Angelic swordsman: Hello reader and welcome to chapter nine of my story.
Akuma: Yeah I finally get to make my appearance in the story.
Lloyd: Hey what happen to Kratos I haven't seen him all day.
Kira: Who care I never did like him.
Angelic swordsman: He getting ready for today's chapter.
Everybody: Oh.
Angelic Swordsman: Kira please do the disclaimers.
Kira: Angelic swordsman does not own Tale of Symphonia, Legend of Zelda, or any characters that you the reviewers have created.
Angelic swordsman: Thank now on with the story.
Kratos the mercenary part two
Last time in Legend of Symphonia we saw that Link had gone to visit the Governor of Holodrum, and with hopes of meeting up with old friends. Upon his arrival he finds that the city had been destroyed along with all it's people. When Link enter the governor mansion he is attacked by a mysterious group, and is almost killed had he not been saved by a mystery girl who appears out of nowhere and now are story continues.
We now see that Link is being led down a passageway by the mysterious girl who had saved his life. As they are running they can hear the sounds of swords clashing against each other in the audience chamber. Many though are running through Link's head. (Who is this girl and why is she here at the mansion.) though Link as they continue to run. The sounds of swords clashing against each other keeps get closers as they go further down the hallway, soon Link see three desian up ahead and pull his sword from his sheath ready to face them.
"That won't be necessary ." said the girl as she clap her hand to together then slams them on the ground.
Two seconds later a giant stone hand shoots out of the ground, grabs the three desian, and lifts them into the air. Link was speechless at what the had just happened, he also wonder where that giant stone hand had come from. As he was thinking this the girl quickly grabs Link's arm and continues to lead him down the winding hall. After about ten minutes of running the two come to a chamber that has three different passageways to choose from.
"Which one of these passages is the exit?" asked Link as he looked at his chooses.
"It's the right one so let go." said the mysterious girl as she ran down the right passageway.
Link said nothing and continued to follow the girl out of the mansion just as they were about to reach the exit ten desian soldiers ambush them. Before the two could even retaliate the ten soldiers quickly charges at them, and just when they are a few inches away from them a giant sword slash cuts the desians in halve. Link look ahead of them and see a man with long light orange hair. He is wearing forest green pant, silver armor and brown boots. Attach to his back is a giant sheath, and in his right hand is a giant sword with a finely crafted blade. (A.N looks like siegfried's requiem from soul calibur 3.) The man slowly put his sword back in his sheath and walk up to the two of them.
"Sorry I'm late ran into some trouble back at the audience chamber you ok?" asked the man as he waited for the girl's reply.
"Yeah I'm fine thanks to you, but if you showed up any later I be dead right about now." said the girl with a small chuckle.
"I don't mean to interrupt but who are you people?" asked Link with a confused look in his eyes.
"Well if you would follow us back to the hideout We be glad to explain everything to you." said the Mysterious girl.
Link nodded his head and follow the two out of the city once there Link find that his horse along withtwo others are patiently waiting for them. The trio all get on their horses and ride out of into the wind. As they are riding Link is in deep though thinking about who were those people that attack them and why these two were at the mansion. It was sunset when the trio had reached their destination Link was surprise as they were at the temple of seasons. As he walks up to the entrance he is amazed to see that a stone slab is blocking the entrance. Link tries with all his strength to push the slab out of his way but no matter how hard he try it doesn't even butch.
"You won't get in there that way." said the mysterious girl as she walk up to the stone slab.
When she was in front of it she clapped her hands together and put one on the stone slab. A strange light appeared on the slab and in that instant it rose up off the ground revealing the entrance.
"Wow how in the world did you do that?" asked Link with a surprise look on his face.
"Come inside and We'll tell you everything." said the mystery girl.
Link nodded his head and follow the two into the temple, once inside Link is surprise to see lot of people in the temple. Among these common people Link see some men dressed in uniform, they are some knights from the capital of Holodrum.
"Sis your back." said a mysterious voice which was own by a teenage girl.
She had amber red eyes, with blue hair that is done into a small ponytail. She was wearing a forest green tank top, with green shorts, and brown shoes.
"Hello Lyn how were things here, was this place attack while I was gone?" said the mysterious girl.
"Nope everything was pretty quiet while you were gone Flare." said Lyn with a smile on her face.
"Well that good I guess they haven't found this place yet but it only a matter of time before they do." said the mystery man with a worry look on his face.
"Stop worrying Travis I swear that you are so paranoid just relax a little it won't do you no good to keep worrying about it." said Flare with a sigh.
