Hm... Only one review... Meh, I guess it's worth it. Still need to correct my grammar and mistakes. Anyway, at least some of you like it. And also, I forgot to mention that Vesperia will be in the Tales X-over fic as well. Thanks, StarGuy.
Anyway, here's the first chapter of the story. This is where everything gets interesting... Well, to me, at least. So then, after that, I'll go and post up The list of all of the Tales characters that are going to be in the game. There will be some voting, if there's enough people. But hey, I'm myself. I decide to do things around here.
Anyway, here's chapter 1. Enjoy.
"Speaking"
'Thought'
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Disclaimer: I do not own the Tales games.
Chapter 1:
Searching for the missing Chosen
The news was all over Sylvarant. The Sylvaranti has heard what happened in Iselia. And also, they have heard something terrible.
Colette Brunel has disappeared.
The people of Sylvarant panicked. Their chosen has gone missing without any trace. Many of them are trying to find her around the world, even in Tethe'alla. However, they haven't found her.
Lloyd Irving, who took the most of the panic, had given up on his journey to destroy the expheres in search for Colette. He traveled in many, many places around Sylvarant and Tethe'alla, even the places that he never been before. However, Colette was not here in either of the two worlds.
Even so, when the news was around the world, Lloyd's friends all heard about what happened to Colette, and they all go to find her. Her disappearance had shocked them.
Genis and Raine, two Half-elves siblings who were on a quest to stop the Half-elf discrimination, seperated from each other and looked for Colette in many places.
Sheena, a ninja and summoner from Mizuho, ordered all of the ninjas, as chief succesor, to find Colette around the world. She too had look around for her.
Zelos, a chosen of Tethe'alla, was worried about Colette. He left Meltokio and searched for her somewhere in Tethe'alla.
Presea, a lone girl who lived in the destroyed and now, in repair, Ozette, has heard of the news and, as well, began to search for Colette.
Regal, president of the Lezareno company, had to leave the company behind to search for Colette.
Everyone are searching for Colette everywhere in Sylvarant and Tethe'alla. However, they could not find her anywhere.
The search for the missing chosen has gone for two months...
In Iselia, the people of the village are constanly repairing their home, after the attack of the mysterious warriors in black armors. Most of the villagers left their home to search for Colette and some who decided to stay behind were repairing Iselia. This time, Iselia is under heavy guard, in case the black warriors come back to attack their home.
While repairing Iselia, someone came through the entrance of the village. It was Lloyd, with a discouraged face.
"Lloyd!" Phaidra and Frank came in to see him, wanting to know the whereabouts of Colette. "Did you find her?" asked Phaidra.
Sadly, Lloyd slowly shook his head. Phaidra and Frank were both discourage at yet another failing attempt to find the chosen. "I'm sorry... I couldn't save Colette from those guys... I was too weak against them... If I was a little stronger... Then maybe I... I..."
"Lloyd, don't blame yourself. We all know that you have done your best to protect her. The warriors in black armors are really strong to us. Do not blame yourself for failing to save her." said Frank, trying to comfort Lloyd from giving in.
"Thanks, Frank... I needed that..."
"Oh Lloyd. I forgot to mention something. The mayor wants to see you right away after you come back to Iselia." said Phaidra.
"What? Man, I don't have time for him to yell at me and blame me for what I've done in the past..."
"This is a serious discussion. You have to meet him in his house."
"Alright, fine. But I don't like this." So, Lloyd went away from Phaidra and Frank and over the mayor's house.
Lloyd isn't too comfortable with the mayor, ever since the Desians attacked Iselia for breaking the peace treaty. Mayor has exiled both Lloyd and Genis for breaking the treaty. And even so, right after the destruction of the World Tree, he blamed Lloyd once again for everything he had done. Bringing the captured people here in Iselia, for bringing two half-elves with him and so on. He had also blame Colette, for running away from her journey of World Regeneration. Fortunately, the villagers all disagreed to what the mayor said on the party. And he finally gave in to their decision.
Right now, Lloyd had no idea what will happen if he takes one step inside. "Well... Here I go..." He turned the doorknob of the front door and opened it up, entering inside of the mayor's house.
The mayor noticed the door open and he saw Lloyd coming in. "Ah... Lloyd Irving. Still failing to find Colette?" he said.
"Yeah, yeah, enough with that. What do you want with me? I doubt it's something nice."
"Actually... It is something good, for a change."
"Hm?" Lloyd was confused about what the mayor said.
