Yeha! Look at that...two chapters in one week, hot damn I'm on a roll...with butter :D Omg, I swear if Chocolat is dead I will kill myself...although I have a thing for resurrecting people from this game...XD Omg, the resurrection spells in Final Fantasy VII yeah I'm too good to use modern numbers...anyway those spells rocked! And Chrono Trigger with the little angel, it's like I'm getting my ass kicked and this little angel is taking it's sweet ass time resurrecting my god damn character! Since you know, for all those who've played it...those bosses have like 589643786473943867584758437 HP, yeah don't mind me I'm hyper...HAHA! Well um I'm running out of beginning quotes, I was seriously going to use some dead old english dudes poem, for this one, then I was hey...Colette never said anything, did she, oh well don't care hate her anyway! So there! Yeah this fanfic, I'm thinking about making it at least 15-20 chapters...if even that many, I might need to throw in one of DragonBallZ type chapters where they like do nothing but talk and eat, and POWER UP FOR 15 EPISODES! Ah hahaha! I hate that show, sorry if I offended anyone:Hides: Anyway hope you're all liking my crazy blood fetish dude, haha he's scary, damn I make some really screwed up characters, I swear, hehe blood is good though, I didn't say that! NO DON'T STOP READING IT PLZ! Oooo next chappie is going to be about him though, and our all too loveable crazy, dictorial, power hungry, self indulging, Yggdrasill/Mithos did I forget anything? Nope, never do with that crazy...XD I'm done this entry its hella long, so is this chapter...11 pages for Kratos Aurion Fan who says they're too short! haha I'm kidding I love you for reviewing! And if you're a girl I'm not a lesbian! So don't worry! XD Sorry, really hyper...anywho, enjoy chapter once de Blue Skied Symphony bitches, give me reviews damn it! Free cookies if you do:D
"As people become more accepting of half-elevs, people also become more hateful. Why can't we all just get along! Live in peace with one another, instead of creating this dark times one after another...it's not their fault that they hand no home to live in, it's no one's fault...really. The truth though, is that I feel bad for all half elves, especially the ones who were kind, and gentle, they out of all should be spared, Mithos never considered they feelings and hardships they'd have to endure. Although his age of lifeless beings, there would of been no hardships, and no thinking as well. I for one know what's it's like to be unable to feel, lifeless, with out emotion, trapped in a cage of your own body...it's not righ, that's why, that's why we had to stop him, it almost seemed right, but wasn't. I don't know how much it hurts to lose someone cloe to you, but...I'm sure Mithos was right in what he did, although hurting all those people including me, was wrong. If only he'd gone about a different way, a peaceful way, then this wouldn't be happeneing, this darkness wouldn't still be alive."
Colette Brunel
:Slyvarant Base:
The blue metal doors laid closed, no longer being opened for incoming and out going desian soldiers. Their metal hinges now encrusted with the sand, of the on going sandstorms of the massive Triet Desert. Passer Byers walking to the Ossa Trail quickly passed in front and away from the massive dome, not knowing if it was occupied or not, the darkness the half elves gained for themselves, made the future population of both worlds uneasy. But, unbeknownst to the merchants who carried their goods through Ossa Trail, and passed the base with uneasy hearts, was that the one who had stopped the half elves reign of terror resided within those very doors.
"Say Yuan, you have any books on puppies?" Colette asked rummaging through the piles of books in the Slyvarant base throwing them on the nearby open space of the floor. Yuan let out an annoyed sigh, his eyebrow twitching.
"No…Colette…I don't. Now, be a good girl, and SIT DOWN!" Yuan said yelling as he turned around his ponytail flying behind him, and Colette sat down on a dusty chair. Genis and Lloyd snorted with laughter as Yuan went back to his hunched position over his books, his eyes darting across the pages, of both human and angelic writing.
"Hey look at what I found!" Yuan heard Colette say as she tripped over a pile of books, he clenched his fists. I swear…Raine is going to pay for this. He turned around ready to yell at the girl again, but he found Colette backing out of a dusty, shadowed corner, but she tripped, Lloyd ran to stop her and Genis watched the book fly toward Yuan, it's old wrinkled pages flapping in the air. The book landed open on Yuan's lap, he stared at Colette who was being aided by Lloyd, then at the book. A sentence on the page caught his eye. The summon spirit named Obsidian was sealed at the base of the Great Tree. Yuan raised and eyebrow, and scratched his chin.
