Izoold
Mr.Who2123: Alright! After emotions showing, it's time to say good bye…or is it? READ!
Kratos: I can't believe I'm still here…
Mr.Who2123: Yup! You've been with me for awhile, huh? Just like Anna! Okay, disclaimers! Presea!
Presea: What do you seek from my presence, psychotic person?
Mr.Who2123 & Kratos: o.O
Mr.Who2123: Disclaimers!
Presea: This fake identity of a person named Mr.Who2123 does not own the game Tales of Symphonia, owned by Namco. If she did, my axes would be bigger than Kratos, though.
Mr.Who2123: You're weird… (Sorry to all presea fans. To let you know, I'm not sorry to Regal or Zelos fans, though!)
Kratos: humph
Mr.Who2123: Oooo! Presea's hair is…pink! And HUGE!
Presea & Kratos: …
Presea: Fake person of Mr.Who2123 makes obvious comments…
Mr.Who2123: okay…Let's start!
Anna awoke the next morning more refreshed than she had before in a long time. The sun was reaching the sky, its pale glow reflecting the ocean. She recalled what happened, and then looked around for Kratos. He was on the edge of his bed, it was already made, and he appeared deep in thought.
"Hey," she said softly, not even expecting him to hear. Kratos blinked, and then looked at Anna, then nodded solemnly.
"Let's go. We can eat on the boat," he said as he left the room with his bag. Anna jumped out of bed and got dressed quickly to be able to talk to him. Anna charged out of the room and down the stairs to find Kratos in the middle of leaving the inn. He heard Anna and looked back. Anna was skipping the steps downstairs.
What is up with her? He thought as he slapped his face with his hand. Anna walked next to him and half smiled.
"I could have waited, you know," he said while they were out of the inn. The air was fresh and salty, and Anna loved to breathe it in.
"I know, I just wanted to talk to you," she replied in her usual cheery voice.
"About yesterday?" he asked, the inevitable yes was the answer.
"Yeah, didn't you feel…you know, weird?" she asked nervously.
"No," he lied. Kratos had actually felt happy that night, in four thousand years.
"Oh," she replied, quieter than usual. She had expected him to agree, but maybe it was just her. "Anyways, how long is the ship ride to Izoold?" she asked, trying to shrug off her feelings.
"Only about a day and a half. Boats aren't very fast, they are equivalent to us taking a five minute break every twenty minutes," he replied.
"Wow, you're a lot smarter than I thought. I thought you just knew how to fight and use magic," she replied as she laughed inside. Kratos rolled his eyes. He was getting rid of this girl, once and for all, and was glad to.
It made him think back to Luin when he said he'd leave Anna while he'd look for the Pact Ring, but somehow, he stayed with her. Anna and Kratos made it to the pier, and found their boat quickly. The captain shook their hands as he welcomed them to his ship.
Anna smiled back, but Kratos didn't even reply. The captain, named Dart, showed them their cabin with two small makeshift beds, and one nightstand for a lamp. A rug was placed in the middle, where Noishe would sleep. Noishe, who had climbed the boat as well, lay down on the rug and whined.
"Why does Noishe get a rug?" she whined as she scratched Noishe's ears. Kratos folded his arms.
"He's slept in worse places. This isn't a problem for him," he replied stiffly.
"That's a funny looking dog ya got there, mate!" the captain said, looking at the protozoan. Noishe almost gave him a look that said: I'm not weird, you ugly man!
"Well, I'll be starting me ship, now," he said as he left the cabin. Anna sat on one of the beds and grabbed a pillow. Looking deviously at Kratos, she threw it at him, feathers flying. Kratos didn't even flinch when it smashed into his face, and he was annoyed by the childish action.
"So, you want to play rough?" he asked darkly, gripping his sword hilt. Uh-oh, I crossed the line, Anna thought as she bit her lip. Suddenly, he grabbed the pillow, and thrust it at her face with his inhuman strength. It smashed against her face, and sent her tumbling to the edge of the bed. Anna looked up and saw Kratos chuckling. Anna put her hands on her hips in an irritated way.
"You scared me, Kratos! You're really rude!" she yelled, though not loudly. Kratos only continued his small laugh, and shook his head.
"I'll be watching the ocean, now," he said abruptly as he left the cabin. Kratos walked up the wooden steps, and to the deck. A few sailors were running around doing their jobs, but other than that, it was quiet. Kratos leaned against the rail of the ship and gazed at the ocean. He could see fish swimming along the ship, and daring monsters following the ship as well.
Kratos continued his watching, and wondered what would happen if he could not find the Pact Ring. It could be somewhere within Heimdall, and the elf elder would have it. That was only a slight chance though.
Anna saw Kratos deep in thought. When was he not? She leaned over the rail next to him, and felt the ocean breeze stroke her face. Anna sighed, and closed her eyes. She would soon be at Izoold, it would be her new home…but would she like it? Anna looked over at the moving water, and spotted several fish swimming frantically away from the boat, and then looked at Kratos who was looking back at her.
"Are you thinking about Izoold?" he asked as he returned his gaze to the horizon. "Yeah," she replied as she looked back as well. Suddenly, a giant thump erupted from the boat, and tipped it over briefly. Anna fell back, but Kratos caught her, and the boat rocked back to its original stance.
"What was that?" Anna asked, running to the rail and looking for something that could have caused the ship to nearly tip over. Kratos ran to the other side of the boat, and looked as well.
"It's probably a monster. Keep a sharp eye!" Kratos called as he looked as well. Kratos' prediction was right when something pushed the ship up from under, and it fell to the side, nearly tipping over. Anna had to hold the rails to not fall of, but Kratos unsheathed his blade, and looked around.
