Winds of Fate...
By Sabre 220
**Disclaimer: I own none of the bloody roar concepts. I am borrowing the concept of zoanthropes and using the characters and concepts without permission. This is in no way shape or form official material.
**Authors Notes: K, if you have read one of my other fics you'll recognize the main character. But it's just a thing I'm basing off of BR: Primal Fury.
Chapter 2:
"You're skills are impressive..." Cronos commented, she just picked up her jacket and machete. Silently putting them on.
"Well, with this kind of gear that's crap..."
"Pardon?"
"Never mind.. Am I going to get the fare or not?"
"Can we at least learn each other a bit more? Over dinner perhaps?" Cronos offered, still admiring her frame. Losing all thoughts of any others. She looked at him and pulled a pair of sunglasses from a pocket and put them on.
"Fine..." She answered with a sigh. Cronos smiled, Ganesha entered as if on cue.
"Your highness... There are some matters that require your attention.."
"Postpone them Ganesha. Make arrangements for our newest citizen." Cronos announced, everyone but Konai and Cronos gawked.
"Sire, she's a vagrant."
"And and honourary citizen. Make arrangements for her in the palace."
"As you wish sire..." Ganesha said leaving. Cronos looked to Konai, who had remained totally silent.
"What no thanks? Nothing?" He asked playfully. She looked at him and took her sunglasses off, staring at him.
"I have stared down death, watched it take family and friends and each time I walk away, with new scars." She hissed. She put her sunglasses back on, but maintained the pose of watching him.
"Well well.. A scarred veteran. Then I'll see to it that you receive deserving treatment."
"Whatever.." She scoffed. Cronos lost his temper there.
"Look I am being very lenient here.... Would you prefer the dammed dungeon?" He blared.
"Ahh look his first royal temper tantrum." She cooed. She walked right up to him and grabbed him by the shoulders gently and pulled him close. "I like my men with fire..." She purred before backing off. Cronos stopped for a few seconds trying to put meaning to the phrase. One of the guards coughed and he shook his head.
"Whatever. Let's get on with the day.." Cronos ordered. Before Cronos moved Konai was already out the doorway and into the hall. Cronos and the guards watched for a few seconds admiring the way her hips swayed and how she carried herself. "The hunt is on.."
"Pardon sir?"
"I want to know everything about her." Cronos ordered, taking off and quickly catching up with her.
She didn't even take note of him, aside from following him around. They made their way throughout the city and eventually to the palace. Many asked about Konai, and without so much as batting an eyelash she answered them whichever manner suited her at the moment. Throughout the day three more retaliations for whatever reason Konai chose. By the time Cronos finally got some free time and to his room he turned right on Konai.
"Who the hell do you think you are?"
"Someone you want..." She answered keeping her back to him, examining the large room, taking in a few details. "There a training area in this place?"
"I should've left you in the dungeon..." Cronos muttered, pacing. She turned on her heels and walked over, passively grabbing Cronos by the shirt and tossing him onto his bed, four feet away. She closed the gap and hovered over Cronos non-threateningly. He went to protest but was silenced by a light kiss. She pulled back but remained looming over him. "That's my lighter side, I am equally distributive with pain.." She hissed before getting back up.
"You are one weird person..."
"I find that people learn best through pleasure then pain... But both are nearly the same in effectiveness." She answered. Cronos observed her for a few moments, not selectively but just in general. There was an aura about her.
"You've had a crappy past haven't you?"
"What's it matter to someone like you? You've grown up in comfort."
"I'd like to ease that pain... Help you sort it out."
"Trust me Cronos. Those who have tried have only gotten hurt themselves.. In your best interests back off.... I need my own room."
"Already done.... It's just down the hall. The open doors." Cronos answered.
She left abruptly, putting her sunglasses on as she left, comepletely silent. She strode through the hallway, quickly spotting her room and wheeling in, closing the door behind herself. Ensuring it was locked she let the gloves slide off. With a solid thump they each hit the floor. It was the same when she kicked off her boots, solidly hitting the floor each. Her jacket and pants were even louder. Shrugging she dragged her pants and jacket over to her bed and sat down. Turning them inside out she started pulling large plates from each. Examining each of the plates and setting them down carefully on the floor. Thirty three plates in total for her pants and twice as many for her jacket.
