Me: And here's TU 57! There're only a few chapters left until the end now…
April: -nods head- and then you'll have to start getting ideas together for TU:RooS! Aren't you excited? I mean, you've been working on that forever.
Me: Ah-ha-ha…yeah I have haven't I? Oh, and since last chapter TU is officially over 500 pages long! I can't believe it!
April: -claps hands- that's amazing!
To Understand: Part Fifty-seven
Confronting Ones Enemies
By Harmony283
Reviews:
Cheea5: Ah snow days…we've never really had a snow day here. Really bad weather (like Tornados or Hurricanes) are what get us out of school where I live. Thankfully we haven't had any. But we go back to school in August. –shrugs- oh well, anyway here's the next chapter enjoy!
Alaia Skyhawk: Yes Alexander is the God of Fire. I actually have a picture up of all the gods/goddess in Reti'thera on my dA account. It's not colored though. As for the name Neo left off, I'm sure you'll figure out who it is…eventually. I left it out for a reason, a reason I didn't think I needed to leave it out for. But meh, I'll just wait and see. And the skit scene is by to Toize valley mines? Hmm, I'll check there when I get to it in the game, thanks for telling me though. Now then, here's the next chapter—enjoy!
LittleLinor: Yes Raine is beginning to tolerate Mithos. Well, I mean, she kinda has to…right? And it doesn't do anyone any good to hate someone right before a major fight anyway. As for why I didn't let you beta this, it's because of Jiniasu's POV. I completely changed what I wanted him to say and…I didn't wanna spoil it. –nods head- well then here's the next chapter—enjoy!
Moonshine's Guide: Hnn, if I were in their position I would've run away too…but…I think it's good that they stayed put to actually listen to Raine. And April was there, so Raine would've had someone to calm her down if she got angry. As for the Mana Crest—you get to find out more about it in this chapter, so enjoy!
Viaroura Fox: Well technically it should be eye but…it didn't sound right. And truthfully Jiniasu still has both of his eyes, ones just damaged severely and won't be in use for a long while. And yes Mitosu, Jiniasu, and Seiji have one more chance at getting Feral back by actually going to Venheim. There are other ways to get her…but you'll figure out more about those later. Now here's the next chapter, enjoy!
Lyurii: Eh, yeah poor Dirk. I wanted him to have a bit more dialog in this (at least for the last chapter) but I didn't really know what to make him say, and I'm sure he likes at least being useful. And by cooking equipment I meant like…err…knives and forks and some cooking items (like bread) so it wasn't that heavy. But I suppose it'd still be a bit dangerous for him—though Mithos did carry it for the majority of the time. And yes you actually got to see things the way Jiniasu sees them, I think it's a nice change of pace from seeing things through Mitosu's POV.
April: So this is the chapter where everyone goes back to Venheim right?
Me: Yeah, or at least that's what I have planned. I really wanted to add more to the training scenes in the last chapter, but I don't really wanna make 'em run over into this chapter so…yeah.
April: I understand. But…there's going to be a major fight soon, isn't there?
Me: If things go the way I planned then it'll be in the next chapter.
April: I see. Well then, Harmony283 doesn't own Tales of Symphonia. If she did why is she writing fanfiction on it?
Authors Note: Hah, I wouldn't know. Well then, as I said this is the chapter where everyone goes back to Venheim. What will happen when they run into Mitosu? Will everyone be okay? And where's Pronyma?
April: Where is Pronyma?
Me: You'll see...
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April's POV
"And that's how it works." I smiled as Genis finished his explanation of the Mana Crest. He was holding it in his hand, showing it to us with a small smile on his face. I could tell he was happy, and Mithos, who was standing right next to him, looked really happy as well.
"So all we have to do is put that on Martel's original body?" Lloyd asked, sounding confused, "But…does that mean we have to make a pact with that Summon Spirit of Death, Feral?"
I saw the pained look on Genis face for one instant, and then it was gone replaced by the same cheerful smile he had been wearing, "Yup! I'm sure we can do it if we all pull together."
"But…" Colette murmured, "Maxwell didn't make it sound easy. I mean, um, The Summon Spirit of Death…Sheena you haven't heard anything about a Summon Spirit of Death before this have you?"
Sheena shrugged, "Nope. I always assumed there was one, but when I asked Grandpa he refused to tell me and he said that one didn't exist. But apparently there is one now. I'm not sure how we're going to beat it. But if it's just like the rest of the Summon Spirits then I'm ready and willing to make a pact with it."
