Chapter 1: The Beginning of Everything

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It was all over. Everyone stood there. As Blados and Chalis, along with the now known body of King Volechek, the only thing stopping them from dying from the light was the statue that, if activated, would stop the Grave Eclipse from ripping human civilisation apart. The whole Apollo Sanctum itself was like a double edged sword. It could save the world, but it would be necessary to sacrifice one to do so. As Sveta stood there, wearing all five pieces of the Umbra Gear, tears pouring from her eyes as she looked at the struggling sight of her brother, in which they killed without knowing, something that had been done thirty years ago by the Warriors of Vale.

After countless tries, Matthew going up the stairs to activate the switch, not realising the fact that he didn't wear the Umbra Gear [1], he couldn't match the light's power in the form he was in now, especially right after the battle with the Chaos Chimera.

"I'm afraid the only way that it could be done is if Sveta goes up and activates the switch." Kraden said, with a gloomy tone. Everyone looked at Sveta, who was still crying at the realization of her brother, in his beast form.

"I... I'm going to do this." Sveta stammered out, shaking in fear. She looked into Matthew's eyes, which were misty, and almost unreadable, akin to his father.

"C-Can you help me, Matthew?" She asked. The boy smiled at her, and put a hand to her shoulder. He tilted his head slightly, smiling, having the face that was somewhat like a clueless boy. Sveta flushed in nervousness. Right now, she was glad that she was the only one who could read the mind and hearts of people, and not anyone else.

"Sure." After a couple of seconds, something strangely miraculous happened and the spirit of Matthew was visible to the eye of everyone.

"What the-?" Tyrell shouted as he saw the vaguely vague figure of Matthew floating around Sveta's body.

"Hmm..." Kraden hummed to himself. "An interesting development, if I say so myself." He continued as he saw the Matthew/Sveta combo climb up the stairs.

And then a moaning sound could be heard amidst the silence. It wasn't Blados, or Chalis, but more like the the remaining beast form of the King of Belinsk. Karis jumped in a slight fright reaction, being the closest person to his form, and quickly pulled out her Phaeton Blade. The rest reacted in the same way.

"Wait." Kraden said, walking up to the King. Everyone looked at Kraden, and gave him curious stares, but followed his words nevertheless. Volechek stood up, and jumped, going on the top part of the statue. As everyone was down below they couldn't see what was going on. But they did notice, as they looked up, the flying spirit of Matthew quickly returning to his body, as he opened his eyes and quickly knelt forward, holding Sveta in his arms, making her face turn even redder with nervousness, and embarrassment.

...And then there was no more.

Amiti awoke from his dream. It was only yesterday that the Apollo Lens had stopped the Grave Eclipse's would've-been-epic win. As he pushed himself off the bed of the inn in Belinsk, he realised that he was the only one awake. The other six were snoozing, probably wanting to sleep just that little bit more. He chuckled to himself as he walked into the bathroom, to begin the daily routine of hygiene.

Unbeknownst to him, Karis was also awake, but since she was only half-awake, she didn't bother getting out of the bed, quite surprisingly.

A few minutes passed as Karis closed her eyes, smiling to the memory that made Matthew splutter every time it was mentioned.

"Karis." She opened her eyes slowly to see Amiti standing right next to her bedside, smiling at her. She pulled her hands out from under the sheets and rubbed her eyes, looking around the place, before looking back at Amiti.

She pushed herself off the bed, from the other side, and slowly walked to the bathroom, swaying a little bit as she did so. She could vaguely hear another chuckle from Amiti, but she was close to the point of being earshot.

And so the morning that would lead to everyone splitting up began.

"Where is she?" Tyrell exclaimed angrily. The three were at the bridge, the other two being Matthew and Karis. They were waiting in front of Belinsk Castle, for Sveta, who had told them to wait at the castle gate.

"She is busy, I guess..." Karis trailed on. Matthew looked at the two, giving Tyrell a glare that shocked him.

"She promised that she'd wait for us. So, I think we should wait here." He said, calmly. Karis smiled at Matthew and nodded.

"As per usual, the calm response." And then she giggled. "Which doesn't usually come when referring to your girlfriend." Matthew's face went a red colour. A light pink, straight to a deep crimson. Tyrell just stared blankly at his best friend, in some shock.

"Look, Tyrell, I don't think Matthew meant to "snap" at you like that, but I think he's pretty strict about his promises now." Karis said, which made Tyrell snap out of his daze.

"Were you three waiting for Queen Sveta?" One of the guards asked. The trio turned around and nodded.

"She's Queen already?" Tyrell exclaimed. "Whoa, you guys are quick in repairing the city's reputation, and monarchy..." Matthew and Karis looked at him in shock.

"Since when did you know the words reputation, and monarchy?" Karis asked, clearing ignoring the two guards at the moment. It was then that Matthew realized that they were on the verge of totally ignoring what their original purpose was.

"Anyways, Her Majesty left a while ago for the city gate." The other guard said, looking at Matthew. That was the point where Karis and Tyrell snapped out of their questioning looks and gave a look to Matthew.

