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Ughh…. My body hurts. Was I hit by every summon spirit then trampled on by hordes of people? What happened? Trying to move proved useless as I felt something tied tightly around almost every part of my body. Trying to open my eyes alone seemed to tax my energy. Ears flickered painfully to hear nothing.
"Ughhh….Where am I?" My voice sounded horrible. Eye lids slowly opened to reveal nothing till I blinked several times. I felt pressure on my hand. Slowly taking in my surroundings I saw I recognized this place. This was Yuan's room. I was in his bed and I was not in my clothes. Where are my clothes?! Sensing something move slightly next to me I was afraid of what I was going to see. Yuan was in a chair resting his arms and head on the bed holding my hand. Suddenly all of the events rushed to the front of my mind and I groaned. My groan seemed to stir the blue haired male next to me.
"Kim?" His sleepy voice brought a soft smile to my face.
"Didn't mean to wake you…." Looking into his eyes almost frightened me. There were so many emotions I didn't usually see.
"Kimiori! You are okay! I thought I was going to lose you! Don't you ever do something so stupid again! Kim what would I have done if I lost you?!" His words rushed around and I couldn't keep up.
"Uhh….Yuan how did we get here? Where are my weapons? Where are my clothes?!" A breath sighed out Yuan's nose as he began answering my questions.
"We went to the tower to try and kill the chosen one last time, but she was already an angel so went took her and her friends, but when I saw you I didn't know what I was going to do….anyways your weapons are in safe keeping till you are better because you are wrapped head to toe from all the injuries you got from fighting while so weak. Finally as for your clothes…" A mischievous smirk appeared on his lips, "I had a dress made for you already and since your old clothes were so torn from battle." He began to turn really red from my blushing cheeks. "I had a female officer change you!" He looked down and I surveyed the dress he made.
The dress was pink, white and lacey. It had long sleeves from what I could tell and since I was lying on the bed I had no idea how far down it went. "Yuan….this dress is pink….." His smirk returned as he playfully looked at me.
"Why very observant Kim! Do you like it?" I gave him a blank stare and he started laughing loudly. Blushing at the laugh I was enjoying too much, I tried to change the conversation.
"You said the others are here?" Yuan wiping tears from his eyes nodded.
"Relax Kim they are safe, and in some very nice rooms since I was told to upgrade them." He smile was soft for once and there was a certain gleam in his eyes.
"Well, if you are done could you lead them me to them…" As I said this I moved the cover and saw how many bandages I really hand. My arms and legs were covered from what I could tell. "Oh.." I snuck a side glance at Yuan who was looking as if he was in pain.
"You were hurt so badly…" His voice was barely above a whisper. I moved my hand to his cheek.
"I'm alive.." He put his hand over mine and nodded. I moved my legs to the side of the bed and pushed myself off expecting to stand. How wrong I was. Pain shot up my legs and I crumpled to the floor. Yuan shaking his head ran to the side I tried to get off of and picked me up bridal style holding me close to his chest.
"Looks like I get to carry you for a while." Leaning my head I looked up at him in thought. Yuan walked out the door and down a hallway till a thought occurred to me. If they couldn't use Colette against Cruxis who would they use now? Lloyd… My eyes widened at we neared a door.
"Don't you dare touch him!" My angry outburst startled Yuan till he realized what I was talking about. He looked at the door he was about to enter for a moment.
"Kim… I don't want to do this now…." I ignored the voice pleading me and tried to get out his arms.
"You know I can't let you harm him Yuan yet you try to-" I stopped my struggling and went very still. Yuan had bent his head to mine. I felt soft lips pressing against my own. He pulled away and spoke softly with a voice full of emotion.
"You wouldn't stop so that is your punishment. You are still hurt and I care too much for you to hurt yourself right now." My face flared and he entered the room. Botta was standing there glancing at me and giving Yuan a knowing look.
"I sent an officer after the chosen's group." Yuan simply nodded and kept me in his arms. I was in shock. Shortly I heard footsteps and the door opening. Turning to the group with me in his arms he spoke as if nothing had happened.
"You're finally awake." His eyes were looking at the others, but I could feel his attention on me.
"Are you… the Renegades?" Lloyd's eyes roamed over me checking to see if I was safe. I felt Yuan's chest rumbled as he answered.
"Correct. We're an underground resistance dedicated to fighting the Desians….or rather, the Cruxis." Yuan tightened his grip on me when he felt Lloyd's eyes on me.
"So Cruxis and the Desians really are the same organization!" Botta spoke this time noticing Yuan's temper rising.
"Correct. Cruxis controls the church of Martel in the open and operates the Desians from behind the scenes. The Desians are a subordinate organization within Cruxis." Yuan picked up where Botta left off.
