Curse of the Sages
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Chapter 11 - Savior Revealed
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Well, I'm confused. Why is everyone thinking that the Wise One is behind this?? Since when does that ball of rock ever have vines growing out of him?? And why did Hama sense *2* power signatures in the cave? Oh, well... Enough rant.
Reviewers -
Selena - Uh, are you refering to Love Line? If so, could you review that story when you get the chance? I'd love to hear your thoughts on that story. Thanks for the info on Homer, too... And what is the Felix-in-Prox sydnrome?? Tell me what you think of this chapter too!
Kyarorain - You are doomed. The chapter titles are not the same, only simmilar. But they were deliberately named that way... And as far as seeing if Isaac is ok, well...
Gay Witch - It shall...
Rain Child - Type the Isaac/Jenna into a nicely written mini-essay and send it to me! I'll put it on my bio page!!
Sheba - MIKAA DOES OWN A GAME CUBE AND DREAMS TO WRITE THE FIRST GOLDEN SUN NOVEL, BUT HE DOES NOT OWN GOLDEN SUN OR NINTENDO. IF HE DID, THEN HE WOULD EXPIDITE THE GAME CUBE/THRID GBA GOLDEN SUN.
And now - the show! Cuz, you asked for it.
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Arriving near the entrance of Vale, Alex was stunned to see that the village was rather quiet. Even when he had visited decades ago, it was filled with more activity than now. Houses were lit, signaling that villagers were within the walls, but none traveled outside. And apparently not for a long time, given the sheer ammount of rampant overgrowth. The plants looked familiar though...
He took in a sharp breath as it dawned on him that those were smaller variants of the vines in Imil. Radiating from the plants were low levels of Jupitarian energy, intensifying as the plants neared buildings. And after seeing his mother, he knew that without a doubt, the villagers were snared in the visions.
But how had this happened? And what could do something on this scale? The Wise One was far too neutral with his powers to do something on this scale, so what was it? Almost all Jupiter adepts lived in Hesparia or in the areas near Contigo, so what had created this... monstrosity?
Noticing a door open, he dove behind a fence, Felix kneeling to his left. A teenage blonde walked out, a brunette holding his hands. It didn't take Felix long to realize who it was, given the sudden intake of breath. And that meant that it was Felix's grandson. But why the sudden intake of breath?
"She's supposed to be dead..."
Alex stared at his comrade, pondering that statement. "Dead?"
Before Felix answered, Alex began to realize what the creature was: Somehow, the vines projected images of lost loves or family, and somehow controlled them. But why would anything want to do something on this scale? It made no sense; the people under the influence, if he was any example, they weren't able to think for themselves.
So what could they do? The creature could always bring the villagers to attack them, and there was no way of knowing if the immages could be "killed." The sudden intake of breath broke his train of thought, and he turned to stare at the latest figures to immerge from a house:
Isaac, Jenna, Mia, and Garet.
What was this?? How had the creature replicated *them?* It then occured to him that Isaac would constitute a much larger ammount of power to influence and keep controlled...
Looking around the rest of the town, he noticed that others had begun to exit their homes, filling the streets with people and images alike. *Probably some kind of defens,* he mused, *given the sheer ammount of Jupitarian powers around here... But where is Alexi?*
Summoning what little telepathic ability he had learned from Hama before her demise, he fed these thoughts into Felix, hopeful that he had an answer.
*That's a good question. Wouldn't he be here...?*
Surveying the area, he noticed the increase of vines near a cave behind the old weapon smith's house. He recalled what Ivan had said when he found the cave, that it seemed to have had a purpose once. The theory was that some kind of massive plant had inhabited it, only to be killed off somehow.
Alex was willing to bet that this was the same plant. The question was - how?
Deciding to go have a look, he walked behind the various buildings, leaving Felix to watch the disturbing display of zombie-like behavior. No doubt now that it was indeed the vines that caused the illusions, and given the sheer ammount of power required to do such a stunt, the Wise One was obviously under the spell of this creature...
Stepping into the cave, he noticed that the tendrils gleemed with moistness. A closer look showed that the moistness was intstead blood, probably from whatever poor creature or soul wandered into here before the plant wanted them to. The powers of the creature were admirable, and impressive. But that didn't answer the question: "Why was it here?"
Further into the cave, the plant engulfed even the floor, forcing to step on the green-grey roots. He had hoped to avoid such a scenario, but apparently he wouldn't be able to. Besides, if the thing could control the minds of an entire village, it could just as easily read his mind at will.
Seeing a lit chamber ahead, he hurried his pace, curious as to what could be lit here. He soon regreted it-
-for within the massive cavern covered in vines, stood Alexi, a malicious grin on his face.
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Felix was eyeing Jenna and Isaac when the village noticed him.
Almost as if timed to do so, the entire village turned towards him, dark looks in their eyes. REalizing that they didn't want him to join their little collective, he drew his blade, hoping that they wouln not come closer while he had it drawn...
Of course, they didn't stop. Not that he expected them to...
Standing his ground, he watched the figures close in, hopeful that Alex was having better luck.
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Alex stared at Alexi, pondering why he was here. Was he under the influence of the plant creature, or was there something else?
"I knew that you would come here after your dear ally. What a pity that you did all of this for nothing. Now I'll have to destroy you to complete my mission..."
Alex's eyes widened at this revelation. "What mission?"
"To purify the world of death, hunger, evil, and darkness. To unite everyone under an age of peace. I am the Savior of the World."
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Well, that explains and confuses some more...
This will be my last update until Saturday (at the earliest), since I will be under the influence of pain killers due to the removal of my wisdom teeth tomorrow...
But still send REVIEWS!!
