Author's Notes: One thing to say...enjoy the story and give me a review!!
Disclaimers: Card Captors belong to CLAMP, characters from Sengir clan, original concept of banding, Kjeldor and all its creatures, 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 Three
Chapter 5
Terese picked up her order from the bar and headed towards the table with the group. She took a sip of her drink. "Ahhhh...Maurice always knew how to mix an Ice Coaster." Li leaned forward. "You were going to tell us of the battles between Kjeldor and the Sengirs for the past four hundred years."
She set her drink back down. "Yeah, yeah. According to the journal left by my great, great, great grandfather, Kjeldor stretched for more than five thousand miles in all directions. We were prosperous at that time. In fact, we even traded with unfriendly nations such as Balduvia. My great, great, great grandfather was a Kjeldoran Escort. Not very strong but able to band with others in times of need."
Strider raised an eyebrow. "Banding? I haven't heard of that creature ability for the past few centuries." Terese took another sip of her drink. "The Kjeldoran army is possibly the only army that practices banding now. Back in the days of my great, great, great grandfather, most armies either learned to band or somehow neutralize the ability that the enemy loses a key advantage in battle."
Kero looked at Strider. "Banding? What is banding?" The entity closed his eyes and started searching his memory. "Practically, creatures with banding can join forces with others during an attack or defense. They become one single creature for a moment. With this, combat damage can be assigned any way they want. They can assign a few points of damage to one member, some to another and the rest to a third member. One creature without the banding ability can be included in the band. Any special abilities belonging to an individual are not shared by the band."
The guardian beast had a huge question mark over his head. "Say you join a band of two Kjeldoran Escorts. You have the flying ability but they do not. If you attack as a band, a creature without flying will be able to stop you." Kero gave a slight nod of understanding even though he still has no idea about the concept of banding.
"We had no idea about the Sengirs until they attacked one of the villages near the border. All of the villagers joined the clan, including my great, great, great grandmother. I don't know all the details but that was definitely the trigger for the war." Terese paused. "We had to create the Kjeldoran Skyknights division in order to combat the vampires on a more effective level."
"I assume the Skyknights all have banding?" Terese nodded. "With the Skyknights able to band, we can crush the Sengir's army one by one. Then we can go after the higher members of the clan itself."
Li crossed his arms. "If so, how come there are still a lot of vampires in the army?" The woman's eyes narrowed. "It's because of the Baron, kid. He can regenerate his army. Not all of it but enough to keep us from directly attacking the castle. It's because of him that Kjeldor was reduced to a quarter of what it was four hundred years ago. Now all that territory belongs to the Sengirs."
Chapter 6
A knock came from outside the Baron's study. "Come in!" Veldrane strolled into the study with a small look of anger. "Is it true you're allowing our new member access to our mana supplies?" The Baron looked up from the book he was reading. "Is there a problem?"
Veldrane nearly exploded. "Don't you remember a little thing called the Drought?! I keep telling you that we have to conserve our mana supplies until we can destroy the Kjeldoran enchantment and still you do not listen!!!" The Baron yawned. "Calm yourself, Veldrane. The cherry blossom has powerful magic lineage. We must do what we can to nurture it. She may provide us with a solution to end the Drought."
Veldrane snorted in disgust. "A human from another world can stop the Kjeldoran Drought?" The Baron placed his book down and got up from his desk. "The magic lineage in her blood includes a tiny bit of Light magic. We may be able to tap into that and use it to destroy the Drought."
The vampiric knight sighed. "Ever since we brought in the cherry blossom, you have shown more kindness towards her than you have ever shown over four hundred years. There is something about her that is unsettling." The Baron chuckled. "Do not worry, old friend. The link will ensure her loyalty."
"Let's see if you can work..." Irini Sengir took the new Artifact she had recently built. She had preserved mana for her projects ever since the Drought came into effect. If the artifact could work, then it would be another step closer to destroying the Drought.