"The church is nothing more than an instrument created by Cruxis to rule the world. Those who call themselves angels are half-elves who've evolved by using a special type of exshpere called Cruxis Crystals. They aren't gods or anything of the sort. Of course the church and the chosen know nothing about that." Even when a certain blueberry likes to pretend to be one. A snort accidently slipped out and Yuan gave me a soft glare before shifting me so I was laying my head on his shoulder. Sheena spoke up since Lloyd seemed to be processing everything.
"They're half-elves too?!" Botta nodded after glancing in our direction with a small smile.
"Yes. Some of the Desians as well as Cruxis and ourselves are half-elves." This didn't seem to shake anyone in the group, but what should I expect? Two of them are half-elves themselves.
"…What is Cruxis trying to do? Are they doing all of this just to rule the world?" Lloyd looked so lost.
"Do you intend to have us explain everything? How about using your own head a little." Yuan voiced frustration, and in retaliation I sighed against his neck which caused him to shiver.
"Do they wish to revive Martel? They send oracles to those of the mana lineage and control their marriages to create chosens who become the vessel. It seems meaninglessly drawn out and complicated." Raine didn't know the half of it. Yuan slightly turned his head so it leaned on mine to keep me quiet.
"Well, well I am impressed." Snorting at Botta's comment rewarded me with a smile from the man.
"There is another world beyond Sylvarant that competes for mana." Yuan's breath tickled my ears.
"Tethe'alla." Lloyd broke my concentration on my ears and turned it back to the people before me. Everyone seemed to ignore my position except for Lloyd, who is making sure I am safe for the moment and not in trouble, and Genis, who looks ready to fall on the floor laughing. Just great.
"Yes. And the one who created this twisted world was Cruxis' leader Yggdrasill." This is pretty boring since I know a good portion of this. Everyone moved back in surprised as Yuan held in his amusement to their reactions. Huffing I saw a piece of hair out of Yuan's ponytail and started blowing at it to move it around. Yuan's muscles tensed to stop him from moving around at the air tickling his neck.
"Create a world? That's ridiculous! No one can do that!" I hid my eyes rolling at Genis statement by shielding them with a mixture of blue and white hair.
"If that's what you believe then our conversation ends here." Very dramatic. Just like the drama queen he is Yuan turned forcing me to break eye contact with the group and started to walk away. To where? I have no idea because I am sure there is a wall over there.
"…Wait. If Yggdrasill was the one that created the two worlds himself what can you possibly hope to do against someone like that? And that's not all. You tried to kill Colette and me. You're certainly not on our side. Yet for some reason you saved us. Why?" Lloyd had a valid point. Yuan turned only his head to Lloyd.
"…You're not as stupid as you seem." Glaring up at blueberry I could feel his tense muscles letting me know he knew my displeasure.
"Excuse me?!" From the footsteps I gather Lloyd took a couple steps forward. Botta tried to defuse the situation.
"…Our goal is to stop Martel's revival. Therefore the chosen who would become her vessel was an obstacle." Yuan turned his back completely and looked down at me while answering.
"Unfortunately, the chosen completed the angel transformation. The chosen is now a lethal weapon whose only goal is self-preservation; we wouldn't dare lay a hand on her. But now we have the key to stop Martel's resurrection. We no longer need the chosen!" My anger was becoming evident and Yuan could tell. He turned back towards the group as a guard ran in and surrounded the group.
"…What?!" Lloyd's voice carried how he felt. Wish it could carry how I felt!
"What we need is you Lloyd Irving!" My hiss was the response Yuan received. He stiffened and sent me a quick glance. I saw pain in his eyes, but not from what he was doing.
"….Me?! What's so special about me?" Lloyd was so lost and I couldn't let this happen to him. He doesn't deserve to know like this!
"That's none of your concern! Get him!" Yuan's gripped tightened so I couldn't move.
"Lloyd!" My voice was tight and weighted with emotion. Yuan walked forward to complete the circle around the group, but he made one mistake.
Lloyd kicked out careful to miss my body and Yuan doubled over in pain dropping me in the process. Yipping from the contact with the floor Lloyd quickly scooped me up clumsily in his arms. Yuan cried out in pain and went to one knee. My eyes widened. Kratos really did a number on him. He was hiding his pain, the idiot!
"Lord Yuan!" An officer with a faint foot print ran to blueberry's side along with Botta.
"No! It's his wound from Hima!" The urgency in Botta's voice stopped the guard from attacking Lloyd who was holding me in a very uncomfortable position.
"Ugh Kratos….How many times must you get in my way?!" Yuan's words were weighed with pain. I wanted to crawl next to him and comfort him, but I couldn't. He stared at my eyes understanding, but want was hidden there too.
