Messiah of the Century Legend
A CCS Fanfiction
Part V
Part V – A Hero’s Entrance…
What drives people? Money? Power? Love? Those things are just a part of a person’s driving force to live. But what thing differs to each person no matter how similar they are? Emotions… emotions what makes people differ. It’s the driving force that makes living in this world somehow manageable…
Kaede woke up after learning from a man, who is Clow Reed on what may happen to his new friends.
“They are in trouble? But what kind of trouble?”
As he got up from bed, he still wonders on what may happen, Alastor went up on his aid and helped him out.
“Master, that person said something not right… should we follow his advice?”
“We don’t have a choice, it’s up to us to know if it is true or not… but if it is…”
“Then we should go right?”
Kaede looked out from the window and…
“Sure… let’s go…”
Kaede dressed up and prepares for his journey.
“I hope everything’s alright.”
“That’s okay Master…”
“Let’s go…”
They jumped out of the window to avoid detection. However, Saemi was going upstairs to check up on him.
“Oni-chan… eh?”
She found an empty room.
“Now where did he go?”
-= Penguin Park =-
“You know, I’m getting tried of this…” Li said.
“We must press on, or we’ll never get to rescue that person…” Sakura said.
Sakura and friends are fighting hard to press on to rescue the person Sakura thought in the dream.
“But we can’t continue! There are too many monsters!” Tomoyo said.
“Li-kun, do you have any ideas?” Eriol said.
“Okay… leave it to me…” Li smiled.
Li jumped in front of the monsters and all of them looked at him. They think he’s an early meal.
“Okay… let me give you the pain you deserved!”
He starts an incantation.
“The dark energy is spiking inside me, let me show the path to send these pests in their wake! Now, send them where they truly belong!”
Powerful energy flowed out of him.
“Wow! I have to see this!” Tomoyo points her camera to him.
Li lets out a howl! Gravity Blessing!
A vortex came out from nowhere and started sucking monsters toward it.
“What? A vortex? How could he learn such magic?” Eriol was stunned in the magic he uses.
“Sugoi! What power!” Sakura is amazed at what she saw.
“That’s a mere sample of what I can do! You pests should bow down to me!”
Lots of monsters were sucked into the unknown. It didn’t take long before all monsters are routed.
The whole place that was full of monsters before, now no traces are present.
“Well, I guess they’re gone.” Li said.
Sakura ran up to him and hugged him tightly.
“Oh Syaoran! I love you!” Sakura smiled.
“With this firepower, we are unstoppable!” Tomoyo said.
“Well, even masters learn new tricks…” Eriol said.
“I guess we’ll never get to rescue that person if we stay here right?” Li said.
“Oh sorry! Sorry!” Sakura said.
“Well then, Ikueio!”
They ran towards Penguin Park in which a person needs help.
-= Meanwhile =-
Kaede saw the vortex as he races towards Penguin Park.
“What the hell is that?”
“Master, that is a dark vortex, Gravity Blessing. It’s a powerful dark magic that sucks things and sends them into the unknown. It’s a very dangerous magic as you can see. If it’s user does not use it well, everything near it will be sucked.”
“So, the fact that none other things are sucked inside it is because someone has mastered it?” Kaede thought.
“The one who does it must be good.” Alastor said.
“Well, I sensed something bad in there, we better continue…”
They rushed onwards it.
-= At a Hidden Place =-
“I think the one has learned something from Alastor, he is getting stronger.”
“He is… I think one of Clow Reed’s treasures will surely come and meet this person face to face.”
“Don’t tell me… it’s…”
“One of his treasures… a Sword in which complements Alastor well, I hope the test it gives is a light one, not the thing I’ve not to want…”
“You mean, the… but it’s not right, putting one’s life in danger for just a test!”
“That’s why I’m hoping that will not happen…”
-= Penguin Park =-
“Now where is that person?” Eriol said.
“I don’t see anything, is it some kind of a joke?” Tomoyo asked.
“No way! I’m sure that someone is somewhere around here…” Sakura said.
“Well, we better start looking.” Li answered.
For a few minutes, they searched every inch of Penguin Park. However, no matter how hard they try, they got nothing. Which is odd, since there are monsters before trying to stop them.
“How come it’s like this? We beaten the monsters, we’ve searched everywhere, but there no one here! Why? Is my forethought wrong?” Sakura said.
"It seems like someone’s playing tricks on us… ” Eriol said.
“I guess you’re right… maybe those monsters are some kind of a trap to get us. It’s not saying that its is possible.” Li said.
“If that’s the case, we should get out of here, before something else can happen.” Tomoyo suggested.
“Maybe, let’s go…” Eriol said.
“NO!!!”
“Huh?”