"I swear, she said the castle gate, not the city gate, but never mind that..." Matthew mused to himself as he turned around and started to walk down the bridge again. Karis immediately started to follow him, a Tyrell joined them a few seconds later, mainly staring and trying to catch up on what was going on.

"Thanks for telling us, by the way!" Karis shouted to the two guards before she left the vicinity of the castle. The guards both looked at each other before returning to their posts, with their guard-like faces, mainly stoic and unresponsive, like before.

Surprisingly, the town's features were back to normal, despite the fact that they could only start repairing from yesterday. Every broken pillar in the wreckage during the Grave Eclipse seemed to have been placed back to its normal place, every citizen who fell ill, or injured, were fine and walking about. The only thing that seemed weird was the fact that the band wasn't the same as the ones before. They played the same song, Mountain Roc [2], but the color of their fur was gold.

"The town can sure recover quickly..." Tyrell said, as they went around the circle that circled the centre of town. "And the music... I think I'm gonna miss this place..." He added as an afterthought.

"Same here." Matthew said, sighing. Karis looked at the two and stifled a laugh.

"Hey, its not like we're leaving this place forever," She said, making the two boys turn around, their attention now in her hands, "I mean, we can come back here, no, anywhere we've been on this adventure whenever we like." She finished. Well, they could, so long as they got help from Eoleo to reach the waterlocked (opposite to landlocked?) areas. The two boys looked at each other before smiling, and nodding.

"Good point Karis, as usual." Matthew said as they reached the city gate. They walked through it, and as far was they could see, no one was there. Tyrell scratched his head in confusion.

"Has everyone left already?" He asked, clearly showing his confusion. As he turned to the other two, who had shrugged...

"Yo!"

Tyrell turned around and saw Eoleo standing there, Himi right next to him, and Amiti walking up to them.

"All of us would've waited here for you three for years, if we had to." Amiti said, the other two nodding.

"I'm agreeing with Amiti on that one." Himi replied, smiling, "Because its true." She added.

"Wait... how are you two getting back?" Karis asked, pointing at Himi and Amiti [3]. The two smiled and pointed at Eoleo.

"Ahhh... you see, I offered to give these two a ride back, seeing as the Ei-Jei region can't be reached by land right now..." He said, scratching the back of his neck. Karis smiled at Amiti, although it could've been easily mistaken for a smirk under an untrained eye.

"So, have you changed your mind on pirates, Amiti?" She asked him. He smiled back at her and nodded.

"I guess I have." He answered simply. Well, his facial features didn't seem to agree fully with his words, but Karis's look scared him just a little bit more than usual, somewhat like the look Karis gave to Tyrell every time he would do something wrong, or stupid.

Of course it wasn't Karis's intention to give him that look, but it was just a really bad habit. From Tyrell.

All of the sudden, Kraden, Rief and Sveta came from behind the other three who had come just before them.

"So, Matthew, I believe we are all to leave soon?" Kraden said, with that 'I think that's final.' tone. Usually, everyone would've obeyed this tone that he was giving, but not in this case, where he was ignored as Matthew had his eyes on someone else.

"Sveta..." Matthew muttered, walking forward. She looked at him with a curious glance, but didn't get time to fully look as the blonde hugged her. Everyone around them smirked, or smiled at the sight. Kraden muttered something about young love, while smiling.

Well, that was before he let go of her and hugged Himi.

Then everyone else.

"...Way to ruin the moment, kiddo." Eoleo said to him, as he was being hugged. Matthew gave him a questioning look, but decided not to ask as he went to hug Rief. Karis and Tyrell felt obliged to do the same, before everyone started to give hugs to each other.

"I guess I'll miss you." Karis said to one of the people she was hugging. It was like a hug marathon, so she didn't know who she was hugging as, as her eyes were momentarily closed.

"...Me too." She heard. She didn't expect much of a response as she opened her eyes and saw Amiti let go, and started to move his face closer to hers. Her eyes widened as everyone started to watch. But Amiti turned for the left and kissed her cheek instead, which were rosy red from a blush, from embarrassment.

Everyone heard a wolf-whistle from behind, or in front of them, and immediately looked up, or turned around if they were facing the other direction, to see the town standing on the top of the arch which gated the city, cheering. All the band members were up there as well, somehow still playing their music.

"Do you have to go?"

"We'll all miss you guys!"

"Good luck on your way back then!"

"We all love you guys!"

"Tell us about your adventures some time!"

"Don't forget Belinsk!"

"...Well, I guess we leave on an encore." Everyone, apart from Sveta, said simultaneously. Matthew turned around from wherever he was standing and face Rief and Kraden.

"By the way, where are you two headed for?" He asked, curious. The two looked at each other, and smiled.

"Well, I was going to head for Imil, but I guess there's probably one thing I better do before heading back..." Rief trailed, looking to the ground, something he seemed to do whenever he was nervous. Kraden walked up to him and smacked his back, which made him stand up straight and look up. Everyone chuckled at this.