"Lloyd, I don't know if this will work, but the scientist of Tethe'alla's city, Sybak, has found some evidence on where Colette disappeared like that."
Hearing that, Lloyd's spirit has gone up. "Really?! What did they say?! Where did they think Colette was being held?!"
"Calm down, Lloyd. It's not something you should very happy about. They don't know where Colette was."
"Oh... I see..." Lloyd's spirit went back down again.
"However, they have found some small evidences on where Colette is. If they were right, Colette will be somewhere near Iselia."
"Near Iselia?"
"However, they weren't able to confirm the precise place. It could be Triet or the Iselia Human Ranch. We don't know about it."
"I see."
"Lloyd, I know I had seen you differently than the others, and still have."
"Don't remind me, you idiot." Lloyd frowned.
"... But if it's not too late for me to do so, I like to encourage you to find Colette as soon as possible. I know how dear Colette is to you, but don't give up. I am sure with more evidence, you will find her eventually."
"... Wow..." Lloyd was rather suprise at what the moayor said to him. "That's... That was a nice thing that I heard for a while. Thanks."
"It's not a problem. Now, go. Find Colette in the places near Iselia to see if the scientists from Sybak are correct. Even if they're not correct, find some more evidence to find Colette easier."
"Right. Thanks, mayor." With his courage up and running again, Lloyd exited the mayor's house to go and continue his search for Colette.
The mayor let out a sigh. "I hope this doesn't go to wrong..."
Outside, Lloyd, in high spirit, stretched his arms high in the air, before relaxing his muscles. "Alright! Colette, here I come!" He ran off.
His first destination is in Triet. Triet is where the scientists' first guess are. If Colette is here, then there's hope for Sylvarant after all. However, before he could get to the entrance of Iselia, he had soon stop when he saw someone coming in the entrance. "Hey... Isn't that...?"
The person from the entrance looked very familiar to Lloyd. According to her look, she's a little different from the humans... Even elves. She had silver hair and a pair of grey eyes. She wore a white shirt, with a red cloak over it, a pair of black pants and a pair of white boots.
After seeing her appearance, Lloyd knows who she is. "Professor Sage!" He ran towards her.
The woman saw Lloyd coming to her. "Lloyd!" she said.
She is known as Raine Sage, a half-elf. She is a spellcaster and a healer. Once before, she had parents once before. They took care of her and they would not let anything stand in their way... Until... the discrimination.
Because that she's a half-elf, the humans tried to kill her. Knowing that it is not safe in Tethe'alla, her mother left both Raine and Genis in the Otherwordly gate to Sylvarant, to save them from being slaughtered.
After the defeat of Mithos and the reunion of the two worlds, Raine and Genis began to go on a journey to stop the discrimination. However, the journey came to halt when they heard that Colette has gone missing so suddenly.
Lloyd stopped in front of Raine and smiled at her. "Professor Sage, it's good to see you again!"
"It's good to see you too, Lloyd. It has been four months since we last seen each other."
"Professor, are you also searching for Colette?"
"Yes. When I heard that Colette has gone missing, I had to stop the journey to come and search for her."
"You and Genis are seperated from each other?"
"Yes. It's best if we split up and find Colette in numerous of places. Being together won't let us find Colette any faster. So, I thought that I would stop by Iselia to meet everyne in here. And I was surprise to see you in here."
"Well, I was searching for Colette too. And I have to go now. The mayor told me that the scientists from Sybak found some evidences of where Colette had gone to."
"Really? Where do you think she's been held?"
"He told me that it's near Iselia. Maybe Triet or the Human Ranch. So now, I have to go to Triet to find Colette!" He was about to go and run off through Raine to go to Triet, until, that is, Raine stopped him.
"Wait, Lloyd. Triet and the Human Ranch are the most less common places for Colette to being held. First of all, I have already been in Triet before. And I found nothing else, not even Colette. Second, if Colette was held in the Human Ranch, with those mysterious men in black armors, shouldn't we hear something about the ranch being repaired?"
"Now that you mentioned it, I have been on the Human Ranch a while ago."
"Then neither of those places have Colette in it. I'm sorry, Lloyd."
"No... It's alright... I'll go and search everywhere again for Colette... I can't give up hope yet... I have to find her."
A moment later, Raine found something else in her head. "Wait... Didn't the scientists mention something else other than Triet and the Human Ranch?"
"Um... No. The mayor told me that the common places are Triet and the Ranch. Do you think there's places else?"
