Love At First Sight: A Fanfic by Gyppy
Timeline: Based 3 years after "For Your Lost Time"
Summary: Presea is in love with Genis, and admitted it three years before; however, the two had been separated for some time, and Presea's love for Genis is fading. Can she really continue to trust him after all she's been through these past few years?
A mysterious human suddenly attacks Symphonia one day, and Presea meets up with Genis to see if he and Raine can go and fight this foe with her. This fanfic is based in the time that their fight with this foe is occurring. The human's name? Nyfara.
Disclaimer: I do not own Tales of Symphonia or Namco. This fanfic is my idea, and Nyfara is my character.
Author's Note: This is the last chapter of "Love At First Sight". I hope you enjoyed the fanfic. Don't be surprised if it seems a bit rushed; I had to do this in a hurry, but I promise I'll finish it.
I know I'm updating this fic a little fast, but remember that I'm easily inspired.
Well, see ya at the end of this chapter. Arigatou everyone for the reviews!
Chapter 5: End of a Journey
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The group headed east to where the Palmacosta Ranch had once been; Genis had detected a peculiar mana signature there earlier, and he wanted to check it out.
Sure enough, when they arrived, they encountered the villain they had been searching for all this time.
He was a tall human, perhaps six feet tall, with long jet-black hair and red, glowing eyes. He wore a black robe that covered all of his body, save for his hands. He floated in the air, perhaps due to the wings of mana that came from his back; they were shaped much like those of Yggdrasill, except with the same dark aura as the Summon Spirit Shadow. There were the same feathers of mana attached to his hands as Yggdrasill as well; these, too, were black, and emitted a cloudy aura of darkness.
He gazed upon the group with those horrid, piercing eyes. The Cruxis Crystal placed upon his chest seemed to radiate some sort of eerie light.
"I see you've come for me," the villain said, his voice reflecting the smirk on his face. "I'm quite sure you already know my name... but since I'm sure you've forgotten, I am Nyfara, the one who wishes to take over this world and transform it into the aura of darkness that surrounds my wings."
"We will not allow you to proceed," Raine said. "We will defeat you if it takes us our very lives."
"You cannot defeat me alone," Nyfara said, chuckling evilly. "As a matter of fact, you'll be hard-pressed to defeat me with my two little pets... perhaps they'll look familiar to you."
With that, Nyfara raised his feathered hand, and summoned forth two beings from apparent darkness; they both resembled Ktugach, the Guardian of the Fire Seal, with one exception: they bore an aura of shadow and emitted black flames.
"I'm sure you'll enjoy playing with my dark clones," Nyfara said. "Now, Ktugach, attack!"
As Nyfara floated back, the two Ktugach clones leaped forward and prepared to attack. Raine cast Holy Lance on the first, while Genis cast Prism Sword on the second and Presea rushed forward to attack head-on.
The clone on the left then proceeded to use its spike attack, which knocked back Presea and nearly struck Genis; however, the mage managed to avoid the attack, and cast Prism Sword again.
Presea managed to right herself and narrowly blocked an attack from the clone she was fighting; then, she used Beast, which knocked back the foe and temporarily incapacitated it.
The clone on the right leaped forward and attacked Raine; however, the half-elf managed to block the attack just in time. She started to cast Holy Lance, only to be interrupted by a spike attack which knocked her back.
Genis managed to cast Tidal Wave, which took out the foe on the left; however, the one on the right still pestered them, and attacked Genis, knocking him back again.
Knowing that the foe was weak, Presea finished it off with Eternal Damnation, then readied for Nyfara's attack.
"You fight well, human and half-elves," Nyfara said, his smirk widening. "However, I don't think you can defeat the epitome of evil itself!"
Nyfara then leaped forward and attacked, delivering a Dark Sphere attack which struck Raine.
"I don't think you should try and beat us," Genis said. "We've already defeated one of your henchmen!"
Then, there began an exchange of abilities like no other.
"Holy Lance!-"
"Spread!-"
"Indignation!"
Presea was caught in Nyfara's attack, which knocked her down; however, she managed to get back up quickly, and began to attack relentlessly.
"Photon!"
"Eruption!"
"Eternal Devastation!"
"Lightning Strike!"
The attack struck Presea, knocking her back again. However, thankfully enough, she quickly rejoined the fight.
