ANOTHER FORCE
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Part One: The Beginning
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Chapter Three: The Meeting
Sakura, Tori, Madison, and Julian were all walking over to the Avalon residence one afternoon. It had been almost a week since Mr. Noleski had announced that they would be having a new student. She was watching a bird fly by when she ran into someone.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to run into you," the guy said. His hair was black and his eyes were greenish-blue. She was very surprised at how he talked to her. She glanced down and saw that there was a cat next to his feet. It was whiter than snow.
"It's okay," Sakura said.
"Are you new in town?" Tori asked. The stranger bobbed his head up and down.
"Yeah, I'm new. Who are you?" he asked.
"My name is Julian and this is Tori. Sakura is his little sister and Madison is Sakura's friend," replied the ever-hungry Julian, "Who are you?"
"My name is Cian," he said, "and this is my friend, Art," he added gesturing towards the cat. Tori took the hand that this Cian person had offered and shook it. A magical surge shot through him and his eyes narrowed.
Cian gave Tori a similar look. He felt that Tori had a power, too. He already knew about Julian and Sakura, but not this person. Worry bubbled up from the depths of him. This person was not to be taken lightly…
At school the next day…
"Settle down, class. Today is the day when our new classmate is joining us. Come in, Arian." A girl came trough the door. Her hair was brown and her eyes were an electric blue color. All the students stared at her appearance. The uniform only accented the blue of her eyes. Her hair was pulled back into a ponytail which corkscrewed as it went down towards the end.
Meilin felt instant jealousy towards this new person who was prettier than she was. Li was surprised at her beauty, but felt no will to make a move on her because he liked Sakura too much. Madison instantly was off thinking up outfits for this newcomer that she might wear. Sakura frowned; she was sensing something more to this person than what she was letting on. There seemed to be a suppressed power within her. Their eyes met and Sakura knew her feeling was right. This girl was very strange and very powerful.
"Arian, please sit down next to Sakura on her left, please," said Mr. Noleski. Arian walked over to the empty desk and sat down, looking very nervous. Class started and everyone was taking notes. Sakura temporarily forgot about Arian, but Arian didn't forget about Sakura. She had felt the exact same thing when she looked at Sakura. Sakura never bothered to suppress the magic. Nor did that guy sitting just across from Sakura on her right. They were like shining magical beacons that warned everyone magical that they were magic users, too.
During lunch, Sakura, Madison, Meilin and Li were all eating lunch together. Sakura brought up the matter about Arian Rona.
"Li, did you feel anything odd about Arian?" she asked. Li looked up, wondering if something was wrong with Sakura to say such a thing.
"No, I didn't. Why?" he responded.
"It's just that there is something going on with her and I keep feeling that there is more power in her than what she is letting on. Don't you dare tell me that you didn't feel that radiance of energy," Sakura replied back to him.
Li slowly shook his head no. Madison and Meilin were looking at each other and at Sakura and Li, wondering what the conversation was leading to.
Arian was sitting by herself, munching on a sandwich she had brought. She was so lonely and she didn't want to be here in this pathetic town with all these pathetic people. Only, that Sakura and Li were of the most interest to her. She watched them from across the lawn, seeing them interact with Madison and Meilin. Maybe she should shake them up, using her full name instead of her pet name. Arianrhod, the Mistress of the Moon, would show those two what magic was all about…
After school, that night…
Sakura, Li, Cerberos, and Yue were out looking for any type of magic that might be around. All four had a sudden surge of magic from the left and then, another short burst from the right. Madison and Meilin were hiding in the bushes, watching them while Madison was filming the whole thing.
The wind was blowing hard all around them. Suddenly, a burst of wind that looked almost solid was coming straight at them. They had a fleeting glance of a woman in that wind. It was the Windy. The Windy curved upwards and doubled back the way she came. The group was after her in a second.
"That Windy is not my card! Let's keep with it and see where it leads us!" shouted Sakura. The Windy picked up speed and led them through alleys and empty streets.
Suddenly, it stopped, glowed and the glow went up and formed a card in the hand of a figure on the clock tower, silhouetted by the full moon. The person wore a hooded cloak and held a staff, tipped in a crescent moon with what looked like a large marble held by the tips of the moon. The person threw the card out into the air and the card disappeared.
The wind whipped the cloak around to reveal a female figure although the hood stayed in place. She motioned towards the roof to their right and they noticed for the first time a white cat that was the size of a tiger with wings perched there.
Then, she motioned to their left and they saw another figure that they had previously overlooked, which was a person that was similar to Yue. The only difference was that the person was dressed entirely in black.
The figure on the clock tower whirled her staff around and hit a card and wings burst out of her back and she flew to the ground. On her motion, the winged ones came down as well.
"That would be the Fly Card," said Yue. The girl then spun her staff around, not saying a word, and the wings disappeared and the card reappeared. She did the same motion with the Fly that she had done with the Windy before and that card disappeared as well. The two others converged with her and they walked forward towards the Card Captors.
