Prologue; A Vanishing Star

It was midsummer, and the town of Vale was at peace for 60 whole years, ever since the Elemental Stars had been returned. Isaac, Garet, Ivan, Jenna, Felix, Picardo, Sheba, Mia and Alex had each grown old, but most of them had died, a few years back.

Sol Sanctum was even heavier guarded than 60 years ago, so that no one, and I mean no one, could enter the Sanctum. Day and night, the Sanctum was guarded, every entrance and exit was being checked, making it impossible for anyone to enter the Sanctum. Everyone was so sure that the Sanctum was safe again for the Elemental Stars.

How very wrong they were.

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"HYAAAAAA!!!!" an 18-year-old said when he used Move on a stone pillar, much like Garet had done before he, Isaac, Jenna and Kraden had entered Sol Sanctum.

Only difference, was that this boy watched to where he moved the pillar.

He was 6'1, had short, scruffy brown hair, green eyes, broad shoulders, and a muscular build, with a handsome face to finish it. He wore a brown tunic, leather belt, beige pants, and a green cape, which was his favorite attire.

A tad annoyed, he blew a strand of hair from his eyes, and smiled at his work. He hadn't been all that good with Psynergy, but he was definitely improving. He couldn't believe that there had been a time in his life, which had been 12 years ago, that he didn't have the slightest clue of how to use Psynergy. He'd been studying Psynergy since his sixth birthday, and he was an expert at healing and attacking.

However…

He gazed up, toward the giant mountain. What he really wanted, was to explore Sol Sanctum. But Sol Sanctum was so well guarded, that there was no way to get in. He'd probably be able to go in there, when Hell freezes over! He sighed. What he wouldn't give to see what it was like on the inside of that Sanctum.

"Hey Brett!!" a very familiar voice shouted, and he turned back to see his good friend Eve running toward him.

Eve was dressed in a light blue robe with dark blue wavy designs on the front and sleeves. She was 5''8, had long dark blue hair, dark black eyes, was medium build, and was very pretty. Well, in everyone else's opinion. To Brett, she was absolutely gorgeous. Brett had had a crush on Eve since even before he started to really like girls. Eve was a trained healer, but could do some damage as well He gulped nervously as she stopped near him.

"Uh… hi Eve," he said nervously.

"Brett, someone's come to the village! And he's so weird, come on!" Eve said, and began pulling Brett to the plaza, where the café was located.

They arrived 10 minutes later, and calmly entered. It was pretty crowded, but they easily spotted a cloaked person, sitting in the dark, alone, studying an ancient scroll. That thing looked ready to fall apart, but he carefully rolled it up and placed it back in his pouch, just as someone came over and brought the man a drink. He nodded, and tossed the man a small bag of gold coins.

Brett blinked, twice, and looked at Eve.

"I wonder who he is," Eve muttered.

"Yeah, so do I," Brett mumbled.

The two quietly walked over to the man, who only sipped his drink, but didn't make a move to look at them.

"Err-hem," Eve said, and the man looked up. "May we sit here?" she asked.

The man made a gesture with his hand to show they were allowed to, and the two sat down.

"Sorry for asking, but why are you here?" Brett asked.

The man sighed and just tapped his throat softly. Eve gasped.

"Y-y-you're mute?!" she asked, and the man nodded.

Brett looked shocked, but then grabbed a parchment from his pouch, along with a pencil, and gave it to the man. The man gave a slight smile, before writing something on the parchment and handing it back.

I had always wanted to see this town it said in answer to Brett's question.

"Ah," Eve said. "So, what do you think of Vale?"

It's very different from any other town I've staid in, but I like exploring.

"You're a wanderer?" Brett asked, and the man nodded.

"So, have you visited the Sanctum yet?" Eve asked.

Not yet, where can I find the Sanctum?

"Mount Aleph, that's that one over there," Brett said, and pointed out a window toward Mount Aleph.

The man turned around to look at Mount Aleph, and a secret smile past his face, before it was gone. Eve didn't notice the man smiling, but Brett did.

'Hmmm… something's not right here,' he thought.

I better go to the Sanctum then, maybe I'll see you later, the man wrote, before getting up, grabbing his pouch, and leaving.

The duo looked at each other oddly, but didn't think anything of it, for now. They left the café to catch up to the man… but he was gone! Something was definitely wrong here.

