Chapter Two

The Journey Begins

"Let's see...Where did they go...?" My journey started a little too late. The Chosen and her friends left two weeks before I did. I lost track of the two known as Lloyd Irving and Genis Sage after they left Iselia due to the Desians attack that the villagers blamed on them. I was unable to witness the attack to the Temple of Martel or know why the Desians attacked Iselia in disregard to the non-aggression treaty. The mayor banished Lloyd and Genis, so with nothing to go back to, they left to find the Chosen, Colette Brunel, and her escorts Raine Sage, Genis's sister, and Kratos Aurion, a mysterious mercenary.

After getting to Triet, I resumed tracking Lloyd and Genis. Lloyd was found and captured by Desians. He had been taken to Sylvarant Base, the Desian headquarters in Sylvarant. Genis put on the "innocent kid" act in order to try to get away and free him; there wasn't much he could do though. I attempted to save him by sneaking in. By evading all enemies I saw, I managed to find the prison area. He had already escaped and was in a portion of the bast that I had not explored. I saw outside that the Chosen and her group were on the way. Genis had gone to get them. I would leave Lloyd's rescue to them. It is best that I leave and search for the assassin from Tethe'alla before they have a chance to attack. I ran across a man with blue hair talking to a man that I believe to be named Botta. Botta was one of the Desians who had attacked the Temple of Martel on the day of prophecy in order to find the Chosen.

So far my journey has gone rough. Losing track of the Chosen, failing to rescue her friends and finding no information on the assassin, I had really begun to question this whole thing...and I started to doubt myself. "This isn't the true purpose of my life...I know it isn't," I told myself. "Something lies beyond this..." Still I will do the duty that has been set upon me...my destiny may be a mystery, but I will do exactly what I need in order to find it.

I ventured to Iselia, Izoold, back to Triet and to the House of Salvation between Iselia and Triet from the time I first began. I decided to go back to the House of Salvation after I left Sylvarant Base to see if there was anything new there. There were no signs of the assassin. No one has seen or heard anything about them. On the way back to Triet after I left the House of Salvation, I ran into a few Desians from the Iselia Human Ranch that had gone to Triet. They stopped me and asked about Lloyd. "I feel no need to speak to the likes of you," I stated while proceeding toward Triet.

"How dare you!" they shouted at me. "Do you have any idea who we are?!"

"Worthless beings who torment innocent people for your own amusement."

"What did you say?! Our patience wears thin!"

"Get out of my sight," I said out of disgust. "I have no time to waste on filth. Something of more importance lingers within my mind."

"Prepare to die!" They yelled as they reached for their weapons.

"You just threw away your lives," I spoke while unsheathing my sword. I then stabbed one of the Desians in the chest while working my way to the next. Lunging at me with a sword, another Desian attempted to take me down. I brought my sword around and cut him horizontally in two. The last, fearing for his life, stumbled while trying to escape. I stabbed him in the stomach while he was lying on his back. "You won't get away with this!" he said with his last breath.

"Feh...I don't intend to." I turned away and sheathed my sword. "I don't enjoy killing and you all just made me kill three people that I didn't need to kill." I made my way back to Triet with a dark shadow looming over me.