Chapter 3: His Return and Her Happiness
When Rosette and Nion finally got to the scene everything was in chaos. People running everywhere, cars upturned, and buildings in ruins. Rosette looked around and swore under her breath.
"Damnit! Sister Kate is going to blame this all on me! I just know it!" Nion stroked her cheek and she imeadiatly calmed down.
"Don't worry," Nion reassured her in a calming, "The place was already in ruins when we got here. So sister Kate can't possibly blame it on you. Now, let's go find some demons!" He said the last part while drawing-out his katana. Rosette nodded and cocked a gun.
They ran from place-to-place, trying not to be seen. When they finally found the demons it was clear which one was wining. The one with the dark purple hair and feathery wings was beating the snot out of the other demon. The couple watched in silence as the purpled haired demon slowly obliterated the other. Rosette just ignored the losing demon and concentrated on the purple haired one. At this angle he kind of looks like…No! It can't be him! Chrono died four years ago, and besides this demon only slightly resembles him. I'm sure he didn't have feathery wings.
The purple haired demon had finally killed the other. He watched, eyes blazing, as its lifeless corps hit the ground.
"Rosette!" Nion whispered, "He's two high for me. Quickly, shoot him while his back is still turned." Rosette nodded and sent three bullets into the demons direction.
Chrono was about to fly away when he sensed three bullets speeding towards him. He dodged them with ease and turned around to see who his shooter was. There, crouching behind some ruble, was the man Nion and Rosette. It seems it was Rosette who had tried to shoot him. He slowly flew down towards her.
Rosette saw in horror as the demon dodged all three bullets with his back turned. Then the demon turned around and saw them. He was slowly flying towards their direction.
"Quickly Rosette, shoot him before he comes any closer!" Nion hissed at her.
Rosette grabbed her second gun and quickly emptied them of bullets, but the demon dodged all of them and finally landed. Nion ran from his hiding place and charged the demon. He swung his katana at him, but the demon easily caught it without looking, wrenched it from Nion's grasp and threw it away. The demon then started walking towards Rosette, his eyes fixed on hers. Rosette brain kept telling her to either reload or run, but she couldn't. When the demon's scarlet eyes locked onto hers she couldn't move. Like she was being hypnotized or something.
All the while Nion had been trying to kill the demon. He drew out his rapier, only to have it also thrown away. He was about to draw his third sword when the annoyed demon grabbed his arm and threw him! He hit the ground hard. "Rosette run!" He screamed getting up and drawing the giant sword on his back.
Nion's voice snapped Rosette out of her trans. "You run!" Rosette screamed back, "I'm going to use the Revelation!"
Nion paled and quickly scrambled away from behind the demon. Rosette loaded her guns with the special bullet.
"Lets see you dodge these!" And she pulled the triggers. Her jaw dropped when she saw what the demon did. He caught both bullets and dropped them on the ground. Rosette turned to run when the demon some how got in front of her. He raised her guns in trembling hands and pointed them at the demons chest.
"Don't move or else I'll have to shoot you." Rosette said in a trembling voice.
The demon raised an eyebrow. "With what Rosette, air?" That's when Rosette remembered she had no bullets left. Then a question popped into her head.
"How do you know my name?" she demanded. Be for he could answer Nion inturupted.
"Leave Rosette alone!" he yelled before bringing down his giant sword. It met the same fait as his other swords. The demon pointed a claw at him and said in an annoyed voice, "Look buddy your really ticking me off! So unless you want me to kill you, sit down and shut up!"
This gave Rosette enough time to load one more bullet and shoot. This caught the demon off-guard but he still dodged it like the others.
"What's the matter Rosette?" He asked in a sarcastic voice, "Old age spoiling your aim?" He laughed at this but only for a minute. Then his face became serious again. "You don't recognize me do you? Well that's because of these new horns I have. Let me change into a more recognizable form." He closed his eyes and there was a flash of light. Where the tall demon was standing stood a young boy with crimson eyes and long purple hair that ended in a braid. "Recognize me know Rosette?" He whispered. Rosette looked at him, information slowly processing in her head.
"Chrono!" she screamed, throwing her arms around the demon, "I missed you so much! I, we thought you had died! Oh Chrono. What happened? Where were you these last four years?"
Chrono gently pried the girl from him. In a quiet voice Chrono explained what happened to him. By the end of his tale Rosette just gawked at him.
"So, so for you the last four years had been only a couple of hours?" Chrono nodded.
The forgotten Nion snapped out of the trans he was in for the last few minutes. "Wow, wow wait a minute. You're the famous Chrono?" Chrono gave him a curious look. Nion laughed. "Rosette would talk about you all the time. I know almost everything about you." He stuck out a hand. "Any way I'm-"
"Nion." Chrono finished for him and shook his hand. Now it was Nion's turn to look curious. "How did you know my name?"
