CW- well, we've finished moving, which means its time to get back to work
Lloyd- that took forever
Sheena- you whine to much
Lloyd- I do not
CW- guys, can we avoid the fight right now, i'm too tired for this
Both- hmph
CW- alrighty, lets answer some reviews
Kratos Aurion fan- I'm not quite sure weather to consider your review, or Sasuke and Miho's flame. I'm depressed now
Silver Arrow- thanks for the review. The move went great, and everything is in place now. I'm glad you liked the plot twist, I thought it might be interesting for the readers.
Kratos Wilder- are you happy or sad that Aiyame died? In any case, e for you, wait and see. Thanks for the review
Alex the Summoner- thanks for the review. I'm not sure weather this will be my last story or not, I really hope not, but you never know.
CW- alright, that is finished
Lloyd- good, can we take a nap now?
CW- no, we still have the next chapter to write
Kratos- this is most exhausting
CW- I thought angels never got tired?
Collette- even angels need rest once in a while
CW- guess you're right
Yuan- well then, shall we continue the story?
CW- yes, let's shall
Sheena- that was such a corny line
Chapter 13
Final Battle Round 1: Rematch With Angelos
The group made their way back up to the throne room. They gazed upon the wreckage that had been created during the battle with Aiyame. Collette couldn't help but feel some guilt in having caused her death, but she discarded it as utter nonsense.
"I did the right thing, didn't I?" she asked herself over and over again. "I mean, Aiyame was evil, she was on Angelos' side from the beginning, so I did us a favor, right?"
Thoughts of the day that had first met Aiyame in her guise as Nami began to run through her head.
"No" she thought to herself, "she was evil, I can't think otherwise. I know I did the right thing, she wasn't our friend, she was the enemy". She continued to confirm this with herself until the team had finally reached the entrance to the throne room. Lloyd noticed a strange look on Collette's face, and decided to investigate.
"Collette" called Lloyd, "is everything ok?"
"Hm?" grumbled Collette, still lost in her own thoughts, "Oh, yes, everything's fine, why do you ask?"
"This is about Aiyame, isn't it?" asked Lloyd, very sure that he was right. Collette merely stayed quiet. "Don't worry about her" He re-assured her, "if she was really our friend, then she wouldn't have turned on us like that. She said it herself, she wasn't our friend Nami Onini, she was our enemy Aiyame Illume, and nothing will ever change that".
"I know" replied Collette, "I'm just a bit emotional that's all". She rubbed her face a little, and then gave a small smile. "Come on, let's finish this".
"Right" agreed Lloyd, "let's go everyone, to victory!"
Everyone pushed open the door to the throne room, and found quite a sight to see. The throne room appeared as a complete replica of the tower of salvation's main chamber. In place of the teleporter that Originally led to Mithos' base of operations, had been replaced by a golden throne. Martel's motionless body lay next to the throne, and sitting in it, was none other then the most twisted man since Lord Yuggdrasial, Angelos Illume.
"Come into my throne room said the angel to the weaklings" mocked Angelos with a grin on his face, "my apologies for that bad pun, I just couldn't resist".
"Angelos!" called Kratos in an angry voice, the likes of which had never been heard, "What have you done to Martel?"
"Ah yes" started Angelos, "Lady Martel, you see, she refused to cooperate when I asked her to return the crystal shards that she had, she gave me quite the battle, to say the least, but in the end I managed to defeat her and get my crystal shards back. I wouldn't worry though, she isn't dead, merely unconscious".
"Why were those shards on Symphonia into first place, even after you had left" asked Regal.
"Well" started Angelos, "I embedded them into several different creatures and machines, so that I could control them, and hopefully manage to kill you, though I must say I'm quite amazed that after everything you've been through, you still managed to get this far, it been quite a revelation, but you never can tell when luck like yours will run out, and it just did".
"We'll see about that" said Lloyd as the group readied for their final battle, "no more Talking Angelos, lets do this".
"It's your funeral" replied Angelos as he rose from his throne, "and it's about time too". Angelos flew into the air, his golden wings fluttering furiously, and thus their finale showdown began.
