A Lost Soul's Plea
Prolouge: Secrets of the Present
Yuan POV
I felt so useless then...when I couldn't help my best friend. When I just stood there and watched him suffer. But I had no choice... After seeing what had happened to this family, my mind had gone completely blank. I only came back to myself when I heard my lord call.
"Come, Yuan. This is not our battle."
"What about the EXshpere?" I had asked, more to myself as a thought than as an actual question, so I wasn't expecting Lord Yggdraill's answer.
"I'll get it later." Then we spread our wings and flew off...leaving Kratos...one of our own...to suffer with everything that had happened.
Shortly after we had left, I managed somehow to sneak away. By the time I got back to the house, though, there was no one there...except for Anna. I landed on the ground next to her and looked around. It was a dismal scene of utter chaos. There was no sign of Kratos, Noishe, Lloyd, or Kvar. I stood there for a while, wondering what could have happened to them when a soft, choked voice broke into my thoughts.
"Y-Yuan?" I started at the sound of my name in the stillness. Looking around and seeing no one, I looked down. And immediatly fell to my knees next to the body on the ground.
"You're still alive?" I asked breathlessly.
"..." she winced a little, then smiled at me. "So it would seem."
"We need to get you medical attention!" I stood and picked her up. " You've lost a lot of blood." Stateing the obvious seems to be one of my tragic flaws, doesn't it?
"Wh-where are Kratos and Lloyd?"
"I don't know, Anna, and I'm sure they'll take care of themselves." I took off again and brought her to Derris Kharlan.
Completely disregarding the fact that Lord Yggdrasill would kill me if and/or when he found out, I stayed with her in the medical quarters while a few healer angels worked on her. As it had turned out, none of her vital organs had been hit...not even nicked. Every day I spent a few hours helping the angels and Anna.
One day, though, I recieved word that Kratos had locked himself in his room; he had come back soon after I had brought Anna. I figured that it was grief eating away at him, so I went to talk. We talked about anything and everything that came to mind, and then it was back to work.
Two years passed and Kratos still seemed grief-stricken. So, I went to 'the man'. I asked Lord Yggdrasill to send Kratos on shore leave. I was imensley surprised when he agreed. So a meeting was called, I brought Lord Yggdrasill the Eternal Sword, and Kratos left for a month.
During that month, I fought the urge to tell Kratos the truth when he came back. Anna wanted me to, but I wasn't exactly prepared to face the consequenses. You know what they say...'hell hath no fury like Kratos pissed off'. She didn't seem to believe it though. So, she resolved to tell him herself. Nothing I said or did could stop her, but I did suggest that she wait until he was asleep.
"What good will that do?" she'd asked.
"It will keep all three of us alive, for one." I reasoned. She agreed, and we set about finding Lloyd. We found him at a small house in Iselia. She insisted that I bring her down there, so I did.
After a soft knock, there was an answer. I was fairly surprised to see a dwarf in the doorway. I don't know why, but I was.
"Hello. What can I do fer ya?" he asked.
"I'm looking for my son...I was told that he was here." Anna smiled weakly at the dwarf.
"Well, what's his name?"
"His name is Lloyd." As an afterthought, she added her maiden name. " Lloyd Irving." The dwarf turned back into the house and came back a split second later with the boy. Lloyd's eyes widened when he saw her.
"Mommy!" he cried, throwing his arms around her neck.
"Lloyd. I missed you." she hugged him back. I hated to break up the reunion, but we had to get back.
"Anna...Kratos will be returning soon. We should head back." I whispered to her. She broke away from her son, tears in her eyes, and stood and allowed me to carry her back to Derris Kharlan.
Kratos returned two days later. Anna snuck into his room and sat on the bed next to him. She stayed there all night. The next morning, I sent her back down to the worlds. I wasn't sure which one; I just opened a portal and let her go.
Twelve years later, Kratos was sent back to Sylvarant. This time it was to watch the Chosen. As soon as he left, I followed. The Renegades I had been training were ready.
YAY! I did a sequel! I couldn't think how to do this until something just hit me...i think it was a book or something. Anyway, please tell me what you think.