Golden Sun: Nightmares
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Chapter 2 "Blood Lust."
"Who do you think was the one that attacked them?"
"I don't know. But it seems that they took Isaac."
Jenna didn't have the strength to open her eyes, nor to even give a groan, even though the pain vibrating in her bones made her want to scream.
"She's not waking up. You don't think-"
"Don't even say that!" snapped a voice, almost wavering with fear, as though he was afraid that whatever the other person was going to say was true.
It's...Felix... Jenna said in her mind. She chuckled to herself silently in her head. Always being the over-protective brother he always was...
She was at last, able to open her eyes, sapping the small strength she had.
"Jenna!" Felix said. He looked relieved to know that she was okay. He smiled, and Jenna smiled back in response, since she was too weak to even say anything. "I'm glad you're alright! Here...Just a sec."
Felix held out his hand, and concentrated on healing his younger sister. A soft golden light washed over Jenna, relieving her of the pain.
She sat up, and smiled at him. "Thanks alot Felix!" He smiled in response, looking very old and tired as he did so. That was when she remembered just how old Felix was getting; though maybe he was still a child at heart.
It was incredible how much time flew past. She was almost going to be 18, and Felix was going to be 19. She looked around at her surroundings, and spotted Picard sitting at the other side of Felix.
"Hello Picard." she said happily. He smiled back, and said, "You seem to be better." She nodded.
"Where's Garet?"
Both Picard and Felix looked at each other, nervousness clear in the depths of their eyes. Jenna felt fear and panic rise up in her chest. "What? What's wrong with Garet?"
"He's real bad Jenna. He was stabbed in the chest. The sword barely missed his heart." Picard said, as calmly as he could. Even though he had only gotten to know Isaac, Garet, Ivan, and Mia he had become great friends with them, almost as though he had known them their whole lives.
Jenna froze with the shock of being told, someone she had known her whole life could very well die after enduring so much to rescue her. "Where..." her voice cracked, so she paused before continuing. "Is he...?"
"The Great Healer is trying to heal him." Felix said quietly. He looked grim, as though he could feel Jenna's pain. "He's in the Sanctum right now."
Jenna was silent, not wanting to believe that Garet was almost dying.
"Jenna."
She felt gloved fingers curl around her chin, and felt her face be pulled up to look into deep chocolate brown eyes. Felix said in a soft tone, "Jenna, I need you to tell me who attacked you. And who has taken Isaac."
Jenna felt a sob wrack through her body, and she flung herself into Felix's arms. He was taken back by Jenna's sudden reaction, and asked, concern clear in his voice, "What's wrong?"
"Oh Felix...It was Isaac! It was Isaac who attacked us!" Jenna sobbed into Felix's chest, knowing that she was staining his shirt, but unable to stop the tears. There was a small pause of silence, and Picard said quietly, "Isaac...Attacked you...?"
Jenna nodded into Felix's chest.
"But...How..." Picard stammered. "He would never attack a friend. I've only known him for a short period of time, but I already know how he is. He is kind, and calm. He would not attack someone without a good reason."
"I...I don't know..." Jenna said. She calmed down, and scraubbed away her tears. "When I arrived at his house, Garet was already there."
"If only we could ask Garet." Felix said. "But it's impossible to do so now." He looked thoughful for a while, and then stood. "Let's go the Sanctum. If the Great Healer knows that it is urgent, he will let us in."
They walked to the Sanctum, passing by Isaac's house. It was dark, with the door still wide open. As Jenna looked closer, she could see small droplets of blood clinging to the grass like dew.
Why Isaac? You have stained your hands with the blood of your own friends…Has having Alchemy in your hands, made you insane with power?
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Alex watched as Isaac slashed through the houses in Vault.
Alex was enjoying it, and seemed like Isaac was also enjoying it. He was exploring what new powers he had, and was happy to know that he was able to use every single element, without any effort.
He blasted away another house with a large ball of fire, that was surrounded by electricity. It also seemed like he could combine other elements to make a better, much stronger attack.
Alex clapped at Isaac's destruction. "Well done. I never thought Alchemy would be this strong."
Isaac turned, and smiled. "Yes. I never knew that killing, and destroying villages could be fun. I should do this more often."
He looked to another house, and saw a few people making a desperate run to escape. He smiled, and muttered, "Pathetic..."
He held out a palm, and yelled out, "Gaia God!"
The people stopped when they felt the ground rumble underneath them. A large crack surrounded them, spewing out lava from the depths of Weyard, cutting off any chance they had to escape. It then started to close in, making them squeeze into an even more compact group.
