Me: Here it is--Chapter/Part Twenty-nine! And then next it'll be Chapter thirty!
Feral: …you sure are excited about getting to Chapter thirty.
Me: Well…I've never gotten this far on a fanfic before! So yeah I'm happy!
Feral: I suppose so…but you still have Mithos' life on the line here.
To Understand: Part Twenty-nine
Ones Reflection
By Harmony283
Reviews:
Alaia Skyhawk-I'm evil? Or is the plot evil? Hmm, not that it matters but…the suspense is killing you again? That's…still not good (I've really got to stop killing my readers 0.o). Anyways, thanks for the review and here's the next Chapter--enjoy!
Azure-chan (I'll call you this since you said you'd be going by this for a while)-Yup I updated! And as for if Pronyma will do anything bad to Genis…I can't really say but yeah Mithos will kill her and yes they'll get back together…and of course a happy ending has to follow after all this angst right? Right. And yeah, I felt sorry writing this but, hey, I wanted to try my hand at Lloyd X Zelos but I still like Colette X Lloyd…so…I made it onesided. And no 'Twilight Puronema' doesn't suit her, but meh, nothing you can really do about it now. But thanks for telling me that! I'm sure I'll be able to use it…somehow…-ponders-well, anyway, here's the next Chapter so enjoy!
Takokinoko- Ah yes the reason they're going to go to Exire. Well I can't tell you why but I can give you a hint! Mithos mentions--in Chapter Twenty-seven (I think)--about how he wished Forcystus was still alive but he didn't know how to bring back the dead. That's all I'm gonna say but you should know what talking about (he mentions it right after that). And yes, that first part was supposed to make people laugh (it made me laugh--and worry--cuz of Kratos…I can never keep him in character but I did!). And yes Mitosu's more than just a 'dark clone' though you won't really figure out much about him right now. You will later though (and that family scene that Mithos saw is VERY important)! And about Mitosu hating Genis, well, he never really meets him, but when he does he kinda freaks cuz he reminds him of someone. And that's all I'm gonna say for that. But yeah, I'm glad you liked the chapter and here's the next one so enjoy!
DraNKa- -snicker- heh, that's funny! Yeah a lot of people think Yuan's gay (not that I'm disagreeing with that or anything but in this fic he's gonna be bi). And that'd be a funny way for Kratos to find out…-cough-And yeah, that was the longest Chapter in TU so far (it was 16 pages on Microsoft word with 10 point font). Ironically enough I usually like to write stuff around this length…but I haven't lately so it feels great to get that out of my system! And about Mitosu…that's supposed to be confusing cuz you know nothing about him. As for when you'll figure him out…you'll find out some in this chapter but that's about all until the sequel (yes there's gonna be a sequel) so yeah, you'll have to be calm a bit longer. And yeah, Mithos and the Eternal Sword…mixing those two together really screwed things up. But hey! At least Mithos is good now and Lloyd has the Eternal Sword right? And I definitely agree with you. Derris Kharlan was…well…boring. Everything else was like you had something to do all the time but then…yeah. -cough- well, here's the next Chapter so--enjoy!
Me: Whoo…my hands cramping up!
Feral: Well too bad. Try stretching it out.
Me: you're so cold T.T
Feral: Well I've been MIA for the past couple of chapters of course I'd act that way towards you -glares-
Me: -gulp- uh, um…
April: Um, I don't really know what's going on but I'll do the disclaimer! Harmony283 doesn't own Tales of Symphonia or any of its characters. Namco does. The only things she does own are Feral, me, the plot and now a PS2!
Me: Yay! I can finally get Tales of the Abyss (when I get enough money for it - -;)
Feral: And what exactly are you doing here April?
April: -oO- you really aren't in a good mood today, are you?
Feral: No I'm not.
