Well, here is DarklightZERO and I have got a new chapter for you and a name change. Sorry it look so long but I had alot of school work to do such as AS levels so I haven't had much time for writing.

I remember from this quote (I think it was from a Beer advert) "We only let you have it when it's ready" Well its ready now so I suppose I could let you have it.

And now for the review replys

Windsbane: Thanks for the review, I am glad that you like this story.

KivaEmber: Well, I didn't let my main proofreader read this so I suppose a few grammical error's did show up. But I have had this proofread this time. Thanks for your constructive criticism.

Forceuser3 the Jedi Master: Ok, Ok. I ready didn't mean anything about that Tidus comment. I was just stating that he was annoying. Laughing scene anyone? Well I don't mean anything bad about FF10. Its just that Tidus was annoying. I suppose Yuffie and Selpie where just as annoying but they didn't have voices so I suppose I did see how annoying they were.

axgirl12: Was that a poleaxe you used to chase off the wolves? Anyway, I seem to get annoyed by monsters in all the chapters (except the first one) as I get annoyed by another one here. About the two Mercenary's lets just say that Phaidra had to hire both of them out of the kindess of her heart.

Since that is other with I better start the chapter.

Chapter 3: Newfound destiny

There is one thing I can say about the Martel temple.

It's dark.

Well it is darker then it was in the game. The only source of light comes from the door and a few touches burning in the distance.

I was the first to walk in. I looked around mentally checking. 'Lets see, the right passage was blocked by rubble, the middle one is blocked by some kind of forcefield, and the right one is clear.' I thought. I heard footsteps as the others came in.

"So this is what the temple is like." I turned towards Lloyd

Lloyd turned towards Collette "Colette, you've been in here many times, right?"

I turned my head away when I heard Colette say "Yeah, but it seems different.".

I leaned against a wall, out of the monotony of listening to lines I have already heard, I tuned the conversation out and listened to my thoughts.

I saw Kratos hand the Training manual to Lloyd. I thought of my own skills,

'The only sword experience I have was fighting Vidarr and the wolves. Other then that I have zero combat experience. When people say they are mercenaries you assume that they know how to fight with the weapon of their choice..

I came out of my thoughts just in time to hear Lloyd say "Humph! You think you know so much!"

I smirked but didn't say anything.

Then I heard movement to my left. I turned my head.

"Incoming!" I warned.

The enemy count ranged from two spiders and a zombie. I pushed myself from the wall, my hand snapped onto my sword. I mumbled under my breath as I drew the weapon."Now is my chance to prove I am a good fighter"

The zombie was the closest. I lunged forward stabbing the monster. My sword became embedded in the rotting carcass the thing called its body. However, that didn't stop him.

"Oh shit"

The zombie whacked me with is arm, which send me flying into the ground. With my sword still stuck in is body

'So much for professionalism' came a cynical thought.

'Never give up'

My arms suddenly tensed as I felt new strength entered them, not unlike the "stamina boosts" I received when running. I jumped back to my feet. Put my hands on its shoulders lifted my left foot so my boot was on its chest, my hand went from it shoulders to the handle of my sword and then pulled while pushing the zombie away with my foot.

My sword was free, the zombie was pushed a few steps back. It locked eyes with me, moaned and shuffled forwards. I raised my sword and I gave him a diagonal left to right strike, then I followed it up with another diagonal strike in the opposite direction, which formed an X- patten on its chest. Then I gripped my sword in both hands, span around and finished the combo with a vertical slash.

"Fire ball." A Genis shouted.

Three fire balls then blasted into the zombie and knocked it backwards but for some reason didn't set it alight. It moaned again and started to shuffle towards me again but this time I swiped at it horizontally. Decapitating it.

'He he. I killed my first member of the undead. I wouldn't be doing something like that back at home' At the mention of home I started thinking about home but I mentally shook myself and scanned for the next target. I saw to my right, Lloyd fighting the spider with Colette backing him up. Taking a moment to ready myself, I charged at the monster, it heard me, turned and saw me in sword range. I was just about to slash it when I felt a familiar feeling, just like the feeling I had when I learned blade storm.

"Half-lunar strike!"

I held my sword downwards and swung upwards, leaving a sliver trail behind it. Like my own version of Infliction.

