And the winds of the north did pour down upon the people.
The survivors of the war, weary.
Cities shattered by the feet of the old god's, and the new. Scattered to the winds.
The King was dead, and all died in his dieing. As many unburied, as living.
And the land cried out for its lord to lead again. A journey has begun.
The New King did arise from the ashes to lead. And so the land was reborn.
The soul of the Old King lies restless in its barrow, cold. Waiting for its rebirth.
Passage From: "Rise Of The New Kingdom"
Circa: NK(New Kingdom) 23
Author: Unknown
Ancient Treasures:
Chapter 3 - A New Friend
Crying softly, Sakura waited till the sounds of the battle had faded before she climbed out of the muddy irrigation channel she had hid in. As she made her way out of the orchard, she heard the sound of the flying ship pass away to the south. Slowly making her way towards her home, Sakura could see the shapes of several war-golems lying destroyed on the ground. Fearfully, she made her way closer, expecting to see the fallen figure of her beloved father on the ground. "Were is he?" She asked herself, looking, but not seeing a human form among the destroyed metal forms. Hope began to fill her heart, when she realized that the enemy must have taken her father, and if so, it must mean that he was still alive. "I must get this book to Touya," She thought. "He will know what to do with it and how to find and rescue Father." As she made her decision to journey to Belhallim City to find her older brother, Sakura heard the noise of approaching people. Knowing that Nell and the local farmers would not let her leave, and that the forces which held her father would realize their mistake soon, and return for the Clow, Sakura quickly hid herself in the root cellar under the collapsed barn.
Watching through a small hole in the side of the barns foundation, Sakura saw Nell crying as she tried to find Sakura and her father. Finally, several of the farmers and their wives convinced Nell to leave with them.
After they had left, Sakura hurriedly began to assemble the items she thought would best serve her on her journey.
Digging through the ruins of the barn, Sakura found one of the chests that held Touya's old clothes and the equipment he had used in helping their father on his explorations.
With these items, some of her older working clothes and several of the items from her fathers tool chest (as well as several small pouches of money), Sakura soon set out on her quest (as she saw it) to save her father.
Heading west through the old woods that surrounded her farm, Sakura made a long loop around the small town of Ansik, so as to avoid any unwanted eye's. Traveling for over an hour, Sakura finally managed to link up with the Royal Post Road that linked Ansik with the river town of Fris. Knowing that she had only a few more hours of sunlight left, Sakura did her best to put as much distance behind her before night fell.
When the sun began to sink into the distance, Sakura found a small hollow in the woods bordering the Post Road.
Using a small Fire lantern, she ate some of the bread she had brought with her, wrapped a blanket around herself and tried to get some sleep.
After several hours of sleep, Sakura woke to a noise in the bushes around her. Quickly turning the Fire lantern up, she was unable to detect anything. "Must be a tree fox or a squirrel." She thought, after time passed and nothing came out to get her. But when she turned down the lantern though, Sakura discovered that a light was shining out of the bag she had stuffed the Clow into. When she pulled it out, its brilliance was almost to much to handle. Following her instincts, she undid the clasp holding the Clow shut. With the cover opened, a bright gold light burst out of the interior, blinding her momentarily. When she could see again, Sakura discovered that the bright light had vanished. All that remained was a flame coming from the Clow, in which hovered a small winged beast of gold. Sakura stared at it in confusion. It didn't look like the great Guardian Beast she had read about. In fact, it looked like a stuffed cat doll she had had as a child.
As she sat there looking at it, it eyes slowly opened.
Looking first at its surroundings, and then at Sakura, the creature finally glanced down at its body, floating there in midair. "yeiahhhh!!!! It screamed. "What happened to my body???!! Who are you?? Where am I?? Were is Clow!!!!???" The last being the loudest question.
This torrent of questions were all in Old High Leed, and while she was fluent in it, it still took Sakura several minutes to calm the little beast down so she could answer. "I don't know what happened to your body. My Name is Sakura Kinomoss. You are in the District of Angor, in the Kingdom of Belhallim, and King Clow has been dead over a thousand years."
The little gold beast just hung there, its mouth working, but no sound emerged. Finally, it lowered down onto the open book below it.
