Author's note: Well, 5 chapters out so far and now 6...I think I've stuck to this project for a good while unlike the other stories i write that never made it up here.

I have more chapter's coming soon...I should be doing a small Valkryia Chronicles one shot story but that won't come out till the second week of December. Also, I would like to address the fact that it has been a while since i played Tales of Xillia so I doing this arc that is coming up that I'm sure you'll like but I'm letting you know about it now...Not telling any details of the story but I think it'll be fun...it will also give me time to replay through the game because I've been playing Star Ocean The Last Hope International recently and i just got to a good stopping point so i'll do a quick run on Tales of Xillia or watch a quick let's play(Either or on that one)

Yeah, for those following the story I hope you enjoy and for everyone reading...I would like to request that you review and critique my story and grammar...I'd much appreciate it as it would be a sign of hope for me and such...also I wanna know what people think about it in general so with out further ado...Let the reading begin.

Chapter 6

Darkness Wakes

"Wake up lazy." I heard the voice say to me

"Do you even care if you die?" I keep hearing him but I can't say anything.

"I'm giving you a small gift…Save yourself and live…or I won't be able to toy with anymore." The voice faded from my mind.

I slowly regained my consciousness to find myself sitting in a chair cuffed to it. How did I get here? And why is there nothing in this room but the small light overhead. It's dark in here, but I can see the makings of a door in the distance.

Suddenly a radio turned on in the room.

"Nice to see you awake." I heard the voice and began to ponder who it was.

"Dante, I presume…I've been hearing great things about you…"

Just who is this asshole, and how does he know me? Who's been telling him about me?

"My name is Wingul, pleasure to meet you." The voice said as a door opened up in front of me.

"Dante, it's me Sheena!" The woman coming in from the door said.

"If you're Sheena then show me your face!" I shouted at the women but there was no reply.

"It seems you pass the first test." Wingul said to me through the radio.

The door thus closed and the cuffs came undone.

"The next test begins now…Escape from this room and facility is futile…We ask you to give up but won't stop you're attempts." Wingul said to me.

Wingul…Wingul…Who was he again? Damn it, this is just my luck for not knowing…I feel like I should.

"Hey Wingul, before I attempt…where exactly are we?" I asked him shouting.

"You are inside my testing facility located in Auj Oule."

Auj Oule? How long was I out for exactly? And where is my stuff?

"If you're wondering where your equipment is then stop…I put it all into a safe that you could never get into…I bet you also wondered why I brought you here right?" He said casually over the radio.

"Yeah I did, what of it?" I shouted out.

"I brought you here because one of my subordinates I sent out told me of your potential and prowess… I immediately wanted to research you. The hard part was looking for the right moment to shoot you with the sleeping dart. Then it was all about bringing you here and locking you up." He said with the creepiest voice possible.

I guess the player never gets to see the scientific side of Wingul in the game because he's always acting loyal to Gaius and they are always doing things so you never see. I never expected that this would happen but I guess I should just play along.

"I'll play your game Wingul, and I'll get my stuff back, and I'll escape without getting caught…it'll be easy just you wait." I told him with a smug look on my face.

"Very well then…it's your funeral…I'll hunt you down…Oh, and if you get caught then you lose one part of your body and that's a promise Dante."

The Sheena earlier was a trick and now I have to escape from Winguls clutches somehow. I don't know how long I was out but I do know that I need to make it back to the rest of the group. I hope they're okay.

I immediately got up and out of the chair as I slowly approached the door. It opened and I found myself in some unknown facility I never visited in the game. If only I knew which way to go…guess I'll be going off gut instincts here.

I went right and found myself staring up at the face of a monster that seemed to be roaming the facility as a guard… I don't have a weapon…Shit! I can't do anything to this thing.

The monster swung at me with its claws and I instinctively dodged. I managed to make it past it but it's still attacking me and it could call for help if I run.

"I gave you a gift…so use it…" the voice rang though my head clear as day.

I suddenly felt power flowing through my veins… it was weird and this doesn't feel right…more guards were coming now but I couldn't control my body…what's going on?

"What the hell is he doing?!" A guard shouted.

"I don't know." the guard standing next to him replied.

I was shot with an arrow by one of them and suddenly the power stopped flowing… I was dying now…shot through the heart…what a coincidence…I…can't…

"I didn't give you second chance because I wanted to, now use it!" the voice shouted at me while I slowly drifted towards the back of my mind.

"What? It's coming back?" a guard scared shitless began to cry out.