"Hold on, Anna!" he yelled as he jumped off the ship, and into the ocean. Kratos looked around for the monster, and noticed a giant sea dragon under the boat. It was long like an eel, but had arms, and sharp teeth. It was a pale blue color, and spikes ran down its long back. Kratos managed to focus, and cast a spell while in the water.
"Thunder Blade!" he yelled as the thunder mana shaped into a sword strike the beast. It roared and noticed its tiny prey, and moved towards Kratos. Its mouth opened and engulfed Kratos.
As the beast tightened its jaws around Kratos, he thrust his flamberge into the roof of its mouth and charred the skin. Instantly, the dragon thrashed about in pain, and Kratos managed to grab hold if his sword stuck in the sea dragon's mouth, and fell.
Anna watched in horror as the sea dragon slashed at everything around him. The last she saw of Kratos was when he fell out of the dragon's mouth.
"Kratos!" she yelled, expecting him to come out of the mouth and destroy the dragon. Nothing happened though, and Anna called his name again. Instead of Kratos hearing though, the sea dragon heard Anna, and swam towards the boat.
Anna screamed when her hand slipped from the rails, and she tumbled back and into a wall. Her head hurt from the impact, and she struggled to get up. The se dragon was now next to the boat, its mouth closed from the pain of Kratos' sword. Anna cringed as it moved its head forward to strike her down.
Anna watched in horror as the dragon opened its jaws and jerked its head to Anna. Suddenly, the dragon threw back its head in pain as a sword struck the beast's eye. Kratos was in front of Anna, his body completely drenched and strained.
"Kratos!" Anna exclaimed as she stood up again.
"Stay out of the way, you'll get hurt," he said coldly as he raised his sword. Anna silently did what she was told, and ran into the cabin to find the captain. Kratos jumped away from a giant claw, and ducked from the deadly jaws of the dragon. Kratos then leaped onto the dragon's hand, and stabbed the scaled hand into the boat, and rolled away from its clamping jaws.
Making sure no one was around, he summoned his best spell. "Judgment!" he yelled, pointing his finger at the dragon. Rays of light fell continuously on the dragon, strike after strike.
The dragon roared in pain, the slumped off the boat, and into the ocean. Kratos grabbed his sword, bloody from the wound it made. Kratos sheathed his blade, and then walked in the ship to find Anna and Dart.
Anna was in the cabin with the captain, silent and scared. They had heard the dragon roar, and many loud noises, but they had no idea what was happening. When Kratos opened the door, Anna screamed, and the captain reached for his gun, but then sighed when they saw Kratos.
"Did ye slay the monster, mate?" he asked nervously. Kratos nodded, and sat down on a chair next to the door. Anna jumped with glee, and the captain resumed driving his wheel.
"Good job, Kratos!" Anna said as she slapped him on the back. Kratos made a half smile, and then walked off to the cabin. Anna followed, and the two made it to their room. Kratos unbuckled his belt and threw it on his bed. He then took off his cloak which weighed considerably more since it soaked some of the ocean water.
Anna sat on her bed and closed her eyes. She was tired, but she couldn't sleep. Anna felt the exsphere on her neck. I practically ruined her life, but she was…content with her life. She watched Kratos take off his belts and then ran his gloved hands through his hair.
"Let's go eat, Kratos," Anna suggested as she rose from her bed. Kratos nodded, and then kept his belts on, but left his cloak.
Dart had made a large meal of many types of fish, shrimp, and crabs, all cooked to perfection. Anna had never had seafood before, it was expensive in Luin where little fish, and no shrimp lived. She poked the food with her fork, and then stabbed a piece of fish. Anna ate it, and loved it immediately. She downed two servings while Kratos ate slowly. When dinner was over, Anna was about to barf, while Kratos looked at her in confusion.
"How do you eat so much?" he asked, and Anna rolled her eyes.
"How do you eat so little?" she asked back, but in a mocking tone. Kratos rose, and helped Anna up.
"Are you two lovebirds married?" the captain asked suddenly, noticing Kratos' kindness towards Anna. The companions froze, and then both blurt out.
"No, we are just traveling," said Kratos in his usual tone.
"N-no! Of course not!" Anna stammered as they left the table. The captain sat in puzzlement at his customers strange replies. They looked like a couple, acted like a couple, but weren't a couple.
"Oh, well," he muttered to himself as he cleaned up.
Mr.Who2123: Okay, my reviewers (I'm mainly talking to Skyhawk. You're the only one who reviews…) tell me if the fight scene was good or not, or if it was described enough, etc., etc. I am trying to work better on fight scenes so review about it please!
Kratos: You barely mentioned Noishe…
Mr.Who2123: I know. I'm just too lazy to go back and mention him or whatever.
Presea: psychotic unreal person named Mr.Who2123 has a 95 percent chance of having head cut off.
Mr.Who2123: What?
Kratos: I concur. (pulls out Last Fencer) this is for Anna!
(Kratos tries to slice off Mr. Who's head, but Mr.Who2123 is a hologram)
Mr.Who2123: Mwhahahahahahahahahaha! Chuck Norris! Get him!
(Chuck Norris round house kicks Kratos in stomach, and knocks him out. Then Mr.Who2123 ties up Kratos)
Mr.Who2123: Now he's mine forever! Mwahahahahahahaha!
Chuck: Where's my fifty bucks?
Mr.Who2123: Ummmm, you're doing this as an act of charity and kindness?
Chuck: Alright! If you need help, just call for Chuck Norris!
(Chuck Norris flies away o.O)
Mr.Who2123: REVIEW! Or I'll have Chuck kill you! MWAHAHA!