Hey what's up? I was really bored so I decided to update really fast. It's only been a day since last time. I usually take at least a week!

For those of you wondering about the Sword Dancer from the last chapter, it didn't drop the items or say anything because I didn't plan on it being a part of the main story, but now that this has come to my attention, I think I might re-introduce it later.

I would like to know about the possible crossover ideas as well. I liked the idea that Phsyc gave me about World of Warcraft but to be completely honest, I don't have the slightest idea what it's about, I've never played it before. But nevertheless, I will try and make an effort.

As I said earlier, Lloyd will be learning some of Senel's Artes from Tales of Legendia and I want a honest opinion on whether he should learn some of Luke's Artes from Tales of the Abyss. That will be worried about when the time comes. So please enjoy reading. I don't own Tales of Symphonia or anything from Tales of Legendia.


Lloyd and Sheena woke up in somewhat of a gloomy mood, Sheena would leave that day and continue her journey. They decided the day before that they would head to Iselia to gather supplies before she left and hang around. They both left before even eating and walked through the forest. The pair ran into a pack of wolves.

"Damn, and here I thought I'd get lucky again and there would be no monsters today," Lloyd complained.

"Quit whining about it, besides, here's your chance to use the Artes you created yesterday," Sheena replied. Lloyd grinned.

"I forgot about those..." Lloyd jumped into the fight and counted the wolves. "Six huh, sounds too easy," Lloyd thought cocky. One of the wolves lunged at Lloyd only to be met by Lloyd's fist. Lloyd ran right into the middle of the pack and charged at one of the wolves. "Impact!" Lloyd charged mana into his fist and drove it into the wolf's skull instantly shattering it. He then kicked another of the wolves into the air. "Demon Fist!" Lloyd sent a shockwave towards where the wolf would land and it hit the wolf knocking it unconscious. Lloyd quickly ducked underneath two lunging wolves before sending a Demon Fist shockwave in each of their direction. That left him with one who was either brave or too stupid to run. Lloyd decided to try using Demon Fist and Impact in a combo but failed miserably when the wolf ran around his attack and jumped out of the way when Lloyd tried to hit it with Impact. Lloyd knew he was running short on mana. "That's it," Lloyd said as he moved in, using some of the training he received from Sheena on hand-to-hand combat. He kicked the wolf into the air before jumping after it. Lloyd then punched the wolf endlessly in the air before slamming his left leg into it knocking it unconscious. He sighed as he dusted himself off.

"I'll give that a seven out of ten," Sheena said analyzing Lloyd's performance, Lloyd didn't cope with this.

"What? That was at least a nine," Lloyd exclaimed.

"Please, you over-used your energy, missed with two potential finishers, left yourself open to numerous attacks that the wolves did not notice, and you were being too flashy," Sheena replied bluntly. Lloyd sighed.

"Everyone's a critic," he muttered to himself as he decided to continue the journey through the forest. They walked through the forest running into bunny rabbits, hornets, weird plants, and the occasional wolf or two. Sheena gave out pointers while Lloyd fought off all the creatures. Eventually, Lloyd asked why she wasn't helping since, "You're so great at fighting," and was getting annoyed. Sheena just grinned and did not reply. They eventually made it into the village with Noishe joining them as soon as they left the forest.

"If Noishe doesn't like going into the forest since he so scared of monsters, then how does he get to your house and back here," Sheena asked curiously. Lloyd stopped walking for a moment and stared at Noishe.

"I...I have no clue, he just always did," Lloyd answered now wondering how Noishe got around the forest himself, Lloyd was sure that the only way was through the forest unless if you like mountain climbing by the Martel Temple. Lloyd was pretty sure Noishe couldn't climb... "Well, no use wondering about it now," Lloyd said and he left it at that. Sheena was still pretty curious. However, she didn't really look into since it doesn't really matter to her anyway. Noishe stayed at the entrance to Iselia much to the despair of the guards and walked around. They walked by Genis and Raine's home and stopped by to chat with the really young elf. Genis looked like he was nine wearing smaller versions of his clothes when he was older.

"Hey Genis, how's it going," Lloyd asked. The boy instantly forgot whatever he was doing and ran up to Lloyd.

"Lloyd! You're back, I thought you got hurt, was this the girl Raine said you protected," Genis asked looking at Sheena. Lloyd nodded furiously and had this heroic look on his face making Genis mutter a 'wow' while Sheena sighed. Lloyd then grinned sheepishly after looking at the disgusted look of Sheena's face.

"Knowing Lloyd, he probably just made it worse when he showed up," Genis joked. Lloyd hit him over the head.

"Shut it Genis," Lloyd said. Genis muttered an 'ow'. "So what do you want to do now? We could look for Colette," Lloyd said.

