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The Age of Darkness

So a couple of months ago I started a (now dead) Roleplay called the Age of Darkness. This will somewhat follow the same plot but instead of universally be magical, it will be set in the Charmed Universe (which has been my favorite show since I was ten years old). I will include links to the Charmed Wikia for things some may not really understand, but hopefully you all enjoy it and take the time to read it even if you don't really understand the Charmed aspects of it. tbh i just feel like i had a story to tell between the family :o


uhhhh i wont really have a set schedule bc my irl schedule is very hectic but i'll try to get content out regularly.
feedback & comments are welcome and appreciated :D
also this is my first time trying to write a fanfic so take it easy on me thx <3

uhhh i was gonna write the first chapter before i went to sleep but im super tired so i will have it up prob sometime soon

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A group of powerful demons and evil witches have taken over the world and corrupted it into a darkness. Good magic has significantly weakened, though leaders of good magic* have sacrificed their own powers and collective strength in order to bestow great power amongst a small group of friends known as the Chosen Ones. These individuals are now tasked with defeating the evil and restoring the world to its former state, bringing peace and harmony back to earth.

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Main Characters
(alphabetically sorted by last name then first name)
Chloe Davis
Matheus Prieto
Katherine Roman
Kendall Roman
Koda Roman

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Chapter 01: Gameplan

Kendall stands outside of his mother’s house in the rain, sighing in having felt defeated. ‘How could he have done this? Betray his family, band together with a bunch of demons and warlocks, and now this?’ the witch thought to himself. ‘Now mom and the other Elders give me this-- power buff because they’re scared we won’t be able to fix this without it.’

He stared at the familiar house, not having returned in nearly a year following him moving out and getting an apartment with his boyfriend, Matt, on the other side of town. Behind him was the sound of a car door closing and the doors locking with an accompanied “Beep!”, Matt walking up to him holding an umbrella. “C’mon, Bambi, you’ll catch a cold if you just stand out here.” Matt cooed, now holding the umbrella over the two of them and ushering them to the front porch.

Upon reaching the front door, Kendall groaned. “I don’t wanna go in.” he pouted, taking a few steps back as Matt closed the umbrella before shaking it off. “I don’t think your Mom’ll really give us a choice in the matter, babe.” Matt retorted. As soon as Matt’s sentence ended, a creak of the front door could be heard as it was opened from the inside, Katherine standing in the threshold with a small smile. “It’s good to see you again, Matt. Thank you for bringing Kenji here all in one piece.” she greeted. “A pleasure to be here, Ms. Roman.” Matt smiled. Kendall forced a small smile before pushing past his mother to get inside the foyer.

The couple removed their wet coats, hanging them on the coat hanger behind the door, and removed their shoes. “Your friend is already here, Kenji. I was afraid to let you know though. You probably would have made Matt drive slower if I rushed you.” Katherine revealed, Kendall’s gaze fixing into the living room as she spoke. The witch cocked his head to the side some as he tried to make out who’d been sitting perkily on the couch.

“What’s the matter? You don’t recognize me without the braces and acne anymore?” she spat, flicking her sleek ponytail behind her shoulder in the process. “Chloe?” Kendall questioned, the female smiling with a giggle in response, jumping up from the couch to hug him. “It’s been a while. I didn’t even know you were--” Kendall started. “A witch? Yeah, me neither honestly. I guess I came into my powers late or something and the next thing you know, your mom's in my bedroom letting me know about my new destiny or whatever.” After a bit of giggling between the two, Matt quietly cleared his throat to get Kendall’s attention. “Oh, sorry. Matt, this is one of my friends from middle school, Chloe. Chloe, this is my boyfriend, Matt.” he introduced. “Nice to meet you.” Matt smiled, holding out a hand to shake. “Oh-- I- ‘A witch’. ‘De-Destiny’. ‘Powers’. I wa- I- I meant ‘A bi-” Chloe stammered nervously, fearing the risk of exposure. “Dude, he’s half-Whitelighter.” Kendall interrupted. Chloe sighed in relief, laughing awkwardly afterwards. “Phew, thank God. I was afraid I just let a mortal know about the big secret.” she chuckled nervously. “Funny of you to think I wouldn’t tell my boyfriend that I live with I’m a witch to begin with…” Kendall muttered.

