Disclaimer: Well here we are again guys and let me say one thing. I. Am. Inspired. Yes. I have gotten a very good idea and I very much hope you like it and you will be patient with me as I take forever to update. I'll probably be writing quite a lot for a while though, as I'm going to have a bit of free time now. Goodbye math class! Hello either spare or resource class! But anyway, I'm writing at school again, so I'm going to be doing this alone. Again. Hah.. I do not own Tales of Symphonia or any of it's characters(or anything else) because they belong to Namco. Midna belongs to Nintendo. Yeah. I own Sora, Eccah, Koda, Lukas, Orin, and a mysterious cloaked man. Mine! No stealing! You can use them with my permission, however.

Chapter XI

Elven Assassin

"Go ahead, scream." a soft voice hissed in her ear. "I dare you." The blade of the dagger moved slowly to her throat. The voice laughed softly in her ear, a voice that was beautiful and terrifying. Her heart was pounding in her breast. Was she going to die tonight?

"Listen to me, little girl," the voice whispered. "Something is going to happen here tomorrow. Something bad. You don't want that...do you?" The cool steel of the blade touched her skin. She shook her head, scarcely daring to breathe. She was going to die. This was it. She was so small and weak. What chance did she have alone against this armed man...?

"N-no.. "she whimpered, her body trembling violently. She felt tears welling into the corners of her eyes.

"Good." the dagger-wielder murmured. "Because if you do what I say, it can all be avoided..." He chuckled darkly.

"W-what are you going to d-do?" she asked, her voice hardly a squeak. There was now a face in front of hers. Long green hair fell around it, long enough that a few strands tickled her face. The face looked paper white in the moonlight, and his eyes were a shining gold. No, only one eye was gold... The other was white-blue. He was looking at her with an unpleasant expression, and she noticed the silver ring in his lower lip.

"Oh it's not what I'm going to do, sweet angel..." he said softly. "I would really rather avoid it all as well..." His face moved closer.

"But if you don't want countless people to die tomorrow and this city to literally become nothing but the "City of Ruins", I suggest you take my word for this." Eccah gulped. "Kill the one who bears the mark of darkness." the dagger-wielder said. As he did, his green hair fell slightly to reveal a very long, pointed ear. An elf. But Eccah was paying no attention to his appearance. She cared only about his words.

"M-mark...?" she stammered. The elven man glanced over at another bed and Eccah followed his gaze. A small amount of red-brown hair was visible from under the blanket, illuminated by the moonlight that was filtering in through the window. She felt as though her heart had ripped itself out of her chest.

"The shadows can't hide him forever," the man hissed. "He shouldn't..." he broke off and stared into her eyes with an intense expression. "That boy was never supposed to exist. He must be destroyed. One way or another, it's going to happen. And so I ask you. Who shall be the one to kill him?"

Eccah stared at him in horror, her breath quickening, her heart beating even faster. She opened her mouth to speak, but no words came out. Sora mumbled something in his sleep and rolled over.

"If you will not do it," the man whispered. "Then I will." He took the dagger away from her throat and his face vanished from view. The room was silent again and it was a long time before Eccah could calm down. When she did, she turned onto her side and realized that she felt exhausted. She sighed, and as she slid her arm under her pillow her hand met something cold. Her heart began to race again as she closed her hand around the handle of the knife. The voice chuckled.

"Sleep well, little angel."

End Chapter XI

Elven Assassin

A/N:WOW! That was the shortest chapter in existence! I think...well of my stories it is. Yeah...it's gonna get better I've got an exciting idea for the next chapter, so woo! Look forward to it!