The song, "Because you Live" by Jesse Mccartney is what inspired this fic. I feel like it could tell a really good Sync/Arietta story. I really love this couple but haven't been given the chance to really write about them. So this is my first attempt at a SyncxArietta fic. It is a school setting so to not confuse anyone over that. Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Tales games or their characters
Because you Live: Chapter 1: Heavy Heart
Arietta didn't know what to think, all she could do was cry as her tears came pouring down her red cheeks.
Ion gently rubbed her back soothingly as she cried into his chest. He did his best to comfort her, but she continued to cry and muttered how it was all her fault. Ion didn't believe that and tried to tell her otherwise, but Arietta didn't want to hear that from him.
She clutched his uniform tightly between her tiny fingers as her whole body trembled uncontrollably.
Anise stood off to the side, trying to avoid looking at them and instead focused her gaze on the emergency room doors. Her expression softened at the thought of the person behind those doors, praying that he'll be okay.
'Sync...you idiot.'
(One years ago)
Arietta slowly walked down the long halls of Teiruzu Academy while clutching a small piece of bright colored paper in her small hands. She glanced uneasily from side-to-side, while occasionally looking down at the map to see if one of the sights corresponded.
Teiruzu Academy was a school founded by Martel Yggdrasill. Her wish was to see the different races come together under one roof and learn together without discrimination. Humans, half-elves, beastmen, Krityans, Amarcians, and Celestians could all interact and train together.*
Not only was the school was known for being the most diverse, but it also had a reputation for teaching the finest warriors. The school had very high expectations and only those who were determined and talented would graduate. Students were only able to get in if they had enough money to pay tuition and pass a certain test or be recommended by one of the faculty.
The only reason that Arietta was able to attend such a prestigious school was because she had been recommended for her ability to communicate with monsters by one of the faculty.
She was currently searching for her classroom but had gotten herself lost amidst the large campus. Since the academy had combined middle and high school grades, the campus was much larger than other schools.
Whenever she tried to ask for directions, her shyness would get the better of her and students would hurry by without care.
She tried following the map of the campus, but only found herself walking in circles for almost an hour, unable to make heads or tails of the different buildings surrounding her.
None of teachers seemed to be wandering around, much to Arietta's frustration. Teachers seem to show up at the most inappropriate times while are no where to be found when they are needed.
'My first day and I'm hopelessly lost...' Arietta sighed mentally while looking around helplessly.
While her attention was elsewhere, her foot suddenly caught a loose root from a nearby tree, sending her crashing to the ground.
"Ow..." Arietta whined before she heard someone chuckle.
Her eyes widened briefly before looking around to find where the source of the sound was but saw no one.
"Try watching where you're going, klutz."
Arietta flinched before looking up to see a boy standing on a sturdy branch near the base of the tree.
He wore a white jacket over a black shirt and pants, which Arietta assumed was the school uniform. The most noticeable trait was his spiky green hair. Upon closer inspection, she noticed a pair of dark sunglasses sitting comfortably over his face.
"U-Um..." Arietta stammered as a smug smirk crept over the boy's expression.
Before Arietta could squeeze out a question, the boy jumped from his perch and landed right in front of her.
The shock of this sudden confrontation caused Arietta to let out a frightened squeak before frantically stumbling backwards.
Her heart was pounding uncontrollably as the boy chuckled amusingly at her reaction. Anger and annoyance colored her face as her eyebrows knitted together.
"Sync, leave her alone."
The boy and Arietta glanced over to see a boy with green hair and equally green eyes standing a little off to the side. He wore the same uniform as the other boy but in a much neater fashion with his jacket buttoned up and ironed.
She heard the boy dubbed as Sync groan in annoyance as he stuffed his hands in his pockets and hastily walked away.
"Hold it," the other boy said, causing Sync to pause.
Arietta glanced uneasily between the two boys, feeling the tension rising in the atmosphere. She could almost see sparks igniting between them.
Sync clenched his jaw in obvious annoyance as the other boy proceeded with his comment.
"This is the third time this week you've skipped class. You realize you're riding along a very thin line, right?" he said in a serious, almost condescending tone.
Though it couldn't be seen, Sync's eyes narrowed as he balled his hands into fists. After a tense moment, the boy gritted his teeth and walked away.
Arietta watched him curiously before he disappeared behind the corner of a building.
An exasperated sigh escaped from the boy, causing Arietta to look over at him as he rubbed his head in annoyance.