I looked back over at Genis, who now looked nervous, "Are you sure you can make a pact with it, Sheena? I mean, shouldn't we ask Maxwell if that's even possible?"
Sheena glared at Zelos as he said that, but the glare didn't last long. She sighed and nodded her head, "Wow you're actually using your head for once. But, yeah I suppose I could call him." She slipped on the ring that Maxwell had given her as a sign of the pact, and called out his name.
A split second later the Summon Spirit of Birth appeared in front of us yet again. At least this time he had actually been called and didn't just appear.
He looked at us and then began to laugh, "Ah now what do you want?" he continued laughing until Sheena sent him a glare and he shut up.
"How do we make a Pact with the Summon Spirit of Death?"
We expected him to give an answer, like perhaps 'Just how you did with the others' or maybe, 'You can't. It's too dangerous'. But instead he laughed. He laughed as if it was the funniest thing to ask in the world.
"Wh-what's so funny?" Sheena practically shouted at him. And I couldn't blame her, she was probably embarrassed.
"Oh nothing dear," Maxwell stated, suddenly stopping his laughing altogether, he turned to look at Mithos and Genis, "you," he pointed his staff at Genis, "you've seen her--Feral--haven't you? You must have."
Genis visibly flinched, "So what if I have? What's that got to do with--"
"It has everything to do with the pact making. If you saw--"
Genis sighed, "I saw the younger."
Maxwell froze and then sighed as well, though it was a sigh of relief, "I see…hnn, well then," he smiled and began laughing, "Good luck!"
With that he disappeared and Genis sighed, "He's weird…" he shifted as everyone turned to him, and yet again I felt bad.
"Why's everyone staring at me?" he mumbled, looking at his feet, "Is it that unusual for me to see Feral when…when…they said I was, oh, nevermind. I'm going outside." He dashed out of the room and Mithos followed shortly after, a concerned look on his face.
A few minutes of silence passed between us before Raine spoke, "I don't think we should have reacted in that way."
"You're telling us that now Professor?" Presea asked, sounding tired, "Because it seems you should have said that before."
Raine shook her head, "Well I didn't know he had seen Feral. April, did you know?"
I nodded my head, "If what Maxwell said was true, then there must be a younger and an older Feral. I think one time Pronyma tried to make the older Feral take over. I-I think that the older Feral is the worse of the two, which is probably why Maxwell looked so relieved."
Raine looked shocked, "When was this?"
"Um…back in Heimdall." I look away, I had promised her then that I would watch Genis while she was gone with everyone to make the pact with Origin…but I hadn't done a very good job of it.
"Back…in Heimdall. So Mithos knows more about this than I do?"
I didn't exactly know where she got that from all of this, but, "I think, maybe. You…you overheard the conversation they had just like I did. They both know something about Feral. And about what's going on in general. They definitely know more about what's going on than any of us do now." I exhaled loudly, "I'll go get them. Then we can leave."
I left everyone standing there, looking at each other like they had done something wrong. I hadn't meant for them to think that, but…well, if they did then they did. Once I had stepped outside, I noticed one thing--Genis and Mithos had obviously gone somewhere…because they were no where in sight.
I walked a bit farther, until I reached the edge of the woods. I still didn't see them. Raine would worry if I didn't find them soon.
'Maybe they're at the Human Ranch?' I thought as I made my way through the forest, holding my staff up protectively just in case any monsters decided to attack me. But I was lucky because, well, one no monsters attacked me, and two the monsters in this area were incredibly weak so even if one had attacked me I would've been fine. I reached the entrance of the Human ranch and saw, sitting off to the side on the cliff, Genis hugging his knees. Mithos was sitting next to him, holding a flute-like instrument in his hand. He put it up to his lips and began to play.
I closed my eyes as I listened to the sweet melody. I was surprised to see that Mithos could play so well, but…but for some reason it made sense. I opened my eyes when I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned around…but I didn't see anyone there. I shivered lightly as a cool breeze swept by and turned back to watch the two boy's.
Mithos finished playing the melody shortly after, and smiled at Genis. He turned to face me and nodded his head before touching Genis' shoulder lightly and helping him down the cliff.
"It's time to leave isn't it?"
I nod my head, "Yes…it is. Everyone is waiting for you two."
Genis looked down at his feet, "Will they ask me anything else about Feral? Um, I mean, they looked really…surprised that I had seen her…and…" He trailed off looking up at me hopefully.
I shook my head, "I don't know if they'll ask or not. But I know for a fact Raine will most likely tell them not to." I smiled, "Does that make you feel better?"
