Vyser: The short waiting is over, I have come with a new chapter.

Zeek: You're going to do something in this chapter really serious aren't you?

Vyser: Zeek, you know me better I would never do that. 'Crosses fingers behind back' Shouldn't you get started on the disclaimer?

Zeek: I know, Vyser doesn't own Tales of Symphonia. Wait a minute! Don't change the subject!

Vyser: Too late!

Chapter 10: Destruction and Reconstruction

Vex had just broken Zelos, Sera, and Suzu's swords. And wasn't bleeding from the blades he caught from his non-armored hand.

"Oh crud," Said Zelos as he held his broken sword.

"Now what are we going to do?" Asked Suzu as she put away her broken sword.

"What do you think we're going to do," Commented Sera, "Run!"

So Zelos, Sera and Suzu quickly turned and ran away from Vex. They were almost to the hot spring's house, but Vex suddenly appeared in front of them. Suddenly a burst of energy sends the trio flying backwards onto the ground.

"Please don't do that," Said Vex as he pushed some of his hair from the front of his face, "Running is so annoying."

"What do you want with us?" Yelled Zelos.

"My master wants you to come with me," Said Vex as he cracked his neck. "And I will not take no for an answer."

"I hope this works," Thought Sera as she throws a little black ball and Vex catches it.

"What's this?" Asked Vex as the ball exploded into smoke and the trio quickly made a break for the drago cycles.

"What was that?" Asked Suzu as they were almost to their way of escaping.

"Something that Sage and I found, a smoke bomb." Explained Sera.

"Well, it was effective," said Zelos.

Just as the trio was only a few feet from their escape, a light quickly shot from the smoke and blasted the cycles. The explosions sent them back a few feet. Vex emerged from the smoke with his gauntlet smoldering. He slowly approaches them.

"Nice trick, but not good enough," Said Vex as he raised his fist into the air. "Blitzkrieg Destruction!"

As soon as Vex's fist slammed into the ground, it shattered and light shot out from the cracks and blasted Zelos, Sera and Suzu. The light engulfed them, and when the light dimmed down, the three were knocked out. Vex then grabbed a mysterious bottle from his pocket.

"Child's play," Said Vex as he opened the bottle and Zelos, Sera, and Suzu was sucked in after being shrunken. "Wonder how the others are holding up?"

Vex just disappeared into thin air, leaving only a destructed hot spring and a single tree standing.

Meanwhile, in Mizuho, Chaos was charging at Jet, who had barely set up a defensive manner with his swords in the little amount of time he had. Chaos slammed his fist into Jet's blades sending him flying to the ground. The force must have been powerful, for Jet did not rise; he was still breathing just paralyzed.

"Weakling," Said Chaos as he turned his sight on Sheena next.

"I might as well try summoning," Thought Sheena as she prepare to summon Volt. "Hammer of godly thunder!"

Nothing happened, Chaos just laughed a little at the sad attempt and charged at Sheena. Just as Chaos' fist collided with Sheena, Genis pushes her at the last instance forcing Chaos to attack him instead. Genis was sent flying like Jet and landed on the ground like Jet as well.

"Why didn't my summoning power work?" Thought Sheena, as Chaos looked intrigued.

"You tried to summon?" Asked Chaos as Sheena prepared to fight.

"And if I did?" Said Sheena.

"Summon spirits won't come, we sealed them in crystals," Said Chaos as he charged again.

Sheena was able to dodge his first attack, and used her cards to damage him. Although, her attack didn't even scratch Chaos. Chaos had gotten mad, and raised his left hand into the air.

"Nefarious Oscuro !" Yelled Chaos as darkness shot and poured from his hand and covered Sheena, Genis, and Jet as well as himself. (Oscuro means dark in Spanish, for those who don't know the language, I hate it.)

The attack only lasted a minute, but when the attack was withdrawn Chaos was the only fighter left in the battle area. He just smiled as he disappeared into the earth leaving Mizuho and the people living in it devastated. After the devastation of Mizuho, we find that Raine, Sage, and Locke are trapped between two buildings in Deep Ruins. Their only exit was blocked by the many rows of teeth of Zephyr's giant two-headed wolf. Sage had been trying to use different sorts of magic on the beast, but that just made the beast more aggressive.