The result was a gash in the spider, which caused it to screech. Then the damn thing bit me on the leg causing me to cry out. Lloyd rammed his sword into it's head. After then it was truly dead. I turned round to find the next target just in time to see Kratos finish the second spider off with a sonic thrust.

"Well that is that." I said while wiping the spiders blue blood off my sword

"I hope they learnt their lesson." Collete cheerfully said.

"How can they learn their lessons if they are dead?" Said Lloyd confused.

'Good question Lloyd, and I don't think we will ever know.' I thought while I swung my sword in an X patten. Still testing the strength boost I got, it seemed to me that was easer to move my arms about, like when you carried a heavy load for a long time and then drop it. I just wonder why I my exsphere gave me this strength boost after I had thought "Don't give up."

I sheathed my sword. 'Or Did I think that? From what it sounds like it seems to be from a different persons perspective'. Then suddenly my muscles relaxed and I felt the extra strength leave them 'I suppose good things have to come to an end'. Oh and newsflash, Kratos is staring at me. I turned to him

"What?" I said

"... I find it hard to believe your a mercenary, if all you do is wave your sword about, you should just give up and go home." He then turned and started walking

If I wasn't feeling so self-couscous about my sword skills on the account of getting my sword stuck in a zombie, I would have known that he was hiding something, but instead I just inwardly tensed and let out a grunt of annoyance. I turned to the others who were just staring at the two of us "Come on lets go, before more monsters show up"

"Those guys don't seem to be getting along." I heard Lloyd say when I started walking away.

"I think we noticed" Genis added.

The rest of the passage across the top floors was uneventful, except that we engaged another group of monsters consisting of a spider, a zombie and one of those slime things which for some reason are more like flans, near impervious to physical attacks. As we descended down the stairs, I think. 'This is where the the Sorcerer's Ring is... and that Golem.'

"Look, there is something glowing" Genis exclaimed.

I turned to where Genis is pointing, and see... the Sorcerer's ring. I can tell you they couldn't have made it more frikken obvious. The ring is illuminated so brightly that if we are staring directly at it we could be blinded.

"It's the Sorcerer's ring" I remark.

"Have you been to this temple before?" Lloyd queried.

'Lloyd, it is so obvious you will have to be blind to miss it... or do I think it is so obvious because I have played the game before and I know that its the sorcerer's ring.'

"Or it could be a decoy" I add.

"What's a dec..."

"...Look there is something here"

Lloyd, Genis and I turn towards the noise.

"Look out!" Kratos has to yell and heroically run and grab Collete and move out of the way before the Golem's fist comes down where Collete was standing. I can defiantly confirm that we are standing on a glass floor as the Golem's fist leaves one of those smashed glass floor patterns. I drew my sword and started to run when the Golem turned towards me and seeing my sword it must have considered me a threat and charged towards me.

When a Golem charges towards to you would consider getting out of the way, but all I could think of was 'Oh crap.'

The Golem raised its fist, preparing to make me a bloody mess on the glass floor with no Kratos to save me.

'Watch out!'

Time seemed to slow a little, like each second was 1/10th longer in that time a rational thought came to me, 'the fist does seem a little to far to the left' I turned sideways, just in time to avoid the fist coming down with a huge 'WHAM'

I ceased this opportunity and struck out with my sword.

Clink.

The sword bounced off the Golem.

'Damn, my sword blows are ineffective, maybe if I use a technique...'

"Half-Lunar Strike!"

The result was a shower of sparks as the iron of my sword met the rock of the Golum, I am surprised that my sword wasn't ground down to the hilt. The Golum decided that it had enough of me launching my futile attacks against it and it did that spinning thing and smacked me aside. My body making a screeching sound on the glass floor.

The only thought that came to me was 'PAIN.' My ribs felt that they had been hit by a 10 ton truck. Clenching my teeth I pulled myself up from the floor, with my hand clasped to my side. Hoping to deaden the pain in my side I fumbled through my pouch and pulled out my last apple gel. Sallowing it I felt the pain fade. I unclasped my side and my breathing which I realized was slow and deep returned to normal. When I turned around to face the battle, the gravity of the situation hit me. The Golum was trying to attack Lloyd and Colette simultaneously while Kratos and Genis where busy casing spells. I saw Kratos launch fireballs at the Golum and even thought fire was hitting rock the Golum seemed to be taking damage.