As Link was watching the trio talk he notice that Flare and Lyn had long pointy ears just like Zelda and him. He remembered his grandpa saying that not many hylians existed in the world. The only hylians he has ever seen was his grandparents, Zelda, Impa ,Nayru, and Din. As he is thinking this he hear a very familiar voice.
"Link-Chan it been a very long time since I've saw you!" said the familiar voice. Link turns around to see that it is Ricky who is talking to him.
"Ricky it has been a long time!" said Link as he runs over and share a friendly handshake with him.
Ricky had gotten a little bit taller since the first time they met, and he still wears his red boxing clove but the only thing different about them is that that they had a golden triangle sowed into them. Next to Ricky stood the little penguin Might he looked actually the same as before, and wore his blue boxing glove but just like Ricky boxing gloves they had the Triforce symbol sowed onto them.
"Hey you didn't forget about me did you?" said a voice.
"How could I forget about you Maple." said Link with a chuckle.
Maple had also change since then she was a lot taller, she wore a blue witch robe, with white gloves, black boots, and on top of her head was a purple witch hat. Link was happy to meet up with his two friend and they told each other what they've been doing since they spilt up.
"Wow that must have been a neat adventure traveling through time and such." said Ricky with a amazed look on his face.
"Time travel that a very interesting power for an oracle." said Maple with the same look on her face as Ricky.
"By what I've heard you must've ran into my friend Nayru on your adventures." said a familiar voice.
Link turns around to see that Din is standing right behind him. She was even more beautiful then before she was a lot taller, and had herhair down instead of in a ponytail. She wore a red robe dress, with golden bracelets, and red dancing shoes. Link was filled with happiness to see Din again that his words were all jumbled up in his mouth.
"Are you just going to sit there or are you going to give a hug?" teased Din with a smile that could light up even the saddest person.
Link said nothing and simply got up and gave his friend a big hug, but as soon as they were in each others arms Link flinched at the pain in his back and shoulder. He had completely forgotten the wounds he received at the mansion.
"Whoa your back and shoulder looks tremble I can't believed I didn't notice it before." said Maple as she looked at Link's injuries.
"We've got to remove those arrows before your wounds get infected." said Din.
She then grabs hold of the arrow in Link's shoulder and tries to pull it out. Link cries out in pain as Din tries to pull out the arrow but fails in extracting it. Lyn notice this going on and walk up to them wanting to help.
"Let me try." said Lyn as she clapped her hands together and simply touch the arrow.
Soon a bright light engulfs the arrow and after the light dies down they are amazed to see that the arrow isn't there anymore. Lyn does the same thing to the two arrows stuck in Link's back an just like the last one they disappear.
"There all done how do you fill now?" asked Lyn with a innocent smile on her face.
"A lot better thank to you." answered Link as he was secretly wondering what she had done to get rid of those arrows.
"Wow how did you remove those arrowand for that matter where did they go?" said Ricky as he waited for Lyn's reply.
"I used Alchemy on them that all." replied Lyn.
"What in the world is alchemy?" asked Maple with excited curious look on her face.
"Sorry but I can't really explain it but it is a art that combines magic with science, but if you want to learn more you'll have to ask my sister Flare about it to get the details." answered Lyn.
Once Lyn had finished her sentence Link look to see that Travis and Flare were coming there way. Link had many questions to asks them like who that mysterious group was, why they attacked the capital city, and what actually is alchemy.
"I suppose you have many questions that you want me to answers so I'll try to the best of my ability to answer them by the way my name is Flare, this is my partner Travis, and the girl that helped you with those arrows is my sister Lyn." said Flare.
"I'm Travis captain of the knight of Holodrum nice to meet you hero Link." said Travis as he shook Link's hand.
"Nice to meet you all and as you said I've got many questions that I want to ask you." said Link with a serious look on his face.
"Well to start off with the group that attacked you at the mansion is a organization know as the Desians, as far as we know we don't know what their objective is but we have suspicion to believe that they are being led by three powerful individuals they call them self the desian grand cardinals." said Flare.
"Upon further investigation we believe that there are actually five of them since they call themselves the Five desian grand cardinals and they are being led by an even more powerful person who has not yet revealed himself." said Travis.
"Furthermore the leader of this particular group is know as Akuma he is a desian grand cardinal and is very dangerous man, he seem to have otherworldly skill that is far beyond anything that we have encountered before." said Flare.
"Yeah but what was the point of the mass slaughter throughout Holodrum?" said Maple.
"I have a theory that they are trying to make a philosopher's stone which is talked about in the ancient books of alchemy, it is said that it takes millions of lives to make one philosopher's stone and has been sought out by many powerful alchemist." Said Flare.
