Sign Up War of the Cards! [PG-VL]

[JJ]

[Color=darkblue][B]Note:[/B] This is a closed RP sign-up thread. There are 3 others that know to sign-up and I will NOT accept any other sign-ups, not matter how good they are.

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?It?s been years since I?ve needed to use them Syaoran. I should seal them away before?well, before I forget about them and lose control over them.? Sakura told her husband as they both sat on a couch in their living room.

?Sakura, there?s no way?you?re the most powerful person in this kind of magic. You can?t just seal away the Sakura Cards! Are you sure that?s even possible?? The brown haired man asked, starring deep into his wife?s eyes.

?I?ve been in contact with Eriol and he believes it would be possible. However, he suggested that I try one last prediction of the future before I seal them, to see if they?ll be found again and by whom.? Sakura replied.

She stood up from the couch and walked over to the book case, pulling out a case that all contained 52 paper thin cards, a curious one on the top. The Hope ran in big letters on the bottom and a well-dressed young woman was the big picture.

Sakura set the case on the table and removed all the cards, shuffling them and smiling at Syaoran who watched his face tense with worry. ?Sakura??

?Syaoran, don?t worry. All I?m going to do is ask the cards a simple question, that?s all.? She replied, smiling. She quickly began to shuffle the cards and laid out the top seven in three rows down and closed her eyes. She felt the power of the cards and flipped over the right card in the first row, the middle card in the middle row and the left card in the third row.

?Freeze, Time and Twin.? Syaoran whispered.

Sakura opened her eyes and looked at the cards, her face not showing her confusion. ?Syaoran, those three cards are supposed to tell us about the future of the cards. Freeze?Time and Twin in that order?I?m not sure what to make of it.?

?Then I don?t think we should continue the reading until you consult Keroberos, who knows what power the cards still hold.? Syaoran suggested, looking to the stairs.

?Kero-chan! Could you come here for a second?? Sakura called as she got up from the table.

A small stuffed animal floated down the stairs and yawned looking to the older woman, ?Whadaya want? I was sleepin? ya know.?

Sakura pointed to the table and the yellow lion rubbed his eyes and looked at the cards, shocking himself awake. ?Finish the reading.?

Sakura sat back down and closed her eyes, flipping over the other two cards in the first and last rows, and then flipped the right card in the middle row.

?Earthy, Light, Mirror.? Kerberos softly said, looking to Syaoran, ?The last card please.?

Sakura went to turn over the last card but a rough grunt from the stuffed animal caused her to pull her hand back rashly.

?I meant the brat should do it.?

?Kerberos, even after all these years, you still find the need to call me that?? Syaoran asked, offended.

?Yeah, now turn over the card.? He replied loudly.

Syaoran sighed and did as he was told, touching the card and feeling the warmth and power behind as he flipped it over.

?Windy.?

?Kero-chan, what does it all mean?? Sakura asked, looking to her old friend and guardian.

?The first three cards say that they will escape again, but the effect they have will be much greater, stopping something from happening. In fact, it?ll have the same effect twice. The first part comes from the Freeze and Time Card. The second part is obviously the Twin card.

Now..the second part?it?s darker. Sakura, you will not be able to get many of the cards back, if any. You will be replaced and your replacement?will be?? Kero-chan trailed off.

?Will be what?? Sakura asked.

?Brat, I need to speak with Sakura privately, could you go?? Keroberos asked, grinning wickedly at Syaoran.

?Sure, whatever.? The brown haired man replied, walking out of the room.

The floating yellow lion floated over to Sakura and began to whisper in her ear, causing her to gasp and cover her mouth. She quickly gathered up all the cards and stuck them back in the case. ?Syaoran, I?ve got to go. I should be back in a couple of days.?

?Where are you-? Syaoran started, but Sakura was already out the door.

[B]15 Years Later[/B]

?Kero-chan? Kero-chan!? Sakura called throughout the house, searching for her old friend.

?Sakura, he?s not here. He?s gone.? Syaoran responded quietly, laying a hand upon his wife?s shoulder.

?WHAT!? Where is he? I need his help?I?I?? She felt the tears begin to well up in her eyes.

Syaoran laid a comforting hand upon her shoulder and then pulled her close to him, feeling her tear wet the front of his suit. Kerberos had warned him that this was coming, but he hadn?t expected it to happen so soon.

Syaoran kissed the top of her head and smiled at her as she pulled away. ?The cards.?

?The?cards? Oh?? Syaoran started. He looked to the old bookshelf in the living room as it began to fill with a bright blue light.

Sakura dashed for the bookshelf, but didn?t make it as a certain book flew off the shelf and glowed, opening itself. Fifty-two paper thin beams of light flew out and up into the air, but not before they each split into two.

