The blades clashed as Lloyd and Zelos parried in the Tower Of Salvation. Zelos, betraying the group and letting Collette be captured was the reason for the fight.
"Time to go all out, right?" Zelos asked.
"You bastard." Lloyd growled. Zelos chuckled.
"Heh. Say what you like, its not going to change anything." Zelos said.
"RISING FALCON" Lloyd leaped into the air and flew down to strike. Zelos tried to side step but found Regal in his way.
"TRIPLE RAGE KICK" Regal whirled as he rapidly kicked Zelos hard.
"Owww." Zelos yelped.
"RESOLUTE INFLICTION" Persea yelled, moving her axe into two crescent strikes.
"DEMON SEAL" Sheena leaped forward as her seals blasted Zelos back.
"Damn, you guys aren't letting up." Zelos said smirking. "Burn, baby. ERUPTION" The four meele members were blasted back.
"HEALING CIRCLE" Raine shouted (A/N: Yah, its more then four people in the battle. What do you expect those other guys to do? Relax?) as a circle of energy formed around the meele fighters.
"Reduce these pathetic souls to ashes. EXPLOSION" Genis summoned an inferno of fire, causing Zelos to fall back. The meele fighters rushed forward.
"Sheena, pass me the Ruby." Lloyd yelled as Sheena took off the Ring Of Earth and tossed it to Lloyd.
"Let's try this. FIERCE-"Lloyd stopped as the Ruby started to take effect. "GRAVE BLADE" A ki shockwave erupted out, causing Zelos to fall back.
"Clever, Lloyd. I was still working on aligning the power of earth with Fierce Demon Fang. Looks like you beat me to it." Zelos said as he moved his blade to attack.
"SUPER LIGHTNING BLADE" Zelos yelled as an electrical lightning bolt fell and caused Lloyd to fall back.
"You forgot one thing, Zelos. There is not one of us but six." Regal said as he flew forward.
"And we learned that the power of friendship is stronger then just power." Sheena said as she focused on summoning.
"With our friends, we can do anything." Persea said as she let her axe go high.
"When you were with us, you were powerful." Raine said as her staff glowed.
"But with your betrayal, you became weak." Genis said as he focused on the spell.
"And we don't want to, but you gave us no choice." Lloyd said getting up.
"UNISON ATTACK" The six warriors yelled.
"RISING FALCON" Lloyd yelled.
"INDIGNATION" Genis yelled.
"RAY"
"SUMMON: DARKNESS"
"RESOLUTE INFLICTION"
"TRIPLE RAGE KICK"
The six attacks caused Zelos to fall back. But they weren't done yet.
"PRISM STARS" Energy spheres flew out of nowhere and hit Zelos, causing a huge light show. As the dust cleared, the six warriors checked out the result.
"I'm not done yet." Zelos said as he slowly got up.
"Hmmm...he's stronger then we anticipated." Regal said as he moved into a fighting position.
"He's quite weak now. You can take him down easily now." Raine said, checking the Magic Lens.
"Uh...GRAVE" Zelos said hesitant for a moment. Blades of rock blurred and struck under Lloyd and Sheena.
"YOU WERE SAYING?!?" Lloyd yelled as blood fell freely.
"I never said he was not going to attack." Raine said defensively.
"Great." Sheena muttered. Everyone sweatdropped.
"Ok, then. GRAVE BLADE" Lloyd tried his new move again, but Zelos dodged it and moved to Regal.
"LIGHT SPEAR" Zelos yelled.
"EAGLE DIVE" Regal countered, flying up and falling right into the spinning vortex which was Zelos. Persea and Sheena moved to help.
"CYCLONE SEAL"
"ETERNAL DEVASTATION"
"GUARDIAN" Zelos countered, reducing the damage.
"Create a torrential vortex and engulf the evil spirits. TIDAL WAVE" Genis yelled.
"ACUTENESS" The power of the party increased dramatically.
"Only one thing left to do. JUDGEMENT" Zelos yelled summoning light beams from above.
"An angel tech?" Genis said in surprise. The light beams hit the six party members.
"Yup." Zelos swung his sword only to be parried weakly by Lloyd.
"Lloyd, you can't do anymore. Neither can the rest of you guys." Zelos said as he raised his sword, hesitating slightly. Lloyd saw tears in his eyes.
"I'm sorry, but this was the only way." Zelos swung his sword. Lloyd closed his eyes.
Something wet but slightly warm fell on his face. Lloyd opened his eyes to see Sheena, blocking Zelos's sword with her body.
"Not Lloyd." Sheena groaned as she fell. Time seem to slow down as she fell. Lloyd's eyes went wide.
"Lloyd, you have to stop them." Sheena said as she coughed up some blood. "Please, Lloyd." Zelos was quiet as he drew out the blade, stained with blood.
"Sheena." Lloyd touched her face tenderly. Sheena's eyes closed.
"Zelos," Lloyd said quietly, his voice starting to shake in anger. His Exsphere started to glow. "You're going to pay! OVERLIMIT" The Exsphere glowed brightly as a black sphere formed around Lloyd. Zelos stepped back. He knew that his death warrant had been signed. Hell, he knew it from when he betrayed them. But now, nothing would help him.
"TEMPEST BEAST, RAINING TIGER BLADES, DEMONIC THRUST, RISING FALCON" Zelos sighed as the blades struck him, knowing it was useless to try and defend. Besides, he deserved it. Oh well, might as well die in how his personality suggests.
"Damn......Pretty good." Zelos said as he fell, bleeding from multiple wounds.
"We trusted you." Lloyd said, looking at Zelos pitifully.
"Lloyd, Collette's downstairs where the Great Seed is. Go there." Zelos said groaning.
"You stupid idiot, why did you fight us?" Lloyd asked looking at him.
"Because my life was a mistake. And maybe they'll let Seles out of that abbey. I don't really know now. I guess that I'll never find out. Lloyd, go. Oh yah, I made another mistake I need to fix. HEALING STREAM" Zelos's hand glowed and Sheena's body started to heal. She got up and looked towards them. She stepped back in surprise. Zelos let his hand drop and he closed his eyes. Lloyd spoke finally after a long silence.
"We have to go." As the six of them stepped on the warp, Lloyd looked towards the body of Zelos.
"Goodbye, Zelos."
The few angel guards were guarding the entrance to the Tower Of Salvation. They were waiting for orders to return. None of them noticed the woman. Not until it was too late.
"After all these years, you would think Cruxis would have made their guards smarter if not stronger." The woman said as she rushed inside. A male teenager appeared from behind her.
"They must have never had any guys who lived long enough to get strong." The teenager commented. A girl appeared behind them
"No matter what, they are still idiots, nonetheless." The girl said coolly. The woman sighed.
"We don't have time for this. Come on." The three rushed into the seal chamber and saw the dead body of Zelos Wilder. The woman put her hand softly on the young man's neck.
"This guy is still alive." The woman said surprised. The other two came in close.
"Hey, I recognize him. He's Zelos Wilder, the Chosen." The male said. The girl growled.
"That idiot tried to hit on me one too many times. Can I kill him?" The girl asked, looking pleadingly at the woman. The woman sighed.
"No, besides he's quite close to death. It wouldn't be right. We better heal him." The other nodded and the male sat down kneeled down and put his hand on the Chosen's chest. The hand glowed and spread over the Chosen, healing and closing the wounds. Zelos stirred and he started to get up, looking around and spotting the three people around him.
"Am I dead?" Zelos asked.
"I wish." The girl muttered. Zelos stared at her.
"Who are you people?" The three glanced at each other.
"That doesn't matter. You have to tell us what happened here."