Students of the Clow: Ascension II
Chapter 9
Disclaimer: I do not own CCS, although I wish I did
In order to figure out what to do about the whole problem with Chron, Sakura decided that they should seek the advice of Ms. Mackenzie. Despite the fact that Li didn't like Ms. Mackenzie much, he agreed that it was a good idea. Chron was clearly a dangerous person and Li was willing to go to any lengths to learn what, if anything, could be done to stop him before he hurt Sakura again-even if those lengths included going to the house of the mysterious Mackenzie.
"So that's what happened," explained Sakura as she sat in Ms. Mackenzie's living room (which, by the way, was well decorated, but that's not important). "Do you have any idea who this Chron Eternal is?"
Ms. Mackenzie took a sip of tea and a deep breath before answering. "Yes, I do know who he is. Not personally of course, but I did learn about him during my time with Eli."
"Well then who is he?" Li asked.
"As you may or may not know," Ms. Mackenzie began, "Clow Reed occasionally took on others as his pupils, just as I am now teaching Sakura. One of his most promising students was a young boy by the name of Chron."
This certainly came as a shock to Sakura and Li. "What? You mean that Chron was Clow Reed's apprentice?" asked Sakura.
Ms. Mackenzie nodded. "He was extremely gifted and showed a lot of potential to one day become a great magician-perhaps even a Sorcerer. Clow Reed was quite fond of the boy; he often thought of him as the son he never had and even promised to one day leave the Clow Cards to him."
"So what happened?" Sakura wondered.
"Unfortunately, Chron became obsessed with power. His desire to be as every bit as powerful as Clow Reed consumed him. He became twisted and corrupt. Finally, Clow Reed had no choice but to sever his relations with Chron. It was a very painful decision to make. Like I said, he was very fond of Chron. But he knew it had to be done."
"Woah, woah, woah! Time out!" Li stepped in. "That was centuries ago. If Chron really was Clow Reed's apprentice, he'd be long dead by now!"
"Not necessarily. Did you happen to notice a ring on one of his fingers?"
"Yeah, actually I did," said Sakura.
"Shortly after he left Clow Reed, Chron came into possession of a magic ring that halts the ageing process. As long as he wears that ring, he will always remain the same age, biologically that is."
Just then, the phone rang. Ms. Mackenzie picked it up.
"Hello? Hold on... I believe it's for you Sakura."
"For me?" Sakura picked up the receiver. "Hello?"
"Is the Sakura? ...Well hello Sakura."
Sakura gasped. "Chron!"
"You didn't think you were going to get rid of me that easily, did you? By the way, I have someone hear who would like to talk to you."
A terrified and familiar-sounding voice came on. "Sakura? What's going on?"
Sakura gasped again. "Madison!"
Chron came back on. "Noticed how scared she sounded? Well she has good reason to be! Now here's how it's going to work..."
Li couldn't make out what was being said to Sakura over the phone, but judging from her facial expressions, he was betting it wasn't good news. Finally, Sakura hung up the phone, looking very morbid indeed.
"What is it?" asked Li. "What did he say?"
"He has Madison," Sakura replied despondently. "He wants me to bring the Cards to the front of the school at midnight tonight. If I don't... he says we'll never see Madison again!" Sakura tried her very best not to cry, but a few tears still managed to creep through. "What am I going to do Li?"
Li put his hand on Sakura's. "Don't worry Sakura, we'll find a way to get her back. If you were able to defeat Walker, I'm sure you can defeat Chron!"
"If you don't mind, I might have a suggestion," said Ms. Mackenzie. "Sakura, you remember that trick I taught you? Well I think it's time to put it to practical use..."
TO BE CONTINUED
Please R&R! By the way, after reading this chapter, can any of you figure out the pun behind Chron Eternal's name? If you guess it correctly, you won't win anything (except perhaps the satisfaction of knowing you're smarter than those people who didn't get it right!)
Chapter 9
Disclaimer: I do not own CCS, although I wish I did
In order to figure out what to do about the whole problem with Chron, Sakura decided that they should seek the advice of Ms. Mackenzie. Despite the fact that Li didn't like Ms. Mackenzie much, he agreed that it was a good idea. Chron was clearly a dangerous person and Li was willing to go to any lengths to learn what, if anything, could be done to stop him before he hurt Sakura again-even if those lengths included going to the house of the mysterious Mackenzie.
"So that's what happened," explained Sakura as she sat in Ms. Mackenzie's living room (which, by the way, was well decorated, but that's not important). "Do you have any idea who this Chron Eternal is?"
Ms. Mackenzie took a sip of tea and a deep breath before answering. "Yes, I do know who he is. Not personally of course, but I did learn about him during my time with Eli."
"Well then who is he?" Li asked.
"As you may or may not know," Ms. Mackenzie began, "Clow Reed occasionally took on others as his pupils, just as I am now teaching Sakura. One of his most promising students was a young boy by the name of Chron."
This certainly came as a shock to Sakura and Li. "What? You mean that Chron was Clow Reed's apprentice?" asked Sakura.
Ms. Mackenzie nodded. "He was extremely gifted and showed a lot of potential to one day become a great magician-perhaps even a Sorcerer. Clow Reed was quite fond of the boy; he often thought of him as the son he never had and even promised to one day leave the Clow Cards to him."
"So what happened?" Sakura wondered.
"Unfortunately, Chron became obsessed with power. His desire to be as every bit as powerful as Clow Reed consumed him. He became twisted and corrupt. Finally, Clow Reed had no choice but to sever his relations with Chron. It was a very painful decision to make. Like I said, he was very fond of Chron. But he knew it had to be done."
"Woah, woah, woah! Time out!" Li stepped in. "That was centuries ago. If Chron really was Clow Reed's apprentice, he'd be long dead by now!"
"Not necessarily. Did you happen to notice a ring on one of his fingers?"
"Yeah, actually I did," said Sakura.
"Shortly after he left Clow Reed, Chron came into possession of a magic ring that halts the ageing process. As long as he wears that ring, he will always remain the same age, biologically that is."
Just then, the phone rang. Ms. Mackenzie picked it up.
"Hello? Hold on... I believe it's for you Sakura."
"For me?" Sakura picked up the receiver. "Hello?"
"Is the Sakura? ...Well hello Sakura."
Sakura gasped. "Chron!"
"You didn't think you were going to get rid of me that easily, did you? By the way, I have someone hear who would like to talk to you."
A terrified and familiar-sounding voice came on. "Sakura? What's going on?"
Sakura gasped again. "Madison!"
Chron came back on. "Noticed how scared she sounded? Well she has good reason to be! Now here's how it's going to work..."
Li couldn't make out what was being said to Sakura over the phone, but judging from her facial expressions, he was betting it wasn't good news. Finally, Sakura hung up the phone, looking very morbid indeed.
"What is it?" asked Li. "What did he say?"
"He has Madison," Sakura replied despondently. "He wants me to bring the Cards to the front of the school at midnight tonight. If I don't... he says we'll never see Madison again!" Sakura tried her very best not to cry, but a few tears still managed to creep through. "What am I going to do Li?"
Li put his hand on Sakura's. "Don't worry Sakura, we'll find a way to get her back. If you were able to defeat Walker, I'm sure you can defeat Chron!"
"If you don't mind, I might have a suggestion," said Ms. Mackenzie. "Sakura, you remember that trick I taught you? Well I think it's time to put it to practical use..."
TO BE CONTINUED
Please R&R! By the way, after reading this chapter, can any of you figure out the pun behind Chron Eternal's name? If you guess it correctly, you won't win anything (except perhaps the satisfaction of knowing you're smarter than those people who didn't get it right!)