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Lea: Ok, I stayed up all night writing this episode, so I hope you like it, though it may be a little confusing…
Mithos: Then why don't you just kill her already and make the story continue as in the game?
Martel: Mithos, that isn't nice!
Mithos: What are you doing here?
Martel: Lea randomly put me here for 30 seconds to do the disclaimer. I will disappear after that.
Lea: Ok Martel, hit it!
Martel: Um… Ok? Lea Andrews dose not own Tales of Symphonia, but she dose own Lyn/ Mira. Isn't that nice? –Martel smiles and disappears-
Mithos: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Lea: While Mithos is sulking, lets get on with the show!
The next day, Raine finished deciphering the tablet, disappointed by what it said. Despite that, she had found out how to reach the next seal. For the first time in the whole trip, Genis slept in the latest and Lloyd had fun waking him up with a bucket of ice water. They picked up Raine who led the group the whole way, extremely excited. For some reason, Lyn had a feeling in her gut that something would go wrong with her.
"Um… Lloyd, I have a question." She stuttered, walking over to him. He was petting Noshie and turned around.
"Um. Yeah, what do you need?" He said with a big goofy smile on his face.
"Well, I've never been in a seal place before… and, um, what if something goes wrong? I mean, what if I break something?"
"Don't worry about it. And besides, if you break something, the only one who would care would be the Professor. I'm sure she would forgive you. So don't stress, ok?"
"Alright. Thanks!" She smiled, walking back. Lloyd always had a way of cheering her up. It was almost as if he was her older brother, except she didn't have one.
"I wonder what my family was like. Did they love me?" She muttered to herself.
"Is something wrong?" Collette asked.
"Nah, I just got something on my mind." I told her.
"What's that?" Lloyd asked with a little tilt in his head.
"We'll, I was thinking, I had parents once, and maybe even a family. I wondered what happened to them…"
"Oh, that's right, you were an orphan. Well, I can just tell you what I told Collette. It doesn't matter who your parents are or who your family is. No matter what, you are still you. So you shouldn't worry so much." He said, bumping my shoulder playfully. "And besides, we're already kind of like a family."
"Yep!" Genis smiled. "Sometimes, I even think of my sister as my mother." He jested.
"Then we could all be siblings!" Collette said joyfully.
"Yeah! You're right!" Lyn smiled.
"But wait. What would that make Kratos?" Genis asked.
"Good question." Lloyd said. The threesome glanced at him. He was walking behind Raine, but he ears perked and he turned around to see the four of them talking.
"Hurry up." He said, "It's not much farter." They nodded and caught up to him.
"Kratos san, I have a question for you." Lloyd said.
"Yes." He said, turning towards Lloyd.
"Well, we were talking about how our whole group was kind of like a family, you know. I was orphaned by my foster dad, Mira is to, but your more of like her foster father, Collette is the daughter of an angel, Genis and Raine only have each other, and, well, you don't seem to have one either. So, put us together and we're all like one big family. And well, what role do you play?" Lloyd asked. Kratos looked a little surprised by the question. "You see, we already established that Collette, Mira, and I were siblings, and Raine was the mother. You seem more like a big brother with your age, but you're more fatherly, I guess.
"I don't know. And besides, I'm not Lyn's foster father. I'm just here to take care of the Chosen." He said, walking forward.
"Oh." Lloyd sighed. "Sorry." He said, turning his face away sadly and looking at the ground.
"You don't have to apologies. Give me whatever position you like."
"Alright…" He said. Lloyd thought about it the whole way to Balacruf Mausoleum. Genis made fun of him the whole time. Raine examined the front of the structure, but couldn't find an oracle stone. Only ancient text that said the place would only open for the daughter of mana.
"How strange. No oracle stone. How did the chosen of the past open it? I guess we'll have to wait." She said. Kratos went to examine the door.
"All of this was not here before, but for some reason, it seems to have been here longer. Is it possible that the dead of Balacruf Mausoleum will not yield?"
"What are you talking about?" Raine asked.
"I took a look at that history that Linar had. Balacruf Mausoleum was not originally the seal of wind. Rather, the place were mana itself was born. The maidens of the wind were three who sacrificed themselves so that the king could call upon the Blue Wind Princess Mira, who was banished from the kingdom and was performing great deeds to the people. Upon her return, before she was sentenced to death, she supposedly had the power to raise them from the dead and make the three sacrifices into summon spirits. She said it was her final gift to her home until her rebirth. Ever since, it became known as the city of wind."
