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Ch.2 The Desians Attack
A Tale of Two Worlds
The group appeared in a domed room with a large open shrine in the center. There were large windows in the wall letting the afternoon sunlight flow into the room. Each of them stepped off of the pad and to the side of it.
"Um what do we do now?" Seth asked.
"The Chosen One must pray at the shrine," Kratos said simply.
"Oh um ok," Colette replied and walked forward to the shrine. She put her hands together and bent down at the shrine. Soon after she bent down a light appeared above the shrine. Slowly it descended and began to form the shape of a human with wings, an angel.
"I am Remial. Chosen One, Colette it is finally time for you to begin the journey of regeneration," The angel said to her. He was wearing a large green hat with green clothes and blonde hair. "Look to the west as the Tower of Salvation comes to Sylvarant." Everyone looked towards the windows and saw a giant white tower ascending into the heavens. They looked back to see Remial leaving. "Colette I will meet you again at the fire seal."
"Wait Remial are you… are you my real father?" She asked him nervously.
"I will see you at the fire seal Colette, my beloved daughter," with that he disappeared into the light.
"I guess I'll have set out for the fire seal tomorrow." Collete said as she backed away from the shrine.
"Come Chosen One we must make preparations," Kratos said leading Colette to the teleport pad and disappeared down to the level below.
"He's really rude you know that?" Lloyd said. "I mean he didn't even take us with him."
"Well Lloyd he probably wanted to get Colette home in case some monsters attacked her," Genis reasoned as they three friends went down to the level below.
"Still…,"
"Hurry up you two a monster is coming!" Seth called from ahead of them. Shooting one with an arrow it was immediately replaced by another.
"Damn I hate these things," Lloyd muttered as he killed one of the monsters.
"I think that was all of them," Genis said looking around, "The entrance is just ahead too let's get going." Genis walked forward but stopped as a voice pierced the silence that was in the temple.
"Genis Sage! What are you doing here!" Raine shouted from the entrance of the temple.
"Oh no," Genis squeaked and ran to hide behind Seth.
"You two are here as well!" she shouted angrily at the three of them. "I told you to wait at the school!" Raine started to walk menacingly over to them eyes narrowed at Genis.
"P-professor, it wasn't Genis's fault. I made him come. He didn't want to," Seth said trying to defend Genis.
"There is still no excuse for not listening to-"
"No don't hurt him!" Seth cut her off and flung his arms out to protect Genis even more. Raine looked a bit dumbstruck at this. "If you have to punish someone punish me but I won't let you hurt him!" His face was set and all of them were staring at him wondering why he would do this for Genis.
"No don't it's ok I don't really mind," Genis said not wanting Seth to get hurt he tried to get past him but Seth held him back.
Suddenly Raine's face broke into a small smile. "I'm glad that Genis has a friend that will protect him even from his sister," she laughed at this, "I won't punish him or you two. Just don't let me catch you sneaking off again," she waved her finger menacingly in front of them. Seth relaxed at this. "Come on then let's go back to Iselia." She walked away from the temple the boys followed after her.
"Thank you for before," Genis said looking at the ground.
"It was nothing. Besides I hate seeing you hurt," Seth told him. Genis turned a light pink.
"Oh no we forgot to put back the sorcerer's ring!" Lloyd said shouting suddenly.
"You can give it to Colette's grandmother when we get back to Iselia," Raine said.
"I guess," the four of them reached Iselia without meeting any monsters.
"Let's go to Colette's I have to tell you all something," Raine headed towards Colette's house and the boys followed wondering what Raine wanted to tell them. They found Colette, her grandmother and father, and Kratos all sitting around the table.
They all welcomed the four people. "I would like to say something to you all," Raine said addressing the situation quickly; "I want to accompany Colette on her travels throughout Sylvarant."
Genis looked up at Raine. "Really Professor thank you so much," Colette said excitedly. Colette's family agreed with the idea.
