Alchemy Destinies

By: The Digital One

What is happening in Vale? Andrew (the mysterious character Jenna encounters with the djinn) is attacking it. I'm intending this to be a long chapter, but I really don't know, I usually write while I go with little planning (that must be a horrible method to write in).

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Chapter 9: The Sunraiser and Moonraiser

Mia looked sadly into the darkness. She was waiting patiently for Luke, but he didn't arrive. What if something bad happened to Luke? Mia's lip trembled at the sickening thought of Luke's prone body, lying on the forest floor like her mother. A small tear suddenly rolled across her cheeks, and she started gasping.

"Mia!" someone shouted. "Are you in there?"

Mia cleared her throat before answering. "… Who is this?"

Someone impatiently banged on the door. "This is no time for silly questions! It's me, Lars. We have to get out of here.

Mia grabbed her cloak and opened the locked door. She barely traced out the faces of Megan, Alex and Lars.

"C'mon Mia…" Alex hissed. "We need to get out of here; several members are missing as a result of the earthquake! Let's head north toward the mountains before we get mysteriously killed." Alex tiptoed out of the inn, jumping at slight noises.

Mia clutched Alex's hand, and started running. "How the heck are we supposed to know where we're going?" Mia suddenly asked. "And where's Luke?"

"Luke? Wasn't he with you?" Megan asked.

Mia frowned in the darkness. Her imagination pictured Luke again, flailing his arms in midair as an earthquake makes him fall off a steep cliff. The thought nauseated her.

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Jenna gazed at Torch.

"What are YOU doing here?" Jenna said. Isaac turned around, and spotted Torch.

"Err…"

"I'm here to… protect you," Torch said, turning around, looking around the village – and his eyes focused on Mt. Aleph.

"They're coming."

"Jenna, what is that?" Isaac asked quizzically.

"Forget it, Isaac. He's just here to… I guess they're here to help us."

"'They'? Who are they?" Isaac asked.

"The sanctum is being robbed." Torch said. "Jenna…" Torch suddenly glowed an orange color, and Jenna did the same. Isaac watched in awe, not knowing what was happening.

"Look at this village! It normally doesn't snow here, probably in cooler places like Imil, but not here. I'm guessing a Mercury Adept is robbing the sanctum."

"What do we do? Go in the…"

"No, it's forbidden. I cannot let you guys go in the sanctum. But… be ready. Tuck in."

"Tuck in? What's going to happen?" Isaac asked.

"I'm really not sure. But I can tell you it isn't anything good. Bane, lug yer ass o'er here!" Torch suddenly said. Bane, whimpering, slowly walked toward Torch.

"Get back into the sanctum!" Torch yelled furiously.

"So… Sol Sanctum is… real?" Isaac asked, amazed. Torch eyed Isaac, and started yelling at Bane again.

"Yes, and your friend has been there, boy," an icy voice suddenly rang out. A man with his blue hair covering his face a small beard came limping toward them.

"You!" Jenna gasped. The man smiled.

"Did you… did you put this strange stuff on the ground?" Isaac asked, touching the snow.

"Yes. I came and struck this village with confusion. I came here for a purpose, to achieve the full powers of Alchemy and dominate the world!" a wretched smile formed on his face once he said this.

"Oh, and how will you do that?" Torch sneered.

"By lighting all the elemental lighthouses, one by one, after I get the elemental stars from your precious sanctum! That little discussion between your puny friends and that little girl gave everything away!"

Torch glared at the man. "You have the water powers, but I have the fire powers. So does she." Torch nodded toward Jenna.

"So? I covered the likes of this miserable village with snow, and lots of it, mind you!"

"Jenna, concentrate on the sun…" Torch said.

"The sun? Why would she---"

"Quiet, boy! Let's see what this djinni thing has as a pitiful plan!" the man scoffed.

Jenna tried to visualize the sun, thinking about how rubicund it was… but why?

"C'mon… hurry up…"

The three stared at Jenna anxiously. Jenna stared at them and finally shrugged. The man laughed.

"Ha! Is this the best you can offer me? Well, then, I'm afraid I'll have to begin destroying your village and hacking into Sol Sanctum," he said in a childish voice. Torch suddenly screamed.

"JENNA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Torch yelled in the air. Torch suddenly seemed like he self destructed, and Jenna suddenly looked like as if she was being hit by an invisible man. Isaac watched, fear in his eyes, while Garet ambled toward Isaac.

"What's happening?" Garet said, blinking.

"RETALIATE!" a voice that was unmistakably Torch's rang in the air. Jenna started screaming, burns and bruises appearing on her face. The snow under her seemed to be melting.

"Jenna!" Garet suddenly said, and then tried to get a hold of her. He ended up on the ground, looking helplessly at Jenna, who was now bleeding. Isaac also wished he could do something about this situation. What in blazes was Torch doing?

"RETALIATE, JENNA!" Torch yelled louder. "I SUMMON MARS!" He suddenly said in a tired voice. Torch suddenly became visible as something red lit the sky and pounded onto Jenna's body. Suddenly, she gritted her teeth, and started to somehow manage to glow. (No, I'm not trying to mimic that disgusting show, DBZ. Well, at least I don't continue the same plot for 30 minutes, and I do have a female character doing this, sooo…)

Then, phenomenally, the sun suddenly shone over Vale, the snow being tainted by footsteps from curious villagers.

"Did… did Jenna raise the sun?" Garet said, his mouth slightly opened. Isaac stared at Jenna as she started forcing a smile. Isaac suddenly felt something in his pocket. He reached in, and Torch was there, in a pocket size.

"Did Jenna raise the sun?" Isaac asked. Torch, who looked really exhausted, nodded.

"Yes, she is a Sunraiser, a legendary female figure that creates night and day along with the Moonraiser, who is another female character, only with water capabilities," Torch said.

"Who is the Moonraiser?" Garet asked. Torch suddenly grew slightly larger.

"Even if I did know, I couldn't tell you." Torch said in a very mysterious voice.

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You probably guessed who the Moonraiser is by now. Anyway, that was the only idea that came to me. I know it sucked, so I'm not expecting any reviews, as usual. ^_^