It took me a really long time to update this!That's because I want to make sure everything makes sense. The comics don't tell us how Miriadel and the others knew about the Seal in the first place among other things and I think this could've happened. However the whole not interfering thing is a little confusing. We see that the Oracle interferes in the Arkhanta saga by putting a memory spell on the two agents, and he took the Heart away from Nerissa even though it's stated that not even the Oracle can take the Heart away. So it seems he can interfere(and take the Heart away from the Keeper) but under extenuating circumstances. I am basing this on the comics, but I also am mentioning some charcters and things from the cartoon that I like. A shout out to AgentChan for reviewing my first two chapters and I really want to know what you think of the others.
Miriadel had been the first to suspect something. She had noticed Phobos was acting somewhat suspiciously; he was spending almost all his time with Cedric and hardly talking to his parents. He was a teenager but it still gave her an odd feeling. It didn't occur to her to investigate until the Oracle paid her a visit. It was very late in the queen's pregnancy, the ninth month in fact, and she was spending most of the time in bed on the doctor's orders. Miriadel had therefore been going back and forth between the queen and the councillors delivering messages. She had stpped into her room for a well deserved break and had gotten quite a shock, seeing a strange man in her room.
"Good morning", he had greeted her, "I am the Oracle of Kandrakar. I have some unfortunate news for you. Prince Phobos is planning to murder his mother. The Council has spent much time debating on the matter for we are not allowed to interfere. Normally we would send the Guardians but they have given up their powers and it is not time for the new generation to be chosen. However, we cannot allow the future princess to be murdered either. We have therefore decided to inform you but with little advance warning so as to keep our interference to a minimum."
To say that she was shocked was an understatement. She had never thought Phobos would do such a thing. As the Oracle disappeared, she sat on her bed to think. Should she approach the Queen? She wasn't sure if that was such a good idea or not. She needed to get additional proof, and the best way to do that was by searching the prince's room. When the prince was at his lessons, she snuck into his room and looked around. She spied the journal and opened it. Phobos had written an inscripton on the first page. It said respect metaworld's king's name and bow in front of his shadow. The seal of Prince Phobos!There was also a hole cut out in the book with a charm nestled in it. She didn't know what the charm did but the inscription looked suspicious. Phobos called himself the king in it. She left, making a note in her mind to investigate further. She also needed to talk to somebody about this. Perhaps her husband? Galgheita the nursemaid seemed like a good candidate as well. She left the room, making a note to call a meeting as soon as possible with the other two.
Before we go see what Phobos and Cedric are up to in the Abyss of Shadows, a quick recap of the past months is in order. Phobos had decided to call his symbol the Seal of Phobos and had put the power to open anything in it. He spent most of the time practicing his powers and had discovered some new example, the ability to cause others pain in the form of blue beams. He discovered this when he was upset and took it out on Cedric, who cried out in pain when hit. This gave Phobos the idea to arm his Murmerers with weapons that cause pain. He was also planting more flowers, but poisonous ones. After all, if you want to kill someone, poison is very handy to have around. He was also intent on creating black roses, as according to the gardening books he read, those did not exist and roses that appeared to be black were only very dark shades of red, purple, or maroon. Phobos was very intrigued by this;after all, the females, specifically the oldest female child in the royal family had incredible powers, yet he was a male and had powers almost as great as the Light of Meridian herself. He was essentially a black rose, something thought to not exist. He therefore set his mind to creating black roses to remind himself anything was possible. He would take the throne and prove he was just as capable of ruling as all the women before him were. Now that that's done, back to Phobos and Cedric.
Phobos was pacing as he thought of how to kill his parents and sister(if the baby was a girl) without anyone knowing. So far he thought of draining their life force but he needed to be touching them, which took away the element of surprise. Besides, his mother was very powerful and could no doubt stop him, even after giving birth. In frustration he let loose a blast of energy at the floor. Not content with that he gathered a massive surge of energy, his whole body literally crackling with power. As Cedric watched in terror,Phobos released the energy at the wall and blowing up a sizeable chunk . Still not content with this, he looked around for something else to destroy. His eyes fell upon the flowers that he planted and then on Cedric. With an evil smile, he raised his hand and waved it at the other boy. Cedric closed his eyes as a magical wind blew around him... and turned him into a black rose.
"I believe I just solved my problem", Phobos remarked. He then waved his hand, turning his friend back into a boy. As Cedric crouched on the floor, Phobos turned his attention to the hole in the wall that he made. "I'll have to fix that", he remarked as he made his way over to the wall. He raised his hands, then paused. "I do like the view, though. I suppose I'll make a window instead. Cedric", he ordered as he raised his hands again, "you go upstairs and see if you can discover anything useful. I'll let you know when I'm done here so you can inform me."