"But Sis you can't go! Who can I stay with?"
"You can stay with me I have more then enough room," Seth suggested. He lived alone in a small two bedroom house. He never knew his parents villagers had found him by the gate of town and brought him into there place. No one wanted him though so he was forced to live on his own. Raine and Genis helped him though. He was found when he was only 3 years old.
"Thanks but if Raine is going then I am," he said resolutely.
"Then if your going I am," Seth said stepping forward a bit.
"And if you're all going then I am," Lloyd said confidently.
"You can't come your all too young," Kratos said annoyed at them. An argument soon ensued between Seth and Genis and all of the adults. Meanwhile Colette took Lloyd outside to talk to him.
"Lloyd I want you to come but it's too dangerous. You really should stay here," she said looking at him.
"Yeah but it's your birthday today and you shouldn't have to go..." He stopped suddenly. "Oh no I forgot it's your birthday today! I didn't get you a present!"
"It's all right don't worry Lloyd,"
"No I know I'll make you a necklace by tonight. Just come by and I'll bring it to you ok?"
Colette smiled, "Ok Lloyd I'll be there. Come on let's go inside," So they two friends walked inside. Whew that was close good thing it's only noon otherwise I wouldn't be able to finish it by tonight, he thought to himself. Apparently the argument was over and Seth and Genis had lost. They had to stay home. Genis would stay with Seth while Raine was away.
In the room Genis was pouting a bit while standing next to Seth who had a look that seemed to resemble him straining to keep himself from hugging the pouting boy. Lloyd stared at this for a bit.
"Well I suggest you all go home we must make preparations for the journey," Raine said and ushered them all out.
"I guess I had better go home," Lloyd said heading towards the entrance to the town. Lloyd lived with his adoptive father Dirk, a dwarf, in the Iselia Forest.
"Um can I go with you part of the way I need to do something?" Genis asked shyly.
"Sure if you want,"
"I'll come too I have nothing better to do," Seth said.
"I just need to get something at home," Genis said quickly and sprinted off to his house. He returned quickly with a small bag. Neither of his two friends questioned him about the bag and they soon set out for the forest.
The forest wasn't particularly dense. A dirt path led from one end of the forest to the Desian Ranch and then to the opposite end of the forest. However though the path was straight forward and it was hard to get lost there were many monsters in the forest that liked to jump out at you.
The boys followed the path with there weapons out in case of an attack. However the monsters weren't very active today and they got to the Desian Ranch only seeing one monster which Seth took care of.
"Um this is where I need to go thanks," Genis said as they approached the entrance to the ranch.
"Here? But this is the ranch it's dangerous!" Lloyd said looking at Genis as if he had gone mad.
"Yeah you can't go alone in there! Its way too dangerous," Seth said worriedly.
"But I have too,"
"Then I will come with you," Seth said sternly.
"Me too," Lloyd added.
"But-"
"No buts. Now let's go," Lloyd said confidently striding towards the ranch. Genis sighed following him with Seth right behind him.
"This way," Genis said leading them towards the side gate. They could see many humans in dirty brown clothes doing work. Genis stopped near they gate where an old women with gray hair stood, her back to the gate. "Marble it's me Genis," he whispered to her.
The old women turned around and smiled as she saw Genis. Slowly she walked over to him. "Genis it's good to see you. Are these your friends?" she asked as she noticed Seth and Lloyd.
"Yes this is Lloyd," he pointed to him, "and Seth," he pointed to Seth.
"So you're Seth. Genis told me a lot about you. But he never told me how handsome you were," she smiled as both Genis and Seth blushed.
"Um thank you ma'am," said the still blushing Seth.
"Is that an ex-sphere?" Lloyd asked Marble noticing her hand.
"Well I don't know they put it on me when I first got here,"
"It is but it doesn't have a key crest. Those can be dangerous," Lloyd said thoughtfully.
"Really how do we get a key crest for it?" Genis asked worried.
