ATE: The third Xenosaga story is finally here. I thank everyone who had been waiting paitently for this story to come. I'm sorry if this chap is short, but I did it for a reason. I hope you all enjoy it!

Declaimer: I don't own Xenosaga. I only own my OC Ayame, while my friend owns her OC Lilith.

Xenosaga III
The Final

Prologue

The year is T.C. 4747 on the Planet Michtam. The city was in complete ruins with fire burning all around. A pillar of light was emitting from the top of a building as the hordes of Gnosis attacked the area, killing anyone who happened to be spotted by them. A woman with dark hair wearing a necklace with a small crystal and her, son who had inherited her dark hair, were trying to get away from the area as quickly and quietly as they could, making their way to a building as the older woman held her son close.

They eventually made it to the building and found an emergency escape pod, the two embracing one last time since the mother knew that she couldn't go where her son was heading and gave him the necklace she wore around her neck. The boy looked stared at it and looked back up at his mother in confusion only for the door of the escape pod to suddenly close and he started to desperately pound on it towards his mother. As the woman and her son placed their hands on the window in the same place and his eyes widened when he saw his mother suddenly mutate into a horrendous creature, a Gnosis. The mother couldn't help but give a sad smile as she watched the escape pod take off, leaving Michtam.

As the boy looked back as he cried, he realized that after this the Planet Michtam would be nothing more than a graveyard world. He lost everything, along with his mother. All because of the Gnosis.

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Inside a cavern with a stone cross the Red Testament stood looking down at the stone casket that was directly in front of him.

"Looks like things are going smoothly."

Suddenly the Blue, Black, and White Testaments appeared on the other side of the casket from where the Red Testament stood.

"Tch. You're as friendly as ever." The Blue Testament said. He walked over to where his red cloaked comrade stood, his cape trailing behind him. "Well, you sure are pulling out the big guns. Do we really need this thing?"

"The space-time anomaly fifteen years ago took place in an incomplete fashion. We must correct the errors." The Red Testament stated, looking at the Blue Testament.

"So, you knew all along, huh? You're one scary guy. I bet you can't wait to see the look on her face when she finally knows everything."

"…" The Red Testament looked back down at the casket and what was inside it.

"So, this is our princess?" The Blue Testament asked. He leaned his head closer to the opening of the stone casket and took a sniff of whatever was inside. "She smells good. I've fallen in love already."

ATE: Again, I apologize for this chap being short, but it was the only thing I could think of for a prologue. The next chap will be worth the wait so hang in there!

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