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Dun dun duuuuu, here's chapter 7. What happened to Taban and team? Who's the dark figure watching Chrono? Why can't the heroes of time stay awak?
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Chapter 7
The shadows hid Magus as he observed Chrono, unaware of Magus in the shadows, taking the weapon and items of his sleeping friends. Chrono had taken Marle's Amulet, Lucca's gun, the gate-key and then had headed over to the Epoch. Magus was about to stop him from using it when he remembered that Lucca made it require a key now, a feature Chrono didn't know about.
'Piece of shit, start', Magus heard Chrono whisper.
The next thing he heard was metal hitting metal and suspected that Chrono had attempted to disable the Epoch with his sword. It didn't bother him as he trusted Lucca would have a way to fix it, something he had come to rely on over the adventures with her. Chrono marched past Magus again, carefully stepping around the three sleepers, and over to the small pillar of light that had appeared shortly after Chrono had arrived at the end of time. Watching him jump in and sail off to the 1000 A.D. he pushed himself off the wall he was leaning against, the shadows still sticking to his clothes until the walked to far from the wall so that they ripped off. Walking over to a small device Lucca had hidden next to a few books she had, Magus flipped a switch and the barely audible humming sound that it produced stopped. Lucca immediately was jolted out of her un-natural sleep, rubbing her eyes and yawning as Magus stood above her.
"Did he"*yawn*"take the bait?", asked Lucca sleepily.
"Yes, I'm surprised he didn't try to also kill you", responded Magus.
"He is our friend remember", countered Lucca.
"Chrono is your friend but that man that just warped out of here is not", reminded Magus.
Lucca graded the small device next to her, it being no bigger than a baseball, and held it in her hand studying it.
"I'm surprised it worked", said Lucca.
"It did work though, so does it matter", stated Magus coolly as he found a new wall to lean against.
Lucca held in her hand a small device that duplicated the effect of her hypnotize spell. Putting the subjects in a five foot radius asleep slowly, and waking them up abruptly when it was turned off. She and Magus had devised a plan while they were away, stopping at her house to grab some spare parts and assembling the device quickly. She turned her gaze to Marle and Spekkio, both who had not waken up yet, and wonder why they were still sleeping.
"I guess they went to sleep naturally", stated Lucca.
"Let them sleep, it is quieter without them", said Magus turning around and opening the door to Spekkio's room.
Gaspar sat in the middle of a pile of books as he chanted phrases that Magus had never heard before, shutting his recent book and looking up at Magus he let out a small cough. It was apparent that he was tired, his eyes were bloodshot and had blue-ish pockets beneath them. Letting out a small yawn he put his hat back on that was sitting next to him and spoke.
"Did he take it?", asked Gaspar.
"Yes", replied Magus.
"Any progress", this time asked Magus.
"Nope, I wish he had a copy of Belthasar's journal. He might have written it down in there", responded Gaspar.
"So, where is he at", asked Gaspar.
Knowing who he was referring to, Magus reached in his cape and pulled out an instrument that looked much like the gauge on the Epoch. It had a marking for each of the time periods and a small flat globe map. The arrow currently pointed to the time period 1000 A.D. and the map indicated that said he was still in the Guardia kingdom.
"Home", responded Magus.
"Good, lets hope he gives us some time to search", responded Gaspar as he went back to work.
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Emerging from the blue gate, Chrono was met by the collective shocked glares of Taban and his team. Re-assuming his evil glare snapped them back to reality and they all quickly kneeled before him.
"I see it's working", state Chrono to Taban.
"Yes, it has been working for awhile. Me and my men just finished making modifications to it", said Taban as he arose from his keeling position.
Taking off the pendant that he had taken from Marle, Chrono held it in his opened hands towards Taban.
"Take this back to the castle", commanded Chrono.
"I did my part, now let me and my wife go like you said", command Taban back to him as he crossed his arms.
"Fine, go", sneered Chrono as he waved his hand in the direction of the Fair Grounds Exit.
"Just deliver this pendant to the castle when you go to pick up your wife", requested Chrono.
"Fine", said Taban as he violently took the pendant and marched off to the castle with his team in tow.
After they had left, Chrono motioned for the nearest guard to come to him.
"Kill them after they deliver the pendant", whispered the King to his knight.
"Yes Mi'lord", responded the Knight as he pointed to two other knights, motioning them to go with him.