"Hmmm…interesting, this is perfect! Good work Colette!" the blue haired half elf said, turning his back toward Lloyd, and Colette who looked at each other in perplexity. Genis just rolled his eyes looking over a book entitled So you want to be a warlock?
Kratos stared at the door leading into the room with Sheena; he had a ton of planks of wood in his arms. He sighed, as he laid them on the floor. Sheena had been in her room since the fight. Kratos knew that she couldn't possible be resting for a day. Although, Raine had left her food, he smiled inwardly to himself. How could anyone eat that women's cooking?
"Kratos!" the auburn haired man turned to see a pair of blue crystalline eyes staring at him.
"Um…yes?"
"Help me with these planks." Ranie said bending down and picking up the wooden planks by one end, Kratos sighed again and picked them up by the other.
"Wh-What the hell happened in here!" they all turned around to find the doctor wide mouthed staring about the two destroyed rooms.
"Um, well…you see, we had a little skirmish." Raine said scratching her cheek. The doctor stood in the doorway, stamping his foot.
"Who's going to pay for all of this? And little! You call this a little skirmish! What does a catastrophe look like to you people then! And who fights in a hospital, for pete's sake!" he asked looking at the four figures in the room, and Presea coughed. Raine slammed her fist into her open palm.
"That's right! Presea is an axe…um girl! We'll fix it for you, don't worry." Raine said, and Presea looked at her, blankly. Kratos sighed, as did Regal. Raine looked at both of them and shrugged. So here they are, fixing the doctors guest rooms. And Sheena was still in her room, having yet to come out.
The room was dimly lit; the only light source was the sun's rays, which had breached the think coat of frost, and snow on the hospital windows. A young girl lay on her bed, her pink ribbon trailing off onto the floor next to her. Her pillow was covered with her tears, she sighed as the banging of a hammer gave her some solace. She wasn't alone, but he was. It upset her to think about it, she had made a promise to him when they were younger, she being the younger of the two. She had know him since that faithful day in Flanoir when he was but a frightened child, amidst the empty alley ways of the snow covered city. She didn't even know if he really remembered that day, but it was as if it happened yesterday to her, their promise to each other, to look out for one another, to always be there in times of trouble, and to stop each other from going inward into the darkness. Where was she now? Crying in a hospital, while he suffered. I'm so useless, thinking I…the one who failed to even capture Volt, could keep a promise so important as that. Why…why did it happen? H-How could I. Sheena put her face into her pillow as warm tears ran down her face, she looked at one of the few rays glistening through the window, creating rainbow colored patterns on the floor. Her mind floated between consciousness, and dreaming state, and the all too familiar dream besieged her from all sides, whether she liked it or not, that was a human tendency, to feel sorrow and remorse for the ones we felt we needed to protect, to care about. That is what separates us from animals.
"Zelos…" Sheena whispered as she drifted off into a much-needed sleep.
:Flanoir:Past:
The Flanoir snow drifted down from the darkened heavens twirling, dancing in the wind. The people of Flanoir, as usual stayed out for the unsuspecting travelers who were in need of the necessities, such as food and water. The various merchant carts, which lined the streets, sold tons of goods for all ages. A young girl with dark midnight black hair, which was up in a spiky yet, neat ponytail ran around the quite city, looking for something. Her bangs hung down the center of her face, they trailed off to the right side, and her left side her hair was much the same. She was wearing clothing unaccustomed to the Flanorian people. A merchant and his young son stared at her as she ran forward, her pink ribbon around her waist flying, and trailing behind.
"I'd like to buy, some apples, please." The young foreign girl said eyeing the lush red apples in the stand, and the merchant nodded staring into the young girls brown almond eyes. He took three apples from the surrounding baskets.
"That'll be twenty-five gald, miss." He responded and the little girl handed him the money. She walked away her pink ribbon catching the eye of the merchant's son, who stared, until his father hit him on the head.
