Author's Note: Okay, I'm getting the better side of writing fanfiction, so since I got at least three reviews I'll continue the story. So here is chapter 2, and all ToS characters are owned by Namco. I own all original characters.

Chapter 2: Lloyd vs. Lloyd

1000 years ago, a great evil known as Entity ruled the land. A hero named Felix had to sacrifice his soul to stop Entity. As the hero turned into an orb of Light, Entity turned into an orb of Dark. Felix lips curled into a smile as he said...

"I will not be gone, my spirit will go into a person with a pure heart..."

Lloyd stood at the center of a rippling pond, he stared ahead of him with a look of determination on his face. Unaware of the looming shadow behind him, Lloyd ran to the edge of the lake and into dry land. The shadow stared at Lloyd with it's dark yellow eyes.

"Heh, so my quest begins..." Lloyd said as the smile disappeared from his face, he pulled in his wings and walked out of the forest where the lake was hidden.

Lloyd walked through the grassy meadows in deep thought. The voice at the lake..told me to head to Gemini, but what did it mean when it said I will find allies? He shook his head in doubt, "I wonder if I will ever find this Entity..."

He stopped thinking as he saw a city that looked like it was shining. "That must be Gemini, city of stars," Lloyd said to himself. He sighed deeply and walked toward the city.

"It's just...this new world looks so familiar."

Back in Iselia, Colette, Raine, and Sheena stood over the the fallen body of Lloyd. They all had a worried look on their faces. Lloyd's face was as white as a sheet, and showed no emotion. Colette was about to start crying but Raine comforted her. Sheena squatted down close to Lloyd.

"Oh Lloyd...please come back..." Sheena said softly into Lloyd's ear.

"Do not worry Sheena, Colette," Raine said with a forced smiled. "I'm sure Lloyd will come back."

I hope so too. Colette thought as tears came from her blue eyes. She wiped the tears as she continued to look at Lloyd with a worried face.

Raine looked at Colette and Sheena as she wondered willingly. Colette and Sheena really care for him, Lloyd is lucky to have such good friends. Maybe...they want to be something more...

"Raine!"

Raine snapped out her thoughts, she looked at Colette and Sheena. "What?"

"You said it might have something to do with ancient text, let's go check that out..."

Lloyd stared in awe at the city of Gemini, it was bustling with people. All around the buildings were shining. Men and women walked up and down the streets and children played in the sides. The tall structures were so high that Lloyd had to stare straight at the sun to see them. The sparkling water traveled all around Gemini, as to show how beautiful it is the water splashed across the streets. In the sky were airships flying around, but instead of engines they were being held up in the sky by dragons.

"Wow, this place is huge!" Lloyd stared at his surroundings, but somehow...something felt odd about this place. He had feeling at the pit of his stomach that something bad was going to happen, after all...he knew nothing of his past. He didn't know this new and exotic world, the only thing that he knew is his name, and that Entity will have all the answers.

This city may look nice outside, but I think they're hiding something under the vast array of lights. Lloyd thought as he found an inn, he went inside and rested for the night.

Just as Lloyd fell asleep, a looming shadow stopped outside the door of his room...

KABOOM

Lloyd stood up from his peaceful sleep as he heard the thunderous booming sound, he quickly got out of the bed and look outside the inn through the window. What he saw sent a huge shiver down his spine. He couldn't take his eyes off the image.

The entire city was in flames, all around were dead bodies on the streets. Lloyd ran out of the inn and looked up into the sky. A gigantic engine powered airship flew above the city and was firing multiple blasts shots right at Gemini. Standing at the center of the city was a dark looking being, it didn't look human, but Lloyd had a deep feeling of who it was.

"You must be Entity," Lloyd said with an angered expression. The being looked behind him to find who said that, then laid his eyes on Lloyd.

"Why yes I am, and you must be Lloyd Irving, keeper of the Light. It's such an honor meeting you," Entity said with a smirk.

Lloyd glared at Entity as he took out his twin blades. Entity continued to stare but now started to laugh.

"Give me my hopes and dreams back!" Lloyd ran toward Entity and swung his blade at him. Before it could connect, a dark shadow came from the ground and blocked the attack. Lloyd was surprised. This shadow looks like me!

Entity smirked as the shadow jumped behind Lloyd. The shadow took out two twin blades of his own.

"Lloyd, meet your dark self! Shadow Lloyd as I like to call him. I hope you two have fun together!" Entity laughed as he flew up to the airship. Lloyd now was worried as the shadow attacked him with the blades.

"Wait a minute...how did he create a shadow of me when he just saw me right now?"

Lloyd didn't have time to think about that as the Dark Lloyd started slashing faster at Lloyd. Lloyd did his best to dodge and block these strikes, but the dark Lloyd's speed was unimaginable. Lloyd had to jump back, but the dark Lloyd appeared behind him and slashed his back. Mass amounts of blood dripped out of the cut from Lloyd's back.

"Damn!" Lloyd jumped out of the way and took off his top, he tied his shirt on the wound as the dark Lloyd gave chase to Lloyd. Lloyd dodged and smirked. Your dead now! He held his swords tight and waited for the right moment to attack. When he ducked at a slash he stood up.

"Sonic Thrust!" Lloyd yelled as he stabbed one sword right into the dark Lloyd, the force was so powerful that it sent dark Lloyd back and crashed right into a building. The entire building collapsed as it crushed the shadow. Lloyd fell to his knees as he took a deep breath, the pain was unbearable for Lloyd but he stood up nonetheless.

