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I watched as Lloyd, Genis and Colette walked outside of the school. What a tiny school, how do you learn in such a tiny place. It's like learning in a doll house, when your… not a doll… never mind sounded better in my brain.
I saw frank running towards them out of the corner of my eye. "Colette!"
"Father!" Colette exclaimed when he reached them.
"Frank!" said Genis, surprised to see him for some reason. It's not very surprising though seeing as Iselia is tiny. You probably see the dude on the other side of the village as soon you walk out of your house. HI BOB! GET OFF MY DRIVE WAY OR ILL SICK MY DOG MONSTER THING ON YOU! Oh never mind you're on the other side of the village. Sorry dude.
"Thank goodness you're safe." Frank said relieved that the 'Desians' hadn't attacked them. But all they really actually did was push people who were in their way, and scare off everyone else.
Frank, what happened to everyone in the village?" asked Genis, as there was no one other than me and Edonis outside, but either Genis didn't care or notice us.
"They're all hiding. The Desians invaded the village just a short while ago," was Franks reply "thankfully, no one was hurt. They passed through the village and headed for the temple." Yeah cause running through the village is invading it right?
"Why? Iselia has a non aggression treaty with Desians!" This news obviously did not sit well with Genis, well actually I don't think it sat well with anyone with a brain, never mind Lloyd looked worried (im just joking). Not all people are non-aggressive. Like just you sign a piece of paper THEN YOU JUST GET SO ANGRY that you just run into a village and knock random people over without apologizing. So aggressive. YOU FEEL THAT AGGRESSION! No? Good.
"You mean that agreement where they don't attack the village as long as we leave the human ranch alone?" Ah Lloydie had decided to put his two cents in.
"Yes… grandmother said it's to protect me…" and there's Colette's turn, "Oh! Where's grandmother?" She said all this with a concerned expression. I wonder, did they ever wonder why the Desians left the village alone? I mean apparently in the humans point of view, the world regeneration was bad for Desians. … Why did I feel racist when saying humans? I mean I am still human… on the inside.
"Phaidra is in the temple preparing for the ritual."
"Phaidra's in the temple? But that where the Desians…" Lloyd trailed off not wanting to state the obvious danger and worry Colette. Frank, seeing Colette's worried expression said, "The priests are there with her. There's no need to worry. Now, Colette…" Colette's expression turned to one of determination as she said "I know I promise to fulfill my duty as the chosen."
I had expected Edonis to ask questions like 'why did they call the blond haired chick chosen' or something like that. My eyes opened wide with shock when I noticed he wasn't there, I looked around for him panicking, but I heard the rest of the conversation anyways.
"Good luck Colette," Frank seemed worried, and for a second he looked as if he was going to say something else, but he closed his mouth and turned to the other two.
"Lloyd. Genis. You two should go home" Well he obviously cares about all of them, in a strange way.
"Im worried about letting Colette go by herself. I'll go with her to the temple." Ahh well Lloyd cares, darn it where's Edonis? How did I miss him leaving, I mean he was right there! Beside me! Genis voiced his friendship too "Me, too." This seemed to worry Frank "But… all right. Thank you." See? Frank does care. Hes just not very vocal about it. Then again sending your daughter off on something like the world regeneration must be horrible. "I'll wait at the house. Come back immediately if something happens."
With that said Frank left the teenagers on their own, "Hey who are you?" Lloyd had turned around had seemed to finally notice me, it might have been because I was looking around frantically.
"Have you seen a little boy with green hair?" I said instead of answering the question. Lloyd shook his head, Frank came running back.
"A child just left the gates heading for the temple." The look on franks face was one of horror. Either he was worried about the desians or the monsters, I'm not quite sure.
"… Was his hair green?" I asked. Frank nodded, I turned to Colette, Lloyd, and Genis.
"I'm sorry for eavesdropping on you guys, but your heading to the temple right?" I said quickly and in slightly desperate voice.
"Yes we are" said Genis looking suspiciously up at me.
"Can I come with you? That boy is my nephew Edonis, and if he's heading to the temple than he's in danger."
"The more the merrier" said Colette cheerfully. Lloyd nodded in agreement. Well that was easier than I thought I was going to be.
"I wonder if Raines going to be mad at us?"Genis said breaking the small awkward silence that had quickly settled as soon as we started walking towards the gate. I felt extremely awkward, I wasn't part of this group. I tuned out the conversation and kept walking. When we reached the gate a monster ran towards us. All I have to say is, they are nothing like they are in the game. There was a freaking zombie, and not surprisingly, it did not smell nice.