"Sixty kilos in armoring right there... And to me it feels as light as a feather. Great... Four years since I abandoned everything. Six since they all adopted me. Time for a relaxing shower." She mused to herself, pulling her top off and dropping it on the floor, she did the same with her pants and unclasped her necklace, leaving it on a table.
She found her way to the bathroom and into the shower. Taking her time she checked everything, preparing a bathrobe and a few towels she set to showering. Starting off by cleaning her hair and then moving to her body. Thoroughly enjoying the warm water and the comforting steam that built up. Once she was finished carressing herself she turned off the water and climbed out, drying off and putting the bathrobe on. She waltzed about her room, running a hand through her short hair, wondering why she had forsaken her old hairstyle. She stopped by the window and looked out at the darkening day. Shaking her head at some thoughts she climbed into the large bed and fell fast asleep.
Cronos however was still wide awake and pacing through his room. He was thinking about everything he could remember about the day's events with her. She was totally callous one moment and then almost like a close one the next. She's a complex puzzle with more puzzles within... Cronos stopped pacing and left his room, a guard quickly caught up to him as he headed for her room.
"Sire..." The guard interrupted, stopping Cronos.
"What?" Cronos growled.
"About her, that suit of hers has imbedded plates, she said herself sixty kilograms of armoring and light as a feather to herself.... And at the moment she is sleeping..."
"So let me in so I can wake her..."
"She's only in a bathrobe at the moment."
"Ok, wake her without going in. I'd like to talk to her."
"She isn't responding, she just touched the bed and fell asleep. When we caught her it seemed to the guards as if she'd been travelling all night long. I think it's best she sleeps."
"Well I have to ask her something urgent."
"Sire, I wouldn't risk it..."
"Why?"
"She slipped her shortsword, unsheathed under her pillow."
"Great... Well then what else is on my agenda?"
"Supper Sire and then you were to meet a representative in your study."
"Oh yeah, Ms. Gado is back." Cronos mused.
The time slipped away for Cronos as he expected his visit with Jane. He had known Shina as Konai had called her but wanted to find out why first. The few hours seemed as but a blink of an eye before Cronos was entering his study to find Jane Gado, dressed in formal attire waiting for him.
"Evenin' Cronos." She greeted.
"And what brings you back Jane?"
"I have a favour to ask.."
"Well first I have a question for you..."
"You know I'm already in love..."
"Not of that sort... A silver haired and equally eyed girl wandered in through here a while ago. Wanting passage. So I did, she said she was searching for you and your friends... Any ideas?"
"That's who I'm searching for, Konai Nonomura, her adoptive name or her self given last name Mistune. Can you tell me which way she was going?"
"What's so important about her?"
"She's just someone who popped into our lives and then disappeared." Jane answered. "She has a tough exterior but she's frail...."
"Really, what value does she have?"
"None really. She's not the best of fighters and not the best educated..."
"But she has looks.." Cronos muttered.
"You could put it that way... I came here on my own. I just want to see her again..." Jane murmured. Cronos made a quick decision.
"I'll see what I can do.. Take care Jane... I have other matters to attend to."
"You're hiding something aren't you?" She growled.
"Nothing that concerns you nowadays leopardess. Just some guests that are rather fickle."
"Well take care and I appreciate what you're doing.. It means a lot to Riko and I...." Jane said, bowing out of respect and departing. Cronos watched her leave, knowing that he had acted in the best interests of his new guest. She's hiding from something. That involves them. He returned to his personal wing and entered her room, watching her sleep. Mesmerized by her looks, her aura. She's desperate, but out of fear or pain? He kept on repeating that question, not even registering when her breathing stopped for a few seconds, he took to observing the plates and picked one of the smaller ones up, amazed at it's weight. He returned to his vigil over her. "Why do you run? From what? And why?" Cronos asked, not expecting an answer.
"I bring pain with me... I don't stay in one spot for long these days. Sorry about dinner..."
"It's no problem. I just wish I could get answers out of you... Jane was here, looking for you. I said you had passed through weeks ago. I hope I did the right thing."
"Thank you Cronos..." She choked back actually crying. "You're the first to actually consider what I wanted."
**A.N. : Hahahahahah where will this lead to? Will Cronos return to being his ever annoying royal jackass self or can Konai change him like she does so many others?