Authors Note: -sigh- Feral, don't start something…uh, -cough- anyway, in this chapter it focuses on Genis and Pronyma. Basically Pronyma wants to awaken the Other Feral but Genis doesn't want her to--and he fights back. Also Mithos and Mitosu...the last time we left them it seemed like Mithos was going to die. But what happens when Pronyma shows up--wounded--and Mithos is suddenly freed from that binding spell? Also, who is that weird lady he sees in Mitosus past?
Feral: That was short…not that I care.
Me: well it's very straight and to the point.
April: Which is a good thing!
Mithos: I'm not gonna die am I? I still need to save Genis.
Genis: Yeah! He does! I'm the damsel in distress remember?
Me: Well yeah you are and you'd look even more like a 'damsel in distress' in this dress! -snicker-
Genis: -disappears/reappears wearing a light blue dress- Hey!
Mithos + April: You look so cute! -smirk (Mithos)- -giggle (April)-
Feral: No…he looks like me…
Me: Well…that's true. - -;
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Genis' POV
"Agh!" I cried out as Pronyma threw me down to the ground. It hurt twice as much just because of the fact that my arms were bound and I couldn't use them to break my fall.
"Oh shut up boy." Pronyma spat, walking ahead of me into the room.
"Wh-what do you…want with me?" How ironic that I was asking this.
I mean, I knew she wanted me because I was the 'key' or the 'missing piece' to something. As for what that 'something' was…I had no idea.
But I did know that it had something to do with Ferals…'other side'. After all, if it didn't wouldn't Feral be here?
She told me once that she had been trapped in a mirror piece, which is the piece that I had found in the Ymir forest when I had nearly drowned, and that I needed that in order to release her.
I'm assuming she meant that she wanted me to break that piece so that she could be free.
But what about her other side? Would it be freed as well? I knew she was powerful, I mean, she nearly tore me apart last time because of that power but…it'd be dangerous to have that type of power released into the world.
Then again, how was I going to get that piece of mirror back anyway? Pronyma had it, and she needed both of us in order to get whatever it was that she wanted.
That still didn't explain why she needed me though.
I mean, couldn't she break the mirror piece and release Feral?
But would Feral want that?
Hell no. Who would want to finally be freed only to have to do whatever Pronyma--or rather whomever Pronyma worked for--wants them to?
Not me, that's for sure. But right now I was being forced to.
I glanced down at the chains around my body. She already knew that I couldn't break free from them, and since they were controlled by her Mana then she could control it even without watching me.
So that basically destroyed any hopes of me freeing myself.
Suddenly I felt like laughing.
Feral was right. I really did depend on people to protect me.
I really couldn't protect myself.
How sad.
How unbelievably sad. Once this was over I knew that I was going to definitely have to train under someone…to learn how to use a sword or a spear…or something.
I sighed once more, this really was what it felt like to be weak.
I didn't like that at all--calling myself weak.
Because I wasn't weak! And I knew that.
Talk about a blow to my pride.
I thought back to what Mithos was doing. If I wanted him to save me then he'd have to beat that 'dark Mithos'. But…I wonder if he can.
What am I saying? I have to have confidence in him! He will win!
"Hey!" Suddenly I was jerked up by the collar of the shirt I was wearing and brought to eye level with Pronyma.
"What…?" I wheezed out, feeling the mana chains bite into my skin through the thin layer of cloth that made up the sleeves of the tunic.
Now I wished that I had had the time to change back into my regular outfit because Lloyds tunic that he had let me borrow really wasn't doing me any good in forms of protection.
"Nng."
"Oh, does that hurt? Well you should get used to it because the type of pain you're going to go through very soon is…shall I say, much worse than anything these chains can do."
"Y-You mean it's worse….than ch-choking to d-death…?" I gasped out as the wounds on my arms started to bleed, as well as the old wound on my back.
"Yes…it is worse than death by choking. You'll be begging for death by the time this is over." Pronyma smirked, "Not that I care or anything. I mean, you're of no use after this is over anyway."
