A bit late, sorry. Well, here's the next chaper up! Hope you enjoy it!

Enjoy:

End of Dreams

Mithos stood motionlessly. Mithos and Kratos were staring at Martel and so was Martel. Kratos and Lloyd had their weapons in hand while Martel stood still unarmed. Mithos watched as the fight was about to commence. Neither side moved but Mithos knew that it was Martel who had the upper hand.

"Hey Kratos, was Martel this strong 4000 years ago?" Lloyd asked casually.

"Heh, of course not, do those arms look muscular to you?" Kratos returned the question to Lloyd. The two swordman bursted into laugher.

"Thought so, just wondering," Lloyd laughed.

Martel watched as the two swordman shared jokes around. They didn't seem to take this fight seriously. Martel was enraged. She could no longer hide her anger.

"i better teach you guys some respect," Martel was started coldly. She returned her silver dagger back into her dress pocket. She then wore a bright flashy smile on her face.

"Finishing you guys off wouldn't make up for what you guys have done to us will it?" Martel smiled brightly with her arms gently placed behind her back. "I guess i'll beat you guys around for a while,"

Martel was calm. She smiled casually and looked at Kratos and Lloyd. Kratos and Lloyd were gripping their swords tightly, not letting their guard down. The next moment, Martel disappeared from their sight. Lloyd and Kratos quickly jumped away from each other to prevent themselves from being beat up at the same time again. However, the blow didn't come. Martel was standing still between Lloyd and kratos.

"Do you guys give up?" Martel smiled. Lloyd dashed up to Martel and took a swing with his sword. She wasn't there. The next moment, lloyd felt something hard hit him on the back. Lloyd was thrown into the air but managed to land safely this time.

"Do you guys think that you guys have any chance of defeating my in this world?" Martel smirked.

"No, never thought we would," Kratos answered.

"Then why do you try so hard?" Martel asked.

"To save Mithos from you!" Lloyd shouted. There was a short silence.

"Ha... haha... is that so? Okay then, I won't stop you," Martel Laughed. But clearly, her patience was at its limit.

Mithos didn't move. He stood still and watched this one-sided battle. The battle only lasted 10 minutes as lloyd and Kratos were down to their knees breathing hard, using their weapons to keep themselves up. Martel smiled. She was weaponless and there wasn't even a slightest cut on her dress.

"Looks like it is game over," She smirked. She gracefully move toward Mithos to claim her award. "Mithos is going to stay with me," She gently hugged Mithos from the back. "Aren't you Mithos?" She smiled.

Mithos felt his sister's cheek rub against his. He looked at Lloyd and Kratos. He already knew his answer. He knew the decision that he had to make. He muttered his answer that was already made in his mind.

"No..."Mithos muttered.

"What?" Martel was surprised.

"No..." Mithos repeated.

"But... but why? I can make you happy here. It is your dream come true isn't it? A life where we'd live together," Martel asked. Martel grabbed Mithos' shoulder and shook him.

'SLAP'

Mithos did something that he have never imagined that he'd ever do. He slapped Martel. Martel wore a shocked expression on her face and froze.

"You... you..." Mithos was shaking. Tears were rolling down his cheek. There was a brief moment of silence. "Martel... Martel would never have done all these things. She was always calm and smiled at me and encouraged me. You are not my sister, you are nothing like her!" He shouted. Mithos was breathing hard.

"She.. she wouldn't dare hurt anyone. She was always caring and always thought of others before her. I made my decision. I want to get out of here," Mithos continued to cry. Martel remained silent. Tears started to roll down her cheeks. Martel smiled as she bent down to meet Mithos' eye level, managing a smile on her face.

"If that is what you truly want," She reached into her pocket and took out a dagger and threw it on the grassy terrain. The dagger glittered under the moonlight. Mithos moved slowly and picked it up. "I've decided," Mithos looked up at Martel and smiled. He gently leaned forward and kissed Martel on her cheek. "Good bye,"

Mithos was no longer crying. Martel was also smiling as she looked down at her brother. "I hope you have made the right choice," She smiled.

"Thank you," Mithos replied. "Lloyd, Kratos, thank you for your help. I'll never forget you guys,"Mithos flashed a smile at Lloyd and Kratos who managed to recover from the battle.

"So long," Kratos replied.

"Hope you make it out. Say hi to me will ya?" Lloyd answered.

"The tree..." Martel muttered. "There is a Cruxis crystal embedded inside the tree,"

Mithos walked upto the tree. Indeed there was a small crystal. "Whose is it?" Mithos asked.

"It's... it is yours," Martel stuttered, shaking slightly.

"Then... I am..." Mithos sighed. There was a long silence.

"Mithos, don't give up now," Lloyd urged him.

Mithos looked down on Lloyd and smiled. "Thanks, but I'm not going to turn back anyways," Mithos answered. He approached the crystal and as if his body already knew what to do, Mithos lifted his arms and using the dagger, smashed the crystal. There was a small movement on the ground. Martel nodded slightly as a sign that she respect Mithos' decision.

"Mithos, I love you. I hope you make it out there," Before Mithos' view fainted, he saw Martel smiling at him, waving her hands. At that moment, Mithos saw his true sister who always smiled at him and took care of him. The woman who cooked dinner for him and baked cookies for him. She was the sister that Mithos was longing for. He tried to reach for her but his view quickly fainted until he could no longer see anything.

yay! almost done! please R&R