Huff, huff, huff. Man some of those idiots from Namco got away, I'll have to hunt them down now.
Yeah another chapter and this was a long one.
DISCLAIMER: Now that I have to go hunting I don't even have Namco to negotiate witlh. So nothing is still owned.
Chapter 11 Gesea
"Wait before I ask by what you mean by that, why did you surrender?" Genis asked still contemplating on what he had said.
"The answers are the same." Shadow said without panting or event sounding like he was trying.
"Wait. You can talk normally." Sheena said looking a little stunned.
"Yes, but only when I have to." Shadow replied. "Now as I said the answers are the same. First there was something I wanted to test between only two of you, but in order to make the pact I needed the pact-maker. I found out what I wanted to know and now you two must find it."
Shadow then faded into Sheena lending him her power, while Genis and Presea just stood there wondering what the hell shadow had meant.
"Well that was a surprise." Sheena said turning toward everyone. "I would've never thought that a summon spirit would surrender their power to me."
"Can we please get out of here? I want to be able to see the sun again and I have the willies from what happened the last couple times we were here." Lloyd said before realizing what he was saying. SMACK! Raine's hand came down hard on Lloyd.
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Genis sat by the fire looking out for the group but more importantly thinking, "What did he mean by something else? Could it have been the love for Presea I have? And if that's the case does that mean she loves me back?" He kept thinking, and thinking, and thinking until he dozed off into a somewhat peaceful sleep.
He woke to someone waking him violently and screaming his name.
"Five more minutes Raine." He said groaning.
"GENIS! Presea's gone!" the voice screamed. At this Genis bolted upright and threw off his sleeping bag.
"Raine, what do you mean Presea's gone?" Genis asked frantically.
"We found this note on her sleeping bag and there was no sign of her." Raine said looking down and handing the letter to him.
Heroes of Symphonia,
I have Presea with me and do not worry she will not be harmed unless you don't come and get her. However only the young mage may come to claim her after he has met my demands. First I want 1,000,000,000 Gald, I don't care how you get it just get it and unequip your exsphere and destroy it and bring me the broken shards. Then after that is done I will contact you and tell you where to find me.
From,
Magic's Rival
"How the hell am I supposed to come up with 1,000,000,000 Gald?" Genis asked looking at his companions frantically.
"I have about 25,000,000 Gald and if you ask Regal he might have about the same amount." Zelos piped in. "But I don't know where you'll get the rest, but maybe you could ask the king for the rest."
"Thanks Zelos. Then there is the problem with my exsphere, if he wants it destroyed then he probably wants to fight me." Genis said looking down knowing that this was all his fault.
"I'm not going to ask you to do this Genis. We'll find someway of making this work without you having to lose your exsphere." Lloyd said placing his hand on Genis' back.
"No Lloyd. You and Sheena will eventually have to destroy all the exspheres and we can't make this work. He said that he'd contact me when I was done so he must be watching." Genis shook his head.
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"Here take it. I know what it feels like to loose someone you love, and especially if it's Presea." Regal said handing over the Gald.
"Thanks again Regal, but I need another favor from you." Genis said looking hopefully.
"Anything." Regal replied.
"I need you to talk to the King of Meltokio and help Zelos convince him to give me the rest. Tell him that if everything goes according to plan he should get it back." Genis explained.
"Just head towards there. I know that if Zelos and I talk to him he will listen." Regal said assuringly.
Genis nodded his head, turned around and left the ruins of the Lezereno Company to head for Meltokio. He kept thinking, "If anything happens to her you will pay. But how will I fight to my fullest without my exsphere." When he reached Meltokio he ran up the two flights of stairs as fast as he could, but the guards stopped him.
"I have just got to see the king." Genis panted. The guards let him pass thinking that the king would just send him away when he got there. He rushed to the top hoping what Regal said was true, and yet again another set of guards stopped him.
"I'm sorry, but the king is very busy with Duke Bryant right now. Come back later." One guard said.
"Stand down. He is the reason I was busy with Duke Bryant. Please come in Genis and I'll get what you need in a moment." The King said showing Genis in.
"Thank you." Genis said strolling in to his chambers. He waited no more than ten minutes when the King handed him the 500,000,000 Gald. "Thanks again, and I should get this back to you as soon as I'm done." With that he left heading toward the group, for he had one more thing left to do.
