Tsubasa Chronicle Fan Fiction ❯ You're the One to Take Me Away ❯ The Final Attack ( Chapter 18 )
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By: tsubasa-fan 
Anime/Manga: Tsubasa Chronicle Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Action / Romance / Hentai | Type: Yaoi | Uploaded On: 01.18.2008 | Pages: 5 | Words: 5.9K | Visits: 263 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Tsubasa Chronicle Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Drama / Action / Romance / Hentai | Type: Yaoi | Uploaded On: 01.18.2008 | Pages: 5 | Words: 5.9K | Visits: 263 | Status: Completed
Title:You're the One to Take Me Away
Rating: M
Pairings: Kurogane/Fai, Doumeki/Watanuki, Touya/Yukito, Syaoran/Sakura, others.
Warnings: I do not own tsubasa, if I did kuro/fai would be cannon. This is an mpreg (don't like , don't read.)
Author: Tsubasa-fan (FF.Net), Youkohiei_fan(LJ)
Notes: It's been a long trip and now we're almost done. Just a few more chapters and this fic will be done, thanks to everyone that reveiwed and those who edited for me. Look forward to the sequel coming soon!
(1): Will be explained in future fics.
"Onward, we've almost got them!" Roared Kumaraten, pointing his sword at the twisted tower's of the palace up ahead. An oni charged for the general, only to be stomped into the ground by Eagle's android, Hikaru. Her eyes surveying the land as she jumped high into the air again.
The few troops that had not broken away from him charged, trying to break through to the castle's defences. In front of them a small path was cleared by the flames of the two winged lions. A gust of wind nearby saw Fai's kudan blowing away a towering oni.
Sabaru and Kamui craved their way through to the front lines. Stopping short at the base of the castle. They turned halting Kumaraten's advance.
"There is a barrier here, it is powerful, we need someone able to destroy the source of the barrier." Kamui rose a pale finger pointing at a large statue, of somesort of bat-creature, loomed in front of the palace's entranceway. "It's amitting a strange energy, it must be the source."
It seemed that more allies had gathered around Reed's dark abode. Dozens of eyes looked at the statue and several stepped forward willing to try and break the forcefield that kept them from their goal.
"Allow us to give it a shot." Shougo then turned, giving the thumbs up to his gang, and all together their kudan blasted at the statue, once the dust had settled, Shougo swore as the statue still stood seemingly smirking at his failure.
"Brute force won't work and neither will the power of the kudan's." Said an out of breath Fai, who had just emerged from the battle with Kurogane and a slightly bleeding Ryuu, who was leaning against his sword.
"Then we will try magic." cried Chu'nyan, the Kashiim close behind her.
"It might not work." Stated a calm Eagle, who didn't have a scratch on him. His subordinates circling him.
"It's worth a shot, we don't have enough time." Fai, Chu'nyan, Mokona, and all the others who weilded magic concentrated, some even rising from the ground a few inches.
A low humming rang through the ground, magic swirled and flared, words were chanted as each tried to break the barrier. Nothing happened, it seemed Fei Wong had thought of everything. It was then that Watanuki and Doumeki arrived, the archer came forward and without a warning, spiritual energy pulsed around him, a bow forming in mid-air. The others watched, as Doumeki pulled the bow back and shot an arrow towards the statue.
A shattering was heard as the barrier broke apart and the statue crumbled as it was peirced by the energy arrow. Watanuki was so happy that he lunged forward kissing his boyfriend, they broke apart when the wholf whistles and cat call reached the seer's ears.
"Ok, enough lovey-dovey stuff, we've got an all powerful evil to defeat." Shouted Ryuo. He swung his sword for emphasis. The girls laughed.
"You can molest Doumeki after were done here." Huffed Kurogane. With that, those that had arrived rushed the castle. Kurogane shouted "Hama Ryuu-Ou-Jin!" blasting the large doors down.
The ninja grabbed the mage's hand, making sure the blonde didn't get trampled in the stampede that Kumaraten's dragon steeds'. Kudans flew inside scanning the large hall, checking for traps. Subaru and Kamui flitted through the side room, checking for any enemies.
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Doumeki grunted as he slouched, the smaller seer was by his side, worry etched on his face.
"Shizuka, what's wrong?" The archer clutched his arm, blood dripped from his fingers. Mis-matched eye's widened.
Rikuo and Kazahaya had gone on ahead with the other's, saying that they had to finish Kakei's instructions for them. Only the pipe fox remained by the two. Watanuki scanned the battle field for help, he was beginning to panic.
"Kimihiro, I'm fine, it's just a cut, don't worry."
"Dumbass, how can I not?! You're bleeding!"
"Here, let me take a look." Said the Kashiim, her long hands prying the archer's arm from him. Chu'nyan stood by her, scratched and dirty. A small fairy floating beside the small girl.
"You shouldn't worry child, this is only a cut suffered from using so much spiritual energy. Your lover will be fine, seer. Wrap his arm to stop the bleeding." The powerful being turned to her apprentice. "Chu'nyan let's go, there is still much work that need's to be done."
"Thank you."
"It was nothing, just fulfilling my part in hitzusen, child."
"Kimihiro, we need to hurry." Doumeki said as Watanuki began wrapping a piece of cloth around the archer's arm.
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"Reed! Your armies have been defeated, we will fail!" Kyle sweated, he had watched as the armies and demon's of Fei Wong Reed's had fallen to the enemy.
"You have little faith, Kyle, my clone will handle those three. I should not have allowed them to live this long, but that damn Yuuko saved them." The sorceror smiled, seeing as his forces were decimated.
"Then she'll do it again." Reed had yet to leave his throne or to stop smiling.
"No, her hand only reaches so far, she now's now that she can play no other part until the final moment is over. My clone and you will intercept those fools that dared to enter my palace." At it's creator's command's the clone left, disappearing into the shadow's Kyle following soon after.
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"Sakura! Sakura, can you here me?!" Syaoran ran up the nearest flight of stairs, calling out his princess' name in hopes that she would answer. His kudan was running behind him, ready to protect the teen.
The boy could hear the others down below, as they stormed the palace, searching for Reed. He could even hear the shrill cries of Karura's birds and the oni from outside, still battling. He began opening everydoor he could find, there had to be a clue somewhere. Door after door was opened as Syaoran scanned the rooms for any trace of Sakura.
As he went to the last door, he was slammed to the floor. The teen rolled over on to his stomach seeing his kudan above him. The fiery god was staring down the hallway were there now stood a gping hole in the wall. Emerging form the smoke was the clone, its soul less eyes staring at the real Syaoran. The teen scrambled to stand, hand's clutched tightly to his sword.
"Thank you for saving me." He said to the kudan who nodded in recognition. The clone waisted no time, missing Syaoran by a few inches as it struck the nearby wall. Syaoran rolled and shot a spell at the copy of himself.
