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Although it'll be the only nice one you'll receive…

You know, there are some days that I wish I would never have created you…

Oh…stop…you're making me blush…

No, seriously, you're pushing it, pal.

This is me scared…

And this better be you doing the disclaimer.

(Sighs) Fine, Anime Theologist owns nothing except the concept of the story

CHAPTER FIVE: THE UNEXPECTED MEETING

Mithos and Kratos awoke from their slumber. They were under a giant tree which was in a really green meadow. Butterflies were scattered everywhere and flowers peaked up from the grass (if anyone played Majora's Mask here, just imagine the place where the giant tree with children running around it is just before you actually battle the mask). Shaking his head, Mithos nudged Kratos awake, who took a form of what appeared to be a filthy prisoner with black hair and stubbed jaw.

"Kratos…" Mithos mumbled. "Kratos, wake up…"

Kratos opened his eyes and saw that Mithos too had changed his form again. This time, he was a ten year old prisoner with brown hair and eyes.

"Mithos have you changed again?" asked Kratos.

Mithos looked at his hands, "Yeah, I guess so."

"Where is the--"

"How did you enjoy your nap?" asked the Salesman, behind the tree.

"Alright, where are we this time?" asked Mithos.

"Don't you mean, when are we?"

"Please don't complicate things," replied Kratos. "And what am I doing in these rags?"

"First things first, the time: Approximately 4000 years has passed since Yggdrasil split the world in two."

"4000 years?" Mithos was astonished. 4000 years was a really long time.

"And you still didn't explain the rags," said Kratos.

"Oh, that? Let's just say that this world has some unruly enforcers…"

"I found them!" yelled a voice from afar.

"I'd run if I were you."

"And who are we running from exactly," asked Mithos.

"They are called Desians and they don't exactly like you humans too much." And with that, he left them.

"Do we have any weapons?"

"Besides a stick," said Kratos, picking up a nearby branch, "I say no."

Suddenly, two men dressed up in brown clothing with silver helmets wielding bows for weapons popped out of a nearby bush.

"So you're the inferior beings that escaped the ranch!" yelled one of the guards. "You two will pay for that."

The guards quickly pulled out two tasers and knocked Mithos and Kratos out cold…again. When they awoke, they were in a cell, along with other prisoners like themselves which was in what appeared to be some sort of high-tech facility.

"And where are we now?" asked Mithos aloud.

"A human ranch, where else?" said a woman sarcastically.

Mithos and Kratos spun around to find a woman with brown curly hair and hazel eyes wearing rags like everyone else standing behind them (okay, this is my vision of what she would look like. If you disagree with this, then disregard this description!).

"And who are you?"

"Then name's Anna. Very pleased to meet you little boy."

"Anna?" asked Kratos. "Well, do you know what a human ranch is exactly?"

Anna looked stunned. "Unless you've been living under a rock for the past century, a human ranch is where we humans are kept 'till the Desians come and kill us."

"And Desians are?"

Anna, again, had her eyes widened. "What the hell is up with you? The Desians are half elves that capture us humans, treat them as slaves and experiment on us and then they kill us. Not to mention destroying everything in sight."

"Experiment?" asked Mithos. "What sort of experiments do they carry out here?"

"Well, they…"

Just then, an alarm went off and guards opened the cell doors.

"I'll tell you in the yard…if I see you that is…"

"The yard?" asked Mithos and Kratos in unison.

The guards shoved Mithos, Kratos and Anna out the cells and into a part of the ranch where they were lined up and given instructions. Very specific instructions. It involved piles of rocks.

"Okay, ladies, this is what you're gonna do for us today," yelled a guard right in front of Mithos' face. "First, you're gonna break the rocks, then you're gonna mix the rocks to make cement and then you'll break the cement to make new rocks so you can start the whole process again!" The guards started to laugh aloud.

"Wouldn't that make this pointless?" asked Kratos.

"Wise guy, eh? Well, on any other day, I would be ticked off and whip ya to death but since I'm feeling generous…I'll whip ya twice as hard!" The guard took out his whip Kratos' back. He winced in pain. "That'll show ya to mess with me. The rest of you, get to work!"

While in the hot blazing sun, Mithos still couldn't believe that the world itself had changed so much. There were never any slavers in the world they came from. And the world they knew now was split in two! Kratos wasn't thinking about this. He was minding his back while he was busy smashing rocks.

"How's your back," asked Mithos.

"What do you think," replied Kratos in a pissed-off tone. "How dare he treat a hero of the Kharlan War like this…?"

"Hey, I'm the hero and they don't treat me any less."

"And look, they're starting to whip boys like me over there! I'm a freakn' ten year old for…"

Mithos and Kratos went back to hammering rocks.

"Having fun?" asked a voice.

Mithos and Kratos didn't stop hammering but shifted their eyes to find the voice. It was the Salesman.

"Where are you?" Mithos whispered.

"In front of you," replied the Salesman.

