Darkest Knight
Sorry: I had to repost this since I accidently only posted half of the story. Haha. Heres the entire story! Enjoy!
AN: Hi I'm back! Haha. I should explain again that my dash thingies do not work so you will have to suffer the corny transitions that I am using to replace my dashes. Also I'm sorry for my bad attempt for Satella's German accent. *Fails* Enjoy!
Disclaimer: Hikari does not own or claim to own Chrono Crusade.
When they returned it was lunch time. Thankfully all the other Sisters
were eating lunch including Azmaria and Satella. The hallways were
empty thankfully. Rosette didn't know if she could stand to see the
others horrified faces as Shader walked in carrying Chronos bloody
form. Rosette found herself confused. She let her feet carry her. She
surprised herself to be in front of Sister Kate's office.
"Stay out here. I must speak with Sister Kate and Father Remington"
Rosette said in a voice so quiet that it was a wonder that Shader's cat/
demon ears heard her. Shader nodded and held Chrono a little tighter.
Rosette didn't bother to knock on the door. She walked in quietly
staring at her feet.
"Sister Rosette! What took you so long! I assume you crashed a car
again? Honestly! I don't know how the Order is going to pay for all
your cars!" Sister Kate shouted. Remington noticed how quiet Rosette
was. She wasn't arguing back with Sister Kate. He was worried. He
noticed her demon companion wasn't beside her. He put his hand on
Kate's shoulder. That snapped her out of her thoughts.
"Rosette? What's wrong?" Remington asked quietly. Rosette didn't look
up. She knew if she did she would break down and cry.
"Rosette?" Remington asked quietly. "Where is Chrono?"
At the mention of her dear partners name made Rosette break down. Her
shoulders shook as sobs racked her empty body. Without Chrono her
heart felt hollow. Remington walked over and drew her in for a hug.
Rosette buried her head into his militia shirt.
"He's gone! He's gone forever! Why him? Why Chrono? Why Joshua? Why did
they have to leave?" Rosette sobbed.
"Rosette, tell me what happened?" Remington asked. He closed his eyes
sadly. He had come to think of Chrono and Rosette as his family. To
lose Chrono and to see Rosette so sad made his heart ache.
"The soul eater took over Shader and..."
"Shader?"
"One of the Sinners. But she isn't evil. She's like Chrono" Rosette
explained though her tears. She continued "The soul eater took over
Shader. Chrono used the dive and..."
"CHRONO used the Dive?" Sister Kate exclaimed.
"Yes" Rosette said not even flinching at her harsh tone.
"Demons should not perform dives on other demons! It uses to much of
they're energy and makes the Diver slow to react." Kate explained.
"What?" Rosette exclaimed. More tears sprung to her eyes. "You didn't
tell me that!" Rosette cried.
"Please continue" Remington asked softly.
"I don't really know what happened. Shader told me he did a dive but I
don't really know what happened after that. I didn't want to make
Shader and more upset. She was already so upset" Rosette said.
"Is she here? Can we speak with her?" Kate asked.
"Yes she is. Let me get her" Rosette said. She opened the door a crack
and said something quietly into the hallway. The door opened all the
way as Shader pushed her way through carrying Chrono. She had covered
his chest with her lab coat. Remington took the small boy from her. He
cringed slightly realizing the warmth was gone. Remington was at least
happy that he looked peaceful. He decided listen to Shader before
taking Chrono to his room, since it seemed the most appropriate place
for him.
"I woke up from the Dive, I think you call it? I could feel that
monsters presence inside me becoming weaker but then..." she paused.
"Then that monster put his hand on Chronos chest. A light glowed and
Chrono flew back. Oh God, there was so much blood." Shader said. Her
eyes were distant as she kept replaying the scenes in her head.
"Thank you Shader. We will talk about your housing later" Remington
said.
"Er...yes..." Kate said shooting Remington a glance "But right now I
think you two should get some rest. Shader you can stay in Rosettes
room for now I guess" Kate was reluctant to let another demon into her
convent.
"Thank you" Rosette and Shader said in unison. Remington got up from
his chair. He walked out of the room followed by a grieving Shader and
Rosette. Remington led the way to the Elders hut. Thankfully the Elder
wasn't in. Remington took the small demon to the dark room in the back
and laid him softly on the bed.
"It was a pleasure to get to know you Chrono. We'll all miss you no
matter what Sister Kate thinks she thinks" Remington said quietly. He
left the room and faced Rosette and Shader.
"I'm going to talk to Azmaria and Satella. See you later" Rosette said
quietly.
"Ok. Take care Rosette" Remington said. He turned to Shaded when
Rosette left. "I do not blame you Shader. Would you mind if you wait
with me to talk to the Elder"
"Sure. I want to do what Chrono said" Shader said.
"And what was that?" Remington asked.
"He said that I might be able to help the Elder and create weapons. I
feel bad about the things I helped Aion do. I want to change" Shader
said. Hard determination flashed through her eyes.
"I will do my best to convince Sister Kate. I'm sure the Elder would be
thrilled" Remington said.
Rosette walked over to Azmaria and Satella who were eating in the mess
hall. She plastered a smile to her face and tried to act normal.
"Hey Az, Satella! Could I talk to you outside please?" she asked.
"Sure!" Azmaria chirped her usual cheerful self.