Sakura and Syaroran could only watch as the Sakura Cards flew out through the window and into the night sky. The reign of the Sakura Cards and the War was about to begin.

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Well, my dears, here we have it. My brainchild. (You can insert the evil laughter and fake lightening right there.)

As you can see, this?ll be a Cardcaptors RPG that follows the very vague plot that CCS followed. Capture the cards.

But, there will be many twists and turns in the plot, some for the good and some for the bad. There?s going to be a couple of really new things that I can?t wait to see whether they?re going to work or not.

First, we?ll all take turns controlling the Sakura Cards. For each round, up to three Cards can appear and the person who?s in control of them can decide everything about their appearance and their effect on the environment. Each person?ll be in control of not only choosing the cards and how they pop up, but also who gets the card. So you play the judge! It?ll make things more fun if everyone gets a shot. I don?t think I need to warn you all to pick your wins by your critiques and not just because you think your great. ;P

Second, each character has been picked by the four element cards, which balanced themselves out after becoming Sakura Cards. This card also tells you your Guardian. [B]Firey[/B] shall receive Kerberos, Windy will be in the hands of Yue, Spinel Sun belongs to the holder of the Earthy Card and Watery?s Guardian is Ruby Moon. Pictures and more can be found in the CCS Wikipedia article, which I?ll link at the end.

Third, the four of us will be divided up into two groups, who live on two different continents. One group lives in Great Britain and will be ?lead? by Kaho Mizuki. The other group will be in Japan and have Sakura ?leading? their group.

That is all. I leave you now with?.the sign-up~

[B]Name:[/B] British or Japanese you pick ;P

[B]Country of Origin:[/B] (Great Britain or Japan? 1 place in GB is taken by yours truly)

[B]Age:[/B] (12-14, nothing more, nothing less)

[B]Appearance:[/B] A picture?s enough, unless you want to describe their capturing outfit
or normal look.

[B]Personality:[/B] Not too detailed, but a good overview is important

[B]Family Members:[/B] Age and Name and appearance (if you want)

[B]Sample:[/B] I?d love to see from you lovely ladies how your character reacts to finding their first card and meeting their Guardian. (Take your pick, if someone took the one you wanted, talk it out with the other person or bring it to my attention. I?ve got dibs on Watery) (If you guys want to create your own magical saying for capturing your cards, I?m all for it, just include it in here. ^^) (Description of your sealing wand would be nice too)

As always, direct any and all questions in my direction or post them here. I cannot wait to get things started! (I'll get my sign-up here once one or two of you guys do. xD)

PS: Wikipedia article linkage

[URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardcaptor_Sakura]CCS[/URL]
[URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakura_Kinomoto]For Magical Sayings and examples of a Sealing Wand[/URL]
[URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerberus_%28Cardcaptor_Sakura%29]Keroberos[/URL]
[URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yue_%28Cardcaptor_Sakura%29]Yue[/URL]
[URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinel_Sun]Spinel Sun[/URL][/color]

[SIZE=1][color=DarkGreen]I put the paragraph where you say this is a closed RPG to the top of this post, because that's a very important note, and it could very easily be missed if you mix it with the rest of the text.

- Sandy[/color][/SIZE]

[Sakura]

[SIZE=1][B]OOC:[/B] -Whee~, you finished it ^___^
-When you said ?sealing wand? I hope it was an example since mine?s more a weapon like Syaoran?s.
-Originally I did the snippet differently but realised it was their first card so they'd be pretty clueless.
-I may redo the Personality section, it was kinda rushed.

[COLOR=Purple][B]Name:[/B] Kaori Hamasaki

[B]Country of Origin:[/B] Japan

[B]Age:[/B] 14

[B]Appearance:[/B] [URL=http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/8384/1128715287cpinkshoesqi2.jpg]Here[/URL]. Kaori has been gifted with a lithe and lean athletic body since she was a child and she is naturally flexible which helps her in her gymnastic abilities. Her normal clothes are more casual than that, with a mixture of skirts and pants in her wardrobe. One of her typical outfits is a grungy looking black tanktop, baggy jeans and a pair of joggers.

[B]Personality:[/B] Kaori is a mature individual, despite being in her early/mid teens. She hates when others treat her like a child because she feels she's proven on more than one occassion that she's capable. She?s a quick thinker and has a strategical mind, loving logic type puzzles and strategy games. Lately she?s been learning to accept the abnormal since magic has been working around her in the form of the Sakura Cards and her new guardian, Yue. Kaori seems like quite a serious person, which she is at times, but most of the time she?s actually quite friendly and approachable.

