Me: Wow. Hey. I'm alive. Decided, it wasn't far to leave these unfinished, reread over it and its been so long but I think I can finish it. I don't own Tales of Symphonia. It's Namco's.
"Zelos! Zelos look out!" Lloyd watched as the soul of their enemy possed the man's body from the small crystal that Genis had kept as a keep sake for his memories.
"I will take this body as my own. If he's gonna betray me like this, then he will lose it all. You will not stop me Lloyd. You never could, and you never will. Neither will this regret of a chosen." Mithos's childish voice came out of the mouth of the redhead and vanished before them. Lloyd's hand clenched up and punched Origin's seal without second thought. He lost him so many times before. He swore he wouldn't lose him again.
"No. Not again." He didn't even try to hide his tears and cracking voice. Is mutters of denial turned into laughter of a mad man.
"No. He's not gone. He's still here. And we are gonna stop everything and everything will be fine. This. This isn't true at all." He laughed.
Colette pouted and stormed over.
"Lloyd Irv..Aurion! Stop it! It's not like you to stop and get mad. Stand up and go save your boyfriend." The brunette looked up at the blond.
"Go save your boyfriend. He loves you. I want you to be happy. You've made us all happy. And Zelos did save us over and over again, even as he was. Get up Lloyd. Get up and fight." Her hand clenched to her chest in a determined fashion.
"Get up Lloyd." Raine said.
"Stop acting like a child!" Genis added. He looked up at them.
"But."
"Lloyd. Your both not children anymore. You wanted me to protect him and I held up my promise. Hold up yours." Kratos said, his firm voice cutting through his son's ears. The brunette took a deep breath, his eyes snapping open and he stood up.
"Your right. I'm sorry. It's not fair to the rest of you for me to do this. I will lead you strong if you'll still follow me." He looked at the group and Sheena sighed.
"The guys a dumbass. Your a bit of a dork. But both your hearts good. Let's go save him and beat Yggdrasil." The summoner smiled.
Upon entering the other planet, the group found themselves swept up into the Derris Emblem trap. Each individual was consumed by a dark part of their soul. A part they kept hidden that Lloyd had brought to the surface, and helped them over come. Of course, who was there to help him when he approached the end of the trap. He could see red locks in sight, only to fall. Not onto the ground, or to die, he literately fell down into a darkness, landing on ground.
"Ow. What the hell?" His eyes widened and he stepped back, holding his mouth. Everywhere around him was dead desian bodies, blood and broken weapons scattered everywhere.
"What is this I don't even."
"Lloyd!" He turned slightly and eyes went blank. The teen glanced down at his torso and seen the blood grow on his torso, a darker sade showing through his red jacket. It flowed down his staining the ground and his pant legs. His russet eyes glanced up at the voice he had heard and seen a small redhead. A child of the man he loved? No, it was the man he loved.
"Zel..os?"
"Lloyd? Why are you? Not agian." The child stepped back.
"Wait Zelos. Don't!" He watched as a tall man, his face dark, but a sword went right through the small redheads chest. Not just any man. It was his own father.
"Kratos! What are.. YOU PROMISED!" Lloyd fell on one knee, holding his bleeding body with one hand, his other holding him up as the redhead laid on the ground.
"I'm not being fair to you Lloyd." The boy turned over, facing Lloyd. The ground and grass under the teen turned into red snow as it extended closer to Zelos.
"You've always put me higher then I am. You see me for more then a chosen when I'm not. I was born to die, and I don't want Yggdrasil to get your life when mine is all that's needed. I was suppoes to just dissapear. Die and everything would be ok. What was the point of living if it was all gonna end. I guess meeting you made that harder."
Lloyd relized what this was. Like the other traps his friends had been pulled in, he was now suffering from it. Or was he in Zelos's nightmare. This scene had happened to one of them once before..or it was from both. A peice of themself that they were hiding, or forgotten.
"No Zelos! You're my best friend. Why are you being an idiot. Throwing your life away?"
"Sometimes. It's just easier if everythign dissapeared."
"That would be a trouble for me. If everythign disseapeared, then last night..would never have happened." This trap was driving him mad. There was no way he was going to let his boyfriend watch this scene agian. He was dieing the same was Zelos seen his mother die. Anyone he had gotten close to has died. That was Zelos's fear. Of Lloyd dieing. But why was Kratos here? The brunette stood up, stumbling and landed beside Zelos, sitting him up.
"You can't die! I won't let you die on my watch. I'm not a kid." He held the boy, their blood mixing, his face hiding in the small red hair.
"I'm strong enough now. I can protect you. I won't be like Dad. I won't let you die by my hand." The it hit the leader. That was his fear. Hearing the story from Kvar and the details from his father. He couldn't protect Anna. Zelos was Lloyd's Anna. Lloyd feared that he wouldn't be strong enough to protect him, and he was gonna prove it wrong. To himself, to Zelos and now, to Yggdrasil. He was going to pry at their hearts, then he was going to face it himself.
