Bride of the Underworld: Chosen
This is probably the weirdest concept/plot I ever thought about. Sorry, it just came to me when I was watching the anime called Kamigami no Asobi and I thought of crossing it over with our beloved W.I.T.C.H but unfortunately I wanted Hades' character to be a little bit mischievous and dark so I didn't continue with the crossover (but I will try to do that in the future). Anyway this one is another PhobosxCornelia story I made (shoutouts to kkwaii, my good friend who is also a fan of this couple! You inspired me to write a story about them). I hope you guys will enjoy and please leave reviews and comments about what you think of my story! Enjoy! *Story inspired by the Hades and Persephone myth, that's why I chose Phobos for the lead man because of his dark personality and vile nature he can sometimes be compared to Hades (Hades in the Greek mythology is not bad but for the sake of fantasy, I made him a little bit evil and dark like our favorite Prince) and Cornelia, well, too obvious, she is somewhat a counterpart of Persephone due to her Earthly powers (Persephone is the goddess of Spring).*
Today was Sunday but the streets were busy and filled with a lot of cars and buses and the loud noises of the honking and engine can he heard all throughout Fadden Hills. Tomorrow is the start of the winter vacation so a lot of people are excited for their travel plans while some just want to go back to their hometowns.
But despite the busyness of the roads, no one can see the tall man wearing black robes standing across a ten-storey apartment. His eyes were fixed on a particular floor and room. From his view you could see figures inside moving. A girl with long hair and another with a bob-cut, the long haired girl moved out and went to the small balcony.
She stood there and the lights behind her back had showed off her shiny blonde hair. Her focus was on an empty pot; she smiled at it and waved her hand. From it raised a beautiful red rose, satisfied with her job she went back inside and closed the glass door behind her, the lights inside the room were then switched off indicating that the boarders are now asleep.
However she failed to notice that the tall man already followed her inside and he doesn't need to have a light to see the girl because he was used to the darkness. He lived in the world of gloom for an eternity and his eyes does not strain whenever he was put in total emptiness.
The girl's apartment was spacious, there were three rooms but two are only occupied, a small living room, a bathroom and a kitchen which was enough for the two girls who lived here. He turned to the corner and opened the door.
The bedroom was tidy and he knows that the walls are painted with green. There's a big closet near the window, a small desk, a personal bathroom and on the centremost was the bed where the girl was currently lying.
He went near her and smiled as he saw her face. Perfect. She was perfect. Beautiful, pure and she had control over Earth. She was the girl he's looking for. He lifted his hand and a seal appeared. He lowered his hand and he gently lowered the girl's sleeve, he pressed the seal on her shoulder and from it appeared a mark that almost resembled a trident except that it only has two ends.
"I will come back for you before the end of winter." He said as he kissed her lips. A cloud of dark smoke appeared and then he just dissolved in nothingness.
Cornelia woke up to a cold weather and she slowly rose from her bed. She had a weird dream last night and her head felt heavy because of it. She wasn't able to sleep well and she wanted to enjoy a hot bath to calm herself. Later this afternoon, she and Will will go back to Heatherfield again and meet with their friends at the Silver Dragon.
They haven't seen each other for almost a year now since she and Will are now studying in a university here in Fadden Hills while Irma and Hay Lin decided to stay in Sheffield and Taranee was admitted to Harvard. Things were normal. Except for the fact that five years ago, they were battling evil and were given the responsibility of being the guardians of the veil. Five girls with the elemental powers of water, fire, earth, air and quintessence.
However things have changed and they have defeated all the evil threats in the universe; Prince Phobos, the evil prince who usurped the throne of Meridian and planned to drain his sister all of her powers so that he can conquer the worlds, Nerissa who was driven with hatred and desire to get back the Heart of Kandrakar and stole the heart of Meridian and finally Lord Cedric who betrayed his master for revenge and wants to uphold his desire of conquering the worlds.
They stopped those threats; Lord Cedric and Prince Phobos were now inside the dungeons of Meridian and are well guarded while Nerissa was trapped inside the Heart of Meridian. So everything was back to normal for the five girls who started fighting in their teenage years.
Cornelia was studying about business in a local university in Fadden Hills. Although she wanted to study about sports, her father wanted her to follow his footsteps and takeover the company that her family owns. She had no choice but to oblige as she was the oldest child and it won't take long before her father retires because of old age.
Everything was almost perfect except for the fact that she does not have any love life at all. It was weird considering that she was beautiful, talented and intelligent but boys were not the reason, she was.
