Chapter 22: Chapitre XXII
(by Arcademan, added on 2005-07-17 13:59:23 AEST) [Discussion Topic]
FLASHBACK: The previous battle with Destrux...
Sakura Kinomoto had faced several major battles in her short six
years of being a Cardcaptor but none have ever had a lasting effect
as her battle against Arcademan's greatest enemy Destrux. Despite all
of her efforts, she was motally wounded and in a sense, died at the
hands of the archmage. Only a technicallity spared her life from
Death. Now as she spy on Destrux, she was afraid to act.
"Look at my hands...I can barely hold onto my staff. I...I'm so
scared. What if he kills me again? Will I stay dead? Will I finally
go to heaven where...where my mom is."
With Parrillusia standing nearby, Destrux and Arcademan continued to
punch one another, neither of them relenting for a moment. Then with
one final burst of energy, Arcademan grabbed Destrux and flew
straight up into the sky and then dove straight down toward the
ground.
"POWER BOMB!!!"
Arcademan turned Destrux upside down and drove him into the ground
with a spine-breaking piledriver. With Destrux laying motionless on
the ground, Arcademan stumbled to Parrillusia, who grabbed him and
held the drained hero up on his feet.
"Finally...it's over, PixieP and not a moment too soon. I don't have
an ounce of energy left in me." said Arcademan with a weak voice.
"Yeah...me too. Let's get him chained up and head on back to the
hospital to check up on Sakura." However, as the two heroes turned to
walk away from the battle site, they heard a dark, menacing laugh
from behind them. They turned around to see Destrux standing from
where he landed from Arcademan's devestating Power Bomb.
Is that the best you have, heroes? Now it's time for the both of you
to DIE!!!" mocked Destrux as he pulled out his energy gun.
Arcademan reached in his belt pouch for a recovery potion but there
was none. "Damn...used the last one on Sakura in the last battle..."
Destrux aimed his gun and shot out bolts of energy, striking both
Arcademan and Parrillusia. The ground beneath them explodes and as
the smoke clears, both the heroes lie in a semi-conscious state as
Destrux laughed out now.
Sakura, wanting to act was still petrified, however Desturx still
hadn't notice her, his complete attention on the fallen heroes. Her
foot shuffled across the ground and Destrux turned and finally
noticed the Cardcaptor.
"You're alive?!! Amazing. You're more powerful than I thought but it
seems like you're afraid to do anything. A wise choice." Then Destrux
looked again at the heroes...
"You came just in time, Sakura Kinomoto to witness the utter
destruction of Arcademan and Parrillusia. Once I'm done with
them...you'll be next!!!" and started with his chillful laugh once
again.
Arcademan weakly pulled his head up and looked deeply into Sakura's
eyes...
"You're our world's last hope...please...we need your help..."
Just like the dream...full circle...
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