Lilover131: Hey! IT'S FINALLY HERE!! Chapter 14 of Cry of a Wolf! Those of you who think it's almost over, you're wrong! Too much left to happen. It would be a bad story if I ended it with this chapter, so ideas are open for a long time!
Cry of a Wolf-Chapter Fourteen: Love is an extinguisher
Eriol gazed to the person who stood next to him. Naraku was glaring at him with his dark, petrifying red eyes. He stood closer to Naraku then he ever had before, and he was close enough to see faint scars across his face. His black cloak covered the rest of his body, which probably had more scars. Naraku kept a calm, serious expression, although his eyes held anger and evil.
Eriol narrowed his eyes towards the evil next to him, but a grin formed on his lips.
"You're quite good at shadowing your presence, aren't you?" Eriol said, his expression holding interest. Naraku gave a wicked smile, which revealed his fangs.
"Yes. From hundreds of years of experience," he said while his hand was still gripped on the book. Finally, Eriol asked something he was determined to say the next time he would have seen him.
"I thought…that I sealed you in hell for good," Eriol said, his eyes glaring.
Naraku's grin widened.
"Ever since you died, the seal has weakened and I have become stronger. Ten years ago, I finally broke it," Naraku said, feeling pride, but hatred in his words. 10 years ago, Eriol had not yet regained all of his memories of his past life.
"I sealed you away because you tried to enslave the Li clan for power. Is that what you've returned for?" Eriol asked. Naraku only laughed.
"That goal is a thing of the past! The thing I now wish to obtain is far more valuable…" Naraku said. His eyes told that what he wanted would cause ultimate destruction in his hands.
Eriol didn't even need to ask what he wanted. He knew that whatever it could possibly be…was indeed too evil to let pass by. Eriol gave a glare similar to Syaoran's death glare.
"Then, I'm afraid I cannot let you go further…" Eriol said, as he reached for his key.
In the kitchen
Sakura and Syaoran stood in the kitchen washing dishes. Today was Syaoran's day to take care of them, and Sakura insisted on helping him.
"You really don't have to help me, Sakura," Syaoran said, feeling guilty that a guest was doing housework. Sakura only smiled.
"I don't mind at all! Besides, this way I can spend time with you," Sakura said as she looked at her reflection on the freshly clean plate. Syaoran smiled.
"Thank you," he said, causing her to blush.
Kohaku stood by their feet. He was simply there for company. The sunlight peeked through the window that entered the kitchen, thus causing the emerald embedded collar he wore to sparkle. Suddenly, Kohaku pulled his head up, and he was alert and positioned. Syaoran and Sakura both lifted their heads as well as a familiar presence entered their senses. Naraku was here somewhere…and Eriol's presence could also be felt. Eriol was in danger.
The couple dropped the dishes, dried their hands quickly, and dashed out of the room to where their senses led them. Kohaku followed right behind them. In the other room, Yelan was drinking tea when she felt the presence as well. Her dark eyes widened as she suddenly dropped her teacup. The cup shattered all over the floor. Quickly, she rose up and left the room towards the presence.
Upstairs, Touya and Yukito were talking in their bedroom (there is two beds). Touya was staring outside his window as Yukito was munching on snacks he had saved from the plane.
"I can't believe she offered to help that brat wash the dishes! She would never help me, even if I asked her!" Touya complained.
"Touya, why are you so mean to Sakura when you're trying to be protective?" Yukito said with a smile and a cookie from his snack bag in his hand.
"Who says I'm protective of her?" Touya said, glaring. Suddenly, Touya saw Yukito's eyes widen, and he suddenly sprouted wings. The wings enveloped him and he became Yue, guardian of the Clow (now 'Sakura') Cards. Touya's eyes narrowed.
"What's wrong?" Touya said, knowing that Yue only came out in a serious situation.
"Something evil is here," Yue said as he began to fly towards the presence with Touya following.
Kero and Suppi sat in the living room playing their new video games on the new television. Kero was rapidly pressing buttons and trying to prepare his fighter for his Keroberos super special. Suppi had managed to dodge it every time, but Kero was determined to make contact this time. He finally pressed the buttons, and by miracle he made contact!
