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Ah, a long story. This one will take quite a while! I have to type 30+ hours of a game, plus thoughts and extras. Holy crap, I'm biting off more than I can chew! Just you wait! Maybe I'll complete this one! Oh, and just because the game has 8 chapters, doesn't mean this one will have the same! I stretched Ratatosk's power a bit so I could fit my OC in there. Its wonderful! The OC is for those who have gone on the second play-through. And for those who scream at the beginning of the game because you know what is going on and who Emil really is. (BTW, Nephry doesn't like Emil as much as Ratatosk.) My OC has a very spoilerish mind so beware. It spoils the ENTIRE game because she knows most of whats going on.
Oh yes, a disclaimer. Raty, would you do the honors?
Raty: Otaku-chi does not own Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World or it's characters. She only owns the OC.
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Summary:
Ratatosk, the summon spirit, the guardian of the Ginnungigap, Lord of all monsters, and faithful brother, made a promise with Nephros, a summon spirit, ruler of the living, and the dead, lady of life & death, and trusting sister, to keep a secret. Right before he turned into his weakened state, he told his servant of the future and he was to tell Nephros. "Because of that stupid half-elf I'm weak. Tell Nephros that they will take my core and use it for some sort of destruction. I'm going to have to put up a fabrictation. I'm hoping my prediction will be right. If anything were to happen to my core, give this letter to Nephros." His servant, a centurion named Tenebrae, gave the news to Nephros and told her of the letter.
She knew she would have do a lot of predicting.
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PROLOGUE -
Nephros clenched the letter tightly in her gloved hands. "Why can't he just think before he acts?" She set it down and ran her fingers through her long breezy blonde hair. The summon spirit picked the weathered paper up from the ground. "Alright, let me read it again. Perhaps I made a mistake."
She smoothed it out slightly then read the following out loud: "Nephros,
If you have this, that means that something new is happening with my core. If my prediction was correct, then it will happen in Palmacosta, Sylvarant. It will be called the Blood Purge. The next time we see each other, I will be much different. I formed a fabrication so I can cover for myself while I gain back my powers. I can't be sure of the rest of the information, but I know that a girl has my core. I think she stole it...? I will have no idea who Nephros is or who I am. I'll think my name is Emil and you are Nephry. However, you shall know the truth and I entrust you my memories.
I trust that you will know the right time to give back my memories."
Nephros sighed. "And he can't tell me when?" She smiled. "At least I get to see him again. But I'm assuming since he doesn't even know he's the lord of monsters he knows he can't fight worth a crap, so I have to get my artes sealed." 'Nephry' easily sealed her artes and grinned. "I can't wait until I get to see Ratatosk and the Centurions!" An evil smirk played on her lips, "Ooh, I mean, I can't wait to see Emil!"
And off she went to see the famous Blood Purge.
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SIX MONTHS LATER! - (beginning of game in Luin.)
Aroooooo! There was a mysterious howl in the distance.
Tenebrae....shut up please.... Nephry covered her ears and buried her face in the pillow. She stared at her sleeping brother in the bed across the room. How can he sleep through that? "Nephry! Get your butt in here!" A woman's voice echoed through the small home. Nephry put on her facade to hide her pissed look. She walked out of her room and noticed her Aunt Flora with her arms crossed and foot tapping. "Yes, Aunt Flora? What do you need?" Her inoccent voice was easy to see through if her aunt actually knew her well enough.
"You need to go to your job, this instant!!" She snapped. Nephry nodded and ran out the door. She worked for the town, cleaning up, town watch, you name it. Today it was her job to clean the fountain.
Aroooooooo!
"Dammit Tenebrae." Nephry cursed under her breathe. She ran over to the fountain and scrubbed the residue from the water that was once there off the walls. In the corner of her eyes, she noticed a tall man with long dark red hair and silver framed glasses. His eyes were the same green as Emil's.
It reminded her of how weird it was that no one question her about how she has ruby eyes in contrast to Emil's emerald ones. Even though he once had red eyes. Her mind strayed to the man. He's so handsome! Nephry giggled inwardly. W-Wait...is that Richter?! She stood up suddenly and stared at the man standing on the edge of town. He, he, he....its him! Her face clearly displayed obvious shock. She screamed loudly in her head.
This had been the man who came both to her and Ratatosk. When he had his meeting with her brother, his friend was killed. Richter then came to Nephros, to plead her to bring back Aster. However he waited a day. "The soul leaves for the gate one day after it is freed from the body." She told him. Being pissed that she was related to Ratatosk, he wanted to kill her for saying that. Though her knew she shouldn't be punished for her brother's crimes.