"That girl father, where is she from, her outfit looks like…"
"Mizuho, she's a warrior from Mizuho." And the son stared at his father is amazement. Mizhuo was occupying Flanoir for the time being since, their original village near and surrounded by Gaoracchia Forest was burnt down, by the invading knights of Meltokio, for not helping in the Great War. It wasn't their fault for not wanting to get too involved the pointless war; they were a peaceful bunch of people. Only concerning themselves in the planet, and the Summon Spirits, which occupied it. Hence, the reason why people gave them such respect, for who would want to upset a person who knew the god of hell fire? But, as the half elven rule got even worse, people began to grow a back bone, and well, they really didn't care if they lived or died, since the use of exspheres, humans had become rash, and if not a little bold, but to themselves, not the ones enslaving them. The little girl ran around the quiet streets, for it was quite late, her father who was the chief of Mizhuo, had told her to come back right away, but who's to say she couldn't have a little fun first? She scooped up a pile of soft, fresh snow off the cobbled frozen street, and threw it into the air, it rained white for a second as the little girl giggled and laughed as she spun around her makeshift snow fall, her hair sprinkled with white. She stopped as a red mass in a deserted alley caught her eye. She went in for closer investigation. Sobs could be heard echoing off the stones of the surrounding houses. She peered out from behind a corner her head the only thing to be seen. A boy, a little older than her, about eleven, since she was eight, was wearing what seemed to be rather fancy clothing, was crying. She walked out from the light given off by the street lamps and the boy turned, she clutched her bag to her chest, not knowing what to expect.
"H-Hi, I'm Sheena, Sheena Fujibayashi, from Mizuho, what's your name? Why are you crying?" she asked as she moved closer staring intently at the boy. He backed away a bit, and then he looked at the ground, not saying anything.
"Say, can you talk or what? Want an apple, I heard these kind are really good!" she said sticking her hand out with an apple now in hand. The red headed boy looked at her with sorrowful eyes.
"I'm…Zelos, Zelos Wilder, chosen of Tethe…"
"You're the chosen!" the little girl cried out, and the boy put his hand over her mouth and he pushed her against the wall so that both of them lay against it the cold bricks sent shivers down Sheena's spin, her clothing was very thick for the harsh cold climates, footsteps could be heard coming down the snow covered street. Two finely dressed Meltokio royal knights passed by them, and Sheena stared in wonder at their richly decorated gold, silver, and green armor. Their helmets had wings of a creature trailing off them, which rested on their helmet. She felt the boy's hand, which he had, over her mouth, shaking; she looked his eyes seemed filled with fear. As the guards passed he let go of her, and she sighed, she stepped away and turned around glaring at him.
"What's the big idea! Didn't your parents teach you any manners!" the girl fumed and she quieted as she saw the boy, kneel down, and run his finger, making markings in the snow.
"I…I don't have parents, anymore." He said in a little over a whisper, and Sheena knelt down and looked at him, he in turned looked back up at her. She held out her hand again, a red shiny apple lay in it.
"Apple?" she said smiling, and he gave a smile back.
"So…why were you crying before?" Zelos had become accustomed to the girl's company, and since well, he hadn't any of his own, he decided it couldn't hurt. He let out a sigh, and heard the crunch of an apple as the black haired, almond-eyed girl took a heaping bite out of one.
"I'm…I'm afraid, Sheena, extremely afraid." He said in almost a whisper, his hands were gripping his white pants making them bunch up, and his knuckles were pure white.
"A-Afraid of what, Zelos?" Sheena asked as she moved closer her arm wrapping around his.
"Me." Zelos replied staring at the black alleyway, a stray cat meowed as its path crossed the two children, and it was engulfed into the shadows as it walked away. Sheena let go of his arm, and she stood up hands on her hips.
"Why, mister Zelos, how can one be afraid of themselves?" she asked and Zelos stared up at her, confused.
"My father told me never to be afraid of anything! Even if it scares you to death, it's part of the Mizuho warriors code!" she said and looked back at the red headed boy, his blue eyes sad and troubled.
"It's not me…" he said as his eyes began to tear.
