-Written by Seraph's Wrath-
Me: No, no, no! This is NOT written by some random guy named Seraph's Wrath!!! If I tell you what it really is, I'll spoil my own plot! We don't want THAT to happen, do we? Anyway, my muses should be arriving soon…
Doopliss: What is it? Where am I?!
Me: OMG! IT'S DOOPLISS!!!!!!
Doopliss: What's goin' on, slick?!
Me: You're my muse! And so is…
Rayman: I'M your muse too?!
Me: Ahem… Yes…
Rayman: Oh great…. Wait, who the heck is he?
Doopliss: Only the awesomest boss ever!
Rayman: No you're not. Mithos is.
Me: Yeah he is. Just check out my profile!
Rayman: ….(censored)
Me: What ever. Doopliss, do what you're here for!
Doopliss: Slick here doesn't own anything mentioned in the story. Except for Charlene, Akle, the plot, and our souls T.T
-Chapter One: The Woods-
Charlene woke up to find herself in the forest she'd been studying to find inspiration for her newest story. Her little blue Protozoan Raven was lying next to her, still asleep. She smiled. She had known Akle all her life and was happy that he still stayed with her. After all, he was the only family she had. Charlene cradled the little Raven in her arms, trying not to wake him up. That changed when she heard fighting.
"Akle! Wake up!" She nudged the Protozoan. He squawked and perched himself on top of Charlene's shoulder.
"Qua?" The bird chirped questioningly.
"Somebody's fighting. Let's go see!" Charlene was anxious to see what was happening. "You lead the way, Akle!"
"Quaaaaa!" The Protozoan squawked. He flew straight to the battle scene, Charlene directly behind him.
Meanwhile, a certain brown-haired swordsman and his father were fending off monsters. Lloyd stopped counting at twenty. "Agh! How many of them are there?!" He slashed through a Red Mantis. Wait… Red Mantis?! "Dad, Red Mantis' don't live over here!"
"You're right…" Kratos trailed off. He gasped when he saw Charlene on the side lines. A Basilisk caught him off guard and bit his neck. "Agh!"
"Kratos!" Lloyd knocked off the pesky snake before the toxins became paralyzing.
Kratos rubbed his neck where the Basilisk had bit him. "Thanks Lloyd…" His gaze went back to Charlene. She blushed and hid behind the bushes. Kratos resumed his battle. Charlene peeked out again, but a Harpy grabbed her. Kratos heard her screeching.
"A- Miss! Hold on!" He pulled out his wings and pursued the monster. Akle was flying after Charlene, about an arm's length from her foot. The monsters around Lloyd disappeared and Lloyd was left confused. Kratos was gaining on the Harpy. Charlene was amazed that he had wings, but was desperate to get help.
"Please, help me!" She pleaded. Akle tried to catch up, but the Harpy was just as fast as he was. Infuriated, Kratos sped up to nearly two times the Harpy's speed, faster than he'd flown for in a while. When he was next to Akle, he held out his arm.
"Miss, please, grab my hand!" Charlene gave him her hand. He pulled himself to the Harpy and slashed it through the wings. Charlene screamed, but stopped when she realized that she wasn't falling. Kratos gave a small smile. Charlene gazed in awe.
"You're… You're…" She stuttered, unable to find the right words. She grasped his hands as tight as possible, hanging on for dear life. Kratos set her down on the ground again.
"Are you alright?" He questioned, looking for bumps or bruises.
"N-no, I'm ok. Thank you." Akle landed on her shoulder.
"QUAAA!" The bird squawked defensively. He spread his wings in front of Charlene.
"No, Akle! It's ok! He's a friend. He saved me." The bird calmed down. She returned her attention to Kratos and his wings.
"Who… Who are you? And why do you have wings? Are you dead?"
Kratos chuckled a little. "No, I am not dead. My name is Kratos. I'm an angel of Cruxis and leader of the four Seraphim."
Charlene smiled. "Wow! You must be really important! My name's Charlene Irving. I'm a famous author."
Kratos gaped. Irving? That was his middle name… and Lloyd's last name for a while. Charlene was looking more like her by the second. Charlene tilted her head. "Are you one of the not talkative types?"
Kratos shook his head. "No… I'm sorry, I just lost my train of thought." He looked around, trying not to make eye contact with-
"Oh! I just remembered! I owe you for saving my life, so…" She looked around in her bag. "Here! This is a pass to come to an author's party on Saturday. My place is in Flanoir, so…"
"Oh no, I couldn't accept this!" Kratos tried to get out of it. "I wouldn't really fit in… I mean…"
Charlene shoved him on the shoulder lightly. "Come on! You're not EMBARRASED, are you?" She giggled. "But I still have a lot of these left. If you change your mind, you can come anyway. Come on, Akle! It was nice meeting you, 'Sir Kratos'. I hope we meet again soon!" She rushed off, Protozoan flying behind her. Kratos looked at the ticket in his hands.
"Yes Anna, we will meet again soon…" Just as Charlene left, Lloyd came to the clearing where Kratos stood.
"Kratos? What's going on?" Lloyd looked around the clearing for any other monsters.
"…Lloyd. We're going to Flanoir on Saturday. Be ready by the time I come to get you." He walked off in the direction of Luin.
"Um, ok… See you again Saturday…"
Me: Yay, it's done! I've been ACHING to put this on for so long!
Doopliss: Traitor.
Me: Wtf?! What's with you?!
Rayman: You haven't updated my story in weeks!
Doopliss: And I don't even HAVE a story yet!
Me: Calm down! I can only write so many stories at once! Besides, I'm doing this to become a better author so I can write your stories better!
Rayman: Really? That's the nicest thing you've ever done for me!
Me: Shaddup before I turn you into a Woods Worm!
Rayman & Doopliss: Shutting up.