The news of Cronos fainting and crying circulated the palace in a matter of minutes, it even got to the prisoners, how it happened, Cronos had no idea.
_back at the prison yard_
Cronos fainted amid his punishment. Lucius didn't want to continue because he wanted Cronos to go through pain so he stopped once he got to know that Cronos had lost consciousness. Cronos acted up while unconscious which irritated one of the guards and had the others laughing including Lucius when Cronos woke up, he woke up with the sight of the guards and Lucius laughing at him.
He wasn't given time to come to his senses when the guards roughly made him get on his feet to continue his punishment.
He was confused as to what had happened, a few seconds later, everyone was laughing at him, and the next they were back to being the meanies they originally were but what had Cronos more confused was the fact that everyone in the prison yard was laughing.
_back at the prison_
As Cronos stepped into the prison room, the prisoners started laughing at him which got him confused, the guards who were with him had an evil grin on their faces, they knew what caused it but decided to leave Cronos in the dark.
They threw him into the cell with his new inmates. One of the inmates tried to intimidate Cronos but Cronos defended himself which got the rest of the inmates laughing leaving Cronos in shock. Cronos was surprised to see them laughing cause he didn't know what he said or did to make the inmates laugh.
'Wimp' one of the inmates said out of the blue with a smirk on his face.
'Wimp' one of the inmates said out of the blue with a smirk on his face and with that, everyone in the prison yard burst out laughing. Cronos was surprised at the sudden outburst, the guards came in to know the reason for the sudden outburst.
'What's going on here?' one of the guards who rushed in asked and one of the inmates narrated what happened to the guards present and with that, the guards also burst out laughing. Cronos was still surprised and was even more surprised when the guards also started laughing at the mention of the word, 'wimp'.
One of the guards saw the confused look on Cronos's face and told him everything that happened when he fell unconscious, he told him everything with a wicked grin on his face and it widened when he saw the embarrassed look on Cronos's face after he was done telling him.
Cronos didn't know what to say, he was so embarrassed that he turned his back on the others.
'Aww, is our big baby wimp embarrassed?' Dargan said and with that another outburst erupted. Words couldn't describe how embarrassed Cronos was.
The King, Cassandra, and Anthony walked into the room and saw that everyone was laughing. Lucius inquired to know what caused the laughter and the guards told him what happened and with that, they all burst out laughing including the young ones.
'Big baby wimp' Lucius said, and one of the guards told him that was exactly what Dargan called him, 'big baby wimp'.
They were all laughing when Lucius and the guards stopped laughing all of a sudden.
'Your suffering has just begun', Lucius said to him
'No matter how many times you escape, I'll make it my mission to capture you and torture you' Lucius added, and with that, he and the guards all had evil grins on their faces, cold shivers were running down Crono's spine like he was bathing in a pool of ice
'How's the plan to get Cronos out of there?' a deep voice can be heard from a dark corner of the room. That deep voice belongs to Apophis, Lucius' enemy. Apophis is tall, has a wide chest, has hazy red eyes, emerald green hair, and is light-skinned.
How well can I describe him?
He's known as the 'god of deception' or the 'god of darkness'
You might be wondering why
Apophis is referred to as the god of deception because of his charming looks. Anyone who glances at him even for a second will fall in love with him instantly except those who have a strong chi.
He's also referred to as the god of darkness because he harbors darkness and aims to make the world a dark place.
Apophis and Lucius are contrasting characters. While Apophis is interested in darkness and causing chaos, Lucius stands for light and believes in making the world a better place.
Apophis usually stays in the sea. He has a kingdom or a fortress in the sea. He calls it 'the sea of chaos'. He's the only one who can control the weather, alongside the chosen one.
_Author's pov_
Apophis is Lucius' greatest enemy, not just Lucius' enemy, Apophis is also Lucius' father's enemy and now, he's about to become the entire Lucius family's enemy.
_back at the palace_
It's late at night and a male silhouette can be seen from outside the window of Cassandra's room. The male figure left before she could approach it, she wasn't able to get a clear view of the figure cause it appeared late at night and always had a hoodie alongside a mask on.
Cassandra observed that the figure had been appearing for some days now, and she decided she was going to have a conversation with the stranger when next she saw him.
_the next night_
Cassandra saw the stranger, and while trying to approach him, he was about to leave.
'Please, wait. Don't go'
'I have a question to ask you', Cassandra said to him but he didn't wait.
This repeated itself for days but she was determined to have a word with him.
_in the garden_
Cassandra was out in the garden, enjoying the peaceful scenery and enjoying nature. The garden had various kinds of flowers, from roses to dandelions, chrysanthemums were also present, whatever kind of flower you could think of. Those were what could keep Cassandra calm.
She begged the guards and her parents to let her go for a walk outside the palace, they were a bit reluctant but after trying to convince them, they finally gave in.
Brandon was the one who escorted the princess this time around. The streets were bustling with people and the place was quite noisy, most of those they passed by were busy going around with their normal business.
'Brandon, I'm hungry', little Cassandra said
Brandon scouted the area in search of where he could get food for the princess
'Ahh' Brandon said in relief as he spotted a food stand.
Brandon and the princess walked over to the stand to get food, the food seller smiled upon their arrival.
'Your Majesty, what would you and your friend like to eat?' the food seller asked politely
Cassandra looked up at Brandon and he nodded at her to go ahead and order
While Cassandra was about to place her orders, a commotion began at the market which caused many people to run around the market, they were running for their safety.
Brandon and the food seller noticed this, the food seller asked that they run away then Brandon took the young princess as they started running looking for somewhere safe to hide.
The people who invaded the market came in search of Cassandra someone tipped them off the princess's journey to the market.
Brandon, the princess, and the food seller were able to get a place to hide but the invaders already followed them, it didn't take long before they were surrounded by more enemies.
They were surrounded, Brandon didn't know how he was going to defeat them but his main mission was to protect the princess and the food seller no matter what.
The enemies attacked, but Brandon didn't delay in defense, he had already taken down at least 8 of the enemies but they were still many.
He was seriously injured but that didn't stop him from defending the princess and the elderly lady. The elderly lady tried to help him but she was knocked unconscious.
Cassandra didn't know what to do, she just looked at the helpless old lady and Brandon who was already losing strength.
She tried to use her elemental powers to help but it wasn't enough to stop them, she was running out of ideas.
'Agghh' Cassandra screamed in terror as she saw Brandon fall to his knees after he got stabbed, the enemies had smiles on their faces, and one of them made his way to get Cassandra but Brandon wouldn't let him, then he got hit on the head with a stone which knocked him unconscious.
Just as the enemy was about to get Cassandra, the stranger appeared in his hooded cloak. He slashed the enemies one by one sparing no one.
Cassandra looked at the stranger with teary eyes, he picked her up and then he teleported himself, Cassandra, the old lady, and Brandon to the palace.
The king and his family were seated, enjoying nature and chatting when suddenly, the stranger appeared with them all.
They were surprised to see them in such a state