Ascension
Chapter 9
There were five chairs inside the library. Four of the chairs had been arranged into a semi-circle that was facing the fifth chair. The Elders sat down in the four chairs while Sakura took a seat in the fifth. At first, the Elders did not say anything. They just stared at Sakura silently, and that made Sakura start to feel a little uncomfortable. She still wasn't entirely certain of what this meeting would involve, and she couldn't forget what that one Elder said: "No one is to interrupt us NO MATTER WHAT!"
Finally, one of the Elders spoke. "Tell us about yourself, Sakura."
"Uhhh, okay," Sakura replied. "What would you like to know?"
"Everything."
Sakura was surprised. "Everything?"
"Yes, everything," said one of the other Elders. "We want to know everything about you. Tell us about your family and friends, your hopes and dreams. Tell us how you came into possession of the Clow Cards and how you eventually changed them into Star Cards. Tell us about your life."
"Well, okay. Where do I begin?"
"Perhaps you could start by telling us about you and your family," suggested another of the Elders.
"Well, My name is Sakura Avalon. I live in Reedington with my dad, Aiden, and my older brother, Tori. My mom, Natasha, died when I was very young-"
And Sakura went on like this for over an hour, telling all the little bits and pieces about her life. Sakura felt like she was rambling on, yet the Elders did not seem to mind. They quietly listened to her every word with patience. Finally, Sakura got to the parts about her releasing, capturing, and eventually transforming the Cards. It was here that the Elders began to voice their opinions.
"So you are saying that you had help in capturing the Cards?" asked the Elder who looked like he was a little less old than the others were. "I should have known! There was no way that someone whose had no training could have possibly captured all of the Cards on their own!"
"Now Walker," said the head Elder, "let us not be rude. You are forgetting that she was able to transform the Cards despite the fact that her powers were not yet that strong. And that is certainly something to be proud about. May we see the Cards, Sakura?"
"Of course you may," said Sakura, sounding as polite as humanly possible. She pulled out the Card Book from under the cape of her battle costume. Upon opening the book, the Cards flew out and began to hover around her. The Elders (except for Walker) were most impressed.
"The Cards are very fond of you, Sakura. You are a very fortunate child indeed."
Sakura blushed.
"But it is a fortune she does not deserve!"
"Walker, please-"
"She had help in capturing the Cards! She did not earn all of them! In my opinion, she does not deserve the honour of having the Cards, or the honour of ascension!"
"That is enough Walker! Alright Sakura, before we make our decision, there is one more question we would like to ask you. There is no right or wrong answer to this question, you just have to give us your honest opinion."
"Okay, shoot!" said Sakura.
"In your opinion, why do you deserve to be a sorceress?"
TO BE CONTINUED
So what do you think? DOES Sakura deserve to be a sorceress? R&R!
Chapter 9
There were five chairs inside the library. Four of the chairs had been arranged into a semi-circle that was facing the fifth chair. The Elders sat down in the four chairs while Sakura took a seat in the fifth. At first, the Elders did not say anything. They just stared at Sakura silently, and that made Sakura start to feel a little uncomfortable. She still wasn't entirely certain of what this meeting would involve, and she couldn't forget what that one Elder said: "No one is to interrupt us NO MATTER WHAT!"
Finally, one of the Elders spoke. "Tell us about yourself, Sakura."
"Uhhh, okay," Sakura replied. "What would you like to know?"
"Everything."
Sakura was surprised. "Everything?"
"Yes, everything," said one of the other Elders. "We want to know everything about you. Tell us about your family and friends, your hopes and dreams. Tell us how you came into possession of the Clow Cards and how you eventually changed them into Star Cards. Tell us about your life."
"Well, okay. Where do I begin?"
"Perhaps you could start by telling us about you and your family," suggested another of the Elders.
"Well, My name is Sakura Avalon. I live in Reedington with my dad, Aiden, and my older brother, Tori. My mom, Natasha, died when I was very young-"
And Sakura went on like this for over an hour, telling all the little bits and pieces about her life. Sakura felt like she was rambling on, yet the Elders did not seem to mind. They quietly listened to her every word with patience. Finally, Sakura got to the parts about her releasing, capturing, and eventually transforming the Cards. It was here that the Elders began to voice their opinions.
"So you are saying that you had help in capturing the Cards?" asked the Elder who looked like he was a little less old than the others were. "I should have known! There was no way that someone whose had no training could have possibly captured all of the Cards on their own!"
"Now Walker," said the head Elder, "let us not be rude. You are forgetting that she was able to transform the Cards despite the fact that her powers were not yet that strong. And that is certainly something to be proud about. May we see the Cards, Sakura?"
"Of course you may," said Sakura, sounding as polite as humanly possible. She pulled out the Card Book from under the cape of her battle costume. Upon opening the book, the Cards flew out and began to hover around her. The Elders (except for Walker) were most impressed.
"The Cards are very fond of you, Sakura. You are a very fortunate child indeed."
Sakura blushed.
"But it is a fortune she does not deserve!"
"Walker, please-"
"She had help in capturing the Cards! She did not earn all of them! In my opinion, she does not deserve the honour of having the Cards, or the honour of ascension!"
"That is enough Walker! Alright Sakura, before we make our decision, there is one more question we would like to ask you. There is no right or wrong answer to this question, you just have to give us your honest opinion."
"Okay, shoot!" said Sakura.
"In your opinion, why do you deserve to be a sorceress?"
TO BE CONTINUED
So what do you think? DOES Sakura deserve to be a sorceress? R&R!