“Okay!” Katherine called, grabbing the attention of the three of them. “Let’s talk: Gameplan.” At the sound of that, Kendall, Matt and Chloe all took different seats amongst them. “Koda won’t just be sitting around waiting for you to come vanquish him and it certainly won’t bring the world back either considering there’s other magic and leadership involved in this.” Katherine stated, Kendall grumbling at her choice of words. “Mom, you’re talking about him like he’s not my brother. I don’t want to kill Chuchi.” Kendall barked. “You may not have a choice if he tries to kill the three of you first.” his mother answered coldly.

“That’s another point: He won’t hesitate to kill you. In fact, I’m sure he’s been able to sense the increase in power within you all and considering I’m the only Elder with a family, it would be wise of him to assume we gave this power to, at the very least, Kendall.” she added, taking a seat to relieve her feet from pacing back and forth. “How? He can’t tap into my powers, how would he sense a shift in magic?” Kendall questioned, running his hand through his hair as he spoke. “He may not be intuitive like you, Kenji, but there’s definitely a high possibility that he’s working with a Seer or an Oracle.”

After a bit of silence, Katherine cleared her throat to revert the attention away from the trio’s various thoughts and fears back to the task at hand. “You will need to vanquish every and any demon, warlock or otherwise evil entity you come across.” Katherine instructed. “I mean… eventually Koda’ll have to come out of his hideout to challenge us because of it, right?” Matt theorized, Katherine nodding in agreement.

“Between the three of you, Matt, you will need to pick and choose your battles very carefully and very defensively. Short a Darklighter, you win ‘Most Likely to Survive’ and you’re the only one with healing powers at the moment.” Katherine instructed. “I apologize, Ms. Roman, but that’s not really my style.” he retorted, Katherine cocking her head at this. Chloe shrunk back into the couch some, her Empathy power triggering to sense Katherine had grown upset at Matt’s statement. “Mom, please. He can handle a Darklighter or two.” Kendall piped up before Katherine could speak. Katherine glared at Kendall then back at Matt before puffing up her chest, still visibly annoyed at this.

“Very well then,” she cleared her throat, “The first mission I’m sending you three on is to capture one of Koda’s henchmen.” Katherine revealed, hovering her hand over a pyrite crystal to activate a hologram showing a map of the United States with various dots of red light emitting from various points. “This map shows spikes in evil magical activity and, luckily, this spike is only about an hour away. We don’t know much about the henchmen nor do we know much about Koda’s plan, so capturing them would be the best option to reel information out of them, maybe even using Chloe’s power of Empathy to trigger some sort of… ‘truth serum’.” Katherine explained, Chloe scrunching her face evidently not having liked the idea whatsoever.

After a bit of silence and awkward glances between the four of them, Katherine stood up with a smile. “Good luck!” she cheered, causing stammers between the Chosen Ones. “Whoawhoawhoawhoa-- ‘Good luck’?” Chloe questioned as the three of them stood up concurrently. “Yeah, Good luck.” Katherine smiled. “The three of you already got that whole group together thing going on, you all stood up at the same time.” she commented. “Ms. Roman, you expect us to go into unknown demonic territory with no pretenses or information about the enemy other than there’s a spike of evil activity there?” Matt questioned. Katherine nodded at Matt’s question, looking at her son afterwards. “Well, there’s no better way to see if you guys can actually do this save the world thing other than throwing you in unprepared, right? Besides, Kenji knows a lot of the spells and potions from our Book of Shadows.” she mentioned. “What if they’re immune to spells and charms?” Kendall asked. “Well then you better figure something out!” Katherine smiled, grabbing a potion vial from the table and tossing it on the ground. In the process, a cloud of smoke rose from the ground, making the trio take a few steps back as they wafted the air surrounding them. Once the smoke subsided, Katherine was gone.

Each of the Chosen Ones had different thoughts racing through their minds: Kendall was dreading the possibility that he would be killed by Koda or, worse, have to kill him; Matt was worried about going into battle without any information about their enemy and ultimately protecting Kendall and himself in case he needed to heal either of them… He didn’t really care too much about Chloe at the moment considering they just met, but probably protect her too; Chloe was fearful of losing her life and her powers, telling herself she’d been too young to die and had a whole life ahead of her.

“I hate. Being. A witch.” Chloe barked, storming out of the living room after she spoke. Kendall sighed, burying his forehead into Matt’s arm in defeat, Matt returning the touch by stroking the hair out of Kendall’s face. “Don’t worry, Bambi. We got this.”

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