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Glen There once were but two
kingdoms. The northern kingdom was the Guardia Kingdom. The southern kingdom
was the Zeal Kingdom. This kingdom was ruled by King Cyrus and Queen Zeal.
Queen Zeal gave birth to a daughter, whom they named Schala. Schala was nine
years old when Queen Zeal again gave birth to a second child. This child’s name
was Janus. Janus was different than most other children because he had blue
skin, and blue hair. Because of his blue skin and blue hair, none of the other
children in the land would play with young Janus. A cursed thing they believed
he was. No one at all would play with him, except for Schala. Schala and Janus were
inseparable, and were always seen playing together. One day, King Cyrus became
sick. There was nothing that the doctors could do. King Cyrus died not too long
after his sickness developed. The people of Zeal were struck with grief over
the loss of their king. They mourned for ten days in memory of him. At this
time, young Schala was fifteen years of age and young Janus, six. Soon, a powerful wizard
came from a land far away. This wizard’s name was Lavos. Lavos wanted nothing
but power and sought to achieve it anyway possible. Since this powerful wizard
saw that the kingdom of Zeal was now weaken with the death of his majesty, he,
along with his two strongest warriors, Slash and Flea, went to destroy the
kingdom of Zeal. Lavos and his two strongest
warriors alone took to the castle and slaughtered many. The people could do nothing
against this powerful wizard and the things he was able to conjure with his
dark majik. Lavos himself killed the Queen of Zeal in an effortless fashion.
Schala they saved and took her back to Lavos’ castle, a older castle that
belonged to fallen warriors from long ago. Janus though, was able to escape
that day, and he ran and ran deep into the forest. Janus was soon too tired to
run anymore. Nightfall quickly fell upon him and he was too sad and tired to do
anything but stop. And stop he did by a nearby tree and passed out. The next
day, he was awoken by the sight of a strange creature staring at him. It was a
Nu! These creatures were hardly ever seen, known to run away from people if
sighted. Yet this one took a liking to young Janus. Seeing that the child was
well below the stage of good health, the Nu took young Janus in and helped him
to grow strong. Soon the Nu realized that
young Janus, now much older, could use majik, and the Nu helped young Janus to
develop his powers to the fullest. Janus somehow knew that his sister, Schala
was still alive, and vowed that once he was strong enough, he would go and save
his sister. There was no doubt in his mind that she was still being held
captive at the evil Lavos’ castle. *** During the time that the kingdom
of Zeal was destroyed, an old god, Spekkio, God of Form stumbled into the
forest known as the Haunted or Cursed Forest, for this is where people believed
all apparitions originate from. Spekkio was old and frail, though he knew it to
be important to fulfill a great thing within this forest of Sprits. Spekkio,
while possessing the power necessary to restore peace and serenity to the now
distraught land of Zeal, knew it better not to interfere with human’s doings.
The Guru of Time would be quiet upset if he were to tamper with the ebb of time
in such a fashion. If the valiant men are to win this battle, then it’s will
will be done. Spekkio saw nothing wrong in helping their cause, though. Spekkio came to the Haunted
Forest because he felt as if there was someone here who was destined to restore
peace one way or another. As he walked through the forest, he saw a little
frog. There was something different about this frog though. When the frog saw
Spekkio, it immediately ran up to him, as if it was asking Spekkio to bestow a
gift upon him. This is the one, Spekkio thought. And with that thought, he chanted
some words and the little frog changed and grew a whole three feet higher and
could talk! Spekkio was very pleased to see such a thing take place. At once he
commanded the frog, “A frog you are, but can be so much more! I believe you
have the power within to become great things. You must use your powers for good
and you will no doubt have good things bestowed upon you. Use this sword. Go on
and take it. Protect the Guardia Kingdom with your all. And above all, protect
the queen and king of Guardia castle.” The Frog understood, and
accepted the mighty sword, whom the God called the Masamune. “And what art thee
to label thyself, o great one?” the frog inquired. “You are to call yourself
Frog, for that is what you still are.” Spekkio responded. “Yes, my liege.” Frog
bowed. The God of Form then went
over to a tree that was in the forest and died quietly, his destiny now
fulfilled in life. The honorable Frog lived up to the expectation that was
placed upon him by the God of Form. He went around the forest and killed enemy
after enemy until his skills far surpassed any of the most skilled of warriors.
