I was really bored during my summer class, and I managed to come up with this random idea. Well…enjoy
Cridia was already on the brink of destruction. The Dark Lord Tartarus absorbed too much power from the last Mystics. Each Mystic fought hard to defend their world, but in the end, their recklessness caused their own downfall. Each Mystic, save two, selfishly attempted to take on the Dark Lord alone. Now…the hope for all that is good lies with the last two Mystics.
"Airtos come on!"
"I'm trying…argh!" Tartarus was getting closer to them, and they could sense it. Kiatos helped his fellow mystic stand up.
"Come on , we have to get to Tyrael"
"Ok" And so, they hurried on as Tartarus followed closely behind, destroying everything in his path. It only took all but a few minutes to catch up to the two mystics.
"Darn it!" Kiatos yelled when he sensed Tartarus.
"Tartarus what do you want?!"
"Why Airtos, your powers of course" He began to gather his dark energy into a large sphere. Both mages prepared to fend off Tartarus's attack. Tartarus released the Ball of Death towards the two. The two mystics activated their defenses but it wasn't enough. The ball struck both unconscious.
"Hahahahahaha!" Tartarus prepared to absorb their powers. "You are too weak!" The moment he attacked he was stopped by a blinding flash of light.
"What?!"
" I will not let you kill these two, they have a future ahead of them" There was no indication of who stopped the absorption process.
"Ha, you are too weak-"
"But, I can hide them" In that moment, a brighter light engulfed the three.
"Argh…where are we?"
"You are in the Aegis Sanctuary Kiatos"
"Tyrael?"
"Yes Tartarus was about to absorb, I could not let that happen"
"How come?"
"You two have a future ahead of you. More than you know, both of you must learn from your mistakes. There will be a time for Tartarus."
"But what would-"
"Arr…" Airtos began to awaken. She too was clueless about what had happened.
"Where am I?"
"The Aegis Sanctuary, I'm glad you're okay"
"Kiatos…how did we get here?"
"Tyrael transported us here, but we must leave this world"
"Why?"
"There is a time for answers" Airtos and Kiatos looked at him. "You must leave this place and stay in another world. It is too dangerous for you here and the last hope lies with you"
"No pressure huh?" Airtos was obviously confused.
"However, as you reside in this other world. Other people will be chosen as the new mystics. You will both train with them, but you must loose what memories you have of this place."
"What…" Both mystics were stunned.
"I am sorry, but you must not remember the foolishness of your comrades." He watched the two with curiosity, but decided to leave them to decide amongst themselves.
"Airtos, are you sure you want to do this?"
"I don't know, what if we never have another chance for.."
"Us? I guess this is what we get for preventing the mistakes we made."
"Everytime we were alone, I wished it would've lasted forever…and now we are forced to forget about all that? I don't know if I can do that."
"It will be okay Airtos, all we can do is hope things will be alright" As Airtos cried in Kiatos's arms, Tyrael came to them and prepared the portal.
"Are you ready?" The mystics nodded and were instantly transported away.
Tyrael watched the horizon go as he wondered about the fate of Cridia. The Hope for all mankind lies with the mystics. Only with Kiatos and Airtos lies the hidden strength of the ancient guardians. He could sense the pain of the world around him. It was too much to bear. The cries…the suffering… all that was left for this world was the Fortress of Harrogath, but even that may not hold. He prepared to travel to the fortress to aid who was left. The more and more he thought about what was to pass, the more he had the feeling something had gone wrong….
Terribly wrong…