It then stopped, and the lava pulled back into the ground. The family looked timidly at the ground, and decided to make a break for it. They ran, but never even made it the edge of the crack.
The lava then spewed out again, even more furiously then possible and washed over the people, and then spiraled them into the sky. The family screamed with fear and pain, and then was slammed into the ground, killing them instantly.
"Wow..." Alex breathed. He knew Alchemy was a powerful weapon, but he didn't know it was as powerful as he had thought.
Alex looked at Isaac and said, "You really are getting the hang of this..."
Isaac just smiled.
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"What do you mean that Isaac was the one who attacked you?" Ivan exclaimed. "I refuse to believe that!"
Jenna just stared at the ground numbly. She, Felix and Picard had gone into the Sanctum, but were refused to go in.
So they decided it would be better to tell Ivan, Sheba, and Mia what had happened.
"You don't know if it was Isaac, Jenna." Mia said. Sheba nodded, agreeing with her.
"If they would let us into the Sanctum, I could read Garet's mind, so we can see if it really was Isaac who attacked him." Ivan said.
"Yeah, but they won't let us in." Felix said. "We even told then that we had to go in there, so that we could figure out who it was that attacked him and Jenna."
"We probably have to sneak in." Mia said. "I know that it's wrong to do so, but we have to know if it really was Isaac…"
Ivan shook his head. "I don't think that will even be possible."
"I've been living here my whole life." Jenna said. "I think I know how to go into the Sanctum. Around this time there's always a guard pacing the Sanctum, so no one will go into Sol Sanctum, and the actual Sanctum."
"When the guard goes and checks the other side, we all run in. There's never anyone inside, so it should be safe."
They all stared at Jenna in disbelief.
She shrugged. "Hey. I have lived here my whole life…"
"All right." Felix said. He stood up, and walked to the door. "We have no time to lose. Isaac is probably on his way to the Celestial Lighthouse, and we only have 4 weeks to stop him. So we need to hurry."
They all walked out of the house they were in (It was Garet's house.) and walked to the Sanctum, looking as though they were up to nothing. They arrived at the Sanctum in a few minutes, and noticed that there was no one at the Sanctum.
"Let's go." Felix said in a soft whisper.
They all ran in, checking to see that no one had seen them, and hurried into the depths of the Sanctum.
They arrived to a hallway, which had 5 doors on each side.
"He's in one of these rooms…" Picard said. He looked in the farthest door, and said, "He's in here."
They all rushed into the room, and were slightly cramped in the small room.
Garet was lying on a bed, with a blanket covering him. It seemed like the Great Healer had bandaged him up, but the bandages were already stained crimson, and were rubbing off on the blankets.
He looked like he was sleeping, but he was breathing heavily.
They walked towards the bed quietly, trying not to wake him up; though it seemed impossible to wake him up, even when he was really just sleeping.
"Ivan." Mia said softly, in a quiet whisper. "Use Mind Read."
Ivan nodded, and walked toward Garet's side. He closed his eyes, allowed his hands to be filled with a soft violet glow.
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I walked slowly into Isaac's house, scared of what I would find. It was quiet, deathly quiet, and I could barely control the shivers that ran through my spine.
I walked into the living room, and found Isaac, looking as though he was dead.
That was when I got really scared. I ran up to him, and shook him, trying to rouse him. "Isaac! Come on! Wake up!"
I felt him stir under my hand, and I was relieved that he was alive.
But then, a low growl came from him, as though he were angry at something. He held up his to me, and I was blown away by some wind attack.
I crashed into the cabinet, and then the wall. I gave a small grunt of surprise.
Why was Isaac attacking me? I'd done nothing to him. I stood up and saw Isaac staring at me, but he looked real scary. His eyes were glowing red, and he was smiling, his features contorted by the sick smile plastered on his face.
He then smiled even wider, and picked up his sword from the ground, and faced me.
God…He looked so evil…
I then noticed that my sword was only a few paces from me, so I took a chance. I lunged at it, spun around, and tried to strike him.
He blocked it easily, crushing my hopes of catching him off guard.
My god! He didn't even move!
He then delivered a punch to my jaw, bringing me back to my situation. When did he get so strong? I stood up again, and punched him too, and this time I caught him off guard.
He fell to the ground, and I smiled, rubbing my knuckle.
And strangely enough, he smiled too.
He stood up, and wiped the blood from his mouth, and looked at his crimson stained gloves. "I never knew a person like you could draw blood from me. I underestimated you."
He then crouched, picked up his sword and sheathed it in its scabbard.
"Isaac…Wait…" I said, trying to get him to listen to me.
