Author's note: Hey guys, this is my first GS story, so be gentle. I still don't know about pairings (Except Valeshipping ofc xD). I must warn you that this story is third on my priority and that I take a long time to update even one story, so don't expect an update soon. Actually, I have already started the second chapter and I am half way through, so it might be faster than I expect. Also, I find disclaimers stupid. If someone owned the game or manga or movie or anything, he/she wouldn't be writing here, right :P? So, on with the story.
Summary:What would have happened if Felix had never removed his mask inside Sol Sanctum? What if Jenna and Kraden hadn't been kidnapped by Saturos and Menardi, but followed Isaac and Garet on their quest instead? (Powerful Felix)
I WILL CARRY THIS BURDEN ON MY OWN
BY GRX3m0m
CHAPTER 1: DISASTER IN THE SANCTUM
Jenna's PoV
It has been three years since the accident, that's how long it took me to finally accept the fact that I lost my whole family in mere seconds. I remember the pain I felt thinking I was alone in the world. If it wasn't for Isaac and Garet, I would have never pulled through.
Anyway, the three of us have been studying Alchemy and Psynergy for quite some time now, under the guidance of the scholar Kraden. Needles to say our Psynergy has strengthen a lot, especially of the others. Today, we are all going to Mt. Aleph to study Alchemy, just like any ordinary day...
I climbed the stairs as I walked towards Isaac's and Garet's house. On the way there, I was greeted by many town folks. Even thought they looked at me and smiled, I knew that deep inside, they actually pitied me. The girl that lost her parents and her beloved brother when she was fourteen years old. I stopped by Isaac's place and I was quite surprised to see him on the roof, with his mother below, so I decided to let him be and go fetch Garet. I jumped in surprise as I heard a battle cry 'Hee hee... Still training Garet?' I though as I walked behind his house to see him use his Psynergy to Move a huge trunk.
"You sure do put your heart into it, Garet!" I said and giggled as I approached him.
"Oh, I'm just finishing up," He said and placed a hand to clean the sweat from his forehead.
"That's good. It's time to go, and I was about to leave you behind," I said and Garet made a sad face.
"Come on, I know you could have waited..." Garet whined.
"Say, what exactly happened to you two?" Garet tilted his head in question, so I continued. "The accident three years ago... Is that why you've been studying Psynergy?" Garet just looked away and I signed "I appreciate your concern, but... my family's never coming back, and neither is Isaac's father... I just want to forget that day. I wish everyone would..." I turned around.
"Well, let's get Isaac and go to Kraden's..." I said, but at the same time, Garet said something I didn't hear. I tilted my head and turned to look at him."Hm? You were about to say something, weren't you?" I asked.
"No!" He quickly said and smiled nervously. I shook my head.
"Don't be weird Garet!" I said and shook my head again "Whatever..." I said and turned my back on him.
"Jenna... Are you mad at me?" He asked me slowly. I signed and shook my head negatively.
"Jenna..." Garet said as he moved towards me.
"I don't want to talk about it," I said calmly and then said "Come on!" Garet backed away a bit. I turned to face him again "Isaac's waiting for us."
"But... Jenna..." Garet began but I cut him off.
"I'll leave you behind if you are too slow." I said and we both made our way towards the house of our best friend. By the time we got there, he had almost finished patching the roof.
"Good Job Isaac," Dora, his mother told him, as she climbed the ladder and reached the roof "You patched it nicely. All right, you are all done." She said.
"I told you I could do it, didn't I?" Isaac told his mother with a smile "Piece of cake!" Dora smiled.
"You are very reliable Isaac... Just like your father was," She said. Immediately, Isaac's smile faded "What is it, Isaac? Do you still think about the accident?" She asked him.
"Not always... Only when dad or Jenna's family are mentioned..." Isaac said.
"Figures..." She said "You and Garet have been working yourselves to the bone studying Psynergy. Do you think things would be different if you'd had stronger abilities?" She asked again, causing Isaac lifted his shoulders.
"Who knows... If we did, maybe things would have been different" He said.
"That's what I thought," Dora said "I was devastated when Kyle died... I felt all alone..." She said and smiled "It's taken some time, but I'm better now," She said as she got closer to him and hugged him "I still have you Isaac."
"Mom..." Isaac just returned the hug and a couple of seconds later, they broke it.
"You're almost seventeen. You're so much like Kyle was when he was young," She inspected him once more and smiled proudly "I'm looking forward to seeing where life takes you," She said. I looked at Garet.
