Author's Notes: I've gotta do this chaptering thing so bear with me!!
Disclaimers: Card Captors belong to CLAMP, characters from Sengir clan, non-Clow cards that are still represented as spells and other stuff belong to Wizards of the Coast. Don't sue. I only own Strider.
Song of Blood - Episode One
Chapter 1
"The portal...it's them, isn't it?" Strider nodded gravely as several bats emerged from the vortex. They were all furry, brown, vampire bats. Among them emerged a humanoid. It appeared to be bald, with fangs. It wore a tattered outfit, signaling that it was a lower member of the household.
It grunted to the bats. They picked up Sakura and headed towards the vortex. "Hey!!" Kero and Li sprung up to attack but a cloaked figure blocked their way. "Sengir Vampire 209, return with our item. I will deal with our friends." The vampire nodded and went into the portal along with the bats and an unconscious Sakura. The cloaked figure tore off the cloak revealing black armour. A sword was by his side.
"This is getting old, Veldrane. Why do you still bother going through with the same trials? If the person doesn't pass, you still make them a part of your clan but as another Sengir Vampire unit!! The person also has to have a certain amount of class to get in!" The vampiric knight snorted. "You have forgotten how often we adapt. With a few extra tutorials by our side, we can turn the angels from the heavens into members of our family."
He took out a card. "Word of Binding!!!" A lightning bolt came from the card and paralyzed the group. "I have some matters to attend to. Hopefully the Meekstone should make sure you do not interfere." After casting the Artifact card, Veldrane entered the portal. The vortex closed behind him.
"Veldrane forgot that I have ways to get around these types of situations...Infuse!! Release us from this state!!" Three Infuse cards broke the paralyzation from the Word of Binding. Kero flew up to Strider. "Why didn't you do something and counter the Word?! Now we can't find Sakura!!"
"Is your confidence in me diminishing, Kerberus? First we have to make sure this world is still the way it is when our troubles are over and balance is restored..." Strider took out some cards. "I knew holding on to these would be handy...Turnabout!!"
Three Turnabout spells were used to paralyze and freeze the geological portion of the earth, the natural processes, technology and all the people. Finally, a Stasis spell was activated. "Won't the Stakes and the Meekstone be enough?"
"They only affect the people. With Stasis, everything is frozen." The entity sealed the Meekstone and the Juntu Stakes as Artifact cards. "That takes care of that. We have to get to Castle Sengir. I just hope they haven't moved from their native soil..."
As soon as they entered the vortex Strider created, Kero immediately felt a faint aura. "Sakura..." Strider narrowed his eyes. The last thing they needed was a bloodthirsty Clow mistress. With the Ur-Dragon still on a rampage in another world, they have to free Sakura fast.
Chapter 2
Sakura slowly woke up. She didn't recognize the surroundings. In a panic, she flew up. 'How am I flying?!? What am I wearing?!?' Slowly she levitated to the ground. 'That was close. Where's Kero? And Li? And Strider?' She noticed an old woman in a rocking chair smiling at her. "Hush, child. You must be confused. I am not surprised. This usually happens when the power has recently been granted to someone such as yourself."
"Where am I? Where are my friends?" The old woman chuckled. "Do not worry, child. The master will tell you all you need to know." Sakura slumped down on the bed. "Who are you?"
"They call me Grandmother Sengir." A young girl soon arrived at the door. "Is our guest awake, Grandmother?" She looked over and smiled in delight. "It's good to finally have someone my age to talk to. I'm Irini Sengir. I'll take you to the master."
The castle was luxurious, both in architectural design and internal decoration. Irini looked over at Sakura. "Amazing, isn't it? It took over four centuries to create this work of art but it all paid off in the end. Here is the master's study. I'll talk to you later, okay?" Irini left Sakura at the small study.
Sakura saw three men having a discussion. One of them noticed her. "We must discuss this matter at another time. Veldrane, come up with a suitable plan for our problem. Thias, round up as many Serfs as you can." Thias chuckled. "That's my specialty as an Autocrat."