"None of it…none of this is me...this…this darkness, it's consuming me Sheena, every last bit! I-I-I don't even know myself anymore!" he cried out burying his face into his hands, he was shaking from his sobs. He felt arms wrap around him and Sheena laid her head on his shoulder.
"I'll protect you…Zelos, I'm your only friend, right? So, I'll protect you, from this darkness within your heart." She whispered, laughter had both her and Zelos look up in fear. She turned to Zelos whose face had a look of sheer terror and had paled considerably.
"Well, I must say, Zelos your little disappearing act was quite amusing." A black robed figure stated, his cape, trailing in the snow, had purple stripes running down its back, he stepped out from the shadows, along with armed Meltokio soldiers. Sheena stepped between the chosen and the man her arms outstretched.
"Hey! What do you want with Zelos!" the man laughed as he looked at the scene before him, his eyed glowed an eerie reddish hue, and Zelos locked eye contact. You don't want me to hurt this girl, now do you…Zelos? A voice asked him within his head, the scene happening before him seemed surreal. The man's hand came up as if to strike the tiny girl before him out of the way and into the nearby wall. Your only friend, only companion in this world of darkness? Well, I can very well make you hurt her very much Zelos…or maybe even kill her like I did your parents. How does that sound? Another life on your shoulders, what'll it be?
"NO! No don't, don't hurt her!" Zelos cried out pushing Sheena out of the way as the man's arm came down, and grabbed Zelos by the neck of his shirt. The man held the boy up, with little difficulty, with one arm. The man smiled as he saw defiance in Zelos' eyes. The man dropped Zelos and the chosen landed on hard cobbled ground. Zelos looked back at Sheena with expressionless eyes. Sheena held out her arm, and both their hands met, for an instant,
"I'll protect you…Zelos, I swear." Sheena said in a whisper only he could hear, then the guards grabbed the young boy by the shoulders and ushered him away the dark figure followed almost seeming to floating across the street. Sheena was left standing there her arm still outstretched then it hit her side limply, and she watched as Zelos and the guards, and the man disappeared in orbs of light. The apple she had given him lay on the ground beside her, lifeless and black as the shadows of the night covered it. Zelos…I will protect you, I will.
Sheena gasped as she shot up out of bed, sweat beading her forehead. The once dark room was now quite bright; the thick snow had fallen off the windows from the suns brutal heat. She wiped the sweat from her face as a silver haired half elf opened and walked through the door she paused.
"Sorry! I didn't know you were sleeping, Sheena dear, were you having a dream?" Raine asked walking over to the bedside and she sat down on the chair next to the desk. Sheena sighed, and shook her head.
"We finished rebuilding the rooms, come on I was going to make us…I mean Regal was going to make us some food. I came in here to get you, you must be starving, haven't eaten anything since yesterday, if even then." Raine said getting up and she began to walk out of the room.
"Professor, do you think, there's a chance…of."
'I think, with Lloyd and you, and all of us as his friends Sheena, I think we'll get him back, Lloyd will think of something, even if he isn't my brightest student, he always thinks of something." Raine said and Sheena smiled as she got up and went to eat in the newly built, hospital guest wing.
Luin the town of destruction, pain, fear, and murder. If any place in Slyvarant had the worst luck it was here. Not only was it destroyed in the Great War, but it was also destroyed again in the years following the rise of Cruxis. But, the persistent people of this prestigious town always seemed to get back up on their feet and start over again, also Lloyd and his friends had helped a great deal with the reconstruction, giving donations whenever possible, and frequently visiting. But, in the midst of all the building and construction the town grew darker, and an evil now lay within its water-surrounded walls, to which no one had a clue about. A black caped man stood in a darkened alleyway, far from any of the on going construction. He smiled as a brown haired girl walked out from the newly built item shop. Another girl ran over to her.
"Chocolat! Hey, wait up!" one of the girl's friends said as she ran over to Chocolat panting.
"Hey, Meril, what's up?" the brown-eyed brown haired girl asked, turning her head and looking back at her red headed friend. Meril extended a hand, which had a white envelope in it. Chocolat stared at it.
"Take it, it's for you." Meril stated, and Chocolat grasped the envelope opening it slowly. She gasped, and her eyes began to water, her friend looked at her with concern.
