Tai: Well, this chapter didn't take as long as others have!
Genis/Raine/Presea/Lloyd/Wes/Mettal: (Cheer!)
Tai: Why thank you. Very much!
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Tai: Three...
Zelos' Voice inside head: That's what you get for making me evil!
Tai: Yeah, right. I make you evil in my story because i can't make you evil while playing the game.
Genis: What game?
Tai: Tales of Symphonia, duh.
Genis: Tai does not own ToS or any characters, objects and whatnot. Because NAMCO got to it first. And it's copyrighted to Kosuke Fujishima, who i sprobably the main storyline, game idea guy.
Tai: Dude, what's with the disclaimer?
Genis: I dunno. A lot of other people put them in their stories.
Tai: Ok, well whatever.
FUNKEH Ed: You dreamt about this story? How interesting. And why don't you Sign in to write reviews?
Kai Fysh: Yea, thanks dorkoid, i mean Kai. Mountain Dew RULES!
Lloyd: Tai does not own Mountain Dew because the PEPSI company does.
Tai: Shut up!
Nameless: Yes, a Mustang is a marvelous car. Kratos will not let iteven getscratched.
Presea: Tai does not own...
Tai: Enough!
All but Tai: lol
Tai: H ha ha... click
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Chapter 10
Sheena laid on the ground her bloodied up hand over the dagger. Raine couldn't tell if she was ok or not and didn't have time to check.
"Show yourself you coward!" Raine screamed lighting up her staff once again to illuminate the shadows. But once again no one was there.
"The fact that I don't want to be seen makes me a coward?" Zelos said from the shadows as he readied another dagger and aimed at Raine.
"If you hide in the shadows all your proving is that you are afraid that we may live to know who you are!" Raine screamed illuminating the shadows yet again to find nothing hidden there.
"Meaning what exactly?" Zelos said pausing with the dagger.
"Meaning that you're afraid we may live after we see you and you'll be known for what you really are!" Raine said giving up on finding the figure hidden in the shadows.
"And what do you think I am?" Zelos sharpened the knife he was holding, now interested in hearing what Raine had to say.
"You could be a traitor! And that would be why you hide afraid we might see you and escape to tell others what you really are." Raine was turning red with anger at the prolonging of the conversation.
"And who am I that I would betray you?" Zelos aimed the knife and threw it at Raine.
"You may be…" Raine said turning to see the knife flying at her. She screamed, petrified there as the dagger flew at her.
"HA!" Mettal said flying and hitting the dagger away from Raine. "You're a coward and you don't pay attention to your surroundings!"
"What the…?" Zelos said as he saw the metal bird he had seen causing himself to faint before. And following that a wooden cat jumped into the scene.
"I know who you are!" Wes said landing on the ground. "So you might as well show yourself before we kill you to find out!"
"Well then who are you?" Zelos said not believing the wooden cat thing knew anything.
"Give me your name and I'll give you mine!"
Lloyd… Zelos thought a bit startled.
"That's right!" Wes said, "Only in this form I'm known as Wes! Now come out and fight or let me reveal who you are like the coward you are!"
Zelos leaped from the tree and hit the ground lightly with grace. He swirled his sword and pointed it at the wooden cat. "That's enough! You may be brave and strong but right now you're nothing but a wooden object! And here's your science for today you nitwit! Wood burns!" Zelos laughed then shouted, "Fireball!"
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Kratos swung his sword at the beast as he flew at it. He managed to give it a pretty nasty cut on it's arm. The beast howled in pain and put it's hand up to it's arm.
"This is too easy." Kratos said smirking. He flew at the beast again full force. The beast saw him coming and threw a punch at him. Kratos stuck out his sword and the beast pierced it's hand on the sword and writhed in pain. "What an idiot." Kratos said as the beast let out a howl of agony. Kratos stood for a second watching it there on the ground. Suddenly the ground shook and he head a loud roar that wasn't coming from the beast in front of him. He looked around and spotted another giant beast approaching. Kratos began to stare in disbelief.
"I'm sure glad I've had my coffee." Kratos said and then lunged toward the approaching beast.
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Noishe stood there growling at the dog-like beast. It got up from the ground watching Colette hide behind Noishe and kept an eye out in case Noishe attacked again. Then it lunged at Noishe with it's jaws open wide.
The beast hit Noishe in the side and made a gash there. But Noishe grabbed hold of the creature's throat with his fangs and flung it into a tree. Noishe growled at the creature lying against the tree. Although it was undoubtedly in pain it showed no evidence of it. Then the creature lunged at Colette but Noishe knocked Colette out of the way then pounced on the creature. Noishe pinned it and snarled in it's face. As Noishe stood on it, but it suddenly reached up and bit Noishe's neck, and tossed him over to the side. Then with Noishe lying on the ground he saw Colette and lunged at her. She screamed and fell over and the creature jumped over her head. Then it turned around and lunged at her as she lay on the ground. But just then Noishe jumped up and rammed it away from Colette. The creature rolled as it hit the ground. It got up slowly, it's teeth bared and a white foam emitting from them. Colette's eyes widened and she got up and ran behind Noishe.