Turning back around to face the time portal, he reflected on his actions for a few moments as he watched the flowing colors. It was like a river, and his gate key was like the boat that allowed him to ride the river. Soon he realized he wouldn't need a boat, soon he would be able to swim freely in the river.
"One down, two to go", said Chrono aloud to himself as he jumped back in the time portal he came from. Instead of taking him back to the end of time, it carried him to its pre-arranged destination; The Middle Ages.
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Griping the pendant in his hands, Taban continued walking. He was going to get his wife and go as far away from the Guardia kingdom as possible, Chrono had gone insane and he sure wasn't staying around. Looking back at his group of men, he silently said a prayer for them. Most of the said they had wanted to stay, that they had family here and couldn't just pack up and leave. They were all hard workers and Taban considered them friends but they weren't budging, forcing Taban to make the move alone with his family.
Thinking about his family made him think about his daughter, Chrono had refused to say where she was or if she was even alive. Despite how strange he had acted Taban refused to believe that Chrono would kill Lucca, she had been his best friend since they had been kids.
'I hope she's alright', thought Taban again.
As they passed through town Taban noticed not a sole roamed the streets. Windows were locked, doors probably bolted, and livestock rounded up in their pens which were locked as well.
'What happened to the good old days', thought back to before Chrono had assumed the throne.
'People laughed and played outside, guards were friendly and helpful, and people smiled', continued Taban.
'Not anymore, not since him. Declaring a curfew is one thing but then declaring martial law!! That is just too far', Taban yelled in his head.
'Maybe Porre needs an inventor, or perhaps Median. Even that place would be a better place than this', Taban thought as he considered his options.
Flipping the pendant around in his hands he was tempted to spite the king by just taking it and throwing it in the ocean but reconsidered when he noticed the guards trailing him. There were about three of them following him and his group, meaning that they were probably being used for something more than just following.
'Great, just when I think I'm out of the woods', thought Taban again.
As he flipped the pendant around in his hands, he felt something metallic on the back of it. Turning it around and examining it, he recognized the object as being a micro-chip that his daughter often messed around with. Taking it as a sign she was okay and probably planning something, Taban pushed his hands in his pocket and whistled old songs the rest of the way.
Dun dun duuuuu, here's chapter 7. What happened to Taban and team? Who's the dark figure watching Chrono? Why can't the heroes of time stay awak?
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Chapter 7
The shadows hid Magus as he observed Chrono, unaware of Magus in the shadows, taking the weapon and items of his sleeping friends. Chrono had taken Marle's Amulet, Lucca's gun, the gate-key and then had headed over to the Epoch. Magus was about to stop him from using it when he remembered that Lucca made it require a key now, a feature Chrono didn't know about.
'Piece of shit, start', Magus heard Chrono whisper.
The next thing he heard was metal hitting metal and suspected that Chrono had attempted to disable the Epoch with his sword. It didn't bother him as he trusted Lucca would have a way to fix it, something he had come to rely on over the adventures with her. Chrono marched past Magus again, carefully stepping around the three sleepers, and over to the small pillar of light that had appeared shortly after Chrono had arrived at the end of time. Watching him jump in and sail off to the 1000 A.D. he pushed himself off the wall he was leaning against, the shadows still sticking to his clothes until the walked to far from the wall so that they ripped off. Walking over to a small device Lucca had hidden next to a few books she had, Magus flipped a switch and the barely audible humming sound that it produced stopped. Lucca immediately was jolted out of her un-natural sleep, rubbing her eyes and yawning as Magus stood above her.
"Did he"*yawn*"take the bait?", asked Lucca sleepily.
"Yes, I'm surprised he didn't try to also kill you", responded Magus.
"He is our friend remember", countered Lucca.
"Chrono is your friend but that man that just warped out of here is not", reminded Magus.
Lucca graded the small device next to her, it being no bigger than a baseball, and held it in her hand studying it.
"I'm surprised it worked", said Lucca.
"It did work though, so does it matter", stated Magus coolly as he found a new wall to lean against.
Lucca held in her hand a small device that duplicated the effect of her hypnotize spell. Putting the subjects in a five foot radius asleep slowly, and waking them up abruptly when it was turned off. She and Magus had devised a plan while they were away, stopping at her house to grab some spare parts and assembling the device quickly. She turned her gaze to Marle and Spekkio, both who had not waken up yet, and wonder why they were still sleeping.