"Is everything okay...?" Arietta asked hesitantly before the boy immediately stopped and looked over at her apologetically.
"Ah, sorry you had see all that. Please, don't worry about it."
"O-Okay..." Arietta stammered while fidgeting slightly.
"My name is Ion Fon, part of the student council of the middle school section here at Teiruzu Academy." Ion said with a smile while extending his hand to her.
Arietta stared at it for a moment before hesitantly reaching out and shaking it as a sign of greeting, causing a shy blush to appear on her face.
"A-Arietta Wild," Arietta stammered as she looked down at the ground in nervous reflex. "I-I'm new here."
"Oh, so you just transferred here?" Arietta nodded.
"Are you lost?" Ion asked as Arietta nodded once more.
"Don't worry, I'll help you find your homeroom. This campus does take some time to get used to. I can show you around campus after class if you'd like."
Arietta looked at him in surprise before a small smile spread across her face.
"Thank you."
"These are the dorms where students can live in which is pretty convenient. The girls live on the west side while the boys on the east." Ion explained while pointing out the two buildings.
The buildings were quite a distance a part, probably for good reason. Both were three stories and stretched out quite a distance to accommodate as many students as possible.
"Students who aren't from the area often choose to live there," Ion said before turning and pointing towards another building off in the distance. "Over there is the training building where students go to get extra practice."
Arietta nodded in understanding before shyly glancing up at Ion.
He was so nice to her, even though they just met. Whenever he smiled, Arietta's heart would beat faster and faster.
A small blush spread over Arietta's face as she continued staring at Ion.
After a while, Ion looked over at her, causing her heart to nearly leap out of her chest.
"Is everything all right?" Ion asked in concern, noticing Arietta's fairly red face.
Arietta let out a squeak of surprise before looking down, but nodded. "Y-Yes. It's just that I'm a little..."
She started nervously fidgeting with her hands again, causing Ion to chuckle.
"Overwhelmed?" Ion asked.
Arietta nodded again sheepishly as her blush deepened.
Ion looked at her curiously, wondering why she had a hard time looking at him as fidgeted rather nervously beside him.
"ION!"
Both Ion and Arietta glanced over to see a dark skinned girl rushing over towards them. She had big brown pigtails with yellow bows tying them in place. Her brown eyes were bright with energy and wore a large smile on her face.
Upon seeing the girl, Ion smiled and waved. "Hi, Anise."
Anise jumped towards him in excitement, landing just a foot in front of him.
"I've been looking all over for you! I was wondering if you got kidnapped." Anise said as Ion chuckled sheepishly.
"You make it sound like I'm a defenseless school girl."
Anise put her hands on her hips before puffing out her cheeks. "You might as well be since you have absolutely no athletic ability and can hardly defend yourself. When you get placed into a unit, you better hope you get placed in one where someone can protect you well."
Arietta looked from Anise to Ion in confusion. A frown formed on her face and furrowed her brow. She unconsciously curled her small hands into fists before placing one over her chest, feeling a small burning sensation. Her eyes darkened with apparent jealousy over how close the two seemed to be.
'Just who does this girl think she is, being all friendly with Ion like that?' Arietta thought venomously.
Though they had just met, Arietta felt an attachment to the green-haired boy and couldn't help but feel as she was obligated to be by his side. Though it seemed selfish, Ion was the first person to take notice of her. While she was lost, Ion found her and helped her rather than passing her by like the other students.
Anise noticed Arietta's glaring and looked over at her incredulously. She narrowed her eyes at the pink-haired girl, uncertain and slightly annoyed at why she was being glared at.
"Who's the new girl?" Anise asked rather rudely, causing Arietta's glare to darken.
"Oh, this is Arietta Wild. She just transferred here not too long ago and I was just showing her around campus." Ion explained, completely oblivious to the apparent hostility in the atmosphere.
"So you're a newbie, huh? I'm Anise Tatlin, nice to meet you!" Anise said in a preppy tone as she stuck out her hand towards the shorter girl intent on shaking hands.
Arietta glared down at Anise's outstretched hand before looking away with a hmph causing Anise to look at her in surprise.
"Boo! What's with the attitude?" Anise pouted as Ion glanced at the two girls worriedly.
Though Arietta tried to keep up a tough front, she couldn't help but steal a small look over at Ion, hoping that he would help her.
