Together to the End of Time: A Fanfic by Gyppy
Summary: When one's blood is hated by all, sometimes one needs to seek the help of the very ones that hate them...
The world is under attack by a mysterious group of people, who wish to take over the world and transform every magical creature into a tool of death. However, a band of humans and half-elves set out to prevent the world's fate...
Pairings: KratosxRaine, LloydxColette and GenisxPresea, with references to ZelosxSheena
Author's Note: This is an Author's Universe, which means it has little to no ties with the actual game's storyline. It's also a crossover, which involves two different storylines being put together in the same universe. Finally, there will be some Out-Of-Characterness possible, and the appearance of a few Original Characters is possible.
This story mainly focuses around Kratos, Raine, Lloyd and Colette, with a smattering of GenisxPresea. Those of you who do not like those pairings should not progress any further in the fanfic.
Disclaimer: I do not own Tales of Symphonia, Namco, Pokemon, or Nintendo.
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Prologue: Tale of Two Worlds
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"Five thousand years ago, there was a war between the countries of Sylvarant and Tethe'alla. This war, the Ancient Kharlan War, was spawned by the birth of magitechnology, and it caused the Giant Kharlan Tree, the source of the world's mana, to wither and die.
One thousand years after the Ancient War started, Mithos Yggdrasill and his band of heroes put an end to the war. Mithos was exalted as a hero for his brave efforts.
However, since the Giant Kharlan Tree had died, the Legends that traverse the world went into hiding, and the Summon Spirits that guard the world fell into sleep. Without the mana of Derris-Kharlan, the land would've died completely.
Mithos went crazy when his sister Martel was killed... so crazy, in fact, that he actually split into two forms; the first, younger form had the good side of his mind, and the second, older form had the bad side of his mind. Unfortunately for the world, Mithos' second form kept the Summon Spirit pacts, and had Origin make him the Eternal Sword. With this sword's power, he split the world in two, making them into the worlds of Sylvarant and Tethe'alla.
The two worlds could not see or touch each other, but they were bound by the mana links generated by the Summon Spirits. They vied for the supply of mana, and as such, one world was always flourishing, and the other declining. The seed of the Giant Kharlan Tree, the Great Seed, was merged with Martel's Cruxis Crystal and placed between the two worlds, bound by the mana links, to supply them with mana and to keep Martel's soul alive.
Derris-Kharlan remained impossibly close to the worlds via the power of the Eternal Sword. There were two mighty towers constructed, one on Sylvarant and one on Tethe'alla. These were the Towers of Salvation; they were the link to Derris-Kharlan. Those of the mana lineage would go about the world releasing the seals that guarded the passage to the Tower of Salvation, and the Cruxis Crystal applied to these 'Chosen' served to remove the soul from their body and thus make them a suitable vessel for Martel.
Mithos opposed this plan, but he couldn't get his alter ego Yggdrasill to listen to anything he said. So instead, he simply waited on Derris-Kharlan with his friend Kratos, as the third companion of Mithos, Yuan, headed out to stop this foolishness.
For four thousand years, the two worlds have remained in this state. The Legends in one world slept, as did the Summon Spirits. And the Legends in the other world were awake, as were the Summon Spirits.
This begins the journey of Lloyd Irving, the one who would someday be called the Eternal Swordsman and Master Trainer."
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Author's Note: Everything will be explained, don't worry. In this fanfic, Mithos was literally split in two; his first name is carried only by the 'good' Mithos, and his second name is carried only by the 'bad' Mithos. In a sense, Mithos is no longer Mithos Yggdrasill, just Mithos, and Yggdrasill is no longer Mithos, just Yggdrasill. Yggdrasill is just an older version of Mithos.
And yes, I'm aware that didn't make any sense. But I'll write Chapter 1 ASAP.
The 'Legends' are the legendary Pokemon from the games.
Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres and Latias reside in Sylvarant.
Raikou, Entei, Suicune and Latios reside in Tethe'alla.
Rayquaza and Mew reside on Derris-Kharlan.
And, of course, Jirachi is somewhere in outer space, waiting to come to Sylvarant or Tethe'alla... whichever world is prospering at the time it reawakens...
Forgive me. I just love Jirachi.