Chapter 03: Chrono's truth
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Northern Lands
The northern princess wondered around the castle as she checked on her guys. Sure, she wanted to out do her little sister by calling them Paladins but wasn't that another word for knights? She didn't know nor cared.
She walked into the guest room where Kai was doing another spell on Sinta. She wasn't sure why a panther demon would be a good mage/healer but she didn't mind. She loved him for what he is and does, and she didn't care about the details.
Kai stopped his spell and looked over at his princess as she walked over and stood by him. “The wound is finally closing.” He said, slowly. He eyed the princess as she lightly touched the sleeping fox's red hair. “Lyra?”
Lyra blinked a bit then looked up at the panther demon. “Oh sorry. I heard you and I'm glad that he's finally taking to your healing spells.”
He sighed lightly. “You need to stop with Sinta's hair before Mira gets annoyed.”
She nodded lightly and looked over at the doorway as the purple hair time demon silently wondered in. “Chrono, I'm sure that you heard.” She smiled lightly at him.
Chrono opened his mouth to ask something but closed it and nodded. “I did...” He said softly. He didn't understand it but being in the northern lands, made him unsafe.
Lyra thought a bit as she looked from Kai to Chrono. She didn't get it but Kai had his back to the other demon and hasn't said anything to him. Putting that aside, she smiled back at Chrono. “Why don't you wonder around a bit and I'll tell you a full update to tell my sister. Ok?”
The purple hair demon nodded and walked out of the room quietly.
The princess then smirked lightly at Kai. “Come tell me a story.” She said happily as she grabbed one of his arms and tagged on it lightly.
Kai blinked lightly at her then sighed. “As you wish...” He replied.
She smiled happily as she pulled him into another room, as she wanted to let Sinta sleep in peace.
Still Northern lands
Once Lyra got into the big library, she let go of his hand and sat on her favorite chair. She looked around for her pillow and then smiled once she felt it behind her. She so loved her light blue fluffy pillow. Once she got all good, she smiled at him.
Kai sighed lightly as he sat on the floor. He didn't notice that the spell that hid his black ears had faded. “So what story do you want to hear this time?” He asked softly.
She thought a bit then smiled sweetly. “How you and sis found Chrono.” She noticed his pretty ears but turned it out since she loved his stories.
He eyed her for a bit. “Really?” He sighed as she nodded. “As you wish..” He replied. He thought a bit before starting the story that he wasn't so fond of.
150 years ago
Mira giggled as she ran around the rocky ground. She didn't care if her dark blue kimono got dirty from the light dirt or anything. As she really didn't mind if her shoes got it worse. She really loved the long free walks. Plus she got to take her sister's favorite demon for a day.
Kai followed behind the young princess with a sigh. He didn't understand why she picked him but he had a feeling that Lyra was one of the reasons. He kept his silver eyes locked on the black hair princess.
She wondered around, looking at the weird rocks that laid around the mountains. She would stop and knelt down once in a while to get a closer look at a few rocks before going deeper int the mountains. She didn't go too far a head of the panther demon yet she didn't kept to come to him either. She did look over at him from time to time.
He looked around the around as he followed her deeper into the area. He noticed something off in the air yet he didn't say anything since he didn't sense anything evil. In fact, there wasn't any life around the area. “How odd...” He muttered to himself as he walked. There was no dragon signs either.
Mira stopped and blinked a few times as she looked up at a huge gateway door that she stopped in front of. “Kai... What's this go to?” She asked softly.
The demon male stopped and stood behind her, blinking as he looked up at the door. “It's... a grave..”
She blinked and turned to him. “Can you read the weird text?”
He nodded slightly. “It's an old spell... done by a rare race of demons. A spell of to stop time..”
Mira looked back at the door. “To stop time... I read around that type of spell. It was in one of Soren's books. The only two known to use that kind of spell..”
“Was Aion and his twin brother, Chrono.” Kai said slightly cold. Something about just saying their names, something inside him felt uneasy. 'Did Aion did this?... To his own twin?' He asked himself as he eyed the door. He didn't notice that the princess was saying her own spell. He only noticed when the door moved slightly. “Princess, did you do?”
The princess giggled lightly. “I want to know who's inside. So I did a simple spell that Soren showed me.” She said happily as she smiled sweetly at him. She then turned and pushed the door a bit more before falling onto the hard ground. “Owie...” She said softly with a pout.
He blinked lightly and walked up behind her and knelt down. “Are you alright, Mira?” He asked softly, turning out the odd feeling he was getting.
She looked at him and smiled softly. “I'm fine. I heal fast, so all is good.” She said softly. She was starting to understand why her sister liked him so much.
Kai let out a sigh and stood up. “Princess.. You know.. Aion did that spell...”
Something in the pure darkness moved slightly to the word, 'Aion' yet either of them knew just what was in the cave.
Mira looked to the darkness, blinking lightly. “...Maybe...” She said, as she stood up and patted her dirt and dust of her kimono. “But why did he stop time in this one place?” She asked lightly.
Kai sighed lightly as he shook his head. “I now understand why Soren is so interested in a simple girl like you.” He told her as he eyed the darkness. He felt something watching them. He thought of a few spells to use, just in case.
She looked at Kai then the darkness before getting an idea. “I'm going to find what he hid here.” She said happily as she walked into the darkness before Kai could say anything. Sadly within two minutes, she found and hugged what Aion tried to keep locked away. She didn't know why but she felt like hugging him.
Hidden in the shadows that Mira wondered into, was Chrono. A forgotten time demon with long purple hair and deep red eyes. He watched the two once they opened the door and said the name that he didn't want to remember. Watching the young girl wonder into the darkness, He moved slightly away from her yet it didn't help with she touched him followed but her arms going around his shoulders, making him blink.
