Sky High: A Fanfic by Gyppy
Timeline: Based in Rising Shadow timeline (between The Fifth Seal and The Sixth Seal)
Author's Note: This is a little Kratos and Lloyd fic set between chapters 12 and 13 of Rising Shadow. I'll have you know that they didn't head immediately to Flanoir ;)
Well... anyways, this will contain BIG game spoilers, as well as RS spoilers possibly. There 'might' be a few hints at Colloyd, but this will be generally pairing-free.
And there's also a bit of OOCness ahead.
Disclaimer: I do not own Tales of Symphonia, Namco, Final Fantasy or Square-Enix.
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Far above the world of Symphonia, two angelic humans soared. One bore relatively unkempt, auburn hair that reached almost down to his shoulders, and bore eyes of a similar color, except darker. He bore wings of mana, composed of long, thin and occasionally branched feathers that reached behind him, shining brilliantly with an ethereal blue light.
The other had rather short, dark brown hair that seemed rather unruly, sticking up wildly. His eyes were dark brown as well, but they seemed to bear the innocence of a child. His wings were large and birdlike, reaching a great distance behind him and glowing like the sky itself.
These two soared together, as father and son. The older of the two was Kratos, and the younger was Lloyd.
Lloyd floated ever closer to Kratos, dancing in the sky with him. The two were flying in an intricate display of twists and turns, turning this way and that with unmatched grace. A few other angelic beings hovered in the sky, entranced by the display of these two.
It had been almost a year since Kratos had discovered Lloyd again. Before the attack of Nebilim, Kratos had known Lloyd as a small and unruly child, one who would complain about the smallest things. But after Nebilim's attack, Kratos had been separated from his beloved son, and ended up returning to Cruxis to work as an angelic 'mercenary' of sorts.
However, Lloyd would have none of this. He wanted to be with his father... he wanted to love him in just the same way he always did. And after Kratos discovered Lloyd once again, the two became inseparable.
Lloyd was caught off-guard when he was struck by a relatively harmless sphere of angelic mana. As he looked up, he could see Kratos grinning back at him, which seemed unusual to him since Kratos never grinned. However, the young swordsman simply played his part, loosing his own ball of mana at Kratos, who dodged the impending attack.
They continued engaging in this aerial 'snowball fight' for a time, while the others in the sky simply watched the two, having stopped their movement.
After a while, Lloyd grew tired of the activity, and simply flew alongside Kratos. The tips of their wings almost touched as they soared across the sky, heading in the direction of Flanoir.
However, Kratos still had one more thing he wished to do. He turned and caught his son in a gentle embrace, entwining his own wings with Lloyd's. The feathers of mana seemed to create a cage, containing the two blood relatives in one spot, hovering in midair for what seemed like an eternity.
Lloyd returned the embrace, feeling the warmth of his father's wings washing over his body. He longed to stay like this forever, caught in the loving embrace of Kratos.
There was a silent exchange of words between the two, and then they separated, soaring the rest of the way to Flanoir.
Oh, how Kratos loved his life now.
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Author's Note: I got the warm fuzzies just WRITING this fic. XD