Well, it's time for the next chapter. I don't really know how long this story will be, but it may not be as long as the other two, but who knows. Anyway, thank you for all your reviews and I'm glad that everyone is enjoying this. Anyway, I hope that you all enjoy this chapter as well, so enjoy!

Chapter 6: Looking Inside

Mithos was preparing to go in search of Lloyd's group. He was bringing out the angels to help search the skies, and he had the children with him. Lloyd would have no choice, but to give up when he brought out his children. With Storm's death, he was sure that everyone's spirits would be broken, and his fight would be easier.

Mithos took the two children through the halls of his new base as he made his towards the surface. Two angels were escorting the two, both Martel and Kagerou not attempting to escape anymore after many failed attempts. Mithos walked outside and looked around the deserted city of Meltokio.

Suddenly, Mithos saw something coming in the distance. He squinted against the glare of the sun, but smirked when he saw who it was.

"It seems that my prey has decided to come to me. Good, that saves me a lot of trouble," Mithos laughed as he watched their group move closer. Of course, he didn't see that Storm was with them.

Lloyd could feel his blood begin to boil the closer he got to Meltokio. Mithos had caused pain to his entire family. He caused pain to Storm, Zelos, Sheena, Kratos, and his own children. He had had enough of him, and it was all going to end here. They made their way towards the broken walls of Meltokio. It was a sad sight that such a beautiful and prosperous city had been completely destroyed. He grabbed the hilt of his swords a little tighter as he made his way towards the city.

The group finally made it to the city as they looked through the abandoned streets. They didn't see any sign of Mithos as Lloyd looked to Storm for her directions to the underground base. Storm was about to say something when, suddenly, the entire group heard someone laughing close by.

"So, you've decided to come to me, have you?" Mithos laughed. "Could it be because I have something that you want?" he added as the side-stepped to show Martel and Kagerou being held captive by the two angels.

"Let them go, or else!" Lloyd screamed at him threateningly.

"Or else what?" Mithos mocked. "I have what's most important to you, you're at my mercy," Mithos explained as the two angels brought out their weapons and held them up to Martel and Kagerou. Lloyd clenched his fist, knowing that Mithos had him exactly where he wanted him.

"What do you want?" Lloyd sighed, knowing that he had no other choice than to submit to his demands.

"Give up the seal and give up your life," Mithos ordered. Everyone looked at Lloyd, hoping that he would be able to figure out some other way. He couldn't give up his life, they wouldn't know what to do without their leader.

All of a sudden, both of the angels holding the children were thrown backwards. Mithos looked down at them, one had been shot by a fire arrow and the other had a sword stuck in him. He knew exactly where the arrow had come from, but the sword he couldn't figure out. It was a jeweled sword like Storm's, but who was using her sword? He looked down and couldn't believe what he was seeing.

Sutra and Storm were standing side by side, Sutra with another arrow ready to attack, and Storm with her wings out. He couldn't believe that Storm was alive, he had watched her be killed by Zelos. How did they bring her back?

While Mithos was completely distracted by Storm's appearance, Kratos brought out his own wings and flew over, grabbing Martel and Kagerou. He brought them safely to Sheena who wrapped them up in a huge hug. She never wanted to let them go again as she had them run over towards Raine who made sure that they were unharmed.

"Storm, you just don't give up, do you?" Mithos asked her. Storm just glared at him, she had finally figured out who had really caused her all her pain. She wasn't going to take anymore from him, and he would pay for what he'd made her do to her family. "Well, you'll pay for defying me, and you as well Sutra," Mithos told the two.

Sutra replied to his statement as she released her arrow which Mithos easily dodged as he revealed his wings and flew at the group. Before he made his way to the group though, he flew towards one of the fallen angels as he grabbed Storm's sword. After gaining his new weapon, he flew right towards Lloyd, wanting to finish him off and take his revenge. He wasn't sure if he would be able to take on the whole group, but if he could kill off Lloyd he could break their spirits and get his revenge at the same time. Mithos wasn't alone for long as more angels made their way out of the underground base to protect the angel.

Yuan and Kratos both flew at the half-elf, both attacking him with their Lightning Blade attack as Mithos hit the ground. Storm and Sutra were battling against the hoards of angels that were coming out of the base. Genis, Sheena, Presea, and Colettte all came over to help them battle the angel army. Raine stayed behind, protecting Martel and Kagerou while offering healing to anyone who needed it. Zelos went to join Kratos, Lloyd, and Yuan in the battle against Mithos. Zelos and Lloyd went at Mithos with their Cross Thrust attack, but Mithos was able to teleport himself away and behind Lloyd, slicing him in the back with his sword.

Storm was at a disadvantage without her sword. She had fought without it before, but when she was surrounded by so many opponents she needed the extra offensive and defensive power it had for her. She ducked and jumped, trying her best to avoid getting chopped up by the large weapons that the angels were using. She used her Outburst attack to knock away a few angels that threatened her at once, but she wasn't sure how long she would be able to keep up fighting before she made a mistake.

Genis was using his powers to aid Presea as he powered up her axe with his Lightning technique. After watching Sutra use her own powers to add strength to her own arrows, Genis decided that he and Presea could do the same thing to her axe. Presea swung her axe, knocking through about three angels while Genis' electricity ran through them at the same time. Genis then began to chant for another spell to help out Storm and Sutra who were beginning to tire out from taking the blunt of the blows.