"Yes! I finally hit you!! Beat that Suppi!!" Kero said. Although, Suppi was not near the controller. Suppi was standing near the window with a serious expression on his face.
"Do you feel that?" he said to Kero, who now began to take notice.
"Yeah…" Kero said with his eyes becoming alert. The two transformed into Keroberos and Spinel Sun and flew outside of the room towards the evil aura.
In the Li library
Eriol's key was transformed into the sun staff. He stood in a position ready for combat. Naraku only smiled and stood still. Eriol, all ready to attack, decided to make the first move. He threw several beams of water, which had more power than a fire hose. Naraku easily dodged each of them and swiftly charged at Eriol. His black blade was raised in the air and billowing down on the young magician, who quickly blocked with his staff. The two tried to push each other back and were both balanced. Each tried to apply more pressure and knock each other off balance.
"You've gotten weaker, Clow," Naraku said with a grin. Eriol only smirked back.
"…And…you've gotten stronger," Eriol said as his pressure began to falter.
When Eriol's hold collapsed, he quickly moved away from Naraku's deadly slashes. His slashes were beginning to become more accurate, and Eriol could only dodge. He saw Naraku prepare to swipe at him straightforward, signaling for him to duck. Although, his slash was a bluff, and his sword began to descend on him. Eriol just barely managed to jump out of the way, but now he was fully on the ground. Naraku stabbed it downwards towards the sprawled Eriol. He rolled quickly out of the way and managed to avoid the sword, which was now stuck in the ground.
Naraku sent an eerie grin and continued to attack the reincarnated magician. His attacks were performed so quickly that Eriol barely had a chance to balance himself correctly. Eriol may have been good at magic, but he was not as skilled at physical combat. Unfortunately, a book had been left abandoned on the floor in his path, causing him to fall down on his back. Naraku found this a good opportunity but failed as Eriol pulled his staff in front of him and used it to block his deadly blow. Suddenly, Eriol's aura erupted slightly enough to push Naraku away. As he was thrown back, Eriol muttered an incantation from his place and sent several beams at him.
Naraku growled in irritation and attempted to block them with only some success. The beams that made it around his barrier skid across his sides and burned to the touch. Eriol raised himself off of the ground and charged at Naraku at full speed. The evil before him smiled and suddenly disappeared. 'Where did he go?' Eriol thought with his eyes gazing around him.
"You didn't used to fall for this trick…Clow," said a voice from behind him. Eriol's azure blue eyes widened. He turned to see Naraku with a look of success on his face, and his blazing red eyes burning onto him. He raised his black blade and was ready to make the final blow.
Eriol watched the sword descend onto him as if it were in slow motion. Although, as he watched this…something else came into his vision from the corner of his eye. Someone had appeared in light speed with a hard, swift kick aimed at Naraku. He was thrown into the large bookshelf, which knocked over from the impact. Books from the shelf were thrown off and piled themselves onto the evil's figure. Eriol looked next to him and saw that his savior had been Syaoran. He stood tall in his place with a look of anger in his intense amber eyes.
Syaoran stood there completely silent as Sakura quickly ran up to him.
"Eriol-kun, Are you all right?" Sakura asked, concerned about her friend. Eriol took a look at himself. No scratches or bruises.
"I'm fine Sakura-san. Thank you," he said to her with a thankful look. Syaoran stared at the pile of books. Naraku wasn't moving.
"Thank you Syaoran-kun. If you had not come to my aid just now, I would have been done for," Eriol said, stealing his stare away from the pile.
"Next time, don't expect me to save you," Syaoran said, his face now expressionless.
Eriol nodded in understanding, and then they all turned their heads to the others who entered the room.
"Where is he?" Yelan asked as she had her fan prepared.
"Currently under a pile of books it seems," Eriol said.
"Who is it that appeared here?" Yue asked with curiosity.
"That's kind of a long story…" Sakura said with a sweat drop. Touya's eyes were glaring in suspicion at Syaoran. Although, Touya's glare subsided when he saw a slight glint of sadness in his eyes.
