Prologue: Awakening
It was the same stormy night that the people of Vale remembered as a tragic
event, 3 years before the mighty quest of Garet and Isaac began. The group of warriors
seeking the power of the elements entered Sol Sanctum and there, all of them perished
except for the two Mars adepts Saturos and Menardi. The volcano had erupted and it was
believed that Felix, his parents, and Isaac's father were killed in the disaster. Tears come
to the people of Vale's eyes when they remember that sad night, but for one boy, it was a
glorious moment as his dormant psynergy powers were awakened. Before the storm, he
was playing out on the mountainside but could not get back once Mount Aleph began to
erupt. For a while, he believed he would die from the storm, but his hopes rose when he
saw the two antagonists escape from the sanctum. With the appearance of other people
heading down the mountain, the child immediately followed them in hopes of returning
back home. Within moments, he was back safely at home and remained undetected by the
two he trailed behind. But, once he had reached his home, he realized that those two were
not normal, especially Saturos. Being a young curious child, he decided to follow Saturos
and Menardi until they left Vale. Then, on the way down, he witnessed the outmatched
Garet and Isaac fight the two experienced adepts. With a one swift stroke of Mars
psynergy, Menardi dispatched the two youngsters, and as Isaac and Garet fell defeated,
the boy screamed in horror as his childhood friends lay there, looking dead.
Unfortunately, Saturos had heard the boy's cry and immediately grabbed him.
"Ah, so I see," the fire adept chuckled, "You must be very scared, seeing how we
got rid of those whelps so easily. Would you like a taste of my power, boy?"
"Saturos, this is wasting our time! We must be off before we are detected by the citizens of Vale!"
Not deciding to listen to his partner, Saturos dropped the boy and stood back, and
suddenly multitudes of harmful fireballs emerged out of his hand and headed for the
helpless child. The boy found it impossible for his feet to move, so all he could do was
cry and hope for help. Moments later, the boy realized that the psynergy had not hit him,
and instead the fireballs had been reflected right back at his attackers! The other two were
just as surprised as him, and their own weapons directly hit them. When the smoke
cleared, Saturos stood there lightly bruised, yet his same surprised expression was still on
his face.
"That's...impossible!" he sputtered, "How could that be? The kid blocked my
Inferno attack! Menardi, that's incredible... no! You will die!"
Bracing his sword, Menardi halted her companion from such brash tactics.
"Saturos, forget him, it was some sort of fluke," she said, "If you did again, I'm
sure you would annihilate the boy, but right now we have greater problems. We
must leave here before they catch us!"
Without another word, the duo left the scene, leaving the boy standing in the rain,
wondering why and what had just happened. His body felt different, like as if another
living force was inside of him, constantly traveling through his body like blood. He felt
stronger with this new energy, and to see if he truly had discovered something new within
him, he reached his hand out at a nearby dead stump. Without much work, the stump
suddenly was rooted out from the earth and disintegrated. What was this power?
It was the same stormy night that the people of Vale remembered as a tragic
event, 3 years before the mighty quest of Garet and Isaac began. The group of warriors
seeking the power of the elements entered Sol Sanctum and there, all of them perished
except for the two Mars adepts Saturos and Menardi. The volcano had erupted and it was
believed that Felix, his parents, and Isaac's father were killed in the disaster. Tears come
to the people of Vale's eyes when they remember that sad night, but for one boy, it was a
glorious moment as his dormant psynergy powers were awakened. Before the storm, he
was playing out on the mountainside but could not get back once Mount Aleph began to
erupt. For a while, he believed he would die from the storm, but his hopes rose when he
saw the two antagonists escape from the sanctum. With the appearance of other people
heading down the mountain, the child immediately followed them in hopes of returning
back home. Within moments, he was back safely at home and remained undetected by the
two he trailed behind. But, once he had reached his home, he realized that those two were
not normal, especially Saturos. Being a young curious child, he decided to follow Saturos
and Menardi until they left Vale. Then, on the way down, he witnessed the outmatched
Garet and Isaac fight the two experienced adepts. With a one swift stroke of Mars
psynergy, Menardi dispatched the two youngsters, and as Isaac and Garet fell defeated,
the boy screamed in horror as his childhood friends lay there, looking dead.
Unfortunately, Saturos had heard the boy's cry and immediately grabbed him.
"Ah, so I see," the fire adept chuckled, "You must be very scared, seeing how we
got rid of those whelps so easily. Would you like a taste of my power, boy?"
"Saturos, this is wasting our time! We must be off before we are detected by the citizens of Vale!"
Not deciding to listen to his partner, Saturos dropped the boy and stood back, and
suddenly multitudes of harmful fireballs emerged out of his hand and headed for the
helpless child. The boy found it impossible for his feet to move, so all he could do was
cry and hope for help. Moments later, the boy realized that the psynergy had not hit him,
and instead the fireballs had been reflected right back at his attackers! The other two were
just as surprised as him, and their own weapons directly hit them. When the smoke
cleared, Saturos stood there lightly bruised, yet his same surprised expression was still on
his face.
"That's...impossible!" he sputtered, "How could that be? The kid blocked my
Inferno attack! Menardi, that's incredible... no! You will die!"
Bracing his sword, Menardi halted her companion from such brash tactics.
"Saturos, forget him, it was some sort of fluke," she said, "If you did again, I'm
sure you would annihilate the boy, but right now we have greater problems. We
must leave here before they catch us!"
Without another word, the duo left the scene, leaving the boy standing in the rain,
wondering why and what had just happened. His body felt different, like as if another
living force was inside of him, constantly traveling through his body like blood. He felt
stronger with this new energy, and to see if he truly had discovered something new within
him, he reached his hand out at a nearby dead stump. Without much work, the stump
suddenly was rooted out from the earth and disintegrated. What was this power?