Card Captor Sakura Fan Fiction ❯ Ancient Powers Long Forgotten ❯ The realisation ( Chapter 7 )

Author's note: All right. This is going to be an S+S since that's what most readers want.

And also, this is going to be the final chapter. Please R and R.

Disclaimer: Disclaimer: I don't own CCS, CLAMP does and Patricia A.Killip owns the Forgotten Beasts of Eld.

Key:

'…' = Thoughts

"…" = Speech

~*~*~* = Scene change

Ancient Powers Long Forgotten

Chapter 7: The Realization

"I'm in no mood for this, now die!"

'Are you sure that's what you want?'

Sakura was taken aback by the sudden interrupted and the spell she was trying to caste stopped.

'Why did you interrupt?'

'I was asking you a question. Is it really what you want?'

'Yes.'

'That eye turned inwards to look into his mind and he died of what he saw inside.'

'What do you mean!?'

'You have to figure that out yourself.'

'You're giving me a headache.'

Sakura pointed at Syaoran, casting the same spell she caste on Eriole.

"I'll deal with you later."

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'What does Cyrin mean?' Sakura thought for the hundredth time before she fell asleep.

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She was feeling uneasy. She opened her eyes. She saw darkness.

A scream.

Someone.

Father.

Brother.

Blood.

Killed.

Dead.

A dark shadow.

The Blammor.

The Blammor!

He was standing over her, his white eyes giving off a blinding light.

She saw images. They're from the past. Those painful memories.

Her father and brother dying.

Tomoyo disappearing from her life.

Syaoran's betrayal.

The sense of lost and fear was overwhelming. She wanted to die, anything to get away from those horrible visions.

'The giant Grof was hit in one eye by a stone. That eyes turned inwards to look into his mind. And he died of what he saw inside.'

Cyrin's riddle! That's what he meant!

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Sakura jerked up.

It was just a dream, was it?

'Can you answer my riddle now?'

'Yes.'

'You should know the reason to all this.'

'When the Blammor came, I had asked him a question. What do you require of me. He had answer, nothing but your fearlessness. But when I lost myself in my own hatred, I feared. Feared that my plan won't succeed and lots more. By doing that, I have denied the Blammor of his needs of me.'

'Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate and hate leads to suffering.'

'That's what happened.'

'Forgive and forget. Isn't that what Clow told you?'

'Yes…'

'Go to him.'

Sakura smile, her real smile.

"Thank you, Cyrin."

He just sat there, watching as she disappeared.

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Sakura teleported to the other dimension. She saw Syaoran lying there, motionless.

"Syaoran…"

He turned his head to look at her wearily.

"Are you going to kill me now?"

"No. I'm here to apologize."

His eyes widened.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean what I mean. I'm here to say sorry."

"Why?"

"You know the reason."

"But…"

"Forgive me."

"I'll forgive you, if you forgive me."

Sakura nodded.

"That's a deal."

"Sakura, why did you suddenly…"

"Change my mind?"

"I'm just curious."

"Because of Cyrin's riddle."

"Riddle?"

"The giant Grof was hit in one eye by a stone. That eyes turned inwards to look into his mind. And he died of what he saw inside."

"What does that have to do with anything?"

"The answer is the Blammor."

"The Blammor?"

"You can say that he is fear."

"Is that how he killed the elders? With fear?"

"More or less. I got lost in my own fears and hatred and …"

"Did what you did."

"Forgive me."

"I did that already."

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Cyrin was waiting for Sakura when Kero flew towards him.

"Oi, pig, what did you say to Sakura to make her change her mind?"

"I told her a riddle, and Blammor did the rest. Is that enough to explain, Stuffed Bear?"

"I am NOT a stuffed bear!"

"You are a stuffed bear to me, just like I'm a pig to you."

"WHAT!? YOU @#! $%*&…"

"So, the stuffed animal found a new enemy."

"AHH!!! GAKI! What are you doing here!!!???"

"Isn't that obvious, Kero?" Sakura said from behind.

"What!? He's going to stay here with us!? Oh no…"

"You have such a wild imagination. I'm just going to heal him."

"Then what?"

"I don't know."

'Sakura?'

'Yes, Moriah.'

'Didn't you know of a spell that can revive the dead?'

'Yes, I did.'

'Use it.'

'Yes…'

"Sakura, what are you doing?" Syaoran asked, puzzled.

"Come and you'll know."

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They went back to the Li mansion. (Which is now in ruins.)

"Choose."

"Choose what?"

"I do not have the power to revive all of them."

"You mean, you can bring them back to life!?"

"Yes. But not all, so you must choose."

"Meiling had nothing to do with this."

"That's one. Any more?"

"My mother. She had disagreed with the elders about killing anyone. And my sisters too. And the elders… maybe not. They are cruel and bloodthirsty."

"I never thought I'd hear that from you… So it's six?"

"Yes. Can you manage?"

"I'll try my best."

Sakura walked forward and started chanting in a strange language. As she did, a white light engulfed the whole place. Syaoran held up his hand to block his eyes.

The light faded.

"Xiaolang! What happened!?"

"Meiling!"

"Are we still alive, or are we all dead?" Fuutie asked worriedly.

"Alive. We are all alive."

They turned and saw Sakura standing at the side.

"Xiaolang, Sakura…"

"It's all right now."

"And where's Eriole?" Yelan asked anxiously.

"Oh yah! Sakura, you said that he'd be back…wait a minute, you didn't forget about him, did you?"

"I think she did forget." Kero murmured, looking at Sakura, who had suddenly went red with embarrassment and was sheepishly trying to recall where she put him.

"You said on Orion."
"Yeah, but I forgot which part! Orion's belt consists of quite a lot of small asteroids, you know…"

"The same old Sakura we know…" sighed Meiling.

"That wasn't very nice, Sakura."

"Eriole!"

There he was, standing there with Cyrin by his side.

"You got him back, Cyrin?"

"Of course. And you owe me for it."

"Hai, hai."

"It's good to have the card mistress back as herself again." Yelan commented.

"If that's so, let's have a party and lots and lots of food!"

"KERO!"

"You know, that's not a bad idea…"

"Not you too, Cyrin."

Author's note: The final chapter's finished. Please review. And you can also take a look at my new fic called a Twist of Personalities.