By Sabre 220
**Disclaimer: I own none of the bloody roar concepts. I am borrowing the concept of zoanthropes and using the characters and concepts without permission. This is in no way shape or form official material.
**Authors Notes: K, if you have read one of my other fics you'll recognize the main character. But it's just a thing I'm basing off of BR: Primal Fury.
Chapter 2:
"You're skills are impressive..." Cronos commented, she just picked up her jacket and machete. Silently putting them on.
"Well, with this kind of gear that's crap..."
"Pardon?"
"Never mind.. Am I going to get the fare or not?"
"Can we at least learn each other a bit more? Over dinner perhaps?" Cronos offered, still admiring her frame. Losing all thoughts of any others. She looked at him and pulled a pair of sunglasses from a pocket and put them on.
"Fine..." She answered with a sigh. Cronos smiled, Ganesha entered as if on cue.
"Your highness... There are some matters that require your attention.."
"Postpone them Ganesha. Make arrangements for our newest citizen." Cronos announced, everyone but Konai and Cronos gawked.
"Sire, she's a vagrant."
"And and honourary citizen. Make arrangements for her in the palace."
"As you wish sire..." Ganesha said leaving. Cronos looked to Konai, who had remained totally silent.
"What no thanks? Nothing?" He asked playfully. She looked at him and took her sunglasses off, staring at him.
"I have stared down death, watched it take family and friends and each time I walk away, with new scars." She hissed. She put her sunglasses back on, but maintained the pose of watching him.
"Well well.. A scarred veteran. Then I'll see to it that you receive deserving treatment."
"Whatever.." She scoffed. Cronos lost his temper there.
"Look I am being very lenient here.... Would you prefer the dammed dungeon?" He blared.
"Ahh look his first royal temper tantrum." She cooed. She walked right up to him and grabbed him by the shoulders gently and pulled him close. "I like my men with fire..." She purred before backing off. Cronos stopped for a few seconds trying to put meaning to the phrase. One of the guards coughed and he shook his head.
"Whatever. Let's get on with the day.." Cronos ordered. Before Cronos moved Konai was already out the doorway and into the hall. Cronos and the guards watched for a few seconds admiring the way her hips swayed and how she carried herself. "The hunt is on.."
"Pardon sir?"
"I want to know everything about her." Cronos ordered, taking off and quickly catching up with her.
She didn't even take note of him, aside from following him around. They made their way throughout the city and eventually to the palace. Many asked about Konai, and without so much as batting an eyelash she answered them whichever manner suited her at the moment. Throughout the day three more retaliations for whatever reason Konai chose. By the time Cronos finally got some free time and to his room he turned right on Konai.
"Who the hell do you think you are?"
"Someone you want..." She answered keeping her back to him, examining the large room, taking in a few details. "There a training area in this place?"
"I should've left you in the dungeon..." Cronos muttered, pacing. She turned on her heels and walked over, passively grabbing Cronos by the shirt and tossing him onto his bed, four feet away. She closed the gap and hovered over Cronos non-threateningly. He went to protest but was silenced by a light kiss. She pulled back but remained looming over him. "That's my lighter side, I am equally distributive with pain.." She hissed before getting back up.
"You are one weird person..."
"I find that people learn best through pleasure then pain... But both are nearly the same in effectiveness." She answered. Cronos observed her for a few moments, not selectively but just in general. There was an aura about her.
"You've had a crappy past haven't you?"
"What's it matter to someone like you? You've grown up in comfort."
"I'd like to ease that pain... Help you sort it out."
"Trust me Cronos. Those who have tried have only gotten hurt themselves.. In your best interests back off.... I need my own room."
"Already done.... It's just down the hall. The open doors." Cronos answered.
She left abruptly, putting her sunglasses on as she left, comepletely silent. She strode through the hallway, quickly spotting her room and wheeling in, closing the door behind herself. Ensuring it was locked she let the gloves slide off. With a solid thump they each hit the floor. It was the same when she kicked off her boots, solidly hitting the floor each. Her jacket and pants were even louder. Shrugging she dragged her pants and jacket over to her bed and sat down. Turning them inside out she started pulling large plates from each. Examining each of the plates and setting them down carefully on the floor. Thirty three plates in total for her pants and twice as many for her jacket.