Kai sighed lightly when felt nothing bad that come from the uneasy air. He whispered a simple spell since soon bright yet so small fireflies appeared and flew around. They made the darkness and shadows fade to allow Kai to see Mira hugging on a really red demon. Seeing that, made Kai sigh with a light smile.
Mira smiled sweetly. “I found a cute demon, Kai-Kai.” She said with a soft giggle.
“Great.. someone else for Soren and Sinta to glare at.” Kai said with a light sigh. Being with this princess wasn't good for his health and he knew it. Turning, he walked out of the cave and stood just outside, looking up at the sky.
Inside the cave, Chrono blushed at how close the young girl was. He didn't understand how she was able to get the door open yet alone not be scared of him. Wasn't she scare of the unknown? He didn't know yet he didn't ask. He kept his red eyes looked at the happy girl. “W..who are... you?” He finally was able to ask.
Mira blinked lightly then removed her arms and smiled sweetly. “I'm sorry. I'm Princess Mira of the Southern lands. And you are?”
He blinked lightly. “Southern lands.... Lady Kira isn't the ruler?” He asked. He didn't notice her question.
The princess nodded. “Mother stepped down a few months ago.” She said softly. “Did you know her and auntie?”
The time demon thought a bit. “Yes... and I'm Chrono.” He said softly.
She smiled softly then blinked lightly. “Chrono... the twin brother of Aion?”
He nodded silently.
She thought a bit and stood up. “I see. So you been locked up for so long... and don't know what mother and auntie are up to...” She then smirked at him.
He sighed silently. 'So she's the youngest one... And to think she was so shy when I first met her.' He thought lightly as he watched her. He then blinked lightly at her smirk. Why did her smirk scare him so? He did not know.
She smirked lightly. “Chrono, what do you think about being only of my knights?”
He blinked lightly again. “Knight?” He asked lightly as he slightly tilted his head.
Mira thought a bit then smiled. “It's like having guards around.”
Chrono blinked a bit then thought a bit. “Lady Kira... had 3 guards... yet you call them knights...”
She giggled lightly. “My guys are knights as my sister's are called paladins. We are each different.” She said softly with a giggle. Something about this demon made her smile more then anyone else which she knew would piss off two of her knights.
The time demon stood up with a soft sigh. “I'll.. be your knight...” He said as he moved the clock from around his neck and handed over to her.
The princess blinked lightly as she looked at the clock. “What's that for?”
“It's for you... to control... my powers...” He said slowly.
She looked at him then at the clock, blinking some. “Uhm... are you sure you want me to have something that does that?”
Chrono nodded. “Yes... since it's only fair when you're be my boss.”
She thought a bit then pushed his hand with the clock back to him. “I understand but keep it until we get home. Ok?”
He nodded lightly then placed it around his neck again.
Still 150 years ago.
Mira ran up to an annoy Sinta and wrapped her arms around his waist. “Foxy-kun!” She said happily which made the fox demon calm down slightly.
Sinta growled lightly at his princess. “Why in hell did you go off with someone other then me?” He asked in an annoy tune.
Lady Kira stood by her sister, Lira as they both giggled at the two. But then she looked over and blinked lightly. “Chrono? Is that you?” Kira asked lightly as Lira looked over and blinked lightly. “Oh dear...”
Chrono stood by Kai, unsure of the looks that they sent him.
The young princess looked up at her fox and smiled sweetly which made him twitch lightly. “I wanted to play with the kitty for once. Plus I found Chrono-chan.” She said happily.
The fox blinked lightly. “Chrono-chan...?” He looked over at Kira and Lira only for Lira to point to the purple hair demon. Sinta then growled a bit more. “So you play with the panther only to get someone new to play with?”
Mira blinked lightly then pouted cutely. “Foxie... doesn't like Chrono-chan?”
Sinta flinched lightly then sighed. “Whatever.... Just whatever...” He said, muttering a bit to himself.
The young princess giggled. “I win.” She smiled sweetly as she removed her arms and ran over to Chrono. “Chrono-chan, that's my foxie, Sinta. Try to get along with him, k?”
Chrono looked at Mira then over at Sinta, blinking lightly. He then looked over at Kai without saying anything.
Kai sighed lightly. “Just say yes and go come with life...” He whispered to the time demon before walked into the castle. Something told him that his own princess wasn't happy which he was right about.
The time demon looked down at the princess and nodded softly. Then blinked when someone behind him wrapped her arms around his neck.
Lady Kira moved behind the time demon while he was busy with her youngest daughter and placed her arms around his neck loosely. “Now, now, Chrono. Before you start making friends with my daughter and her fox, shouldn't you change looks?” She asked softly.
Mira blinked lightly then reached up and grabbed her mom's hand. “No touchie, Mother. You have your own to play with. Plus, I like his looks."
Kira blinked lightly then smiled sweetly at her daughter. “I don't want to play with your new knight. I just want to help him before you take him to the southern lands.”
Mira blinked then smiled. “Ok.” She said happily.
present time
Kai sighed lightly. “And then you got to meet him before your mother took him into another room.” He said.
Lyra thought a bit. “Now I remember. You came back just in time to save Ryan.” She said with a light sigh. She remembered that day since she was throwing things at Ryan who was being mean to her.
He nodded. “Yes...” He replied as he stood up. “May I go back to caring for the fox?”
She nodded with a soft smile. “Yes. And I'll go find Chrono and tell him something to see sis before she sends over Heei.”
Kai thought a bit as he walked to the library door. “Isn't Hiei and Kurama still around?” He asked softly.
Lyra got off of her chair and thought a bit. “Yay! No Heei for a while.” She said with a soft laugh as she walked out of the library.
Kai shook his head as his ears twitched lightly. He went back to caring Sinta's closing cut.