Okay, it's time for the next chapter of this story. I really hope that you're enjoying this so far and please enjoy this chapter too. Sorry it took so long to get it up, but I was really busy, not too mention that one day I was feeling a little sick. Anyway, here's your next chapter. Enjoy!

Chapter 12: Strength Within Pt 2

Colette watched as a few of her friends were aided by what seemed to be otherworldly spirits as well. She could make out Mithos, but she didn't know who the woman was, and Storm and Kratos seemed to have a sudden comeback in strength. She couldn't believe what was happening. They might actually have a chance.

"Thank you," she whispered.

Both Forcystus and Zelos were having a hard time getting up after Zelos' Eruption and Forcystus' mana blast. Forcystus struggled to his feet as he came over to where Zelos was still laying. Zelos glared at the half-elf as a smirk formed on his face.

Zelos knew that he couldn't give up, if he did he couldn't truly apologize to Storm. He didn't know how she would be if he was killed, but seeing the way she acted when he was taken over made him worry about how she would be if he died. He wouldn't let Forcystus get her either. He couldn't give up...he wouldn't.

"Protect the one you love Zelos, you know that you can't give up and I won't let you,"

Zelos knew that voice, but he had a hard time believing that they would come to his aid. He couldn't believe it as he felt his strength slowly return to me, a new power was forming inside of him as he got to his feet.

"Protect her,"

"I will Mother," Zelos said as he pulled his sword out once again and ran towards Forcystus.

"What's going on?" Forcystus asked before he quickly moved out of the way, dodging Zelos' Demon Fang attack.

Zelos ran at Forcystus again as his sword met Forcystus' metal arm. Forcystus continued to use his metal appendage as a source of defense as Zelos kept coming back at him. Zelos was moving swiftly and attacking strongly. Forcystus was trying his best to avoid being hit by the red-head, but couldn't seem to keep up with his new speed.

Zelos finally managed to hit his target with his Hell Pyre attack, slamming him into the ground. Forcystus was knocked into the ground, and after Zelos' last Eruption attack he didn't look like he was going to get up again. Forcystus put his arms behind him to push himself off the ground, but when he lifted his head up his neck met Zelos' sword. Forcystus looked up at the former Chosen, his eyes wide in fear.

"Go to hell and stay there," Zelos growled at him as he sliced into him, causing him to change into dust.

"You have no clue about Storm or what we have," Yuan yelled at Magnius who jumped backwards, ready for another attack from the half-elf. He knew that he had hit a sensitive spot with him and he was going to try and use it to his advantage.

"Do you truly believe that she is going to stay with a half-elf?" Magnius asked him as he met Yuan's weapon with his own before they both jumped back to prepare for the next attack.

"Well...she said that she would...and that she loves me," Yuan explained to him.

"Yeah, she will until the day that she leaves you for some human," Magnius laughed at him. "And what about Martel?" he asked him as he came at him again.

Yuan blocked his attack, before pushing back up against him. "I still think of her, I wouldn't forget her," Yuan defended himself.

"No, you wouldn't forget about her, you'd think of her when you're with your human woman that's all," Magnius said sarcastically.

"That's not what it's like," Yuan struggled to get out.

"I can still feel your love for me, but I want you to move on as well,"

Yuan recognized that voice. He jumped backwards, not believing what he was hearing. Martel was somewhere in this world and she still cared about him like he cared for her. He looked around momentarily trying to find out where she was, but soon stopped when he felt her energy flow into him. He felt more powerful and more ready to fight Magnius.

"You must protect those you care about,"

"I will Martel," Yuan said as he came back at Magnius with incredible speed. It took all Magnius had just to avoid being struck by his weapon. Magnius was confused by what happened at first, but when he heard Yuan say Martel's name he realized what had happened.

Suddenly, Yuan caught Magnius off guard as he brought him crashing to the ground with his Lightning Blade attack. He looked up as he saw Yuan walk over to where he was laying motionless after the vicious attack.

"You know that she'll just leave you," Magnius told him, trying to throw him off just a little longer.

"Maybe so, but I'll still care about her," Yuan said as he ran the blade of his weapon across Magnius' throat turning him to dust instantly.

"Presea you should have died instead of your wonderful sister. She wouldn't have left me to rot in that house," Presea's father told her.

"Father, she left you as well," Presea told him desperately as she tried to get him to stop.

"But she would have come back to check on me," he accused her once again.

"I couldn't get there," she yelled at him.

"It wasn't her fault. She was taken over by the Cruxis Crystal. You can't blame her for something that other people did to her,"

Presea stopped everything and looked around, her father looked around them as well. They both recognized the voice, but couldn't believe that she was there. If she was there, they couldn't find her either. Finally, Alicia appeared next to Presea, ready to defend her against their angered father.

"She didn't even have a life, and you accuse her of ruining yours. It was because you gave up on life that you rotted away in that house," Alicia said.

"I can't believe that you would both stand here and make me out to be the bad person in this," their father said, outraged at the accusations set before him.

"It's true father," Presea jumped in. "You could have been doing something instead of pouting around, making yourself sick after we were gone," Presea told him.

"It...it's not that easy," their father said, slowly losing the battle.

"How would you know? You never even tried to help her," Alicia yelled at him.

"Get away, leave Alicia and I alone, and go back to hell," Presea yelled at him. Their father looked at them for a moment before he disappeared into a cloud of dust.

Spiritua couldn't believe what she was seeing. How were the spirits from heaven making their way into the world of lost souls. They had no issues left in the living world and yet they were showing up in her realm, helping the living. What was going on? Spiritua was growing more and more enraged as she watched more and more of the group's enemies being cast into hell.

Well, that's it for this chapter. I really hope that you like it and thanks for reading. Next chapter should be the end of this little section. Anyway, hope you like it, and please tell me what you think by reviewing. Thanks!