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Lilover131: Hey! Here's the chapter that all of you have been waiting for! Sorry for the dreaded cliffhangers! I thought the chapter would be funner to read if there was a cliffhanger! Well, here is chapter 6 of Cry of a Wolf!
Cry of a Wolf-Chapter Six: Delaying the Inevitable
Syaoran was enveloped in a field of flowers, and he enjoyed the wonderful contrast it was from his last dream. It was sunny, and the flowers were wavering in the light breeze along the soothing silence. The flowers were like a rainbow on the ground, providing every color that the boy could even imagine. The grass was soft and still gleaming with dew, and there was an even spread of clouds in the sky. Although the scene was beautiful and incredibly comforting, he could not help but feel that something was a little off.
Syaoran peered down at his hands, which appeared smaller to him than he remembered. Moreover, everything seemed…shorter. When he realized there was a small pond nearby, he made his way over and gazed into his reflection. To his great surprise, he was a younger version of himself, perhaps age four.
Then, astonishingly, he saw his entire family as well, including his father. Little Syaoran turned around, and came face to face with his once deceased family member. Kyo's arms were outstretched, beckoning Syaoran towards him, and the boy was quick to comply. He ran forward immediately into his father's embrace and remembered the life he had before Naraku had interfered.
Without warning, the sky was overshadowed with darkness. The bright flowers turned gray, wilted, and died. As all of this happened, a cold, rough wind blew across them, and Syaoran turned to his remaining family members. His eyes widened in shock as he saw his mother and sister's lying on the ground dead. When he glanced away from his slain family in horror, he noticed his father's eyes were glowing an ominous red; a look of murder shone in his eyes.
"Why…?" little Syaoran asked in confusion. His father grinned wickedly. Suddenly, a furious gust of wind lifted Syaoran's small body off its feet and slammed it into the hard wood of a tree. As his father approached him, he felt a slight pang of fear. Was this really his father?
"O-Otousan?" Syaoran said to what was supposedly his flesh and blood. The imposter grabbed the boy by his neck and lifted him in the air up against the tree. Little Syaoran struggled, but it was no use trying to fight back, since he had as little strength as he had air.
"Why?" Syaoran managed to choke out.
"Why… are you…doing this?"
The man grinned again, and coldly whispered.
"Because…you're the only thing that stands in my way!" the imposter said with a wicked smile as he tightened his grip on Syaoran's neck.
Elsewhere in the mansion
Sakura, Eriol, Yelan, Futtie, Shieta, Fanren, Feimei, and Meilin were rushed frantically up the stairs. Those with magical abilities had felt Naraku's presence coming from upstairs, and as they moved throughout the mansion, they made preparations. Sakura released her star wand in a quick incantation, Yelan pulled out her fan, and Eriol released his sun staff as the Chinese women led the way.
"There are so many rooms in this house!" Tomoyo said amazed as she ran by.
"The Li clan is quite wealthy," Fanren stated before they finally reached Syaoran's door.
Yelan was almost too afraid to turn the knob; afraid to see what lie behind it. However, she did not let the fear did not overcome her. She knew that her son was in there, and he probably needed help. She wasn't going to back away when he very well could be suffering. The door swung open, thus revealing a hidden horror. There were snakes everywhere. The slithering reptiles were black as night with blood red stripes as spoken of before, and the wolf cub Kohaku struggled against the swarm. Across the room, Syaoran was being held up by his throat by a man with long black hair and deadly red eyes.
"Let him go!" Sakura yelled as she pulled out a pink card. She threw the magical card in the air and raised her star wand up to meet it in a grand glow of energy.
"SWORD!" Sakura yelled as an elegant, long, sword appeared in Sakura's hand.
The girl charged without restraint at Naraku and slashed down to the best of her ability at the man. She did not intend to kill, merely protect Syaoran, and fortunately the attack was successful as Naraku dropped the boy to dodge. They stared at Syaoran's unmoving body gravely and silently prayed that they had made it in time.
When Syaoran coughed, signaling the regaining of his air, the group was incredibly relieved. Sakura ran to his aid and embraced him protectively as she glared at the evil before her.