Richter, the man who moved a summon spirits 'heart' with a single plea, walked slowly into the outskirts of the city. He seemed to be squinting at something. Nephry turned her head to notice Emil was coming up behind her. She had no idea why, but she hid. Those punks Dida and Moll were behind him. Before she could really focus on them, they pushed him to the ground. Then she saw what Emil fell to. He was at Richter's feet and the handsome tall man looked down on him. Richter held his hand out to Emil. It was a kind gesture, but his face was still cold.
He told Dida and Moll to "Get lost." and they just sat there dumbfounded. Emil took his hand and stood up. When Richter saw that they were still there, he yelled, "I said go!" They complied and ran off. As Emil began to stutter, Richter noticed Emil's face. The face of his best friend, Aster.
Emil looked kind of scared of Richter. Nephry figured it was his was of speech, and his eyes. However, she found those attributes rather attractive. "Nevermind." He changed the subject, "You know, you should really stand up for yourself." He stated. Richter walked passed him without another word. Emil stood there, staring at his back. "I was too scared to even thank him for that. Maybe thats why I haven't been able to make any friends." It seemed as if he were reminiscing about something. "'Stand up for myself' He's right. I should thank him for helping me out the way he did. That's what I'll do!" As he began to run off, Nephry decided to make her appearance.
"Boo!" She popped up behind Emil and chuckled as he yelped. "Did that scare you lil' bro?" She gave him a noogie and he smiled at her. "Hey, Nephry!" He hugged her and then grinned, "I'm going to stand up for myself!" Nephry smiled impishly. "Oh really? Can I watch?"
"Sure!" Nephry was his only escape. She is how he stays sane throughout this horrible life.
The brother and sister ran off to where Richter was, in front of the statue of Raine Sage. He was looking in the direction of the statue, but at the same time, he was in his own little world.
Emil and I walked in the vicinity of Richter's sight and he turned his head. "What is it?" His eyes shifted to Nephry's and then back to Emil's. No significant change...? Nephry thought. She figured as soon as he'd seen her, he'd show some sort of change. Emil nudged me showing his reluctant face. I patted him on the back, hopefully giving him a bit of courage. After a moment of silence, Richter spoke.
"If you've got nothing to say, then I have something to ask of you." He said. Emil's worried face dropped a little. "Okay." Again, Richter's eyes shifted to Nephry. A puzzled look played on Nephry's face even though she knew why he kept looking at her. He quickly looked away and turned to Emil. "So they said that your name is Emil...well Emil, have you seen a girl around her with a red jewel on her forehead?" He asked him.
"What? I--no, sir." Emil looked to the ground as if he had done something wrong. Richter looked to Nephry more obviously this time. She pointed towards herself questioningly. Richter nodded. "No, I haven't." Her smile was awkward but she kept her hints light. When he turned his gaze to Emil, he noticed the young boy was shaking. "What are you so nervous about?" Richter asked. "I--" Emil looked away, as if to think more forcefully. "Courage is that magic that turns dreams into reality."
Where the heck did that come from?! Nephry's eye twitched a bit. I guess we're having life lessons today. She put her hands on her hips.
After seeing Emil's confused face, he explained. "They're words a human with a few screws loose said long ago." Aster! Nephry remember when she noticed Richter saying them. She knew it was about his best friend.
"When you refused to swear allegiance to Lloyd, didn't you feel courage welling up inside of you?" After another moment of silence, he began teaching. "Those who grovel and beg, or run away at the first sight of another's anger are dogs. Or even worse." He began staring off into the distance. "Are you a dog, or are you really a man?" Emil stuttered greatly. "I'm...." Another silence. "Just try your best to be a man, Emil." Richter told him.
He walked away, leaving Emil and Nephry to theirselves. "Courage is the magic that turns dreams into reality." He looked to the ground, his eyes distant. Nephry scratched her head.
Emil looked up and started walking she followed him as they neared the bridge.
Arrooooooooooo....
Okay, I have to admit, Tenebrae's howl is kind of cute. Nephry chuckled. "It sound like its coming from the lakebed." Emil told her. "Wanna go check it out?" She asked. "But Aunt Flora will get mad if we leave without permission--" Arooooooooooo....
"What could it be?" Emil asked. "Maybe an animal? Or a monster?" She suggested. She never really noticed, but they as they walked, they slowly and slowly began coming closer to the bridge that leads out of town.
And then, the asshole shows up.
"Alba! What is it? Is something wrong?!" A nearby town watchman exclaimed. "Uncle Alba..." Emil mumbled.
