The Road to Freedom
By The Senshi of Valis
Chapter 22
I don't own W.I.T.C.H. or Ranma 1/2
A big thanks to Cyclone One who pointed out a lot of errors in previous chapters that I finally finished going back and fixing.
"You are pathetic Cedric." Phobos hissed as he glared at the large snake like man. "You had the perfect chance to get me the heart and not only did you fail but you let half of the troops that were with you to be killed and the other half rebel. Your imcompotence is staggering."
"My lord, the guardians have gained new, more powerful forms." Cedric said, "I wasn't prepared for it, I'm sorry my prince."
"Nothing must interfere with the coronation, Cedric. NOTHING!" Phobos shouted as he threw a wave of lightning throwing Cedric back and to the ground.
"Of c-course my lord." Cedric gasped in pain as he struggled to climb to his feet.
"Leave now Cedric, I wish to be alone." Phobos snarled causing Cedric to hurry out of the room.
Cedric changed into his human form and limped down the hallway of the castle deciding he wanted to get out and get some fresh air. In a way he was growing even more tired of Phobos as the prince turned more and more cruel, even to Cedric himself who was once one of Phobos's best friends. In fact Cedric idealized the prince trying to be like him but it was becoming more and more uncomfortable for Cedric as hatred and coldness grew more and more in the prince's heart daily.
Before Cedric would do anything for the Prince without question as he felt was his duty as not only the commander of the Prince's forces but also the Price's best friend. Meeting a certain girl though changed all of that as his heart went out to her when they captured her but every cry of pain from the girl tore at his heart. The cries of the girl as she denied her friends turning against her from the visions Cedric showed hurt Cedric very much and he almost stopped it to comfort her but he was ordered to continue and a very small part of him wanted to finish in hopes the girl would join them and be with Cedric.
The fire guardian was so beautiful that she constantly haunted his thoughts but that wasn't the only reason he liked her. She was so full of fire and determination and held such a great spark of intelligence but she was so modest about it all. The girl was so shy which boggled Cedric, he was certain that she would be outgoing and one of the most popular girls in her world.
Leaving the castle Cedric took on a human form but it wasn't his normal one, it was the one he wore when he traveled to earth lately to learn more about Taranee. It was something that Phobos knew nothing about because if he did the Prince probably would have ordered the death or capture of Taranee's family and that was one thing Cedric just could not do.
Now though, Cedric was debating on what to do. Should he kill the girl's family and attack the guardians where they live or should he leave Prince Phobos and join them so he could be closer to Taranee? For once in his life, Cedric wasn't sure what or where to do or go. He had two choices, honor or loveā¦it was a decision like none other he had to face and it was by far the most difficult.
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Cologne groaned as she woke up, she hurt more than she did in a very long time and she couldn't believe who had caused it. She had lost everything and it was all his fault. If he had just gave in and came along quietly like he should have as the property of the Amazons he was none of this would have happened. Now though she didn't even have a tribe to return to since they had decreed that if she didn't abandon her quest for Ranma she would be exiled. Surely they would hear of this and she would probably be executed on sight upon stepping foot on Amazon lands.
Slowly making her way over to a large fallen tree branch she picked it up and inspected it. It was just a little longer than her normal staff but it was also lighter. It seemed to be stronger to than her old staff so she leaned on it and decided to make use of it as she made her way to the buildings that she could see in the distance. It wasn't long until there were a group of large men surrounding her.
"Who are you?" one of the men asked.
"What is it your business male?" Cologne growled just as the men lifted there weapons and got into fighting stances for the unarmed men.
"Rebel, you will surrender or we will kill you." Another man said.
"You can try." Cologne smirked, readying her staff as they charged at her. She was able to defeat three of the men before her injuries got the better of her and she was knocked unconscious.
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AN: Hi everyone, hope everyone is enjoying this so far. Cologne is captured by Phobos now but what will he do with her?
For the most part I won't be answering reviews here in the chapter, I'll be using the review reply link so I'm sorry I won't be able to reply to unsigned reviews for the most part. However, some of them I may reply a little to here in the chapters but it won't happen often since I don't want to lose my account.
One unsigned review though from a witchfan girl asked if Phobos was going to paired with anyone. There may be someone I pair him with but it won't be a guardian. I am planning a small story after I finish this one with a (I know I'm going to get killed over this but I've read a few of this pairing that I liked) Will/Phobos pairing. Thanks witchfan girl.
Well, anyways, thanks everyone for your reviews. I'll be sure to reply to any signed reviews I get with the review reply link within a day or two.
Until Next Time,
Ja Ne
