This is the tenth chapter of Tales of Two Lovers. So, I thought I'd put in a disclaimer:

Marta: I love you more than anything in this entire world.

Emil: I…uh…I love you too!

Marta: You didn't say it proudly! What's wrong?

Emil: Nothing! Really, I love you too!

Marta: I love you more.

Emil: I know.

Marta: You're supposed to fight back! Say that you love me more.

Emil: Um, I do.

Tenebrae: That sounds very sincere.

Marta: Emil…I love you!

LordSymphonia: Ahem. Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of a New World, along with the other Tales games do not belongs to me, nor do any of their affiliations. The rightful owner of the Tales series is Namco, and I'm proud to write fanfics regarding their amazing games. Now, on to chapter ten!

Chapter 10: New Adventure

I looked at Emil, who barely looked alive. He looked like he normally did, but he didn't have the smirk he normally did, that evil little grin. We were off to Meltokio, to visit Daddy in prison, in order to get his Ragnarok staff. Tenebrae was looking at Emil. It appeared that Tenebrae could be either solid or not, depending on what he felt like being.

We entered the chamber, and Daddy smiled. "Marta, how good it is to see you. I've been getting lonely. Prison is boring. Believe me; you don't want to be locked up in here. Several Tethe'allans have been in here as well, and you know how they can be. I also have seen many priests from the Church of Martel, and they aren't any kinder."

I frowned and looked at him. "Daddy, there's something we need to ask you." He frowned and looked at Emil. "Wow...he's looking rather sad. What's wrong with him?" I looked at the ground and said, "Daddy? He's trapped inside himself. Ratatosk was ripped apart from him, and now he's lost all confidence in himself!" Emil raised his head and said, "Brute, I'm sorry." He looked at Emil and said, "Emil, son. Whatever they've done to you, I hope that I can help in some way." Emil looked back at him and said, "There's something we need to ask you about. Your staff, the one you used for magic, where is it?"

He looked around and said, "They were going to take it away from me, but I felt…in some way…that it would be needed. And I was right…what do you need it for?" I looked up at Daddy and said, "Have you ever heard of the seven Divine Rings?" He nodded and said, "The Divine Rings and my staff were made together. Inside the staff are seven small indentations which the Divine Rings can be placed in. But I warn you, if the Divine Rings and the staff are in one location, the world will be at the mercy of the one who holds the staff. Each ring controls a power of nature. Wind, Earth, Thunder, Water, Darkness, Fire, and Ice." Tenebrae replied, "Where are these rings?" Brute looked at him and said, "They're all in the possession of the Summon Spirits of that particular type."

I looked at Emil, and he looked back at me. "But we have a friend who possesses the power of all the Summon Spirits." Brute looked at us and smiled. "Well then. You'll have an even harder time finding them." I had a confused look at Daddy and he said, "Let me clear this up for you. If the rings are all in one place, then the world would already be destroyed. So clearly, they are in unforeseen locations. They're somewhere above the planet, somewhere where their destructive power can be kept in check." Emil shook his head and said, "No way. They couldn't be." I looked at him and said, "What couldn't be?" He looked at me and said, "Exire…The city of the half-elves. It floats in the sky…and Maxwell's there…" I shook my head and said, "Exire? But that city's a myth." Emil laughed. The Emil I got used to knowing was back. "Brute, is Exire where the rings are?" Brute smiled. "Yes, the rings are in Exire. Here, you'll need this." He handed his staff to us and said, "Convince Maxwell that you've come to Exire to help someone. I'm sure he'll understand." I looked behind me and said, "Thank you, Daddy." He looked back and said, "Be safe, my beloved daughter."

We left, and Emil and I walked hand in hand into the sunset towards the Tower of Salvation. We needed to talk to Yuan about getting a Rheaird. Not two Rheairds, just one. I wanted to make sure Emil and I rode together. I smiled at him, and we kissed. He held me in his arms and whispered into my ear, "I love you." I smiled happily, and blushed at the same time. He rubbed his finger on the sapphire ring he had given me, and I smiled. "As soon as this journey is over, we're getting married." I jumped on him and said, "Yay!" I rubbed my face into his chest and screamed to him, "I love you!" He looked back at me and said "I love you too." I couldn't wait until this journey was over. I didn't know which would be more fun…Getting married to him, or revealing my secret to him…