"Sixty kilos in armoring right there... And to me it feels as light as a feather. Great... Four years since I abandoned everything. Six since they all adopted me. Time for a relaxing shower." She mused to herself, pulling her top off and dropping it on the floor, she did the same with her pants and unclasped her necklace, leaving it on a table.
She found her way to the bathroom and into the shower. Taking her time she checked everything, preparing a bathrobe and a few towels she set to showering. Starting off by cleaning her hair and then moving to her body. Thoroughly enjoying the warm water and the comforting steam that built up. Once she was finished carressing herself she turned off the water and climbed out, drying off and putting the bathrobe on. She waltzed about her room, running a hand through her short hair, wondering why she had forsaken her old hairstyle. She stopped by the window and looked out at the darkening day. Shaking her head at some thoughts she climbed into the large bed and fell fast asleep.
Cronos however was still wide awake and pacing through his room. He was thinking about everything he could remember about the day's events with her. She was totally callous one moment and then almost like a close one the next. She's a complex puzzle with more puzzles within... Cronos stopped pacing and left his room, a guard quickly caught up to him as he headed for her room.
"Sire..." The guard interrupted, stopping Cronos.
"What?" Cronos growled.
"About her, that suit of hers has imbedded plates, she said herself sixty kilograms of armoring and light as a feather to herself.... And at the moment she is sleeping..."
"So let me in so I can wake her..."
"She's only in a bathrobe at the moment."
"Ok, wake her without going in. I'd like to talk to her."
"She isn't responding, she just touched the bed and fell asleep. When we caught her it seemed to the guards as if she'd been travelling all night long. I think it's best she sleeps."
"Well I have to ask her something urgent."
"Sire, I wouldn't risk it..."
"Why?"
"She slipped her shortsword, unsheathed under her pillow."
"Great... Well then what else is on my agenda?"
"Supper Sire and then you were to meet a representative in your study."
"Oh yeah, Ms. Gado is back." Cronos mused.
The time slipped away for Cronos as he expected his visit with Jane. He had known Shina as Konai had called her but wanted to find out why first. The few hours seemed as but a blink of an eye before Cronos was entering his study to find Jane Gado, dressed in formal attire waiting for him.
"Evenin' Cronos." She greeted.
"And what brings you back Jane?"
"I have a favour to ask.."
"Well first I have a question for you..."
"You know I'm already in love..."
"Not of that sort... A silver haired and equally eyed girl wandered in through here a while ago. Wanting passage. So I did, she said she was searching for you and your friends... Any ideas?"
"That's who I'm searching for, Konai Nonomura, her adoptive name or her self given last name Mistune. Can you tell me which way she was going?"
"What's so important about her?"
"She's just someone who popped into our lives and then disappeared." Jane answered. "She has a tough exterior but she's frail...."
"Really, what value does she have?"
"None really. She's not the best of fighters and not the best educated..."
"But she has looks.." Cronos muttered.
"You could put it that way... I came here on my own. I just want to see her again..." Jane murmured. Cronos made a quick decision.
"I'll see what I can do.. Take care Jane... I have other matters to attend to."
"You're hiding something aren't you?" She growled.
"Nothing that concerns you nowadays leopardess. Just some guests that are rather fickle."
"Well take care and I appreciate what you're doing.. It means a lot to Riko and I...." Jane said, bowing out of respect and departing. Cronos watched her leave, knowing that he had acted in the best interests of his new guest. She's hiding from something. That involves them. He returned to his personal wing and entered her room, watching her sleep. Mesmerized by her looks, her aura. She's desperate, but out of fear or pain? He kept on repeating that question, not even registering when her breathing stopped for a few seconds, he took to observing the plates and picked one of the smaller ones up, amazed at it's weight. He returned to his vigil over her. "Why do you run? From what? And why?" Cronos asked, not expecting an answer.
"I bring pain with me... I don't stay in one spot for long these days. Sorry about dinner..."
"It's no problem. I just wish I could get answers out of you... Jane was here, looking for you. I said you had passed through weeks ago. I hope I did the right thing."
"Thank you Cronos..." She choked back actually crying. "You're the first to actually consider what I wanted."
**A.N. : Hahahahahah where will this lead to? Will Cronos return to being his ever annoying royal jackass self or can Konai change him like she does so many others?