"You protect the little beast?" Naraku barked, which sounded more like a hiss than words.
"The only one who's a beast here is YOU!" Sakura yelled. The girl was not one to speak badly to anyone, but this man had clearly crossed a line. Yelan and Eriol pulled out their weapons, ready to attack the evil that threatened the Li household.
"You dare insult me?" Naraku said enraged. In his anger, he grabbed Sakura by her wrist, and she flinched as he raised his sword in the air, ready to strike her. Sakura clenched her eyes tight. She awaited the impact, but, much to her surprise, such a hit never came. Sakura opened her eyes to see what had stopped the blow, and she was ecstatic to see Syaoran guarding her from the front. His sword was in his hand, the metal scratching against the blade blade of the opposing sword.
"Syaoran!" Sakura said in obvious surprise. Naraku angrily withdrew and leapt a few feet back.
"You are beginning to irritate me!" Syaoran growled. In rage, Naraku sent a blast of rushing wind in every direction. Every person in the room flew into the surrounding walls and moaned in pain before slumping to the floor. Syaoran was the first to rise, since he was used to such hits and had developed a high pain tolerance in his martial arts training. Without a second thought, he tended to his love, his hands touching her shoulders in concern.
"Are you all right?" Syaoran asked her.
"I'm fine," Sakura responded.
"I'm glad," he said with a smile and wasted no time checking on the others as well.
"Mother, are you all right?" he asked. She nodded in response, glancing to the others who seemed to be recovering. Syaoran turned to see the enemy barely an inch from his face, glaring with great intensity. Syaoran returned the glare and spread his arms out protectively in front of his family and friends.
"Leave…now," Syaoran demanded.
"Leave?" Naraku repeated, as if it were a joke.
"Leave my revenge? You're as pathetic as your father!" he taunted.
"Don't you dare speak of him that way!" Syaoran yelled.
His emotions released a strange magic that pushed the evil man straight towards the window. Naraku, refusing to be shunned, tossed snakes in Syaoran's direction. The snakes were deflected by a wall of electricity that shielded the boy. Syaoran's aura was ravaging out of control and could even felt by those without magic. Naraku, contemplating his ideas, made the decision to step back...at least for now.
"You have only delayed the inevitable!" Naraku said before rapidly leaping out the window and out of sight.
The people gaped in shock, and they were confused by what had just happened. When Naraku and the snakes all completely disappeared, Syaoran's aura returned to normal.
"Is everyone all right?" Syaoran asked turning back to them. The group nodded slowly, glancing at each other questioningly.
"Good," Syaoran said with a smile, his breath a bit heavy and his eyes half lidded.
"Are you all right? You look really tired!" Fanren asked. Syaoran looked exhausted, struggling to keep standing.
"Yeah, I'm just a little tired…" Syaoran said before collapsing. Luckily, Sakura caught him before he tumbled the ground, and she lightly placed him on the floor.
"Is he all right?" Tomoyo asked.
"He's fast asleep," said Sakura with a smile.
"What in the world just happened?" Meilin asked.
"Something…that has happened before," Yelan answered.
"This has happened before?" Tomoyo quizzed, and the woman nodded, much to Eriol's intrigue.
"Let's get Syaoran to his bed first. He must be exhausted," Yelan pleaded, and the others nodded in agreement.
Sakura and Eriol both lifted Syaoran and placed him on his bed, and the auburn-haired girl pulled the covers over his body. Once he was safely tucked in, the two joined the group outside the room and quietly closed the door.
"I've never seen Syaoran like that before," Sakura stated as all of them walked back downstairs.
"This has been quite an eventful day for him," Yelan said upon reaching the living room. With a humble smile, Wei, the guardian and good friend of the Li family, was already tending to the broken glass from earlier.
"So…how did this happen before?" Eriol asked Yelan curiously. All of them were seated on the couches and awaited for Yelan to tell her story as she had intended to before the random attack.
"It all happened ten years ago…"
End of Chapter Six
Lilover131: Hey! How was that chapter? Sorry that I left you with another cliffhanger! I feel evil now! Anyway, the next chapter will reveal what happened ten years ago! Thank you for reading and please send reviews!