Sakura didn’t agree on what they said.
“Sakura-chan?” Tomoyo looked at her.
“It’s not right for us to just leave here. Maybe we just missed something, maybe we just overlooked on something. Until I found what is going on, I will not leave!”
Li smiled at her.
“You’re still stubborn as usual…”
Sakura simply blushed.
“Well, were here so we might as well wait.” Eriol said.
But the wait didn’t last long. They suddenly saw Kero limping around like someone has sapped him of all his strength.
“Kero-chan! What happened to you!” Sakura is worried.
“That’s strange, how could he lose energy like that? What?” Eriol looked at the slide.
“Sorry for the wait, sometimes I feel cranky on doing things.”
A man appeared at the top of a penguin slide.
“Who are you? What is your business with us?” Li said.
But he didn’t answer the question.
“I am so impressed on what you did on those monsters. Very impressive…”
“Maybe he’s the one who started on all of this.” Tomoyo said.
“May very well be, so we better be careful, I haven’t seen such a guy can summon so many monsters.” Eriol said.
“First of all, I congratulate all of you for dispatching that many monsters in just a short time.”
“Stop it! You’re not answering my question! Who are you why are you doing this?” Li said.
“What happened to Kero-chan? Did you do this to him?” Sakura said.
“Oh him? Well he simply lost all of his energy like that…”
“That’s not true!” Eriol said.
“Don’t believe me? Fine! Have it your way!”
“Well, why are you here! Tell me, what are your plans!” Li said.
“It’s so simple… I’m one of the hunters whose goals is to rid of all living life!”
All of them were shocked at what he said.
“What! No way!” Eriol is shocked.
Sakura step up and talked to him.
“Where is the person? I sensed that guy needs our help and we came here. Have you seen him or… you did something to that person!” Sakura pointed her finger to him.
“The guy? Hmm… Ah! Yes, the person you are referring to… he’s nowhere to be found. Sorry…”
“What? After what we did…”
Li thinks about this.
“Now wait a minute… if this is just a joke then… Oh no!”
“Darn you! You let us go into a trap!”
“What?” Tomoyo asked.
“Well, well, very good. I thought none of you would find out…”
“You used a fake dream to lure us in!”
“Syaoran…” Sakura looked down.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry that I didn’t notice that it’s merely a joke. I didn’t mean to…” She starts crying.
Li wiped her tears and smiled.
“Even so, we would still follow you.” Li said.
“That’s right! We’ll follow you wherever you go!” Tomoyo said.
“Everyone…”
“Well, are you finished with that? I’m getting bored you know.
“Okay, why don’t you come down here and fight!” Li unsheathed his sword.
“Li-kun, be careful, we don’t know what he can do.” Eriol said.
“Well, time for me to test you, let’s see what you guys can do!” He unleashes a large scythe.
“My God! That’s huge!” Tomoyo gasped.
“Now let’s see who is the best!” He lunges forward towards them.
“Watch out!”
He started an incantation.
“Spirits of darkness, I call upon the one who can take away life without remorse! Let his blade cut to the very core of the soul!”
He lets out a howl! “Death Wish!”
A massive slash is created, cutting even the fabric of dimensions. Fortunately, they are able to evade the attack. Though they are merely inches in it.
“Is everyone alright!” Eriol asked.
“Yeah, we’re okay.” Sakura replied.
“His attacks are out of this world! How could he do such a thing!” Tomoyo asked.
“That slash can even rip dimensions! How can we fight such a thing?” Li said.
Sakura steeped forward toward him.
“I won’t let you… destroy this town!”
Energy is starting to spike on her staff.
“Sakura-chan…” Tomoyo said.
“She’s serious now…” Eriol said.
“I will defeat you and save Tomoeda!” Sakura lets out a card.
“So, you’re the owner of the Sakura Cards… this will be interesting…” He readies for action.
-= Meanwhile =-
“Why won’t they stop?” Kaede said.
Monsters suddenly got into Kaede’s way. Now he must fight them to get to the park.
“Master, just let your emotions flow… it will form to shape when you’re ready.” Alastor said.
“Well, let’s go!”
The monsters came rushing to him.
“My fists will destroy everyone! No one shall stand in my way! All forces come to my fist and wreak havoc!”
Kaede lets out a howl! “Qatar!”
He smashes his fists in the ground, creating a shockwave that rips monsters apart.
“Incredible! You’re really letting it out in full!” Alastor said.
“I just don’t want to waste my time on them. Come on! We haven’t much time!” Kaede said.
They quickly ran. They are very near to the park when suddenly, lightning came and almost hit them.
“Lightning? And it’s not raining?” Kaede said.
“No! It’s intentional!” Alastor said.
