Hey, people. What's up? It's me, Anomynous Nin. And I'm here with, yet again, a new fanfic. This might be my last new fanfic for a while. So, to everyone who wants me to update my old stories, then after a few chapters with this story, I'll do the others soon. Anyway, here's the new one.
This story is called Tales of the World: Ancient World. It's a X-over Tales fanfic. I begun to think about it ever since I played Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3. Well, here it is.
This story is about Lloyd and the rest of the Tales characters (Phantasia, Eternia, Destiny, Destiny 2, Rebirth, Symphonia, Dawn of the New World, Legendia and Abyss) got all suck in another world. A world called Terendos... Yeah, kind of a weird name, but that's all I got. Only one enemy is behind all of this... And it's a Final Fantasy character. Who? You'll find out a little later.
And also, if you guys are wondering which Tales character is the main hero of the story, it's Lloyd. Played Tales of the Symphonia first. Sorry, Cless fans, but Lloyd is the best. And he'll team up with some of the Tales characters along the story. However, some of the characters are not going to be in his team, but they will join him temporary.
Anyway, here's the story. Enjoy.
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Disclaimer: I do not own the Tales games... Do I have to say it a lot?
Prologue:
The Beginning of the World
Long ago, in a world that vanished for 1000 years...
This world is a peaceful one. A world so peaceful that no monster could penetrate it. This world is named Terendos. And it is a world where all humans, elves and any sort of creatures lived happily. Mighty warriors in Terendos were able to hold off any dangers that awaited the people. And so, they lived in harmony for a long time...
Or so they thought...
Their harmony ended when a new group of evil begun to ravaging Terendos. They destroyed everything in their way with no difficulty. Those group were called the Dark Raiders.
Those raiders were the one who made the world vanish into nothing. And all of the people who were living in it all disappeared with it. Terendos was never seen ever since...
1000 years later... In the entwined world of Sylvarant and Tethe'alla...
In the main roads of the field, in Sylvarant, two people are walking down the road. Those two people are the heroes to Sylvarant and Tethe'alla. They are the Symphonian heroes.
One of the heroes was a young man called Lloyd Irving, a red clad swordman. He had a brown, straight-up hair and red eyes. He wore a red jacket, a pair of black trousers, with brown straps, and a pair of red boots. He wields two swords on the sides of his trousers each and a small, blue orb on his left forehand. Lloyd is known as the light of Sylvarant and Tethe'alla. He helped reunite the two worlds together in its former state. Everyone lived happily after that... Or so he thought.
Accompany him is Colette Brunel. The last Chosen of Regeneration of Sylvarant. She had a long, blond hair and a pair of blue sky eyes. She wore a white shirt, with some kind of white dress over it, a pair of black purple pants and a pair of white boots. She wields two chakrams and had a cruxis crystal on the bottom of her neck. She is lovable by Sylvarant. However, because of the attack of the out of control World Tree, the people who lost the people important to them hated Colette for running away from her journey of World Regeneration. But even so, she had never give in their hatred. She is still the Colette we knew for a long time. She had many angel abilities from the Cruxis.
Lloyd and Colette were on a journey to destroy all of the expheres, to ensure that no one uses them for evil. They already destroyed the expheres from the Asgard Ranch and the Palmacosta Ranch. Their next objective was to destroy the expheres in the Iselia Ranch, where their people were taken for experiments.
"Alright. We're heading for the destroyed Iselia Ranch, Colette." said Lloyd, reminding Colette about their destination.
"Yes. The Iselia Human Ranch is the last ranch where many expheres were being held. And after that, it'll be all over for now." said Colette.
"You know... it's been two months already ever since we defeated Mithos, reunited Sylvarant and Tethe'alla and gone to the quest to find and destroy all the expheres, don't you think, Colette?"
"Yeah... Once we're done with all of this... Everyone will live happily ever after."
"Yeah..." Lloyd gently smiled. After they destroy all of the expheres, no one will suffer any pain anymore. No one will live in a terrible life because of those expheres. However, before they go to the ranch, Lloyd had an idea. "Hey, how about we go and visit Iselia? I mean, it's been a long time since we visited there."
"Sure, Lloyd. I haven't seen anyone in there for a long time. I hope they aren't worry sick about me."