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"Fai, are you alright?"
"Yeah, has they found her yet?"
"I don't thinnk so." Kurogane pulled them into another room, searching for anything that would tell them where Sakura or Fei Wong Reed was.
Kamui burst through the double door's of the room, Kyle pushing against the vampire's crossed claw's with a sword.
"You should have known better than to help them fight!" Screamed the fake doctor, as he pushed further. Kamui's eye's glowed amber and with a burst of strength pushed the man away, ready to strike with his claws.
"They are friend's, I owe the princess for her kindness." Kurogane readied himself for an attack, shielding Fai with his body. The body of an oni and bird crashed through the large room. Kurogane covered them from the spraying glass and debris. Kamui and Kyle spilt apart, and began circling eachother.
The oni, it appeared wasn't completely dead as it began thrashing in the rubble it had created, feather's from the dead bird flew everywhere, blood splattering on the walls. Kurogane lifted Souhi and cried out, "Chi-ryuu Chi-en-bu!" cutting the oni's tentacled arm off. The monster withered in pain before finally dying.
"Kuro-sama, move away from the walls!" The blonde tugged at his lover's arm, pulling him away from the ensuing fight between the other two occupent's in the room. Kamui and Kyle began their fight a new, neither one giving ground.
"You won't be able to defeat me vampire, I'll kill you then I'll move onto the other!"
'You shouldn't talk so much, it distracts you." Rondart gasped as he was stabbed in the shoulder by Subaru. "Did you not wonder what had happened to me?" The feline like eye's glowed as the vampire twin's extended their claw's ready to cut Kyle in half, when a large explosion shook the castle. It was enough time for Reed's pawn to run. The twin's ran after him.
"Let's go check it out." Fai and Kurogane ran toward's the stair's that were in the main hall. Before they reached it, Syaoran came tumbling down, the clone jumping the stair case and landing near the stunned couple. The clone went tto attack when a shield of flame's engulfed the teen. His kudan stood between them.
Kurogane's anger took hold of him, the clone stood in front of him. The clone that had started all of this, the thing that had taken Fai's eye and the kid's heart. Kurogane charged but missed as the clone jumped up dodging the attack.
"Syaoran, be careful, he's put a protective spell on the clone. Your attack's won't do as much damage as before!" Fai cried, warning his family.
"Damn!" He turned using his momentum to carry it into a second swing. Syaoran had recovered by now and had cast a spell out towards the copy. The attacks only grazed their target, blood dribbling from one of the wounds.
Fai was standing back, lip's moving in a silent chant as the working's of a spell formed in the air. The other two male's were slashing away at the fake Syaoran, trying to get in a good hit. Roar's and scream's filled the caastle as the battle waged on, Syaoran was exhausted, having to lean partially against his kudan to stand. The clone approached them, it's own sword dragging across the tiled floor.
The kudan growled and leapt at the other Syaoran only to be knocked back with a fierce kick. Kurogane lunged again, cutting the clone's arm.
"Get down!" Fai's spell, which looked like several flaming bird's crashed into the clone, charring its clothes. Kurogane lunged striking the copy again as Fai's attack hit. Syaoran stood again, he had to destroy the clone, it was at half power and not neaarly as strong as it had been.
The clone reappeared, it staggered before regaining a fighting stance. A small band of oni crashed through the front door's of the palace, Fai and Kurogane fought them off. The clone leapt into the air, sword raised, as it was about to strike. An arrow shot out from the adjoining room and hit the fake Syaoran in the side, slamming the doll into the nearby wall.
Doumeki stood, sweating as he pulled back, wincing in pain as blood trickled down his arm. Watanuki clutched onto the archer, worry etched onto his face.
The clone crumpled to the floor, blood oozing from it as Syaoran took another swing at the clone before it could recover.
"Doumeki..." Fai ran over to the two teen's while Kurogane hacked away at the small demons. Roar's were heard as Fai and Kurogane's kudan came through the blasted wall of the near by room. The giant blue dragon's jaws crunching down on a surprised oni. The ninja nodded before turning to help his student. Syaoran's own kudan joining its brethren in obliterating the rest of the weak demons.
They couldn't see what happened next, the teens back turned to them. Syaoran had ripped his eye out of the clone. Without it's eyes, its source of magic, it then dissolved into the air. The teen didn't look happy at destroying the clone, his brow knitted together in thought. He now had his eye back, his powers restored to what they once were before his imprisonment.
"Kid, let's go, we have to find Sakura now."
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"His arm doesn't look good, he's spent to much spritual energy."
'That woman and girl said that it wasn't life threatening, Fai-san."
"Watanuki, take Doumeki and hide somewhere, he can't fight any longer or else he might not be able to use his arm again."
"Our Kudan will watch over you two while he rests. Now go." Kurogane instructed, helping the thin teen pick up the injured archer. The three Kudan were waiting outside to take the two away.
"But what if we're needed?" Doumeki said as he was being held up by Watanuki and Kurogane.
"You two have done your part, now let the rest of us do ours."
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< br> The three travelers ventured down several corridors, searching for their remaining family. The turned another corner and were met with a pair of double doors. Thinking it looked as good as any other they entered. The room was dark, only the humming of machines could be heard as they looked around.
"I know this place, it's where I was kept." Syaoran walked over to a large tank, hand grazing over the glass of his prison. Kurogane grasped his shoulder and motioned for him that they had to go. They moved forward passing several tanks, Fai stopped infront of a wall hand stretched and eyes closed in concentration.
"Here, there's a door the puppies need to break this wall to get through."
"It's not going to lead us to another monster thing is it?"
"That was one time Kuro-tan, and if anything you want to find Fei Wong Reed, and the best way is to follow the magical imprints on this place, and theres a strong one on the other side of this wall."
Without another word, Kurogane and Syoaran unleashed their attacks on the doors, which immediately splintered into a million pieces. They had entered a throne room, and like the king he thought he was, Fei Wong Reed himself sat. The wizard surrounded by at least a half dozen woman, each of them with long dark hair and dead expressions.
The monocle wearing man didn't seem as cocky as he did before. He was down one very significant pawn, and he knew it.
"It seems the three of you have found me, and destroyed my clone as well, but this is where you will fail, and if I'm still feeling generous I may keep the three of you alive enough to see your friends and family being slaughtered." Reed rose from his seat, waving the girls away, as he faced the three travelers.
"Bastard, your cornered and you know it, you don't have any more moves, all thats left for you now if a slow and very painful death." Kurogane gripped his swrods hilt tighter, preparing for an attack.
"Do you really think I haven't planned for even this? Yuuko isn't the only one who was sure to cover all the bases."
Fei Wong Reed held his hand out to his side, a circle appearing below it that began to grow in size. A bubble formed from the golden circle, rising a few feet off the ground. Inside Sakura sat, awake and beating desperately against her prisons walls. Fear apparent in those green eyes.
