Rising Shadow: A Fanfic by Gyppy
Summary: The Dark Lord Nebilim is spreading the fog of death through the land; a swordsman by the name of Abyssion goes out to find out how to stop this miasma, and also to avenge the death of his parents.
Along the way, he stumbles upon the Eternal Swordsman, Lloyd, and his group, and they work together to help defeat Nebilim and restore peace and tranquility to the land.
Author's Note: This is in an Author's Universe, which means that the storyline has nothing to do with the storyline of the game. There may be a bit of out-of-characterness, and lastly, this is a crossover fic (the concept of miasma is from Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles). There may be a few Original Characters, which are characters the author came up with to put in the fanfic.
Disclaimer: I do not own Tales of Symphonia, Namco, Final Fantasy or Squaresoft/Square-Enix. All I own is this storyline, this story and my pathetic, writer's-block-afflicted mind.
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Prologue: Heart of Revenge
Abyssion's P.O.V.
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Welcome.
I am Abyssion, and this is the tale of the rising shadow.
I am a half-elven magic swordsman. Five years ago, that demonic creature known as Nebilim murdered my parents and forced me to live an outcast life. Now I live in Flanoir with the only family I have left, my sixteen-year-old brother. He is ill and unable to fight, so he remains at home and cares for himself while I go out seeking the cause of this deadly affliction.
The miasma is creeping through the land. It is a mysterious, deadly fog that slowly kills anyone that comes in contact with it. Only monsters are immune to it... the only reason sentient life-forms still exist is because of the great crystals, which radiate the purest form of mana, the form that repels this miasma in the crystal's aura.
Unfortunately, the crystal's aura fades after a year, and not just any mana can replenish it. Only the purest form of mana, such as that in the myrrh tree, can be used to replenish it. We use this myrrh to replenish the crystal's aura. However, the trees are guarded by hordes of monsters, and we must keep our own crystal shard with us as we go out to collect myrrh, since it is the only way to repel the miasma.
I am one of those who work for Flanoir's sake. However, I am also a traveler, and wish to avenge my parents by killing Nebilim and forever sealing away his cursed weapons, the Devil's Arms.
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Author's Note: I know this is really short, but it's just a prologue. There'll be more, trust me.
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