"Wow sounds like a very powerful artifact so what does it do?" asked Ricky with a worried look on his face.
"The philosopher's stone let it's wielder not be bond by the law of equivalent exchange, the law of alchemy state that to receive something of equal value must be lost this is the world's supposedly one and only truth." said Flare.
"But with the philosopher's stone an alchemist isn't bond by the law of equivalent exchange so it could even be possible to resurrect the dead with a human transmutation." said Lyn.
"So you mean you can bring something back to life with alchemy." asked Din.
"Yes supposedly everything is made out of elements and alchemy is a magic of manipulating the elements in objects and living beings, human transmutation is a ritual of taking the elements of a human body and bringing the soul of the person back to the living." said Flare.
"But there never been a successful human transmutation and those who have tried have paid with either their life or a part of their body." said Lyn.
"Soon human transmutation was a forbidden science in the world, and soon people started to fear alchemist and under the order of the three major powers in the world all alchemist wereto be executed." Said Flare.
"The only alchemists left are the ones in the land of Kharlan." said Lyn.
"Holy land of Kharlan said be home to the Elvin race that was created by the goddess Farore, but I though that was just a Legend!" said Din with a shocked look on her face.
"No the Elvin race did exist once but were nearly wiped out in an ancient war for the mythical…" Flare was stopped by her sister Lyn before she could finish her sentence.
"Remember sis that it is taboo to speak of the detail of the great war and it." said Lyn.
"Yes your right Lyn it istaboo to speak of such a thing, I'm sorry but I can't tell you anymore about the Elvin race without breaking the taboo." said Flare.
"Wait are you and Lyn part of the Elvin race?" asked Maple.
"Yes me and my sister are part of the Elvin race and come from the land of Kharlan, we were send here by are elder to investigate the mysterious Desian organization and find out who there leader is." said Flare.
"That some mind numbing information let all get some sleep and talk more in the morning." said Travis with a yawn as he was very tired.
"I'll be the night watch you get some sleepsis I'll wake you if I see the enemy coming ok." said Lyn.
"Thanks I really appreciate the offer be careful and I'll see you in the morning." said Flare as she left the group behind.
"You can take some of my men outside with you for protection, see you in the Morning." said Travis as he left the group and talk with three of his soldiers.
"You guys should get some sleep too, I'll see you in the morning goodnight." said Lyn as she left the group and went outside the temple with three knights behind her.
"Yeah we should get some sleep it been a long day see you guys in the morning goodnight." said Ricky and Maple at the same time as they left the group.
"Are you going to sleep to Link?" asked Din.
"No why do you ask." said Link.
"Well if your not do mind talking with me for a while?" ask Din.
"Sure." replied Link.
Meanwhile on the outskirts of the temple of seasons we see mysterious cloaked person with army of desian behind him patiently waiting for someone to come back. Soon enough the a desian scout come backs and bow down next to the cloaked person feet.
"Report my desian scout what the status of the temple of season." asked the mysterious cloaked person.
"Sir it seem like refugees from all the villages and citysthat we have attacked aregathered at the temple of seasons, plus it seems that a small Elvin girl with three Knight of Holodrum are keeping on the lookout for us sir." said the desian scout.
"Alright all troops prepare for battle, are you ready my pet." said the cloaked person.
Standing next to the cloaked person is a giant monster that has gray skin, has dark red Eye and is wearing blood stained pants. (A.N Think Astaroth second costume in soul calibur 3.) The creature nodded it head in reply and takeout a giant Axe with a crescent moon blade.
"All troops move out." said the cloaked person as they started to march towards the temple of seasons.
Little did the desians know that there was someone watching them it was a man with dark brown hair, and red eyes. He had a long sword attached to his waist, he was wearing a purple battle suit, and had white boots on. Quietly the man dashed off towards the temple of seasons.
Angelic swordsman: That it for Chapter nine.
Akuma: Will I be able to destroy these fools in the next chapter?
Kratos: I don't think so because I'll be their to help them fight you.
Din: Hey Angelic swordsman didn't you have an important announcement to make.
Angelic swordsman: Yeah thank for reminding me reviewer I'll be letting you choose the next chapter.
Lloyd: You can choose from these two chapter Attack on the temple of seasons or Meaning of the strange dream.
Kratos: He'll be doing both but you get to decide which chapter comes first so please review.
Angelic swordsman: one more thing I won't post until get at least five reviews so please review if you want to see the next chapter plus vote for which chapter you want to see first.
Din. Until then see ya later.
