A/N's: Wow cliffie's are fun (evil smile)
Lloyd: JUST GET ON WITH IT! I want to know if I'm dead or not.
Genis: Yeah! Come on, come on!
Yuan: Actually I want to see how you're going to conclude this so… please start…
Colette: Lloyd-forever does not own TOS. Ok then you can start now: )
Me: O.o… you guys are acting weird… but anyway…
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Chapter 16: Aftermath
Everyone stood or sat near Lloyd's bedside, waiting…hoping for a change. You see, once the battle ended, Solez was pretty ticked that Mikel hadn't done what she was supposed to…which was kill Lloyd slowly and painfully. Just like she was forced to do with her brothers. So instead he finished the job and fled with Mikel. No one knew what had become of them. Olympian didn't chase them and decided to wait to hear of some news. Basically, Lloyd had been stabbed through the stomach and was now dying. He was unconscious and the healers of Heimdall had done everything they could.
Treeforte had decided to wait with Olympian along with Venforfte and Fonirto. They stared at the village of the elves as Olympian tensed and Treeforte shifted uncomfortably. The golden headed dragon whipped the dragon of earth sharply with his tail. The other two stared on in shock.
"You bastard! Why are you so selfish and conceited! If Lloyd dies it'll be all your fault!" he roared as Treeforte only laid on the ground wallowing in his own guilt. Olympian angrily turned his back on him and sat, waiting patiently for news from Lloyd's friends. Venforfte greeted Entity, Oakino and Nephrateetie as they landed as Fonirto gave Treeforte a sadly disappointed look forcing him to feel eve worse. Nephrateetie moved toward Olympian and bowed to him. He nodded acknowledging her presence and continued to wait.
"This must be hard for you," she said quietly as the lead dragon sighed and shook his head.
"No, this is hard on all of us… even the ones who were against the boy… we're all suffering right now. But he's the one who's suffering the most."
"I hope that you aren't blaming yourself for this. Lloyd…wouldn't like it."
"No…he wouldn't. But I can't help but feel somewhat responsible for what happened. I should have been watching. I should have been paying attention. I let my guard down and he's the one who suffers. It…isn't right." Olympian looked towards the ground in shame.
Treeforte, who'd heard the whole thing, stood up slowly and left the small group of dragons, unnoticed. He knew what would save Lloyd and at the moment, he wanted to save him. He ignored his thoughts on the angels and spread his wings and flew towards the horizon, hoping to find the ingredient in time and… hoping that it still existed.
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Lloyd's breathing became very shallow as many elves stood over him trying different combinations of spells and such. They had to force his friends out of the room so that they wouldn't try to make noise or cause an interruption. Suddenly Lloyd's breathing became a bit deeper and they rested for a moment.
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Treeforte landed near the other dragons, back from his trip and worried. He jumped towards the entrance to the Ymir forest and looked towards his back.
"Abbigale, go now! Run like the wind child, he needs it now!" he told a small half-elven child who nodded and ran into the forest without looking back. Olympian looked towards him and smirked.
"So then you finally put the past behind you?" he asked as Treeforte didn't respond. The dragons then sat…and merely waited. They'd done everything they could now.
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"Everyone!" Abbigale ran into the house where she guessed Lloyd was to see people who Treeforte had described to her. She walked over to the man who looked most like Lloyd and placed a small pouch in his hands. "Save Lloyd, Mr. Kratos! That's the herbs that Treeforte requested me to get!" Everyone looked at her slightly shocked. Kratos recovered it from it first and ran into the room hoping that it wasn't too late to save his son…
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Olympian yawned as the sun rose bringing light to his eyes. He stretched and exercised before going to do a little hunting. He caught a few bugs and an unsuspecting few wolves. He mostly ate monsters with tainted mana, which made them what they were.
He walked along the path, dragging his claws and making marks on the ground. He didn't really care though, and neither did anyone else. He walked up to a small house and sat, waiting for a few people.
So much had happened in the last two years. First, when he was finally awakened and then his Rider… Olympian shook his head trying to forget that painful memory. He still felt guilty. Then Dirk, the dwarf who taken care of his Rider when he was a child had passed away, leaving the house there for him and his friends. Then…
His trial of thoughts stopped as Genis, Raine, Colette and Sheena walked out of the house and boarded his back.
"It's about time, you guys. You'll never be on time to watch him train if you're always late," he scolded as Colette laughed lightly.
"I'm sorry, it's my fault," she told him as he sighed and nodded. He flew into the air and flew to where they were training.
"Take this! Hurricane Thrust!" they heard a familiar voice shout as they all ran over when Olympian landed.
"How's it going? Has he improved at all, Kratos?" Olympian asked the mercenary in black clad armor who had just sheathed his blade and stood form his knees.
"Heh… he can beat me, still. Come on, get up. There's nothing more that I can teach you," he said as the boy before him got up. He held two swords, the Vorpal Sword and the Flamberge. He wore his favorite color which was red and laughed.
"Is that really all you got old man?" he taunted as Kratos grunted.
"Oh please, Lloyd. Let's head into town to get something to eat. You can't train that hard and not eat."
"Hey I'll pay for it," Sheena volunteered as Olympian sighed.
"Right, right… hey you know I'm going to go hang out with Lorgirdian. At least he has some class… anyway later!" He spread his wings and thrust himself into the sky, happily content with the life he had now. The dragons were happy, the land was happy, the people were happy, his Rider was happy… but most of all, he was happy as well.
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Me: AND SO IT ENDS!
Yuan: wow…
Lloyd: That was…
Mw: Oh bleh. Review! Also now that this thing is complete I have another story up called Visions. If you like Mithos then read it.
Colette: Please review and bye!
Yuan: GOOD RIDDANCE! (runs out like a free man.)
END!