Tales of Zestiria
Still Alive

Disclaimers: I don't own Tales of Zestiria! I only own my one OC, Sora!

Summary: "Who am I again?" A young seraph who is founded by Mikleo and Sorey, struggles to remember her past life. Sora, must over come this trial in order to remember her old self while facing the journey of assisting the Shepherd as a Sub Lord.

PROLOGUE: FOGGY MEMORY

I felt like I was walking the same path for a while now. There was no road, no buildings, no people, and no path. Not even a single animal. I continued to walk down the white path as the fog continues to grow thicker and thicker.

"Hey Sorey, I don't think she's human."

That voice, it was such an echo that I wasn't sure where it was coming from.

"You think she's a seraph? It's probably possible considering her hair. It's got some mixture of colors in. That's so cool!"

Both of those voices now! What's going on around here?

"Not only that, look at her ears. They're really long and pointed."

I had no choice but to keep walking through the thick fog. As I reach the last of my strength, I noticed something tall in the distance.

A door.

I approached it and placed my hand on the knob. When I opened it, a bright white light escaped from it and I felt like I was transported into another world.

"Alright, here we go." I felt arms gently set me down and lean my back against something hard. My hands and legs felt something soft and ticklish, but it felt a little warm. A small whimper escaped me and my eyes slowly fluttered open. "Hey, I think she's waking up!"

The sunlight instantly got in the way and I had to shut them again. Luckily it took me some time to adjust until I could fully see.

My eyes spotted two boys staring at me. There was one wearing blue that had brunette hair with yellow feathered earrings. The other had light blue hair that looked a bit more silver to me. He wears a blue shirt and cape with white and gold embellishments. His pants were white, and the ends of it were blue.

I opened my mouth to speak, but nothing came out. I shut my mouth immediately, looking down at myself. I found myself wearing long white pants with long brown boots. My shirt was a bit long and extended to my legs. It was both red and white, but I wore a brownish black jacket over it. My hair was pretty long too, a mixture of light blue, red, yellow, and a light green. My ears were surprising as well when I felt them. They were really pointed and long, jeez didn't realize that either.

But there was something missing from me. There was only one thing.

Who am I?

I looked around and spotted a few trees in the area. A forest I guess. I was leaned up against one, but I really just wanted to know what was going on and where I was.

"How do you feel? Can you tell us your name?" The brunette asked.

I looked from the both of them and then to my hands.

"I..."

"Do you remember your name at all? Asked the blue boy, kneeling down in front of me.

I closed my eyes and concentrated. My name... My name was...

Damn, I can't remember it! It's like something's preventing it! And the sun wasn't helping with my eyes!

Wait, the sky...

"Sora." I think I remember it.

I looked over at the blue boy and saw him standing up, putting his hand near his mouth.

"At least she remembers her name." He said. "I hope Gramps doesn't mind her coming to the village, she is a seraph."

"Seraph?" I repeated confused.

"She doesn't even know what she is? Man, that's some crazy amnesia." The brunette held out his hand to me. "Here, it'll be easier to explain it along the way to Elysia."

A bit my lip and nodded my head.

"Who are you people?" I asked, remembering that they have not given me their names. I took his hand, standing back onto my feet thanks to his help.

"Oh right, we haven't told you our names. My name is Sorey, and that's Mikleo."

Mikleo nodded his head to me and I returned one too.

"So you really don't remember anything?" Mikleo asks.

"Yeah, I don't even know how I got here." I responded. "I don't think I was attacked by anything..."

"You never know." Sorey said, putting a hand on my shoulder. "Maybe it was a Prickle Boar, or maybe a goat? Is it possible you fell out of a tree and hit your head on the way down?"

I shrugged lightly, glancing around. This area was beautiful, it had a lot of nature to it that I sorted of liked. This Elysia place, I don't recall hearing that name before, but it was like it was calling out to me.

"Sora?" I jumped, looking back at the two.

"Yes?" I asked.

"Are you remembering something?" Sorey asked quickly.

I frowned. "Not really."

"There's no point in standing around here. Let's go back to Elysia." Mikleo pointed out. Sorey nodded his head and walked ahead and Mikleo slowly followed. I was left standing there for a moment, which lead to hearing a sigh coming from Mikleo. He walked back towards me. He reached out and grabbed my left hand.

"Come on." He said, pulling me along.

The three of us were silently walking through the beautiful field as I glanced around at each section that I could see. I wanted to stop and take a look, but Mikleo was still holding my hand to guide me.

"She sure is a curious one." I heard Mikleo say, glancing at Sorey.

The brunette chuckled. "I guess so. Can't blame her for it though. I hope she'll get her memory back soon."

