Mr.Who2123: Hi guys! I'm so sorry that I haven't updated in forever! I was playing Guild Wars, and I got totally addicted. (I played 9 hours straight)

Kratos: Nine freaking hours?

Mr.Who2123: Like I told you, totally addicted.

Kratos: Oh my gosh…

Mr.Who2123: Anyways, let's start the Disclaimers! Let's have my Character from Guild Wars! Allia the Seraphim!

Allia: Hey!

Mr.Who2123: YAY! (runs around in circles)

Kratos: …just do the disclaimers, please

Allia: What's wrong with her?

Mr.Who2123: DEPRIVED SLEEP!

(Allia and Kratos back away from Mr.Who2123)

Allia: Mr.Who2123 does not own Tales of Symphonia, because if she did, the characters would be in Super Smash!

Kratos: Hurry, let's start the chapter

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Kratos stopped in a small clearing and dropped his bag. The three had been searching the path out of the forest, but had no avail. Finally, after much arguing, Kratos set up camp.

"I'm so tired," Anna moaned, rubbing the sleep out of her eyes. Yuan was right behind her, and was brushing the leaves from his azure hair.

"Yeah, Kratos. She's just a human after all," Yuan said, pulling a twig out of his ponytail. Kratos gave him a dirty look and grabbed some dead logs.

"I'm a human, too, Yuan," he replied, now throwing the logs into a pile.

"No, you're an angel," Yuan said, sitting down. Anna looked at Kratos and then back at Yuan.

"He is?" she asked. "I thought he just had wings. They didn't look like angel wings." Kratos sighed and sat down with his companions. He lifted his hand and a fireball shot out of it, lighting the logs. Noises from the fire were now starting, and the night was coming closer, although the Goarrochia Forest always seemed dark.

"Although I am, I'm still human, Yuan," Kratos finally answered, staring into the dancing flames, reflecting off his auburn eyes. Yuan looked at Kratos hard, thinking of Kratos' simple statement.

"Well, when you become an angel, you throw aside your former blood, meaning I'm not a half-elf, and you're not a human," Yuan stated, remembering the day when he put on the accursed crystal.

"You two are going to become angels!" Mithos shouted, his hand holding three special exspheres.

"How, those are just exspheres," Kratos observed, staring at Mithos' hand. Yuan nodded in agreement and Mithos frowned at the two.

"They're evolved exspheres," Mithos corrected, and gave an untrustworthy smile. Kratos gazed at the crystals. They did seem stronger than normal ones, but…

"They war is over, Mithos," Kratos said and looked up at his student's face.

"Yes, Sylverant and Tethe'alla have signed a treaty. You should know that, you were there, Mithos. We don't need them," Yuan explained. Mithos frowned again and looked down at his hand with the crystals.

"Yes, the war is over, but I need my sister back. Together, we will end discrimination like she asked us to!" hey yelled, his voice raised by fury and agony. Kratos glared at the young boy and Yuan considered the thought.

"Martel won't come back," Kratos said coldly, his arms folded. Mithos looked up at his teacher and scowled.

"I WILL save her, Kratos! You hear me!" Mithos screamed at Kratos, his eyes glistening with tears. Kratos just continued to stare at the boy, until he saw a tear fall down Mithos' cheek. His face softened, and he took a step towards Mithos.

"Mithos, I know you miss her, but there's nothing you can do," he said, trying to reassure Mithos as he placed a hand on his shoulder.

"I just need a vessel, Kratos. One vessel and Martel's soul will go to it," Mithos murmured, only audible to Kratos who was right next to him.

"So you will sacrifice people just to get her back?" Kratos asked, his voice growing cold again. Mithos looked up at Kratos.

"I will do anything possible to get her…so please," he muttered. Yuan walked next to teacher and student, placing a hand on each of their backs.

"We'll do it, but just one sacrifice," Yuan said threateningly, glaring at the boy. "Someone that is sick and will die soon." Mithos' eyes brightened and handed the exspheres to his companions.

"Then we will all become angels and become greater than everyone else. For Martel!" he exclaimed and put the exosphere onto his hand. Kratos and Yuan stared at their cruxis crystals, balancing their decisions. Slowly, they put their cruxis crystals on, and felt a wave of immense power. Kratos and Yuan glanced at each other, both of them with a worried expression.

"We aren't humans or half-elves," Mithos said, his eyes brightened. Suddenly, rainbow wings flared out from his back, giving Kratos and Yuan's attention. "We are angels!"

Yuan laid back on a log, and put his arms behind his head. His mind was still racing from all of his memories, becoming completely oblivious to Kratos and Anna.

"How are you not human?" Anna asked, looking over at Kratos who was busy cooking dinner. He glanced over to her and then shook his head.

"I'm still a human no matter what anyone says." Kratos replied. Anna nodded and then grabbed a blanket.

"Yeah, but I wish people wouldn't judge others by their race," she said and curled up next to a log. Kratos and Yuan glanced at each other. It was the same exact thing Martel said long ago.

The four companions were arriving at Ozette to rest. As they passed by the main street, they heard a speech. A young half-elf was talking about discrimination. There was a small crowd of people listening to the boy's words. Yuan widened his eyes.

"He's just a half-elf and they're listening," he said, staring at the half-elf. Judging by appearance, he looked like he had no home. His clothes were torn up and covered in grime, and his hair looked like it had never been washed. Martel glanced at the half-elf, then back at Yuan.

"A human made a speech at Sybak, though. Why is it so much different?" she asked, folding her arms.

"Half-elves are discriminated and humans are not. Therefore, it is unusual to see people listen to a half-elf," Kratos explained. Martel looked down at her own clothes. They were dirty as well from being thrown in mud whenever she tried to talk to a human. Her face was slightly bruised from when a knight of Meltokio slammed her into a wall for not saying "sir."

"Yeah, but I wish that people wouldn't judge others by their race," she murmured, looking back at her friends.

"Done," Kratos announced, placing steaming bear meat onto a large leaf. It was cut into small bites to Ana's pleasure, as she wolfed down the food while Kratos and Yuan only had a couple bites.

"How do you eat so much?" Kratos inquired, watching Anna bite into her twentieth piece. Yuan and Kratos had finished by their second and were constantly glancing at Anna.

"How do you eat so little?" she mocked, and leaned back on a log in satisfaction. The whole plate (or leaf) was licked clean.

"That was good, Kratos!" she exclaimed, and then yawned. Kratos smiled, although Anna noticed he looked troubled. Before she could say anything about it, though, Kratos looked up at her.

"You should get some sleep," he said and walked over to Yuan who was dozing. Anna placed her hands on her hips and scowled. She "humphed" and then laid down with her blanket over her.

"I told you!" Yuan said to Kratos, a smirk spreading. "You like her." Kratos glanced at Anna and then glared at Yuan.

"I'm going to look at the stars at the clearing," he muttered and stood up. Yuan only sat back and sighed.

"C'mon, you're just going to think about her," he mocked. Kratos only grunted and then walked off. "This is CLASSIC!" Yuan said to himself.

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Mr.Who2123: Good? Bad? Too many flashbacks? Will, tell me, because I need reviews to be inspired to write! I know there are fans out there too, so EVIEW! I don't know why I say it all the time, though…

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