Lea: Ok, this is the chapter I redo! It's been a while sinse I started and I want the viewers to have a good sinse of the now. Espeically because this is my first story. Hay Kratos, can you do the disclaimer for me! Pretty Please!
Kratos: Do I have to?
Lea: Yes!
Kratos: Lea Andrews owns nothing except this story.
Lea: Yay! -hugs Kratos-
Kratos: Ack! Get off of me!
Lea: You're no fun, Kratos! You're so serious all the time.
Kratos: ...
Kratos is thinking to himself "Why should I do this? Oh yes, because Mithos was so stubborn, he insisted had to travel all the way to Isalia from the Tower of Salvation without using his wings. Of coarse, who would want to go through his 'torture treatment?' From there, I have to accompany the new chosen of regeneration all the way back. Such an irritating job! I believe this time it is a girl" He sighed.
"Mithos claimed he couldn't do it because he had to put a lot of work into the project. Well, after so many stupid years of marriage bonds, this will be the last one, I hope… I wanted Yuan to do it for once in his life, but already busy with something… It's obvious what it was. He only been doing it for the past I don't even remember how many years. That's normal though. He's only had the idea for God knows how long… I just don't want to come here again… Anna…" Kratos looked at his exphere. "Then again… there was always that someone else. How long's it been? 4012 years now… so long ago… 4012 years… I met her…"
Kratos started to have a flash back from before Anna and Lloyd, before Martels death, and before Yuan and Mithos…
Kratos is 16, in fine silk and leather clothing with long hair to his waist in a low ponytail (similar to Yuan's) next to a tall brown haired man and a blond haired woman with bright blue eyes. They were in a large ballroom with a dark blue carpet and bright gold and red tapestries with the sign of a silver sword, and young Kratos was throwing a tantrum.
"I don't want to marry her, Father, and you can't make me!" Yells Kratos to the brown haired man. "I bet she's an ugly stuck up woman like last time. Ug! I hated her.
"Kratos, you're the heir to the throne, therefore, you must marry the wind princess of Balacruf Mausoleum! You don't get a say in the matter. You already got 7 other girls crying home to their fathers with you rude behavior and it's not acceptable! You don't know how many apologies I had to make for our sake! Now either be polite and meet her, or go to your room!"
"Kratos, dear." Said the woman with a soft voice, "This princess is nothing like the Princess of Tethe'alla. I have met this one, personally. Please meet her." Kratos glared at his mother, then left for his room. His father called his name to get him to come back, but Kratos ignored him. He had enough of being a prince! He hated the balls and parties he had to smile through. He hated being alone in the palace with no friends. He hated his parents. He hated the whole lot. The thing he hated the most though, was the suitors. He thought he would rather sleep with pigs then stand through another ugly stuck up stupid stranger. He entered his room and stared out of the window.
"That boy is impossible!" He heard his dad say through the door. He rolled his eyes.
"But he's the only heir we have. What are we going to do otherwise?" His mother asked. His mother's crying used to pierce his heart, but now it just annoyed him. Tears just irritated him.
"I want to be free!" he yelled, "Why did I have to be a prince?! I hate it! I would rather be a stable boy..." Kratos stared out the window and sighed. He heard his parents walk off. Then he sighed again.
"What will it be this time? I've already done the frog in the dress, dumping punch on their head from the balcony, fake snake under the rose bushes, throwing her off a horse into a mud pile, pushing her of a pier into the sea and swimming off before I got caught, and pretending to call down evil spirits to curse her… I can't really think of anything original. I guess I have no choice. I have to get out of here… I'll leave with a bang by running away and becoming a knight… or something." He finally glanced back at his door, then at the window.
He finally changed his clothes into a cotton commoner outfit be bought behind his parents back, he put chalk on his hands and climbed out the window. He then snuck into the castle treasury, stole a full wallet, laughing. Then he snuck out. He entered the surrounding city, and noticed a common girl in a plain green dress crying at the side of the fountain. Kratos remembered his mother crying and the sight annoyed him. He was determined to make her stop.
