Curse of the Sages

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Chapter 2 - The Start of Suffering

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Well, I'm coming around to continue this project, and would first like to say-

Sheba - MIKAA DOES NOT OWN NINTENDO OR GOLDEN SUN.

Uh, no, I was going to thank my reviewers:

Rain Child - Sad, but will get sadder... How else would it be an angst? But it'll improve, maybe...

Empress Dotdotdot - Hmm... Can't say for now... but he/she will be revealed in the near future... hopefully...

Sorry for the delay for posting this, but I had to attend a special program at EKU for two days... Anywho. The Story!!

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Isaac cringed as he slipped under the door. Despite having been degraded to a pile of sand, he still could feel the chill in the air, blowing from the distant Jupiter Lighthouse. Isaac had no idea why they had to slay a whole family in Contigo, but what could he do? Go against the Wise One?

Isaac felt another chill pass his spine, though this time, it wasn't from the wind. To simply slay someone without reason, to do so without their knowing why... It seemed insanely evil. He wasn't that way, was he? Alex and Saturos had been evil; was he doomed to be looked at in their light?

He saw the two soon-to-be-dead targets, a small girl of about five, with short lavender lengths of hair flowing in the chilly wind. The other was a small blonde boy, not even two. And they were the two he was supposed to kill?

He wished that Felix were here, to give him some words, to try to remind him that this was for the sake of the world. But Felix was over at Hisperia, tracking another quarry. If only he hadn't agreed to seperate to save time...

Time... The rest of eternity... To relieve souls of life... To be damned to be a murderer...

The thoughts were interupted as a man and women entered the room. Isaac soon realized that he had missed the chance to kill the two without hurting anyone else. Resigning himself to his cursed life, he swelled into a body, drawing his blade.

He sliced into the man's belly, eyes shut so as to not see the horror on the face of his wife and kids. Withdrawing his saber, he sliced the wife in the chest, blood splashing onto his form, dribbling down his face. He opened his eyes, staring at the kids, the young girl staring at him, almost... as if she saw into his soul...

Tears joining the streams of blood on his face, he walked towards the crib...

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Felix sat at the edge of the village in southern Hisperia. He stared at his gloves, blood soaked and tattered from his brawl with the father of the young girl that he had to...

He shook his head. Thoughts such as those were only going to make things worse, right? And he couldn't blame himself, could he? Afer all, he was doing the will of the Wise One. But what of the thoughts of others...?

He knew that though his friends had known him to be kind and anything but ruthless, the rest of Vale and the nearby villages and towns had a bad inkling of him within their thoughts. Was he doomed to fill those shoes? He had not wanted to work with Saturos or Alex or Karst, but he had to, and now he would be looked at with their stink on him...

He hoped that Isaac would arrive soon, for he needed to talk to someone who had something comforting to say...

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Within the northern caves of Imil, a shadow studdied the ancient relics and etchings. The writings were the last documents of an ancient warrior, a man who had achieved immortality via the Stone of Sages. The man told of the reasons that Alchemy had been sealed, and the horrible prices that had been caused by the choice. And the price of sealing it alone...

Knowing of the two warriors who were following the will of the Wise One, the shadowy figure stalked out.

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Well, that was dark... I deliberately left out the slaying of the kids... Political Correctness and all...

I already have the ending in mind, but depending on your input, I may decide to change it. Feel free to offer any suggestions! I like to know what my reviewers think!

Sheba - And ripping off their ideas...

Oh, pish posh. I just want to know what others think... And to see how many think along my train of thought. I'll send those who are right an e-mail telling you if you are right!! The "winners" will recieve special recognition in the final chapter. This "contest" will probably last all through this story, so send away!! I love reviews!!

Sheba - REVIEW!!!!