"Chocolat…hey, what's wrong?" Meril asked as she tried to read the letter over her friends shoulder.
"She's…she's alright Meril. My mother! She's okay! Cacao is alright!" Chocolat exclaimed as she hugged her friend happily
"It's all because…of him, Lloyd." Chocolat whispered her friend looked at her unbelievingly. The man from the alleyway smiled, and his eyes flashed a dangerous red a hissing came from behind him.
"I thought he was the one who killed your grandmother, so why now do you thank him?" Meril replied Chocolat turned back to her friend.
"Well, when I found out Palmacosta had been destroyed, I couldn't help but worry, but now…now everything is alright." The man in the alleyway began to laugh.
"Oh how wrong you are…little Chocolat. Obsidian shall we?" a responsive hiss came from the blackness of the alleyway as two huge serpentine eyes flashed. The darkness of the alley way seemed to reside into the giant snake as it took its form, leaving the alleyway clear as day. The man smiled, and he began to change his features, yet again. This time his silky black hair became auburn and spiky, and his outfit became a purple travelers wear, with a matching cape attached to the shoulder, which hung down his back. His spiked hair hung down in front of his right brown eye, he turned back to the snake.
"How do I look? I'm getting rather good at this, don't you think?" the man sounded exactly like Kratos and he smiled.
"Now you must change too, Obsidian." The snake nodded and its form became condensed and elongated till it was a deep black sword, the blade made out of obsidian. The hilt was golden, and on the guard, the piece that kept warriors hands from being cut, two red rubies shaped like snake eyes laid embedded into it. The black blade glinted as the man deftly flicked it with his wrist and put it into its sheath on his belt. He walked out from the depression in the wall and advanced toward the girl, an evil smile on his face.
"Oh, Okay! I'll be right there!" Chocolat replied as the women of the item shop walked back into the brick building, she turned around and noticed. Isn't that…the man who was with Lloyd! She eyed him as he advanced closer. But, something doesn't seem right; he doesn't seem like the same man. Kratos grabbed her by the arm roughly, and dragged her away from the commotion of the town.
"Ow! Hey! What's the big…" she stopped as soon as the man changed back into his original form, he smiled. Chocolat took a step back, but hit into a scaled creature, she gasped as she turned around to find a huge snake with leering eyes staring down at her, it's massive pearl white fangs dripping acid like venom, which sizzled as it landed on the wooden deck floor of Luin.
"Ah! W-W-What, what do you want." She said stammering taking a hesitant step away from the serpent, her back now to the man; hands grasped her shoulders in a titan like grip. He smiled as she turned her head around.
"What I want…you really want to know, what I want? I want Lloyd's head…on a silver platter. And you, my dear girl, are going to help me get it." Chocolat spun around trying to break free of the man's iron like grip, she was about to cry out for help, but a hand covered her mouth, and then… like a horrible nightmare come to life everything went pitch black.
:Slyvarant Base:
"Uh…I think…we're lost." Lloyd said letting out a sigh while trudging behind Colette and Genis as all three of them examined the pure metallic hallway they were now descending. Genis sighed.
"Well, duh! Of course we're lost, because you had to go and investigate a part of the base we never been through before." Genis stated and he heard Colette giggle next to him.
"Well sor-ry, didn't mean to be adventurous and not so uptight and book smart like you, Genis. Besides! Every hallway looks the same in this base! Couldn't Yuan get like a home decorator in here or something?" Lloyd retorted back, and Genis just rolled his eyes, Lloyd never seeing what Colette was laughing about.
"URRGH I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS! LLOYD! GENIS, COLETTE!" Yuan cried as he scrambled frantically around the various hallways of the base.
"You'd think they could of stayed put! No, of course not, what was I thinking, that would be too smart of them…that boy grew up with that damn protozoan for too long." Yuan said running down a heavily lighted, and air condition corridor. Kratos was like this when we were younger, but not to this extent…why me, damn that silver haired… Yuan's head shot up from a loud banging noise, and his eyebrow arched as the sound of air locks unlocked themselves. The main doors…oh no…Lloyd. He quickly punched in a code and the door opened greeting him with the same voice as in the Tethe'alla base.
