Disclaimer: Golden Sun does not belong to me. Also, Chapter 4 came out without the last paragraph the first time I put it up so if you haven't seen the updated version you should check it out. Kind of applies to this chapter. Hope you enjoy and Read and Review. BTW Gay romance ahead so if you care, now you know.

Chapter 6: Luke

Luke walked quickly past the small and basic homes that lined his path. Around him he saw a few people walking or sitting or talking or working. They looked normal and happy. They weren't though. Not when you looked closely. Not when you saw the pale skin that hardly saw light. Not when you looked at the elders, whose eyes knew they could die in this underground mock of a world. They were happier than they'd be in jail, but they needed more. These adepts who were hunted for being who they were needed to be free.

As Luke headed farther into their little Alchym, the homes thinned out. Here in open spaces and tunnels one could see small sparkles and glowing lines. It was the trail of psynergy. It was what kept this place running, and what would ultimately save the world. Luke soon forgot about these lights as he continued onward. As he went more and more into the depths of their underground city he remembered what started this whole thing.

He had no parents. Well, that's not entirely true. Everyone has parents, but Luke had never known them. He had been abandoned at the gates of King Lufiz. It would have been to the orphanage for him, if any guard had found him, but it was the king himself who found the young Luke wrapped in blankets. It was the king who had personally found a family for him.

Luke lived his life with a nice family and he had food and comfort. Being left by himself might have been the best things his real parent's did for him. More than everything though the king introduced Luke to young Shadi. Prince Shadi was 2 years younger than him, but they were great friends. For the first 10 years of his life he was the happiest he had ever been. Unfortunately the fall of these times had to come. King Lufiz became sick and that's when the deaths started. Then Oscur came to power. Lufiz had known of Oscur's intentions. Shadi had told Luke his father was preparing a secret place of escape. Shadi showed Luke these tunnels when they were first nothing but hard rock and moss.

When Oscur came to power, this was where Luke hid. This was how the resistance began. It was the last work of Lufiz. He and Shadi's brother died. The world mourned their lost leaders, and poor Shadi. Left with only Oscur. Oscur's reign was one of terror though, and the world couldn't mourn the deaths of Lufiz and Blite, or the disappearance of Shadi.

"We're here."

Luke looked around. He saw Ryan standing at his side and shook himself from his thoughts. "Sorry," he apologized, "I was thinking."

"Yeah," Ryan answered, "you do that a lot. I'm used to it. Just have to knock you out of it every once in a while. So let's go."

They headed into the building. It was the largest in Alchym, and even so, it wasn't too big by outside standards. Inside it was occupied by little furniture. A few tables and some chairs, all covered in papers and random items left without notice by people with bigger problems than cleanliness. Luke stood with Ryan in the entrance and waited for a while. Finally they heard steps. From a small and creaking staircase a young man came up. His hair was short and a pale blue and his eyes were small on his face. He wore a light tunic and said nothing as he came up. As he came to them both Ryan and Luke stared.

"Luke, it's good to have you back. Ryan I hope you're well." The young man stood in the dim lights of his home, shorter and slimmer than even Luke. Luke stared and his heart skipped as it did every time they saw each other. He pushed his glasses back up and said, "Prince Shadi, we're both well and glad to be back, but I think we may have reason to go off once again."

Prince Shadi had disappeared to join Luke in his father's tunnels soon after Oscur's takeover. It was he who had established this place for adepts everywhere continuing the legacy of his father. He frowned slightly and then ushered them into his home. "It's been years, Luke, and yet you still refer to me as Prince. Now Oscur sits in the castle and you do not need to keep up this childhood habit." He slipped his hand into Luke's warm one.

Luke smiled and blushed saying, "It's more than a childhood habit. You are the rightful prince and king." After placing a well aimed peck of a kiss on Shadi's cheek he finished, "and no matter the official title, you'll always be my prince."

Ryan cleared his throat and the two young lovers came out of their world. "Right." Luke said, "We've found out that Oscur's sending an important group out to Mt. Aleph. A group containing his son."

They let this sink in and Shadi answered, letting himself lean into Luke, "Well then I suppose you're right. You'll have to leave immediately."