"Well, you're the last chosen. So it would be possible for them to worry."
Colette giggled a little. "Yeah, probably."
"Anyway, let's go to Iselia."
"Right."
The two heroes of Symphonia both left to Iselia, to see their old people.
Iselia is a small, peaceful village. This is where Colette was born. Her grandmother and father lived here as well. A lot of people who were about to be experimented on the ranch all lived in Iselia without any danger. The mayor of the village once declined that, but later on, he learns that it is the right thing to do. So then, the people of Iselia were worry sick about Colette, as what she thought.
Lloyd and Colette reached Iselia and enter through the entrance. The people who were near the entrance all looked at Colette with joy.
"Hey, look! It's Colette!" said one of the male villagers.
"Colette! You came back!" said one of the female ones.
"Welcome home, Colette!" said another one of the males.
Most of the people all grouped up and walked toward Colette, greeting her and enjoying seeing her after all this time. "Everyone, I'm really happy to see you all again. It's been a long time since I saw all of you." said Colette.
"How's your journey to destroy the expheres coming along?" asked one of the villagers.
"It's been fine, thanks for asking."
"I hope you're not too bored and anything, are you, Colette?" asked another one.
"No, I'm fine. Thank you."
"Colette." Lloyd, Colette and the villagers heard someone out of the group. They turned to the direction of the voice and saw an old woman. Colette's grandmother, Phaidra.
"Grandmother!" said Colette, who is smiling with joy.
"It's good to see you again, Colette." said Phaidra, who smiled with joy.
Colette ran to her grandmother and hugged her affectionly. "It's been a long time. How are you?"
"I'm fine, thank you. Seeing you back here makes me feel happy and wonderful again."
"Oh grandmother!"
Behind Phaidra, a man with blond hair came in. It is Colette's father, Frank. "Colette! It's you!"
Colette looked behind Phaidra and saw her father. "Father! How are you?"
"I'm well, Colette. I'm happy to see you back here. We've been worry sick about you."
"I'm sorry, father. The journey has been qite long than I expected."
"It's alright, Colette." Frank looked away from her and saw Lloyd within the crowd. "Lloyd Irving! It is nice to see you again!"
"Pleasure to see you too, Frank. You too, Phaidra." said Lloyd.
"Why thank you, Lloyd." said Phaidra.
"Lloyd, Colette, is your journey to destroy the expheres over?" asked Frank.
"Not yet. We still need to take care of the expheres from the Iselia Human Ranch. So our journey isn't quite over yet." answered Lloyd.
"We're here so we can see everyone again, before we go and left off again to destroy the expheres." said Colette.
"I see. Well, I hope you're not taking it too long. If so, then the people of Iselia will be worried about you once more, Colette." said Frank.
"I'm sorry, father."
"Again, it's alright, Colette."
"Lloyd, I heard that you and Colette destroyed the expheres from the Asgard and Palmacosta Ranch, correct?" asked Phaidra.
"That's right. The Iselia Ranch is the last ranch that still has the expheres. After that, we'll go and find the remaining expheres somewhere around Sylvarant and Tethe'alla." answered Lloyd.
"Wait... Did you say Tethe'alla?" said one of the villagers.
Lloyd looked at the villager with a questionnable look. "Yeah. What's up with Tethe'alla?"
"Those Tethe'allans... Those bastards..."
"Hm? What?"
"How could they even been born, for goddess...? They were not nice people... They treated us like we're some dogs to them! They're-!" Before he could say more, one of them covered his mouth, preventing him to say anything else.
"Sorry, Lloyd. It's just that the Tethe'allans are different from us Sylvaranti. But please, don't try and understand his complains."
"I see. Alright then." said Lloyd.
After hearing about what the other guy said, Colette looked at Phaidra. "Grandmother, what's wrong with him? Why is he saying such mean things to the Tethe'allans?" she asked.
"I'm sorry, Colette. But it's too complicated to explain all of this. I think it's best to tell you later, after you are done with your journey." said Phaidra.
"Um... Alright, grandmother."
"Colette, please forgive us for not telling you this now." apologized Frank.
"It's alright. I understand."
"Well, looks like we have to go now. Sorry, everyone. But I promise, me and Colette will visit you all some other time." said Lloyd.