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"Lloyd will you do me two favors." Genis said looking down.
"Huh? Okay sure." Lloyd said almost knowing what one of them would be.
"Take this exsphere and destroy it for me." Genis said tears welling up.
"I'm sorry Genis, but I believe you need to do this. If you are going to face your opponent full force don't have just a couple reasons to win, have as many as you can. Destroying Marble's exsphere will only make you want to win all the more." Lloyd said giving Genis a small grin, but Genis knew that Lloyd was hurting about this too as well as Marble would've wanted it like that.
The tears were streaming down Genis' face as he took the exsphere off and held it for a couple seconds remembering how Marble had said he had been like a grandson to her. He placed the exsphere down and walked a little ways away turned around, while the tears were still coming at will and they weren't just for Marble they were for the hate of the Desians and for the person who kidnapped Presea, but they were mostly for her. "When, and I mean WHEN I get her back, I will tell her. I'll tell her everything, because I'm so scared I won't see her again and it will be all my fault." He thought bringing out his kendema and hitting the exsphere with a fierce fireball attack.
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"You seem to be willing to do anything, and I hate to have to do this but you can now come and claim her. Just bring the money, show me the shards, and as you're probably aware be prepared for battle." The hologram of a cloaked man said standing before Genis and the rest of the group.
"Just tell me where and I'll be there." Genis said, rage filling his eyes.
"Come to Heimdall. I'll be waiting for you at Origin's seal." The man said and the hologram disappeared.
Genis then turned to everyone and said, "Please continue the pacts without me. And don't worry we'll catch up." And with that he left wondering what awaited him.
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"So, you've come." The man said.
"Where is she?" Genis asked with a violent fury.
"She's in the inn, but let's not spoil the fun." The man replied.
"You're right, and I'd hate to break a promise for a magic fight. You are after all Crowly's student aren't you?" Genis retorted.
"That's right. I'm Vernon and now I'm your doom." Vernon replied.
They both stared each other down thinking of how this had come to be. About Marble, about the Gald Genis had to take from Zelos, Regal, and the King, and about how Presea was taken helplessly from Genis.
A brown circle formed under Vernon's feet as he casted Grave. Genis quickly dodged this and a purple circle formed under his feet as he chanted, "I call upon thee from the land of the dead to unleash thy fury of thunder. INDIGNATION." As a circle hovered in the area around Vernon and he tried to escape, but Genis was right there keeping him in the circle with his kendema. Then a huge lightning bolt come down in the center of the circle and filled it with lightning coming up from the ground.
Genis knew that even if he had cast it, it could still hurt him, but he didn't care all he cared about was getting Presea back. The bolts of lightning surged through both there bodies while Genis just kept pounding away with his kendema even though both their clothes were being torn up, and hair and skin were being singed.
Vernon panted, "I never expected you to be that strong without your exsphere." He fell to one knee panting some more and seemingly placing his hand on the ground for balance called "Grave."
Genis was taken back by this as he was shot in the air and when he landed five spires come and hit him. Some nicked his arms and made cuts and some went past his cheeks, but one came up and went straight through his right foot sending a monstrous pain through his body.
"That was surprising." Genis said limping on his right foot. "Explosion." And a massive ball of fire came down on Vernon as he looked up not understanding and the fire burned him to ashes while the wind carried him away.
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Genis creaked the door open letting in the light. No one had been to Heimdall since the accident with Mithos. He saw a flicker of movement behind the counter and limped as fast as he could to see who it was.
"Presea." He called.
"Genis, I knew you'd come." Presea replied as he untied her and knelt next to her. She looked at him and was horrified to find to see that his clothes were torn, his hair was singed, and his right foot was bleeding like crazy. "What happened to you?" She stammered.
"That's not important now. I need to tell you something, something important." Genis said only wincing at the pain for a second. "I love you Presea, and I was so scared that I would never see you again and it was all my fault." Tears began to form in both their eyes.
"I love you to Genis, and I don't care if I'm 28 I still love you." She said dragging Genis into a hug and turned it into a kiss that made them both forget their predicament.
I didn't know what the guys name was so I gave him Vernon.
Genis, if anyone is wondering won't be able to walk normaly from now on.
See Ya Later Space Cowboy.