Disclaimer: I do not own any characters from the television show Charmed.
All characters belong to Spelling Television, and The WB.
This is my first Charmed fic. I apologize if I get any of the show's details wrong. I'd love to get feedback! Thanks to everyone who has reviewed the story so far. Please continue to review the story or e-mail me at jeff_langdon@hotmail.com!
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Anguished Soul - Chapter 9
~ back to the present ~
Chris buried his face in his hands as he struggled to control his emotions. Paige felt her heart ache as she listened to Chris' story.
"I'm so sorry," she whispered. "I had no idea."
"I had never loved anyone like I had loved Annette," Chris continued. "I gave her everything I had. You wouldn't believe how much it hurt when my heart was ripped out."
"So what did you do?"
"After getting over the hurt, I became angry and cold. It was the only way that I could think of to cope."
"Somehow I find it hard to picture you as the cold and uncaring type," Paige remarked. "I don't think you have it in you."
"You'll be surprised what love can do to you. I kept telling myself that it was Annette's fault. I figured that if I really hated her, then it would make things easier."
"But it didn't, did it?"
The young Whitelighter shook his head. "Nope. Things just got worse from there. She was always by Akradonis' side."
"So you saw her again after that day?"
"Quite a few times, actually. You could say that we met on the battlefield. She aligned herself with the forces of evil, so that made her my enemy."
"Must have been tough for you to see her under those circumstances."
Chris laughed bitterly. "Yeah, you could say that. Three times. Three times I had the chance to vanquish her, but."
"But you didn't have the heart to do it," Paige finished for him.
Chris shook his head in disgust again. "Pretty pathetic, huh? So much for fighting for the forces of good."
Paige wrapped her arm around Chris' shoulder and hugged him. "No, it's not pathetic. I'm not sure I would've done it differently had I been in the same situation. It just shows that you have a big heart, that's all."
"Not that it got me anywhere."
"So what happened to Annette?"
"She died," Chris whispered, choking back his tears. "And it was my fault," he finished he sobbed again.
"Hush," Paige urged as the Whitelighter broke down in tears again. "It wasn't your fault, Chris."
"It was," Chris answered. "She asked me to help her. She told me that she was helping Akradonis because he had cast a spell on her. But I didn't believe her. I told myself that I wouldn't fall for her schemes again and that I would finally stand firm."
"But she was telling the truth?"
The young Whitelighter nodded as tears streamed down his face. "I could've saved her, but I chose to ignore her. Akradonis killed her. He had cast a spell on her so that he could slowly absorb her powers."
Paige gasped in dismay as she found that her eyes were also tearing.
"See? It was my fault. I killed her. I killed Annette."
"No, Chris. You made a mistake.but you didn't kill her. You couldn't have known." After another moment of silence, Paige decided to ask another question. "So what did you do after that?"
~ flashforward ~
"Stop! Who goes there?" the demonic guard bellowed.
"Get out of my way."
"How dare you intrude on the palace of Akradonis? Prepare to die!"
Chris raised his hand and unleashed an energy ball, incinerating the demon. Without a word, he marched deep into the palace of evil. After destroying countless demon soldiers, Chris finally reached the main throne room. Blasting the doors open, he walked in to see Akradonis sitting on his throne.
"Christopher!" Akradonis greeted sarcastically. "I was wondering how long it would take you to get here. I'm disappointed it took you so long!"
"I had pity on you and decided to give you a few more minutes to live," Chris replied cockily.
"Ahh. Always so cocky - and so foolish. You really think you can defeat me with your pathetic powers?"
"Definitely - with plenty to spare too."
Akradonis laughed as he fired off a powerful energy ball, knocking Chris from his feet and sending him sprawling. "And you were saying?"
Chris struggled to his feet and unleashed his own energy ball but was horrified to see Akradonis simply absorb his power.
"You see? You pathetic 'powers' are useless on me," the demon answered. "Now prepare to be destroyed!"
Chris quickly jumped out of the way as a fireballs rained down on him. Concentrating as hard as he could, he summoned everything that he had and fired it towards Akradonis. He was rewarded with an agonized scream.
"How could you?? Impossible!!!"
"That's for Annette, you bastard!!"
The demon struggled in vain to save himself. "How could you summon the power of Hades?? That's." Before he could finish, Akradonis gave another agonizing shriek before disappearing in a pool of black blood, vanquished forever.
The ground shook and the wind howled as Akradonis' palace began to crumble. Huge stones started to fall as the building began its collapse. "How dare you??" A voice boomed.
Chris struggled to stay on his feet as the ground continued to shake violently. A falling brick knocked him to the ground as a demonic form appeared. Chris gasped in horror. "Arkon?"
"You fool! How dare you kill my son!"
"Damn you, Arkon. I killed Arkadonis and I can kill you too!"
Arkon laughed as he raised his hand. Chris began to scream in pain as a mysterious force began to tear his body in different directions, threatening to break him into pieces. "AAAAHHHHHHHH!!" he cried out, the pain unbearable.
"You dare to commit the transgression of killing my son, Christopher. And now - YOU MUST DIE!!!"