"And why can't we see you?"

"Because the mask has an invisibility function."

"Is there anything that mask can't do?"

"Only a few things, that's all."

"Why is the world in this state?" asked Kratos.

"After separating the worlds, he thought bring the Desians into one and reeking havoc on its inhabitants would bring balance between peace and war…I think. He also created the Church of Martel, named after the Martel you know."

"Church of Martel?" asked Mithos. "The people in this world think my sister is some sort of…God?"

"Goddess, Mithos. A woman that has God-like powers is a Goddess."

"Shut up…"

"Creating an organization whose sole purpose is to bring misery and despair to the world does not create balance between peace and war," said Kratos. "There has to be more."

"But what?" Mithos asked.

"No talking," said a guard, in a monotone voice, taking out his whip and slashing Mithos with it.

Mithos could overhear one of the guards talking to his superior.

"Where is host body A012?" asked the superior.

"She's out pushing the blocks in section C, sir," replied the guard. "May I ask why sir?"

"She's involved in an experiment carried out by Lord Kvar. Make sure she gets back in one piece. Otherwise, he will have my head…"

"Yes, sir, don't worry sir. We'll make sure nothing too bad happens to her…"

There was another whipping to Mithos' back. It seems that his new friend noticed that he was ease dropping.

"No listening," said the guard, still monotone, "you hear me?"

"Uh, no?" asked Mithos sheepishly.

The guard's eyes narrowed. "You just don't learn, don't you?"

He gave Mithos another whip on the back.

"Ow!"

After what seemed to be an endlessly long day, Mithos and Kratos stumbled back into their cells. A few minutes later, Anna was thrown in.

"And where were you?" asked a tired Mithos.

"Experimentation," replied an equally tired Anna.

"You never told us what sorts of experiments are carried out here," said Kratos.

"They say I'm compatible with an experiment to create Cruxis Crystals. First they put me to sleep. Then, they do some tests."

"What kind of tests?" Mithos asked.

"How would I know? I'm asleep when they're doing them. Besides, I don't have to worry about that for much longer."

"And why is that?"

"Let's just say that a friend of mine is planning to break me out."

"And when is this friend of yours is going to carry out this plan?" asked Kratos.

"In about three…two…one…NOW!"

The wall suddenly exploded in a bright light. Swarms of people came from that gapping hole. There were yelling and screaming. The guards were in frenzy, trying to get the crowd under control. One of the people who came from the hole, clicked on a switch, controlling the cells. The prisoners started to riot. Anna yelled, "Jail break!"

Mithos and Kratos were confused but also glad that they were free.

"We're free!" exclaimed Mithos. "We can do whatever we want!"

"Way ahead of you, Mithos," replied Kratos smugly. He found the guard that whipped him and kicked him in the crotch saying, "Who owns you now?"

"What are you two doing?" asked Anna to Mithos and Kratos. "Come on, we gotta get out of here before their reinforcements come!"

The three dashed to the nearby woods where they are being pursued by the Desians. Finally, they came upon the tree where Mithos and Kratos first appeared by.

"I think we've lost them," Anna panted.

"Where's your friend?" asked Mithos.

"He's…he's coming…"

"Anna?" a voice called out. "Anna, where are you?"

"Kratos!" Anna exclaimed. "I'm over here!"

"Kratos!" Mithos and Kratos said in unison…again.

Sure enough, Kratos appeared out of the bush and Anna hugged him affectionately.

"I knew you would come," Anna started to tear up.

"We're not free yet; he'll come after us, no matter how far we run."

"Who's he?"

"………"

"Alright, I'm officially freaked out," whispered Mithos.

"How do you think I feel?" asked Kratos.

"Hey, guys, I didn't even get your names," said Anna.

"Uh…" Mithos couldn't think of anything. "My name…is…uh…"

The Desians appeared out of nowhere with their mass numbers, surrounding the group.

"We must split up!" exclaimed Kratos.

"Agreed," added Kratos. "We must withdraw…quickly!"

Anna and Kratos set off into the woods. As they left, they distinctly heard Anna yelling, "Be safe you two! I hope we meet again someday!"

The Desians were now visible and chasing after our heroes. They both ran until they came upon a really high cliff. There was no way to escape.

"Can you fly?" asked Mithos (you thought I forgot these two were angels so they can use their wings, right?).

"I'm still too weak from taking the punishment of those guards! I can't fly!"

The Desians were closing in. "No where to run!" exclaimed a guard.

"We gotta jump or we're done for," said Mithos.

"That's crazy, Mithos," said Kratos, "you're crazy."

"Got a better idea?"

Kratos looked down the cliff and the approaching Desians.

"No."

"Then…JUMP!"

The two fell to what seemed to be their doom. Just then, you guessed it, a rainbow-colored gateway opened as the two fell right into it.

And they are where?

Somewhere in the future?

So…where in the future?

Stay tuned for the next one! Please R&R and no flames.