"Sakura!" Syaoran yelled as he rushed towards the dark wizard, he was too fast for Fai or Kurogane to stop him. Syaoran brought down his sword, only to have it bounce of the barrier between himself and his princess. The teen jumped back, ready to try again.
"Fool, that won't work, and now I suppose it's time I stopped your arrogance once and for all."
Reed began chanting, arrays appearing throughout the room, golden light intensifying with each syllable uttered. The ninja and mage looked at each other before they moved. Disappearing in a flash, Kurogane slashed, while Fai was busy conteracting the activated arrays. Sakura's buuble hovered high above the room, the young princess trying desperately to get out.
"Come now boy, you really didn't think your little sword could hurt me, did you?" Reed had dodged Kurogane's attack, smiling at the ninja. Syaoran leapt into the fray, slashing and casting spells as he tried to hit the wizard.
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"There's nowhere else for you to run, human." Claws glinted in the dim light, as two sets of yellow cat-like eyes stared at the doctor. He was breathing heavily, and holding a bleeding side.
"You can't win, even if you do kill me, Fei Wong Reed is too powerful. All of you combined are no match for you." It was getting harder for him to breathe, that other vampire must have fractured a rib or two when it sent him through a wall.
Subara chuckled, as he eyes became slits, Kamui stood to the side watching and ready incase their foe decided to run again. A swift strike and searing pain flooded Rondart's senses as Subara's claws sunk into his chest then pulled free, the long nails now glistening and dripping with his blood.
"We will see about that, Fai-san and his companions will stop your master, and we will join them soon enough." Kamui said as the twins watched the life seep out of the fake doctors eyes as the body slumped to the floor.
"Kamui, let's go, they need all the help they can get now." Wiping his hand on a nearby curtain, the vampires made there way through the castle, searching for Syaoran and the others.
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Riko u pulled Kazahaya up the stairs following the directions Kakei had written for them. Both came face to face with a locked door, they needed to get inside this room. Rikou used his destructive powers to splinter the heavy door. Once inside the dimly lit room, the shorter blonde pulled out a small, hand sized vase the small bag that he clutched.
"Give it here, I'll set it up."
Rikou took the small vase, it black surface gleaming in what light the room offered, the tall teen made sure that the bat emblem that covered one side of the small pottery faced in the right direction.
"There, now we need to get out of here and find the others." Kazahaya was afraid, the emotions whirling around thos place was making him light headed. He tugged on the others hand, Rikou turned and pulled his boyfriend through the broken door.
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"Doumeki..."
"I need to go help Syaoran and the others...will you be okay here with these uhm, spirits here?"
"It's too dangerous, and besides, I'm not bleeding anymore, I'll come with you." The couple stared at eachother and Watanuki sighed indefeat, he looked at the three kudan.
"Could you help us reach Syaoran-kun and the others?"
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"Your Majesty, are yo-"
"What do I always tell you about that?" The king of Clow smirked at his lover.
"...Touya, are you alright?" Yukito was worried, Touya had been hit a few times by the enemy, even struck with an arrow. Memories of what happened last time raced through the priests head.
"Just tired, and a little banged up, what about you, did that demon hurt you?" The shorter male was about to answer, but turned abruptly towards the castle that loomed nearby. Touya noticed and followed the others gaze.
"Yuki, what is it?"
"Powerful magic has been activated, dark magic Touya....we need to go."
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"...Damn." Kurogane muttered as he had just missed cutting off Reed's arm.
"Seeing as how the two of you enjoy fighting with swords, I think I'll try my hand at it." Just like Kurogane summoning Souhi, Fei Wong summoned his own sword.
The ninja and boy froze at seeing the black sword, memories of Suwa and Rekort flooded their minds. It was the opening Reed had wanted.
"Kurogane!!" Fai cried as he saw the other wizard move, but before Reed could strike a part of the wall crumbled, revealing a massive winged oni. It's large clawed hand sweeping towards Fei Wong.
"What is this?!"
"Oruha?" Syoaran's question was left unanswered as he watched Reed dodge swipe after swipe from the oni.
"Are we late for the party?" Shouted an ever boastful Shougo, his water kudan hissed from above the gang leader.
"It's about time help arrived, what took you so long?" Kurogane smirked, Fai had ran up to his lovers side smiling in relief.
"Where's everyone else?" Fai asked, hoping to see more reinforcments.
"The rest of the gangs, still outside fighting, but they've got things under control with help from those giant birds and those little planes flying around." Just as Shouga spoke the four saw a giant boomerang fly by, taking out the throne at the head of the room.
"Syaoran-san, is that the wizard?" Kumaraten asked as his dragon steed roared, before the teen could nod completely, the general was off, helping the transformed Oruha.
A shriek and Oruha fell, an arm severed from the elbow, black blood oozing from the wound.
"Pathetic, none of you can defeat me, give up and I'll kill you quickly." Reed laughed as he shot a spell at the small group that had gathered, resting. It was blocked momentarily by a shield that shattered. Kurogane, Syoaran struck the blast head on, whike Shougo's kudan sprayed a powerful jet of water, deflecting the attack.
"We will need to work on your barriers in the future." Chu'nyan uttered a 'damnit' as the Kiishim made her way towards the group.
"Girl stay here, while I fight with these children, that man is too far above your current level." Fai turned and started to notice that some of their companions were starting to filter into the room. He could see the vampire twins barely as they made their way to encircle Reed, along with Kumaraten and his men.
"You're outnumbered, you can't possibly believe you'll beat all of now do you, goat chin?" Ryou, who was now sporting a large slash across his face that was clotted with dark blood, had just arrived with his other oni companions. They sweat dropped at their friends exclamation.
"Or idiotic companion has a point, especially if your the one that's trying to control our worlds."
"Yuuko has sent children to do her dirty work it seems, but she will regret it when she sees your lifeless bodies littering my home." A swing of his sword and Fei Wong struck another blow at Oruha, who shreiked in pain. The dark wizard dodged an attack from Kamui, Subara standing back.
They began to circle the man, together they had to be strong enough to take him down, to stop this man's dream, even if all of them were tired and had wounds that needed tending to. Everyone hesitated, each calculating their enemy, trying to find a point of weakness.
Sakura, was still above them allgazing worriedly as she saw more and more of her friends enter the room. Reed was slowly conjuring shadows from the floors of his throne room. Dark figures formed throughout the room, limbs taking the shapes of gnarled looking weapons, jagged and sharp.
It was a flash of movement that started the fight against this man who had spun the wheels of fate in his own direction. The swordsman that had gathered leapt into the air, each calling out the names of their attacks. Magic swirled, taking the forms of ferocious beasts as they were launched at the shadows who now attacked.
Souma lashed out cutting a shadow in half with her boomerang, streams of black smoke evaporating into the air. She wirled around to see where her friends where. She saw Shiyou take a nasty blow to the side, probably cracked a few ribs.