"Prism Sword!-"
"Revitalize!"
"Retribution!"
A wave of angelic power spread out from Nyfara and engulfed the three comrades; they were suddenly afflicted by temporary ailments, Presea unable to use abilities and Genis poisoned.
"Cyclone!-"
"Holy Lance!-"
"Dark Judgment!"
Genis watched in horror as dark beams rained down from the sky in a similar manner to that of Judgment; however, these beams did more than just damage. They also afflicted those contacted by the beams with poison.
Raine, of course, quickly caught on once the attack had faded.
"Purify!"
"Indignation!-"
"Aqua Laser!"
Genis was knocked back by the stream of water that was fired from Nyfara; he quickly jumped back up, damaged but still ready to fight.
"You cannot win this fight now," Nyfara said. "You are outnumbered."
"I think you're putting us in your shoes," Raine commented.
"No, I'm not," Nyfara said. "You truly are outnumbered!"
Then, suddenly, a large number of Nyfara clones appeared. Presea struck one of them, but found it to be an illusion; it disappeared harmlessly.
"Damn you!" Presea shouted, rushing forward and swinging aimlessly. "I'll destroy you... every last one of you!"
However, she didn't get the chance to finish her attack, for a single beam of darkness fell from the sky and struck her, knocking her out.
"We can't win this," Genis said, looking panicked.
"This is a dangerous situation," Raine said.
"Just as I thought!" Nyfara said, cackling evilly. "You cannot defeat me because you lack the proper strength... for there is only one force that can defeat me!"
"Oh, we'll defeat you," Genis said, suddenly changing expression. "We'll defeat you, all right. We'll kill you dead!"
With that, he proceeded to cast Indignation Judgment; Nyfara was, much to his surprise, badly damaged by the attack, but held on with a vengeance.
"You'll never defeat me," Nyfara said. "Just you watch."
He was about to cast Spiral Flare when the group heard a familiar voice chanting a familiar spell...
"Sacred powers, cast your purifying light upon these corrupt souls! Rest in peace, sinners! Judgment!"
Sure enough, it was Kratos; and as Genis and Raine watched, the beams of light that could only be called forth by angels fell from the sky, striking Nyfara repeatedly. The foe was torn to shreds, and when the attack finished, he barely had enough strength to raise himself.
"You can't defeat me," Nyfara said. "I will always haunt you... in the Cruxis Crystal."
With that, the body disappeared in a dark aura, and all that remained was the Cruxis Crystal, floating silently above where the body had been.
I will come back to haunt you all...
"Destroy the crystal," Genis demanded, turning to Kratos. "If we don't destroy the crystal... who knows what'll happen?"
"As you wish," the seraph said, stepping forward.
Then, he drew his sword and sliced the crystal in half, shattering it into miniscule pieces.
Damn you...
Then, the unexpected occurred. Much as Mithos' Cruxis Crystal was absorbed by Lloyd's Exsphere at the end of their battle, Nyfara's Cruxis Crystal was absorbed into Genis' Exsphere, causing the item to change form.
"We defeated Nyfara," Raine said, her voice shaking. "We have defeated this evil at last..."
Then, Genis' newly evolved Exsphere awakened; to the shock of everyone around, he developed wings of mana, long and silver, sparkling with a beautiful light that had only ever been seen before on seraphim.
"It seems I've obtained a little upgrade," the mage said, smiling. "But for now, we need to get out of here. I'll carry Presea. Kratos, you take Raine."
Kratos nodded, and summoned forth his own wings before picking up Raine and disappearing into the fading sunset.
"Thank you for your effort, Presea," Genis said, looking at the young axwoman. "And... I'm sorry I couldn't protect you."
Genis picked up the girl he held so dear and followed Kratos into the sunset.
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Author's Note: Yeah, it was cruddy, but what can you expect from me?
Well, anyway, this is the end, and this fanfic is now complete. Please read and review, and I'll get back to you as soon as I can with the third installment!
Oh, and I know I ended this rather stupidly, but I can tell you right here what happened. They had a joyous reunion in Asgard once Presea woke up and then prepared to have fun. Heheheheheheheheheheheheheh...
Okay, now that I'm done cackling evilly... I'll be off. See ya later!
