A Heroes Tale

The Diary of Mithos Yggdrassil

Translated by Raine and Genis Sage

I do not own TOS or any of its Characters. Too bad for me boo- hoo.

Chapter 11: To Face One's Inner Darkness.

Julan 24, 3924

Well the past month since we arrived home has been rather hectic. War has come to Heimdall. We got home to find the Village half destroyed. The old elder had been killed and tortured by the army of Sylvarant. They seem to think that the elves have hidden resources of mana in Derris Kharlan. What they do not understand is that since no one holds a pact with Origin right now there is no way to Derris Kharlan. And, since I am currently the only Summoner in Tethe' Alla I am not likely to allow my friends to be used for such vile purposes. They will only use the mana to create more weapons to kill each other with.

The new elder wishes me to use my Summoning Skills to defend the village from further attacks by either side. I said yes only in case of attack though. We will be leaving soon to make the final pact with one of the lesser Summon Spirits. We go to make a pact with Shadow. He is very powerful, and I will need to refine my light spells in order to defeat him. Kratos says that my sword skills are comparable to his at my age, and he is the top Swordsman of any age in Tethe'Alla. Yuan says that my spell work still needs improvement though.

I am so sad that the village was attacked. I lost my friends Dervis, and Liela in the attack. The victims of the attack will be committed to the earth tomorrow. The new elder will perform the memorial services. How may more stupid funerals do I have to go to before we stop this dumb war? I hate the people who do this. Why does life have to be so unfair? The elves never hurt anybody on either side. I hate humans (except Kratos but, he is an honorary elf) and the stupid things they do to each other. Especially when it hurts that people I love. Dervis and Liela were only little kids. They had forever to look forward too. The whole village is sad about the elves, and half elves that died but are angrier than anything about Dervis and Liela. When an adult like Mommy dies here it is a tragic thing but, it is even worse when it is a small child. Children are so rare amongst elf kind.

Julan 26th 3924

Kratos arrived from Meltokio today with even more bad news. His father was killed in an attack on Meltokio that occurred at the same time a smaller force from Sylvarant was attacking Heimdall. He brought his Mommy with him. The elves have agreed to shelter her since we are safer here than some of the larger cities, even after the recent attack. She is so nice like my own Mommy was. She did so many nice things for Sis, and I while we were in Meltokio. When she arrived at our house (she'll be staying with us) she looked so tired. I made her a decent meal of steak and mashed potatoes with cheesecake for dessert. Those are comforting foods, and comfort is what Kratos and his Mommy need right now. I also gave up my room for her since I don't sleep much anymore and will be fine on the couch in front of the fireplace. I gave them a hug before they went up to bed to. I figured they both needed a hug, Kratos helped take care of me after Mommy and father died, and I am returning the favour.

Julan 28th 3924

Everyone in our little group is involved in trying to make Kratos mom feel better. She is so sad without General Fenorthan. Remiel and Spiritua both arrived today, and brought presents for her. Remiel brought her a special tea that will help her to sleep. That is really good since she has been having really bad nightmares since she got here. Spiritua brought her a cat statue that is supposed to promote good dreams. Kratos has gotten even more quiet than he normally is, and I think that he is really worried about his Mommy. I feel like I did when Father died and I did not know how to comfort either Sis or Mommy. We will be leaving tomorrow for the Temple of Darkness. The Elder will watch over Kratos Mommy while we make the trip. Kratos said that he would bring her with us but that travelling so close to Meltokio might make her even more upset. So he is entrusting her care to the Village.

Augus 1st 3924

Meltokio looks terrible . The walls all have large holes in them from the bombing attack, and there are still dead people lying in the streets. Kratos house is one of the few houses that wasn't damaged in the attack. He has only come home to shut up the house and dismiss the servants. Than we will purchase supplies and head to the Temple. This place is so sad. Why do people do this to each other? I have met people from both Tethe'Alla and Sylvarant and we are all the same inside. Why do people have to make up differences where they don't exist?

Augus 3rd 3924

It is a good thing that we brought the Blue Candle with us the Temple is very, very dark. We are making our way through a maze of blocks that we have to use the Sorcerers Ring upon in order to move them so we may pass. This Temple seems to go on forever. Shadow prefers to live in the deepest darkest section of the Temple. Man is this place creepy.

3:00 p.m.

Shadow was really strong. It seemed to take ages in order to defeat him. And they call him a lesser Summon Spirit in the books. Clearly the people who wrote the books have never tried to make a pact with him. Remiel got knocked unconscious more times than I can can't and Sis ran out of mana performing Resurrection on him. Kratos fought like he was possessed. I think he was trying to take out all of his anger at his fathers death on poor Shadow. Afterwards I asked Shadow what his hobby was, and he stated that he enjoyed blowing smoke rings, and making shadow puppets on the walls of the Temple during thunderstorms. Well next we will head back to Heimdall. I must work on reaching Master level before I face Origin. Kratos and Yuan say that I will have to be at least 12 before I reach that level of skill. I am going to work really, really hard over the next few years. Sis says that at most the Kharlan Tree has at least six years before it grows a seed and dies. We have to stop the war before then or the new tree will not grow. The hate needs to stop.