By the end of the week Raine had mastered flight along with all the other powers that angels had to offer. "So your telling me that I will be able to live forever with my metabolism turned down like this?" Raine asked.
"That's right although you will be able to have kids as if you were allowing yourself to age normally." I replied as she yawned and fell asleep. I fell asleep not long after. Genis was once more staying with us, and Raine teaching again so I decided to give Yggdrassil a visit the next day.
"What do you mean you are going to see a friend all your friends are here in town?" Raine asked at breakfast.
"I have friends in the organization known as Cruxis after all Mr. Aurion, Yuan, and Mithos are still alive." I said putting my plate in the sink to soak.
"But how are you going to get there?" Raine asked.
"That is the easiest part of visiting them it's getting their subordinates to let me see them that's the problem." I replied.
"So what are you going to discuss with these friends?" Genis asked getting up from the table.
"Most likely the world regeneration journey, among other things." I said walking over to Raine.
"When are you going to speak with them?" Raine asked as I got over to her.
"I was thinking that I would go while you two were at school." I said. "Which reminds me shouldn't you two get going soon."
"Yes but are you sure that you will be okay by yourself?" Raine asked very concerned.
"Don't worry during the war I was the strongest of my companions." I said leaning down and kissing her.
"Okay but be careful for me." Raine said after we finished kissing.
"I will now you need to do your job so hard to the school." I said, and Raine and Genis got up and went to the school. After both of them were gone I cast a spell to take me to Vinheim.
"Halt and state your name." A random angel demanded of me.
"My name is Henry Schaefer and I am here to speak with the Seriphym." I said in a very authoritarian voice.
"I am not authorized to allow a meeting with the Seriphym." The angel replied.
"Then I guess I'm going to have to go on ahead since they are personal friends of mine." I said bringing my hand up and charging my plasmafying spell, "Now move!"
"Very well they are in a meeting the building over there." The angel stated pointing at a building. I then flew over to the building and entered through the door there was a dark dragon sleeping on duty.
"It's amazing how laid back on security you guys are I mean the only thing resembling a guard that you have is asleep." I said walking in on a meeting between the Seriphym, and the Diseignen Grand Cardinals.
"Who the hell, oh it's you. What the hell are you doing here?" Forcystus asked pointing the cannon that was used to replace is left arm at me, and charging it up.
"Well I am here to give you all my opinion on something very important to you all." I replied walking past the brash diseignen.
"And what might that be?" Yuan asked looking up from the table at me.
"Quite simple really, the resurrection of Martel. I've found a fast and easy way to do it plus the method I've developed does not require the destruction of the great seed." I said walking over to a side of the table that was reserved for the fourth Seriphym, and looking down at the table. It was a digital display of the statistics of the two worlds.
"What is your way Henry?" Yggdrassil asked looking over at me with hope in his voice.
"Well first there are a few problems with the method that you have been using thus far. The first of which is that Martel was a half-elf not a human. Second if the Great Seed is destroyed so to are both of the worlds, and thus there would be only Deris Kharlan to rule over this realm is already a world without discrimination. The third problem is that the system that it make half-elves look like the bad guys and thus when you reveal Cruxis', the Church of Martel, and the Diseignens for what they truly are the whole of both worlds will rise up against you and not even the power that you have do to your magitechnology would be able to win the fight against so many. I have seen times on my own home world of Earth where advanced technology and tactics fall to massive number after all that's how the Ballsiege works." As I said this I looked around the table from one person to another looking each one in the eye coming finally to Yuan last who had a hopeful gleam in his eye for the prospect of saving not only the two worlds but also Martel.
"What does Martel having been a half-elf have to do with the journey of the chosen?" Pronyma asked looking quite annoyed at my blatant disregard for the protocol that the rest of them fallowed.
"Human and half-elf mana signatures can be close but never close enough to allow a human or half-elf soul to be transferred into the body of the other." I said looking her square in the eyes in such a way that even her quiver slightly.
