Hey people sorry about not updating sooner, but school keeps me busy.

I'm coming up with two chapters one Gesea and one major Sheloyd.

DISCLAIMER: School is taking a major toll on my world conquest starting with Namco, and they still haven't answered my demands. Wait is that one of them climbing down the 25th story window. HEY COME BACK HERE!

Chapter 10 Shadow

"I'm sorry I can't join you." Regal said. "I have to get back and help George rebuild the Lezereno Company, and I should also spend some time with Alicia."

"Don't worry Regal, you haven't seen her in years and the Lezereno Company must be rebuilt." Lloyd smiled. Regal nodded getting on his rheaird and flying off with Alicia to Altamira.

"Now all we have to worry about is Kratos." Lloyd thought. He could understand after what had just happened. Kratos began to be his usual lone wolf self again after he heard that Anna was never coming back, but Alicia and Mithos had.

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Kratos looked down at his exsphere thinking only of Anna, but he knew that this is what she had really wanted. He was a little startled when someone was sneaking up behind him. He drew his sword and spun around having the sword at the intruder's throat.

"WHOA! Watch where you point that thing!" Raine yelled and raising her rod about to his him.

"Oh…Raine. I'm terribly sorry; you just startled me that's all." He pleaded hoping not to get hit. He sheathed his sword and looked into her longing eyes.

"How long do you intend to mope around feeling sorry for yourself?" She asked looking away. "You have friends who are here for you and people who love you."

He slowly looked at her and thought, "She's absolutely right. Lloyd's my son and I love Raine. I can't keep living in the past if I hope to make a future."

"You're right." He merely said bringing her closer and kissing her so tenderly.

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"Lloyd." A voice called from behind him as he sat by the fire.

"Hey dad. I'm sorry about mom I really wanted her back too." Lloyd said turning back to watch his companions while they slept, but mostly Sheena.

"Don't be. I need to move on with my life and here's a start." Kratos said sitting down next to him and pulling out a small wooden box, but it sounded like he had another. "It's a gift I had made on Derris-Kharlan that you should give to Sheena."

Lloyd was now curious as he took the box from Kratos and opening it up. It revealed two rings one was pretty plain gold plated and had the letter S engraved on one side. While the other had a small diamond on the ring and it looked a lot thinner than the previous one and had an L engraved onto the top of the diamond.

Lloyd sat there stunned for a while thinking, "Wow! What craftsmanship. Is this what I think it is, and how did he know?"

"I can guess what you're probably thinking and it's your wedding rings I made for you and Sheena." Kratos said staring into the flames.

"But how…" Lloyd's voice trailed off.

"Did I know? It was fairly obvious that even though Colette had grown up with you all her life you had shared the same experiences with Sheena." Kratos finished. "Give it to her when you're ready though."

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The light rose over the horizon as Genis stretched and was a little taken back that Regal wasn't gone for his usual early morning training, but was gone completely. He sighed as he realized that Regal was a good person to talk to when no one was up, they'd talk about cooking mostly and somewhat of their past. Genis was saving a lot of that for Presea.

"Genis is something the matter?" A tiny voice called from behind him.

"Oh…Presea, good morning and I was just realizing that Regal won't be coming back." Genis managed to get out.

"Well he left with Alicia, so in a way I'm happier than I have been for a while, but not as much as I'd like to be." Presea said looking down.

"Huh? Did you say something Presea?" He asked looking a little startled.

"Uh…no, it's nothing." She answered quickly catching herself. "What's going on? What is this feeling?" she thought looking down.

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"Man, why do we have to keep doing this?" Lloyd complained.

"So we can defeat Mithos again, and we're going to need all the help we can get." Sheena replied looking a little annoyed.

He just looked up for a moment and then sighed making his feet continue on. They stepped into the temple and he could feel the darkness creep around him and it made his hair stand on end.

"What will Shadow have us do this time instead of just fight, and what about Luna and Aska?" He wondered not looking or caring where he was going all he knew was that he just had to follow the stairs downward.

"Lloyd, what's keeping you?" Genis called back. "Oh, I see. Just don't think to hard we don't need you unusable at this point."

"Okay." Lloyd called waking up a little. "HEY! What's that suppose to mean?"

"You're so slow. Anyway we're almost there." Genis said smirking.

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"…Pact Maker…What do…you want?" Shadow's voice panted out.

"I am Sheena. I seek a pact with Shadow." Sheena said.

"I sense…darkness. You with dark pasts…fight." Shadow said

"Who doesn't have a dark past in our group?" Sheena asked.

"The one…called…Presea Combatir…Genis Sage…and you…pact maker." Shadow panted even harder.

The others backed away giving the three their space, and Genis was going to need it but his mind wasn't on the battle he was thinking at why he had chosen him. Presea had her dark past of being brutishly experimented on and losing her time for 16 years and her sister. Sheena lost her family due to trying to make a pact with Volt, and she ran away, her past still kind of haunts her. She was also forced to fight her childhood friend who accused her of that accident being her fault, and it wasn't.

They stepped into their fighting positions and the battle commenced. Sheena started the battle by pulling out her wings with a spectral violet glow. She pulled out her cards and started her chant for Judgment spell landing several rays of light landed on his head as Genis started his Prisim Sword attack. The swords of light landed all around Shadow and the list one would have hit if Shadow hadn't melted into the shadows on the ground and moved out of his range. Presea however landed an onslaught of ax attacks rising from the ground.

"Nice one Presea." Genis said admiring her fighting style. "Burn. Eruption!"

As the fire sprang up and engulfed Shadow Sheena chanted, "Oh holy ones cast thy purifying light upon these corrupt souls. Judgment." And the rays of light landed once again on his head and Presea landed a strong beast.

"Let's go." Genis called. Presea and Genis landed a strong Fiery Beast. After the onslaught of attacks, Shadow stood up.

"Man there's just no end to him." Sheena said panting and crouching on one knee.

"Surrender." Shadow huffed.

"What?" Presea asked.

"I…Surrender." Shadow sighed. "Vow."

"For the sake of helping this New World, I want to save it from all danger." Sheena said making sure that even after finishing her new journey she could still summon.

"Agreed." Came Shadows' reply.

"Wait before I leave I want to know something." Genis interjected. "I want to know why you picked me for a dark past."

"Humans…death…thinking your fault." Shadow stated. "Also…something…else…between you."

Wow long. I worked really hard ong this and I know this is sort of a cliffie, but I need the next one to be completely free of this battle.

Sheloyd starts coming soon, and all that's left is Luna and Aska and then on to the Desian Grand Cardinals.

Until then See Ya Later Space Cowboy.