Messiah of the Century Legend
A CCS Fanfiction
Episode VIII
Episode VIII – Clow Reed… The spirit of the cards lives forever…
Note: Starting at this point you may notice some changes of the fic. You may notice some musical references from other games/anime. It’s there so that you can get a good mood while reading. Since it’s kinda hard to use music in the net, I hope you got the CD’s I’ll mention so that you can get a good mood. Now on to the fic!
The time passes… people started to learn to live by their own will, now that hope shines to their lives. This is what is felt by a person named Sakura Kinomoto. She seems to be happy… now that the peace she wanted will finally be realized.
To Kaede Suzuhara, his life has just truly begun. Bearing the title of Messiah, He hopes to rid the world of the Fate… and finally save the world from its unavoidable destruction.
To Li Syaoran, something has been playing in his mind. Why is it that he has a cold shoulder to Kaede? Does he hate him? Or is there a deeper reason than that?
Now… the battle for the world has begun. Who will emerge victorious? The Fate that binds people to a fixed future or one man that truly defies it?
The story of the struggle has begun…
Musical Song: First Book Opening.
Purachina/Platinum: Sung by Sakura Tange, Card Captor Sakura OST 4, Song Track 1.
I am a dreamer, hisomu pawaa
watashi no sekai
yume to koi to fuan de dekiteru
demo souzou mo shinai mono, kakureteru hazu
sora ni mukau kiki no youni anata o
massugu mitsumeteru
mitsuketai naa, kanaetai naa
shinjiru sore dakede
koerarenai mono wa nai
utau youni kiseki no youni
[omoi] ga subete o kaete yuku yo
kitto, kitto, otoroku kurai
I am a dreamer, hisomu pawaa
mada minu sekai
soko de nani ga matte itemo
moshi mo risou to chigatte mo, osore wa shinai
tori-tachi wa kaze ni nori tabi o shite yuku
kyou kara ashita eto
tsutaetai naa, sakebitai naa
kono yo ni hitotsu dake no sonzai de aru watashi
inoru youni hoshi no youni
chiisana hikari dakedo itsuka wa
motto, motto, tsuyoku naritai
genkai no nai kanousei ga koko ni aru, kono te ni
it's gonna be your world
mitsuketai naa, kanaetai naa
shinjiru sore dakede
koerarenai mono wa nai
utau youni kiseki no youni
[omoi] ga subete o kaete yuku yo
kitto, kitto, otoroku kurai
End Musical Reference.
“It’s going to be a beautiful day today!”
Background Music Reference: Card Captor Sakura OST 1, BGM Track 3.
“Wow… Sakura you’re so perky today…” Kero looked at her.
“Eh? It’s just everything turns out to be alright. I’m glad that I made a new friend now…”
“Oh… you know what? I’m kinda happy too!”
“That’s an interesting change of pace from your mouth…” Sakura giggled.
“WHAT! WHAT DID YOU SAY?” Kero looked with an evil grin.
“Oh… hehehehe… gomen!”
“Sakura-san! Breakfast is ready!” Fujitake said.
“Hai! I’m coming!” Sakura went down.
“At least she’s happy now… Kaede I want to thank you…” Kero thought.
“So… good morning monster!” Touya greeted her.
“You’re starting again!” Sakura looked at him.
“Oh… I just missed calling you monster…”
“GRRRR!!!” Sakura stepped on Touya’s foot.
“Oh… I see you’re all in high spirits…” Fujitake said while setting up the food.
“Yeah! So many things happened now… but I’m happy now!” Sakura smiled.
“That’s so nice to hear… I hope Oka-san is watching us right now.” Touya said.
“Yeah… I’m sure she is…”
“Oh! I forgot to greet mom!” Sakura said.
Sakura picks up the picture with her mom, Nadeshiko in it. “Good morning Oka-san… how is your day? I hope you’re happy…”
--== Minutes Later ==--
“I’m going now!” Sakura strolled along the way with her rollerblades, time to go to school. “I better not be late!”
There she sees Li, who is waiting for her.
“Wow… you’re quite early.” Li said.
“I’m trying not to get late anymore…”
“Well… congrats…” Li kisses Sakura.
“Syaoran… I love you…” Sakura said.
“You too Sakura…” Li replied.
Meanwhile…
--== Kaede’s House ==--
“It’s my first day of school…”
Kaede is happy that he now studies at Tomoeda High School as a senior, along with Sakura and others.