"Wow." Genis said. "That's quite amazing. Can someone actually make summon spirits?"
"Then again," Kratos continued, "It is a banned myth. To them, the Wind Princess was the Mana goddess, who created all of the summon spirits. If true, then the only one who could open it would be her…"
"This is strange. I believe you're right. I visited this place before and it was different. There were pillars here and a staircase going up. I guess we're stuck here." Raine sighed.
"Could it be possible that Collette is the daughter of mana, because she's the chosen?"
"Yes. That's true." Raine said. "Come here Collette, maybe you can open it." The two went to the door, and the rest sat on rocks outside of the large ruin. Lyn didn't even touch the stone floor. Lloyd finally walked up to Kratos who was about to sit down.
Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you. You're the Dad!" Lloyd told him. He froze up.
"Kratos?" He asked. "Are you ok?"
"Yeah. I'm fine." He sighed.
"Are you sure. You're turning pale." Lloyd asked. Kratos put his hand on his forehead and slightly stepped backward. He then put his other hand to his heart and clenched it. Lyn instantly recognized what was happening, and glimpses of what she saw before ran through his head. She instantly ran over to him, and was barely able to catch him. He hadn't blacked out quite yet. Lyn laid him down on his back, and everyone quickly ran over after them.
"Kratos, what's wrong?" Lloyd asked. Raine and Collette ran over, and he started to moan in pain.
"I've seen this before." Lyn admitted.
"Get out of the way. I've got this." Raine said. Lyn got out of her way and Raine attempted to heal Kratos, but nothing happened. His condition started to worsen, but Raine was stubborn. Nothing she did helped. Finally, Lloyd said,
"Lyn, you've seen this before, right? How was it cured."
"Tell me!" Raine said, "We could loose him." She said, clutching on to her corset. Suddenly, Lyn saw white, and her expression changed. She looked at least ten years older with great beauty. The mana on the surface of her body pushed Raine off of her, and she kneeled down and examined Kratos.
"Lyn?" Raine asked.
"It's Mira." She snapped.
"You look…" Raine continued.
"I am not Lyn. I am Mira." She replied. The group watched in silence. Lyn seemed to be feeling the air, and dust fell out of her hand out of nowhere. "You've been using an elementary healing technique that causes the cells to rush and reconstruct themselves. That will not work when healing nerve or brain cells and raising the dead. It will also shorten the person you're healing's life. Learn to reconstruct the cells themselves, not hasten the process. That will get you nowhere, Refill Sage."
"How do you?"
"I know many things. I am this girl, yet I am not quite yet. If my apprentice was as strong of a woman as I hoped, as strong as you, things would be so different. Yet I can not blame her, only myself. If only I was stronger, then my successor would be also… He is fine now." Mira told her, after releasing some of her mana into Kratos. "I am what will be, not what I once was. I am what should have been, a long time ago. We were so wrong. Here, let me give you something." Mira said, handing her a unicorn horn. "Study it's ability and learn from it." She got up and walked towards the opening of Balacruf Mausoleum.
"What are you doing?" Raine asked, "Are you the same person who appeared at the Martel Temple?"
"Yes. I am giving you what you seek. She will not remember, but when she enters, she will." She said. The mana rushed out of Lyn's body, and the sealed entrance disappeared, leaving the oracle stone.
"Wait!" Raine called, but Lyn had fallen to the ground. Instantly she sat up and rubbed her head. Kratos followed suit. Raine sighed and stared at the horn and tucked it away into her bag. Lloyd, Genis, and Collette saw the whole thing, but said nothing. Raine walked over to the three and whispered to them, "I think it may be best that we don't repeat this to the two of them. Lyn might freak and Kratos will either believe us or send her back to Asgard." They nodded in agreement.
"What happened?" Kratos asked.
"Thank heavens!" Genis said. "Raine's magic worked!" Kratos looked at the group and hardened his eyes.
"Lyn tried to help to, but she accidentally slipped and fell on a rock." Lloyd commented.
"Well, anyway, let's not waste any more time. We don't want it to be dark outside so we can't see when we come out." The group nodded and walked in.