Anise took notice of this and realized why Arietta seemed to dislike her before glaring back at her. Arietta caught her glaring and glared back, their eyes emitting sparks.
"U-Um, please calm down. Let's just all be friendly now." Ion said nervously glancing from one girl to the other, completely oblivious as to why they were fighting in the first place.
After a tense moment, both girls stuck their noses into the air and walked off in opposite directions.
Ion started towards Arietta but paused and turned back to Anise. Though he and Arietta had just met, he felt a sense of responsibility over her since she had no one else to turn to. On the other hand, Anise and him had been friends for years and had always been there to cheer him up when he was down. He couldn't help but feel a sense of loyalty to his dear friend.
After several back and forths, Ion finally decided to chase after Anise, who was heading towards the mess hall.
Arietta furiously walked past several students, ignoring the wary gazes that fell upon her.
She didn't know where she was headed as she was still unfamiliar with the school. But it didn't matter. All she needed was to get away.
After some time, Arietta found herself on the school sport's field. She slowly made her way over to the bleachers and sat down, feeling the cold steel against her legs that made her shiver.
Glancing over her shoulder, Arietta found herself completely alone. She had hoped that Ion would have followed her and felt heart-broken to find that he had not.
'He must have followed her.' Arietta thought bitterly before hugging her legs to her chest and buried her face.
She couldn't help but feel like this was the worst day ever, though she was probably being over dramatic and childish. First, she got lost and now she had a rival for Ion's affections. She admitted that falling in love at first sight only worked out in fairytales, but she still longed for that kind of ending.
Ever since she was a little kid, she had always loved fairytales and always asked her adoptive parents to read one to her every night. When she had met Ion, she felt like one of those princesses who had just fallen in love with their prince. Unfortunately, her hopes of such a fairytale was crushed just like that when that horrible girl, Anise came into the picture and stole him away from her.
As Arietta quietly whimpered to herself, she failed to notice a figure hidden amongst the higher levels of the bleachers.
He sat up a little just enough to get a peak at the whimpering, pink-haired girl. Adjusting his sunglasses, he lad back down and closed his eyes.
A few weeks had passed since Arietta had transferred and she was already sick of school. She had avoided both Ion and Anise since they seemed to always be together. Though she wanted to be with Ion, she just couldn't stand it when Anise was there.
Jealousy and anger would always burn in her chest whenever she saw them together.
Ion would sometimes approach her after class and ask her what was wrong. He even offered if he could help with whatever was troubling her.
'Make Anise go away!' Is what always burned through her mind, but Arietta would hold her tongue and tell him in a small voice that it was nothing before walking away.
She hated it at the academy and wanted to go back to home schooling with her adoptive parents. Because she never smiled, Anise gave her the nickname of "Gloomietta", much to Arietta's frustration.
All the other students would keep their distance since she would keep a sad frown on her face. Arietta didn't really care about the others, only wanting Ion's companionship. But that seemed to be pretty far out of reach with Anise in the picture.
Not that she disliked everyone, she wasn't adept to making friends easily. However, without any friends, Arietta couldn't confide her feelings to anyone and was forced to bottle her emotions.
She was once again sitting on the field bleachers and curling herself into a ball.
"I hate this school... And that Anise...! I wish they all could just disappear..." Arietta muttered to no one in particular.
There was a soft crunching of grass nearby and Arietta suddenly looked up to see the spiky haired boy she met on her first day of transfer.
His uniform was rumpled and had several wrinkles throughout it as if he hadn't cared to iron it. His hair was still as spiky when she first met him and he still wore those sunglasses that prevented anyone from seeing his eyes. It made Arietta curious as to why he would be wearing such dark sunglasses on a cloudy day.
"Um..." Arietta said as Sync looked down at her with an unreadable expression.
Arietta shrunk back a little as Sync stared down at her. Though she couldn't see them, she felt his eyes boring down into her.
Before she could ask what he wanted, he suddenly stiffened and quickly looked over his shoulder.
He cursed under his breath before reaching down and grabbing hold of Arietta's wrist, yanking her to her feet.
"W-What are you-?" Arietta squeaked before Sync quickly pulled her underneath the bleachers.
He pulled her to him so that her back was against his chest and roughly placed his hand over her mouth to prevent her from making any noise.
Arietta struggled against his grip but was surprised by how strong he was. Though he was only a little taller than she was, he seemed to be able to overpower her easily. She managed to look up at Sync and saw him looking intently to the side.