"Who's Colette," Sheena asked curiously. Lloyd and Gens looked at her almost like she was stupid.

"You're kidding right? The Chosen of Salvation," Genis answered in disbelief. Sheena all the sudden had a downcast expression on her face.

"Right...I remember now...," Sheena replied somewhat darkly. Lloyd raised an eye at this.

"So can I come," Genis asked excitedly. Lloyd shook his head.

"Don't you have homework or something to do," Lloyd said. Genis sighed.

"That's right, mid-terms are coming up, cath you later Lloyd," Genis said before running off. After a few seconds Genis stopped and growled in frustration. "Hey, wait a minute," Genis exclaimed. "You have homework too," Genis yelled but Lloyd and Sheena were long gone.


Lloyd and Sheena decided to stop by the Academy and say hi to Raine while thanking her for healing them.

"Hey Professor! Thanks for the other night," Lloyd exclaimed. Raine looked at them.

"Not at all, say...why aren't you still in bed Lloyd," Raine asked in a demonic tone. Lloyd paled.

"Oh crap, oh crap, oh crap," Lloyd thought over and over again in his head until he got an idea. "Oh My Goddess, is that Genis playing on the roof," Lloyd exclaimed pointing out the window. Raine quickly turned to look while Lloyd quickly disappeared dragging Sheena with him who laughed the entire time.

"I don't see Genis... LLOYD!?" Rained screams could be heard all over Sylvarant. Lloyd and Sheena laughed as they were now on the other side of the village. The other villagers who walked by called them weirdos which caused them to calm down.

"Phew, I didn't think that would work so well," Lloyd said wiping a few tears from his eyes. He laughed way too hard as he was now gasping for air. Sheena nodded in agreement. They headed into the shop and bought Sheena some supplies and food so she could be on her way, which according to what she found out, wouldn't be very far at all...

"Is Colette your friend," Sheena asked bringing it up. Lloyd looked at her.

"Yep, we've been friend since Dad brought me in," Lloyd said. Sheena looked into the blue sky.

"We're friends, right," she asked slowly causing Lloyd to raise an eye.

"Umm... Yeah, I think it's safe to say we're good friends," Lloyd replied. Sheena looked at him for awhile before sighing.

"I think it's time I left," she said. Lloyd gave her a genuine smile.

"Anytime you want, you're welcome to hang around," Lloyd replied. Sheena gave a light smile.

"Yeah, I'll come by sometime, maybe-," she was cut off by a loud explosion that occurred. Lloyd and Sheena turned towards the entrance to see it on fire, with men in red and grey armor marching into the village. Desians were invading the village. Lloyd growled. Many buildings were set on fire. Numerous screams were heard.

"Sheena, get the villagers to safety, I'll handle them," Lloyd said. Sheena nodded and Lloyd jumped out into the village square and started knocking out random Desians with his fists, he made sure to keep his exesphere hidden while he did so. He eventually stole two swords and started slashing through them rapidly. The Desians all turned their attention to Lloyd as he already took out twenty of them. Lloyd slashed one up into the air while awkwardly stabbing one in a very sad placed to be stabbed, that Desian was a man... Ignoring this, Lloyd finished the two off before moving on to the rest of them. Seeing two Desians charge at him, he sent a Demon Fang after each of them knocking them out. The Desians started to pale, Lloyd was taking out their entire army one by one and showed no signs of fatigue.

"Everybody stop, this boy is mine," a man said. The Desians and reluctantly Lloyd stopped fighting (not before cutting another one down) A man walked out with green hair and a red visor over his left eye, the most noticeable trait was that he had a golden cannon for his right arm. He looked rather intimidating compared to the rest of the Desians. "Well, you must be Lloyd, you are quite skilled to last this long," the man said.

"Who are you," Lloyd demanded to know. The man chuckled.

"I am Forcystus, of the Five Desian Grand Cardinals. I own the ranch where we cultivate you pathetic humans. You have something we would like very much. You can quit hiding the source of your power," Forcystus said. Lloyd reluctantly took off the white cloth wrapped around his wrist that revealed his exesphere. Forcystus grinned. "So it's true, that exesphere is the Angelus Project, hand it over," Forcystus said holding out his hand.

"No, go get your own," Lloyd exclaimed somewhat childishly. Forcystus laughed.

"Very well, if we can have your mother killed for it, we can have you killed," Forcystus said surprising Lloyd.

"What? You guys killed my mom," Lloyd asked angrily.