"So again I ask you what is your way?" Yggdrassil asked intently.
"Well first we need to over come the problem with the soul transfer. Now to transfer a soul from a half-elf to a human requires that the human have an incredibly close mana signature and the expenditure of the Great Seed but to transfer the soul of a half-elf to a half-elf fetus is quite a different matter altogether. You see at the fetus stage of development a child has yet to develop their own mana signature and can thus accept the soul from another body. Secondly if we use a half-elf fetus Martel will survive for a human fetus will die should a half-elf soul be implanted into it, and so will an elven fetus for that matter. Then we have the problem of Martel's last wish now in a world where people are different it will never happen, thus your plan to turn everyone into angels." I said motioning towards Yggdrassil. "Which in all fairness creates a world free of discrimination, but at the cost of freedom. So what we do is once we get an appropriate vessel for Martel is we revive the Great Seed thereby regenerating both worlds. After that is done have the Church of Martel in both worlds gather all have half-elves together not just in churches but one place in either world. Then offer all the half-elves the opportunity to join you here on Deris Kharlan so that they can live in a world of not but half-elves those who do not wish to follow you will not be forced they will merely live with others who do not like them is all." I explained looking everyone in the eye once more.
"So that's it's that simple is it?" Kvar asked looking very skeptically at me.
"Yes yes it is." I replied looking back at him.
"Well there is on massive problem with your plan. MOST HALF-ELVES CAN'T HAVE CHILDREN AND HUMANS AREN'T ALLOWED TO SEE ELVES ANYMORE!!" Kvar hollered at me.
"Ah but that is a problem or should I say was a problem for you see I have knowledge of a unique person. A half-elf that can give birth to half-elven children, and she just so happens to be my wife. Not only that but any child she has will already be an angel thus we won't have to wait for it to become one." I replied rather smug.
"Ok that solves the problem of the child but how are we going to get the Great Seed to sprout?" Yggdrassil asked.
"Simple we channel some of Deris Kharlan's mana into it thus causing it to germinate and grow." Yuan commented, "But we will need a full blooded human or elf to do that."
"Well I'm certain that Origin will be more than willing to tell one of you how to do that." I remarked.
"Wait a minute why are we even listening to you? I've never heard of any Henry before." Magnious asked.
"Because he is a friend of mine that assisted in the colonizing of Deris Kharlan by half-elves." Yggdrassil replied glaring at Magnious for the foolish question that he had raised.
"At any rate we still need to learn how to allow a human or elf to wield the sword. If you would allow me I will travel to the seal of Origin and ask him myself." Kratos said speaking for the first time at the meeting even before I had arrived he hadn't said a thing.
"That I will but none the less in order to channel mana into the Great Seed we will need to remove the protection of the summon spirit seals." Yggdrassil stated.
"I suggest that we go through with the chosen's journey in Sylverant and then have a summoner from Tethe'alla form pacts with all eight spirits thus breaking the mana links." Yuan said.
"That is a good plan but the problem is what will happen when we break the last mana link?" Kvar asked.
"The Great Seed would go out of control unless all magitechnology in Sylverant is turned off, and since that in going to be near impossible merely turning off all of the mana reactors in the human ranches should be enough." I said.
"And how will we know when to do that?" Forcystus asked calmly.
"Simple I will give you the order when the time comes." Yggdrassil answered.
"Ok so the plans are set now I just need to bring my wife here. No I have a better idea, Yggdrassil, Kratos, and Yuan come with me to my home to bring my wife into Cruxis will you." I said looking at my three former companions.
"Why should we initiate her at your house?" Yggdrassil asked.
"Through I have taught her much she still does not know how to teleport to here or back to the surface under her own magic power." I replied beginning to prepare my teleportation spell.
"Well then why don't we go right now, the Grand Cardinals will be able to make their way back to their positions by themselves." Yggdrassil stated, "I am eager to meet the new mother of my sister."
