The Cristallium Order

by angelalexandra

Sequel to 'Treasure Keepers'. When the Witches of Traldayor were defeated, peace was assured and the treasures were rightfully returned. But a new evil has emerged and the Winx's new Cosmix powers are not enough...they need the Princesses of the Christallium Order. For this mission, they cannot only rely on their powers, they need to rely on Bloom and her knowledge of Earth.

1. Prologue

Hi all you Winx Fans! I know that it has been a while since I have published a winx story but the latest seasons haven't exactly inspired me at all. I however have been reading a brand new novel series that has inspired me to write this story.

I would like to send out a huge thank you to everyone who has submitted OC's to this story. It was a tough call but I would like to give a shout out to Butterfly Crown, The Chocolate Alicorn Ducky and Demonfox25 for their winning OC's and for allowing me to alter them just a little.

Disclaimer: I do not own Winx Club and its characters or the OC's submitted for this story

If anyone out there is someone or knows someone who is fantastic at DeviantART and can create some amazing computer OC characters for Winx Club, I would love to work with you to create an original title page/cover page for this story.

So everyone sit back and I hope that you all enjoy this story :) Please R/R but respectfully no hate please.

'Sons and Daughters of the Cristallium Sector, I stand before you not as the King of Exarius, but as an equal, as a fellow brother of this great part of space to stand next to you and fight the good fight. Today does not mark the day where children of Exarius, Anora, and Donar-Corentin come together in the name of peace, but where the courage of people rises and we forge unbreakable bonds of fellowship. We shall remember this day as the one where we became one strong united front and defended what is rightfully ours. A great evil threatens our way of life and it is by the evil of our own making. It is only us that must bear the weight of stopping this evil, and it is only us that shall prevail. Today is not our day to lose our freedom. Our Princesses may be gone but our strength and courage to fight in their name shall not be lost! This is our day and it shall not be our last!'

An excerpt from King Rayon's speech, the Cristallium War, 1995

It was a war unlike any other that had plagued the magical dimension. They came without warning and their destruction was almost immediate. No one knew who they were and their stay was not short. Children had no time to run for cover, not even to hide under their bed covers. Men and women in the streets ran for panic but were soon overcome with darkness. They plagued the Cristallium Sector in their quest for power and revenge, causing havoc and mayhem to when the citizens were most vulnerable...at night.

When the sun went down each day, the howls and screeches of their army would echo through the air, almost like taunting them of their inevitable arrival. One by one innocent citizens would be taken from the streets if wandering out after dark, never to be heard from again. By day break the havoc and destruction was noticeable by the large footprints in the mud and snow and the painful cries of loved ones who were left behind.

No one knew where they came from and no one knew where they went during sunlight but they appeared at the same time every night, their mayhem increasing in strength with each passing day. The three kings of the Cristallium Sector watched helplessly as their kingdoms were ravaged by evil knowing full well that soon the worst was yet to come. The only clue about this unknown evil that they had was that they used their enemy's weakness against them and they appeared from a wormhole that orbited the sector's parameter.

After almost a year of torment, one King decided that he shall not let his kingdom be overrun by evil anymore. He ventured out alone at night, luring a creature to him. When he could hear the screeches of his enemy approach him, he remained still. He stayed that way until he could almost feel the slicing of the air by the creature's sharp and lethal talons before he spun and threw a sun potion on the ground, brightening up the town square and blinding the creature before drawing his blade and putting him to an end.

It was the first sign of freedom and peace seen in any of the three planets in a year. On closer inspection of the creature, the King knew exactly what he was up against and knew that he was the cause of it. It was his failure and ignorance that led to the danger and mayhem of the three planets. This evil that preyed upon the innocent was only henchmen, the followers of the true evil that fell upon the great sector. This evil was mad and power hungry and only desired one thing: the power of the Cristallium Order. Only women of the three royal families carried this sacred power and it was the royal blood line that had the power to defeat this evil. But they were not ready; no one was ready for the challenge and no one was prepared with another plan. They needed time to prepare and time was not something that was on their side.

The three kings met up in secret after the King's great discovery. It was believed that if evil was after power then they would leave if the Cristallium sector had none. From that day on it was decided that the great and ancient power of each planet would be taken and sent somewhere that it would never be found; a place that would keep them safe until they were ready to accept the challenge. The next day, each baby girl of the three kingdoms were gently taken from their nurseries and delivered to the King's most trusted knight. He took the three baby girls and left them somewhere that he knew would be safe from any danger. Only he knew exactly where to find them when the time came.

The royal families watched helplessly as their only daughters were taken away from their places of birth, knowing full well that it was the best for their safety and the safety of their planets. It was unknown when they would return or even if they would return at all but until that time came, the planets of the Cristallium Sector planned one final battle in the name of the Princesses and pushed the forces of evil back into the dark depths of space.

After that fateful day, that evil was never heard from again. The Kings all theorised that since there was no power left in the sector, evil had left on the hunt for it, but King Rayon knew better. He knew that they were just lurking in the darkness of space watching them carefully for any hint of power. For this reason alone all magic in the Cristallium Sector was banished and anyone practicing it would be severely punished. The citizens of the sector knew the reason behind this but a life without magic was a life where they had to hide themselves and live a lie. They just hoped that soon the princesses would return and bring back life and magic into their kingdoms and stop the evil once and for all.