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Tales of Symphonia 2
The Return of Mithos Yggdrassill
Chapter 11: The Dark Seraphim
The group had entered the evil twin of Symphonia. They decided to call it "Dark Symphonia".
"Where will we go now?" asked Lloyd.
"We need to find Sheena!" Zelos said appearing out of nowhere.
"Zelos? How?" asked Regal.
"I am a Summon Spirit after all!" Zelos said.
"Great, do you know where everyone is?" asked Lloyd.
"Yep, they are in different locations throughout the world, bound to them by a dark force." Zelos said.
"Well, let us not dawdle any longer, for everyone needs to be saved." Kratos said.
So the group left and started to look for Sheena. Dark Symphonia was a duplicate of Symphonia, except the mana was dark, and the people were evil.
"So, where should we look for Sheena?" asked Lloyd.
"Well, the ones here are bound to places they are attached to deeply." Zelos said. "We could try looking at Mizuho." he added.
"Yes, a good idea." said Kratos.
So the group headed for Mizuho, taking notice on the way something very interesting.
"Is that the Tower of Salvation?" asked Lloyd.
"Yes, in this world, there is an organization that is a carbon-copy of Cruxis, except they are much more evil than Mithos ever was or ever will be." Zelos said.
"Well, we have no need to go there now, so we should proceed to Mizuho." Yuan said.
"Yes, this place is not somewhere I would like to live." Regal said.
So the group kept on walking, avoiding monsters on the way, until they reached Mizuho, where they saw Sheena standing on the ground, unable to move.
"Sheena!" Lloyd shouted, running to her. When he got to her, he touched her, and was sent flying back by dark mana. Lloyd fell to the ground, and got back up.
"What is this?" asked Lloyd.
Kratos looked at Sheena and said: "It would seem that she is bound to the world by dark mana, coming from an unknown location. If we could remove the mana that has trapped her here, we may be able to free her. Of course, there is they possibility that she will die if we remove the mana." Kratos said.
"How right you are." said an ominous voice.
An angel with blood-red and black wings like Kratos' flew down in front of Sheena.
"Who are you!" Lloyd said pulling out his swords.
"Me, I am one of the four Dark Seraphim. My name is Aurios, the fourth strongest of the Dark Seraphim!" he shouted.
"Fourth strongest out of four? That would make you the weakest then." Lloyd said, grinning.
Aurios glared at Lloyd. He pulled out a sword made of diamond that dripped with blood.
"You see this blood? It acts as a seal for that woman. If the blood is returned to her body, she will be free." Aurios said
"What have you done to Sheena!" asked Lloyd.
"See that wound on that woman, who you call Sheena? That is from this blade right here. When she got here, I stabbed her with it, and released dark mana into it. If she is stabbed there again, her blood will flow back into her, and the dark mana will be removed." he said.
"Alright then, here I come!" shouted Lloyd, running up to Aurios, slashing at him. It did nothing to the Dark Seraphim, only make him madder. Aurios then took his sword, and slashed Lloyd across the chest, and Lloyd froze in place.
"Now, he is filled with dark mana! If you manage to defeat me, you may be able to save him, but I doubt it." Aurios said.
This made Kratos furious. He looked at Aurios, and shouted one of his most powerful attacks. "Shining Indignation Judgment!" he shouted. Aurios looked at Kratos as he was being bombarded with mana opposite to his dark mana. When the attack finished, Kratos ran up to Aurios and sliced him in two. Aurios fell to the ground, and bled really badly. He then vanished. Before he vanished though, he laughed, shouting: "Lord Yggdrassill, he is here! The Hero of---" he said.
The sword of Aurios was on the ground, and Yuan picked it up.
"Kratos, we must try to save these two, for the Giant Tree is still dying in our world." said Yuan. Kratos nodded, and slashed Lloyd with the sword of Aurios. Lloyd all of a sudden unfroze, and fell to the ground. Kratos helped him get up, and smiled. He went to Sheena, and put the sword in her where Aurios had stabbed her.
Sheena fell to the ground, and Kratos helped her get up.
"Welcome back, Sheena!" Lloyd shouted. Zelos ran up to her, and held her.
"Well helllloooooo there my sweet voluptuous hunny!" he said.
"You are a sight for sore eyes, Zelos. Seeing you is a lot better than being entombed in that hell." she said as everyone gave her startled looks.
"What exactly do you mean by entombed." asked Regal.
"Well, when I was stabbed, I was writhing in pain, and could not move, so the pain grew and grew. All I saw were demons, and one who led them, a leader who could destroy entire worlds. He looked like Mithos! He had his wings, and his voice! He led the four Dark Seraphim, and the world fell into ruin. Suddenly, one came who wore a suit of diamond, and had a white aura around him. He went to the one who looked like Mithos, and struck him and the Dark Seraphim down. The "hero" left, but the dark Seraphim came back, and revived the one who resembled Mithos, and that's where you came in and saved me." Sheena said.
"So that's how he came back." Kratos said. Everyone looked at him, confused.
"What?" asked Lloyd.
"I'm sorry, I was lost in thought. Let us continue to save the ones held in bondage, like Presea and Raine." Kratos said.
"I concur, we can find out what Kratos meant whe we get back." Yuan said.
"Alright, then shall we go save Presea?" asked Lloyd.
"Yes, we must." Regal said.
"Alright Zelos, you can let go her" Lloyd said. Zelos sighed, and let go.
Sheena did not though.
"Oh well, we should go." Yuan said.
The group left, and looked for Presea, starting for Ozette.
Back in Symphonia, Mithos was still talking to Genis.
"So, you sent that fake ghost down so that Regal could possibly do what he did to me?" Genis said.
"Yes, I knew it was risky, but it payed off." Mithos said.
"I'm anxious for Colette's son to be born, for Lloyd to come back, and for Derris-Kharlan to impact Symphonia." Genis said.
"Why?" asked Mithos.
"I cannot wait to see the look on Lloyd's face when he finds out that his son---what?" went Genis. Thorvald appeared into the room the two were in.
"Well, it took you long enough!" Mithos said.
Genis turned to Thorvald and said: "Look, you should have stayed on the planet, for now, you will die!" he said charging the Mana Cannon. Thorvald saw this, and ran up to Genis. Just as Genis fired the Mana Cannon, Thorvald struck it with his fist, and the Mana Cannon exploded, and the mana from the Mana Cannon exploded in the room the were in.
So, that's chapter 11. For something to look forward to later, after Presea and Raine are saved, Kratos tells everyone his life story. So, thank you for the reviews, and don't be afraid to post them, I'll read them. Anyway, thanks for reading, and I'm going to keep on writing. Until later, goodbye!