Crystal Feathers: A Fanfic by Gyppy
Timeline: Based 2 years after 'To Kill An Angel'
Summary: After Niflheim was sealed, Lloyd thought the evils of the world to be dead. The group split up, expecting peace and quiet to reign around the world.
However, they were all in for a big surprise. Two years after Niflheim was sealed, the rising shadow that once concealed the world began to rise again... and now, Lloyd and the others must go on a journey to uncover the cause of the Rising Shadow and seal it away forever.
Pairings: LloydxColette and ZelosxSheena primarily, with some MithosxOC, YggdrasillxPronyma and GenisxPresea. There will also be hints at SelesxOC, YuanxMartel and KratosxRaine.
Author's Note: For the sake of keeping true to the storyline of Rising Shadow, there will be (as probably expected) very few hints at KxR. This is primarily to avoid offending all those random purists out there. I know that most of the purists will end up hating this story because of a few other pairings, but KxR seems to be the most hated of them.
As you all probably know, I'm a big fan of KxR. It's an official pairing in this storyline, though it will be rather rare. This fanfic will mostly focus on the action, though there will be some fluff inserted here and there.
This fanfic is based two years after 'To Kill An Angel', four years after 'Rising Shadow'. Therefore, Lloyd is 21, Colette is 20, Zelos is 26, Sheena is 23, Genis is 16, Presea is 16, Raine is 27, Abyssion is 27, Leviathan is 20, Seles is 18, Allurya is 8 and Karina is 15.
Disclaimer: I do not own Tales of Symphonia, Namco, Final Fantasy or Squaresoft/Square-Enix.
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Prologue: Reign of Darkness
Mithos' P.O.V.
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It's been a long time since Niflheim was sealed away. Sometimes I almost feel like we never went on that journey... it's almost impossible to believe that it's been four years now since our first adventure.
But the years have taken their toll on my physical body. Ever since I removed my Cruxis Crystal, I've been aging like any ordinary half-elf would. Even though I've lived for four thousand years, these new years have brought a fresh new start to my life.
I still have yet to tell Karina of my undying love for her. She knows I like her, but she doesn't know just how much I love her. Since my physical body has matured more, I think I might be able to finally form a lifelong bond with someone.
Us seraphim live up on Derris-Kharlan. Even though Lloyd and the others went back to Symphonia, Kratos still stays up here with me and Yggdrasill. Even Yuan has left Symphonia behind, though Martel continues to go around the world seeking all the Exspheres and Cruxis Crystals and seeing if she can free their souls.
But I'm afraid not all is well. Recently I've noticed that there's a significant amount of dark mana concentrated around the crater that marked the Tower of Destruction. It seems almost as if the crater is feeding the shadow, but I'm not entirely sure just how.
Everything seems so foreign to me. I just wish I knew what was going on...
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Author's Note: That's the prologue. Short, isn't it? Don't worry, the fanfic will get better. ;)
