Vyser: I'm back! With a new chapter! I don't own Tales of Symphonia.

Zeek: You stole my line! Again!

Vyser: You're becoming slow.

Chapter 11: Tale of Thrills

The figure slowly came into view of Lloyd and Zeek. When the light shined upon the figure, it was Adrian.

"What do you want Adrian?" Asked Lloyd as he and Zeek went into a fighting pose.

"Wake your friends," Said Adrian as he unlocked the other prison cells.

Lloyd and Zeek quickly woke up everyone including Torii, Genten, and Elemmírë. When the now huge group was out of the cells, they approach Adrian.

"Okay Adrian what do you want?" Asked Zeek.

"All will be clear soon," Said Adrian as he walked out of the prison, "Now follow me."

Everyone did, and because it was night almost everyone in the mysterious building was asleep. Soon Adrian led the group into a dark long corridor.

"Um, Mr. Adrian where exactly are you taking us?" Asked Colette as everyone was following Adrian.

"Don't call me mister," Said Adrian not taking his eyes off the path ahead. "Anyway to answer your question, I'm leading you to your way out of here."

"Why would you help us?" Asked Raine as everyone was still following Adrian.

"I made a promise," Said Adrian as everyone reached outside the corridor. When everyone got out of the corridor what they saw was jaw dropping.

"Is that a maze?" Asked Genis as Adrian was standing near a ledge where you could see the layout of the maze from above.

"Yes, and you must maneuver through it," Said Adrian as he opened his hand and many orbs of light, exactly 20 orbs. 16 of the 20 orbs landed in everyone in the group's hands. Then the orbs then formed into everyone's weapons that look like the shape of dragons and were the same color as their hair color. "Allow me to introduce the Dragon's Elements."

Genten's weapon was a kunai attached to a chain. Torii's was a staff. And Elemmírë's was a whip with a blade attached to the end.

"I like the color," Said Zelos as he put away his new sword.

"But why give us these powerful weapons?" Asked Sheena as she admired her new cards and everyone put away their weapons.

"You'll need them in order to get through the maze," Said Adrian as he called the remaining orbs of light into his hand. "Now listen, I have someone waiting for you at the end of the maze."

"Who is it?" Asked Lloyd as he carefully placed his swords in his sheaths.

"Time will tell, anyway, I need you to split into four groups," Said Adrian as everyone huddled to figure out who goes with whom.

The groups went like this: Lloyd, Colette, Jet, and Sera. Next was Zeek, Luna, Zelos and Genten. Then Raine, Suzu, Locke, and Sage. Finally was Sheena, Genis, Elemmírë, and Torii.

"Good, now here you'll need these to get through the maze," Said Adrian as the orbs of light floated towards Lloyd, Zeek, Raine, and Sheena. When the lights landed into their hands, the light died down and in there place were maps. "Follow me."

"Could we just fly," Said Zeek as his silver wings appear and he starts to fly above the maze.

"I wouldn't do that," Said Adrian as Zeek suddenly hit into a net that just shocked Zeek and sent him back to where he was, "The zapper net will electrify you if you try to fly over the maze."

"Oh thanks for telling me sooner," Said Zeek as Adrian jumped off the ledge. A few seconds later a long ladder is placed near the ledge's edge and everyone starts to climb down, ladies first.

When everyone was down near the maze, there were four doors that were for the entrance of the maze. Each door was a different color, red, blue, yellow, and green.

"What's with the colors?" Asked Torii as Adrian walked near the red door.

"Now's not the time, now Lloyd's group take this door," Said Adrian as the door opened, "The map will show the correct path, and show where you are so stay close to the path."

"Thanks," Said Lloyd as his group entered the maze.

Soon, after everyone else's group started to enter the maze. After each group entered the maze the doors slammed shut behind them.

"Good luck, you'll need it," Said Adrian as he jumped back onto the ledge and entered into the strange building.

The walk through the maze was long and tough, we find Lloyd's group almost half way there.