"You must excuse me for my behaviour. My friends had some matter of some importance to discuss." Sakura smiled weakly. "It's no problem, really." The man gave a smile. "I'm Baron Sengir. It is nice to finally meet you, my lady." He gently kissed her hand. Sakura gave a small blush.
"I understand that you will be able to answer my questions." The Baron nodded. "I will do what I can to help you find what you seek. You would probably want to know about your powers. They originate from the clan's natural abilities. Flight, superior strength and speed and other such things."
"How did I get these powers in the first place?" The Baron put a hand on Sakura's shoulder. "The resonance is familiar. The last time I remember this resonance is when it came from a charm...the one we gave to Tsabo fifty years ago! How is the fellow anyway?"
"We had to stop him from taking over my world. I sealed him into a card just as this charm came flying towards me." "So you have strong magic lineage?" Sakura nodded. The Baron started leading her towards a library in the basement.
"I'm still confused about these powers. Is it something from Death magic?" The Baron chuckled. "As a matter of fact it is. We're vampires. You could also call some of us legends too." Whatever colour was on Sakura's face drained. "You mean I have to drink blood?!"
"It rather depends. For some vampires, they need the blood for nourishment. For our clan, the blood only increases our powers. We don't necessarily need it but we do drink to make sure we have enough power to crush anybody to opposes us." He paused as they reached the library.
"If you want to understand the power, you must let a few drops of blood fall onto this card. One minor detail. This may take away some of your humanity. You may not be the same once you know." She thought about it. "Will I still be able to recognize my friends?" The Baron gave a nod.
Sakura took her extremely sharp fingernail and slit her hand. A few drops of blood fell onto the card. "Vampiric Tutor, show this one what she wants to know." The card began to glow and the knowledge started flowing into Sakura's mind, overtaking whatever humanity may be in that section.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Next episode: The rest of the group make it to the castle to find an unexpected surprise...
Disclaimers: Card Captors belong to CLAMP, characters from Sengir clan, non-Clow cards that are still represented as spells and other stuff belong to Wizards of the Coast. Don't sue. I only own Strider.
Song of Blood - Episode One
Chapter 1
"The portal...it's them, isn't it?" Strider nodded gravely as several bats emerged from the vortex. They were all furry, brown, vampire bats. Among them emerged a humanoid. It appeared to be bald, with fangs. It wore a tattered outfit, signaling that it was a lower member of the household.
It grunted to the bats. They picked up Sakura and headed towards the vortex. "Hey!!" Kero and Li sprung up to attack but a cloaked figure blocked their way. "Sengir Vampire 209, return with our item. I will deal with our friends." The vampire nodded and went into the portal along with the bats and an unconscious Sakura. The cloaked figure tore off the cloak revealing black armour. A sword was by his side.
"This is getting old, Veldrane. Why do you still bother going through with the same trials? If the person doesn't pass, you still make them a part of your clan but as another Sengir Vampire unit!! The person also has to have a certain amount of class to get in!" The vampiric knight snorted. "You have forgotten how often we adapt. With a few extra tutorials by our side, we can turn the angels from the heavens into members of our family."
He took out a card. "Word of Binding!!!" A lightning bolt came from the card and paralyzed the group. "I have some matters to attend to. Hopefully the Meekstone should make sure you do not interfere." After casting the Artifact card, Veldrane entered the portal. The vortex closed behind him.
"Veldrane forgot that I have ways to get around these types of situations...Infuse!! Release us from this state!!" Three Infuse cards broke the paralyzation from the Word of Binding. Kero flew up to Strider. "Why didn't you do something and counter the Word?! Now we can't find Sakura!!"
"Is your confidence in me diminishing, Kerberus? First we have to make sure this world is still the way it is when our troubles are over and balance is restored..." Strider took out some cards. "I knew holding on to these would be handy...Turnabout!!"
