"..That half-elf who was totally all over my sis, Martel?" Mithos asked, making a face that no one would ever forget now; a cute, sincere, and playful face. A face that was fond in Martel's eyes. Everyone laughed at Yuan slightly except Kratos, Presea, Raine, and Regal.
Of course, Mithos felt happy that he got these people, that are nice to him despite his race, to laughed at his words.
Yuan just sat down on one of the beds. "Oh, dear Martel... Why me?" Yuan lightly facepalmed. Everyone, except Kratos, never saw this side of Yuan. It was different, yet cheerful like.
Mithos would question Yuan, quickly too. "Martel? Yuan... Do you know where my sister is at? No matter who I ask, they all say 'Go to the Church, you'll find the Goddess there.', or something. Please, please, Yuan, I need to find her. We have to stop the Kharlan war! We have to!" Mithos grabbed Yuan, shaking him.
Yuan just stared at Mithos. He hadn't expected this, and in this state, he was fragile. And considering his last words, he feared that Mithos might try to put the world into turmoil once again for the sake of his sister, who is the spirit of the Symphonia tree, the Yggdrasill tree as Lloyd named it; if he was to tell Mithos that his sister died in the hands of humans.
"Martel... Martel left to... To.." Yuan trailed off, not knowing where to place her.
"Flanoir. We can't get there now, but we can later on." Kratos said, saving Yuan.
Kratos continued. "For now, we need to rest and plan what to do. Genis, Mithos, Colette, and Lloyd, you four will have to return to Iselia. It's safer there, besides, we can't travel with everyone. Emil and Marta, you got to go to you know where to meet you know who."
"Where and who?" Colette asked, smiling.
Kratos sighed. "Ratty. Katatatata- Damn it.. Rat.." He sighed again. Meeting Mithos again jumbled up his nerves.
Mithos pouted. "But Martel.."
Kratos struck a look at Mithos, a look he use to do in the past to make Mithos behave.
Mithos closed his mouth after saying. "Yes, sir..." He looked towards the floor, somewhat disappointed.
Kratos thought to himself. "Hm.. seems like I was right. His memory is reset to The Great Kharlan war. He doesn't remember anything after that... I hope."
Kratos then continued on. "We will all leave at first light in the sky, understood?" Everyone nodded in agreement.
Genis looked at Raine, who was thinking. "Wow. Did he just... No.. I just forgot he's still seeing Kratos as a teacher. Not as an underling.."
Genis walked over to Mithos to talk to him about random stuff. Genis was relieved that everyone was taking it in and welcoming Mithos. Lloyd wanted to go with his father, Kratos but obliged to his orders. After all, Colette needed someone to look after her.
Colette left the room after Marta told her something. Lloyd noticed this, but Mithos would grab at his red ribbons. "Ohh~ The ribbons are so long." Mithos, being in his new childlike manner, said in a soft tone of voice.
Lloyd turned just in time to see Mithos yank on them.
"Gak!" Lloyd fell to the floor and Genis laughed at him.
Lloyd glared at Genis and told him. "Shut up."
Lloyd then looked towards Mithos. He was surprised that Mithos was still very strong, though he could see most of his Cruxis Crystal was gone. Pieces of the Cruxis Crystal that was on the Rune Crest was a very dark green color.
Mithos cocked his head to the side. "Lloyd, do you like the color red?"
Lloyd stayed silent for a second before answering. "Yeah, I guess I do, heh."
Mithos smiled and ran to the side of the room to get some paper and some crayons.
Genis watched thoughtfully, as Lloyd saw one of his worst nightmares. Mithos drew Lloyds' face onto the paper, which looks almost exactly like the poster he and Genis first saw when they arrived in Triet for the first time, so really it was Mithos who had drawn the wanted poster of Lloyd in the past.
Genis laughed at Lloyds' face. "Hahaahaha! I bet this brings up memories for you, huh Lloyd?"
"Genis..." Lloyd growled and shot a glare at him.
Mithos giggled and stood up. "Well, I'm going to go outside to get some fresh air."
The others nodded. So, Mithos stepped out of the room and walked pasted Colette.
She blinked when she saw him go by her. "M-Mithos? Aren't you suppose to be staying in there with the others?"
Mithos tossed her a glance. "Yes, but I want to get some fresh air... Do you want to come with me?"
Colette smiled cheerfully. "Of course I'll come!" She said as she followed silently behind Mithos. Colette, being her usual self, started to ask random questions like: "What's your favorite kind of doggie?" and "Do you like to watch the stars at night?"
Mithos answered each of her questions and smiled at her more and more as time went on.