As Lloyd stood, the ominous shadow appeared through the rubble, unharmed. It took out two blades and went at Lloyd. Lloyd tried to move but all his energy was gone. No...I can't die yet...not yet...

FLASH

A holy blast came from out of the blue and struck dark Lloyd right in the head. It yelled out in pain as a shard came out of it and flew right into Lloyd's heart. Lloyd's face became as white as chalk as he went into a trance.

"Lloyd, what do you think of me?" Sheena asked Lloyd.

Sheena held tight onto Lloyd's waist as Lloyd navigated the flying Rheaird through the crisp morning sky. She blushed as she waited for Lloyd's response, holding tighter as the cool wind blew into her face. Lloyd couldn't help but blush as Sheena laid her head on his shoulder.

"Sheena, the first time I laid my eyes on you I..." Lloyd began, but he seemed to have lost the will to speak.

"Yes?" Sheena asked with hopeful eyes. She nuzzled her cheek on Lloyd's back, which made Lloyd turn crimson red.

"When I laid my eyes on you 't stop thinking that you were definitely a nice person inside, that mean look just made you look even cuter." Lloyd said happily.

Now Sheena's face turned crimson red as she stared lovingly at Lloyd. She started muttering to herself.

"Oh Lloyd, if only I can say I love you..."

Lloyd snapped out of his trance as he felt the heat of the burning flames around him once again. I remember...Sheena... he thought as he stared at the palms of his hands.

Lloyd...with every regained memory, comes new strength...

Lloyd snapped out of it as he stared around. "That voice! It was the voice at the lake! Where are you?"

Lloyd, when Entity stole your hopes and dreams, he trapped it into the broken fragments of the orb of Light. Small fragments are all around you, and you just claimed the first. Now use your newfound powers to defeat you dark self!

But who are you? Lloyd thoughts were interrupted as the dark Lloyd rushed toward Lloyd, with half of it's body gone. Lloyd's wings came out as the blades started shining. That blast must have come from the voice!

When the siren's flash is gone

And we're left to carry on

All the memories are too few

Lloyd flew up to the top of a building while dodging the falling flames, dark Lloyd complied and jumped after. Just as the met in midair Lloyd got his shining blades ready. "Rising Falcon!" Lloyd yelled as he struck the dark Lloyd back into the street, the force of the crash was so dynamic that dark Lloyd crashed right through the concrete. Lloyd continued the dive as his used his swords as a spear right into the dark Lloyd.

When the pastor's music plays

And that casket rolls away

I could live again if you

Just stay alive for me

Lloyd flew out of the pulverized concrete as he waited for the dark being to come out of the ground, soon enough dark Lloyd flew back into the sky and sprouted devil wings. They glared at each other as they took out the blades and bolted for each other. The sounds of the swords striking each other was deafening to the survivors of the city, who were watching the fight commence.

Finally

Your final resting day

Is without me

I weep

And think of brighter days

What about me?

Lloyd's eyes turned as red as the flames around him. He put the glimmering swords in front of him in an X shape. The dark Lloyd darted toward the glowing Lloyd, unaware of what was about to happen. Lloyd leered at it as his lips curled into a smile. He gripped his swords tightly as the dark Lloyd came closer and closer.

"X Angel Attack!"

He yelled out in fury as he slashed his swords, making an X energy attack directed right at the dark Llyod. The blast made the entire city flash in a curling light. The people had to cover their eyes as the dark Lloyd dissolved into nothingness. Lloyd landed on the ground as the flashing disappeared with the dark Lloyd.

You can't take back

The one mistake

That still lives on after life it takes

In that one day

That changed our lives

And bitter memories are left behind

The survivors of the city stopped moving and gazed at Lloyd, Lloyd retreated his wings and took off the shirt around his wound. He smiled as a gush of blood came out of the chest and back, his twin blades broke before his hands. Lloyd fell to the ground in a daze, dripping with blood. Just as Lloyd lost consciousness, a man with a white cloak appeared and stared at the fallen body.

"Hmm, lets take him to my house, I can save him..."

"Uh......where am I...?"

Lloyd's vision came out of the blur, he look around and saw he was in a house. He got up, but his body still ached with the pain from the battle. The man with a white cloak stepped through the doorway and glanced at the aching Lloyd. He smiled, but Lloyd sat confused.

"I am Gero, I specialize in holy magic. I saw you were injured, so I healed you at this house." Gero said happily as he took out a staff. Lloyd also smiled. I believe I can trust this Gero...though he looks familiar...

"Hey Gero! Since you seem trustworthy, why don't you join me? I'm trying to stop a being known as Entity..he kinda stole my hopes and dreams so I have to get them back. What do you say?"

Gero looked at Lloyd with a dark look, he put his staff back. "So you are the keeper of Light? It would be a great honor to join you on your quest."

Lloyd smiled. "Alright! Let us go right now!"

Gero took out Lloyd's broken blades. "We have to fix your swords first. I heard there is a blacksmith west of here in a place called Yomo Swamp. We will head there."

Lloyd stood up with great pride.He looked at Gero as they walked out of the house.

Now that I have an ally, my journey is just beginning...

Preview: Now that he has found a worthy ally in Gero, they both are heading to the Yoro Swamp to fix Lloyd's blades. But they won't get to the blacksmith without a fight. As Entity sends the King of the Swamp to take care of Lloyd for good!

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