"Welcome back, Lord Yuan." He sighed as he stared at the room, a circular disk lay on the floor it's center blue, and as he stepped on it a concentration of mana enveloped him.
"Destination?" the computerized voice asked. Yuan sighed.
"Take me to…the main lobby." And his vision was then pure white as he teleported to the main hallway.
"You guys hear that…" Lloyd asked swords drawn, Colette had in her hands her Angel's Halo chakrams, and Genis his childish but deadly One World kendama. Genis and Colette nodded as they walked slowly down the long, everlasting, it seemed, corridor. They ended up in the main lobby, Lloyd's eyes widened.
"Ch-Chocolat!" he said running through both Colette and Genis, who weren't too far behind. Lloyd knelt down, his head to her chest.
"She's still breathing, thank god." He looked around, as if expecting the only person who could of done this. A rattling noise from the right, made them all turn since they were facing the left, Lloyd stood up his swords at the ready.
"Who's there? Come out you bastard, I know it's you!" a man with auburn hair and purple outfit stepped out from the black corner, he smiled.
"Mr.Kratos! No it can't be, you didn't do this to her, did you." Kratos shrugged as a smirked appeared across his face.
"What if I did? What are you going to do, kill your father, Lloyd? For a girl who doesn't even like you?" Kratos laughed. It sounded just like his father, but no Kratos wouldn't do this.
"FIREBALL!" Genis let loose his deadly fireball attack, and Kratos jumped backward to give some time before the attack came near him and he unsheathed his sword, it's black blade glinting in the light of the room, and with dexterity, he knocked away the flame attack, with not much effort. Lloyd looked at his father's sword it was pure shining black; the lighting of the room gave it an unbelievable shine.
"You're not Kratos, your that man again…aren't you?" Lloyd said unemotionally, his friends looked at him then back at each other with worry. Kratos shrugged then tilted his head back and laughed, as his figure reverted into the black caped evil man, who was out to kill Lloyd for some unknown reason.
"Ah, man, I'm not much of an actor, now am I Obsidian." The man said laughing as the blade dematerialized and formed into a huge black snake, it blotted out the light,as it slithered up behind the man. It hissed, and turned its flat spiked head toward the girl.
"Oh yes, the girl!" the man disappeared then reappeared next to the unconscious figure of Chocolat, Lloyd and his two friends turned toward him and Chocolat. Lloyd extended one hand out, his sword pointed right at the man, who was bent down and looking back at the red clad swordsman.
"Don't touch, Chocolat, you bastard, leave her out of this, she has nothing to do with me." Lloyd said taking a step forward.
"What's this? The Eternal Swordsman is threatening me? I'm honored, but I told you, I'd hurt anyone you knew, or who's close to you, so why shouldn't she account for one of those people?" he said scooping the unconscious girl into his arms, and placing a dagger at her neck.
"No! Stop it!" Colette's voice rang out, as the dagger drew blood from the girl's neck. The man laughed, grinning at the sight of the blood, he turned his head toward them.
"Obsidian, please kill…"
"YOU BASTARD!" The man was cut short as a figure, with a cape flying behind him as he jumped out from the left, appeared from now, an uncovered teleport ring, and crashed into the black caped man, sending him flying into a metal plated wall, one of the plates fell on top of the man. Yuan scooped up an unconscious Chocolate in his arms.
"Yuan!" Genis, Colette, and Lloyd cried out running toward him. He sighed.
"I knew you couldn't stay out of trouble, so this is where I headed, once I heard the air locked unlock." Yuan stated putting Chocolat on the cold metal ground, he turned toward where the man had flown into the wall, a metal plate now lay on top of him, the missing plate revealed tons of black wires with currents of electricity running through them. A hand wrapped around a side of the plate, and it was easily thrown off, the man underneath showed no signs of pain, or any damage.
"How, how isn't he hurt! Or bleeding at least!" Lloyd asked, and Yuan shook his head. The man picked up the plate and with a swift flick of his wrist he threw it at Lloyd's group.
