Ch. 3: Yggdrasil
SilverMoon888: Wow, I think this is my earliest update yet...maybe...
Kratos: Probably...
Me: Where's your son at?
Kratos: Well, he left in the last chapter and hasn't come back since...
Me: Oh..okay. Hey, is that Mithos over there stealing your son's unconscious body?
Kratos: -glares in that direction and runs off-
Me: Sucker...Anyways, I don't own ToS or Namco! Onto the story! Oh and...this is origin talking. Just thought I'd let you know.
Staring at the building towering before them, the group gaped at the sight before them. The tower of salvation had completely disappeared, leaving just the alter; held up by the few poles still connected to the ground. "What happened?" Genis asked in a hushed voice that barely reached his comrades' ears.
"It happened probably because the world was put back together and no longer needed the connection." Kratos stated, "But as you can see, the alter is still here, for it is the link between Derris-Kharlan and this world."
"I see, then we can still get to Derris-Kharlan from here?" Raine questioned. "MARVELOUS!" Seeing that his sister had gone up to the alter and started to rub her face against the stone, Genis pulled her back towards the rest of the group. Once she was restrained, Kratos took the chance to hand Zelos the Eternal Sword and the Ring of the pact.
"You are sure you can do this, Zelos?" Kratos asked skeptically.
Zelos winked, "Of course! You dare doubt the Great Magnificent Zelos?" The group sighed and anime-falled.
"Just do it you idiot Cho-" Sheena stopped herself in mid-sentence. "I mean..retard."
"Of course, hunny!" Zelos gave her a grin and then stepped up to the alter. "Eternal Sword." He started. "Your current master is not around, but could you listen to me and take us up to Derris-Kharlan?" Zelos asked as nicely as he could. His number one priority at the moment: Don't anger Origin.
"If what you say is true, then I shall do it." The Eternal Sword lifted itself into the air. But suddenly, it faltered. "I have but one more request before I fulfill yours."
"Uh, sure. What is that you want?" Zelos asked, continuing on attempting to be polite.
"One: Work on your acting. And Two: Please, do your best to save the master." With that request said, the sword lifted itself fully into the air and disappeared, forming a barrier around the group. As the bubble lifted into the air, Kratos swore that he felt the body twitch again. Turning his head back, he still saw no sign of life. What could be bothering his son, wherever he was right now?"
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Lloyd woke up again to the sound of music playing the same three notes over and over again. Cracking one eye open, he examined his current state. He glanced down at his feet, which were currently being held up by a footrest that attached to the chair that he was laying on. Putting his hands on one armrest of the chair, he hoisted himself over the edge and onto the cold marble floor below. Standing up straight, he glanced around. The room kinda felt empty without his other half around.
"Looking for me, Lloyd-chan?" Turning around, he saw his other half standing in the open doorway. Also, the music notes had suddenly gotten louder.
"Where is that music coming from..?" Lloyd asked, placing his hands on his ears. They were ringing and it was starting to get annoying. He dropped to his knees from the magnitude of the sound in his ears.
"Instead of answering..why don't I show you?" Lloyd looked up to see a hand extended in front of his face.
"Why should I trust you? After all, you could be leading me to my death." He stated, feeling his lips crack because they were dry. Lloyd heard his other half sigh.
"You were never the trustworthy one after the incident with Zelos, were you Lloyd." His other half rolled his eyes as he stared down at Lloyd. "Well. You gonna take my hand or just sit there like a freaking bum?"
"Uh. Oh, Sorry..I was thinking..." Lloyd grabbed his others hand and was lifted into the air, being pulled to his feet by the half-angel.
"Whatever." He walked to the door and pulled it open again. Glancing back at Lloyd, he noticed that he was still standing there. "You coming or what?"
"S-sorry, thinking again." Lloyd walked up to his other half and stopped when he reached the doorway, waiting for him to take the lead.
"You should really stop thinking so much, your brain could explode." The other Lloyd "tsked" at his and walked out the door. Lloyd following closely behind him.
Once outside of the room, Lloyd realized that they were somewhere in Welgaia. "How did we get here?" He muttered as he looked up at the ceiling. 'Yup', He thought, 'still the same dark starry sky.' Noticing that his other had not answered his question, he repeated it. "I said. How did we get here?"