“Now Kaede, please be careful okay?” Kasumi prepares his lunch.
“I will be Oka-san…”
“Oni-chan…” Saemi goes near him.
“Saemi… what’s up?”
“I hope you have a good time at school!”
“Hai!”
Kaede left. It’s his first day on a new school. But he thinks of the events happened back then.
“So many things happened… wow… and it’s just the beginning…”
Alastor pops out and talked to him. “Master… is there a thing that troubles you?”
“No… it’s just so many things happened in just a short time… an ordinary guy like me now holds the entire world in my hands…”
“I don’t think so… you’re special…”
“Hmm… is that right?” Kaede smiled.
“Yeah… I know also that the sword agrees too…”
Kaede released Madoushi, looking at its pure luster.
“So… that’s what you feel… It’s fine with me…”
End Background Music.
--== At School ==--
“Hello guys!” Chiharu, Rika and Naoko greeted Eriol and Tomoyo, who went to the school together.
“Eriol-kun… You’re courting Tomoyo-chan ne?” Chiharu smiled.
“Eh? No… no… we just met before the school gate.” Eriol blushed.
“Don’t believe what he says. He waited for me at my house…” Tomoyo giggled.
“Hey! Did I do that?” The girls laughed.
“Everybody! Good Morning!” Sakura greets them.
“Ohayo gozaimas!” The girls and Eriol said.
“Wow… Sakura-san, you’re so lively today.” Rika said.
“Well, it’s just that I have a new friend!”
“Yeah…” Li added.
“Well, where is that person?” Naoko asked.
“He’ll come later.” Eriol answered.
The school bell is ringing.
“Well… school’s about to start… let’s go.” Li said.
And they went in.
“Well… this is my first day… better have a good impression.” Kaede looked at the school.
Kaede just arrived and heads to the classroom.
--== At the Classroom ==--
“Good morning class…”
“Good morning teacher…”
Chisato greeted the class in a kind manner.
“Chisato-san gets more beautiful everyday.” Tomoyo said.
“Yup! It reminds me of Mizuki-san. Eriol, where is she now?” Sakura said.
“Well… she has lots of things to do in England, but she promises to visit us here.” Eriol replied.
“Really! That’s great!”
But for some reason, Li isn’t smiling about that.
“Syaoran… what’s wrong?”
“Oh… nothing.” Li said.
“Class… before we start, I would like to introduce a new student to our section. Please come in.” Chisato said.
“He’s here now…” Tomoyo said.
Stepping inside the classroom is Kaede, he feels okay even though it’s his first day here. “Hello… My name is Kaede Suzuhara. I’m just new here and I hope you help me out.” Kaede introduced himself.
“Hello! You’re very welcome here!” The students said.
“Thank you…”
“Now… please be seated near Kinomoto-san there.” Chisato said.
“Okay…”
But as Chisato touched Kaede's shoulder he felt something. “What the? I feel something about this teacher, Chisato.” Kaede thought.
“Oh, sorry…” Chisato thought, “Wow… he felt my magic just by a mere touch… I thought he could never detect it. This will be fun…”
Kaede sits in front of Sakura. “Sakura… is this okay for you?”
“Yup!”
Again, Eriol noticed something. “Why did Chisato touch Kaede like that?”
And the class goes on…
There is someone waiting outside, it looks like he’s planning for something.
“The savior… is he that powerful? I better see it for myself…”
--== Lunch Time ==--
“Wow! This day is really something!” Sakura said.
The students have a fun day, though “fun” may not mean they had no classes. It’s just that they simply have fun. Kaede is walking around, figuring out where he’s going to eat.
“Now where should I have lunch?” Kaede walks around.
“Kaede-kun! Come here!” Tomoyo said.
“Tomoyo… Is it okay there?” Kaede goes near Tomoyo.
“It’s okay… besides, we’re friends now. Right Syaoran?” Sakura said.
“It’s ok.” Li smiled.
“Thanks…” Kaede goes to the place.
After a few minutes of eating and a bit of chatting, they talked about on what happened this past day…
“So many things happened…” Tomoyo said.
“Yeah, I wonder if this is just only the beginning of a bleaker event. I hope not.” Eriol said.
“But, why everything is happening at Tomoeda?” Li asked.
"This is not good… I wonder if it’s got something to do with me." Kaede thought.
“No! It’s not your fault! Someone is trying to get rid of us.” Sakura said.
“Question is… why?”
The group thinks about it. However…
“Wait… I’m going to get some water ok?” Kaede got up.
