1Alright, the moment you've all been waiting for, UPDATE! Yay, Mithos fight, Martel returns, and enter Kratos! But, first I must respond to all of your reviews.
z l s: Thanks for the good review and I can't wait for the sequel either but it may be a while before this story is over, there's a long way to go yet. Anyway, keep reading and I hope that you keep reviewing.
TsukiharaKitty: Yay! A new reviewer! I'm really glad that you like this story and I have to agree with you about the game. I thought the ending was sad but that's only because I really love Kratos. I didn't want him to leave and I was going to cry especially at the last words he says to Lloyd. I also agree with the part when everyone starts sacrificing themselves. I was ready to throw my Gamecube out my window, but I'm glad that I didn't. Thanks, for your very kind words, my English teacher may not agree with you when you say that I have talent but I always feel happy when someone tells me that (it boosts my spirits)! Thank you and keep on reading and reviewing.
Kratos Wilder: Thanks for the review and I love the idea for the C2! I saw it and couldn't help but laugh. Yeah, I thought it was kinda sad, just wait though for the chapters coming up. If you thought the last was sad you'll be bawling soon. Thanks again for the review and I hope you like the next chapter!
inuyahsa fangirl: Once again a funny situation between the characters, but do you think that Mithos would be brave enough to stand up against Storm? Especially when she killed Pronyma so easily. Ha, I bet not! I always that he was a big sissy anyway so your skits are hilarious to me! Thanks for the review and I hope you enjoy the next chapter.
wavemasterkaz: I think that you should title it Without A Soul, that's sounds pretty good to me. I can't wait to read your story. Thanks for your review and I hope that you enjoy the next chapter and the rest of the story.
blackflame: Thanks for the review you guys. Although I don't quite know how to respond to what goes on between you guys but that's all right. Hannah, I hope you're enjoying being in the Give Kratos a Hug Club. You are member number four! You seem to be fulfilling all your duties as a member. Thanks for the review and I hope to hear from you soon.
Mez10000: I have to say thank you for your review, all of them actually. You actually give me lots of good things to consider while I'm writing. Thank you. I will be sure to bring out Storm's feelings better in the following chapters. This next chapter will probably not be all that great but the ones after this I have al lot of plans for. Thank you again and keep reviewing.
Okay, now that everyone has been recognized I will begin the story.
Chapter 29: Martel's Last Wish
After Storm made the biggest decision of her life, the group prepared to fight against each other. But, before they could begin their battle everyone noticed that the machine that Colette was in began to open.
"It worked, the transfer has been completed," Mithos said excitedly.
Once the machine completely opened Colette walked out of it and walked over to where Mithos was standing.
"Dear sister...you've finally come back to me!" Mithos exclaimed.
"Martel?" Storm asked curiously. She had always heard about how wonderful Martel was her whole life and now she was going to actually meet her, she couldn't help but be a little bit excited.
"No...Colette...it can't be true!" Lloyd yelled at Colette hoping she would be the same as she always was.
After a brief pause a strange voice came out of Colette's body. "Mithos...what have you done?" Martel asked her brother.
"Martel? Oh, you mean my body. I hastened my growth to have an appearance befitting the leader of Cruxis. Wait just a moment. I'll switch back to my old form," Mithos replied as he suddenly transformed to his younger form.
"No Mithos, not that. I've been watching all this time, unable to move, unable to do anything. I watched all those foolish things you've done. Have you forgotten everything? We stopped the Ancient War because we dreamt of a world where humans, elves, and those caught in between could live in harmony," Martel replied sadly.
Martel, she thinks a lot like Lloyd. If what she says is true, then that means that Lloyd and Mithos once had the same ideals. Could there truly be a world where outcasts like me and Mithos could live in harmony with humans and elves? Storm thought.
"What are you saying? This after all the trouble I went to prepare a new body for you? But, I see...you don't like that one, do you?" Mithos said.
"Mithos, please listen to me," Martel pleaded. "What you have done...is wrong. It is not what we strived for."
