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Lilover131: Hey everybody! I hoped you liked the last chapter! As you can see, Syaoran is not the type to give up because of theories. So, he has trained himself to the limit! Let us see what happens to him! Here's chapter Thirty-two!
Cry of a Wolf-Chapter Thirty-two: If there's a will, there's a way
Syaoran slowly awakened to the sound of rain on his window and the sight of his concerned friends.
"Syaoran! Thank goodness you're awake!" Sakura said after giving him a smile. He noticed that she was holding his hand, as she probably had been for a while. Yelan looked to her son with a worried gaze and everyone else did as well. Syaoran quickly sat up, but was pushed lightly down by Yelan.
"Please lay down Syaoran. You need to rest," she said. Syaoran gave a confused gaze to his mother.
"W-what happened?" Syaoran asked. Eriol came forth, and began to speak.
"Are you feeling all right?" Eriol asked. Syaoran thought back and remembered what had happened before slowly nodding. Eriol sighed in relief before speaking again with anger in his tone.
" You were lucky that Sakura caught you with 'WINDY' on time! You could've gotten hurt! What were you thinking, training so much like that!" Eriol said angrily. Syaoran did not answer.
"Syaoran..." Yelan said in concern. Finally, he spoke but he still did not make eye contact.
"I have to keep training, Eriol. I have to train as much as I can if I want to defeat Naraku," Syaoran said. Eriol placed his hand to his forehead in frustration.
"...But because you trained too much, you were not able to help yourself! That was extremely reckless Syaoran-kun! What if Naraku had attacked you then?" Eriol yelled angrily. Syaoran simply looked away with a scowl on his face. Without responding to Eriol, he began to raise himself off of the bed.
"Where are you going?" asked Sakura. Syaoran did not look at her and answered quietly.
"I am going to continue my training," Syaoran said. Eriol suddenly became very angry.
"Syaoran-kun! You have already trained too much today! You need to rest!" Eriol said. Syaoran turned around to him and glared fiercely.
"I don't have time for your lectures Hiiragizawa," Syaoran said. Everyone was slightly surprised from his reaction. Soon after saying this, he began to leave for the door. Quickly, everyone ran from their spots and grabbed the boy before he could leave.
"Syaoran! You need to rest!" Yelan said to her son. Syaoran protested, and began to fight free from everyone's hold.
"NO! I CAN'T! I DON'T HAVE TIME!" Syaoran said as he continued to struggle. Eriol became concerned when he saw Syaoran's eyes turn green. He let go of Syaoran and warned the others quickly.
"Let go of him now!" Eriol said. Everyone hesitated for a moment, and then let him go. Syaoran reached the door, but then fell down to his knees. He felt very weak all of a sudden, and he could feel lightning sparks traveling around his body. Within moments, he had fallen down completely unconscious.
"W-what just happened?" Sakura asked. Eriol sighed.
"He is not fully in control of his powers. He's becoming imbalanced from this training. If we hadn't let go at that second, he might have accidentally shocked us," Eriol said.
"What do you mean by...imbalanced?" Sakura asked. Yelan suddenly thought back and began to understand his words.
"The balance in his magic is breaking... isn't it?" Yelan said. Eriol was silent before nodding, while everyone else only grew more confused. Suddenly, Yukito transformed into an angry Yue who immediately demanded answers.
"What is going on here? Tell me now," Yue demanded. The young magician with glasses sighed.
"I suppose I owe you all an explanation," Eriol said in defeat. He couldn't hide this from them all any longer. However, they all agreed that Syaoran should be placed back in his bed before any more questions were asked. Carefully as to not shock themselves by accident, they lightly checked him for remaining sparks before lifting him over to his bed. As soon as he had been put underneath his covers, the group left him to rest while they discussed the current situation in the living room. All of them sat down and began to listen to question Eriol.
"What is going on here?" Sakura asked. Eriol sighed before beginning to speak.
