Hello and welcome to the rewrite of Tales of Eclipse. for those of you who have read it before you may notice that the old chapters are gone and also that this starting chapter is reaching further in than the previous version. To be honest the original version felt a bit rushed to me and unpolished. ( though to be fair this is my 1st attempt at writing so that was to be expected) either way i hope fans, both old and new enjoy this new version!
… oh and all flames regarding cameos mentioned in the 1st paragraph shall be deleted... Enjoy!
It was just another ordinary day when it happened, a young man sitting on his bed boredly surfing the internet. He began to heave a sigh before starting a random monologue. " this world.. its so... rotten and boring.. " he said before clicking on Netflix and viewing some of the shows on it. " why couldn't I be in a world more like these? I'd love to be in Equestria even if I would have to get used to eating flowers.. or perhaps a student of Ashford Academy that would be fun!" he said before groaning and turning to view his collection of video games. " or perhaps one of the places from my games, perhaps not lordran as that place is lonely and built for death but Gameindustri or perhaps Mobius would do nicely! " he said to no one in particular before glimpsing one game in particular.. a game he hadn't played in several years.
He got up and grasped the game gently before his tv screen blacked out with a sputter causing him to look over and toss the game aside in a panic. " NO! Don't die on me now! I don't know when I could afford to replace you!" he exclaimed in a panic while running over to check it with a light smack, not noticing that the power light was still ON. He couldn't imagine spending so long with out a way to contact his friends, even if they were quirky they were still all he had.. not to mention the mind numbing boredom he'd have without Youtube. as he continued banging on the side of the computer he started to heard something he should not be hearing in his room so clearly.. the voice of a girl...
' So, you wish to escape your world huh?' the voice said before letting loose a giggle and resuming. 'Well you're in luck, as I can grant your wish kamisama.. come and live your destiny!' it was around this time that he noticed the giant glowing Eye of Anubis on his tv screen.. he began to slowly back away from it and towards his door but he was too slow as before he could even get around his bed the "pupil" of the eye opened into a glowing vortex and began to release a powerful suction, oddly enough it only seemed to affect him. As he was getting pulled into the tv he screamed in shock and fear while clawing for anything he could to prevent being eaten alive by it, only managing to grab his old dead cellphone in the chaos.. the last thing he saw as he was sucked in was 2 items sitting on his bed.. a deck of yugioh cards.. and TALES OF SYMPHONIA.
Our main character awoke a couple hours later with a groan. " ugh what a weird dream.. I thought a girl talked to me and then my tv ate me.. " he said half asleep before opening his eyes... and seeing the face of a girl a few years younger than him with bright blue eyes and long hair that shimmered between silver and a light blue.. he then realized just why his pillows felt so different. He quickly got off her lap and observed his surroundings with a blush, the girl giggling behind him. He observed that they were on a grassy clearing between a forest and a cliff edge. What he heard next however stunned him to his core with shock..
" Glad to see your finally awake kamisama! I was worried something went wrong." she said in a voice that he found very familiar.
"Y-you're the voice I heard earlier!" he exclaimed before being blindsided by a huge beam of light emitting from the ground below the cliff face.
" Sorry kamisama no time to explain it seems we got somewhere to be!" she said before running by him and grabbing his hand, dragging him to the cliff as he noticed that she was carrying a huge sword.
" W-wait what are you about to do?! WE'LL DIE IF YOU JUMP!" he exclaimed in a loud terror but it was too late, she had already jumped off with him in tow. He screamed for the 2nd time that day thinking that he was about to die.. only for the girl to land without even flinching then catching him bridal style and setting him down gently.. before his brain could even register what just happened she rounded the building they landed behind and unsheathed her claymore, leaving the poor guy to his shock alone, the sounds of battle raging from around that corner.
Several minutes passed as he just sat there shell shocked, he would have probably remained like this until she returned; unfortunately for him someone else came around the corner. This person wore a jumpsuit of navy blue armor, a helmet hiding his features. He heard the masked man say something before rushing at him with his sword. Panicking, he raised his hands in defense, his life flashing before his eyes. Just as he thought it was about to be over, a gurgling sound reached his ears. Slowly, he opened his eyes to find out why he was not yet dead. Nothing could describe his shock as he gazed upon a blade of pure energy protruding from the chest of his attacker... a blade that jutted from HIS hand.
As he began to back away from the horrible site in front of him his hand loosened back into a relaxed position, the blade reacting to this as it fizzled out of existence, causing the now dead man to drop onto the ground with a dull thud, some of his blood flying onto his cheek from the sudden motion. He was flabbergasted.. he just killed someone.. he wasn't too put off of it as it was in self defense but it still unsettled him... and that blade of light.. where did it come from? He just kinda sat there in a daze for a while, staring at his hand in shock and wonder until he saw her come back.
" Oh there you are Kamisama! Come with me there's some people waiting for us. I'm sure you'll be interested in seeing them!" she said while pulling him to his feet and began to drag him around the corner. She was dragging him along so quickly that neither of them noticed the corpse was missing.. or the trail of blood that lead away from them.. as they came around the corner his eyes widened yet again in shock.. 'these people.. they're... they're.. that means i'm in...' unfortunately this was too much for his brain to comprehend so he did the most logical thing...
" Kamisama!" she said as he fainted. Honestly she should have considered this possibility.. after all.. its not everyday someone finds out that they're in Sylvarant, let alone find out by meeting Lloyd, Kratos, Colette and Genis; so a total meltdown is a reasonable result right?