Hey, here's GuardiansofFate with my first fanfic. The main storyline takes place at the end of Lost Age and concerns new enemies coming over the Golden Sun universe's horizon. I'm taking a somewhat strict point of view in terms of equipment the characters will use as some of them are important to the story line.
Pairings...well I could try to put them down, but I'm not much of a shipper (I think shipping's...ok...if you're totally obsessed with the idea) but really, anything that happens with the characters is just development and not really fanservice (though I do have all my fellow fans in mind).
DISCLAIMER: I own NOTHING. Nintendo is the rightful owner of this insanely underappreciated game as well as the surprisingly multidimensional characters within it.
So...on with the show:
Golden Sun
Cursed Aether
Prologue
Northern Reaches - Mars Lighthouse Aerie - At the end of Lost Age
Breath after labored breath pounded through the brunette's gritted teeth. His crimson stained arms ached from numerous cuts, bruises, and his legs suffered from a broken ankle and a burnt thigh. He collapsed to a knee, only being supported by Sol Blade's point impaling the Lighthouse's stones like a crutch. Felix took in another breath to steady himself and looked to his sister. Jenna was faring little better with a broken arm and slash to her side, only held up by her Atropos Rod. Next, his brown-eyed gaze landed on the enemy: the one headed Doom Dragon. It had been a hard fight, but it wasn't over. Garet roared out a warcry as he rushed the foe with his Firebrand held high. The Dragon snarled in return and batted the Mars Adept aside. Isaac and Piers both made their moves next, casting Odyssey and Diamond Berg at the behemoth. As the colossal sword and the icy finishing blows neared their target, the Dragon cast its Guard Aura, almost completely nullifying the attacks. With an inescapable Stone Spire, the beast sent the two swordsmen flying.
Felix knew the party would not last. Mia was busy healing Ivan and Sheba, the unfortunate receivers of the Doom Dragon's Darksol Grasp, while the rest of the group was incapacitated by the Dragon's latest attacks. This lull in the fighting was rare and needed - the enemy was beginning to tire. Gingerly, the longhaired adept moved to his sister. "Jenna, it's time. Summon Iris; all the needed Djinn are unleashed."
Her look was one of urgency as she found the nine Mars and four Mercury spirits gathering in the air around her. "I don't think I'll be able to get an opening. The Dragon stopped me with that Djinn Blast the last time I tried."
Felix clasped Jenna's shoulder to reassure her, "I'll make an opening." With that, the Venus swordsman tapped the rest of his psynergy into a Potent Cure and charged the Dragon. Sol Blade! The weapon began to howl and glow; Megiddo was about to be unleashed. But it was not to be, even as the fighter rose into the air, the final obstacle of the Wise One caught Felix by his ankles with Nettle.
"NOW Jenna!" he growled as the sharp spines began to pierce his newly healed skin. The Mars Adept nodded and summoned the Goddess of Life. The vines attacking Felix's ankles withered as the Doom Dragon skyrocketed, allowing the swordsman to land safely back on the aerie's bricks.
Both Venus Adepts exchanged glances as the after effects of Iris came into play. All their wounds closed up and their fighting spirits were rejuvenated.
"Let's finish this, Isaac." Felix declared; his voice calm and resolute. The blonde Valean complied and readied Excalibur. The two swordsmen nodded with finality and charged in. Just as the Doom Dragon grounded itself again after Iris finished her job, Legend's three blades pierced the behemoth's frame to the lighthouse below. Felix let out a warcry, "This will end it. Megiddo!"
Felix heard Sol Blade howl once again. He surged skyward to deal the final blow on the pinned dragon. The weapon glowed bright as the Venus Adept slammed it down, sending the sun itself at the final opponent of Alchemy's release.
Lemuria - Throne Room - 2 Years Later
"Hydros, what is that sound?" asked Lunpa with brow cocked. The aqua haired monarch assumed a hardened expression as he brought a gnarled hand to his bearded chin. A loud whistling sound was emanating from a closed chest behind the throne. The king's gaze caught the guard's and bobbed his bearded chin in an unspoken order. The soldier complied and dragged the chest into the center of the room. Lunpa narrowed his dark eyes while Hydros leaned forward, letting his elbows rest on his knees.
"Do it." Hydros said with a frown.
The guard nodded as he poised his spear. With a sharp strike, he pried the chest open. What lay inside was a mirror. It was rectangular, its size filled the base of the chest neatly, and it was rimmed in unadorned silver. But it was not the mirror itself that provoked the ruler of Lemuria and the Righteous Thief to approach the opened chest. The whistling subsided as the mirror showed large reefs and spires rising out of the watery depths; two, larger than the rest rose up. A channel of Psynergy jutted out of Gaia Falls, between the two twins, extending out into the blackness.
"What is it, sire?" the guard asked, while gripping his spear a little tighter.
"Something that should've never been allowed to resurface." The king answered while gently lifting the mirror out of the chest. The monarch gingerly hung the artifact on the wall of the Throne Room then motioned to the awestruck guard, "Notify the Senate that the Seal has failed."
"Notify all the Senate except Conservato!" Lunpa added as an afterthought. The guard took the suggestion in stride as he hurried down the hall. "What seal, Hydros?" asked the Thief.
The king fixed Lunpa with a hard stare and nodded. "Follow Me. We are off to the Archives."