"Well we will have to wait about an hour before she gets home after all she is the teacher in our town." I replied.
"That's fine." Kratos said.
"Oh by the way Kratos you may want to meet someone that lives with a dwarf in the forest next to the town I live in." I said as the four of us teleported into the sparring room.
"So this is your house." Yuan said.
"Well the gym at least I also have a forge, kitchen, a bed room, dinning room, parlor, living room, little brother-in-law's room, and a garden out back. I could give you a tour while we wait, oh yeah hide your wings would you." I said flying down to the flour and hiding my own wings.
"Ok that sounds great." Yggdrassil said doing the same who was quickly followed by everyone else. After everyone had hidden their wings I gave everyone a tour of the house. The thing that they were most impressed with was the forge especially Kratos. I also told them that Raine was my wife and Genis was our little brother. "Raine should be getting home anytime now so don't worry."
"We're home." Genis said as he and came in the door.
"Good Would you both come into gym please?" I asked through the house.
"What is it?" Raine asked as the two came into the gym, they both stopped stone cold in the doorway looking at our odd gests.
"Raine, Genis may I introduce Mithos, Yuan, and Kratos Aurion." I said motioning to each one respectively.
"So these are your friends in Cruxis." Raine said walking in and sitting down on one of the benches. Genis also sat on a bench but not the same one as Raine.
"Yes they are and you should both remember that Cruxis is made up of half-elves that have become angels, with the exception of Kratos here that is." I said standing up. "Now you're probably wondering why my friends in Cruxis are here, well it's because they are three of the four Seriphym I am the forth and there may be six in the very near future."
"What do you mean there may be six?" Genis asked looking from person to person.
"Well I mean that there has been a change in Cruxis' plans and Raine you are very important to the new plans. While Genis on the other hand is merely a very powerful mage or at least has the potential to become the most powerful mage in history. That is what I mean by there may be six." I replied looking at the young mage.
"In other words we would like for the to of you to join Cruxis." Yggdrassil said looking from Genis to Raine.
"Well that is if you are willing to join." Kratos said.
"If Henry is part of it I am to." Raine said standing up, "What do I need to do?"
"Raine I'm not letting you do this alone I'm in to." Genis said following his sister.
"Very well all you must do is pledge allegiance to Deris Kharlan." Yggdrassil said.
"Then I Raine Schaefer pledge myself to Deris Kharlan." Raine said placing her right fist on her heart.
"And I Genis Sage pledge myself to Deris Kharlan." Genis said also placing his right fist on his heart.
"Ah Genis there is one more thing that you have to do." I said placing my hand on his right shoulder.
"What must I do?" Genis asked looking up at me.
"You must become as the rest of us are." I replied looking back down at him.
"But I'm already a half-elf." Genis said quite perplexed.
"Not all of us are half-elves, for I am human." Kratos said.
"Yet all of us are angels." Yuan said.
"How do I become an angel?" Genis asked with earnest desire heavy in his voice.
"Simple you equip a cruxis crystal and push yourself until the transformation is completed." I replied. "The only problem is that we don't have a cruxis crystal here yet we can get one very easily."
"So when do I get mine?" Genis asked.
"Tomorrow I should think." Yggdrassil answered.
"Very well then I shall tell them of our plans you three go back to whatever you need to do." I said looking back the other angels. "Oh a Yuan I need to talk to you in private."
"What do you need to speak to Yuan about that you can't speak of in front of the rest of us?" Yggdrassil asked.
"It's a personal matter that does not concern the rest of you." I replied.
"Very well I shall return to Vinheim and arrange for the change in plans." Yggdrassil said as he teleported himself back to his castle.
"And I shall speak with the dwarf you said was in this area." Kratos said standing up.
"It's not the dwarf that you will want to talk to but the human child living with him that you may want to speak with." I replied handing Kratos a map showing where Dirk lived.