Genis shrugged, "I don't care if they think about it, it's better than them thinking it out loud. It…it just…feels weird having them stare at me like I'm suddenly so important."
I hadn't expected to hear that, but it looked like Mithos had from the expression on his face.
"Genis you are important. Okay?" he squeezed Genis' shoulders and looked over at me, "We'll be there in a minute."
I nodded my head and turned to leave.
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Mithos' POV
I wait until April is out of sight before turning Genis around to face me, "Genis?"
He looks up at me, "huh?"
"You are important." I lean down and kiss him, not as gently as I probably should have, on the lips. When I pull away he's panting lightly, "do you understand?" I whisper noticing that I was breathing a bit harder than normal too.
"Y-yeah I-I got it…"
I smile, well, more like smirk, and nod my head, "Okay then; let's go catch up to April."
Genis nodded his head and we headed off after the green haired, green eyed elf. But I couldn't shake this feeling…that someone familiar had been here. Someone I knew…
Then I heard Genis gasp.
"Genis?" I asked, turning to face him. He just shook his head, though there was a smile on his face. I shook my head, "What is it?"
"Nothing...just…that song you played, when did you learn it?" he looked up at me with pleading eyes and, well, when he looks like that…how can I say I don't want to tell him?
"Ah, it's…I learned it the day after…the day after we were exiled from Heimdall." I looked up at the canopy of trees overhead, "I was really upset so Martel decided to teach me that song." I looked back at Genis then, "it looks like it works for those who aren't exactly feeling happy at the moment."
Genis tried to smile, but it came out crooked, "I guess that I'm that person at the moment?"
I nodded my head, "Well I wanted to make you feel better."
Genis then hugged me. Of course we were still walking so we both nearly lost our balance. Of course when we regained our balance we ended up having to run to catch up to April. Thankfully she was waiting for us not too far off.
'She's a lot like her sister in that sense. She always knows when to wait.' I shook my head, 'But she's nothing like her sister…nothing like Pronyma.'
When we reached the edge of the forest we saw Lloyd and the others waiting by the Rhieards. Raine smiled and ran towards us. She hugged Genis tightly and asked if he was okay. When he nodded his head, and tried to pull away from her, she let go.
"Okay, if you say so…but you still must be tired from training."
Genis rolled his eyes, "But Raine I feel much better now. And we waited here a whole day. I really think we need to get going." He looked up at the purple sky, "Besides who knows what…they might be doing in Venheim." his eyes narrowed, "I don't like surprises."
He sounded like he knew something. Then again, he did know more about what was going on than even I did. Unfortunately I didn't get the chance to ask him exactly how much he knew because of the fact he had fallen asleep right after we had dinner.
"I don't either." Lloyd said, stretching, "So let's go."
We each boarded our designated Rhieards--basically we used the same Rhieards we had yesterday. I was still riding with Genis, April was still riding with Raine, and Zelos, who apparently still couldn't use his hands very well, was riding with Lloyd.
A little faster than I would've liked, and we stood at the entrance to the destroyed Tower of Salvation in Tethe'alla. The last time we had been here was when we came to get Genis back…and of course I succeeded in doing that. But Genis was still hurt. And…and now we were going back for possibly--more like hopefully--our final battle. This time we had to get Feral back, and we had to revive Martel.
'I just hope it works.' I thought to myself as we walked up the stairs towards the portal. I glanced at Genis and saw him gulp. He seemed a bit paler than normal, but I couldn't blame him. If I were in his position--wounded and being the one my enemy was after--I would be scared too. I moved closer to the younger boy and grabbed onto his hand, lacing my fingers through his. He jumped slightly but smiled none the less.
"I'll make sure they don't take you." I whisper in his ear and he nods his head. When I turn my attention back to walking I realize we're already on the portal. And Lloyd has already said whatever it was that he needed to say in order for us to go to Derris Kharlan.
And, just like all those other times, it only took a split second to get there. Soon we were standing on a familiar purple rock pathway. We stepped off of the warp ring and hurried along the pathways, trying hard to avoid the monsters that still lurked in the area. There were even a few stray angels floating about, obviously they didn't know what they should be doing or what was going on.
We quickened our pace as the portal into Welgaia came into view. And, ironically enough, when we passed through Welgaia no angels stopped us…but then again, there were hardly any there to begin with. It was saddening to see something I worked so hard on be taken apart so easily--I had worked hard to recruit those Angels--and now they were gone. Not that I really minded in the end. They were just floating around anyway. That couldn't have been fun for them.