"I wonder who were supposed to meet at the end of the maze," Said Sera as everyone continued to walk through the maze.

"It must be someone important," Said Colette.

"Couldn't it be like a trap or something?" Asked Jet.

"We'll just have to find out," Said Lloyd.

Meanwhile with Zeek's group.

"Genten, tell us why were you here?" Asked Zelos.

"It's because of this," Said Genten as he showed his hand and the light green sphere embedded into the back of the hand, "It's known as the Tentric sphere or ten-sphere for short."

"What's so important about it?" Asked Luna.

"It contains the power to destroy a continent," Answered Genten.

"If it's that powerful, then it must have absorbed many souls, am I right?" Asked Zeek.

"That's correct." Said Genten as the four continue through the maze.

Meanwhile with Raine's group.

"I wonder how this old maze is able to be here." Asked Raine.

"It really is impressive," Said Suzu.

"Our enemy must have a reason as to why to keep a maze," Said Locke as a roar is heard from another part of the maze.

"You just had to think that," Said Sage as a monster with huge claws and blood red skin jumped from the wall of the maze behind the group.

"RUN!" Yelled Suzu as everyone in the group began to run and behind them even more of the same creature began to jump from the walls behind them.

The same thing was happening, with the other groups, even the group of Sheena.

"Genis! Quickly cast a spell!" Yelled Sheena as the entire group was running.

Genis raised his kendama into the air, and before he spoke any words a surge of energy blasted from his weapon and obliterated the monsters behind them.

"Amazing," said Genis as even more monsters appeared.

"I got this," Said Torii as his hair lifted into the air and he shot a huge wave of blue energy and blasted the monsters yet again. "Child's play," Torii's voice had become deeper.

"What just happened?" Asked Genis.

"You see, Torii has an ancient summon spirit inside of him known as Arras, the spirit of war," Explained Elemmírë as even more of the same monsters jumped from the walls. "Run!"

Soon every group was running from the monsters, making sure that they are ahead of the monsters. A few minutes later the groups meet up in a place that looks like the end of the maze but it's just the middle. Behind the group the doors to the maze close cutting off the monsters' chance to get the group.

"That was close," Said Lloyd as everyone was catching their breaths.

Suddenly, laughter is heard from all directions, everyone draws his or her weapons and prepares for battle.

"Where is that coming from?" Asked Sheena as footsteps can be heard.

"It sounds that it's coming from everywhere," Said Zelos.

Suddenly, a shadow can be seen from the corridor that was straight across from where the groups had entered. Soon, a huge man with a scar across his left eye and long white hair, wearing a long black shirt that had only sleeves that exposed his toned chest; he had skulls for shoulder pads. He was wearing the bottom end of an overcoat, along with black pants and metal boots.

"Welcome fools," Said the huge man as he cracked his knuckles.

"Now who are you?" Asked Zeek as the man just smiled.

"Are any of you from the city once known as Meltokio?" Asked the man.

"I'm from Meltokio," Answered Zelos.

"Well, then you should know about the many murders 12 years ago right?" Asked the man.

"I heard about it and I saw it when they caught the guy," Said Zelos.

"The murderer was known as the Skull murder, because he always stole the skull of who ever he murdered," Said the man, "Just as he was executed he just laughed as he was hanged."

"I heard about that," Said Sheena.

"I am that murderer, you can call me Skull," Said Skull as he laughed.

"Wait, how's that even possible?" Asked Raine.

"Thanks to the dark spirits, when it was placed upon my body I became strong," Said Skull as he pointed towards a dark spirit on his chest, "This jewel saved me."

"Who gave you life and how'd you know we'd be here?" Questioned Zeek as Skull just laughed.

"I've got Chaos to thank," Said Skull as he clapped his hand and a scythe appeared and grabs the new weapon, "As to how I knew you'd be here, it was thanks to my pets that you just met and tried to destroy."

"So what are you going to do with us?" Asked Lloyd.

