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. There will also be some PronymaxYggdrasill.
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?
As a side note, text like 'this' is in a flashback/dream or a voice in someone's head. Got it?
Thank you very much for the review(s).
Disclaimer: I do not own Tales of Symphonia, Namco, Final Fantasy or Square-Enix.
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Chapter 2: Shadow Chase
Third-Person P.O.V.
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Kratos found it impossible to sleep. Even though he knew that everything should be safe on Derris-Kharlan... something just didn't feel right. The air of Vinheim was unusually cold tonight, and there seemed to be the smell of dark mana somewhere within the structure.
The seraph had decided to room alone for the night. He had no desire to be around anyone else. He knew something was wrong... very wrong.
He slowly rose from the bed and started restlessly pacing about the room, allowing his mind to drift to the new mana signature he could feel. Somewhere in this building, there was a creature of darkness... somewhere out there, within the bowels of the castle, there was a great evil lurking. And he could feel the presence of this dark mana more than anyone else...
Suddenly, Kratos' sensitive angelic hearing picked up the sound of very quiet, almost stealthy, footsteps nearing the door. He turned to face the door, grasping his sword's hilt and spreading his wings. As the door opened, his met the eyes of the one who was stalking him.
Those frozen eyes... seemingly chilled to the very core, and emanating a peculiar cold aura that wrapped around the entire room.
"I see you haven't changed a bit," the figure said, in a feminine voice that sounded remarkably like Celsius. "I desire no more than the Cruxis Crystal which lays upon your skin. If you give it to me, I will not kill you."
Kratos now sensed the threat. This creature was a half-elf, and not just any half-elf at that. She was a servant of Nebilim, as could be told by the dark aura which flowed around her.
"I do not wish to give in to your foolish desires," Kratos said simply, drawing his sword.
He slashed at the foe, only to have his attack blocked by her sword of ice.
"If you so desire, it shall be your wish," the person said. "I'll kill you right where you stand!"
"Good luck trying," Kratos said, smirking. He teleported behind the person and took off running through the halls of Vinheim.
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"He is indeed a stubborn man," the half-elf said to herself as she traversed the halls. "Playing this little game of cat-and-mouse with me... but I fear he won't be able to hang on much longer." She stepped out onto the catwalk on the second floor and looked down at the floor. "I see he's trying to avoid me... as per usual."
Before Kratos could escape, he was cut off by a red-eyed female half-elf that looked around three years younger than the first. She drew a sword of fire and prepared to swipe at him. He responded by executing a backflip, and then proceeded to run back to the staircase.
"Let us continue our pursuit," the younger one said, looking up at the one on the catwalk. "Camille, you should come down here."
"As you wish," the one called Camille said. "Katrina, I advise you go after Kratos. This is going to take a while."
The one called Katrina took off after the stairs while Camille used the power of her Exsphere to execute a flawless jump off the edge of the catwalk, landing precisely in the middle of the main room. She turned and followed Katrina, chasing Kratos up the staircase.
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As Kratos ran through the mighty structure, he would occasionally stop off and awaken one of his comrades, telling them to meet him in the main room. He continued to run, through the halls and over the roof, going in a complete circle as he eventually returned to the main room. Sure enough, everyone was there.
Unfortunately, Camille and Katrina were also there. They had decided to break off, knowing Kratos would simply return to the main room, and had hidden in the section of the castle said only to be open to Mithos. Somehow they'd managed to pick the lock on the door, and had hid there, waiting for the others to gather.
And when they burst out into the main room, everyone was surprised.
"You wish only to admit to your own defeat," Camille said, smirking. "You have no chance of defeating us."
Kratos growled, once again drawing his sword. He stepped closer to the two half-elves, glaring defiantly at them.
"Don't try anything funny," Katrina warned. "You already refused to give us your crystal... now we'll just have to kill you."
"Stay away from him!" Colette shrieked, leaping forward on angelic wings. Nimbly dodging a somewhat unexpected sword attack from Camille, she quickly threw a chakram at the two, which they dodged.
After catching the weapon again, Colette jumped clean over their heads and launched a Torrential Para Ball, which struck both foes. Katrina turned to Colette, while Camille turned to Kratos, who was attacking from the opposite side.
Raine was worried about the two; she loosed Field Barrier, which covered everyone on the battlefield - with the exception of their enemies, of course.
"It's a futile effort," Camille taunted. "If you had simply given us your crystal, we wouldn't have had to kill you... but now you stubbornly refuse, and we'll have to take yet another innocent life."
Kratos knew that Camille would not stop taunting him; he loosed Sonic Thrust, immediately followed by Fierce Demon Fang, then Hell Pyre. All three attacks struck true, striking both foes. However, Katrina seemed to be minimally affected by Hell Pyre.
Camille responded by casting Spread, immediately followed by Freeze Lancer; unfortunately for Kratos, both attacks struck, the Spread launching him into the air while the Freeze Lancer battered him in midair.
Colette had already grown tired of the fight. She silently signaled to Raine to launch an attack, while she prepared one of her own.
Raine smirked. She knew just the perfect spell for this situation.
Calling upon the angelic power she was now in possession of, she closed her eyes and started the incantation.
"Sacred light, fall upon this foe and cleanse it of its corruption!"
Merely a second passed, and then Raine loosed the spell.
"JUDGMENT!"
As Raine's attack began, Colette loosed Stardust Cross; the combination of attacks was more than enough to weaken the foe, almost to the point of being unable to fight. And as the last prismatic beam faded from the area, Camille staggered back, unable to continue the battle.
Camille glanced one last time at Kratos, then made her swift escape. Katrina followed suit, and they both exited Vinheim.
"That was a little too close for comfort," Lloyd commented, glancing around. "Next time, we'd better disable the transporter at night."
"I'll make sure to," Mithos said. "If it'll prevent any more incidents like that."
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Yggdrasill absent-mindedly returned to his room; much to his surprise, Pronyma had again taken up residence in his bed. He sighed, exasperated, and quietly settled into bed.
Well, at least there's some benefit to this bizarre occurrence, the seraph thought to himself. At least now I won't be alone at night.
Being careful not to disturb Pronyma, he crept closer to her and wrapped his arms around her. Ever so slowly, he pulled himself closer to her.
She's kinda nice, he thought to himself before drifting off into sleep.
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Author's Note: Yay, finally some action! And some PronyxYggy as well. XD
There'll be more fluffishness later. I might even change it to action/adventure/romance later on. Knowing me, it's bound to happen. :D
Raine's pretty cool, but only when she wants to.
As a side note, did anyone else note that "Resurrection" makes a really cool noise? I love that noise.