Lyn was scared. The place was moist and greatly resembled a tomb. She felt a chill down her spine and grabbed the closest thing to her, which just so happened to be Kratos's arm. He glanced at her, saw the fear on her face, and continued forward, allowing her to grip his arm.
"This place is different then the other seals. There's not as much light in here either." Lloyd said.
"It would seem so. Kratos said, reaching for a torch. Lyn lost her balance and fell backwards onto the hard floor, almost taking Kratos with her. Suddenly all the toarches lit, and the ruins glew green.
"That which is offered to the throne of gods, from the power of gods, makes the rich earth as the calm earth and arrives at the blue wind princess. This be as if traveling the giant's body in the manner of a clock's hand" Raine read. Two more lit up. Raine read them.
"That which the blue and wind princess protects. Heads from the throne of gods and across the rich earth. Stands up the calm earth, and gazes up ay the power of gods".
"The holy seal that extols the king, flows from the throne of gods to the rich earth, travels from the power of gods to the calm earth. And when the blue princess is born in the center of the world, the holy seal shall also be complete".
"What dose that mean?" Lloyd asked.
"These are from Linar's book. Mana to them was the power of the gods, and they believed the wind princess was the mana goddess on earth. Before she was born, they made sacrifices to ask the gods to restore mana, just like they sacrificed the maidens that became the sylph." Kratos said, pointing to the first one.
"To explain the second one, the wind princess protected that balance of mana that exists all over this earth. To stop human sacrifices, she "raised" the Kharlon Tree so that it may protect the entire world, not just the elves." Raine explained.
"Correct. And the last… actually, I haven't seen that one." Kratos said.
"Me neither." Raine said. How odd."
"Uaaahhhh!" Lyn yelled.
"Lyn?" Kratos said, looking around for her. The place grew pitch black around Lyn. Souls of the dead appeared in the wind, circling around her. All grabbing her, pulling her, screaming, overwhelming her with darkness, then she saw everything all at once. She was consumed by all of the darkness within her mind, all that was hidden away. Lost, and meant to be lost forever, yet found…
She found her memories…
"Lyn? Lyn? Are you alright? What was that?" Lloyd asked. Lyn got up on only pure will and nearly fell over again, but Kratos caught her.
"I'm fine. Honestly. I just feel a little like a noodle, Prince of the Silver Plains.
"Huh? What?" Lloyd asked.
"Oh wait, no, yes, no… Ack! Lloyd. Yes!... Ok, Lloyd."
"Yes?" He asked confused. The group looked at her oddly
"Um, could you open that door over there and get me a ribbon?"
"A ribbon?" He asked.
"No, wait, I have one." Said Lyn, putting up her hair in a braid and turning to the group. "Wait I… I… I remember! I remember everything now! Oh my dear God in heaven!! Kratos, you got older! Wait, ha! I know were the seal is. Follow me!" I say, looking around and gilding everyone down the ruin corridors. I pulled out my sword and started slashing away all of the enemies. The others watched in awe, shock, and confusion.
"Hay Collette, here's the throne room!" I said, pointing to the throne.
"But where's the seal?" Genis said, gasping for air. Lyn pushed a button on the wall, and the throne moved and the wall opened to show a staircase going up.
"That's were daddy… daddy used to kill people." Lyn said as her face saddened.
"Lyn?" Collette asked.
"It's nothing." She said, forcing herself to smile, then walking up the stairs.
"I can't believe it." Raine said, "Is Mira the Wind Princess our Lyn?"
"Could be!" Said Lloyd, "She was pretty amazing back there. I mean, taking out 1,000 soldiers, the dance, blowing a monster away, and all that stuff happening around holy place. It's cause of her odd mana right? Just like in the healing section."
"Wow, Lloyd, you read that?!" Genis said.
"Yeah! People with amnesia and whatnot have problems with their bodies natural mana. If they use spells or have a large amount of mana, they could disrupt the balance of mana in the places around them. Right?" Lloyd said. Raine nodded. Everyone stared impressed. Lloyd started walking up the stairs too, "Hay, hurry up!" He called. Everyone followed.
"Um, Kratos, dose that mean that Lyn's the…" Raine started to ask.
"It seems not. I'm guessing that was just fiction mixed in with facts." He replied.
"Yeah. If she was, we'd know it. Also, if she was, I don't think the Church or Martel would like to face that fact." Raine said.