“Sure…”
Kaede walks around, looking at other students eating.
“This place is so peaceful, I wonder what it looks like a few years ago…”
Then he remembered something…
--== Flashback ==--
“Umm…”
“Come on… it’s fine here…” Sakura said.
“You know… if Meilin is here, she will never accept this.”
“Yeah that’s right… go away!” Kero said.
“Don’t say that Kero-chan!” Tomoyo said.
“I’m sure that Meilin-chan can let you do this…”
“Okay? Please…”
“Alright…”
Moments later…
“Aha! Why are you with THAT girl Syaoran-kun!” Meilin is angry.
“Meilin-chan, I invited Li-kun here.” Sakura said.
“I knew it…”
--== End of Flashback ==--
“Huh? What was that?”
Kaede is puzzled on things he remembers these few days. Then he saw a senior student, looking not kindly to him.
“I want to fight you…” The student says.
“Huh? I’m sorry… you may be referring to another person,” Kaede replied.
“No… I’m not…”
Suddenly… Kaede’s feels so uneasy about the situation.
Background Music Reference: Shinobi Yoru Kage, Card Captor Sakura OST 3, Track 4.
“What is this? Does he know me or something?”
“So, you are startled.” The man said.
“Okay… why do you want to fight me?” Kaede asked.
“I want to see for myself if you are the one, and fights like the past chosen’s…”
“So… you know about the people before me huh?”
“I’ve done some research…” The man appears with his whole self to Kaede. “I am Jeust Lian. I am looking for someone.” Jeust introduces himself.
“Who are you looking for?”
“Someone… but before that, I want to see for myself how you fight.” “This is not good… there are many people who will be caught in this mess…” Kaede thought.
“Are you worrying about the people here? Don’t worry…” Jeust puts up a piece of paper.
“What’s that?”
“You’ll see…”
I, Jeust Lian, ask the talisman. Answer me! What are you!
The piece of paper is a talisman, and it talked!
I am the mist; people will fall to an endless sleep. Never to wake up forever!
The talisman releases energy that covers the Tomoeda High School.
Switch Background Music: Card Captor Sakura OST 1, Track 22.
People started to lose consciousness.
Sakura, Li and Eriol quickly noticed the effect.
“We must repel this magic!” Li said.
Eriol pulls his staff out and casts a spell.
Protect the weak that is being enslaved! Barrier! Protective barriers surround Sakura, Li, Eriol and Tomoyo.
“Why is this happening?” Sakura asked.
Tomoyo however, whips out her camera. “Finally! The next battle for our heroes emerges!”
Everyone fell down.
“Tomoyo, you’re getting a bit overboard with this…” Eriol said.
“That’s ok…”
Li’s rashin board detects an unknown energy.
“It’s coming from there… Let’s go!”
“Okay!” Sakura said.
Eriol is a bit puzzled about that.
“The rashin board detects Clow Energy, but there is none…”
They head to the source of the energy.
“Now… they aren’t going to annoy us anymore…” Jeust said.
“Stop it! This has to stop!” Kaede said.
“Sorry… if you want to save these people, you must fight me.”
Kaede doesn’t have a choice.
“You…” Kaede attacked. He throws a punch, but Jeust simply evades it.
“Is that what you can do?” He enchants another talisman.
I, Jeust Lian, ask the talisman, Answer me! What are you?
I am the flame; I can burn everything down without remorse!
The flame absorbs Jeust, making him even stronger.
“Now… you will lose!”
He attacked, it burned Kaede’s shirt. He feels are great amount of pain. “AH! This flame… it hurts!”
Sakura, Li, Eriol and Tomoyo arrived.
“Kaede-kun!” Tomoyo said.
“Oh no! What is this?” Li said.
“Hang in there! We’re coming!” Sakura rushed.
But…
CRACK!
Something repelled Sakura.
“It’s a shield!” Eriol said.
“We must break it!” Li pulls his sword out and started slashing but it doesn’t affect the shield.
“What’s going on? Why isn't Li-kun’s sword destroying it?” Tomoyo asked.
“Ha! Do you think you can break my barrier? No one can! It’s a surprise that you are still standing even though I put everyone here to sleep. Thank your magic for that…” Jeust replied.
“You… what do you want to Kaede?” Eriol asked.
“I want to battle him without any interruption… I want to see it for myself…”
“If you hurt him, you will regret it!” Sakura said. She quickly pulls the Sakura Staff and whips out the Sword Card.
