Tales of Symphonia: The Secret of the Angels

Disclaimer: I do not own Tales of Symphonia and probably never will.

A/N: Thankies so much Mablung Elensar and Yukiidoe! I'm very grateful! Yeah... I'm still continuing this story. By the way, Zelos is in this story (um... how should I put this... he's not exactly conscious). Yea... I think that this story is very far from finishing. Oh well. Read on if you feel like it.

Chapter 7: Resurrection

-Mizuho-

Genis slowly opened his eyes. His mind was blurry and the light was blinding. He saw Lloyd and he turned around.

"Genis! You're alright!" he shouted with glee. Genis tried to get up, but he fell back on the bed again with no success. Raine rushed over and hugged him.

"Oh! I was so worried about you! Are you alright? Do you hurt anywhere?" she asked, caring deeply of her little brother. Genis flushed of embarrassment.

"Raine, stop that!" he protested. Raine felt his temple and laid him gently on the bed.

"You see, we need to go to the Tower of Salvation and you're too weak to come with us," she explained in a mother-like way. Genis sat up after this rejection.

"What?! You mean I can't go? But that's not fair!" he protested. Raine sighed.

"Listen to me. You need your rest. Please," she coaxed. Genis still sat up. "Please..."

"No! I'm going to go, no matter what you say!" he shouted. The half-elf got out of bed and quickly changed. Raine sighed.

"It's okay Professor Sage, he can come along," Lloyd said. Genis smiled.

"See, Lloyd said I could come along!" he said. Raine did a small smile.

"I guess so, but be careful," she advised. Lloyd and Raine started to leave the room.

"C'mon! Hurry up Genis! Everyone else is waiting!" Lloyd shouted.

-The Tower of Salvation (again ::sweatdrops::)-

Lloyd and his group quickly rushed to the Tower of Salvation.

"Why are we coming here anyways?" Genis asked.

"Era told us to meet her in the Tower of Salvation," Kratos replied.

"Why?"

"I'm not sure..."

The two stopped in front of the entrance.

"What's wrong, you two?" Lloyd asked. Kratos looked at Genis.

"After you made your pact with Era, she gave you this," Kratos said and pulled out the misty-blue kendama, "she also said, 'Remember... that I... shall protect you...'" The swordsman handed over the cross-like weapon to Genis and the half-elf curiously stared at it.

"It- it's a kendama... a really pretty one," he observed.

"It is Era's Gift,"

"Thanks, Kratos..."

Lloyd grew impatient. "Are you guys gonna come or what?!" Genis quickly ran up to him.

"I'm coming!" And all of them went in the entrance.

-Inside the Tower of Salvation-

The group walked in a heard a voice.

"Your friend... what do you think of him...?" the voice asked.

"What friend?" Lloyd questioned. There was a pause.

"Zelos..." That name shocked Lloyd entirely. Sheena trembled. She never wanted to hear that name again. Ever since he died, she had always felt that a part of her died as well. She never wanted to think back on his death, how he was suffering and none of them ever noticed. She didn't want to ponder of how mean she always was to him. Lloyd looked at Sheena and her teary eyes. She was crying in her heart.

"Zelos... he was a good friend, an ally, our dear friend..." Lloyd tried to say, but could barely stop his tears as well.

"I see... tell me more..."

"Well... because of his care-free attitude, we never knew the real him and how he was suffering..." Lloyd could tell that Sheena was about to cry. Everyone looked glumly at the ground. Genis spoke.

"He was really annoying sometimes that I wish he would go away, but I didn't want him to die..." he said.

"His death has affected us all greatly. We do not wish for anymore losses," Presea stated.

"I see... now, which one of you... cares about him the most...?"

Everyone looked at Sheena. The assassin looked up and was shocked.

"What? Me? What gave you that idea?" she cried. Presea looked up at her.

"It is because his death has affected you the most out of all of us," she said, "it is only right that you deserve this title." Sheena, teary-eyed, stared at the little girl.

"Thank you, Presea..." she said and stepped out.

"Sheena...pact-maker... it is odd that you... would ever care for such a fool..."

"True, he is a fool, but deep down, he's still a good person! He died so Seles could be free! He wanted to show how much he cared! He wanted Seles to be happy! Don't you understand?!" the assassin cried. Tears streamed down her face. Everyone watched her in shock.

"There are not many people who would... care for him... like you and I..."

"Who are you?" Sheena asked. Then, a blurry image came into view and slowly drifted toward them. The image cleared, and it was... it was Era. Sheena gasped at what she was holding. In her arms... in her arms... was Zelos. Sheena could barely believe her eyes. No, he's dead... His body must have disintegrated by now..., she thought. However, it was really Zelos, or more detailed, his body.

"Zelos?!" Lloyd shouted.

"After he died, I preserved him in some of my mana... I did not know what to do with him..." Era said in a soothing voice. Lloyd stared in awe,

"Is- is he alive?" he stammered.

"If thee wants him to be..." she replied. Sheena became angry.

"Why didn't you tell us this before?!" she cried. Era slightly bowed.

"It is my duty... to judge thee... for I am the Summon Spirit of Judgment... I do not merely tell... but I read the hearts of thee..." She said in her mysterious tone-of-voice. "I have heard your speech... Zelos... he shall be revived..."

The body slightly lifted and light gathered around it. Zelos' wings appeared underneath him and then disappeared. Angel wings appeared on Era's back as well. Era chanted a few angel verses

"What is she saying, Colette?" Lloyd asked.

"She's saying... she's saying...

"On behalf of Martel,

Mother of All,

I grant thee another chance,

Another chance to breathe,

Another chance to be free,

Another chance...another chance... to love...

Please... Mother Martel...

Grant me thy strength...and please show mercy...

I call upon the trial! Come and restore!"

Nothing happened at first. There was complete dead silence. The light around Zelos had disappeared. Everyone thought that it hadn't worked. But a gasp of air from Zelos proved them wrong.

"Is he- is he really alive?" Lloyd asked. Era nodded solemnly and handed him over to Sheena. Sheena could barely hold him up in the midst of her state. She could not believe it. Zelos is... alive... I'm holding him right now, she thought. Lloyd and the others ran up to her.

"However, the process of resurrecting is not an easy job... he will undergo unbearable pain for the next few days... make him rest and he will not be able... to fight until he is well..." Era carefully explained.

"I- I understand," Sheena stammered. Right then, Zelos opened his eyes a little. They were teary and sad. It must be the pain, Sheena thought. She put her hand on his cheek to comfort him.

"Take care..." Era bid farewell and became a hint of mana. She traveled to Genis' hand as before.

"Let's go," Sheena said while bringing Zelos closer to her. Zelos closed his eyes and went back into unconsciousness. They left and the rest followed. Only Genis turned around and saw something he could not believe. The bloodstains were there again, but that wasn't all. A little girl sat there, crying and bleeding. I've seen her somewhere before... I know it! , the half-elf thought. Then, the girl looked up at Genis and disappeared. He was frozen for a while, but then quickly caught up with the rest of the group. And he thought,

Who was that girl...?

A/N: Wow... this is my seventh chapter. I've never thought I would get this far! Yes, perhaps you may be wondering whom Genis has been seeing (and hearing ::hint::hint::) I'll reveal her identity sometime later... (yes, she is my made-up character, so don't be mad!) Bye for now and please review!