Disclaimer: I do not own Tales of Symphonia, and I am not making any money from this story. A few lines in the second chapter are taken from the game script, but the rest is mine.
Lords of Niflheim
By BUTTEREDROSIE
Prologue: Fall
He watched himself plummeting down. His reflection in the mirror-like surface of the tower was screaming, but Lloyd felt strangely calm.
The attack had taken him by surprise, and instead of the brutal collision with the wall that he had been expecting, he had found himself tumbling out one of the wide tower windows.
Around him, familiar shadows congregated, whirling and hissing in his ears. Their sibilant voices coalesced into a single, incomprehensible wail. He realized that he must be in shock. As he plunged toward the great, black chasm below, he recalled the pivotal day on which he had first noticed his constant, shadowy companions.
AUTHOR'S NOTE: To b0x, my anonymous reviewer, does the prologue make more sense now? Thanks for your review! I often have trouble with the beginnings of my stories.