DISCLAIMER:

I Don't own any rights to Tales of Xillia, its Sequel, or Tales of Symphonia.

This story is set 7 years after the events of the original Tales of Xillia. It is HIGHLY RECOMENDED that you have played both Tales of Xillia, and Tales of Symphonia. This story also contains bits and pieces of information from Tales of Xillia 2. But seeing as I don't speak a lick of Japenese, some of my information pertaining to Xillia 2 may be slightly incorrect. Also, be wary that this Story will contain spoilers about the true ending in Xillia 2. While I use background information and characters from Tales of Xillia, and Tales of Symphonia, I have not included spoilers as to their endings that I am aware of.

Also note that I have made this story compatible with but not dependent on Rina Aria's The Lost Treasure story. As her story is not yet complete, I do not know if the ending will conflict with the setting for my story. As such, I have made references to an event on a train that is dated 4 years after the events of Tales of Xillia, I do not however go into detail on the incident, so you as the reader can decide if you want to use the information in her story to fill in the specifics of that event or not. For now, I will be writing this story in a way that does not require The Lost Treasure as a prequel.

Special thanks to The Melanarchist for helping me with regards to editing and story plot!

Also note that my chapters are relatively short. I use chapter breaks to differentiate between viewpoints, as I only show one character's thoughts at a time. While they are short, there will be plenty chapters to come, and I will be updating them more frequently than usual!

Now with all that said, I hope you enjoy! I would share specifics regarding the details of the Symphonia crossover, but I fear that it will give away the plot if I do. So you Tales of Symphonia fans sit tight! Know that this is primarily a Tales of Xillia story however!

Chapter 1

Milla sighed deeply as she let herself fall onto her back in the grassy plains of the spirit world. Well, grassy plains didn't mean they were actually there, but it made no difference from her point of view. The spirit world reflected what she wanted it to be, and a pleasant spring day seemed to content the other spirits just as much as herself. Being Maxwell, of course, she couldn't afford to contemplate trivial things like this. The cause of her turmoil was the worsening instability of the mana flow. If she didn't know any better, she would say that spyrix technologies were still in use, yet that was impossible. She and Jude had seen to it that every spyrix was destroyed and that those who required spyrix to live an ordinary life were given a spyrite as supplement. Yet the supply of mana was steadily decreasing.

She hoisted herself up out of the grass and dusted herself off. Thinking about it wouldn't help the situation, she needed to investigate. After all, who would know more about the current situation than Jude? He was the leading authority on Spyrites and the researcher who found Origin. Origin was one of the three founding spirits along with Maxwell, her predecessor and creator, and Khronos, the Spirit of Time. She smiled to herself, it has been almost three years since the last time she had seen Jude. Her duties as Lord of the Spirits had prevented her from visiting the Human World as of late, so any excuse that allowed her to visit him was greatly appreciated, regardless of the circumstances. Of course the decline of mana was disturbing, but she couldn't help but be excited at the thought of visiting the Human World again.

Her face flushed bright red when she realized that she was thinking more about Jude than the matter at hand. There I go again letting my human-like emotions get in the way. That was unacceptable, as lord of the spirits, she had a duty to preserve all life, spirit and human alike, and she couldn't allow her emotions to cause her to falter. Suddenly a Voice interrupted her thoughts.

"Thinking about Jude again?"

Startled, Milla spun around to see Muzét floating behind her. "Don't sneak up on me like that Muzét!" she yelled. She tried to prevent herself from blushing out of embarrassment, but to no avail.

"So you were thinking about Jude!" Muzét said with a smile upon reading Milla's flustered expression. "After all, he is the only thing that has ever distracted you like this in the past."

Milla let out a sigh. No use trying to fool Muzét, she is my sister after all… As lord of the spirits, Milla could sense the presence of any spirit nearby because of their mana signatures. How distracted was I? That the presence of my own sister went unnoticed…

Muzét twirled around excitedly, "were you thinking about his Birthday? It's coming up next month you know."

Now Milla's face was as red as Efreet. How could I have forgotten about that!? While she had been unable to personally attend Jude's last few Birthdays, she had always tried in some way to make sure it was a special day for him. Her usual way of accomplishing this was anything from ensuring that it was a beautiful sunny day, or having Sylph take him flying, to sending Muzét to wish him well on her behalf. Focus! I don't have time to think about Jude right now! Focus on the mana crisis; I still have a month to ponder what I want to do for Jude's birthday.

As lord of the spirits, the cost of materializing Milla's human form is a considerable amount of mana, which is the primary reason why she hasn't visited the human world in recent years. And even though she knew that taking physical form would potentially accelerate the crisis, she knew that if she waited any longer she would be unable to make the transformation at all, and she would be stuck watching the world combat the crisis on its own. I am many things, but I am not the type to stand by and watch as the world collapses on itself. Having set her mind to a course of action, she turned back to Muzét, surprised to see the look of concern on her face. After all, she hadn't said a word this whole time.

"Milla, are you alright" she asked worriedly.

"I'm fine Muzét, thank you. I have decided to visit the Human World in order to investigate the problem with the mana flow. Look after the Spirit World in my absence."

Muzét was shocked. "A-Are you sure!? You don't think that Jude and Gaius can figure it out on their own?" She knew that Milla was well aware of the risks involved with taking human form during a time like this.

Milla shook her head. "The source of this mana shortage is hidden from me, meaning that someone or something very powerful is deliberately concealing it from me. Even if Jude and Gaius could locate the source of the calamity, I don't like the idea of them taking on such a foe without me at their side."

Muzét nodded hesitantly. "As you wish Milla, I shall look after the Spirit World while you investigate." She paused a moment before saying "and please say Hi to Gaius for me".

Milla smiled. I almost forgot that Muzét feels the same way for Gaius that I feel for Jude.

Clearing her thoughts, Milla began channeling the Spirit Arte that would transport her to her shrine in Nia Khera. Looks like it's time for another adventure. She thought with a smile.