Magdala

[Keran Jaxsom]

The sound of dripping water came from everywhere in the vast structure below the surface of the forest it was old and the stones had worn away in one spot at the top. light shone down on the water causing the light to dance and shimmer like an angel dancing in the breeze. It was stuffy down in the tunnels and little air seemed to circulate giving it the feeling of death lingering in every corner.

The dank surface of the walls had grown moss so thick it looked like it could move and engulf you at any second. from the top of the tunnels thick vine roots made there way down into the water that somehow always managed to keep moving snaking its way through a labyrinth of stone work. If any one set foot in such an vast landscape they might get themselves lost there is no way out unless you counted the hole.

Deep inside this vast network of tunnels, all carved by the hands of humans and then bricked up to keep it for eternity, was a huge door. ornately decorated with runes and other symbols including an inscription at the very bottom. ' And she was the forgotten one the second Mary or Magadala, The princess who stopped evil" But, even evil could make it's way into this holy tomb as a single entity sat his back to the wall his hand on the floor and his feet splayed out to the side.

The demon known as Chrono sat in this most holy of tombs not effected by the sanctity of the place. for a demon with out his horns was as good off as a human. his long purple hair hung loosely into his face and over a blood red bandanna that had three circles upon it. His clothing was simple a brown poncho that looked like it was from some American Indian tribe the intricate bead work at the neck made it seem so even more. Underneath that was simple black pants and a black long sleeved top.

The only other thing on him was a ornate clock the clock was circular and had a frosted glass window two pieces of metal snapped onto it to keep the lid in place and spanned the whole side it was on. It was on a plain piece of string. Chrono picked it up slowly and looked at it his eyes peering past the frosted glass to the watches face witch was slowly ticking away. He frowned lightly and replaced the clock to where it hung his eyes slowly drifting upwards to the ceiling of the dark room.

“He can't find me here...” he whispered softly “Then why do I feel so uneasy about sitting here...” his eyes slowly drifted back down to the coffin he had his answer there the pain stone coffin held a holy woman and that made this place holy as well, and that was what put the demon boy so on edge.

[Okari]

A young man in a pair of black pants that were ripped up and a baggy shirt stained with dirt, grass, mud, and blood. Was walking through the forest his heart was pounding as he looked to the sky "Damn come this time tomorrow it will happen again" he sighs to himself as he continues to walk deeper into the forest.

After only a few minutes his foot sinks into the ground a little and in a panic he falls over and straight through the ground. He later woke up in a dark room lit by only a ray of light from the moon high above "Damn thing is haunting me." he sighs as he attempts to stand up to notice that his leg was broken. "AGGHHH" he shouts out in pain. The shout seems to echo off the corridors around him for what sounded like miles. After a few minutes of silence he wences in pain "Well if there was some one in here I'm sure they would of responded to that by now." he mumbles as he starts walking slowly through the long stone corridors with his right hand on a wall to help him have at the least some since of direction, and to keep his weight off the broken leg.

[Keran Jaxsom]

deep in the labyrinth Chrono had fallen asleep next to the stone coffin his sleep was interrupted by frequent nightmares always the same one a bird sitting on a tree it's Malevolent smile seeming to bore its way into the depth of Chrono's soul and then pain excruciating pain in his head.

“How pathetic this is Chrono...you of all people bested by a mere Angel...” a voice would say deep in his head as the eagle stared into him.

“Aion...” he heard his own voice speak then the pain stabbed at him again and he screamed in pain but the sound that came from his lips was not his own scream”

Chrono woke to the sound of a scream in the distance of the tunnels beyond thew heavy stone door. The demon slowly pushed himself up his eye where filled with pain. Who would be here? Then again from time to time humans accidentally found this place by falling through the hole in the roof. He slowly walked to the huge double doors and pushed them open with his hands. Most would think the boy who looked at be 14 was a human the only thing that seemed to give him away was slightly pointed ears.

“Hello is anyone here...” he said it wasn't very loud but seemed to carry down the tunnels echoing off the walls.

[Okari]

Cyrus heard the voice echo off the walls around him "Yes and my leg is broken from when I fell into this place! Is it possible for you to find me to help me out?" he shouts at the top of lungs. As he looks around. He was now standing on one leg.