"Hand over the girl." Colette heard suddenly coming from nowhere. Then she looked up at the creature.
"You'll have to kill me first!" Colette heard another voice. And noticed it seemed to come from Noishe.
"Wait, you guys can talk?" Colette said, "Noishe?"
"Ha ha! What a dumb girl. It took her long enough! At least she'll be able to hear your last goodbye!" The Creature said snorting.
"The only last words that will be spoken tonight will be coming from your mouth. And you'll be dying!" Noishe gnashed his teeth and lunged at the creature.
"Not a chance!" it said dodging and lunging back at Noishe.
Noishe dodged with grace and knocked the creature to the ground. "You're a little overconfident now aren't you?"
The creature snarled and glared at Noishe. "Well Noishe, if I'm overconfident then what does that make you?"
Noishe glared back and lunged at the creature. Snagging it's leg in his mouth. "Well Asgrath, I'd say that I'm truly skilled while your overconfidence causes you to fake it!"
Asgrath howled as Noishe dug into his leg with his fangs. "Truly skilled, that you may be. But you are also very weak!" Asgrath bit into Noishe's ear piercing holes into it. Noishe howled letting go of Asgrath's leg.
"Then this will make it all worse when you get beaten by me!" Noishe pounced at Asgrath and tore into his back with his teeth.
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Presea walked back into the room where the meeting was being held.
"Raine has to take care of something. But since the meeting was pretty much over anyway that's fine."
Presea took her seat and a hand shot up.
"Yes Julie? What is it?" Presea asked pointing at her to signal that she was talking to her.
"What time is it?" Julie asked lowering her hand.
"It is 12:52 AM." Presea said without even looking at the clock.
"Okay! I have to go home now because I need to go to bed. I'm pooped." Some of the older kids tried to keep from laughing at the expression.
"Okay, goodbye!" Presea said and Julie got up and walked to the door. Some others followed her and said goodbye to everyone. By 1:00 everyone was gone. Presea sat and looked over a list of ideas and comments on what to do for Lloyd's birthday.
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The fireballs flew at Wes who began to run from them. But they kept on following him no matter where he ran.
"Now that that stupid chunk of wood is out of the way, I can take care of the rest of you!" Zelos lunged at Raine with his sword in the stabbing position. Mettal flew at Zelos as he approached Raine. Raine Rolled out of the way and Mettal jabbed his beak at Zelos' head. Zelos turned around and grabbed Mettal, then threw him beak first, into a tree. Mettal was stuck.
"Now, you lose!" Zelos said lunging at Raine again.
"Hardly," Raine said, tossing a small vial into the air. Suddenly Wes jumped from nowhere and caught it.
"Ha ha Zelos, I'll see you in a minute, and my twin blades will cut you down to size!" Wes said and ran past him, the fireballs still following.
"What the…?" Zelos said watching him fly past. "Augh, that does it! Die already! Explosio…" Zelos didn't have time to finish the spell, because "thwack' Raine's staff fell upon his head.
"Ha! Who's tough now?" Raine said standing triumphantly.
Zelos watched as Wes disappeared from sight with the fireballs lit behind him. "You may have caught me off my guard Raine, but now there's nothing you can do!" Zelos miraculously was able to stand after that thorough blow to the head from Raine. He pointed his sword at her and leaped.
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Kratos hit the beast head on, chopping at his right arm with utter strength. The beast reached at Kratos without making a sound to reveal any sign of pain. Kratos dodged and stabbed it on the back. This time the beast spun around and sent Kratos flying.
Kratos began to slow down but then felt he was being grabbed again! The beast he had knocked out before was back on it's feet and ready to fight. So Kratos began battling the two beasts. He cut the upper lip of one then slashed the approaching hand of another. He paralyzed one of them with thunder blade and then sent fireballs after the other. Kratos battled at a fast pace to keep the beasts at bay. But he began to get weary and his reaction time lessened. And before he knew it he went flying at the ground.
Blood dripped from his mouth. He lunged back at the beasts nonetheless in a hacking fury. He sliced the side of one and slashed at another's head. And soon, the battlefield became a bloody mess. Kratos had blood all over his sword and on his arms and various places on his body where the splatter went.
The beasts still didn't seem tired at all. And yet again, Kratos fell back at the hand of a beast. Hit the ground with such force that an imprint was left there when he stood. He tried to lunge at the beasts again but they knocked him back the instant he did.
His eyes closed, and shadows enveloped him. Suddenly he heard a voice. A voice that shouted: "HOLY LANCE!" A bright light flashed as Kratos went into unconsciousness.
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Asgrath howled in pain as Noishe tore his teeth in his back. Noishe flung Asgrath at a tree. Asgrath's eye lingered for a second staring at him, and then closed.
"Now who's the weak one?" Noishe growled at Asgrath. Asgrath opened his eyes and stood slowly.
"Weak… It has many meanings. There is the weak that means not strong and there are other meanings. While one strong in body could have a weak will, a weak mind. And others may be weak in body and have a strong mind, and will. There are many meanings…" Asgrath said and then lunged toward Noishe.
