After the eight Adepts released Alchemy into the world by lighting all four of the elemental lighthouses, the Djinn discovered that they were no longer bound by the Elemental Stars and were free to walk the world. To put it in more poetic terms; they were captains of their ships, masters of their souls.
Of course, the very first thing the ungrateful elementals did was to ditch our heroic Adepts, leaving the poor group to drag themselves back to Vale without the benefit of any nifty stat bonuses or cool class changes.
In time the Djinn founded their own village, which for some unfathomable reason they christened Elendia. Our story takes place there, on one fine summer day decades after the Unsealing of Alchemy.
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He was old, very old. One of the original founders of Elendia, the retired Mars Djinn now spent most of his time in his small cottage, occasionally venturing out to the village in order to entertain the villagers with stories of his younger days.
Perhaps "entertain" is not an appropriate word. The old Djinn was well known about the village for being a total bore. A single one of his stories was enough to send the most alert Djinn into a restful slumber.
Only two types of Djinn would listen to his tales. The young, because the old Mars Djinn always carried with him an abundance of candy. And foolish travellers, new to the village and unschooled in its ways, would voluntarily seek the old elder out in order to listen to his stories.
After the old Djinn had started talking, the wiser travellers, realising quickly what they had gotten themselves into, would beat a hasty retreat. Those unlucky enough to be cornered by this ancient relic would be hard pressed to retain their sanity while the old Djinn droned ceaselessly on.
To most he was known as Fever. However, among the older, wiser Djinns in the village,drawing from their memories of times long past, the talkative one was known by a different, more sinister name.
Kraden.
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"Gather 'round children, gather 'round." said Fever as he liberally distributed sweets to his audience.
"Now, you all just settle down while I get ready here." said the old Djinn as he shifted in his seat, unhurriedly seeking a more comfortable spot from which to begin his story.
"Some of you older kids might have heard this one before," he began "But now I'm going to tell you youngsters the one about the time I travelled with the Venus Adept Isaac."
At this point he was interrupted by a barrage of questions from the assembled crowd.
"Yes, it was THAT Isaac. Yes, the one who saved the world. No, he wasn't a two-metre tall giant, who told you that? No, he could not shoot lasers from his eyes. Look, just shut up and let me get on with my story alright?"
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"It all started when Isaac and his friends removed the Elemental Stars from Sol Sanctum. This happened what, twenty, thirty years ago. Well, there we were, all the other elders and I, having a fine old time on Mount Adept. Then in come three youngsters, two jacks and a jill, and with them was an old human they called Kraden. Bold as brass, the two young boys start hopping all over the place, grabbing the Elemental Stars and placing them in a bag. Like common thieves, really.
Then in walk this other group. All dressed up, they were. Two of them even had some kinda make-up on. So anyway, this second group, they go up to the first group and then they grab the girl and the old man. After that they start saying something in that human talk of theirs, all gibberish sounding, not like us civilised Djinn.
So the two groups, they have a discussion. And in the end the two boys give the bag with the Elemental Stars inside to this blue haired human. He was a queer one, he was. Alex, I think that was his name. I would've sworn he was a she, but when he spoke his voice came out all deep sounding, you know what I mean? So anyway, no sooner does Alex get the bag that all the humans start leaving. Saturos and Menardi, the two with the face-paint, were dragging Jenna and Kraden along with them. All this seemed to make Isaac and Garet hopping mad.
Then suddenly the mountain starts shaking. There was lava and rocks flying all over the place, it seemed like the whole thing was gonna blow sky-high that very minute.
Us Djinn, we didn't stick around to find out,we made a beeline for the exit, we did. I almost made it, but then that evil skunk Zephyr had to panic and fly straight into me. Bowled me clean over, he did.
Next thing I know, the whole place blows up. Good thing I'm a Mars Djinn, or the whole experience would've been pretty painful. As it was I can say I quite enjoyed the ride. Which was just as well, as it was a quite a long trip.
So, just when I was getting comfortable, I land head-first in a pile of snow. Snow! I ask you, of all the places in Weyard I had to land in just about the coldest part of Angara. It wasn't fun. I tell you, you Mercury pansies might like this kinda stuff, but to a Mars Djinn hell IS frozen over, if you get my drift.
Well, its getting late, should be nearing your bedtime kids. Come back tomorrow and old Fever'll tell you all about Imil.
Yes, yes, don't worry, I'll get more candy for you.
Well, run along now and I'll see you tomorrow. Goodbye!"
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Author's Note:
Well, here ends the first chapter of my first GS fic. Thanks for reading it, hope you'll take the time to give me a review. I've had the idea for this story in my mind for a few months now, so its great that I've finally got around to writing it. I'll probably get the next chapter out in about a week. So until then, goodbye!