A way to read her emotions is to watch her eyes, because they change shades with how she feels; from their usual stormy blue to a crystal blue, or a dark grey. She?s a dedicated person so when she devotes herself to something she puts her whole self into it and won?t give up, showing an incredible amount of determination toward the task, an easy example in her life is gymnastics. She?s been working at that skill since she was a child and enjoys it immensely, and she?s already great at it. The skill has come in handy on more than one occassion.

[B]Family Members:[/B]
Mother (37): Rio Hamasaki
Brother (9): Takeo Hamasaki

[B]Sample:[/B]
Kaori walked the streets of Tokyo, her hands were stuffed in her pockets as she strolled along the path that cut through a park. Her feet scuffed against the concrete slabs as she went, eyes firm and determined as she walked at a leisurely pace. It was a fine day, the sky a never ending mass of blue, not a cloud to be seen. Suddenly a strong breeze blew past her, making strands of hair fly into her face. Her hand brushed the hair back into place, eyes searching curiously. She didn?t know why, but the wind felt...unusual. Kaori chuckled to herself and removed the idea from her mind, she was being ridiculous, it was just wind.

She continued walking and a stronger wind gushed past, making her hair fly crazily and her to force her body back against the force of it. She looked over her shoulder toward the direction the wind was coming from and thought she saw golden streaks in the wind. Kaori blinked and rubbed her eyes, when she opened them the streaks could still be seen, though now there was a wispy golden yellow figure soaring on the breeze. Her eyes narrowed and the stormy blues changed into a grey steel-like colour.

[B]"What [i]is[/i] that?"[/B] she asked, staring at it.

There was another gush of wind and suddenly a tall handsome man landed beside her. He had long silver hair and deep blue cat-like eyes and a pair of beautiful white wings that resembled those of an angel.

[B]"That is the Windy, it is a Clow Card. Or to be more precise, a Sakura Card."[/B]

[B]"A what? What?s that? And who or [i]what[/i] are you?"[/B]

[B]"My name is Yue, I am the guardian of the Moon, and Windy is one of the cards under my guardianship. You are destined to capture this card, and from that moment I will be your guardian. But only if you can prove yourself worthy."[/B]

[B]"Riiiight."[/B] Kaori just looked at the guardian strangely, disbelief written all over her face.

[B]"Your pendant will be your sealing item."[/B] He pronounced, pointing a finger at it, shooting a blast of ice at it. The silver pendant was engulfed, before the ice shattered moments later.

She grasped the [URL=http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/2889/heartpendantuo6.jpg][B]pendant[/B][/URL] that hung from a fine silver chain around her neck and checked it for any damage.

[B]"Repeat after me, [I]'Stellar light, with powers burning bright,
Reveal the scythe and shine your light!
Release!'[/I]"[/B] he said sternly.

[B]"Stellar light, with powers burning bright,
Reveal the scythe and shine your light!
Release!"[/B] she obeyed, not really believing anything would happen.

A force whipped around her and surrounded the pendant, shining brightly as it transformed into a [URL=http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/9408/scytheyl8.jpg][B]scythe[/B][/URL]. She reflexively hefted the weapon up over her right shoulder so it rested across the back of her neck (see picture).

[B]"Woah, that?s...amazing."[/B] Kaori said with wide eyes.

The wind still blew around her, but now it wasn?t just in one direction, the wind flew in the same direction as the golden figure. She looked to Yue but he had his arms crossed and was just watching. His words rung in her mind, ?But only if you can prove yourself worthy?. She frowned at the prospect of having to handle this on her own when she had no idea what she was supposed to do.

Kaori decided to go with her instincts and chased after the figure entwined with the wind, the scythe?s weight offset her balance slightly as Windy flew straight toward her, sending a great gust of wind in her direction.

[B]"Windy!"[/B] she yelled loudly.

The figure became clearer slightly as her true form was revealed. A beautiful wispy female. It was tiring and hard to keep up with her as she flew, finally when she got closer Kaori brought her scythe down hoping to at least slow the figure down, the tip hitting Windy just as she tried to fly past. A blank tarot card appeared at the tip.

A phrase suddenly came to her and was out of her lips before she could even think about it, [B]"Windy, return to your power confined!"[/B] (if I can think of a better one I?ll change it or use it differently in the RP)

Windy looked sad as she was sucked into the tarot card. When the process was complete, the card flew up and into her hand. She looked at the pink card curiously, staring at the female figure that had just been flying around.

[B]"Well done. You did reasonably well for your first time."[/B] Yue said, a slight smile on his face.

Her scythe shrunk down and disappeared, returning to its pendant form around her neck.

[B]"That?s great, now tell me exactly what?s going on?!"[/B] Kaori frowned, wanting answers.[/COLOR][/SIZE]