"I bet my dad can make one,"
"Really?"
"Yeah of-," Lloyd was cut of by one of the Desians screaming over to Marble.
"You, Old Woman, what are you doing slacking off get back here now?" A Desian yelled over at Marble.
"Quick Genis you have to get out of here," Marble said turning around to face the Desians coming towards her, "I was just resting my old bones."
"Come on Genis let's go!" Lloyd said running behind some bushes.
"I can't just leave Marble!" Genis said angrily.
"If we get caught we'll all be in trouble we have to go Genis," Seth said pleadingly. But as Genis refused to move Seth picked him up in his arms and carried the blushing boy of towards the bushes. They watched in silence as the Desians began to whip old Maple.
"We have to do something," Genis said.
"I know listen see those cliffs on both sides? Lloyd can climb this one over here and I'll climb the one over there. Then Genis can shoot fireballs at the Desians and it'll look like Lloyd did it. Then I can shoot at them with an arrow so they won't know where to go. Then Genis can run and Lloyd and I will follow him," said Seth.
"Great idea ok let's do it," Lloyd said and immediately started to climb the cliffs.
"Be careful Seth," Genis whispered to him.
"You too," and with that Seth ran and climbed up the cliffs.
Seth gave a silent cue to Genis and at the same time they sent there attack. Genis's spell hit dead on and burned some of the Desians backs. Seth's arrow flew straight into the heart of one of the Desians. They flew around in rage
"Who did that!" one of them yelled.
"Look up there," another pointed over to that places where Lloyd and Seth were standing. Genis took this as his time to run and quickly tried to leave. Unfortunately he wasn't paying attention to where he was running and tripped on a root and fell onto the ground with a loud thud.
"There's another one behind the bushes!" a third Desian yelled.
"Genis!" Seth gasped. In several graceful jumps he was on the ground where Genis had fallen. "Genis get up Lloyd can't hold them off forever," he whispered urgently. Genis nodded and quickly ran down towards Iselia.
Seth got up and ran over to help Lloyd, arrows flying as he ran. Eventually all the Desians were either unconscious, dead, or terribly wounded. With that done the two friends ran back to where Genis was waiting for them.
"I'm so sorry I didn't mean to ruin the plan!" Genis said apologizing constantly.
"Genis it's all right," Lloyd tried to say but Genis wasn't listening.
Seth then put his finger on Genis's lips silencing him as he blushed. "It's ok Genis we're fine," Seth smiled warmly at him.
"I think I had better go now," Lloyd said and bid them goodbye.
"Ok let's get back home," Seth said and grabbed a blushing Genis's hand and brought him back to Iselia.
Lloyd was walking quietly back towards his house. He reached it quickly and called for his father. Lloyd lived in a small house with many flowers and a small river running next to it. His house was small with three rooms, one on the bottom floor and two bedrooms on the top with a porch. In the back was a small gravestone where Lloyd's mother was buried.
No one answered Lloyd's call so he reckoned that Dirk was inside. He walked into the small house and saw his father sitting at the table.
"Hey Dad," Lloyd said greeting him.
"Hello son," Dirk replied.
"Um Dad could you maybe make a key crest for me?" he asked.
"Well I could but what for?" he asked suspiciously narrowing his eyes.
"Um there was this person I met and she had an ex sphere but no key crest so I kind of volunteered that you would make one for her," Lloyd said praying his dad wouldn't see through his lie.
"You lying," Lloyd looked down, "Dwarven Vow #7 Lying is the first step to thievery. Now tell me who is it for," he said sternly.
Lloyd sighed, "It's a woman we met at the Desian Ranch."
"You know it's dangerous there! You're not supposed to go there!"
"But I had to help her! I can't believe you won't help!" Lloyd yelled and stomped up to his room.
Dirk sighed.
It was that night that Collete, Genis, and Seth came to visit Lloyd.