Raine sighed. "Lloyd, you do remember the Martel Temple, don't you?"
That hit him. "Of course! The Martel Temple! Damn it, how could I be so oblivious!? I forgot about the temple!"
She sighed again. "Lloyd, really, you've been traveling around the world and you forgot about the temple? I should just give you some homework to do, while I'm at it..."
"Come on, Professor! I'm not the same, old Lloyd you knew anymore! I'm stronger, faster and smarter than anything!"
"Then what's the difference between the Dark Bottle and the Holy Bottle?"
"Uh... That's a good question... Um... Uh... The difference is... Uh..."
Rained sighed once more. "You need more homework, Lloyd."
"Oh come on, Professor! This isn't fair!"
"No time for chatting. We have to get to the Martel Temple and search for Colette. She should be there."
"Right! Let's go!"
"Right."
And so, both Lloyd and Raine, who were back together again as a team, went to the back entrance of Iselia and exited Iselia through there. They then walked towards the Martel Temple, where they thought that Colette was being held there.
The Martel Temple was the place where Colette obtained her cruxis crystal there. It was her first task to begin the journey of World Regeneration. Also, it was also the place where Sheena's summoning spirit and partner, Corrine, has took place, reborn as the summon spirit of heart, Verius.
Lloyd and Raine reached to the entrance of the temple. It is most likely that Colette was being held in there with the warriors in black armors. "The Martel Temple... It sure brings back memories..." said Lloyd.
"What it is, Lloyd?" asked Raine.
"This was the first time I went into a dungeon like this. The first time I was protecting Colette from being hurt in there and the first time I met Kratos... My father..."
"Well, it does bring back memories. I had forgotten how beautiful and how ancient this place was." She giggled a bit. "This temple was marvelous. Its structure... Its beauty...! How marvelous!" She began to laugh maniacally.
Lloyd, seeing this kind of action before, sweatdropped. "Oh no... Not Ruin Mode again..."
"The Martel Temple was build for the Goddes Martel herself, and they construct this place so fine...! Those bricks and altar were a thousand years old...! This is fantastic! I can't wait to go inside! Now, if I can just admire its..." However, before she could do so, Lloyd grabbed her by the arm and pulled her to the gate.
"Professor, you need to control your senses! You're acting like a maniac!" he said while pulling her in.
"I'm not a maniac! I'm a researcher! Let go of my arm!" Rained tried to slip her arm off of his hold.
"Not until you stop being a maniac, Professor!"
A few moments later, after pulling Raine into the temple, they were inside of it. The Martel Temple looked exactly as last time they came through here. Same old stairs, same old gate, same old falling bricks... It was the same, really.
"Ok. We're inside of the temple. Now, let's go search around for some clues on where Colette is." said Lloyd.
"Alright. I'll go search for the bottom floor. You go search around the altar, Lloyd." said Raine, who finally got out of her Ruin Mode.
"Right." They then splited up.
They were searching in two seperate places. Raine was looking for some clues in the bottom floor, while Lloyd searched around the altar place.
Raine had look everywhere in the floor. The place where the Sorcerer's Ring was, where treasures were, where monsters were, nothing. No clues were found.
As for Lloyd, he too looked around everything as well in the altar. However, not even a single clue was found on his search. He sighed. "Damn it... It's no good..."
Then, the portal right in front of the altar glew. Raine appeared there, standing on it. "Lloyd, do you have any luck?"
"No... Not even a single one..."
She looked down. "Then... Colette must not be in this temple as well... Have we wasted our time searching around the temple?"
"I don't know... And I can't believe it... I couldn't save Colette... I couldn't save her from those guys... They were too strong... And I was powerless against them... Damn it!" Lloyd slamed his fist on a nearby wall, expressing his anger. "It's all my fault! If I have gotten stronger... Maybe... Maybe I should have save her... But I couldn't... Damn it...!"
Raine walked toward him and placed her hand on his shoulder. "Lloyd, don't blame yourself. It is not your fault. They were too strong to beat and no one could stop them. Don't give up hope. There is still a chance to find her."
"But we looked everywhere! Palmacosta, Asgard, Luin, Hima, Meltokio, Sybak, Altamira, everywhere! We can't find her! She's nowhere to be seen!" He slamed his fist on the wall once again. For once in a while, his heart was aching of pain and sadness. Colette was precious to her. With her not around... Who knows what will happen to him? Then, Lloyd slumed down on the ground, gently sobbing from the pain in his heart.