"Vhy certainly" Satella said. Her voice had a thick German accent.
Rosette led them outside to Chronos favorite tree. She swallowed hard.
"I'm sorry guys to bother you but Chronos...Chronos gone!" she said
chocking back tears.
"Gone? Did Aion take him? Chrono wouldn't have ran away!" Azmaria
exclaimed.
"No. He didn't run. He stood and fought." Rosette said. Tears sprung
to her eyes.
"Rosette! You're not making any svense!" Satella said.
"Chronos dead" Rosette said. Azmaria and Satella gasped.
"Vhat?" Satella exclaimed. A look of total shock on her face.
"What happened?" Azmaria asked. Rosette winced seeing tears begin to
run down Azmaria's face.
"Sit down" Rosette said sitting under the tree. She could have sworn
she felt his presence near by. She knew she could smell his sweet
familiar scent. She explained the events of their day in the park. By
the time she was done Azmaria was sobbing and Satella sat in utter
shock with a few tears streaming down her face. Azmaria nearly tackled
Rosette is a hug. Rosette hugged the young girl back as she cried into
her shirt.
"Its gonna be ok Azmaria. Chrono wouldn't want us to cry" Rosette
said. Azmaria sniffed and tried not to cry.
"Your right! We shouldn't be sitting here crying! We should be going
after Aion and looking for Joshua" Azmaria said.
"If you don't mind Vossette. I vould like to help you find your
brother" Satella said.
"I would be happy if you helped Satella" Rosette said smiling.
"Thank you. Common Azmaria! Would you show me to Sister Kates office?"
she asked. Azmaria nodded and stood up. Rosette waved bye to them.
Once they were out of sight she got up from under the tree. She walked
towards the Elders hut. She wanted to go back to the tree. She could
sense Chrono under the tree. Walking away from it made her feel cold
and empty. She had never realized how much she needed him. She wanted
him back even for just a few minutes. She wanted to apologize for
always giving him nuggies and for bossing him around. She wanted to
tell him how much he meant to her. Most of all she wanted to
apologize for making him think he hated her. She needed to talk to
Remington or the Elder. Chrono had wanted Shader to help the Magdalene
Order so Rosette vowed to make it happen.
Rosettes thoughts came to a halt outside the Elders door. She raised
her hand to knock on the door but paused when she heard Remington speak.
"Shader says that she might have a theory to bring Chrono back"
Remington said.
"Bring him back? That's impossible! People have tried resurrection for
thousands of years! What makes you think you could bring him back?"
The Elder asked.
"When demons die their body disappears in black smoke. Since Chronos
body is still here I have reason to believe that his soul is still
here somewhere" Shader said.
"Ok. Do you know where his soul is?" The Elder asked.
"I believe his soul is stuck in the pocketwatch. The contract is not
one sided like you think. Rosettes soul belongs to Chrono. Chronos
soul is also inside the pocketwatch since it needs to receive the
astral. I can build a device that can transfer his soul from the
pocketwatch back to his body" Shader said.
"What about his wounds. If he returns to his body he will just die
again" Remington said.
"That's why I will sneak back to Aion and retrieve his horns from
Joshua" Shader said.
"Couldn't we just open the seal?" The Elder asked.
"Why waste her precious time. Her time is already up as it is. Judging
by the look at the pocketwatch, Rosette only has about a month left"
Shader said.
Rosette looked back from the door. Chrono could come back? She only
had a month left? This was all to much for her to take in at once.
Part of her was overjoyed. Chrono could come back and have his horns
back. Another part of her was in shock. A month wouldn't be enough to
see Chrono alive again, get Joshua back and destroy Aion. Defeating
Aion was virtually impossible as long as Chrono was gone. She didn't
want to hear any more. She had heard enough. She turned and ran to
find Azmaria and Satella to tell them about Chrono.
Elsewhere (Where a stupid dash should be)
"So you really succeeded in destroying the Sinner Chrono." A voice
said from the shadows of Eden. Then it sarcastically added, "To bad
destroyed yourself in the process. Ha. Stupid soul eaters."
"Lord Aion!" A young girls voice said standing in the doorway. She was
in her twenties but was very petit. She wore a maids dress and had
short black hair. Her eyes were dull and bleak.
"What is it Fiore?" the voice asked again. A tall muscular man stepped
out of the shadows. He had broad shoulders and tan skin. His purple
eyes changed from amusement to question. His long waist length silver
hair was tied into a neat ponytail. He dressed in all white with a
long white coat that almost touched the floor.
"Master Joshua had another fit. I was wondering when he would see his
sister?" she asked politely.
"Soon, my dear, very soon. All the actors are ready and everything is
going to plan. Shader joined the Order as I have anticipated, Chrono
is dead and Rosette will come back for his horns as planned. Just be
prepared. When the time comes let her speak to Joshua and come get me"
Aion said smirking. Fiore dipped her head in submission.
"Yes Lord Aion" she said. She left the room. Aion laughed quietly.
"The time is soon Chrono. We will settle this once and for all" Aion
said looking into the glass wall that held Pandemonium's head.
AN: I hope you enjoyed it! Please review! I accept anonymous reviews and I like critical stuff so feel free to be mean (Just no spearing XP.) Arigato gonzaimasu (Formal Japanese for Thank you) UNTILL CHAPTER 3!