"Whoa, it's a monster!" Lloyd had decided to point out the obvious. Thank you so much captain obvious. I'm tired, unfortunately I always get grouchy for no reason.
"I thought the northern region where the temple is located was a sanctuary!" Genis said panicking, "Why are there…?"
Colette looked determine as she said "It must be part of the trail. Martel's trail involves battling monsters"
"We don't have time to talk! Go get that thing!" yes Lloyd sort of stole your line.
"Us what about you?" Lloyd asked, he dodged an attack from the zombie and slashed at it… gross Zombie guts, and its still moving, that's just… lovely.
"I can't fight" I said staying far away "I don't even have a weapon." Lloyd slashed at it again and Genis finished it off with fireball. "Can't you use magic?" asked Genis looking at me with dislike mixed with fear. I stared at the smoking body, a horrible rotting burning sort of smell met my nose. I wonder what the hostilely from the little half-elf was for.
"No, neither can my nephew." Which was why I was so worried, well that and the fact he wasn't from Sylvyrant, and neither was i. That and well, things had a tendency of dyeing here.
"That was easy" said Lloyd obviously not listening to our little discussion. "Lloyd your amazing" said Colette, clapping for him.
"Ah well… I do owe it to this thing though" Lloyd said looking down at his exsphere.
"Ah, that's right the exsphere" said Genis going back to ignoring my existence. I forgot Lloyd had worn a bandage over it in the beginning, "Yeah, it's designed for combat and brings out my maximum strength. Without this I'd be nothing…" Poor Lloyd, the truth sucks sometimes, it was made from your mother's life but of course you didn't know yet. I think I was making a sad face because he told me "Don't worry we will save your brother." Yes he hadn't been listening to me and Genis's chat or the fact i had already stated Edonis is my Nephew not brother.
"Nephew" I corrected "and I think your strong with or without your exsphere." This made him smile, a smile which faded when Genis said "Yeah at least his sword skills are good."
"… What do you mean, at least!"
"Ohh here comes more" I said changing the topic of conversation. I wasn't lying either, there was a FREAKING ghost AND Zombie. I'm not good with horror movies, which is why I avoided getting anywhere near the creatures. I mean, Walking Dead scarred the crap out of me and there are these things now? Like how are they made? Through a like virus or a necromancer? or smoothing else entirely?
"The professor said that magic is more effective than physical-attacks against non-physical and spiritual monsters." Said Colette avoiding the ghost and throwing a Chakram at the zombie "Really?" was Lloyd's reaction to the news.
"Yes, don't you ever listen during class Lloyd?" Genis asked (Like the little smarty pants he was.) as he started to cast fireball at said creature.
"I'll go for the zombie than." Lloyd said.
It took longer than the first battle but this time Colette got in some moves too. Genis's fireball almost hit me, no one else seemed to notice though, and I have a strange feeling he doesn't like me. Probably because I was nowhere near that monster when the fireball narrowly missed me.
"It's important to choose the target wisely, when there's a lot of monster, or if were up against a dangerous one" said Lloyd sounding smart for once. "It's especially important when saving an ally in trouble" Colette put in.
"We have to be careful" said Genis
"Yes, yes you do" I added, throwing a freakin' fireball at me. Well that earned me weird looks from Lloyd and Colette.
"Let's go to the temple!" Lloyd said this much enthusiasm which earned him various responses, and my mental response 'I'm gonna die.'
It was a long walk to the temple, in which I was almost killed by friend and foe alike. Genis almost killed me several times with fireballs then accidentally hit me with his kendenma, and he never said sorry for either. Lloyd almost hit me with his wooden swords which he apologized for afterwards, and a stray chakram occasionally came flying at me, Colette wouldn't stop apologizing for it. … Reminds me of something out of Goldie Locks, 'cept I think I would prefer the porridge.
"We'reeeee here" I sang happily. We finally arrived at the stupi… I mean important temple, wow that's a bright light.
All of use were staring up at the light coming form the temple. "Whoa that light really is coming from the temple" said Lloyd suddenly. Where else would it be coming from Lloyd?
"Then an oracle is going to be conveyed. Colette's going to be the chosen of regeneration" I wonder if they state the obvious for my sake or Lloyd's. We all turned to Colette to see her reaction to this obvious bit of news.
"It's really, really bright!" she said shielding her eyes as she looked at it.
I giggled at her as Lloyd asked "Say, Colette… when the oracle is conveyed, you'll become the Chosen who will save the world right?" he looked excited "you're going to be like the hero Mithos"
"Didn't he die?" I asked.
Lloyd ignored me and continued, wow I feel the love people
"So maybe you should act a little more… you know, Chosen-like…"
Colette laughed happily "Yeah! No problem. No problem."