"You may not have noticed, but Syaoran-kun's aura has changed in the past few days. Recently, it has had a sort of balance of light and dark," Eriol said. All those who had spoken to him in the hospital knew what he was speaking of. He had told them this right before Naraku's attack at the hospital. Sakura however, was not there during this conversation, thus she widened her eyes in surprise. She then felt out for Syaoran's aura while he slept, and realized that Eriol was right. There were two sides of his aura, and something was keeping them balanced. 'How could I have not noticed?' Sakura thought, feeling slightly ashamed for her lack of awareness.
Eriol then told them of the issue as he had explained to Syaoran earlier. Everyone listened in shock.
"W-what will happen if the balance breaks?" Meilin asked worriedly. Eriol sighed. He wasn't quite sure if Syaoran wanted him to tell them about the dream or not. 'Syaoran-kun may not like this, but they all have a right to know what is going on' Eriol thought.
"...Destruction..." Eriol whispered. Everyone widened their eyes. Yue narrowed his eyes in anger.
"If destruction will be caused, then why is the boy training even harder than before?" Yue asked angrily. Eriol lowered his gaze from everyone.
"...That is...because of Naraku," Eriol said.
"But what in the world does Naraku have to do with all of this?" Kero asked.
"You see...I've been restoring the book that was meant to be stolen the other day. There was a page speaking of Syaoran-kun's inheritance, also called 'THE LI YING YANG INHERITANCE'. The page said that if the holder of the inheritance were to be killed, the one who has killed the holder would obtain the powers," Eriol said. Everyone gasped in realization.
"So this entire time...he was after the inheritance..." Yelan said. Eriol nodded.
"Syaoran-kun is training hard with hope to control his abilities at least enough to defeat Naraku. He is doing this because if Naraku defeats him, then everyone will be in even MORE danger. Naraku would not show any mercy towards the entire world," Eriol said. He began to understand Syaoran's decision a little more now because of this conversation. 'Syaoran-kun believes that Naraku will do far worse damage with his powers than he would. But I wonder if he is underestimating his power's abilities?' Eriol thought.
"So you're saying that his inheritance is uncontrollable?" Suppi spoke up. Eriol was silent. He wasn't quite sure what to say. There was still so little known about this inheritance.
"Probably..." he answered. Yue narrowed his eyes again in thought.
"I've never heard of powers that become less controllable with more training. Is there such a thing?" Yue asked. Eriol began to think very hard. Suddenly, he realized something.
"Actually...there is".
With Syaoran
Syaoran lie peacefully on his bed, and was unaware that he was not alone in the room. Kyo's spirit stood over his slumbering son. His gaze was full of sadness and concern. Suddenly, another female spirit appeared behind him. This was the same spirit he had spoken to before.
"How is Syaoran?" the woman asked. Kyo's intangible form turned to the other spirit.
"He is resting now. If he keeps training like this, the balance will snap," he said. The woman nodded.
"I know. I am trying my best to keep it together. With this extra training, it is becoming harder and harder to control," she responded. Kyo noticed that her normal posture had slackened and her voice seemed somewhat weaker.
"Are you all right?" he asked in concern. She breathed deeply before nodding.
"I'll be all right. This just takes a lot out of me," she answered. Kyo then gazed back to Syaoran, who seemed to be having the same nightmare he always did. He placed his hand over Syaoran's chest, where he knew pain would raise in soon enough.
"If I were still alive...I could help him through this," Kyo said sadly. The woman placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Do not blame yourself for something that isn't your fault," she said. Kyo still did not look any happier.
"But if I hadn't died...then..." he started.
"You died so that he could live. If you hadn't died...then he wouldn't be here now. And just because you did does not mean that you can no longer be there for him," she said comfortingly. Kyo smiled from her words.
"I suppose you are right," he said as he then removed his hand from Syaoran's chest. He would always be there for him.
With the others
"Is there really such a power that fits those categories, Eriol?" Suppi asked in interest. Eriol nodded.
"See...this can happen when you cannot control your powers by yourself. Something else would maintain control," Eriol said.
"What kind of thing would do that?" Sakura asked.
"Spirits," Eriol said. Everyone immediately began to listen for more.
