Big shout out to JohnrId03 for helping me design these characters.

Chapter 5 - The Sand Starts to Fall

Aion simply sat there staring at the young child sitting next to him. He had no idea what to do. 'I expected them to be young but it seems that when we created her our magic imprinted upon her. Is this going to happen to all of then? And if it does what do we do. We can;t stay in this valley for ever and when we do leave... bah, problem for future me.' Aions thoughts were interrupted when the little girl pulled on his sleeve causing him to turn to her.

"Did I do something bad Father?" She asked her eyes swelling with tears.

Aions felt a sensation in his chest and he grabbed it gasping. 'How-I... what? My heart? But it stopped long ago, how is this passable!?'

"Father? FATHER!" The girl screamed in fear she got up and ran over to Moirai. "Mother, somethings wrong with father!" She cried as she shook Moirai thing to wake her. Slowly Moirai groaned as she slowly opened her eyes before she shot up.

"Aion!" Moirai yelled as she turned to the person who had woken her only to stair in shock. Slowly she reached her hand out as touched the girl before pulling her into a hug. "What's wrong?" She asked the girl who turned and pointed to Aion who was frozen-while clucking his chest. "Aion are you ok?"

"I... I have no idea Moirai." Aion wheezed out. "Just don't make her do that puppy eyes look children can do. It's weaponized cute." Aion finished as he fell back and groaned.

"Aion you are acting like you just saw a ghost." Moirai said as she looked at her companion.

"Moirai, that girl is so adorable that she actually made my heart start beating for the first time in I don't know." Aion said slowly. "I'm being serious don't make her do that puppy eyes."

Moirai gave Aion a hard look before turning to the little girl. "Asteria what was the look you gave Aion?" she asked.

Asteria looked confused. "Did I do something bad?" She asked her eyes swelling with tears again.

Moirai froze before she quickly turned and looked away. "N-no you didn't." She wheezed out. "Aion I-you were right, never again."

Asteria looked at the two other immortal beings confused before smiling. "You are silly." She said giggling.

After they had laid there for a moment Aion rose and walked over to the two girls. "So, we need to figure this out."

"Despite the knowledge I have on creating life, most of the blanks I've needed your help to fill. I think this is something you'll have to fill in as well." Moirai said sadly.

"You are correct Mora." Aion said with a smile. "Despite this not being the best time for a lesson I still wish to know why you think this is."

Moirai thought for a moment before Asteria jumped up and down excitedly. "Oh I know the answer! I know the answer!" She exclaimed excitedly.

Aion smiled. "Them tell Asteria. Why is it that despite Moirai being the embodiment of life she doesn't have the knowledge or the ability to create immortals without my aid?"

Asteria cleared her voice as a blackboard appeared behind her and a set of glasses appeared on her face. "The reason is the same that certain beings can wield the power of Darkness and others Light. The Universe turns on the balance that is set between Life and Death. Excluding the fact that Father is far older than Mother, Father is also the embodiment of death. To create an immortal requires on to experience both life and death at the same time rendering their body beyond the reach of one without the other. As to the reason that Mother doesn't know everything about how to create life, It's a security measure that the Universe placed so that no one single individual may obtain the secret to the universe. This is also the reason for the Avatars and Aspects. We are the Universes fail safes. In the event that something were to occur that would threaten the Universe as a whole it is our duty to act against it."

As Asteria finished he explanation the props her magic had summoned disappeared. Aion walked forward and patted her head. "Vary good Asteria, you get full marks." Asteria cheered and jumped up and down in joy.

"So why does she think we are her parents?" Moirai asked.

Aion sighed. "Because we are."

Moirai froze up. "W-what!?"

Aion sighted again. "Mora, do you remember what I told you about Aspects and Avatars? I said, 'that while they know what to do they will be like a child'." Aion sat down and rubbed his forehead. "While I meant it more toward their naivety to the world as well as there power it seems that I was more correct than we assumed. When we created Asteria Hecate our power merged and imprinted upon her that we are her parents."