"Alright, Lloyd. Be careful, you two." said Phaidra.
"We will."
Colette walked back to Lloyd and waved her arm to everyone. "Goodye, everyone! I hope you'll have a very good time later!"
"Bye, Colette! We will miss you!" said Phaidra.
"Be careful, Colette!" said Frank.
Everyone all said goodbye to Colette and Lloyd, as the two heroes set off from Iselia and headed to the Human Ranch, where most of the expheres are found.
The Human Ranches are where all the captured people from some of the villages and towns were being held. Some of the Desians Grand Cardinal were in charge of the ranches, until, that is, Lloyd and the party killed them and destroyed the human ranches for good. Humans were experimented to create more and more expheres for the Desians' power. However, if the human with an exphere had lost all of his will to live, he will transform into a monster. Lloyd and the others had end this kind of disaster and chaos.
Lloyd and Colette reached the Human Ranch. The ranch is all demolished and destroyed, thanks to its self destruct system. However, the ranch isn't exactly destroyed. But it is not functional anymore.
After reaching the ranch, Lloyd let out a sigh. "Man... This sure brings bad memories..."
"What's wrong, Lloyd?" asked Colette.
"I remember what happened when I was in the human ranch. Genis and I were trying to save Marble from keeping being held in the ranch, but we couldn't. And because of that, we violated the peace treaty. And what's worse... Marble turned into a monster... I couldn't forget how horrible it is..."
"Lloyd... It's alright. It's over now. No one will be experimented for expheres anymore. No one will suffer the same way as your mom and Marble."
"Yeah... You're right, Colette... but still..." He looked down at the ground with a sad face. "... I couldn't stop thinking about it... How my mom, Marble and everyone else who were being held in the ranches were suffering... I can't stand it..."
"Lloyd..." Colette begun to cup his face and lift it up, so he could face Colette with it. "It's alright. I'm here now. I'll help you forget all those terrible things that happened to everyone." She gave Lloyd a smile.
Lloyd smiled as well, upong hearing what she said. "Colette... Thank you... I'm glad to have you as my friend."
"And I'm glad to have you as my friend too, Lloyd."
"Colette..."
"Lloyd..."
They stared at each other as long as they can to admire the time they shared together. It had been long since the two of them were friends together. Ever since they were kids. Now, they finally knew what it's like to have each other by their side.
However, before they could admire more of their time together, an explosion was heard. They took their mind off of each other and looked at to where the explosion is heard.
"What the hell?" said Lloyd.
"What's going on?" said Colette.
In their view, they see a large smoke coming above. Once the smoke clears a little, they see a small village, with the smoke flying above it.
"Wait... Isn't that...?" asked Lloyd.
Colette gasped. "Iselia!"
"Oh no!"
Both Lloyd and Colette ran off from the human ranch and straight to Iselia. They wannted to know what happened in Iselia and why an Explosion had come in place in their home.
Once they reached back to Iselia, they saw a shocking scene in front of them.
"No..." said Lloyd.
"How... horrible..." said Colette.
The scene before them is Iselia, engulfind by flames. Most of the houses were all burn down. Some of the people were on the ground. Unconscious, perhaps. Or worse... dead. Their home was in flames and was in a verge of being destroyed.
"What's... What's happening...?! Who did this to Iselia!?" yelled out Lloyd.
A man, one of the villagers, ran through the destruction of the houses and bumped into Lloyd and Colette. "Lloyd! Colette! It's horrible! Horrible, I say!"
"What's happening?! Who did this?!" asked Colette.
"It's horrible! Some men in black armors appeared out of nowhere and begin to attack Iselia, killing anyone that stands in our way!"
"Men in black armors...?" said Lloyd.
"You gotta save us, Chosen one! Save us before Iselia will be in-!" Before he could finish, a quick slash appeared behind him. The man slowly collapsed and fell on the ground, dead.
"No!" yelled Colette. Both Lloyd and Colette looked at someone who was behind the villager. A man with black armors, with a sword in his hand, came before the heroes. "Who... who are you?"
The man in black armors said nothing.
"Who are you, damn it?! Why are you destroying Iselia!?" yelled Lloyd.
"... Colette... Brunel..." said the man finally.
"Huh? What?" said the confused Colette.