Hmm, they seem to really care even though I just met them. It seemed like they were the type of people to worry, but I didn't want to make them too concerned about my memory loss.

"I..." I blushed when I realized I had accidentally spoke. The two boys looked at me and my face turned red.

"Is something wrong?" Sorey asked, slowly down to walk beside me.

"I-it's nothing." I stuttered, looking down at the ground.

"Well, here we are." Sorey points out.

I looked up and spot a large opening. It appeared to be like an entrance to the village, with a circular symbol at the top of it with large rocks around it. As we pass by it, I could feel something almost blocking me from getting in, but I was able to. It took my breath away for a moment, but I was fine afterwards.

Mikleo lets go of my hand and I looked at the village. The area was so beautiful! The grass probably just made the place look wonderful! The homes were built inside of the houses and I could see people living peaceful lives, but then again, these two mention something called seraphs. Is that what these people are?

I felt a tap on my shoulder, and I glanced at the one who did it.

"Come on, we have to go see Gramps." Mikleo said, leading me ahead. Sorey slowly followed behind but he quickly got ahead of us. It took us a bit, especially since a few people were staring at me. I felt a bit nervous, but I continued to stare ahead until we reached the house near the back of the village.

Sorey opened the door and we walked inside. He shuts the door once we're in and we all spot an older man sitting with his legs crossed. I noticed that he doesn't actually have feet, but instead is replaced by wood in order to walk.

"Sorey, Mikleo, welcome back. I see you brought a guest with you today." He spoke.

"This is Gramps, his domain runs over Elysia in order to protect it." Mikleo explains. I nodded my head in response. We all sit down on our knees in front of the man.

"What is your name?" The seraph asks, looking at me.

"It's Sora." I responded.

"She's going through a tough case of amnesia." Mikleo explained.

"We were wondering if you knew who she is." Sorey added in.

Gramps frowns. "Sadly I don't, but I wish I did."

"Pardon?" I asked confused.

"She's a special kind of seraph, rare to find around these days in the Glenwood continent." Said the old seraph, getting on his feet.

"What do you mean by that?" Mikleo asks, obvious very curious and confused.

"There were once seraph that use to be able to wield four elements. Earth, water, fire, and wind. But they were all said to have disappeared along with the legend. She may very well be the last of its kind."

I heard a small gasp come from Sorey.

"Oh no. Which means she might have gotten in some trouble before she had lost her memory." He said aloud.

"That means she could have been coming in this direction to Elysia in order to get some safety. There's a possibility she lost her memory along the way."

Gramps nodded his head. "Maybe so, but it may be dangerous for you to leave Elysia in your current predicament."

I nodded my head. "I see. Until I get my memories back, I'll stay here if you don't mind."

"Not at all. A seraph is a friend to all." I watched him stand up, pointing his pipe at Sorey.

"She's your responsibility now."

Sorey's eyes widen. "Mine?! But—"

"Don't worry, we'll take care of her." Mikleo cuts in.

Gramps nodded his head. "Good, now, I wish to speak to her alone for now."

Both boys nodded their heads in response. They stood up and walked towards the door.

"We'll be outside waiting." Mikleo said before he left with Sorey.

There was silence, it was really quiet once those two were gone. I bit my lip, staring down at the ground.

Not only do I not know who I am, I don't even know this world at all. What happened to me that caused this?

"Hey Gramps, I—"

"Zenerus."

"Huh?"

"They call me Gramps, but really it's Zenerus." He said. "I want to warn you about something. Even though you don't remember yourself, there is something you need to know." He sits back down right in front of me. "You are a powerful seraph and those within the Malevolence will want it. Those are known as Hellions, creatures that destroy the peace and happiness in the Glenwood continent."

"Hellions..." That sounded so familiar. "And Malevolence...I think I recall it."

Zenerus nods his head. "Let's keep this to ourselves for now alright? I don't want the boys to worry about you, but keep your eyes open for anything that might attack you." He stands up and walks towards the entrance. "Come."

I listened and followed him. He went towards a shelf and pushed a few books away. He pulled something out from it and I looked down at him once he turned around.

"Use this in order to protect yourself." He placed two objects in my hands which caught me by surprise. They were gauntlets that came with a pair of gloves to put on for protection. They had a very sharp end where my hand would be and it appeared to be not so heavy as I thought they would be. But the good thing is, the gauntlet covered the entire hand.

"Are you sure about this?" I asked.

Zenerus nods his head. "Remember what I told you."

"Of course." I held onto the gauntlets tightly and he told me I could leave. Once I headed outside, both Sorey and Mikleo were waiting for me.

"So? How'd it go?" Sorey asked.

"It was okay." I replied.