"Yes, Your Highness", Cedric replied dully as he prepared to leave. This whole business was making him sick, but what was he supposed to to do? Should he do something? He wished with all his heart that he didn't have to be in this position, but at least he still had some time to think before the baby was born. He teleported upstairs to look around, not really knowing how he was supposed to find anything useful.
As he was walking around looking for information, he passed the nursemaid Galgheita's room and heard whispering. Putting his ear to the door and using a bit of magic, he listened in astonishment to the conversation. Apparantly these three adults had knowledge pf the plot and were planning how to save the princess! He stood back, his thoughts in a whirl. Just then then, a page came running by yelling, " The Queen is in labor! The Queen is in labor!" Cedric jumped back as Miriadel, her husband Alborn, and the nurse Galgheita rushed out of the room.
"She is a few weeks early", Miriadel said in a worried tone. "Is she okay?" The page shrugged and dashed off to inform the Prince Consort. Cedric could only stand there, as several emotions swirled around in his heart. Relief, that there were people who knew of the Prince's plans. Hope, that maybe he could at least save the princess. But most of all, fear. What if he failed? Worse, whether he failed or succeeded, what would happen to him if Phobos found out that he tried to stop him?
Later that night, Phobos was in his room pacing and trying to organize his thoughts. If his mother gave birth tonight then soon he would have a chance to put all of those months of planning into action. However, he would have to make sure there were no witnesses in the room when he carried out his plan. He would also have to come up with a believable cover story for the mysterious disappearance of both his parents and his sister, but would there really be a need for that? Even if some suspected him, what would they be able to do except declare him the ruler? He smiled as walked over to his window and looked out at the city. When he carried out his plan and became king all this would be his. And the way that will happen was that as soon as his his father went to visit his mother after the birth, he'll go to his mother's room and turn them both into roses, shred them, and then burn them. Then he'll drain his sister of her powers and turn her lifeless body into a rose then shred it and burn it as well. But for now there was nothing more to do but wait.
Cedric was also pacing, and trying to organize his thoughts but in the hallway outside Miriadel's and Alborn's room. They had resumed their discussion on how to save the princess, but without Galgheita as she was helping the queen. It was now or never, he decided, and knocked on the door. Miriadel opened it and looked curiously at the boy. "Captain", Cedric started, "If I were you I'd make an excuse to get the princess moved out of her room and put into your care as soon as she's born. I'll meet you here shortly after with a special item." He then left, leaving the somewhat confused but hopeful woman behind.
Shortly after that the door to the Queen's room opened and a jubilant Galgheita announced, "it's a girl, and her name is to be Elyon!" She was almost bowled over by an eager Prince Zaden as he rushed to see his wife and daughter. After a few minutes Galgheita wrapped the baby in a blanket and kindly but firmly told the Queen to rest and she'll see her daughter soon. The nursemaid(having been told of the plan via telepathy) then left and proceeded to meet her companions so they can carry out their rescue mission, albeit with a heavy heart as she knew this was the last time the Queen will see her daughter.
In Kandrakar, the Oracle watched sadly at the events that were unfolding before him. He saw Cedric tell Phobos that it was time to carry out the plan, only to grab the book with the Seal in it once the prince had disappeared from view. He then proceeded to teleport to where the three adults were and give them the Seal. A portal was made which then closed after the three adults stepped through. Cedric then rushed over to where Phobos, having murdered his parents, was currently throwing a fit as he realized his sister was gone. Cedric managed to soothe him by saying that in the long run it didn't matter, and soon the citizens of Metamoor would forget they ever had a princess.
All this the Oracle watched with a heavy heart, but his mood lightened somewhat as he saw what was happening on Earth. He was forbidden to interfere, but that didn't mean he was totally helpless. He had made sure the portal opened on Earth, and in an empty house no less. He had also made sure no one would question their sudden appearance by conjuring up all the necessary papers and leaving them on a table in the house. He had also informed Yan Lin, Kadma, and Halinor about the situation and they were on the way, with Yan Lin holding the Heart to prove that they were former Guardians. And as he watched all this, the Oracle smiled, for he knew that when the time was right, the new Guardians will be chosen and the princess will regain her rightful throne.
In a couple of fics Weira is depicted as abusive towards Phobos and that's what made him evil. I believe Weira loved him, and in my story he becomes evil because he knows he'll never rule just because he's a male and he wants to prove to everyone that he's just as capable as ruling as any Queen. I highly recommend reading the stories of lexvan, sokai, wondertown9,galistar07water, strayphoenix, aria morid,xv-dragon, w.i.t.c.h. fan in ut,and andrewK9000.
