Okay, since everyone's been begging me to update this, I decided that I'd better. Anyway, I'm glad that everyone's been enjoying this. I've enjoyed writing this, especially since my writer's block is finally gone. Well, thanks for all the reviews and enjoy this next chapter.

Chapter 7: A Destiny

Storm was sitting in one of the rooms of the underground, her wounds being tended to by Raine and her father. Storm sighed as she looked at the wall in front of her before flinching slightly as Raine began to cast her magic over the gash on her side. She could feel it healing over as it went numb from the spell.

"Is it bothering you Storm? I mean Mithos' death, I know that it must have been rough after you brought him back," Kratos asked her as he walked to one end of the room to get some Apple Gels for her smaller cuts.

"No...I could tell that he was happy. Besides, he let me know that I shouldn't regret leaving Cruxis. That was something that was bothering me for so long. Now I know that I made the right choice," Storm answered him. Raine looked up, realizing what terrible assumptions she had made regarding Storm's character.

"Storm...," Raine said as she closed her eyes, trying to force herself to tell the girl the truth.

"What is it Raine?" Storm asked worriedly. She was afraid that there was something wrong with one of her injuries.

"I'm sorry. I doubted you, I thought that you had willingly gone back to Cruxis. I thought that you had betrayed us because you wanted to work for Cruxis," Raine apologized.

"It's okay, I can't exactly blame you for thinking that way. I mean, I did betray you, and I wasn't too sure about if I should go back to Cruxis or not," Storm said as she smiled at the half-elf. Storm's response made Raine feel even guiltier since she reacted so well to her actions.

Suddenly, Sutra walked in, checking to see how Storm was doing. She worried about her, not only physically but also emotionally like her father had been. Some of the others were worried as well with how she would react, seeing her emotions from earlier, but no one else wanted to go in and check on her.

"How are you doing Storm?" Sutra asked her, checking out the progress that Raine and Kratos had made on the large slice in her side.

"I'm fine, it was just a scratch," Storm told her reassuringly.

There was silence in the room for a few moments before Sutra decided to break the eery silence. "That was really awesome the way you pinned that angel earlier," Sutra told her as she ran up to sit next to her.

"Yeah, but what about that awesome shot with your arrow, I could never do that," Storm threw in.

"Aw...that was no biggie," Sutra replied bashfully.

Suddenly, a blinding light filled the room as Storm felt what seemed to be a strange sensation flow through her body. The others looked around, trying to determine what exactly what was going on.

"Storm...it is time...,"

"That voice again," Storm whispered. Raine, Sutra, and Kratos all looked at her, waiting for her to explain what she was talking about. They all heard the strange voice, but they wondered if she knew anything about it that they didn't. The door suddenly opened behind them as the rest of the group came in after seeing the room fill up with the light. They all froze when they saw the expressions on the others faces. Storm finally decided to find out what was going.

"Time for what? What are you talking about?" she asked.

"It's time for your awakening..."

"That voice, it sounds familiar, like I've heard it before," Storm said.

"Yes it does," Kratos agreed with her.

"Who are you? What do you mean by my awakening?" Storm asked desperately, wanting some sort of answer.

"I am the Goddess, and it is time for you to be awakened as my servant, my angel,"

"You mean there is a Goddess?" Sheena asked, shocked by what she was hearing.

"I am the actual Goddess, a separate entity than the goddess created by Mithos Yggdrassil and you were born to become my angelic messenger to spread my word,"

"There is a real goddess. I'm truly an angel, that would explain...," Storm stopped, every question she'd had in her life was beginning to make sense. There was just one more thing that she wanted to know. "Why haven't you come before now?" she asked.

"Mithos clouded your mind and soul with darkness and I was unable to reach you. You have finally resolved your fears and doubts and I can finally speak with you after all these years,"

"Wait a minute!" Yuan came in. He didn't like the way this sounded, it was almost too perfect for him. "Why would you need Storm, did you actually give her those powers and call them angelic. Mithos was able to create the same thing. How can we be sure that you're an actual Goddess?" Yuan asked.

"Storm was special since she was born, but when she had come of age she had to blend into the world that Mithos had created so she was given wings that resembled those of the Cruxis Crystal. Storm, you will gain your true wings when you complete your transformation,"

"So, how exactly do I do this transformation thing," Storm asked as she crossed her arms over her chest.

"You must travel to the Tower of Salvation. You will become a true angel there,"

"This all seems so familiar," Lloyd said suspiciously.

"Well, it's the same as with Cruxis...but Mithos is dead," Genis pointed out.

"What will happen after I transform?" Storm questioned, she wanted to know more that what she had just found out. She'd been used by every person that she'd ever met, and she didn't want it to happen again if she could help it.

"I need a physical being to send my word to the people of Symphonia. Once you've been transformed into a true angel as you've been destined to become since birth, you shall go out to the world and preach my word,"

"I don't know about this Storm," Kratos warned her.

"You mean, that I actually have a purpose for being the way that I am?" Storm asked, totally focused on this information she was gaining.

"You were destined for great things,"

"Okay...I'll do it," Storm agreed. Everyone was shocked by her sudden answer, she actually wanted to go through with it. They all figured that she would be the last person to agree to it. They all were willing to go along with it as well, although a few of them were more unwilling than others.

"Meet me at the Tower of Salvation...,"

Storm could feel the spirit's presence disappear as soon as it left. Storm looked around at the others.

"Well, are we going to go or what?" she asked them anxiously.

"Storm, why do you believe what that voice said so easily?" Yuan asked her.

"Didn't you guys feel that mana that the voice was giving off? It was all over, but it was different than any other type of mana that I've ever felt," Storm asked them.

"I didn't feel anything, but if it was that obvious to you, what it said must be true," Yuan said. "Perhaps you truly are destined to become the Goddess' angelic messenger," he said.

"I say we go and find out some more. I wanna see what Storm looks like as an angel...well...a real angel," Lloyd said eagerly.

Well, that's it for this chapter. Next chapter is the Goddess, the tower, and the transformation. I know this is probably a lot to take in at once and I probably didn't explain very well, but hopefully things will be clearer next chapter. Anyway, tell me what you thought and please review. Thanks!