"You see Matthew, I sent a carrier pigeon to your father, and it looks like he wants me there on the observation of Mt. Aleph." Kraden said. The trio looked at Kraden, with confusing looks.

"Well, I was supposed to go there at the beginning, wasn't I?" He added, to which Karis nodded to, remembering that quite vividly. The other two stood there for a couple of seconds, before a lightbulb magically appeared from above their head, which the everyone in the party had said that that came from their imaginations.

"I remember now!"

"Ohhh! I remember that!"

"Sveta, do you know if the border's opened in Border Town?" Kraden asked. Sveta turned around and smiled.

"Yes, I'm pretty sure it's opened now, so, you guys can head to Biblin." She replied in a modest way.

"...Well, I guess this is where we all part ways." Amiti said awkwardly, among the unwanted silence. His response was kind of weird, since his attitude and behaviour was based on a cordial structure, and awkward didn't usually appear in his text.

"Yeah..." Tyrell said. The three that were headed on boat left first, heading to Belinsk's port.

"I guess we should go first then!" Eoleo said, with a smile on his face. Himi nodded, along with Amiti. As everyone, including the audience, who were still shouting, clapping and playing music, waved goodbye, they all turned around for one last look, before leaving again.

"So, as I said a while back, shall we all take our leave?" Kraden asked. The four of them nodded. Matthew still had his eyes on Sveta, but Karis was getting just a tad bit impatient. So she dragged Matthew towards Kraden.

"Can we all just go before we all make ourselves regret?" She asked, in a pleading tone, something that she wouldn't usually do. The rest of the group nodded, waving at Sveta, who was confused, but waved anyways.

"See you guys later!" Tyrell shouted to the crowd as they walked the dusty path, the cheering and applause getting softer and softer with every step they took.

They all looked at Karis, whose face had went all red, for no somewhat apparent reason. Matthew looked like he wanted to shout at her for making them leave faster, but taking a look at her didn't seem like a good idea. Everywhere around her was like an restricted area, an aura of gloom had just, a few moments ago, been released. Karis sighed as she felt her cheek. It's only a sign of appreciation, it's only a sign of appreciation... She thought, but it wouldn't get out of her head, for some reason.

That she missed someone already.

She already missed him.

...So I guess this is where MY notes go? ^-^;

So, for a start... Why I started this fic? I started this because I had this... feeling in my mind overwhelm my senses, drag me to my computer and I started to type like crazy. Well, I don't think anyone would disagree with me when I say that the game was a little too short, and unexplored for a Golden Sun game... since they usually take a week to finish, plus sidequests and optional stuff... while that game, since I was curious, made me stay up for TWO DAYS STRAIGHT, only for me, at 2am to see an unsatisfying ending of a Psynergy Vortex (is it just me, or did anyone else find a resemblance in the vortex to the Who Wants to be a Millionaire logo, without the words?) and the words THE END...? pop up. I swear, I died for an hour or so... (Okay, that whole story may sound slightly dramatic, but you get the picture.) But I like the game, anyways ^-^

So, to shut me up, let me tell you a slightly fascinating fact about the development of the story... (Not really, I just want to rant on about something, sorry, old habits SADLY die hard...)

I originally intended for this story to be a Amiti/Karis fanfic, but during my planning, and writing of the first chapter, I guess I must've twisted it to turn into a Matthew/Sveta fanfic... Oh well, I guess I can handle two relationships in the one fic (no I can't...) Yay! More work for me! (I told me, I can't do it!)

Anyways, for the number bullet thingies...

[1] - Is it me, or did all of the characters forget that if Matthew doesn't wear the Umbra Gear, he won't live through the light, something that was explained to him probably 1-2 hours ago in game?

[2] - Is Mountain Roc the original song playing in Belinsk when you first arrive? 'Cause when I did it, I wasn't paying too much attention, but I did see the first song on the list as Mountain Roc, and it sounded the same... Oh well, I'll research that and get back to myself on it...

[3] - Since the way back to THAT part of the Ei-Jei region is kinda... a one way road, how does Amiti get back without getting Eoleo's ship? He can't possibly go back via Biblin, 'cause that would take him longer...

Oh yeah, if you haven't realised, this is my take on the beginning of the ending part. Oh yeah, please do tell me if I've gotten something wrong, or I've already screwed up the fanfic in the first chapter, 'cause I can do that when I have coke, sketch pad and a computer with music...(Suggestions and encouraging words help too (: )

And another thing, I don't usually type this long Author Notes, but since its the first one, I guess that's bound to happen. But I promise not to write Author(ess) Notes this long... well, after the first couple of chapters...

Well, bye byes for now :L And hopefully, I didn't do that bad for a first chapter... (Yay! Finally a fanfic without any OC's... I don't like the look you're giving me, me...)

P.S: Oh yeah, since I can't find a script from the game, I've decided to try and remember most of the lines that you see vaguely familiar...