Four years ago, she and Caleb, her first love broke up after he told her that he can't continue visiting Heatherfield as he wants to focus in Meridian. To serve his Queen. Pathetic excuse but she was tired of it so she left him for good. After that she tried dating some guys but she finally gave up when she can't feel that special feeling that she felt with Caleb.
Now she was single again and all she wanted was to find that special person, she envied her friends because they all have boyfriends while she was forever alone but still she was happy. Who needs a guy anyway? When she becomes successful she would meet a lot of new guys, maybe even rich businessmen but now she focused herself on studies. She wants to graduate on time.
She went to the bathroom and took off her clothes not bothering to even check what she look like, she knew that she looks like a weird and ugly monster everytime she wakes up so she doesn't want to scare herself if she sees her reflection.
After taking a bath, she went to the mirror to brush her teeth and wash her face but something caught her eyes. Embedded on her shoulders was a black mark. It resembled that of a trident except that it only had two ends. Her face furrowed as she doesn't remember getting a tattoo and she never will. She gingerly touched it and that was all she can remember before everything went dark.
Everything was dark, no, just greyish. She can still see the things around. She was inside a grand hall that almost resembled a dining area. In the center were a big table and some chairs.
"Where am I?" She asked loudly not even thinking that someone might hear her. She can hear her heart throbbing in fear. What the hell was this place? It was scary and gloomy and the atmosphere was almost that of the dead. She saw some candles floating around but instead of a bright yellow light, they give a faded glow.
"Hello Cornelia." She turned when she heard a voice. Standing near the chairs was a tall man wearing some kind of black Greek god robe, he had long silver hair and his eyes had two different colors, one was red while the other was gold. He smiled as he went near her.
"Who are you?" She asked boldly as she took a step back. Whoever this man was, she felt that he was dangerous, judging on the malicious smile that he has in his face. He stopped when they were only inches away from each other.
"My name is Hades." He said as he bowed before her. Hades? She asked herself. But that was the name of the god of the underworld. She raised her eyebrows. She must be dreaming. A nightmare.
"Whoever you are, I have no time for you. Bring me back to my world." Hades chuckled and for a moment he somehow sounded familiar. And she looked at him again, the face, the hair and the voice. She knew someone who looks pretty similar.
"Of course. It's still not the time to take you yet." He said as he moved forward to give her a kiss on the cheeks. She pushed away and was about to slap him but he disappeared.
"Cornelia! Cornelia!" She heard Will's voice calling her and she opened her eyes to see her friend standing over her. Her face was worried. What happened? She found that she was lying on the bathroom and she sat up straight and touched her temples. She had a terrible headache.
And the dream, yes. The weird dream she had. It almost felt realistic.
"Are you alright?" Will asked again. She turned to her friend and gave her a faint smile.
"I'm fine." She said softly as she tried to stand up, Will offered her a hand and she gladly accepted it. Will's face then crumpled as she looked at her. "What?" She asked her friend.
"What's that on your shoulder?" She asked pointing to the mark on her shoulder. She looked at it again. The trident, yes, she doesn't know where it came from.
"I don't know. It just appeared when I woke up." She answered. In her mind, she kept on thinking about the weird vision she had. Hades. Why would she dream about the god of the underworld when he doesn't even exist at all?
"Hurry up and get dressed. I know someone who might know what that is." Will replied and she nodded. The girl then quickly disappeared leaving her there. She turned back to the shower to rinse herself again, who knows what kind of germs have stuck on her body after she slept on the bathroom floor. Well, she doesn't want to know.
After almost three hours of travel, they arrived in Heatherfield and though she wants to directly go to her house and rest, she can't. Will said that they need to find out about the weird mark on her shoulder. And she of course was curious about it. It wasn't just a simple tattoo or mark, it was almost embedded on her skin and she remembered losing consciousness after touching it.
They found themselves inside the Silver Dragon's basement in a matter of minutes and she left her suitcase near the stairs and greeted the three girls who are already there.
"Corny!" It was Irma who first gave her a hug. Even when they grew up, Irma would still tease her with the stupid nickname but she doesn't care about it at all and she was able to keep up with the girl's jokes.
"Taranee, Hay Lin." She then greeted the others and after hugging them, the two went to Will. They then sat down on the soft bed located near the wall which was occupied by Caleb in the past. Seeing it almost made her heart cringe but she tried to calm herself. She wasn't there for hysterics.
"So, how are you girls?" Taranee then asked, after five years, their friend, the fire guardian, finally grew her hair long. Her blue hair was now loosely reaching her shoulders and now she frequently used contacts instead of her buggy glasses.