Genis looked up at the temple and said in a worried tone "Hey there's a lot of commotion at the temple." I looked up worried, I could hear fighting.
"You're right!" Lloyd also sounding worried, there was fear in his voice. After he said this a strangled cry came from the temple.
"Edonis, please be okay" I whispered, he was all I had here. I saw the priest walk down the stairs, and upon seeing Colette yell "Chosen!" I… I could see the blood, it was horrible the man was obviously dieing. It was even worse because I've taken first aid in school, but there was nothing I could do to help. From where I was i could see he had been stabbed in several places I knew would kill him.
He continued walking down until he reached us, then he collapsed, he had left a trail of blood down the many stairs. I knew what was coming and I couldn't watch, I looked away but I couldn't tune out Lloyd and Colette's worried yells or the pastor's dieing breaths.
"The Desians broke the non-aggression treaty and attacked the temple. Chosen One… Quickly… the oracle."
"I know" Colette's sad voice, I turned back and saw that she looked like she was going to cry. The pastor laid his head down and gasped out "Please… be careful… I regret that I will not… be able to pro…tect… the…Cho…sen." He seemed to relax then stiffen. It was obvious that he had of Symphonia was going to scar Edonis and me. That was the first time I ever saw some one die and it had terrified me. "Pastor, Hand on! " Colette yelled, and I realized something, didn't the priests help train her?
"It's no good. He's… gone" Lloyd said softly.
"No!" yelled Genis as he started to cry, Colette was crying too. All I could do was stare numbly at the man's body, horrified at what I had just witnessed. All of us buried the man's body, when we were finished Colette looked up at the stairs and said "… I'm going." The game had never mentioned it that much, but it think the priests death were what had inspired Colette to work harder to save everyone.
Genis stopped crying. "But Colette there are Desians up there!"
"Yes… but I have to go, I'm the chosen. My job is to accept the oracle on the Day of Prophecy." She smiled, "The three of you wait here, okay?"
'I felt closer to these people now, there's no way of bonding like burying a body,' I thought grimly. "My nephew might be up there and I'm not letting you go alone, I might not be able to fight, but I don't care I'll stay out of your way."
"Lloyd are you going to let them go by their selves?" Genis exclaimed.
"I'm coming too." Was Lloyd's answer. "Are you sure? It's dangerous" Colette said looking at me and Lloyd. "Dwarven vow #1 let's all work together for a peaceful world" said Lloyd as he walked up the stairs, "Let's go."
"Gotta love those dwarves" I said forcing a smile and walking.
Genis followed saying "Wait, I'm going to I'm worried about is Raine"
"Thank you, all of you" Colette said smiling. And with that we walked up those… long… freaking stairs. The temple was much larger in person. Even though I was nowhere near it, I could see it clearly. Clearly, something about this made me remember, where were my glasses? I wasn't wearing them, but my vision was sharp. I could see even better now, I wonder, was this because I was an elf? Or was it because, this wasn't my body? I shook my head, thinking like this wasn't going to get me anywhere, especially home. When we got to the top we were greeted with the sight of Botta and his men cornering Phaidra.
"Where is the chosen?" he asked menacingly.
I could almost slap myself, because stopped working temporally. Eventually when it turned on again all I could think at that moment was 'wow he's taller and scarier in person.' But he's huge! Well then again I'm not the tallest, (ha! Invader Zim!) well I wasn't, now I was mediumish? Then again I am wearing heely thingys, I mean boots.
"Run, Colette" Ahh not good by saying that, Phaidra had just gave us away. The Renegades turned their attention towards us, one of them (being the smart little renegade he was) exclaimed "Lord Botta! There she is!" NO DUH!
"Chosen one, your life is mine!" Botta said looking at her with an expressionless face, did I mention he scares me? Cause he does, thank goodness the group doesn't have to fight him till later.
Lloyd drew his wooden swords and yelled "I won't let you Desians get away with anything!"
"Desians?... hahaha!" Was the one who shouted to Botta earlier reply.
"What's so funny?" asked Genis angrily. "Well then die in the hands of the Desians you so hate. Get them!" said another renegade, they ran towards the group.
Lloyd slashed at one of them with his wooden swords and the Genis used fire ball on another. Colette took on the third by herself, she obviously could fight good enough on her own. When the renegades were defeated they ran out of the way as the big dude with the giant chain ball thing came out of the temple.
"Get out of the way!" Genis yelled at me, the whole time I had tried to avoid getting hit. I followed his friendly advice, I ran towards the stair way and watched from there.
