A/N: Hey I beat Sin finally at something! This story got one more review than it *I know who it really is! * Ivan story. I'm not saying it sucked, I actully liked it, but Thank you for making my day. Oh yah Alex's No. 1 fan, this is for you! HAHAHAHA *cough. *
Alex examined the swords on the wall, while his Grandfather was looking at the Herb shop. He found a really nice sword called the Soul Snatcher, he loved it. It's black blade lighted up Alex's blue eyes, its white handle was smooth to the touch, and he had to have it!
He went running to his grandfather for about four thousand coins to buy his dream sword.
"Why do you need that much money," his grandfather asked him.
"I can't explain, come with me," Alex said as he garbed his grandfather's hand and dragged him to the shop.
He picked up the sword and showed it off.
"Isn't it a beauty, grandfather?" Alex asked as he swung it around above his head.
"Yes, but three thousand sixty coins for it? I don't know?" Grandfather said as he examined the sword. Just then the shopkeeper came up to them.
"Want to by it?" he asked.
"Don't know," Alex's grandfather asked as he examined the sword. "What special powers does it have?"
"It came up from north, where the Mars clan lives. It said that it can catch any soul," the shopkeeper told them.
"So can I get it?" Alex said impatiently
"No," his grandfather said immanently, " You can have it."
Alex's eyes lightened up at the sound, he garbed the sword and ran out. "I got a sword, beware all evil doers, for Alex the Great is here!"
"Don't go to far ahead of me," his grandfather said as he paid the man.
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Alex ran away from home that one day wanting to become a real swordsman, he just didn't have any way of getting home.
'I'm hungry,' Alex moans to himself, when he heard two voices, one of a girl and a boy.
"I just know, that the stars are in the Sacrum in that one mountain in Vale," said a woman's voice.
"Have you been there?" the other voice said deeper.
"Yes, and I felt great power," the woman said again.
The voices started to get softer, so Alex tried to get closer, by stepping on some twigs.
"What was that, Santuros," the woman asked as they ran after Alex.
"Stay back Menardi," the man's voice said as he jump ahead of Alex. "We have a spryer, Menardi."
The woman caught up to the fight. Alex could see that they were not from around here, because of their white skin and wearied clothing. Both had markings on their faces, the boy had blue and the girl had pink. There eyes the same color of the markings.
"Don't hurt me," Alex said as he brought his hand up to protect his head.
"Can I do it, Santuros?" the woman asked as she brought up her scepter
"No, he might be useful, "the man said as he eyed Alex. "What's your name?"
"Why should I tell you?" Alex said fiercely as he got up showing his sword.
"Oh, he's got a Soul Snatcher," the woman said as she pulled the sword out.
"Give that back!" Alex said as he tired to grab it from the Menardi's hands.
"No use boy, I know how to use this," the woman said, as she pointed the sword to a tree. Suddenly a flash of light, the tree was dead.
"You're Mars Adepts?" Alex asked them.
"Good job, boy," Santuros said as he took the sword away from Menardi. "You must be, a Mercury Adept."
"Mercury Adept?" Alex asked as he got his sword back, and put it up.
"Yah, there are four types of Adepts. Mars, who are us, Mercury, which is you, Venues, and Jupiter," Menardi said as she put her weapon away too. They sat down and Alex started to learn from his new teachers.
"So Adepts are what?" Alex asked again.
"One more question from you, and that sword of yours will be right against your neck," Menardi said as her pink eyes turned red.
"Menardi, you know better," Santuros said as he patted Menardi's leg. "Adepts are people who have amazing power."
"So anybody is one if they have a sword like this on?"
"Not really. Anybody can swing a sword, but and Adept's power are those of elements."
"Elements?"
"Yes, the fire clan is know as the Mars Clan. The Venues Clan is known as the earth clan. The Mercury Clan is known as the water clan. Then there is the Jupiter Clan, known as the wind clan."
Alex was wide away when he learned about the four elemental stars, to being taught how to handle his sword correctly. Than the day of them capturing the stars was getting close.
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"Get ready Alex," Santuros said as he walked in with Menardi.
"When you here an explosion, or see anyone coming, use that new power that we taught you," Menardi finish Santuros's sentence.
"Okay, but where is Felix?" Alex said as he was getting ready to hide.
"He's gone ahead, and waiting for the sign, we're going to be with him," Santuros answered as despaired threw the doors.
