A large white portal appeared before the group and sucked each member
within its grasp. Sakura released a powerful scream as she soared through
the sea of nothing.
"Touya....Li....Make it stop!"
"It'll be alright Sakura!" Li shouted in reply as he followed behind her quickly, beside her brother.
Yue fought back a chuckle as he muttered quietly to himself. "Humans, they never cease to amaze me."
Kero was tossed about the portal as if he were a rag doll in a child's rough hands. At this time he took the liberty of transforming into his true form.
"There, much better..." He said as he began to fly with more grace and dignity.
"How long do we have to stay in here?" Touya asked as he cringed slightly.
"It won't be long, please be patient." Yue responded. He then pointed to a small black dot.
"That object shall become bigger, we're nearly there..."
After a few moments passed Sakura and Li were the first ones to be violently tossed from the windy portal onto a soft sandy surface; followed by Yue, Toya and Kero.
"Sakura are you alright?" Li asked, his cheeks turning slightly crimson as he looked down to the girl who had landed in his arms.
She hesitated to respond for a moment before she finally sat up.
"Li.....oh sorry, yes I'm fine now. I guess I just became a little dizzy that's all..."
Li quickly turned his head away to hide his burning cheeks from Sakura's eyes.
"Is everyone else ok?" Sakura asked as she stood and looked around. She saw Kero's legs sticking straight up in the sand while Touya was tending to Yue who had apparently broken a wing.
"How do I fix this..." Touya asked softly as he carefully examined Yue's wing.
"Nobody can tell you how to use magic, for with every person it is a different trigger..."
A growl of frustration escaped Touya but he nodded in understanding as he closed his eyes and began to concentrate.
Many thoughts and feelings poured through his being before he settled upon one emotion, the emotion he felt for all of his friends and family. Love. His hands began to glow softly with a gentle white aura as the wind slowly began to pick up. Sakura and Li carefully observed him in pure awe.
Yue remained silent as Touya gently pressed his finger tips to his feathers them removed them after a moment. A small grimace of pain escaped Yue's hardened exterior as sensed his bones shifting themselves back into alignment as well as mending any damages. Slowly Touya opened his eyes and looked to the wing, allowing a proud smile to creep upon his lips.
"I'm glad I figured it out this soon..." He stated as he stood. A large yawn then passed. "I'm tired..."
"Get used to it," Yue spoke flatly. "All first time magic users experience some fatigue...you'll get better as you grow more comfortable with your powers."
"Can we get going now?" Kero fussed as he looked over his shoulder to the four stragglers.
"I want to get to the city before the sun sets..."
Only then did the four look ahead to see a large kingdom in the middle of the desert. The world resembled that of the earth with the acceptation of a violet sky with a green sun. The clouds were crimson and the sands were black.
"Alright, let's go..." Sakura said as she drew her windy card.
"No point in wasting out time and strength walking right?" She said with a sly grin as she took out her key.
"Key of the Star, with powers burning bright, reveal the staff, and shine your light. Release! Release and dispel! Windy!" ( Yeah I had to look that one up folks I'm not that obsessed!)
Windy broke from her seal and hovered before Sakura.
"Windy, carry my friends and I to the city." She ordered.
The card spirit obliged her and swirled around the group, floating the, through the cool desert.
"I'm glad to see the cards work..." Li said with a laugh.
"Yeah no kidding..." Touya replied nervously. "We'd be doomed from the start if they didn't.
"I don't think Sakura will always need the cards to call upon the powers they possess..." said Kero.
"Really?" everyone questioned as they turned and stared at him.
"I'll explain it eventually...don't worry about it right now though...onto the city!"
(Fast forwarding time a bit...)
Soon they arrived through the gates of the large kingdom, as Windy gently set them down upon the sandy ground.
"Thank you for your hard work Windy...you may return now." Sakura spoke kindly.
Windy began to glow softly before it began to rotate quickly, evolving back into its card for. Sakura gently gripped the pink Star Card and placed it in her deck.
"Alright, now then let's go find a place to settle in ok?"
"Excuse me..." a soft masculine voice said from behind the pack. They all turned to find a half dragon half man standing before them.
"Are you by chance the representatives of the Earth?" He asked as he bowed.
He was truly a unique and handsome specimen. His entire body was covered with pale red scales accept for his neck and face, upon his back were a pair of powerful dragon wings which remained folded at the moment. His face resembled that of a human; soft brown eyes with long raven locks of hair and pointed ears. Sakura couldn't help but blush slightly, which only brought aggravation to Li.
"Umm, y-yes we are the representatives of the Earth, who are you?" Sakura said stumbling over the words uneasily.
"Please forgive me, I am Ryu, a knight to this kingdom. I have been asked by the King to escort you to your sleeping quarters and to tend to any of your personal needs when you are not in battle."
Li gritted his teeth, as did Touya. Yue placed a hand upon each of the men's shoulders and whispered softly "Easy there you two, he won't try anything on your sister or your eye candy. The men of this world are only allowed to marry and court those that are of their own species....he won't try anything with her I promise." Li slowly relaxed, as did Sakura's sister.
"If you all will please follow me, I'll take you to a place where you can rest, eat and freshen up." Ryu said as he began to walk off towards the direction of the palace.
To Be Continued....