"Hi Lloyd," they all said as they saw him outside. He greeted them and they began to talk for this would probably be the last time they could do this for a while.
"Lloyd um could I talk to you alone?" Collete asked.
"Sure of course," Lloyd said and got up with Collete and headed towards the top porch.
"Oooooooooooooooooooh," Seth said childishly.
"Shut up," Lloyd said and Collete blushed.
On the porch Collete turned to face Lloyd, "Lloyd I am going to leave at noon tomorrow And I want you to come and watch," she said looking down.
"Of course I'll be there," then for the second time it struck him, "It's you birthday! I forgot to make the necklace! I'll make it tomorrow I promise!"
"Thank you Lloyd," Collete said. And then the two just stood there staring at the sky.
Back down on the ground with Seth and Genis the two were sitting on a log in an awkward silence. A cold wind suddenly blew through the clearing in the forest. Genis shivered in the cold.
"I told you to bring a jacket," Seth said worried to him.
"You didn't,"
"But I'm not cold,"
Genis pouted in the cold air and hugged himself tightly to keep warm. Not realizing what he was doing Seth moved over closer to Genis and pulled the younger boy onto his lap and placed his arms around him. Genis blushed a deep shade of red.
"Better?" Seth asked.
"Y-yes t-thank you," Genis said still blushing.
It was then that Seth realized what he had just done and began to blush furiously. Maybe I should tell him how I feel, he thought as he looked down and looked at the ivory hair in front of him. He began to open his mouth but his courage failed him. It was so peaceful and romantic that he didn't want to ruin the moment if Genis didn't like him any more. Both the boys blushing soon stopped and they sat there in a comfortable silence staring at the sky.
Back with Lloyd and Collete the two had looked down to see Genis on Seth's lap.
"Hey think they told each other how they feel?" Collete asked Lloyd in a whisper.
"Nah I don't think so I heard most of what they said so I doubt it,"
"It's really obvious though I can't believe they didn't realize it," Collete giggled, "I mean even you realized it Lloyd."
"Yeah I know- hey!" Lloyd said loudly. Collete continued to giggle and they two headed down to where Genis and Seth sat.
"You two look comfortable," Lloyd said smirking.
The two jumped slightly at his voice and blushed furiously, "Genis was… he was cold so"-
Lloyd cut him off, "Suuuure."
Before Lloyd could make any more comments Collete interjected, "I think we should go home know its getting late." Genis hopped off of Seth's lap, much to his disappointment, and bid good bye to Lloyd. They all said good bye and went back to the village where they went to sleep. Lloyd however stayed up at his house for a bit longer and then fell asleep.
The next morning Collete was set off with a big celebration. Seth and Genis looked out for Lloyd but they didn't see him anywhere. After the crowd died down they still hadn't seen Lloyd. The three friends had decided to meet at Seth's, and now Genis's, house after Collete had left and the two boys though Lloyd might have been there. However they soon saw a carefree Lloyd walking into the town.
"Where were you Lloyd? You missed Collete!" Genis shouted angrily at Lloyd.
"W-what she said she was leaving at noon!"
"Maybe she didn't want you to see her leave," Seth stated calmly. "Let's go back home now though there's no point in standing out here." And so he led them back to his house. The house wasn't very big. It had one room which served as a kitchen/dining area and one bedroom and bathroom. A second bed had been put in there so Genis could sleep along with all of Genis's stuff. There was a small table with four chairs and a small cooking area. The one thing that stood out most though was that all of the walls were covered in book cases. Seth loved books more then anything else except Genis, though no one knew of this.
"Hey what's this?" Genis said pointing to a note on the table. "It's addressed to… Lloyd." He said reading the top part. Lloyd grabbed it and read it out loud.
Dear Lloyd,
I'm sorry that I lied to you but I had too. I didn't want you
to have to bear the sadness if you saw me leaving. I hope
you have a great life Lloyd and hope that you won't hate
me for what I have done. Don't forget me.