[Keran Jaxsom]

Chrono heard the reply of a male voice and he frowned his leg was broken there really was nothing Chrono could do about that but at least he could go get the kid maybe companionship even a humans would bring him out of his despair. The demon made the decision to look for him. He couldn't be far from the hole in the ceiling only thirty feet away. Slowly the demon began to walk there.

“Just stay put” he called out. The stone walls of the place where much more welcoming to him then the crypt he had just been in however it did not offer the same protection from the things that where hunting him down. His footsteps fell deftly as he walked the water splashing around his ankles. He soon found the hole in the roof but did not see the kid he must have started going the other way. The demon continued forward and soon saw a figure huddled against the wall using it to help him stand. Chrono's red eyes looked him over slightly before he walked forward and helped the boy onto his shoulder.

“You wont be able to get out of here like this...” he said softly his voice made him sound as even younger then he looked but there was a softness to it. “ I can take you somewhere where we can think of how to get you out of here...” he continued.

[Okari]

Daishi looks down at the kid and smiles "Thanks." he says as he pushes his long black bangs out of his face to reveal his golden eye's. "You know that I could of died down here." he lies as he looks at the kid "So how far is this place?" he asks as he starts limping the way the kid had come from.

After one or two steps he bent over cause he put a little weight on the leg. "Ahh" he mumbles under his breath. He then notices the bright light emitting from a small tube attached to a gold necklace.

[Keran Jaxsom]

"Carefull you don't want to put weight on that leg..." the kid said slowly as he continued to support him after he had bent over. he had a look about him one of great sadness and dispare yet there seemed to be an inner kindness that would not go away.

"Come on it's just a littel further..."He spoke with slight urgancy. He did not wished to be tracked and as long as he was away from holy energies he could be tracked by any demon. the Kids red eyes seemed to reflect this slight urgancy as he continued to walk forward with the kid.

[Okari]

Daishi smiled "Ya I had no idea that broken bones would hurt this bad" He says as he continues walking feeling slightly more at ease with step, from the fact that he is with some one that knows how to get out and that he isn't going to hurt anyone in town with the changes that were going to take place tomorrow...

When they finaly make it to the chamber he feels completely at ease. "So, why are you down here?" he asks as he sits on the ground and starts attempting to bandage the leg.

[Keran Jaxsom]

Chrono sat down next to him and carefully ripped a large strip of fabric from his poncho he then shuffled around slightly on the ground till his hand hit one of the numerous wooden candle poles he broke the top metal part off and then looked at the kid.

“Here give me your leg...we have to keep the bone straight so it can heal properly...” his voice was a soft whisper as he talked slowly. He seemed to be nothing more then gentle as he slowly bound the leg up his long hair hanging over his shoulders as he worked. When the kid asked why he was here a slight shock went through him. “...I am here to hide...” he said in a kind voice as he looked at him with a smile.

[Okari]

Daishi looks at him "Whoa, whats a kid like you hiding in a place like this? I mean wow, you must be playing some sort of hardcore hide in seek or something" he says jokingly trying to lighten the mood. "And wow nice handy work with that splint. Lots better then I can do." he says still trying to lighten the mood he knew that this place was surrounded by death and could smell it quickly overwhelming his already sensitive nose.

[Keran Jaxsom]

Chrono looked at him and blinked several times as he spoke then slowly he started to laugh it was a true laugh. He whipped the tears that formed at the corner of his eyes as he laugh slowly. Chrono then smiled at him brightly.

“No no...I'm not a kid” he said his voice much more light hearted then before. “ I am what you humans call a Demon” he frowned momentarily his type where hated by the humans.

“I was here hideing from the others like myself...” he said softly. “ My name is Chrono...yours?” he asked

[Okari]

Daishi looked at him "Name's Daishi. Nice to meet you." he says with a cheerful voice "And don't worry I'm not going to reticule you or harm you for that matter, I'm in no position to try that even if I wanted to." He says "Oh and I don't mean that with the leg and all" he lays back on the hard ground and closes his eyes with a sigh knowing that he was going to have to explain himself any minute.