Not that they really knew what was going on after they became soulless beings. And now I felt bad for turning them into Angels in the first place…
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Genis POV
I exhaled sharply as we made our way towards the Portal to Venheim. Only a few more steps and a faster than sound portal ride and we would be in the 'lobby'--or so I assumed that's what it was since it looked like one--of the large castle. And something told me that Mitosu would be waiting there with his two friends and Pronyma.
I shivered, 'I really don't wanna fight anyone right now…I mean even I know I'm still hurt. Mithos said he'd protect me, but there's only so much he can do…I mean, I think he was pretty much even matched with Mitosu last time. But now he has both Jiniasu and Seiji there with him. Not to mention Pronyma's probably going to try to wake the other Feral up and--'
"Are you okay Genis?"
I jumped and whirled around, "Huh?"
"You're jumpy aren't you?"
I scowled, "So?"
Mithos smiled, "it's okay to be nervous." He looked around at everyone else who had stopped to listen to our conversation, "Are we ready?"
"As ready as we'll ever be." Zelos stated with a shrug, "Standin' around here won't get anythin' done faster."
"And Zelos actually says something intelligent for once." Sheena said, shaking her head from side to side, "You really do amaze me sometimes."
"At least I use my head more than you."
"to do what?"
I groaned, "Do you have to fight now?"
"Genis is right." Presea walked up and stood between an angry Zelos and Sheena, "Save the fighting for our enemies."
"She's right, remember last time we went up against Mitosu?" Lloyd asked, folding his arms across his chest, "if he hadn't left we probably would've died."
Zelos sighed and looked away first, "Yeah you're right." Sheena just nodded her head and looked away as well.
"Good to hear you agree. Now let's go."
We nodded our heads in unison and followed Lloyd--the always designated leader--into the warp ring. Sooner than I would've liked we were standing in Venheim.
And there, at the top of the steps, was Mitosu.
But…wait, I thought Jiniasu and Seiji would be here too…but…they aren't…so where…?
"So you really did decide to come." Mitosu stated, a smirk on his face, his eyes turning a deep shade of red, "I was getting bored."
I saw Mithos scowl and shook my head, right now we really didn't need to--
"Getting bored? Well you won't be bored for much longer." Lloyd practically shouted at Mithos' look-alike and I flinched.
We really, really didn't need to provoke him. But of course Lloyd probably just wanted to get this over with.
"Now where're your little friends?" Lloyd shouted again, "I know they're here with you?"
Mitosu shrugged and teleported to one of the bottom stairs, "I don't know. Where could they be?" his smirk was back, "but it's not like I need their help. I can take care of you all by myself."
'Well he certainly is confident now isn't he?'
I gasped softly, 'F-Feral?'
'Yes it's me. I'm close by. Pronyma is…here also. Of course. And she's trying to bring out the other me. So don't get too close to Mitosu. He's blocking her.'
I blinked and looked around the room, 'Blocking her? But I don't even see her.'
'She's hiding behind those doors. Just…just listen to me and don't get too close. I'll tell you if she actually succeeds in waking her up.'
I shook my head, 'Won't she know--uh-oh…'
While I had been thinking in my head I hadn't noticed that everyone was in fighting stance…and that Mitosu was rushing at Lloyd. I watched as Lloyd frantically tried to pull out his two swords, but he wasn't fast enough so he dodged.
Then he made the mistake of running over towards the rest of us--meaning me, Mithos, Raine and April. Well…it's not that he knew that they were trying to get me again, but…
Mithos grabbed my wrist and yanked me towards him. I gasped when I felt us being transported half way across the room. I looked up at Mithos questioningly and he smiled, "Didn't I say I'd protect you?"
I gulped, "Y-yeah…"
"Feral's back isn't she?"
I nodded my head, "y-yeah…" why could I only say 'yeah'?
Mithos looked down at me, his turquoise eyes serious, "Where's Pronyma?"
I bit my lip, "She's…"
'If he tries to attack her then she'll just teleport away and there goes your chance of getting me back quickly.'
"She's…?"
"I-I don't really know. I can hear Feral, so she's close b--" I was cut off by a rather loud, and disturbing, sound coming from nearby. I noticed then that Lloyd had used one of the pillars as a block for Mitosu's attack, and now it was crumbling.
"Uh…what happens if that Pillar crumbles?"
Mithos shrugged, "I assume it would make the ground above weaker." His eyes widened, "That's not good. Lloyd!"