Collete
"It kind of sounds like she won't come back…" Lloyd said curiously. Seth suddenly gasped.
"Oh no oh no oh no!" he cried frantically and immediately started searching through the many bookshelves for a book. Finally he pulled back with a large book in his hand titled The History of Sylvarant. "Oh I can't believe I didn't realize this!"
"What is it?" the other two asked simultaneously as Seth flipped frantically through the pages.
"Look here," he said as he found the page he wanted and he read aloud, "'After the journey of Salvation is completed the Chosen One then becomes an angel.' I never thought much of it but that could mean she would go up to heaven and she won't come back!"
Lloyd looked at him in shock. It was screams that finally snapped him out of it. Genis rushed to the window and saw screaming people running and flames and Desians. "The Desians are attacking the town!"
"We have to help," Lloyd said and grabbed his wooden swords. Genis and Seth ran to there room for there weapons. Seth put on his gauntlets, which covered the back of his hand but left his palm and fingers unclothed, and slung his quiver over he shoulder, his bow in his left hand. Genis grabbed his kendama and the two followed Lloyd to the entrance of town.
There stood several Desians and a man that seemed to be in charge. He had blue hair and a large metal thing on his arm. The man started to speak, "I am Forcystus One of the Desian Grand Cardinals." His voice was cold and cruel.
"Please why are you doing this we have a treaty with you and your ranch?" The mayor asked him scared.
"Because you didn't hold up you part of the bargain!" he roared. "A boy in red attacked us along with an elf in green."
"Forcystus sir," a Desian saluted him, "The two boys they are over there," he pointed over to Lloyd and Seth. The villagers looked over at them.
"You two will now pay for what you did!" Forcystus said cruelly. "Send her in." A monstrous being dragged itself towards the boys. It was very tall with its eyes covered. Its skin was pale green and was covered weakly by a tunic. Its long arms dragged across the ground and it made to attack Seth.
"Fireball!" Genis shouted and fire erupted from his kendama and hit the monster. The other two boys got into battle positions. Lloyd continually smacking the monster with his wooden swords didn't do much.
"Augh," he grunted as he was hit by an arm. He stood up quickly, "Demon Fang!" wave of energy hit the monster and it howled in agony. Seth waited until the monster had stopped moving and took aim.
"Speed arrow!" he let the arrow fly and it flew straight into the monster's heart. It shrieked in pain and made one last attempt to attack Genis. It was about to swipe at him but it seemed to stop itself and flung itself onto Forcystus.
"Get off me you wench!" he shouted.
"G-Genis you must run!" the creature said in an oddly familiar, yet mangled, voice.
Genis's eyes widened, "M-Marble?"
"You were like a grandson to me. You made these old bones happy. But you must go… Seth take care of him,"
Seth nodded. Genis started to cry and Seth held him tightly whispering soothing words into his ears. "You monster how could you?" Lloyd shouted as Forcystus put the final blow on Marble.
"Well I will leave your village in peace for now," He said and left quickly with his Desians.
"How could you two go to the ranch you know it's forbidden?" The mayor shouted angrily. "You two are now banished from this village."
"Sir isn't that a little too harsh there just children?" one of the villagers asked. But the mayor was filled with rage and wouldn't listen. "You have 10 minutes to get your things and leave.
"If you banish them then you have to banish me too!" Genis said suddenly tears still falling out of his eyes.
"No don't..." Seth was saying but Genis cut him off.
"It's my fault you were banished,"
"Fine then you too are banished Genis," The mayor said angrily. He quickly left in a fit or rage.
"Lloyd we'll meet you at the edge of the forest. Go to your place and get some things. We're going to find Collete," Seth said and he pulled Genis back home to get there things. Lloyd picked something up from the ground and went back to his place.
Sorry it took so long to update but I started a new story Kingdom Hearts: A Story Retold and I'm trying to update every other week with this story and then that one the weeks in-between. OK so review please!