Sitting on his throne, the Chrono Lord was not happy.

He was by far the most powerful being as compared to most other humans, and he was capable of dispatching any demon or devil (save for Satan) back to the abyss where it belonged. He could twist time, warp reality to his liking, even-with the authority of God-create his own army and Council of Twelve Heroes. But what rankled him most was his inablitity to handle human relationships.

The Lord of Time stood up, his hands pushing him off the huge silver throne. He then raised his hand, and his First Hero, the Warlord Kwan, appeared before him.

"Yes, kinsman?"

"Take command of the Chrono Realms, Uncle. I am withdrawing to the human world."

The ruddy-faced commander nodded, and he raised his hand in farewell to his descendant. The Fatesealer waved back at him, and opened up a portal that led to the rooftop of a building.

He stepped through, and moved from marble flooring to hard granite.

He summoned his Signature Weapon, the Chrono's Wing to his hands, and he began to move in a series of manouevres that involved leaping, twirling, slashing and parrying, all against an army of imagined enemies.

Suddenly a female's face, seemingly harmless but filled in malice within, loomed before him. The young man yelled, and slashed at it. While the blade had reached half-way through the image, the girl's visage changed into another female's that made him cry out in wild despair. He hurled the weapon aside, and leapt to hold it, but again it warped into a guy's pale, smirking face that brought churned his heart into a sea of rage and anguish.

He began to channel and collect, all the power he possessed as the Lord of Time, into his body. A loud humming sound could be heard as swirling energies several shades of blue began to surround him.

Suddenly, a voice spoke, a voice so sibilant and seductive at the same time sounded beside him.

"Come now, why unleash your wrath upon innocent people? The true cause of your rage is someone else isn't it?"

The Vassal King of Christ paused, before he nodded slowly.

"Then why not go to him and destroy all that he is? His body, his mind, everything he has, wiped out in a single blow, and watch him beg you pitifully for mercy, and watch him cry out in despair and plead for forgiveness for all the wrongs he has done you...Wouldn't you like that," the voice paused.

"Lord Joshua?"

The vortex of destructive power that surrounded the Fatesealer flickered once, and then it turned black and red. The mismatched dark blue and winter grey of his eyes slowly faded away, and his eyes turned a pupiless crimson.

The young man nodded once, and the voice left him, and yet it still whispered quietly, calling for the Lord of Time to follow him.

And he did.

Far away, on a separate rooftop, three of his fellow Restorers along with two other angels looked upon him.

One of the Restorers was Jonathan, his brother-in-Christ and Brother of the Bush and also the Eldest of the Ten Aspects; the Earl of Order. The other was Shannon, his sister-in-Christ and the Angel of Life and Death; the Mistress of the Shadowlands. The last was Sheryl, another sister-in-Christ and also the Princess of Delight and Delirium.

The other two...well, the other two...

"I told you Gabe, that he would fall to Lucifer's machinations one day. That human may be a match for possibly even Mikey, but when it comes to-"

"Silence, Leonardus. Why God gave you such a stupid name I would never know. But anyway, that's what I was called here to do."

"To wonder why I have such a stupid name Gabby?"

"Silence! Restorers, I believe I have no need to tell you why he has fallen?"

The three looked at each other, and nodded.

"Anger." Jonathan intoned,

"Jealousy?" Sheryl ventured.

"And of course, his own imagination." Shannon added.

The messenger Archangel nodded. "Indeed. It will be up to you to remove him from Satan's grasp. Do not fear his power, for the Lord is with you."

"And if the Lord is for me, who can be against me?" Jonathan replied quietly.

"Indeed. Now if you could just take Leonardus along too...I have some more messenges to send. After all, MSN or SMSes are not exactly good mediums for God to send His proclaimations..."

"What about MMSes? They're a lot bigger than instant messenges or SMSes, right?"

Jonathan stared incredulously with his jaw open at the junior angel, while Shannon and Sheryl tried to stifle a giggle. Gabriel simply vanished into thin air.

"So, what can we call you? I figure Leonardus sounds a little strange." Jonathan asked.

The angel grinned.

"Just call me Leon."

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Ah.

I am so tired.

Just finished my dinner at the Pan Pacific. Was fun meeting all my relatives on my mom's side once again. And got made fun off: you like being called a member of Energy and 5566? Then come be in my shoes -_-"

It's close. My birthday I mean. And I haven't even bought presents for everyone. Dieeeee.

Hopefully I will be able to buy them tomorow.

Practice was rather...infuriating at the start but then it became fun in the end.

Found out that warm water really really helps man. Could reach the high part of Dare You To Move without cracking. Yeeeha.

Lol. Titus decided to do one of Reagan's favorite songs. HAHAHAHAH. I bet he'll sing along. But he was good, seeing that that was the first time that they had practised only on that day. Yeah, it is an easy song (like all SP songs are), but still...