"Our lord... wants you... Come with us..."
"What... What do you want from Colette?!" Lloyd drawn out his twin swords from his sheaths and got on his fighting stances, facing at the warrior in black armors.
"Get out... of our way... Insolent fool!" The black warrior extended his hand at Lloyd. And, as if by a mystical force, Lloyd was suddenly pushed away in a few feet, before he falls on the ground.
"Lloyd!" screamed Colette. She pulled out two of her chakrams and tried to attack the warrior. He easily blocks it with his sword and pushed her off. "Ah!" She fell on the ground.
"Do not resist... Our lord wants you, Colette Brunel... Come with us..."
"No! I won't! Not after what you guys done to Iselia!" Colette got up from the ground and got on her fighting stance.
"Then we have no choice, but to do this... the hard way..." The warrior spreaded out his arms and let out a large, inhuman cry. Colette covered her ears from the loud sound of the cry.
Lloyd got up when the cry is heard and covered his ears. "What the...?!"
"What... What are you doing...?!" said Colette.
Suddenly, as if by magic, five more warriors in black appeared behind the calling warrior. "Colette Brunel... You will not get away from us..." The six warriors all charged at Colette with quick speed.
Seeing this, Colette quickly let out her angel wings and flew up away from them, safe from danger. "They're... fast!"
The warriors all looked up to her. "Using your angel powers... It is not going to help you, Colette Brunel..." Before they could do anything to her, they quickly saw Lloyd charging at them.
Lloyd let out a battly cry. "I won't let you have Colette, you bastards!" He stops suddenly and slamed his swords on the ground, creating a large shockwave at them. "Fierce Demon Fang!"
The five warriors jumped out of the Arte's range, while the other one stayed. Before the Arte can touch him, however, it stopped. When it stopped, it conpletely sucked into the warrior's hand, when he extended his arm just before the Arte touch him. "Futile..."
"What the...?! How did you...?!"
The warrior quickly appeared right in front of Lloyd. "My turn..." He uppercutted him to the air, sending him flying up.
"Grah...!" Lloyd groaned in pain. In a flash, the warrior quickly appeared above Lloyd, preparing for a powerful blow. Lloyd saw how quick he is and gasped. "What in the world...?!"
"You are a nuissance!" The warrior slams his fist at Lloyd, sending him crashing down. "Now, to finish you off..." He opened up his fist and suddenly, some kind of energy appeared on his hand. "Die!" His hand shot out a large beam.
When Lloyd crashed to the ground, the large beam got him and delivers a large pain around him. "AAAAHHHH!!!!!!!!" Lloyd screamed out of pain. Then, a large smoke was let out after the beam stopped firing.
"LLOYD!!!" yelled out Colette. Suddenly, the other warrior in black came behind her and wrapped his arm around her neck, holding her from sliping away. "Kuh...!"
"Got you..." Both the warrior and Colette disappeared from the air and reappeared on the ground, as with all the other warriors. "I have Colette Brunel..."
"Excellent..." said the warrior who "killed" Lloyd. "Our mission is over... Let us go back to..." Before he could say more, he heard a groan coming from Lloyd.
Lloyd tried to get up from the ground, ignoring the pain he had from the blow. "Ngh...! Damn it...!"
"Interesting... He survived from my beam shot... He must be special..."
"Wait..." said another one of the warriors. "He had the same energy readings as Colette Brunel... Could he be...?"
"I do not know... Let us report this to our lord... Our mission is done... Let us go now..." The five warriors, except for the one who was holding Colette, all disappeared from Iselia.
"Lloyd...! LLOYD!!!!!!" screamed Colette. She extended her arm at Lloyd, trying to reach out to him.
"Colette!" With a little more effort, he stood up from the ground and ran at Colette and the warrior. He jumped at them so he could catch both her and the warrior. However, it was too late. They both disappeared before Lloyd could catch them. "Colette!" He fell to the ground after failing to catch them. He looked around the village to look for her, but no sign of her around the village.
She was truely gone.
"COLETTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
End prologue
Done with the prologue, everyone. I hope you guys are enjoying this. Because I always want to make a Tales of the World fic like this. Now, I have. So, I'm proud for my fic and I hope I could continue it.
Well, time to rest now. See ya, everyone! And review, please!