Tales of Symphonia: The Secret of the Angels
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A/N: This is my third chappie!! I can't believe I've gotten so far.o.O Thank you Blue-Angels-Wings!! You wrote my first review! I feel very happy!! By the way, italicized words are thoughts. And the story shall continue...
Chapter 2: The Withering Tree
Colette gasped. Right in front of her was the withering Yggdrasill Tree. It was bent and dark, its bark splintered and cracked. Dried leaves laid in huge heaps on the dehydrated ground. The tree looked so sad itself, so weak.
"It- it's so horrible," Presea managed to say. Sheena stared in awe and gaped.
"Wha- what happened?" she asked and slowly scanned every part of the tree. Raine sighed and walked up to it. She examined it and made another sigh.
"Almost all of its mana is drained. There's nothing we can do now," she declared.
"But, Professor! We have to do something or else it'll die!!" Colette cried. She stared at the frail tree and tears came to her eyes, "the land will die... We have to try!!" Raine turned around.
"I know that very well, Colette, but..." Raine's voice trailed off into a whisper, "what could've drained such a large amount of mana in such a short time?" Lloyd looked at the Professor.
"Did you say something, Professor Sage?" he asked. Raine quickly shook her head.
"N- no! I just said that... uh... it'll be difficult to restore the tree," she stammered, "all I can say is that restoring the Yggdrasill Tree will be much more difficult than restoring the Linkite Tree."
"Well, duh! Look at the size of that thing! It's supposed to produce all the mana needed!" Lloyd exclaimed. Regal sighed and looked off into the distance. The sky was orange now and the sun was a blazing red. It hid behind the mountains that opened up a valley.
"It's getting dark. We should set up camp here tonight so Raine can study the tree," he advised.
"Good idea," Sheena agreed. When the sky became dark, they had already set up a fire and Regal started to cook. Lloyd laid on the ground and stared at the stars. I wish Dad were here. I miss you... He closed his eyes and dreamt.
in Derris-Kharlan
Kratos sat on one of the steps on the stairs. He watched the empty, lone nothingness swirl about him. He felt so alone. I should have stayed with Lloyd. I wonder how he is? Was this the right decision? To stay in Derris-Kharlan? The swordsman thought. He looked up into more nothingness. Then, he felt a slight wind. He heard a voice.
"Kratos... it has been long..." the voice chanted. Kratos looked around.
"Who's there?" he asked. The voice laughed.
"Kratos... you don't remember me? How amusing..." the voice spoke again. Kratos calmed down.
"Oh, it's you. You frightened me for a moment," he said, "wait! Why are you here? Shouldn't you be with Yuan and the leftover Desians?"
"They left me... all alone... here in Derris-Kharlan... I was too much for them..." the voice hissed.
"I see..." Kratos said. He continued to stare.
"What's wrong... you lonely...? I'm here... you can talk to me..." the voice coaxed.
"Nothing," Kratos replied coldly. The voice hissed and disappeared with an echo that ringed in Kratos' ears.
"They left me... all alone..."
"All alone..."
A/N: So, what did you think? I tried to make this chapter a little more exciting at the end. I hope to continue this soon!! Please don't flame me!! Oh yeah, and thank you to those who reviewed me!!