Here's the rewrite of An Angel's Fall. New Prologue included. Also, throughout this story, there will be a lot of spoilers for the second disk and the first tower visit. Beating the game at least once is a good idea.

Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot and Hoshi.

Prologue: Mana Transfers and Oracles

/4011 years ago/

"He's not breathing!" a group of soldiers surrounded an unconscious teen. Said teen was covered in many wounds, blood seeping into auburn hair, and his mana was dangerously low.

"Out of the way." a female voice ordered. A woman with white hair and violet eyes pushed her way forward, and quickly got to examining the teen. She hissed and cursed when she found heavily bleeding wounds, and finally looked at the men around her.

"He needs a mana transfer before he can be healed." she stated, "Has anyone not used any moves that drain their internal mana?"

She got negatives in response, and a sigh escaped her. "Damn, guess I'll do it." she took a deep breath, "Some people can become ill if the mana isn't compatible, but they'll adjust. After I finish giving him some of my mana, some needs to heal him as soon as possible. Understood?"

When she got a positive answer she took a deep breath, and began channeling her mana into the falled teen. 'He's going to need a lot to survive, at least half of my own reserves.' she mentally calculated, 'Kratos, please live.'

It took a few minutes, and the woman backed off, panting from the loss of her mana. The healer ran over instantly, and worked on sealing the worst of the injuries. "Thank you so much for saving Lord Aurion's son." a soldier walked forward, "We don't know what Tethe'alla's royal family would do if the King's best knight was grieving the loss of his son."

"Kratos is my friend, I'd never let him die if I could help it." she smiled, "Just make sure he stays safe until he recovers completely."

"Of course!"

/

"So, we're deserters now?" the female asked Kratos.

"Hoshi, we're trying to end this war without anymore unnecessary blood shed." he replied, "Yuan said that Mithos can make pacts with summon spirits, and maybe if we get all of them on our side..."

"The royal families for both Tethe'alla and Sylvarant will have no choice but to listen to us!" Hoshi grinned, before snickering, "Funny how your best friend is a Half-Elf of Sylvarant. If your parents found out they'd have heart attacks."

"I know." was his deadpan reply.

/Present time/

"Lloyd Irving, wake up! Lloyd!"

A chalk eraser hit a young male with brown hair, and wine red eyes, whom miraculously managed to sleep standing. Chalk dust ended up covering his red shirt, and the hilts of the wooden swords at his sides. Even more so he was sleeping while holding buckets filled with stones, not even close to dropping them. A young elven woman walks over, exasperated, "How do you manage to sleep standing?"

" …Oh. Professor Raine. Eh…is class over?" Lloyd asked, grinning sheepishly. He already knew the answer when she breathed out heavily through her nose.

"Never mind. Let's have someone else answer the question. Genis, how about you?" she stated while walked back to the front.

"Yes, Raine." Genis, a small elven boy who looked similar to her, stood up, "Mithos, the hero, brought about the end of the Ancient War in the Holy Ground of Kharlan."

"Correct. Afterwards, Mithos, the hero, formed a pact with the Goddess Martel to seal away the Desians whom caused the war." Raine continued, smiling.

"But the Desians came back and are now causing everyone to suffer!" Lloyd threw in, frowning.

"We covered that in class last time, remember? When the Seal weakens the Desians reappear. Just like they have now." the teacher sighed, shaking her head slightly, 'Why can't he just stay awake?'

"I…I knew that. I…I just forgot…" he ducked his head, embarrassed.

She shook her head and decided to just continue on with the lesson, "Today is the Day of Prophecy. It is a very important day, which the Chosen of Mana will receive an oracle from the Goddess Martel. Now, Chosen One…Colette."

A blond, blue eyed, teenage girl stood up, her white church dress slightly wrinkled from her seat, "Yes, ma'am."

"Tell us about the journey of world regeneration."

"It is a journey to seal the Desians. Upon passing the trials of the Goddess Martel, the Summon Spirits that protect the world awaken, and mana is restored." Colette replied, having this information memorized since she was very young.

"Correct. I suppose we should expect the Chosen herself to know the answer to that one." there was humor in Raine's vice at that point, making the Chosen smile slightly, "Mana depletion is the cause of the current food shortages and droughts. It is said that this occurs because the Desians consume vast amounts of mana in their human ranches."

Lloyd had shut his eyes again about to drift off when he felt eyes on him. He opened his own reddish brown ones to see that the blond female was giving him a small smile. He returned it, and tried to pay attention again. 'Why can't Raine try to make class more interesting?' he thought, frowning slightly.

"The Chosen's journey has two purposes—to revive mana as well as defeat the Desians." the teacher added, "Now, for the next question—"

She was cut off when a bright, white light shone from the direction of the temple. "Wh…what was that?!" the twin sword wielder gaped.

"That's..." Colette began.

/End of chapter/

There we have it, the prologue of the rewrite of An Angel's Fall. I did a bit of research on Kratos, and while he may have been older when he joined Mithos to stop the war, and they joined up for a different reason. I felt changing it a bit wouldn't hurt for an AU.

Please review and give your opinions on this!