A moment later, she heard rapid footsteps and heavy breathing. She heard someone come to a pause right in front of the bleachers before a small growl escaped from the person's throat.
"Where did that idiot delinquent go? I could have sworn I saw him head in this direction." the person said before mumbling something incoherently under his breath.
Arietta felt Sync tense slightly before the person on the other side let out an exasperated sigh.
"I swear, when I find him..." the person grumbled before walking off.
After waiting a few moments to make sure he was gone, Sync finally let go of Arietta.
The pink-haired girl let out a couple of coughs before turning angrily towards Sync.
"What in the world do you think you're doing?" Arietta demanded.
"Had to make sure you were quiet. Didn't want stupid four-eyes to find me," Sync replied indifferently as he stood up and slipped one of his hands into his pocket.
"Four eyes...?" Arietta said questionably while tilting her head to the side in confusion.
The boy turned and ran his other hand through his hair in annoyance. "Sheesh, that guy sure is persistent though."
"Why is he looking for you? Are you in some kind of trouble?" Arietta asked curiously.
Sync ignored her and started walking away.
"W-Wait!" Arietta called as she trailed after him.
When she caught up to him, the green-haired boy let out an annoyed grunt.
"What?" Sync said rather irritably causing Arietta to flinch.
"I...I was just wondering...um...why did you approach me?"
Sync was silent for a moment before casually stating, "No reason."
Arietta stared at him in confusion. It was obvious that he was lying, but Arietta just couldn't understand his intent. Why did he just stand there in front of her like he wanted to say something?
The boy suddenly came to a stop, causing Arietta to nearly bump into him.
Before she could question him, he slowly turned towards her and grinned deviously.
Her eyes widened as he started walking towards her. Instinctively, she backed away from him as he closed in on her.
However, her escape became impossible when she found herself backed against a wall.
Sync grinned down at her wickedly, causing Arietta to break out in cold sweat.
After what seemed like forever, an amused chuckle escaped from Sync as he finally backed off.
Arietta was left staring at the boy in a state of bewilderment and confusion as the blood pounded in her ears.
"W-What...What was that about?" Arietta demanded, trying to speak without stammering.
Sync smirked before shoving his hands back in his pockets. "It's amusing how much you act like a timid little animal."
He was making fun of her, kicking her while she was down. Anger flared up within the small girl, causing her pink eyes to darken. Something inside her snapped and she stood up and attempted to slap the boy across the face.
However, her attempt was thwarted when Sync caught her wrist in a quick motion before she could make contact.
Before she could react, he grabbed hold of her other wrist and pinned her against the wall of the building.
The pink-haired lolilita let out a squeak of pain before looking up at Sync who still sported a wicked smile
"S-Stop..." Arietta pleaded as she tried in vain to free herself from his grip.
Sync leaned down towards her, bringing his face dangerously close to hers, causing her face to redden despite herself.
"If you want to fight, fine. But I'm not going to hold anything back just because you're a girl. I will crush you." Sync whispered in her ear, sending a chill up her spine.
Was he really going to fight her? If he was, would she even be able to stand a chance? She was more of a support caster and would never dream of charging head first into a battle alone. Though she wasn't sure which class Sync fell under, she had a feeling that he trained in the offensive field. Even if she were to fight back, she doubted she'd last that long considering how fast he had reacted when she tried to slap him.
Her thoughts were interrupted when Sync suddenly released his grip, allowing her to sink to the ground in exhaustion.
"You really are useless without any help," Sync scoffed as he started walking away.
Arietta sat dazed on the ground as she tried to stop her trembling fingers.
Her heart was hammering in her chest from anxiety as she tried to take deep breaths to calm try and calm herself.
'What just happened...?'
For the next few days, Arietta couldn't focus. After her little confrontation with the spiky haired boy, she felt as if she was always on edge.
Why did it have to be her? Out of all the students in the academy, why did he have to torment her? Wasn't her school life hard enough already?
So many questions were buzzing around in Arietta's head that she didn't notice the bell ring until several students filed past her. She quickly collected her things and rushed out of the classroom to go home.
She hadn't seen Sync since that day as he was probably trying to avoid being found by "four-eyes." Though she was relieved, she still couldn't shake off the feeling that he was watching her from somewhere.
'Stalker,' Arietta said to herself while walking down the path that led her home.
