Arriving in Derris-Kharlan had taken a lot of energy out of Lloyd, but here was not a place to rest. Still the young leader insisted that he be allowed to catch his breath. His father however had other plans. Kratos took out an Orange Gell and gave it to Lloyd. Chewing on the gell Lloyd stood up strait.

Lloyd seriously, "Alright guys, we gotta' get going!"

Genis, "I thought you wanted to rest..."

Kratos, "I gave him a gell."

Raine, "You wasted a gell?"

Kratos, "It was one of mine... Besides, I'm looking after my son..."

Presea, "We must continue..."

Zelos, "I hate to agree with Ms. Personality but she's right, let's keep going."

Sheena, "Presea's right the sooner we take care of business the sooner we could get out of here!"

Regal, "I'm not too fond of this place either..."

Lloyd, "Alright guys..."

They approach a warp-pad, but everyone except Lloyd got caught in a trap...

Kratos, "Lloyd! Keep going!"

Lloyd, "Dad, Colette, guys!"

Colette, "It's ok, Lloyd. We'll be fine."

Genis, "Find Mithos!"

Raine, "You have to hurry now, Lloyd, don't look back!"

Zelos, "No one can do this but you, Bud!"

Lloyd, "No, I will find a way to get you out!"

Kratos, "My gentle hearted son, this trap will test us all..."

Regal is teleported away!

Lloyd, "Regal!"

Kratos, "He'll be fine, you keep going!"

Eventually the entire group teleported away and in tears Lloyd turns to walk away, Presea's words echo in his mind though.

Presea's voice, "This trap is not lethal..."

Lloyd continues on to the warp pad, he finds Kratos and Colette tied up in chains, he rushes to help them but they can't see him! What they do see are illusions of Frank and Anna...

Anna, "You failed as a father Kratos, when Lloyd needed you the most you weren't there!"

Kratos, "Close your ears, Colette, don't listen to what they say..."

Frank, "No, Colette, you will listen as you always have. It's the one thing you ever succeeded in doing!"

Colette, "He's right, I failed as a Chosen..."

Kratos, "No, you've come closer to succeeding than any Chosen before you!"

Lloyd's voice, "Dad's right! Don't ever give up! We've come too far! Isn't the purpose of the Chosen to step the pains of all people? We're right at the cause of those pains, let's not stop now!"

Lloyd appears and the chains break!

Anna, "You two will always be failures..."

Lloyd, "Stupid, misleading illusion of my mother, everyone fails sometime... It's what you do after you fail that matters."

Frank, "So it's alright to fail to save billions of people?"

Lloyd, "You just keep trying! I know it's not the same, but still one cannot live in regret..."

The illusions vanish and a chain with broken links appears on the floor.

Kratos, "The chains of failure... We got through one trial, but there are three more..."

Lloyd, "Let's hurry!"

Next they come to a warp pad but there's something unusual about it... A shadow reaches out and pulls them it! After falling down they see Sheena and Zelos appear...

Kratos, "Another trial!"

Kuchinawa and Seles illusions appear...

Seles, "You're pathetic, Zelos..."

Kuchinawa, "Sheena, what a wimp..."

Sheena, "Damn, I hate traps!"

Zelos, "Nothing we can do about it now..."

Seles, "Zelos, you betray everyone you know..."

Kuchinawa, "Sheena, how does it feel to crumble everything you cherish?"

Sheena, "How can you say that?"

Kuchinawa, "People put their trust in you and you betray them!"

Seles, "You know I wanted to be Chosen!"

A spider creature appears under them!

Zelos, "What is that thing?"

Mithos, "It's the Derris-Kharlan Beast, if it consumes you, you will neither live nor die. You will be damned for all eternity!"

Seles, "How about this Zelos, you pledge loyalty to Lord Yggdrasill and I will save you and take your place as Chosen of Tethe'alla?"

Kuchinawa, "You can still save yourself, Sheena. If you pledge loyalty to Lord Yggdrasill..."

Lloyd's voice, "You two don't have to do anything like that! You haven't betrayed anyone! I trust in you, please trust in me!"

Sheena, "Lloyd!"

Seles, "Not that's not Lloyd, it's the creature using Lloyd's voice to lure you!"

Zelos, "Well, even still..."

Lloyd's voice, "Every life has meaning! No one is worthless! If that is not enough for you though, try this; you have meaning because you are my friends!"

Zelos, "That's Lloyd alright..."

Sheena, "I don't know how I know, but I know. It is Lloyd..."

They let the shadow drag them down, as they fall they see the creature slowly change it's shape into that of Lloyd, but Kratos and Colette are with him...

Zelos, "Hey, buds! Thanks for helping us!"

Kratos, "Lloyd did all the work, Colette and I just stood back and watched..."

Colette, "I'm glad you're both alright..."

