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Mood: Happy and Calm

Rant: Either later today or early tomorrow I'll put up the last past of Cronos's backstory. I got it all typed out yesterday, so I just have to post it. (Peferably a few hours from now, so you won't have to wait very long).

Ah, yesterday was a good day for me. Have you ever had a day when your creative juices just won't stop flowing? Yesterday I got 4 chapters of this fanfic done, I got a chapter for my 'Daughter of Destiny' fanfic done, and I drew 4 drawings. (They didn't come out very good, but hey, I drew something). I must've sat at my computer for six hours just typing. I think I'm getting better at forcing myself to just sit down and write. Last night I fell asleep smiling. I got a lot of work done that I've been meaning to finish for a long time. (Could this mean a new NON-LAZY updates regularly Carolyn? …Nah)


"The war continued for three years. Both sides reached a stalemate. Fiona didn't have enough troops to completely halt Jhudica's troops, and Jhudica's army couldn't force their way into the city as long as Fiona held the jewel." Cronos sighed. "And that is when I made the stupidest decision of my entire life. All my training had turned me into a cocky little asshole. I thought I could win the war by myself. I stormed Jhudica's tower outside of the city. I was completely alone. I dispatched the guards easily. I reached to tallest room of the tower to where Jhudica waited. And then..." Cronos slammed his fist down on the table. "SHE BRUSHED ME OFF AS IF I WERE AN INSECT!"

"WHAT?!" Cedric exclaimed in shock. That HADN'T been the dramatic plot turn he'd been expecting.

"You heard me." Cronos growled, "All my training did me no good. She was way too powerful. The most powerful witch of her time. She was slinging spells at me so fast I didn't know what hit me. I lay on the ground thinking, 'Well this is it Cronos. You're done for. Time to meet up with Aiden again.'. But she didn't kill me, she dealt me a much crueler fate for my insolence."

Cronos was silent for a few moments as if the memory was too painful to recall. Then he finally spoke up. "She cursed me. She made it so that every six hours I would turn into an Eyrie. I would have to remain an Eyrie for six hours and then I would turn back into myself, and then six hours later I would become an Eyrie again, and so on."

"An Eyrie?" Cedric said frowning. "What's an Eyrie?"

"A creature in our world. It resembles a Griffin in some ways, but there are some differences. But that doesn't matter. Along with my new shape-shifting curse, she made me immortal with eternal youth. That way I would be sixteen forever and live with the shame all eternity. I was already looked down on because I was half-faerie, but a half-faerie cursed in the way I was? My former friends wouldn't even acknowledge my existence."

Cronos was silent again, and for a moment, Cedric thought his story was done, but then Cronos began to speak again. "Fiona found out about what happened and came to see me. I thought she was going to exile me for my stupidity, but she didn't. Instead she took me back to castle with her as her adoptive son. I was stunned. She was the queen of the most powerful kingdom in her world. Why did I matter to her? I still don't know why. But I came to love Fiona as a mother, the same way I had loved Aiden as a father. She was so strong, a little solemn, but extremely kind. She was beautiful too. I was happy again. I felt like everything was going to turn out alright eventually. But tragedy struck."

"What happened?" Cedric asked. This story was taking WAY too long to tell.

"Fiona's husband had died around the same time Aiden had. I later found out that AIDEN was her husband. I don't know what the king was doing looking out for me in the army, but he was dead now. Fiona had a daughter from her marriage with Aiden. Her name was Selene, she was about two years younger than me, and I looked upon her as a little sister. Fiona was now engaged to a warlock named Frederick Sloth. From the very beginning, I hated that bastard. There was just something about him that I disliked. Selene hated him too, but Fiona practically worshipped the ground he walked on. She was happy with him, so I really couldn't complain."

Cronos took another swig of water. This was a long story, and his throat was beginning to dry out. "The final battle of the war broke out. Jhudica's troops managed to force their way into the city. The bloodiest battle began. All four of us were out on the battlefield that day. Me, Fiona, Selene, and Frederick. We all fought for the freedom of the city, but one of us had a hidden agenda."

"Frederick." Cedric said flatly.

Cronos nodded. "Fiona had the jewel on her that day. She was a master archer who could shoot enchanted arrows. (Remind you of anyone? (cough)Carolyn(cough) If she wanted, she could've shot the fleas off a dog's back from 200 yards. With her help, we finally began to push back Jhudica's troops. We won the war; Jhudica's army was almost wiped out. But just as the final foe retreated, disaster struck." Cronos clenched his fist in raw hatred. "FREDERICK." He said the warlock's name like it was a foul poison. "Frederick came up behind Fiona, and sliced her back open with his sword. It was a deep wound that focused mainly around her right shoulder. Frederick's sword is magic, its made of a deadly poison, created from his own evil aura. If it so much as NICKS you, you'll burst into flames and die instantly. But Fiona was a powerful faerie, so she didn't die instantly. She was left to writhe in pain on the ground. Fredrick stole the jewel from her. He showed no remorse, in fact, HE EXPRESSED JOY AT HER TORMENT!"

Cedric shook his head. He felt sickened.

"I went ballistic at this," Cronos hissed, "She trusted him, she loved him, and he betrayed her. HE KILLED HER! I went into blind fury and attacked, but Fredrick had the jewel, so I was no match for him He knocked me to the side and sort of toyed with me. Like a cat toys with a mouse before it kills it. He would've killed me too, if it hadn't been for Fiona. She summoned up the last ounce of her strength and stood up. She fired an arrow at him. Hit him right in the heart. He turned into a stone amulet, that his soul was sealed up in for all eternity."

"Then what happened?" Cedric breathed. This story was so intriguing...he had to know how it ended.

"Near death, Fiona called me and Selene to her side. She told Selene to shatter the Chosen One's Jewel into three pieces and scatter them, so that its power could never be used for evil again. She then told me to seek out her reincarnation and protect her so that she could protect the jewel from evil again. I could only watch speechless. The kindest, most gentle, beautiful person in the world was dying right before my eyes, and all I could do was hold her hand and cry like a baby. And she died right there."