"Nice to meet you, Sakura. My name is Arianrhod, Mistress of the Moon. These are my associates, Ciandel, Lunar Protector, and Artemidoros, Lunar Guardian," she said in a lilting Welsh accent. Her eyes showed out from under the hood. They were almost like magic within themselves. She moved her staff again and the wind died, and a card appeared in her hand. She showed it to them. It was the Windy Card.
"You already used the Windy Card. It was the one who brought us here," Sakura said. Arianrhod smiled and flicked her hand. A card appeared on top of the Windy and she showed it to them. It was the Mirror.
"Arianrhod made an exact look alike for you to follow. The gale was created by the Windy Card," said the big animal called Artemidoros. His accent was also Welsh. There was a symbol on his head that was a crescent moon on its side so the tips would be pointing up. The symbol was silver and so was the crest on his chest that was a crescent moon set the right way and it was attached to a silver chain.
"You obviously do not know who we are, but we will tell you this," continued Ciandel, "We know about Clow Reed and that you two," gesturing to Yue and Cerberos, "were his originals as well as your book of the Clow," he finished looking at Sakura.
"What are you, then? His third copy of his allies?" asked Li. Arianrhod looked at him.
"No, they are the second set of guardians. Why did you call them the third set?" she said, for she had talked to Ciandel and Artemidoros about the Card Captors here.
"Clow Reed had died and his reincarnation, Eli Moon, had made himself Ruby and Spinal Sun," replied Yue, "I know nothing of you two or this other set of Clow Cards. When were you made?"
"When you were around. Do you ever remember him asking you to leave the room when he wanted time alone? That is when he was working on the cards and us." He wore the exact same outfit that Yue had, yet it was black and the gem was red instead of purple and the whole thing was trimmed in silver, instead of gold. His wings were black, yet his black hair only came down to his waist and was bound back only in one place, like Clow Reed used to wear his hair. His accent was also Welsh.
Sakura kept having a feeling that she had met Ciandel before. Or, at least, she had heard a version of his name somewhere. This thought was bugging her to no end. Li had the same nagging thought about Arianrhod.
"Just remember, Sakura Avalon, you are not the only force in the realm of Clow magic," said the Welsh voice out from under the hood. She saddled Artemidoros and the trio flew away, the night stiller now than it had ever been before.
Madison and Meilin both ran out of the alley that they had been watching the whole affair after they had ran after Sakura and the others. "That was so amazing! I am so glad that I had caught the whole thing on tape!" Madison cried out. Yue and Cerberos were still looking at the night sky where the people had disappeared.
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Part One: The Beginning
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Chapter Three: The Meeting
Sakura, Tori, Madison, and Julian were all walking over to the Avalon residence one afternoon. It had been almost a week since Mr. Noleski had announced that they would be having a new student. She was watching a bird fly by when she ran into someone.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to run into you," the guy said. His hair was black and his eyes were greenish-blue. She was very surprised at how he talked to her. She glanced down and saw that there was a cat next to his feet. It was whiter than snow.
"It's okay," Sakura said.
"Are you new in town?" Tori asked. The stranger bobbed his head up and down.
"Yeah, I'm new. Who are you?" he asked.
"My name is Julian and this is Tori. Sakura is his little sister and Madison is Sakura's friend," replied the ever-hungry Julian, "Who are you?"
"My name is Cian," he said, "and this is my friend, Art," he added gesturing towards the cat. Tori took the hand that this Cian person had offered and shook it. A magical surge shot through him and his eyes narrowed.
Cian gave Tori a similar look. He felt that Tori had a power, too. He already knew about Julian and Sakura, but not this person. Worry bubbled up from the depths of him. This person was not to be taken lightly…
At school the next day…
"Settle down, class. Today is the day when our new classmate is joining us. Come in, Arian." A girl came trough the door. Her hair was brown and her eyes were an electric blue color. All the students stared at her appearance. The uniform only accented the blue of her eyes. Her hair was pulled back into a ponytail which corkscrewed as it went down towards the end.
Meilin felt instant jealousy towards this new person who was prettier than she was. Li was surprised at her beauty, but felt no will to make a move on her because he liked Sakura too much. Madison instantly was off thinking up outfits for this newcomer that she might wear. Sakura frowned; she was sensing something more to this person than what she was letting on. There seemed to be a suppressed power within her. Their eyes met and Sakura knew her feeling was right. This girl was very strange and very powerful.
"Arian, please sit down next to Sakura on her left, please," said Mr. Noleski. Arian walked over to the empty desk and sat down, looking very nervous. Class started and everyone was taking notes. Sakura temporarily forgot about Arian, but Arian didn't forget about Sakura. She had felt the exact same thing when she looked at Sakura. Sakura never bothered to suppress the magic. Nor did that guy sitting just across from Sakura on her right. They were like shining magical beacons that warned everyone magical that they were magic users, too.
During lunch, Sakura, Madison, Meilin and Li were all eating lunch together. Sakura brought up the matter about Arian Rona.