"Hay, girl, what's wrong?" Kratos asked. The girl looked up at him, and brushed away here tears. She was a beautiful blond with bright blue-green eyes, and looked about the same age as Kratos. She smiled,
"I'm fine. Thanks anyway." She muttered, trying to smile, but she failed.
"No your not! You were just crying!" Kratos said forcefully. "What's wrong." He demanded. The girl just looked at him.
"It's not like you'd ever understand! People only cry blood or pearls. She said as more tears rolling down her face. Guild suddenly filled Kratos. He didn't understand what she meant.
"All I see running from your face are tears. Tears are all the same. So stop it already." Kratos said harshly.
"People cry pearls to make themselves feel better. It's weird, but some people just cry cause they want attention they can't get or they are selfish. The people who cry blood are the people who are really in pain. The people who really need help but can't get it… My father… tricked me into coming here. He told me this morning that I'm supposed to get married. I don't want to. I… the last one I was promised to, I threw a bucket of water on because he tried to force himself on me when we were alone. I told him no more. I can't take it anymore. I.., I honestly wanted to be a warrior, but he said it's not proper for girls to fight. He called me foolish and beat me. He said he gave me everything I could ever want, but I never did anything right. He said I was stupid and just worthless. But the truth is, there was one thing I always wanted and he never gave me. And that was happiness…"
Kratos looked at her in slight disbelief. He thought for a second and smiled. "Hay, you can come with me! I'm running away, and I'm sure your father won't mind. I want to be a knight!" Kratos smiled. The girl's face brightened.
"Really? You would?" she smiled.
"Yep! I mean it. I'm Kratos. What's your name?"
"Oh me? I'm Mira. I'm tired of this place! Lets go somewhere else!"
Mira and Kratos play together all day. Kratos tried to teach Mira how to swordfight with sticks, and after their's third duel, she won. When guards started showing up everywhere, Kratos brought Mira to the park. They were holding a festival.
"What is this?" Mira asked.
"I donno." Kratos said honestly. "want to explore it together?" He asked.
"Oh yes! It sounds so much fun!" Mira smiled. Kratos and Mira wondered around playing games and eating candy with the money Kratos had. They road a few rides and even watched two plays together. Then it started to get dark, so they headed back to the city.
"This is the best day of my life!" yelled Mira.
"I agree!" smiled Kratos, ruffling Mira's hair. "I never want to go back home ever again!"
"Me too!" smiled Mira "but… daddy is probably mad at me."
"I'm sure he won't mind." Said Kratos. "I think there's an inn somewhere around here. Oh, there it is!" Kratos smiled.
"Mira!" a voice cried, "Where are you?" Mira looked back at Kratos.
"Let's hurry before we get caught." Mira said. Kratos nodded. They ran into the inn. Kratos lied his way into getting a room, saying that he was a merchant's son who just got married. The innkeeper gave them a discount for a room for a week, and Kratos had more then enough. Mira smiled and the two walked up to the room. It was about as big as Kratos's room at the castle with the same size bed and more comfortable. Then Kratos realized there was one bed and two people. Kratos offered to sleep on the floor but Mira insisted he took the bed. Finally, they both decided to share it. She held him the whole night like a teddy bare and he stroked her hair until they both fell asleep.
The next morning, they went out to eat and the guards seemed in a frit. Kratos knew they were looking for him. Mira was also worried about getting caught by her father by some stranger. They went to the marketplace, bought new clothes. Mira wore a man's tunic and trousers that were too big for her and made her look like a man. He wore similar clothing but knew it was not enough. He went to the barber shop and got his very long hair cut. Mira also got hers cut and braided.
"Wow… you look different." Kratos smiled a big goofy smile.
"So do you. You look different!" She smiled. The two held hands and headed back to the festival. Before they entered, Kratos bent down to kiss her, but something they didn't expect happened.
"There she is!" One yelled. Kratos turned around and saw a group of guards with a different symbol on there chest.
"Oh no! They found me!" Mira said in horror.
