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The two dragons landed at the Tower of Salvation and let their passengers off. Once their passengers were off, the dragons took off and went back home. "How are we suppose to get back" asked Genis
"We will worry about that later" said Lloyd
"Where are Colette and Kratos" asked Sheena
"It looks like they already went inside" said Lloyd pointing to the open door
They all enter the Tower of Salvation and see a lot of coffins circling the area. "What are those" yelled Genis
"There coffins" said Raine taking a closer look
"This is why I hate coming here" thought Lloyd keeping his eyes focused ahead so as to not see them
"Is this what happens to the Chosen that fail the world regeneration" asked Sheena
"It appears so" said Raine
"We have to hurry and help Colette" shouted Genis
"We will" said Lloyd
They all get on the teleporter and appear in the next area. When they get there they see Colette praying. In a flash of light Remiel appeared on the scene. "Now, my daughter, Release the final seal and give your final sacrifice of your human existence, your heart and memory. By doing so of your own free will, you will become a true angel!" proclaimed Remiel
"WHAT" yelled Sheena?
"What's going on here? That isn't part of the angel transformation" thought Lloyd
"Colette's going to forget about us" asked Genis shocked
"Colette's human life will now end, and she will be reborn as an angel" said Raine
"What are you talking about sis" asked Genis
"Colette will give up her life in order to regenerate the world. Becoming an angel means dying" explained Raine
"How does that half elf know what's going on and I don't" yelled Lloyd in his mind
"That's not quite correct. The Chosen's heart will die and her body will be offered to the Goddess Martel. By removing her body Colette will revive the Goddess. This is the true nature of the world regeneration! The revival of Goddess Martel is the revival of the world itself!" proclaimed Remiel
"I was never told that" yelled Lloyd while his hands grip the hilts of his swords tightly
"Lord Remiel, we have heard that a world known as Tethealla that lies parallel to Sylvarant" said Raine
"You weren't suppose to know that" said Remiel glaring
"So it's true then" said Raine
"Where did you hear about it" asked Remiel glaring at the Kunoichi
"Can't Cruxis make both worlds peaceful" asked Sheena
"If that is what the Chosen desires, she can lend her power to Cruxis by becoming an angel. Once the Goddess Martel is revived by the Chosen, the two worlds will surely achieve peace, just as the Chosen wishes" said Remiel
"LIES" shouted Lloyd as his swords became unsheathed a little
"Is that true" asked Colette
"You know the reason why you came here" said Remiel
"Yes" said Colette
"You can't" shouted Sheena
"Are you really planning to die" she asked
"It is time" said Remiel
Colette walked towards Remiel as a magical circle appears beneath her. "How could you do this to your daughter" shouted Genis
"My daughter, don't make me laugh. When I came down to play the role of guardian angel, you inferior beings just started calling me her father on your own" said Remiel
Genis just looked down at that as Colette's wings appeared and she flew up and opened her eyes to reveal that they were red. "Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha" laughed Remiel
"I have finally done it" he proclaimed
"Martel's vessel is finally complete, and with this I will become one of the five Seraphim" he shouted laughing madly
The group was shocked to hear this and were about to say something when they felt a large power build up behind them. They looked behind them and saw Lloyd with his eyes closed and his hands on the hilts of his swords was shaking badly. "You…" Lloyd whispered
"…LIED TO ME" he yelled as there was a bright flash of light
When the light died down Lloyd was standing there with his swords drawn and his wings out glaring at Remiel. In a flash he was gone and reappeared in front of Remiel with his sword though Remiel's heart. "If you really wanted to be a Seraphim you could have had my position" said Lloyd
"But I don't think you will need it where you are going" he said as he flicked his sword and threw Remiel's body out of the tower
There was a flash of light as Kratos appeared on the platform Remiel was floating in front of. "You" growled Lloyd looking at him
Kratos let out a small sigh as he released his wings knowing this was going to happen. He steeled himself and readied his sword and shield seeing Lloyd charge at him. The group tried to watch the fight but only saw flashes of them when their swords clashed. "They're both angels" said Sheena shocked
"What's going on" asked Genis
"I don't know" said Raine
"But I think Kratos didn't tell Lloyd the complete truth about what is really going on" she said
Kratos and Lloyd clashed again as Lloyd snarled "So this is the reason why I never saw Martel"
"She's dead" he yelled as he pushed harder on Kratos' sword
Kratos was surprised at how well Lloyd was fighting even in his enraged state. He heard Lloyd's comment about Martel and corrected him. "She's not dead, only her body is" said Kratos
"Similar to how the Chosen is" he said
He immediately knew that was the wrong thing to say as Lloyd's attacks increased and Kratos was having a harder time trying to block them all. "I won't let you use her like that" yelled Lloyd bringing his swords down hard on Kratos' shield knocking him out of the air and into the floor below
After Kratos pulled himself out of the hole he made in the floor, he looked at his shield and was surprised. It was cracked! "What power" thought Kratos Shocked?
