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Chapter 5: The Rescue

The group rushed into the passageway and came out to a society they would have never imagined. It was like a whole underground city. There were places for housing large numbers of Desian soldiers. There were stores, hospitals, training centers, and every other building that could ever come in handy. There were Desian soldiers everywhere, but the group wasn't going to let that stop them from finding Storm. They rushed out into the open and began to run, looking for anything that looked like a prison.

A small group of Desians spotted the group and Lloyd, Zelos, and Kratos drew their swords at the men who dared to get in their path. Lloyd took two of them out with his Demon Fang attack. He then rushed to another one, attacking him with a Rising Falcon attack. Zelos slashed his sword through one of the soldiers, ripping a hole in shoulder and knocking him to the ground. Kratos used his Super Lightning Blade attack to finish off the remainder of the soldiers.

The group continued their way through the city. Finally, they stopped to decide on a real plan.

"This isn't working, we need to split up to find her," Sheena suggested.

"Okay, Raine will come with me, Colette and Lloyd can go together, Regal and Presea are together, and Genis can go along with Zelos and Sheena. Meet back at the entrance in half an hour. If no one has found her by then we will search together," Kratos suggested as the group immediately got into their designated groups and began to search the city.

Raine and Kratos both made their way around the city until Kratos found a lone Desian guard. Kratos moved silently behind him and placed his sword on his throat and his hand over his mouth.

"Okay, you'll tell me where Kvar took Storm or else I will kill you right here. I kid you not, I wouldn't bluff about something like this," Kratos whispered into his ear.

"S...she's down this hallway and to the right. She's inside the prison at the end of the street. Go inside and she's in the cell at the back of the prison," the guard stuttered.

"Thanks," Kratos said as he knocked the guard unconscious so he couldn't find help.

Raine and Kratos followed the guards directions and managed to find their way to the prison. Kratos and Raine broke into the prison with some forceful persuasion from Kratos. They rushed through the prison until they found Storm's cell. It was different from the other cells in the fact that it was a room instead of a regular cell with bars. There were two guards standing at the door. Kratos ran over to them and attacked both of them with a Double Demon Fang attack. He then checked both guards and found a key on one of them. They then prepared for the worst as they opened the door.

The first thing the two noticed was how dark it was in the cell. It took a few moments for them to even see where Storm was at. She was at the far end of the cell in the corner. Her back was to them and she was lying on her side. She looked dead at first glance. Kratos ran over to her afraid that he was too late for her. When he got to her, he took hold of her and felt how cold she was from being in the room for so long. She groaned a little, letting him know that she was in fact still alive. He got onto his knees and cradled her in his lap. He noticed the cuts on her side, arm, and head. Raine also noticed and saw how much blood that she had lost on the floor. She used her First Aid technique and sealed up the wounds. Unfortunately, Raine couldn't help with Storm's concussion or the effect of losing so much blood.

Kratos picked her up and they left the room. Storm opened her eyes slightly when they got out of the cell.

"Daddy?" was all she was able to squeak out.

"Shh...do not push yourself too much, just relax, I'm here," Kratos said to his daughter as she shut her eyes again and nestled her head into his chest.

Raine and Kratos made their way through the hallways, trying to make their way back to the entrance without drawing too much attention to themselves. They were almost to where they had entered when suddenly Kratos heard a voice that ran a chill up his spine and caused rage to flow through his very being.

"Where do you think you are going with that child?" Kvar asked behind Kratos.

Kratos turned around and glared into the eyes of the man that had once caused him so much pain. He killed his wife and had almost killed his daughter.

"If you don't mind, I believe that you should return what belongs to me," Kvar said.

"She does not belong to you Kvar, and she won't be going back with you," Kratos said as he set Storm down next to Raine. Storm had woken up slightly and was listening to the conversation that was going on.

"You know, it's such a pity. Everyone that you ever care for only suffers pain and death. She'll be another Anna someday. You know that, don't you? Anna...that poor woman, to think that she would've been better off had she never met you, how unfortunate," Kvar said as he slowly began to make his way to Kratos.

Storm was becoming enraged at what Kvar was saying. She knew her father always meant well for all of them. He did his best to raise her and Lloyd and she knew he loved her mother. She also knew that what Kvar was saying would easily affect Kratos. She wished that she was able to help him, she wanted to let him know that she cared. She wanted to help him defeat Kvar...again. She knew she could do nothing but she was keeping her father in her heart and was trying to gather up any amount of strength that she had left in her body.

"You know, you should have really taught your daughter some manners. She was very rude to me so I decided to take her punishment into my own hands," Kvar sneered.

"You will pay for what you did to her," Kratos spat back, not once taking his eyes off the Desian Cardinal as he drew his sword.

"Once I get rid of you I will make sure that her and your son are both dead, then I will truly have my revenge," Kvar said as he drew out his sword.

The two began to fight as Storm began to wish more and more that she could get up and help her dad. She pleaded with what felt like her entire body, mind, and soul for strength. Raine was watching the battle and began to notice that Storm's entire body was glowing with a bright white light. She gasped as she saw Storm slowly get to her feet.

Storm could feel it, somehow all of her strength was returning to her. Her dizziness and fatigue subsided and she felt better than she had before she was ever attacked. She rose to her feet and revealed her wings. She began to chant. When she started her attack both Kvar and Kratos stopped their battle and looked at her in amazement. She was emitting a very bright white light and was preparing her spell.

Kvar took this moment to make a break for it, leaving two Desians to fend for themselves as Storm's Angel Feathers attack slammed them into a wall. Once her spell was over, Storm ran over to her father who greeted her with a hug.

"How did you heal yourself?" Raine asked as she walked over to the two.

"I really don't know. I just really wished that I could help Dad and somehow I felt all my strength return to me. It feels like the weakness from losing all that blood is gone as well as the effects of that concussion," Storm replied.

The three of them all returned to the entrance and waited for the rest of the group to return. She saw Lloyd's group come. When he arrived and saw Storm he ran to her and gave her a big hug.

"You're okay! So, what happened to Kvar?" Lloyd asked.

"He escaped, this time," Storm replied. "Believe me though, when I find him I will make him pay."

Soon, Storm saw Zelos and his group arriving. She ran over to him and he picked her up in a large hug which she was more than happy to return. Kratos saw how happy the two were and actually smiled at his daughter's choice.

"Kratos, you're smiling," Raine whispered to the seraph.

Kratos kept gazing at the young couple and repied, "I believe that my daughter is finally happy."

"So, where are we going now? We have to find out why Kvar tried to kill Storm," Sheena pointed out.

"We need to go to Heimdall," Storm replied.

"Why Heimdall?" Genis asked.

"Well, Kvar said something about a prophecy and I figured that the elder would probably know something about that," Storm replied.

"Well, that's about all we've got for now," Lloyd replied. "It's off to Heimdall for us."

Well, that's it for this chapter. I'm sorry that it was short and all but hey, I got it up right? That's what really matters, that and that Storm is safe. Anyway, preview for next chapter. The group goes to Heimdall and finds out about the prophecy and even Storm's mysterious background. Why is she an angel, half-elf, elf, and human? Man, that has got to be hard to fill in on those standardized tests when they get to race. She needs an all of the above category. Anyway, thanks for reading and please, please, please review!