"I'm resisting the urge to have my blade taste your blood, because my master wants you alive for our new world," Said Skull as he just laughed, "But, I know that he'll understand if I can't resist the temptation!"

Skull quickly ran towards the group with murder in his eyes, everyone quickly got out of the way of Skull's attack. The magic users stayed towards the back and tried to cast spells, but the spells were reflected back because Skull used an attack known as reflect shield. The magic users were badly injured by their own attacks. All the physical attackers charged at Skull, but he raised his scythe in the air and blocks their attacks.

"Is that the best you have?" Asks Skull as he throws back the physical fighters back, "C'mon its 16 to one, surely one of you has the power to hurt me."

"Take this!" Yelled Genten as his hand started to glow a bright green and he charges towards Skull, "Tentric Breaker!"

Skull simply smiled as Genten's attack slammed upon Skull's body and the entire room was filled with smoke. Genten jumped backwards, everyone was being healed by Raine's healing arts. However, suddenly all the blood-red creatures appear from the walls of the maze, and rush into the middle of the smoke. The smoke suddenly dissipates, revealing a huge red dragon covered with armor made of bones of other dragons. Its claws extremely large, has three tails, and where its heart should be, Skull stands there just laughing.

"Well, well you thought that you would be able to defeat me like that?" Asked Skull as he made his new dragon body whack Genten with one of his tails and sends Genten flying into a nearby wall. "Fear the new power of the dark spirits! And I don't want you to be using that ten-sphere anymore."

"You won't win!" Yelled Lloyd as he begins to charge towards Skull. With a great jump, Lloyd jumps into the air and starts to use a new technique known as Dragon Blaze, Lloyd's swords begin to glow red and a flame surges from them covering Lloyd. "Dragon Blaze!"

Skull quickly grabs the attack with the claws of his dragon body. The force of the attack pushes Skull backwards until he hits the wall. Soon Lloyd's attack died down, Skull took this opportunity to throw Lloyd towards the group. At high speed, Lloyd flies towards a majority of the group knocking them down. Only ones that Lloyd didn't hit were Zeek, Colette, Zelos, and Raine.

"You okay guys?" Asked Colette as she and Raine quickly ran to the group.

"If Lloyd got a new attack, then maybe we did Zelos," Said Zeek.

"Maybe you're right," Said Zelos as he began to back up, "Why don't you try yours first?"

"Yeah, thanks Zelos," Said Zeek as Skull began to stomp towards Zeek.

"Ah, Zeek your blood will taste especially fine and the master will give me more dark spirits," Said Skull before Zeek made his wings appear and flew into the air.

"Dragon Souls!" Yelled Zeek as his dagger glowed silver.

When Zeek slashed his dagger, many silver lights shaped like serpent dragons shot from the dagger and were heading straight towards Skull. Skull raised his fist to defend him from the attack, as soon as the first dragon soul hit Skulls arm it exploded taking Skull's arm. The rest of the dragon souls then collided with the rest of Skulls body. Soon smoke then filled the room again, only this time when the smoke cleared, Skull was on the ground knocked out, and everyone was fully healed. Suddenly another monster with blood-red skin jumped from the maze wall, grabbed Skull and disappeared back into the wall with Skull in its arms.

"Let's get out of this maze," Said Genis as everyone walked through the only door that was damaged by the battle.

The group was walking though the maze, which was now straight. As soon as they reached the end of the corridor, there was only one person there.

"I'm glad that you weren't destroyed," Said the person. The person was a male with brown-reddish hair; his clothes were mostly colored purple and at his belt was a sword.

"Kratos!" Yelled Lloyd.

Vyser: Well there's that chapter, what'd you think of it Zeek?

Zeek: Okay first, why did you sick a dead murderer on us? And second quit doing cliff hangers!

Vyser: Thanks for the truth, now just tell the nice reviewers about the announcement you have.

Zeek: Nice try but, I'm not forgetting about this. Anyway, do you people want pairings, if so who is paired with who?

Vyser: Well, read and review. I'm off to update my other stories!