Ever since the takeover of most of Kjeldor, the plains had not been generating mana. The Kjeldorans have seen to that it would not generate mana for the likes of the clan. If the plains did generate mana, then it wouldn't be too long until a Disenchant fell into the clan's hands and the Drought destroyed.
Creating an artifact similar to the Nacre Talisman was no easy task. Fortunately for Irini, in her former human life she was training to be an artificer. She took the mana from the Mana Vault and channeled it into her Onyx Talisman. "Okay, I'm ready!!"
Sakura nodded as she channeled a bit of Death magic into her hand. "Dead soldiers of Kjeldor, arise to a new life!!!" The skeletons started coming out of the Kjeldoran graveyard. A Serf servant was offered to them as a sacrifice. The Kjeldoran Dead were eager to take it.
The Onyx Talisman began to work. Slowly, the plains became vitalized and ready to produce mana. Nearby, a swamp was destroyed. This was due to the Drought. Anytime Death magic was used by the clan, a swamp belonging to the Sengirs was destroyed. This is the price that had to be paid for Death mages.
"Yes!!! It worked!!" Irini gave Sakura a huge bear hug. "Of course it would work, Irini!! After all it's your artifact." They looked at the Onyx Talisman, glowing with pride.
"The Baron is going to be sooooo proud of us!!" Sakura gave a smile. "I know what you mean...what are we going to do with the dead dudes?" The skeletons looked around, waiting for orders.
"Now that you mention it, I have no idea!" A plan came up in Sakura's mind. "How about we destroy all the mana sources of Kjeldor with these guys? That way-" Irini caught on. "-the Drought would have to be destroyed!!" Both girls shrieked in unison with joy. The skeletons silently grumbled about teenage girls.
TO BE CONTINUED...
This took me a lot of time to write regardless of how little it actually looks. I wasn't familiar with the old sets of Magic so I had to do a lot of research. Please give me a review!!
Next episode: The group makes a startling discovery about who is tampering with the mana sources...
Disclaimers: Card Captors belong to CLAMP, characters from Sengir clan, original concept of banding, Kjeldor and all its creatures, 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 Three
Chapter 5
Terese picked up her order from the bar and headed towards the table with the group. She took a sip of her drink. "Ahhhh...Maurice always knew how to mix an Ice Coaster." Li leaned forward. "You were going to tell us of the battles between Kjeldor and the Sengirs for the past four hundred years."
She set her drink back down. "Yeah, yeah. According to the journal left by my great, great, great grandfather, Kjeldor stretched for more than five thousand miles in all directions. We were prosperous at that time. In fact, we even traded with unfriendly nations such as Balduvia. My great, great, great grandfather was a Kjeldoran Escort. Not very strong but able to band with others in times of need."
Strider raised an eyebrow. "Banding? I haven't heard of that creature ability for the past few centuries." Terese took another sip of her drink. "The Kjeldoran army is possibly the only army that practices banding now. Back in the days of my great, great, great grandfather, most armies either learned to band or somehow neutralize the ability that the enemy loses a key advantage in battle."
Kero looked at Strider. "Banding? What is banding?" The entity closed his eyes and started searching his memory. "Practically, creatures with banding can join forces with others during an attack or defense. They become one single creature for a moment. With this, combat damage can be assigned any way they want. They can assign a few points of damage to one member, some to another and the rest to a third member. One creature without the banding ability can be included in the band. Any special abilities belonging to an individual are not shared by the band."
The guardian beast had a huge question mark over his head. "Say you join a band of two Kjeldoran Escorts. You have the flying ability but they do not. If you attack as a band, a creature without flying will be able to stop you." Kero gave a slight nod of understanding even though he still has no idea about the concept of banding.
"We had no idea about the Sengirs until they attacked one of the villages near the border. All of the villagers joined the clan, including my great, great, great grandmother. I don't know all the details but that was definitely the trigger for the war." Terese paused. "We had to create the Kjeldoran Skyknights division in order to combat the vampires on a more effective level."
