Chapter 5: Persuasions
After a time, it appeared that Mithos was becoming more and more unpredictable. He spent more and more time away from his friends. Soon, after about four thousand years, it finally hit.
"I can't take this anymore!" Kratos yelled. "Mithos has gone insane!"
"Calm yourself, Kratos. We've done all we can." Yuan said.
"I no longer agree with what Mithos dragged us into! It's going nowhere! This 'Age of Lifeless Beings' is nothing but an idle dream." Kratos started pacing. "He's dragged us down so far there is no hope of regaining what we lost. There is no hope anymore for Mithos' plans!"
"You may be right, Kratos, but there is nothing more we can do. We've done all we can." Yuan repeated. But Kratos was not listening. "Are all humans this driven?" he asked himself as Kratos left the room. The blue-haired half-elf followed, wondering what his human friend was planning.
"What! You can't!" Yuan shouted hours later. He'd found Kratos in his room, and they had resumed their discussion.
"I can do whatever I want! I'm leaving! Yggdrasill is mad!" over the course of the conversation, Kratos had refused to call their friend Mithos, but instead used the name they had picked for his evil side.
"Yes, but, you are needed here!"
"For what? Keeping the brat out of trouble?" Kratos tossed a couple more things into a bag. "No thank you. I've had enough of babysitting the kid."
"Kratos, he's your friend."
"That changes nothing. I will still leave Derris Kharlan. He wants Martel back; I'll find a way for a human to wield the Eternal Sword."
"How will you do that? Where will you go?"
"I don't know, but I'll go to Sylvarant. There is nothing more for me here."
"If you are needed, how will we find you?"
"You won't."
"What about your mana signature?"
"I'll hide it. Somehow. I don't want you trying to find me. I refuse to work for Lord Yggdrasill any longer!" And with that, he left the room.
Kratos is DEFINATLY(sp?) out of character here, I know, but to my mind, he doesn't start going all serious (actually knida reminds me of Trieze from GW, if you know what I mean) until after Anna dies...but I could be wrong.