The Awakening.
Disclaimer: I only own the idea and my original characters, I don't own Winx Club
Dedication: I thank my lovely wife for helping me to edit ….. and shorten my story
Chapter 2 His Story
"Wait….you're WHAT!?" Bloom yelped in shock loud enough for her friends to hear.
Stella gasped and the others began to talk amongst themselves whispering words that Kord and Bloom could not hear.
"Bloom how old are you now?" Kord asked trying not to sound too curious.
"I'll be nineteen soon, why do you ask?" Bloom answered cautiously, "why?"
"Then it was fifteen years that I gave up on the search for any others." Kord answered regretfully
"What happened to these people?" Layla asked curiously, she'd wandered over towards Bloom and Kord to find out what they were whispering about.
"Well it's complicated." Kord admitted honestly. He then looked to a stone form of a warrior in mid charge. "It was my inauguration day as a champion prince and as such it was my charge to protect my people, my kingdom, my sister and the Dragon Flame that she would hold within her, it was a great honor for me because I was recognized as a competent leader, warrior and above all I worked with my warriors and cared for there well being because I knew them all by name."
"We were as close as brothers and sisters, when the celebration ended a lone warrior staggered into the Castle, he was badly injured, he was from a outpost near a village he reported his post was destroyed along with the other warriors and the force was now approaching the village, and they were being lead by three elder witches, our father called for his warriors and several of our regiment leaders, they then rally the warriors and began to march to the village, I was to stay with my warriors and the royal defenders to protect you and the people of the Castle."
Kord paused to take a breath and shook his head as if trying to rid himself of an unpleasant memory.
"Standing in reserve was five more of our regiments that were eager to help their king in battle, after a few hours a messenger came with orders for three of the reinforcements to quickly enter the battle and for the Castle to prepare for villagers to enter along with wounded and for us to man the defenses, soon there was a flood of villagers and wounded warriors, they were all sent to one side of the Castle, then I received a message from our father."
Kord took out a pendant from under his chest plate that looked to be more of a technological origin. "This was a gift from him, he could send me a message where ever I was, and just before the attack on the Castle I received one from him." Kord then played it.
"My son the battle does not go well for us, the last of my warriors have all but fallen, what we face can barely stand to our might but they have vast numbers and are wining by attrition, they weaken our warriors in battle until the warrior can no longer stand and fight. My son you must protect your sisters and our kingdom, also I know I have never said this, but I am proud of you my son, you are a skilled warrior and you care for your troops, you command them with honor and would give your life to save any other, but most of all you make me proud to call you my son. Go with honor and remember what it means to be a champion prince and a WARRIOR!"
The message ended there. As Kord looked up to Bloom he could see tears welling up in her eyes.
"After a few moments I ran and informed Daphne of what had happened, she told me to try and buy her as much time as I could give her, I ran back to the ramparts but was stopped by an adviser to our mother and father, he told me that he could empower me using a gemstone and I could empower my warriors also but there was a price, it would leave them feeling empty inside but it would save the kingdom. Believing that I could save the kingdom I agreed."
Kord pointed to a gem set in his chest plate. "The advisor chanted some words and the gem set its self into my armor reshaping it to what stands before you, I then rally my warriors and the defenders, I channeled a wave of energy to them and they too changed. When the battle took place we fought with all our hearts, the enemy fell at our feet with great ease but then I noticed the three evil ones flying over our heads, they headed to the other side of the Castle. The first thing that they did was destroy it, the very spot that most of the villagers and injured warriors were taking refuge, they then moved to the center tower where I had left you and our sister, I then was ready to rally my warriors again but then I saw what was happening. They were turning to stone and the enemy was destroying them after but it was also spreading to the villagers that were nearby, then I heard a great scream from the tower as if someone was in great anger had been denied there victory then my heart sank as the tower was destroyed and with it I believed you were too."
"After I could hear their laughter to it then I felt the ground start to crack and break under my feet I could not allow our people to be destroyed like this so I channeled all my power and opened a vortex portal that pulled all of my warriors and people that were still around but the only ones that were around were now turned to stone."
"The only safe place I could think to go was here but then it was a respectable fort, I tried to revive the people but I could not do it for I was not a magi, I am a warrior with limited use of power.
"I then began to search for the three but there was no trace of them, so I did the only thing I could do and that was to stay with my people, so I placed them in here with me and froze myself in this crystals with the help of a very powerful wizard, I asked him to cast a spell, one that would remove all mention and memory of us until the spell I placed on myself was broken.
"Oh I almost forgot Fang was there to, he was my war wolf and before I froze myself I told him I could not do that to him so he was free to go anywhere he wished to go."
"It looks like he never left your side." Bloom commented with a knowing smile. "Yes, well I did have him from a pup," Kord responded also with a smile, "but my intention was that I would stay with my people till the end of time, but I made sure that if someone came here they could awaken me if the need was a great one because I never thought that you were still alive. By the way who was it that had awakened me?"
Mirta then stepped forward, pushed along by Stella. "Uh that would me. I'm Mirta, I'm glad I could help."
Kord then walked to her and put his left hand on her right shoulder and bowed his head. "I thank you for my freedom Mirta." Kord then looked up at her face and into her eyes, that's when she began to blush, he then removed his hand from her.
"Well now that I am awake I just have one thing to do before we leave." He took out a small wand with a large forked gem on its head, it then began to shine and all of the stone people lifted up into a strange vortex, as the last one went into it.
"Where are you sending them?" Stella asked
"They're going into a dimensional keep." Kord answered which in Stella's opinion didn't explain much
"A dimensional keep?" Bloom asked, she was as confused as Stella.
"Yes it's like a safe or a bank in a rift, you can keep anything in there if you have the right kind of gem, most royal families have at the most a dozen to keep their treasures personal items or in some cases prisoners, so long as the key." Kord held up the wand.
"If it's not damaged the rift will remain for all time no matter where you are, you can also open the rift to any size you need for just your hand to enter or for an entire army, now what do you say that we leave and head to your place Bloom?"
"I'm afraid that's not easily possible." Tecna stated in her usual calm manner.
"Why not?" Kord asked sounding confused.
"We don't know where we are so we don't have a clue of how to channel our powers." Musa explained simply. "If we don't know where we're going we could end up anywhere."
"Bloom where are you girls staying?" Kord asked.
"Well I'm attending the Alfea School and working as the headmistress' assistant, do you think you could teleport us there?"
"That's all?" Kord then placed his closed fists together then brought them apart then forward as a wave of energy passed out a small portal opened, just the right size for a person to enter.
"After you ladies." He said.
"But what about Fang?" Flora wondered gesturing the dog
"What about Fang?" Kord then summoned a shield and placed Fang on top of it then lifted them both up. "You don't think I would leave my best friend behind do you?"
Mirta felt her face grow hot again and looked down at the ground to hide her flaming cheeks while her mind began to wander.
"Hey Mirta. Magical world to Mirta" Musa called waving her hand in front of the maroon haired girl.
"Huh what?" Mirta asked snapping out of her daze.
"Are you coming or not?"
"Oh sorry I'll be right there."
After the last of them entered the portal Kord holding Fang took one last look around then disappeared into the portal as well.