Raine was sadden herself. She knew how much Colette was to him. And they tried their best to look around for her. But not one clue. Not one, single clue is found. "Lloyd..."
However, suddenly, something glew beside them. They both looked to the direction of the light and see the altar glowing. On the center of the altar, a seal appeared, as bright as the sun. "What... What's this?" asked Lloyd, confused.
"I don't know..." said Raine, who was also confused.
Lloyd stood up from the ground and had a determined look on his face. "This must be... where Colette is... Right?"
"I don't know... But let's find out. Come, Lloyd." Raine began to walk to the seal.
Lloyd also walked to the seal. As they both got on it, the seal glew brightly, sending both of them somewhere deeper in the temple.
Somewhere in the deeper parts of the Martel Temple, a portal glew birghtly. And Lloyd and Raine appeared right on it. They both looked around to see what it is. "Where are we...?" asked Lloyd.
"We're still in the Martel Temple... But we never seen this place before."
"I wonder... Could it be that Colette is here?"
"Let's find out. Let's go deeper in this place." She walked out of the portal and searched around the place, going to the deepest part of it.
"Right." Lloyd followed Raine, also searching around the place.
This is the first time they have ever been in this place before. Could it be a really bottom floor? If so, was Colette being held here? The answer lies in the deepest part.
After a while, Lloyd and Raine reached the deepest part of the place. And, unfortunately, it is not what they had thought.
It was another altar in the deepest part. Not a base, not a hidden control room, just an altar. "What...? Another altar...?"
Raine looked down on the floor again. "It looks like... Colette isn't here in this place either..."
"No... After all this time... We've wasted too much time..." Lloyd looked down on the floor as well. "Colette... Where are you...?"
As the two of them were busy, blaming for their wasted time, they suddenly heard a voice. "Do not fear. I may help you with your problems." They both lifted their heads up and looked at the direction of the voice, where the altar is.
The altar glew bright and a creature took its form on it. It is a yellow fox, with nine, multi-colored tails. This form looked familiar to the two travelers.
Then, they finally knew who it is. "Corrine!" Lloyd expressed.
"Please. Call me by my true name. Verius. I am the summon spirit of heart." said Verius.
"Verius... Was it you who called out to us, on the first altar?" asked Raine.
"Yes. I have made you come here so I can help you with the terrible problems that lies inside."
"But how...? How can you be able to sense us?" asked Lloyd.
"Isn't it obvious? Lloyd, your heart has made me notice your presence. I felt that your heart is filled with sadness and pain. You have lost something dear to you, I see."
"It's someone... It's Colette... I lost her two months ago... She was taken by those guys in black armors and I couldn't save her... But tell me, Verius... How can you help us? Is there some way to find Colette?"
"Yes. To find the person precious to you, I will send out my will to go and look for her heart. It should not be too hard to find her."
"You can do that?"
"Yes. Now, wait a moment. I will go and look for her." Just then, Verius glew brightly, as some of his energy was spread out of him. The will took exactly a few minutes before he stopped. "Hm..."
"Did you find her, Verius?" asked Raine.
"Hm... It's just as I feared..."
"What...?" That made Lloyd worried.
"Lloyd, I am sorry... But I'm afraid that Colette is no longer in this world anymore..."
"No longer... In this world...? Then that means...?"
"Colette was not around here after all..." said Raine, who saddened.
"No... We... We all wasted our time... Colette... No..." Lloyd once again slumed down on the ground, saddened that Colette was nowhere in Sylvarant and Tethe'alla.
"However..." said Verius. "I do sensed her heart."
"What...?" Lloyd quickly stood up. "Where? Where is she, Verius?"
"She is no longer in this world... However... She is somewhere else, out of this world... Somewhere far away... It is difficult to tell where she is."
"Out of this world...?"
"You mean... In another world?" asked Raine.
"I do not know. I could not tell where she is. You will have to find out for yourselves."
"I see..."
"Verius..." said Lloyd.
"Yes, Lloyd?"
"Thank you... Now, I'm a lot more confident than ever... I'll find Colette somewhere. I'll find her with my Rheaird. I'll go and look for her somewhere out of Sylvarant and Tethe'alla!"
"It is a pleasure to help. I will encourage you with my heart. And..." Verius suddenly stopped, as his will began to spread out again.
"Verius? What's the matter?" asked Raine.