"It looks like he gave you something." Mikleo pointed out, looking at the weapons in my hands.

"Yeah, just in case if something comes up." I looked at the both of them until I spot something sticking out from Sorey.

"Hey Sorey, what's that book?" I asked.

"Oh this, it's called Celestial Record." Sorey said, grabbing the book and pulling it out from behind him. "Does this help you remember your past? Maybe it'd be best for you to look at it."

"Uh..." He places the book in both of my hands and I stared at it. There appeared to be a symbol in the middle of it that I kind of find familiar, but it was faint. There was some sort of feeling coming from this book. The Celestial Record he called it, it sounds so familiar.

Did I happen to come across this and read it? Wait, there's something about this that feels strange. I sense some kind of power that belongs to someone, but this power feels like it's old and...evil. I don't think anyone has noticed it, but I think I can only feel it.

A feeling that I think I remember. What was it called?

...Malevolence...

...Hellions...

...Fox...

My eyes widen and a gasp escaped me. I ended up dropping the book and falling on my knees, clutching my head.

I could hear the two call out my name, but it was quiet, I couldn't hear them. My eyes were shut tight and my body wasn't moving. I felt hands touch my shoulders, trying to shake me out of thoughts, but it wasn't working.

"Blood, there's..."

"Sorey we have to..."

"No good..."

"Hurry..."

For a moment, everything around me went quiet and suddenly I couldn't do anything. I felt like I didn't have a body. There was no pain and there were no emotions.

But when it all returned, it startled me. My eyes shot open and I screamed.

"Sora!"

I looked up and saw Sorey standing near an opening of the room. Mikleo had rushed in and placed a hand on my right shoulder and arm.

"W-what happened?" I asked, feeling my heart pounding in my chest.

"You screamed in your sleep and we got worried." Sorey said. "You've been out for 2 days now."

2 days? Did I faint?

I glanced around, realizing that I was in a house. This must have been theirs. This must have been the bedroom, but it quickly lead into the main area where I could see many books scattered all over the place.

"Not only that, when you were holding the Celestial Record, you were in serious pain and your left arm was bleeding." Mikleo added in.

"Bleeding?!" I repeated fearfully, glancing down at my left arm, finding a bandage over it.

"Don't worry, it stopped a long time ago." Mikleo assured. "I guess you were right Sorey, she might have been attacked when she got to Elysia."

Sorey walked over to us and crossed his arms.

"Since your awake, do you recall anything?" He asked.

I shake my head. "No, everything was a blur." I responded. I frowned, looking down. "I'm sorry to be a burden. I hope I haven't caused any problems."

"Hey don't worry about!" Sorey patted me on the back, taking the breath out of me. "Besides, Gramps' domain can keep you safe from anything that plans to get you."

I forced a smile, nodding my head. Before I could speak, a loud grumble was heard from my stomach and I instantly blushed.

"Looks like someone's hungry." Mikleo joked. "Alright, I'd better get cooking. Sorey, change the bandages."

Sorey nods his head and gets on the other side of the bed. He undoes the bandage and it slides down my arm. My eyes widen at the sight of the wound, the cut that extended downwards. It was cleaned, but I could tell it could take some time before fully healed. I saw Sorey put something red and sticky over the wound. It was pretty cold, but I ignored it. He then applies the bandages and it was good as new.

"Alright, now," Sorey stands up. "Looks like we'll have to figure out how to get your memories back."

"We can do that after she's fully recovered." Mikleo walks back in with a wooden bowl in his hands that had soup in it. He hands it to me and I thanked him. "Sorey and I are going to search near the area we found you and see if you left anything that can help with your memory." He explained.

I nodded my head. "Okay, I'll be here."

Sorey rubs the back of his head, glancing at the seraph.

"Man, you sure plan to get things done." He said.

Mikleo rolls his eyes, pushing Sorey forward. "Come on, you're helping."

"Alright, alright! I'm going!"

I silently laughed as I watched Mikleo almost drag him out of the house. Slowly my smile disappears and I stared down at the soup.

I wonder how long it's going to take for me to remember who I am. But then again, it may never come back if nothing works.I have little time or maybe until the day I am dead, I want to remember who I am. Ever single bit of it. Even if it takes all eternity to do so.

END OF PROLOGUE: FOGGY MEMORY

And there we go! That's the prologue! Wow, that took a long time to write. I don't know why, but it did indeed. I spent about 1 week working on this to make sure it was perfect and now it is finally done! I kinda rushed on a few parts, but it should be fine from there. I hope it was good enough to please you guys! Leave a review and I'll answer them in the next chapter!

Next Chapter: Sora is struggling to remember herself and the only way to get it back is through...ruin exploring?