Mithos was walking up the stairs to the Stone Dias, where Raine had once done a Sacrificial dance to bring out a fake summon spirit, in which the group had destroyed in the past. Colette ran up the stairs so she could be ahead of Mithos, but she tripped and fell upon the stairs.
"Ahh... that hurt.." Colette whispered to herself.
Mithos ran to her and kneel down. He saw her knees, hands and face bleeding a little bit.
"Co-Colette, are you okay?!" Mithos asked while helping her up.
Colette looked at Mithos and smiled. "Ye-Yeah! It doesn't hurt that bad.."
Mithos sighed. "You shouldn't lie like that... nothing good will come out of it. I especially hate liars and traitors.." Mithos tilted his head down, his blonde bangs covering his eyes. Colette stared at him, under the crescent moon, which dimly lit the town that was overcast in darkness. She felt fear growing stronger than the pain her body is feeling; she was fearing that Mithos was slowly going back to how he was in the past.
"Mi-Mithos? Are you okay? She whispered.
Mithos snapped his head back up. "Oh.. Oh! Colette, I'm sorry. I can do this little walk later, right now we need to take you to Raine so she can heal your wounds, Okay?"
Colette looked at him more directly and said. "I'm sorry.."
Mithos than smiled at her. "It's okay, silly."
The two walked down the stairs silently. Colette was rubbing her wounds slightly.
Mithos stopped and looked up at the moon. "Luna... Aska... I can't feel either of you anymore.." Mithos looked back down at the stairs and followed behind Colette.
"Thank you, Professor Sage!" Colette smiled at Raine after she was healed.
Mithos was out on the balcony, staring at the night sky with blank eyes. Lloyd and the others already went to bed, all besides the adults and a giddy Genis. Kratos saw Genis walking towards Mithos and lightly chuckled before closing the movable wall panel that would make the one big room into two smaller rooms. He figured Genis wanted some time alone with Mithos. Genis was now at the balcony with Mithos, though at first, Mithos didn't pay any mind to him, for he was too lost in his own thoughts and the eternity of the stars in the night sky.
"Mithos, are you okay?" Genis asked, noticing the look on Mithos's face.
Mithos snapped out of his heavy thoughts and looked at Genis slightly. "Ah... Genis, you startled me... Hehe." Mithos smiled but was blushing.
Genis snickered. "Mithos, you're blushing.." Genis looked at Mithos more, noticing something else. "Mithos.. Are... you c-crying?"
Mithos shot his hands onto his face. "Sorry. I... uhm... get a little emotional... when I look out into the sky. Where all the souls go to when they die... To join the stars." Genis stayed silent as Mithos dropped his hands from his own face and put them upon the railing.
After a long pause, Genis spoke again when another question popped into his head. "Hey, Mithos?"
Mithos looked towards Genis again. "Yes?"
Fiddling with his fingers, Genis asked. "Mithos... How did you know that Raine could heal?"
Mithos flinched, not expecting that kind of question. "Well... she has a rod that looks like my sisters' rod... So I just assumed.."
Genis held in his breathe when Mithos was answering, and then let it out in a sigh of relieve. "Ah okay. Anyways, wanna go out for a walk? I'm not really tired." Genis grinned.
Mithos replied with a soft smile. "Alright."
Mithos and Genis left the Inn and began to walk around in the canyon city. The two pointed out constellations in the night sky. Constellations like: The Unicorn, Rattatosk, The 'Spirit of Derris Kharlan', etc.
After mentioning Derris Kharlan, Mithos stayed quiet for a second, to then asked. "Genis, do you want to go to Derris Kharlan? I think I need to get there... To show that it's not only for elves but for everyone."
Genis smiled. "Of course, and I'll come-" Genis stopped abruptly, hearing the sounds of sobs near.
Mithos closed his eyes and let himself locate the exact location of where the noises were wailing from. The noises were coming from an alleyway. He started to jog to the location and Genis was running right behind him.
"Look, there she is!" Genis pointed into the alleyway, where a little girl was crying into her green doll.
"Sister... Why'd you leave me?" The girl said while sobbing loudly. Her short and messy blonde hair covered the upper part of her tear and dirt stained face.
Mithos grimaced. "Are you okay?" He slowly went towards the girl.
"My sister... She was taken away from me.." She dove her head deeper into the doll. "Now I'm alone.. All alone... She has to come back for me.."
Genis reached over and lightly gripped the girl's shoulder. "Don't worry.. We'll find her, okay? Right Mithos?" Genis feared that the girl was suffering through what Mithos went through when his sister died. Genis also asked Mithos the question for support.
Mithos lightly smiled. "Yes.. Want to come with us? We'll help you, okay?" He gently nudged the girl to get up and come with them. She looked up, flashing her pale blue eyes, and stood up.