"What the hell do you want?! Get out of here, you little nuisance!" He yelled at Emil. Nephry shot a lethal glare at Alba. "I'm sorry." Emil apologized. She nudged him and he looked at her face. Her eyebrows narrowed down at him. He whimpered a bit and then looked away. "Always getting in the way! Just go home and stay out of trouble! Just the sight of you puts the whole town in distress!" He yelled. "Hey, leave him alone, jackass!!" Nephry snapped at him. In an instant, she could grab his wrist and wrap it around his back and put him in a merciless head lock. But she didn't. "You're getting punished when I get home!" Alba yelled at her. If he lays one hand on her, or her brother, there would be hell to pay.
The watchman interrupted. "Forget about the Vanguard loving brats, Alba! Did something happen?" Alba did as he said and answered his distressful call.
"Monsters I've never seen before have been appearing in Lake Sinoa's lakebed. Several members of the city watch are down! I'm going to gather reinforcments, you go tell the mayor what has happened!" He yelled. (A/N: It seems like all he does is yell!)
"Right!" The guard yelled and ran off with Alba.
Arroooooooo....
"There's that howl again." Emil said. "If I go now, I could make it down into the lakebed." He told Nephry. "I'm going to!" She smiled. "I'm going! I'm not a dog! I'm a human being!" Nephry noticed that Richter's words had gotten to him.
When they made it to Lake Sinoa, Emil was having doubts about going there. Then, an ominous growl came from behind them. She knew Emil was going to have to fight. He grabbed his sword.
Emil had seen Nephry 'practicing' her artes and magic so he wasn't shocked once he saw her conjur up two fans, with the ribbons with bells tied on the handle. They were made of iron, though it was a wonder how it was made. Nephry held the fans in her hands, it was hard to keep her powers restrained. They were huge, huge, huge fans. If they were on the ground, they'd go up to Nephry's knees.
She had to act weak, powerless. As the monster attacked, Nephry acted like she was being beaten. She fell to the ground. "Emil, keep attacking!" She directed him. He faltered, but then followed through her words. If Emil was getting hurt, then she could save him easily. As he fell to the ground, she was about to stand and kill the monster, but someone beat her to it. "Watch out!" A young girl's voice sounded from the trees. She slayed the monster.
Flowers decorated her long brown hair that was split in the back. Nephry sat on the ground, shocked. She helped him up, either she didn't see her, or she didn't care. She stood and dusted herself off. Nephry ran to Emil and held his hand. The girl looked at her looked and her and smiled sheepishly. Okay, she just didn't see Nephry.
The growl was back. The monster was slowly rising back up from the ground. "Its not over yet! Are you gonna fight with me, or run?" THe mysterious girl asked us. Nephry quickly answered, "I'm fighting!" She held her fans in a battle stance while Emil stil stuttered. "I..."
"C'mon! You're a man speak up!" She yelled.
After yet ANOTHER moment of silence, Emil finally answered. "I'll fight."
"Okay, then I'll leave the frontline to you!" She said.
They eventually slayed the monster, though Nephry used more of her artes. "There, good work! It's pretty dangerous here so you should probably get going." She told him. When she got a better look at Emil, her face was shocked. "Hey, its you!" Emil was puzzled, "What do you mean?" The girl walked up to him, "You don't--You don't remember me, do you? Maybe I'm wrong...but you look jsut like him!" She told him.
"What are you talking about?" Emil blushed as she got closer and closer to his face. "Its nothing, never mind. I'm sorry. Anyway you should probably leave here as soon as you can, okay?" She smiled.
Cuuuuuute! Nephry giggled inside her head. (A/N: Not that kind of cute, sickos!) "Wait a minute!" Emil reached out for her. "Yes, what is it? I'm in a hurry?" She said impatiently. "I wanted to thank you for saving me. My name is Emil, so um, whats your name?" Emill scratched the back of his head nervously. "I'm Marta. Is that it?" Marta said. "I'm Nephry!" She popped up behind Emil. "Nice to meet you Nephry." Marta said. "If its dangerous here, maybe you should leave too." Emil suggested. "If things get dangerous, will you save me again?" She asked. Her eyes shined. Is she in love with my brother?! Nephry knew it was obvious. She chuckled inwardly. "But you were the one...who was kind enough to save me..." He said. "You don't remember do you?"
Nephry felt kind of left out of the conversation. She began walking around in circles to pass the time. "I'm sorry to confuse you but I really have to get going. Take care of yourself, Emil, Nephry!" Marta said. As she turned away, the wind blew on her bangs to reveal a red jewel on her forehead. It looked familiar, but Nephry couldn't quite place her finger on it. "A red jewel on her forehead..." Emil mumbled. "Richter..." She whispered. "Maybe she's the girl that man was looking for." Nephry said. "Lets tell him." He said.