Spinel Sun and Keroberos stood still without saying a word. Kohaku stood next to Sakura's leg, and she had her star staff transformed in her hands. Ruby Moon had flown in the room soon after the others, and she immediately tended to her master.
"What is going on here?" Ruby moon asked, as confused as Touya and Yue.
"Nothing. I just ran into an old friend," Eriol said as he assured her that he was not hurt.
"Why is he here?" Syaoran asked. Eriol shrugged.
"All he told me was that he is after something precious. I assume that in his hands, results could be disastrous," Eriol said with his eyes narrowed.
"What could possibly be precious enough that he would look for?" Kero said.
"Perhaps the clans power?" Spinel said. Eriol shook his head. Syaoran and Yelan's eyes widened in surprise.
"Then what is after…? If he's not after the clan, then what?" Yelan said with confusion in her tone.
Suddenly, the pile of books exploded and Naraku charged at the occupied group of magicians. His attack though…was directed at Sakura.
"Sakura! Watch out!" Syaoran said as he grabbed her and served as a human shield. Naraku's black blade sliced into Syaoran's waist, creating a large gash. He didn't scream from the pain, but instead squeezed Sakura tighter.
"Syaoran!" yelled Sakura. The couple fell to the ground, and Sakura was still in Syaoran's hold. The others immediately ran to them, and Naraku only stood still with his eyes and smile glowing in satisfaction.
Sakura was released by Syaoran's embrace and she got onto her knees.
"Are you all right?" Kero asked, concerned. Sakura's gaze was locked on Syaoran, who was now clutching his side in pain. Her eyes turned to the others, which were flooding with tears.
"Syaoran's hurt!!"
Yelan quickly cradled her son.
"Syaoran, are you okay? Do you need a doctor?" Yelan asked with a set of her own tears forming. His amber eyes opened slightly and he smiled.
"I'm all right mother. He just caught us off guard," Syaoran said as he tried to sit up.
When Naraku tried to approach the group, Kero and Spinel flew in front of him, signaling they would not let him pass. Kero's eyes widened slightly as he gazed at Naraku's appearance. He remembered him from somewhere…
"Move out of my way," he said with his blood red eyes narrowed. Kero's golden eyes glared at the evil before him. Kohaku stood next to Kero and Spinel, who were growling ferociously.
"You mess with the kid, and you deal with us!" Kero said angrily. Naraku glared. The beasts all then lunged at him, each biting him as hard as their jaws allowed. Naraku, enraged by this attack, sent them each flying in a different direction with a gigantic eruption of his aura.
"Sakura, are you all right?" Syaoran asked. She was his primary concern.
"I'm fine, thanks to you," Sakura said as she suddenly embraced him tightly.
"I'm sorry to interrupt your little moment, but I'm afraid I have to destroy all of you," Naraku said, interrupting their conversation. A giant surge of power formed into his hand, which he prepared to fire at the group.
"Goodbye," Naraku said as he fired the enormous blast. Eriol quickly grabbed the book closest to him and threw it in front of the beam. The beam was blocked, and the area exploded into large gusts around them.
"No! Damn you!" Naraku said, realizing what book he had just destroyed. Charred and burned on the ground was the book that had had the strange aura. Naraku growled in irritation.
"No matter. You will all perish here!" Naraku said as he laughed evilly. A flame was sent at the bookshelf and quickly it erupted into flames. The fire spread rapidly until the entire room was burning. Naraku had left their senses, signaling that he had left them to burn.
Touya, Yue, Eriol, Ruby Moon, Kero, and Spinel headed to the door. Yelan carried Syaoran in her arms, and Sakura followed closely behind her. Touya ran to every door in the room. All which were locked.
"Dammit!" Touya yelled, as he punched the wall. Sakura had a new set of tears forming. Syaoran would have been the one to calm her down, but he fell unconscious after the explosion from the book. Eriol attempted to stop the fire with water spells and each one failed.
"WATERY!!" Sakura said as her star staff released the spirit inside the pink colored card. Still, the fire did not die down. Even after Eriol and Sakura combined forces, it was still no use.