The Kishiim had taken down several of Reed's creatures, her face twisted in anger. The smell of blood washed over the room, Reed using both his powers and his black sword had taken down several opponents already, and giving many others gaping wounds.Eagle had arrived as well, his group not far behind as he sent Hikaru to fight.
The only ones that still stood unscathed were Kurogane, Subara, Hikaru, Syoaran , and a few others. Fai had managed to still stand with only a few cuts, he had stayed behind, offering cover to the others. His eyes not leaving Kurogane for very long as he muttered even more spells under his breath to protect his lover.
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'We're almost there, just a little more.' Blasts and shouts echoed through the castles halls. He could only hope they would be of some help. The sounds of wings flapping muddled the sounds of battle.
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"Syaoran, behind you!" Fai screamed as the teen turned just in time to save his insides from spilling out onto the hard floor. A gash across his side was a reminder of what could have happened had the blonde mage not warned him in time. Another slah of the dark sword and a flash of red revealed Hikaru, Fei-Wong's sword impaling her as she stretched out still trying to get to her masters enemy, life draining from her eyes.
The bodies of several of their allies and Oruha, in her oni form, lay strewn about the large room. Blood wetted the ground, making it difficult to move in certain spots, without fear of slipping.
Reed himself didn't come out of his latest scrimmish unscathed, the wizard had lost his sword when he had faced Kumaraten, the general's dragon had took hold of the sword in its jaws and yanked it out of Fei Wong's hand, the weapon skittering across the floor in the distance.
Now the man was beginning to worry, more of more people began to filter in, telling him that his armies had failed him. The wounded and dead had been taken away, his shadows had been defeated, but not without taking a few lives with them.
He looked above him, the girl was still not ready for his wish to be set into motion, he could even see tears streaming down her face.
Another scream and he turned from his thoughts to see the whistling of an arrow as it pierced his sleeve, the spiritual energy from it leaving burns on his arm. It was that boy, the one who was tied with the princess and boy. Standing besdie him was the archer who dared to try and strike him.
"I see Haruka's grandson and Yuuko's boy have joined the fight, too bad the exorcist will die." Reed needed the boy, his blood would be a great help to his wish for power. The boy who beckoned spirits to him because of his powerful blood.
Doumeki froze at the thought that his grandfather was known by this man, and that it seemed, he wanted Watanuki alive. The kudans that had dropped them off into the room immediately went to their partners sides, ready for their commands.
Doumeki prepared another arrow, his boyfriends arm wrapped around him for balance. He shot, but Reed dodged it, giving the others a chance to strike. Fai rushed to Kurogane's side, his kudan blowing up a gust of wind to knock the dark wizard into the air. Fei Wong crossed his arms in front of him, blocking the harsh wind.
Ryou swung his sword, managing to draw blood, leaving Reed with a deep gash to the leg. Souma and Kumaraten unleashed their boomerang's pinning the man to the wall by his sleeves.
Kurogane and Syaoran rushed forward, swords ready for the final blow, Nihon's Souma throwing kunai to further pin the man to the wall.
Fei Reed began speaking the words for another spell only to be cut off when Nihon's Souma threw several kunai, hitting the wizards limbs with dull thunks. Yukito, who had finally arrived with a bleeding Touya, cast a silencing spell at the man, keeping him from releasing his magic.
"Hurry, my spell won't last much longer!" The High Priest yelled. It was all the rest of them needed before they unleashed their attacks. Doumeki had shot another arrow, Mogetsu sending a burst of kitsune bi, mixed together with the others attacks. All of them merging into one, creating the form of a large beast before enveloping Fei Reed.
After the smoke cleared Reed had slumped to the floor, his robes in shreds, as blood trickled from his mouth and forehead. He coughed once, those in the room closing around him.
"You won't win, my wish may not be granted now, but all of you will still die here." Fei Wong Reed laughed as the mage, the ninja, and the boy gave the final blow, they could feel the magic leaving the quickly dying wizards body.
They stood in silence for a few minutes, no one daring to move after Kurogane and Syaoran removed their swords from the now dead body of their greatest enemy.
"So does this mean that we won?" Asked a know sitting Ryou.
"Bastard, you're bleeding again!" Watanuki screeched in his boyfriends ear as he checked the reopened wounds.
"Sakura!" Syaoran held out his arms, dropping his sword, as he grabbed Sakura as she fell from her floating prison.
"It seems that Fei Wong's cage he had Sakura-chan in disenegrated when he died."
A collective sigh washed over them, and odd feeling took hold of the room. None of them couldd believe that it was over, that they had helped save their worlds from destruction, but they didn't rest for long, a rumbling shook the castle.
"W-what is that?"
"It seems he had one more trick up his sleeve, we need to leave now."
"He's closing this world, if we don't leave now, all of us will die!" Fai screamed, the others just stood in shock, not knowing what he meant. (1)
"You heard him, everyone get off your asses and move!" Kurogane grabbed the blonde's hand as he and Syaoran ran to their Kudan. Everyone else didn't have the time to process the news, Fai's kudan picked up Watanuki and Doumeki.
"Wait, take us too!" Rikou and Kazahaya had just appeared in the room as they jumped atop the giant green bird.
"Where were you two?"
"Kakei gave us this vase to set up in a room, he told us it was important for us to survive." Rikou huffed as he wrapped an arm around Kazahaya, who had stiffened when the went into the air.
"A vase?" The seer didn't know what to think, but when it came to Kakei and Yuuko he didn't really want to know.
Below them they saw what was left pf the dragons of Shura running down the crumbled halls of the castle, each of them burdened down with people. Shouga and his gang's kudan were flying through the air each carrying the rest of those form the castle.
All around them the landscape began to crumble. Kurara had landed in front of them with what remained of her group, her face marred with caked blood. Only one of the guardiens of Rekort arrived, along with another lion that hadn't noticed before, it's wings folded close to its sides. All that had survived had gathered to the spot where they had first arrived ito the now closing world.
"We need a magic anchor here so that we can escape!" Fai said as he leapt from Kurogane's kudan.
"Mokona brought this." The manjuu, who had been doing Yuuko's instructions had reappeared, spitting out the sword of Fei Wong. "Yuuko said one piece goes here and the other was set up at the castle. The creature turned to look at Rikou and Kazahaya.
"Did the two of you set up the vase?"
"Yes, we set it up." Kazahaya replied as Yuuko appeared to them through Mokona.
"This world will not need another sacrifice like before, I have already sent to of his items their to stablize this world so that all of you can be taken home, no price is neccesary, for all of you helped without a second thought, your bonds with these four gave you the strength and courage to face this and because of the sacrifices made all of you will be sent home, your prices have been payed."
