everyone was on the outskirts of town to say farewell to the group "thank you. Thank you for getting rid of the Ryanban for me" Chunyang said to Syaoran "I didn't do anything" Syaoran replied "if you didn't break the spell on the castle, we would not have been able to get near him. It's all because of you guys" Chunyang insisted "no, I really didn't…"
"We have to thank you too! The medicine you gave us worked really well!" Fai said happily "those medicines were made by my omoni! I don't know how to make them yet, but I'll work hard! I will become a powerful shinban who will not let omoni down" Chunyang replied with a big smile "of course you will" Sakura said grabbing Chunyang's hand in hers "absolutely"
"Yeah!" Chunyang agreed, Tamara quickly took her aside and handed her something while whispering in her ear as Mokona grew his wings surprising the villagers.
"Ah! It's time to go" Fai commented "let's go" Mokona said "what?! Where are you going?!" Chunyang asked pointing to Mokona who opened his mouth wide "where are you going?" Chunyang asked again "there are still things we have to do. Take care" Syaoran said before they disappeared "…they are gone. They really are the Anemosa" Chunyang commented "we are finally able to enter this village" a voice said from behind them "who is it?" Chunyang asked looking at the three people standing at the top of the stairs leading to the village.
"We are the Amenosa" the blonde boy in the middle said "huh!?" everyone exclaimed "how can it be! The Amenosa are actually kids..!" Chunyang exclaimed, the blonde boy held up a badge "that is the badge of the Amenosa!" Chunyang shouted in disbelief "can't… can't believe they are kids"
"Apparently the Ryanban gained some kind of 'power'. He prevented those who can use spells from entering the village" the aqua haired boy explained "compared to the villagers. He's more afraid of the Amenosa from the outside. The power has disappeared, that's why we can finally enter the village" the black haired boy added.
The blonde haired boy kneeled in front of Chunyang and took her hands in his "we are late. I'm terribly sorry" he said "these wound…" Chunyang mentioned noticing the cuts on his hands "you got them when you tried to enter this village?"
"Compared to your pain and suffering. This is nothing…" he replied "a friend gave me some stuff to clean those up with" Chunyang said remembering the stuff Tamara gave her that she put in her pocket "but you came after all, thank you" she added "the one that became the Ryanban by deceit is gone. We have to choose a new Ryanban" the blonde haired boy said standing up "it's all right" Chunyang told him "we don't need a Ryanban. As long as everyone in this village works together, we will be able to turn this village into the greatest village in the world" she said and the villagers cheered "is that so? We will report this to the government of Koryo. Definitely" the blonde haired boy said, Chunyang grinned "now let's look at those wounds"
A/N: if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask and I'll try my best to answer them. R & R. I'll try to explain Cheresa's and Tamara's weapons in the next chapter. Sorry for not putting up new chapters but you see unfortunatly I'm in this phaze where I have lots of ideas for multiple stories but no idea how to put them to paper. I promise that there will be new chapter though, I wish to complete this fanfic so I'm going to give it my all to do...