Chapter 5–Mixed up Worries
His friends waited in line without him. They chatted as if nothing was wrong. His piercing blue eyes danced with jealousy. How were they able to remember when he had nothing of the faintest idea why everything was? Who could ever guess knowledge was of so much importance?
"Why me?" he couldn't help but whisper to himself. "Why did I have to be the one? If it had been someone else, at least they would be cared for, unlike me, left alone."
Spiteful, he looked back at the group. Jenna hung on her brother, Mia wetted her hair, trying to keep cool. No one ever thought to look back at the lost and alone.
"Feeling resentful, are we?" a voice asked. Alex quickly turned the direction it had come from.
There, sat a woman with flaming red hair. Her crimson eyes laughed, her clothes were black leather, chains hung from them. Metal rings reflected the sun in Alex's eyes.
"Who are you?" he asked.
"Me? I am Karst. Tell me Alex, how does it feel to have lost everything?"
"Wha?" Alex eyes widened, "how did–?"
"Ah," Karst smiled maliciously. "Your friends are quite stupid to think banging your head on a desk would give you amnesia."
"What are you trying to get at!" Alex jumped up from the bench.
"Heh-heh," Karst laughed softly as she pulled something from out of her large pockets. Gently, she lifted a small glass bottle. A apple green fluid bubbled inside it. The top was tightly sealed with a cork. Somehow, Alex immediately knew what it was.
"Hey!" he reached forward. "Give that to me!"
"Ah," Karst grinned, "you aren't as stupid as you look. Of course, only a complete fool would know what this was." She shook the bottle lightly. "Memories do come in strange forms don't they?"
Alex's upper lip twitched. His eyes were flaming with anger. "Give it to me!"
"You think I'd give something as valuable as this without a price? You amuse me!"
"I understand now," Alex scowled, "a bargain, eh?"
"Of course," Karst replied, setting the bottle on her lap. "Your friends aren't what they seem. Ever heard of the Elemental Stars?"
Alex shook his head.
"Isaac and Garet hold the last two stones. Give those to me, and your memory will be returned. Sounds easy enough, right?"
"Yes," Alex nodded, "but how will I reach you?"
"That is also another part of the deal," Karst responded. "You must have the stones within a week from today at the back of the school. It's not like I can sit around all day waiting for you to deliver them to me."
Karst stood up, and placed the bottle in her side pocket. Just before she walked off, she added one last thing.
"Also," she looked intently in his eyes. "You must not let anyone know you know about the stones, or that you plan to take them. If you do, your memory will be thrown to the bottom of the ocean, unable to be recovered. Oh, and if you need a little push in doing this task," Karst opened the bottle. A green fog ascended from it, and floated towards Alex. Suddenly, like a door had been opened, Alex remembered something.
iIsaac stooped over a large chest in a familiar room.
"You can't tell anyone," he said to everyone. Lifting the top, a glow was seen underneath some objects. Quietly, he lifted a bright purple stone. Its radiance seemed to blind everyone, for they shaded their eyes.
Footsteps were heard coming up the stairs. Quickly the Venus Adept put the stone back in its spot, and closed the chest. Grabbing a nearby lock, he snapped it shut./i
"Good luck," she walked off, leaving Alex in a dazed state.
"Hey Alex!" Someone yelled not far off. Blinking, the Mercury Adept turned to see Jenna running towards them. The whole group trailed behind, including Ivan who was holding his stomach. His face was a pale green, and ran to the nearest garbage can. "How's it been going."
"Um–fine. Just fine," Alex nodded nervously.
"Time for the River Rapids!" Mia cried out running down the street. "Come on you guys!"
"Don't worry," Jenna tried to comfort him. "It has water, you love water! I promise you'll love this one!"
Alex wasn't sure to be afraid of Karst, or the River Rapids.
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His friends waited in line without him. They chatted as if nothing was wrong. His piercing blue eyes danced with jealousy. How were they able to remember when he had nothing of the faintest idea why everything was? Who could ever guess knowledge was of so much importance?
"Why me?" he couldn't help but whisper to himself. "Why did I have to be the one? If it had been someone else, at least they would be cared for, unlike me, left alone."
Spiteful, he looked back at the group. Jenna hung on her brother, Mia wetted her hair, trying to keep cool. No one ever thought to look back at the lost and alone.
"Feeling resentful, are we?" a voice asked. Alex quickly turned the direction it had come from.
There, sat a woman with flaming red hair. Her crimson eyes laughed, her clothes were black leather, chains hung from them. Metal rings reflected the sun in Alex's eyes.
"Who are you?" he asked.
"Me? I am Karst. Tell me Alex, how does it feel to have lost everything?"
"Wha?" Alex eyes widened, "how did–?"
"Ah," Karst smiled maliciously. "Your friends are quite stupid to think banging your head on a desk would give you amnesia."
"What are you trying to get at!" Alex jumped up from the bench.
"Heh-heh," Karst laughed softly as she pulled something from out of her large pockets. Gently, she lifted a small glass bottle. A apple green fluid bubbled inside it. The top was tightly sealed with a cork. Somehow, Alex immediately knew what it was.
"Hey!" he reached forward. "Give that to me!"
"Ah," Karst grinned, "you aren't as stupid as you look. Of course, only a complete fool would know what this was." She shook the bottle lightly. "Memories do come in strange forms don't they?"
Alex's upper lip twitched. His eyes were flaming with anger. "Give it to me!"
"You think I'd give something as valuable as this without a price? You amuse me!"
"I understand now," Alex scowled, "a bargain, eh?"
"Of course," Karst replied, setting the bottle on her lap. "Your friends aren't what they seem. Ever heard of the Elemental Stars?"
Alex shook his head.
"Isaac and Garet hold the last two stones. Give those to me, and your memory will be returned. Sounds easy enough, right?"
"Yes," Alex nodded, "but how will I reach you?"
"That is also another part of the deal," Karst responded. "You must have the stones within a week from today at the back of the school. It's not like I can sit around all day waiting for you to deliver them to me."
Karst stood up, and placed the bottle in her side pocket. Just before she walked off, she added one last thing.
"Also," she looked intently in his eyes. "You must not let anyone know you know about the stones, or that you plan to take them. If you do, your memory will be thrown to the bottom of the ocean, unable to be recovered. Oh, and if you need a little push in doing this task," Karst opened the bottle. A green fog ascended from it, and floated towards Alex. Suddenly, like a door had been opened, Alex remembered something.
iIsaac stooped over a large chest in a familiar room.
"You can't tell anyone," he said to everyone. Lifting the top, a glow was seen underneath some objects. Quietly, he lifted a bright purple stone. Its radiance seemed to blind everyone, for they shaded their eyes.
Footsteps were heard coming up the stairs. Quickly the Venus Adept put the stone back in its spot, and closed the chest. Grabbing a nearby lock, he snapped it shut./i
"Good luck," she walked off, leaving Alex in a dazed state.
"Hey Alex!" Someone yelled not far off. Blinking, the Mercury Adept turned to see Jenna running towards them. The whole group trailed behind, including Ivan who was holding his stomach. His face was a pale green, and ran to the nearest garbage can. "How's it been going."
"Um–fine. Just fine," Alex nodded nervously.
"Time for the River Rapids!" Mia cried out running down the street. "Come on you guys!"
"Don't worry," Jenna tried to comfort him. "It has water, you love water! I promise you'll love this one!"
Alex wasn't sure to be afraid of Karst, or the River Rapids.
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