Chapter Two

If you are near to the dark,

I will tell you 'bout the sun.

You are here, no escape,

from my visions of the world.

You will cry, all alone,

but it does not mean a thing, to me.

Kratos kept running as fast as he could, even though he could hear Lloyd and the others calling him back. The haunting voice that rang in his ears was so familiar...one he thought he would never hear again. One thought kept running through his mind.(It can't possibly be her. There's no way. But I have to be sure.)

Knowing the song, I will sing,

'till the darkness comes to sleep.

Come to me, I will tell,

'bout the secret of the sun.

It's in you, not in me,

but it does not mean a thing to you.

Once out of breath, Kratos stopped to catch it. Bent over with his hands on his knees, he listened for the haunting melody that echoed through the trees.

The sun is in your eyes,

the sun is in your ears.

I hope you see the sun,

someday in the darkness.

A few seconds later, after Kratos had regained his breath, he began to run in the direction that the melody was coming from.

The sun is in your eyes,

the sun is in your ears.

I hope you see the sun,

someday in the darkness.

Suddenly, the trees in front of him were gone and Kratos burst into a clearing. He stopped running and stared in disbelief at what he saw.

It does not much matter to me...

Just in front of him there was a bed. And floating above the bed was a girl. She wore a light blue sleevless shirt, with light blue sleeves rather like Kratos' coming to just above her elbows, two blue belts, blue pants, brown leather boots light blue gloves and a big gold bracelet with undecipherable writting on it. It gleamed as though a bright light was shining on it.

Her long brown hair was flowing around her face as though it was being blown in the wind. Her eyes were closed as though she were sleeping. Around her floated a teddy bear, a sword, a magic user's staff and an odd gem of some kind. kratos slowly walked over to where she slept , then reached out with his hand and gently touched her cheek, as if to make sure that she wasn't an illusion. Her skin felt soft and warm under his fingers... and so familiar...

(What the hell is up with him?) Lloyd thought to himself as he ran. He was running out of breath and was wishing they could just hurry and find Kratos, when they burst into the girl's clearing. there, they saw himstaring transfixed at the girl.

"What the...?" Genis exclaimed. They all stared at the girl, but none of them got any closer. Then, from nowhere, came a voice,

"I...am the guardian... As long as you walk with me...I...shall protect you." The voice echoed at every pause. "The time has come to awaken...awaken...Key of the Twilight...Cruxis calls you..."

A soft purple light surrounded the girl and she floated down so that she was standing in front of Kratos, facing him. Black feathery wings sprouted from her back, as the light around her faded. She slowly opened her blue eyes, which were blank and staring. There seemed to be no shine in them at all. she began to speak in an untranslatable language and raised her arms above her head..

As she spoke, purple lightning struck the ground around her. She now spoke in english, but she sounded like Presea had when she was under the effects of the Cruxis Crystal.

"You...are not Mithos...be gone, intruders." More lightning struck the ground, but one of them hit her. She went flying into the air, but landed where she had been standing. Landing on the ground, she coughed, slowly sat up, then stood up.

"oooh...that hurt." she now spoke in a normal voice, but she sounded weak and injured. Looking around, she said, "I...I'm awake? B-but...how long?" she paused, then said, "wow...fifteen years...I've slept for fifteen years..."

(Fifteen years?) Kratos thought, (But that's how long Anna's been-) His mind froze as the girl cried out in pain and fell to her knees, clutching her stomach.

"Wha...what's happening!" The black wings on her back vanished and her bracelet began to glow once more. Suddenly, bright rays of light shot from it and a glowing green crystal on a gold chain appeared in front of her. Voices then came from nowhere and the ghost of a boy materialized in front of her, a glowing green light surrounding him.