Hi people! Thanks for the reviews. I really enjoyed hearing your thoughts. To answer someone's question, Anika dreamed the intro because I thought it would be a good start. And without further ado, here's chapter #2!
After walking a bit, the four came to the Martel Temple.
"So this is the temple." Said Anika.
"And that light is the oracle?" asked Lloyd.
"Colette's going to receive the oracle, and save the world." Said Genis
Everyone looked at Colette, excepting her to say something important.
"It's really bright!" said Colette.
Anika smacked her self. So that's why no one knew Colette was the Chosen.
Lloyd spoke, "Hey, Colette when you receive the oracle, your gonna be like the hero, Mithos. So maybe you should start acting more, I don't know, Chosen-like?"
"Oh right. No problem, no problem." She answered.
"There's some commotion at the temple." Said Genis.
"You're right." Said Lloyd.
Pow! Clank! Wham!
A priest came limping down the stairs clenching his side. When he got to the bottom, he collapsed.
"Pastor!" yelled Colette.
"Hey, are you all right!" asked Lloyd.
He spoke with some difficulty, "The desians attacked the temple…Chosen, quickly, the oracle…"
"I know." Said Colette.
His breathing was rigid. Anika checked his pulse. It was getting weaker every beat.
"Be careful…I regret that I was unable to…protect…the…cho…"
"Pastor, hang on!" said Colette.
His hand dropped. His breathing stopped. Anika checked his pulse again. No beat.
"It's to late, he's gone." Said Lloyd.
"No!" yelled Colette.
They had no time for grief.
"I'm going!" announced Colette bravely.
"No way, Colette!" said Anika.
"There are desians up there!" said Lloyd.
"But I have to go. I'm the chosen, remember?" said Colette.
"We know that, but it's dangerous to be going up there at all!" said Genis.
"I'll be fine. You guys wait here, okay?" asked Colette.
"Lloyd, are you going to her go by her self?" whispered Genis.
"I'm going, too!" said Lloyd.
"Are you sure?" asked Colette.
"Dwarvin vow #1: Let's all work together for a peaceful world." Quoted Lloyd.
"You're going to the temple and we're coming with you. If it were the other way around, you would do the same for us, because we're friends." Said Anika.
"And I'm worried about you and Raine." Said Genis.
"Thank you, everyone…" said Colette.
"So let's go!" yelled Lloyd.
"Yea-Oops!"
Colette had tripped on the stairs. Anika rolled her eyes.
"Colette, are you all right?" asked Lloyd.
"Yea, I'm okay."
Genis had a coughing fit. Anika was trying not to have one herself.
They got to the top. Three desians had Phidra cornered.
"Where is the chosen?" asked what appeared to be the leader. Anika sensed half-elf blood in him.
"Run, Colette!" said Phidra.
Anika shook head. They could have run, or even landed a sneak attack, had she not said that.
Desian #1 spotted them. "Lord Botta, there she is."
The Desian known as Botta turned to face them. "Chosen one, your life is mine!"
Lloyd drew his swords. "I won't let you desians get away with anything!"
"Desians…hahaha." Laughed desian #1.
"What's so funny?" demanded Genis.
"Well then, die at the hand of the desians you so hate." Said desian #2, "Get them!"
They charged.
"Demon fang!" yelled Lloyd. As he swung his sword, a blue light went from his sword and hit desian #1.
Colette, Lloyd, and Anika got up close. Genis moved to the back and began casting.
"Sonic Thrust!" yelled Anika. She thrust her javelin into desian #1's side. He went down.
"Ray thrust!" yelled Colette. She thew her chakrams into desian #2's stomach.
"Fire ball!" yelled Genis. Three balls of fire hit him. He went down too.
But it wasn't over yet. A huge desian came into the fight.
"Do not get in our way!"
"Kinda late for that." Said Anika.
He attacked with his ball and chain. Every one went down.
"This guy's strong…" said Genis.
"Damn, this guy is really tough." Said Lloyd.
He was just about to finish them, when a guy in purple stopped the attack.
"Who the hell are you?" asked Lloyd.
"Get out of the way, kid." He said.
Anika thew that idea out the window. Lloyd, Colette, and Genis were on the same page. They entered the battle without another thought.
Genis got to the back and began casting again. Lloyd joined the purple-garbed man in the desian's face. Colette moved to side to bring out the most in her weapon. And Anika sneaked to his back where she could attack without him noticing.
Anika stabbed his leg. He didn't notice, until she swung her javelin without removing it. It didn't do much, but he did stop to turn around, giving Lloyd and the man an opening.
"Demon fang!" yelled Lloyd.
The man was slashing with a purpose.
Colette was distracting him from fighting back. They had him on run.
"Fire ball!" yelled Genis. That knocked his chestplate loose. Not a lot, but enough to reveal his vital organs for a second.
The man saw this. "Sonic thrust!" he plunged his sword through his heart.
"I never thought you'd show up. Damn, retreat for now!" yelled Botta. And he left.
"Amazing!" said Colette.
"This guy's really strong!"
"Yea…I guess so…" said Lloyd with a hint of annoyance.
He turned to them. Anika felt something in her mind start nagging.
"Is everyone al right? Hmm, no one seems to be hurt." He said.
Phidra came out of hiding. "How can I ever thank you for saving the chosen."
"I see, so this girl is chosen." He said turning to Colette.
"That's right! I have to go accept the oracle. Grandmother I'm ready to under go the trial now." She said.
"What trial?" asked Lloyd.
