Post by GThe4thCharmedOneR on Jan 12, 2005 10:38:20 GMT -5
Hi, I'm new on this board, but some may know me from some ezboard charmed sites.
Title: Return of the Long Since Dead
Author: Garrett aka The4thCharmedOne
Time Frame: This takes place during season seven.
Prologue
The demon Cryto's body lay frozen in an ice hell below the Earth's surface. It had done so for years since the witch Melinda Warren had trapped him there. It was a fate worse than death, to be frozen still for so long. Cryto longed to live again. He had caused so much pain and it had felt so good. Human and witches alike had feared him. All except the one who had done him in. He had not anticipated the kind of strength her courage would bring her. If he had, she would have perished long before him.
But, Cryto's will was strengthening and this ice cage could not hold him much longer. For he had learn to cast his mind outside his body and prey upon those much weaker than himself. Through this method he was setting things into place that would make his escape painless and allow himself to keep the power he had inside him.
He now had a small faction of demon followers ready to free him, and once he was free he would recruit more allies. Cryto possessed powers none of them could comprehend, and he was going use them to rule the world. But first he had something to settle. He needed revenge on the witch who had trapped him in the first place. He knew she had passed on long ago, but he could still bring pain to her descendents. And he planned to do just that.....
Return of the Long Since Dead
Phoebe Halliwell sat at her desk at the Bay Mirror and sighed stressfully. Running a hand through her short brown hair, she reviewed another letter from one of her many readers. Ever since Phoebe had lost her empathy she had been having a little more trouble in giving her readers good solid advice. She had no idea why, she had done it before she had her empath abilities.
She took a sip of her coffee, and then scrunched up her face as she felt how cold it was. After minimizing her email account she took a moment to look at the clock on her wall, and she was shocked when she read the time. It was almost three o'clock, and she had made no progress what so ever. Phoebe then looked over at the picture of her and her sisters on the corner of her desk. She still remembered the day when it was taken. When she reached over to grab it she was rocked by a premonition...
She saw ice, lots of it and everything was so cold. She could feel it. Then all of the sudden she felt immense heat, and Phoebe felt as if she were being freed from something. Next she heard a maniacal laugh......and the vision ended.
When her mental state returned, Phoebe fished her cellphone out of her purse and dialed home. She was relieved when her older sister, Piper, answered.
"Piper, hi. I just had a premonition." she started, "It was really vague. I just got images of ice, then heat, and then a realllly evil laugh." she paused for her sister to reply, "Yeah, I know, that's never good. Okay, I'll be home soon, later hun." said Phoebe before hitting the end button.
Not wasting anytime, she grabbed her things and headed for the Halliwell manor..
After hanging her phone call with Phoebe, Piper made her way upstairs to the manor's attic. This was where they kept all of the family heirlooms, including the infamous Book of Shadows.
Once inside she walked over to the book and opened it quickly. Phoebe hadn't given her much to go on, but hopefully something involving ice or evil laughs would come up. Normally, if they were having trouble, Grams would give them a little spiritual help. Piper flipped aimlessly, stopping now and then to read a page or two. She was interrupted by Chris crying in his nursury. Paige had taken Wyatt to Magic School for a while, so she had no idea why Chris would be crying. She had just fed him and put him down for a nap.
Piper walked out of the attic, and toward the boy's nursury. She then saw a dark figure blocking her way. "Always at naptime!" she shouted before throwing her hands out and exploding the demon in front of her. She ran to Chris and stood in front of him, keeping and eye out for any other demons. Just as she had suspected, another one shimmered in. Acting quick, Piper froze the demon before he could make one move.
"Paige!!" shouted Piper toward the ceiling. Her younger sister then orbed in swirling in shimmering white light.
"Whoa, I see we have visitors." added Paige as her body formed.
"Yeah, we do. Take Chris to Magic School then come back to help me. He's not the only one." ushered Piper as she blasted the demon. Paige nodded before picking up her nephew and orbing him to Magic School.
Piper hurriedly ran back to the attic where there would be more room for her to defend herself should more demons arrive. Moments later, her sister materialized beside her. Four demons shimmered in almost simaultaneously. Piper wasted no time and blew up the one closest to her. Another demon angrily sent and energy ball at her.
"Energy Ball!" shouted Paige as she directed it back at the demon. She then orbed behind another one and pushed him toward Piper. Her sister got the hint and blew him into oblivion. But, there were more where they came from....
Phoebe pulled into the driveway, and gasped as she saw the attic window. There were flashes of light whizzing by and she knew they were energy balls. She grabbed some potions out of her purse and ran into the manor and up to the attic.
Inside the attic were a group of demons. Phoebe first tossed a potion at one demon and easily vanquished him. Next, she roundhouse kicked another demon before throwing him into the path of an oncoming energy ball. Dodging a fireball, Phoebe then backhanded a demon and Piper ended him with one flick of her wrists.
