The Court Case
A Tales of Symphonia fanfiction
By TimeStop

Chapter 6: Monster Unleashed Part 1

Sheena looked at another court book. She was flipping through the pages, but she wasn’t really absorbing anything of it. After all, she had remembered most things, studying ‘till the brink of dawn. What to answer if Sheena killed Zelos by brining him up to Derris-Kharlan? It was Kuchinawa that killed him, but Sheena then avenged Zelos. Therefore, there should be no trial. Any seduction you gave Zelos to persuade him or kill him? No, he was always like that and Sheena didn’t kill him anyway. These thoughts passed through Sheena’s mind as she flipped the pages of the book. It then fell over from her desk, making a very loud booming noise that echoed throughout the Institute. Many people looked up, staring at Sheena. Crimsonia picked up the book. Today she was dressed in a white, glacier blue-edged kimono that hung on her right shoulder, then extended diagonally downwards to the left so the other shoulder was revealed. Sheena was wearing a more Mizuho type dress, a glacier blue color, adorned with darker blue symbols and swirls that ended at the top of her arm. It was white edged, and the girls looked a little related when they wore this garb, whose belts were fastened together with the same color of the swirls Sheena wore. The people looked away as Sheena leaned on the desk. Suddenly…

“Ahhhhhhh!” Lapisa came bursting in through the double doors, being chased by a multitude of what looked like icicles. They homed in on her, until Sheena smacked one of them with the flat of her blade.

Saphfyre then ran in, “Dammit, there’s some here, too!” She was being chased by fire waves of the same fashion, so Crimsonia aided her by stabbing one of the flames, which mysteriously disappeared. Rubyi and Topazen seen running outside the Institute in circles, being pursued by stalagmites and bolts that traveled through the ground. Emereld slammed into the Institute’s door, being seriously weakened by rays of solid light. Sardnyox was being battered by dark clouds, and trying not to fall over. Dialmond was being impaled by wind that traveled the ground, causing a weird scene indeed. The townspeople were also being chased. A woman on horseback led a small army into the town.

“Battle Formation X-10!” She yelled, “We, The Meltokio Guards, won’t lose so easily! Take this!” She swooped at one of the flames with her sword. It disappeared. Sheena went out to help. She didn’t notice Raine was in the area.

“It appears this town is under attack.” Raine commented.

“You’re awfully good at stating the obvious…” Genis said. He got replied by a smack.

“We must defeat these enemies.” Presea cut in, “But why are monsters back?” She looked at Kratos.

“It may have some thing to do with Mithos…” Kratos said, “I do not know, but we must fight!” He slashed is sword at an icicle. It vanished. Crimsonia then noticed the Professor.

“Raine!” Crimsonia yelled over, “You’re here, too!?!”

The Professor’s attention was caught noticing Crimsonia. Raine replied with, “Yes. We have to fight these thing before any niceties, though! Ruby Tear!”

Sparkling red gems fell from the sky and impaled many a monster, but they kept coming. Sheena took this time to say hello to Raine --who greeted her like she did Crimsonia-- so she talked to the general.

“Are you sure you can handle that many enemies with this big an army?”

“Hah…Yes, of course I can! I’m from Kahlijdima; we don’t lose so easily! I swear upon my name, Singe, that I will strike these enemies down!” She rode off somewhere, her brown hair flying behind her. Lapisa came in, evading some monsters. Sheena remembered Kahlijdima was one of the Secluded Lands…interesting.

“Take this! Vanoish!” Her blades grew a shining white, then shot holy energy down upon the enemy.

“Noir Vanoish!” She swooped her blades creating quite a gust as she did so. Many holy beams shot down upon the enemy, blasting much harder if an enemy got close to Lapisa. Suddenly the beams began to glow form white to black, and kept doing this until they were finally settled. Dialmond then came in on the stalagmites.

“Arc Wave! Super Arc Wave! Double Arc Wave!” As she yelled these an single blue flaming wave followed her blade’s arching path, hitting the enemy. Then a huge version of the wave hit the enemy, followed by two regular sized Arc Waves colliding into the enemy. Sheena then aided her by casting Thunder Rose and the yellow and blue flower shocked the enemies. Saphfyre watched as Singe and her army were forced to retreat. The monsters began to from together. Seles came up and yelled, “We have to stop this before it destroys more of the town!”

Rubyi whipped out a throwing knife and threw it at the now-glowing mass. The thing stopped illuminating the area, and became a black beast that resembled a tiger. Sheena stabbed her katana into the enemy. It didn’t flinch. Sine turned around for a minute and shot a fireball at the ebon thing, and it barely flinched. Seles shot an arrow into it and the monster began to howl in pain.

“It seems that this beast is only effected by arrows!” Singe yelled, riding up towards Sheena. The general held up her sword and yelled, “Weapon Change! Bow!” The sword gleamed and the next moment, it was a bow! Sheena was so in shock that she didn’t notice a bow it her in the head. Its thrower was Seles.