"I assume the Skyknights all have banding?" Terese nodded. "With the Skyknights able to band, we can crush the Sengir's army one by one. Then we can go after the higher members of the clan itself."
Li crossed his arms. "If so, how come there are still a lot of vampires in the army?" The woman's eyes narrowed. "It's because of the Baron, kid. He can regenerate his army. Not all of it but enough to keep us from directly attacking the castle. It's because of him that Kjeldor was reduced to a quarter of what it was four hundred years ago. Now all that territory belongs to the Sengirs."
Chapter 6
A knock came from outside the Baron's study. "Come in!" Veldrane strolled into the study with a small look of anger. "Is it true you're allowing our new member access to our mana supplies?" The Baron looked up from the book he was reading. "Is there a problem?"
Veldrane nearly exploded. "Don't you remember a little thing called the Drought?! I keep telling you that we have to conserve our mana supplies until we can destroy the Kjeldoran enchantment and still you do not listen!!!" The Baron yawned. "Calm yourself, Veldrane. The cherry blossom has powerful magic lineage. We must do what we can to nurture it. She may provide us with a solution to end the Drought."
Veldrane snorted in disgust. "A human from another world can stop the Kjeldoran Drought?" The Baron placed his book down and got up from his desk. "The magic lineage in her blood includes a tiny bit of Light magic. We may be able to tap into that and use it to destroy the Drought."
The vampiric knight sighed. "Ever since we brought in the cherry blossom, you have shown more kindness towards her than you have ever shown over four hundred years. There is something about her that is unsettling." The Baron chuckled. "Do not worry, old friend. The link will ensure her loyalty."
"Let's see if you can work..." Irini Sengir took the new Artifact she had recently built. She had preserved mana for her projects ever since the Drought came into effect. If the artifact could work, then it would be another step closer to destroying the Drought.
Ever since the takeover of most of Kjeldor, the plains had not been generating mana. The Kjeldorans have seen to that it would not generate mana for the likes of the clan. If the plains did generate mana, then it wouldn't be too long until a Disenchant fell into the clan's hands and the Drought destroyed.
Creating an artifact similar to the Nacre Talisman was no easy task. Fortunately for Irini, in her former human life she was training to be an artificer. She took the mana from the Mana Vault and channeled it into her Onyx Talisman. "Okay, I'm ready!!"
Sakura nodded as she channeled a bit of Death magic into her hand. "Dead soldiers of Kjeldor, arise to a new life!!!" The skeletons started coming out of the Kjeldoran graveyard. A Serf servant was offered to them as a sacrifice. The Kjeldoran Dead were eager to take it.
The Onyx Talisman began to work. Slowly, the plains became vitalized and ready to produce mana. Nearby, a swamp was destroyed. This was due to the Drought. Anytime Death magic was used by the clan, a swamp belonging to the Sengirs was destroyed. This is the price that had to be paid for Death mages.
"Yes!!! It worked!!" Irini gave Sakura a huge bear hug. "Of course it would work, Irini!! After all it's your artifact." They looked at the Onyx Talisman, glowing with pride.
"The Baron is going to be sooooo proud of us!!" Sakura gave a smile. "I know what you mean...what are we going to do with the dead dudes?" The skeletons looked around, waiting for orders.
"Now that you mention it, I have no idea!" A plan came up in Sakura's mind. "How about we destroy all the mana sources of Kjeldor with these guys? That way-" Irini caught on. "-the Drought would have to be destroyed!!" Both girls shrieked in unison with joy. The skeletons silently grumbled about teenage girls.
TO BE CONTINUED...
This took me a lot of time to write regardless of how little it actually looks. I wasn't familiar with the old sets of Magic so I had to do a lot of research. Please give me a review!!
Next episode: The group makes a startling discovery about who is tampering with the mana sources...