"Would you please stop doing that!" Yelled Locke telepathically.

"Well you got any ideas?" Asked Sage.

"Don't argue, we need to find a way out of this," Said Raine as she went deep into thought.

Suddenly Zephyr jumps off his wolf's torso and in between the buildings, clutching his whip in his hand. Everyone turns to face him.

"Listen, I hate confrontation," Said Zephyr as he begins to walk slowly towards the group. "So I offering you a choice, come with me quietly or the hard way. It doesn't really matter which one you chose."

"Like we'd come with you," Said Locke as he drew his daggers.

"Oh well," Said Zephyr as he whacks his whip on both sides of the alley.

Suddenly, many concrete arms shoot from the walls and grab Raine, Sage, and Locke and suspend them in the air. Zephyr just smiled as he made his way to them and takes out a small bottle. When he opens, a light blue gases surrounds the trio's heads, they try to not breathe in the gas, but to no avail. The three had fallen asleep. When they were asleep, the concrete arms let them go and dropped them. Zephyr whacks his whip on the ground again and three one-headed, smaller versions of the wolf that he summoned before appear and grab the trio and throw them on their backs. Zephyr then returns to the street and calls back his giant wolf, and summons a huge hawk like creature in its place. He and the three wolves get on the hawk's back and it flies right out of the ruins.

Meanwhile, in Meltokio, Adrian was having no problems at all dodging the attacks that Lloyd, Zeek, Colette and Luna kept throwing at him. He looked like he was toying with them, like they were nothing of importance. Adrian just laughed a little when he dodged Zeek's attack.

"Take this!" Yelled Zeek as his right hand glowed silver, "Spirit Cannon!"

Just as the attack was about to hit Adrian, he lifts his right hand in the air. The attack stops before it even reaches his hand. Adrian just smiled, suddenly the attack was sent back towards Zeek even faster and with more force. When the attack hits Zeek, he falls to the ground and can barely move.

"How strong is this guy?" Thought Lloyd as Adrian was just glaring at the group.

"Mimicry attack!" Yelled Adrian as he shot a silver light from his hand straight towards Colette.

The attack was only a few seconds away from hitting Colette; Luna quickly jumps in front of the attack and takes it. After the attack subsides, Luna falls to the ground injured badly.

"Luna!" Yelled Colette as she knelled at her friend's side, "Why did you do it?"

"What can I say," Said Luna weakly, "I look out for my friends."

"Luna, thanks for saving Colette," Said Lloyd.

"No problem," Said Luna as she laid her head down.

Lloyd quickly charged at Adrian with his swords, Adrian just caught the blades with his two hands, which caught Lloyd off guard. Adrian threw Lloyd backwards and then drew his huge sword from his back and finally charged at Lloyd and Colette. Just as Adrian was about to get both Lloyd and Colette with his huge saber, a blast of silver light knocks Adrian off his balance and sends him to the ground monetarily. Lloyd and Colette turn to see that Zeek is barely on his feet and he had just fired his Spirit Canon. Zeek then falls to the ground out of fatigue.

"Well, that's all I can do now," Said Zeek as he closed his eyes and was asleep soon.

"Thanks Zeek," Said Lloyd as Adrian was charging again.

Lloyd blocked his attack quickly, but Adrian quickly counters by kicking Lloyd in the stomach. Colette then helps by throwing one of her charmkans at Adrian causing him to dodge and almost get slashed by Lloyd.

"That's it!" Yelled Adrian as a powerful aura surrounds him and energy is sent flying all around.

The energy was so powerful that the force sent Lloyd and Colette to the ground knocked out. Adrian lowers his aura and puts his huge sword away.

"That was close," Thought Adrian as he snapped his fingers and orbs of light encases Lloyd, Colette, Zeek and Luna. "If I hadn't of dodged that last attack, they would've gotten me."

Adrian then encases him self in an orb of light and the orbs suddenly disappear. A few hours later, Lloyd awakens only to find himself, Colette, Zeek and Luna to be trapped behind bars, he also noticed that his swords were gone. Everyone else in the cell was already awake, Zeek was trying to use his spirit cannon on the bars, but nothing happened.