With that Mokona leapt into the air, its wings spreading far and wide, they glowing wings expanding further than any they had seen before. Whirling magic, just like all the others times, enveloped them. Kuorgane held onto Fai, the promise of seeing their children again, seeing their family whole again, made them smile.
Everyone said their last farewells, knowing looks, smiles, tears, and other gestures were shared between them as they disappeared into nothingness. The dark world of the dark wizard closing around them, never to be seen again.
Rating: M
Pairings: Kurogane/Fai, Doumeki/Watanuki, Touya/Yukito, Syaoran/Sakura, others.
Warnings: I do not own tsubasa, if I did kuro/fai would be cannon. This is an mpreg (don't like , don't read.)
Author: Tsubasa-fan (FF.Net), Youkohiei_fan(LJ)
Notes: It's been a long trip and now we're almost done. Just a few more chapters and this fic will be done, thanks to everyone that reveiwed and those who edited for me. Look forward to the sequel coming soon!
(1): Will be explained in future fics.
"Onward, we've almost got them!" Roared Kumaraten, pointing his sword at the twisted tower's of the palace up ahead. An oni charged for the general, only to be stomped into the ground by Eagle's android, Hikaru. Her eyes surveying the land as she jumped high into the air again.
The few troops that had not broken away from him charged, trying to break through to the castle's defences. In front of them a small path was cleared by the flames of the two winged lions. A gust of wind nearby saw Fai's kudan blowing away a towering oni.
Sabaru and Kamui craved their way through to the front lines. Stopping short at the base of the castle. They turned halting Kumaraten's advance.
"There is a barrier here, it is powerful, we need someone able to destroy the source of the barrier." Kamui rose a pale finger pointing at a large statue, of somesort of bat-creature, loomed in front of the palace's entranceway. "It's amitting a strange energy, it must be the source."
It seemed that more allies had gathered around Reed's dark abode. Dozens of eyes looked at the statue and several stepped forward willing to try and break the forcefield that kept them from their goal.
"Allow us to give it a shot." Shougo then turned, giving the thumbs up to his gang, and all together their kudan blasted at the statue, once the dust had settled, Shougo swore as the statue still stood seemingly smirking at his failure.
"Brute force won't work and neither will the power of the kudan's." Said an out of breath Fai, who had just emerged from the battle with Kurogane and a slightly bleeding Ryuu, who was leaning against his sword.
"Then we will try magic." cried Chu'nyan, the Kashiim close behind her.
"It might not work." Stated a calm Eagle, who didn't have a scratch on him. His subordinates circling him.
"It's worth a shot, we don't have enough time." Fai, Chu'nyan, Mokona, and all the others who weilded magic concentrated, some even rising from the ground a few inches.
A low humming rang through the ground, magic swirled and flared, words were chanted as each tried to break the barrier. Nothing happened, it seemed Fei Wong had thought of everything. It was then that Watanuki and Doumeki arrived, the archer came forward and without a warning, spiritual energy pulsed around him, a bow forming in mid-air. The others watched, as Doumeki pulled the bow back and shot an arrow towards the statue.
A shattering was heard as the barrier broke apart and the statue crumbled as it was peirced by the energy arrow. Watanuki was so happy that he lunged forward kissing his boyfriend, they broke apart when the wholf whistles and cat call reached the seer's ears.
"Ok, enough lovey-dovey stuff, we've got an all powerful evil to defeat." Shouted Ryuo. He swung his sword for emphasis. The girls laughed.
"You can molest Doumeki after were done here." Huffed Kurogane. With that, those that had arrived rushed the castle. Kurogane shouted "Hama Ryuu-Ou-Jin!" blasting the large doors down.
The ninja grabbed the mage's hand, making sure the blonde didn't get trampled in the stampede that Kumaraten's dragon steeds'. Kudans flew inside scanning the large hall, checking for traps. Subaru and Kamui flitted through the side room, checking for any enemies.
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Doumeki grunted as he slouched, the smaller seer was by his side, worry etched on his face.
"Shizuka, what's wrong?" The archer clutched his arm, blood dripped from his fingers. Mis-matched eye's widened.
Rikuo and Kazahaya had gone on ahead with the other's, saying that they had to finish Kakei's instructions for them. Only the pipe fox remained by the two. Watanuki scanned the battle field for help, he was beginning to panic.
"Kimihiro, I'm fine, it's just a cut, don't worry."
"Dumbass, how can I not?! You're bleeding!"
"Here, let me take a look." Said the Kashiim, her long hands prying the archer's arm from him. Chu'nyan stood by her, scratched and dirty. A small fairy floating beside the small girl.
"You shouldn't worry child, this is only a cut suffered from using so much spiritual energy. Your lover will be fine, seer. Wrap his arm to stop the bleeding." The powerful being turned to her apprentice. "Chu'nyan let's go, there is still much work that need's to be done."
"Thank you."
"It was nothing, just fulfilling my part in hitzusen, child."
"Kimihiro, we need to hurry." Doumeki said as Watanuki began wrapping a piece of cloth around the archer's arm.
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"Reed! Your armies have been defeated, we will fail!" Kyle sweated, he had watched as the armies and demon's of Fei Wong Reed's had fallen to the enemy.
"You have little faith, Kyle, my clone will handle those three. I should not have allowed them to live this long, but that damn Yuuko saved them." The sorceror smiled, seeing as his forces were decimated.
"Then she'll do it again." Reed had yet to leave his throne or to stop smiling.
"No, her hand only reaches so far, she now's now that she can play no other part until the final moment is over. My clone and you will intercept those fools that dared to enter my palace." At it's creator's command's the clone left, disappearing into the shadow's Kyle following soon after.
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"Sakura! Sakura, can you here me?!" Syaoran ran up the nearest flight of stairs, calling out his princess' name in hopes that she would answer. His kudan was running behind him, ready to protect the teen.
The boy could hear the others down below, as they stormed the palace, searching for Reed. He could even hear the shrill cries of Karura's birds and the oni from outside, still battling. He began opening everydoor he could find, there had to be a clue somewhere. Door after door was opened as Syaoran scanned the rooms for any trace of Sakura.
As he went to the last door, he was slammed to the floor. The teen rolled over on to his stomach seeing his kudan above him. The fiery god was staring down the hallway were there now stood a gping hole in the wall. Emerging form the smoke was the clone, its soul less eyes staring at the real Syaoran. The teen scrambled to stand, hand's clutched tightly to his sword.
"Thank you for saving me." He said to the kudan who nodded in recognition. The clone waisted no time, missing Syaoran by a few inches as it struck the nearby wall. Syaoran rolled and shot a spell at the copy of himself.
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"Fai, are you alright?"
"Yeah, has they found her yet?"
"I don't thinnk so." Kurogane pulled them into another room, searching for anything that would tell them where Sakura or Fei Wong Reed was.
Kamui burst through the double door's of the room, Kyle pushing against the vampire's crossed claw's with a sword.