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Chapter 11 - Savior Revealed
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Well, I'm confused. Why is everyone thinking that the Wise One is behind this?? Since when does that ball of rock ever have vines growing out of him?? And why did Hama sense *2* power signatures in the cave? Oh, well... Enough rant.
Reviewers -
Selena - Uh, are you refering to Love Line? If so, could you review that story when you get the chance? I'd love to hear your thoughts on that story. Thanks for the info on Homer, too... And what is the Felix-in-Prox sydnrome?? Tell me what you think of this chapter too!
Kyarorain - You are doomed. The chapter titles are not the same, only simmilar. But they were deliberately named that way... And as far as seeing if Isaac is ok, well...
Gay Witch - It shall...
Rain Child - Type the Isaac/Jenna into a nicely written mini-essay and send it to me! I'll put it on my bio page!!
Sheba - MIKAA DOES OWN A GAME CUBE AND DREAMS TO WRITE THE FIRST GOLDEN SUN NOVEL, BUT HE DOES NOT OWN GOLDEN SUN OR NINTENDO. IF HE DID, THEN HE WOULD EXPIDITE THE GAME CUBE/THRID GBA GOLDEN SUN.
And now - the show! Cuz, you asked for it.
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Arriving near the entrance of Vale, Alex was stunned to see that the village was rather quiet. Even when he had visited decades ago, it was filled with more activity than now. Houses were lit, signaling that villagers were within the walls, but none traveled outside. And apparently not for a long time, given the sheer ammount of rampant overgrowth. The plants looked familiar though...
He took in a sharp breath as it dawned on him that those were smaller variants of the vines in Imil. Radiating from the plants were low levels of Jupitarian energy, intensifying as the plants neared buildings. And after seeing his mother, he knew that without a doubt, the villagers were snared in the visions.
But how had this happened? And what could do something on this scale? The Wise One was far too neutral with his powers to do something on this scale, so what was it? Almost all Jupiter adepts lived in Hesparia or in the areas near Contigo, so what had created this... monstrosity?
Noticing a door open, he dove behind a fence, Felix kneeling to his left. A teenage blonde walked out, a brunette holding his hands. It didn't take Felix long to realize who it was, given the sudden intake of breath. And that meant that it was Felix's grandson. But why the sudden intake of breath?
"She's supposed to be dead..."
Alex stared at his comrade, pondering that statement. "Dead?"
Before Felix answered, Alex began to realize what the creature was: Somehow, the vines projected images of lost loves or family, and somehow controlled them. But why would anything want to do something on this scale? It made no sense; the people under the influence, if he was any example, they weren't able to think for themselves.
So what could they do? The creature could always bring the villagers to attack them, and there was no way of knowing if the immages could be "killed." The sudden intake of breath broke his train of thought, and he turned to stare at the latest figures to immerge from a house:
Isaac, Jenna, Mia, and Garet.
What was this?? How had the creature replicated *them?* It then occured to him that Isaac would constitute a much larger ammount of power to influence and keep controlled...
Looking around the rest of the town, he noticed that others had begun to exit their homes, filling the streets with people and images alike. *Probably some kind of defens,* he mused, *given the sheer ammount of Jupitarian powers around here... But where is Alexi?*
Summoning what little telepathic ability he had learned from Hama before her demise, he fed these thoughts into Felix, hopeful that he had an answer.
*That's a good question. Wouldn't he be here...?*
Surveying the area, he noticed the increase of vines near a cave behind the old weapon smith's house. He recalled what Ivan had said when he found the cave, that it seemed to have had a purpose once. The theory was that some kind of massive plant had inhabited it, only to be killed off somehow.
Alex was willing to bet that this was the same plant. The question was - how?
Deciding to go have a look, he walked behind the various buildings, leaving Felix to watch the disturbing display of zombie-like behavior. No doubt now that it was indeed the vines that caused the illusions, and given the sheer ammount of power required to do such a stunt, the Wise One was obviously under the spell of this creature...
Stepping into the cave, he noticed that the tendrils gleemed with moistness. A closer look showed that the moistness was intstead blood, probably from whatever poor creature or soul wandered into here before the plant wanted them to. The powers of the creature were admirable, and impressive. But that didn't answer the question: "Why was it here?"
Further into the cave, the plant engulfed even the floor, forcing to step on the green-grey roots. He had hoped to avoid such a scenario, but apparently he wouldn't be able to. Besides, if the thing could control the minds of an entire village, it could just as easily read his mind at will.
Seeing a lit chamber ahead, he hurried his pace, curious as to what could be lit here. He soon regreted it-
-for within the massive cavern covered in vines, stood Alexi, a malicious grin on his face.
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Felix was eyeing Jenna and Isaac when the village noticed him.
Almost as if timed to do so, the entire village turned towards him, dark looks in their eyes. REalizing that they didn't want him to join their little collective, he drew his blade, hoping that they wouln not come closer while he had it drawn...
Of course, they didn't stop. Not that he expected them to...
Standing his ground, he watched the figures close in, hopeful that Alex was having better luck.
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Alex stared at Alexi, pondering why he was here. Was he under the influence of the plant creature, or was there something else?
"I knew that you would come here after your dear ally. What a pity that you did all of this for nothing. Now I'll have to destroy you to complete my mission..."
Alex's eyes widened at this revelation. "What mission?"
"To purify the world of death, hunger, evil, and darkness. To unite everyone under an age of peace. I am the Savior of the World."
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...
...
...
Well, that explains and confuses some more...
This will be my last update until Saturday (at the earliest), since I will be under the influence of pain killers due to the removal of my wisdom teeth tomorrow...
But still send REVIEWS!!
