Chapter 21: Father vs. Son- Part 2

Lloyd's POV

He lunged and I blocked his blow and parried it using my two swords.

"See, having two isn't a weakness" I snarled.

Kratos just stared at me and lunged again.

Five minutes went by and we hadn't even touched each other.

Twenty minutes.

Thirty minutes.

"Grave!" Kratos yelled.

"Guardian!" I yelled, a blue sphere protecting me.

"Nice try" I smiled.

"Super Lightning Blade!"

His sword sliced the side of my stomach as I swerved away from the sword.

I clutched my side and my hand turned red.

Kratos looked shocked at what he'd done.

I heard Colette yell at Raine to heal me.

Kratos now had the advantage now I was on the ground. He stabbed his sword and I rolled away and kept rolling, and sprung up.

"Psi Tempest!" I yelled and jumped and flipped over Kratos slashing him with my swords.

"Beast!" I yelled from behind him, and the attack sent him flying.

"Thunder Blade!" he yelled and I was caught in the spell.

I collapsed and lay there.

"Owww…."

"Dammit!" Zelos yelled as I got up again and weakly started to block his blows. "He's gonna kill him!"

"Raine let us help him!" Colette shrieked.

Raine grabbed her by the shoulder and smacked her gently.

"He's gonna be okay! Both of you get a grip!"

Those words somehow made me stronger.

I pushed him back and ducked a powerful swing from his sword.

"Give up Lloyd." He sneered, panting.

"Shut up!" I yelled "I wanted to fight you to settle the score between us. Now we have. Now I'm trying my hardest. And you should too!"

Kratos stabbed my arm and I yelled.

Colette yelled my name and Sheena called Raine a stupid, selfish bitch.

I smiled at Kratos who looked confused.

"Thanks for actually not going….easy on me"

"You're welcome…son." He whispered.

I stared at him.

"I'm sorry Dad," I gritted my teeth as I tasted blood in my mouth.

"I'm the one who should be sorry. And I am. I'm sorry for everything."

I took a deep breath and stabbed my sword into his side.

He collapsed.

Everyone came rushing forwards.

Colette hugged me and began to cry.

"Lloyd, are you okay?"

"Of course I'm fine" I grunted forcing a smile.

"Cure" Raine chanted holding her staff above me and all the pain was gone.

I got up slowly.

"Lloyd you were amazing!" Genis exclaimed.

"Be careful Lloyd" Raine warned me "You took some pretty serious wounds"

"I'm okay guys"

"I knew you could beat him Lloyd" Zelos grinned.

"You knew it? You were so nervous you almost pissed your pants" Sheena chuckled.

I walked over to Kratos who was on his knees.

"You've beaten me. Now finish me off."

I held out my hand to him.

He stared at me.

"No. I'm not gonna 'finish you'" I imitated him in his serious voice.

"…."

"I'm sorry too. I forgive you Kratos. For everything" I said calmly.

Wow, that must have been like the calmest thing I've ever said! Maybe I'm gonna became like Kratos!

Kratos's POV

Did Lloyd just forgive me...?

I stood up.

"All right then. Stand back."

"What?" Lloyd gawked.

"Wait, you're not seriously gonna break the seal" Zelos gawked "Are you?"

I concentrated and my wings appeared.

"Wait Kratos no!" Lloyd yelled.

I concentrated as hard as I could and I felt mana leave my body…

I was slowly fading away.

I saw Raine standing over me.

Lloyd was cursing.

I was leaving this world…

Yuan's POV

I grabbed Kratos as he fainted and quickly I released some of my mana into the air, and Kratos breathed it in.

"Yuan!" Lloyd yelled. He didn't look happy to see me after the night at Altessa's.

"Relax. I just gave him some of my mana"

Raine glared at him.

"How can we trust you after what you did to Lloyd?"

"Well, I can just take the mana back if you want"

"Fine" Raine snapped "We'll trust you"

Kratos opened his eyes slowly.

"D-" Lloyd stopped himself "Kratos!"

"So it seems I've failed to die once again…" he whispered.

"You moron!" Lloyd yelled "Why would you want to die?"

"Do you want him to live in eternal damnation?" I gawked.

Did he know nothing about what Kratos had gone through?

Sometimes death was the quickest route to salvation.

"Who said anything about that?" Lloyd fumed "Dying doesn't solve anything! It just brings more pain."

"He's right." Kratos breathed heavily "How sad to have my son teach me such an obvious lesson. You've really grown up…"

Then Kratos fainted.

