Chronos's Trial

'In the end, it's still hot,' thought Eric. He was dragging by Igneel inside the lava for half an hour. Even though [Divine Runes] prevent the heat to some degree, it was still getting hot. He was sweating, his clothes were wet, and his breathing started to feel harder, then he felt his box crashed somewhere.

"Alright, Eric. You are ready," said Igneel.

Eric opened the door and went outside. He took a deep breath as soon as he put his feet to the land. He looked around, and he found only Igneel was with him. Stone didn't come with him since the box was small for him. 'I was getting used to him. Well, GentleFlame with him, so it should be okay,' he thought, and again he took a deep breath.

"For some reason, this place is not as hot as outside," said Eric. It was interesting, they were swimming inside the lava just before, but this place was giving him a refreshing feeling.

"Well, it's a misery," said Igneel with a chuckle as he looked at Eric and smirked. "This is as far as I can gather you. You have to enter the ruin yourself," he said, and he lay on the ground, fell asleep.

'He sure sleeps fast,' though Eric with a sweatdrop as

he looked at Igneel one more time before he walked towards the ruin.

The first part of the ruin was a big, obsidian building. It was more like a gate. The door had collapsed, but it's two-part were intact on the ground. Black rocks were each side of the way towards the ruin, and they were on fire. The fire itself was green, and it was giving a refreshing sensation.

'Interesting,' thought Eric as he walked towards the gate. As soon as he entered the ruins, space curled up. 'What?' thought Eric as he was sucked into a dimension.

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'Ughh. What was that?' thought Eric as he opened his eyes.

When he opened them, he saw he was in a throne room. The same owl on the first ruin was sitting on the throne, and he was looking at him with his big eyes.

'Welcome to the second trial, Eric,' said Owl with an amusing voice. 'Now, this trial a little different than before, it may take your time a little,' he added sarcastically.

"Who are you? You were at the first trial as well," asked Eric with a confusing look. If he was going to enter a trial, he wanted to know the god he was going to challenge.

"Ah, how amusing," said the owl. He understood Eric's thoughts with a glance. "I am the ruler of this universe. This and the place you have come here were my creations," said The God. "My name is DoistOwl, and you, my little mortal, you are just us higher beings amusement," said DoistOwl with a mischevious smirk.

( I always wanted to make myself a god, sorry :( )

Eric looked shocked as he was about the say something DoistOwl interrupted him. "Nah, lemme finish," said DoistOwl. "Now, this is important. You have to fight, but when I mean fight, I mean a lot," said DoistOwl. "If you impress higher beings, I will reward you for their wishes," he said.

When Eric was about to speak again, DoistOwl made a portal. "Nah, whatever. You have to fight anyway, but do not forget the gift, would you?" he said and sent Eric to ruin again.

After Eric was gone, DoistOwl remembered something with a shocked expression. "Oh, shoot! I forgot to say Irene is pregnant," he said.

"Well, he will learn..."

(before you say something. No, it's not Erza! She was born after the dragon war, or should I say Irene was impregnated after the dragon war?

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'Damn, bird!' yelled Eric inside his head. He was at the entrance of the ruin again. 'My head is aching,' he placed his head on his head and started walking towards the ruin's deeper parts. After a while walking later, he entered the door that possible location of the trial ground.

As soon as he entered he was shocked. The room had a sky and it was sunny, the land was full of grass, and a refreshing sensation was touching him every time windblown upon him. Trees were big and lively, loam was looking good, and a river carved it's way through somewhere he couldn't see. He took a breath and looked around, and he saw it.

There was a stone into the middle of the land with a clock carve into it. A black orb was flying upside down above it.

As soon as it felt Eric was looking at him, a single bloody eye looked down him on the black, misty orb.

"Welcome to my trial, mortal," it said. "It seems someone finally finished that first trial that gifted upon them," he added with an arrogant voice.

Eric bewildered. "Not even one?" he asked.

It looked at him ridiculously. "Yes, not even ONE," he yelled. "I have been waiting enough even with my powers," he added.

Eric confused again. 'So, a clock. Time?' he thought.

He didn't even have time to ask as it talked again.

"Now, first of all, I need to introduce myself as the rules say so," it said with a sneer. "I am the God of Time, Chronos," it said as it unleashed its power.

Not even a single second passed as the grasses started to die, threes rotten, the river dried, the land dried up and a black sky fell to the shining sun.

A sole moon replaced the sun with cold, shivering winds.

It felt like they were coming from an ice hell.

He was shocked and afraid. In front of his very eyes, the whole area is dead, dried and fell apart. 'This is...' he couldn't even say a word to describe the feeling he felt at that time.

"This trial possesses two purposes for me, one for you," Chronos said. "You will learn the second if you pass, but I can tell you the first a little," he added with an amusing voice.

"If you pass my trial, mortal. You will receive artifacts," Chronos said as he narrowed its eyes with a smirk formed its orb.

When Eric was about to ask Artifacts, Chronos vanished.

"What?" Eric shocked, but it was too late. Chronos was already left, and he felt something.

The land was shaking, and he felt some big creatures were coming towards him. He didn't have to be a genius to understand that Chronos's trial has begun.

The number of days Eric left Dragnof: ???

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Irene is pregnant, but it's not Erza. It's a child that I thought for the future plot. I had a great idea for him or her.

And sorry! Working and writing is a hard job, so I am a little late, and I couldn't keep my promises. I tried, but it will be like the first chapters. LOTS OF ERRORS... You just have to wait until I get used to it, sorry :(

Last but not least, I will rewrite the first chapters. I guess they are very bad. I know I am not well at writing but it's even disgusting for me... So, sorry I might not be able to publish a chapter a day or two.

Now, hope you like the chapter and good day :)