Author's Notes: Nothing much happening. School starts in a few weeks so treasure what's left of summer vacation. I know I will...by working on the computer, trying to get fanfics out.
Disclaimers: Card Captors belong to CLAMP, all 'Invasion' dragon legends, all 'Legends' elder dragon legends, Tevesh Szat, 'Weatherlight' characters, non-Clow cards that are still represented as spells, some quotes and lots of other stuff belong to Wizards of the Coast. Don't sue. I only own Strider.
Chronicles of the Ur-Dragon - Episode Seven
Chapter 13
An energy attack deflected off of a Stormscape Apprentice. "Thanks for the save!!!" The Stormscape Master nodded before heading off to disable the Ceta Sanctuary. The Cetavolver gave a growl before ordering the Ceta Disciples to protect the Sanctuary. He turned to block an attack from a Stormscape Battlemage.
"I see what you mean by breaking the non-meddling rule, Strider," said Sakura before she ducked under an energy attack from a Thornscape Battlemage. Strider was still gathering the mana energy to seal everything belonging to the five planes and their rebellious movements. "Allies and enemies unite to overthrow the common foe."
Kero flew out of the way of a charging Sunscape Battlemage. "Let me get this straight...these guys base their allies and enemies all from this pentagon?!?" (See episode 5) Strider took a small breath. "There are five planes which all practice a different style of magic. The Nightscape practices Death magic but crosses over into Fire and Water magic. Why? Because Fire and Water are Death's allies on the pentagon. The Thunderscape focuses mostly on Fire but uses Nature and Death magic as well. The Stormscape has expanded itself to use Light and Death magic and not just Water. The Thornscape taps into Nature most of the time but uses Light and Fire magic from time to time. Last but not least, the Sunscape uses Light magic as its primary source and taps into the powers that Nature and Water can bring."
"So all these guys came from the Dragon Arch?!" The battlemages have started a general charge thanks to their new power up from the Thunderscape and Sunscape Masters. "Yeah. Back then, each plane had an army consisting of one Master and several apprentices, familiars and battlemages. The Masters can cast Ultima level spells that tap into magic that consists of their primary element and at least one ally of that element. An example would be the Nightscape and Stormscape Masters both being able to cast Undermine."
Strider paused. "Undermine is a counterspell which also makes the caster of the spell countered lose some life. It consists of both Water and Death mana energy. That's why the Masters can do that. They also have natural abilities they can use by simply tapping into the mana of their allies. For example, the Thunderscape and Sunscape Masters used their natural abilities that derive from Nature to pump up their army. And Nature is a common ally to both the Sunscape and the Thunderscape. The apprentices also have natural abilities like the Master but it's to a smaller extent. They can't cast any spells. The familiars are simple creatures with minimal abilities. All they do is make spell casting easier for the Masters."
The rebellious factions held their ground to receive the charging battlemages and apprentices. "The battlemages are something completely different. They have been genetically altered to do certain abilities once they have been given one or both ally mana energies. An example would be with the Thornscape Battlemage. Give Fire mana and he can shoot little bits of damage for a while. Give Light mana and he'll blow up an artifact. Each battlemage has been differently altered by their respective plane. So just because the Thornscape and Stormscape Battlemages both can use Light mana doesn't mean their abilities are the same." Strider's tone startled some of the charging battlemages. "I heard something." "Don't take any chances! Blast it!!!"
Chapter 14
"Here, charmy, charmy, charmy. Here...this is getting us nowhere!!" Darigaaz gave a small smirk. "Well, the first time we did this, we found Treva's Charm. We should keep trying until we find another charm." Li gave a groan. "Here, charmy..."
A flash of light blinded the boy and the dragon. When it cleared, Li found himself in the centre of an arena and Darigaaz found himself to be sitting in the spectators area. "What the...?" A cloaked figure stepped forward. "Do you seek to claim the charm of Crosis, the Purger?"
"Uh...yeah. Just what is going on here?" The cloaked figure snapped his bony fingers and the charm appeared on a cushion, resting on top of a pedestal. "His charm is ready for you...if you can defeat the Phyrexian representative." Li gave a start. "Phyrexian?!"
"Yes. This is the Phyrexian Arena where the final battle between Urza and Gerrard Capashen took place. This was also a source to gain access to additional Death magic spells for the Yawgmoth Priests and other mages."