"Dad!" Lloyd protested.

"Kratos will be fine." I snapped "Form the pact with Origin."

Kratos's POV

Lloyd was right.

I couldn't help but think about what a fool I'd been.

Death was not an option.

Death was a last resort.

After Anna died I thought Mithos's idea was the only way. I hadn't tried to break away from Cruxis even though I disbelieved in what they did.

I was wrong to think Lloyd was a fool to try and stop Cruxis.

I was the fool.

To weak to even stand up…

Lloyd may not be as intelligent or smart as me but he was stronger then me. I could never have gone through what he had and still love a father like me.

That is if he did love me.

I slowly started to wake up.

Origin was there and Lloyd was yelling at him.

"You're too selfish to lend us your power!"

"I once believed in humans" Origin said calmly "I lent you my power and look how it has been used. The world was separated, maybe to protect it, but this world will ultimately destroy itself. You humans, elves, and even half-elves are all the same. Why should I give my power to you, Lloyd and Sheena?"

"Origin" I interrupted his ramblings. Origin was the most stubborn of the Summon Spirits, but his power was the greatest. If they didn't make the pact with him…

"Kratos." He stated "One of Mithos's companions"

"I once believed Mithos's way to do things was the only one" I explained "But look at how that's worked out. Mithos is gone but to save this world we need your power. These youths are different from Mithos. They have seen what he does to people; they know that if this world isn't changed it will die. Sheena has used the power of the Summon Spirits well, except that incident in Sylvarant. She will use yours well. Lloyd has taught me if you want something done, you can't just stand by and wait for someone else to do it, you have to do it yourself. Please Origin"

Origin seemed to think it over a bit.

Lloyd looked at me gratefully.

"Very well. I give you my power" he declared.

He whipped out four massive silver swords.

"But now we fight!"

Me and Yuan stepped back as they began to fight Origin.

I stared at him. I felt my hand instinctively go to my sword. After everything he'd done…

"I'm sorry Kratos." he apologized. "What I did was stupid. Anna was a wonderful person. There was a human ranch there anyway you know. They would have caught you even if I didn't tell them anyways."

"Not just that" I glared "But what you did to Lloyd"

"Well I'll apologize to him later as well" Yuan chuckled.

I grabbed his throat.

"It's not funny. You and Mithos destroyed my family."

"That's not true" He gasped as I released him from my grip "I didn't, Mithos and Kvar but not me. I didn't kill Anna. Besides you're with Lloyd now, you two can go off in the new world and live happily ever after, the end. Hooray. I never had a kid with Martel. Martel is gone. At least you have your son."

"So you betrayed us for some type of twisted revenge?" I snarled.

Yuan looked out to the battle.

"Kratos, can't we just forget it! Once we get the Eternal Sword everything will change."

"You speak of Anna's death like it's nothing." I growled.

He glared at me.

"I was right. You've become weak."

"Kratos, Yuan we did it!" Colette cheered.

I went over to Origin who was floating in the air.

"I grant my power to Sheena the pact maker and to all of you. Do good with this power." He sighed.

A pure white light appeared before Sheena and a white diamond appeared in her hand.

"Yeah sis we did it!" Genis cheered as well. "We-"

"Stop" I yelled. "What's that in your hand? It's glowing red!"

Genis paled. "It's nothing."

"That's Mithos's Cruxis Crystal!" Yuan yelled "Destroy it before-"

A shadowy figure of Mithos ruptured from the crystal.

I will save my sister! I will take your body

"Crap!" I swore.

He turned to Colette.

Before she could run or anyone could stop him, Mithos seemed to soar right through her.

Her eyes turned white and lost their soul.

"Colette!" Lloyd yelled.

"Foolish humans" Colette's voice came from her smooth and sarcastic, not her usual voice "I guess I'll take your precious Chosen."

"Mithos don't you dare hurt her!" Lloyd yelled.

Genis was unconscious on the ground, Raine standing over him.

"Leave her alone Mithos" I said angrily

Colette or Mithos just stared at me.

He looked at Yuan.

"You never understood me…you never cared about me or Martel. But you will die with the others. Now I will take this body to Martel and revive her. Then we will destroy your world and live together…on Derris Kharlan."

Lloyd roared and sprung at him but Mithos was gone.

The ground was beginning to shake, and trees were falling over.

I looked up.

"The Tower of Salvation!" I yelled.

Author's Note: Whew, I'm done! Poor Colette when will she stop getting kidnapped?

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