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Frozen Night
By Djinn Xpert
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Chapter 3: Discoveries
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"An Earth Adept?" Alex asked. "Where do you come from?"
"A town called Vale." Felix looked like he was far away. "We are like the clan in Imil. They protect the Mercury Lighthouse, we protect the Sol Sanctum."
"Sol Sanctum?" Alex said. "Legends speak of a sanctum which is the origin of all alchemy called Sol Sanctum! So the legends are true!"
Alex had so much to ask Felix, but he was exhausted, and fell asleep.
When Alex awoke, the sun had risen.
"Quick," Saturos beckoned. "Eat, then we leave."
"Why?"
"Imil has already sent one batch of warriors." Felix explained. "We cannot wait around for any more to cause trouble."
"We will pass through that cave, and we will rest at Bilibin for the night." Menardi said sternly. "Understood?"
The group left. The journey through the cave was long and arduous. While Saturos or Menardi could have easily killed every monster in there, they made Felix and Alex fight. Alex was progressing rapidly. By the time they had reached Bilibin, he had already mastered every Psyenergy in the Frost series, as well as Ice and Ice Missile.
Felix was much slower. He could only use Quake and a Cure Psyenergy.
By the time the group reached Bilibin, it was dark. They seeked refuge at the Inn. There, Menardi scolded Felix.
"You're learning too slowly," she complained. "Look at Alex."
Alex hated people to compare weak people to him.
"Stop it," he commanded Menardi. "He's good enough."
"Who are you to order me, kid?" Menardi stood, angered.
"Enough!" Saturos boomed. "Felix, you ARE learning slowly, even if we compare you to a standard Adept. You better try harder, or else."
"Yes," Felix said. Alex walked over and use Ply to cure some of Felix's wounds.
"They're fierce, eh?" Alex said.
"Yeah..." Felix said. "But they could be worse."
"Where do we go next?" Alex asked, directing his question to Menardi.
"We stay around here and make sure you two become more powerful." Menardi said.
Felix knew that meant staying about 2 years...
"Don't cry, Mia," Mary said, though she was close to tears herself.
"Dad..." Mia wept. If Alex was there, he would have cheered her up, with some little ice sculpture he conjured or something else. But he wasn't around.
Mia stood up and went outside. She started sliding around on the frozen waterfall, something she used to do with Alex everyday. Then she went out of the village and to the Lighthouse.
There, she sat down and wept some more. She cried and cried and cried until she had no more tears.Then she heard a little squeaking sound. Mia turned her head and there she saw a little creature with a blue head, large yellow eyes and a long tail with a pink tip.
"A Djinni!" Mia exclaimed. This was the mystical creature which the elders always spoke of. The little creature walked up to her. It hopped onto her lap and pressed against her, letting out a tiny giggling sound.
Mia smiled and held it close.
Three years passed, and Alex had become powerful, almost as powerful as Saturos and Menardi themselves. Felix had not progressed much.
"You're both good enough." Saturos smirked. "Tomorrow we head for Vale."
"Felix, you will wear a mask," ordered Menardi. "We won't want anyone recognising you, will we?"
"Of course not," Felix agreed quickly, but Alex noticed his eyes told a different story.
"How's it feel to be back home?" Alex whispered. They were in the Vale inn.
"It just makes me think about my dead parents and my sister." Felix said sadly.
"I'm sorry," Alex said, but somehow he knew he wasn't. In fact, he felt strangely happy that Felix had lost the same things he had.
Then Saturos came. "Quick!" He ordered. "Your old friends have started climbing Mount Aleph!"
Alex and Felix followed Saturos out and met Menardi at the foot of Mount Aleph.
"Are you ready, Alex? Felix?" Menardi asked impatiently. Not waiting for an answer, Menardi spoke again. "Let's go."
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Mistakes, mistakes. In Chapter 2, Felix should be 15, not 16, I miscalculated his age. And no, I have not watched Soldier. XD I don't really like war movies. And yes Alex is evil, but not yet.