"What about this Phyrexian representative?" A chuckle came from the figure. "This fighter is powerful but in the end, Crovax dealt the final blow. However, since she has links to both Phyrexia and Yawgmoth, she has returned from the dead quite a few times. There have also been some incidents with the Nightscape but we won't get into that right now."
A vortex opened and out stepped a spider-shaped creature. She had four arms and four mechanical legs. In a way she almost looked like...Li dismissed the thought from his mind and got into a battle stance. The woman gave a maniacal grin before she started to attack.
Li had little time to get out of the first attack. "Damn, she's fast!!!" Darigaaz was trying to fire a flame-thrower but he couldn't help him (with the fact that nobody is allowed to give any physical help) except with verbal advice. "She probably has first strike!!! That gives creatures an edge in speed during combat!!"
"Not cool!!!!" Suddenly a pair of arms grabbed him and the woman tried to punch his face constantly with her other two arms. Li reared his head back and bashed it against her, forcing her to release him. Before he could shake the headache off, she started attacking again.
Li whipped out his charm and turned it into his sword. "How did you get a hold of that?!" The boy held it out to distance himself from his opponent. "I told you I wouldn't go back without at least one weapon. I decided to sneak one past in case you couldn't lend a hand...er...claw...whatever."
The woman smirked and tossed out a weapon of her own. It looked like some sort of rod. The two dueled with their weapons for a few minutes until Li started to channel a magical attack. "Force, know my plight..." His opponent raised an eyebrow. "Magical combat, eh?" She started to channel a magical attack of her own.
"...release the light!!" His sword started to hum with electricity. The woman kept on concentrating in tapping into Death's power as well as its allies. Finally, Water energy mixed with Death to form the ball of magic that she held in one of her four arms. "LIGHTNING!!!" The woman realized that she didn't have much time and tossed her spell at Li. "Lobotomy," she said in monotone. Darigaaz felt his spirit sink when her spell hit Li before he could raise his sword.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Three more episodes to go!!! Yay!!! I hope I can get the rest of this season done before school starts.
Next episode: The trio fight their way to the Dragon Arch and Treva...
Disclaimers: Card Captors belong to CLAMP, all 'Invasion' dragon legends, all 'Legends' elder dragon legends, Tevesh Szat, 'Weatherlight' characters, non-Clow cards that are still represented as spells, some quotes and lots of other stuff belong to Wizards of the Coast. Don't sue. I only own Strider.
Chronicles of the Ur-Dragon - Episode Seven
Chapter 13
An energy attack deflected off of a Stormscape Apprentice. "Thanks for the save!!!" The Stormscape Master nodded before heading off to disable the Ceta Sanctuary. The Cetavolver gave a growl before ordering the Ceta Disciples to protect the Sanctuary. He turned to block an attack from a Stormscape Battlemage.
"I see what you mean by breaking the non-meddling rule, Strider," said Sakura before she ducked under an energy attack from a Thornscape Battlemage. Strider was still gathering the mana energy to seal everything belonging to the five planes and their rebellious movements. "Allies and enemies unite to overthrow the common foe."
Kero flew out of the way of a charging Sunscape Battlemage. "Let me get this straight...these guys base their allies and enemies all from this pentagon?!?" (See episode 5) Strider took a small breath. "There are five planes which all practice a different style of magic. The Nightscape practices Death magic but crosses over into Fire and Water magic. Why? Because Fire and Water are Death's allies on the pentagon. The Thunderscape focuses mostly on Fire but uses Nature and Death magic as well. The Stormscape has expanded itself to use Light and Death magic and not just Water. The Thornscape taps into Nature most of the time but uses Light and Fire magic from time to time. Last but not least, the Sunscape uses Light magic as its primary source and taps into the powers that Nature and Water can bring."
"So all these guys came from the Dragon Arch?!" The battlemages have started a general charge thanks to their new power up from the Thunderscape and Sunscape Masters. "Yeah. Back then, each plane had an army consisting of one Master and several apprentices, familiars and battlemages. The Masters can cast Ultima level spells that tap into magic that consists of their primary element and at least one ally of that element. An example would be the Nightscape and Stormscape Masters both being able to cast Undermine."
