Tales of Dissidia

First off, let me say how much fun I've been having on this site, writing stories and all. It's just been so much fun.

Also, just so I can make sense, the only DFF characters appearing in this fic will be Cosmos, Chaos, Warrior of Light and Garland. Everyone else is a Tales of- character.

Furthermore, I own no rights to either Dissidia: Final Fantasy and it's remake, nor do I own any rights to the Tales of- series. They are the sole property of Square Enix and Namco Bandai, respectively.

Also, some characters in this fic from the Tales of- games are from JP only releases, so I don't blame you if you've never heard of them.

So, here are the characters appearing!

Warriors of Cosmos

Warrior of Light (DFF/FF1)

Cress Albane (Tales of Phantasia)

Stahn Aileron (Tales of Destiny)

Reid Herschel (Tales of Eternia)

Kyle Dunamis (Tales of Destiny 2-JP)

Lloyd Irving (Tales of Symphonia)

Veigue Lungberg (Tales of Rebirth-JP)

Senel Coolidge (Tales of Legendia)

Luke fon Fabre (Tales of the Abyss)

Ruca Milda (Tales of Innocence-JP)

Yuri Lowell (Tales of Vesperia)

Emil Castangier (Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World)

Shing Meteoryte (Tales of Hearts-JP)

Asbel Lhant (Tales of Graces)

Milla Maxwell (Tales of Xillia)

Warriors of Chaos

Garland (DFF/FF1)

Dhaos (Phantasia/Opposing Cress)

Kronos (Destiny/Opposing Stahn)

Nereid (Eternia/Opposing Reid)

Barbatos Goetia (Destiny 2/Opposing Kyle)

Mithos Yggdrasill (Symphonia/Opposing Lloyd)

Yuris (Rebirth/Opposing Veigue)

Schwartz (Legendia/Opposing Senel)

Van Grants (Abyss/Opposing Luke)

Mathias (Innocence/Opposing Ruca)

Alexei Dinoia (Vesperia/Opposing Yuri)

Richter Abend (Symphonia DotNW/Opposing Emil)

Kreed Grafyte (Hearts/Opposing Shing)

Emeraude (Graces/Opposing Asbel)

Musee (Xillia/Opposing Milla)

One last thing before I get this show on the road; all of this will be in the 13th cycle (Light to All) so I'm sorry if you wanted to see the 12th cycle as well (Treachery of the Gods).

Finally, with all this outta the way… let's get on with this.

Prologue: A Final Hope

Cosmos, the Goddess of Harmony…

Chaos, God of Discord…

Two divine powers locked in endless struggle, each seeking to reign supreme. Long has the world played stage to their violent conflict… yet the war that has gone on since time immemorial is about to end in Chaos' favor…

Order's Sanctuary

The warrior lay face down in the pool of water that was Order's Sanctuary, with no signs of movement.

A sudden twitch of his finger alerted that he was still alive, and before long, he had woken up. Surveying his surroundings, he caught a glimpse of light on the horizon and within it was…

"Cosmos," he shouted. He ran towards her, and as he approached her throne, she was gripping her chest in pain. Slowly looking up, she sighed and coughed.

"I have… been defeated." She spoke the words slowly, almost fearing that she would cease to exist at any given moment.

A bright light filled the area, and Cosmos floated into the air, arms folded across her chest.

"Warriors of harmony, hear my voice, and listen to my plea… you must defeat Chaos, the god of discord, and stop this conflict…"

Eldrant

Luke, Asbel and Yuri stood in awe as Cosmos appeared in front of them, her eyes full of hope.

"You must find the crystals before it is too late… they can bring an end to this conflict once and for all…"

Yuri smiled. "So we find these crystals, and the war ends?"

Asbel shrugged, unsure of the situation. "I guess. What do you think, Luke?"

The red-head shook his head. "I don't know, but anything's worth trying."

Yuri picked up his sheathed sword and waved to them. "C'mon, what are ya guys waiting for? We've gotta move."

Nodding, Luke and Asbel departed, but not before the former thought about what Cosmos had just told them. Were these crystals really the key to stopping the conflict…?

Zaude

Kyle's arms were resting themselves on his neck while Reid leaned up against a pillar, both processing what Cosmos had just told them. Apparently, everyone else had been with them when Cosmos appeared and had headed their separate ways. Just as they were about to set out Kyle spoke up.

"I wonder what these crystals look like?"

Reid smiled and shrugged. "I dunno- you think they're edible?"

The young swordsman frowned and sighed. "Does everything come back to food with you, Reid?"

The hunter's smile grew wider as he tapped his stomach. "Eating healthy is the key to getting strong. It's also how I trained my sword skills," he said. "So I had to hunt." With that he began to leave.

As Kyle followed, he couldn't help but roll his eyes. "How much does that guy eat…?"

Order's Sanctuary

The warrior watched as Cosmos suddenly disappeared in a flash of light, having given her mission to her last remaining warriors.

The warrior of harmony knew his duty clearly- he had been given a task, and as one who would fight for the balance of the world, he would not give up until he had succeeded.

Prologue End

Sorry if it's so short, but the prologue in Dissidia is short too!

NEXT CHAPTER

Luke is a swordsman with power enough to rival gods… or destroy all life.

Traveling with Asbel and Yuri, he searches for his crystal… but also to settle a raging torrent within him and his former master, Van Grants…

Chapter 1: I Am Only Myself