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~~Recap~~ Opening her eyes she willed the pink light she emanated to gather in front of her and to take on a rectangular shape. When this happened there was a bright flash and when it vanished there resting in her hand was a new Sakura Card. On it was a picture a skeleton dressed in tattered robes, holding in one hand a scythe and in the other an hourglass, and on the bottom was written Death. She lifted the card above her head and it started to glow a dark black color. Looking at Gregory she said, "It's time to end this." ~~~
Slowly black clouds started to gather in the sky above them and there were loud claps of thunder and bright flashes of lightning.
Gregory looked up at the sky and stared in slight awe. Never in his whole life of studying magic and its history, had there been any mention of of this much magical energy being gathered in one spot.
Slowly a black mist started to appear and it slowly swirled around her body till it reached the ground, where it started to spread out and move towards Gregory.
Gregory looked down back at Sakura and noticed the mist that was flying towards him. Slowly he started to focus his magic so that he could sense what the power of this new card was. All he could sense from it was darkness and... Death! He looked at Sakura in shock. "How did you gain control of Death?"
Sakura just stood there and stared at him for a few seconds before answering, "One of the abilities I discovered is that when I get extremely angry I can use that anger to control great amounts of my magical energy. And when you attacked and harmed Li while he was asleep made me extremely angry and doubled my control of my magic. Why do you think none of your magic has affected me?"
"But no one has been able to control life and death before, so how are you?" Gregory asked as he fell to his hands.
"I'm not the only one who was able to control life and death, Clow Reed was also, why do you think he lived for so long?" She looked to the others standing off to the side at a good distance.
Eriol nodded his head and smiled at her.
Yelen also had a small smile on her face as she watched Sakura then she looked at Syoaron. "That was one of the reason why I gave her that kiss on the check that week that she first visited Hong Kong, Xaio-Lang. I could even then sense the magic that she had but didn't know about."
Syoaron looked at his mother in surprise, for he had always wondered why his mother had accepted Sakura so easily that day. Slowly he looked back to watch.
Mei Lin, Syoaron's four sisters, Cerberus, and Yue just stood there a few feet behind, Yelen, Syoaron and Eriol, watching.
Yue just stood there with a look of surprise on his, while the others expressions where of either deep shock or a wide grin, like the one Cerberus had.
Gregory found that it was hard to support himself but kept fighting to live, but after a few more seconds his body just collapsed and laid limp on the ground.
Instantly the black mist flew back at Sakura, turning back into a card again and joined the others above her head.
Sakura looked back at Gregory, and upon seeing that he was no longer alive, she lowered her hand to the circling cards. Slowly the ring of Cards stopped moving and another card started to glow a faint whitish color.
Slowly tow breaks appeared in the clouds and two shaft of yellowish-white light surrounded both Sakura and Gregory. Slowly both of them started to glow a faint pink. Then after a while Sakura's glow started to become brighter.
Everyone, but Syoaron, Eriol and Yelen, turned towards Gregory's body as it was surrounded by the shaft of light and gasped.
After a few moments, Gregory started to breath again. Then he slowly started to push himself back up off the ground.
Syoaron looked at Sakura worriedly as her aura gradually became brightier.
Upon sensing what Syoaron was feEriolng, Eriol was the first to speak and explained what was happening. "She's channEriolng her energy through the Life card to allow Gregory to live again. She had no intension of really killing him, but in order for her to save him she had no choice."
Slowly Sakura's pink aura started to dim again and after a few more minutes the card stopped glowing and then all of the cards settled gently into her outstretched hand. When her aura completely faded she started to sway a bit and then started to fall to the ground as everything about her went black.
"Sakura!" Syoaron quickly broke out into a sprint when he saw her start to first sway.
Quickly Yue and Cerberus took off and were right behind him. But no matter how hard they seemed to try, the boy was able to stay ahead.
After a brief moment, which seemed like a brief second, Syoaron reached and caught Sakura before she was able to hit the ground.
When Sakura opened her eyes she saw Li help her stand up and she smiled at him weakly. Then she looked at Eriol and asked, "Is it done, did I do it?"
Eriol shook his head and said, "Yes." Then she looked in the direction of a shocked Gregory.
"Why did you bring me back to life for? Especially after all that I've done," he asked.
She simply answered, "Everyone deserves to have second chance and to begin a new life."
Gregory nodded his head. "I think I understand now."
Sakura laughed weakly and replied, "Then remember this as a lesson so you'll not repeat the same mistakes and end up done this road again."
Gregory frowned and nodded his head again. "I will and thank you." He slowly turned to walk away when a hand settled on his shoulder. Turned back towards Sakura and saw her smile warmly at him.
"Why don't you stay with us for while so you can recover completely," She offered.
Gregory smiled back and replied, "Thanks, but I need to be alone for while to think things through clearly."
Sakura nodded her head in understanding and said, "At least come to our wedding when it's time and always know that you're always welcome in our house."