Mighty Sword, destroy the wall that binds! Sword!
The staff turned to a sword. “Kaede-kun, hang on!” Sakura slashed to shield…
But… It does nothing…
“Why? Why is that we can’t help him?” Sakura cried.
“Too bad… now just watch…” Jeust said.
Suddenly…
Harken!
Kaede’s attack hits Jeust directly, he bounces at the shield he creates, causing more damage.
“I’m impressed… Show me more!” Jeust attacked.
“Don’t hurt them! I will fight you one on one!” Kaede said.
“Kaede-kun!” Tomoyo said.
“Don’t worry… I will be alright…”
He now focuses his attention to Jeust. “That’s it, I had enough of this.” Kaede calls out the sword.
Sword of Emotions! Come to me!
Madoushi appeared.
“Now… let’s teach him a lesson Master!” Alastor said.
“Let’s go Jeust!” Kaede attacked.
Kaede slashes Jeust’s shoulder, while he burns Kaede. It seems it’s equal.
“Now… bear witness to my power!”
Answer me! What are you!
I am the end; my mighty fist shall crush whoever comes in my path!
A powerful wave of rocks is sent to Kaede’s path. He uses a new incantation.
Blade of the earth, unleash your horror into my sword!
Stinger!
Kaede’s speed is blinding.
“Wow! He can do that!” Tomoyo continues to record.
“Kaede-kun… you amaze me.” Sakura said.
“His abilities cannot be magic… but he impresses me even more…” Eriol said.
“You intend to draw all of your cards? Interesting…” Li thought.
Stinger hits the rocks head on. BOOOOM!!! He just blows past it.
“You will never hit me!” Jeust brings up a shield.
But it’s useless. The sword stabbed him. Kaede readies his next attack.
“You’re hurt… let’s stop this…”
“Hmph! You say that? Well, it’s time to do THIS!” Jeust throws a bottle of water.
“What’s that?” Tomoyo asked.
“It looks like a bottle of water…” Eriol thought.
“This is weird…” Li thought.
“Now… witness THIS!” Jeust started to cast a spell.
“Be careful!” Eriol said.
“This is…” Li said.
Water of the Gods, spray down and let it destroy anything it touches! Hydro Storm!
Huge water droplets fall, causing cracks and outmost destruction. The water hurts Kaede really bad.
“This isn’t ordinary water… It has magic in it!” Li said.
“Master! This is a pure element magic! It’s very dangerous!” Alastor said.
“But… it’s ripping through the shield!”
Kaede’s barrier doesn’t work, this is bad news…
“Kaede-kun’s in danger!” Tomoyo said.
“I must stop this…” But Kaede continues to get hit by the powerful magic water droplets.
“Now… you have witness my power, you have anything to counteract it? I doubt it…” Jeust said.
“Don’t lose hope!” Eriol said.
“Kaede-kun… you must beat him…” Sakura’s tears started to flow.
Kaede sees those tears…
“No… Darn it!” Kaede said.
“Maybe it’s my turn to help…” a voice said.
“Huh?”
“It’s my time now… I’m glad that I can help you…” The figure appeared.
“It’s you…”
“Oh my!” Sakura is shocked.
“No way… Clow Reed!” Eriol said.
“Clow… why? Why he shows up to Kaede?” Li said.
“Clow Reed? I somehow know that name…” Kaede thought.
“You need time to know everything… yes I am the creator of Clow Cards… Clow Reed…” Clow said.
“Clow Cards?” Kaede wondered.
“You will understand… the moment I join you, you will obtain the knowledge of it…”
“Ok…”
“Now… time to unleash your power!” Clow flashes.
“What is going on?” Jeust said.
Clow is being absorbed to Kaede. He feels strange. The others are completely puzzled.
“Clow… does he know about Kaede?” Li asked.
“I don’t know either… He is so mysterious…” Eriol also wondered.
“Kaede-kun… Clow-san please help him…” Sakura said.
Tomoyo is speechless.
After a few tense moments, Kaede emerges feeling really strange.
“Now that you’re done, let’s continue…” Jeust said.
“Now… raise your hand…” Clow said.
Kaede raises his hand and…
A Clow Card appeared.
“No way… it’s a Clow Card…” Eriol said.
“How could he create a Clow Card?” Li asks.
Kaede started the incantation.
Burn! Burn all that is impure! FIREY!
The Firey appeared, but nothing happened.