"Dead a thousand years," It muttered. "How typical of Clow. Die and leave me to clean up his mess." Sighing, the creature looked up at Sakura, who was clearly nervous and about ready to bolt. "I am not going to bite you child, so why don't you sit and explain to me what has happened in this last 1000 years." Thus began one of the strangest nights in Sakura's life, talking to a stuffed doll; "My name is Cerobous!!" He squawked. "That's too grand for a stuffed doll, so I will call you Kero." Sakura replied. About the fall of the kingdom of Leed and the history of Belhallim. Of the loss of much of the old knowledge, and the search her father had made of it all his life so as to recover as much as he could. Of the discovery of the Clow in the ruins of Leed, and finally, of the attack on her families home and her fathers capture by War Golems.
When the conversation finally lagged, Kero looked Sakura straight in the eye and made his decision.
Sorting through the Clow Cards, he explained to Sakura that Clow had made him. Cerobous, the Guardian, but that several of the cards were missing, thus his power was limited, and he was trapped in this false form. "If you want to find your father, you are going to have to find the missing cards. Only then will I have enough power to help you in you quest."
"With Clow gone, I have a duty to the cards to find a new master for us all, someone with strong enough magic to allow us full use of our powers."
"But, I don't have any magic! Sakura exclaimed. "I cant even light a candle, except with a match."
"Not true. You have plenty of magic, just no talent to use it. That's why Clow invented the cards. He was trying to find a way of making artifacts that those with little or no talent could use. Everybody has some magic in them. Its just that most have no talent. Like you."
"After all," He Reminded her. "You broke the seal on this book when your father, who sounds like a very powerful mage, could not. Now try and get some sleep. I will be on guard, and wake you in the morning."
Reassured by Kero's promise to help her find her father, Sakura wrapped herself in her brothers travel blankets and fell back asleep.
Curling up next to Sakura's head, Kero smiled tenderly at her.
"Clow was right again," He thought. "And I thought it was just the madness. He really could see the future. I just wish he had been able to see it all, not just what he was able to tell us before the end. And damn it, were is Yue? Its just like him to be missing when I need him the most. Oh Clow.. I wanted.we wanted..to save you.." Throughout the rest of the time till morning, as he watched over Sakura, tears rolled silently down Kero's cheeks. Unseen and lost, to the dark of night.
Ack!!!! Chapter 3 finally finished, after a years passing to. Oh well, off we go again!!! Please read and review!!!!
Up next: Chapter 4: Meetings and Partings
Cities shattered by the feet of the old god's, and the new. Scattered to the winds.
The King was dead, and all died in his dieing. As many unburied, as living.
And the land cried out for its lord to lead again. A journey has begun.
The New King did arise from the ashes to lead. And so the land was reborn.
The soul of the Old King lies restless in its barrow, cold. Waiting for its rebirth.
Passage From: "Rise Of The New Kingdom"
Circa: NK(New Kingdom) 23
Author: Unknown
Ancient Treasures:
Chapter 3 - A New Friend
Crying softly, Sakura waited till the sounds of the battle had faded before she climbed out of the muddy irrigation channel she had hid in. As she made her way out of the orchard, she heard the sound of the flying ship pass away to the south. Slowly making her way towards her home, Sakura could see the shapes of several war-golems lying destroyed on the ground. Fearfully, she made her way closer, expecting to see the fallen figure of her beloved father on the ground. "Were is he?" She asked herself, looking, but not seeing a human form among the destroyed metal forms. Hope began to fill her heart, when she realized that the enemy must have taken her father, and if so, it must mean that he was still alive. "I must get this book to Touya," She thought. "He will know what to do with it and how to find and rescue Father." As she made her decision to journey to Belhallim City to find her older brother, Sakura heard the noise of approaching people. Knowing that Nell and the local farmers would not let her leave, and that the forces which held her father would realize their mistake soon, and return for the Clow, Sakura quickly hid herself in the root cellar under the collapsed barn.
Watching through a small hole in the side of the barns foundation, Sakura saw Nell crying as she tried to find Sakura and her father. Finally, several of the farmers and their wives convinced Nell to leave with them.
After they had left, Sakura hurriedly began to assemble the items she thought would best serve her on her journey.
Digging through the ruins of the barn, Sakura found one of the chests that held Touya's old clothes and the equipment he had used in helping their father on his explorations.
With these items, some of her older working clothes and several of the items from her fathers tool chest (as well as several small pouches of money), Sakura soon set out on her quest (as she saw it) to save her father.