"Everything is fine by me and Irma but I still miss you guys!" Hay Lin exclaimed. Hay Lin also changed her hairstyle, her usual straight hair in pigtails was now replaced by curls that reached her waist and she almost looks cute in it.
"Yeah. Me too, especially Corny." Irma said before giving her a playfully look and she just smirked in reply. Out of the five of them; she, Irma and Will didn't try to change their haircuts. Irma still had the short curly brunette hair, Will had the red bob-cut and she still wears her hair straight and blonde, though she trims it every year so that it won't exceed her waist.
"I miss you guys too but listen, there's something weird that happened today." Will started. It was about the mark on her shoulder and on the way to Heatherfield, she also shared the weird dream she had after touching the mark. "But first, I would like you to call your grandma, Hay." The Chinese girl nodded and bounced upstairs.
It didn't take her long to reach her grandma and now the five of them were facing the old lady. It almost felt like déjà vu as Cornelia can remember the first time the grandma told them about their special powers.
"Hello girls, I hope you've all been well." The old lady greeted them before settling on an empty stool. They all replied "We're fine" and laughed as they said it in chorus but the atmosphere became serious when Yan Lin asked Will if there is something wrong.
"Show them Corny." The red-haired girl gestured her and she lowered the sleeve of her blouse showing off the trident on her left shoulder. The others looked at it suspiciously.
"You gathered us here to show us Corny's new tattoo? Seriously Will?" Irma jumped out of her chair as she looked at it. She and Will both sighed but Will then turned to their brunette friend.
"This is not a joke Irma. Cornelia didn't have that sign yesterday." Will replied and Irma sat back on her chair. The old lady just looked at it for a long time before giving out a short "hmm".
"I think you should also tell them about your dream." Will added and she nodded to her friend. She sighed before speaking.
"After I found the mark, I touched it and I lose consciousness. Then I had this dream, I was inside this dark hall and a name who claims to be Hades talked to me. And he said that it's still not time to take me yet." She narrated and the others just listened to her. They fell silent afterwards and she noticed that Yan Lin was somehow thinking deeply.
"Maybe it does not really mean a thing." Taranee said looking unconvinced with her narration.
"Or maybe it means that Corny's time is almost near!" Irma again exclaimed and she just glared at the girl. Her new joke was now not funny.
"Then why did I faint when I touched the mark and dreamed about Hades?" She asked but she tried to keep her voice from sounding upset. Hay Lin just looked apologetically at her and did not leave any comments. Maybe she also has no idea what is happening to her. And again there was silence.
"I don't know what it means but I think there's a place where you can find the answer." Yan Lin said. And they already know what she means. Kandrakar. The one place where they can find the answers to all their questions. This for example.
"Then off we go." Will said and everyone just nodded. She held out the heart of Kandrakar and made a fold. They passed thru it and it leads them to the great hall where the Oracle was currently standing. And it seems like he was waiting for them to arrive.
"It's nice to see you after a long time girls." He greeted and smiled at them. Cornelia does not know how old he was but she knew that he had long been Oracle but he still looks youthful.
"And I have long been looking forward to meet the five of you." They all turned when they heard an unfamiliar voice. But no one was there. That was until a light flashed and behind the Oracle appear a man in his forties, he was wearing a white robe that looks like those of Greek gods.
"Who is that?" Irma whispered to her and she just shook her head as she also had no idea who this guy is. Then all of the sudden the newly arrived guest looked at her.
"I believe that you are Cornelia Hale." The man stated and she nodded like an idiot. She didn't ask why he knew her because probably the guy was one of the members of Kandrakar's great council. Then he held out his hand to her and without any hesitations she took it. She felt dizzy and they heard a hissing sound. Everyone looked surprised as the hiss came from the mark she had on her shoulder. He sighed.
"Hades." He then breathed and she raised her eyebrow in confusion. How did he know? "I'm sorry but I believe I haven't introduced myself first." He then said after a while. "I am Zeus, the god of thunder and the king of the gods in Olympus." He introduced himself and bowed before them. So the gods were all real. She doesn't want to believe first but seeing Zeus standing in front of her and having a dream about Hades, she knew that everything was true. Hah! To think that her life was already eerie because of Kandrakar!
"Things just got weirder." She heard Irma mutter but she didn't mind her friend. She was more focused on what was happening to her right now. What did the symbol on her shoulder mean and what does it have to do with her dream with Hades?
"Excuse me sir or your highness. But what do you mean by Hades? What does he have to do with me?" She then asked to clear the confusing thoughts on her mind.
"I'm afraid that Hades has chosen you to be his new bride my child."