"Isaac is not here. I control him and all of Alchemy…" He looked very pleased with himself, as though knowing he had Alchemy made him happy.
"What? Then where is he?" I cried. I held my sword to his chest; I was being driven by instinct.
"I'm surprised you were able to forget me so easily, Garet…"
"Do…" I paused. "Know you…?"
"You have known me for a long time. Since the whole search for the Stars."
"What do you-Wait. Are you the Wise One?"
Isaac hissed, "Yes."
"But…Why?"
"I believe I can answer that answer for you…" said a familiar voice.
I turned, and was shocked to see someone who I didn't think I would see for the rest of my life.
It was Alex…
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Ivan opened his eyes.
"What? What's wrong?" asked Sheba anxiously.
"I…I don't believe it…" Ivan stammered. He had obviously been shaken by the memory. "Alex…He's back…"
"What?" Felix asked. "Is that true?"
Ivan nodded. Then he turned to Jenna. "And Jenna was right. It was Isaac who attacked her and Garet. No doubt about it now…"
"What else did you see?" asked Mia.
"I…"
"I'll read his mind now." Sheba said calmly. She stepped up beside Garet, and held out her hand, and engulfed herself and Garet in violet light.
She stood for a few moments like that, and then turned to the others. "I know why Isaac attacked Garet and Jenna."
"Why?" Picard asked. He looked anxious to know.
"It was Alex. He's back, and it seems he's taken over the Wise One's mind." Sheba explained as quickly as she could.
"But…How did Isaac get under Alex's control as well…?" Mia asked. She seemed to be the most worried about Isaac, but who could blame her, she had after all, fallen in love with.
Sheba though for a while, trying to see how she could explain it, and came up with a simple answer. "Both the Wise One and Isaac are connected mentally. If something happens to the Wise One's mind, the same thing will happen to Isaac. It's the same thing the other way around."
"How is it even possible to corrupt the Wise One?" Picard asked. They all looked at each other, not knowing how it was even possible to take over the Wise One's mind.
"I'm not worried about that." Felix said calmly. They all looked at Felix, question in their eyes. "I'm concerned on how to stop Isaac, without killing him. And we need to figure out a plan to stop Isaac from igniting the Celestial Lighthouse."
"And we also have to find it!" Jenna said. "But the problem is that we have no idea where it is…" She lifted a hand to Garet's chilled hand, and squeezed it tightly.
No one made a move to stop her.
"Then we'll have to search for it." Ivan said simply. Mia looked sharply at him, and snapped, "We all know that. But do we know here it is?"
"No. We don't know where exactly where it is, but we do know that it's in the sky." Ivan said. He looked thoughtful for a moment, and then responded, "And I think I know where we can begin our search…"
"You mean…You know where we can find it?" Picard asked.
"Well…Not exactly where it is, but I have an idea of where to start." Ivan said. "Kraden said he found that mirror in Mars Lighthouse. And it was able to show where it was. What I think, is that it's above Mars Lighthouse. Otherwise, why would the mirror be there?"
"But we don't know for sure." Jenna said.
"No." Sheba said. "But at least we know where to start."
"Then we'll have to leave. And soon." Felix said. "I suggest everybody go and pack the things we might need. And go and get some rest. We'll leave tomorrow."
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A red light spilled over Kalay. When it disappeared Kalay, what was once a city, was in ruins.
Standing in the center of the city, was Alex and Isaac.
Isaac smiled, and kicked over a body that was lying next to his feet. "Pathetic…" he hissed. "These people don't even know how to protect themselves…" He regarded the bloody pile to the left of him.
It was a whole bunch of bodies, all lying on top of each, bloody, and charred from the blast. Broken spears littered the ground, and turbans lay on the ground, all of them stained with crimson stains.
"It's amazing, how someone like you could kill so professionally…" Alex commented. Isaac didn't say anything, but he did smile, his features all contorted with the sick smile plastered on his face.
"When you hold Alchemy, you do have to some have fun." Isaac said simply. He looked around, and said, "At least I have relieved this town of the pain…"
"How can you still be considering this towns feelings?" Alex asked.
Isaac turned, his crimson eyes flashing with disconcern. "You're right. I shouldn't worry over pitiful things such as a simple town." He turned again, and laughed, "I just wish that pitiful merchant, Hammet, was here…"
"How I wanted to see his blood flow over his own lands…"
Yes…I know I ended this chapter to soon, but I wanted to end this chapter here. I think it's a pretty good ending! ^_^
Anyway, wait up for the next chapter, cause I have already started it. ^_^ (I have WAY too much time on my hands…)
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