Chapter 12 Healing Colette
They had quickly gotten the zircon, and the permission to enter Heimdall. At the moment, they were looking for the fruit that the boy wanted to save his mother- and they found it quickly.
"We should get the animals to help us!" Colette chirped.
Arketh sighed, taking out his wings and flying up to grab the fruit, "Here."
"Oh. Right, let's go!" Colette chirped.
"It's hard to believe how that girl ends up..." Arketh muttered to Bud quietly.
"Shut up! She has angel hearing you know!" Bud shot back quickly.
Arketh walked over to Sheena, who had been carrying the groups supplies, "Hey Sheena. Do you want me to carry that for you?"
"No. I'm fine," Sheena replied before walking ahead.
"Burn!" Zelos exclaimed, slapping Arketh on the back.
"Oh sacred powers..."
"Whoa! Sorry!" Zelos exclaimed, backing away.
"Hmph, you should watch your back, chosen," Bud snarled as he walked past and up to Kratos.
Zelos froze; Arketh had walked ahead of him already. First of all, Zelos could tell by the obvious signs of distrust the Bud was giving him that he knew- he knew what Zelos had been doing. The renegades, cruxis, Lloyd's group... By why hadn't he told the others? Yet, Arketh acted no differently to him then he did to Regal or Genis... Which meant Bud hadn't told Arketh... Bud wouldn't gain anything from not telling him...
Kratos quickly got them access into the Latheon Gorge, and the group was just about to enter when Kratos spoke up.
"I'm going to investigate the situation with Morr. Good luck," Kratos said.
"Wait! I'm coming too!" Arketh exclaimed suddenly.
"You two are leaving?" Genis asked.
"Oh, I see... You two don't want to face him yet?" Bud smirked.
"I already saw the storyteller earlier," Kratos said.
"Who said I was talking about him?" Bud smirked.
"I'll be leaving now," Kratos said, turning to leave.
"We'll meet up with you guys later!" Arketh exclaimed, "Dad! Wait up!"
The group continued on their way, after Bud made a comment about them being 'useless old men,' and saying they should hurry and get the mana leaf herb.
"How old are they anyway? Kratos does look young..." Raine asked.
"It's another effect of being an angel..." Bud said, rubbing the back of his neck, "Arketh and I are forty years old- obviously I don't look like it. We're thinking that we won't age either... Anyway, let's keep going."
"Man. Talk about keeping up some good looks, Bud," Zelos sighed.
"I'm sure you look great covered in dirt," Bud muttered quietly.
"Hunh?"
"Forget it," Bud said, walking ahead and ignoring Zelos' comment.
They quickly got the mana leaf herb after defeating the plantix, and returned to the storyteller, who told them about Kratos being with Mithos. Needless to say, Lloyd was a bit irritated that Kratos, Arketh, nor Bud had told him.
They had just walked outside when Kratos came running towards them. He was carrying... a mana fragment.
"You need this, do you not?" He asked, holding it out to Lloyd. Kratos was breathing heavily, Bud noticed.
"Dad? Is something wrong?" Bud asked, 'his mana signature is correct, so it isn't Morr...'
"I should-" He was cut off.
"Hey guys! Dirk's place is in ruins!" Arketh was running towards them, a frantic expression on his face... With another Kratos following behind him.
Me: Sorry for the shortness! I love how the chapter ends though XD