"The monsters, I assume. An evil presence radiates from inside this chapel." Said the man.
"Yes. That's correct. The chosen is to receive judgment from heaven. But the priests that were to accompany her fell at the hands of the desians." Said Phidra.
"Than I'll take on the job of protecting Colette!" said Lloyd.
"Lloyd? I would be uneasy with just you." Replied Phidra.
"Your name is Lloyd?" asked the man.
"Yea, but who are you to ask for my name?" countered Lloyd.
"I am Kratos, a mercenary. As long as you can pay me, I'll accept the job of guarding the chosen." He said.
"Under the circumstances, I have little choice. Please be of service." Said Phidra.
"It's a deal, then." Said Kratos.
"Wait, I'm going too." Said Lloyd.
"Lloyd, you'll only get in the way. Be a good boy and wait here." Said Kratos.
"Gotcha. Then I'm just gonna fallow you on my own." Replied Lloyd.
"You're a stubborn kid. Fine, do as you wish." Said Kratos.
"Let's go, Genis. You too, Anika." Said Lloyd.
"Lloyd, I figured you were going to say that." Said Genis.
"Of course!" said Anika.
"This isn't a field trip, you know." Said Kratos.
In the temple, everyone beside Kratos and Colette were looking around in awe.
"Wow, It's dark in here." Said Anika
"There are monsters here, don't let your guard down." Warned Kratos.
"We can handle a few measly monsters." Said Lloyd.
"Lloyd, are your sword techniques self-taught?" asked Kratos.
"Yea." Answered Lloyd.
"If you're going to use a sword, you should at least know the basics." He said as he walked off.
"Why you…" he started swearing.
Z-Skit: My memoryKratos: Anika, what are you doing here?
Anika: Truth be told, I don't know myself.
Colette: Huh?
Lloyd: What do you mean?
Anika: I arrived here without any memory at all.
Genis: Truly!
Anika: Yep. I remember this last week and about that's it.
Kratos: You don't know one bit of your own past?
Anika: Nope.
Kratos: You don't know anything…Interesting…(Kratos leaves)
Anika/Lloyd/Colette/Genis: What on earth was that!
A few new techs and a puzzle later, they came to the altar.
"This Appears to be the top floor." Said Kratos.
"Yes. That's the altar." Said Colette.
"Then that shining thing there must be the Cruxis Crystal." Said Lloyd.
"Yep. They say I was born with that in my hand." Said Colette.
"Look at that light!" said Genis.
True, a bright light was shining. A ball of light came down. Anika felt mana building up.
The ball turned in to a winged priest.
"What's that?" asked Anika.
"An angel, I would assume." Said Kratos.
"So, that Colette's real father?" asked Genis.
"I am Remiel. I am an angel of judgment. I am here to guide Colette, daughter of the mana lineage, on her journey to heaven as the seventh chosen." He said.
"The time has come to awaken the Goddess Martel, who sleeps at the center of the world."
"Awaken the Goddess Martel…It's just like the legend Raine told us about!" said Genis.
The Cruxis Crystal floated over to Colette and stuck on her chest.
"From this moment on, Colette becomes the chosen of regeneration. We of Cruxis bless this event, and hereby bestow the Tower of Salvation upon Sylvarant." He said.
Anika looked out the window. It was true. There was a gigantic tower that wasn't there before. It never seemed to end.
"So that's the Tower of Salvation." Said Anika.
"Now the world will be saved!" said Genis.
"Colette, the chosen of regeneration, unlock the seals that guard the Tower of Salvation, and Climb its stairs to heaven in distant lands."
"I humbly accept this task." Said Colette.
"Very good. We of Cruxis shall grant you the power of the angels with each seal you unlock. Once you are reborn as an angel, this eroded world shall be regenerated."
"Thank you. I swear on my life I will regenerate the world." Said Colette. Remiel seemed to smirk at this.
"First head south, to the seal of fire. Offer your prayers in that distant land."
"Yes, Lord Remiel."
He started to leave.
"Wait! Please wait!" Colette stopped him."I have a question I wish to ask of you. Are you really my fa-"
"First head to the seal of fire, understood? My beloved daughter, Colette?" asked Remiel.
"Fa…Father! So you really are my true father." Said Colette.
"We shall meet again at the next seal, my daughter." Said Remiel.
Remiel left the scene.
"So that was the oracle. I wish Raine could have seen him." Said Genis.
"I can't believe Remiel is my father…It's all right, I'm just a little surprised, that's all." Said Colette.
"That was cool, so what happens now?" asked Anika.
"The chosen must go on a long journey." Said Kratos. "You've received the oracle. Let us leave chosen."
"Oh, yes." She answered.
"We are going on ahead." Said Kratos.
They left. After a few minutes of thinking, pulling together, or (in Anika's case) drawing, they left too.
After they warped into the first room, Anika sensed something. It was a half-elf, a healer to be exact. Oops, she just remembered where Raine is. She was not going to be happy when she found Anika, Lloyd, and Genis had been skipping school.
In a desperate attempt to escape, Anika used the one bit of magic she knew of. She turned invisible and ran like hell to the entrance.
As soon as she outside, she heard that Lloyd and Genis hadn't been so lucky.
Smack! Smack! Smack! Kick!
A minute later, Lloyd and Genis came out with some new bruises. Anika was snickering.
"Yes, very funny indeed not warning us." Said Genis, his voice full of sarcasm.
"Whatever, let's head back to Isalia." Said Anika, still smirking.
And that's a rap. Did you like? Please review.