Curse of the Sages
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Chapter 10 - Discovery
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Alex brushed the loose strands of hair out of his eyes, still dazed from his recent encounter. It still seemed a dream, for there was no explination for it.
Mere moments before, a woman had appeared to him, asking him to come with her to Vale, to visit the paradise that now existed there. But his instincts forbade him from reveling in the thought of being in her presence, for it was impossible. She had died years ago...
"Daaaaaaaaaaaaaadddyy!"
Turning about, he saw Mia, running towards him. Her hair flowed behind her, like a river at spring time. Behind her flowing river of hair walked Felix, his face one of shock and sadness.
It was the same look he had on his face...
"Mia, go see if mommy needs anything."
Still staring at Felix, Alex didn't see Mia run into the house, intent on finding out what had happened to Felix. It didn't take a scholar to realize that he had a visit from someone close to him as well. He was showing all the same signs that showed a person was depressed, feeling empty. Why would seeing a vision like that cause such symptoms?
"Hi, Alex. You needed to see me?"
Even his voice was shakey. That wasn't good.
"You saw someone, didn't you?"
For the first time since he walked out of the inn, Felix showed a face of something other than depression: shock. "How..."
"I saw... someone as well."
"Was the person close to you?"
Alex paused to consider his answer, "In a way... I suppose the person you saw was?"
Felix simply nodded, apparently still dazed. What could possibly cause such a thing to happen to them? Mercury's Might, this was confusing! Why was this happening? Vale was never a paradise, and the person he saw was long since dead, so how was this happening? Then he made the connection.
"Felix, did the person-"
"It was Sheba..."
Alex's eyes widened, now worried that there was more than he was about to guess. "Did she try to get you to go to Vale?"
"Yes, she did. How...?"
"Because the person that visited me wanted the same thing. You don't suppose that Isaac went, do you?"
"It would make sense. But, why would anyone want us to go to Vale?"
"I dunno. This is too much." A tear streaked down his face, "Whatever it is, it sure is good at tormenting people... If Mia hadn't happened along when she did... I would've gone."
"Same here. Hey, where's Alexi?"
Alex wiped the beads of water from his eyes, "He wanted to check out the vines in the cave down the river. Something about them radiating waves of Jupiter psynergy."
"That's it!"
Alex stared at his friend, wondering if Felix was considering ending it, or going to Vale... "What?"
"The people we saw were dead, right? Maybe they were illusions created by that plant!"
It made sense, no doubt. But there were a few flaws with it:
"But why would it want us to go to Vale, and how did it get here?"
"Maybe it feeds off the mental energies, I don't know..."
Felix silence convinced Alex that there was nothing left from his thought. But there was sense in what he saw... Maybe if they went to Vale to have a look...
"Let's go get Alexi and go to Vale. Maybe we'll find Isaac and answers."
Nodding, Felix walked towards the cave, all the while Alex pondered the woman he saw. It had been eons since he saw her, having lost her long before he was taught by Mia. How had this creature known of her?
Looking at the cave from a distance, Alex noted the vines that hung from the walls, extending to the surrounding mouth of the cave. How had it grown this far in so short a time...? And if he hadn't known of it before-hand, he would have thought that she was within the cave... And he was certain that Alexi wasn't there...
"Felix, go get the gear and teleport gems. I need to tell Mia and Mai something. Meet me outside the village in about ten minutes."
Nodding Felix walked off, and Alex made his way to his house, intent on having his wife and daughter stay at the Mercury Lighthouse, away from the tempting visions offered by the vines. And then he would go to Vale, and hopefully he and Felix would solve this.
And find out how the creature knew of his mother...
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And after saying that I do not own Golden Sun, I'll talk to the reviewers:
Selena - Thanks! I hope to eventually start making my chapters longer, but at this point in time, it's a chore to get them up in time to keep everyone's interest intact. Oh, well. Thanks again, and I hope this one is good too! Isaac/Sheba and Mia/Jenna!
Rain Child - Try printing them out or something. Ya know, why doesn't someone release a cart for the GBA that allows you to download text files or html files to allow you to read them on the go? That would make the world so much easier...
Mary666 - Hopefully, it will improve... Thanks!
Kyarorain - Hmm... The eye... Maybe I'll have Felix stab him with a giant spear with a fire-heated point... Wait, that was in the... Was it Illiad or Odyssey? I forget... Anywho, thanks!
Gay Witch - This might allow me to end it soon, bringing all points together. Thanks for the input!!
Empress Dotdotdot - Nice guess, but if you look, that isn't the Wise One. I can't say anything else, due to my attempts to make suspense, but you will be recognized for your guess at the end!! Thanks for that input! [munches on cookies]
And now, if Sheba will do the honors:
Sheba - REVIEW!!! REVIEW!!! REVIEW!!!