"Zelos. I'm not gonna die. We can be close, and I won't die. And I'm gonna be strong and protect you. You will not die on my watch. Stand up." Lloyd held his gut and stood up, finding that the bleeding had stopped. It was all part of the trap, an illusion of the mind.
"Get up. Your not the man to take it lying down." Zelos looked up at him.
"Zelos Wilder. If you really trust me and love me. You will get up. When your here. I'm not afraid." Lloyd said, holding out his hand, his wings spreading out behind him.
Zelos sat up, his hand reached out and took Lloyd's, standing up and wrapped his arms around Lloyd.
"Friends forever?"
"Lovers forever Zelos. We're past friends now." He noticed the shadow of Kratos had turned into Mithos.
"You will both fail and die. Why not just give up. I am more powerful then both of you. Not your love or friendship can matter. They will both die over time. Just like everyones trust."
"That's where your wrong Yggdrasil." The boy smiled.
"Come on Lloyd. Let's get out of here. Your not still afraid to fly are you?"
"Hell no!" He hold the child and took off towards the sky, up from where the cliff vanished into black.
"Bud. Never leave me. I'm afraid to be alone." The boy whispered as everything faded into the white. Lloyd drew his sword and sliced at a red crystal. It fell from the a neck to the ground. The group came in, having found their way through Mithos's astranged castle. They could see the seed of the Great Tree across the way, Yggdrasil's body standing in a zombified state. They see the back of their leader, blade up to the male chosen's neck.
"I never will agian." Lloyd whispered, lowering his sword and moved some hair from Zelos's face.
"Hey bud. What took you so long." The green crusix crystal floated up from the ground and over to the Crusix leader, attaching to his neck, his green eyes opening.
"I must thank you for returning my soul to my body. But I'm afraid that's as far as you will go." The man said, grinning slightly.
"Hey bud."
"Yeah Zelos?" They both drew their blades.
"Let's give our thanks to the guy that brought us together. Shall we." Lloyd looked back at the group who nodded and he tilted his head slightly.
"I'm sorry Genis."
"It's ok. He's..we have to save everyone." The half elf exclaimed. The angel held up his hand, the sky growing dark.
"Everyone prepare to sheild." Kratos pointed out as Yggdrasil casted his Judgment, the strongest of the four seraphim. Sheena summoned her spirits as Genis blasted his former friend with spells one after the other. Deep feelings of some sort of revenge filled Presea and Regal as they landed their blows on the angel, Raine healing anyone that got injured. This was the strongest battle they have ever faced. This was their downfall. Their mana was drained quickly, the energy of others was worn down.
"Hey Kratos. You still got things to teach your son. I would, but I think I owe you one." Zelos said, holding his sword behind him as he held down his hand.
"Lloyd." He blocked Yddrasil and pulled back, looking at the man that helped in his birth.
"I know the chosen has taught you about your angelic abilities. You have a gift stronger then you know. You will have to use it.."
"But?" Lloyd heard the hesitation in the man's voice, even if it was only slightly.
"It..might knock you into a coma." Lloyds eyes widened.
"What?" Zelos cleared his throat.
"We both know from experience." Lloyd closed his eyes and smiled.
"Raine. You have the strongest sheild of us all. When I cast it, protect everyone else."
"Lloyd! You can't do this!" Colette cried and Raine nodded.
"Alright." Yggdrasil had to admit, he was even slightly intreaged.
"Go ahead and try you son of Kratos. With you gone, no one will stop me. Me and my sister can go home."
"Lloyd." Zelos walked over, whispring in his ear and kissed his lips gently.
"Yes Zelos. I do." Lloyd answered and Zelos grinned, winking as he walked over to Raine.
"I'll hold you to it." The chosen replayed. The leader grinned, holding up his hand.
"If you don't get it before I do. You will die."
"That's not fair Mithos!" Genis said and the half elf snapped at him with a glare that would peirce is soul. Lloyd's wings stood firm on the sides of him. He could feel his mana drain from parts of his bodies to his hands, his knees even buckling under him slightly.
"For all the people in both worlds. For those that supported me and those that doughted me. for my friends. Humans, elves, half elves, spirits, dwarfs. Everyone has a right to live anywhere, however they want. With no discrimination." His eyes flashed almost a blue green color that matched the wings behind them as they flared out.
"Mithos! You were once a great hero and have fallen. I apologize. I will save the Mithos of the Karlon war and destory the Yggdrasil of Crusix." The ground lite up around the leader, mana flowing up from it.
"I'll show you that I'm serious! Try and resist the holy chains. SHINING BIND!" Energy and force tore through the formor hero. The blonds wings shattering and tearing, his scream filled the area. The lighting died, his body vanished as the Crusix Crystal laid on the ground, the spirit of Genis's friend, the hero of the Karlon war stood over it.
"Lloyd!" Colette gasped as they hurried over. Zelos walked through them and knelt down, sitting Lloyd up agianst him.