"It seems that only Magic can hurt these things, at least that is different" I said to myself

'I better get back into the fight even thought I have no magic attacks, at least not yet.' Then I noticed that my sword wasn't in my hands. "Damn, I must have dropped it when I was hit" My eyes scanned the path from me to the Golum. My sword was lying nearer the Golum then me a little to the left. "Well that is convenient, but I must get my sword back." I spent a moment positioning my feet, then I broke into a sprint. By the time the Golum turn to face me the distance between us had been halved. It raised both its hands above its head. I didn't notice as I was focusing on my sword. The Golum swung its arms, timing it so that as soon as I ran into the fist's range I would be reduced to a bloody pulp.

'Left!'

Turning the thought into action, I swung left. The fists hitting on where I would be with a huge 'SLAM.' The impact made my sword clatter upwards, and I scooped up the sword with my right hand. I lost balance. Then regained it. Then I allowed my steps to slow. Transfered my sword to my left hand and when I stopped I turned around and pointed my sword towards the thing that almost killed me twice.

The Golum gave a sort of grunt and started to move towards me, but before it raised one foot off the ground. Genis's voice shouted out.

"Stone blast!"

The spell hit the Golum, and it just seemingly 'deactivated' and then fell apart. Then the parts where coated in the white light and then flew into one spot and 'fused' together. Then the light faded, only a stone block stood.

"Phew" I said involuntary as I relaxed.

"That was irresponsible of you." Kratos remarked.

"What?" I turned towards him.

"Someone of your profession should know that unless your blade are magically enchanted you wouldn't be able to harm such a creature. Unless you wanted an early grave you should have backed away."

'Um Kratos, I didn't charge towards the Golum, it charged towards me' As I was a bit shaken from two close encounters with death I didn't say anything.

"Have you got nothing to say?"

"Well, I am still alive ain't I?" I finally say. I just what to end this conversation and think for a while.

Kratos sighs and turns towards the ex-Golum.

"Well at least the Golum isn't here anymore" Colette said trying to lighten the mood. Then she took a close look at the stone block "It looks like it's turned into a rock"

"Well it was kind of a rock to begin with" Lloyd states.

'I have not only diced with death once but twice. I was only saved by the strange thought/voice up to now. I am seriously believing that I am not cut out for this. I really just what to...'

An "Oops" brings me back to reality. It looks like the Chosen Colette was walking up to the stone to get a close look at this but she tripped over her own feet and ended up pushing the block into a nearby hole.

"Oh no"

I saw though the semi-transparent glass floor the stone block fitting almost perfectly in place with a big 'thud'.

Both Genis and Kratos both say their "I see" and "I get it" respectively. Even thought I got the puzzle I didn't add anything to that, the only thing I could think about was 'I just hope we don't have another Golum to fight. The first one took a lot out of me'

I was distracted from my wishful thinking by flashes from the corner of my eye. I turned to face whatever was causing them my left hand already tailing to my sword hilt. What I saw was a pile of rubble, phrasing in piece by piece. Then when all the pieces of rubble seemingly materialized it rose together into another Golum. Each piece of rock in the arms gives a little spin. When the new Golum noticed our group it gave a little 'grunt' and started charging towards us.

An "Aww, Great" escapes from my lips when I draw my sword. It looks like I better take Kratos advice and and not attack it head on. It looks like I will have to run around and distract it while our spell casters do their bit. Its the only thing I can do really.

30 minuets later
I used both has to push the our third and hopefully last stone block. It slid with almost no protest into the hole. 'If I remember correctly you only need three blocks to get to that ring' Then a thought struck me 'I didn't really pay attention to where the blocks went. If I have to fight another Golum I swear I will kill someone'

"I think that is all the blocks we need to get to the Sorcerer's ring" Genis notes as he looks though the glass floor which has become really messed up as several Golums have pounded their fists against it. I am starting to worry about the stability of the floor.

"Oh, what is why you were pushing the blocks" Lloyd says as he finally 'gets' it

'No Lloyd. We were pushing blocks around for fun.' "Well, lets and go get the Sorcerer's Ring. I don't really want to stick around" Then I walked towards the stairs leading underneath the glass floor and towards the Sorcerer's Ring.

'I got sucked into Tales of Symphonia, almost eaten by wolves, killed a member of the undead and amost got smashed by a Golum twice. My life has certainly taken a change, but is it for the worse or for the better?

Well that is the end of the chapter. Just a question for you. How do you think Iwan is Pronounced? I await your answers.