As they walked back they stumbled across Alba and the watchman again. "You little--what are you guys doing here?!" Alba yelled. (A/N: Again.) "I'm sorry." Emil said. "Stop apologizing!" Nephry yelled at him. He flinched a little. "You just have to go out of your way to cause trouble!" He yelled.
"Thanks to your grudge against Lloyd the Great, there are rumors that our family is secretly supporting the Vanguard!" Alba bellowed. "Go home and keep your mouth shut! When I get home so help me--" He stopped and walked off towards the cave. "So now we're both going to get hit..." Emil started shaking. Nephry walked over to him and gave him a hug. "I'll kill him if he touches you."
If you were still yourself, you could of killed him. Nephry thought nostalgicly. I miss you, Ratatosk. She felt her eyes tearing up and she knew she had to stop. "Lets go tell Richter, okay?" She smiled. "Okay...thank you Nephry." She held his hand tightly. "C'mon."
When they got to the city, they head over to the mayor's house for many people had told them of where Richter was. They walked up the stairs and saw Richter talking to the mayor.
"Emil." Richter noticed them walk in. "Oh, do you already know Richter?" The mayor asked. "Well..." Emil and Nephry said in chorus. "I asked him earlier if he knew about Marta's whereabouts." Richter explained. "I see." The mayor said. He look over Nephry and Emil as if to judge them based on appearances. "Richter?" She called his name. His face looked so familiar. She remembered the last time she called his name and his face had been the same, having his questioning green eyes shining in her face. "What is it?" He asked. "Well, the girl with the red jewel on her forehead. I--" Emil began. "You saw Marta?" Richter grabbed Emil by the shoulders and started shaking him back and forth. Nephry giggled. Richter was so distressed. "Yes well you see--" Emil tried to explain. "Where?!" He shook Emil even more. Nephry laughed incredulously. Richter side-glanced at Nephry. He always seems to do that. "Oh well--" Poor Emil. Trying to explain. No avail. "Just calm down and try to explain what you saw." The mayor said. Emil calm down? Richter is the one who needs to calm down! Nephry chuckled.
"Lake Sinoa, where the monsters come out, just before--" Richter interrupted again. "Let him talk! He's trying to tell you!!" Nephry snapped. "Enough!" He flipped his hair. She looked at the ground sadly. Richter looked away from her. "Mayor, I'd like to take them with me." He told him. "Can I count on you two to take me where you found Marta?"
"Yes." Emil said. Nephry just kept on looking at the ground. "I'm not angry at you." Richter told her. She looked at him, "Thank you." Richter walked away, down the stairs. I'll ask him if he remembers me...
"We're ready now. Sorry to keep you waiting." Emil said. "You apologize too much. Of course if you want to become a dog, I won't stop you." Richter said. "That's what I've been trying to tell him!" Nephry smiled. She'd been overjoyed because Richter had apologized in some sort of way. "I'm sorr--oh." Emil smiled. Richter looked at him weirdly. "Sorry." Emil said.
Richter shook his head. "Stop apologizing. Anyway, I'm sorry for yelling at you...um what's your name?" Richter asked. "I'm Nephry, Emil's older sister. Pleasure to meet you Richter, and its okay." She curtsied. "Older sister? Oh then you can't be." Richter looked away.
Can't be what?
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Even though I've played through the game 5 times and am on my 6th playthrough, I can't get all of the parts right. So, if anyone finds Emil's full Journal, I promise it will make this more interesting to read so I won't have to improvise on the parts I need. I don't neccasarily need it now, but soon would be nice.
Alright, I'm assuming you guys want a profile for our little Nephros, mm?
Name: Nephros/Nephry Castagnier
Age: Looks 18
Class: Summon Spirit of Life & Death
Weapon: Giant twin fans
Likes: Ratatosk, Richter, Tenebrae (though that wasn't shown in here, she actually likes him a lot)
Hates: Aqua, the Vanguard, Alice
Bio: Nephros, being the Summon Spirit of Life & Death, gets many requests from humans to bring back lives. She is entrusted with Ratatosk's memories to share them when the time is right. She hates herself for being jealous of Aqua having her hands all over Richter, and she also hates Aqua for betraying her creator for a single half-elf. Her wings symbolize her occupation. Similair to Colette's in design, the colors are a white-yellow, while the other wing is black. She keeps them hidden, so they could restrict her power better, and also to keep from people question why a 'human' has wings.
And you know how the characters have themes? Well Nephry's is Utau's theme from Shugo Chara. Search it up on google or youtube or something.