"You should have known better than to help them fight!" Screamed the fake doctor, as he pushed further. Kamui's eye's glowed amber and with a burst of strength pushed the man away, ready to strike with his claws.
"They are friend's, I owe the princess for her kindness." Kurogane readied himself for an attack, shielding Fai with his body. The body of an oni and bird crashed through the large room. Kurogane covered them from the spraying glass and debris. Kamui and Kyle spilt apart, and began circling eachother.
The oni, it appeared wasn't completely dead as it began thrashing in the rubble it had created, feather's from the dead bird flew everywhere, blood splattering on the walls. Kurogane lifted Souhi and cried out, "Chi-ryuu Chi-en-bu!" cutting the oni's tentacled arm off. The monster withered in pain before finally dying.
"Kuro-sama, move away from the walls!" The blonde tugged at his lover's arm, pulling him away from the ensuing fight between the other two occupent's in the room. Kamui and Kyle began their fight a new, neither one giving ground.
"You won't be able to defeat me vampire, I'll kill you then I'll move onto the other!"
'You shouldn't talk so much, it distracts you." Rondart gasped as he was stabbed in the shoulder by Subaru. "Did you not wonder what had happened to me?" The feline like eye's glowed as the vampire twin's extended their claw's ready to cut Kyle in half, when a large explosion shook the castle. It was enough time for Reed's pawn to run. The twin's ran after him.
"Let's go check it out." Fai and Kurogane ran toward's the stair's that were in the main hall. Before they reached it, Syaoran came tumbling down, the clone jumping the stair case and landing near the stunned couple. The clone went tto attack when a shield of flame's engulfed the teen. His kudan stood between them.
Kurogane's anger took hold of him, the clone stood in front of him. The clone that had started all of this, the thing that had taken Fai's eye and the kid's heart. Kurogane charged but missed as the clone jumped up dodging the attack.
"Syaoran, be careful, he's put a protective spell on the clone. Your attack's won't do as much damage as before!" Fai cried, warning his family.
"Damn!" He turned using his momentum to carry it into a second swing. Syaoran had recovered by now and had cast a spell out towards the copy. The attacks only grazed their target, blood dribbling from one of the wounds.
Fai was standing back, lip's moving in a silent chant as the working's of a spell formed in the air. The other two male's were slashing away at the fake Syaoran, trying to get in a good hit. Roar's and scream's filled the caastle as the battle waged on, Syaoran was exhausted, having to lean partially against his kudan to stand. The clone approached them, it's own sword dragging across the tiled floor.
The kudan growled and leapt at the other Syaoran only to be knocked back with a fierce kick. Kurogane lunged again, cutting the clone's arm.
"Get down!" Fai's spell, which looked like several flaming bird's crashed into the clone, charring its clothes. Kurogane lunged striking the copy again as Fai's attack hit. Syaoran stood again, he had to destroy the clone, it was at half power and not neaarly as strong as it had been.
The clone reappeared, it staggered before regaining a fighting stance. A small band of oni crashed through the front door's of the palace, Fai and Kurogane fought them off. The clone leapt into the air, sword raised, as it was about to strike. An arrow shot out from the adjoining room and hit the fake Syaoran in the side, slamming the doll into the nearby wall.
Doumeki stood, sweating as he pulled back, wincing in pain as blood trickled down his arm. Watanuki clutched onto the archer, worry etched onto his face.
The clone crumpled to the floor, blood oozing from it as Syaoran took another swing at the clone before it could recover.
"Doumeki..." Fai ran over to the two teen's while Kurogane hacked away at the small demons. Roar's were heard as Fai and Kurogane's kudan came through the blasted wall of the near by room. The giant blue dragon's jaws crunching down on a surprised oni. The ninja nodded before turning to help his student. Syaoran's own kudan joining its brethren in obliterating the rest of the weak demons.
They couldn't see what happened next, the teens back turned to them. Syaoran had ripped his eye out of the clone. Without it's eyes, its source of magic, it then dissolved into the air. The teen didn't look happy at destroying the clone, his brow knitted together in thought. He now had his eye back, his powers restored to what they once were before his imprisonment.
"Kid, let's go, we have to find Sakura now."
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"His arm doesn't look good, he's spent to much spritual energy."
'That woman and girl said that it wasn't life threatening, Fai-san."
"Watanuki, take Doumeki and hide somewhere, he can't fight any longer or else he might not be able to use his arm again."
"Our Kudan will watch over you two while he rests. Now go." Kurogane instructed, helping the thin teen pick up the injured archer. The three Kudan were waiting outside to take the two away.
"But what if we're needed?" Doumeki said as he was being held up by Watanuki and Kurogane.
"You two have done your part, now let the rest of us do ours."
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< br> The three travelers ventured down several corridors, searching for their remaining family. The turned another corner and were met with a pair of double doors. Thinking it looked as good as any other they entered. The room was dark, only the humming of machines could be heard as they looked around.
"I know this place, it's where I was kept." Syaoran walked over to a large tank, hand grazing over the glass of his prison. Kurogane grasped his shoulder and motioned for him that they had to go. They moved forward passing several tanks, Fai stopped infront of a wall hand stretched and eyes closed in concentration.
"Here, there's a door the puppies need to break this wall to get through."
"It's not going to lead us to another monster thing is it?"
"That was one time Kuro-tan, and if anything you want to find Fei Wong Reed, and the best way is to follow the magical imprints on this place, and theres a strong one on the other side of this wall."
Without another word, Kurogane and Syoaran unleashed their attacks on the doors, which immediately splintered into a million pieces. They had entered a throne room, and like the king he thought he was, Fei Wong Reed himself sat. The wizard surrounded by at least a half dozen woman, each of them with long dark hair and dead expressions.
The monocle wearing man didn't seem as cocky as he did before. He was down one very significant pawn, and he knew it.
"It seems the three of you have found me, and destroyed my clone as well, but this is where you will fail, and if I'm still feeling generous I may keep the three of you alive enough to see your friends and family being slaughtered." Reed rose from his seat, waving the girls away, as he faced the three travelers.
"Bastard, your cornered and you know it, you don't have any more moves, all thats left for you now if a slow and very painful death." Kurogane gripped his swrods hilt tighter, preparing for an attack.
"Do you really think I haven't planned for even this? Yuuko isn't the only one who was sure to cover all the bases."
Fei Wong Reed held his hand out to his side, a circle appearing below it that began to grow in size. A bubble formed from the golden circle, rising a few feet off the ground. Inside Sakura sat, awake and beating desperately against her prisons walls. Fear apparent in those green eyes.
"Sakura!" Syaoran yelled as he rushed towards the dark wizard, he was too fast for Fai or Kurogane to stop him. Syaoran brought down his sword, only to have it bounce of the barrier between himself and his princess. The teen jumped back, ready to try again.
"Fool, that won't work, and now I suppose it's time I stopped your arrogance once and for all."
