Author's Note: Sorry for the long wait. Turns out, (stupidly), that I LOST chapter 9. And it was in progress too! . Reason why I didn't update for months was because I had exams as well as competitions . Well, at least they're over now. And cheers for getting to 95 reviews! We are near the big 100. Woo-hoo! –gives out chocolate-
AND by the way..
"OK, a reviewer asked me when was I gonna update my livejournal with my stories. I'm guessing most of you readers have already read the note. But after seeing as I don't really like Livejournal's format, I'm debating to put up the stories here again. And the reason for the why my stories' next chapters have been taking so long was because I had to take my piano theory and practical exam followed by my finals which lasted over about two or three months overall so I had to prepare for those a month before those times itself. My stories should be up again in a few days. I promise I'll do my best to put them up before the weekend."
I meant during the weekend. Woops. Anyway, PROMISE DONE! :D Here you go!
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Summary: Love Blossoms is back! A new student from Hong Kong transfers to Tokyo University, the most prestigious university in Japan. The student's a she and her name's Sakura Kinomoto. She makes friends and enemies. Whatever will happen next?
Pairings:: SakuraxSyaoran EriolxTomoyo MeilingxOC
A tale of Love and Hate, Honesty and Betrayal…
The wind's breeze was blowing across the grassy fields, rustling the leaves of trees as some broke away from the branches and flew on the tracks on the wind in never-ending rollercoaster loops. The moonlight shone brightly, a glittering guide in the vast darkness along with twinkling diamonds in the vast, endless abyss above as the shimmering waters beneath lapped gently against the rocks and flowed downstream fluidly. Flowering petals enchanted the ground with their subtle glow of moonlight, seamlessly enchanting the already mystical scenery. Rose bushes, among others such as azaleas and lilacs, decorated the sides of a beautiful winding cobblestone path that led to a creek which had an Oriental-styled wooden bridge leading into a deeper part of the garden. Several flowering trees such as cherry blossoms, peonies and roses were placed around as well as on both sides of the creek. A Zen garden could be seen surrounded by a few wooden benches, two on each side. A beautifully designed large water fountain with asymmetrical designs and a pair of cupid angels kissing on top created a sweet, adorable yet mystical fantasy look. A wide variety of flowers and benches sat on the grass, surrounding the large stone fountain.
Several moonlit figures stood beneath a large cherry blossom and peony tree in circular order near a series of ancient hedgestones arranged in a seemingly careless manner. Leaves danced joyfully and freely in the breeze in the tense atmosphere. The silence among the silhouettes in moonlight was at last broken as one of them spoke.
"At last, it is time…" An aged man's voice spoke with wisdom, wise from his decades of experience on the throne, the supreme seat of royalty and politics and firmness; from the power and confidence he wielded with careless ease, a commanding aura always permanently on his person. His tone belied his powerful authority.
"Tell me, have any of you not wonder why all of you have been blessed with the powers you have?" A question of seeming innocence caught them off-guard.
Eriol Hiiragizawa, dressed in a formal cloak of midnight was the one who answered. His reply smooth, voice cloaked in velvet, "We do not understand what you mean, Your Majesty. As it is said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
The old king chuckled, "Christian biblical beliefs? Interesting… I believe it was Acts 20:35, if my age has not gotten the best of me."
"Enough with the nonsense. We want to know what's going on." Syaoran Li's edgy voice cut through the air.
Ryu Keisuke, Tomoyo Daidouji and Meiling Li chose silence as their reply since; after all, silence was golden. One Sakura Kinomoto stared at the moonlight, her mind drifting among the cloudless night sky. All of them were dressed in formal velvet cloaks of different colours and intricate designs with embroidery.
Eriol's midnight cloak was embroidered with pale light blue symbols of moons and zigzagged runes on their dark teal rims. The sleeves were slightly wide and loose. A small badge of an owl gleamed in the moonlight. However, it was no ordinary badge of an owl. The owl's wings were spreaded widely as intelligence and wisdom shone in its eyes. Its feathers were of a mixture of snowy white and the colour of midnight. It perched on a shadow mage's shoulders. The shadow mage's features were intense, piercing, and regal. The mage had an enigmatic expression on his face as he grasped a tall, unique gold staff in his hands. The top of the staff was circular with a crescent moon in the middle, crossed with the sign of an ankh. The mage's runic cloak billowed in the unnoticeable breeze, giving the mage an intimidating look. At the back of Eriol's cloak was another matter. A large golden embroidered phoenix was in the center as a wolf, cheetah, siren, dragon and shadow mage with an owl as his companion surrounded it. Underneath the embroidery, the words "Katsute Saishuu" were written in bold grey.
Syaoran's dark forest green cloak was embroidered with amber and soft red coloured symbols of fire and cursive runes on their golden rims. The small badge of a wolf gleamed in the pale moonlight. It as well was not an ordinary badge. The wolf's fur was finely detailed, down to the tips of its dark fur. Its dark grey fur was streaked with a soft green. Cold piercing liquid gold eyes glimmered with rapt intensity and spirit as well as intimidation. Its tail stood up at attention, as if waiting for its prey. Its stance was of a dangerous predator about to pounce on its unsuspecting victim. The back of the cloak was the same as Eriol's, having a large golden embroidered phoenix in the center as a wolf, cheetah, siren, dragon and shadow mage with an owl as its companion surrounded it. Underneath the embroidery, the words "Katsute Saishuu" were written in bold grey as well.
