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.
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Chapter 3: Sealing the Gates
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Kratos suggested the next morning that they go to Sybak, seeing as it was the location of the Book of Niflheim, which would allow entrance to Niflheim. All they would have to do is destroy the book in some way or another, and the dimension would be sealed.
Everyone else thought the idea was simple; what they didn't realize was what would happen next.
So the group, consisting of Lloyd, Colette, Zelos, Sheena, Genis, Presea, Kratos, Raine, Yggdrasill and Pronyma, headed out to Sybak. It was conveniently placed close to the Tower of Salvation, so they didn't have to travel far.
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Camille smirked as she set foot into the town of Sybak. The town, as always, was bustling with activity, but they barely noticed the presence of the two half-elves that suddenly entered the town.
Katrina had suggested that they destroy Sybak and keep the Book of Niflheim, seeing as it would make their task much easier. They could carry the Book of Niflheim to the Temple of Darkness and hide it at the seal, where it would be impossible to find for those on the side of light.
No more than an hour later, the town of Sybak lay in ruins. The smoke from the town's burning could be seen across Tethe'alla, as it drifted with the wind as far as Flanoir. The town's entire population, as well as the few government officials and those outsiders working in the town, were dead, either laying scattered across the now-ruined streets or burning with the structures and the walls of the town.
And the Book of Niflheim had been secured by the two servants of Nebilim as they fled the site to the Fooji Mountains, where they would hopefully remain unseen.
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Lloyd arrived in Sybak to see a horrible sight. Before him lay the ruined remnants of a once prosperous town, and even the Imperial Research Academy was destroyed. The group wandered around the town in hopes of finding a survivor or two, but they found none. Everyone was dead, and their blood filled the streets of the town, emitting a horrible smell that mixed with the smells of the fires and bodies within them burning.
Kratos found it odd that the town would emit such a horrible stench if the bodies were fresh, which they obviously were. He wandered about town, seeking for clues, while the others figured that their journey was over, seeing as the structure that had contained the book was destroyed.
However, Kratos returned with evidence of Nebilim's servants; a lone shard of ice had been caught in one of the bodies, and it bore the dark aura and everlasting qualities of Camille's sword. Kratos believed that the two servants had destroyed the town and killed any survivors, carrying off the Book of Niflheim to make sure that no one laid their hands on it.
Now, they were faced with the task of recovering the book and destroying Camille and Katrina. Seeing as they had no idea where the two might lay, they were forced to search all over Symphonia, starting with Ozette and Mizuho, which were thankfully close to Sybak. After finding no evidence there, they headed to Meltokio, where someone suggested that they might be in the Fooji Mountains to the south of Meltokio.
That was the group's next destination.
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
"I see they've found us," Camille said, glancing at Katrina. "We'd better escape the mountains before they catch on. But where to?"
"Heimdall would be best," Katrina replied. "Half-elves and humans are rarely allowed in the village, so they won't be able to get in."
"I think you're forgetting something," Camille said. "We're half-elves. They won't let us in."
"Oh, we'll find a way," Katrina said. "We might have to take a different form, but we'll eventually figure it out."
"Heimdall it is, then," Camille said. "You better not be lying to me, or I'll set you straight. Got it?"
Katrina shuddered at the threat, but simply waved it off in her mind, telling herself that Camille would never kill her. The two walked to the edge of the mountain and called forth their wings; Camille bore feathers of pure ice, while Katrina's were blazing like the sun itself.
And from there, they soared to Heimdall.
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Unfortunately for Lloyd, the group arrived too late. However, at the mountain, they came across their old friend, Abyssion, who had also been seeking out the book.
abc
"I saw two half-elves flying to Heimdall," Abyssion said. "They seemed to be angelic in origin, but I couldn't tell if they were fallen angels or not."
"These two are putting up a fight," Lloyd commented. "They're going this way and that, trying to evade us. At this rate, we'll never catch them."
"I can take you to Flanoir," Abyssion said. "From there, we can make plans. Hopefully, we'll be able to avoid them long enough to figure out where they might be."
"What would avoiding them do if we're trying to catch them?" Lloyd asked.
"Leviathan," Abyssion replied. "If we're in Flanoir, they'll most likely target Levi, and I don't want him to die."
"Flanoir is the safest place," Zelos said. "I already have it covered. Don't worry about it."
Abyssion glanced at Zelos and tilted his head, as if confused. Zelos merely winked, indicating he had some sort of plan.
"Then we're going to Flanoir," Kratos said. "Let's not waste any time." He turned to Abyssion. "Will you come with us?"
"Of course," Abyssion replied. "We're friends, right? Let's go!"
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Author's Note: Sorry about the short chapter. I'm sorta blocked on the story, so don't expect the chapters to be too long from here on out.
And yes, there will be more Yggynyma later on. XD
I promise there'll be more fluff later on. Fluff in the next chapter, hopefully. But nothing M-rated. If I did that, I'd be screwed over.