To Kill An Angel: A Fanfic by Gyppy

Timeline: Based 2 years after "Rising Shadow"

Summary: After Nebilim's shadow was sealed away once more, Lloyd thought that they could all finally enjoy peace. However, he could not have been more wrong...

Two old servants of Nebilim, half-elven females who had once worked for the treacherous Dark Lord, set out to stop Lloyd and his allies. Their first target: the Eternal Swordsman's father himself.

Pairings: LloydxColette and SheenaxZelos primarily, with hints at GenisxPresea, SelesxOC and minor KratosxRaine.

Author's Note: This is my sequel to Rising Shadow. It's gonna be quite a bit different from my usual fanfiction, though.

First of all, in case you're too lazy to go back and read Rising Shadow or if you just forgot the details, Abyssion was the main character in my previous fanfic, and Nebilim (the form you fight in the game) is his arch-rival. Abyssion has a younger brother, Leviathan, who falls for Seles (hence the SelesxOC). This fanfic focuses more around Lloyd, however. Colloyd and Sheelos will be the primary pairings.

And now, for the warnings. As with most T-rated fanfics on this site, there will be swearing, violence and some references to sex. However, there's a bit of a deeper warning involved with this fic: two of the OCs which I am pairing up are female, which will add a shoujo-ai warning to the fic. There won't be any real yuri in the fic, but there will be references to shoujo-ai. The rating may go up later if I decide to pull a Lifelong Promises later on in the fic.

Also, as a side note, those of you who have read Difficult Journey (Rising Shadow's Kraine sidestory) will know that Kratos and Raine are officially a pairing in this storyline. However, there will be very few references to the pairing in the actual storyline. There may be a few Kraine moments, but I understand that there are many people who would hurt or even kill me for making Kraine references in a supposedly canon fic. I personally enjoy the pairing, and if you hate it, so be it. Don't be reading a Kraine supporter's fanfiction if you dislike the pairing. Got it?

Disclaimer: I do not own Tales of Symphonia, Namco, Final Fantasy or Square-Enix.

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Prologue: Shadows of Memory and Weakness of Hearts

Lloyd's P.O.V.

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It just doesn't seem right.

The miasma was sealed away. Nebilim was sent back to the Underworld. Why the hell do the demons still continue to haunt this world?

After we defeated Nebilim, we all thought we could live peaceful lives. Abyssion returned to Flanoir with Leviathan, Kratos went back to Derris-Kharlan with the others of Cruxis, the former Desian leaders who had survived followed in Kratos' footsteps. But Nebilim still continues to haunt us, even now.

My biggest question is, why would they go after him?

Sure, he's one of the Four Seraphim. Sure, he carries half of the Eternal Swordsman's blood. But I wouldn't think that they'd go after him, seeing as Yggdrasill was a much more prominent threat.

There has to be a reason. A reason why this attempted murder occurred. I'm going to find out the secret behind Nebilim's minions... and put them to sleep, once and for all.

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Third-Person P.O.V.

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Two shadowy figures stood in the darkness, their eyes illuminated by the bright light of the moon. The taller of the two had bright, ice-blue eyes, while the shorter and younger one bore eyes of scarlet that shimmered with the light of the stars.

Both figures bore long, flowing capes; the taller was clothed in sleek, majestic sapphire armor and wore a cape with the same color and gold trim that blew out behind her. The shorter bore fabric clothing of scarlet and a cape of the same color, also trimmed with gold, and swirled on the edges with elegant designs that twisted this way and that.

They both bore long, flowing, jet-black hair that shimmered in the moonlight. They were both female, and both bore swords; one a sword of ice, one a sword of flame.

And they both were half-elves. The slightly pointed ears that jutted from behind their concealing hair were evidence of that.

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Author's Note: No shoujo-ai yet. But those two creepy half-elves are gonna be featured a lot in the future. So remember them, mmkay? ;)

I was originally planning to label this as an action/adventure/romance fic. However, it seems more appropriate to dub it action/adventure/suspense, seeing as there won't be too much mushy love in the story. But there still could be some... ;)

This is going to be a really bizarre fic, trust me. Just keep reading, and continue your hopes and dreams. Mmkay? ;)

...I wink too much.