Author's Note: Here's chapter 2, with the appearance of two old favorites! I bet you can't guess who they are!

Disclaimer: I know who it is! It's…

Author's Note: Shut up! Don't give it away! Anyway, the end was kinda rushed before, but I fixed it up some.

Disclaimer: (grumble) FINE! Angelglory doesn't own Tales of Symphonia; that belongs to Namco. Angelglory does own the new characters appearing in this fic though.

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The Nocturne Saga: Chapter 2: Wilder Than You

Lloyd sat on the dirt path in Gaoracchia Forest, watching the spot where that cloud of black had flown away. He sighed and looked back to the unconscious Noishe.

"I hope Noishe is gonna be alright. I think we went a little overboard." He said solemnly.

Colette tried her best not to add onto the aura of depression hovering overhead. "I'm sure he's just tired, Lloyd. He'll be alright." She said, attempting to cheer the eternal swordsman up.

"Yeah, you're right." Lloyd replied with a smile.

Subconsciously, he put his hand to the wound, he had completely forgotten about, across his chest. He brought his hand back up to view, blood covered and dripped off his hand.

"What the…? I forgot about my wound." He said wearily.

Colette looked shocked upon seeing all of the blood. "Lloyd, you're bleeding really badly." She remarked.

Lloyd shakily stood up. "I'll be alright. We'll have to find our way of here really soon." He exclaimed, his voice slowly getting fainter.

"But what about Noishe? He isn't awake yet." Colette claimed.

Lloyd looked down at the sleeping Noishe. "Then we'll wait until he wakes up." He said, his skin tone getting paler by the second.

"Are you sure? You don't look so good, Lloyd." Colette said, walking over to the injured swordsman.

"I'm…fine. I just…need to rest for a bit." Lloyd managed to say, before falling face forward and the ground and passing out from blood loss.

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As far as the eye could see, all there was a deep, dark purplish color. Sounds of someone screaming echoed all over. Far off, stood someone unclear.

"…Dad…you're horrible…You left your only son to die while you went into space…How could you? How could you be so selfish? Dad…Dad…Kratos!"

The former angel of Cruxis swiftly opened his eyes. "That was more than just a daydream." He thought. "What's going on?"

Derris-Kharlan brimmed with something more than emptiness today. Everything seemed to betray the flow of time and lay suspended. It was rather disturbing. No sound echoed as it usually would, not even Kratos' breathing could be heard as he walked the lonely paths.

"Something's here." He thought, running his hand on his sword's hilt.

…Kratos…

Every shadow around him seemed to start dripping down from where it should stand and seep towards him. "It's here," said the angel, drawing his sword quickly.

…Join him, Kratos…Do not resist…Submit…and Suffer…

The darkness traversed to one spot and began spiraling around and around. It took the form of a large saw and began spinning faster, approaching Kratos. The shadow's edge scrapped the ground, spewing off sparks. After a quick pause, it charged at the Seraphim, intent on ripping him to shreds. Kratos raised his sword and stabbed downwards, impaling the shadow saw.

It let out an ear-piercing screech and withdrew itself from the sword.

"Don't even try it." Kratos remarked, raising his sword silently carrying out a quick incantation. "Grave!"

A sharp pillar of rock fiercely jutted from the ground and rammed right through the darkness; four smaller spears of rock followed suit and also stabbed into the creature.

…Resistance is futile…Give in…join him…

The dark creature quickly recuperated from the spell and pierced the ground, shattering the walkway. It came back up behind Kratos and tried to cut him in two. The angel quickly sprouted his wings and the following light pushed the shadow back. It screamed again and retreated back, preparing for another try at killing it's prey.

Kratos brought his sword up once again and began another incantation. "Sacred Powers, cast your purifying light upon these corrupt souls…"

The monster charged back full force, ready to skewer the angel.

"Rest in peace, Sinners! Judgement!" Kratos finished and unleashed the holy spell.

Beams of light rained down from above, none so far hitting its target. The shadow got so close, that it could cut the Seraphim in two, before the last light that fell destroyed it. Its dying scream echoed as it faded away.

A dull silence settled in and Kratos stood quietly for a moment. He crossed his arms and looked out into space. "Looks like…I'll have to go back." He declared to himself.

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Back in Triet Desert, Raine and Sen were confronted by a large group of desert bandits and thieves.

"Alright, hand over all a yer valuables." The leader demanded.