“You know how to shoot?! Try anyway!”

Sheena gave her thanks and held up the bow. The Redjewels had already gotten their arrow-shooters and began to focus. An non-stop assault of arrows impaled the monster but got weaker and weaker until they had no effect at all.

“Try this on for size!” Rubyi yelled, “Javelin Knife!” Two red tails erupted from the dagger, which Rubyi then threw. The monster howled in pain. Seles took out some butter knives from the kitchen and tossed them to her allies. Ironic being that Sheena was her enemy in court.

“It seems it changes vulnerability at certain points!” Dialmond yelled, “We need more allies!”

Sheena nodded and began to chant, “Mistress of Stars, come to my aid and fight! I summon thee, Astra!” The magic circle changed around her as she started another incantation, “Warrior of the moon, come to my aid and fight! I summon thee, Cresenta!” The magic circle now became golden, “Glint of the sun, come to my aid and fight! I summon thee, Sola!” Sheena’s mouth should have had repetitive stress injury after saying the things over and over, but miraculously it didn’t. The three Summon Spirits of Derris-Kharlan appeared and began to fight with knives, joined by Raine, Genis, Kratos, and Presea. (They had also been supplied by Seles.) The monster now changed form to a sword. It began to slash at the people, missing them but beginning to cut down the buildings.

“Shit.” Raine muttered, “Ruby Tear!”

Red gems fell upon the sword, revealing four vulnerable points. Singe ran up to one and began to slash it with her dagger. Sheena stabbed another vulnerable point .

“Go all out!” Singe ordered, “Attack from all sides!”

The groups split up as Raine and Kratos healed whenever they could. Crimsonia, Dialmond, Lapisa, and Seles attacked on the left side. Sheena, Genis, Presea, and sometimes Kratos attacked the point in the back. Emereld, Saphfyre, Rubyi, and Singe attacked the right point, leaving Sardnyox and Topazen Sola, Astra and Cresenta to the front point. The monster soon died.

“I must go report this to the King.” Singe said, riding away.

A man looking astounding to someone Sheena had met before suddenly appeared. He had long black hair, piercing eyes, and a gold trimmed coat. He was very thin and tall, almost like…that couldn’t be true. Sheena couldn’t get the thought of her head though. An orange flash streaked through Sheena’s gaze. Up his sleeve, laid five of Mithos’ past shards. Seles yelled at the man.

“Oshitm, where were you?!? We almost died” Seles over dramatized the situation.

“Sorry milady,” the man now revealed as Oshitm said, “I was doing more research.”

“I guess that’s okay.” Seles looked at Sheena, “We’re leaving.”

The maids and Oshitm followed Seles back to her house. Raine looked over at Sheena, “It’s hugely ironic, running into you here. Remember us as enemies at that time?”

Sheena replied with, “You’d better be careful to not lose your head while you sleep. Ah, good times.”

Crimsonia ran over and hugged Raine, “It has been so long, Professor! You told me I should not repay you, but I am! I am helping Sheena right now, in her case!”

“Yes, yes.” Raine replied, showing some embarrassment, “But you shouldn’t be helping in vain of me…I am a researcher. I choose not to become a part of what I research.”

“She just doesn’t want to make a big name of herself!” Sheena said, completely forgetting about Oshitm’s shards.

Raine blushed, “Well, I must be going. I have to help these half-elfs. It may be hard, but I shall try. Life is only a small gleam in the light we call earth. Sheena…keep moving. Keep Going. If you ever stop, you will be effected by this thing we call time. Live.”

Raine and her comrades left to the Church of Martel. The buildings were being rebuilt by Astra, Sola, and Cresenta, who used their own way of repairing. Universa, however, left in pursuit of Raine, who at that moment went to go buy a book alone, as a detour, since she was slightly nervous. Universa reached Raine…

“Miss Professor. You know…”

“I know what you are saying to me. We can’t tell Sheena just yet. Eve if she succeeds, she will still be charged. She HAS to handle this case first.”

“But Miss Professor!!--” Universa was cut off.

“Universa, listen to me!!” Raine slapped the Summon Spirit of the Universes. Hard. She then looked ashamed for a moment, then brushed it away, “I UNDERSTAND you want to help. I KNOW what you can and couldn’t do, thanks to research. We cannot take action yet. You do want to help Sheena, but she has other obstacles to overcome. And…I know another reason behind this. If Sheena succeeds in what you YOURSELF suggested, then you will not even get the chance. I respect that. But listen TO ME. She cannot leave in the midst of this. It is up to you to tell her these things. Now, leave.”

Raine stomped off as Sheena settled in her cot for an early awakening the next day…

A/N: Raine has some mysterious things going on, and what is with Universa? Try finding out soon. It will make sense soon enough.