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Chapter 10
Now What?
SUMMARY- As the group tried to beat the timer on the self-destruct
sequence of the Tower of Salvation, a cloaked stranger appeared before them, challenging them.
All of a sudden, Lloyd, now possessed, turned on the group, and attacked them, along with the
masked stranger. Thanks to Group 2, Lloyd was set free from the spell. Thanks to Kratos'
ingenious ability, the stranger was revealed to be Yuan, the leader of the Renegades. Now,
reunited, the group turns to face Yuan...
Present time...
"YUAN What the hell do you think you're doing?!" Sheena yelled. The said
angel turned to face Sheena.
"What the hell does it look like I'm doing?! I'm trying to resurrect my fiancee!"
Yuan roared.
"Why would you do that now after all that time putting together the
Renagades ?!" A now free Lloyd asked. Everybody turned towards him, shocked that he was now
free. Colette was the first one to recover from this little discovery, happy that he was now free.
"Lloyd! I'm so glad you're alright!" Colette cheered. The said swordsman smiled
towards her.
"Thanks for freeing me from whatever was controlling me." Zelos sweat-dropped.
"Bud, me and the others actually helped out!!" The red-clad swordsman turned
towards him.
"First, Zelos, I will kill you when we get out of here. Two, you guys do
deserve some credit, so thanks to you guys, too." All of a sudden, a voice said:
"THE TOWER OF SALVATION WILL SELF-DESTRUCT IN THREE MINUTES."
Everybody started to panic. That's when Yuan said:
"I'll leave...for now. I will be back, and next time, I will kill you all." With that,
he summoned his larger lavender wings, and teleported somewhere safe, and out of harm's way.
"...Dammit. Alright, let's get out of here, now!" The group nodded in approval.
Suddenly, Lloyd asked:
"Could someone help me? I feel a little weak..." The group stared, then,
suddenly, Kratos went over and pulled him up. Lloyd was stunned.
"Th-Thanks...Kratos." The angel merely nodded, and ran to the exit. The others
soon followed after. The group of nine hopped on their Rheiards as fast as they could, and flew
as fast as they could. Unfortunately, the aftershock of the explosion caught them, and they were
sent flying all the way to Sybak. The group was knocked unconscious.
...Three hours later, Genis woke up, the last to wake up after being knocked
out from the explosion.
"I see you're finally awake." Raine said, smiling.
"Sis, where are we? It looks like an inn..."
"And that's exactly where we're at." Raine said.
"We're in the town of nerds, if you haven't noticed." Zelos said, suddenly
appearing in front of the door. The Sages were shocked.
"Zelos, when did you get here?! We didn't hear you or sense your mana!"
Raine cried. The redhead laughed.
"While everyone was asleep, Kratos dragged me outside and taught me how
to teleport. It's really easy to do, once you get the hang of it. Too bad only angels can do it."
"Oh yeah. I forgot that this bonehead was an angel." Genis said. Zelos
scowled.
"Watch your mouth, brat." Deliberately changing the subject, Raine asked,
"Where's everyone else?" Zelos turned to her.
"They're all downstairs, waiting for you two. That's why I came up here.
Now, get going." With that, he left. After a few moments of silence, Raine said,
"Let's go, shall we?" Genis nodded. They put on their shoes and went
downstairs.
Regal was the first to look up.
"You're awake. Now that you two are here, let's talk about what to do next."
Raine took a seat next to Sheena, while Genis nervously took a seat next to Presea.
"What should we do next?" Lloyd asked. Kratos was the first to speak.
"Do you remember the Eternal Sword?" The group nodded. Kratos continued.
"We have to collect the materials needed to create the ring of the pact."
"What's that?" Colette asked.
"The ring of the pact is the ring needed to use the eternal sword. Without
that, and the pact with Origin, the King of the Summon Spirits, you cannot wield the eternal
sword." Kratos explained.
"So, we need to find Origin, and the Ring of the Pact." Sheena said.
"Wrong. We need to find the materials for the ring, and Origin has...lost all
faith in living things." Kratos said.
"...Well let's start with what we can do first. What are the materials
needed for the ring?" Lloyd asked.
"Well, there's adamantine, sacred wood, and aionis." Kratos said. At the
word aionis, Zelos perked up.
"Hey, that's that weird stone those people at the imperial research academy
made me swallow!" Zelos said. At this, everybody in the room looked at him. At all this
attention, Zelos became a little nervous.
"W-why do you think that I can use spells and magic swords? Aionis, that's
what. Zelos explained. Trying to get the attention off of him, he said,
"Kratos, could you help me out with some spells? You're the only one who
uses the same techniques as me. I'll be waiting on the outskirts of Sybak." With that, Zelos
dashed out of the room. The group, stunned at how Zelos asked someone for help, were unable
to react. Then, Kratos told them that he was going to help Zelos, and left.
Lloyd, Colette and Sheena all yawned and said, "I'm going back to sleep." They
all looked at each other awkwardly. Then, Lloyd suggested something perverted.
"Why don't we all share a bed? It is cold out." Both girls blushed at what he said,
but agreed nonetheless. They ran out of the room, embarrassed at what Lloyd said. Lloyd,
confused, said,
"What did I do?" Lloyd asked. He went upstairs to get some more sleep. Regal,
Raine and Genis merely shook their heads and went back to whatever they were doing. Hours
later, a bruised up Zelos went up to 'his' room. He accidentally went into Lloyd's room and saw
him curled up with Colette and Sheena on either side of him. With a blank face, he slowly left
the room, and constantly whispered, 'Just a dream...' to himself.
The next day...
The group, now refreshed and with all of their supplies, left. Something made
Lloyd think about something that no one else thought of.
"...By the way, where do we go first?" The twin swordsman asked.
Everybody sweat-dropped. Nobody thought of where to go next.
"Let's go to the church of Martel first. There should be some leftover wood
there." Presea said. The group nodded. Zelos pumped his fist in the air.
"All right! On to Meltokio!" Zelos cheered. The group started on their way to
Meltokio...
Sorry about this late update. I have so much stuff from Christmas that I forgot about my
story. Anyway, please review.