· Authoress Notes · Hay-lo, new story time. Thanks for taking the time to read it? This was actually inspired by Finding Redemption by Fox of Anubis. Plus, I always thought an evil, cool Luke would be awesome. Those of you who have read Angel Song, I'm in the midst of writing Chapter 3, okay? Be patient.

· Disclaimer · I don't own Tales of the Abyss.

· Alert · Spoilers about Akzeriuth and thereon. Don't say I didn't warn you. Oh, and until I say so, Luke is wearing his Viscount Fabre outfit.

· Chapter 1: Prologue ·
· Begin ·

It was a while since the group left Yulia City.

They'd left to stop Van, leaving the mentally traumatized Luke back in Yulia City to recover, in which, they would return and bring him back to the manor in Baticul.

It was perfectly planned.

With all that happened, Luke destroying the Passage Rings and creating the fall of Akzeriuth, despite their anger at him, most felt it would be best to leave him out of the fighting, for their sake and his own, even if he was lovely, yet unrefined, addition to their team.

That was not the case.

Everyone was stunned that Luke was not in Yulia City.

He had left for Baticul, confirmed by Teodoro Grants himself.

They were just at Baticul though. They left to inform the Duke and Susanne about bringing Luke home to Baticul. He was definitely not at home and the Duke had said nothing about Luke returning.

"You just let that dreck go?! Hell knows what he'll do!" Asch shouted. Oh, that's right; Asch replaced Luke, per say. After Akzeriuth fell, despite Van's wishes, Mohs overpowered his rule and demoted Asch back to an Oracle Knight. Without any special rankings, he couldn't find out what Van was doing, so Asch left the Oracle Knights and joined Tear and the others.

"It was his own wishes. Why should I not comply with his wishes and keep him cooped up in Yulia City, when he belongs in Baticul?" Teodoro replied calmly. He was right though. Luke may be a replica, but he had every right to leave Yulia City if he wanted to.

"But we were just in Baticul! There's no way Luke could've returned to Baticul without us seeing him…" Natalia's voiced trailed off, clearly worried about Luke's safe arrival to his manor in Baticul.

The group had just returned from Inista Marsh, ready to head the Belkend. They hadn't seen Luke in ages, progressing very far; the group that it'd be high time to bring the Noble back home.

That's not possible though; not without the key to the idea—the noble.

"He is probably making his way to Baticul as we speak. Don't fret." Teodoro replied, but the group didn't comply.

"He could be as good as dead. With the amount of time he had if he left not too long after we left Akzeriuth, he should've arrived at Baticul." Jade calculated.

"That stupid dreck! Whatever, we don't have the time for him! We have to go to Belkend and find Van." Asch announced, and despite any objections the group had, they knew Asch was right; they didn't have time to find Luke right now.

"Are you sure we'll be okay here, Asch?" Natalia asked as they entered the Laboratory 1 in Belkend, where plenty of scientists worked.

"I know my way around here. As for being told on, I could think Van wouldn't care if we're here." Asch explained, storming down the hall. He was right though; Van would probably be overjoyed, actually.

"Van!" Asch shouted, bursting through the door. He paused though, gaping at what he saw.

"Well, well, look who it is! Aren't you overjoyed?" Sync jabbed ones of his comrades.

"Asch, what happened?" The group asked, following him in, but they were just as shocked as Asch was. What they saw before them was a sight you'd never see.

"Commandant, should I take care of them?" Legretta asked, pulling out a pair of guns.

"No, it's all right. I think they'd like to know what's going on." Van smirked, but the man they all wanted to see had his back turned to the group. That flaring orange hair was unmistakable though. Even with a hair cut.

"Luke!" Tear shouted, about to run toward him. Anise and Natalia began making a run too, but Asch stopped them.

"You should address him properly, especially you Anise! Some of you are Oracle Knights! You should learn to talk to your higher-ups in a civil manner." Arietta, clutching her doll, reprimanded the group, mostly Anise.

The young girl growled, "Why do you care how I talk, Gloomietta!?"

Arietta opened her mouth for another come back, but Luke put a hand on Arietta's head.

"That's enough, Arietta. We're in a laboratory, not a battle ground. This is no place to start war. You have to act wisely." The boy said, and Arietta pouted as he removed his hand.

"I'm sure you're all devastated to see such a sight," Largo began, "but it is true. This boy is no longer Luke Fon Fabre. He is Luke the Sacred Flame." The group tried not to believe it, but even before he said anything, just when he turned to face the group, it felt as if that confirmed it.

"That's right. I'm no longer Luke Fon Fabre. I'm an Oracle Knight now; God-General Luke the Sacred Flame." Luke, their former comrade, nearly repeated what Largo said in different words. That didn't matter though; it was the same, overall.

· Chapter 1: Prologue ·
· End ·

I hope you guys liked it. I never did a prologue before, so yeah. I think I did… okay? Um, well, please continue reading upcoming chapters. Fans of Angel Song, watch out, I'll be updating soon, I hope. Oh, and please look forward to The God-General Chronicles, which are what the God-Generals are doing when they're not busy. As for how the hell Largo fits in that office is beyond me.

Legretta: Please review.