Realizing he was still in the nude, Frog was able to find some makeshift
clothes and soon began his journey to Guardia Castle. ***
Crono grew up to be a
strong young man and always entered into the annual Fighting Festival. Here
many young men would present their fighting skills to try to compete in the
annual contest and then, as their award, become an honored guard with Guardia’s
Knights. When one became a Guardian Knight, a royal banquet was held for the
Knight, and Tabin’s bell would be rung. The bell was so huge and so well
crafted, that even the citizens of Zeal could hear it’s song. Only those who
finished in either first, second or third were the ones that would become honorary
Guardia Knights. Young Crono though, would always finish fourth. On the day that soon came
to be Crono’s eighteenth birthday was the day that the evil wizard Lavos
decided it was time to attack the Guardia Kingdom. So Lavos along with his two
henchmen, Flea and Slash, went and destroyed everything in Guardia Castle. Not
only did the powerful wizard and his two strongest warriors attacked the Castle
with much more ferocity than the Kingdom of Zeal, but they also had a whole
army of Mystics, beings of which the mighty wizard Lavos concocted. They
captured the Queen and wounded the King very badly. Nadia was very sad because
of this and she stayed in her room for days upon end. During this whole while,
she did nothing but cry profusely. Mourning for the lost of her mother, she
fasted as well. Young Crono was confused
with Princess Marle’s actions. He asked, “Nadia, why do you weep so? I thought
you bore strong hatred for your family?” All she could say through
the tears was, “No. I... My love for them is ever present in my heart, young
Crono.” Crono then knew what he had
to do. Right then and there, Crono vowed to go and save the Queen of Guardia
castle, which made Nadia very happy. When he went to the castle gates of the
evil wizard Lavos, it was sealed tightly by a magic spell and would not move.
No attack that young Crono performed with his mighty Rainbow sword would do the
great structure any damage. Frog saw the doings of
young Crono and inquired what it was he was doing. Crono told him that his Queen
was captured and that she was inside Lavos’ castle. Frog realized that he was
suppose to protect the Queen, yet he didn’t. He didn’t even arrive at Guardia
Castle! He felt very badly, indeed. So he agreed to help young Crono defeat the
evil wizard Lavos. The young man from Zeal
kingdom, Janus heard the whole tale, and he went up to the two warriors. He
related to them his story of how the evil wizard, Lavos kidnapped his sister,
slew his mother and destroyed his kingdom. He, too wanted to help the two warriors.
They agreed, and together, tried to break into the wall of the mighty castle
that was Lavos for three straight days without let up, but to no avail. Finally, the warriors
walked away, sadden over the situation that had befallen them. It was now nightfall
of the third day, so they went to a cave and rested for the night, determined
that they would again start the next day. While in the cave, they met a old man
resting from some unknown journey. When the man asked the young warriors why
they looked so dejected, they explained their plight. Knowing that there was
someone of old who could help them, the old man identified himself as the Guru
of Time, and gave them a Chrono Trigger. He told them to use this egg shaped
item which would take them back into time to a person that could help them. The
three mighty warriors thanked the Guru for his help and forfeited sleep, using
the Chrono Trigger immediately.