Strider paused. "Undermine is a counterspell which also makes the caster of the spell countered lose some life. It consists of both Water and Death mana energy. That's why the Masters can do that. They also have natural abilities they can use by simply tapping into the mana of their allies. For example, the Thunderscape and Sunscape Masters used their natural abilities that derive from Nature to pump up their army. And Nature is a common ally to both the Sunscape and the Thunderscape. The apprentices also have natural abilities like the Master but it's to a smaller extent. They can't cast any spells. The familiars are simple creatures with minimal abilities. All they do is make spell casting easier for the Masters."
The rebellious factions held their ground to receive the charging battlemages and apprentices. "The battlemages are something completely different. They have been genetically altered to do certain abilities once they have been given one or both ally mana energies. An example would be with the Thornscape Battlemage. Give Fire mana and he can shoot little bits of damage for a while. Give Light mana and he'll blow up an artifact. Each battlemage has been differently altered by their respective plane. So just because the Thornscape and Stormscape Battlemages both can use Light mana doesn't mean their abilities are the same." Strider's tone startled some of the charging battlemages. "I heard something." "Don't take any chances! Blast it!!!"
Chapter 14
"Here, charmy, charmy, charmy. Here...this is getting us nowhere!!" Darigaaz gave a small smirk. "Well, the first time we did this, we found Treva's Charm. We should keep trying until we find another charm." Li gave a groan. "Here, charmy..."
A flash of light blinded the boy and the dragon. When it cleared, Li found himself in the centre of an arena and Darigaaz found himself to be sitting in the spectators area. "What the...?" A cloaked figure stepped forward. "Do you seek to claim the charm of Crosis, the Purger?"
"Uh...yeah. Just what is going on here?" The cloaked figure snapped his bony fingers and the charm appeared on a cushion, resting on top of a pedestal. "His charm is ready for you...if you can defeat the Phyrexian representative." Li gave a start. "Phyrexian?!"
"Yes. This is the Phyrexian Arena where the final battle between Urza and Gerrard Capashen took place. This was also a source to gain access to additional Death magic spells for the Yawgmoth Priests and other mages."
"What about this Phyrexian representative?" A chuckle came from the figure. "This fighter is powerful but in the end, Crovax dealt the final blow. However, since she has links to both Phyrexia and Yawgmoth, she has returned from the dead quite a few times. There have also been some incidents with the Nightscape but we won't get into that right now."
A vortex opened and out stepped a spider-shaped creature. She had four arms and four mechanical legs. In a way she almost looked like...Li dismissed the thought from his mind and got into a battle stance. The woman gave a maniacal grin before she started to attack.
Li had little time to get out of the first attack. "Damn, she's fast!!!" Darigaaz was trying to fire a flame-thrower but he couldn't help him (with the fact that nobody is allowed to give any physical help) except with verbal advice. "She probably has first strike!!! That gives creatures an edge in speed during combat!!"
"Not cool!!!!" Suddenly a pair of arms grabbed him and the woman tried to punch his face constantly with her other two arms. Li reared his head back and bashed it against her, forcing her to release him. Before he could shake the headache off, she started attacking again.
Li whipped out his charm and turned it into his sword. "How did you get a hold of that?!" The boy held it out to distance himself from his opponent. "I told you I wouldn't go back without at least one weapon. I decided to sneak one past in case you couldn't lend a hand...er...claw...whatever."
The woman smirked and tossed out a weapon of her own. It looked like some sort of rod. The two dueled with their weapons for a few minutes until Li started to channel a magical attack. "Force, know my plight..." His opponent raised an eyebrow. "Magical combat, eh?" She started to channel a magical attack of her own.
"...release the light!!" His sword started to hum with electricity. The woman kept on concentrating in tapping into Death's power as well as its allies. Finally, Water energy mixed with Death to form the ball of magic that she held in one of her four arms. "LIGHTNING!!!" The woman realized that she didn't have much time and tossed her spell at Li. "Lobotomy," she said in monotone. Darigaaz felt his spirit sink when her spell hit Li before he could raise his sword.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Three more episodes to go!!! Yay!!! I hope I can get the rest of this season done before school starts.
Next episode: The trio fight their way to the Dragon Arch and Treva...