Okay so I FINALLY started to write this...again, but this time I really mean it! Sorry its so short! I hope to write much longer chapters, I haven't written anything in a long time.
First off I do not own W.I.T.C.H. , however I do own some of the characters that will be showing up in this story. It does not completely follow the comics or the show, and it shares some similar aspects that I came up with before ever reading it in comic. For example my Rune Warriors are nothing like the rune guys that show up in the comics.
WARNING: The witch girls are very different in this as well. I have changed them for the story, I will be bashing a lot on some of them, even though Irma is actually awesome, in here she's less awesome.. and Cornellia is a bit tougher, less girlie.
Summary: Over the years the girls grew apart, as they aged they changed. Now that there is peace throughout the universe they no longer fight as guardians and begin using their powers selfishly. Elyon's power has also grown substantially, and has grown into a powerful ruler. However she has begun craving power. After the guardians are stripped of their duty, they loose the last thread that held them together. Now Will and Cornelia continue begin a new life, new home, new school, new friends, and identities. Unfortunately the two are called upon to hunt down an old enemy, leading them to meet the Rune Warriors, find new power, struggle to pretend to be men, and discover a whole new destiny, with their old comrades as their enemies.
Prologue.
Normally the glistering white halls of Kandrakar are filled with the sounds of murmuring voices and shuffling feet of the busy occupants, however today is different. Today the halls are empty, the air silent. In one chamber however, the council meets in a noisy deliberation, about the future of the guardians.
"There is no longer a need for the guardians. Miridian now flourishes under Queen
Elyon's rule, and the rest of the universe bathes in the warmth of peace created by the guardians." A man in white stated from his seat.
"Precisely, they have fought hard and succeeded in creating peace, should we not honor this Zyreal?" An elderly woman with long gray hair spoke with kindness and strength. " ..and do we not need such capable guardians to ensure that this peace lasts if darkness rises once more?"
" If darkness arises again, how will the guardians protect peace when it does not exist amongst themselves Yan Lynn? We have waited long enough for them to reunite, but they only grow further from each other, and further from being fit to be guardians." Zyreal now stood as he spoke to the council. "I agree, they have been great heroes in the past however, they now lack the unity and heart that is required to maintain peace. It saddens me to say this but they are no longer fit to be guardians."
The members of the council murmured amongst themselves, eventually coming to a conclusion. In the centre of the room the five guardians knelled with their heads bowed down to the floor. However they do not kneel together like they would have years ago, instead Cornelia and will separate themselves from the rest of the group.
"Guardians, over the years you have served Kandrakar and all of the realms it watches over. You have fought with great strength and achieved so much. However the council has decided to that you are no longer able to bare the burden your power, it is time that you relinquish it. We hope that there will never again be a need for your services, if the day comes we hope you will be able to fight once more. Miss Vandom, if you may?"
Zyreal, the new oracle stood in front of will, palm open ready to receive the heart. A shadow of grief cast down on Will's face as she summoned the heart within her own palms, gazing longingly at its familiar warmth.
" It pains me to do this Will, I know that it has become a part of you. I am deeply sorry." Zyreal, with the heart now in his hands, bowed his head to the girls as they transformed back into their human forms. " The people of Kandakar, neigh, the people of all civilizations owe you a great debt, and thank you. We shall honor your names in our history, Guardians of Kandrakar." The council bowed their heads down in gratitude as the former guardians entered the portal between Kandrakar and earth one last time.
Thus W.I.T.C.H is officially no more.
The sun was shinning brightly through the shield of the curtains, beckoning the two girls from their slumber. Will and Cornelia lay sleeping on a bare mattress in the centre of the box canyon that was their new home. It has been almost a year since their departure from Kandrakar, and now they are in the processes of unpacking their belongings into their new home. The summer is nearing an end, bringing them a new school season. Since they had left Kandrakar the girls had little contact with the other members of W.I.T.C.H, only exchanging the odd insult when passing. Cornelia had spent most of the summer as a camp supervisor, while will had spent her summer working at a pet adoption centre on the side of her swimming competitions. Will was no longer dating Matt, they had broken up three months before the council's meeting. Cornelia and Peter were experiencing problems with their relationship becoming long distant, Peter had moved away as well, and the tension between the Cornelia and Taranee. They haven't spoken in over a month.
As Cornelia slumped her way to the kitchen, which was mostly unpacked, she noticed the corner of a photograph peaking out of a box.
She stood their in her forest green shorts and white tank-top, hair in a messy bundle on top of her head, with her eyes starring quizzically at the picture.
" Whash thaat?" Will yawned while making her way over to Cornelia's side in her blue pj pants and green frogie t-shirt.
" Just an only picture of W.I.T.C.H at the Halloween party." The two girls smiled fondly at the picture of their old friends.
"Hahaha I remember you and Irma arguing about some stupid prank and the two of you fell into the punch bowl."
"Haha I still have those stains on that dress." Her smile faded as her slender fingers traced along the glass surface shielding a photograph of their group. "We were all so happy back then. Yet after everything we've been through, the battles, monsters, magic, our friendship was unable to survive the teenage years of high school. Kinda Ironic if you think about it."
" Yeah, if you told me that it was going to turn out like this back then I would have never believed you, but here we are. You me and a new school." Will pulled two cups out of the cupboard. "Tea?"
" Yeah, thanks." Cornelia placed the picture on the kitchen counter. "I can't believe we are going to be going to college."
"I know, its so weird, there's so much ahead of us, but first we have to tackle the issue of our apartment."
Chaos filled the holy halls of Kandakar. In one room Zyreal was meeting with key members of the council, including Yan Lynn. After moments of silence Zyreal spoke, his voice deep and melodic.
"It has been three weeks now since the attack. Three weeks this sanctuary has been in turmoil, and three weeks since his escape."
"There are still no signs of his presence anywhere. Whoever had freed him must be highly intelligent to manage to make him vanish like this. Who could, or would do such a thing?"
" If I make interrupt, I believe I know." Zyreal and Yan Lynn looked towards to source of the voice too see Queen Eylon standing regally in the centre of the small room with her body guard close behind. "If my sources are correct, they may be Rune Warriors."
"The Runic teachings have been lost since the extinction of the order hundreds of years ago, how would they return?" Zyreal looked down at the floor pensively. " and why would they intrude this fortress to free such evil?"
" I do not know how, but I assume that they were hired by someone who is still loyal to him. Although my power has grown exponentially, as well as my army, we have not been able to find evidence of his presence in Metamore."
" Where do you think he would have run off too?" Yan Lynn piped in.
" There are thousands of realms he could be hiding in. We may not be able to find him before he comes for us." Zyreal shared a grim look with Yan Lynn.
" Earth." The two stared at her in dis belief. " I may not have been raised with him, but I know my brother well." As she spoke her eyes narrowed and her voice grew venomous. " He will hide close by, somewhere that we would not suspect, and somewhere he detests. Earth is a simple place, with few who use magic, let alone anyone who would search for him."
" It has a close connection to both Kandrakar and Mirdian."
" Precisely."
" They we must send someone to hunt him."
" If I may Oracle Zyreal. I wish to have a close hand in this mission, and as you know I have great power now. I have a team who know Earth well. If I may, I would like them to carry out this mission."
"I understand Queen Elyon, and shall grant you your wish. You are indeed a vital alley, and with your help we can send our resources among other realms. Tell your companions that they not only serve you in this mission, but kandakar as well."
"Thank you Oracle, I shall. And know that we will not rest until my brother is locked within kadakar once more." With that Elyon and Caleb disappeared, leaving Zyreal to ponder while Yan Lynn tried to hide a nagging feeling in her heart.