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Chapter 29: How to Cure the Deadly Sickness ...

The group was running down the hall until the leader noticed something strange and wrong...

Lloyd halted them momentarily, his eyes wide and his mouth gaping.

"What is it, Lloyd?" asked Presea.

Lloyd couldn't speak - he could only point and look. He pointed at a puddle of blood right around the corner that was flowing smoothly.

Kratos feared for the worse for his daughter and grandchildren. He pushed by Lloyd and what he saw was unbelieveable. Xylon was hovering over his granddaughter, Scarlett was against the wall, reeled in pain, Yuan was being held back by more than ten people, Rylan had stray tears running down his cheeks, and Renne was motionless below Xylon.

The others came up behind the Battle God, and they had the same reaction. "What?...Why?...How?..." they muttered.

Xylon felt their Mana behind him and he turned around, ignoring the screaming Rylan, "Well, well, well. Glad of you to join us. You kinda got here at a bad time."

"The hell I did...I did, because I'm about to see YOUR blood spilt over the floor!" Anna yelled, hot tears forming in her eyes.

"I'd love to see that happen, dear Anna. Kratos, ready to loose your wife again?" Xylon taunted.

Kratos fumed, feeling steam flying off him, "DON'T YOU EVER THREATEN MY FAMILY, YOU-"

"Now, now, let's not get all moody. I just want to test your wife's strength." Xylon frowned, forming a barrier between himself and Anna. Anna froze, but drew her sword. She heard her husband whisper harshly, "Be careful."

She nodded, and charged towards Xylon, slicing at him. He easily blocked it, sending her flying at the wall. She backflipped, landing gracefully on her feet.

"You're gonna need more than stupid areobatics to save your skin." Xylon hissed, summoning his wings, then flying to Anna. "The prophecy WILL come true."

"Prophecy? What prophecy?" Anna inquired, ducking from Xylon's slash.

"It matters not to you, for seeing that you'll soon be dead. The only thing I have to tell you is that it'll come true if you die." Xylon sneered.

Yuka and Kratos were now banging against the barrier with their weapons along with Lloyd and Genis. "Stop this, Xylon!" cried Yuka, "I know you wouldn't want to do this! Stop!"

"What do you mean that I wouldn't want to? I'm doing it now." Xylon retorted, jumping at Anna again, who managed to block.

"I-"

"Just shut up. I'm tired of listening to you. So...leave me alone. I have someone to kill at the moment."

The two continued to clash until Xylon removed a black glove on his hand and he ran to Anna, and she didn't move in time. His hand was now around her neck. Xylon slammed her against the wall, and tightened his grip silently. Anna was gasping for breath and she dropped her sword. Xylon began sliding her up the wall, tightening his grip even more. Anna's vision was beginning to cloud and fog from her lack of oxygen.

No, I can't...if I die this time, I won't be able to...be revived...ag...ain... Anna told herself. She wrapped her hands around Xylon's hand, trying to force it off, but he refused to even blink. She then pulled herself together, and kicked Xylon where the sun don't shine.

Xylon dropped her, reeling in pain as Anna began to fill her lungs with the very much needed air. As Xylon was recollecting himself, the barrier faded away, and Kratos instantly drew his sword, ran to Xylon, and pointed his longsword at Xylon's throat.

Yuka and the others killed the men holding Rylan and Yuan, some ran to Athena, who was still sick, and Scarlett, who was near dead. Xylon chuckled and slowly rose, looking up at the pissed angel, murder written on his face.

"Well, Kratos...I didn't think this was how it would end for me. Go ahead. Kill me. I don't deserve to live anyway. Oh - but before you do...can I tell you something?" Xylon inquired.

"Your death wish?" Kratos glared.

"Kinda. The real hiding place of Theron is in the core of Symphonia. The Temple of Darkness is just where he resides. And also...there's a girl held captive in here named Nari. I want you to save her. She's kinda attitudy (not real word - redneck word), but you'll warm up to her. She's been in here since Theron first planned to rule the worlds. Okay?"

Kratos hesitated, but nodded.

"Go ahead, then." Xylon bowed his head slightly, and closed his eyes.

Yuka saw and heard everything that the two had said, and she looked like she was on the verge of tears. She turned her head away, closed her eyes, and heard nothing...but a thud. She looked back and Xylon layed motionless on the ground. Yuka bit her lip to keep the tears from flowing.

Kratos sheathed his sword, and ran to pick up Renne, who barely even had a pulse.

"We have to get out of here!" Lloyd snapped, picking up Athena.

They all nodded, and ran out: Raine with Renne, Lloyd with Athena, and Yuan with Scarlett. Kratos and Anna remained behind to search for this Nari girl to respect Xylon's last wish.

"Kratos..." moaned a voice.

Kratos looked at Anna, who looked just as confused. They both looked back at Xylon's body, but beside him lay a teenage boy with blonde hair and sea blue eyes.

"Mithos?"

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Meanwhile, the others burst into a House of Salvation, which had luckily, not been taken over yet. They ran upstairs, and put the girls on the bed, Raine getting to work. She healed up their wounds, but the sickness in Athena was harder.

"C'mon...you can make it." Yuan whispered, grasping his family's hands.

"Yuan...Athena's sic...kness...can on...ly...be cure...d...by...Boltzman's...techn...ique." murmured Scarlett.

"Boltzman's technique?" Yuan repeated.

"His...heir...is the only one...who can...now...preform it..."

"His heir? Who is that?"

"Nari...Tolzman..."

Me: I WAS gonna wait another chapter before revealing that, but...oh, well.

Yuka: What's done is done.

Me: Wait...isn't that-

Yuka: Yeah.

Me: Uh-oh.

-Please don't ask- -.-'

Yuan: Read and review.

Me: You know, Lloyd, my new character on this game looks like you.

Lloyd: They can't be as hot as me.

Anna: He couldn't be as stupid as you, right?

Lloyd: Yeah-MMMMOOOOMMM!

Anna: (Devious grin) I congratulate myself.

Kratos: ...