Hey again! Here's yet another chapter of Soulless Flame! And YET again, I'm
REALLY sorry for the delay!
Jenna: And how much longer will the angst go on for, hm?
*Grins evilly* Oh, there's PLENTY more where THAT came from!
Jenna: Oh brother...well you all know the routine. David doesn't own Golden Sun, and review! There, now you cant ever say I don't do my job! *Reads past reviews* Oooh, I like Leo now! *Glomps Leo* See, Shadow? I'm LOVED!
-_- Just read the next chapter if you respect your sanity.
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Saturos lay in bed. Menardi was next to him. His brow creased in thought. He didn't like the way this was headed.
Menardi murmured, and opened her eyes. "What's wrong Satty?" she whispered affectionately. Affection was a rare and secret thing with Menardi.
"Nothing." He smiled, and leant down to kiss her.
As their lips met, suddenly...
"EWWWW!" Saturos pulled back suddenly, and looked around wildly. "Where am I? Eww, I just kisses MENARDI?!?" he flapped his hands slightly. "That's GROSS!"
Menardi sat in bed shell-shocked. She also noticed however, Saturos eyes were no longer red.
Since when were they purple?
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Isaac walked over to Sheba. She was extremely traumatised.
"Who would have guessed your anchor was Saturos?" he smirked.
Sheba shot him a glare. "It SO wasn't funny!"
There was a howl and screams behind them. Sheba chose not to look at the shadow dragon devoured another target.
Isaac cringed, and instantly saddened. "I can't take any more of this..."
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Becca was working with precision and speed. She dipped her pen in the inkwell, and wrote out the next set of incantations. She was unravelling the secrets of the ceremony, and how to reverse it.
Garet walked into the room.
Becca stopped and glared at him. "If you don't mind, I prefer some privacy." She said coldly. Garet shrugged, and left.
Becca didn't trust him one bit. She also thought one thing odd...
He hadn't mentioned Mia.
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Tobias sharpened his knife, resting one booted foot on the table. Karst watched him with interest.
"So, another to be brought back by the phoenix, eh?"
Tobias said nothing, and sheathed his knife.
Agatio walked into the room. "Saturos is recovering. But Menardi seems to believe he was possessed. By one of Isaac's thought-to-be deceased friends."
Karst arched an eyebrow. "That may mean others aren't dead too..."
Tobias got up. "Does it matter? Right now, we have more urgent things to do."
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Jenna walked out from her room. Becca was working on something, Garet was hovering around, David hadn't come out from his room, Mik was helping himself to some food, and Karalen was no where to be seen.
Puzzled, Jenna knocked on Karalen's door. When there was no answer, she opened it slightly, and peered inside.
Karalen was lying in bed looking deathly pale, very ill and was shaking slightly.
"Karalen?" whispered Jenna.
The wood elf gave no reply, just kept muttering incoherently. Jenna managed to decipher one word.
"Ivan."
"Wood elves are greatly affected by things such as sorrow." Said a voice behind her. She turned to face Garet.
He looked at the scene grimly. "While she's grieving over Ivan, her condition may worsen."
"By Mars..." breathed Jenna. "Is it, I mean, CAN it be...fatal?"
Garet gave a small shrug. "Who knows? But I wouldn't rule it out."
They quietly stepped back out into the main chamber.
"So what do we do, Garet?" asked Jenna weakly.
"Nothing." He replied. "There's nothing we CAN do."
Becca was half listening to all of this, but said nothing. She still didn't trust Garet, but she also didn't trust Jenna not to say anything to Garet.
/You've got to do this on you're own./
Becca looked around suddenly before she realised...
she thought.
/Yep. And you know what you have to do. You have to seal the Phoenix and summon Alex./
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/Do we have a choice?/
Becca sighed. She looked at their situation. Both David and Karalen were out of action, and Garet she didn't trust. That left her, Jenna and Mik.
Hardly an army were they?
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"Saturos will you sit DOWN!"
