Author's Note: I split the prologue into 3 parts, this happened by accident and is explained by the end. The most important part of the prologue are the first 2, the rest is mostly if you need a recap of GS and TLA (some in the 1st one). So if you think that you know everything about GS, don't bother with the third. Anyway, enjoy.
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"…W-Where am I?"
A young man opened his eyes; he was in a large and dark cavern. He was lying with his head inches from the edge of a cliff over water. He was cold, and his clothes were damp from the wet rock he was on.
He sat up slowly. He was weak and in a lot of pain, but he wanted to see around himself. He looked at the ledge he was on, it was light blue and shiny. There was a light from his right. He looked over and saw a white portal in front of a giant stone slab with ancient markings on it.
"…Hey, I remember this place…" he said in a smooth voice. "This is the room where Saturos, Menardi and I retrieved the Elemental Stars. … But what am I doing here now?"
"Ah, Alex you're awake."
Alex stood up quickly and looked around "Who's there?" he shouted. Silence. "Answer me!"
An evil laugh came out from the slab behind him. Alex looked towards it, but he already knew who would be coming... The portal shone brighter. Alex blocked his eyes with his right arm in order to see the person who was entering the room. A tall dark man in a cape appeared. He had sliver hair that hung down to his lower back, purple eyes and a crooked nose. His skin was pale, his face was thin, and he looked middle aged considering his hair color.
"NO!" Alex screamed, " Not you again!"
"Quiet you blue haired freak!" the dark man snarled, "And this will be easier for you. You have failed in retrieving all the power that I need from the Lighthouses. And I do not appreciate that." He said with an evil frown. "You know the forfeit of your failure…"
"NO, don't kill her!" Alex was on his knees, "Please, I will recover the last of what you need." Alex buried his face in his hands and was sobbing uncontrollably.
The man's eyes narrowed, "You have blown your cover. I cannot trust you alone. I did not wish for it to come to this." The man kneeled down and grabbed Alex by the chin with his thumb and index finger. He stared deeply into Alex's face. "But I can't trust you by yourself and your freewill anymore…"
"NO! NOT THAT!!!" Alex's eyes widened in horror and he tried desperately to move away but the man grabbed Alex's neck with his left hand and raised him off the ground. "N-No, n-not again." Alex said with what little breath he could use.
"This will be over quickly," the man said holding Alex still with his left hand and grasping Alex's forehead with his right. Alex closed his eyes tightly. The man started to glow bright purple for a few seconds, then he stopped. Alex opened his eyes, he had expected the process to burn, but nothing happened. The man let go of Alex. Alex kneeled down started to massage his throat.
He has a tight grip for someone of his age and stature… Alex thought.
"I am not that old, Alex!" The man snarled. Alex looked up startled.
"My apologies, Lord Darliam, I didn't sense you using psynergy."
Darliam grinned and said, "That is because I wasn't, dear boy."
Alex stood up, "Then how did you know that is what I was thinking?" Darliam looked blankly at Alex.
"You will know soon enough." He looked away from Alex. "You have failed me once boy, don't let it happen again."
"I have gotten what power I could from the Golden Sun. You know as well as I do that the Wise One took power out of the Mars Star. After all, you saw what happened, using the Second Sight psynergy" Alex said with a smirk.
"Ah, you're learning Alex. That's good." He turned to look at Alex. "I suppose you're wondering what I did this time, hmm?" Alex hesitated for a second, and then as if he was compelled to do so, nodded. Darliam smiled widely. "I have sealed your mind from certain thoughts. If a Jupiter Adept were to Mind Read you, they would never see the sealed thoughts."
Alex raised an eyebrow, "I don't understand."
"I don't expect you to, not yet anyway. Now," Darliam turned towards the portal, "I will be monitoring you and your actions Alex. Bring the one with the power of the Mars Star to me. And I promise that She will live and the curse will be removed." Darliam Walked through the portal, he shrank and disappeared.
Alex looked down at his feet. "Damn, how did I let myself get into this mess?" he said aloud. He looked up at the portal. "Darliam…One day you will fall, and I will fulfill my destiny." He walked over to the portal. "I will not let more of my Clan, or anyone else, fall to the evils of you nor your kind. Mother…Father…" He shut his eyes and tears started streaming out. I will not let him take away what I've been trying so hard to protect. Mother... I will not break my promise to you... she will not die! I just hope that they'll listen... He wiped his face and walked through the portal. They'll see that my actions were justified, even if I can only get one of them to trust me... With that, he shrunk into the portal and vanished.