"But I shot him in the heart, there's no way." The guard with a bow shouted out

"Wait…is he…getting up?" The last guard said pointing.

My body slowly began to rise…

"Don't you know? I can't die like that…You have to be able to DESTROY ME COMPLETELY!" I shouted out in anger at them.

"Oh shit, he's!" The guard began shouting but I began choking him at the same time while the others watched.

"Got nothing to say? I thought you had a comment about me?" I said while choking him until he stopped moving.

I grabbed his sword and pointed it towards the monster.

"You're next pal" I said as I slice open his chest down to the stomach causing it's organs to spill out.

"Dude we'd better." The bowman spoke for a second before I sliced off his head.

"Take me to the safe and unlock it…I want my things back." I politely asked the guard.

"Ye…yes sir…" the guard spoke while pissing his pants.

The darkness is surrounding my body…I can't control myself…but this feels so right. Should I stop myself? Is this the gift he spoke of? I don't know but do I even want to find out.

After walking through a few rooms and hallways and taking two elevators we made our way to a large safe with place for entering a code as well as a retinal scanner.

"Well…what are you waiting for? Open it!" I shouted at the guy still being influenced.

"I don't know the code…and the only people who can get through the retinal are Wingul and the King." The guard said trying to walk away.

"Where do you think you're going?" I asked politely.

"Well you don't need me anymore right?" he asked me.

"Right…" The guard began to walk away as I stabbed him in the back.

"Right in the back…I wanted to kill you by stabbing you that way…and now…THE HEART!" I shouted as I killed him mercilessly.

The radio suddenly came on.

"You've done well to make it this far…I'll let you in on a secret…you're actually on a ship…and it's still heading to me…we never got you to Auj Oule I'm not there so I have no reason not to blow up the ship and recover you later…the clock is ticking so you better hurry and just so you know I unlocked that door…have fun." Winguls said as the transmission ended and the door opened in front of me.

"SHIT!" I shouted snapping back to my senses at the same time.

I don't know how long I have but I have to get out of here quickly… I grabbed my stuff and put it on as I ran towards the elevator to go straight to the top.

As I made it to the bridge of the boat I saw the timer at 3 minutes.

"Damn it, why did the elevator take me here?" I shouted in anger.

What to do, what to do? Shit I don't know what to do here. I've never been in a situation like this and now the timer is at 2 minutes and 30 seconds…FUCK!

"If you want to live then break the window god damn it!" A girl's voice came from the radio.

"Who are you?" I asked.

"No time, to explain Dante…Just do what I said you have 2 minutes left." The girl shouted again

"Alright then… I'll use AZURE EDGE!" I used the arte and destroyed the window.

"Good, 1 minute and 40 seconds left now jump out and start swimming!" the voice of the girl said.

"Alright then" I said as I ran towards the window. "YAHOO!" I said jumping out the window.

I landed on the deck and made a beeline for the ship's bow.

"Almost there!" I said breathless.

"Not so fast…if we're gonna die then you're going with us." A guard said with one minute left to spare on the clock.

"I don't have the time for you!" I said angered at him.

"Well too bad." The guard said with a smug look on his face.

"I warned you." I tackled him like I would if he had the ball and then I got up and ran.

"See you later random ship!" I shouted out as I jumped off.

I made it off but now I have to swim away and fast. Wait what's that sound?

"Hey Dante, swim over here it's this way! Get on pal!" a girl with red and white hair said shouting at me and pointing in one direction while pulling me up with her staff.

She pulled me onto a small motorboat and we made it away from the ship in time for it to go boom at a safe distance.

"So…um, who are you anyways?" I asked the strange girl.

"Oh who am I? I'm Pascal silly!" she said while nonchalantly messing up my hair even more.

"How do you know my name? And why did you rescue me?" I asked curiously.

"I know because someone told me obviously and I rescued you because I was asked to." She said while slowly tugging on my hair like it was the best thing in the world.

"Who told you, and who asked you?" I asked trying to get more info.

"The same person and his name was Dude Mathews…no, that's not right…Jude Pathos…No, Jude Mathis was the name I'm certain." She said while crossing her arms at me.

"Jude? How did he know I was here?" I asked with more persistence.

"I don't know…he just said that he saw you pass out but before he could save you some guys took you…He couldn't leave his pals behind and I saw the whole thing so I asked him who you were and told him I'd follow the guys and come get you…I said I would go all kerchonker on the guys and bam their faces in but you did that first I guess…" she said somewhat sad.