"In everyone's body, there is a spirit in each heart that is the source of magic. Some are stronger in others, and some are weaker. The spirit automatically maintains balance so that you have limits to your abilities based on your strength," Eriol said. Everyone nodded and let him continue.
"So if you exceed your spirits limits, then the magic would lose control and shut off," Kero said. Eriol nodded.
"And the stronger your body becomes, the more your limits will rise," Yelan said. Eriol nodded again.
"Right. This is the natural balance of magic. Whether you are strong or weak inside will determine how much magic you can use,"
"So why would Syaoran have trouble with control if this is the system?" Sakura asked. If powers have a natural balance, then why was Syaoran's breaking?
"Well...that is a mystery in itself. However, I may have an idea," Eriol said. Everyone listened carefully.
"The first clue is his aura. Auras display your spirit's strength and side of magic. You use either Light or Dark Magic. Syaoran-kun's aura has both Light and Dark magic," Eriol said. Everyone widened their eyes.
"So the child has a spirit with both light and dark magic?" Yue asked. Eriol shook his head.
"No. Even if it did, it would still not have any problems with balance. That would fit into the system. The spirit would simply balance out the magic use on each side," Eriol said. Everyone became very confused.
"Then what is different about Syaoran's that disturbs the system?" Meilin. Sakura held her head in confusion and the room was quiet in thought. Finally, Eriol spoke up.
"Syaoran-kun may not have one...but TWO spirits," Eriol said. The entire room nearly fell out of their chairs in shock.
"So he has one spirit of light magic, and one of dark?" Tomoyo asked. Eriol nodded.
"So why does this cause a disturbance in the balance?" Sakura asked. The thoughts just kept running through her head and didn't seem to make any sense.
"With two spirits, there is technically no balance. The two spirits each have a different balance and have trouble matching. Syaoran-kun's balance is becoming mixed and strange because the two spirits have different limits. This interrupts the system," Eriol said. Everyone finally understood.
"Then the boy became stronger, and the limits became higher and more imbalanced," Yue said in understanding.
"Then how did Syaoran remain balanced for so long? He has been using magic since he was four!" Yelan asked.
"That part confused me. He was balanced for all these years until now. I'm baffled on how that can even be accomplished. It is impossible...unless..." Eriol started.
"Unless what?" Touya asked. The group nearly jumped from hearing his voice. He had been silent up until that moment.
"Unless there is something outside that maintains the spirits," Eriol said.
"Outside?" Sakura asked. She was so confused!
"Yes. Perhaps there is something or someone outside that is meant to maintain the two spirits so neither ones takes complete control," said Eriol.
"If that's the case...then if the balance is breaking now...that means..." Suppi started.
"...That the powers have become too strong to be controlled by the thing that keeps them balanced," Eriol finished. All eyes in the room widened. Silence remained in the room for several minutes before anyone spoke up.
"What do we do now?" Sakura asked. Eriol lowered his head.
"I'm not sure there is much we can do," Eriol said. Sakura then became angered, and tears started to form on her emerald eyes.
"We have to do something! We can't just leave Syaoran with this problem! We have to help him!" Sakura cried. Eriol thought hard and seemed to look irritated with the complications they were finding.
"The best we can do right now is keep Syaoran-kun from disrupting the balance further," Eriol said. Sakura did not seem to like his answer until he spoke again.
"And while we do that, I will think of a way to help him. If there's a will, there's a way," he said. Sakura then wiped away her tears and forced a smile.
"Right. We'll help him through this. There must be a way," Sakura said. Suddenly, Kohaku's furry self entered the room and began to lick Sakura's face. She giggled from the ticklish feeling.
"Will you help us too, Kohaku-chan?" Sakura asked the baby wolf. The little cub nodded as if it understood and curled into a ball on her lap. She pet his soft silver hair as he drifted to sleep. They would all work together...to save Syaoran...to defeat Naraku...to save the fate of the world.
Lilover131: How was that chapter? I'm sorry if it was confusing. If this confuses you, please tell me so I can explain it better maybe in the next chapter! And if the chapter was boring, I am also very sorry. I will try to make the next chapter more entertaining. Anyways, please try to review and see you next time!