~ to be continued ~
This is my first Charmed fic. I apologize if I get any of the show's details wrong. I'd love to get feedback! Thanks to everyone who has reviewed the story so far. Please continue to review the story or e-mail me at jeff_langdon@hotmail.com!
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Anguished Soul - Chapter 9
~ back to the present ~
Chris buried his face in his hands as he struggled to control his emotions. Paige felt her heart ache as she listened to Chris' story.
"I'm so sorry," she whispered. "I had no idea."
"I had never loved anyone like I had loved Annette," Chris continued. "I gave her everything I had. You wouldn't believe how much it hurt when my heart was ripped out."
"So what did you do?"
"After getting over the hurt, I became angry and cold. It was the only way that I could think of to cope."
"Somehow I find it hard to picture you as the cold and uncaring type," Paige remarked. "I don't think you have it in you."
"You'll be surprised what love can do to you. I kept telling myself that it was Annette's fault. I figured that if I really hated her, then it would make things easier."
"But it didn't, did it?"
The young Whitelighter shook his head. "Nope. Things just got worse from there. She was always by Akradonis' side."
"So you saw her again after that day?"
"Quite a few times, actually. You could say that we met on the battlefield. She aligned herself with the forces of evil, so that made her my enemy."
"Must have been tough for you to see her under those circumstances."
Chris laughed bitterly. "Yeah, you could say that. Three times. Three times I had the chance to vanquish her, but."
"But you didn't have the heart to do it," Paige finished for him.
Chris shook his head in disgust again. "Pretty pathetic, huh? So much for fighting for the forces of good."
Paige wrapped her arm around Chris' shoulder and hugged him. "No, it's not pathetic. I'm not sure I would've done it differently had I been in the same situation. It just shows that you have a big heart, that's all."
"Not that it got me anywhere."
"So what happened to Annette?"
"She died," Chris whispered, choking back his tears. "And it was my fault," he finished he sobbed again.
"Hush," Paige urged as the Whitelighter broke down in tears again. "It wasn't your fault, Chris."
"It was," Chris answered. "She asked me to help her. She told me that she was helping Akradonis because he had cast a spell on her. But I didn't believe her. I told myself that I wouldn't fall for her schemes again and that I would finally stand firm."
"But she was telling the truth?"
The young Whitelighter nodded as tears streamed down his face. "I could've saved her, but I chose to ignore her. Akradonis killed her. He had cast a spell on her so that he could slowly absorb her powers."
Paige gasped in dismay as she found that her eyes were also tearing.
"See? It was my fault. I killed her. I killed Annette."
"No, Chris. You made a mistake.but you didn't kill her. You couldn't have known." After another moment of silence, Paige decided to ask another question. "So what did you do after that?"
~ flashforward ~
"Stop! Who goes there?" the demonic guard bellowed.
"Get out of my way."
"How dare you intrude on the palace of Akradonis? Prepare to die!"
Chris raised his hand and unleashed an energy ball, incinerating the demon. Without a word, he marched deep into the palace of evil. After destroying countless demon soldiers, Chris finally reached the main throne room. Blasting the doors open, he walked in to see Akradonis sitting on his throne.
"Christopher!" Akradonis greeted sarcastically. "I was wondering how long it would take you to get here. I'm disappointed it took you so long!"
"I had pity on you and decided to give you a few more minutes to live," Chris replied cockily.
"Ahh. Always so cocky - and so foolish. You really think you can defeat me with your pathetic powers?"
"Definitely - with plenty to spare too."
Akradonis laughed as he fired off a powerful energy ball, knocking Chris from his feet and sending him sprawling. "And you were saying?"
Chris struggled to his feet and unleashed his own energy ball but was horrified to see Akradonis simply absorb his power.
"You see? You pathetic 'powers' are useless on me," the demon answered. "Now prepare to be destroyed!"
Chris quickly jumped out of the way as a fireballs rained down on him. Concentrating as hard as he could, he summoned everything that he had and fired it towards Akradonis. He was rewarded with an agonized scream.
"How could you?? Impossible!!!"
"That's for Annette, you bastard!!"
The demon struggled in vain to save himself. "How could you summon the power of Hades?? That's." Before he could finish, Akradonis gave another agonizing shriek before disappearing in a pool of black blood, vanquished forever.
The ground shook and the wind howled as Akradonis' palace began to crumble. Huge stones started to fall as the building began its collapse. "How dare you??" A voice boomed.
Chris struggled to stay on his feet as the ground continued to shake violently. A falling brick knocked him to the ground as a demonic form appeared. Chris gasped in horror. "Arkon?"
"You fool! How dare you kill my son!"
"Damn you, Arkon. I killed Arkadonis and I can kill you too!"
Arkon laughed as he raised his hand. Chris began to scream in pain as a mysterious force began to tear his body in different directions, threatening to break him into pieces. "AAAAHHHHHHHH!!" he cried out, the pain unbearable.
"You dare to commit the transgression of killing my son, Christopher. And now - YOU MUST DIE!!!"
~ to be continued ~
