Disclaimer- I don't own Golden Sun or Alex or Weyard or any of this stuff. Not in this chapter anyway. If you think I actually own this stuff, go away.

Excerpt from Weyard's History-

Golden Empire-

At the precise dawn of the Alchemic Era, Alexander Sarucan II attempted to gain the power of the Golden Sun, the mystic object that embodied Alchemy, to conquer the world. The Wise One, the elder god who had opposed releasing Alchemy, tricked Alex and infused part of the Golden Sun into Isaac, one of the heroes who broke the seal. In the ensuing 'battle' between Alex and the Wise One, Alex sunk into the depths of Weyard along with Mt. Aleph, and was presumed dead. Fifty years passed, and every man, woman, and child had shown some level of skill with Psyenergy.

Strange beams of light fired out from the lighthouses, and met near New Vale, where Mt. Aleph once stood. A man bathed in golden light slowly lowered, and when the light vanished, Alex was there. Isaac, now an aged powerful Psyenergist living in New Vale, went to see what was happening, and when he saw Alex, he attacked. Isaac's skill with a blade had faded over fifty years, so he shot out a beam of powerful concentrated Venus Psyenergy at Alex. Using a power never before seen, Alex absorbed the Psyenergy and returned it at Isaac with some of his own Mercury Psyenergy infused. It hit Isaac directly, and he fell to the ground, and Alex began to taunt him. The direct contents of this conversation are uncertain, but what is written below is agreed upon by the majority.

"Oh, how the mighty have fallen. The so-called 'Great Isaac' has fallen after one blow." Alex taunted.

"Y-you… bastard…"

"Pathetic hero. You are weak. So weak, I will let you live. But interfere with my plans in the future, and you WILL die."

"U-urgh…" Isaac moaned as he teleported away.

"And now, my palace awaits."

Alex used Psyenergy of unheard-of strength, and sculpted a palace by moving mountains, pulling gold deposits from deep beneath Weyard, and uprooting entire forests. He climbed the Battle Spire, the highest tower in his palace, and fired a beam of energy into the heart of the Eastern Sea. This powerful beam of destructive Psyenergy tore through Lemuria, and killed many Lemurians, including the hero Piers. Not knowing exactly what had happened, many of the surviving Lemurians concentrated their Psyenergy and returned fire at New Vale. This started a chain of attacks between the allies of New Vale and the allies of Lemuria, and the first war of the Alchemic Age began.

The side of New Vale was known as the Valtol, and the side of Lemuria was known as Lechama. One of the most memorable battles of AW I (Alchemic War) was a battle over Contigo and the Jupiter Lighthouse that took place entirely in the Anemos Crater. There were at least a few thousand soldiers from each city fighting in that battle, and the death count was over 12,000. It ended, ultimately, with a victory for Lechama, as the more peaceful Valtol wanted the killing of that battle to stop. But this war, although it seemed important for those fighting it, was just a tool for the one who would conquer the world: Alex.

Alex, during the time of the war, had been gaining influence all over the world using various disguises and trickery. His first ally was Prox, as they did not know he had just been using their most powerful adepts for his own ends. They still thought he had the best interest of the world at heart, and not just his own plot. Historians have spent two centuries arguing whether Alex did good in his life or not, and this argument, as with many, will never end. Alex conquered Lemuria in an interesting way: a few months after the war had begun, Lemuria was still debilitated from Alex's first blow. They did not know it was Alex, so they did not attack on sight. Alex claimed that if they joined him willingly, he would protect them from any more attacks on their home.

For the majority of the other lands, he would gain a position of political power under a disguise. The only similarity between the disguises was that he had a 7/8ths of a sun shaped symbol that glowed with a golden aura on the back of his hand. The parts of the Golden Sun that he had collected gave him immense power for Venus and Jupiter, incredible power for Mercury, seeing as it added to his own power, and great power for Mars, seeing as how Isaac got a hold of half of the Mars Star's power. He used his power to find out exactly how to climb the ranks in each government, and when there were only a few superiors left, he would kill the rest then place the blame on someone he saw as a threat.