Gregory nodded and said, "I'll be there and thanks for helping me find my true self." And with that he walked away before anyone else could say anything.
Everyone watched as Gregory walked away. Then someone asked, "Do you think he's going to be alright?"
"He'll be just fine Mei Lin. But he is right, he does need time to be alone and to think about all he has done in the past. You can say that this new life of his is his Karma." Eriol watched as Gregory walked away. He then looked up to the clear starry sky. "It's getting late."
"Yes it is and we have a long trek back to the estates before we can rest from today's events." Yelen nodded as she and Eriol start towards the direction of the mansion.
Able to stand on her own again Sakura spoke up as she held up a card, "We don't have to walk back you know."
When the two turned around as she said that, there was a blinding flash of light forcing everyone to close their eyes.
--Li Residential Manor--
When they opened their eyes again they were all standing back in the living room. Sakura fell into Li's arms as she fainted. Syoaron just smiled at her then he looked up at the others. "Well, I'm taking Sleeping Beauty up stairs to her room." He picked lifted her up in both arms and carried her up stairs.
Everyone just watched as he carried her up the stairs and vanished around the corner. Then one by one they each made their way up the stairs to their rooms. Left standing in the living room alone was Kero, Yue, and Eriol. As Eriol turned and head towards the hall he said, "You two watch them. They're going to need your help in the times to come."
Both Guardians stared at him as he opened the door to leave. "But what do you mean?" Yue took a small step forward towards Eriol. Even though he was bound to Sakura, he still felt obligated to the reincarnated version of his former master.
Eriol turned and smiled at them both. "My time to help them has ended, they don't need me anymore to guide them, but they still need you and always well." And with that he walked out the door and vanished before either one could ask why.
--Syoaron's Room--
Sakura moaned as she woke. Turning her head she found herself lying in a bed. As she sat up she noticed Syoaron sleeping in a chair beside the bed. Smiling to herself she slowly got out of bed and walked over to the bathroom. As she turned on the facet and splashed some water into her face she felt two arms wrap around her waste. She looked up and smiled into the mirror as she saw Syoaron standing behind her. "Sorry if I woke up, Syoaron." She looked at his reflection apologetically. Then she laughed when he kissed her neck.
"That's okay. I wasn't really asleep anyways," he said as he turned her around and kissed her on the lips.
After what seemed like an hour, Sakura pushed him away and took his hand and led him to the bed. As she pulled him down it the bed with her she whispered, "I love you."
Syoaron smiled down at her. "I love you too, Sakura." He kissed her as he covered the both of them with the sheets.
~~Recap~~ Opening her eyes she willed the pink light she emanated to gather in front of her and to take on a rectangular shape. When this happened there was a bright flash and when it vanished there resting in her hand was a new Sakura Card. On it was a picture a skeleton dressed in tattered robes, holding in one hand a scythe and in the other an hourglass, and on the bottom was written Death. She lifted the card above her head and it started to glow a dark black color. Looking at Gregory she said, "It's time to end this." ~~~
Slowly black clouds started to gather in the sky above them and there were loud claps of thunder and bright flashes of lightning.
Gregory looked up at the sky and stared in slight awe. Never in his whole life of studying magic and its history, had there been any mention of of this much magical energy being gathered in one spot.
Slowly a black mist started to appear and it slowly swirled around her body till it reached the ground, where it started to spread out and move towards Gregory.
Gregory looked down back at Sakura and noticed the mist that was flying towards him. Slowly he started to focus his magic so that he could sense what the power of this new card was. All he could sense from it was darkness and... Death! He looked at Sakura in shock. "How did you gain control of Death?"
Sakura just stood there and stared at him for a few seconds before answering, "One of the abilities I discovered is that when I get extremely angry I can use that anger to control great amounts of my magical energy. And when you attacked and harmed Li while he was asleep made me extremely angry and doubled my control of my magic. Why do you think none of your magic has affected me?"
"But no one has been able to control life and death before, so how are you?" Gregory asked as he fell to his hands.
"I'm not the only one who was able to control life and death, Clow Reed was also, why do you think he lived for so long?" She looked to the others standing off to the side at a good distance.
Eriol nodded his head and smiled at her.
Yelen also had a small smile on her face as she watched Sakura then she looked at Syoaron. "That was one of the reason why I gave her that kiss on the check that week that she first visited Hong Kong, Xaio-Lang. I could even then sense the magic that she had but didn't know about."
Syoaron looked at his mother in surprise, for he had always wondered why his mother had accepted Sakura so easily that day. Slowly he looked back to watch.
Mei Lin, Syoaron's four sisters, Cerberus, and Yue just stood there a few feet behind, Yelen, Syoaron and Eriol, watching.
Yue just stood there with a look of surprise on his, while the others expressions where of either deep shock or a wide grin, like the one Cerberus had.
Gregory found that it was hard to support himself but kept fighting to live, but after a few more seconds his body just collapsed and laid limp on the ground.
Instantly the black mist flew back at Sakura, turning back into a card again and joined the others above her head.