"You're just wasting time and effort said a mysterious voice.

"Who's there?" Asked Lloyd as he noticed three other people in another cell across from him.

The three people were a boy with white hair like Genis', a man who has spiky red hair, and a girl with shoulder length blonde hair.

"Who are you guys?" Asked Zeek.

"My name's Torii," Said Torii the white haired boy. Torii is twelve, has a small build, a half elf wearing a white robe and has a secret inside of him self.

"You can call me Genten," Said Genten the red haired man. Genten has a muscular build is wearing a black vest with his chest exposed and white pants.

"And mine's Elemmírë," Said Elemmírë the blonde haired girl. Elemmírë has a thin build, wearing a light blue jacket over a black T-shirt, with a blue skirt.

"Why are you here?" Asked Colette as someone was entering the prison area.

From the corner of the cells, everyone could see Tech and Tyron were entering the prison area. Tech was holding onto some orb that had clouds in it. While Tyron was holding many red and white stripped boxes. The two then sit in front of the cells.

"I see you're finally awaken," Said Tech as he threw the orb in the air. Instantly the orb turned into a screen that floated in mid air, on the screen was a picture of the once spilt worlds. Above it was a glowing gold light.

"Where are our friends?" Commanded Lloyd as Tyron pushed a box in his face.

"Relax, they're asleep the cells next to you," Said Tyron as he handed out the boxes to everyone who was awake. "Sit back, eat some of this popcorn, and enjoy the show."

"What's going to happen?" Asked Colette as Luna and Zeek were eating the popcorn.

"Not again," Said Genten as the golden light on the screen was growing brighter.

Suddenly, the light exploded and fragments of the light shot from the skies and hit every single piece of land, especially the towns, houses and forests. After the light hit the ground, it boomeranged and returned to were the original light was before. The light merged together and suddenly the gold light turned blue and sent waves of light down to the earth. Every place where the cities were new unidentifiable cities emerged.

"What just happened?" Asked Lloyd as he dropped the popcorn he was holding.

"Finally, a New World!" Yelled Tyron as he suddenly began choking on some of the popcorn in his mouth. Tech was ignoring him. Tyron quickly grabbed a glass of water and drank it, soon his coughing ended.

"Why did you do that again?" Asked Torii as Lloyd's group got confused.

"Your worlds weren't suited for us," Explained Tech, "But thanks to Lloyd here, this planet has enough mana to help us live in this New World for a long time."

"What are you talking about!" Asked Lloyd as Tyron approached the cell.

"Simple, we were waiting for these worlds to be one again," Explained Tyron, "And thanks to you we were able to have this New World's mana to let us live in this world of yours."

"You mean," Started Lloyd.

"Mithos had another purpose to split the worlds apart," Interrupted Tech, "And that was to stop our master from taking this world."

"Then why did he take ours?" Asked Elemmírë as Zeek got a confused look on his face.

"When he couldn't take this world, he tried others," Explained Tyron. "But they were suited for him."

"I caused this?" Asked Lloyd as he dropped to his knees.

"In a way, yes," Said Tech, "But don't worry, no one was killed in that onslaught, our master just changed the world."

"How could he have the power to do this?" Asked Luna as Tech and Tyron leave.

"We'd love to sit and chat, but we have a party to get to." Said Tyron as he laughed as he and Tech left the prison.

An hour later, everyone was awake. Zeek and Colette told them what had just happened and introduced them to Elemmírë, Genten, and Torii. Later, at night, when everyone except Lloyd and Zeek, went to sleep, a mysterious yet familiar figure opens the cell door and approaches Lloyd and Zeek.

Vyser: I really enjoyed writing this chapter.

Zeek: Why did you stop?

Vyser: I ran out of material.

Zeek: I see.

Vyser: Don't worry though, I'll be back with a new chapter for this story. Tell me if you liked this chapter.

Zeek: Can I say the special announcement this time?

Vyser: Sure, why not?

Zeek: Choose one of the following chapters for next time. Chapter 11: The New Guardian or Chapter 11: A Tale of Thrills. Please vote!