Chapter 3- Forcystus's Last Hope
Lloyd walked through the Iselia Forest, the odd monster or two blocking his way, but he easily cut them down with his two father's swords.
"What was it Raine said...?" He said, kneeling by a small river, cleaning the blood off his one fire blade, then the ice blade. His thoughts turned back to one day he was in class, Raine pulled him aside after class...
"Lloyd, tell me again where you got your swords?"
"Uh, from my dad and Kratos.
"I know, but how did they make them?"
"Don't you remember? You were there!"
"I know that! But I find it odd... Those are mighty blades... Yet I haven't heard about it in my studies at all..."
"Wow, you don't know something for once? Haha-- Ow! You don't have to hit me...
Lloyd rolled his eyes a little, finally done his sword cleaning. a Wolf had snuck up behind him, it's jaws huge and snarling. Lloyd effortessly swung his fire blade behind him, slicing it's head off. It's body fell lifelssly, and he went back to cleaning that blade, again. He sheathed his blades, and started up the path, passing Iselia Ranch...
Iselia Human Ranch, to be exact.
The place where they turned Marble into a monster...
His mind went back to earlier that year, Iselia being attacked by the Desian's, and he and Genis having to fight Exebula, also known as Marble... He shivered a bit, remembering Genis's long cry...
"Marble? Marble! Nooooooo!"
It was still clear as day, slightly haunting him a bit. He looked to the sign just outside the ranch.
"Iselia Human Ranch. Authorized Personnel Only." The sign read, and he felt his nerce twitch a little.
"Damn you... Damn all of you!" He yelled, and slashed the sign, sending it to pieces. He wheezed a little, as he sheathed them again. He walked down the path TOWARDS the ranch, not scared of being attacked at all. He remembered first meeting Marble, and fighting Desian's for the first time, rescuing Marble...
Wait, he murdered her...
He walked through the front gates, not being fazed at all by the omnious structure ahead of him. He walked down the buildings steps, walking into the all-too familiar feeling. He made his way around the complex, walking into the Reactor Core, where they had fought Forcystus, stopping his plans...
For a while, at least...
He grinned as he saw the Reactor control board smashed to pieces, Collette being her normal clumsy self, shutting off the Reactor. He walked over to it anyway, and flipped a few buttons, not getting any response. 'Not suprising...' He thought to himself, seeing it send a few sprarks out. He ran his hands along the board, feeling a small nub sticking out. He tried turning it, with no response. He pushed down on it, it slowly setting into the board, stopping with a odd 'click'. A huge screen flicked on to life a ways away from him, buzzing a slight bit, the screen taking some damage too. Forcystus's image slowly appeared, his face looked tired, his aquamarine hair was all mussed up.
"To whom this message reaches..." Forcystus said, the screen crackling a little. Lloyd was nearly taken aback, never knowing Forcystus like this. He always knew him as a perfectionist, always making sure the Ranch was in stable order. "If this message reaches-" SSSHT! The image cut out for a moment. "--yone, please, listen to my final words..." Lloyd turned his whole body to look at the screen. "Lloyd Irving and his group have made it to the ranch... My, worries have come true... I now fear they will stop me, and our plans... If my plans do fail, I have installed a tiny version of the Mana Cannon-SHZTT! - us to perhaps give resistence something to remember us by. I, do not know if any of my men will still be alive... But all it needs to be activated, is by pressing the same switch 3 more times, and to de-activate it- SHHZTTTT!" The screen crackled it's last time, and faded from sight. Lloyd clenched his fists, gritting his teeth.
"No, NO! Tell me!" He yelled, knowing he wouldn't get a response. "Damn... I gotta go get the others..." He turned, and ran as fast as his legs could carry him out of the ranch, and back to Iselia Village. Lloyd didn't even notice a darkened figure from the shadows, it's long wings glimmering lightly, slowly stepping towards the board...