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. 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 8: Deadly Confessions
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The Book of Niflheim was sealed; they would have to head to the ground that the Tower of Destruction once stood on to break the seal. So the group, consisting of Lloyd, Colette, Zelos, Sheena, Genis, Presea, Kratos, Raine, Mithos and Yggdrasill, headed out to break the seal, determined to destroy the book.
However, upon arrival at their destination, they were forced to face off against a dark dragon.
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Their foe greeted them with a stream of purple fire, which struck and knocked back Lloyd and Colette.
"This is gonna be tough," Lloyd commented, drawing his swords.
"Not necessarily," Raine said. "It's entirely possible we could bring it down in a matter of minutes. Just attack."
Lloyd complied, and loosed Fierce Demon Fang. Colette performed Hammer Rain, which caused the foe to flinch.
Zelos loosed Eruption, just as Sheena loosed Demon Seal. Both attacks struck true, and the dragon was dazed for a few seconds, but then got back up and retaliated by swinging its tail at the two, sending them flying.
Mithos loosed Holy Lance as Yggdrasill cast Prism Sword. However, the dragon managed to dodge the latter attack, and launched a stream of blazing purple fire at Yggdrasill, who ended up falling back, holding his arm.
Genis' Dreaded Wave and Presea's Eternal Devastation both connected; when the dragon managed to recover from the twin attack, it lunged forward, knocking Presea back. Genis fell back to assist Presea, but was caught by a stray flame when the dragon attacked Raine.
Kratos leaped in front of the dragon, and loosed Guardian; after the technique faded, he used Light Spear Cannon, followed by Lightning Blade, then Hurricane Thrust. After his attack, he performed Guardian again, and then Fierce Demon Fang, followed by Victory Light Spear, then Super Sonic Thrust. The dragon managed to attack and knock back Kratos before he could use another Guardian, so he simply decided to stay back and cast Grave while Raine cast First Aid on him.
The dragon turned to Sheena, and attacked her with a massive sweep of its tail. Zelos saw that Sheena wasn't doing so well, and felt the overpowering rage of darkness flow through his body, giving him a black aura. First he cast First Aid on Sheena, then began preparing another, very different spell.
"I call upon the sentinel, the guardian of hearts and souls!"
Zelos loosed the spell, and everyone gaped at him as a pink summoning circle appeared beneath him.
"I summon thee! Come... Verius!"
The foxlike Summon Spirit appeared out of the air, and launched a stream of brilliant pink light at the opposing dragon. After its attack finished, it vanished once again into thin air, disappearing in a brilliant pink sparkle.
The dragon finally collapsed, its strength overwhelmed by the summon. Zelos grinned triumphantly, holding his sword in the air.
"Wh...where did you..." Sheena was almost at a loss for words.
"I thought Verius said it made pacts with no one," Raine said.
"Don't ask me," Zelos said. "He was the one who requested the pact be made." He glanced at Sheena. "Does it really matter how I gained summoning abilities?"
Sheena whispered something under her breath, something that sounded like words of gratitude.
"He's not one to summon," Genis muttered.
"Seriously," Lloyd said.
"Well, all's said and done," Zelos said. "So, are you gonna break the seal or what?"
As Kratos and Mithos stepped over to the ground with the book, Sheena looked at Zelos.
"I'll have to do something really drastic to thank you for that," the guardian user said. "I didn't realize you could summon."
"You don't really have to," Zelos said. "After all, you're my sweet, voluptuous hunny."
Sheena growled softly. "If you want, I can relinquish the pacts I have with the Summon Spirits from Tethe'alla. It would certainly be payback enough for you..."
"Hey, hey, hey," Zelos said. "Aren't you forgetting something here? You currently have pacts with the Summon Spirits. You can't just hand them over to me..."
"Celsius doesn't like me much," Sheena said. "She seems to take much more of a liking to you. We can do it later, okay?"
"Alright," Zelos said, grinning. "For my violent demonic banshee... and for the people of this world."
Sheena smirked and embraced Zelos softly. Zelos returned the embrace after a short while, closing his eyes.
He was in heaven.
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"Damn, damn, damn," Katrina muttered. "It's just one thing after another with these idiot Cruxis. Are we ever gonna be able to save Niflheim?"
"They won't get past Haki," Nebilim said from the projector. "Even if they do, I doubt they could get past the Living Armor."
"They'll go straight to you," Katrina said. "I can't let that happen to you. I don't want Niflheim to be sealed either..."
"I'll destroy them," Nebilim said. "I'll make sure not a single one of them escapes from Niflheim. For your sake and for Camille's as well."
Katrina smiled for the first time in weeks. Absentmindedly playing with her sword, she nearly scorched her hair off, then decided it would be best to leave the sword alone. She sheathed it and headed back to her room.
Tomorrow would be a long day for the two of them.
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Author's Note: Okay. First of all, Katrina never said she wanted to beat out Nebilim. She just wanted to beat out the Living Armor, which would mean surpassing Haki first.
Second of all, I've never seen the Living Armor, so I'll most likely just bypass that little aspect of Niflheim.
Third of all, sorry about the ridiculously short chapters lately. I'm kinda blocked on this story. x.x
And yes, Zelos can summon. Don't ask how. And before you say that, no, I did not steal the idea from another story. -.-