Lloyd glanced over at us.
"Don't attack the damn pillars unless you want us all to die!"
Lloyd flinched and nodded his head. Mitosu overheard this as well, and, ironically enough he seemed to back away from the pillar he was standing next to.
Oh wait…when Mithos said 'all' he must really mean 'all'.
'What else would he mean? Honestly, they may be our enemies but they're in just as much danger as you are. A collapsing building hurts everyone, not just the innocent or the good you know. It can hurt the one who caused the building to collapse in the first place…not that that person would be willing to stick around that long.'
I grimaced, "Stop talking about that. It's…" I blushed when I noticed Mithos staring at me, "Um…Feral just, um, she was talking about buildings falling and…"
Mithos shook his head, "It's fine. I understa--crap. Let's move." He grabbed my wrist again and almost…almost managed to teleport us away before Mitosu got to close. But he was too close and he was moving to fast.
Lloyd had been flung across the room, so he really wasn't useful at the moment, and so Mithos pushed me towards the center of the room and blocked one of Mitosu's punches with a well aimed punch of his own.
His punch sent Mitosu staggering backwards until he hit the wall next to a doorway. To my surprise he just stood there for a few seconds, blinking. And then, rather loudly, he asked, "Did you go to a hotsprings recently?"
I blinked, what did a hotsprings have to do with…?
'It looks like he saw something inside Mithos' head again.' Feral laughed, 'Well…?'
I blushed. I had almost forgotten about the whole if Mitosu touches--more like punches--Mithos he sees images from his mind, and vice versa. So that meant that he saw an image from the hotsprings? What did he see? I mean wha--
It was like a slap in the face when I remembered, 'He…he must've seen when Mithos and I bathed together…right before he put that ointment on me. When we watched the sunrise together.'
Mithos seemed to have already realized this when I looked over at him because his face had paled.
"That's really…that was disturbing." Mitosu shook his head from side to side before smirking, "But anyway," he dashed forward towards Mithos, and Mithos barely dodged this time.
"Hmph, do I need to immobilize you again? It worked last time." Mitosu spat, his eyes growing an even deeper shade of crimson.
"Yeah well it won't work this time." Mithos shot back, "besides, last time I didn't have my Cruxis Crystal. And this time," he closed his eyes and suddenly his rainbow crystalline wings appeared. Mitosu backed up a bit, in shock I guess, but then he smirked.
"You really think just because you have wi—" he was cut off when Lloyd yelled from behind him.
'Oh, now that's smart.'
I blinked a few times. Yeah, that was smart. Mithos…Mithos used his wings as a distraction and Lloyd ran up behind…and…
Lloyd brought down one of his swords, crying out, "Heavy Tiger Blade!" before they made contact with Mitosu. I though Mitosu would've moved…but…but…
He didn't. In fact, when he had turned around to see why Lloyd had yelled, or to see what he was going to do, he had frozen when his eyes fell on the two swords in Lloyd's hands.
But why?
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Mitosu's POV
I staggered backwards as I felt the sharp pain of that…that damned swordsman's sword cut into my arm…dammit I couldn't even move to dodge the hit. When I had seen his swords I just…
I clenched my fist, 'Dammit, I thought I was over that! I can't let it affect me now though. It was only a matter of time before I faced someone who actually used a weapon like a sword.'
The swordsman they called Lloyd ran towards me again, smirking this time, and I backed away. I felt my stomach twist in knots as the dim light of the room we were in reflecting off the metal of his sword. Now I felt queasy.
Maybe I should have waited until at least Jiniasu came back. If my body still reacted this way towards…towards this fear then I had no choice but to keep dodging Lloyd, as well as the other weapon users in his group, until I got somewhere where they couldn't reach me.
Suddenly I felt the familiar feeling of a wall against my back.
Crap.
Lloyd brought down one of his swords and I visibly flinched. I wanted to move, I wanted to move. But…my body wasn't complying with that order apparently, since I wasn't, well, moving.
I expecting to feel the sharp feeling of the weapon in my flesh but…I didn't.
Instead I heard Lloyd cry out in pain and, when I looked up I saw that he was on the ground, obviously hurt.
"You okay Tosu-chan?!"
I looked up at the walkway above and saw Jiniasu hanging over the edge, looking worried. I almost smiled at him. I was…actually grateful that he was here now. Usually I thought he just got in the way…but now…
He jumped down in front of me, and Seiji followed shortly after, and smirked, "Well, well, well, it looks like the fight started already. Y'know I would've been here on time if…if this place," he waved the arm that wasn't holding his pendant, "didn't have so many damn rooms. Who designed this place anyway?!"