[Keran Jaxsom]

Chrono shrugged slightly and leaned back against the coffin his eyes half closed as a sultry sweet song from long ago played in his head. What ever this kid was talking about it had nothing to do with him. Chrono had never been the curious type he rather preferred to stay out of most things. The demon slowly started to hum the tune was sad and sweet like an angel calling for a love she could never have. His eyes where fully closed now as he could see her just beneath the surface of his mind.

Long flowing silvery hair and pure white wings the voice of an angel. She had been human however but not just a normal human an apostle a human touched by god himself. She had been like a sister to him and he had protected her with all of his strength, and then came the day the other demons showed up. They took the Apostle from him and there leader the demon Aion had stolen his horns. He continued to sit there zoned out on his thoughts before he pulled himself out of it and looked at his companion.

“I must apologies...I tend to space out from time to time” he said in his sweet voice.

[Okari]

"Oh don't worry about" Says Daishi "I've been known to do that from time to time." He sighs as he sits up and looks around the room. "So is this a burial site or something?" he pans his head around the room looking at the decor completely oblivious about the coffin that Chrono was leaning on.

He yawns as he lays back and closes his eyes for a moment.

[Keran Jaxsom]

Chrono looked at him slightly his red eyes seemed as sad as when they had first met.

"Yes...the lady magdala rests here...she was one of gods beloved a human so angelic that even in death she permanetly glowes with angelic power" he said lightly. his legs where crossed as he sat there looking at the other kid. "I don't like it here but it makes a good hideing place no one comes here...they either dont know how to get here or...they cannot get close enough to it to bother me" his voice was so soft as he spoke that even in the dead quiet of the room his companion would have to strain his ears to hear him. Chrono fussed with the clock around his neck slightly as he stared forward.

[Okari]

Daishi smiled he had heard the kid. even though he wasn't in his true form his senses were still better then an average human, although he didn't really want to ask questions about why he was down here. Cause even he had wanted to run from the humans. "Thats weird, if she was so powerful and angelic why wouldn't she be worshiped and have a more recently visited tomb?" he asks as he sits up and looks around "I mean this place looks like no one had been here in centuries

[Keran Jaxsom]

" her tomb was hidden away in this forest for a reason to keep her safe from grave robbers and thos who seek out 'holy relics' there is no entrance or exit up untill recently that is when the hole that you fell through opened." he said as he stood up slowly. he then looked over at Daishi "Now you need to get some rest..." he smiled kindly and took his pouncho off he then placed it on him like a blanket

"I will be back shortly I have a few thing i need to attend to..." he said before he started walking for the door.

[Okari]

Daishi smiles "Thanks" he says as he closes his eyes and falls into a deep slumber

[Keran Jaxsom]

Chrono was swift on his feet as he made his way through the tunnles he soon found the hole and in a second had clambered up the wall and grabbed a vine pulling himself out. The boy definatly could not do that in his current state. Chrono sighed and slowly made his way through the forest untill he ended up at an orphanage. the old building was covered in vines but the bushes infront where neatly kept. the demon sighed and walked over to one of the windows slowly he whispered a name into the crack of the window.

"Rosette...." he said gentily. a moment later a blond haired woman opened the window and frowned.

"Chrono?... I though you left here a long time ago" she said still half asleep. the demon sighed lightly and climbed through the window.

"I did...but I came back recently...sorry rosette" he looked down slightly. she shook her head and then patted him on his.

"No no...It's ok Chrono...what are you here for?" she asked Chrono nodded and asked her for a few supplies before leaveing her again.

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Chrono got back early in the morning before the kid woke he had a backpack with him this time it was full of first aid items and food. the demon hated haveing to bother Rosette but at least she was willing to help she had been the one who had made the hole in the tunnles in the first place after that her and her brother had left thewy had only just gotten back here a year ago. Chrono had watched her as she had asked to help at her old orphanage. They had been more then willing to have her help

Chrono sat down next to the boy his legs pulled up into his chest as he sat there. he let his mind wonder over the past 10 years and sighed.

[Okari]

It was a hard night on Daishi he was sweating profusely. He was terrified in his dream that happens every time before the full moon. After a few hours he wakes up in a cold pool of sweat to Chrono sitting there "Good morning!...It is morning right?" he asks as he looks around the dark tunnels. "Well, anyways how was your night?"