"Yes. I agree…" He sighed. As the two adults reached the top, the monster appeared. Kratos and Lloyd double teamed it and killed it in one blow. Ramiel appeared again, claiming to be Collette's father, and was not happy to see Lyn at all. It was pretty obvious, even though she didn't say a word. She just glared angrily at him. After Collette received her gift, the group left with Lyn at the tail end of the group. The assassin came out of the shadows to attack Lyn, thinking she was Collette again, but Lyn already recognized her presence. The assassin was about to strike, but Lyn just grabbed her hand and pinned her to a wall. The group did not notice.
"Let me go." She protested.
"I have some questions. Answer them."
"Ok. Ok. You win."
"I can only remember all that happened with my past self, so the rest is just what the mana here told me. They say that mana is growing thin here, and there is another land competing for it. Sacrifices are included. What's going on?"
"Let me go and I'll talk." She said. Lyn did.
"Make it quick." Lyn said.
"Ok, the mana or whatever told you was right. There is another world, called Tethe'alla. They are like an hour glass with the sand being mana. The only way to flip that hourglass is through the World Regeneration process. In the end, the chosen must give up her life. I'm here to keep that from happening."
"… I see. Thank you." Lyn said, then slamming her forehead into the wall. It started to bleed.
"Woah. Are you ok?" The assassin asked.
"Yeah. I'm not acting like myself. I needed that. You see, for some reason, I remembered everything when I walked in her. This place was once my home… I guess the memories hit me to hard. I'm sorry. I must go before they realize I'm gone." Lyn sighed, walking towards the door.
"I don't quite understand, but I'll trust you." She said.
"I agree. You're a nice person. You're doing what you believe is right. But knowing there is another world suffering, I want it to beat up whoever's in charge."
"Yeah. That would be nice." She said smiling.
"I better go though. I hope we'll see you again." Lyn smiled, running out. The chosen group didn't notice she was gone because Collette had collapsed again. Lyn glanced at Collette and walked back into Balacruf Mausoleum.
"I shouldn't be here." She sighed, she walked back to the throne room and sat in it. She then started to talk to herself.
"I can remember nothing of importance. I do remember most of what happened to the point of my death, but I don't know what's happened after. On top of that, I lost all of my skills and still, some of my memories are missing. I knew I was to come back, but I didn't want to remember everything. I wanted to start from scratch. But I knew things might not turn out that way, so I did what I had to. I took the power, skills, and important things and gave it to someone I know give them to me before things got out of hand. And things have, but who, and what and where? I wish I knew. I hadn't expected this!"
"There she is. Lyn!" Lloyd yelled, but Lyn did not look over, just stared at the floor. Raine covered his mouth and whispered to him,
"Lets give her a moment of peace." Raine dragged Lloyd out. Lyn picked up a rock and threw it into the wall. "Why can't I figure it out… It was simple… Why would Mithos create the world regeneration balance, and what the devil is Martel doing?! Ok… calm down. Think. What puzzle piece am I missing? What detail?" She sighed and fell asleep on the throne.
Kratos walked in and sighed when he saw her sleeping. "Poor girl," He sighed, softening his eyes and walking to her. "I hope you don't remember anything important. I may have to… No. I shouldn't worry about it." He sighed again and picked her up and started to carry her out. Her foot hit one of the doors when he noticed something odd.
"Wait, you weren't tall enough to hit the door when I carried you out before…" he said slightly confused. "Not to mention the fact that your slightly heavier. It must be me." He stepped on some of her hair. "Her hair? There is no way it was that long." He said, starting to sweat a little, keeping his thoughts to himself. He walked outside and sat herself by the fire. Afterwards, he left with Noishe to keep watch in heavy thought.
Lea: Ok, sorry if that confused anyone. If it did, review it and I will try to get it fixed.
Lyn: What did you do to me?
Lea: Now that is a secrete!
Yuan: You're quoting Xellos from Slayers!
Lea: Yep, because I am awesome! I can even make Kratos do the Party Boy.
Kratos: HELL NO!! I WILL KILL YOU AND MYSELF BEFORE YOU EVEN TRY!!!
Lea: Ok, fine, I'll make Mithos do the disco instead.
Mithos: NO!!! –He starts dancing to Techno music-
Lea: Buhahahahahaha!! Ok, bottom line, please review. I will take suggestions on revision, the storyline, and torturing the ToS characters!