*** The three warriors arrived
in a cave that was similar to the one they once occupied. The only noticeable
difference was that the old man was nowhere to be found. Walking out of the
cave, the warriors realized that they really were in the past, for the mighty
castle that was Lavos was now gone. The warriors then started to make their way
through this strange world. Soon, they found themselves in the mist of a group
of unorganized people. They were truly a wild
bunch of individuals, yelling intrusive things not recognizable to the
warriors. They also were jumping around as if the very sense had escaped them
for some time. Requesting to talk to
whoever was in charge, they were lead to a woman. She was called “Henti ji
Huersd” by the people there. The warriors would later on in life realize that
she was the God of War. She had blonde hair, and fur skins that covered her
most modest parts. The woman asked of them, “What be you business here?” The honorable Frog stepped
up and told the woman of their problem. The woman seemed to understand, and
showed them a picture of a strange contraption that could be powered on it’s
own. They were to use this strange vehicle to destroy the walls of Lavos
castle. They asked how they were to build it. The woman simply said to follow
the directions and requested them to leave. When asked of the fine woman’s
name, she told them, “Me, Ayla. You go now. Not safe here. Reptiles kill. You
be gone.” They left and returned to
the cave and again used the Chrono Trigger. The same magical happens occurred
while using it the second time and the warriors again walked through the swirls
of color. They soon returned to their own time, though the Chrono Trigger was
no more and the old man, too was gone. When looking at the instructions to
build such a vehicle, they again pondered how to go about constructing it. Crono then remembered someone who was a
servant back at the Guardia Castle who might be able to offer assistance on
this matter. So off the three warriors went to see this one who could help. They soon arrived at a
little house, not to far away from Guardia Castle. Knocking on the door, a
young lady soon emerged from it. She was very beautiful, indeed, and most of
the men sought to get her. She was nineteen years old and she had purple hair.
She wore a one piece body suit and had dirty gloves on. When she saw Crono, she
became very happy and embraced longingly. At once, the group began telling of
their problems to the young engineer. “Lucca,” Crono started,
“You are the only one who can help us out now. Please, build this strange
contraption for us.” She agreed, and she started
to build the strange vehicle with the help of a strange being she called a
“raabot”. With the raabot’s help, who’s name was Robo, Lucca finished building
the vehicle that very night. Lucca
named the vehicle Epoch, and told them
that it will get them into Lavos’ castle. She taught them everything on how to
operate the machinery. Once they ate some food to regain some much needed
energy, the three warriors boarded the vehicle and started their way to Lavos’
castle. *** Alas, the mighty warriors
didn't know how to drive such an abomination, and they crashed into the wall of
Lavos. When Lavos discovered this, he sent out all of his Mystics creatures to
go and destroy the three meddling heroes. But, the heroes destroyed the Mystics
until there was nothing left of them. Lavos wasn’t fazed in the least and
immediately called upon his two best men, Slash and Flea, and told them to go
and destroy the warriors. Crono went and did battle with the mighty warrior
that was Slash, while Janus battled the magic wielding sorcerer who would be
Flea. The battle was intense, and lasted for hours, but in the end Crono and
Janus won. Crono and Janus could barely stand let alone fight the more powerful
wizard Lavos, so the mighty Frog stepped up, and commenced battle with him. The battle lasted for days,
the sounds of battle becoming increasingly unsettling. Finally Lavos, weaken, tried
to escape and leapt high into the sky. He was so high, he could kiss the
clouds! But Frog did not let that discourage him and leapt right up after him.
Up, up, up they went, until they met and fought long and hard in the sky. The
mighty Frog soon ended the battle when he used his mighty Masamune sword to
pierce the very heart of the great wizard. The wizard’s limp body flew
into the sun and a great blast soon came forth and knocked the mighty warrior,
Frog back down to the earth. Frog hurled towards the Earth with such speed and
intensity, the likes that none had ever seen before. His body soon became
covered with blazing balls of fire as he rammed a mountain with such a great
fierceness, that a valley was created. *** The great and wonderful hero
Frog was never found, though the Queen of Guardia, and Janus’ sister, Schala
were saved. Nadia was so happy that her mother was returned safely that she
adopted her original name again, Marle. Janus and Schala were happy too and
began to rebuild the kingdom of Zeal ever slowly. And soon, young Crono married
the beautiful young Lucca. Alas, though, for when the
Queen of Guardia went to the site where Frog fell back down to the earth, such
a sight was never before seen before that time. It was as if there was a
depression in the very earth itself! No one knew what became of the mighty
warrior and no one knew what his name was, and so the Queen decreed that the
honorable Frog’s name be Glen, and that the valley that Glen produced and
valleys like that one be named after him. And so it is, to this very day. FIN Notes D’Auteur When
a story is told over and over again, it tends to change up a bit. I took that
idea and placed it in the world of Chrono Trigger. Everything was changed
around and even some of the characters names were changed around, though you
still knew who it was. Very simple storytelling so as to not boggle the mind. A
fairytale, if you will. I hope you enjoyed my rendition of a classic story. Maintained by: |