"They found you? What are you talking about?" Kratos asked. One knight hit Kratos in the check and another one grabbed Mira. Kratos sat up and wiped off the blood running down his face.
"So you're the trash that kidnapped her! We could get a lot of money from turning you in!" One laughed.
"Run Kratos!" She screamed. "Please! I beg you!" She said. The knight tried to attack Kratos, but he dodged and kicked him in the gut.
"I'm not leaving without you!" Kratos yelled. Another punched him in the gut and knocked the wind out of him. He fell on the ground and went unconscious." Soon after Kratos came to, but the guards caught him and dragged him back to the castle before he found her again. His parents were in shock and assumed that he got kidnapped because of the haircut and blow to the check and chest rather then he ran away. Relieved that he escaped punishment, he walked into his room. He couldn't get her off of his mind. All he wanted to do was see her again. The next morning, Kratos got up, listened to his parents lectures, and he was forced to sit under tight watch until the princess arrived. When it was about noon, Kratos couldn't bear it any longer, and attempted to escape, but his mother came in.
"Kratos, the princess is here to meet you. Though, I'm sad to say there was a carriage accident, so she was severly bruised." said his mother timidly, "Please Kratos. Meet her for me."
"But mother, I…" Kratos started.
"Please, Kratos, she's in the courtyard. She has to leave tomorrow." Kratos sighed and walked towards the courtyard, feeling horrible. Mira's words about blood and pearls came back to him. "I hope... she'll be alright." Kratos sighed, walking in the courtyard to see a girl sitting on the side of the fountain in a fancy blue dress embroiled with pearls with her face in her hands and blond hair braded beautifully down her back. Kratos couldn't believe his eyes.
"Princess of Balacruf Mausoleum?" Kratos stuttered, not knowing what to say. The girl looked up at him instantly. It was Mira!
"Kratos! You're… You're the Prince of the Silver Plains?!" yelled Mira in shock. The two hugged each other.
"Mira, your hurt. Did the guards…"
"No… father… he beat me again. He said it was an accident so no one got the wrong idea. But, I… I can hardly believe it! I thought you were a merchant's son!" Mira said surprised.
"Well, if I told the truth, we wouldn't have gotten away." Kratos smiled. Mira and Kratos talked for a while about things he couldn't remember. He was just relieved that she was alright. Mira soon left, and Kratos missed her. Even more so, she was afraid of what her dad would do to her.
Years later Mira had disappeared, and Balacruf Mausoleum was destroyed a year later. Kratos found out about it and ran away to search for her with most of the gold from the treasury. His parents were furious but never found it. He made it as far as Tethe'alla, then met Martel and Mithos. They were pleading to the queen for mercy from being thrown in the arena for entertainment. Kratos recognized the vain woman and she recognized him. Kratos asked what they did wrong, and the queen explained they were half elves. Kratos used his position to demand their release. It was then that he was informed that Sylverant destroyed the kingdom of the Silver Plains. Even so, the queen let them go. Not to long after traveling together, they met up with Yuan.
Yuan was a blue haired thief who collapsed while trying to steal from Martel. After she saved him from starvation, he explained the horrible situation with his sister. When Martel offered to help her, they realized that she was already dead. Yuan bruied her with tears in his eyes. Kratos again remembered Mira's words and knew he was in true agony. The two never got along very well until for about two months. Finally they learned to deal with each other. They stayed together to survive, but a massive war broke out between Tethe'alla and Sylverant, and the group was caught right in the middle of it. Not knowing what to do, they ran away to Triet, but got caught in a sandstorm. They thought they were going to die when they saw an odd, small, stone pyramid in the distance. They had no choice but to take shelter in it. When they came close, Martel was scared because the entrance of it was shaped like a giant snake head.
"So, where are we, Kratos?" Asked young Mithos.
"We should be in Triet, but I don't know now. By the looks of it, we are in the Valley of Twin Snakes." Responded Kratos.
"The Valley of Twin Snakes!?" Cried Martel in fear.
"Don't worry Martel," Said Yuan, "I'm sure it will work out. Anyway, lets go in."