"Oh sorry...I seem to have caught your thinking disease." His other grinned slightly. But on the inside, he was confused. 'Somethings changed...' Deciding it was a good time to answer Lloyd's question, he glanced back down at him. "You've been here this whole time. Its just..." He put his hand to his head as to try and think more clearly. "You're in the spirit realm." He finished his sentence. 'This mana...could it be?' Suddenly he heard a thump. Looking back up, he saw that Lloyd had fallen to his knees. "Something wrong..?" He asked.
"The ringing...it won't stop!" Lloyd shouted as he clutched his head. "Wait..." He said, his thoughts finally coming up with in answer. "This is..mana, isn't it?" Before his other half could answer, they heard footsteps, as if someone was walking over to them. Lloyd looked over and gasped at who he saw. "Yggdrasil.."
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Once the group had finally reached the City of Angels, they saw that it had changed significantly. The leftover angels were now living in there own civilization. Everywhere, the angels were doing something. Some of them were removing the Cruxis Crystals of other angels, while some where attempting to build houses out of some leftover materials of Mithos' castle. Kratos heard someone gasp behind him and turned his head slightly to see Genis, his face covered with awe.
"Wow...so much has..changed!" Colette shouted, a bright smile on her face. One of the angels floated over to them and gasped.
"Lord Kratos! And...Lord Lloyd! What has happened to him?!" The angel asked in shock.
"Its just Kratos and Lloyd now. And um..." Kratos was busy trying to figure out what to say when Regal saved him the trouble.
"He has...had an accident. We are currently trying to find a way to save him." Regal lied. Well, actually it was mostly true. But they don't know that. (A/N: XD)
"Oh..well, if you need to use our technology for something..all you need to do is go into the old room where the Mana Fragments used to be held and its all in there." Seeing the group nod in understanding, the angel floated off to go help with building houses.
"Shall we go to the technology room then?" Kratos asked, turning around to see if the group agreed. Which they did.
Walking in the direction angel told them to go, the quickly found themselves in a completely renovated new room. Kratos looked back down where the corridors used to be. He noticed that they had widened them and placed machines on the walls on the side and one big machine on the back wall. Realizing that that was the one they needed to use, he ran down the hallway as fast as he could without knocking Lloyd off of his back.
"H-hey! Wait up!" Genis shouted as the rest of the group went down the hall after Kratos. Once they reached the machine Kratos was standing by, they saw that he was typing in something. Genis was just about to ask, when Kratos put a hand up to silence him.
"Quiet, I'm doing something." Kratos muttered as he typed in something. He stared at the result and smiled slightly to himself.
"What is it Mr. Kratos?" Colette asked innocently.
"I've found out how to bring him back. And we already have two of the items we need." Kratos continued to stare at the screen, glad that they could finally bring him back.
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"Yggdrasil..?" Lloyd choked out in a small voice.
"Hm, I thought it was Lord Yggdrasil, eh Lloyd?" Yggdrasil said with a smirk. Lloyd looked over to his other and gasped in horror as he saw him bow to the former Cruxis leader.
"Its good to see you again, Lord Yggdrasil." The other bowed deeply in respect.
"Rise, Lloyd." Yggdrasil made a motion with his hand for the other Lloyd to rise.
"Um...I'm just gonna..go now..." Lloyd said. He ran off back towards the room and made it inside easily. For a brief second, he wondered why the didn't follow him. But he shook that thought away as he slammed the door shut and locked it.
Meanwhile, back outside the room, Yggdrasil and the other Lloyd were still talking quietly. "So, are you sure you can do this Lord Yggdrasil?" The other Lloyd questioned suspiciously.
"Yes, of course. After all, my Cruxis Crystal is still intertwined with his exsphere." The former Cruxis leader grinned evilly at the thought.
"Good..."
Me: HA! Its finally finished!! I'm so happy now!!
Kratos: -walks back angrily- You tricked me...
Me: Uh...no..?
Kratos: Five...four...three...
Me: -runs off-
Kratos: -gives chase-
Lloyd: -comes out of nowhere- Just review before those two kill themselves. Oh, and, word count was 1,687. -goes off to read a book-
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