Another bolt of lightning came down, Kaede quickly evaded the bolts but they keep on coming.
“It’s not stopping! I know!”
“Shield!”
The shield now protected Kaede. Now the bolts are simply being deflected.
“Those bolts are useless! Come out, whoever you are!”
“I didn’t expect that you could destroy my lightning so easily…” A woman appeared.
“What? A woman?”
“Be careful! She’s no ordinary woman! I sensed powerful energy inside her!” Alastor warned.
“As a recipient of Alastor, you’re not that weak at all…”
“Why are you stopping me?”
“It’s simply because I don’t want you to interfere with master’s intentions.”
“Looks like I don’t have a choice but to fight you…” Kaede said.
“Well said! Now, I’ll see for myself what is the power of emotion!”
-= Penguin Park =-
“Card of the winds, banish the evil air that’s spreading throughout the town! Blow them away from this sacred land! Windy!”
Windy has been released from the card. She now targets the man.
“Windy, destroy him before he makes anything!” Sakura said.
“The Windy Card, the card that controls the winds. Let me see if it is powerful.”
He simply stood there and waiting for him to get hit by Windy.
Windy uses magic! “Tornado Drive!”
Massive winds swallowed him and started to break him into pieces.
“Sakura-chan, that’s wonderful!” Tomoyo points her camera to her.
“Sakura… incredible…” Eriol said.
“Hmm… she changed since then… it makes stealing powers even more fun!” Li thought.
“Now you see that you can never mess with us!” Sakura said.
However… the winds suddenly gone weak, He destroyed Windy’s magic and slowly, the power Windy has is being drained to his hands.
“Oh no! Windy! Return!” Sakura tries desperately to get Windy back but to no avail.
“Sakura-chan…” Tomoyo said.
“What are you doing to Windy!” Eriol said.
“I’m not doing anything! It seems like the energy coming from her is simply going in to me. I can’t even stop it!”
“Stop joking! You’re doing something to her!” Li said.
“Still you don’t believe me… too bad.”
“Syaoran… Windy… she’s…” Sakura’s tears started to fall down.
“I understand…”
“THAT’S IT! I’M THROUGH WITH YOU! LET ME SHOW YOU HOW PAINFUL IT IS TO GET BEATEN BY ME!” Li lunges and attacks him.
“You’re so impatient… well, I’m glad to oblige!” He also swoops down and attacks him.
“Be careful Li-kun!” Tomoyo said.
“DIE!” Li started slashing.
“You think you can beat me by that?” He laughed.
“You haven’t seen my skill!”
“Millions of swords, cutting down on those who gets in the way, show yourselves!”
Li lets out a howl! “Blade!”
Hundreds of swords came out and start slashing him.
“Li-kun! You can do it!” Tomoyo said.
“He’s fighting full force now… he’s mad…” Eriol thought.
“Syao… Syaoran…” Sakura murmured.
“So, what do you think now?” Li said.
“You’re good… but not good enough!” His hands are starting to glow.
“What the?”
“Abunai!” Eriol said.
“No!”
“Bola!”
His claw slash rips through Li’s costume. Even though it barely touched him, he felt pain…
“Oh no! AAAHHHHHH!!!”
Li was knocked off all fell to the ground, still wincing in pain.
“AH! IT HURTS!” Li felt great pain.
“Syaoran! Syaoran!” Sakura panicked.
“You… I won’t allow this!” Eriol said.
But Tomoyo stopped him.
“Stop! I don’t want to you to get hurt!” Tomoyo’s tears drop.
“Tomoyo…”
“Now, you can’t stop me no matter what you can do! Ha Ha Ha!”
“You… I’ll never forgive you!” Sakura said.
Suddenly… a laser was shot toward the man. He evaded it and dropped to the ground.
“Who did that?” He tries to get a answer.
“So… you’re the one who’s causing all of this trouble!” Kaede said.
“Kaede-kun!” Tomoyo said.
“Kaede…” Eriol said.
“So… are you the one who fired the laser?”
“It’s a nice gift for you… It took me a while to get here… but at least I’m not too late.”
The man simply laughed.
“So, you have the guts to fight me then! If you don’t want to end up dead, then I suggest you go home!”
“No… not until I know the truth…” Kaede lets loose some energy.
The energy output caused tremors around. It seems that he’s not going anywhere.
“You’re serious… well I’m glad that I can destroy you!”
“Bring it on!”
Both of them charged up. There’s no turning back now.
“Kaede-kun… he’s serious now… ” Tomoyo said.
“I wonder… if the energy I felt earlier are the same this time… ” Eriol said.
“Kaede… please be careful… ” Sakura said.
End of Part V
The first battle has begun! Who will win in this struggle? Find out in the next chapter!