Chrono started to walk away, not answering his question. "Wait Chrono. Don't leave. You just came back." Rosette ran up to him. "Don't you want to know what happened in my life? Nion here isn't just my friend he's my-"
"Fiancée, I know." Rosette suddenly remembered the strong gust of air. "The gust of wind, that was you."
Chrono started walking away again, head bowed. Rosette was going to run after him, but Nion stopped her. Chrono could hear them arguing. "Why are you stopping me? He's my friend and I want to talk to him!" "You should just leave him alone. I think he's still trying to cope with the fact that your getting married! He's still in love in you." "What! That was four years ago!" To you maybe but for it was only two hours ago." Rosette pushed past him and ran up to Chrono.
"Don't worry," Chrono said to her, "I'll leave so I don't get between you and Nion."
"None-sense!" Rosette cried, "Nion is just a little jealous. Anyway where are you gonna go? It's not like you have a house. And look at you; your cloths are in taters. If it rains you'll surely get a cold."
I never thought about that." Chrono said out laud without meaning to.
"I have a spare room in my house. You can use it if you want." Rosette said happily, ignoring Nion's angry glare.
Chrono hesitated. "Does the Magdalene Order still have my stuff?"
"Ya they put it all in a red suitcase case and stored it in the basement, except for your other pair of cloths that is. We kind of donated them to a charity." Chrono transformed and spread his wings.
Rosette stammered, "But…but…but…" Then she thought of something, "You promised that you wouldn't leave me until we found Joshua!"
Chrono smiled looking at her face. "Alright then, I'll come back. I promise." With that Chrono spread his wings.
Father Remington was calmly drinking coffee and reading a book when a young priest burst into his room. Remington could see from his sweaty face and deep breathing that he had run here. After a few deep he told Father Remington the news.
"Father come quickly. There's a very strong demon on the order grounds."
"How do you know that he's strong?" Remington asked.
"Well he got past all the security systems pretty quickly, so we sent out three elite exorcists, but the demon dodged all their bullet. You know what the funny thing is? He didn't kill them, he told them to go back inside. Anyway everyone's getting their weapons. We're going to attack him full force. Sister Kate thinks that Aion sent him."
At the sound of Aion's Remington's face darkened. "Tell sister Kate I'll be out in a minute."
The boy nodded and left. Remington put on his militia uniform and grabbed his guns. He also grabbed a holy sword from under his bed. All ready, Remington ran out side.
After sending the three exorcists back Chrono started to follow them half smirking. Suddenly what looked half the order came rushing out of the doors with a lot of mean looking weapons, all of them pointing at him! Chrono's half smirk turned full as he slowly shook his head and continued to walk towards the building. Remington pushed past the crowd and stood in front of Chrono, guns pointed at his chest. "Alright demon, you spared three exorcists so we are willing to let you live. Now go back to your master Aion." Chrono's smirk grew bigger and started to laugh. "You find something funny demon? Well-"
But before Remington could finish his threat, a voice inturupted from above. "Well, well, I come here to destroy the convent and what do I find? A demon that beat me to it."
Chrono imeadiatly stopped laughing and stared up, with hate blazing in his eyes, into the smiling face of Aion. On his right was Rosette's long lost brother Joshua, Chrono's old horns on his head. Behind them looked like a hundred tough-looking demons.
All the militia members raised their guns but Chrono yelled out to them. "Wait! Save your bullets. I'll take care of this."
With that Chrono flew up till he was level height with Aion. But he wasn't scared of Chrono, in fact he was smiling. Aion held a hand out towards him. "Join me. I sense great power within you. With my help, we can unleash that power!"
Chrono slapped his hand away. "Join you Aion? I'd rather die!"
Aion was frowning now, no trace of his smile. "Why do you speak to me like we know each other?"
Chrono chuckled. "Oh but we do know each other Aion. In fact," Chrono points towards Joshua, "He is using my old horns right now!"
Aion flies backwards from Chrono, eyes wide with terror. "No! You can't be him! He died four years ago!" He yelled, panic in his voice.
After breathing deeply Aion got his cool back smirking he said, "Well if you are Chrono then it looks like I'll have the pleasure of killing you myself. Attack!" He yelled the last part to the army of demons behind him.
Father Remington could only look as the fierce battle wagged above him. First the demon and Aion were talking, but they were too high up for him to hear. The only things that he had heard were when the demon pointed at Joshua and said something to make Aion yell in a paniced voice. "No! You can't be him! He died four years ago!" Who died for years ago? Remington thought to himself. And how come this demon scares him. There is only one demon I can think of that can scare Aion so much. It must be…no! It can't be him! Can it? Remington's thoughts were inturupted.