“What the… nothing happened!” Kaede wondered.
“Why did that happened?” Eriol said.
“He doesn’t have the real Clow Cards, maybe that’s it.” Li said.
“No way… Clow-san is with him…” Sakura said.
Jeust simply laughed at the situation.
“All that hard work to nothing! Ha!”
“No way…” Kaede fell.
“You’re using it the wrong way…” Clow said.
“Huh?”
“You do not have the cards, but you can enchant your weapons with it…”
“So… you mean that I must link it with Madoushi?”
“Yes…”
“I see…” Kaede stands up, holding the Firey again.
“Trying it again? Too bad…”
Hydro Storm!
“Get out of there!” Eriol said.
“Kaede-kun!” Sakura shouted.
“NOW!” Kaede scraped Firey to Madoushi.
“What the…” Jeust said.
And pure flames came out the sword.
“If I don’t have the cards, I enchant it!” Kaede said.
“Wow…” Tomoyo said.
Switch Background Music: Card Wo Tugumono, Card Captor Sakura OST 3, Track 17.
“Look! The Firey!” Sakura said.
Firey’s image is seen through the sword.
“Incredible… he’s able to manifest Firey by enchanting it to the sword.” Eriol exclaimed.
“So… this is enchantment…” Li said.
“Now… let the power of Firey be felt!” Clow said.
“Right…” Kaede attacked.
“That will not work!” Jeust said.
He plunges toward the water droplets, but he feels no fear. “I know that I will beat you!” Kaede said.
Madoushi links with Firey! Stinger!
Firey destroyed the water.
“He’s winning!” Tomoyo said.
“No way! You don’t have that so much power!” Jeust said.
“You want to see my power right? Here it is!” Kaede rushes through.
Hydro Storm was no match to Fiery enchanted to Stinger. Kaede bursts through all water and stabs Jeust directly at his chest.
“Kaede-kun!” Sakura exclaimed.
“So… Clow wants to help Kaede… maybe it’s our job to help him fulfill his goal.” Eriol said.
“Kaede… you truly amaze me… ha! I’ll wait…” Li thought.
“Sugoi! Kaede-kun is incredible!” Tomoyo continues to record.
“Now it ends here!” Kaede mounts his final strike.
Firey’s anger peaks! Hell Storm!
A huge tornado of pure flame lashes out, hitting Jeust left and right.
“NOOOO!!!”
BOOOM!!!
A large explosion occurs. The barrier that surrounds Jeust and Kaede are completely destroyed. Jeust falls to the ground, he was burned really badly. The energy that makes the students sleepy is now gone. Smoke now clears, Kaede is standing. Firey’s image is dissipating.
“Till next time, Firey…” Kaede said.
Sakura, Li, Tomoyo and Eriol runs toward him.
“Kaede-kun!” Sakura hugs him.
“Hey… it’s over now…” Kaede said.
“Wow! I’m so blown away!” Tomoyo’s eyes are sparkling.
“Really? Hehehe…”
Li steps forward and sticks his hand out. “You’re good. I’m glad that you’re alright…” Li said.
“Sure thing.” Kaede shakes his hand.
“But it wonders me… how does Clow Reed know you?” Eriol asked.
“I don’t know, he just told me that it will come in time…”
Jeust got up, still badly burned. “I have no regrets now…”
“You’re still up? I will make sure that you won’t set foot on Tomoeda again!” Li is angry.
“No… my job is done now…”
“!” Everyone gasped.
“I’m here not as an enemy, but an ally. I was sent to protect the savior…” Jeust said.
“Savior? You mean Kaede-kun?” Sakura asked.
“Yes… it’s just that I want to test his skill. That’s all, sorry if I had gone a bit too much.”
“That’s ok… I already feel that you are…” Kaede said.
Jeust heals himself, and leaves.
Switch Background Music: Card Captor Sakura OST 1, Track 25.
“I have to go… I still need to find the fortuneteller…”
“That one… why?”
“She’s very dangerous… I would advise not to go near her…” Jeust teleports away.
The group wonders on that statement.
“I wonder who that fortuneteller is,” Eriol said.
“I wonder too…” Li said.
“But… the people will wake up soon right? How are we going to clean up this mess?” Tomoyo said.
“HOEEEEEEE!!!” Sakura is shocked.
“Oh well…” Kaede smiled.
End of Episode VIII
So, did you like it? I hope you have those songs in CD’s or mp3’s it will add more mood to the story. See ya!