Card Captor Sakura Fan Fiction ❯ The council of clow ❯ Welcome to the council ( Chapter 1 )

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This fanfic is designed to introduce you to an element, which will be used in my fanfics.
Welcome to the council
Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK

In a secret room accessible only from the library, lies a secret council forged from the knowledge of Japanese sorcerer Clow Reed. Its purposes include the choosing, testing and training of a candidate that will inherit the Clow cards. Beyond that however, the council is secretly rallying forces to fight the darkness and further on, to allow arcane humans to walk alongside and use their powers alongside normal humans without fear.

The lock itself is special, sure it’s the old book pull trick but only magically inclined humans and those who are deemed suitable to enter can reveal the passageway. Inside the council looks similar to the library with a few exceptions. On the floor lies the magic circle of Clow Reed; a large round wooden table is in the centre, nested by a set of chairs. There are many bookcases containing books on arcane and mythology. A computer was also on a table on its own, for access to the outside world.

Right now two people were sitting on opposite ends, one the one side lies a young boy with short black hair and dark eyes concealed by his glasses. He wears a dark blue robe, stylised in the same way as his ancestors. He is the direct descendent of Clow Reed, Eli Moon.

On the other side is a young woman with long red hair tied in a ponytail. She has small yellow eyes and wears a white kimono. She is Layla Mackenzie, a friend of Eli’s.

Eli: Preliminary council meeting number 4 commencing… we will start firstly that although the council has not been reformed we have achieved the first goal of the council. The trails have passed and the candidate can now be official known as Cardcaptor.

Layla: Eli, should you start referring Sakura by her name rather than just “Cardcaptor” or candidate. This always referred the last three meetings, but I think you are referring Sakura as just some tool.

Eli: Indeed… I already had chosen the candidate regardless of Kero's choice. The question is why… why it was more suitable for her to inherit the cards than someone like Li.

Layla: Or Minko.

Eli: Layla, I wish you didn’t bring that up.

Layla: You will have to tell it to her and her friends. Otherwise she won’t trust you… and not even one magic spell will change that.

Eli: But she trusted me before

Layla: Until you revealed your purpose… now she is uncertain if you are a friend or a foe.

Eli: If that is the case why did she trust you?

Layla: I am not quite sure… but she was very open in the letters she sent during the advanced training. Even though I didn’t tell her my true purpose until the final judgement, she didn’t see me as a threat. Maybe moral support and a warm approach were required.

Eli: Hmm… you could be right. Let gets some of the reports and try and prove your theory.