"Yeah, that's all good, but we have to go, let's go Garet." I said as we walked towards the ladder and climbed it, reaching the roof. "MA'AAAAM!" Dora looked at me and smiled.
"Hello Jenna." She said.
"Hey Jenna, what's up?" Isaac asked me, smiling as well.
"Good morning" I said. Soon after, Garet appeared.
"Well, if it isn't Garet too!" She said and smiled.
"Hey man, nice to see ya!" Isaac greeted Garet and the later waved his hand.
"So, where do you plan to go today?" Dora asked her son and he smiled a bit nervously.
"We're going to Mt. Aleph with Kraden," Garet quickly said, getting Isaac out of the hard situation.
"Mountain climbing with Kraden, ha?" She asked and we all nodded "Kids and their games..." She said.
"No! It's part of our studies..." I said.
"Ah, yes... Alchemy." Dora said.
? PoV
From afar, on top of a cliff on Mt Aleph, a figure was standing, glaring at the company of the three teenagers and the elder that made their way towards the sanctum. He had his attention more focused on the red haired girl that stood behind the blond with the spiky hair. A smiled popped on his lips as the girl laughed.
"You overcame the death of your family... I am glad for you..." The boy whispered and I frowned.
"Felix, it's time to go as well. They will solve the puzzle and we'll be there to get the stars," Saturos told him and the boy turned and nodded. We made our way to the sanctum after them and we followed from afar.
"Are you sure they have the power to get to the last chamber?" I asked irritated. Saturos just made a gesture, which made me furious "Don't just move your hand, answer me!" I said.
"They'll do fine. Sure, they are just kids, but considering the fact our friend here is able to do it, I bet his sister is too," Saturos said.
"Don't worry Menardi," Felix said and I turned to look at him "Jenna is smarter than me and so is Isaac. I wouldn't say the same for Garet though, but you get my point".
"I'll trust you on this one Felix. Pray that they succeed, or else they are dead," I threatened. Felix didn't seem to worry and made a gesture like 'Told Ya', as he run after the other group which had discovered a hidden passage.
"He got you there," Saturos laughed as he followed Felix. I growled and followed them as well, inside the room. I hate to admit it, but I knew his sister and friends would actually pull through where Saturos and I had failed.
Timed passed by; minutes became hours, as we kept on following those runts. Some of the puzzles of the sanctum were hard and took them a long time to figure. That meant we had to spend hours hidden in small places, forcing the muscles of all three of us to ache like hell. The only thing that kept me there was that soon, the elemental stars would be ours. I smiled at the thought of the four gems in my grasp. The four Lighthouses lit, and Prox safe from the destructive force of The Gaia Falls. Then, after so long, a small vortex, that looked like a portal appeared and the three kids with the old man jumped in.
"What do we do now?" Felix asked us. I looked at Saturos who looked lost in thought.
"I think it would be best to wait for a couple of minutes before going after them. I bet that they are on the stars room, so let them figure the last puzzle and get them when they get out".
"Ok then, let's do it," I said and flexed my muscles. We waited there for about five minutes, but there was no trace of them. I started to lose my patience and I looked at Saturos again, "I am sick of this. Let's just charge in!" I said.
"You got to be kidding me!" Felix told me. "If we charge in now, they won't get the stars."
"You know, Menardi is right on this one..." Saturos suddenly said. I let a smile pop in my face for a mare moment. Saturos, a great tactician; try to get on everyone's good books, or at least keep away from their 'death's list', "I am sure that the stars are there, even if we get inside now, they won't be able to escape. Let's go," Felix just sighed.
"Just remember not to hurt anyone, especially Jenna," Felix said.
"Ok, I'll try not to rip both of her arms of," I said, causing Felix to shoot me a deadly glare.
Jenna's PoV
I landed slowly and gracefully on the floor, same as Isaac, while Garet landed hard on his feet. Isaac and I exchanged glares and shook out heads. I checked the room we were in and I almost got out of breath. We weren't in a room at all; the floor was natural, except from four statues. I had a small difficulty on breathing and I could smell water. If there was no water, I would have been sure it was a cavern or something. But water on a cavern?
"Wow, what is this place?" Isaac asked as he looked around.
"That's a cave you guys. That portal lead us inside a cave?" Garet asked as he tilted his head.
"It can't be a cave Garet, I can hear water flowing." I said and he looked at me curiously.
"What on Earth, is this the ocean?" I heard Kraden ask from behind. I turned and saw him looking astonished at the water.
"The ocean?" Isaac asked. "You mean like the one we've heard and read about? The place with the endless water and the things called boats and ships that float there?"
