Author's Notes: I have absolutely no idea why there is a word count. Frankly, who would care? Just a little point to think about before reading the story. No offense or anything.
Disclaimers: Card Captors belong to CLAMP, characters from Sengir clan, original concept of Kjeldor and all its creatures, non-Clow cards that are still represented as spells, some quotes and other stuff belong to Wizards of the Coast. Don't sue. I only own Strider.
Song of Blood - Episode Nine
Chapter 17
Veldrane barely blocked Strider's attack. Li and Kero took on Grandmother and Irini Sengir respectively. The Baron was about to go into the hut when weird looking creatures started piling up in front of him, creating a barrier. "Did you really think we would be that stupid?" Strider took another swing at his doppleganger.
The Baron blinked in surprise. The last line of defense is saprolings? He then noticed the amount of Thallids being pumped up by Fungal Bloom to produce many Saprolings. They were all concentrated a good distance away from the hut. 'Damn, I wish I had a Massacre.' The Baron sighed as he walked to cut the source of the saprolings' power.
The sword of the vampiric knight and the staff of the Defender clashed, creating sparks. "Your emotional outburst will be your downfall." Strider parried his attack, drew out a Fire magic card and activated it. "Planeswalker's Fury!!!" A card came from Strider's sleeve at random. The mana cost of the card flashed before forming a number of fireballs equal to that mana cost.
"What the hell?!" Veldrane got hit by the first two fireballs before dodging the rest. Strider immediately charged but Veldrane used a judo flip to slow down the entity. He landed on his feet and whipped out another card. Veldrane groaned as he prepared for Strider's attack.
Li was having troubles against the Abyssal Specter that Grandmother Sengir summoned. He jumped over the specter while charging for an attack. Before he was able to unleash it, Grandmother Sengir used her special ability to weaken the Chinese boy. 'Not again!!' He took out a Clow card as the specter started to draw near him. "Storm card, unleash your wrath!!!" The Abyssal Specter got caught in the storm as well as Grandmother Sengir. When the card was recalled, both the Abyssal Specter and Grandmother Sengir were unconscious.
Irini quickly whipped out an artifact. "There's no way you can get around an Icy Manipulator!" Kero's legs started to freeze, making him vulnerable to attack. Before she could do something else, Li came in and destroyed the Icy Manipulator with a strong blow from the Sword of the Chosen. "Thanks. Now I must return the favor to Madam Irini here."
He then shot two blasts that look like photon torpedoes (from Voyager, The Next Generation, etc. They belong to Paramount) to knock her out. Li just gave Kero a weird look. "Strider was nice enough to teach me a few tricks from the baddest mechanical beast of all...the Masticore."
"Give it up, Veldrane. Grandmother and Irini are out of the game. You have no chance." The knight gave a smirk. "Really? Why don't we have the cherry blossom determine that?" Strider looked back at the hut in alarm. Sakura was at the doorway, disoriented. The Baron has already shut down the Thallids and is now flying back towards the hut. Li started to make a run for it as well. In an instant, the Baron flew over the Chinese boy's head and grabbed him by the collar. "Destroy him."
Chapter 18
"...what...?" Her senses have been dulled as a temporary side effect due to the fusion of the two minds. "This boy has taken you away from your clan. Also he is part of Kjeldor. That is enough reason to destroy him." "Sakura, you know for a fact I'm not of Kjeldor!! The only reason we got involved was because of Tsabo Tavoc starting this whole mess during the last battle on our world!!"
"What the hell did you do to her?!" Li stared defiantly at the Baron. "We gave her back her real memories. Now she has to decide what to fight for. Nobody, not you, me or even Strider, can make that decision."
"Fighting? Why fight? All it does is cause misery." The Baron groaned inwardly. The pacifist has spoken. "The Sengir clan fights to survive. The Kjeldorans also fight to survive. If we could share our resources, we would have but the differences between our cultures is too great for cooperation to bridge that gap."
Sakura looked at the Chinese boy. "The problem with the Baron's idea of survival is that it's sadistic and vicious. If you can't share your own resources, then you should create new ones or expand the ones you have." The Baron growled. "We do what we have to do..."