Three Turnabout spells were used to paralyze and freeze the geological portion of the earth, the natural processes, technology and all the people. Finally, a Stasis spell was activated. "Won't the Stakes and the Meekstone be enough?"
"They only affect the people. With Stasis, everything is frozen." The entity sealed the Meekstone and the Juntu Stakes as Artifact cards. "That takes care of that. We have to get to Castle Sengir. I just hope they haven't moved from their native soil..."
As soon as they entered the vortex Strider created, Kero immediately felt a faint aura. "Sakura..." Strider narrowed his eyes. The last thing they needed was a bloodthirsty Clow mistress. With the Ur-Dragon still on a rampage in another world, they have to free Sakura fast.
Chapter 2
Sakura slowly woke up. She didn't recognize the surroundings. In a panic, she flew up. 'How am I flying?!? What am I wearing?!?' Slowly she levitated to the ground. 'That was close. Where's Kero? And Li? And Strider?' She noticed an old woman in a rocking chair smiling at her. "Hush, child. You must be confused. I am not surprised. This usually happens when the power has recently been granted to someone such as yourself."
"Where am I? Where are my friends?" The old woman chuckled. "Do not worry, child. The master will tell you all you need to know." Sakura slumped down on the bed. "Who are you?"
"They call me Grandmother Sengir." A young girl soon arrived at the door. "Is our guest awake, Grandmother?" She looked over and smiled in delight. "It's good to finally have someone my age to talk to. I'm Irini Sengir. I'll take you to the master."
The castle was luxurious, both in architectural design and internal decoration. Irini looked over at Sakura. "Amazing, isn't it? It took over four centuries to create this work of art but it all paid off in the end. Here is the master's study. I'll talk to you later, okay?" Irini left Sakura at the small study.
Sakura saw three men having a discussion. One of them noticed her. "We must discuss this matter at another time. Veldrane, come up with a suitable plan for our problem. Thias, round up as many Serfs as you can." Thias chuckled. "That's my specialty as an Autocrat."
"You must excuse me for my behaviour. My friends had some matter of some importance to discuss." Sakura smiled weakly. "It's no problem, really." The man gave a smile. "I'm Baron Sengir. It is nice to finally meet you, my lady." He gently kissed her hand. Sakura gave a small blush.
"I understand that you will be able to answer my questions." The Baron nodded. "I will do what I can to help you find what you seek. You would probably want to know about your powers. They originate from the clan's natural abilities. Flight, superior strength and speed and other such things."
"How did I get these powers in the first place?" The Baron put a hand on Sakura's shoulder. "The resonance is familiar. The last time I remember this resonance is when it came from a charm...the one we gave to Tsabo fifty years ago! How is the fellow anyway?"
"We had to stop him from taking over my world. I sealed him into a card just as this charm came flying towards me." "So you have strong magic lineage?" Sakura nodded. The Baron started leading her towards a library in the basement.
"I'm still confused about these powers. Is it something from Death magic?" The Baron chuckled. "As a matter of fact it is. We're vampires. You could also call some of us legends too." Whatever colour was on Sakura's face drained. "You mean I have to drink blood?!"
"It rather depends. For some vampires, they need the blood for nourishment. For our clan, the blood only increases our powers. We don't necessarily need it but we do drink to make sure we have enough power to crush anybody to opposes us." He paused as they reached the library.
"If you want to understand the power, you must let a few drops of blood fall onto this card. One minor detail. This may take away some of your humanity. You may not be the same once you know." She thought about it. "Will I still be able to recognize my friends?" The Baron gave a nod.
Sakura took her extremely sharp fingernail and slit her hand. A few drops of blood fell onto the card. "Vampiric Tutor, show this one what she wants to know." The card began to glow and the knowledge started flowing into Sakura's mind, overtaking whatever humanity may be in that section.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Next episode: The rest of the group make it to the castle to find an unexpected surprise...