"I believe this serves as a problem…" Ruby Moon said.
"This is a magic fire. Only water spells that have more power than the spell can put it out," Spinel sun said. The group stood helplessly in the burning library. Their air supply was growing short due to the intoxicating smoke.
"What are we…going to do?" Sakura asked while coughing from the smoke. Touya pulled out his handkerchief and handed it to Sakura.
"Cover your mouth with this," he said. Sakura gave a thankful look.
"Thank you," Sakura said to her older brother.
The fire began looming in closer and soon grew dangerously close.
"SHIELD!!" Sakura yelled while attempting to protect them from the deadly flames. It protected them successfully…at least for the moment. Yelan felt for a pulse on Syaoran. She was worried about him being unconscious. His pulse was beating, but it was much slower than normal. His wound hadn't stopped bleeding yet, which concerned her quite a bit. She needed to stop his bleeding quickly, before he lost too much. Yelan placed Syaoran lightly on the ground so that he would be lower than the smokes fumes.
"Keroberos, Yue, Spinel Sun, Ruby moon, are you doing all right?" Eriol said to the guardians. They were all dodging debris and protecting the others below.
"We'll manage," Kero said.
"So how are we going to put out this fire and get out?" Sakura asked.
"Well…we'd have to create a water spell stronger than the magic used for this fire…" Eriol said. Sakura looked down disappointed.
"But…we used our water magic together and still…!" Sakura said. She was so confused!
"That's because Naraku's magic is so strong," Eriol said.
"So we're gonna die if we don't come up with enough magic?" Touya said. Eriol gave a grim expression.
"Well…yeah. Kind of"
Suddenly, the shield that Sakura put up lost its strength and gave up their protection. The flames flew in quickly, and they all scrambled closely together.
"What now?" Touya said, realizing they were in quite a bad situation. Suddenly, a beam from the roof fell close to them, causing Sakura to scream. Touya and Yue embraced Sakura to protect her from the fire. As if on cue after Sakura had screamed, Syaoran's eyes opened. Yelan looked down to see Syaoran's eyes gazing around. He was confused of his surroundings. A flame spurt dangerously close to Sakura, causing her to scream again.
"…Sakura…" Syaoran whispered, although only Yelan could hear it. Suddenly, his eyes widened and glew of a bright green. 'Green eyes? What is happening?' Yelan thought. Everyone's gazes went to Syaoran when they felt a sudden change in his aura. All of them stood in shock when a giant twister of water spun around them. The twister spun ferociously and put out all of the protesting flames. After it disappeared, the room was free of fire. As a matter of fact, it looked exactly the same as it had before! Syaoran's eyes closed tiredly and he drifted to unconsciousness again.
"…Amazing…" Yue said, baffled by the accomplishment.
Their attention was stolen when a door was busted down. Meilin, Tomoyo, and Wei all stood at the doorway. Meilin had her hands in fist. She had broken the door down.
"Is everyone all right?" Tomoyo yelled from across the room.
"…Yeah," Touya said, still in disbelief. Kero and Spinel transformed back into their temporary forms and Yue, and Ruby Moon did as well. Yukito blinked in confusion. Meilin gave Yelan a sudden look of concern.
"Auntie Yelan! You're bleeding!" Meilin said. Yelan looked on herself in surprise. Her arms and part of her dress were drenched in blood. This wasn't her blood…
Yelan gasped and quickly carried Syaoran to Wei.
"Please get him help quickly!!" she pleaded. Wei nodded and hurriedly ran with Syaoran outside of the room.
"We saw the smoke coming from the library…and we remembered hearing that Hiiragizawa-kun had come here…" Tomoyo said.
"And then…when we got here…we heard Sakura screaming…" Meilin said. Sakura walked up Meilin and Tomoyo with a smile.
"Thank you so much!" she said, as she then embraced them in a friendly hug. The group then left the library and went to the hospital…unaware of what tragedies might happen next…
Lilover131: How was that chapter? Was it exciting enough for you? The next chapter will explain Syaoran's condition, and how it's affecting everyone. Thanks for reading! Please send reviews!!