"Get DOWN!" Yuan cried as he tackled Lloyd. Genis and Colette dove out of the way as well. The plate flew above both Yuan and Lloyds heads a mere second after Yuan tackled Lloyd, and it went crashing into the wall behind them, the lights blew out on that side of the wall, leaving them only little room to see. The man laughed again. He drew out a sliver curved sword and charged at the still grounded Lloyd, Yuan jumped up and his butterfly sword appeared in his hand, he twirled it deftly above his head with one hand, and slashed down with it, it's dual blades cutting through the air like a knife on butter, Yuan parried the mans blow, as he charged forward. The man landed on top of Yuan's sword his stance almost cat like and Yuan fought to keep him back, he was losing his balance though, and he swung his sword to the side, the man jumped off it and flipped backwards, landing on his feet. He got into a stance familiar to Lloyd.
"Yuan! He's going to!" Yuan looked at Lloyd as he recovered from the attack, but two waves of energy crashed into him, and he cried out as one cut a deep gash into his right lower arm. The other he blocked with his sword.
"Ugh, that was a double demons fang, wasn't it." Yuan asked one eye closed, and panting Lloyd got up and nodded. Blood trickled to the floor beneath the blue haired half elf.
"Take this! Fireball!" Genis cried out and three balls of fire rushed passed the blue haired half elf, and Lloyd. The man laughed as he put up his hand, a barrier of black gas engulfed the fireballs, which were inches from his face. Genis stared in amazement, and Colette who was praying caught the man's eye. NO! OBSIDIAN STOP HER! She's using angelic! The man ran forward, knocking Lloyd away, but his sword got locked together with Yuan's, they both struggled trying not to let each other break free. The man's eyes widened as the chant of the technique could be heard coming from the blonde haired girl. The giant snake reared up from behind Colette, she was unable to notice it since she was casting a spell. The snake opened its gaping maw, it's razor sharp silver teeth showing, four giant fangs hung inches from the formal chosen's head.
"I don't think so! Come Get some! Air Blade!" Genis cried the blades of air surrounded the snake cutting into its now solid flesh. It tried to shake the wind blades off but it was unsuccessful, as it tried to resume its deadly attack Lloyd jumped into the air both his swords behind him.
"Take this! Rising Falcon!" and the eternal swordsman cried out coming down and slashing through the serpent, leaving it on the floor.
"Holy wings, I beg of thee to reveal thy glory. Angel feathers!" A burst of light erupted from Colette and a loud hissing from behind her could be heard as the giant snake writhed in pain, from the blinding light. The disks flew through Yuan and around him, they hit into the man sending him reeling backwards, and they cut deep wounds into the man who cried out jumping backwards, trying to avoid the onslaught, he left a trail of blood in his wake. Yuan noticed, on his throat, which would normally be covered in his black cape, a golden key crest. My god, it's the same…the same as Mithos's, how? The man noticing the half elf's wandering gaze growled as he flew backwards threw the air, pulling the cape around himself to hide his exposed throat and disappeared before he hit the floor, leaving them all in utter silence.
"Wh-what just happened." Chocolat asked, getting up dizzly the room was much brighter even though have the lighting was blown out, Yuan ran over to check on the girl as Colette examined Genis and Lloyd.
"Colette we're fine, you're the one who was almost attacked." Lloyd said looking at the blonde headed girl.
"AH!" all three of them turned around to find Yuan struggling with the girl.
"I…just need to see if you're wounded!" he said calmly.
"No! You're a half elf! Get away from me!" Chocolat cried out getting up and pushing the blue haired elf out of the way leaving Yuan in silence, as he watched her walk over to Lloyd. He smiled as he turned his back to them, arms crossed over his chest.
"Lloyd! What was that thing…it was going to kill you, Lloyd! What was it!" Chocolat asked, and Lloyd looked from Yuan to Genis to Colette, unable to answer the girl.
"Let's get you back to…"
"Luin." Was the girl's curt reply. Yuan sighed, and the image of the key crest flashed through his mind. There wasn't a crystal in it though…what the hell is this thing?
"Yuan!" he heard Lloyd's voice and turned around.
"Hmm?"
"We have to take Chocolat back to Luin, can you wait here?" Yuan nodded not really paying attention to Lloyd, and he watched as the four children walked out into the baking desert. The doors closed with a loud whoosh, and Yuan was left to ponder the things he had read, and saw, in the once busy base of the half elves.