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Chapter 10 - Discovery
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Alex brushed the loose strands of hair out of his eyes, still dazed from his recent encounter. It still seemed a dream, for there was no explination for it.
Mere moments before, a woman had appeared to him, asking him to come with her to Vale, to visit the paradise that now existed there. But his instincts forbade him from reveling in the thought of being in her presence, for it was impossible. She had died years ago...
"Daaaaaaaaaaaaaadddyy!"
Turning about, he saw Mia, running towards him. Her hair flowed behind her, like a river at spring time. Behind her flowing river of hair walked Felix, his face one of shock and sadness.
It was the same look he had on his face...
"Mia, go see if mommy needs anything."
Still staring at Felix, Alex didn't see Mia run into the house, intent on finding out what had happened to Felix. It didn't take a scholar to realize that he had a visit from someone close to him as well. He was showing all the same signs that showed a person was depressed, feeling empty. Why would seeing a vision like that cause such symptoms?
"Hi, Alex. You needed to see me?"
Even his voice was shakey. That wasn't good.
"You saw someone, didn't you?"
For the first time since he walked out of the inn, Felix showed a face of something other than depression: shock. "How..."
"I saw... someone as well."
"Was the person close to you?"
Alex paused to consider his answer, "In a way... I suppose the person you saw was?"
Felix simply nodded, apparently still dazed. What could possibly cause such a thing to happen to them? Mercury's Might, this was confusing! Why was this happening? Vale was never a paradise, and the person he saw was long since dead, so how was this happening? Then he made the connection.
"Felix, did the person-"
"It was Sheba..."
Alex's eyes widened, now worried that there was more than he was about to guess. "Did she try to get you to go to Vale?"
"Yes, she did. How...?"
"Because the person that visited me wanted the same thing. You don't suppose that Isaac went, do you?"
"It would make sense. But, why would anyone want us to go to Vale?"
"I dunno. This is too much." A tear streaked down his face, "Whatever it is, it sure is good at tormenting people... If Mia hadn't happened along when she did... I would've gone."
"Same here. Hey, where's Alexi?"
Alex wiped the beads of water from his eyes, "He wanted to check out the vines in the cave down the river. Something about them radiating waves of Jupiter psynergy."
"That's it!"
Alex stared at his friend, wondering if Felix was considering ending it, or going to Vale... "What?"
"The people we saw were dead, right? Maybe they were illusions created by that plant!"
It made sense, no doubt. But there were a few flaws with it:
"But why would it want us to go to Vale, and how did it get here?"
"Maybe it feeds off the mental energies, I don't know..."
Felix silence convinced Alex that there was nothing left from his thought. But there was sense in what he saw... Maybe if they went to Vale to have a look...
"Let's go get Alexi and go to Vale. Maybe we'll find Isaac and answers."
Nodding, Felix walked towards the cave, all the while Alex pondered the woman he saw. It had been eons since he saw her, having lost her long before he was taught by Mia. How had this creature known of her?
Looking at the cave from a distance, Alex noted the vines that hung from the walls, extending to the surrounding mouth of the cave. How had it grown this far in so short a time...? And if he hadn't known of it before-hand, he would have thought that she was within the cave... And he was certain that Alexi wasn't there...
"Felix, go get the gear and teleport gems. I need to tell Mia and Mai something. Meet me outside the village in about ten minutes."
Nodding Felix walked off, and Alex made his way to his house, intent on having his wife and daughter stay at the Mercury Lighthouse, away from the tempting visions offered by the vines. And then he would go to Vale, and hopefully he and Felix would solve this.
And find out how the creature knew of his mother...
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And after saying that I do not own Golden Sun, I'll talk to the reviewers:
Selena - Thanks! I hope to eventually start making my chapters longer, but at this point in time, it's a chore to get them up in time to keep everyone's interest intact. Oh, well. Thanks again, and I hope this one is good too! Isaac/Sheba and Mia/Jenna!
Rain Child - Try printing them out or something. Ya know, why doesn't someone release a cart for the GBA that allows you to download text files or html files to allow you to read them on the go? That would make the world so much easier...
Mary666 - Hopefully, it will improve... Thanks!
Kyarorain - Hmm... The eye... Maybe I'll have Felix stab him with a giant spear with a fire-heated point... Wait, that was in the... Was it Illiad or Odyssey? I forget... Anywho, thanks!
Gay Witch - This might allow me to end it soon, bringing all points together. Thanks for the input!!
Empress Dotdotdot - Nice guess, but if you look, that isn't the Wise One. I can't say anything else, due to my attempts to make suspense, but you will be recognized for your guess at the end!! Thanks for that input! [munches on cookies]
And now, if Sheba will do the honors:
Sheba - REVIEW!!! REVIEW!!! REVIEW!!!