Lloyd charged full force and jumped into the air shouting "Psi Tempest". He began doing summersaults and extending his swords outward, so that it created a buzz saw. Angelos quickly dodged, and countered by shooting a burst of energy from his palm, and knocking Lloyd to the ground.
"Lloyd" called Kratos, "are you alright?"
"I'm fine" replied Lloyd, standing back up, "just finish him off quick, we don't know if Martel is wounded or not".
"A valid point" replied Kratos, "alright, lets end this quickly".
Angelos suddenly appeared behind Kratos and gave him a swift kick to the head, knocking him back a ways. Genis launched a Tidal Wave attack at Angelos, which slammed him against a wall.
"I'm becoming quite annoyed" remarked Angelos as he dried himself off.
"Then I'm doing my part" replied Genis with a grin.
Angelos shot a beam of energy at Genis, but Persea moved in the way and knocked it back with her ax. The beam flew back and plowed Angelos into the stairs which led to his throne.
"I owe you one" said Genis, with great relief.
"Can't let Angelos fry my future husband" replied Persea with a grin and a wink. Genis smiled, a bit pink in the face, and the battle continued.
Lloyd Charged for Angelos, shouting "Beast". A lion spirit seemed to appear out of nowhere, but before it could damage Angelos, he had disappeared, and re-appeared behind Lloyd, blasting him with a rather large ball of energy.
"Lloyd!" cried Sheena and Collette at the same time. They both looked at each other then nodded.
"Ready Sheena?" asked Collette.
"Follow it up" replied Sheena.
Sheena- Mana Cannon
Collette- Judgment
Bring them together- Judgment of Mana
The Mana Cannon's energy flew into the air, then came streaming down in many different light bursts. They scattered everywhere, and gave Angelos no opening for escape. He was caught in several of the beams, and was damaged severely.
"Nice one guys" called Lloyd to Collette and Sheena. The both of them gave him a thumbs up, and went back to the fight.
"I've had quite enough of all of you" said Angelos in an agitated tone, "so I will end this now". He started rising high into the air and gathered a large amount of energy into his hands. It formed into a rather large sphere and hovered over head. "I will destroy you all" he taunted and teased.
"Yeah, yeah" replied Lloyd, "we've heard it before, just throw it already".
"Die you insolent whelps" cried Angelos, and he hurled the ball straight at them. It slowly but surely began to engulf the room in its golden glow, as it creepily made its way toward the group. They had nowhere to retreat to, so they did the only thing they could. They all took a defensive stance and called out "Guardian".
Energy barriers appeared around each of them, but they didn't stay that way for long. All of the barriers melded together, forming one extremely large and powerful barrier which they called the "Ultimate Guardian". It held back the oncoming energy blast until the ball had faded away. After having used so much energy, Angelos was weak, and was ripe for the picking off.
"That was a nice attempt Angelos" said Lloyd with an annoying amount of smugness on his face, "but we had that trick ready after the first time you used that attack, and now we're gonna finish you off".
"I-impossible" stuttered Angelos, "damn it, you shouldn't be this strong".
"And you shouldn't be this ugly" mocked Sheena, "but such is life". They prepared to deliver the final blow, when a voice suddenly came from the entrance to the throne room.
"L-leave my…..brother….alone" the voice called as the door opened, and a staggering Aiyame came into view. The team turned and gasped at the very sight of her. "wasn't she supposed to be dead?" they thought to themselves, but they didn't have time to dwell on it. Aiyame was heading their way, and even though she was injured, and so was Angelos, they both looked determined to fight, and the team realized that the battle had only just begun.
End chapter 13
CW- alrighty, another chapter down, woo hoo!
Persea- hey, keep it down, I'm trying to take a nap here
CW- oh, get over it, you need to wake up. You look like your asleep even when you're walking around
Genis- hey don't make fun of her
Kratos- alright now, calm down. We're all still tired from the move is all, no big deal.
CW- whatever
Collette- what's wrong with him "points at CW"
Lloyd- who cares, he'll get over it
CW- until next chapter "passes out on couch"
Cast- please review "pass out on floor"
"all fall asleep"