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"The sun rises on the beautiful land of Weyard. The world begins to awaken with the coming of the sun. But all is not well. Near a mountain called Mt. Aelph, there is a town called Vale. Vale is home to the guardians of the secrets of Mt. Aleph. For in this mountain, there lays a Sanctum built in honor of the sun, Sol Sanctum. The Sanctum is where the purest forms of the elements of existence are supposed to be kept. Earth, Fire, Wind and Water are these elements. Their purest forms are in the shapes of 4 orbs called the Elemental Stars.
"The Elemental Stars were hidden away in the depths of Sol Sanctum. This was because Men were waging war for the powers of Alchemy. To acquire eternal life, extreme wealth and dominance of Weyard, that was their intentions. Until a group of wise and ancient men decided to take Alchemy's power from the land and hid it away. They are known to be the wisest men who ever lived, and rightfully so.
"Centuries upon centuries later, a group of people learned of the affects of the removal of Alchemy had on Weyard. Weyard was eroding and their home was going to be one of the first victims. Desperate they sent out their best warriors out to Vale and Mt. Aleph to gain back the stars and release Alchemy again. Only two of their original numbers returned. But they did bring back 4 people who were assumed dead. They went back with the youngest of the 4 and another person they had found with other intentions. They succeeded in retrieving the Elemental Stars. They then set out to relight the Elemental Lighthouses, where the Stars were removed to be hidden away.
"One by one the lighthouses were lit, I had sent out some young warriors to stop the group who intended to light them. They disobeyed my orders. My group joined those who lit three of the four Lighthouses, but not until after some of their numbers were lost. They made it to the last Lighthouse and overcame my test for them. The one who was found, the one whose intentions were hidden, had scaled Mt. Aleph and tried to gain the powers of the Golden Sun.
"I had planned for this and had power taken from the Mars Star. He did gain more strength and near immortality, but not completely. He also didn't gain as much power as I had predicted. I easily knocked him down, but I fear that I used too much force.
"Now Mt. Aleph is partly buried under the surface of Weyard and the 9 who helped bring back Alchemy returned home, as the Sun set and the Golden Sun rises.
"I, the Wise One, shall continue my duty to protect Weyard, and all those who live on its beautiful surface.
"They'll see that my actions were justified…"
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Ages ago, or so the stories tell, the power of Alchemy ruled over the world of Weyard. Alchemy wrought the base elements of humanity into thriving civilizations, like lead into gold. But in time, man's dreams gave birth to untold strife. Dreams of endless riches, of eternal life, of domination over all that lived… Dreams of conquest and of war. These dreams would have torn the world apart if not for a few brave and wise men, who sealed away the power of Alchemy deep in Mt. Aleph's Sol Sanctum.
Prologue from Book Two
After a long talk in a room of the Venus Lighthouse, Felix went back up to the aerie, instructing his sister, Jenna, and the scholar Kraden to go to Idejima Peninsula and wait for him to return. Soon after he left, a young water adept, Alex, appeared. They left together and fought with simple workmen and Tolbi soldiers. Upon arriving at Idejima, the Venus Lighthouse was lit. The earth began to tremble madly then Idejima was torn from Gondowan, making returning, impossible.
Soon Felix washed up on the moving island's shore, along with a young wind Adept named Sheba. She had fallen of the Lighthouse when it was lit and Felix jumped after her, into the rising sea, to prevent her from drowning.
Then came the tidal wave. A tremendous wave came and managed to push Idejima into another continent. The wave seemed to affect all the villages on the north side and those near the sea. Alex had disappeared from the other 4 to search for a ship. They met him again in Alhafra after they stopped the pirate, Briggs. But Alex didn't want to be with them, so they continued to search for a ship, leaving Alex to his own thoughts.
They heard of an Adept named Piers who had a ship but he needed help before he could pilot it again. Felix and his companions met him in Kibombo. Piers was looking for the Black Orb, the main power to his ship. They retrieved it while gaining new psynergy.
They journeyed to Lemuria and learned of the truth of Alchemy's seal. According to Lemuria's King, Hydros, without Alchemy, Weyard was shrinking, civilizations were dieing and everything was being washed away with Gaia Falls.