Reed began chanting, arrays appearing throughout the room, golden light intensifying with each syllable uttered. The ninja and mage looked at each other before they moved. Disappearing in a flash, Kurogane slashed, while Fai was busy conteracting the activated arrays. Sakura's buuble hovered high above the room, the young princess trying desperately to get out.
"Come now boy, you really didn't think your little sword could hurt me, did you?" Reed had dodged Kurogane's attack, smiling at the ninja. Syaoran leapt into the fray, slashing and casting spells as he tried to hit the wizard.
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"There's nowhere else for you to run, human." Claws glinted in the dim light, as two sets of yellow cat-like eyes stared at the doctor. He was breathing heavily, and holding a bleeding side.
"You can't win, even if you do kill me, Fei Wong Reed is too powerful. All of you combined are no match for you." It was getting harder for him to breathe, that other vampire must have fractured a rib or two when it sent him through a wall.
Subara chuckled, as he eyes became slits, Kamui stood to the side watching and ready incase their foe decided to run again. A swift strike and searing pain flooded Rondart's senses as Subara's claws sunk into his chest then pulled free, the long nails now glistening and dripping with his blood.
"We will see about that, Fai-san and his companions will stop your master, and we will join them soon enough." Kamui said as the twins watched the life seep out of the fake doctors eyes as the body slumped to the floor.
"Kamui, let's go, they need all the help they can get now." Wiping his hand on a nearby curtain, the vampires made there way through the castle, searching for Syaoran and the others.
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Riko u pulled Kazahaya up the stairs following the directions Kakei had written for them. Both came face to face with a locked door, they needed to get inside this room. Rikou used his destructive powers to splinter the heavy door. Once inside the dimly lit room, the shorter blonde pulled out a small, hand sized vase the small bag that he clutched.
"Give it here, I'll set it up."
Rikou took the small vase, it black surface gleaming in what light the room offered, the tall teen made sure that the bat emblem that covered one side of the small pottery faced in the right direction.
"There, now we need to get out of here and find the others." Kazahaya was afraid, the emotions whirling around thos place was making him light headed. He tugged on the others hand, Rikou turned and pulled his boyfriend through the broken door.
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"Doumeki..."
"I need to go help Syaoran and the others...will you be okay here with these uhm, spirits here?"
"It's too dangerous, and besides, I'm not bleeding anymore, I'll come with you." The couple stared at eachother and Watanuki sighed indefeat, he looked at the three kudan.
"Could you help us reach Syaoran-kun and the others?"
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"Your Majesty, are yo-"
"What do I always tell you about that?" The king of Clow smirked at his lover.
"...Touya, are you alright?" Yukito was worried, Touya had been hit a few times by the enemy, even struck with an arrow. Memories of what happened last time raced through the priests head.
"Just tired, and a little banged up, what about you, did that demon hurt you?" The shorter male was about to answer, but turned abruptly towards the castle that loomed nearby. Touya noticed and followed the others gaze.
"Yuki, what is it?"
"Powerful magic has been activated, dark magic Touya....we need to go."
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"...Damn." Kurogane muttered as he had just missed cutting off Reed's arm.
"Seeing as how the two of you enjoy fighting with swords, I think I'll try my hand at it." Just like Kurogane summoning Souhi, Fei Wong summoned his own sword.
The ninja and boy froze at seeing the black sword, memories of Suwa and Rekort flooded their minds. It was the opening Reed had wanted.
"Kurogane!!" Fai cried as he saw the other wizard move, but before Reed could strike a part of the wall crumbled, revealing a massive winged oni. It's large clawed hand sweeping towards Fei Wong.
"What is this?!"
"Oruha?" Syoaran's question was left unanswered as he watched Reed dodge swipe after swipe from the oni.
"Are we late for the party?" Shouted an ever boastful Shougo, his water kudan hissed from above the gang leader.
"It's about time help arrived, what took you so long?" Kurogane smirked, Fai had ran up to his lovers side smiling in relief.
"Where's everyone else?" Fai asked, hoping to see more reinforcments.
"The rest of the gangs, still outside fighting, but they've got things under control with help from those giant birds and those little planes flying around." Just as Shouga spoke the four saw a giant boomerang fly by, taking out the throne at the head of the room.
"Syaoran-san, is that the wizard?" Kumaraten asked as his dragon steed roared, before the teen could nod completely, the general was off, helping the transformed Oruha.
A shriek and Oruha fell, an arm severed from the elbow, black blood oozing from the wound.
"Pathetic, none of you can defeat me, give up and I'll kill you quickly." Reed laughed as he shot a spell at the small group that had gathered, resting. It was blocked momentarily by a shield that shattered. Kurogane, Syoaran struck the blast head on, whike Shougo's kudan sprayed a powerful jet of water, deflecting the attack.
"We will need to work on your barriers in the future." Chu'nyan uttered a 'damnit' as the Kiishim made her way towards the group.
"Girl stay here, while I fight with these children, that man is too far above your current level." Fai turned and started to notice that some of their companions were starting to filter into the room. He could see the vampire twins barely as they made their way to encircle Reed, along with Kumaraten and his men.
"You're outnumbered, you can't possibly believe you'll beat all of now do you, goat chin?" Ryou, who was now sporting a large slash across his face that was clotted with dark blood, had just arrived with his other oni companions. They sweat dropped at their friends exclamation.
"Or idiotic companion has a point, especially if your the one that's trying to control our worlds."
"Yuuko has sent children to do her dirty work it seems, but she will regret it when she sees your lifeless bodies littering my home." A swing of his sword and Fei Wong struck another blow at Oruha, who shreiked in pain. The dark wizard dodged an attack from Kamui, Subara standing back.
They began to circle the man, together they had to be strong enough to take him down, to stop this man's dream, even if all of them were tired and had wounds that needed tending to. Everyone hesitated, each calculating their enemy, trying to find a point of weakness.
Sakura, was still above them allgazing worriedly as she saw more and more of her friends enter the room. Reed was slowly conjuring shadows from the floors of his throne room. Dark figures formed throughout the room, limbs taking the shapes of gnarled looking weapons, jagged and sharp.
It was a flash of movement that started the fight against this man who had spun the wheels of fate in his own direction. The swordsman that had gathered leapt into the air, each calling out the names of their attacks. Magic swirled, taking the forms of ferocious beasts as they were launched at the shadows who now attacked.
Souma lashed out cutting a shadow in half with her boomerang, streams of black smoke evaporating into the air. She wirled around to see where her friends where. She saw Shiyou take a nasty blow to the side, probably cracked a few ribs.
The Kishiim had taken down several of Reed's creatures, her face twisted in anger. The smell of blood washed over the room, Reed using both his powers and his black sword had taken down several opponents already, and giving many others gaping wounds.Eagle had arrived as well, his group not far behind as he sent Hikaru to fight.