"Yes, that ocean I mean, but it looks like it isn't after all. There are just no waves." Kraden said. "Guess it's just an underground lake."
"Underground lake? Is that even possible?!" I complained and he sweat dropped.
"Well, yeah. An underground lake is a lake under the surface of the Earth's crust. Such a lake may be associated with caves, aquifers or springs. They are typically very low in salinity." He said and I nodded.
"What?" Garet said as he tilted his head. Isaac signed.
"Let's just stick to the 'Underground lake' for you Garet." He said and Garet raised his shoulders.
"You got to be kidding me!" Kraden said and started moving from one place to another, staring at the statues. "The Elemental Stars... they really exist... The Elemental Stars exist!" He said excitedly.
"Hold on second!" Isaac said, "Aren't the elements the foundation of all matter?" He asked and I nodded.
"Yeah, you taught us that everything is made out of the four elements." I said.
"Of course! Earth, Water, Fire and Wind. The four basic elements!" Garet said.
"It pleases me to see that you all remember what I've taught you. Yes, those are the four elements," He said, taking his scholar's expression "Legends holds that the four Elemental Stars contain the purified essence of each element," He shook in excitement, "And now those legendary stones are before us!"
"Kraden, I think you should calm down a bit. All right, I know this is a huge discovery, but we need to be careful," Isaac said and I agreed.
"I must have those Stars, I have to study them. The great power they hold, maybe even the Stone of Sages!" He said.
"The Stone of Sages? Isn't that the stone that can even prevent death?" Isaac asked and I looked at him puzzled.
"Yes Isaac, that's The Stone of Sages. Don't worry my dears, here I come!" He said and he jumped on one of the rocks that lead towards one of the statues, "Wow!" He said as he slipped and almost fell in the water "That was close," He said "Damn it! I can't get there like that!" He cursed as he jumped back.
"Hey Kraden, let Garet and I go fetch them for you. I am sure it will be pretty easy for us, right Garet?" Isaac asked and Garet nodded.
"You really mean it Isaac? You would go there and get them for me?" He asked.
"Of course they would Kraden, you know it," I said as I giggled.
Without any further discussion, Isaac started jumping from rock to rock, followed by Garet. In less than a minute, they had reached the statue that was holding a yellow stone. Isaac got that and placed it inside his mythril pouch.
"Good job you two! That's The Venus Star, Earth's element. Go get the others!" Kraden yelled and I laughed nervously at his childish behavior.
From there, Isaac and Garet continued through another path of rocks, as they made their way towards the second Elemental Star, the blue one. They eventually reached it and Isaac took hold of it as well. That's when I noticed a small change in the atmosphere. It wasn't much, but I could tell something was wrong.
"Great! Now they have Water's Elemental star, of Mercury. Go guys, two more to go!" Kraden said.
"Kraden, are you sure it's safe to remove those stones?" I asked him worriedly.
"What? Oh, of course, don't worry!" He said "They'll easily get the others. They are heading towards Jupiter's Stars, the element of Wind".
"That's not what I asked!" I said angrily. "Do you even pay attention?!" I asked.
"Hello," A voice said from behind, startling me. I turned around and come face to face with two familiar people.
"You are those guys from this morning, when we were headed to Kraden's house," I said.
"What are you two doing here?" He asked. His eyes widened and I looked at him worriedly, "That's why you told me about the secret passage! You want the Stars!" He said and I looked at them with fear.
"Exactly Master Kraden," The man said "We need The Elemental Stars to complete our mission. So, why don't we let the boys get them for us?"
"Isaac and Garet will never give you the stars!" I said.
"Shut up you whelp! They won't even notice until it's too late," The woman said.
"Looks like you are wrong, they just spotted us!" The guy said and I turned to look at Isaac and Garet who were looking directly at us.
"Hey, what are you guys doing?!" Isaac demanded, "Leave Jenna and Kraden alone!" He yelled. The others laughed.
"Don't worry, as long as you give us The Elemental Stars we'll be off your back," The woman said.
"Don't listen to them Isaac! They will get rid of us when they no longer need us," Kraden said and I nodded.
"Relax, you'll be perfectly fine," A voice said and I turned to face the speaker, coming face to face with another person. He was about my age, probably a bit older than me, tall and had sort of spiky brown hair and a ponytail. I couldn't see his face though, due to the mask he was wearing.
"How can we trust you guys?" I asked.
"Don't trust them, trust me. They will not even pull a single hair from you or the scholar, I will not allow it," He said and I blinked. I didn't want to trust that guy, but something made me do it. I don't know, I think it was his voice.