I bowed my head. Man, she really was cruel. It was hard to believe that April was related to this woman.
They were so different.
Then I remembered something Feral said about her other half. She had told me something about her only being controlled by the 'seal'.
Or did I hear that when the 'evil' Feral had taken over my body?
I couldn't remember.
But…it was worth it if it kept me alive…
"What if…what if she doesn't listen to you?"
Pronymas eyes widened, "What--? How do you…?"
"I'm not stupid. I know that you obviously want me because of the person who woke up inside of me that one time. After all, you said that I was the key, and if she had awoken in anyone else then you wouldn't need me."
"Well that's true…my, you really are smart for your age…just like Lord Yggdrasill told me once. It's too bad though, Mitosu should be finishing him off right about now."
My eyes widened, "Wh-what?"
"That's right. The boy we saw who was going up against Lord Yggdrasill is his counterpart--Mitosu, wielder of Faors Martyr and an immobilization specialist."
"So he…wields one of the f-five…most power…ful…darkness weapons…and he…can p-prevent…movement…by c-casting a…si-simple…spell. Just l-like you…wield another of the…GAH!"
She had dropped me, more like threw me, onto the floor.
"How--how do you know that?!"
I blinked, staring at the floor.
"I don't see why I have to…a-answer…that." I wheezed, feeling the chains around me tighten even more, now I could feel blood trickling down from the wound in my back, as well as feel a new wound forming on my chest. And my ribs hurt.
Dammit! I had to get out of these chains if it was the last thing I did! It was already obvious that any form of talking wasn't going to persuade her to let me live any longer.
And if what she said about Mithos is true then…I can't really rely on him to come any time soon. But I really didn't think he'd die.
If he did--
I shook my head violently, clearing my mind of those thoughts. Since he had turned good, there was no real reason for Lloyd and the others to kill him so I definitely didn't want him to die now!
He was actually granted a second chance! There's no way in hell that I'd let…that I'd let him loose that so soon!
"Well then I guess I'll just have to force it out of you." I felt myself being raised into a standing position.
"Now then, all I need you to do is place this mirror piece where there is none on this mirror. If you don't I can torture you with this chain so I wouldn't dare disagree."
But if I put that missing mirror piece back with the original mirror…didn't that mean that the Dark Feral would wake up?
That…wasn't good.
And I definitely didn't want to be the cause of releasing that kind of power into this world!
"N-No!"
"Oh really now?"
The chains around me tightened and I coughed.
"N…no…I w-won't…"
"Hmm, you really are persistent."
"B-because I don't…want…to…" I paused, noticing that my Exsphere/Cruxis Crystal was acting weird. It seemed that the swirling light inside of it had…grown brighter.
"You don't want to? Oh and why not? The pain will be over quicker that way." And again she had that humorous tone to her voice--and that led to the chains tightening again.
"I don't care…about that. I don't want to…release that kind of power into this world!" The light got brighter, and now Pronyma noticed it.
I felt a warm tingling sensation flow up from that hand to the rest of my body, and suddenly that…the Chains didn't hurt.
Then I felt the searing pain…
My wings had come forth again.
Pronyma gasped, "N-not again!" she cried out, looking frightened.
"I said I didn't want to. Even you wouldn't know how to control the person trapped in that mirror." My voice was no louder than I whisper. And the swell of mana in my body only grew.
"Y-you…d-dammit!"
"You aren't going anywhere…"
"What?"
"Prism Indignation!" I cried out.
Suddenly five swords crashed down onto Pronyma, followed by a huge lightening strike.
Since when did I know how to do that…?"
Pronyma…didn't even scream.
I waited until the smoke cleared only to see her wounded form on the ground.
She was still alive.
But…how…?
She looked up at me, blood seeping out of the many wounds now apparent on her body. Her purple eyes now a lighter shade than normal, were wide and dilated.
But she also…had…something…surrounding the ground below her. It was a Dark Magic Circle.