Lol. FOund that you could put animated sprays in Counter-Strike: Source. A field day for those porn lovers...or not. They'll be staring at it so much that they'll get fragged by people like me =D

I am rather depressed. Why? Recent news have made me happy, but still I am depressed thanks to something called reality. Yes. Reality. Real life brings to me a realization of how bad things are. But hey, I know people worse than me.

I guess...life is really sad huh? Thank God for Jesus(hmm...Thanking Him for Him?)

Hey, I've been seeing an inflow of Emo-Passages recently. Think it's a trend. But hey, mayeb I can add my own? HAHAHAHAH

Okay. maybe not. But seriously, it's kinda fun sometimes, when I feel like there's something I really wanna say but I can't, and so...I turn it into a passage. Heh.

Well. Gtg now. Farewell people. By the way, the next will be a songfic, which means a story + a song combined together. This will be very common for SoTA, since music is a rather big theme there.

And to the one out there: i love you

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I feel there's something wet upon your hair.
Eponine your hurt! You need some help!
Oh God it's...everywhere..

He held her close in his arms, and watched helplessly as her lifeblood began to seep from her body. There was so much blood that even her hair began to drip claret.

"No! You...you can't die!" His voice shook as he spoke, and his eyes were fastened to hers, as if doing that could stop the light in her eyes from dying.

Don't you fret, M'sieur Marius
I don't feel any pain
A little fall of rain
Can hardly hurt me now
You're here, that's all i need to know
And you will keep me safe
And you will keep me close
And rain will make the flowers grow

Her now pale visage broke into a small smile, and she raised a hand to his cheek. He quickly grabbed it, hoping that somehow, a miracle would happen.

A drop fell on his shoulder, then another on his thigh, and then all around his body. The onlookers looked on, eyes bowed, knowing that this would end only one way, and as the rain began to pour down from the heavens, there was none there who was unmoved.

"My time is nigh, dear friend. That is the fate of all Hunters. Did Christ not say that there is no greater act of love for one to lay his life down for his friends?" She whispered to the paladin.

But you will live, Eponine
Dear God above
If I could heal your wounds with words of love

He shook his head, eyes filling with tears.

"But not like this...Not like this! I know...I'll...I'll try to heal your wounds! I'll purge this darkness from your body!"

Just hold me now and let it be
Shelter me, comfort me

She shook her head, her hair tangled strands of what it was.

"The dark energies have already taken hold of my internal organs. No, even if you the greatest healer in the world try to heal me now, it'll be useless."

Jane looked up at him, her eyes glistening with tears.

"I'm...I'm cold...Just hold me, hug me..."

You would live a hundred years
If I could show you how
I won't desert you now

Tears streamed from his eyes as he began to sob. His mind began to toss and turn, and he held her even tighter.

"We've only known each other for such a short time, and now...No...I-I can't let this happen! No...If you die, I'll leave with you! I promise!"

The rain can't hurt me now
This rain will wash away what's passed
And you will keep me safe
And you will keep me close
I'll sleep in your embrace at last
The rain that brings you here
Is heaven blessed
The skies begin to clear
And I'm at rest
A breath away from where you are
I've come home from so far

Her face was filled with alarm, and she clutched at his hand.

"No! Don't! Promise me, that even after I am laid to rest, you have to fight on! There are other people who need you, no matter what you think!"

The young man whose armour by now was stained red nodded once, and brought her closer.

So don't you fret / Hush a bye
M'sieur Marius / Dear Eponine
I don't feel any pain / You won't feel any pain
A little fall of rain / A little fall of rain
Can hardly hurt me now / Can hardly hurt you now

I'm here

That's all I need to know

Her eyes suddenly became unfocused for awhile, and she suddenly began to shout his name.

He tightened his hold around her, and began to whisper comforting words into her ears. "I'm here Jane."

"Can you see it, my dear friend? He's...He's there...waiting...waiting for me, arms wide open..." Her hand began to point in front of her.

He looked, but he saw no one there. He looked questioningly at her, but she kept rambling on.

"Look! There! The man has scars on his palms, scars on his feet! His head, marked by a ring of scratches!"

Suddenly, a realization overtook all those that stood there, and everyone of them fell on their knees. Most felt the presence of His Spirit, while some could actually see the figure through the eyes of the spirit.

And you will keep me safe / I will stay with you
And you will keep me close / 'Til you are sleeping

He too, could see Him, with the eyes of the spirit. He whispered softly to Jane.

"He's there. The Lord is waiting, to bring you home."

Jane shook her head. "Not yet. I...I want to sleep in your embrace, before I go."

He smiled gently at her, and nodded.

"I will remain by your side, till you go to be with the Lord."

She smiled and snuggled deeper into his embrace.

And rain...

And rain...

Will make the flowers...-

Will make the flowers... grow

They remained in that position, for a few more minutes, when suddenly her hand slipped from its place in his hand. He stared at it for a few seconds, before he realised what had happened.

Jane was gone.

He bowed his head, and began to weep and weep, hhis body shaking uncontrollably, and the rain, continued to pour down upon the wall, washing the bloodstains of the day's battles away.

josh fatesealer turned back time on 12/23/2004 11:00:00 am.