Chapter 2
Strange Behavior
Loyd and the others ran faster, and faster, trying to reach Darris Kharlon. Collette had just about run out of breath, when she finally remembered that she had wings. She spread her wings and took to the skies, flew forward and grabbed her friends, lifting them up and flying faster then she ever had before.
"Thanks for the lift" said Sheena, trying to use an obviously old joke. "No problem" replied the winged heroin, "just glad to be of service". Within a matter of minutes, the team had reached what they believed to be Darris Kharlon's landing site. They waited for a few moments, then, a ray of blue light hit the ground and following the ray of light was none other then, the blue winged wonder himself, Kratos.
"Welcome back……dad" muttered Loyd still trying to forgive Kratos for his betrayal.
"Thank you Loyd" replied Kratos rather coldly, "It's…..nice to be back". He turned to Collette and Sheena "ladies, so nice to see you again" he complimented. The girls looked at each other then, turned to Loyd and then, back to Kratos, "same to you" replied the girls in unison.
The next morning, back in Mizuho……..
Collette and Sheena were outside at the market, they were buying some food to cook a large meal in celebration of Kratos' return. Loyd and Kratos, were outside of town having a conversation about the last 3 years.
"So" began Kratos, "how has you're journey been going?" Loyd closed his eyes and said "really well, we send letters and statistics to genius and the professor, and according to them, we've found at least 70 of all the exspheres". Kratos let out a small smile, "wonderful, I'm very proud of you……my son". Loyd looked at his real father, wide eyed and content.
"Has you're swordsmanship improved?" asked Kratos, "I think so" replied the young swordsman. "Then, why don't we test you're skill with a little sparing match" said Kratos as he unsheathed his sword. Loyd gave him a look, then, he pulled out his blades as well. "That's fine by me" remarked Loyd as he readied himself for battle. The outskirts of Mizuho fell silent for a moment, Loyd and Kratos were at a stand off.
"HERE I COME" shouted Kratos as he thrust forward at nearly full speed. "BRING IT ON" replied Loyd as he mimicked Kratos' moves. The two warriors circled around for a few seconds, then, Kratos switched directions and ran straight at Loyd. Loyd struggled to stop running, but, it was no use. Kratos took hold of his son and called out "Lightning Blade" then, he threw Loyd up into the air and smacked him back down with the dull side of his blade, thus shocking him very lightly.
"I'm not finished yet" exclaimed Loyd as he stood up and readied himself again. "That's my son" replied Kratos "always keep fighting, and no matter what…" "don't die" /Loyd interrupted him, "exactly" replied Kratos. Loyd ran at Kratos going full speed, once he was at a close enough range, he called out "Hunting Beast". He smashed Kratos up against a nearby tree, then, he let loose a power wave that resembled a lions head.
"Well.. done" said Kratos as he recovered from the attack. The battle waged on for at least 2 hours before they began to tire out. That's enough Kratos thought to himself as he dodged Loyd's blade, I need to end this NOW. Kratos' eyes suddenly dilated, and they turned red as he began to well up with rage. Suddenly, his wings appeared, only, they were not all blue like they normally would be. Instead, half of them were blue, and the other half were a very bright golden color.
"Are you OK dad?" asked Loyd, Kratos merely rose to his feet and laughed. "Now" began Kratos, "you will die LOYD IRVING". Kratos rose his hand and called out "Thunder Blade", then a huge blue sword, pulsing with the power of thunder, swooped down from the heavens, and struck down the young hero, filling him with electric pulses. "aaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" screamed Loyd as the blade pierced his back.
Just then, when all hope seemed lost……
"Celsius, I summon you, use you're power to freeze this traitor". A blast of cold air swept over Kratos, turning him into a living ice sculpture, and saving Loyd's life. The last thing he saw before he blacked out, were the faces of none other then, Collette and Sheena.
That night, in Mizuho……..
Loyd awoke to the smell of frying fish and sautéed shrimp. "Where am I?" he muttered as he sat up in his bed. "Don't worry" came Collette's soft and gentle voice, "you're safe and sound at Sheena's house. Dinner will be ready shortly". Loyd got out of bed and looked around. "Where's my dad?" he asked, "I'm afraid he's having a little cooling off period" replied the angel as she pointed to Kratos' frozen body in the corner.
"He's still alive" continued Collette, "but, he'll have to stay in there for a while".
Later that night, at dinner…….
The girls told Loyd about what happened, about how they went to get the boys for lunch, but found them fighting instead. The told him about how they saved his life and brought him back to the house, and about the crazed expression on Kratos' face. "Wow, then it seems I owe you two my life, thanks" said Loyd before he took a bight out of his fish. The girls simply laughed, and continued eating.
Later, after everyone was asleep…..
Loyd was sitting across the room from his frozen father. He could not help but wonder about the strange events that had occurred today. Little did he know, that his life and the lives of his friends, were only going to get stranger from here on out.
End chapter 2
CW- hurray, I got a review
Biggoron – thanks for taking the time to review my fanfic, I will try to update as fast as possible.
CW- I also wanted to do a little survey, I know that I haven't introduced him yet, but, I wanted to know if the fans would prefer my OC Angelos, to be good or evil in this fanfic. I need an answer before I get into chapter 4 or 5, I just wanted to ask ahead of time so that I know which direction I'm heading toward with the storyline. I hope to hear from even more reviewers.
Until next chapter, later.
BTW- can anyone out there explain why Loyd had angel wings at the end of the game, please tell me, thanks in advance.