Curse of the Sages
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Chapter 12 - Sacrifice
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Well, I've been gone awhile from this story... Blame Icy Blaze, which had my full attention until I began reading a story I found called Changed Spirits. Anyway, now for some overdue responses to reviews:
Selena - YAY!! And go Mia/Jenna Isaac/Sheba!! I'm looking forward to the review for this chapter!
Rain Child - Actually, it's Piers/Jenna, since they flirted so much.... J/K!!! Anyway, what do ya think of this chapter??
Kyarorain - More about that little joke in this chapter... :-) Let me know what you think!!
Gay Witch - Alexi was in one of the earlier chapters (He first appeared in "Alex Good or Alex Bad") and was given a "history" in the chapter "Alexi?" The Savior first appeared in Web of Danger, and was given a name in "Temptation." Check out the last chapter, "Savior Revealed," to further understand his powers...
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That's it??
Oh well... Since Sheba's out hunting for a boyfriend, I'll go say that I DO NOT OWN GOLDEN SUN, AND WILL HAVE WORDS WITH ANYONE THAT THINKS THAT I DO.
Now that I have that crap out of the way, on to the story! :-)
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Alex stared at Alexi, pondering that statement. "Savior?" What was he talking about...? Was he behind the vines, or were the vines influencing him?
"You know, Alex, this is sort of ironic. I have your ancestor to thank for being in existance."
Alex stared at the ancient "Mercurian." What was he...?
"It was eons ago, back when the cycle of the Lighthouses was initiated. Your ancestor sought to create a being that could purge the world of death, hunger, fear, anger, hate. Upon his summoning, I was created, and within mere hours, had saved countless beings in three cities. But a group of eight sealed me by locking the powers of Alchemy, locking me within a deep cave, limited in power. Fortunatly, I captured one of them, and used her to unwittingly release me from my prison. But fate was cruel, and I was sealed again. This cycle continued, with the sealing of Alchemy always coming after I saved half the world. But now you have found me long before I expected. I had to stall you long enough to save at least one of you. Even though I saved one of you, I have to kill your partner, for once someone manages to shake off the savings, they are immune... But first things first: Goodbye."
A flash covered Alex's view, blinding him despite his raised arms. Once the blast of light faded, he removed his hands, finding himself in Imil...
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Felix swore as he countered Isaac's blade, still shocked that neither Garet or Jenna had joined his foe in battle. It had been mere minutes since Alex vanished and he was swarmed, but for some reason, only one of the adepts in Vale had attacked him. Whatever the reason was, it was disturbing to fight his brother-in-law.
Isaac had maintained the offensive the whole time, constantly throwing a barrage of sword swipes and shards of dirt at him. He had countered every shot, but for every shot he countered, twice as many soon appeared, as if Isaac was being fed power from some unknown source. It was only a matter of time, Felix thought, before he succumbed to the blows of Isaac. And he had the feeling that Isaac wasn't in the mood for talking...
He cursed as Isaac swung at his head, barely able to block the blow...
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Still uncertain as to how he ended up in Imil, Alex walked forward, uncertain as to what he would find. The village was just as he remembered it: chilly wind from the northeast, nice layer of ice on the houses and walkways, icy river, children running in the frosted grass. And Mia standing before him...
He felt the blood drain from his face as he realized that who he saw was not his daughter, but the Mia who taught him the ways of the clan, of how to heal wounds. But how was she alive? She had passed on years ago...
But there she was, standing before him, her eyes sparkling with the light reflecting off of the while blanket covering the ground. Her robes were just as they were when she taught him, long blue layers of warmth covering her pale skin, a soft giggle emminating from her porceline face...
But she was dead, wasn't she?
Abrubtly, the vison wavered, and Mia was soon standing beside Alex's parents, with hers just behind them.
Shaking his head, he gripped his hair, ready to pull it out as he closed his eyes. It didn't make sense! They were dead! They were dead!! THEY WERE DEAD!!!
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Mai held her daughter as the vines crawled towards the Mercury Lighthouse. She knew that Alex had wanted her to go there to keep them safe. But apparently it had followed them, determined to engulf them. And if she hadn't known better, the vines had crawled directly from the caves towards them, passing every house along it's course. What did this thing want?
Holding Mia close to her chest, she ran into the lighthouse...
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Alex shook his head, opening his eyes. Before him was not Alexi, but a massive vine-like lump, easily twelve feet high. And without straining his mind, he knew that this was Alexi.
"Damn you, Alex! I had hoped to save your life! But you leave me no choice! Submit to my powers or I shall kill your wife and child!"
Fear crept into his being as he heard the ultimatum. He knew that Mai and Mia would never stand a chance against this thing, and Felix wouldn't last long on his own. But what was there to do? They couldn't seal the power of Alchemy, and let this thing regenerate...
Summoning all of his energy, he charged his body with enough psynergy to destroy the core of the creature.
Light surged from his form as blackness claimed him...
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How's that for a cliffhanger?? HA!!
Now that I finally made a chapter for this story, please review!! This is almost done!!
REVIEW!!