"Wound from Hima? Are you telling me the one who attacked Kratos was?..." Reaching up I hit Lloyd's face lightly as Sheena called out to him.
"Lloyd! What are you doing?!" He ran past her, each step felt throughout my body. My last glimpse of Yuan was him still kneeling staring at me as if his world was taken from him. Sheena stayed for a second only to release Corrine who I could barely feel. Looks like all my mana isn't back yet either which would explain why I couldn't move.
Let me tell you if Lloyd was a transport machine I would never take it. I felt every step with a wince and he was running. Often times he would stop and talk to someone and shift cause me almost to fall several times, and he almost dropped me once! Though I am glad I don't have to walk or run at the moment because that would not be pleasant. Finally with my voice directing the group we reached a room that seemed empty and Lloyd suddenly stopped cursing.
"What's so special about me?!" Nervously I looked at the boy holding me.
"Lloyd is now the time to speak about this?" Giving me a soft smile of comfort he looked at the others. Did he think I was being held against my will? If he did that would be hysterical! Lloyd continued speaking.
"Those Renegades need to hurry up and make up their freaking minds about whether they're our enemies or not!" Genis place one hand on his hip and spoke to Lloyd.
"Lloyd, what are we going to do now?" Determination filled Lloyd's eyes, which are a very nice brown now that I'm this close to them. They look very similar to Kratos.
"…We've got to save Colette somehow. She's going to die if she's made into Martel's vessel." The younger silver haired boy became concerned.
"But what can we do?" Raine turned towards Sheena.
"…Sheena where did you get your exsphere?" The female looked like she was pulled from her thoughts.
"Huh? Well that came out of nowhere. I got this before I came here. They attacked it to me at the Imperial Research Academy." I did my best not to sneer at the name.
"Is it normal for people to equip exshperes in Tethe'alla?" Raine's question was urgent.
"I get it! Sheena's place might have the answer to our problem!" At my voice Sheena's expression lit up, but darkened at a thought.
"No, not at all. The technology was originally brought over by the Renegades." Lloyd's body stiffened which was really uncomfortable.
"Wait a second. So Tethe'alla and the Renegades are on the same side?" Sheena immediately became defensive.
"I'm not sure if you could say that. But the Renegades were the ones that brought us information about the nature of the two worlds. And the plan to assassinate the chosen was their idea. They talked the King and the head of the church into it. 'If you desire for Tethe'alla to prosper, kill the chosen of Sylvarant.'" Genis disgust was voiced and shown. Raine faced us once more.
"Lloyd, I suggest we go to Tethe'alla. Yuan said angels are half-elves that evolved using special exshperes called Cruxis Crystals." Lloyd had a light bulb moment.
"…Oh I get it! Colette's current condition is caused by the Cruxis Crystal!" Raine finished explaining,
"Since Tethe'alla is studying the exspheres they may know something about Cruxis Crystals as well." Sheena voiced her agreement, but by this point I was beginning to get impatient. If we don't move soon we will get caught.
Tuning out to the conversation I looked at our surroundings. From the looks of it we should be close to the room holding the Rheairds. I didn't tune back in till I saw we were headed to said room which meant we were going to Tethe'alla and that Lloyd was slowing next to Raine.
"Raine!" She looked at me with a critical eye.
"Your mana was drained wasn't it?" I sheepishly nodded at her statement.
"What does that mean Professor?" Raine looked at the boy holding me.
"A vital part of her genetic makeup was being forced out her body, and it is surprising she is alive right now considering this. Also, Kim shouldn't even be awake yet she is which means her body is recovering quickly, but probably will not fully recover till we get to Tethe'alla which has more mana." Lloyd looked down at me in surprise.
"It's harder to kill me than forcing mana out my body. Lloyd I'm hurt that you think otherwise." He grinned at my comment, but turned to Raine when she spoke again.
"What I want to know is why you are in a dress?" I groaned at her question.
"My clothes were destroyed and they put me in this pink thing!" Rolling her eyes at my actions they both picked up their pace till we entered a room that held just want we were looking for. Rheairds!
Lloyd ran us to the front of the room while Raine operated the computer. I really should teach the kid how to use a computer without frying it like all of Yuan's equipment in this base.
"So those are the Rheairds." Sheena, who was guarding out backs, spoke.
"Hurry! They'll catch up to us!" Lloyd placed me on the Rheaird in front of him.
"All right then! Tethe'alla here we come!" I feel like I'm forgetting something important about these machines, what was it? With that Lloyd started the Rheaird and everyone flew into the distortion and to Tethe'alla.
A/N: Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoyed it! Sorry I've been in a bit of writer's block lately so I hope this is all okay. Thank you again! Also, if you have any suggestions just let me know!
John 3:16