"Well then you are weak in mind and body!" Noishe said dodging Asgrath and then pounced at him. Asgrath kicked with his back legs and made Noishe fly backwards.
"Overconfidence… It ruins many a one's life." Then Asgrath ran at Noishe and slashed his side with his claws. Noishe howled then rammed into Asgrath and sent him rolling on the ground. Asgrath stood slowly, then, without any effort, lunged and Noishe and bit hard into his leg. Noishe whined in pain and Asgrath bit harder. Then Noishe bit into Asgrath's ear and Asgrath let go of his leg and backed off slowly. Noishe slumped to the ground. He couldn't feel his leg, he tried to stand but found himself almost crippled. Asgrath smiled baring his teeth.
"It may seem like you have won Asgrath, but I'm not finished with you!" Using only three legs Noishe roared and lunged and Asgrath catching his eye with his paw. Asgrath writhed in pain and howled in agony. Noishe, showing no mercy, leapt again and slashed Asgrath's other eye. Asgrath fell to the ground. Noishe tripped without a fourth leg to walk with, and then lay down on the ground. Colette peaked from behind a tree and saw Noishe lying on the ground.
"Noishe? Noishe! Are you ok?" Colette ran to Noishe and got on her knees. She could see Noishe's wounds and red stained fur.
"Go on, Colette, I'll meet up with you later." Noishe looked up at Colette.
"But you're hurt, you need…" Colette said beginning to look for something to wrap his leg in.
"I need rest… Now go on, I'll be fine." Noishe laid his head back down and began breathing heavily through his nose.
"Oh, but you're not ok! You need help!" Colette began to shed a few tears.
"Do as you're told, foolish child. Go…" then Noishe's breathing could hardly be heard, but sure enough, his chest was moving up and down signaling breathing.
"You'd better not die; Lloyd wouldn't like his dog to have died on his birthday!" Colette said and you could see a faint smile on Noishe's face. Then Colette began walking down to the village.
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"Now that's not very fair or nice!" A voice said from the bushes and Regal leaped from them. He caught Zelos' blade in his hands. He jerked the blade from Zelos and tossed it behind him.
"Well well, if it isn't Regal. I see you no longer are wearing those shackles of yours." Zelos smirked. Regal stood between Zelos and Raine.
"What exactly were you trying to do Zelos?" Regal said giving him an odd look.
"Wasting my time, I guess. Now if you'll excuse me, I've got a cat to catch." Zelos ran after the faint glow of fireballs in the distance.
"What's going on?" Regal asked Raine.
"After him!" she said and gave Regal no time to ask why. Regal decided not to ask and just followed her.
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Wes reached the house and ran inside the fireballs still following. He ran in circles around his body and tried prying open the vial, which was hard to do with fireballs chasing you around the room. He finally got it open and with great talent poured its contents into Lloyd's mouth. Lloyd began to move, Wes returned to Lloyd and left the cat carving. The fireballs still were chasing the cat carving and they hit it as it lay on the ground nothing but a carving.
"Whoa, what's been going on?" Lloyd said beginning to stand. He saw the cat carving on fire and ran for a bucket of water, then drenched the flames and put the fire out. Then he rushed outside ready to fight. He saw Zelos leaning against a tree.
"Prepare to die," Lloyd said pointing at Zelos.
"Me? Die? Ha! That's the funniest thing I've heard all night!" Zelos chuckled his arms were crossed and he was staring at Lloyd like he was an idiot. Then Lloyd reached for his swords.
"What the…?' Lloyd said. His swords weren't in their sheaths.
"Hmm, looking for these?" Zelos said holding up the blades. "These swords belong to me now… Or should I say this one sword belongs to me now?" Zelos held the two blades together above his head. They merged and there was the Eternal sword floating in front of Zelos.
"Sorry to have to do this to you on your birthday Lloyd, but it can't wait any longer." Zelos said with an evil smile.
Tai: How'd ya'll like that chapter? Perty sweet if i do say so myself!
Lloyd: Hey! I get to be smart again!
Wes: Only because of me.
Lloyd: Whatever, I'm SMART again!
Wes: Then please act like it...
Lloyd: Oh sorry, ah hem.
Raine: Smart huh? Then tell me...
Lloyd: No! Not a pop quiz!
Tai: I'm leaving.
(Battle Room)
Sheena: I call upon the red giant, ruler of all hellfire, I summon thee, come, Efreet!
Regal: NOO!
Sheena: Checkmate! You lose!
Regal: I must hone my chessplaying skills if i was able to be beaten by a first timer.
Sheena: Firstimer? I've played this game ALL the time!
Regal: ...
Sheena: So, who wants to play me next?
Everyone: ...
Sheena: Aw, come on! You chickens!
Colette: Uhm... I... I'll play you!
Sheena: Alright! You're on!
Tai: Interesting. C'mon Regal, Let's go.
Regal: Alright.
Tai: Goodbye everyone!
Kratos/Zelos/Colette/Mithos/Sheena: Bye!