"Wrong? Are you rejecting me?" Mithos asked anger starting to build in his voice.
"No. I want you to remember. Please stop this and become your old self again," Martel begged.
"Martel, even you reject me? No...Martel would never say something like that...hahahahah... I won't allow that, do you hear me!" Mithos replied sounding more and more crazed with each passing moment.
I have to snap him out of this. I know that he's better than this. Where is the Uncle Mithos who always looked out for me when I was little. He has to still be in there somewhere and I'm going to bring him back, Storm thought.
At that moment, Kratos jumped down from his hiding place and replaced Colette's Cruxis Crystal to return her to normal self. "Lloyd are you all right?" he asked his son.
"Kratos! You betray me...again!" Mithos asked enraged.
"I do not mean to betray you. I am full of regret. Regret that I could not stop you," Kratos replied full of hatred and spite.
"Dad, you're okay," Storm said happily.
"Kratos! I knew you'd come back to us!" Lloyd said enthusiastically.
"Yeah Lloyd, he's the one who helped me find and save everyone from those impossible traps back there," Zelos said.
"I wish to atone for my sins alongside you," Kratos said to Lloyd and the rest of the group.
"Damn you! Give me back my sister!" Mithos yelled at Kratos.
"Goodbye Mithos. This is my final wish. Please return this twisted world back to its original form," Martel began.
"No! Martel! Don't go!" Mithos cried desperately.
"If things were going to end up like this perhaps the elves should never have left Derris Kharlan. If they hadn't, people like us would never have been born...," Martel finished as she left Colette's body letting her fall to the ground.
"So...so that was it...aha...ahahahaha...Martel, you just wanted to leave this filthy world and return to Derris Kharlan...Yes, of course. That world is the homeland of all elven blood," Mithos replied seeming to be lost in a crazed state of mind.
"Mithos?" Genis asked trying to snap him out of his delirious trance.
"Yes, dearest sister...let's forget these filthy creatures and return home together. To Derris Kharlan.." Mithos said happily.
"Everyone, we have to stop Mithos! Martel is calling to me! Martel wants us to stop him," Colette cried as she got to her feet.
"Shut up! Martel would never say something like that. You...miserable failure!" Mithos shouted at Colette.
Storm slowly walked up to Mithos and gently placed a hand on his shoulder as she began to help him see what he was doing.
"Mithos, look at what you're doing, what you're saying. This is not what Martel would have wanted you to do. Now, let's stop fighting and we can go back to the way it was when I was little...Uncle Mithos..." Storm said.
There was a long silence before a powerful blow struck Storm to the ground. Storm was laying on the ground hold her face which was throbbing from the burning pain that Mithos inflicted on her.
"How dare you tell me what Martel thinks! You know nothing of my sister! Now, you filthy little traitor get away from me," Mithos yelled angrily at Storm as he threatened to attack her again.
He really is gone. Things will never be like they used to be. That's just one more place where I don't belong. I've lost Uncle Mithos for good. Martel why did you have to die? Storm thought sadly to herself.
Kratos rushed over to aid his daughter. He looked back at Lloyd who looked angrily at Mithos. "Lloyd do you understand? If we lose the Great Seed, we'll betray everyone's hopes," Kratos urged him.
"I know we're going to stop Mithos with everything we've got! Are you in Storm?" Lloyd asked.
Storm rose to her feet and looked at Lloyd with fire in her eyes. "You bet," Storm replied.
"Let's go!" Lloyd said as he prepared to fight.
"I won't let you interfere," Mithos began. He transformed into his older form and prepared for his assault. "I will kill you all!"
Mithos brought out his pair of wings and stood across from Lloyd ready to launch his attack. "Why can't you accept the ideal world I've envisioned?" he asked Lloyd.
"How can your world be ideal when you kill countless, innocent people?" Lloyd challenged him.
"Human, don't tell me what's right and wrong!" Mithos spat back.
Lloyd rushed at his enemy, but Storm was still trying to comprehend what she was getting herself into.