Lloyd, "Yeah, but we should find the others soon!"

Kratos, "I agree with Lloyd..."

A spider figurine falls and breaks upon hitting the ground...

Zelos, "A spider figurine?"

Sheena, "It's broken though..."

Kratos, "The spider of treachery... We should continue..."

Coming to the prison Lloyd looks carefully around to see Regal and Presea in one of the cells...

Zelos, "Hey, there's Regal and Presea..."

Sheena, "Zelos, Master of the Obvious..."

Kratos, "Now children, don't make me separate you..."

Zelos, "That was wrong in so many ways..."

Kratos, "Well, compared to me you're all children..."

Lloyd, "That's dad, for ya'."

Lloyd opens the gate to the cell, but again his friends can't see him. All Regal and Presea see is the cell door opening.

Presea, "We should not go, it could be a trap..."

Regal, "Even if it is, what choice do we have? Do you want to stay here for the rest of your life, or longer?"

Presea, "I suppose you're right... I would like to see everyone else, even Kratos, again...

They can't hear him right now but Kratos says something...

Kratos sarcastically, "Gee, it's so nice to be appreciated... Ungrateful pink-haired little..."

Lloyd, "DAD!"

Kratos, "Sorry..."

Back to Regal and Presea. An illusion of Alicia stands in front of the two.

Alicia, "Presea, you almost got revenge for me, why did you stop?"

Regal, "Blasted illusion, disappear!

Regal goes to attack it the illusion cries out, but Presea gets in the way!

Presea, "Stop!"

Regal, "Presea, please. This thing is not Alicia!"

Alicia, "Are you going to kill me?"

Presea goes to swing her axe at Regal as he goes to kick he but something stops both of them! Lloyd and Kratos appear between them. Kratos is blocking Regal's kick with his shield and Lloyd is blocking Presea's axe with his swords. Now that they can see the two they see their other three friends; Colette, Sheena, and Zelos.

Lloyd, "Presea, remember, Alicia's spirit told us that she wanted Regal to kill her. That she preferred to die at the hands of the man she loved rather than live life as a monster..."

Presea, "You are right, Lloyd. My anger is not toward Regal, it is toward Yggdrasill for deceiving me into attacking my friend..."

Regal, "I grew so comfortable living in guilt. Your father may have lived for thousands of years and may live for thousands more, but you are beyond him in wisdom..."

Kratos, "I heard that..."

Presea, "We are still missing Genis and..."

Kratos, "...Raine."

Lloyd, "Yeah we should keep going..."

A small dagger appears in front of them but it's chipped... Regal picks it up...

Regal, "This dagger?"

Kratos, "The dagger of vengence..."

Presea, "It looks worn and broken..."

Regal, "Presea, we will keep this to remind us to bury the past, where it belongs..."

They left Derris-Kharlan's prison behind them. And soon on the other side of the city they saw through a window; Genis and Raine. Currently confronted by illusions of their own... The Iselia Mayor and their mother...

Mrs. Sage, "Genis and Raine, my tainted children..."

Mayor, "You dirty half-elves should just vanish, you don't cause anyone anything but misery..."

Mrs. Sage, "I had to abandon you both in shame, because of your halfling blood!"

Kratos's voice, "Descrimination against elves and half-elves has been going on for centuries, but thanks to my son, I can see that that can change. Raine, Genis. Close your ears, listen not to what these illusions say..."

Lloyd's voice, "Not one of our friends really look down on you for your blood, for anything. Genis, in all the years it's been my pleasure to be your best-friend you have never given me any reason to resent you!"

The mirror on which the illusions had appeared shattered to reveal the forms of their friends!

Kratos, "Raine, do you remember when we talked about another woman in my heart?"

Raine, "Yes, why?"

Kratos, "That woman was you..."

Presea had grown too overly affectionate again and was hugging Genis tightly!

Genis gasping for air, "Ah, Presea... Can't... Breathe!"

Presea letting go, "Sorry..."

Genis, "Don't let go, though! I was enjoying it!"

Presea hugging Genis, "Alright..."

The reason no one had heard anything from Kratos or Raine up to this point is because they were exchanging saliva at the moment. The group continued to the Derris Emblem...

Kratos, "This is the Derris Emblem, it is the trap that held us all captive earlier..."

Lloyd, "It looks harmless now..."

Kratos, "Because we have these artifacts..."

Lloyd, "Yeah, hey Colette, it's almost over!"

Colette, "I'm so happy!"

Lloyd, "I knew you would be! We'll finally bring peace and happiness Sylveraunt and Tethe'alla!"

The group stepped onto another warp pad that, according to Kratos, would take them all to Mithos Yggdrasill's castle!

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Sorry about the long delay, guys. My computer broke down, I've had to coordinate between my mom's computer and my school computers.