There was only one demon left, and Paige had him under control. He threw an energy ball at her that she quickly orbed it back at him. As his body burst into flames he shouted, "You will feel Cryto's wrath!"
"Who the hell is Cryto?" asked Piper bluntly.
The Charmed Ones stood facing each other in the attic of the Halliwell Manor. Each of them was equally baffled.
"Well, now we know what my premonition was warning us about..." said Phoebe breaking the silence.
"You had a premonition? How come no one tells me these things?" asked Paige in mock anger.
"I was a little preoccupied." answered Piper slightly annoyed.
"So, what now?" asked Paige with a raised eyebrow as she put her hands on her hips.
"Check the Book, see if there's anything about Cryto. For now, that's really all we have to go on." instructed Piper.
Paige walked over to the pedestal that held the Book of Shadows. She opened the tome and starting flipping through the pages at a normal speed. Then the flipping stopped and she pointed her finger at the page.
"Cryto- an extremely powerful underworld leader with the ability of crytokinesis and mental suggestion. He was trapped in a block of ice by Melinda Warren, but heed this warning. It will not hold him forever. There is no known vanquishing spell or potion for Cryto." read Paige aloud, "Oh great, must be Sunday!" she sighed.
"That explains the ice in my premonition. He must of brainwashed some demons into setting him free and now he's after us." said Phoebe putting together the pieces.
"I'd be after us too. Being trapped in ice for a couple hundred years isn't exactly on my to do list." said Paige sarcastically.
"So, we have an all powerful demon after us. What's new." complained Piper as she sat down on a sofa.
"Let me see the book." Phoebe said as she walked over to the pedestal. She placed her hand on the page and was once again hit with a premonition....
Cryto stood before his faction of demons and smiled. He had succeeded, and he was going to take out the Charmed Ones. He could not wait. In a swirl of ice and snow he teleported to Halliwell Manor.
"Phoebe! What'd you see?" asked Piper as she guided her sister to the soft sofa.
"We're in trouble, deep trouble. In my premonition I was in Cryto's essence. He's strong and I mean realllllly strong. We don't have much time until he gets here." Phoebe informed them.
"Okay, we're going to need some potions. Paige, throw together the strongest thing you can without blowing the house up. Phoebe get to work on some kind of spell. Maybe not to vanquish him, but at least to weaken him." ordered Piper as she stood up.
"Piper...I think we should call Leo. He might know something about Cryto." suggested Paige not sure of how her older sister would react.
"No, Leo has enough on his plate. We can handle this." she replied and that was the end of it. She walked out of the attic.
Title: Return of the Long Since Dead
Author: Garrett aka The4thCharmedOne
Time Frame: This takes place during season seven.
Prologue
The demon Cryto's body lay frozen in an ice hell below the Earth's surface. It had done so for years since the witch Melinda Warren had trapped him there. It was a fate worse than death, to be frozen still for so long. Cryto longed to live again. He had caused so much pain and it had felt so good. Human and witches alike had feared him. All except the one who had done him in. He had not anticipated the kind of strength her courage would bring her. If he had, she would have perished long before him.
But, Cryto's will was strengthening and this ice cage could not hold him much longer. For he had learn to cast his mind outside his body and prey upon those much weaker than himself. Through this method he was setting things into place that would make his escape painless and allow himself to keep the power he had inside him.
He now had a small faction of demon followers ready to free him, and once he was free he would recruit more allies. Cryto possessed powers none of them could comprehend, and he was going use them to rule the world. But first he had something to settle. He needed revenge on the witch who had trapped him in the first place. He knew she had passed on long ago, but he could still bring pain to her descendents. And he planned to do just that.....
Return of the Long Since Dead
Phoebe Halliwell sat at her desk at the Bay Mirror and sighed stressfully. Running a hand through her short brown hair, she reviewed another letter from one of her many readers. Ever since Phoebe had lost her empathy she had been having a little more trouble in giving her readers good solid advice. She had no idea why, she had done it before she had her empath abilities.
She took a sip of her coffee, and then scrunched up her face as she felt how cold it was. After minimizing her email account she took a moment to look at the clock on her wall, and she was shocked when she read the time. It was almost three o'clock, and she had made no progress what so ever. Phoebe then looked over at the picture of her and her sisters on the corner of her desk. She still remembered the day when it was taken. When she reached over to grab it she was rocked by a premonition...
She saw ice, lots of it and everything was so cold. She could feel it. Then all of the sudden she felt immense heat, and Phoebe felt as if she were being freed from something. Next she heard a maniacal laugh......and the vision ended.
When her mental state returned, Phoebe fished her cellphone out of her purse and dialed home. She was relieved when her older sister, Piper, answered.
"Piper, hi. I just had a premonition." she started, "It was really vague. I just got images of ice, then heat, and then a realllly evil laugh." she paused for her sister to reply, "Yeah, I know, that's never good. Okay, I'll be home soon, later hun." said Phoebe before hitting the end button.