After conquering a few countries in this way, he grew bored. He took Tolbi in an overly aggressive way, which made Lemuria all the more loyal. He flew to Tolbi and began annihilating everyone in sight, until they agreed to surrender to him unconditionally. He took the leader of Tolbi to Lemuria, and let them publicly execute him. Six months after he returned, he had conquered everything but the few pathetic settlements of Tundaria. And so began what would be known as the Golden Empire.

One of his first acts was to build battle fortresses around the lighthouses, and design Psyenergy Refraction Lenses to be able to direct the power of the lighthouses. He was looking for powerful Adepts to add to his own private army, and the lighthouses helped with that. Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury lighthouse were given scanning abilities, so if the beam of a lighthouse directly hit someone, you would know that they were powerful and that Alex would soon come for them. Mars lighthouse Alex converted to a weapon that only he could operate. It was so powerful he actually used it to destroy Tundaria tower, just to test it. He didn't worry about the lack of Mars Adepts hindering his efforts, as he had the elders of Prox search for powerful Adepts by hand.

Alex's reign continued over five years, and the only bad things that he did were the result of rebels. He would find out about a rebel group, send more of his soldiers there and give them more power, which would lead to more people rebelling, which would lead to more soldiers, and this pattern would keep repeating itself. Other than that, Alex's empire could be seen as a utopia. He ran things perfectly, settling disputes quickly and efficiently without needless deaths. Life ran well for any complacent country, until Isaac returned.

Isaac had trained every day since his defeat five years previously, and Alex was in the exact same state he was then. And that means the exact state. He had not aged one day in five years, but he had grown no more powerful either. They began to battle, but no one had seen or heard anything that occurred during the fight. But after a few hours, Alex flew above Mt. Aleph's former location, and emitted a powerful light to signal to everyone.

"Cast your gaze upon me, people of Weyard! Witness this moment! The moment I become a GOD!"

He then drew golden energy out of Isaac, which was the last fragment of the Golden Sun, then created a vortex beneath himself and cast Isaac in. Alex began to swirl with golden energy, and he sprouted long, golden wings, his eyes turned pitch black, and his hair grew to his waist. As this was happening, another vortex was opening nearby, and the Wise One emerged. After his transformation was complete, Alex turned around and faced the Wise One.

"Your trick with Isaac did not slow me down for long, you false god!"

"Did not work long? 55 years is not very long?"

"You robbed me of fifty of those, and now I take my revenge!"

"We could fight. But it won't accomplish anything."

"Shut up! I don't care! I have done all I needed to! I have conquered the world, rid it of the heroes, and claimed the full power of the Golden Sun! All I have to live for is revenge upon YOU!"

"Fine then. We shall fight."

The Wise One began by firing a blast of Venus Psyenergy from his eye. Alex phased out for a second while the beam passed, then fired a beam of his own that combined all four elements, which hit the Wise One and knocked him into Alex's Palace. Their battle raged for days without end, and large chunks of the world was reduced to wreckage. Towards the end of the fifth day, the mark on the back of Alex's hand, now a complete sun, shone so brightly it was driving Alex insane, he tried to get rid of it by unleashing an incredible amount of energy on the Wise One, which knocked him into Weyard, creating an actual hole through it. Alex still couldn't control the mark, and it created a vortex which sucked in Alex and the Wise One, and it is supposed they battle to this day on another plane of existence.

Many of Alex's disciples and generals tried to control Weyard, but none could manage, or control the lighthouses. Over 150 years Weyard was back to normal, and has stayed that way until now, which at the time of publishing for this book, will be 72 years past that point.

Author's note: Wow, this was actually shorter on paper. I may end out turning this into a full story, depending on how well this one does. I'm going to aim for 1500 words a chapter, but don't expect that. I have a lot of this written out on paper, and I'll try to update weekly. Review if you want, it'll help me catch mistakes.