They all walked in to see a beautiful room with a plain wooden chair in the center, facing the back of the room, where a blond girl was sitting, staring at the wall. She was blond, and had on a plain gray dress with her long hair in a simple braid.
"Hello," She said, still facing the back wall, "I've been expecting you… The swordsman, the thief, the brat, and the self centered coward of a woman… That makes all of you." She stood up, still facing the wall, "Make yourselves comfortable. I'll go make something for all of you to eat." The woman stood up and opened a secrete door that led to a lower floor.
"I don't like the look of her." said Mithos, "I'm no brat! I'm staying here!"
"I'm not a coward, am I?" Martel stuttered, starting to cry. Kratos rolled his eyes. He still couldn't stand a woman crying.
"Well, she seems to know us well, all considering," said Yuan. "I mean, she knew I was a thief without even glancing at me."
"Yeah. I agree, but there's something strange about her. I mean, why didn't she face us?" Kratos asked.
"I don't know. I'm slightly curious. I mean, she insults us, and invited us in, then just leaves up here. That's just not normal." Yuan replied.
"Yeah." said Mithos, "I would rather deal with the storm! I don't like her!" Yuan walked over to Kratos.
"You know," Yuan whispered into Kratos's ear, "He is acting like a brat."
"Yeah. She seemed familiar. I don't know. I think I will go downstairs. It's not like she's going to eat us."
"You know, she's crazy! She might actually try!" protested Martel. Kratos ignored her and started to walk down the stairs. The woman was cooking noodles, humming sweetly, and Kratos looked at her in slight disbelief. She had not noticed he was there. Suddenly, she tripped and Kratos caught her.
"Ack!...Who?" she stuttered.
"Mira. I knew it was you. I've been looking everywhere for you. I thought you were dead!" Kratos said shocked.
"No… but I wish I was. A lot has happened." Said Mira. Tears were rolling down her ivory colored face.
"Mira, you don't look well. Please, tell me everything."
"Alright… but please, give me time to sort things out. I will tell you after I make dinner." Mira stuttered. Kratos swiftly walked back upstairs, realizing she was more surprised to see him then he was surprised to see her.
"So," Yuan started, "What happened?"
"Her name is Mira. She's the wind princess. I met her a long time ago." started Kratos, "I knew she looked familiar."
"So, what happened between you two?" asked Martel.
"Nothing much. We just recognized each other and she said she'll explain what's going on."
"I heard a scream. You didn't do anything did you?" asked Yuan, raising an eyebrow.
"She tripped over, I caught her. Simple as that." Kratos said, folding his arms. Yuan and Martel started giggling. Kratos turned red with embarrassment, and irritation. Mithos looked around, not realizing what was going on."
They waited for a while, then it was time for dinner. Mira didn't eat anything. Instead, she opened up another hidden passage that led to two rooms. One room was an underground hot spring, the other was a large room (the size of a ball room) completely made and filled with cushions. Even the floor was a Thick purple velvet cushion that was two feet thick. The hot spring was more like a golden fountain that had several different sections. In the middle of the spring was a statue of an angel girl, holding a vase on her hip. Water was springing all around from the bottom of her feet. There were several different sculptures, and whatnot. The spring also had a small cliff to jump off of to land in a 20 foot deep section of water. The whole place was an amazing sight. Either way, they had all taken a bath. Martel was drying her hair, and Yuan and Mithos were staring at Mira.
"So, what has happened, Mira?" Asked Kratos. Mira stared at the ground.
"It happened a while after we met. An old woman appeared in our castle, demanding to speak with me. The woman was so powerful, no one could even touch her. She said she was the oracle for some Goddess. She told my father he had been denying my right since birth. I didn't understand, but it turned out, I was the new Mana Goddess. My father didn't tell me, because he thought it would cause a war, and it did, eventually. I ran away, and learned a bunch of things. But when I returned… my father decided he would kill me before I gained the power, but the woman said I was born with it out of jealousy.