Saturos paced his chambers, leaving a very frustrated Menardi to try to calm him down.
"I don't like this. Not one bit."
Menardi sighed. "Look, Saturos. Saturos stop...just, STOP!" she grabbed his shoulders. "You keep trying to protect him don't you? We're on DIFFERENT sides. This is a battle, he is our enemy." She let go of him. "Sometimes I wish you would show this much concern for ME once in a while."
Saturos stared at her. "How can you say that?!?" he snarled. "I chose YOU didn't I?"
Menardi's eyes blazed. "Well I wish you would start acting like it, instead of pining over THAT whelp everyday!"
Saturos looked as though he had been slapped. Menardi just gave a small shrug before stalking out of the room.
He sat down heavily, holding his head in his hands.
Why was love so complicated?
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"Becca? Becca where are you?"
Mik wandered from room to room, searching for the young girl. Her scent wasn't very strong, so she wasn't nearby.
"Where IS she?"
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Becca thought to herself.
/Aren't I always?/
She was approaching the citadel. She looked upwards, at the towering buildings that Puelle had requested be erected. She knew where she needed to head. To the centre of it all.
Mars Lighthouse.
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Selena was exhausted. Having contacted Jenna so much, she was now drained. Shadow was now "with" Becca, but he wouldn't last long.
She walked over to Alex, and took in her surroundings. It was like in space, stars all around, with the exception of the dark silhouette of that damned dragon.
"If you're so powerful, why can't you escape yourself?" she asked him.
"Because it doesn't work like that." He murmured distantly.
Selena gave a small shudder. It wasn't comforting to know you were trapped between worlds, in limbo. A soul-eating dragon didn't help either.
She looked over to Shadow, his eyes closed in deep concentration. Then a thought struck her.
"Alex...for you to be trapped here, does that mean someone else is acting as YOUR anchor?"
The Mercurian gave a small nod. "But I'm afraid he is no use to us at the present..."
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David sat up slowly, shaking off the feeling of his LAST nightmare. He held his head in his hands. He felt numb and useless, but then what was the point?
No one knew how he felt, and no one could do anything to rectify it. He had lost so much...
Too much.
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Two guards hurried past, as Becca hid in the shadows, breathing heavily. When she was sure the coast was clear, she hurried onwards, pressing her back against the walls, keeping low and quiet.
Mars Lighthouse wasn't very heavily guarded, but then, it was of little value. All it contained was the Light of Mars, which could never be extinguished whilst the Phoenix flew across the skies.
/I hate that damn bird./ Muttered the voice in her head.
Becca rolled her eyes. Well she had finally done it. She was listening to the voices in her head.
/Hey! I'm no ORDINARY voice!/
she smirked slightly.
/Pfft, fine. Lets just get this over with./
Becca saw the door open, and three men walked out. She sped behind them, quickly, letting the door close behind with an ominous clang.
Inside was torch lit. No one was around, not even monsters. She sped down the corridors, a feeling of dread washing over her.
Was she doing the right thing?
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David listened at his door. It sounded like no one was outside of it. He needed some air, so opened it quietly, when he heard Garet's voice.
"Yes sir, I understand."
I hope you do. Remember, they are NOT your friends. Think of what they have done.
That voice...Karst! Thought David.
He peered around the corner to see Garet talking into a Voice Stone. So THAT was it! He was a spy!
David looked around him, and his eyes fell upon one of Becca's thick books. About time they were good for SOMETHING. He picked it up and crept up behind the fellow Martian...
By the time Garet came round, he was securely chained up, a grinning David stood in front of him.
Mik and Jenna walked in.
"David, what the-" started Jenna.
"He's a spy." Said David shortly.
Garet spat at them. He snarled. "Yeah I'm a spy." He glared around at them. "I'd gladly spy on the ones who killed Mia!"
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There we go! Another one finished! ^_^
Jenna: And guess what?!? Only another few years until the NEXT chapter! ^_^
-_- VERY funny.