If I attack Mithos I would be attacking family, but if I attack Lloyd and dad then I will be betraying family as well. If Martel really wants Mithos to be stopped then I must help fulfill her wish, Storm decided as she rushed at Mithos.
"So, Storm are you going to kill me like you did to Pronyma?" Mithos asked. " You're becoming more and more like a heartless killer everyday. I bet you felt no remorse for what you did to her by ending her life," Mithos taunted.
Storm stopped and realized that she didn't feel any remorse or sympathy for killing Pronyma, in fact, she was happy she did it. Did that really make her a killer? Was she really like Pronyma in that respect? She decided to push it out of her mind for the time being as she concentrated on the matter at hand.
Storm began to slash at Mithos with her sword but he cleverly evaded her by warping behind her and hitting her with his Death Eater attack as he hit the ground with his hand, causing many beams of light to come down and assault Storm. Lloyd rushed in to help Storm while she was stunned but Mithos used his Thunder Arrow attack on him electrocuting him throughout his entire body. Storm was getting upset with Mithos and decided to launch her own attack against him. She released her wings and flew over to him as she pounded her fist into the ground, sending out an Outburst attack at him. This attack sent Mithos slamming into a nearby wall. Lloyd took the opportunity to begin attacking him directly with his sword.
After a lot of back and forth fighting on both sides, everyone was beginning to grow tired. Storm, already weakened from her recent fight with Pronyma was struggling to keep up with Mithos. Fortunately, she knew the majority of Mithos' fighting tricks. Suddenly, Mithos stopped and prepared to attack, but Strom couldn't tell what he was doing.
"I'm growing tired of this. Indignation," Mithos yelled as a purple circle appeared underneath Lloyd, Storm, and Kratos.
"What the? I've never heard of that attack before?" Storm said.
"Good thing I didn't teach you everything I know," Mithos replied.
Suddenly, the circle created a huge explosion all around them as all three of them were slammed into the ground.
Storm got up and began to glow and chant at the same time. Mithos could tell that she was upset, and only when she was upset enough could she do what she was about to do.
"Sacred powers, cast thy light upon this corrupted soul, it ends here, Judgement!" Storm yelled as the room began to get dark and beams of mana began to violently descend around Mithos. Storm didn't miss Mithos at all, no matter how hard he tried to avoid her attack. After her attack, Mithos collapsed, unable to take anymore punishment.
"How?...I cannot lose. I'm going home...I'm going home with my sister..." And with that Mithos disappeared, almost disintegrating in front of them, leaving only his Cruxis Crystal behind which no one noticed except for Genis who picked it up making sure no one noticed him.
"It's over..." Lloyd sighed as he looked at Storm.
"Yeah, finally," Storm replied.
"No, it's not. The worlds are still split. The Giant Tree has still not yet germinated. Lloyd, you must release...Origin," Kratos said.
"Do you know what that means! You might die!" Lloyd yelled.
"Dad...?" Storm choked.
"I tried to run from everything. I still need to pay for my past sins . For the sake of releasing Origin's seal, as well as for the sake of resettling my past. Lloyd...you must defeat me," Kratos stated.
"No! Dad, I won't let you do this," Storm yelled out in protest as Zelos held her back.
"You think I'm just going to go along with that!" Lloyd yelled in protest.
"I'll be waiting for you before the seal," Kratos said as he left the Tower.
"So, what are you going to do Lloyd?" Raine asked.
"I don't know, I suppose head to Heimdall," Lloyd replied.
"Lloyd, you can't kill Dad! He's the only person in the world who's always been there for me. If he dies...I...I don't know what I would do," Storm begged. "I'm sorry, but I can't stay with you, I have to go find him," Storm said as she flew after her father.
Dad, please don't do this to me...or Lloyd. I won't let you. You don't realize it, but I don't think I can live without you in my life. Without you I feel alone in this world. Don't make him kill you...dad..., Storm thought as she rushed after her father.
Well, how was it? It was longer than I thought it would be. We're getting to some good parts here. Yay! Tell me what you all thought! Read and review and I'll update as soon as I am humanly possible.