Ryu's periwinkle-coloured cloak was embroidered with platinum-coloured symbols of nature, representing earth and spiraling runes on silver rims. The small badge of a large dragon with red-tinted widely spread wings could be seen. Its mouth was twisted in a vicious snarl, the tips of sharp fangs clearly visible. At the back, of course, there was a large golden embroidered phoenix in the center as a wolf, cheetah, siren, dragon and shadow mage with an owl as its companion surrounded it. Underneath the embroidery, the words "Katsute Saishuu" were written in bold grey.
As for the girls, Meiling's was a light red with silver rims and maroon symbols that represented the word "shadow-fire." Her badge was of a snarling cheetah. Tomoyo's was a lavender with purple rims and navy blue symbols of music. Her badge was of a beautiful siren. Sakura's was a dark pink with light pink rims. Symbols that represented the word "blossom" was decorated upon it. Her badge was of a phoenix.
The king, who had introduced himself as Fujitaka Kinomoto was standing regally called his daughter, "Sakura, it is time to begin."
Sakura broke out of her thoughts and glanced at her father, "Hai."
"Begin what?" Ryu said cautiously.
This time, it was Sakura who answered. "The Origin Ritual. It… It's a complex ritual that has been only done a very few times in the past. The complexity of the ritual lies within the recipients and the sianras. The Ritual can only be performed by the sianras and no one else. The aim of the ritual is to give everything you had previously back to you. Your real appearance, personality, abilities, memories…everything will be returned to you, as it should have been."
"And why should we trust you?" Syaoran mocked her.
A spark of emotion flashed as quickly as lightning through her emerald eyes.
Meiling turned to glare at her cousin. Ryu and Tomoyo sighed.
Eriol sent Syaoran a warning look. Reluctantly, Syaoran decided not to add fuel to the fire.
Fujitaka Kinomoto spoke, "Let the preparations commence."
An hour and a half later, the preparations were done at last. Strange runic symbols had been etched onto the ground carefully, artistically and hedge-stones along with hieroglyphics. Particular gems were scattered and inserted into stones. A pentagon was formed by unusual elements which will not be spoken about here, and fireballs circled around the towering ring of hedge-stones.
Each of them was standing on a specific symbol as well as grasping balls of glowing light on both hands except for Sakura and Fujitaka Kinomoto.
Fujitaka Kinomoto stood in the middle, a strange intricately-designed staff gripped firmly in his hands in a vertical position. Sakura stood beside him, her own staff grasped in her hands, but horizontally instead of vertically.
The wind blew by them.
And the silence was broken.
"O Λόρδων του Υψίστου, να μειωθεί εμπρός αστραπή σας επί των εν λόγω ιερό. Εκείνοι που είχαν διασκορπιστεί και χαθεί, Τους καλώ στο όνομά σας για να επιστρέψει. Για να επιστρέψετε στους ιδιοκτήτες τους, για μια ακόμη φορά να είναι ολόκληρα με την ψυχή τους. Για να υπερασπιστεί και να προστατεύσει, να αγωνιστούν για αθώοι και τους αγαπημένους τους, καλώ το όνομά σας για ό, τι έχει πάει στην άβυσσο να επιστρέψει!" Fujitaka commanded.
Silence.
Leaves rustled. The wind howled, and the sound of rumbling thunder started to be heard. The wind continued to pick up, swirling, building up clouds of dust around the circle. Thunder rumbled loudly, clouds darkened and gathered. Rain started pouring lightly onto them. From the ground, fallen leaves and petals danced to the wind's song in delight. The etched pentagon was slowly getting traced with a sudden appearance of light. The fireballs that were formed in a circle swirled around the hedge-stones, picking up the pace and momentum with every minute. The balls of glowing light in Ryu, Eriol, Syaoran, Meiling and Tomoyo's hands became brighter, bigger as they flashed every few moments. The two staffs belonging to Fujitaka and Sakura Kinomoto respectively spun and twirled swiftly.
Suddenly, bolts of light struck the chests of Eriol, Tomoyo, Ryu, Meiling and Syaoran. Their bodies jolted and fell onto the ground.
And everything was still.
TRANSLATIONS!
Katsute Saishuu – Ever Last
"O Λόρδων του Υψίστου, να μειωθεί εμπρός αστραπή σας επί των εν λόγω ιερό. Εκείνοι που είχαν διασκορπιστεί και χαθεί, Τους καλώ στο όνομά σας για να επιστρέψει. Για να επιστρέψετε στους ιδιοκτήτες τους, για μια ακόμη φορά να είναι ολόκληρα με την ψυχή τους. Για να υπερασπιστεί και να προστατεύσει, να αγωνιστούν για αθώοι και τους αγαπημένους τους, καλώ το όνομά σας για ό, τι έχει πάει στην άβυσσο να επιστρέψει!"
- O Lords of Highest, bring down forth your lightning upon those holy. Those which had been scattered and lost, I call them in your name to return. To return to their owners, to once again be whole with their souls. To defend and protect, to fight for innocents and loved ones, I call in your name for what has been gone into the abyss to return!
NOTE
Ok, I'm sorry. I really am. This chapter was a pain to pound out. Literally. My reasons for being gone are above...
And yes, I'm back for good. Review please?
Love ya,
Des