Jade: Ok the fighting will begin shortly I promise, give it a chapter or two...
"Touya....Li....Make it stop!"
"It'll be alright Sakura!" Li shouted in reply as he followed behind her quickly, beside her brother.
Yue fought back a chuckle as he muttered quietly to himself. "Humans, they never cease to amaze me."
Kero was tossed about the portal as if he were a rag doll in a child's rough hands. At this time he took the liberty of transforming into his true form.
"There, much better..." He said as he began to fly with more grace and dignity.
"How long do we have to stay in here?" Touya asked as he cringed slightly.
"It won't be long, please be patient." Yue responded. He then pointed to a small black dot.
"That object shall become bigger, we're nearly there..."
After a few moments passed Sakura and Li were the first ones to be violently tossed from the windy portal onto a soft sandy surface; followed by Yue, Toya and Kero.
"Sakura are you alright?" Li asked, his cheeks turning slightly crimson as he looked down to the girl who had landed in his arms.
She hesitated to respond for a moment before she finally sat up.
"Li.....oh sorry, yes I'm fine now. I guess I just became a little dizzy that's all..."
Li quickly turned his head away to hide his burning cheeks from Sakura's eyes.
"Is everyone else ok?" Sakura asked as she stood and looked around. She saw Kero's legs sticking straight up in the sand while Touya was tending to Yue who had apparently broken a wing.
"How do I fix this..." Touya asked softly as he carefully examined Yue's wing.
"Nobody can tell you how to use magic, for with every person it is a different trigger..."
A growl of frustration escaped Touya but he nodded in understanding as he closed his eyes and began to concentrate.
Many thoughts and feelings poured through his being before he settled upon one emotion, the emotion he felt for all of his friends and family. Love. His hands began to glow softly with a gentle white aura as the wind slowly began to pick up. Sakura and Li carefully observed him in pure awe.
Yue remained silent as Touya gently pressed his finger tips to his feathers them removed them after a moment. A small grimace of pain escaped Yue's hardened exterior as sensed his bones shifting themselves back into alignment as well as mending any damages. Slowly Touya opened his eyes and looked to the wing, allowing a proud smile to creep upon his lips.
"I'm glad I figured it out this soon..." He stated as he stood. A large yawn then passed. "I'm tired..."
"Get used to it," Yue spoke flatly. "All first time magic users experience some fatigue...you'll get better as you grow more comfortable with your powers."
"Can we get going now?" Kero fussed as he looked over his shoulder to the four stragglers.
"I want to get to the city before the sun sets..."
Only then did the four look ahead to see a large kingdom in the middle of the desert. The world resembled that of the earth with the acceptation of a violet sky with a green sun. The clouds were crimson and the sands were black.
"Alright, let's go..." Sakura said as she drew her windy card.
"No point in wasting out time and strength walking right?" She said with a sly grin as she took out her key.
"Key of the Star, with powers burning bright, reveal the staff, and shine your light. Release! Release and dispel! Windy!" ( Yeah I had to look that one up folks I'm not that obsessed!)
Windy broke from her seal and hovered before Sakura.
"Windy, carry my friends and I to the city." She ordered.
The card spirit obliged her and swirled around the group, floating the, through the cool desert.
"I'm glad to see the cards work..." Li said with a laugh.
"Yeah no kidding..." Touya replied nervously. "We'd be doomed from the start if they didn't.
"I don't think Sakura will always need the cards to call upon the powers they possess..." said Kero.
"Really?" everyone questioned as they turned and stared at him.
"I'll explain it eventually...don't worry about it right now though...onto the city!"
(Fast forwarding time a bit...)
Soon they arrived through the gates of the large kingdom, as Windy gently set them down upon the sandy ground.
"Thank you for your hard work Windy...you may return now." Sakura spoke kindly.
Windy began to glow softly before it began to rotate quickly, evolving back into its card for. Sakura gently gripped the pink Star Card and placed it in her deck.
"Alright, now then let's go find a place to settle in ok?"
"Excuse me..." a soft masculine voice said from behind the pack. They all turned to find a half dragon half man standing before them.
"Are you by chance the representatives of the Earth?" He asked as he bowed.
He was truly a unique and handsome specimen. His entire body was covered with pale red scales accept for his neck and face, upon his back were a pair of powerful dragon wings which remained folded at the moment. His face resembled that of a human; soft brown eyes with long raven locks of hair and pointed ears. Sakura couldn't help but blush slightly, which only brought aggravation to Li.
"Umm, y-yes we are the representatives of the Earth, who are you?" Sakura said stumbling over the words uneasily.
"Please forgive me, I am Ryu, a knight to this kingdom. I have been asked by the King to escort you to your sleeping quarters and to tend to any of your personal needs when you are not in battle."
Li gritted his teeth, as did Touya. Yue placed a hand upon each of the men's shoulders and whispered softly "Easy there you two, he won't try anything on your sister or your eye candy. The men of this world are only allowed to marry and court those that are of their own species....he won't try anything with her I promise." Li slowly relaxed, as did Sakura's sister.
"If you all will please follow me, I'll take you to a place where you can rest, eat and freshen up." Ryu said as he began to walk off towards the direction of the palace.
To Be Continued....
Jade: Ok the fighting will begin shortly I promise, give it a chapter or two...