There was another flash of light as Lloyd's eyes widen knowing who that was. He quickly sheathed his swords, appeared next to Colette, grabbed her, and disappeared. "Why did he do that" asked Genis
"So it appears that even you couldn't defeat him" said a voice
The group looked towards the voice and saw a man with long blonde hair wearing a white spandex suit and had angel wings. "Who are you" asked Sheena
"I don't need to introduce myself to such inferior beings" said the man
He summoned a large sword and with a wave of it blew them all back towards the entrance of the area. Just as the man was about to blow them out of the tower the Renegades appeared. "We're too late! The Chosen has already ascended" shouted Botta
"No she hasn't, Lloyd took her" said Sheena
"Then there still time" said Botta
While the Renegades Botta brought with him charged and were easily killed, he used a teleportation spell and took himself and the Chosen's friends away. "Renegades, always interfering" said the man sneering
"What happened" he asked
"He was a lot stronger than I thought" said Kratos
"I thought I could capitalize on his enraged state to defeat him. But he didn't make any mistakes. In fact I think it made him stronger" he explained showing his shield
The man looked at the shield and saw it was cracked. He was interested since it took a lot of force to damage something made by Cruxis. "Let us leave" said the man as he disappeared
"Yes Lord Yggdrasill" said Kratos as he disappeared as well
In a flash of light the group appeared inside a base. "Follow me" said Botta
He led the group to a lounge and said "You can rest here and we will talk later" and left
Everyone sat down and rested as Genis asked "What is going on"
"I don't know, but let's go over everything we do know" said Raine
"When we were about to be blown out of the tower we were saved by a Desian looking group that call themselves the Renegades" said Sheena
"What about Kratos and Lloyd" asked Genis
"Now that is very confusing" said Raine
"I think only Kratos is our enemy" said Sheena
"What about Lloyd? He took Colette away" shouted Genis
"I think the only reason Lloyd did that was to protect her" said Sheena
"Yes" said Raine
"It appears that Lloyd never knew the whole truth which would explain his reaction at the tower" she said
"So we were deceived by everybody" said Genis
After he said that Botta came back into the room. Raine saw him and asked "Are we going to have this 'talk' now"
"Yes" said Botta
"Originally our leader wanted to talk to you, but something came up, so he asked me" he said
"Who are you guys really" asked Sheena
"We are the Renegades, an underground resistance group dedicated to fighting the Desians or rather, Cruxis" said Botta
"Cruxis" asked Raine shocked
"Yes, they are the same organization" said Botta
"Cruxis controls the Church of Martel in the open, and operates the Desians from behind the scenes" he explained
"The Church of Martel 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 Exsphere called Cruxis Crystals. They aren't gods or anything of the sort. Of course, the Church of Martel and the Chosen know nothing about that" he said
"Half elves" said Genis shocked
"Yes" said Botta
"Some of the Desians, as well as Cruxis and ourselves, are half-elves" he said
"What is Cruxis trying to do" asked Raine
"Revive the Goddess Martel" said Botta
"What about Tethealla" asked Sheena?
"I was told the only way to save Tethealla was to kill the Chosen" she said
"That is correct" said Botta
"Both Sylvarant and Tethealla complete for mana" he said
"So we're not regenerating the world. We will just be taking mana from Tethealla" said Raine
"Correct" said Botta
"Who was that guy who blasted us back with that big sword" asked Genis
"That was the leader of Cruxis, Yggdrasill" said Botta
"He was the one who made the world the way it is" he said
"How could he do that" yelled Genis
"It has to do with that sword doesn't it" said Raine
"Yes" said Botta
"That is all we are willing to talk about" he said
"Please don't leave this room" he said as he walked out
In an office in the base, Lloyd and Colette were standing in front of a blue haired man with a cape. "So have you reconsidered my offer" asked the man
"Yes, as long as you leave us alone" said Lloyd
"Of course" said the man
"Then we will join you uncle" said Lloyd
"I always told Kratos he should have told the whole truth to Lloyd" thought the man
"Oh well, he loss is my gain" he thought