'He went after Cronos' Lucas said after a long sigh. 'What do you mean he went after Cronos?' Lucius asked looking surprised and with that, they told him all that happened. Luna was really surprised and scared but she was happy that nothing had happened to her babies, good thing I didn't let them all go was what she thought to herself. 'Do you know where Cronos might have run to?' Lucius asked his guards, 'no sir' they replied in unison. 'You know you can be punished for this?' Lucius asked them and they bowed their head saying 'yes', 'Dad, please, don't get mad at them' Cassandra said, 'it was all our fault if we had listened and stayed put as they asked then none of this would have happened' Claudia said and they all agreed. The King sighed and looked at his children, 'Well, you brought them all here safely and before sundown so I guess you won't be punished he said to the guards then Luna turned to the kids and asked 'What punishment do you think you all deserve for being disobedient and putting the guards in a very difficult situation?' the kids were all stunned by their mother's remark and made to run away, the queen ran after them till they all got into the chateau, the king and the guards smiled till they were out of sight.
The King was about to say something when suddenly the gate was wide open and Brandon could be seen moving toward the others with an unconscious Cronos on his shoulders, he got to where the king was, dropped Cronos on the floor, and knelt to greet the king with his face down. 'I'm sorry Your Majesty, we didn't intend...' Brandon was still talking when the King cut him short 'It's ok, I heard the whole story. We were actually about to come to search for you before you came in, stand' Lucius said. 'Thank you Your Majesty' Brandon replied shortly, 'take Cronos down to the prison yard, I'll figure out what to do with him' the king said, and with, that he walked away.
The guards were doing as instructed when the kids came out and gave them a big hug, the queen and the king saw it and smiled, 'We're very sorry, you almost got in trouble because of us, please don't be mad at us' Claudia said and all them had their lips pouted, the guards smiled at them and assured them that they weren't mad at them.
_ a dark place_
'That fool, he already had himself captured' a voice filled with anger can be heard in the room, 'you, make sure to get him out of there before he ruins our plan, if you can't get him out then kill him. I can't have that plan ruined' the voice commanded.
_back at the palace, the prison yard_
'You don't know what you're up to, you're going to pay for this, trust me' Cronos said while struggling to get himself free but the guards just won't let him have it. 'You should also know things won't go well with you once the king arrives' one of the guards whose name happened to be David said to him after throwing him into the cell showing no remorse. David is tall, fair, has a broad chest, platinum blonde hair, eyes red as ruby, possesses water magic, is a good swordsman, and is also very serious. Cronos didn't seem fazed by his words, he wasn't expecting Lucius to go easy on him, especially after finding out that he kidnapped his children but he was rest assured that he was going to get out of the prison yard especially since they had two or three spies working for them who stayed in the palace, what if I don't get out of here alive, Cronos was still thinking to himself when suddenly his thoughts were interrupted by a heavy slap which landed on his left cheek leaving a red mark there, that slap resounded in the prison yard.
Cronos jolted out of his thoughts as he held his left cheek, 'make sure he is given a hundred strokes of the whip' Lucius said with a mix of authority and anger and Cronos couldn't help but look up at him with surprise as he thought to himself, how could he be this heartless, he already gave me a deafening slap and now he is sending me out to get flogged, I should be expecting something worse than this, he's still being nice, Cronos was still lost in his thoughts when suddenly he heard Lucius's voice 'when next I ask a question, do well to make reply' Lucius said to him as he grinned wickedly and with that the guards took him out of there.
_still at the prison yard_
Loud cries could be heard in the yard from different angles as they were all being whipped, most of them already had scars on their back while some had blood oozing out of their backs but the guards didn't stop.
_still at the prison yard_
Loud cries could be heard in the yard from different angles as they were all being whipped, most of them already had scars on their back while some had blood oozing out of their backs but the guards didn't stop. Cronos kept looking around the place and all he could see were people crying in anguish, 'I'm done for' Cronos thought to himself aloud unknowingly and the guards heard him, 'Oh yes you are, maybe this might teach you never to mess with any of the king's children or his loved ones' one of the guards who were with them replied to him calmly but his voice was cold and commanding, he replied him with a wicked grin on his face which sent cold chills down Cronos's spine, and the guard walked away leading them to where Cronos was to be dealt with when Cronos heard his reply, he knew he had said his thoughts out loud.
'Agh, agh!!' loud cries can be heard coming from Cronos, the pain was just too much for him to bear, as the guards continued whipping him, Cronos looked around to see the guards smiling while punishing their offenders, 'what kind of person enjoys torturing his enemies' he said to them, 'this kind of person' Lucius said as he entered the room with an evil grin on his face, the aura in the room changed once his presence was sensed, he went straight to where Cronos was, 'that's it, I'm done for' Cronos thought to himself out loud again unknowingly to him, the guards and king had a wide grin on their faces, 'oh yes you are' Lucian replied while grinning from ear to ear only then did Cronos know that he had said his thoughts out loud, 'funny enough, this is the second time you're informing us of your misfortune' the guard who replied Cronos earlier said to him with a sense of mockery in his tone.
The name of the guard who replied Cronos is Dargan, he is tall, has a fair skin color, has eyes green like nature, just like the meaning of his name, he has hair as black as ebony, is a very adept swordsman and had the power of telepathy.
Crack!! Crack!!, agh! agh! is what could be heard as Lucius mercilessly landed the whip on Cronos's back, blood can be seen rushing out of his back but Lucius and his men couldn't help but care less, they were having fun dealing with him. 'When will he send a spy to get me out of here' Cronos thought to himself as he was being mercilessly dealt with. After what seemed like forever, he was done with his punishment, a hundred strokes of the whip but Lucius wasn't going to let him have his cake, so he gave him a hundred more and this time it was harder than the last strokes.
When he woke up, what he saw were the guards laughing at him, he didn't know why.
_10 minutes ago_
The guards were laughing when Cronos gained consciousness, he fainted while Lucius was whipping him, and he didn't even get halfway to the cane. Lucius stopped when he noticed that he was unconscious and they all stood around him waiting for him to wake up before they all burst out in laughter when they saw his reaction, 'looks like this guy is a wimp' one of the guards said with disgust while the rest burst out laughing.