Tales of the Forgotten Memories
Ch. 1: The Death of a Loved One
SilverMoon: Hello again!
Lloyd: ...I swear, you are way too happy sometimes...
Me: Aw...someone needs a hug!
Lloyd: NO!! Stay away you crazy woman! -runs out of room-
Me: ...-sniffle-
Kratos: Look now Lloyd, you made her sad.
Me: No..its alright...just say the disclaimer...-sniffle-
Kratos: SilverMoon doesn't own ToS or Namco. -goes after Lloyd to give him a stern talking to-
Me: Onto the story...
A thirteen year old boy sat in a wooden two story house, at a table, attempting to get his homework done. He slammed his fist down on the wooden table in frustration. "Arg! If two minus three is one and you times that by six, then why isn't five one of the answers?!" He growled.
"Because me dear boy, the answer to that question be negative six, not five." A dwarf said as he walked out of the kitchen. "Now, eat yer dinner before it gets cold." The teenager looked down at the food that was placed in front of him.
"Thanks dad." His stomach grumbled slightly. In doing so, the teen blushed slightly.
"Good, yer learning your manners Lloyd." The dwarf smiled slightly and walked out of the room, leaving Lloyd to eat his dinner in silence. Except for the occasion fork scraping plate sound as he ate his dinner. He quickly cleaned the plate and stood, taking the plate and fork into the kitchen. When he got back, he sat down to do his homework again.
-Later that Night-
Lloyd stood up from the table, the chair making a grinding sound as it slid across the floor. "Hey dad! I'm finished with my homework! I think I'll be going to bed now!"
"Goodnight then!" The dwarf shouted from the kitchen while he was doing the dishes. Lloyd nodded, even though his dad couldn't see him, and walked up the stairs toward his bedroom on the second floor.
"Ah.." He sighed as he flopped down onto the bed. Fixing the pillows to his liking, he fell into a peaceful sleep. In which he had the most weirdest dream.
Lloyd's Dream-
He was being carried. But not roughly, just so he was on the person's shoulders. Looking down, he saw auburn hair. He pulled on it slightly, as if to see if it was real.
"What is it Lloyd?" The person asked in a deep, smooth voice. Lloyd noticed the person knew his name, and he felt like he knew the man also.
"Um..nothing..." Suddenly, the man stopped.
"Kratos..." He heard a woman say. He looked up and noticed a woman that he hadn't noticed before. The man named Kratos nodded and handed Lloyd over to the woman.
"What do you want, Kvar?" Kratos asked in voice that almost sounded like a growl. The person standing in front of him smirked.
"Hand over the Angelus Project, and we won't kill you, or your son." Kvar chided, knowing Kratos didn't have a way out of this. Lloyd gasped as he said this. This man, Kratos, was his father?!
"I'll never give you Anna! You'll have to get through me first!" Kratos practically yanked his Flameberge out of its sheathe. The sword seemed to be pulsating with life, like it was happy that it had a reason to finally be used on something other than monsters.
"Fine..." Kvar turned his head toward his men and they nodded, charging almost instantly on the family. Suddenly, all Lloyd could see was a mixture of falling bodies, and a red streak, flying through the battle as if it were just a ball of fire. A hand was placed over his eyes, he suspected it to be the woman, Anna. And he heard himself do something he'd never done since he was little, he whimpered.
"Shh..." Anna whispered to him. "It'll be alright Lloyd, Daddy will protect you." Suddenly, Lloyd felt himself falling. He hit the ground, hard. Looking around, he noticed that the man named Kvar had his mom by the arm. As he watched what happened, he screamed. The man had removed his mother's exsphere, and she began to transform. She screamed with him, but not in shock, but in agony.
"No! Anna!! Damn you!" Kratos shouted. He quickly dispatched the leftover desians and charged at Kvar. But Anna blocked his path. "Anna..." Kratos muttered.
"Kratos...please...kill me...for I fear I may hurt you...or Lloyd..." And then, she lost control. It was all a blur to Lloyd. He saw her coming towards him, arm raised and ready to attack, when something green and white got in the way and was hit in the process.
"Noishe!" Kratos shouted at the green animal. The animal whimpered slightly in pain. Kratos turned back to the monster that was now Anna. "I could never kill you..." Kratos shoulders slumped. He had failed. But when he heard Lloyd scream, his head snapped up, and he went into 'over-protective-father' mode. He charged at Anna and ran her through with Flameberge. She screamed, and then tumbled off the cliff. Bringing Lloyd , Noishe, and her exsphere down with her. "ANNA, LLOYD!!" Was the last thing Lloyd heard before he hit the ground.
-Back in Reality
Lloyd shot up in bed, his face and body covered in sweat and the blankets had been kicked onto the floor. "Whew..." He sighed. "It was all just a dream." But for some reason, it felt a lot more real than that. Like it had actually happened to him. And that's when it hit him, it had happened to him before. It was a memory.
Me: WooT!! Finally its done!! I is proud of myself!
Kratos: You are happy again, right?
Me: Yup! So, what'd you think?
Kratos: ...-glare-...
Me: Um...-whispers- Hey Lloyd, what's wrong with your daddy?
Lloyd: Why ask me?
Me: ...Cause your his son.
Lloyd: Let me think...Oh! Probably because you made him remember that.
Me: Oh..sorry Kratos...
Kratos: Its fine...don't do it again.
Me: Okay! Now -turns to readers- Review and you'll get an Angry Kratos Cookie!!