"Ok, I'll trust you," I said "Isaac, don't worry about Kraden or I, we'll be perfectly fine!"
"Are you sure Jenna? I don't trust them," Isaac yelled back at me.
"Don't worry, we'll be all right," Isaac hesitated for a moment, but nodded. I thought about it. We couldn't just give them the stars; who knows what they were going to do with them. We had to find a way and escape.
Everyone watched in silence as the two boys made their way towards the last stone, The Mars Star, fire's element. I kept my eyes on them, but I couldn't help it. Every now and then, I turned my head to stare at the masked figure. There was something familiar about him. His voice, the way he moved, even the way he had his arms crossed. Isaac and Garet finally reached the last statue and took hold of the Star. Then, the small change in the atmosphere I had sensed earlier became massive and the ground started shaking.
"What is happening?" The woman asked as she struggled to keep her distance, "Saturos, this wasn't supposed to happen!"
"No! Without The Elemental Stars power, the chamber is collapsing! We must get out of here!" The man, Saturos said.
"No!" I yelled," We can't leave Isaac and Garet behind, we must help them!" Saturos looked like he was thinking for a moment.
"We need The Elemental Stars, but we don't have time to take them and get out of here alive, we must go," Before I could start yelling at him though, the boy spoke.
"Saturos, take Menardi and Kraden and get out of here. I am going to get those two and the Stars and I'll join you," He said. Saturos hesitated, but nodded.
"Remember. Don't do anything stupid or else!" He threatened and he turned to the woman called Menardi "Let's go," She nodded and they headed out.
"You two!" The masked guy yelled at them and they turned to face him "Start making you way back! Don't worry about losing your balance," He said and I looked at him in question. He started casting his Psynergy and suddenly, the rock in front of them stop shaking.
"What the heck?!" I yelled in awe. Looks like he was a Venus adept and he had enough power to control a heavy rock like that. Isaac and Garet jumped on that rock, which stayed stationed, while the next one stopped shaking as well.
"GO!" The Venus adept yelled with clenched teeth. They obeyed and continued. When they left the rock, it started shaking again and the next one stopped. It was like a chain. Like the stationed rocks changed location when Isaac and Garet left them. The ground started shaking harder and harder, but the two rocks always stood still. After a couple of minutes, both of them were safe in front of me.
"Thanks," Isaac told the masked guy and he nodded.
"Let's get out of here," He said and he entered the portal, followed by us. Before any of us could get to the portal, Isaac caught Garet's arm.
"Take this," He said giving Garet The Mars Star. "He is going to take them after we get out. We must ensure that he doesn't get all of them!" Garet nodded and took the Star.
"Let's go," I said and we entered the portal. The guy was waiting for us and we started running through the rooms and paths, outside Sol Sanctum. We managed to get out just as the sanctum collapsed behind us.
"That was close." The masked guy said, not panting at all, while all three of us couldn't stop. "Now, give me The Elemental Stars," He said. Isaac placed a hand in his pocket.
"No way! I don't know what you guys want, but I am not going to let you get away with them!" He said.
"Come on, I just saved both your lives, can't you at least give me The Stars peacefully?" The masked guy signed.
"Nop!" Garet said as he took out his sword and so did Isaac. I took hold of my staff and placed it in front of me, hoping it looked threatening. "Come and get them!"
"As you wish," He said and started walking towards us, without his sword. I blinked as I thought he had lost his mind. He wasn't taking us seriously? When he got within striking distance, Garet brought his sword down to him, but to my surprise, he dodged by sidestepping and hit Garet with his elbow on the chest, causing him to go out of breath and fall to his knees. Before Isaac could respond, the guy hit him with his left hand on the neck, causing him to fall down chocking and struggling to breath. The guy placed his hand inside Isaacs pocket and retrieved the stars. I was just frozen unable to move. Then the guy looked at me before started running towards the cliff.
"Are you all right?" I heard a voice coming from the road of the village and soon after, Kraden accompanied by all the healers, Garet's family and Isaac's mother.
"Kraden, the masked guy took the Stars!" I said as I snapped out.
"I know. They are planning to light the beacons of the Elemental Lighthouses. They want to release Alchemy back to Weyward!" He said.
End of Chapter
So, what do you think? This is the first GS story I've ever written, as I said in the beginning, so please be gentle. Just kidding! I appreciate your opinion. Tell me whatever you think will make my story better.
Also, this chapter became quite similar to the game. It won't be like that later on. The story has already changed completely!