"Do not get in our way!" he yelled as he attacked the group, Lloyd tried blocking the attack, which send him flying into the railing. Genis had little to no physical strength and there was no way Colette could beat this giant of a half-elf on her own. It wasn't that long before they were defeated.
"This guy's strong!" whined Genis as he dodged a bone crushing attack from the Renegade. Seriously, when the spiked ball hit the ground, chunks of stone flew into the air, and a nice huge imprint was left in the previously smooth stone.
"Man this guy is really tough!" said Lloyd gritting his teeth. The big guy certainly wasn't that strong in the game, I remember kicking his butt, then having this cut scene pop up, I hated it when you were doing great in the battle but you still lose because that's the way it is in the game, it makes me feel cheated. Especially if one of the characters (that I liked( died in the cut scene, that just irritated the heck out of me.
From here I could see the injuries the trio had sustained from the battle, they were bleeding and they were gonna wake up with some nasty bruises by tomorrow. 'This shouldn't surprise you' I thought to myself, 'after all this isn't a video game anymore.' The giant dude swung the chain ball thing, intending to finish them off, only to have it batted away with ease by Kratos.
"Who are you?" asked Lloyd wary, as he looked up at Kratos, and was rewarded with an annoyed, "Get out of the way."
The giant renegade tried to hit Kratos with the mace but he put up his sword and smacked the spiked ball away. Then while giant was trying to pull it back, Kratos ran at the giant and stabbed him in the shoulder. The giant jumped back, there was barely a scratch on his arm where he had been stabbed. Krato casted first aid on Llyod, Bright green light surround Lloyd, afterwards he was barely injured other the a few scratches. Colette was eating something, she tossed a red bottle at Genis. He caught it and poured out the red liquid on his palm, it solidified into a red gel. 'so that what an apple gel looks like eh?' I thought silently, still watching from the sidelines.
Lloyd rushed at Vidarr (I think that's his name...that or Vladimir, but he doesn't really look like a vampire.) while kratos attacked him from the side. Genis was still at the back, he didn't look like he was going to cast anything anytime soon so ill assume he ran out of mana or something. Colette was beside him probably, waiting to protect him incase Vidarr decide to change his attention towards them.
Lloyd arm was practically impaled by one of the spike on the mace as it was swung in his direction. A thought came to me, I was an elf right? I should be able to cast healing spells right? May as well try to be useful while I was here. I mean ill only look like an idiot if it doesn't work right? … That's not a very comforting thought.
I concentrated on Lloyd arm, on where the cut was, what it looked like. I felt something warm around me, as if I was child being hugged be her mother. Well something along those lines at least, the only thing I can think to describe it is I felt safe and warm.
"First aid!" I shouted, feeling like a complete loony after, well until the light surrounded Lloyd. When it fades, Lloyd looked as if he had never even joined the right, the cuts from early on had disappeared along with the one in his arm that I had been focusing on. I'll assume it worked so well because I'm an elf, and the only reason Kratos's didn't was because he was holding back. Or maybe it was because he was human, maybe he didn't get any better with the spells over the years he just learned more? I'd go with the first idea personally, it was better to not underestimate Kratos.
Kratos looked in my direction after I cast the spell, I'm not sure why though. After all, he did run past me to get to the group. Maybe he didn't realize I was an elf? He turned back towards Vidarr and slashed at him, the same time Lloyd's demon fang reached the big guy. Vidarr retreated down the stairs, almost knocking me over.
Botta, chose to do the sensible thing to do when faced with Kratos, he ran away like a little girl- I mean he strategically retreated. I watched as the last renegade ran down the stairs. Where was Edonis? He had come here right? I walked over to where the group was wondering where my nephew had gone.
"You guys okay?" Lloyd nodded in response.
"Thanks! I feel great!" Lloyd said pumping his fist into the air with a wide grin on his face.
"I thought you didn't know how to cast spells." Genis said this in a bratty sort of way, that, I'm not going to lie, irritated me.
"I don't, lucky first try?" I asked no one in particular, shrugging.
Krato stared at me for a bit, his face wasn't showing any signs of what he was thinking. Which made me feel very uncomfortable.
"Elves can cast simple spells easily, especially the marked." He said looking right below my eye. I blinked, the marked? Crazy old guy say what now? I remember reading some folklore once that said the marked were elves that were deformed… I really want a mirror now. I crossed my arms and stared at him, trying to hide my surprise at this information.
"The marked?" Lloyd, being the nice guy he is asked for me. Kratos never replied, because after Lloyd said that I felt something heavy land on my back and I screamed a very girly high pitched scream. Arms wrapped around me, smaller arms, not those of an adult, or if they were an adult they were very short.