Chapter 2: To the Tower

SilverMoon888: Sorry for not updating..I've been preparing for school...
Lloyd: -sighs-
Me: What's your problem?
Lloyd: ...Nothing...
Me: Anyways...School is going to be starting again...so..updates will be less frequent. (They never were really quick) But I will try to make them as quick as possible.
Lloyd: No you won't...
Me: So...uh...yeah. I don't own Tales of Symphonia or Namco..Onto the story!!
Lloyd: HEY!!
Me: Oh and btw, in this story, they can still get to Derris-Kharlan. Just thought I'd let you know...

Kratos sighed as he plunged his sword down into the back of another monster, hearing a satisfying crunch as the blades tip went into the spine. Jumping down from its back and landing on his feet, he glanced at his comrades. None of them seemed to have taken any damage during the battle. Hearing someone call his name he looked up to see Colette staring at him. "I'm sorry. Could you say that again?"

"I was just asking if you were alright..I mean, you had a weird look on your face..."

"I'm fine..I was just...thinking..." Kratos straightened himself and got to work on wiping the blood off his blade. He continued doing so until he heard a twig snap. Standing up and getting into a fighting stance, the rest of the group seemed to understand what he was doing as they also got into fight positions. Facing his head forward again he saw two bears and a giant grasshopper come out of the trees.

"This should be easy." Kratos heard Zelos say as they charged into the battle. Starting off with an upward slash and then a quick swipe downward was enough to land a nice gash on the arm of one of the bears. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the grasshopper coming towards him with one of its blade-like claws pointing towards him. He easily deflected it with his shield. But this had caused him to lose focus on the bear.

"Look out!" Turning his head to look upward, he saw the bears arm coming down to meet his face. Suddenly, it was stopped by a chakram flying at it and slicing it clear off.

"Thanks." Kratos said as he finished off the grasshopper. He turned his attention to the rest of the battle and saw that more monsters had come during his own ordeal. Seeing that Genis had a few nasty cuts on him and that Raine was busy taking care of Regal, he decided to heal the half-elf. Taking the familiar stance, he started to cast. Everyone else saw this and immediately started to distract there other opponents. Finally finishing his spell, he felt the mana come surging out of his body and towards the half-elf to heal him. "Don't overdue it, First Aid!" Kratos said, completing the spell.

"Thanks Kratos!" Genis said as he finally finished off the monster with a hit to the side of its head. Kratos saw Zelos stab it in the back as if to make sure it was dead. Sighing, he scanned the others for injuries. Glad that there wasn't any, he sat down and went to work on cleaning his blade, again.

"Geez, these monsters really like attacking us, don't they?" Zelos said as he stretched.

"I know, two attacks in only a matter of minutes!" Genis said and sat down. It was true. They had only finished their first battle of the day until more monsters came out.

"Why don't we take this moment to rest?" Those words were said by Regal, who was busy wiping off his greaves.

"Yes. That would be in our best interest." Raine said, agreeing with Regal. Besides...She thought. I need some time to regain my mana. Digging in her pockets, she pulled out an orange gel and applied it to herself.

"So." Zelos said, sitting down on a nearby log. "Where are we going to again?"

"We are going to Derris-Kharlan, to see if we can find a way to revive Lloyd." Presea stated. Kratos flinched when he heard his sons name but didn't say anything.

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"Well, are we ready to go?" Zelos said as he stood up again. Everyone else nodded and they set off again. They didn't bother using the Rehairds. (I hope I spelt that right) The ruins of the tower weren't that far from where they were.

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Lloyd woke up to the same empty, white room. Glancing around, he saw that his other half was no where in sight. Standing up and straightening his clothes, he walked over to the sealed off door. Putting one hand on the knob, he tried to turn it. Finding that it was locked, he started to push on the door, only to be blown backwards when it opened from the other side. Looking up, he saw his other half standing in the doorway. "Good morning sleeping beauty." His other half joked as he shut the door and relocked it.

"How long was I out for?" Lloyd asked while standing up.

"About 10 hours. Not that long actually..." The other Lloyd walked over to a corner of the room, where a chair had appeared.

"Oh...so uh...how do I get out of here?"

"You can't. You're practically dead already. The only thing that's really keeping you alive is your own self, clinging to whatever life is left inside your body." Waving a hand, another chair appeared inside the room. Lloyd looked at it as if it was Mithos Yggdrasil himself. "Sit." Was all the other said. Lloyd obeyed and sat down in the chair, finding it extremely comfortable.

"So...I'm trapped in here?" Lloyd asked, getting a little worried.

"Basically, yes. But, if you may eventually think of something..I don't really know."

"You're not going to help? I mean, your me!" Lloyd glared at his other half.

"You know, its not really my problem. I have enough power to get myself out of here if I wanted to. But I can't, considering I am you and your practically dead."

"How do you even have that kind of power?" Sitting up straight now, Lloyd looking into his other half's dark, blood red eyes.

"I am an angel. And I also carry the unknown power of your exsphere/cruxis crystal inside of me." Looking up, he noticed that his others eyes were wide in shock, or fear. He didn't really know nor did he care.

"What unknown power? Are you talking about the one that Yggdrasil and Dad were talking about?" Lloyd said in shock. How did he know about that?

"Yes and no. They were mostly talking about your angelic abilities. They were made more stronger because you were a half angel with very unstable mana." He stated while making a glass of water appear at his side. "And if you're wondering how I know all this, I live inside of you."

"How do you know what I was thinking about?" Lloyd asked, his trust for the angel lowering.

"Just a guess." His other half winked. Suddenly, Lloyd felt as if the whole room was spinning. Noticing that the chair had a foot rest in it, he laid himself back and fell asleep quickly. "Well...actually...I just read your thoughts, but you don't know that now do you?" The other Lloyd chuckled as he drank the rest of the water out of the glass.

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As the group was nearing the tower, Kratos, who was currently carrying Lloyd's body on his back, felt the body twitch. Glancing back, he still saw no sign of breathing, nor life in the boy. Sighing, he continued the trek towards the Tower of Salvation. Wondering just how they were going to save his son.


Me: I know..suckish ending. Sorry about that.
Lloyd: -sigh- Yeah...whatever...-leaves the room-
Me: Um, Kratos! You around?
Kratos: You called?
Me: Phew, thought I was alone for a second!
Kratos: -finishes reading chapter- Hm, I think your grammar has improved a little...
Me: Really?
Kratos: ..yes...
Me: Yay!! XD Review and you'll get a Kratos cookie!! Also, word count for this chapter was 1,397!!