Ascension
Chapter 14
"Say goodbye to your powers Sakura!"
Walker hurled at Sakura the ball of energy that would neutralise all of her magical abilities and render her a mere mortal. Instead of fleeing, however, Sakura stood her ground. She knew what Card could possibly save her from this terrible fate. But would it work? Sakura knew there was only one way to find out.
"Mirror Card!" A magical mirror materialised into Sakura's hands. With only a fraction of a second to react, Sakura used the mirror to reflect the blast away from her and right back at Walker!
"What? No!!!" Walker tried to turn away, but it was too late. The blast hit him and he fell to the ground writhing in agony.
"It, it worked? It worked! It actually worked! I did it!" Sakura had never been so impressed with herself. Not only had she managed to summon a Card without the aid of her wand, but also she had managed to turn Walker's own magic against him. Li's faith in her had not been misplaced at all.
'Thank you, Li,' Sakura thought to herself.
But the battle was not over yet. Walker soon managed to get back onto his feet.
"My powers," Walker weakly said, as though he were out of breath. "What have you done to my powers? What have you done to me?"
"The same thing you were going to do to me," Sakura replied. She didn't mean to come off as sounding rude, but considering how much of a jerk Walker had been, she was finding it very difficult to stay polite.
Walker opened up his hand. A small amount of energy fizzled in his palm. "You forget Sakura that I was only using half of my magical abilities," Walker said with a nasty smile. "I still had a small portion of my powers tucked away. It is all that I have left, but I am going to use it to make you pay for what you have done to me!"
Concentrating as hard as he possibly could, Walker was able to make that last bit of energy take on the form of a sword. "Magic is only one of my many talents. I am also an expert duellist. We shall settle this contest with our skills as fighters!"
"Fine by me," said Sakura. Right away, she knew which Card was best suited for this kind of battle-the Sword Card. Nevertheless, Sakura was a bit concerned that Walker might in fact be a better swordsman than she might. She had underestimated his abilities before and was not about to make that mistake again. She decided that, just to be on the safe side, she'd better use another Card in combination with the Sword.
"Sword Card!" Sakura shouted. And by doing so, a sword appeared in her hand. Next, Sakura summoned the second Card she would use.
"Fight Card! I command you to lend me your skills!"
As the spirit of the Fight Card entered her body, Sakura suddenly felt like she was the greatest warrior who ever lived. And with this boost of strength, Sakura also felt her confidence increase as well. Li had been right when he said that she could pull this off. She could still hear those words that he said to her before she first entered the library:
'Even if I'm not physically in the room, I'll always be with you in spirit.'
As she prepared to face Walker down once and for all, Sakura really did feel as though Li were right there beside her.
TO BE CONTINUED
Yeah, I know. I'm back to doing short chapters again! I really am sorry, but you know that my college work must take priority over my writing. Nevertheless, I hope you still enjoy it. R&R!
Chapter 14
"Say goodbye to your powers Sakura!"
Walker hurled at Sakura the ball of energy that would neutralise all of her magical abilities and render her a mere mortal. Instead of fleeing, however, Sakura stood her ground. She knew what Card could possibly save her from this terrible fate. But would it work? Sakura knew there was only one way to find out.
"Mirror Card!" A magical mirror materialised into Sakura's hands. With only a fraction of a second to react, Sakura used the mirror to reflect the blast away from her and right back at Walker!
"What? No!!!" Walker tried to turn away, but it was too late. The blast hit him and he fell to the ground writhing in agony.
"It, it worked? It worked! It actually worked! I did it!" Sakura had never been so impressed with herself. Not only had she managed to summon a Card without the aid of her wand, but also she had managed to turn Walker's own magic against him. Li's faith in her had not been misplaced at all.
'Thank you, Li,' Sakura thought to herself.
But the battle was not over yet. Walker soon managed to get back onto his feet.
"My powers," Walker weakly said, as though he were out of breath. "What have you done to my powers? What have you done to me?"
"The same thing you were going to do to me," Sakura replied. She didn't mean to come off as sounding rude, but considering how much of a jerk Walker had been, she was finding it very difficult to stay polite.
Walker opened up his hand. A small amount of energy fizzled in his palm. "You forget Sakura that I was only using half of my magical abilities," Walker said with a nasty smile. "I still had a small portion of my powers tucked away. It is all that I have left, but I am going to use it to make you pay for what you have done to me!"
Concentrating as hard as he possibly could, Walker was able to make that last bit of energy take on the form of a sword. "Magic is only one of my many talents. I am also an expert duellist. We shall settle this contest with our skills as fighters!"
"Fine by me," said Sakura. Right away, she knew which Card was best suited for this kind of battle-the Sword Card. Nevertheless, Sakura was a bit concerned that Walker might in fact be a better swordsman than she might. She had underestimated his abilities before and was not about to make that mistake again. She decided that, just to be on the safe side, she'd better use another Card in combination with the Sword.
"Sword Card!" Sakura shouted. And by doing so, a sword appeared in her hand. Next, Sakura summoned the second Card she would use.
"Fight Card! I command you to lend me your skills!"
As the spirit of the Fight Card entered her body, Sakura suddenly felt like she was the greatest warrior who ever lived. And with this boost of strength, Sakura also felt her confidence increase as well. Li had been right when he said that she could pull this off. She could still hear those words that he said to her before she first entered the library:
'Even if I'm not physically in the room, I'll always be with you in spirit.'
As she prepared to face Walker down once and for all, Sakura really did feel as though Li were right there beside her.
TO BE CONTINUED
Yeah, I know. I'm back to doing short chapters again! I really am sorry, but you know that my college work must take priority over my writing. Nevertheless, I hope you still enjoy it. R&R!