"By tossing away integrity, you stop becoming who you are. I would say that's the second most horrible thing a sentient being can do next to living without belief." Sakura's senses started to kick back in. "I thought you were better than that, Baron. Your clan are the aggressors in the war the entire time."
The Baron paled. "The Vampiric Embrace showed something rather interesting. There was a map of the territory of this world on the table near the jail cell which my two personalities were held. Turned out that Kjeldor was a vast land...until you came." She started concentrating on her power. "Thunder," she stated in a monotone voice. Several bolts shot from the sky and electrocuted the Baron. He broke free and attacked the vampiress.
Veldrane started to sweat. Strider turned back to him with an icy glint in his eye. "Your presumption is your downfall. Planeswalker's Scorn!!" The Death magic card weakened Veldrane greatly and he collapsed to the ground without much of a fight. Strider flew up and his staff morphed into a trident.
"Irini Sengir, Grandmother Sengir, Veldrane of Sengir, return to thy true form!!" Three Death magic cards were formed. "That takes care of that." He hovered down near Kero. They could see Sakura and the Baron going head to head.
"You treacherous bitch!!!" She blocked his incoming attack and countered with a hit to his stomach. "Shadow." The Baron felt himself being swallowed up by darkness. Strider came forward and tossed his staff to Sakura. "You can do the honours."
She smiled. "Baron Sengir, return to thy true form!!" With that, the Baron became nothing more than another one of Strider's Death magic cards. Kero transformed back into his smaller form and Li wearily replaced his weapon. Sakura went towards the two of them and wrapped them in a giant bear hug. Strider gave a smirk underneath his mask. "I guess the younger Sakura is expressing her joy to see the both of you."
The Chinese boy was too stunned to have a heart attack, to hyperventilate or to simply faint in shock while Kero was being deprived of air. Li turned red as he squeaked out his next words. "Shouldn't you change into something more normal?" Sakura released her friends and observed herself. "Actually, this gothic costume really shows off my legs." Strider groaned. "Now we know which personality is controlling the fashion sense."
TO BE CONTINUED...
Just a bit of conflict resolving and that'll be it for the third season!
Next episode: Strider returns to his home dimension to reflect upon Veldrane's actions while the others stay to restore order to Kjeldor.
Disclaimers: Card Captors belong to CLAMP, characters from Sengir clan, original concept of Kjeldor and all its creatures, non-Clow cards that are still represented as spells, some quotes and other stuff belong to Wizards of the Coast. Don't sue. I only own Strider.
Song of Blood - Episode Nine
Chapter 17
Veldrane barely blocked Strider's attack. Li and Kero took on Grandmother and Irini Sengir respectively. The Baron was about to go into the hut when weird looking creatures started piling up in front of him, creating a barrier. "Did you really think we would be that stupid?" Strider took another swing at his doppleganger.
The Baron blinked in surprise. The last line of defense is saprolings? He then noticed the amount of Thallids being pumped up by Fungal Bloom to produce many Saprolings. They were all concentrated a good distance away from the hut. 'Damn, I wish I had a Massacre.' The Baron sighed as he walked to cut the source of the saprolings' power.
The sword of the vampiric knight and the staff of the Defender clashed, creating sparks. "Your emotional outburst will be your downfall." Strider parried his attack, drew out a Fire magic card and activated it. "Planeswalker's Fury!!!" A card came from Strider's sleeve at random. The mana cost of the card flashed before forming a number of fireballs equal to that mana cost.
"What the hell?!" Veldrane got hit by the first two fireballs before dodging the rest. Strider immediately charged but Veldrane used a judo flip to slow down the entity. He landed on his feet and whipped out another card. Veldrane groaned as he prepared for Strider's attack.
Li was having troubles against the Abyssal Specter that Grandmother Sengir summoned. He jumped over the specter while charging for an attack. Before he was able to unleash it, Grandmother Sengir used her special ability to weaken the Chinese boy. 'Not again!!' He took out a Clow card as the specter started to draw near him. "Storm card, unleash your wrath!!!" The Abyssal Specter got caught in the storm as well as Grandmother Sengir. When the card was recalled, both the Abyssal Specter and Grandmother Sengir were unconscious.