Not wasting anytime, she grabbed her things and headed for the Halliwell manor..
After hanging her phone call with Phoebe, Piper made her way upstairs to the manor's attic. This was where they kept all of the family heirlooms, including the infamous Book of Shadows.
Once inside she walked over to the book and opened it quickly. Phoebe hadn't given her much to go on, but hopefully something involving ice or evil laughs would come up. Normally, if they were having trouble, Grams would give them a little spiritual help. Piper flipped aimlessly, stopping now and then to read a page or two. She was interrupted by Chris crying in his nursury. Paige had taken Wyatt to Magic School for a while, so she had no idea why Chris would be crying. She had just fed him and put him down for a nap.
Piper walked out of the attic, and toward the boy's nursury. She then saw a dark figure blocking her way. "Always at naptime!" she shouted before throwing her hands out and exploding the demon in front of her. She ran to Chris and stood in front of him, keeping and eye out for any other demons. Just as she had suspected, another one shimmered in. Acting quick, Piper froze the demon before he could make one move.
"Paige!!" shouted Piper toward the ceiling. Her younger sister then orbed in swirling in shimmering white light.
"Whoa, I see we have visitors." added Paige as her body formed.
"Yeah, we do. Take Chris to Magic School then come back to help me. He's not the only one." ushered Piper as she blasted the demon. Paige nodded before picking up her nephew and orbing him to Magic School.
Piper hurriedly ran back to the attic where there would be more room for her to defend herself should more demons arrive. Moments later, her sister materialized beside her. Four demons shimmered in almost simaultaneously. Piper wasted no time and blew up the one closest to her. Another demon angrily sent and energy ball at her.
"Energy Ball!" shouted Paige as she directed it back at the demon. She then orbed behind another one and pushed him toward Piper. Her sister got the hint and blew him into oblivion. But, there were more where they came from....
Phoebe pulled into the driveway, and gasped as she saw the attic window. There were flashes of light whizzing by and she knew they were energy balls. She grabbed some potions out of her purse and ran into the manor and up to the attic.
Inside the attic were a group of demons. Phoebe first tossed a potion at one demon and easily vanquished him. Next, she roundhouse kicked another demon before throwing him into the path of an oncoming energy ball. Dodging a fireball, Phoebe then backhanded a demon and Piper ended him with one flick of her wrists.
There was only one demon left, and Paige had him under control. He threw an energy ball at her that she quickly orbed it back at him. As his body burst into flames he shouted, "You will feel Cryto's wrath!"
"Who the hell is Cryto?" asked Piper bluntly.
The Charmed Ones stood facing each other in the attic of the Halliwell Manor. Each of them was equally baffled.
"Well, now we know what my premonition was warning us about..." said Phoebe breaking the silence.
"You had a premonition? How come no one tells me these things?" asked Paige in mock anger.
"I was a little preoccupied." answered Piper slightly annoyed.
"So, what now?" asked Paige with a raised eyebrow as she put her hands on her hips.
"Check the Book, see if there's anything about Cryto. For now, that's really all we have to go on." instructed Piper.
Paige walked over to the pedestal that held the Book of Shadows. She opened the tome and starting flipping through the pages at a normal speed. Then the flipping stopped and she pointed her finger at the page.
"Cryto- an extremely powerful underworld leader with the ability of crytokinesis and mental suggestion. He was trapped in a block of ice by Melinda Warren, but heed this warning. It will not hold him forever. There is no known vanquishing spell or potion for Cryto." read Paige aloud, "Oh great, must be Sunday!" she sighed.
"That explains the ice in my premonition. He must of brainwashed some demons into setting him free and now he's after us." said Phoebe putting together the pieces.
"I'd be after us too. Being trapped in ice for a couple hundred years isn't exactly on my to do list." said Paige sarcastically.
"So, we have an all powerful demon after us. What's new." complained Piper as she sat down on a sofa.
"Let me see the book." Phoebe said as she walked over to the pedestal. She placed her hand on the page and was once again hit with a premonition....
Cryto stood before his faction of demons and smiled. He had succeeded, and he was going to take out the Charmed Ones. He could not wait. In a swirl of ice and snow he teleported to Halliwell Manor.
"Phoebe! What'd you see?" asked Piper as she guided her sister to the soft sofa.
"We're in trouble, deep trouble. In my premonition I was in Cryto's essence. He's strong and I mean realllllly strong. We don't have much time until he gets here." Phoebe informed them.
"Okay, we're going to need some potions. Paige, throw together the strongest thing you can without blowing the house up. Phoebe get to work on some kind of spell. Maybe not to vanquish him, but at least to weaken him." ordered Piper as she stood up.
"Piper...I think we should call Leo. He might know something about Cryto." suggested Paige not sure of how her older sister would react.
"No, Leo has enough on his plate. We can handle this." she replied and that was the end of it. She walked out of the attic.