"Aion, I wished to tell you at a better time but it seems that now might just be better than waiting longer." Moirai said as she walked over and sat next to Aion. "From the moment I saw you I... well I fell in love. I guess it was that stupid love at first sight trope. Even worse it's even a forbidden love, your Death and I'm Life. I know it's silly but well I-" Moirai froze as Aion pulled her into a hug.

"Mora... I don't know what to say." Aion said as he hugged her. after a moment he slowly pulled her away and smiled sadly. "Mora, I wont lie to you and say that I love you," Moirai began to speak but Aion placed a finger to her lips."let me finish."

Moirai eyes began to tear up but she nodded. "Thank you, now as I was saying. I wont lie to you and say that I love you, but I would also be lying if I said that I don't like you as something more than a friend. However I've held myself back from those emotions as I feared what would happen if I were to voice those feelings but knowing what I know now, I wish to get to better know you and perhaps come to love you as well." Aion finished saying and removed his finger.

"Aion..." Moirai pulled him into another hug and sobbed into his arms. It wasn't a rejection, he had accepted her feelings and even said he wished to one day return them. "You better help me raise these children Aion." She said shackle.

Aion smiled. "Of course... wait children?"

"We still have a job to do and from what you explained each aspect and Avatar will see us as there parent. Hope your ready for a big family, honey. She said her smile turning into a evil grin at the end.

Aion groaned. "What have I gotten myself into. Ah, well. So you want to create more?"

Moirai nodded. "I think we should create all the Avatars first. From what you explained an Avatar is the physical manifestation of a Cosmic Law and I feel that before we create the Aspects of this world we should work on first stabilizing and set the laws of the universe."

Aion nodded. "So which one is next?" he asked. "Space & Time, Chaos, Harmony, Retribution or Probability?"

"Space & Time, this time you name them." Moirai said.

Aion thought for a moment. "There was a Primordial of Time, do you remember who he was?"

"How could I not?" Moirai asked. "You told me he was the ruler of the Titans and from the stories you have told he was a monster."

"That he was however the term 'crono' has become intimately tied to the concept of time and I must admit that I am quit fond of the name Chronos but he will need another name other than Chronos." Aion said As he thought. "Theodon Astraios, Chronos Theodon Astraios." he said.

"What does it mean?" Moirai asked.

"Time Reality Space" Aion said. "Alright now with all that done, all we have to do is pool our magic together once more.

Aion and Moirai once again gathered as much power as they could pushed it together. As they did this Asteria walked over to watch. Slowly the magic to began to take form, this tome it was of a young boy. With a bright flash the magic completed its transformed and a boy appeared. He had a well built figure and his hair was black with silver steaks slowly cloths formed around him they were basic garments light brown shirt with dark brown pants once they finished forming a royal-blue hooded robe with gold trimmings materialized around him and a neck less shaped as an hour glass appeared around his neck.

The boy yawned and slowly opened his eyes reveling they were green and looked at the two tired Embodiment and Avatar. "Greetings Mother, Father." He said as he rose and bowed to them.

"There is no need to bow to us child you are family." Moirai said happily. Suddenly a chime was heard through out the glade that they were in and a cold chill permeated the air.

Aion froze and slowly looked down at his side. The sand in the Hourglass of Death had began to fall. Death was no longer simply a duty that he and the Reapers had to perform, Now it was an obligation.

"It seems that the gift of Time has a price." Aion said slowly as he reached for the Hourglass.

"Aion what is that?" Moirai asked fearfully.

"It is an artifact that transcends that of the creation of this Universe. It is known as the Hourglass of Death. It has the power to tell when a mortals time is growing near and can show anything that the user desires be it in the present or the past, however it does not have the power to see the future even artifacts of this caliber are all powerful."

"What did you mean a price father?" Chronos asked.

"With you came the creation of the concept of Time and Space the vary core to Reality itself. However with Time now a implemented in this world it means that mortal beings will now age. And that means that Death has at last been truly brought to this Universe.

Author's Note

Name: Chronos Theodon Astraios - Time & Space )Male

Equestrian Name: Time Reality Space

Appearance: He has a black streaked with silver hair with a well trimmed beard that is thee same as his hair and his eyes are green. He wears a royal-blue hooded robe with gold trimmings and wields a golden scythe.