The girl was just a few inches shorter than Genis. Her age must have been either six or seven. She was wearing a white dress that reached her knees, and it was spaghetti strapped. On the front of the dress, the only design on it was a simple red circle with three ovals branching off from it, one oval straight down, and the other two trailed off from either side.
The girl silently followed beside the two boys as they tried to comfort her by saying: "We'll find her." and "We won't let anything happen to you." But she refused to answer any of their questions.
Mithos lightly sighed. "What's your name?"
The girl looked down. "Sadness.."
Mithos looked at Genis in a confused facial expression, in which Genis lightly shrugged.
"Well, what is your sister's name?" Genis asked.
The girl clung to her doll tightly. "Mar...Martel.. After the Goddess.."Genis looked at her, surprised yet had a stronger urge to help the girl find her sister.
Mithos smile curtly and told Genis. "Will you go tell the others about her? We're looking for two Martels now, heh."
Genis nodded and smiled back at Mithos. "Alright! I'll be right back, okay?" He ran off towards the Inn.
Mithos then turned towards the girl and he glanced at the doll, to then slightly frown. "That doll is... disturbing.." He didn't say anything else for a good second.
The girl then spoke up to Mithos. "Mithos... Do you accept me? I'm a half-elf, and my sister died because I couldn't protect her.."
Mithos's heart jumped from hearing that and lightly coughed. "What do you mean?.."
The girl studied him. "You really lost your memory... You'll hate me.."
Mithos raised an eyebrow. "What are you talking about? I'm a half-elf to and the only thing I know is that I lost most of my memory and that so many things have changed in such a-"
"Four thousand year gap." She finished for him.
Mithos looked startled at this point. "W-What? That's impossible. I'm maybe a half-elf, but not an immortal."
The girl smiled. "Then why do you have that evil smile on your face, big brother?"
Mithos shuddered. "What?! S-Stay away fr-" He stumbled back and fell onto his rear end.
The girl walked forward and dropped the doll. Her left eye began to glow a pale green and red. "Please big brother, let me return..."
The girl became transparent and a shard came out of her body and flew into his Rune Crest, fitting in place with his cracked, dark green Cruxis Crystal.
In a flashback, Mithos, Yuan, and Kratos were all in a forest with many trees surrounding them.
"Hey, sister! Sister!.,. Yuan, Kratos.. Have you seen Martel? A little Mithos galloped around, looking under rocks and holes for her.
Yuan sighed. "For the last time, she left to get some food!"
Kratos face palmed lightly. "Yuan, you get annoyed too easily. He's just hyper from eating too many apple gel candy."
Mithos pouted. "Why do you say that? Oh, sister's here, yay!"
Off in the distance, the three men could see Martel walking down the hill towards them. She had a bright smile on her face as she was carrying a basket full food and drinks.
Mithos ran up the hill towards Martel and hugged her tightly. "Kratos and Yuan were teasing me.."
Martel chuckled. "Now, now, you two mustn't pick on him. You'll just end up getting a beating from me if you make him cry."
Kratos and Yuan nodded, having no doubt in their minds she would beat them up for the sake to make Mithos feel better. They all sat down on the ground to set up for dinner.
In another flashback, Mithos and his three companions were in the battlefield of the Great Kharlan war. Mithos than turned around to see a human having a knife inside of Martel's back and his eyes widen from shock and horror.
Back at current times, Mithos was on the ground, crying and screaming. He clutched his face and crumbled to the ground. "Why... Why do they hate us so much?... Why?" Mithos's heart felt like it just got ripped into pieces. Lloyd and the rest of the group met up to Mithos, who was still laying on his side on the ground.
"Mithos, what's wrong?!" Lloyd asked and Genis gasped.
Mithos screamed even louder and clutched his right hand to his left chest, he felt his heart hurting more from emotional stress.
"Mithos, quiet down, you'll wake up everyone around here." Kratos said sternly.
Mithos quieted down eventually and got up from the ground to look up at Kratos. He had the doll in his right hand, the doll of Martel. "You lied Kratos... Humans are worthless... Cruel.." Mithos burst out crying again. "Martel's dead! Kratos and Yuan. you saw her die with your own eyes! Why didn't you tell me?! Why didn't you two help her?!.. Why do does it feel like I am suffering through this again..and again... and again! Why?! Liars! Liars, everyone!" He clutched the doll to his chest and trembled.
"Mithos... I... I'm sorry." Genis said, feeling guilty.
Mithos snapped. "You knew too?! How could you... No wonder she said four thousand years! I have come back from.. the dead... to relive my pain? Is t-this what I get for not protecting Martel?... What have I done to deserve this?!"
Everyone else was just lost for words though Kratos was thinking to himself, saying, "He regain some more memories..."