Frozen Night
By Djinn Xpert
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Chapter 3: Discoveries
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"An Earth Adept?" Alex asked. "Where do you come from?"
"A town called Vale." Felix looked like he was far away. "We are like the clan in Imil. They protect the Mercury Lighthouse, we protect the Sol Sanctum."
"Sol Sanctum?" Alex said. "Legends speak of a sanctum which is the origin of all alchemy called Sol Sanctum! So the legends are true!"
Alex had so much to ask Felix, but he was exhausted, and fell asleep.
When Alex awoke, the sun had risen.
"Quick," Saturos beckoned. "Eat, then we leave."
"Why?"
"Imil has already sent one batch of warriors." Felix explained. "We cannot wait around for any more to cause trouble."
"We will pass through that cave, and we will rest at Bilibin for the night." Menardi said sternly. "Understood?"
The group left. The journey through the cave was long and arduous. While Saturos or Menardi could have easily killed every monster in there, they made Felix and Alex fight. Alex was progressing rapidly. By the time they had reached Bilibin, he had already mastered every Psyenergy in the Frost series, as well as Ice and Ice Missile.
Felix was much slower. He could only use Quake and a Cure Psyenergy.
By the time the group reached Bilibin, it was dark. They seeked refuge at the Inn. There, Menardi scolded Felix.
"You're learning too slowly," she complained. "Look at Alex."
Alex hated people to compare weak people to him.
"Stop it," he commanded Menardi. "He's good enough."
"Who are you to order me, kid?" Menardi stood, angered.
"Enough!" Saturos boomed. "Felix, you ARE learning slowly, even if we compare you to a standard Adept. You better try harder, or else."
"Yes," Felix said. Alex walked over and use Ply to cure some of Felix's wounds.
"They're fierce, eh?" Alex said.
"Yeah..." Felix said. "But they could be worse."
"Where do we go next?" Alex asked, directing his question to Menardi.
"We stay around here and make sure you two become more powerful." Menardi said.
Felix knew that meant staying about 2 years...
"Don't cry, Mia," Mary said, though she was close to tears herself.
"Dad..." Mia wept. If Alex was there, he would have cheered her up, with some little ice sculpture he conjured or something else. But he wasn't around.
Mia stood up and went outside. She started sliding around on the frozen waterfall, something she used to do with Alex everyday. Then she went out of the village and to the Lighthouse.
There, she sat down and wept some more. She cried and cried and cried until she had no more tears.Then she heard a little squeaking sound. Mia turned her head and there she saw a little creature with a blue head, large yellow eyes and a long tail with a pink tip.
"A Djinni!" Mia exclaimed. This was the mystical creature which the elders always spoke of. The little creature walked up to her. It hopped onto her lap and pressed against her, letting out a tiny giggling sound.
Mia smiled and held it close.
Three years passed, and Alex had become powerful, almost as powerful as Saturos and Menardi themselves. Felix had not progressed much.
"You're both good enough." Saturos smirked. "Tomorrow we head for Vale."
"Felix, you will wear a mask," ordered Menardi. "We won't want anyone recognising you, will we?"
"Of course not," Felix agreed quickly, but Alex noticed his eyes told a different story.
"How's it feel to be back home?" Alex whispered. They were in the Vale inn.
"It just makes me think about my dead parents and my sister." Felix said sadly.
"I'm sorry," Alex said, but somehow he knew he wasn't. In fact, he felt strangely happy that Felix had lost the same things he had.
Then Saturos came. "Quick!" He ordered. "Your old friends have started climbing Mount Aleph!"
Alex and Felix followed Saturos out and met Menardi at the foot of Mount Aleph.
"Are you ready, Alex? Felix?" Menardi asked impatiently. Not waiting for an answer, Menardi spoke again. "Let's go."
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Mistakes, mistakes. In Chapter 2, Felix should be 15, not 16, I miscalculated his age. And no, I have not watched Soldier. XD I don't really like war movies. And yes Alex is evil, but not yet.