So I'm supposed to believe that Pascal and Jude met by chance and she said she would save me and Jude didn't once think to say no…I guess I did just meet him compared to Elize and Milla.

"So how long has it been since that day?" I asked unsure of whatever Wingul told me.

"It's been about two days give or take." Pascal said not caring.

"Well that's a relief I thought it would've been longer but I guess not." I said relaxed now.

I guess it's gonna takes us about a day or two get back as well…so I should get use to Pascal and spend my time wisely…don't want to not be able to use her in battle later on so I should recruit her now.

"Hey Pascal?" I said.

"Yeah bud?" She turned her head towards me.

"Can you join me and my group in our journeys?" I asked her quickly.

"Sure!" she said without hesitation.

"But why so quick?" I asked.

"Because I'm bored why else?" she said while jumping around me.

"Alright then Pascal, whatever you say." I told her as I motioned to her that I was going to take a nap.

Well Pascal is in this world too…I guess I should just start listing characters now. I'm tired… I want to sleep…and you know what? If I ever make it home again, then I'm gonna write about this…you never know what could happen, right?

"I think you have some mighty dreams…but It doesn't matter you're stuck here for now…and hey you actually used my gift!" The voice said to me suddenly showing up in my head.

"What was your gift exactly? All I did was lose control of myself and murder people!" I yelled at him.

"I gave you the Gift of Darkness… The Gift of Power or even the Gift of The Centurion Tenebrae…Only the Darkness knows where you'll go from here." The voice said cryptically to me.

"Wait…Tenebrae? Where is he then?" I asked to no reply.

Suddenly the presence was completely gone, and it made me wonder about Tenebrae. I couldn't sleep after that so I got up and realized we were nearing the Sapstrath Sea haven.

"That was kind of fast Pascal." I told her in awe.

"Eh, I just went all spaloosh on the engine here and made it go faster!" She said with a big smile on her face.

"My Lord, we are approaching the Sea Haven…what shall we do?" A random voice said to me.

"Wait…Lord? And why is there a random voice appearing in my head?" I asked aloud.

"I am no voice…I am Tenebrae, centurion of darkness, and I have come here because you are my new Lord or at the least the one who's been put into power." Tenebrae went on and on before he stopped.

"So basically, what you're saying is that I am the new Lord of Monsters?" I asked.

"No, not exactly…the actual lord is off on business and for some reason you've been put into power…so I'm to be your attendant…so let's start with a new outfit for you because the Darkness doesn't approve." Tenebrae said staring at my clothes.

"So basically you're a doggie of darkness?" Pascal asked petting Tenebrae.

"No, and I would much appreciate it if you didn't call me a doggie." He said slightly irritated.

"How bout we call you Tenebie? A mixture of Doggie and Tenebrae is good right?" Pascal asked being persistent.

"Fine, if you insist…but I will not take any mockery." Tenebrae said sternly.

Man Tenebrae got called Tenebie in his own game and even a world he isn't supposed to be in. I feel kind of bad for him.

"Like I said before, it is time to change into your new clothing Lord Dante." Tenebrae said staring at me.

Suddenly the darkness enveloped me again and I could feel everything about what I was wearing just disappearing but the darkness felt good…It enveloped me and I liked it…Suddenly I dropped to the ground covered in some new duds.

A nice scarf like Emil's in Dawn of the new world, but a nice long black coat to wear instead of sleeveless. I had some nice boots, and my hair had begun to slowly dip into darkness as well. My ears became pointed and my pants were kind of baggy but the belts held them up nicely. The last part was the shirt, because underneath the coat was a sleeveless vest with a hood so yay me I guess. Nothing to cover up my chest at all so I guess that's cool.

"How do you like the new clothes and hair?" Tenebrae asked me.

"I love it, I guess now all I need is a…" as soon as I was about to say the word sword in its sheath appeared slanted on the backside of my waist attached to the belts I had on.

"A sword was what I would say but I guess it hadn't finished." I told Tenebrae.

"I think it's a rather nice fit." Tenebrae said.

"The Darkness went boom and you went POW and that was Awesome!" Pascal said.

"Well, now we're here at the Sapstrath Sea Haven, so let's go." I told them as I took a step off the ship and Tenebrae disappeared.

I only made it as far as the center of the Sea Haven when soldiers had surrounded me and Pascal with spears and swords facing us while people who we good at channeling spirits waited in the back prepared to attack.

"Are you the one known as Dante?" the head soldier asked.

"Yes I am…" As I spoke the words I was impaled with several spears at once…

"Let her go…" was all I could muster before my eyes slowly drifted shut.