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Polerman-Alright this is another history chapter so it helps with Thomas Sages Character development so please bare with it. Please.

Also read a few reviews and sorry didn't know about the Genis' father's name being Kloitz…how the hell do you even pronounce that?

Beware spoilers on games plot

Ch.4 Another History Lesson.

"It began around when the Pope had declared the enslavement of all half elves and I was 19 living a life as half elf in the Meltokio slums. The Pope being the big dumb ass he is thought the majority would be hiding in the city of the full blooded elves Heimdall."

"So one day I saw a poster looking for anyone who knew the elves' language and I thought I could pass for a full blooded elf and took a job as an elven translator. After training the Pope gave the order to march to Heimdall and occupy it till all the half elves were captured."

"I had proven myself a good enough fighter in boot camp and I was given the rank of Corporal. I felt proud of myself… being a Corporal in the Majesties service. Our company of Papalian Knights and Citadel Guard quickly marched to Sybak to receive our exspheres, then through the Gaoracchia forest, to Ozette, to Altamira, and then Heimdall.

"When I first received my exsphere I didn't know much about them, just that it would help me survive. And believe me we needed them the Gaoracchia forest was hell, Ozette was beautiful, and Altamira was haven, then Heimdall."

"Ymir forest in the begging didn't have those wooden walk till we built them, so it was one hell of a walk and not to mention the elves of Heimdall didn't take our occupying them sitting down. So they gathered what warriors they had and whatever half elves that hadn't ran away already. So we had both elves and half elves fighting us till the death… it was a one hell of a blood bath, the swamp water of Heimdall was crimson with human, elves, and half elves blood. In the end we were all just victims… I have to admit I even killed a few." Thomas was staring down at his feet feeling ashamed to have been apart of that brutal act of history.

Genis could see how hard it must be just by looking at his fathers face so he decided to break the delicate silence. "Go on…I'm listening…dad."

"After we marched into Heimdall victorious…but most of us didn't feel so victorious we felt like we lost a part of us…we lost our friends…brothers…our comrades. After a short victory party that's when I met your mother. I was on guard watch of the prisoners and her brother was in captivity, she tried to break him out but I caught in the act. I saw her, my heart skipped a beat and I could no longer think right. She didn't free her brother but she wasn't imprisoned."

"So you covered for her?" Genis said getting interested by the second.

"Yeah I covered for her and let her see her brother whenever she wanted to." Thomas said with a chuckle.

"After that incident I ran into her again at a bar in Heimdall, she was a barmaid and we talked after hours and she pointed out one thing just by looking at me, she knew I wasn't a full blooded elf and I was just the very thing that I was ordered hunt. So we both had huge secrets to keep."

"After many nights after hours trying to sweep her off her feet, I had somehow managed to, I don't exactly remember how it happened but I remember it being romantic like."

"Two years went by so quickly we still saw each other frequently and the occupation was still going on. A few random attacks happen once and while but other than that nothing huge had happened. Sooner or later I found out the true reason why we were still there, it was because the Elder knew where to find the rest of the half elves and was holding his tongue. The rumor was that his staff had the power to locate where the rest of the half elves where hidden."

"The Papalian army felling as their investigation was going nowhere decided a new way of getting the Elder to talk, they decided to execute the prisoners they had in captivity. Virginia not wanting her brother to die pleaded for me to release him, after much thought I finally freed him and the others but to repay me they attacked every solider in Heimdall. It was a big bloody mess…with most of the Papalian legion dead, me and what was left managed to get out before it really got out of control. After 2 months of running away we were captured and thrown in the very same prisons we had built for them."

"Three years in those prisons…it wasn't so bad 2 meals a day and Virginia visited me everyday. We talked about what was going on and she talked about getting married once I was released, which seemed like it would never happen."

"News finally had gotten to the King and the Pope of the failure of the Heimdall occupation. They both sought vengeance for this failure and prepared their hugest force ever. They called in many favors from all over Tethe'alla. The whole world was against the half and full blooded elves of Heimdall. But there were others who were also persecuted at the time and they were and still are the secret ninja clan of Mizuho. A few of their elite warriors decided to help the elves of Heimdall at the cost of losing their honor and citizenship of Mizuho."

"Their leader was a wise and great man named Kenshin Ottoma who had fought openly against the King and his followers, which got him exiled from ever showing his face in Mizuho."

"Even with there combined might they still had no clue where the Kings army would strike. They started questioning the prisoners of the Papalian Army, so in the end I had convinced them to free me and what was left of the legion in trade for information of where they would strike and to allow me to help them fight against the world."

"After many victories and losses on both sides the army of Heimdall had surrendered and so no further rebellions would happen no outsiders were allowed in Heimdall and no one from there was allowed to leave…ten long years of bloodshed and senseless killing… ten long years."

"After the long war was over Virginia and I had got married. After a while Raine was born and since I was half elven you and Raine were both half elves too." Thomas was now smiling. "Raine was so beautiful…I wish I could have been there to see both of you both grow up, to be there with you to raise you, and to be just there for both of you but law wouldn't allow it once they had found out I was a rebel they thrown me in jail around the time Virginia was pregnant with you."

"I was sent to the Toize Valley Mine project for ten long years of hard hellish work till my sentence was over. When it was over I tried to find my wife and two children but I never succeed in my search. After my fruitless search I became a mercenary for 13 years…I wasn't that famous so I wasn't swimming in money."

"Then the reuniting of the worlds happened and I went to Sylvarant, landed a job as a Corporal in the Palma Costa militia and a Professor in magic, New World History, and a teacher in their officer school for future members of the Palma Costa Army."

"And that's the 54 year story of your old mans life on this planet…uh not this planet exactly…most of it was spent in Tethe'alla and then some here…you get what I'm saying right?" Genis just nodded slightly as his father took a well deserved sigh of relief.

Polerman-well there his life story and I seriously sorry if anyone has taken offense to me using the name Thomas instead of Kloitz sorry I guess I never found that part in the game but to tell you now I'm not changing it.