So she had protected herself.
I sighed softly to myself, feeling the Mana drain out of my body. It left me feeling strangely light now that the excess Mana that I had suddenly gotten from my evolved Exsphere had drained away.
I fell to my knees and then onto the cold ground in a dead faint.
But right before that I heard the sound of Pronyma teleporting out of the room.
That and the sound of a mirror cracking.
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Mithos' POV
I stood there, unable to do anything as Mitosu walked, like a stalking cat, towards me. An eerie kind of silence filled the room and I knew that, if I didn't do something fast I would most likely regret it later.
But what could I do? He had somehow immobilized me.
Now he was standing right in front of me.
"So…do you have any last words before you die? I don't really need to keep you alive for any longer. I'm sure Pronyma--"
Suddenly the sound of someone teleporting into the room could be heard.
I looked towards where the sound had come from and so did Mitosu.
I blinked, shocked.
It was Pronyma.
But…she was hurt.
Badly.
But how…?
Did Genis…do that?
"Good lord! Pronyma--what happened?" Mitosu asked, also seeming shocked. He rushed over to her and caught her before she fell.
"Th-that boy…that boy…" she murmured, sounding, well, scared.
"What…? Oh, you mean that boy that you needed? Did he do this to you?"
Pronyma nodded her head, "Y-yes that…that…"
"But how?" both Mitosu and I asked in unison, giving eachother a wary glance before turning our attention back to Pronymas wounded form.
"He…he…his Exsphere…it's different…it…and his…wings…"
"He has wings?"
"Oh…he used his wings to get out of the Chains and then he attacked you?"
"Y-Yes…but his wings…?" she gave me an accusing stare, and if I could've moved my head, I would've shaken it, telling her that, no I didn't give him his wings.
"I didn't give them to him. I don't know who did but his…Exsphere is different."
"Y-Yes…and he…knows about your…attack and…mine as well…"
"What?"
"He knows that they're…Faors…and…and…Neo--"
Mitosu shook his head hurriedly, "that doesn't matter now! Here, I'll heal you…and then you can…wait…did you just leave the boy there?"
"He passed…out."
"Good then you can go back and do what you came here to do. You know he doesn't like it when we fail him."
"I--yes…" But Pronyma didn't sound convinced.
But…Faor? Well, Mitosu did say that when he called out his sword. And who's Neo? Or is that just part of someones name? And who is 'he'?
And…wait…
I can move?
But how--?
Gah! I shouldn't even care how I should use this as my advantage!
I watched silently as Mitosu healed Pronyma then I teleported behind him.
"Oh my--" Pronyma gasped out.
"Wha--?"
I whacked him right in that sensitive area where the neck connected to the shoulder.
And he fell forward.
And I staggered backwards--another image coming into my mind.
This time…this time it was a woman, an elven woman.
The first thing I noticed about her was her emerald colored eyes and her matching emerald, waist length, slightly wavy hair. She also wore a matching emerald colored dress with white silk and lace. She also wore a crown littered with Jade and Emerald.
She was beautiful but…the smirk on her face showed her…venomous side. She had obviously done something cruel in her past. That and she had a bloodied sword in her hand.
And, just like last time, the image was gone just as quickly as it had come.
Who was that? Was that…the person they called Neo? But Neo sounded like a boys name…
Wait! Why should I even care?!? I need to get to Genis!
I glared at the shocked form of Pronyma and the obviously unconscious form of Mitosu.
I then teleported out of the room and to the room where Genis was.
And I just hoped he was okay.
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Me: And that's Chapter/Part Twenty-nine!
Feral: Yes…it is…
Me: Hey, you can stop feeling so gloomy now!
Feral: Why?
Me: Because you'll be showing up in the next Chapter!
Feral: But that's just gonna be in a dream…
Me: So? It's better than nothing right?
Feral: Well…I guess so…
Me: Okay then! Please Read and Review! I love reviews and they make me happy!