"Attack!" yelled Aion.
Remington imeadiatly got into action. He turned to his men and started giving orders.
"Alright everyone get ready. Make sure you have enough ammo. When I say 'fire' everyone shoot. Got it?"
But no one got. In fact they weren't even listening to him. They were looking at the battle wagging above them with wide eyes and open mouths. Actually it was more of a slaughter. Chrono had killed every single demon besides Aion and Joshua in the time it took for Remington to yell out his orders.
Who is this guy? Remington thought, also wide-eyed and speechless.
When the demons started attacking Chrono didn't even bat an eyelash. He raised his hands over his head and started charging a big ball of energy. When the first of them reached him, Chrono threw the energy ball. In a flash Aion's demon army was reduced to ashes. The only ones still alive were Aion and Joshua.
Aion grabbed Joshua and pushed him towards Chrono. "Kill him!" Aion said in a frenzied voice.
Joshua drew a blade from his belt and rushed towards Chrono. Chrono could have killed him without breaking a sweat but he didn't want to kill Rosette's brother.
"Joshua listen to me." Chrono said in a hurried voice, "Don't let Aion control you like this. You must take off those horns or they will drive you mad!"
Joshua didn't respond. He just kept slashing and slashing at Chrono. Luckily Chrono was way faster then him and dodged his slashes with ease.
"Alright Joshua I didn't want to do this but you give me no choice." Chrono dodged another slash, got behind Joshua, and gave him a strong chop to the neck. It was strong enough to knock him out, but not fatal enough to kill him. Chrono grabbed the unconscious youth and flew down. He walked to Remington and deposited Joshua into his arms.
"Here take him. Bring him to the nurse. The horns on his head should be taken off as soon as possible."
Remington nodded and ran back into the building. Chrono flew up again to face the last demon: Aion.
Aion came out of the shock he was in just a few minutes ago. Then he started to laugh.
"What's so funny Aion?" Chrono growled.
"I just came up with an idea. It is ingenious. I will make you kill yourself."
Oh, and how will you do that?"
Aion pointed at the large crowed that was still watching them. "You may be able to dodge this next attack, but can they?"
Chrono realized his plan. "Aion you monster! Don't do it!"
"It's to late Chrono." Aion started charging an energy ball, similar to the one Chrono had used against Aion's former army.
"Now die!" and he hurled the energy ball at the people. Chrono could only think of one way to save the people. With a burst of speed Chrono flew in front of the energy ball. The ball hit and there was a huge explosion. The dust from the blast made it impossible to see if Chrono had survived.
Aion started laughing again. "That is what you get when you start to care for humans!"
But then someone else started to laugh. "What do I get Aion? Because so far caring for humans has made me stronger." As the dust cleared away Aion could see Chrono's form. He was a little scratched but they were nothing serious.
"This cannot be possible!" Aion yelled, panic in his voice again. "How could you survive such a powerful energy blast?"
Chrono didn't respond. His eyes were burning with anger. He thrust his hands forward, palms out, towards Aion.
"For everyone you've ever hurt. For everyone you've ever killed. Now Aion prepare to die!"
Chrono's hands started to glow blue.
"No!" Aion screamed, eyes bulging. He turned around and flew away as fast as he could.
Chrono connected his thumbs and forefingers. He could see Aion's quickly shrinking form through the little pyramid his fingers made.
"Now die!" Chrono shot a huge beam of blue-white energy at Aion's direction.
Before the beam could hit him, Aion ripped-off his horns and threw them into the forest under.
The beam hit. There was a giant explosion and Aion was now nothing but ashes in the wind. Chrono let out a huge breath he didn't know he was holding.
He flew back down to earth and turned back towards the crowed of militia members still staring at him.
Chrono put his hands up like in surrender. "Look, I'm not here to make any trouble. I just want to get my stuff and go ok?"
Everyone got to the side, making a long tunnel right up to the Order's front doors. As Chrono walked past, everyone's eyes followed him and he was getting nervous. When he finally reached the doors, Remington and the now conscious Joshua, his head bandaged. One hand was supporting Joshua stand, the other was holding a bag with two bloody horns in them.
Remington squinted at Chrono. "Ch-Chrono? Is that you?"
He nodded.
"Chrono!" someone with long, white hair ran into him and hugged him so hard that Chrono couldn't breath. The girl let go of him and Chrono could see his attacker.
"Hey Azmaria. I think I got the idea that you missed me?" The white-haired apostle looked a little different. Now she was as tall as Rosette when she was sixteen and her white hair was longer.