Father then decided to send me here, hoping the twin snakes would eat me. Instead, they died instantly when they saw me, and they created this building. I have been living here ever since. Even so, the old woman came, and taught me everything she knew: sword fighting, dance rituals, magic songs, a lot of magic, how to use mana, different spells to use raw mana for, summoning, guardianship, and healing. She also told me you all would come, and she told me your fates. Either way, she also told me my fate…."
"Really?" asked Mithos, "What will happen to me?"
"You will lead a divine revelation in this world, but something will cause you great grief, and you will cause everyone suffering for thousands of years. After that, you will be killed be killed by the same blade that gave you power."
"Will I be famous?" asked Mithos.
"Yes. Everyone will know your name." said Mira.
"What will happen to me?" Asked Yuan.
"You? You will… become a rich, respected nobleman. No one will even guess you were a thief. You will fall in love, but your first love will die. You will fall in love again, and she will love you and be your perfect soul mate. Then your first love will come back, but this time as a good friend."
"Really. I guess that makes us not so different." Kratos smirked. Yuan gave him a friendly glance and both knew that a strong friendship was starting to grow.
"Wait! What will happen to Kratos?" Mithos asked.
"It more of depends on what Kratos chooses… The whole world isn't bound to fate… though… I am going to die within a year. After that, you will stop smiling. Your eyes will be as cold as Ice, and you will obey no one but your prized student. If you learn to love again, you will meet a wonderful girl who will bear you a son, but your love will end in tragedy." Mira stuttered, "But don't be alarmed. For afterwards, you will find love again. She will even save you from the fate you brought yourself upon by your own guilt. Afterwards, you will live on this world, happily forever... If that is what you choose."
"What about me?" asked Martel.
"You…" Mira stopped, looking at her sadly. "You will succeed me. That is all I can say. Otherwise, I would be threatening life itself."
"What will happen to you, Mira?" asked Yuan.
"Me? I will teach all of you all I know. I will also give my position to Martel. I will die within a year. I will also write a book called the Book of Mana. I will give it to Kratos. Kratos, if someone opens the book, all of its knowledge will be transferred into whoever opened it. After they open it, Kratos, you must burn it, or else the person will die and all of the knowledge will be lost. I am also to rise like a phoenix and lead the world to salvation, except my knowledge of everything will be lost."
Soon afterwards, Mira, Yuan, and Kratos became good friends. Mira taught everyone Magic, Kratos swordsmanship, Martel, healing, rituals, and everything dealing with mana, Mithos, summoning, using mana, and swordsmanship, Yuan, learned deep sorcery and how to use his double bladed staff thingy, and Kratos, everything except heavy mana study and the rituals she only taught Martel. Martel felt as if Mira was her mother, though Mira wasn't to fond of Mithos's talent or personality. It seemed something about him bugged her. They trained very hard for two years, until one day, Mira introduced them to expheres.
"What's an exphere?" Asked Mithos, interested.
"It's like a mirror, it reflects the heart of those who wear it. When you first receive an exphere, you wear it as jewelry until it blossoms. When it dose, it will bring out your full power ten times stronger. You never attach it directly to the skin, or else it will cause the mana within you to erode. Instead, you use a key crest. The exphere will give not only give you those powers, but also wings. I haven't studied them much, but that's how they are used. Do not abuse their power, because they reflect your heart. One who has greed will be consumed by the crystal." At her words, the flashback seemed to end.
Kratos grunted, thinking of how Mira's words about expheres were true, but used so differently. If only she hadn't given them to us. Kratos thought. The world would be so different now… He sighed, and the flashback then continued. Mira had died as she said, on the day Kratos wanted to propose to her. Everything she said came true, so far. Yuan proposed to Martel, but she died. Mithos grieved at her death and caused thousands to suffer. Kratos ran away, married Anna, had Lloyd, but it ended in tragedy. It was 4002 years since Mira's death. Kratos was sent back to guide the New Chosen because Mithos was sick of waiting to revive Martel."
Lea: Ok! How do you like the remake? I need some feedback!
Kratos: Yes. It distracts Lea, Mira, and all of the fan girls from attacking me!
Mira: You heard him. Please comment!