7 years later
This fiction takes place 7 years after the events in Tales of Symphonia. This is a direct sequel to The Ultimate Pairings. Before it begins, lets recap.
Lloyd Irving: 25: Lloyd is currently living in Flanoir with his wife Raine. He has a job as an electrician. He has 2 kids, a four-year-old girl named Shion and a 2-year-old boy named Mithos.
Raine Irving: 30: See Lloyd. Has a job as a doctor.
Colette: 24: Living with her boyfriend Zelos. Currently has no job.
Zelos: 29: Living with his girlfriend Colette at his mansion. Currently working as a high-ranking diplomat.
Regal: 40: Currently engaged with Presea, they have one child, a three-month-old girl named Alicia. Working as the president of the Lezareno Company.
Presea: 18/35: See Regal. Currently has no job.
Sheena: 26: Working as the Vice-Chief and lead diplomat of Mizuho.
Genis: 19: Studying through his last year of college in Sybak.
State of the world(s): Both Tethe'alla and Sylvarant are flourishing and building their economy. All of the places that were destroyed during Tales of Symphonia have been rebuilt, and all of the towns are two times bigger. By studying the Rheiards, the Lezareno Company has begun production, but the use of Rheiards is still restricted to those with a lot of money to fish out. Using the new technology, trains have been invented and tracks connect pretty much everywhere.
This story begins in Altamira at 9:00 PM:
"I'm s-sorry, sir, y-you can't come in here without a reservation," The guards at the door of the Altamira hotel sputtered as they stared down a man who looked like he could destroy a god. The man had spiked orange hair and wore an all-black outfit that looked very similar to Kratos' judgment outfit. The man ignored the guards and kept walking. The two guards stepped in front of the door.
"I-I'm sorry sir but- CcCHG!" The mysterious man had put a sword through the guard's stomach. The other guard stood there, astonished. The man continued to walk towards the entrance.
"Wait!" The other guard shouted. The man stopped. "You just killed my best friend, and for what? So you can get into some hotel? I'll kill you!" The guard came charging at the man who caught him by the face. He lifted the guard a foot off the ground, and then crushed his head. He continued through the doors. He walked up to the main desk.
"Hello, May I see your reservation?" the desk clerk asked.
"Where is Shiden?" he asked coarsely.
"I'm sorry, but I cannot reveal any information about our customers or-," she was cut off by the sight of a nearby man suddenly falling in half.
"You were saying?"
"Third floor…f-first room" She stuttered, then fainted. The deadly orange haired man made his way to the elevator and stood in the door. He looked out at the people in the lobby who were freaking out.
"There can be not witnesses," he said, and then he snapped his fingers before pressing the up button. As soon as he did, a dark circle appeared on the ceiling and a bunch of huge ravens came swooping in and massacred everyone in the lobby.
The man stepped out of the elevator and saw the first room in front of him. With a snap of his fingers he disintegrated the door. He saw a man staring in amazement at what had just happened. The man had a very expensive looking suit on and one of the biggest rooms in the building. It must have been Shiden, representative of Asgard. The mysterious man slowly walked into the room.
"Please, sir. What do you want with me?" Shiden pleaded. "Please, leave me alone, or I will be forced to call the authorities!" The man kept walking closer. Shiden stood his ground and tried to look like he could do something, but he was no match for the man's rock hard stare.
"My name is Klein. Take that with you to hell!" the man said, and then put his arm through Shiden's chest, causing his heart to fly out of his back. Klein then turned around and headed back to the elevator. He took it up to the roof. He jumped off the roof of the building and silver wings sprouted from his back as he flew off into the distance.