Irini quickly whipped out an artifact. "There's no way you can get around an Icy Manipulator!" Kero's legs started to freeze, making him vulnerable to attack. Before she could do something else, Li came in and destroyed the Icy Manipulator with a strong blow from the Sword of the Chosen. "Thanks. Now I must return the favor to Madam Irini here."
He then shot two blasts that look like photon torpedoes (from Voyager, The Next Generation, etc. They belong to Paramount) to knock her out. Li just gave Kero a weird look. "Strider was nice enough to teach me a few tricks from the baddest mechanical beast of all...the Masticore."
"Give it up, Veldrane. Grandmother and Irini are out of the game. You have no chance." The knight gave a smirk. "Really? Why don't we have the cherry blossom determine that?" Strider looked back at the hut in alarm. Sakura was at the doorway, disoriented. The Baron has already shut down the Thallids and is now flying back towards the hut. Li started to make a run for it as well. In an instant, the Baron flew over the Chinese boy's head and grabbed him by the collar. "Destroy him."
Chapter 18
"...what...?" Her senses have been dulled as a temporary side effect due to the fusion of the two minds. "This boy has taken you away from your clan. Also he is part of Kjeldor. That is enough reason to destroy him." "Sakura, you know for a fact I'm not of Kjeldor!! The only reason we got involved was because of Tsabo Tavoc starting this whole mess during the last battle on our world!!"
"What the hell did you do to her?!" Li stared defiantly at the Baron. "We gave her back her real memories. Now she has to decide what to fight for. Nobody, not you, me or even Strider, can make that decision."
"Fighting? Why fight? All it does is cause misery." The Baron groaned inwardly. The pacifist has spoken. "The Sengir clan fights to survive. The Kjeldorans also fight to survive. If we could share our resources, we would have but the differences between our cultures is too great for cooperation to bridge that gap."
Sakura looked at the Chinese boy. "The problem with the Baron's idea of survival is that it's sadistic and vicious. If you can't share your own resources, then you should create new ones or expand the ones you have." The Baron growled. "We do what we have to do..."
"By tossing away integrity, you stop becoming who you are. I would say that's the second most horrible thing a sentient being can do next to living without belief." Sakura's senses started to kick back in. "I thought you were better than that, Baron. Your clan are the aggressors in the war the entire time."
The Baron paled. "The Vampiric Embrace showed something rather interesting. There was a map of the territory of this world on the table near the jail cell which my two personalities were held. Turned out that Kjeldor was a vast land...until you came." She started concentrating on her power. "Thunder," she stated in a monotone voice. Several bolts shot from the sky and electrocuted the Baron. He broke free and attacked the vampiress.
Veldrane started to sweat. Strider turned back to him with an icy glint in his eye. "Your presumption is your downfall. Planeswalker's Scorn!!" The Death magic card weakened Veldrane greatly and he collapsed to the ground without much of a fight. Strider flew up and his staff morphed into a trident.
"Irini Sengir, Grandmother Sengir, Veldrane of Sengir, return to thy true form!!" Three Death magic cards were formed. "That takes care of that." He hovered down near Kero. They could see Sakura and the Baron going head to head.
"You treacherous bitch!!!" She blocked his incoming attack and countered with a hit to his stomach. "Shadow." The Baron felt himself being swallowed up by darkness. Strider came forward and tossed his staff to Sakura. "You can do the honours."
She smiled. "Baron Sengir, return to thy true form!!" With that, the Baron became nothing more than another one of Strider's Death magic cards. Kero transformed back into his smaller form and Li wearily replaced his weapon. Sakura went towards the two of them and wrapped them in a giant bear hug. Strider gave a smirk underneath his mask. "I guess the younger Sakura is expressing her joy to see the both of you."
The Chinese boy was too stunned to have a heart attack, to hyperventilate or to simply faint in shock while Kero was being deprived of air. Li turned red as he squeaked out his next words. "Shouldn't you change into something more normal?" Sakura released her friends and observed herself. "Actually, this gothic costume really shows off my legs." Strider groaned. "Now we know which personality is controlling the fashion sense."
TO BE CONTINUED...
Just a bit of conflict resolving and that'll be it for the third season!
Next episode: Strider returns to his home dimension to reflect upon Veldrane's actions while the others stay to restore order to Kjeldor.