Sakura looked back at Gregory, and upon seeing that he was no longer alive, she lowered her hand to the circling cards. Slowly the ring of Cards stopped moving and another card started to glow a faint whitish color.
Slowly tow breaks appeared in the clouds and two shaft of yellowish-white light surrounded both Sakura and Gregory. Slowly both of them started to glow a faint pink. Then after a while Sakura's glow started to become brighter.
Everyone, but Syoaron, Eriol and Yelen, turned towards Gregory's body as it was surrounded by the shaft of light and gasped.
After a few moments, Gregory started to breath again. Then he slowly started to push himself back up off the ground.
Syoaron looked at Sakura worriedly as her aura gradually became brightier.
Upon sensing what Syoaron was feEriolng, Eriol was the first to speak and explained what was happening. "She's channEriolng her energy through the Life card to allow Gregory to live again. She had no intension of really killing him, but in order for her to save him she had no choice."
Slowly Sakura's pink aura started to dim again and after a few more minutes the card stopped glowing and then all of the cards settled gently into her outstretched hand. When her aura completely faded she started to sway a bit and then started to fall to the ground as everything about her went black.
"Sakura!" Syoaron quickly broke out into a sprint when he saw her start to first sway.
Quickly Yue and Cerberus took off and were right behind him. But no matter how hard they seemed to try, the boy was able to stay ahead.
After a brief moment, which seemed like a brief second, Syoaron reached and caught Sakura before she was able to hit the ground.
When Sakura opened her eyes she saw Li help her stand up and she smiled at him weakly. Then she looked at Eriol and asked, "Is it done, did I do it?"
Eriol shook his head and said, "Yes." Then she looked in the direction of a shocked Gregory.
"Why did you bring me back to life for? Especially after all that I've done," he asked.
She simply answered, "Everyone deserves to have second chance and to begin a new life."
Gregory nodded his head. "I think I understand now."
Sakura laughed weakly and replied, "Then remember this as a lesson so you'll not repeat the same mistakes and end up done this road again."
Gregory frowned and nodded his head again. "I will and thank you." He slowly turned to walk away when a hand settled on his shoulder. Turned back towards Sakura and saw her smile warmly at him.
"Why don't you stay with us for while so you can recover completely," She offered.
Gregory smiled back and replied, "Thanks, but I need to be alone for while to think things through clearly."
Sakura nodded her head in understanding and said, "At least come to our wedding when it's time and always know that you're always welcome in our house."
Gregory nodded and said, "I'll be there and thanks for helping me find my true self." And with that he walked away before anyone else could say anything.
Everyone watched as Gregory walked away. Then someone asked, "Do you think he's going to be alright?"
"He'll be just fine Mei Lin. But he is right, he does need time to be alone and to think about all he has done in the past. You can say that this new life of his is his Karma." Eriol watched as Gregory walked away. He then looked up to the clear starry sky. "It's getting late."
"Yes it is and we have a long trek back to the estates before we can rest from today's events." Yelen nodded as she and Eriol start towards the direction of the mansion.
Able to stand on her own again Sakura spoke up as she held up a card, "We don't have to walk back you know."
When the two turned around as she said that, there was a blinding flash of light forcing everyone to close their eyes.
--Li Residential Manor--
When they opened their eyes again they were all standing back in the living room. Sakura fell into Li's arms as she fainted. Syoaron just smiled at her then he looked up at the others. "Well, I'm taking Sleeping Beauty up stairs to her room." He picked lifted her up in both arms and carried her up stairs.
Everyone just watched as he carried her up the stairs and vanished around the corner. Then one by one they each made their way up the stairs to their rooms. Left standing in the living room alone was Kero, Yue, and Eriol. As Eriol turned and head towards the hall he said, "You two watch them. They're going to need your help in the times to come."
Both Guardians stared at him as he opened the door to leave. "But what do you mean?" Yue took a small step forward towards Eriol. Even though he was bound to Sakura, he still felt obligated to the reincarnated version of his former master.
Eriol turned and smiled at them both. "My time to help them has ended, they don't need me anymore to guide them, but they still need you and always well." And with that he walked out the door and vanished before either one could ask why.
--Syoaron's Room--
Sakura moaned as she woke. Turning her head she found herself lying in a bed. As she sat up she noticed Syoaron sleeping in a chair beside the bed. Smiling to herself she slowly got out of bed and walked over to the bathroom. As she turned on the facet and splashed some water into her face she felt two arms wrap around her waste. She looked up and smiled into the mirror as she saw Syoaron standing behind her. "Sorry if I woke up, Syoaron." She looked at his reflection apologetically. Then she laughed when he kissed her neck.
"That's okay. I wasn't really asleep anyways," he said as he turned her around and kissed her on the lips.
After what seemed like an hour, Sakura pushed him away and took his hand and led him to the bed. As she pulled him down it the bed with her she whispered, "I love you."
Syoaron smiled down at her. "I love you too, Sakura." He kissed her as he covered the both of them with the sheets.