"Gravity Well," Genis shouted as the ground disappeared underneath a large number of angels as they were engulfed by the void before being forcefully spit back out.

Colette unleashed her Angel Feathers attack on two angels in front of her and was soon aided by Sheena who attacked each of them with her Pyre Seal attack. The two girls nodded at each other for the teamwork as they both ran off to help the others.

Sutra was really letting the arrows fly as she attempted to kill off as many angels as she could before the battle got any worse. She looked at the base and realized that more angels were emerging from inside as their friends began to drop. Sutra knew that they would have to hold them all off until the others were able to defeat Mithos. With Mithos gone there was a possibility to stop the battle.

Storm didn't know how much longer she could hold off the angels. She was forced to use only her magical and angelic abilities, but she was losing her powers fast. Without her sword she was unable to fight physically and give her body a chance to recover and maintain her ability to use her magic. Suddenly, she was knocked to the ground by one of the angels, but she managed to catch herself and got back on her feet quickly, but it was enough that someone saw that she was getting weaker.

Mithos didn't know how long he could battle this group by himself for. Their combined effort was almost too much for him to handle. Kratos began to hack away at his defenses as Mithos blocked them all with his sword before coming back on the offensive. Out of the corner of his eye, Mithos noticed Storm fall over briefly before getting back to her feet. He knew that she was beginning to lose her battle without her sword. He teleported away from Lloyd's group as he appeared in front of Storm, slicing her with the sword. She fell to the ground as he picked her up by her leg. She struggled as he flew her off the ground and to the top of a building. He was going to get another person to help him with this battle.

"Why are you helping them? Remember what they said to you? Don't you remember the pain?" he asked her.

Storm covered her ears, trying to block out what he was saying. She didn't want the rage that was still hiding inside of her to come out again. She couldn't control that emotion and he was trying to get to it once again.

"I'm not going to fight them Mithos, they're my friends and I trust them!" she spat at him as she attempted to reach up and grab her sword. Mithos was able to keep her from it, and she wasn't able to muster up enough strength to pull herself from his grip. Zelos, Yuan, Kratos, and Lloyd were attempting to get to her, but the angels were getting in their way.

"Come on Storm, Cruxis is the only family that you have. I raised you, I made you," he told her. Storm needed to get away, but her wound wasn't allowing her to move very far. She could feel blood begin to soak through her clothes as she attempted once again to grab her sword. "You belong to me Storm," he finished as he kept the sword out of her reach once again.

Storm had had enough and her rage crept out just enough for her to find the strength for one last Outburst attack, knocking Mithos backwards. He dropped her sword as she ran over to get it. Her rage was trying to come out again, but she fought to control it, finally taking control.

"What happened to you? You used to be someone that I could trust, you were like family to me," Storm asked desperately.

"I would never be family to a human," Mithos spat back at her as he got up to face her once again. Storm didn't back down, and she wouldn't draw her weapon at him.

"Storm, what are you doing?" Lloyd yelled at her as Storm let her sword hang at her side as Mithos walked up to attack her.

"But you were. You took me in when I was little. You taught me things and played with me. What happened to that Mithos?" Storm asked, tears threatening to fall. She looked into his eyes and realized the horrible truth. Mithos had been taken over just like she had been. His darker side had gained control, the Mithos they once knew was buried underneath.

"I know that you're still in there Uncle Mithos, you know that this isn't what you wanted, to be fighting Yuan, Dad, and me," Storm told him. Mithos stopped dead in his tracks when she said this. "I know what you're going through and you can break through," she encouraged him.

"Storm...?" Mithos asked quietly as he looked at her.

"You can do it," she told him.

"I'm sorry...for everything," he told her. "But...Martel...needed me...and I couldn't fight the hatred for humans...I'm sorry," he told her sadly.

" Are you okay now?" she asked him in almost a whisper.

"Yes, but the darkness is still in me. You must destroy my Cruxis Crystal or he will come back," Mithos ordered her.

"But...you'll...you'll die without that," she choked.

"It's the only way!" he screamed at her. Storm dropped her head sadly as she raised her sword, prepared to destroy his crystal.

"Don't ever regret leaving Cruxis. You did the right thing. Now I can finally be with Martel," Mithos told her before she sliced the crystal with her sword, causing it to completely disappear along with Mithos. Tears streamed down her face, those were the words that she had longed to hear from him for so long, words that finally set her free. What made it feel even better was that it was her Uncle Mithos that had said it and not Lord Yggdrasil. She turned around to look at the others as the angels all dropped their weapons and looked around, Mithos' spell had finally been lifted. Storm smiled as she looked down and saw the happiness in her father and Yuan's eyes. She knew that what had just happened meant a lot to them as well.

Storm came back down and greeted the others, but was soon reminded of her cut in her side. She grabbed her wound and the others in the group decided that it was best to remain at the underground base for the night to recover. Now that Mithos was gone, the threat to Symphonia was gone as well. They weren't sure what they would do next, but they knew that they would most likely have to help the people recover and rebuild so they could get back to their lives. Things weren't over for them just yet.

Don't think that this is the ending of the story. There are more chapters and a plot twist coming along here eventually. It sounds like it's the end, but it's not. Haha! I can be so evil sometimes. Well, at least I didn't leave you with a cliffie because it would have been easy to. Well, I hope that you like this chapter and thanks for all the reviews. So, please review and tell me what you thought about this chapter. Thanks for reading.