"That's right, and the same will happen to you if you don't hand it over," Forcystus replied darkly. Lloyd started shaking angrily. "Oh, what's the matter, little Lloyd going to cry," Forcystus mocked him. White aura surrounded the furiously shaking Lloyd. "Show me the power of the Angelus Sphere," Forcystus exclaimed. Lloyd looked up at him, his eyes blocked out by unholy white energy.

"Shut the hell up," Lloyd spat out. Forcystus raised an eye. "I-I-...I WON'T FORGIVE YOU," Lloyd yelled slamming a sword into the ground. It sent a massive shockwave towards Forcystus and the Desian Army, Forcystus jumped into the air while the shockwave behind him killed countless Desians, he flinched as he heard their screaming. He landed on the ground grinning despite the loss of about a tenth of his army.

"So that's the power of the Angelus Sphere, that power will make me the leader of the Five Grand Cardinals," Forcystus exclaimed. In less than a millisecond, Lloyd was in front of the Desian Hero and punched him, sending Forcystus flying a few feet before landing on his feet. Lloyd held only one of the swords he stole since the other one was destroyed under the pressure of Lloyd's demonic attack. Forcystus knew he had to make a move quick. He shot his wind cannon at Lloyd forcing him into the air and started chanting a spell.

"Gentle winds, gather before me and transform into blades of air. Cyclone," Forcystus chanted. Lloyd was instantly picked up into the air by a wind tornado and was slashed rapidly. He screamed in pain before the tornado of wind dissipated leaving him to fall on his hands and knees.

Forcystus laughed. "Is that all you got, how pitiful," Forcystus was disappointed. The white aura around Lloyd intensified at the as he gave out a loud scream. Forcystus shielded his eyes along with anyone watching, the power was too bright.

"S-such power," one of the Desians stuttered.

Forcystus scowled. "What the hell is that exesphere, is this the extent of it's power," Forcystus asked himself. Forcystus' eyes widened when he opened them. "Are those?!" He never finished as a inhumanly huge shockwave big enough to destroy Iselia was sent after him. He quickly ordered the Desians to retreat before being consumed by the wave of mana. When the shockwave dissipated, Forcystus was seen on his knees panting. He saved himself and his men with an insanely powerful Guardian spell and even that didn't work fully. "Kvar, when you were trying to make a Cruxis Crystal, how the hell did you end up making that, thing," Forcystus thought out loud. "Retreat for now," he ordered, the Desians were quick to comply and they ran into the forest and into the ranch. "We will always come for you as long as you possess that exesphere, always," Forcystus said before falling unconscious. Two Desians carried him off leaving no Desians in the village...alive.

The people watching could not see what happened or if Lloyd was the source of the bright light. All they knew was that the Desians marked Lloyd as an enemy, countless people died in the village, and it was nearly burned to the ground. The mayor walked onto the scene.

"What do we do," one of the villagers asked. Lloyd had fallen unconscious due to the stress of the power. Sheena ran next to Lloyd, she had not seen any part of the battle besides the bright light so she was in the dark of what really happened.

"We should kill him, the Desians marked him as an enemy," another of the villagers said angrily. Sheena twitched at hearing this.

"What are you saying, he nearly gave his life to protect you all," Sheena replied. "What is wrong with these people?"

"But he's the reason the Desians are here in the first place," the mayor exclaimed. "They came after the weird exesphere on his hand, they even said they killed his mother to take it. I have no choice but to banish Lloyd so he won't cause anymore problems for the village," the mayor said. Sheena already hated this excuse of a man. "By the power vested in me, I hereby banish Lloyd Irving from the village of Iselia, get him out of my sight," the mayor spat out cruelly.

"You people disgust me," Sheena said throwing Lloyd over his shoulder, he wasn't the only one with an exesphere. She left with Lloyd over her shoulder and got a safe distance away from the village. She sat Lloyd down and started chanting. "I summon thee...Corrine," Sheena stated as a little multiple tailed dog appeared in front of her in a cloud of smoke.

"Hey Sheena, who's this," Corrine asked confused.

"He's a friend of mine, could you send this letter to his dwarf father, his lives in the forest over there, if he asks, tell him I'm borrowing his son and he'll be back in tip-top condition," Sheena said pointing to the Iselia Forest. Corrine nodded before taking the letter in his mouth and running into the forest. Sheena then looked at Lloyd softly. "You're just like me now..." She now knew what it was like to know someone who shared her pain. While it made her feel sick, she felt somewhat happy, she shook it off and set up a camp for the both of them. "It'll be a long journey..."

That's the end of this chapter, sad huh, you all may be wondering about the Journey of Regeneration, well, just keep reading and you'll find out. Make sure to tell me if it is a good or bad idea if he learns Artes from Tales of the Abyss. I already have ideas for most of the Artes he'll learn though. Well anyway, I hope you enjoyed reading. Later!