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Chapter 12 - Sacrifice
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Well, I've been gone awhile from this story... Blame Icy Blaze, which had my full attention until I began reading a story I found called Changed Spirits. Anyway, now for some overdue responses to reviews:
Selena - YAY!! And go Mia/Jenna Isaac/Sheba!! I'm looking forward to the review for this chapter!
Rain Child - Actually, it's Piers/Jenna, since they flirted so much.... J/K!!! Anyway, what do ya think of this chapter??
Kyarorain - More about that little joke in this chapter... :-) Let me know what you think!!
Gay Witch - Alexi was in one of the earlier chapters (He first appeared in "Alex Good or Alex Bad") and was given a "history" in the chapter "Alexi?" The Savior first appeared in Web of Danger, and was given a name in "Temptation." Check out the last chapter, "Savior Revealed," to further understand his powers...
...
That's it??
Oh well... Since Sheba's out hunting for a boyfriend, I'll go say that I DO NOT OWN GOLDEN SUN, AND WILL HAVE WORDS WITH ANYONE THAT THINKS THAT I DO.
Now that I have that crap out of the way, on to the story! :-)
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Alex stared at Alexi, pondering that statement. "Savior?" What was he talking about...? Was he behind the vines, or were the vines influencing him?
"You know, Alex, this is sort of ironic. I have your ancestor to thank for being in existance."
Alex stared at the ancient "Mercurian." What was he...?
"It was eons ago, back when the cycle of the Lighthouses was initiated. Your ancestor sought to create a being that could purge the world of death, hunger, fear, anger, hate. Upon his summoning, I was created, and within mere hours, had saved countless beings in three cities. But a group of eight sealed me by locking the powers of Alchemy, locking me within a deep cave, limited in power. Fortunatly, I captured one of them, and used her to unwittingly release me from my prison. But fate was cruel, and I was sealed again. This cycle continued, with the sealing of Alchemy always coming after I saved half the world. But now you have found me long before I expected. I had to stall you long enough to save at least one of you. Even though I saved one of you, I have to kill your partner, for once someone manages to shake off the savings, they are immune... But first things first: Goodbye."
A flash covered Alex's view, blinding him despite his raised arms. Once the blast of light faded, he removed his hands, finding himself in Imil...
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Felix swore as he countered Isaac's blade, still shocked that neither Garet or Jenna had joined his foe in battle. It had been mere minutes since Alex vanished and he was swarmed, but for some reason, only one of the adepts in Vale had attacked him. Whatever the reason was, it was disturbing to fight his brother-in-law.
Isaac had maintained the offensive the whole time, constantly throwing a barrage of sword swipes and shards of dirt at him. He had countered every shot, but for every shot he countered, twice as many soon appeared, as if Isaac was being fed power from some unknown source. It was only a matter of time, Felix thought, before he succumbed to the blows of Isaac. And he had the feeling that Isaac wasn't in the mood for talking...
He cursed as Isaac swung at his head, barely able to block the blow...
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Still uncertain as to how he ended up in Imil, Alex walked forward, uncertain as to what he would find. The village was just as he remembered it: chilly wind from the northeast, nice layer of ice on the houses and walkways, icy river, children running in the frosted grass. And Mia standing before him...
He felt the blood drain from his face as he realized that who he saw was not his daughter, but the Mia who taught him the ways of the clan, of how to heal wounds. But how was she alive? She had passed on years ago...
But there she was, standing before him, her eyes sparkling with the light reflecting off of the while blanket covering the ground. Her robes were just as they were when she taught him, long blue layers of warmth covering her pale skin, a soft giggle emminating from her porceline face...
But she was dead, wasn't she?
Abrubtly, the vison wavered, and Mia was soon standing beside Alex's parents, with hers just behind them.
Shaking his head, he gripped his hair, ready to pull it out as he closed his eyes. It didn't make sense! They were dead! They were dead!! THEY WERE DEAD!!!
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Mai held her daughter as the vines crawled towards the Mercury Lighthouse. She knew that Alex had wanted her to go there to keep them safe. But apparently it had followed them, determined to engulf them. And if she hadn't known better, the vines had crawled directly from the caves towards them, passing every house along it's course. What did this thing want?
Holding Mia close to her chest, she ran into the lighthouse...
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Alex shook his head, opening his eyes. Before him was not Alexi, but a massive vine-like lump, easily twelve feet high. And without straining his mind, he knew that this was Alexi.
"Damn you, Alex! I had hoped to save your life! But you leave me no choice! Submit to my powers or I shall kill your wife and child!"
Fear crept into his being as he heard the ultimatum. He knew that Mai and Mia would never stand a chance against this thing, and Felix wouldn't last long on his own. But what was there to do? They couldn't seal the power of Alchemy, and let this thing regenerate...
Summoning all of his energy, he charged his body with enough psynergy to destroy the core of the creature.
Light surged from his form as blackness claimed him...
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...
How's that for a cliffhanger?? HA!!
Now that I finally made a chapter for this story, please review!! This is almost done!!
REVIEW!!