The boy was unpredictable, making him even more dangerous. Arietta never knew when he would show himself and what he would do if he ever decided to appear. Considering there were people constantly trying to track him down, it seemed as if he was constantly on the move.
However, there was something about his parting words that bothered her, more so than the fact that he was insulting her.
She shook her head, wanting to clear her head of such thoughts.
Aside from Ion, Arietta had the feeling that the academy was filled with nothing but selfish jerks. There were those who had tried to get to know her more, but Arietta would shrink away due to shyness. That part was her fault, but everyone she did have the courage to approached would turn the other way.
Who in their right minds would recommend these people in the first place?
Arietta let out a heavy sigh as she walked off the campus grounds and into town.
Why couldn't they all act as kind and dignified as Ion?
Ion...
Looking back, Arietta realized that she hadn't been thinking of Ion after the Sync incident. She wondered how he was doing and if she could possibly talk to him about Sync since he was the only one she felt comfortable talking to. However, she knew that would be impossible since Anise would probably be with him.
"Hey, cutie!"
Arietta whirled around to see a group of suspicious-looking guys loitering in front of an alleyway. They seemed to wear regular high school uniforms in a very sloppy fashion. Their jackets were wrinkled and had their shirts and underwear hanging out.
"Why not come along with us and we'll have some fun!" one of them snickered as he took a step towards Arietta.
The pink-haired girl anxiously took a few steps back as fear ran up and down her spine.
"Come now, we're not going to hurt you." another sneered.
Arietta brought her hands up to her chest as they started trembling. Without a second thought, Arietta made a made a run for it, desperate to get away from the goons.
"After her!"
Her heart pounded in her ears as she sprinted as fast as her little legs could carry her. She could hear them gaining on her as their footsteps and voices grew louder.
If only her brother was around...then they would back off. Unfortunately, he was required to stay home as monsters were not allowed to roam free in town. Without any allies to aide her, she was powerless against them.
She ran down an empty alleyway but realized her mistake and hit a dead end. With her eyes wide in horror, she whirled around to see the group of goons standing at the entrance of the alley.
They all wore toothy grins, looking at her like wolves who had cornered their prey.
Arietta let out a small whimper as she took several steps back. A small bead of sweat ran down the side of her face as she pressed herself closer against the cold, brick wall.
One of the goons, seemingly the leader, snickered before coming forward. He reached out and roughly grabbed Arietta by the wrist, yanking her forward.
Arietta let out a cry of pain as tears threatened to fall from her eyes. So many thoughts ran through her head at that moment, but Arietta blocked them out, too afraid of what was going to happen to her.
"Now, why don't you come with us?" one of them said grinning from ear-to-ear.
Arietta's eyes trembled in fear as tears poured down her face before finding her voice, "LEAVE ME ALONE!"
Someone suddenly jumped down beside her and slammed their foot into the goon leader's face, sending him hurtling backwards with amazing force.
"What the hell?" one of the other goons said in shock.
"She said leave her alone."
Arietta stood in absolute shock at Sync standing in front of her. "Y-You...?"
"Why you little punk!" one of the goons growled as he lunged towards Sync.
Sync smirked before charging towards him. He easily dodged the goon's punch before retaliating with a powerful kick to the ribs, causing the goon to crash to the ground in pain.
"You have to do better than that." Sync scoffed as he brought his arms up in a fighting stance.
Two more goons charged at him furiously from opposite sides, hoping to overwhelm the shorter boy. Sync jumped out of the way and over onto a wall before propelling himself off and slammed his knee into one of their faces.
With lightening fast reflexes, Sync rushed the other guy and struck him across the face with his fist. He then grabbed his shoulders and drove his knee into the goon's stomach.
The leader slowly got back on feet while hissing in pain. He grabbed a nearby iron bar and charged towards Sync.
Sync saw him coming from the corner of his eye and quickly ducked out of the way when the leader swung the bar at him. The green-haired boy whirled around and hit the bar out of his hand before he slammed his fist under the boy's jaw with a powerful uppercut.
"Dragon Shot!" Sync shouted as a blast of energy shot himself upward, sending the leader flying.
The leader came crashing to the ground in a heap, with a broken jaw and unconscious.
Arietta looked in disbelief at the defeated goons before over at Sync. His abilities were far more impressive than she would have guessed to have been able to take out all of those goons on his own while only using one arte through out the whole fight.
Sync glanced over at her before reaching out and grabbing her wrist, tugging her roughly out of the alleyway.
