The Land of Dragons
Darkyingfa122090
Prologue
When the land of dragons is in great peril a simple girl from a distant land will come forth to deliver us…
Gifted beyond her own comprehension, she will rise above all to save those she loves.
Holding the power of the Great Dragons, she will pay the ultimate price to awaken the great Silver Dragon.
This is her destiny and the time has come to fulfill it…
Sakura woke to the sound of her alarm clock. She glanced at the day calendar on her desk and looked at the date. April 1st. 'Oh, today's my birthday.' The suddenly cheerful girl hopped out of bed and threw open her bedroom window.
"Today is going to be a great day. Nothing could possibly spoil it." She said stretching out her arms. Sakura went to her closet to find her school uniform. She spotted it buried underneath a pile of clean clothing she hadn't put away yet. She pulled it on and brushed out her hair waist length auburn hair, pulling it back into a loose ponytail.
"Sakura-chan you'll be late for school!" Sakura's mother called up the stairs.
"Hai!" Sakura called from her down. She finished packing her backpack and shouldered it. She ran downstairs and jumped off of the last two steps.
"Happy thirteenth birthday." Sakura's mother Nadeshiko greeted her happily from the stove flipping over a pancake. A few minutes she placed a plate of pancakes in front of Sakura. She eagerly picked up her fork and began eating the fluffy pancakes.
"Arigatou for the pancakes okaa-san." Sakura stood up to go when her mother motioned for her to sit down again.
"I have a little something for you." Nadeshiko said going into her room for a moment and returning holding a pair of small boxes in her hand. She slid them toward Sakura and gestured for her to open them. After a moments hesitation Sakura opened the boxes. A smile lit up her face when she saw the contents of the boxes. The Larger box held a necklace; the pendant was shaped like a dragon. She gently removed it and put it on.
The second box held a charm bracelet, completely devoid of charms.
"Arigatou gozaimasu okaa-san!" Sakura wrapped her arms around her mother in thanks.
"You're welcome Sakura-chan." Nadeshiko whispered. Sakura let go and stood up again. She admired the empty bracelet then left the dining room shouldering her backpack.
Sakura stepped outside and ran off to school. She couldn't have been happier, nothing could ruin it.
Sakura arrived at school just as the bell was ringing and hurried to her homeroom. She sat down and waited silently for the teacher to arrive.
The rest of the day went by without incident. Sakura was on her way home when she passed by the kendo dojo. The instructor was sitting in the middle of the room his eyes closed. If Sakura didn't know any better she would have thought he was dead.
Sakura was about to keep walking when his eyes snapped open. He moved with incredible agility for someone as old as he was.
"You there girl, what is your name?" He asked from the door. Sakura jumped in surprise.
"My name is Kinomoto Sakura." Sakura answered. He beckoned for her to enter the dojo, confused Sakura did as she was told.
"Kinomoto-san, you are the one." He spoke to her when they had entered. Sakura was even more confused.
"I don't understand." Was all she could say.
"You are the one born to save the land from great danger." He told her, this reply did not help her in any way. He went to a display case on the opposite side of the room and opened it. He gently lifted a katana from its place and returned to Sakura. He drew the katana from its sheath and held it towards Sakura. Uncertainly she took it by the hilt and held it up so that she could see it properly. A pair of pail pink ribbons hung from the end of the hilt.
When Sakura took hold of the katana, she felt a strange power rush through her. The pink ribbons became animated and snaked their way up her arm. Sakura gasped and let go. The ribbons held the katana in the air and as by a magnet the hilt came back into Sakura's hand.
"Here," The old man held out the sheath to her. Sakura took it and slid the blade back into the sheath. When she had pushed it in all the way it ribbons released there grip on her arm and hung limply. "My name is Tetsuya Oyama." He said to her bowing politely, Sakura bowed in return.
"Oyama-sensei, why did the ribbons behave the way they did," Sakura asked him, he smiled gently.
"Because you are the one destined to possess this sword Kinomoto-san." His reply made Sakura even more confused than she already was. "My name is Tetsuya Oyama." He said giving a slight bow, Sakura bowed in return.
"I don't understand Oyama-sensei." Sakura whispered, Oyama-sensei smiled again.
"Now go home before your parents start to wonder." He said giving her a gentle push out the door. "Oh, happy birthday." He said before disappearing into the dojo.
Sakura didn't understand as to what was going on. Nothing made sense to her.
Just as she was walking through the door of her house, the pendant, bracelet, and katana began to glow. "What the-?" Sakura's words were cut short by a blinding flash of light.
Sakura plunged into darkness.
She didn't know what was going on or what was going to happen. All she knew was that her life was about to change.
This much she was sure of…
I know this is sorta short, but I'll have the next chapter up in no time.
Disclaimer: I don't own CCS.