Jenna: But VERY true!
Please review people!
Jenna: And how much longer will the angst go on for, hm?
*Grins evilly* Oh, there's PLENTY more where THAT came from!
Jenna: Oh brother...well you all know the routine. David doesn't own Golden Sun, and review! There, now you cant ever say I don't do my job! *Reads past reviews* Oooh, I like Leo now! *Glomps Leo* See, Shadow? I'm LOVED!
-_- Just read the next chapter if you respect your sanity.
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Saturos lay in bed. Menardi was next to him. His brow creased in thought. He didn't like the way this was headed.
Menardi murmured, and opened her eyes. "What's wrong Satty?" she whispered affectionately. Affection was a rare and secret thing with Menardi.
"Nothing." He smiled, and leant down to kiss her.
As their lips met, suddenly...
"EWWWW!" Saturos pulled back suddenly, and looked around wildly. "Where am I? Eww, I just kisses MENARDI?!?" he flapped his hands slightly. "That's GROSS!"
Menardi sat in bed shell-shocked. She also noticed however, Saturos eyes were no longer red.
Since when were they purple?
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Isaac walked over to Sheba. She was extremely traumatised.
"Who would have guessed your anchor was Saturos?" he smirked.
Sheba shot him a glare. "It SO wasn't funny!"
There was a howl and screams behind them. Sheba chose not to look at the shadow dragon devoured another target.
Isaac cringed, and instantly saddened. "I can't take any more of this..."
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Becca was working with precision and speed. She dipped her pen in the inkwell, and wrote out the next set of incantations. She was unravelling the secrets of the ceremony, and how to reverse it.
Garet walked into the room.
Becca stopped and glared at him. "If you don't mind, I prefer some privacy." She said coldly. Garet shrugged, and left.
Becca didn't trust him one bit. She also thought one thing odd...
He hadn't mentioned Mia.
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Tobias sharpened his knife, resting one booted foot on the table. Karst watched him with interest.
"So, another to be brought back by the phoenix, eh?"
Tobias said nothing, and sheathed his knife.
Agatio walked into the room. "Saturos is recovering. But Menardi seems to believe he was possessed. By one of Isaac's thought-to-be deceased friends."
Karst arched an eyebrow. "That may mean others aren't dead too..."
Tobias got up. "Does it matter? Right now, we have more urgent things to do."
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Jenna walked out from her room. Becca was working on something, Garet was hovering around, David hadn't come out from his room, Mik was helping himself to some food, and Karalen was no where to be seen.
Puzzled, Jenna knocked on Karalen's door. When there was no answer, she opened it slightly, and peered inside.
Karalen was lying in bed looking deathly pale, very ill and was shaking slightly.
"Karalen?" whispered Jenna.
The wood elf gave no reply, just kept muttering incoherently. Jenna managed to decipher one word.
"Ivan."
"Wood elves are greatly affected by things such as sorrow." Said a voice behind her. She turned to face Garet.
He looked at the scene grimly. "While she's grieving over Ivan, her condition may worsen."
"By Mars..." breathed Jenna. "Is it, I mean, CAN it be...fatal?"
Garet gave a small shrug. "Who knows? But I wouldn't rule it out."
They quietly stepped back out into the main chamber.
"So what do we do, Garet?" asked Jenna weakly.
"Nothing." He replied. "There's nothing we CAN do."
Becca was half listening to all of this, but said nothing. She still didn't trust Garet, but she also didn't trust Jenna not to say anything to Garet.
/You've got to do this on you're own./
Becca looked around suddenly before she realised...
she thought.
/Yep. And you know what you have to do. You have to seal the Phoenix and summon Alex./
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/Do we have a choice?/
Becca sighed. She looked at their situation. Both David and Karalen were out of action, and Garet she didn't trust. That left her, Jenna and Mik.
Hardly an army were they?
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"Saturos will you sit DOWN!"
Saturos paced his chambers, leaving a very frustrated Menardi to try to calm him down.
