Ascension
Chapter 11
"All those in favour of Sakura becoming a sorceress, raise their hand."
The Head Elder raised his hand. So did two of the other Elders. Unfortunately, out of the four Elders, only three hands were in the air. The hand that was not, belonged to Walker.
"It would seem, Walker, that you do not share the same opinion as the rest of us," the Head Elder stated.
"Indeed I do not."
"Would you mind favouring us with an explanation as to why?"
"Certainly," said Walker, as he pointed his finger squarely at Sakura. "This child is unworthy! She may have demonstrated good manners to us, and she may have shown that she does care about magic. But we are forgetting one important factor."
"And what would that be?"
"Her power! In order to become a sorceress, a candidate must have both good manners AND great powers! I am not yet convinced of the latter."
Sakura spoke up. "I know I'm not the strongest magic-user in the world, and as I already told you, I haven't had much training. But I am doing the best I can!"
"But is your best good enough? You have admitted that you needed help in capturing the Cards. To me, that suggests a person whose powers are not sufficient enough to meet the high standards of Ascension." Walker turned to his fellow Elders. "I wish to test her powers for myself, to determine whether or not she is strong enough to accept the honour we offer."
"And just how do you plan to test her powers?" the Head Elder asked.
"A contest. My powers against hers. Right here, right now! If Sakura can defeat me in battle, I will change my vote to a yes. However, if she does NOT beat me, you must change your votes to no."
The other Elders chatted amongst themselves for a minute before the Head Elder finally spoke. "It is acceptable, under one condition: that you must use only half of your powers, Walker. As an Elder, your powers are far superior to those of an average magician. In order for this to be a fair contest, Sakura must have a fair chance."
"Very well. I will only use half of my full strength."
The Elders looked at Sakura. "Sakura, is this to your satisfaction as well?"
"Uh, well, I uh, guess so," stammered Sakura. "Uh, how exactly am I suppose to fight him?"
"With your Cards, of course!"
"Oh, yeah! Of course!" Sakura whipped out her Star Key and began to recite the incantation.
Key of the Star,
With powers burning bright,
Reveal the staff,
And shine your light
RELEASE!
With those words, the key transformed into the Sealing Wand Sakura used to capture and activate the Cards.
'Battle him with the Cards? This is like the Final Judgement all over again!' Sakura thought to herself. 'Oh well, I was able to defeat Yue, I'm sure I can defeat this guy too. After all, they said he can't use his full powers so this shouldn't be too hard-right?"
Deep down, a part of Sakura was not so sure.
TO BE CONTINUED
Sorry this took so long, but I'm back in college now, so my time is a little taken up. Nevertheless, I should be able to find time every Friday to add another chapter. I'll try not to go longer than a week without updating. Please R&R!
Chapter 11
"All those in favour of Sakura becoming a sorceress, raise their hand."
The Head Elder raised his hand. So did two of the other Elders. Unfortunately, out of the four Elders, only three hands were in the air. The hand that was not, belonged to Walker.
"It would seem, Walker, that you do not share the same opinion as the rest of us," the Head Elder stated.
"Indeed I do not."
"Would you mind favouring us with an explanation as to why?"
"Certainly," said Walker, as he pointed his finger squarely at Sakura. "This child is unworthy! She may have demonstrated good manners to us, and she may have shown that she does care about magic. But we are forgetting one important factor."
"And what would that be?"
"Her power! In order to become a sorceress, a candidate must have both good manners AND great powers! I am not yet convinced of the latter."
Sakura spoke up. "I know I'm not the strongest magic-user in the world, and as I already told you, I haven't had much training. But I am doing the best I can!"
"But is your best good enough? You have admitted that you needed help in capturing the Cards. To me, that suggests a person whose powers are not sufficient enough to meet the high standards of Ascension." Walker turned to his fellow Elders. "I wish to test her powers for myself, to determine whether or not she is strong enough to accept the honour we offer."
"And just how do you plan to test her powers?" the Head Elder asked.
"A contest. My powers against hers. Right here, right now! If Sakura can defeat me in battle, I will change my vote to a yes. However, if she does NOT beat me, you must change your votes to no."
The other Elders chatted amongst themselves for a minute before the Head Elder finally spoke. "It is acceptable, under one condition: that you must use only half of your powers, Walker. As an Elder, your powers are far superior to those of an average magician. In order for this to be a fair contest, Sakura must have a fair chance."
"Very well. I will only use half of my full strength."
The Elders looked at Sakura. "Sakura, is this to your satisfaction as well?"
"Uh, well, I uh, guess so," stammered Sakura. "Uh, how exactly am I suppose to fight him?"
"With your Cards, of course!"
"Oh, yeah! Of course!" Sakura whipped out her Star Key and began to recite the incantation.
Key of the Star,
With powers burning bright,
Reveal the staff,
And shine your light
RELEASE!
With those words, the key transformed into the Sealing Wand Sakura used to capture and activate the Cards.
'Battle him with the Cards? This is like the Final Judgement all over again!' Sakura thought to herself. 'Oh well, I was able to defeat Yue, I'm sure I can defeat this guy too. After all, they said he can't use his full powers so this shouldn't be too hard-right?"
Deep down, a part of Sakura was not so sure.
TO BE CONTINUED
Sorry this took so long, but I'm back in college now, so my time is a little taken up. Nevertheless, I should be able to find time every Friday to add another chapter. I'll try not to go longer than a week without updating. Please R&R!