I shook my head, "Jiniasu."
He turned to me and grinned, "Don't worry, we're fightin' now. You just take care of the magic users. Seiji and I'll take care of the rest. Just get somewhere where they can't reach you."
I nodded my head, "That's fine with me." And I teleported to the railing of the walkway overhead. I looked behind me briefly; I could just barely see where Pronyma was hiding, in the shadows with the mirror shard in her hand. If everything went according to plan then we only had about a minute left until she was finished unlocking the 'first' barrier around that mirror piece. Meaning we had about a minute until Genis started feeling the 'other' Feral taking over.
And then we could use him to defeat his own friends. This would be fun. Oh so much fun. I smirked and watched as Lloyd and his friends tried to dodge the attacks. It seemed that Mithos, whom I thought would go after me immediately, was just trying to guard Genis.
Ah…so Feral must've explained more to the boy than I had thought. I turned to look back at Pronyma and she looked back at me. She was tired, I could see that clearly. But…she smiled.
I turned back to face the fighting just in time to see Genis wince and grab his head.
"Wh-what…?" he looked so confused, and in pain, "What's…going on? Feral…?"
I looked back at Pronyma and nodded my head. She closed her eyes briefly and smirked. Slowly I saw the black chain around her waist unravel. It slithered along the floor and down the stairs, keeping to the shadows, like a snake.
Luckily Genis was actually in the shadows, so he didn't see the chains until he felt one wrap its way around his ankle.
He cried out again, looking even worse than he had a few minutes ago. A few seconds after this and the chain had split into four chains. One was around each ankle, the third was around his middle, and the fourth was around his neck.
"Gah!"
"Genis!"
The chains slowly rose, dragging the boy with them, and soon Pronyma came out into plain view. She smirked.
"Well, look at this." She said, holding the mirror piece—which was now surrounded by an eerie black aura—out in front of her, "We finally have you. Your head hurts doesn't it?"
Genis struggled as the chains pulled him closer to Pronyma. They pulled him until he was standing right in front of her. He looked afraid; I could see it in his eyes, even from here. But also, behind the fear, I saw…determination. Well, that always made things more fun in the end. Determination.
"Wh-what…do you…want?" Genis gasped out, the chain still tight around his neck.
"What do you think we want? We want you to release Feral. So you'll come with us like a good boy and everything will be all fine and good."
I smirked as Genis glared at her. He didn't know when to give up, did he?
"No."
"Oh and why not?" Pronyma asked, sounding all too innocent for her own good. It actually sounded creepy, even to me, for her to be using that tone.
"Because…" Genis looked down, and that's when I saw it. His Exsphere…it was glowing, "because…she doesn't want this." He closed his eyes.
"Who doesn't want this? Feral doesn't want this? Why doesn't she want this?" Pronyma asked, now looking annoyed, "We're going to set her free! Isn't that what she wants?" she started to laugh. And I had to fight the urge to laugh with her. It looked like Jiniasu and Seiji were doing the same.
"She…doesn't want to be set free…this way. She does not want the other her to take over." Genis' voice was a dead whisper now, which made me forget all about laughing.
I looked at Jiniasu again, and I saw his face pale. He had heard that kind of whisper; I'm sure, coming from Neo. But…
I turned my gaze back on the young half-elf. He was shaking now, and his hand was clenched in a fist.
"Look at me boy."
He looked up; there were tears in his eyes. He quickly shut them again, "She doesn't want this!" And then he lifted one hand—the hand with the Exsphere on it—and made a grand sweeping motion with it.
And out from it came a single wave of black energy, it almost looked like a blade. And it…it…
It hit Pronyma.
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Me: And that's the end of this chapter. Heh, can anyone guess why Mitosu hates fighting people with weapons?
April: I'm sure you've made it easy enough for them to tell, but…I suppose its okay to guess. But what's with cutting the fighting scene in half?
Me: Well this chapter was getting a bit on the long side…so I kinda had to. Oh, and the fighting ISN'T over with yet.
April:…that's why I said you cut it in half.
Me: Meh, well, this fight isn't over with yet, but there's going to be more fighting in the next two chapters as well.
April: Well…that is true. And Pronyma finally dies doesn't she?
Me: You'll just have to wait and see now as always R&R! You all should be happy that I finished this chapter early, and I'll start on the next chapter right after this too!
April: No really, she probably will…