"Oh Chrono, were have you been? Rosette and I missed you so much. We thought you were dead. Ohmigod Rosette! You have to go see her. I'll tell you were she lives. She's been going out with this really nice guy-" Azmaria realized what she said and quickly covered her mouth.
"Chrono laughed even though he felt sad inside. "Don't worry Az, I know all about Nion. In fact he and Rosette are going to get married."
When he said those words his face turned grave. Azmaria's shout of joy was cut short when she saw Chrono's grim face. Chrono imeadiatly shook off the look and forced on a smile.
"Lets go somewhere Az and I'll tell you everything that happened to me."
Rosette was sitting in an armchair, reading (about guns). Nion had to go to work and Chrono wasn't back from the Order yet. Rosette had realized that they might not recognize Chrono in his new form and shoot him. Rosette was very worried for him. There was a knock on the door. Rosette put her book and ran to answer it.
Outside stood a man. He looked just like Chrono's child form only as an adult.
After a few seconds rosette realized that it was Chrono in an adult form.
"Hey I-"
Rosette noticed the young man who was being supported by Chrono. Even though he was older Rosette recognized him imeadiatly.
"Joshua!" Rosette screamed and hugged her brother. Joshua winced in pain but didn't try to pull away.
"Hey sis. It's been awhile."
Rosette pulled away from his brother and stared in awe at Chrono.
"How…how did you…?"
Chrono smiled. "Well while I was at the Order Aion decided to show up. Since I was there I thought 'what they hay' so I killed him and set your brother free."
Rosette was still staring in awe at the demon. He had just killed one of the Order's worst enemies and he was talking about it like a movie.
"Oh Chrono, you haven't been back for even a day yet and already you have made me so happy."
This made Chrono's smile bigger.
Six Months LaterChrono was just flying home from work towards his apartment. The Order had asked him if he wanted a job there and he refused. He didn't feel like fighting anymore. He also moved out of Rosette's house a couple months back. Now he has a job as an accountant and a little apartment. As a last thank you the Order had made him a false identity so he could live without hassle. He was no longer known as Chrono the sinner but Chrono Accura.
Chrono was just flying home from work when he saw something in an ally below him. A man with a knife seemed to be trying to mug a woman. Chrono silently landed in the opening of the ally and transformed into his child form, something he hasn't done in a long time. He calmly walked up to the man and tapped his shoulder.
"Excuse me sir, but what your doing to this woman is very rude."
The man turned around, startled, but his startled face turned into a sneer when he saw a kid. What he didn't know was that this "little kid" could crush him with a finger.
"You shouldn't have come here kid because now I can't let you live." He pointed the knife at Chrono.
"No!" The woman screamed, "Here's my purse, just don't hurt the boy. Please!"
Snarling the man turned around and pushed her against the wall. Then he turned back to Chrono and raised the knife.
"You shouldn't have done that." Chrono said in a calm voice. "Apologize right now."
"The man laughed. "Oh that's rich kid. But right now you're in no position to give me orders." With that the man slashed at him with the knife. Well at least he tried. Chrono had caught the man's wrist and was starting to squeeze.
"Ow! Let go! Let go! Let go!" The man howled in pain.
Chrono changed back to his true form and lifted the man off his feet. He walked over to the woman.
"Apologize."
"Alright! I'm sorry I tried to mug you. There, you happy? Now let me go!"
Chrono threw him into an open dumpster. He quickly got out and ran from of the ally screaming. Chrono turned around to see that the woman was staring at him. She seemed to be the same age and height as Rosette, but apart from that they were totally different. She had waist length red hair with gold highlights and light-green eyes flecked with silver and gold.
"Err…" Chrono didn't know what to say. "Shouldn't you be running away screaming demon?"
The woman smiled at him. "Why would I do that?"
"Well, isn't that what everyone does?"
"Are you an evil demon?"
"No. Not really."
So then I have no reason to fear you." She giggled.
Chrono was confused. Even though she was at least twenty, she acted like she was only sixteen.
She stuck out a hand. "By the way, my name is Amarie Jones."
Chrono shuck her hand. "Nice to meet you Amarie. My name is Chrono."
Amarie giggled again. "You know for a demon, you're really cute."
This made Chrono blush. "Umm…"
"So how can I pay you back?"
"For what?" Chrono stammered.
"For saving me."
"Oh, that's okay. You don't have to pay me back."
Amarie grabbed his hand and started dragging him out of the ally.
"Wha…what are you?"
Amarie turned around end smiled at him again. "The least I can do is take you to dinner."
With that Amarie dragged a confused Chrono out of the ally.