"H-Hey! What are you-ow!" Arietta cried as Sync ignored her while he continued dragging her out the alley.
Once out, Sync led them to a nearby park and stopped in front of the park's fountain.
He released Arietta's wrist and turned his back to her. Arietta rubbed her sore wrist before looking up at Sync with a confused expression.
"Why did you...?"
"I just happened to be passing by," Sync shrugged as Arietta's eyes narrowed.
"You really are a stalker!" Arietta said, causing Sync to whirl around in shock. "I had a feeling you've been following me this whole time!"
"I am not a stalker! And would you not say that so loud? You'll give people the wrong idea! Besides, if it weren't for me, you probably wouldn't be here right now!" Sync shot back.
The two glared at each other for a moment before Arietta ducked her head as her shoulders started trembling.
Before Sync could react, Arietta flung herself at him, knocking them both to the ground as she started sobbing into his chest.
Arietta didn't care anymore. So many things had happened the past few weeks that sent her on an emotional roller coaster. She couldn't take it anymore and had to let her emotions out.
Sync stiffly looked down at her, unsure of how to react. After an awkward moment of silence, he heaved a sigh and looked up at the sky, allowing the girl to cry in his presence.
After a while, Arietta ran out of tears and slowly detached herself from Sync, who had sat silently for her the whole time.
"Are you done?" Sync asked.
Arietta nodded as she proceeded to wipe the remaining tears from her eyes.
"Thank you..."
Sync raised his eyebrows in surprise before looking away stubbornly. "Why are you thanking me? I didn't do much."
Arietta shook her head. There was so much that he did to help her, even if he wasn't aware of it.
Because of him, she was able to get her mind off of Ion.
Because of him, she was saved from those goons in the alleyway.
Because of him, she was able to let out all of her bottled up emotions.
She gave him the first smile she's given in a while, causing him to flinch. "Thank you for saving me, Sync."
Sync was at a loss for words before letting out an annoyed grunt. He quickly stood up and turned his back to her again. "Hmph, whatever. It was only coincidence that I was around."
"Sure," Arietta giggled slightly as Sync self-consciously scratched the back of his head.
'Maybe he isn't that bad...' Arietta thought to herself as a soft blush appeared on her cheeks.
She still didn't understand him. It was as if those sunglasses of his prevented anyone from seeing him or what he thought. However, after this little ordeal, Arietta was finally able to understand his words from before. But why he bothered to tell her that in the first place was still unclear. Sync truly was a mystery.
"Be more careful on your way home," Sync said as he started down the path that led out of the park.
"Wait!" Arietta called out to him, causing the boy to pause. "Can I ask you a question?"
He turned his head slightly towards her as Arietta pointed at his sunglasses.
"Why do you wear those?" Arietta asked curiously.
Sync remained silent and Arietta wondered if it was right of her to even ask him that question.
He then grinned at her before adjusting his sunglasses on his face.
"Wouldn't you like to know?"
To be continued...
How was it? Good? Bad? I'm sorry if they strayed to OOC, but I guess that's bound to happen in fics like this. In the flashback, Arietta is in 8th grade while Ion and Sync are in 7th grade while Anise is in 6th grade, just to clarify and all. I was originally planning for this to be a oneshot, but then again, I'm not good at doing oneshots and they just end up growing. If you look closely, this chapter actually ties pretty closely to the first stanza of the song. XD
If you were wondering, this universe is...kinda weird. It's set in a modern world where there are cities and whatnot, but magic and swords/weapons are still used. I wanted to try something different from my usual settings. I dunno, I thought just a normal school setting would be boring and I didn't really want to do a Tales time-period school setting either. So, tell me what you think. Strange? Doesn't make sense?
Name that cameo #1! Who is the person following Sync?
Hope you all enjoyed and please review!
*List of the different races*
- Half-elves: Half human and half elf with magical powers. From the world of Tales of Symphonia and Phantasia.
- Beastmen: Humanoid Animal-like creatures. Refers to the Gajuma race from Tales of Rebirth and Lycanthe/Leymon race in Tales of the Tempest.
- Krityans: Humanoid beings with long pointed ears. Originally from Tales of Vesperia.
- Amarcians: A humanoid alien race with white and multi-colored hair. Originally from Tales of Graces.
- Celestians: An advanced civilization usually identified through their dark skin and jewels on their foreheads. Originally from Tales of Eternia.