The Felix and his friends journeyed to the Jupiter Lighthouse where they met up with Isaac. He and his friends were in peril. They were fighting against the two strongest fighters of Prox, Karst and Agatio. They had a trap set to capture Mia, but they also caught Garet. Felix got them to stop fighting and lit the beacon.
Karst stole the Mars Star from Felix and nearly killed him. But he managed, along with his sister and his two friends, to survive and got away.
Then they met with an angry Isaac and explained their actions for breaking Valeian Law. They explained that not only were they doing this for their parent's freedom, they were doing it to save the world from eroding away. Isaac was convinced and joined with Felix to venture to the Northern Wastelands where Prox lay.
They ventured to the Mars Lighthouse and found that Karst and Agatio had failed miserably in lighting the mars beacon. So it was up to Felix.
Upon making it to the aerie, they were met by the Wise One. The being that gave Isaac the task of retrieving the Elemental Stars. The Wise One was not pleased at all and called upon the Doom Dragon to stop Felix. Felix and his friends defeated the Doom Dragon but were shocked at who the Dragon really was…Felix and Jenna's parents.
They lit the beacon and the Golden Sun rose above Mt. Aleph, awaited by an eager Alex.
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Forgotten Souls: SO! What'd ya think? Bad? Good? Confusing? I can explain the 4 parts.
Alex (Pt.1): This was my original prologue.
Wise One (Pt.2): This was supposed to be a short but explanatory view of Weyard's history, It turned into the Wise One's thoughts and promise. I didn't find it necessary, but it happened and I chose to keep it.
Introduction and a look back (Pt.3): Just wanted to keep it as close to the way the game played things out, the last thing I added.
Please Tell me if the concept stands too obvious or not (can you already see what's going to happen?) but don't be TOO specific.
I have some questions for you readers.
1. Is this good so far?
2. Is there anything that I should remove completely?(sections of prologue)
3. I had an Idea to put numbers of the Sound track of GS: TLA so that you'd have a good idea of the mood given off. Ex: #81 for scenes like the first part of Alex's prologue. Does that sound good, or would you rather just decide for yourself what to listen to? (seriously, I will edit this chapter to make it so if requested)
4. Would you, if you write something, please give me credit for any ideas you may get from me? Or at least ask before coping me/using this fic for your self?
IF you CAN guess what's next, JUST SAY THAT YOU HAVE AN IDEA, DO NOT SAY IT IN A REVIEW!!! It may be what happens. But if you make a suggestion (say like, Sheba's character is too shallow, or Maybe they should do this…) those are accepted as long as you don't go into much depth. If you DO have an idea and need to let it out, E-mail is your friend and mine here.
IF you review anonymously, give your Email PLEASE! Unless you make it obvious as to who you are. I don't like people who just review who don't give past knowledge of who they are and leave without a trace….
Comments and questions are greatly appreciated, as are suggestions (you will be given credit for you input if used) and if you wish, I may answer your questions in future chapters. There may also be down the line, some times where I'll need your help in deciding the path of the story, that is when I will read the reviews and be most observant of what you say. Thanks.
Forgotten Souls: THAT WAS A MOUTHFUL!
???: so why is it called Anguish of Alex? You going to put him in pain?
Forgotten Souls: Sheba, we've been over this…you are not allowed to say anything until I say you can…
Sheba: Well… I WANT TO KNOW!
Forgotten Souls: Just because you were the star of SD that survived, doesn't give you any more right to speak in the final parts… You just fill in for the disclaimer because he hate me.
Disclaimer: That I do! *vanishes*
Forgotten Souls: … … … … Just do it Sheba…_
Sheba: Forgotten does not own Souls Golden Sun, all original characters, original story and original scenarios are copyrights of Nintendo and Camelot.
Forgotten Souls: What are you talking about? I do so own GS!
Sheba: No you don't!
Forgotten Souls: What do you call this then? *Holds up GS and TLA games*
Sheba: I meant legal rights.
Forgotten Souls: …Oh…
Sheba: ... Whatever… He does not own the characters (main only, not unknown in the real game), the first paragraph of the 3rd part and a lot more to be named from now on after every chapter.
Forgotten Souls: Stupid copyrights…
Sheba REVIEW NOW!
Forgotten Souls: …or I won't continue and everyone will know why my name is this…