As fast as they could, they went to the Sanctum, but, when they got there 30 minutes of running later, they gasped in horror. Thirty of the guards that had been guarding Sol Sanctum were lying on the ground, bloodied, and injured badly. Brett's eyes were wide with horror, because he knew full too well who did this.

"Eve, did you bring your weapon?" he asked.

Eve brought out a Magic Wand and said: "Sure did!"

Brett unsheathed his sword. "Good, because we'll need them."

They ran inside as fast as their legs could carry them, up the steps, and into the Sanctum. The walls were wonderfully decorated with the most beautiful drawings they'd ever seen, but they now had more important matters to deal with. They came to a room with bricks standing out into a pool of water.

"Whoa," Eve uttered. "Now what??"

Brett studied the situation, and placed a hand on his chin in thought. After awhile, he took a few steps back before taking a jump at the closest brick.

He nearly toppled over, but he regained his balance.

Brett turned to Eve and said: "We have to jump over! Let's go!"

Carefully, the two jumped across the bricks to the other side. There was a staircase there, which they ascended quickly.

They came to a long hall, and they continued to run down the long hall, jumping over dead bodies of the weirdest creatures they'd ever seen every once and awhile. Each creature had been killed with one slash of something sharp. Eve paled at the sight, and decided to try and ignore them, which wasn't easy. Brett however, barely noticed.

The duo continued, until they reached another room with those bricks, only this time, there were three passages at the end.

"I've read about this," Eve said. "The door is in the left one, so, let's go!"

Brett nodded, and they began to jump toward the left passageway. The door at the end was still open, so they quickly ran through. They ran down the hallway, following the trail of dead creatures.

There were a lot of statues in the next room, but they immediately, noticed where that man had gone. The statue to the far right had been moved out of the way to reveal a door. The duo hopped over the small stream, and entered the door. They continued to run down the hall, on and on, until…

"Brett! Look!" Eve said ecstatically as she ran over.

She stood on the symbol of Luna, and smiled.

"This is SO cool!!" she said.

Brett wasn't looking at the symbol on the floor. No, he was looking at the portal on the wall. He'd heard about that portal. It went to… oh no!

"He's after the Elemental Stars!!" Brett said, and when Eve looked at the portal, she gasped.

"Oh no!" she squeaked.

They quickly stepped in.

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Brett and Eve landed softly, and were a little confused. Where was that guy? They looked around. They saw the Mars Star, still shining brightly, meaning it hadn't been touched. The Mercury Star hadn't been removed either. Nor has the Venus Star moved.

"OUT OF THE WAY!!" a stern voice shouted, and Brett and Eve jumped.

They looked over, and noticed that guy standing not far away from the Jupiter Star, but somebody was blocking the way. The person that blocked him the way, was a silver-haired woman, who had her hair tied atop her head in a messy ponytail, dressed in rags, with pale skin, and an axe strapped across her back. She refused to move.

"I said MOVE!!!" the man hollered, but the woman shook her head harshly, her hair whipping about her face. "Fine! Looks like I'll have to this the hard way!"

The man raised his hand, which became surrounded by Psynergy.

"Eep!" Eve said. "Brett! We have to do something!!"

Brett nodded, and they hurriedly used the ledges to jump toward the two fighting people.

"Hey you! Leave her alone!" Eve shouted.

The man whirled around in amazement.

"YOU?!?!" he shouted.

The woman looked utterly baffled that someone would stand up for her, but remained silent.

"Don't you know what'll happen to Vale if you take the Elemental Stars?!" Brett said. "It'll be destroyed! And everyone in it!"

The man scowled, and the hood of his cloak slipped off.

Brett and Eve nearly screamed.

"Does it look like I care?!?!" the man hissed.

The woman that was still blocking his path flinched, but didn't move besides that.

"If you want the Stars, you're not going to succeed!" Brett said out of thin air, already having devised a plan.

Eve looked confused, but the man seemed lightly amused.

"Oh really? If that's so, then bring it on!"

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Afterward, only Brett and Eve were found, unconscious, just outside of Sol Sanctum. There had been no sign of anyone else. The Jupiter Star had vanished, while the other Stars had remained. Brett and Eve were both beaten within an inch of their lives, but managed to recover. They remembered nothing of what had happened, nor did they remember the strange man and woman they'd met.

However, what they wanted to know most, was who took the Jupiter Star, for they couldn't remember that either.

For now.

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That's the prologue. I need some bad guys/girls, and some more good guys/girls. Hope you enjoyed so far, and remember! E-mail your character, don't review it! Ta-ta!