Here's an A/U crossover fic of Cardcaptors and Fushigi Yuugi.
Disclaimers: No, Fushigi Yuugi and Cardcaptors don't belong to us...
Enjoy.
CARMINA BURANA
by Elcyion Pitye and Aeris Tiniel Mirime
PROLOGUE
Far beyond the lands we ordinary, powerless humans thrive in, across
the dark depths of the salty, polluted oceans, in an invisible
maelstrom barricade of magic not one person could see with the naked
eye, is a beautiful, peaceful, prosperous realm called the Amour
Empire. If you were to stand in the center of this land, in the
yellow-green grasses of Lea Field and faced west, you would be looking
at an expansive stretch of tall trees. There was only one pathway in,
and if you enter the darkness of this forest and turn to your right,
toward the north, you would see a large busy, bustling village called
Timbergrove. From Timbergrove, you would be able to travel out of the
empire and to another domain. But, if you travel along south, passing
the clearings and dead ends, you will pass by another village,
Wildwood. Despite the name, Wildwood is anything but wild. It's a
quaint, little town with the reputation for having the most
awe-inspiring scholars and mages. Timbergrove, however, was loud and
active in the daytime and dangerous at nighttime. Thieves and smugglers
ran around at night in the streets of Timbergrove causing trouble and
havoc amongst its residents.
As you pass Wildwood, you will come upon the calming currents of
Halcyon, a river that runs through the empire towards the east. You can
cross the bridge that runs over Halcyon River and then you will find
yourself in another part of this forest. Turn right and at the top of a
high hill surrounded by evergreen trees is a castle, just like the ones
you see in fairy tales. The castle, Sanctuary Palace, is made of a
creamy white stone with tall towers and a strangely sinister
appearance. This castle looks incredibly haunting and ghostly,
especially since hardly any sunlight can get through the trees' shade
although there were evident paths, but in truth, the place is perfectly
harmless and all visitors are welcome.
Since there was only one way out of the Enigma Kingdom, it would take
about a week to come back out. Once you do get out, you will be facing
east, at a vast range of tall, jagged mountains. It would take a couple
weeks to get to the base of the eastern mountain range. As you enter
the mountains, you face a village called Eminence. This town is known
its theater, The Apex Theatre. Plays and other sorts of entertainment
are performed here and only here. The wooden ampitheater is big enough
to fit every person in the entire empire.
As you pass this active town and head south to the Pinnacle Palace, you
will pass by at town called Massif, a town highly strict on manners and
etiquette. You must follow the rules or else you will face the
consequences. As you head on to your left, you will see a light grey
stone castle on top of a mountain. This is Pinnacle Palace. The top of
the castle towers almost resembled the mountains themselves, with
sharp, rugged roofs. To get to the front of the castle would take a
long time. There was a long flight of stone steps leading to the huge,
heavy, metal gates.
If you're facing Pinnacle Palace and you turn south, you will
eventually come upon Halcyon River and a bridge. Once you cross this
bridge, you will be able to cross to the next empire, New Chalice, a
realm with a large, deep lake in its center. However, if you travel up
north past Massif and past Eminence, you will find the remote village
of Crag Alps at the very border of the kingdom of Summit. Crag Alps is
known for hauntings and supernatural activity. Due to this, the place
is pretty much deserted. The residents who do live there tend to be
aloof and would rather not be associated with any outsiders.
Once again, you are standing on the grasses of Lea Field, this time
looking to the north. You will see a mountain with a demonic face on
it. Water spewed from its mouth into a misty lake that no one dared to
touch, thinking the demon with the face on the side of the mountain
will reach out and grab them. This area, the lake, the waterfall, the
mountain, are all dubbed the Inferno.
Getting into the mountain kingdom Macabre is an incredibly difficult
task. There are no roads or pathways to get through. There's no visible
entry way. You will have to do climbing and hiking to get to the castle
or to its hidden villages in the mountains. The Macabre Kingdom is the
the biggest kingdom in the entire empire. It also has the worst and
most fearful reputation. There have been rumors that the Phantasma
Palace had a torture chamber and all the runaways and missing people
ended up meeting death in the castle, nicknamed "the Rogue."
The Macabre Kingdom had always remained a mystery to its neighboring
kingdoms. The people of that northern kingdom refuses to associate to
the people of both the Summit and Enigma kingdoms. You might say that
they made a big influence of the people in Crag Alps, for you wouldn't
be able to tell the difference between someone from Macabre and
someone from Crag Alps.
All three kingdoms, since the beginning, were never really adversaries,
but they were never really allies. It has always been this way. There
were no problem among any of them. They hadn't really considered
forming one large kingdom. Not one of the emperors of any kingdom had
really bothered with that issue. None of the villagers really cared,
just as long everything was peaceful. And it was.
But Nakago had suddenly succeeded to the throne in the Macabre Kingdom.
Rumors circulated about Emperor Tenkou's (his father) sudden death.
Some say Nakago murdered him or had taken him to the torture chamber
for all kinds of bloodshed. Several say Tenkou had committed suicide
due to his weakness in ruling a kingdom. The rest didn't want to bother
with any of the gory business and said he died of natural causes.
Well, Nakago was different from any of the others who had ruled Macabre
in the past. He acted normal enough, but from that glint in his
blue eyes, you can tell he has a hidden secret. No one knew him well
enough to be able to predict what Nakago was going to do next.
They found out soon, however. The third night after Nakago had claimed
the throne, he sent guards to every village in the empire and take as
many people as he can to Phantasma. Reasons for this were unknown. The
prisoners were taken to the infamous torture chambers and beaten and
bruised until they passed out or died.
Emperor Hikitsu of the Summit Kingdom and Empress Subaru of the Enigma
Kingdom were both enraged to find that some of their innocent subjects
had been taken away to be killed for no reason. The two resolved to
declare war on Macabre. The villagers of Summit and Enigma agreed to
help the knights of the Royals battle the army of Macabre. The Macabre
villagers refused to take part in the war and hid themselves in their
mountain homes for as long as desired. Macabre had the largest army, so
getting people to fight Summit and Enigma was no problem.
All the men of the two kingdoms were ride into battle the next morning.
There were already Macabre troops camping out in Lea Field, ready to
challenge anyone who would come their way. The villagers and the
knights of Summit and Enigma courts had one night to prepare for war,
and then at daybreak, they would go off to battle.
And this is where our tale begins...
That sounds like one of those fantasy novels I always read. Heh.
Well, anywayz, what'cha think? Good? Bad? It's just the prologue...
Oh, here are the translations to all the chapters to the
fic (since I don't really want to put the translations on the actual
chapters themselves):
1) O Fortune, variable as the Moon
2) I lament Fortune's blows
3) Behold the spring
4) Dance - On the lawn
5) The noble forest
6) Were the world all mine
7) The God of Love flies everywhere
8) I am the abbot
9) When we are in the tavern
10) I am suspended between love and chastity
11) Sweetest boy
12) Hail to thee most beautiful
13) Fortune, Empress of the World
Now you're wondering why the heck we have Latin chapter names. Well,
Aeris got the titles from a musical piece called "Carmina Burana."
She thought it sounded like chapters to a story and told Elcyion about
it. Elcyion helped think of ideas and so now we are both working on a
crossover of two really really good anime shows. Yay!