"Very well I shall see you later." Kratos said as he walked out the door.
"So what did you want to speak with me about?" Yuan asked looking at me.
"The Renegades." I said looking back at him.
"Are sure that we should have them in the room for this discussion?" Yuan asked motioning towards Raine and Genis.
"They are my wife and brother if you can't trust them then you can't trust me." I replied coldly.
"Very well what about the Renegades do you want to talk to me about?" Yuan asked.
"Their roll in the new plans. After all your plans have been to revive the Great Tree have they not?" I said.
"They have but how do they change Cruxis' plans?" Yuan asked.
"Simple the chosen will not be very trusting of the diseignens and will need some way to cross between the two worlds." I replied.
"So you need the Renegades to supply the chosen with Reihards don't you?" Yuan asked folding his arms.
"Yes and you may want to tell Mithos about them but choose your words carefully since you know what will happen should you not." I replied.
"That I do as for you take care." Yuan said as he teleported himself out of the house.
"Alright so who are the Renegades and what are Cruxis' plans that have Raine as a major part?" Genis asked as the three of us walked out of the room.
"I'll tell you after dinner, for now lets get something to eat." I said as we entered the kitchen. After we had finished dinner I explained who the Renegades were and Cruxis' plans.
"So I'm going to be Martel's mother." Raine said looking down at a stack of papers that she was grading.
"Yes and because of that Mithos will not let you be killed by anything so you can give birth to Martel." I said looking back at her.
"So where do I come into all of this?" Genis asked looking up from his kendama.
"You will help protect Raine while she carries Martel's new body." I said as I resumed writing in my journal.
The next day after Raine and Genis got home I had Genis equip the cruxis crystal and we began his angel transformation. It took five days in all for Genis to fully transform into an angel. Kratos also came to see me the same day that Genis began his transformation.
"You knew that Lloyd was still alive didn't you!" Kratos bellowed at me as the two of us enter my parlor.
"Yes and yelling really doesn't suit you." I replied calmly.
"So why didn't you tell me?" Kratos asked.
"Have you told him yet?" I asked looking over at him sitting down.
"What does that have to do with my question?" Kratos asked sitting down as well.
"If you haven't told him yet you know where he is then he will be hard pressed to accept you when you are forced to tell him." I said.
"What do you mean forced to tell him?" Kratos asked.
"When the true plan is set into motion." I said.
"What do you mean true plan?" Kratos asked leaning towards me.
"The dead cannot truly be brought back unless you use the eternal sword or get a real deity to help you." I said.
"So your plan to give Martel a new body through having a child with Raine is just to get Yggdrassil to allow you to revive the Great Tree." Kratos replied.
"Yes but then again do you really want to keep going along with his original plan since you have seen it's problems?" I asked looking at him.
"No, but I was going to resist on my own so that no one else would die if I got caught." Kratos answered.
"Yes and now you will have the ability to what you need to in order to accomplish your goal for it is the same as mine." I replied.
"How do you know what my goals are?" Kratos asked.
"Do you remember back during the ancient war when I told you that I was from another world?" I asked looking Kratos I the eyes.
"Yes but what does that have to do with my plan?" Kratos asked looking back at me.
"In the world I come from this world is in a game but the storyline in the game will not come to fruition due to me being here. Yet in the game your plot is revealed and since I beat the game multiple times I know your plot." I replied.
"So what do you want me to do?" Kratos asked.
"Do what you were going to do. Oh and on the day of the oracle come down here and help us escort the chosen." I replied.
"Very well." Kratos said as he stood up and teleported back to Deris Kharlan.
The next two years were spent manly just smoothing out rough spots in our plans and arranging everything so that the plans could be set into action when the time came. Raine spent much of this time learning all that she could about magitechnology, Cruxis, and mana for various reasons. Genis worked on improving his magical abilities and expanding his knowledge of everything else that he was interested in. Then the day of oracle came.