"I don't like this. Not one bit."
Menardi sighed. "Look, Saturos. Saturos stop...just, STOP!" she grabbed his shoulders. "You keep trying to protect him don't you? We're on DIFFERENT sides. This is a battle, he is our enemy." She let go of him. "Sometimes I wish you would show this much concern for ME once in a while."
Saturos stared at her. "How can you say that?!?" he snarled. "I chose YOU didn't I?"
Menardi's eyes blazed. "Well I wish you would start acting like it, instead of pining over THAT whelp everyday!"
Saturos looked as though he had been slapped. Menardi just gave a small shrug before stalking out of the room.
He sat down heavily, holding his head in his hands.
Why was love so complicated?
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"Becca? Becca where are you?"
Mik wandered from room to room, searching for the young girl. Her scent wasn't very strong, so she wasn't nearby.
"Where IS she?"
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Becca thought to herself.
/Aren't I always?/
She was approaching the citadel. She looked upwards, at the towering buildings that Puelle had requested be erected. She knew where she needed to head. To the centre of it all.
Mars Lighthouse.
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Selena was exhausted. Having contacted Jenna so much, she was now drained. Shadow was now "with" Becca, but he wouldn't last long.
She walked over to Alex, and took in her surroundings. It was like in space, stars all around, with the exception of the dark silhouette of that damned dragon.
"If you're so powerful, why can't you escape yourself?" she asked him.
"Because it doesn't work like that." He murmured distantly.
Selena gave a small shudder. It wasn't comforting to know you were trapped between worlds, in limbo. A soul-eating dragon didn't help either.
She looked over to Shadow, his eyes closed in deep concentration. Then a thought struck her.
"Alex...for you to be trapped here, does that mean someone else is acting as YOUR anchor?"
The Mercurian gave a small nod. "But I'm afraid he is no use to us at the present..."
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David sat up slowly, shaking off the feeling of his LAST nightmare. He held his head in his hands. He felt numb and useless, but then what was the point?
No one knew how he felt, and no one could do anything to rectify it. He had lost so much...
Too much.
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Two guards hurried past, as Becca hid in the shadows, breathing heavily. When she was sure the coast was clear, she hurried onwards, pressing her back against the walls, keeping low and quiet.
Mars Lighthouse wasn't very heavily guarded, but then, it was of little value. All it contained was the Light of Mars, which could never be extinguished whilst the Phoenix flew across the skies.
/I hate that damn bird./ Muttered the voice in her head.
Becca rolled her eyes. Well she had finally done it. She was listening to the voices in her head.
/Hey! I'm no ORDINARY voice!/
she smirked slightly.
/Pfft, fine. Lets just get this over with./
Becca saw the door open, and three men walked out. She sped behind them, quickly, letting the door close behind with an ominous clang.
Inside was torch lit. No one was around, not even monsters. She sped down the corridors, a feeling of dread washing over her.
Was she doing the right thing?
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David listened at his door. It sounded like no one was outside of it. He needed some air, so opened it quietly, when he heard Garet's voice.
"Yes sir, I understand."
I hope you do. Remember, they are NOT your friends. Think of what they have done.
That voice...Karst! Thought David.
He peered around the corner to see Garet talking into a Voice Stone. So THAT was it! He was a spy!
David looked around him, and his eyes fell upon one of Becca's thick books. About time they were good for SOMETHING. He picked it up and crept up behind the fellow Martian...
By the time Garet came round, he was securely chained up, a grinning David stood in front of him.
Mik and Jenna walked in.
"David, what the-" started Jenna.
"He's a spy." Said David shortly.
Garet spat at them. He snarled. "Yeah I'm a spy." He glared around at them. "I'd gladly spy on the ones who killed Mia!"
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There we go! Another one finished! ^_^
Jenna: And guess what?!? Only another few years until the NEXT chapter! ^_^
-_- VERY funny.
Jenna: But VERY true!
Please review people!