The only ones that still stood unscathed were Kurogane, Subara, Hikaru, Syoaran , and a few others. Fai had managed to still stand with only a few cuts, he had stayed behind, offering cover to the others. His eyes not leaving Kurogane for very long as he muttered even more spells under his breath to protect his lover.
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'We're almost there, just a little more.' Blasts and shouts echoed through the castles halls. He could only hope they would be of some help. The sounds of wings flapping muddled the sounds of battle.
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"Syaoran, behind you!" Fai screamed as the teen turned just in time to save his insides from spilling out onto the hard floor. A gash across his side was a reminder of what could have happened had the blonde mage not warned him in time. Another slah of the dark sword and a flash of red revealed Hikaru, Fei-Wong's sword impaling her as she stretched out still trying to get to her masters enemy, life draining from her eyes.
The bodies of several of their allies and Oruha, in her oni form, lay strewn about the large room. Blood wetted the ground, making it difficult to move in certain spots, without fear of slipping.
Reed himself didn't come out of his latest scrimmish unscathed, the wizard had lost his sword when he had faced Kumaraten, the general's dragon had took hold of the sword in its jaws and yanked it out of Fei Wong's hand, the weapon skittering across the floor in the distance.
Now the man was beginning to worry, more of more people began to filter in, telling him that his armies had failed him. The wounded and dead had been taken away, his shadows had been defeated, but not without taking a few lives with them.
He looked above him, the girl was still not ready for his wish to be set into motion, he could even see tears streaming down her face.
Another scream and he turned from his thoughts to see the whistling of an arrow as it pierced his sleeve, the spiritual energy from it leaving burns on his arm. It was that boy, the one who was tied with the princess and boy. Standing besdie him was the archer who dared to try and strike him.
"I see Haruka's grandson and Yuuko's boy have joined the fight, too bad the exorcist will die." Reed needed the boy, his blood would be a great help to his wish for power. The boy who beckoned spirits to him because of his powerful blood.
Doumeki froze at the thought that his grandfather was known by this man, and that it seemed, he wanted Watanuki alive. The kudans that had dropped them off into the room immediately went to their partners sides, ready for their commands.
Doumeki prepared another arrow, his boyfriends arm wrapped around him for balance. He shot, but Reed dodged it, giving the others a chance to strike. Fai rushed to Kurogane's side, his kudan blowing up a gust of wind to knock the dark wizard into the air. Fei Wong crossed his arms in front of him, blocking the harsh wind.
Ryou swung his sword, managing to draw blood, leaving Reed with a deep gash to the leg. Souma and Kumaraten unleashed their boomerang's pinning the man to the wall by his sleeves.
Kurogane and Syaoran rushed forward, swords ready for the final blow, Nihon's Souma throwing kunai to further pin the man to the wall.
Fei Reed began speaking the words for another spell only to be cut off when Nihon's Souma threw several kunai, hitting the wizards limbs with dull thunks. Yukito, who had finally arrived with a bleeding Touya, cast a silencing spell at the man, keeping him from releasing his magic.
"Hurry, my spell won't last much longer!" The High Priest yelled. It was all the rest of them needed before they unleashed their attacks. Doumeki had shot another arrow, Mogetsu sending a burst of kitsune bi, mixed together with the others attacks. All of them merging into one, creating the form of a large beast before enveloping Fei Reed.
After the smoke cleared Reed had slumped to the floor, his robes in shreds, as blood trickled from his mouth and forehead. He coughed once, those in the room closing around him.
"You won't win, my wish may not be granted now, but all of you will still die here." Fei Wong Reed laughed as the mage, the ninja, and the boy gave the final blow, they could feel the magic leaving the quickly dying wizards body.
They stood in silence for a few minutes, no one daring to move after Kurogane and Syaoran removed their swords from the now dead body of their greatest enemy.
"So does this mean that we won?" Asked a know sitting Ryou.
"Bastard, you're bleeding again!" Watanuki screeched in his boyfriends ear as he checked the reopened wounds.
"Sakura!" Syaoran held out his arms, dropping his sword, as he grabbed Sakura as she fell from her floating prison.
"It seems that Fei Wong's cage he had Sakura-chan in disenegrated when he died."
A collective sigh washed over them, and odd feeling took hold of the room. None of them couldd believe that it was over, that they had helped save their worlds from destruction, but they didn't rest for long, a rumbling shook the castle.
"W-what is that?"
"It seems he had one more trick up his sleeve, we need to leave now."
"He's closing this world, if we don't leave now, all of us will die!" Fai screamed, the others just stood in shock, not knowing what he meant. (1)
"You heard him, everyone get off your asses and move!" Kurogane grabbed the blonde's hand as he and Syaoran ran to their Kudan. Everyone else didn't have the time to process the news, Fai's kudan picked up Watanuki and Doumeki.
"Wait, take us too!" Rikou and Kazahaya had just appeared in the room as they jumped atop the giant green bird.
"Where were you two?"
"Kakei gave us this vase to set up in a room, he told us it was important for us to survive." Rikou huffed as he wrapped an arm around Kazahaya, who had stiffened when the went into the air.
"A vase?" The seer didn't know what to think, but when it came to Kakei and Yuuko he didn't really want to know.
Below them they saw what was left pf the dragons of Shura running down the crumbled halls of the castle, each of them burdened down with people. Shouga and his gang's kudan were flying through the air each carrying the rest of those form the castle.
All around them the landscape began to crumble. Kurara had landed in front of them with what remained of her group, her face marred with caked blood. Only one of the guardiens of Rekort arrived, along with another lion that hadn't noticed before, it's wings folded close to its sides. All that had survived had gathered to the spot where they had first arrived ito the now closing world.
"We need a magic anchor here so that we can escape!" Fai said as he leapt from Kurogane's kudan.
"Mokona brought this." The manjuu, who had been doing Yuuko's instructions had reappeared, spitting out the sword of Fei Wong. "Yuuko said one piece goes here and the other was set up at the castle. The creature turned to look at Rikou and Kazahaya.
"Did the two of you set up the vase?"
"Yes, we set it up." Kazahaya replied as Yuuko appeared to them through Mokona.
"This world will not need another sacrifice like before, I have already sent to of his items their to stablize this world so that all of you can be taken home, no price is neccesary, for all of you helped without a second thought, your bonds with these four gave you the strength and courage to face this and because of the sacrifices made all of you will be sent home, your prices have been payed."
With that Mokona leapt into the air, its wings spreading far and wide, they glowing wings expanding further than any they had seen before. Whirling magic, just like all the others times, enveloped them. Kuorgane held onto Fai, the promise of seeing their children again, seeing their family whole again, made them smile.
Everyone said their last farewells, knowing looks, smiles, tears, and other gestures were shared between them as they disappeared into nothingness. The dark world of the dark wizard closing around them, never to be seen again.