"Yeah!" The rest shouted in unison.

"Yo Hulix, I mean, boss, look at dat kid. He's got dose ears." One of the lackeys whispered.

"Yeah, we'll get a good price for his hide." The boss, apparently named Hulix, whispered back with a smirk.

Hulix was a lot bigger than his minions were; he must've been eight feet tall. He was bald and was shaped with a completely round waist. His beige vest just barely fit around his large body and his pants were big and puffy.

"We have nothing of value, so just let us be on our way." Raine proclaimed.

"I don't think so, little lady. You ain't going anywhere!" Hulix yelled. "That boy of yers'll sell for a lotta Gald." He pulled a large club from behind his back and slammed it onto the ground.

"No! Leave me alone!" Sen pleaded, hiding behind Raine.

"Sen…When I say so, we run for our lives." Raine whispered down to the small boy. "Okay?"

Sen nodded nervously, obliviously very frightened and confused.

The band of criminals each drew daggers and prepared to raid their victims. Raine took hold of her staff and began an incantation.

"Crush 'em!" Hulix snorted, pointing his club at the two.

The gang of thieves charged ready to beat down their targets. "Ready? Ray!" Raine shouted as a ball of light appeared overhead and started blasting rays of light down upon the attackers. "Now, Sen, Run!"

The small fox boy immediately bolted away from ruffians as fast as he could, with Raine following closely behind. The spell diminished and the remaining lackeys began chasing after the two escapees. Chance of escaping looked high until Hulix jumped in the way, cutting off their getaway.

"No way out now! Bag 'em!" Hulix barked.

While Raine and Sen were shaken by the tremors caused by Hulix's girth, a few peons managed to sneak up behind and throw bags over the both of them.

"We got 'em boss!" A lackey cheered, tying the bag holding Sen closed.

"Now we'll be stinkin' rich!" Chimed another.

"Enough celebratin'! Let's head back to the hideout." Hulix ordered, grabbing the bag containing Raine from his lackey and slinging it over his shoulder.

"Don't run! Thunder Blade!" A voice shouted from somewhere.

A sword of lightning fell from the sky and crashed down Hulix, electrocuting him. The large man stumbled and dropped Raine's bag. Turning around angrily, Hulix looked to where the spell was cast. "Gragh! Who the hell's over there?" He yelled venomously.

Out from behind a boulder, came a red haired man. He wore a pink vest over a light blue shirt. His gloves were also light blue and his pants were a clean white. Long red hair draped out from a large purple hat with a white headband across his forehead.

"It's none other than I, the Great Zelos Wilder!" spoke the red-haired former Chosen. "Why don't you just give up now? It'll save you a lot of time."

"I don't like yer attitude, pretty boy. Come on you morons, crush this guy!" Hulix yelled back at his lackeys.

Hulix's gang turned to the ex-chosen and charged at him, daggers drawn and prepped to kill. Zelos just grinned, drew his sword and said, "Suit yourself."

He ran at the mass of thieves and slashed up into the air, then immediately shot a small ball of fire back down at his enemies. "Hell Pyre!"

The fire erupted outward and scattered the bandits, knocking most of them out. The ones that weren't hit or taken out turned tail and ran for their lives. "Boss, that guy's got an Ex-sphere!" yelled a lackey.

Hulix finally stepped forward. "Alright, I've had enough! I'll beat you into the ground!" he growled, slamming his club into the sand again.

"So, you wanna tussle? Huh?" taunted Zelos.

Hulix stomped and shook the ground with each step as he approached the red-haired swordsman. Meanwhile, Raine crawled out from the bag that confined her. Regaining her composure, something caught her eye as she turned her glance towards the back of Hulix's head. In a triangular formation, three Ex-spheres were imbedded in his skull.

"Three Ex-spheres? No wonder why he can cause tremors just by stomping on the ground." Raine deduced.

Grabbing her staff, she stood up from the sand and ran off to assist Zelos. Hulix swung his club at Zelos with tremendous power. The redhead was finding it harder to dodge the onslaught of attacks as time went on. Ducking under the next swing, Zelos thrust his sword forward into Hulix's gut.

"Sonic… Thrust?" Zelos said, confused, as his sword simply bounced off of his enemy's stomach.

"Gah hah hah hah hah! What a crummy attack! Flies bother me more than that did." Hulix chortled.

