Curse of the Sages

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Chapter 8 - Ghosts from the Past

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Isaac moaned as sleep left his mind, drawing him to the smells and sounds of a morning in Imil. Long it had been since he stayed overnight within the snow-filled town. In fact, the last time was when Garet and Mia had their first born...

He rubbed his eyes, wishing that he had his friends with him, to see their smiling faces. To see his beloved, to sit and stare at the stars all night... For the tenth time that month, Isaac cused the "gift" that the Wise One had granted him.

Standing up, he turned to see the surroundings. Long had it been since such beauty awed him, so long has darkness surrounded him. A tear fell down his cheek as he took in the sights. Off in the distance, an ice sculpture stood, perfect in its creation. A likeness of Mia, the piece of art was one of the few that represented their group that still existed. In fact, the stature looked... lifelike...

Turning, he strode to Alex's house, wanting to get underway before he cracked under the strain of the beauty.

"Isaac?"

He stopped at the sound of that voice. That voice... The last time he heard that... Was a week before she died...

Whirling around, the statue walked towards him, its angelic face all too familiar...

"What's wrong, Isaac? Is something wrong?"

"M...M..Mia.. How?"

"It's OK, Isaac. I'm here. I'm real."

"B..but how are you alive..?"

She stared at him, looking at him... almost... As if she saw through him...

"Isaac, I wish that I could tell you... But you would never believe me. I came to tell you that Jenna is waiting for you."

His eyes widened. "Jenna is alive?"

She giggled, a sound that was sweet music to his ears. "Yes, she waits for you in Vale. If you want, I can show you a portal that leads to Vale..."

Nodding, he embraced her. "Mia, have I ever told you how much I loved your company?"

She smiled. "Yes. It was when your son was born. Let us go, shall we? Jenna was ancious."

Turning, he walked with her, tears flowing over a wide smile.

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Alex kissed his wife Mai, the grandaughter of Garet and Mia. He had a deep feeling that this would be the last time that he saw either her or his daughter, but then, it didn't go as deep as the need to save the world. And if he saved the world, he would save the children that his daughter and her daughter would have.

Looking at her for a long time, he walked towards the inn, intent on finding Isaac, Felix, and Alexi. Despite the fact that the ancient warrior shared his appearance with Piers, Alex would bet that the man had his bloodline traced back to either himself or Mia. How long had this cycle run its course? How many other times did the immortal warriors try to do what they were doing?

Staring ahead of him, he saw Felix and Alexi approaching, puzzled looks on their faces. Where was... His face paled as he realized what must have happened: Isaac was missing.

"When did you notice?"

Felix shook his head. "He was supposed to get you over an hour ago."

Alex stared at them, thoughts turning to the previous attempts to save the world. Had this happened before? Was there a way to find out?

A small figure ran up to him, grasping his leg. "Daddy, where's ta man with dirt hair?"

He shook his head. "I don't know, Mia..."

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Isaac embraced Jenna, letting his mind drink in the sensations of being with his beloved. Thoughts of the attempt of saving the world were replaced with thoughts of her.

He never noticed the increase of vines along Vale's streets...

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O_o Maybe I am making too many "fillers..."

Sheba - Well, considering that you just had an emotional breakdown, a cat rub against you for five minutes, and were holding that plushie of me for a good hour...

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Well, here is my commentary to the reviewers. I'll probably keep doing it this way (at the bottom), since I am doing it in Icy Blaze as well. Come to think of it, this was how I originally did it with Rise of Darkness... Oops, I digressed...

Kyarorain - Beleive it or not, but I knew what you were asking. As for Jenna, Picard/Piers and Garet, well... Maybe this chapter will suffice... And add more questions. I just hope someone tries to send a guess as to what the heck is going on. Oops... here I go again... And where is Hama??? And what is with the vines in Vale? Hehehe.

Selena - You're back! Another constant reviewer!! And as for the action, just hope that my mp3 of the Copy X battle from Mega Man Zero is still working, as that is my source of writing for the "foe" in this story... Thanks!!!

Rain Child - O_o You traveled more than I did?! Ack! But look at it this way - just visit my house, I'll transfer the game to your game, then I'll fight you when you get to lvl 50 or so. And pigs will fly. And I'm the ruler of earth. Seriously, what do you think of the story thus far? And what of this chap? heehee...