"In ancient times, the elements of the world were wild and untamed,
Their great powers shaped the earth as it grew and sought to continue drastic changes.
But on the eve of the human renaissance and great magician named Clow Reed bound the unpredictable elements and sealed them in the form of 35 magical Clow Cards.
Eventually Clow Reed died from age and the cards and their guardians were sealed away. As man was able to delve into technology and become the dominant species on earth.
However in the future the cards will be unsealed and their power will once again be unleashed upon the world.
One being will be tasked with collecting these cards in order to pacify the elements for if they are not then their powers will once again be able to shape the Earth.
And if the being is judged unworthy to hold the cards, then those whose lives have been touched by them will suffer a terrible fate worse than death."

Dawn of a Journey

Chapter 1: Dawn of Destiny

A full moon shone its light down on the boreal forest, shining through the trees straight to the ground. However there was no peace in the woods tonight, a brown bear cub was running as fast as he could, the cries of his parents and the strange monster that had attacked them still pounding in his ears. The Family of bears had gone out so the parents could teach their cub how to hunt and forage for food. As the day had worn on things had gone fairly well, until they were attacked by a monster, a strange being that looked to be made of shadow with a hole in its chest, blood red eyes, long pointed teeth, and razor sharp claws on its hands and feet. As the cub ran it tripped over a protruding tree root and lay stunned on the forest floor. As the cub lay there one of the stars overhead shone brighter than the rest and a beam of light descended over the young cub.

Nearby an old was wandering through the woods, it had been his home for several years and despite his age he was clearly in prime physical condition for his age; he was wearing robes that cut off halfway down his shins so they wouldn't catch on the forest floor. He saw the shaft of light descend into the forest, he was transfixed for a moment until he heard the roar of the monster.

"Another one," he said, withdrawing a medallion from a pocket in his robes. The medallion began to glow and an instant later the man was holding a longsword in his right hand. He took off towards the noise, which was in the same direction as the light.

The sword-carrying man arrived in time to see the shaft of light descend over the unconscious cub, he approached it and watch in amazement as the young bear's body began to change, his fur changed from light brown to bright green, his body began to reshape itself to a more humanoid form. The old man approached and reached out with his left hand, as soon as his hand came in contact with the changing bear he felt a tug on him, the magical power he possessed felt like it was being sucked from him into the animal. He jerked his hand back quickly as the bear's transformation finished, a small red heart appeared on his rear, and the pads on the bottom of the bear's feet and the tip of his nose became dark green and heart-shaped.

The old man had no time to be in awe as the same creature that had killed the bear's parents came charging towards them, blood still visible on its teeth from its actions. The old man clearly had experience fighting these things as he easily avoided the fierce attacks of the creature and struck back, severing the creature's head with one strike from his sword. The creature let out a strangled cry as its head was removed and its body dissolved, leaving nothing behind except the damage it had caused.

The old man stood for an instant, catching his breath, before he changed his sword back into a medallion. He glanced and the now transformed cub behind him and realized what the creature must have done. He followed the creature's trail backwards and peered into a small clearing, cringing at the site, which were the remains of the cub's parents. Deciding to let nature take care of itself, he returned to where the cub lay and lifted it up in his arms. He looked down at the cub's face, now peaceful in sleep, and sighed.

"Poor cub, he probably doesn't know what has happened, but that light," he thought for a moment, "I can feel even now that he has gained some of my powers, maybe this is the reason I was drawn here, maybe raising him is my purpose in life and I can pass my legacy on to him." He turned and walked back the way he had come bearing the cub in his arms.

Later in the cave where the man lived, he sat next to a fire with the cub sleeping across the fire from him. The cub stirred and looked up at the man.

"Don't be afraid, I am Koran Terada, I saved you," The cub looked at him, not afraid but curious. It yawned still tired.

"Get some sleep," Koran said, "at last I feel like my life has purpose, Lloyd Terada." And thus was the green bear named, as he slept not knowing of the strange powers he had acquired that night.