"Li, did you feel anything odd about Arian?" she asked. Li looked up, wondering if something was wrong with Sakura to say such a thing.
"No, I didn't. Why?" he responded.
"It's just that there is something going on with her and I keep feeling that there is more power in her than what she is letting on. Don't you dare tell me that you didn't feel that radiance of energy," Sakura replied back to him.
Li slowly shook his head no. Madison and Meilin were looking at each other and at Sakura and Li, wondering what the conversation was leading to.
Arian was sitting by herself, munching on a sandwich she had brought. She was so lonely and she didn't want to be here in this pathetic town with all these pathetic people. Only, that Sakura and Li were of the most interest to her. She watched them from across the lawn, seeing them interact with Madison and Meilin. Maybe she should shake them up, using her full name instead of her pet name. Arianrhod, the Mistress of the Moon, would show those two what magic was all about…
After school, that night…
Sakura, Li, Cerberos, and Yue were out looking for any type of magic that might be around. All four had a sudden surge of magic from the left and then, another short burst from the right. Madison and Meilin were hiding in the bushes, watching them while Madison was filming the whole thing.
The wind was blowing hard all around them. Suddenly, a burst of wind that looked almost solid was coming straight at them. They had a fleeting glance of a woman in that wind. It was the Windy. The Windy curved upwards and doubled back the way she came. The group was after her in a second.
"That Windy is not my card! Let's keep with it and see where it leads us!" shouted Sakura. The Windy picked up speed and led them through alleys and empty streets.
Suddenly, it stopped, glowed and the glow went up and formed a card in the hand of a figure on the clock tower, silhouetted by the full moon. The person wore a hooded cloak and held a staff, tipped in a crescent moon with what looked like a large marble held by the tips of the moon. The person threw the card out into the air and the card disappeared.
The wind whipped the cloak around to reveal a female figure although the hood stayed in place. She motioned towards the roof to their right and they noticed for the first time a white cat that was the size of a tiger with wings perched there.
Then, she motioned to their left and they saw another figure that they had previously overlooked, which was a person that was similar to Yue. The only difference was that the person was dressed entirely in black.
The figure on the clock tower whirled her staff around and hit a card and wings burst out of her back and she flew to the ground. On her motion, the winged ones came down as well.
"That would be the Fly Card," said Yue. The girl then spun her staff around, not saying a word, and the wings disappeared and the card reappeared. She did the same motion with the Fly that she had done with the Windy before and that card disappeared as well. The two others converged with her and they walked forward towards the Card Captors.
"Nice to meet you, Sakura. My name is Arianrhod, Mistress of the Moon. These are my associates, Ciandel, Lunar Protector, and Artemidoros, Lunar Guardian," she said in a lilting Welsh accent. Her eyes showed out from under the hood. They were almost like magic within themselves. She moved her staff again and the wind died, and a card appeared in her hand. She showed it to them. It was the Windy Card.
"You already used the Windy Card. It was the one who brought us here," Sakura said. Arianrhod smiled and flicked her hand. A card appeared on top of the Windy and she showed it to them. It was the Mirror.
"Arianrhod made an exact look alike for you to follow. The gale was created by the Windy Card," said the big animal called Artemidoros. His accent was also Welsh. There was a symbol on his head that was a crescent moon on its side so the tips would be pointing up. The symbol was silver and so was the crest on his chest that was a crescent moon set the right way and it was attached to a silver chain.
"You obviously do not know who we are, but we will tell you this," continued Ciandel, "We know about Clow Reed and that you two," gesturing to Yue and Cerberos, "were his originals as well as your book of the Clow," he finished looking at Sakura.
"What are you, then? His third copy of his allies?" asked Li. Arianrhod looked at him.
"No, they are the second set of guardians. Why did you call them the third set?" she said, for she had talked to Ciandel and Artemidoros about the Card Captors here.
"Clow Reed had died and his reincarnation, Eli Moon, had made himself Ruby and Spinal Sun," replied Yue, "I know nothing of you two or this other set of Clow Cards. When were you made?"
"When you were around. Do you ever remember him asking you to leave the room when he wanted time alone? That is when he was working on the cards and us." He wore the exact same outfit that Yue had, yet it was black and the gem was red instead of purple and the whole thing was trimmed in silver, instead of gold. His wings were black, yet his black hair only came down to his waist and was bound back only in one place, like Clow Reed used to wear his hair. His accent was also Welsh.
Sakura kept having a feeling that she had met Ciandel before. Or, at least, she had heard a version of his name somewhere. This thought was bugging her to no end. Li had the same nagging thought about Arianrhod.
"Just remember, Sakura Avalon, you are not the only force in the realm of Clow magic," said the Welsh voice out from under the hood. She saddled Artemidoros and the trio flew away, the night stiller now than it had ever been before.
Madison and Meilin both ran out of the alley that they had been watching the whole affair after they had ran after Sakura and the others. "That was so amazing! I am so glad that I had caught the whole thing on tape!" Madison cried out. Yue and Cerberos were still looking at the night sky where the people had disappeared.