"I guess they went to sleep naturally", stated Lucca.
"Let them sleep, it is quieter without them", said Magus turning around and opening the door to Spekkio's room.
Gaspar sat in the middle of a pile of books as he chanted phrases that Magus had never heard before, shutting his recent book and looking up at Magus he let out a small cough. It was apparent that he was tired, his eyes were bloodshot and had blue-ish pockets beneath them. Letting out a small yawn he put his hat back on that was sitting next to him and spoke.
"Did he take it?", asked Gaspar.
"Yes", replied Magus.
"Any progress", this time asked Magus.
"Nope, I wish he had a copy of Belthasar's journal. He might have written it down in there", responded Gaspar.
"So, where is he at", asked Gaspar.
Knowing who he was referring to, Magus reached in his cape and pulled out an instrument that looked much like the gauge on the Epoch. It had a marking for each of the time periods and a small flat globe map. The arrow currently pointed to the time period 1000 A.D. and the map indicated that said he was still in the Guardia kingdom.
"Home", responded Magus.
"Good, lets hope he gives us some time to search", responded Gaspar as he went back to work.
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Emerging from the blue gate, Chrono was met by the collective shocked glares of Taban and his team. Re-assuming his evil glare snapped them back to reality and they all quickly kneeled before him.
"I see it's working", state Chrono to Taban.
"Yes, it has been working for awhile. Me and my men just finished making modifications to it", said Taban as he arose from his keeling position.
Taking off the pendant that he had taken from Marle, Chrono held it in his opened hands towards Taban.
"Take this back to the castle", commanded Chrono.
"I did my part, now let me and my wife go like you said", command Taban back to him as he crossed his arms.
"Fine, go", sneered Chrono as he waved his hand in the direction of the Fair Grounds Exit.
"Just deliver this pendant to the castle when you go to pick up your wife", requested Chrono.
"Fine", said Taban as he violently took the pendant and marched off to the castle with his team in tow.
After they had left, Chrono motioned for the nearest guard to come to him.
"Kill them after they deliver the pendant", whispered the King to his knight.
"Yes Mi'lord", responded the Knight as he pointed to two other knights, motioning them to go with him.
Turning back around to face the time portal, he reflected on his actions for a few moments as he watched the flowing colors. It was like a river, and his gate key was like the boat that allowed him to ride the river. Soon he realized he wouldn't need a boat, soon he would be able to swim freely in the river.
"One down, two to go", said Chrono aloud to himself as he jumped back in the time portal he came from. Instead of taking him back to the end of time, it carried him to its pre-arranged destination; The Middle Ages.
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Griping the pendant in his hands, Taban continued walking. He was going to get his wife and go as far away from the Guardia kingdom as possible, Chrono had gone insane and he sure wasn't staying around. Looking back at his group of men, he silently said a prayer for them. Most of the said they had wanted to stay, that they had family here and couldn't just pack up and leave. They were all hard workers and Taban considered them friends but they weren't budging, forcing Taban to make the move alone with his family.
Thinking about his family made him think about his daughter, Chrono had refused to say where she was or if she was even alive. Despite how strange he had acted Taban refused to believe that Chrono would kill Lucca, she had been his best friend since they had been kids.
'I hope she's alright', thought Taban again.
As they passed through town Taban noticed not a sole roamed the streets. Windows were locked, doors probably bolted, and livestock rounded up in their pens which were locked as well.
'What happened to the good old days', thought back to before Chrono had assumed the throne.
'People laughed and played outside, guards were friendly and helpful, and people smiled', continued Taban.
'Not anymore, not since him. Declaring a curfew is one thing but then declaring martial law!! That is just too far', Taban yelled in his head.
'Maybe Porre needs an inventor, or perhaps Median. Even that place would be a better place than this', Taban thought as he considered his options.
Flipping the pendant around in his hands he was tempted to spite the king by just taking it and throwing it in the ocean but reconsidered when he noticed the guards trailing him. There were about three of them following him and his group, meaning that they were probably being used for something more than just following.
'Great, just when I think I'm out of the woods', thought Taban again.
As he flipped the pendant around in his hands, he felt something metallic on the back of it. Turning it around and examining it, he recognized the object as being a micro-chip that his daughter often messed around with. Taking it as a sign she was okay and probably planning something, Taban pushed his hands in his pocket and whistled old songs the rest of the way.