"Photon!" Raine shouted, as a ring of light rounded Hulix.

The ring condensed into a ball then erupted outwards. The large gang leader stumbled back and fell over, causing another tremor. "Zelos, he's weak against magic!" Raine called over to her companion.

Zelos smirked and traced the brim of his hat with his index finger. "Alright, get ready for some fireworks." He commented, backing away from Hulix and starting an incantation.

The gargantuan man, with some effort, got to his feet. He yelled angrily and slammed his club into the sand again, sending dirt and rocks at Zelos.

"Burn baby! Eruption!" Zelos chanted, as a field of fire appeared under Hulix and rushed upwards multiple times.

The rubble from Hulix's attack immediately beat into Zelos and threw him back a fair distance.

Meanwhile, Raine was casting another spell. "Ray!"

The same spell that was used as a distraction before was now a dead-on attack against the large man. Multiple rays of light blasted into Hulix many times before disappearing. The giant bandit fell onto the ground with a slump and another shake of the earth.

The Professor let a sigh of relief as things calmed down. She dusted the sand from her cloak and hair, while surveying the area. Her glance turned to a bag in the sand, the bag that held Sen.

Raine quickly ran over to the bag, untied it and open it. There, inside, was Sen, curled up in a ball, quivering. "No! Don't hurt me, please!" he cried

"Sen, it's alright. No one's going to hurt you." Raine said, trying to calm the frightened child down.

The fox boy slowly opened his eyes not to see any bloodthirsty bandits staring him down, but to only see Raine. "Oh, Miss Raine, it's you. I was so scared." He exclaimed, leaping into Raine's arms.

The Professor just blinked, but then patted Sen on the head. "I-It's okay now. Nothing bad is going to happen." She said reassuringly.

Zelos walked over, dusting off his hat and placing it back onto his head. "Hey there, Raine. What kinda trouble are you getting yourself into these days?" He asked with his usual smile. He gaze fell upon the kid that wasn't Genis. "What'd you do? Trade your brother for this kid?"

Raine looked up at Zelos. "No, Genis is missing." She replied, depressed, and then looked back down at Sen. "And he was just returning my staff when we were attacked by those bandits."

"Oh, I see. So, the brat got himself lost, eh? What a time to do it, especially after that huge sandstorm this morning." Zelos commented.

"That's exactly when he disappeared." Raine replied solemnly.

"Jeez, I…"

"Hold it! You're in for it now." Hulix shouted, as he climbed to his feet, slamming his club into the ground once again.

Zelos turned around, drawing his sword. "Aren't you a big boy? Getting up all by yourself." Zelos taunted.

Hulix growled viciously and stomped his feet on the ground as hard as he saw fit. "I'm gonna crush you into dust, pretty boy." He scowled.

Zelos smirked and charged at the large man, sword drawn. But suddenly, a woman jumped in the way and stopped Zelos' attack. "Stop right there!" the woman shouted.

"Woah woah woah, who're you Gorgeous?" Zelos asked, with a wink.

"My name is Sata Nexus, you idiot." She replied.

A dark blue cloak covered most of Sata's body. Zelos almost missed the fact that Sata was very curvy in her figure hiding under her cloak. Her blue hair peeked out in strands, running down her face, from under a matching dark blue hat. Her face was finely shaped and her eyes were a deep violet color.

"Mistress Sata?" Sen said, looked up and seeing the woman.

"Sen! What're you doing here? I told you never to leave the camp!" Sata yelled at the small boy harshly.

"But Miss Raine forgot her staff. I-I was just returning it." Sen answered timidly.

"No excuses! Get back to the campsite NOW!" She yelled.

"Hold on a minute. Where do you get off yelling at this child?" Raine scolded Sata while standing up from her spot on the sand.

"Sen belongs to me, that's how. I saved his life so he's mine. Now Sen, move!" Sata answered, along with a cold glare.

"So it's a life debt." Raine thought for a second then spoke up, "My companion and I just saved his life, so that means he's ours now."

Sata quieted down and growled softly. "Fine…take him. He's useless to me now anyway." She replied.

Sata quickly turned around and silently told Hulix to follow her. They both left into the desert. Sen looked up at Raine and whispered softly. "Thank you, Miss Raine."

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So there's Chapter 2. I really like this new H border. It's spiffy and fantasterastic. All of my fics have the H border now! YAAY! More to come next chapter. R 'n' R Please. Thanks!