His will stopped spreading once more. "I feel... Sadness... Terror... Rage... Envy..."
"What?" said Lloyd, getting confused for a sec.
"Lloyd, Raine... Something is terrorizing somewhere... It's terrorizing... Iselia."
"What?! Iselia?!"
"Something has gone terribly wrong in the village... You must go and find out what is happening. Go before it's too late."
"Lloyd, we have to get to Iselia! It could be attacked by someone!" said Raine, who is preparing to leave.
"Right! Let's go!" Lloyd and Raine both ran off from the altar and were on their way to exit the temple.
"Be strong... My human friends..." said Verius, before he disappeared from the altar.
After a long while for trying to get out of here, Lloyd and Raine exited out of the Martel Temple and stopped dead-tracked, when they saw something far away.
"Oh no... Not again..." said Lloyd.
In their view, they saw a large smoke coming out of a village. The village was Iselia. And it is attacked once more, after two months.
"Lloyd... Could it be...?" Raine asked.
"Those bastards... We have to save Iselia!"
Both Lloyd and Raine ran to their hometown, attempt to stop the people who were wrecking havoc in the village,
Once more, Iselia was in flames. The houses were burned down once again. But luckily, the villagers all survived. When Lloyd and Raine reached through the entrance, they saw two groups in the center. One group was the villagers. And the other one was the group familiar to Lloyd.
The group was numerous warriors in black armors. And with them was someone unfamiliar to him. He had a long, blond hair and a pair of grey eyes. He wore a red headband on his forehead, an orange cape, a brown cloak and a majestic outfit. It seemed that he is leading the warriors. "People of Iselia, I have come for you for one request." he said.
The mayor, who was standing in front of the villagers, protested. "What is it that you want?! If you want to kill our people, then I have no intentions to get them killed!"
"I do not want to kill you all. I am Dhaos. I am one of the Dark Raiders' commanding officers. I served for one king who will bring destruction in this world. Lord Chaos."
"Chaos? Who the hell is he?!"
"It's nothing for you to concern. I have come to ask you one thing."
"And what would that be...?"
"I have come for one person. A swordman known as... Lloyd Irving!"
Lloyd suddenly widened his eyes, when his name was called. "What...?"
"Lloyd...? What do you want with Lloyd?!" protested the mayor.
"Lloyd Irving possesed the same energy as Colette Brunel. Our lord wants him. If you value your lives, then tell me where he is." The villagers began to talk about the whole thing, including the one where they want Lloyd. "And if you do not tell us where he is... Then your lives are not for this world."
Not wanting to see any suffering anymore, Lloyd stepped in the two groups. "Lloyd, wait!" yelled Raine.
Lloyd ran in the crowd and stood in front of the villagers, looking at Dhaos with anger. "I'm here! Lloyd Irving! What do you want from me?!"
"Ah... Lloyd Irving..." said Dhaos, with a pleased face. "Our lord wants you, Lloyd. Come with us, if you want to value the lives of your people."
"I'm warning you! If you do anything to hurt my people..." He drew out his swords from his sheaths and got on his fighting stance, facing Dhaos and the warriors. "... I'll have to kick your ass!"
Dhaos chuckled. "Oh Lloyd... So naive... You are endangering your people. If you fight, then we will do something terrible."
"Alright... I'm gonna ask you once question..." Lloyd clenched the hilt of his swords with anger. "... WHERE IS COLETTE?!?!"
Dhaos smirked. "Colette Brunel... Do not worry... She's in a safe hand... for now."
That got him. Lloyd ran up to the group with rage, as he scream with rage. "AAAAHHH!!!"
Seeing that, Dhaos placed his hand on a device that is attached to his right arm, pressing a button. "Lloyd Irving... You and your people will suffer... In the world of Terendos..."
Lloyd jumped off the ground and attempt to slam his swords on Dhaos. "Take this!" However, Dhaos blocked the swords with his right arm, as the device began to went highwired. Then, it glew. "Huh? What the...?" The light grew larger and larger, larger around Iselia. The ominous light engulfed Lloyd, Raine, the villagers, Dhaos and the warriors whole.
After a few minutes, the light fade away. And with the light gone, everyone in Iselia was gone as well. Not a trace of them are found.
What happened to the hero of Symphonia, Lloyd?
End of chapter
Ok, done. This is the first chapter of the story. Next up, it's the list of all the Tales characters that are going to be in. It won't be too long. Just tonight.
Well, see ya, everyone! And review, please!