Heading west through the old woods that surrounded her farm, Sakura made a long loop around the small town of Ansik, so as to avoid any unwanted eye's. Traveling for over an hour, Sakura finally managed to link up with the Royal Post Road that linked Ansik with the river town of Fris. Knowing that she had only a few more hours of sunlight left, Sakura did her best to put as much distance behind her before night fell.
When the sun began to sink into the distance, Sakura found a small hollow in the woods bordering the Post Road.
Using a small Fire lantern, she ate some of the bread she had brought with her, wrapped a blanket around herself and tried to get some sleep.
After several hours of sleep, Sakura woke to a noise in the bushes around her. Quickly turning the Fire lantern up, she was unable to detect anything. "Must be a tree fox or a squirrel." She thought, after time passed and nothing came out to get her. But when she turned down the lantern though, Sakura discovered that a light was shining out of the bag she had stuffed the Clow into. When she pulled it out, its brilliance was almost to much to handle. Following her instincts, she undid the clasp holding the Clow shut. With the cover opened, a bright gold light burst out of the interior, blinding her momentarily. When she could see again, Sakura discovered that the bright light had vanished. All that remained was a flame coming from the Clow, in which hovered a small winged beast of gold. Sakura stared at it in confusion. It didn't look like the great Guardian Beast she had read about. In fact, it looked like a stuffed cat doll she had had as a child.
As she sat there looking at it, it eyes slowly opened.
Looking first at its surroundings, and then at Sakura, the creature finally glanced down at its body, floating there in midair. "yeiahhhh!!!! It screamed. "What happened to my body???!! Who are you?? Where am I?? Were is Clow!!!!???" The last being the loudest question.
This torrent of questions were all in Old High Leed, and while she was fluent in it, it still took Sakura several minutes to calm the little beast down so she could answer. "I don't know what happened to your body. My Name is Sakura Kinomoss. You are in the District of Angor, in the Kingdom of Belhallim, and King Clow has been dead over a thousand years."
The little gold beast just hung there, its mouth working, but no sound emerged. Finally, it lowered down onto the open book below it.
"Dead a thousand years," It muttered. "How typical of Clow. Die and leave me to clean up his mess." Sighing, the creature looked up at Sakura, who was clearly nervous and about ready to bolt. "I am not going to bite you child, so why don't you sit and explain to me what has happened in this last 1000 years." Thus began one of the strangest nights in Sakura's life, talking to a stuffed doll; "My name is Cerobous!!" He squawked. "That's too grand for a stuffed doll, so I will call you Kero." Sakura replied. About the fall of the kingdom of Leed and the history of Belhallim. Of the loss of much of the old knowledge, and the search her father had made of it all his life so as to recover as much as he could. Of the discovery of the Clow in the ruins of Leed, and finally, of the attack on her families home and her fathers capture by War Golems.
When the conversation finally lagged, Kero looked Sakura straight in the eye and made his decision.
Sorting through the Clow Cards, he explained to Sakura that Clow had made him. Cerobous, the Guardian, but that several of the cards were missing, thus his power was limited, and he was trapped in this false form. "If you want to find your father, you are going to have to find the missing cards. Only then will I have enough power to help you in you quest."
"With Clow gone, I have a duty to the cards to find a new master for us all, someone with strong enough magic to allow us full use of our powers."
"But, I don't have any magic! Sakura exclaimed. "I cant even light a candle, except with a match."
"Not true. You have plenty of magic, just no talent to use it. That's why Clow invented the cards. He was trying to find a way of making artifacts that those with little or no talent could use. Everybody has some magic in them. Its just that most have no talent. Like you."
"After all," He Reminded her. "You broke the seal on this book when your father, who sounds like a very powerful mage, could not. Now try and get some sleep. I will be on guard, and wake you in the morning."
Reassured by Kero's promise to help her find her father, Sakura wrapped herself in her brothers travel blankets and fell back asleep.
Curling up next to Sakura's head, Kero smiled tenderly at her.
"Clow was right again," He thought. "And I thought it was just the madness. He really could see the future. I just wish he had been able to see it all, not just what he was able to tell us before the end. And damn it, were is Yue? Its just like him to be missing when I need him the most. Oh Clow.. I wanted.we wanted..to save you.." Throughout the rest of the time till morning, as he watched over Sakura, tears rolled silently down Kero's cheeks. Unseen and lost, to the dark of night.
Ack!!!! Chapter 3 finally finished, after a years passing to. Oh well, off we go again!!! Please read and review!!!!
Up next: Chapter 4: Meetings and Partings