"His bodys exhausted of mana." Raine said, trying to heal him.
"Kratos." He looekd over at Mithos's soul.
"I'm sorry. I tried to do to you, what was done to me. I lost my sister, so I felt you had to lose your son or I'd lose everything I worked for, which ended up being not what I wanted." He walked over and the group moved aside, hands on their weapons in preporation of a sneek attack.
"I should have known when you two met, it would be my downfall." He held up his hand, Lloyd's exsphere glowing and his face twitched, eyes opening.
"Mithos?"
"Thank you Lloyd. You who took the path of light that I walked away from. We once had similar ideas. I just forgot them. Please, destory my crystal so I may join my sister." Lloyd stumbled to his feet, holding his sword.
"Maybe in another life, we could have been friends."
"We are friends Mithos. I'm proud to have met you and save you." He sliced through the gem as it shattered, the soul of the angelic leader released. They found themselves outside of the castle, the planet, in fact, standing in the remains of the Tower of Salvation.
"No. The planet is getting away!" Lloyd shook his head, expanding his wings and flew after it.
"Lloyd! You can't." Zelos shook his head as Kratos tried to stop his worn son.
"I'll keep an eye on him." He grinned and Kratos sighed, but it was one of approval. The chosen flew after Lloyd, grabbing onto his arm.
"Hey."
"Hey."
"You weren't gonna save the world without me are ya bud?"
"..No. I always needed you." They staired at the giant great seed, the large purple Eternal Sword inches from them as their hands gripped onto it.
"Go ahead bud. Don't feel like you are stuck in my shadow anymore. Or of your old man's." The redhead smiled and Lloyd nodded.
"Arise! Giant Karlon tree!" The mana flowing from the planet, through the sword and into the ground as the seed landed and fell into the ground. The ground shaking as the tiny sprout grew up from the ground, a warm and glowing green it gave off caused small bits of grass to grow around it. The two landed and staird up at Martel.
"Your Mithos's sister?"
"No. She is with me, as are the other chosen. I am Martel, the spirit of the Great Tree. Lloyd, as a sign of a new pact, I want you to give the tree a new name."
"I already know. This tree's name is Yggdrasil. In memory of the Hero of the Karlon war." Lloyd nodded and felt someone grab his hand.
"So. You survived."
"Barley." He responded to Zelos's grasp. His eyes widened slightly as the redhead went down on his knee.
"You said I do. I'm holding it to you." Lloyd smiled, laughing and shaking his head.
"Yes Zelos. I'll marry you." The chosen stood up and grabbed Lloyd, kissing him hard on the lips. After so long they broke their seal, looking over and seeing the group standing there. Lloyd's face turned red and even the chosen's glowed in color. Regal cleared his throat as they looked over at Krato's for his reaction.
The mana returned to the air, as both worlds had become one. Grass started growing, a forest bloomde around the site of the small mana tree, gaurded by the other remaning member of Crusix. The chosen's both freed from their binds and contracts of their birth. As for the other member though.
"Don't worry old man. I'll keep a watch on bud, make sure he doesnt get into and trouble. Besides. You can't trust me after all this. Then theres no hope for us." Zelos grinned, putting his arm around Lloyd's shoulder.
"You really are leaving? You can stay here. Like old times. You, me and Zelos right? We can be a family."
"...A member of Crusix must go with the angels and half elves of Derris-Karlon. With Yuan gaurding the tree..." He blinked as Lloyd hugged him tightly.
"You don't have too go. If you go, I'll never see you agian. You should stay and come to my wedding. Your still my Dad!" The auburn haired man looked at Zelos who shrugged his shoulders and held out his hand.
"Let's just call it even." Kratos looked at the hand and smiled slightly, taking it and shaking it firmly. This gester was not only an ending to their quarrels, it was an acceptence for Zelos from Kratos. That he was allowed to be with his child.
"Lloyd." He hugged his son and stepped back, leaving a charm in his hand and rubbed his head.
"Don't die before I do Lloyd. My son." As he vanished from site.
"Dad!" Lloyd's wings unfriled and Zelos grabbed his shoulder firmly.
"You can't chase after him. He'll akways be with you. As will I you know." Zelos said, kissing Lloyd's cheek and then blinked pulling back and lifting his chin.
"Hey."
"What?" Lloyd blinked, not knowing what Zelos was doing.
"You've grown some. You might reach your old man's heigth. I don't think he'll be gone too long. He'll be with us for a while in you." Lloyd blushed and smiled.
"Who knows. Maybe I'll get taller then you. I'll be the bigger one for once." Zelos blushed himself as Lloyd kissed his lips and walked away. Zelos grinned and ran after, grabbing his angel's arm as they headed back to Lloyd's house. Their ending wasn't ecatcully as they wanted, but they were together. And for once, nothing was going to bring them apart ever agian.
~FIN
So, this is the end. I hope its ok. I'm sorry it took so long for me to do this. Thanks for reading and review if you wish. Hope you enjoyed it.